Bob Veale stats

Last played for the Boston Red Sox, 1974

Pitcher

Age 91

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Bob Veale played 13 MLB seasons, 1962 to 1974.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
397
W
120
L
95
ERA
3.07
IP
1,926.0
K
1,703
BB
858
WHIP
1.32

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.
1962PIT11223.7445.242251.40
1963PIT34521.0477.268401.27
1964PIT4018122.74279.22501241.24
1965PIT3917122.84266.02761191.28
1966PIT3816123.02268.12291021.23
1967PIT331683.64203.01791191.49
1968PIT3613142.05245.1171941.15
1969PIT3413143.23225.2213911.43
1970PIT3410153.92202.0178941.40
1971PIT37606.9946.140241.79
1972PIT/BOS11203.1817.016101.29
1973BOS32233.4736.125121.35
1974BOS18015.5413.01641.46

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

Career Postseason

GP
1
W
0
L
0
IP
0.0
K
0
BB
2

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
78
SHO
20
K/9
8.0
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.
1962PIT0208.30000
1963PIT0327.90000
1964PIT01418.00000
1965PIT01479.30000
1966PIT01237.70000
1967PIT0617.90000
1968PIT01346.30000
1969PIT0918.50000
1970PIT0517.90000
1971PIT0007.80000
1972PIT/BOS0008.50000
1973BOS0006.20000
1974BOS00011.10000

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

Bio

Age
91 yearsOct 28, 1935
Debut
1962

What were Bob Veale's career stats?

Bob Veale played 13 seasons for the Pirates and the Red Sox. He had 120 wins and 1,703 strikeouts with a 3.07 ERA over 1,926.0 innings. His best season was 1964: 18 wins, a 2.74 ERA and 250 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

13 seasons, 1 postseason, 1962 to 1974

Bob Veale finished top 10 in a stat 5 times.

Championships

All-time career rank

  • 157th in strikeouts (pitching) (1,703)

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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