Bob
Trowbridge
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 200
 
Born: June 27, 1930 in Usa, NY, HUDSON
 
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  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1956 26 STL NL $ 300,000 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 8 8 8
1957 27 STL NL $ 300,000 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 7 7 7
1958 28 STL NL $ 300,000 6 6 6 6 4 5 5 7 7 7
1959 29 STL NL $ 2,135,714 5 6 7 7 5 5 5 6 6 6
1960 30 STL NL $ 2,135,714 5 7 7 7 4 5 5 5 5 5
1961 31 STL NL $ 2,135,714 5 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5
1962 32 STL NL $ 911,000 5 7 8 8 5 5 5 5 5 5
1963 33 STL NL $ 911,000 5 7 8 8 5 5 5 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 5 6 6 6 4 4 4 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,135,714 6 7 8 8 5 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
1956 26 STL NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1957 27 STL NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1958 28 STL NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1959 29 STL NL $ 2,135,714   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1960 30 STL NL $ 2,135,714   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1961 31 STL NL $ 2,135,714   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1962 32 STL NL $ 911,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1963 33 STL NL $ 911,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,135,714   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
1956 26 STL NL 10 11 .476 52 16 1 0 2 146.0 128 56 13 86 100 3.45 .239 .343 .364 .708 10.8
1957 27 STL NL 7 29 .194 44 44 1 0 0 277.0 285 166 30 121 171 5.39 .266 .340 .419 .759 3.8
1958 28 STL NL 14 20 .412 44 44 3 2 0 285.3 227 117 29 152 182 3.69 .218 .318 .353 .671 19.1
1959 29 STL NL 6 14 .300 28 28 1 0 0 167.3 176 98 21 84 123 5.27 .268 .350 .420 .770 1.7
1960 30 STL NL 7 15 .318 63 26 1 0 3 220.7 196 100 25 85 179 4.08 .238 .308 .387 .695 12.8
1961 31 STL NL 4 7 .364 53 0 0 0 9 63.3 68 41 13 37 57 5.83 .274 .365 .464 .828 1.0
1962 32 AAA   2 1 .667 23 0 0 0 0 31.0 27 7 1 10 47 2.03 .239 .301 .283 .584  
1963 33 AAA   1 0 1.000 61 0 0 0 2 64.0 54 25 5 31 68 3.52 .234 .324 .351 .675  
6 Years Sim 48 96 .333 284 158 7 2 14 1159.7 1080 578 131 565 812 4.49 .247 .332 .393 .725 49.2
2 Years AAA 3 1 .750 84 0 0 0 2 95.0 81 32 6 41 115 3.03 .235 .317 .328 .645  
Season Average 8 16 .333 47 26 1 0 2 193.3 180 96 21 94 135 4.49 .247 .332 .393 .725  
Career Highs 14 29 .476 63 44 3 2 9 285.3 285 166 30 152 182 5.83 .274 .365 .464 .828  
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   545 333 81 271 447   .235 .315 .396 .711
vs LH   535 245 50 294 365   .260 .353 .390 .743
Home 22 46 .324 145 74 2 1 11 571.3 517 283 79 278 389 4.46 .241 .329 .409 .738
Away 26 50 .342 139 84 5 1 3 588.3 563 295 52 287 423 4.51 .252 .337 .378 .715
Mar/Apr 4 17 .190 51 26 0 0 0 189.0 188 111 24 109 127 5.29 .260 .357 .407 .765
May 13 13 .500 56 30 1 1 6 221.3 221 115 28 99 139 4.68 .260 .337 .424 .761
June 8 16 .333 47 27 1 0 4 180.0 186 105 23 99 137 5.25 .269 .361 .433 .793
July 6 19 .240 37 30 2 1 0 199.7 166 83 22 87 136 3.74 .223 .304 .367 .671
August 9 16 .360 46 22 2 0 3 179.0 156 79 12 80 142 3.97 .232 .314 .349 .663
Sep/Oct 8 15 .348 47 23 1 0 1 190.6 163 85 22 91 131 4.01 .234 .323 .372 .695
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
1956 26 STL NL 52 27 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 8 .037 .037 .074 .111 -1.2 0.0
1957 27 STL NL 44 83 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 .048 .048 .060 .108 -4.8 0.0
1958 28 STL NL 44 92 1 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 31 .033 .053 .065 .118 -5.4 0.0
1959 29 STL NL 28 52 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 14 .019 .073 .019 .092 -3.3 0.0
1960 30 STL NL 63 58 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 17 .069 .115 .086 .201 -1.4 0.0
1961 31 STL NL 53 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .250 .000 .250 0.1 0.0
6 Years Sim 284 315 9 13 4 1 0 4 0 0 8 104 .041 .068 .060 .128 -16.1 0.0
162 Game Average 179 5 7 2 0 0 2 0 0 4 59 .041 .068 .060 .128 -9.2  
Career Highs 63 92 2 4 1 1 0 2 0 0 3 32 .069 .250 .086 .250 0.1  
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   137 5 8 4 0 0 1 0 0 4 44 .058 .085 .088 .173 -6.1
vs LH   178 4 5 0 1 0 3 0 0 4 60 .028 .055 .039 .094 -12.2
Home 145 135 6 7 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 41 .052 .079 .074 .153 -7.1
Away 139 180 3 6 1 1 0 3 0 0 5 63 .033 .059 .050 .109 -11.2
RISP   76 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 25 .000 .026 .000 .026 -6.6
Close/Late   11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .091 .091 .091 .182 -0.5
Mar/Apr 51 49 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13 .020 .059 .020 .079 -3.4
May 56 66 5 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 21 .015 .071 .045 .117 -3.8
June 38 47 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 24 .021 .042 .021 .063 -3.9
July 31 57 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 13 .088 .103 .105 .209 -1.9
August 46 49 1 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 20 .061 .080 .122 .202 -1.9
Sep/Oct 47 47 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 .043 .043 .043 .085 -3.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1956 26 STL NL P 52 16 146.0 4 29 0 1 1.000 2.03    
1957 27 STL NL P 44 44 277.0 11 52 3 4 .955 2.05    
1958 28 STL NL P 44 44 285.3 15 45 1 0 .984 1.89    
1959 29 STL NL P 28 28 167.3 9 36 0 2 1.000 2.42    
1960 30 STL NL P 63 26 220.7 12 47 0 3 1.000 2.41    
1961 31 STL NL P 53 0 63.3 6 6 0 0 1.000 1.71    
Career Totals   284 158 1159.7 57 215 4 10 .986 2.11    
Career Highs   63 44 285.3 15 52 3 4 1.000 2.42    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1957-1-29
1958-3-20
Games Pitched
1960-9-63
Games Started
1957-1-44
1958-1-44
Shutouts
1958-6-2
Walks Allowed
1957-10-121
1958-1-152
Hits per 9IP
1958-4-7.2
Strikeouts per 9IP
1960-9-7.3
OAVG
1958-4-.218
OSLG
1958-6-.353
OOPS
1958-9-.671
   
 
   Black Ink Test: 2    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 8    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 30th overall pick, by St. Louis in 1956
Earned first career win on 5/3/1956
Had first career hit (double) on 7/7/1956, off Roger Craig (BOS)
Pitched NO-HITTER against Cincinnati on 7/18/1958, striking out 3
2/1/1959: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,135,714 through salary arbitration
Injured on 8/10/1959 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 6 weeks
2/1/1960: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,135,714 through salary arbitration
2/1/1961: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,135,714 through salary arbitration
9/22/1961: Signed a contract extension with St. Louis, $911,000 per year, for 4 years