Bob Elliott
1939–1953 · bats R / throws R · ASF, Boston Braves, Chicago White Sox, MLS, NLS, New York Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates, PRK
1,978G
.289AVG
.375OBP
.440SLG
More career statistics
2,061H
170HR
1,195RBI
60SB
6Rare 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 · At bats | 7,141 | 7,142 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 2 | 54 |
| Batting · Hits | 2,061 | 2,062 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 8,190 | 8,203 |
| Batting · Runs | 1,064 | 1,065 |
| Batting · RBI | 1,195 | 1,203 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 60 | 62 |
| Batting · Triples | 94 | 95 |
| Batting · Walks | 967 | 979 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,978 | 8,190 | 7,141 | 1,064 | 2,061 | 382 | 94 | 170 | 1,195 | 967 | 604 | 60 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 3,141 | .289 | .375 | .440 | .815 |
Streaks
13longest hitting streak · 1942-05-03 to 1942-05-15
37longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | Five-Walk Game | 1949-06-08 | 1 in 1,833 games | box score ↗ |
| 61 | The Cycle | 1945-07-15 | 1 in 694 games | box score ↗ |
| 61 | Five Runs Scored | 1951-07-21 | 1 in 688 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 991 | 4009 | 1046 | 63 | 601 | 483 | 264 | .300 | .381 | .447 |
| Away | 987 | 4194 | 1016 | 107 | 602 | 496 | 340 | .278 | .361 | .434 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 152 | 627 | 141 | 17 | 87 | 72 | 49 | .257 | .340 | .430 |
| May | 320 | 1368 | 331 | 28 | 194 | 173 | 116 | .280 | .368 | .421 |
| June | 365 | 1575 | 383 | 28 | 245 | 198 | 92 | .282 | .369 | .429 |
| July | 382 | 1582 | 405 | 37 | 233 | 207 | 118 | .299 | .387 | .457 |
| August | 389 | 1576 | 411 | 30 | 226 | 173 | 123 | .296 | .371 | .443 |
| September | 359 | 1429 | 384 | 29 | 213 | 147 | 104 | .303 | .372 | .455 |
| October | 11 | 46 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 2 | .189 | .348 | .378 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-cardinals | 276 | 1175 | 308 | 20 | 168 | 123 | 81 | .298 | .367 | .443 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 268 | 1115 | 268 | 22 | 156 | 109 | 75 | .269 | .338 | .426 |
| chicago-cubs | 267 | 1117 | 275 | 17 | 154 | 148 | 82 | .289 | .379 | .410 |
| cincinnati-reds | 266 | 1091 | 259 | 32 | 151 | 121 | 72 | .271 | .348 | .454 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 261 | 1084 | 270 | 18 | 170 | 151 | 83 | .292 | .388 | .440 |
| new-york-giants | 253 | 1066 | 284 | 26 | 159 | 103 | 87 | .296 | .363 | .446 |
| boston-braves | 154 | 625 | 167 | 9 | 98 | 77 | 42 | .309 | .390 | .450 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 118 | 498 | 137 | 17 | 86 | 86 | 43 | .334 | .448 | .524 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 32 | 129 | 43 | 3 | 19 | – | .333 | – | – |
| 1940 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 148 | 551 | 161 | 5 | 67 | 14 | .292 | – | – |
| 1941 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 141 | 527 | 144 | 3 | 75 | 5 | .273 | – | – |
| 1942 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 143 | 560 | 166 | 9 | 90 | 2 | .296 | – | – |
| 1943 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 156 | 581 | 183 | 7 | 101 | 4 | .315 | – | – |
| 1944 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 143 | 538 | 160 | 10 | 108 | 10 | .297 | – | – |
| 1945 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 144 | 541 | 157 | 8 | 109 | 5 | .290 | – | – |
| 1946 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 140 | 487 | 129 | 5 | 71 | 6 | .265 | – | – |
| 1947 |  Boston Braves | 150 | 555 | 176 | 22 | 113 | 3 | .317 | – | – |
| 1948 | Boston Braves | 151 | 540 | 153 | 23 | 100 | 6 | .283 | – | – |
| 1949 | Boston Braves | 139 | 482 | 135 | 17 | 76 | – | .280 | – | – |
| 1950 | Boston Braves | 142 | 531 | 162 | 24 | 108 | 3 | .305 | – | – |
| 1951 | Boston Braves | 136 | 480 | 137 | 15 | 70 | 2 | .285 | – | – |
| 1952 |  New York Giants | 98 | 272 | 62 | 10 | 35 | 1 | .228 | – | – |
| 1953 | Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Browns | 115 | 368 | 94 | 9 | 61 | 1 | .255 | – | – |