Bob Feller
1936–1956 · bats R / throws R · ALS, ASF, Cleveland Guardians, MLS, PIR, PRK
570G
.151AVG
.214OBP
.211SLG
More career statistics
193H
8HR
99RBI
1SB
266–162W–L
3,827.0IP
2,581K
3.25ERA
484GS
21SV
33Rare 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 | 1,282 | 1,283 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 2 | 3 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 505 | 508 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 1,485 | 1,483 |
| Batting · Walks | 100 | 97 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 16,180 | 16,172 |
| Pitching · p er | 1,384 | 1,385 |
| Pitching · p h | 3,271 | 3,272 |
| Pitching · p hr | 224 | 223 |
| Pitching · p k | 2,581 | 2,582 |
| Pitching · p r | 1,557 | 1,556 |
| Pitching · p w | 1,764 | 1,765 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 570 | 1,485 | 1,282 | 99 | 193 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 99 | 100 | 505 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 271 | .151 | .214 | .211 | .425 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,827.0 | 570 | 484 | 279 | 266 | 162 | 21 | 3,271 | 1,557 | 1,384 | 224 | 1,764 | 2,581 | 0 | 0 | 3.25 | 1.316 |
Streaks
6longest hitting streak · 1949-07-29 to 1949-08-29
7longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84 | 18-Strikeout Game | 1938-10-02 | 1 in 6,639 games | box score ↗ |
| 82 | No-Hitter With Five Walks | 1940-04-16 | 1 in 5,452 games | box score ↗ |
| 74 | Four Intentional Walks Issued | 1941-08-07 | 1 in 2,511 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 270 | 721 | 106 | 4 | 54 | 41 | 245 | .169 | .204 | .225 |
| Away | 300 | 762 | 87 | 4 | 45 | 56 | 263 | .133 | .188 | .198 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 39 | 116 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 39 | .140 | .224 | .161 |
| May | 86 | 244 | 29 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 75 | .144 | .189 | .209 |
| June | 96 | 264 | 44 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 91 | .189 | .223 | .258 |
| July | 111 | 265 | 32 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 92 | .136 | .170 | .200 |
| August | 121 | 279 | 35 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 101 | .146 | .172 | .175 |
| September | 113 | 307 | 39 | 3 | 23 | 25 | 108 | .142 | .208 | .234 |
| October | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .143 | .250 | .143 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| detroit-tigers | 90 | 249 | 29 | 3 | 15 | 23 | 90 | .136 | .209 | .202 |
| boston-red-sox | 84 | 202 | 25 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 67 | .145 | .188 | .191 |
| new-york-yankees | 79 | 209 | 26 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 83 | .133 | .153 | .163 |
| chicago-white-sox | 79 | 221 | 27 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 76 | .141 | .186 | .220 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 73 | 175 | 28 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 54 | .188 | .229 | .262 |
| st-louis-browns | 73 | 192 | 27 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 60 | .167 | .198 | .235 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 72 | 204 | 27 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 65 | .158 | .216 | .234 |
| baltimore-orioles | 10 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | .167 | .192 | .167 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 |  Cleveland Guardians | 14 | 22 | 3 | – | – | – | .136 | 62 | 77 |
| 1937 | Cleveland Guardians | 26 | 53 | 9 | – | 9 | – | .170 | 148 | 149 |
| 1938 | Cleveland Guardians | 39 | 94 | 17 | – | 13 | – | .181 | 277 | 241 |
| 1939 | Cleveland Guardians | 39 | 99 | 21 | – | 7 | – | .212 | 296 | 246 |
| 1940 | Cleveland Guardians | 43 | 115 | 18 | 2 | 12 | – | .157 | 320 | 261 |
| 1941 | Cleveland Guardians | 44 | 120 | 18 | 1 | 12 | – | .150 | 343 | 260 |
| 1945 | Cleveland Guardians | 9 | 25 | 4 | – | 1 | – | .160 | 72 | 59 |
| 1946 | Cleveland Guardians | 48 | 124 | 16 | – | 7 | – | .129 | 371 | 348 |
| 1947 | Cleveland Guardians | 42 | 98 | 18 | – | 7 | – | .184 | 299 | 196 |
| 1948 | Cleveland Guardians | 44 | 95 | 9 | – | 3 | – | .095 | 280 | 164 |
| 1949 | Cleveland Guardians | 36 | 72 | 17 | 2 | 10 | – | .236 | 211 | 108 |
| 1950 | Cleveland Guardians | 35 | 83 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .120 | 247 | 119 |
| 1951 | Cleveland Guardians | 33 | 81 | 10 | – | 3 | – | .123 | 249 | 111 |
| 1952 | Cleveland Guardians | 30 | 60 | 7 | 1 | 8 | – | .117 | 191 | 81 |
| 1953 | Cleveland Guardians | 25 | 57 | 6 | – | 1 | – | .105 | 175 | 60 |
| 1954 | Cleveland Guardians | 19 | 48 | 9 | – | 1 | – | .188 | 140 | 59 |
| 1955 | Cleveland Guardians | 25 | 21 | 1 | – | – | – | .048 | 83 | 25 |
| 1956 | Cleveland Guardians | 19 | 16 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 58 | 18 |