Bob Kuzava
1946–1957 · bats B / throws L · Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Guardians, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, Washington Senators (1901-60)
214G
.086AVG
.182OBP
.102SLG
More career statistics
22H
1HR
10RBI
0SB
49–44W–L
862.0IP
446K
4.05ERA
99GS
13SV
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 · Plate appearances | 298 | 299 |
| Batting · Walks | 29 | 30 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 3,748 | 3,757 |
| Pitching · p er | 388 | 384 |
| Pitching · p k | 446 | 448 |
| Pitching · p w | 415 | 418 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 214 | 298 | 256 | 21 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 29 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | .086 | .182 | .102 | .284 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 862.0 | 213 | 99 | 34 | 49 | 44 | 13 | 849 | 427 | 388 | 54 | 415 | 446 | 0 | 0 | 4.05 | 1.466 |
Streaks
2longest hitting streak · 1951-07-29 to 1951-08-04
3longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | Ten Walks | 1949-09-20 | 1 in 747 games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | 1953-08-08 | 1 in 193 games | box score ↗ |
| 42 | Four Runs, No Outs | 1954-05-10 | 1 in 121 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 108 | 130 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 45 | .082 | .162 | .118 |
| Away | 106 | 169 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 51 | .089 | .183 | .089 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 14 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .000 | .133 | .000 |
| May | 47 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | .071 | .216 | .071 |
| June | 39 | 57 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 22 | .077 | .140 | .077 |
| July | 40 | 70 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 22 | .121 | .229 | .172 |
| August | 36 | 64 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 22 | .105 | .172 | .123 |
| September | 38 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 18 | .062 | .125 | .062 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-browns | 29 | 57 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 15 | .122 | .281 | .146 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 28 | 49 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | .125 | .245 | .125 |
| chicago-white-sox | 27 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15 | .088 | .214 | .088 |
| boston-red-sox | 26 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | .107 | .161 | .107 |
| cleveland-guardians | 24 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | .100 | .136 | .100 |
| detroit-tigers | 21 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .029 | .056 | .029 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 18 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .045 | .087 | .182 |
| new-york-yankees | 14 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .036 | .065 | .036 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 |  Cleveland Guardians | 2 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | .200 | 12 | 4 |
| 1947 | Cleveland Guardians | 4 | 9 | 1 | – | 1 | – | .111 | 21 | 10 |
| 1949 |  Chicago White Sox | 29 | 56 | 2 | – | 1 | – | .036 | 156 | 83 |
| 1950 | Chicago White Sox, Washington Senators (1901-60) | 32 | 62 | 6 | 1 | 5 | – | .097 | 199 | 105 |
| 1951 | New York Yankees, Washington Senators (1901-60) | 32 | 39 | 6 | – | 2 | – | .154 | 134 | 72 |
| 1952 |  New York Yankees | 28 | 43 | 4 | – | 1 | – | .093 | 133 | 68 |
| 1953 | New York Yankees | 33 | 21 | 1 | – | – | – | .048 | 92 | 48 |
| 1954 | Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees | 24 | 13 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 63 | 37 |
| 1955 | Baltimore Orioles, Philadelphia Phillies | 23 | 8 | 1 | – | – | – | .125 | 44 | 18 |
| 1957 | Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 3 |