Bob Bescher stats

Last played for the Cleveland Guardians, 1918

Age 142

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Bob Bescher played 11 MLB seasons, 1908 to 1918.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
1,228
AB
4,536
R
749
H
1,171
HR
28
RBI
0
SB
428
AVG
.258
Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.
1908CIN3211416310010.272
1909CIN124446731071054.240
1910CIN150589951474070.250
1911CIN1535991061651081.275
1912CIN1455481201544067.281
1913CIN141511861321038.258
1914SF135512821386036.270
1915STL130486711284027.263
1916STL151561781326039.235
1917STL421101017103.155
1918CLE25601220003.333

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
5,277
TB
1,593
XBH
292
HBP
48
IBB
0
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00
Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1908CIN12746102000
1909CIN513139248000
1910CIN682199344000
1911CIN716220435000
1912CIN646217446000
1913CIN615179343000
1914SF571187336000
1915STL559169266000
1916STL636190386000
1917STL1342331000
1918CLE782431000

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
18.2
RC
704.2
RC/27
5.50
ISOP
.093
SECA
.317
BB/K
1.37
AB/HR
162.0
GO/FO
0.00
Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1908CIN1.218.45.8.1320.3000
1909CIN2.063.95.0720.304460
1910CIN2.690.75.4.0880.31.1147.30
1911CIN2.8112.56.8.0920.41.35990
1912CIN3.6104.67.1150.41.41370
1913CIN2.085.76.0920.41.45110
1914SF2.474.55.3.0960.30.985.30
1915STL0.062.14.3.0840.21.0121.50
1916STL1.268.84.1.1030.31.293.50
1917STL-0.48.72.4.0550.31.51100
1918CLE0.814.69.9.0670.43.400

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
142 yearsFeb 25, 1884
Debut
1908

What were Bob Bescher's career stats?

Bob Bescher played 11 seasons for the Reds, the Giants, the Cardinals and the Guardians. He was a career .258 hitter with 1,171 hits, 28 home runs and 0 RBI. His best season was 1918: a .333 batting average, 0 home runs and 0 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

11 seasons, 1908 to 1918

All-time career rank

  • 60th in stolen bases (428)

Among the 10,544 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

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