Bob Knepper
1976–1990 · bats L / throws L · Houston Astros, NLS, San Francisco Giants
449G
.137AVG
.177OBP
.196SLG
More career statistics
115H
6HR
59RBI
2SB
146–155W–L
2,708.0IP
1,473K
3.68ERA
413GS
1SV
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.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 449 | 982 | 840 | 47 | 115 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 59 | 41 | 333 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 165 | .137 | .177 | .196 | .373 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,708.0 | 445 | 413 | 78 | 146 | 155 | 1 | 2,737 | 1,258 | 1,106 | 228 | 857 | 1,473 | 0 | 0 | 3.68 | 1.327 |
Streaks
3longest hitting streak · 1977-06-19 to 1977-06-28
6longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | Faced the Minimum | 1988-09-21 | 1 in 2,759 games | box score ↗ |
| 62 | Three Sacrifice Bunts | 1977-06-19 | 1 in 730 games | box score ↗ |
| 58 | Two Balks | 1990-05-19 | 1 in 551 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 225 | 479 | 60 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 166 | .146 | .159 | .214 |
| Away | 224 | 503 | 55 | 4 | 33 | 25 | 167 | .129 | .159 | .180 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 56 | 126 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 48 | .123 | .151 | .151 |
| May | 85 | 195 | 20 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 67 | .118 | .118 | .194 |
| June | 81 | 178 | 22 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 59 | .145 | .157 | .257 |
| July | 73 | 157 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 46 | .149 | .172 | .172 |
| August | 73 | 170 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 61 | .149 | .194 | .189 |
| September | 76 | 149 | 18 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 46 | .146 | .174 | .211 |
| October | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| san-diego-padres | 53 | 117 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 28 | .135 | .154 | .191 |
| cincinnati-reds | 48 | 110 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 53 | .131 | .173 | .152 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 47 | 86 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 35 | .056 | .081 | .069 |
| atlanta-braves | 46 | 99 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 23 | .221 | .232 | .314 |
| new-york-mets | 41 | 88 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 28 | .133 | .170 | .173 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 36 | 85 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 23 | .064 | .094 | .103 |
| chicago-cubs | 34 | 72 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | .138 | .125 | .215 |
| montreal-expos | 34 | 64 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 27 | .055 | .125 | .055 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 |  San Francisco Giants | 4 | 9 | 1 | – | 1 | – | .111 | 25 | 11 |
| 1977 | San Francisco Giants | 27 | 55 | 10 | – | 4 | – | .182 | 166 | 100 |
| 1978 | San Francisco Giants | 36 | 79 | 5 | – | 5 | – | .063 | 260 | 147 |
| 1979 | San Francisco Giants | 35 | 66 | 12 | 1 | 9 | – | .182 | 207 | 123 |
| 1980 | San Francisco Giants | 35 | 66 | 10 | – | 7 | 1 | .152 | 215 | 103 |
| 1981 |  Houston Astros | 22 | 47 | 7 | 1 | 3 | – | .149 | 156 | 75 |
| 1982 | Houston Astros | 33 | 52 | 3 | – | – | – | .058 | 180 | 108 |
| 1983 | Houston Astros | 35 | 66 | 12 | 1 | 5 | – | .182 | 203 | 125 |
| 1984 | Houston Astros | 35 | 76 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 1 | .171 | 233 | 140 |
| 1985 | Houston Astros | 38 | 78 | 11 | 1 | 5 | – | .141 | 241 | 131 |
| 1986 | Houston Astros | 42 | 91 | 9 | – | 1 | – | .099 | 258 | 143 |
| 1987 | Houston Astros | 33 | 51 | 5 | – | 1 | – | .098 | 177 | 76 |
| 1988 | Houston Astros | 27 | 48 | 6 | – | 3 | – | .125 | 175 | 103 |
| 1989 | Houston Astros, San Francisco Giants | 35 | 43 | 8 | 1 | 3 | – | .186 | 165 | 64 |
| 1990 | San Francisco Giants | 12 | 13 | 3 | – | 4 | – | .231 | 44 | 24 |