Bob Veale
1962–1974 · bats B / throws L · Boston Red Sox, NLS, Pittsburgh Pirates
399G
.114AVG
.139OBP
.129SLG
72H
0HR
18RBI
0SB
120–95W–L
1,926IP
1,703K
3.07ERA
255GS
21SV
2Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 399 | 676 | 630 | 26 | 72 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 337 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | .114 | .139 | .129 | .268 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,926.0 | 397 | 255 | 78 | 120 | 95 | 21 | 1,684 | 754 | 656 | 91 | 858 | 1,703 | 0 | 0 | 3.07 | 1.320 |
Streaks
4longest hitting streak · 1970-05-24 to 1970-06-12
4longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | 16 strikeouts | 1964-09-30 | 1 in 7,982 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 52 | 10 scoreless innings | 1965-04-12 | 1 in 1,678 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | 1965-09-19 | 1 in 193 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 204 | 314 | 33 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 162 | .114 | .134 | .128 |
| Away | 195 | 362 | 39 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 175 | .115 | .133 | .129 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 51 | 78 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40 | .055 | .064 | .055 |
| May | 70 | 119 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 53 | .108 | .134 | .117 |
| June | 75 | 118 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 53 | .135 | .169 | .162 |
| July | 68 | 110 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 54 | .139 | .145 | .149 |
| August | 64 | 113 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 65 | .095 | .106 | .114 |
| September | 67 | 131 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 68 | .139 | .160 | .156 |
| October | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| philadelphia-phillies | 42 | 79 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 43 | .129 | .139 | .143 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 40 | 74 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 33 | .118 | .149 | .132 |
| chicago-cubs | 39 | 74 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 32 | .149 | .149 | .164 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 38 | 81 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 49 | .053 | .074 | .053 |
| cincinnati-reds | 37 | 76 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 38 | .069 | .079 | .069 |
| new-york-mets | 31 | 66 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 32 | .032 | .076 | .032 |
| san-francisco-giants | 31 | 65 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33 | .129 | .169 | .129 |
| houston-astros | 28 | 62 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 31 | .155 | .161 | .207 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 11 | 16 | 4 | – | – | – | .250 | 45 | 42 |
| 1963 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 35 | 23 | 2 | – | – | – | .087 | 77 | 68 |
| 1964 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 41 | 96 | 15 | – | 2 | – | .156 | 279 | 250 |
| 1965 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 39 | 93 | 8 | – | 3 | – | .086 | 266 | 276 |
| 1966 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 38 | 94 | 13 | – | 2 | – | .138 | 268 | 229 |
| 1967 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 33 | 69 | 3 | – | 1 | – | .043 | 203 | 179 |
| 1968 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 36 | 82 | 9 | – | 1 | – | .110 | 245 | 171 |
| 1969 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 34 | 79 | 4 | – | 2 | – | .051 | 225 | 213 |
| 1970 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 34 | 67 | 11 | – | 6 | – | .164 | 202 | 178 |
| 1971 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 37 | 9 | 3 | – | 1 | – | .333 | 46 | 40 |
| 1972 | Boston Red Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates | 11 | 2 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 17 | 16 |
| 1973 |  Boston Red Sox | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 36 | 25 |
| 1974 | Boston Red Sox | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 16 |