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Bob
Buhl		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 190
 
Born: August 12, 1928 in Usa, MI, SAGINAW
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1956    1957    1959   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1953 24 BOS AL $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 4 5 4 7 8 8
1954 25 BOS AL $ 300,000 8 5 6 6 3 5 4 8 8 8
1955 26 BOS AL $ 300,000 8 6 6 6 4 5 4 7 8 8
1956 27 BOS AL $ 300,000 8 6 6 6 4 5 5 6 7 6
1957 28 BOS AL $ 914,286 8 5 6 6 4 5 5 7 7 7
1958 29 BOS AL $ 914,286 8 5 6 6 4 5 5 7 8 7
1959 30 BOS AL $ 1,937,143 9 5 6 6 4 5 4 6 7 7
1960 31 BOS AL $ 3,000,000 9 5 5 5 3 5 4 6 6 6
1961 32 BOS AL   9 4 5 5 3 5 4 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings   8 4 5 5 3 5 4 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,000,000 9 6 6 6 4 5 5 8 8 8
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1953 24 BOS AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1954 25 BOS AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1955 26 BOS AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1956 27 BOS AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1957 28 BOS AL $ 914,286   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1958 29 BOS AL $ 914,286   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1959 30 BOS AL $ 1,937,143   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1960 31 BOS AL $ 3,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1961 32 BOS AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1953 24 BOS AL 3 10 .231 18 18 2 0 0 119.0 122 60 9 69 57 4.54 .268 .365 .373 .737 3.6
1954 25 BOS AL 11 17 .393 35 35 2 0 0 241.7 247 131 24 140 124 4.88 .265 .360 .396 .756 8.0
1955 26 BOS AL 9 19 .321 34 34 9 1 0 247.3 257 147 25 129 135 5.35 .270 .356 .407 .763 9.4
1956 27 BOS AL 9 11 .450 89 0 0 0 25 95.7 99 44 9 51 54 4.14 .270 .362 .429 .791 11.3
1957 28 BOS AL 4 9 .308 92 0 0 0 16 102.7 117 64 9 52 67 5.61 .285 .364 .407 .771 2.9
1958 29 BOS AL 4 1 .800 35 1 0 0 2 46.0 36 12 3 30 25 2.35 .225 .349 .306 .655 6.2
1959 30 BOS AL 2 3 .400 46 0 0 0 22 51.3 43 17 2 24 26 2.98 .234 .318 .337 .654 7.4
1960 31 BOS AL 7 5 .583 41 0 0 0 17 39.0 48 27 6 21 27 6.23 .308 .390 .455 .845 0.9
1961 32 BOS AL 0 0 .000 7 1 0 0 0 14.3 13 6 2 12 5 3.77 .241 .379 .407 .786 0.2
    AAA   0 0 .000 5 0 0 0 0 7.7 10 3 0 2 7 3.52 .357 .400 .393 .793  
    AA   3 1 .750 9 0 0 0 0 19.0 14 2 0 7 21 0.95 .215 .292 .231 .522  
1962 33 AAA   6 11 .353 39 17 2 1 2 129.3 144 67 15 53 144 4.66 .278 .345 .400 .745  
9 Years Sim 49 75 .395 397 89 13 1 82 957.0 982 508 89 528 520 4.78 .268 .359 .396 .755 49.9
2 Years AAA 6 11 .353 44 17 2 1 2 137.0 154 70 15 55 151 4.60 .282 .348 .399 .747  
1 Years AA 3 1 .750 9 0 0 0 0 19.0 14 2 0 7 21 0.95 .215 .292 .231 .522  
3 Years Minors 9 12 .429 53 17 2 1 2 156.0 168 72 15 62 172 4.15 .275 .342 .381 .723  
Season Average 5 8 .385 44 9 1 0 9 106.3 109 56 9 58 57 4.78 .268 .359 .396 .755  
Career Highs 11 19 .800 92 35 9 1 25 247.3 257 147 25 140 135 6.23 .308 .390 .455 .845  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   497 269 41 229 335   .244 .320 .352 .672
vs LH   485 239 48 299 185   .297 .406 .451 .857
Home 28 34 .452 217 44 4 0 48 498.6 509 277 44 279 275 5.00 .266 .359 .394 .753
Away 21 41 .339 180 45 9 1 34 458.3 473 231 45 249 245 4.54 .270 .360 .399 .760
Mar/Apr 10 15 .400 79 16 1 0 20 169.0 190 94 21 90 83 5.01 .285 .370 .425 .795
May 9 10 .474 70 14 3 0 14 155.7 145 86 13 101 72 4.97 .253 .364 .375 .739
June 8 10 .444 62 13 0 0 14 152.3 146 78 11 91 99 4.61 .249 .350 .370 .719
July 8 12 .400 58 11 2 1 14 131.6 132 67 12 65 82 4.58 .259 .343 .385 .728
August 7 14 .333 66 17 2 0 15 167.0 190 103 19 91 102 5.55 .293 .380 .451 .831
Sep/Oct 7 14 .333 62 18 5 0 5 181.3 179 80 13 90 82 3.97 .261 .347 .366 .713
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1953 24 BOS AL 18 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 .000 .000 .000 .000 -3.0 0.0
1954 25 BOS AL 35 75 2 5 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 27 .067 .091 .080 .171 -2.6 0.0
1955 26 BOS AL 34 86 5 13 5 0 0 2 0 0 3 28 .151 .189 .209 .398 2.4 0.0
1956 27 BOS AL 89 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.2 0.0
