Bob Knepper stats

Last played for the San Francisco Giants, 1990

Starting Pitcher

Age 72 · 6' 2"

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Bob Knepper played 15 MLB seasons, 1976 to 1990.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
445
W
146
L
155
ERA
3.68
IP
2,708.0
K
1,473
BB
857
WHIP
1.33

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1976SF4123.2425.01171.32
1977SF271193.36166.0100721.34
1978SF3617112.63260.0147851.17
1979SF349124.64207.1123771.53
1980SF359164.10215.1103611.41
1981HOU22952.18156.275381.06
1982HOU335154.45180.0108601.41
1983HOU356133.19203.0125711.34
1984HOU3515103.20233.2140551.19
1985HOU3715133.55241.0131541.27
1986HOU4017123.14258.0143621.14
1987HOU338175.27177.276541.58
1988HOU271453.14175.0103671.27
1989HOU/SF357125.13165.064751.61
1990SF12335.6844.124191.69

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
3
W
0
L
1
ERA
4.05
IP
20.0
K
13
BB
3
WHIP
1.10

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
78
SHO
30
K/9
4.9
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1976SF0004.00000
1977SF0625.40000
1978SF01665.10000
1979SF0625.30000
1980SF0814.30000
1981HOU0654.30000
1982HOU0405.40000
1983HOU0435.50000
1984HOU01135.40000
1985HOU0404.90000
1986HOU0855.00000
1987HOU0103.80000
1988HOU0325.30000
1989HOU/SF0113.50000
1990SF0004.90000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
72 yearsMay 25, 1954
Height
6' 2"
Debut
1976
Birthplace
Akron, OH

What were Bob Knepper's career stats?

Bob Knepper played 15 seasons for the Giants and the Astros. He had 146 wins and 1,473 strikeouts with a 3.68 ERA over 2,708.0 innings. His best season was 1978: 17 wins, a 2.63 ERA and 147 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

15 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1976 to 1990

Bob Knepper finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.

All-time career rank

  • 249th in strikeouts (pitching) (1,473)
  • 267th in wins (pitching) (146)

Among the 9,244 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

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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