Bobby Tolan stats
Last played for the San Diego Padres, 1979
Bio
- Debut
- 1965
Bio
- Debut
- 1965
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,282
- AB
- 4,238
- R
- 572
- H
- 1,121
- HR
- 86
- RBI
- 497
- SB
- 193
- AVG
- .265
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | STL | 17 | 69 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 2 | .188 |
| 1966 | STL | 43 | 93 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .172 |
| 1967 | STL | 110 | 265 | 35 | 67 | 6 | 32 | 12 | .253 |
| 1968 | STL | 92 | 278 | 28 | 64 | 5 | 17 | 9 | .230 |
| 1969 | CIN | 152 | 637 | 104 | 194 | 21 | 93 | 26 | .305 |
| 1970 | CIN | 152 | 589 | 112 | 186 | 16 | 80 | 57 | .316 |
| 1972 | CIN | 149 | 604 | 88 | 171 | 8 | 82 | 42 | .283 |
| 1973 | CIN | 129 | 457 | 42 | 94 | 9 | 51 | 15 | .206 |
| 1974 | SD | 95 | 357 | 45 | 95 | 8 | 40 | 7 | .266 |
| 1975 | SD | 147 | 506 | 58 | 129 | 5 | 43 | 11 | .255 |
| 1976 | PHI | 110 | 272 | 32 | 71 | 5 | 35 | 10 | .261 |
| 1977 |  PHI/PIT | 64 | 90 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 10 | 1 | .189 |
| 1979 | SD | 22 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .190 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 27
- AB
- 83
- R
- 14
- H
- 21
- HR
- 2
- RBI
- 13
- SB
- 7
- AVG
- .253
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 4,664
- TB
- 1,620
- XBH
- 293
- HBP
- 65
- IBB
- 27
- 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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | STL | 71 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966 | STL | 103 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 | STL | 294 | 98 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | STL | 296 | 93 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | CIN | 691 | 302 | 56 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | CIN | 675 | 280 | 56 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | CIN | 667 | 233 | 41 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | CIN | 501 | 139 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | SD | 394 | 137 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | SD | 560 | 171 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | PHI | 290 | 93 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | PHI/PIT | 97 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | SD | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 9.2
- RC
- 538.5
- RC/27
- 4.40
- ISOP
- .118
- SECA
- .201
- BB/K
- 0.44
- AB/HR
- 49.3
- GO/FO
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | STL | -0.8 | 2.1 | 1 | .029 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966 | STL | -0.4 | 5.6 | 1.9 | .108 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 93 | 0 |
| 1967 | STL | 0.9 | 32.1 | 4.1 | .117 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 44.2 | 0 |
| 1968 | STL | 0.6 | 25.7 | 3.1 | .104 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 55.6 | 0 |
| 1969 | CIN | 5.4 | 106.4 | 6.2 | .170 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 30.3 | 0 |
| 1970 | CIN | 5.1 | 115.1 | 7.1 | .160 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 36.8 | 0 |
| 1972 | CIN | 4.8 | 85.4 | 5 | .103 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 75.5 | 0 |
| 1973 | CIN | -2.1 | 35.1 | 2.5 | .098 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 50.8 | 0 |
| 1974 | SD | -1.0 | 44.4 | 4.3 | .118 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 44.6 | 0 |
| 1975 | SD | -0.5 | 53.3 | 3.5 | .083 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 101.2 | 0 |
| 1976 | PHI | -1.8 | 27.7 | 3.5 | .081 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 54.4 | 0 |
| 1977 | PHI/PIT | -0.8 | 5.9 | 2.1 | .111 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 45 | 0 |
| 1979 | SD | -0.2 | 1.1 | 1.4 | .095 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Bobby Tolan's career stats?
Bobby Tolan played 13 seasons for the Cardinals, the Reds, the Padres and the Phillies. He was a career .265 hitter with 1,121 hits, 86 home runs and 497 RBI. His best season was 1970: a .316 batting average, 16 home runs and 80 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
13 seasons, 5 postseasons, 1965 to 1979
Bobby Tolan led MLB in stolen bases (1970); finished top 10 in a stat 3 times.
Championships
- 1967 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals
Season top 10 finishes
- Hits: 1969 (5th)
- Stolen Bases: 1970 (1st), 1972 (7th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.