Bob Porterfield
1948–1959 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington Senators (1901-60)
322G
.184AVG
.219OBP
.252SLG
95H
6HR
43RBI
1SB
87–97W–L
1,567IP
573K
3.80ERA
193GS
8SV
2Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 322 | 569 | 515 | 35 | 95 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 43 | 20 | 124 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 130 | .184 | .219 | .252 | .471 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,567.0 | 318 | 193 | 92 | 87 | 97 | 8 | 1,571 | 732 | 661 | 113 | 552 | 573 | 0 | 0 | 3.80 | 1.355 |
Streaks
6longest hitting streak · 1953-04-24 to 1953-05-22
7longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | 11 scoreless innings | 1958-05-11 | 1 in 3,313 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | 1953-05-10 | 1 in 193 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 14 innings pitched | 1952-06-03 | 1 in 613 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 155 | 253 | 45 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 52 | .198 | .221 | .251 |
| Away | 167 | 316 | 50 | 6 | 28 | 9 | 72 | .174 | .187 | .253 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 31 | 52 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | .136 | .154 | .159 |
| May | 57 | 106 | 23 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 17 | .232 | .255 | .364 |
| June | 56 | 97 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 29 | .141 | .155 | .212 |
| July | 57 | 90 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 22 | .221 | .244 | .302 |
| August | 64 | 135 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 29 | .139 | .170 | .205 |
| September | 56 | 88 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 15 | .228 | .227 | .228 |
| October | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | .000 | — |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-yankees | 37 | 67 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 17 | .213 | .254 | .230 |
| chicago-white-sox | 34 | 74 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 17 | .134 | .162 | .164 |
| detroit-tigers | 31 | 84 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 21 | .156 | .155 | .260 |
| cleveland-guardians | 29 | 68 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | .141 | .147 | .188 |
| boston-red-sox | 29 | 56 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | .078 | .089 | .078 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 26 | 65 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 12 | .281 | .292 | .439 |
| st-louis-browns | 17 | 48 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | .244 | .271 | .311 |
| baltimore-orioles | 16 | 45 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 11 | .293 | .267 | .415 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 |  New York Yankees | 16 | 24 | 6 | – | 1 | – | .250 | 78 | 30 |
| 1949 | New York Yankees | 12 | 19 | 1 | – | – | – | .053 | 57 | 25 |
| 1950 | New York Yankees | 11 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | .333 | 19 | 9 |
| 1951 | New York Yankees, Washington Senators (1901-60) | 21 | 46 | 6 | – | 2 | – | .130 | 136 | 55 |
| 1952 |  Washington Senators (1901-60) | 31 | 79 | 15 | – | 3 | – | .190 | 231 | 80 |
| 1953 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 37 | 98 | 25 | 3 | 16 | 1 | .255 | 255 | 77 |
| 1954 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 32 | 88 | 9 | 1 | 5 | – | .102 | 244 | 83 |
| 1955 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 30 | 63 | 12 | – | 7 | – | .190 | 178 | 74 |
| 1956 |  Boston Red Sox | 25 | 43 | 14 | 1 | 5 | – | .326 | 125 | 53 |
| 1957 | Boston Red Sox | 28 | 29 | 5 | – | 2 | – | .172 | 102 | 28 |
| 1958 | Boston Red Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates | 39 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | .053 | 91 | 40 |
| 1959 | Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates | 40 | 4 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 48 | 19 |