Bob Gilks

1887–1893 · Bats R · Throws R · 5'8", 178 lb · b. 1864 Cincinnati, OH

Career 340 G · 320 H · 1 HR · 142 RBI · .231 AVG · 9–9 · 3.98 ERA · 36 SO · 160.2 IP

Seasons leading his league

0 best in baseball 1 league only

2 Top-5 finishes

1 Title seasons

1 Categories led

1888 Best season

Spanning 1888–1888, peaking at 1 titles in 1888.

Team records #3 Cleveland Spiders career SV #5 Cleveland Spiders 1888 SV

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

2,919th League titles 1
5,178th Top-5 finishes 2

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

Career leaderboards

No top-500 all-time placing His career totals do not reach the top 500 in any tracked category — unsurprising for most careers, and no reflection on the season titles alongside.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Saves	1	1st	—	1888 AA 1

Title Seasons

1 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1888	1	SV 1

Batting

5 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1887	CL3	AA	22	83	12	26	2	0	0	13	3	7	5	.313	.352	.337	.690
1888	CL3	AA	119	484	59	111	14	4	1	63	7	36	16	.229	.245	.281	.526
1889	CL4	NL	53	210	17	50	5	2	0	18	7	20	6	.238	.273	.281	.554
1890	CL4	NL	130	544	65	116	10	3	0	41	32	38	17	.213	.265	.243	.507
1893	BLN	NL	16	64	10	17	2	0	0	7	0	3	3	.266	.277	.297	.574
Career	—	—	340	1,385	163	320	33	9	1	142	49	104	47	.231	.265	.270	.535

Pitching

led the league 3 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
1887	CL3	AA	7	5	3.08	13	13	0	108.0	104	37	1	42	28	1.35
1888	CL3	AA	0	2	8.14	4	2	1	21.0	26	19	1	8	3	1.62
1890	CL4	NL	2	2	4.26	4	3	0	31.2	34	15	0	9	5	1.36
Career	—	—	9	9	3.98	21	18	1	160.2	164	71	2	59	36	1.39

Fielding

6 positions

Year	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	INN	PO	A	E	DP	TC	FLD%	RF
1887	CL3	AA	P	13	—	108.0	8	29	5	2	42	.881	2.85
			1B	6	—	51.0	50	2	1	2	53	.981	8.67
			OF	3	—	15.0	4	1	0	1	5	1.000	1.67
			2B	1	—	6.0	3	1	1	1	5	.800	4.00
1888	CL3	AA	OF	87	—	714.0	133	10	16	2	159	.899	1.64
			3B	28	—	248.0	31	69	20	9	120	.833	3.57
			P	4	—	21.0	2	3	0	0	5	1.000	1.25
			SS	4	—	29.0	5	10	2	1	17	.882	3.75
			2B	1	—	4.0	1	2	0	0	3	1.000	3.00
1889	CL4	NL	OF	29	—	221.0	53	5	0	0	58	1.000	2.00
			SS	13	—	115.0	21	43	6	2	70	.914	4.92
			1B	10	—	87.0	96	6	3	7	105	.971	10.20
			2B	1	—	3.0	2	0	0	0	2	1.000	2.00
1890	CL4	NL	OF	123	—	1073.0	237	20	16	2	273	.941	2.09
			P	4	—	32.0	1	5	1	0	7	.857	1.50
			SS	3	—	22.0	4	8	3	2	15	.800	4.00
			2B	2	—	18.0	6	4	1	1	11	.909	5.00
1893	BLN	NL	OF	16	—	128.0	26	5	1	1	32	.969	1.94
Career	—	—	OF	258	—	2151.0	453	41	33	6	527	.937	1.91
	—	—	3B	28	—	248.0	31	69	20	9	120	.833	3.57
	—	—	P	21	—	161.0	11	37	6	2	54	.889	2.29
	—	—	SS	20	—	166.0	30	61	11	5	102	.892	4.55
	—	—	1B	16	—	138.0	146	8	4	9	158	.975	9.63
	—	—	2B	5	—	31.0	12	7	2	2	21	.905	3.80