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Historical player · 1948–1959

Bob Porterfield

B/T R/R · HT 72 · WT 190 · Born 8/10/1923 · From Newport, VA USA · Debut 1948-08-08 · Final 1959-09-21

Career · batting

G
322
 
 
AB
516
 
 
H
95
 
 
HR
6
 
 
RBI
43
 
 
SB
1
 
 
BB
20
 
 
AVG/OPS
0.184 · 0.470
 
 

Career · pitching

G
318
 
 
GS
193
 
 
IP
1,567.7
 
 
W-L
87-97
 
 
SV
8
 
 
SO
572
 
 
ERA
3.79
 
 
WHIP
1.35
 
 

Where they rank

Career totals are only stats with that team · ranks computed against that franchise's full history

Career with the Washington Senators · 1951–1955

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HR
4
#335 on the Senators
1 M. Almada
1 J. Zimmerman
Hits
67
#450 on the Senators
1 C. Gelbert
1 C. Thomas
RBI
33
#412 on the Senators
1 G. Nettles
1 H. Rondeau
SB
1
#496 on the Senators
1 B. Abernathy
Runs
22
#521 on the Senators
1 C. Gillenwater
1 M. Adams
BB
14
#555 on the Senators
1 T. Batista
1 J. Altobelli

Career with the Boston Red Sox · 1956–1958

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HR
1
#552 on the Red Sox
1 B. Anderson
Hits
19
#744 on the Red Sox
1 Y. Chang
1 B. Weiland
RBI
7
#750 on the Red Sox
1 B. Agbayani
1 P. Woods
Runs
6
#808 on the Red Sox
1 A. Almonte
1 B. Agbayani
BB
3
#872 on the Red Sox
1 J. Azcue
1 J. Alfaro

Career with the Pittsburgh Pirates · 1958–1959

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HR
1
#610 on the Pirates
1 G. Allen
Hits
1
#1,471 on the Pirates
1 D. Agrazal
RBI
2
#1,109 on the Pirates
1 J. Altenburg
1 S. Youman
Runs
1
#1,307 on the Pirates
1 B. Arroyo
BB
1
#1,202 on the Pirates
1 B. Becker

Career with the New York Yankees · 1948–1951

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Hits
8
#822 on the Yankees
1 A. Aragon
1 G. Yeager
RBI
1
#961 on the Yankees
1 F. Barnes
Runs
4
#816 on the Yankees
1 L. Boehmer
1 D. Anna
BB
2
#843 on the Yankees
1 S. Adams
1 L. Arroyo

Career with the Chicago Cubs · 1959–1959

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Runs
1
#1,356 on the Cubs
1 T. Abernathy

MLB · all-time career

vs every player ever
HR
6
#4,991 all-time MLB
1 L. Adams
1 R. Zimmerman
Hits
95
#6,353 all-time MLB
1 B. Baldwin
1 J. Zdeb
RBI
43
#6,125 all-time MLB
1 J. Bae
1 S. Yvars
SB
1
#7,932 all-time MLB
1 T. Abreu
1 D. Aase

Batting · year by year

YearTeamLgGABRH2B3BHRRBISBBBSOAVGOBPSLG
1948 Yankees AL 162446 00 0 1 014 0.2500.250
1949 Yankees AL 121901 10 0 0 013 0.0530.105
1950 Yankees AL 11301 00 0 0 000 0.3330.333
1951 Yankees AL 2000 00 0 0 000
1951 Senators AL 194636 00 0 2 0212 0.1300.130
1952 Senators AL 3179515 30 0 3 0218 0.1900.228
1953 Senators AL 3798825 70 3 16 1620 0.2550.418
1954 Senators AL 328839 00 1 5 0424 0.1020.1490.136
1955 Senators AL 3063312 31 0 7 0015 0.1900.1850.270
1956 Red Sox AL 2543414 00 1 5 0110 0.3260.3480.395
1957 Red Sox AL 282925 10 0 2 028 0.1720.2190.207
1958 Red Sox AL 2000 00 0 0 000
1958 Pirates NL 372011 00 1 2 017 0.0500.0950.200
1959 Pirates NL 6000 00 0 0 000
1959 Cubs NL 4110 00 0 0 000 0.0000.0000.000
1959 Pirates NL 30300 00 0 0 002 0.0000.0000.000
Career 322 516 34 95 15 1 6 43 1 20 123 0.184 0.218 0.252

Pitching · year by year

YearTeamLgWLGGSSVIPHERBBSOERAWHIP
1948 Yankees AL 5316120 78.085393430 4.501.53
1949 Yankees AL 251280 57.753262925 4.061.42
1950 Yankees AL 111021 19.7281989 8.691.83
1951 Yankees AL 00200 3.05532 15.002.67
1951 Senators AL 9819190 133.3109485453 3.241.22
1952 Senators AL 131431290 231.3222708580 2.721.33
1953 Senators AL 221034320 255.0243957377 3.351.24
1954 Senators AL 131532310 244.0249907782 3.321.34
1955 Senators AL 101730270 178.0197885474 4.451.41
1956 Red Sox AL 31225180 126.0127726453 5.141.52
1957 Red Sox AL 442891 102.3107463028 4.051.34
1958 Red Sox AL 00200 4.03201 4.500.75
1958 Pirates NL 463765 87.778321939 3.291.11
1959 Pirates NL 00600 5.36121 1.691.50
1959 Cubs NL 00400 6.314830 11.372.68
1959 Pirates NL 123001 36.045191718 4.751.72
Career 87 97 318 193 8 1,567.7 1,571 660 552 572 3.79 1.35

Fielding by position

PosGGSInnPOAEDP
P31891789.0802801515

Hall of Fame voting

YearBodyVotesNeededStatus
1966BBWAA1227Ballot
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