Bob Boone stats

Last played for the Kansas City Royals, 1990

Catcher

Age 78 · 6' 2"

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Bob Boone played 19 MLB seasons, 1972 to 1990.

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Career regular season

GP
2,264
AB
7,245
R
679
H
1,838
HR
105
RBI
826
SB
38
AVG
.254

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

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.
1972PHI1651414141.275
1973PHI1455214213610613.261
1974PHI146488411183523.242
1975PHI9728928712201.246
1976PHI12136140984542.271
1977PHI1324405512511665.284
1978PHI1324354812312622.283
1979PHI119398381149581.286
1980PHI141480341109553.229
1981PHI7622719484242.211
1982LAA143472421217580.256
1983LAA142468461209524.256
1984LAA13945033913323.202
1985LAA150460371145551.248
1986LAA14444248987491.222
1987LAA12838942943330.242
1988LAA122352381045392.295
1989KC131405331111433.274
1990KC401171128091.239

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

Career Postseason

GP
36
AB
106
R
12
H
33
HR
2
RBI
13
SB
0
AVG
.311

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
8,148
TB
2,508
XBH
434
HBP
20
IBB
90
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

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.
1972PHI571820200
1973PHI575190320800
1974PHI541157304900
1975PHI32995181600
1976PHI4181322411400
1977PHI495192412500
1978PHI4951853411000
1979PHI454168332900
1980PHI5351623311200
1981PHI25367110200
1982LAA539159240200
1983LAA509165270100
1984LAA486118200100
1985LAA520146223200
1986LAA503135210100
1987LAA442121211000
1988LAA392136222200
1989KC469131162400
1990KC1363130000

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

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
24.4
RC
852.4
RC/27
4.10
ISOP
.092
SECA
.182
BB/K
1.09
AB/HR
69.0
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

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.
1972PHI0.16.84.8.0780.20.7510
1973PHI2.062.74.2.1040.21.152.10
1974PHI-0.750.43.5.0800.21.2162.70
1975PHI0.933.13.9.0830.22.3144.50
1976PHI1.8504.8.0940.21.090.30
1977PHI2.069.25.6.1520.20.8400
1978PHI3.467.55.5.1430.21.236.30
1979PHI3.364.45.9.1360.31.544.20
1980PHI0.051.53.7.1080.21.253.30
1981PHI-1.319.82.9.0840.21.456.80
1982LAA3.253.53.8.0810.21.267.40
1983LAA1.650.13.7.0960.20.6520
1984LAA-1.127.42.0600.10.61500
1985LAA1.648.53.6.0700.11.1920
1986LAA1.5433.2.0840.21.463.10
1987LAA1.039.83.4.0690.21.0129.70
1988LAA3.050.65.3.0910.21.170.40
1989KC2.252.74.6.0490.21.34050
1990KC-0.112.23.6.0260.21.400

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

Bio

Age
78 yearsNov 19, 1947
Height
6' 2"
Debut
1972
Birthplace
San Diego, United States
College
Stanford
AL Gold Glove
5x
NL Gold Glove
2x

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What were Bob Boone's career stats?

Bob Boone played 19 seasons for the Phillies, the Angels and the Royals. He was a career .254 hitter with 1,838 hits, 105 home runs and 826 RBI. His best season was 1988: a .295 batting average, 5 home runs and 39 RBI.

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19 seasons, 7 postseasons, 1972 to 1990

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