1957 28 BOS AL 92 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5 0.0
1958 29 BOS AL 35 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .500 .750 0.4 0.2
1959 30 BOS AL 46 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0
1960 31 BOS AL 41 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1961 32 BOS AL 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
9 Years Sim 397 217 7 20 7 0 0 7 0 0 5 72 .092 .117 .124 .241 -3.7 0.2
162 Game Average 88 2 8 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 29 .092 .117 .124 .241 -1.5  
Career Highs 92 86 5 13 5 0 0 3 0 0 3 28 .250 .250 .500 .750 2.4  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   154 5 15 3 0 0 5 0 0 3 49 .097 .120 .117 .237 -4.2
vs LH   63 2 5 4 0 0 2 0 0 2 23 .079 .108 .143 .251 -1.5
Home 216 108 4 12 4 0 0 6 0 0 3 30 .111 .135 .148 .283 -1.3
Away 111 109 3 8 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 42 .073 .098 .101 .199 -4.4
RISP   40 0 4 1 0 0 6 0 0 4 12 .100 .182 .125 .307 0.1
Close/Late   20 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .150 .150 .250 .400 0.3
Mar/Apr 58 37 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 .027 .053 .027 .080 -2.6
May 42 33 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 .152 .152 .212 .364 0.3
June 54 34 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 12 .059 .111 .059 .170 -1.4
July 40 28 3 6 4 0 0 3 0 0 1 8 .214 .241 .357 .599 2.1
August 32 36 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 14 .056 .081 .056 .137 -1.9
Sep/Oct 30 49 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 16 .082 .100 .102 .202 -2.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1953 24 BOS AL P 18 18 119.0 15 29 1 0 .978 3.33    
1954 25 BOS AL P 35 35 241.7 10 56 4 2 .943 2.46    
1955 26 BOS AL P 34 34 247.3 22 53 5 8 .938 2.73    
1956 27 BOS AL P 89 0 95.7 6 20 0 1 1.000 2.45    
1957 28 BOS AL P 92 0 102.7 7 14 2 1 .913 1.84    
1958 29 BOS AL P 35 1 46.0 0 11 0 0 1.000 2.15    
1959 30 BOS AL P 46 0 51.3 3 9 0 1 1.000 2.10    
1960 31 BOS AL P 41 0 39.0 3 6 0 0 1.000 2.08    
1961 32 BOS AL P 7 1 14.3 2 3 1 1 .833 3.14    
Career Totals   397 89 957.0 68 201 13 14 .954 2.53    
Career Highs   92 35 247.3 22 56 5 8 1.000 3.33    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1958 29 BOS AL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0.7 3 5 1 2 1 68.18 .600 .714 1.400 2.114
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0.7 3 5 1 2 1 68.18 .600 .714 1.400 2.114
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1954-5-17
1955-4-19
 Saves
1956-1-25
1957-4-16
1959-1-22
1960-2-17
 Games Pitched
1956-2-89
1957-2-92
 Complete Games
1955-8-9
 Walks Allowed
1954-4-140
1955-6-129
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 6    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 16    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  4. Mike Fornieles (947)
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  6. Rawly Eastwick (942)
  7. Rick Sutcliffe (941)
  8. Fred Sanford (939)
  9. Mace Brown (936)
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 23rd overall pick, by Boston (A) in 1953
Earned first career win on 4/12/1953
Injured on 4/25/1953 with a Stiff Elbow, out for one week
Had first career hit on 5/14/1954, off Ray Herbert (PIT)
Was selected to the 1956 Allstar game
2/1/1957: Gets a new one-year contract worth $914,286 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1957 Allstar game
2/1/1958: Gets a new one-year contract worth $914,286 through salary arbitration
2/1/1959: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,937,143 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1959 Allstar game
10/13/1959: Signed a contract extension with Boston (A), $3,000,000 per year, for 3 years
Traded from Boston (A) to Seattle on 7/31/1961 (Going to SEM: P Bob Buhl. Going to BOS: C Frank Torre, P Mike Fornieles, P Don Mcmahon)
Injured on 9/1/1961 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Released by Seattle on 10/13/1961
Signed as a free agent by Washington on 2/8/1962 to a 3-year deal worth $400,000 per year
Released by Washington on 11/1/1962
 
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