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Bob Buhl

Bob Buhl

1953–1967  ·  Bats R  ·  Throws R  ·  6'2", 180 lb  ·  b. 1928 Saginaw, MI

Career 166–132 · 3.55 ERA · 1,268 SO · 2587.0 IP · 457 G · 76 H · 26 RBI · .089 AVG

Seasons leading his league
4
2 best in baseball 2 league only
17 Top-5 finishes
3 Title seasons
3 Categories led
1959 Best season

Spanning 1959–1964, peaking at 2 titles in 1959.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 1,384th League titles 4
  • 1,235th Best in baseball 2
  • 1,785th Top-5 finishes 17

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Pitcher Fielding Percentage 2 1st 2 yrs (1963–1964) 1963 1.000 1964 1.000
Pitcher Range Factor 1 1st — 1959 NL 2.06 1960 #3
Shutouts 1 1st — 1959 NL 4
Wins — #3 — 1957 #3
Earned Run Average — #3 — 1955 #3 1959 #3

Title Seasons

3 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1964 1 P FPCT 1.000
1963 1 P FPCT 1.000
1959 2 SHO 4 P RF 2.06

Pitching

15 seasons
Year Team Lg W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO WHIP
1953 ML1 NL 13 8 2.97 30 18 0 154.1 133 51 9 73 83 1.33
1954 ML1 NL 2 7 4.00 31 14 3 110.1 117 49 5 65 57 1.65
1955 ML1 NL 13 11 3.21 38 27 1 201.2 168 72 13 109 117 1.37
1956 ML1 NL 18 8 3.32 38 33 0 216.2 190 80 18 105 86 1.36
1957 ML1 NL 18 7 2.74 34 31 0 216.2 191 66 15 121 117 1.44
1958 ML1 NL 5 2 3.45 11 10 1 73.0 74 28 5 30 27 1.42
1959 ML1 NL 15 9 2.86 31 25 0 198.0 181 63 19 74 105 1.29
1960 ML1 NL 16 9 3.09 36 33 0 238.2 202 82 23 103 121 1.28
1961 ML1 NL 9 10 4.11 32 28 0 188.1 180 86 23 98 77 1.48
1962 CHN +1 NL 12 14 3.87 35 31 0 214.0 210 92 23 98 110 1.44
1963 CHN NL 11 14 3.38 37 34 0 226.0 219 85 24 62 108 1.24
1964 CHN NL 15 14 3.83 36 35 0 227.2 208 97 22 68 107 1.21
1965 CHN NL 13 11 4.39 32 31 0 184.1 207 90 26 57 92 1.43
1966 PHI +1 NL 6 8 4.96 33 19 1 134.1 160 74 11 40 60 1.49
1967 PHI NL 0 0 12.00 3 0 0 3.0 6 4 2 2 1 2.67
Career — — 166 132 3.55 457 369 6 2587.0 2,446 1,019 238 1,105 1,268 1.37

Batting

15 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1953 ML1 NL 30 53 3 6 0 0 0 2 2 18 0 .113 .145 .113 .259
1954 ML1 NL 31 31 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 12 0 .032 .091 .032 .123
1955 ML1 NL 38 57 2 6 0 0 0 0 3 24 0 .105 .150 .105 .255
1956 ML1 NL 38 73 1 7 2 0 0 3 1 34 0 .096 .108 .123 .231
1957 ML1 NL 34 73 4 6 0 0 0 4 6 34 0 .082 .152 .082 .234
1958 ML1 NL 11 25 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
1959 ML1 NL 31 70 2 4 0 0 0 1 2 38 0 .057 .083 .057 .140
1960 ML1 NL 36 89 4 14 0 0 0 4 0 40 0 .157 .157 .157 .315
1961 ML1 NL 32 60 2 4 0 0 0 2 5 30 0 .067 .138 .067 .205
1962 CHN +1 NL 35 70 2 0 0 0 0 1 6 36 1 .000 .090 .000 .090
1963 CHN NL 37 74 2 8 0 0 0 5 0 28 1 .108 .108 .108 .216
1964 CHN NL 36 73 3 7 0 0 0 1 6 31 0 .096 .163 .096 .258
1965 CHN NL 32 67 3 4 0 0 0 2 3 36 0 .060 .100 .060 .160
1966 PHI +1 NL 33 42 0 4 0 0 0 1 2 22 0 .095 .156 .095 .251
1967 PHI NL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
Career — — 457 857 31 76 2 0 0 26 38 389 2 .089 .129 .091 .220

Fielding

1 position
Year Team Lg Pos GGSINN POAEDPTC FLD%RF
1953 ML1 NL P 30 — — 14 25 1 3 40 .975 1.30
1954 ML1 NL P 31 14 110.1 5 18 1 1 24 .958 0.74
1955 ML1 NL P 38 27 201.2 12 30 2 1 44 .955 1.11
1956 ML1 NL P 38 33 216.2 19 35 1 2 55 .982 1.42
1957 ML1 NL P 34 31 216.2 14 25 2 2 41 .951 1.15
1958 ML1 NL P 11 10 73.0 5 19 2 0 26 .923 2.18
1959 ML1 NL P 31 25 198.0 21 43 1 4 65 .985 2.06
1960 ML1 NL P 36 33 238.2 26 50 1 3 77 .987 2.11
1961 ML1 NL P 32 28 188.1 16 37 1 1 54 .981 1.66
1962 CHN NL P 35 31 214.0 15 29 3 2 47 .936 1.26
1963 CHN NL P 37 34 226.0 12 44 0 5 56 1.000 1.51
1964 CHN NL P 36 35 227.2 22 48 0 4 70 1.000 1.94
1965 CHN NL P 32 31 184.1 14 34 2 0 50 .960 1.50
1966 PHI NL P 33 19 134.1 16 23 1 3 40 .975 1.18
1967 PHI NL P 3 0 2.2 0 1 0 1 1 1.000 0.33
Career — — P 457 351 2432.1 211 461 18 32 690 .974 1.47