Bob Buhl
1953–1967 · bats R / throws R · Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Braves, NLS, Philadelphia Phillies
457G
.089AVG
.129OBP
.091SLG
More career statistics
76H
0HR
26RBI
2SB
166–132W–L
2,587.0IP
1,268K
3.55ERA
369GS
6SV
3Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Strikeouts | 389 | 392 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 952 | 953 |
| Batting · Walks | 38 | 39 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 11,045 | 11,051 |
| Pitching · p er | 1,019 | 1,020 |
| Pitching · p k | 1,268 | 1,267 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 457 | 952 | 857 | 31 | 76 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 38 | 389 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 78 | .089 | .129 | .091 | .220 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,587.0 | 457 | 369 | 111 | 166 | 132 | 6 | 2,446 | 1,162 | 1,019 | 238 | 1,105 | 1,268 | 0 | 0 | 3.55 | 1.373 |
Streaks
3longest hitting streak · 1960-05-17 to 1960-06-01
3longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Three Batters Hit | 1962-07-25 | 1 in 282 games | box score ↗ |
| 51 | Three Wild Pitches | 1960-06-14 | 1 in 273 games | box score ↗ |
| 50 | 9 walks allowed | 1953-08-16 | 1 in 1,333 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 215 | 459 | 34 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 191 | .082 | .111 | .086 |
| Away | 242 | 494 | 42 | 0 | 12 | 22 | 201 | .095 | .130 | .095 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 39 | 69 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33 | .078 | .101 | .094 |
| May | 82 | 172 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 77 | .087 | .116 | .087 |
| June | 83 | 203 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 70 | .085 | .108 | .090 |
| July | 89 | 192 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 78 | .112 | .156 | .112 |
| August | 85 | 171 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 74 | .072 | .111 | .072 |
| September | 78 | 143 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 60 | .090 | .112 | .090 |
| October | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .333 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| philadelphia-phillies | 63 | 148 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 57 | .060 | .108 | .060 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 58 | 132 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 48 | .138 | .159 | .138 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 48 | 102 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 52 | .071 | .078 | .071 |
| chicago-cubs | 45 | 87 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 30 | .120 | .161 | .133 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 45 | 99 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 32 | .144 | .172 | .144 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 40 | 75 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 35 | .077 | .107 | .092 |
| cincinnati-reds | 37 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21 | .077 | .119 | .077 |
| san-francisco-giants | 35 | 81 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 38 | .014 | .062 | .014 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 |  Milwaukee Braves | 30 | 53 | 6 | – | 2 | – | .113 | 154 | 83 |
| 1954 | Milwaukee Braves | 31 | 31 | 1 | – | – | – | .032 | 110 | 57 |
| 1955 | Milwaukee Braves | 38 | 57 | 6 | – | – | – | .105 | 201 | 117 |
| 1956 | Milwaukee Braves | 38 | 73 | 7 | – | 3 | – | .096 | 216 | 85 |
| 1957 | Milwaukee Braves | 34 | 73 | 6 | – | 4 | – | .082 | 216 | 117 |
| 1958 | Milwaukee Braves | 11 | 25 | 5 | – | – | – | .200 | 73 | 27 |
| 1959 | Milwaukee Braves | 31 | 70 | 4 | – | 1 | – | .057 | 198 | 105 |
| 1960 | Milwaukee Braves | 36 | 89 | 14 | – | 4 | – | .157 | 238 | 121 |
| 1961 | Milwaukee Braves | 32 | 60 | 4 | – | 2 | – | .067 | 188 | 77 |
| 1962 | Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Braves | 35 | 70 | – | – | 1 | 1 | .000 | 214 | 110 |
| 1963 |  Chicago Cubs | 37 | 74 | 8 | – | 5 | 1 | .108 | 226 | 108 |
| 1964 | Chicago Cubs | 36 | 73 | 7 | – | 1 | – | .096 | 227 | 107 |
| 1965 | Chicago Cubs | 32 | 67 | 4 | – | 2 | – | .060 | 184 | 92 |
| 1966 | Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies | 33 | 42 | 4 | – | 1 | – | .095 | 134 | 60 |
| 1967 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 |