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Bob
Shirley		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 205
 
Born: June 25, 1954 in Usa, OK, CUSHING
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove 1978   
All-Star Selections 1980   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1977 23 DET AL $ 300,000 6 7 6 6 5 4 4 7 6 7
1978 24 DET AL $ 300,000 6 7 6 6 5 4 4 7 6 6
1979 25 DET AL $ 300,000 6 7 6 6 5 4 4 7 6 7
1980 26 DET AL $ 300,000 6 7 6 6 4 3 3 7 7 7
1981 27 DET AL $ 300,000 6 7 6 6 4 3 3 7 7 7
1982 28 DET AL $ 350,000 6 7 6 7 4 3 3 7 6 6
1983 29 PIT NL $ 432,857 6 8 7 7 4 3 3 6 6 6
1984 30 PIT NL $ 432,857 6 8 6 7 4 3 3 6 6 6
1985 31 PIT NL $ 432,857 6 8 7 7 4 3 3 6 5 6
1986 32 PIT NL $ 432,857 6 8 7 7 4 3 3 8 7 7
1987 33 PIT NL $ 432,857 7 7 6 7 4 3 3 8 7 7
1988 34 PIT NL $ 432,857 6 7 6 6 3 2 2 8 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 6 7 6 6 3 2 2 6 5 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 432,857 7 8 7 7 5 4 4 8 7 7
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
1977 23 DET AL 1 5 .167 11 11 0 0 0 75.7 71 37 3 38 42 4.40 .250 .339 .366 .705 4.3
    AAA   12 6 .667 23 23 1 0 0 157.0 148 54 9 60 120 3.10 .250 .319 .348 .667  
1978 24 DET AL 10 11 .476 32 32 3 0 0 213.0 186 84 14 102 107 3.55 .235 .322 .369 .692 12.7
1979 25 DET AL 0 2 .000 24 0 0 0 12 29.7 31 19 5 16 13 5.77 .270 .353 .461 .814 1.7
    AAA   9 2 .818 14 14 3 1 0 100.3 85 14 1 41 88 1.26 .225 .301 .267 .568  
1980 26 DET AL 7 5 .583 45 0 0 0 7 76.3 72 39 4 39 43 4.60 .247 .336 .388 .725 5.4
1981 27 DET AL 2 0 1.000 26 0 0 0 1 43.7 35 22 3 23 24 4.54 .227 .328 .344 .672 2.3
1982 28 DET AL 0 0 .000 17 0 0 0 1 22.0 21 5 2 9 18 2.05 .250 .319 .333 .652 2.1
1983 29 AAA   2 1 .667 28 0 0 0 2 28.0 20 7 3 9 25 2.25 .200 .266 .340 .606  
1984 30 AAA   2 2 .500 41 0 0 0 6 31.3 28 7 1 14 36 2.01 .243 .326 .313 .639  
1985 31 AAA   5 1 .833 25 0 0 0 2 24.7 16 7 2 11 32 2.55 .195 .290 .305 .595  
1986 32 AAA   2 4 .333 40 5 0 0 2 59.0 58 34 10 37 61 5.19 .256 .360 .427 .787  
1987 33 AAA   4 4 .500 57 0 0 0 0 97.0 94 49 7 59 108 4.55 .251 .353 .366 .720  
1988 34 AAA   6 3 .667 59 0 0 0 5 62.3 56 15 1 34 77 2.17 .245 .342 .319 .661  
6 Years Sim 20 23 .465 155 43 3 0 21 460.3 416 206 31 227 247 4.03 .242 .330 .374 .704 28.5
8 Years AAA 42 23 .646 287 42 4 1 17 559.7 505 187 34 265 547 3.01 .241 .326 .338 .664  
Season Average 3 3 .500 25 7 0 0 3 76.7 69 34 5 37 41 4.03 .242 .330 .374 .704  
Career Highs 10 11 1.000 45 32 3 0 12 213.0 186 84 14 102 107 5.77 .270 .353 .461 .814  
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   308 139 28 168 159   .255 .345 .400 .745
vs LH   108 67 3 59 88   .211 .293 .313 .606
Home 5 11 .313 81 20 0 0 9 234.3 216 114 18 125 116 4.38 .244 .338 .390 .727
Away 15 12 .556 74 23 3 0 12 226.0 200 92 13 102 131 3.66 .239 .322 .358 .680
Mar/Apr 2 3 .400 19 5 1 0 2 53.7 41 15 4 29 36 2.52 .216 .320 .332 .651
May 1 3 .250 26 5 0 0 7 64.7 69 32 5 35 26 4.45 .273 .361 .435 .796
June 4 3 .571 32 6 1 0 7 83.3 64 32 7 49 42 3.46 .217 .328 .349 .678
July 6 2 .750 24 5 1 0 1 59.7 46 25 7 18 34 3.77 .208 .268 .353 .621
August 3 5 .375 27 11 0 0 2 108.0 109 53 5 52 62 4.42 .262 .344 .380 .724
Sep/Oct 4 7 .364 27 11 0 0 2 91.0 87 49 3 44 47 4.85 .251 .336 .382 .717
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1977 23 DET AL P 11 11 75.7 2 18 1 3 .952 2.38    
1978 24 DET AL P 32 32 213.0 17 51 1 5 .986 2.87    
1979 25 DET AL P 24 0 29.7 2 4 1 1 .857 1.82    
1980 26 DET AL P 45 0 76.3 6 11 0 0 1.000 2.00    
1981 27 DET AL P 26 0 43.7 2 12 0 1 1.000 2.89    
1982 28 DET AL P 17 0 22.0 1 5 0 1 1.000 2.45    
Career Totals   155 43 460.3 30 101 3 11 .978 2.56    
Career Highs   45 32 213.0 17 51 1 5 1.000 2.89    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Walks Allowed
1978-10-102
 Hits per 9IP
1978-4-7.9
 OAVG
1978-5-.235
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 2    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 33rd overall pick, by Detroit in 1977
Injured on 6/10/1977 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 4 days
Earned first career win on 8/26/1977
Won Gold Glove at Pitcher in 1978
Was selected to the 1980 Allstar game
2/2/1982: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1983: Gets a new one-year contract worth $432,857 through salary arbitration
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)
2/2/1984: Gets a new one-year contract worth $432,857 through salary arbitration
2/2/1985: Gets a new one-year contract worth $432,857 through salary arbitration
2/2/1986: Gets a new one-year contract worth $432,857 through salary arbitration
2/2/1987: Gets a new one-year contract worth $432,857 through salary arbitration
Injured on 4/25/1987 with a Blister On Finger, out for one week
Injured on 8/8/1987 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 3 weeks
2/2/1988: Gets a new one-year contract worth $432,857 through salary arbitration
 
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