Bob Shirley
1977–1987 · bats R / throws L · Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, St. Louis Cardinals
266G
.110AVG
.152OBP
.122SLG
More career statistics
29H
0HR
8RBI
0SB
67–94W–L
1,432.0IP
790K
3.82ERA
162GS
18SV
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 · Games | 266 | 434 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 6,105 | 6,106 |
| Pitching · p w | 542 | 543 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 266 | 302 | 263 | 15 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | .110 | .152 | .122 | .274 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,432.0 | 434 | 162 | 16 | 67 | 94 | 18 | 1,432 | 689 | 608 | 127 | 542 | 790 | 0 | 0 | 3.82 | 1.378 |
Streaks
2longest hitting streak · 1977-07-06 to 1977-07-11
2longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | 9 walks allowed | 1986-05-02 | 1 in 1,333 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 30 | 11 strikeouts | 1977-04-10 | 1 in 218 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 26 | 10 innings pitched | 1979-08-21 | 1 in 150 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 212 | 135 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 41 | .093 | .119 | .093 |
| Away | 222 | 167 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 61 | .124 | .156 | .145 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 60 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | .069 | .121 | .069 |
| May | 81 | 46 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | .139 | .130 | .139 |
| June | 82 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | .047 | .102 | .070 |
| July | 58 | 49 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | .109 | .122 | .109 |
| August | 79 | 64 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 14 | .115 | .172 | .135 |
| September | 65 | 47 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .140 | .149 | .163 |
| October | 9 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | .214 | .214 | .214 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| houston-astros | 30 | 48 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20 | .119 | .146 | .143 |
| cincinnati-reds | 29 | 55 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | .085 | .109 | .085 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 29 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | .045 | .077 | .045 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 28 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | .045 | .192 | .045 |
| san-francisco-giants | 26 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | .214 | .241 | .214 |
| atlanta-braves | 24 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .238 | .208 | .238 |
| chicago-cubs | 22 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .050 | .091 | .100 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 20 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .143 | .118 | .214 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 |  San Diego Padres | 39 | 74 | 9 | – | 2 | – | .122 | 214 | 146 |
| 1978 | San Diego Padres | 50 | 40 | 5 | – | 2 | – | .125 | 166 | 102 |
| 1979 | San Diego Padres | 49 | 55 | 5 | – | – | – | .091 | 205 | 117 |
| 1980 | San Diego Padres | 59 | 30 | 1 | – | 1 | – | .033 | 137 | 67 |
| 1981 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 28 | 22 | 3 | – | 1 | – | .136 | 79 | 36 |
| 1982 |  Cincinnati Reds | 41 | 42 | 6 | – | 2 | – | .143 | 152 | 89 |
| 1983 |  New York Yankees | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 108 | 53 |
| 1984 | New York Yankees | 41 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 114 | 48 |
| 1985 | New York Yankees | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 109 | 55 |
| 1986 | New York Yankees | 39 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 105 | 64 |
| 1987 | Kansas City Royals, New York Yankees | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 41 | 13 |