Bob Horner stats

Last played for the St. Louis Cardinals, 1988

First Baseman

Age 69 · 6' 1"

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Bob Horner played 10 MLB seasons, 1978 to 1988.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
1,020
AB
3,777
R
560
H
1,047
HR
218
RBI
685
SB
14
AVG
.277

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.
1978ATL89323508623630.266
1979ATL1214876615333980.314
1980ATL1244638112435893.268
1981ATL79300428315422.277
1982ATL1404998513032973.261
1983ATL1043867511720684.303
1984ATL3211315313190.274
1985ATL1304836112927891.267
1986ATL1415177014127871.273
1988STL6020615533330.257

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

Career Postseason

GP
3
AB
11
R
0
H
1
HR
0
RBI
0
SB
0
AVG
.091

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
4,213
TB
1,886
XBH
395
HBP
16
IBB
39
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.
1978ATL359174412200
1979ATL515269493600
1980ATL495245501300
1981ATL336138251300
1982ATL572250564300
1983ATL439204461200
1984ATL12948110200
1985ATL540241551400
1986ATL581244492800
1988STL24773131600

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

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
20.0
RC
660.0
RC/27
6.40
ISOP
.222
SECA
.319
BB/K
0.72
AB/HR
17.3
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.
1978ATL2.057.16.2.2720.30.6140
1979ATL2.390.97.2.2380.30.314.80
1980ATL4.177.46.1.2610.30.513.20
1981ATL1.949.16.1830.30.8200
1982ATL3.189.96.4.2400.40.915.60
1983ATL2.7797.8.2250.40.819.30
1984ATL0.6185.8.1500.30.837.70
1985ATL1.683.56.2.2320.30.917.90
1986ATL1.684.95.9.1990.30.719.10
1988STL0.1305.0970.31.468.70

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

Bio

Age
69 yearsAug 6, 1957
Height
6' 1"
Debut
1978
Birthplace
Junction City, KS
College
Arizona State
NL Rookie of the Year
1978

What were Bob Horner's career stats?

Bob Horner played 10 seasons for the Braves and the Cardinals. He was a career .277 hitter with 1,047 hits, 218 home runs and 685 RBI. His best season was 1979: a .314 batting average, 33 home runs and 98 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

10 seasons, 1 postseason, 1978 to 1988

Bob Horner finished top 10 in a stat 4 times.

Awards

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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