Bob
Kearney
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 200
 
Born: October 3, 1956 in Usa, TX, SAN ANTONIO
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1979 22 DET AL     4 4 4 3 3 3 6 5 6 3 2 2 7 6 6
1980 23 DET AL     4 4 4 3 3 3 6 6 6 2 2 2 7 6 6
1981 24 DET AL     4 4 4 3 3 3 6 6 6 2 2 2 7 6 6
1982 25 DET AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 4 4 4 6 6 6 2 2 2 6 6 6
1983 26 PIT NL     5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 2 2 2 6 6 6
1984 27 PIT NL     5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 2 2 2 6 5 6
1985 28 PIT NL     5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 6 2 2 2 6 5 6
1986 29 PIT NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 2 2 6 5 6
1987 30 PIT NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 2 2 6 5 5
1988 31 PIT NL $ 350,000   5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 5
1989 32 PIT NL $ 350,000   5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 2 2 5 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 3 3 3 5 5 5 2 2 2 5 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 3 2 2 7 6 6
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
1979 22 A   137 525 62 137 28 3 17 81 1 1 37 72 .261 .310 .423 .732 67.5  
1980 23 AA   137 557 70 145 34 3 18 62 1 1 20 64 .260 .286 .429 .715 65.6  
1981 24 AA   137 526 48 133 31 1 14 53 1 0 31 50 .253 .294 .395 .690 60.0  
1982 25 DET AL 45 154 12 22 5 2 0 13 0 0 5 31 .143 .175 .201 .376 2.1 0.0
1983 26 AAA   132 506 64 151 27 1 23 74 3 1 26 72 .298 .333 .492 .825 78.6  
1984 27 AAA   136 563 73 171 34 2 24 75 1 0 29 83 .304 .338 .499 .837 89.0  
1985 28 AAA   124 457 54 125 18 1 21 53 1 2 22 76 .274 .307 .455 .762 61.9  
1986 29 PIT NL 60 153 14 36 6 0 1 19 0 0 5 22 .235 .258 .294 .552 11.5 0.7
1987 30 PIT NL 50 132 17 28 6 0 3 15 0 0 10 33 .212 .264 .326 .590 11.5 0.9
1988 31 PIT NL 67 190 18 50 13 1 0 19 0 0 11 39 .263 .302 .342 .644 17.8 2.1
1989 32 AAA   132 472 59 138 21 3 22 75 0 3 23 107 .292 .325 .489 .815 70.7  
4 Years Sim 222 629 61 136 30 3 4 66 0 0 31 125 .216 .253 .293 .545 42.9 3.6
4 Years AAA 524 1998 250 585 100 7 90 277 5 6 100 338 .293 .329 .485 .814 300.2  
2 Years AA 274 1083 118 278 65 4 32 115 2 1 51 114 .257 .293 .413 .706 125.6  
1 Years A 137 525 62 137 28 3 17 81 1 1 37 72 .261 .310 .423 .733 67.5  
7 Years Minors 935 3606 430 1000 193 14 139 473 8 8 188 524 .277 .316 .454 .770 493.3  
162 Game Average 459 44 99 21 2 2 48 0 0 22 91 .216 .253 .293 .545 31.3  
Career Highs 67 190 18 50 13 2 3 19 0 0 11 39 .263 .302 .342 .644 17.8  
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   472 44 99 21 3 2 51 0 0 24 99 .210 .248 .280 .527 30.0
vs LH   157 17 37 9 0 2 15 0 0 7 26 .236 .268 .331 .600 13.2
Home 110 314 29 66 17 0 1 29 0 0 16 67 .210 .249 .274 .523 19.3
Away 112 315 32 70 13 3 3 37 0 0 15 58 .222 .256 .311 .567 23.9
RISP   156 0 41 5 1 0 54 0 0 10 26 .263 .300 .308 .608 14.5
Pinch Hitting   23 3 7 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 .304 .360 .391 .751 3.1
Close/Late   89 8 16 4 0 0 6 0 0 3 24 .180 .207 .225 .431 2.9
Mar/Apr 26 67 11 21 2 1 2 12 0 0 4 12 .313 .352 .463 .815 10.3
May 50 133 13 25 8 0 1 11 0 0 8 26 .188 .238 .271 .508 7.6
June 34 89 11 27 6 1 0 11 0 0 2 11 .303 .315 .393 .708 10.1
July 30 87 10 18 3 0 1 7 0 0 7 18 .207 .266 .276 .542 6.4
August 31 87 6 15 7 0 0 8 0 0 3 18 .172 .198 .253 .451 3.1
Sep/Oct 51 166 10 30 4 1 0 17 0 0 7 40 .181 .213 .217 .430 5.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1982 25 DET AL C 44 40 366.7 191 20 2 1 .991 5.18 35 13 .371 0 2.3
1986 29 PIT NL C 37 30 278.0 177 10 1 0 .995 6.05 21 4 .190 1 1.4
    1B 9 6 60.0 80 4 0 5 1.000 12.60 0 0 .000 0 0.1
1987 30 PIT NL C 36 32 281.0 207 11 2 0 .991 6.98 36 9 .250 0 1.4
    1B 6 5 39.0 48 3 0 3 1.000 11.77 0 0 .000 0 0.1
1988 31 PIT NL C 42 35 308.7 233 18 2 0 .992 7.32 35 8 .229 0 1.6
    1B 21 14 136.7 169 10 4 17 .978 11.79 0 0 .000 0 0.2
  C 159 137 1234.3 808 59 7 1 .992 6.32 127 34 .268 1 6.6
  1B 36 25 235.7 297 17 4 25 .987 11.99 0 0 .000 0 0.5
Career Totals   195 162 1470.0 1105 76 11 26 .991 7.23 127 34 .268 1 7.1
Career Highs   63 49 445.3 402 28 6 17 .996 8.69 36 13 .371 1  
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1982 25 DET AL 7 29 3 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .138 .167 .207 .374
Career Post-Season Batting 7 29 3 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .138 .167 .207 .374
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History
Drafted in 4th round, 75th overall pick, by Detroit in 1979
Injured on 4/17/1981 with a Strained Hamstring Muscle, out for one week
Injured on 8/25/1981 with a Bruised Heel, out for 4 days
Had first career hit (double) on 4/12/1982, off Bob Welch (BOS)
Traded from Detroit to Pittsburgh on 2/8/1983 (Going to PIT: P Bob Shirley, C Bob Kearney, LF Bombo Rivera. Going to DET: CF Dan Ford)
Injured on 8/12/1984 with a Jammed Finger, out for 1-2 weeks
Hit first career homerun on 4/15/1986, off Pascual Perez (TAM)
2/2/1988: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Philadelphia on 6/5/1988
2/2/1989: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 8/10/1989 with a Inflamed Groin Muscle, out for one week