Bobby Shantz

Bobby Shantz

1949–1964 · Bats R · Throws L · 5'6", 139 lb · b. 1925 Pottstown, PA

Career 119–99 · 3.38 ERA · 1,072 SO · 1935.2 IP · 578 G · 107 H · 1 HR · 46 RBI · .195 AVG

Seasons leading his league

4

2 best in baseball 2 league only

22 Top-5 finishes

2 Title seasons

4 Categories led

1952 Best season

Spanning 1952–1957, peaking at 3 titles in 1952.

Clubs 20 Win Seasons

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

1,381st League titles 4
1,227th Best in baseball 2
1,354th Top-5 finishes 22

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

Career leaderboards

135th Pitcher Fielding Percentage .976
163rd Pitcher Putouts 174
259th Pitcher Assists 468
352nd Earned Run Average 3.38
376th Walks + Hits / IP 1.26
392nd Saves 48
393rd Shutouts 15
454th Wins 119
488th Innings Pitched 1935.2

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	1	1st	—	1952 1.000
Walks + Hits / IP	1	1st	—	1952 AL 1.05
Wins	1	1st	—	1952 AL 24
Earned Run Average	1	1st	—	1957 2.45 1952 #3
Pitcher Range Factor	—	#2	—	1951 #2 1952 #3 1957 #2
Pitcher Putouts	—	#2	—	1951 #3 1952 #2
Pitcher Assists	—	#2	—	1957 #2
Complete Games	—	#2	—	1952 #2
Shutouts	—	#3	—	1952 #3
Strikeouts	—	#3	—	1952 #3

Title Seasons

2 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1957	1	ERA 2.45
1952	3	W 24 WHIP 1.05 P FPCT 1.000

Pitching

led the league 16 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
1949	PHA	AL	6	8	3.40	33	7	2	127.0	100	48	9	74	58	1.37
1950	PHA	AL	8	14	4.61	36	23	0	214.2	251	110	18	85	93	1.57
1951	PHA	AL	18	10	3.94	32	25	0	205.1	213	90	15	70	77	1.38
1952	PHA	AL	24	7	2.48	33	33	0	279.2	230	77	21	63	152	1.05
1953	PHA	AL	5	9	4.09	16	16	0	105.2	107	48	10	26	58	1.26
1954	PHA	AL	1	0	7.88	2	1	0	8.0	12	7	2	3	3	1.88
1955	KC1	AL	5	10	4.54	23	17	0	125.0	124	63	8	66	58	1.52
1956	KC1	AL	2	7	4.35	45	2	9	101.1	95	49	12	37	67	1.30
1957	NYA	AL	11	5	2.45	30	21	5	173.0	157	47	15	40	72	1.14
1958	NYA	AL	7	6	3.36	33	13	0	126.0	127	47	8	35	80	1.29
1959	NYA	AL	7	3	2.38	33	4	3	94.2	64	25	4	33	66	1.03
1960	NYA	AL	5	4	2.79	42	0	11	67.2	57	21	5	24	54	1.20
1961	PIT	NL	6	3	3.32	43	6	2	89.1	91	33	5	26	61	1.31
1962	SLN +1	NL	6	4	1.95	31	3	4	78.1	60	17	8	25	61	1.09
1963	SLN	NL	6	4	2.61	55	0	11	79.1	55	23	6	17	70	0.91
1964	CHN +2	NL	2	5	3.12	50	0	1	60.2	52	21	5	19	42	1.17
Career	—	—	119	99	3.38	537	171	48	1935.2	1,795	726	151	643	1,072	1.26

Batting

16 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1949	PHA	AL	33	37	2	7	0	0	0	2	5	6	0	.189	.302	.189	.492
1950	PHA	AL	37	66	4	11	1	0	1	4	6	10	1	.167	.236	.227	.463
1951	PHA	AL	36	72	11	18	4	0	0	9	6	7	1	.250	.308	.306	.613
1952	PHA	AL	34	96	13	19	4	1	0	12	5	9	0	.198	.252	.260	.513
1953	PHA	AL	21	38	6	9	1	1	0	4	2	3	1	.237	.275	.316	.591
1954	PHA	AL	7	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667
1955	KC1	AL	26	41	5	6	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	.146	.167	.146	.313
1956	KC1	AL	51	22	2	2	1	0	0	1	2	4	0	.091	.167	.136	.303
1957	NYA	AL	33	56	6	10	3	0	0	6	8	16	0	.179	.281	.232	.513
1958	NYA	AL	33	35	1	8	3	0	0	1	2	12	0	.229	.290	.314	.604
1959	NYA	AL	40	23	4	5	2	0	0	1	3	6	0	.217	.308	.304	.612
1960	NYA	AL	43	10	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	.100	.182	.100	.282
1961	PIT	NL	44	16	3	7	1	0	0	3	2	1	0	.438	.526	.500	1.026
1962	SLN +1	NL	35	21	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	11	0	.095	.091	.095	.186
1963	SLN	NL	55	7	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	.143	.333	.143	.476
1964	CHN +2	NL	50	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	.000	.286	.000	.286
Career	—	—	578	548	60	107	20	2	1	46	47	96	3	.195	.265	.245	.509

Fielding

2 positions

Year	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	INN	PO	A	E	DP	TC	FLD%	RF
1949	PHA	AL	P	33	—	—	12	36	0	5	48	1.000	1.46
1950	PHA	AL	P	36	—	—	13	52	2	6	67	.970	1.81
1951	PHA	AL	P	32	—	—	20	44	2	7	66	.970	2.00
1952	PHA	AL	P	33	—	—	29	49	0	3	78	1.000	2.36
1953	PHA	AL	P	16	—	—	10	21	1	3	32	.969	1.94
1954	PHA	AL	P	2	1	8.0	1	2	1	0	4	.750	1.50
1955	KC1	AL	P	23	17	125.0	9	26	2	2	37	.946	1.52
1956	KC1	AL	P	45	2	100.2	10	20	2	2	32	.938	0.67
1957	NYA	AL	P	30	21	173.0	14	57	1	8	72	.986	2.37
1958	NYA	AL	P	33	13	126.0	6	35	0	4	41	1.000	1.24
			OF	1	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	1.000	1.00
1959	NYA	AL	P	33	4	94.2	8	20	2	1	30	.933	0.85
1960	NYA	AL	P	42	0	67.2	4	13	0	1	17	1.000	0.41
1961	PIT	NL	P	43	6	89.1	13	18	0	2	31	1.000	0.72
1962	SLN	NL	P	31	3	78.1	10	25	1	2	36	.972	1.13
1963	SLN	NL	P	55	0	79.1	9	22	1	2	32	.969	0.56
1964	CHN	NL	P	50	0	60.2	6	28	1	0	35	.971	0.68
Career	—	—	P	537	67	1002.2	174	468	16	48	658	.976	1.20
	—	—	OF	1	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	1.000	1.00