Bob Usher
1946–1957 · bats R / throws R · Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Guardians, Washington Senators (1901-60)
428G
.235AVG
.295OBP
.329SLG
More career statistics
259H
18HR
102RBI
9SB
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 | 1,101 | 1,100 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 5 | 13 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 136 | 137 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 1,218 | 1,219 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 9 | 8 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 428 | 1,218 | 1,101 | 133 | 259 | 41 | 4 | 18 | 102 | 90 | 136 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 362 | .235 | .295 | .329 | .624 |
Streaks
9longest hitting streak · 1950-07-20 to 1950-07-26
15longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 4 hits | 1950-06-11 | 1 in 138 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 10 | 2 doubles | 1946-09-02 | 1 in 99 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 10 | 3 runs scored | 1950-07-16 | 1 in 98 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 219 | 629 | 146 | 8 | 58 | 45 | 59 | .258 | .304 | .346 |
| Away | 209 | 590 | 113 | 10 | 44 | 45 | 78 | .212 | .268 | .311 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 34 | 76 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 11 | .239 | .276 | .423 |
| May | 61 | 151 | 31 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 24 | .221 | .258 | .350 |
| June | 84 | 268 | 58 | 1 | 18 | 23 | 27 | .244 | .302 | .298 |
| July | 93 | 245 | 52 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 22 | .240 | .294 | .364 |
| August | 80 | 244 | 56 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 31 | .247 | .279 | .286 |
| September | 76 | 235 | 45 | 4 | 23 | 23 | 22 | .217 | .289 | .329 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-cardinals | 51 | 164 | 30 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 26 | .211 | .287 | .289 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 49 | 135 | 27 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 17 | .221 | .267 | .311 |
| new-york-giants | 49 | 141 | 25 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 15 | .198 | .241 | .325 |
| chicago-cubs | 48 | 104 | 21 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 13 | .223 | .288 | .394 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 42 | 101 | 29 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 14 | .296 | .307 | .357 |
| boston-braves | 42 | 119 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 12 | .138 | .202 | .174 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 41 | 114 | 34 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 7 | .321 | .360 | .462 |
| kansas-city-athletics | 20 | 63 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | .232 | .286 | .286 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 |  Cincinnati Reds | 92 | 152 | 31 | 1 | 14 | 2 | .204 | – | – |
| 1947 | Cincinnati Reds | 9 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | .182 | – | – |
| 1950 | Cincinnati Reds | 106 | 320 | 83 | 6 | 35 | 3 | .259 | – | – |
| 1951 | Cincinnati Reds | 114 | 303 | 63 | 5 | 25 | 3 | .208 | – | – |
| 1952 |  Chicago Cubs | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1957 | Cleveland Guardians, Washington Senators (1901-60) | 106 | 303 | 78 | 5 | 27 | – | .257 | – | – |