Bob
McClure
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 170
 
Born: April 29, 1952 in Usa, CA, OAKLAND
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1987   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1975 23 STL NL   6 6 5 5 5 4 4 7 6 6
1976 24 STL NL $ 300,000 5 6 5 5 5 4 4 7 7 7
1977 25 PHN NL $ 300,000 6 7 6 6 5 4 4 8 7 7
1978 26 PHN NL $ 300,000 6 7 6 6 5 4 5 8 7 7
1979 27 PHN NL $ 300,000 6 7 6 6 5 4 5 8 7 7
1980 28 PHN NL $ 1,278,571 6 7 7 7 5 4 5 8 8 8
1981 29 PHN NL $ 2,807,143 5 7 7 7 5 4 4 8 8 8
1982 30 PHN NL $ 2,807,143 5 7 6 6 5 4 4 7 6 7
1983 31 PHN NL $ 2,807,143 5 6 6 6 5 4 4 6 6 6
1984 32 BOS AL $ 380,000 5 7 6 7 5 4 4 6 6 6
1985 33 SEM AL $ 300,000 5 7 6 7 5 4 4 6 6 6
1986 34 BOS AL $ 2,990,000 5 7 6 7 4 4 4 6 6 6
1987 35 BOS AL   5 7 6 6 4 3 3 6 5 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings   5 6 5 5 4 3 3 6 5 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,990,000 6 7 7 7 5 4 5 8 8 8
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
1975 23 AA   6 13 .316 23 23 1 1 0 148.3 129 62 10 65 140 3.76 .231 .311 .324 .635  
1976 24 STL NL 2 1 .667 5 5 0 0 0 32.3 38 19 4 10 17 5.29 .295 .340 .442 .782 1.4
    AAA   1 2 .333 5 5 0 0 0 34.7 27 17 5 16 21 4.41 .209 .297 .372 .669  
    AA   9 3 .750 17 17 2 2 0 116.0 91 24 1 38 110 1.86 .212 .276 .261 .537  
1977 25 PHN NL 8 7 .533 27 27 1 0 0 186.7 186 85 19 74 99 4.10 .263 .332 .397 .730 8.7
    AAA   1 2 .333 4 4 0 0 0 22.7 26 10 3 18 21 3.97 .292 .411 .416 .827  
1978 26 PHN NL 6 13 .316 32 32 1 0 0 195.0 195 103 17 118 103 4.75 .262 .366 .406 .772 8.2
1979 27 PHN NL 6 14 .300 32 32 2 1 0 204.7 192 97 27 96 124 4.27 .247 .331 .401 .732 8.1
1980 28 PHN NL 14 11 .560 31 31 0 0 0 192.3 186 78 13 84 118 3.65 .252 .331 .361 .692 12.7
1981 29 PHN NL 10 12 .455 29 29 1 0 0 177.7 182 78 15 86 112 3.95 .265 .347 .390 .736 6.1
1983 31 PHN NL 2 3 .400 29 1 0 0 1 52.7 49 24 3 33 30 4.10 .245 .352 .350 .702 2.6
1984 32 AAA   2 2 .500 36 0 0 0 5 34.7 39 18 5 14 38 4.67 .281 .346 .460 .807  
1985 33 SEM AL 4 4 .500 66 0 0 0 23 73.7 60 27 6 30 51 3.30 .225 .311 .330 .641 12.4
1986 34 BOS AL 3 3 .500 57 0 0 0 4 75.7 70 26 11 31 52 3.09 .243 .316 .403 .718 6.8
1987 35 BOS AL 3 3 .500 53 0 0 0 5 73.7 71 33 8 36 49 4.03 .256 .346 .408 .754 4.7
10 Years Sim 58 71 .450 361 157 5 1 33 1264.3 1229 570 123 598 755 4.06 .255 .339 .389 .728 71.5
3 Years AAA 4 6 .400 45 9 0 0 5 92.0 92 45 13 48 80 4.40 .258 .346 .417 .763  
2 Years AA 15 16 .484 40 40 3 3 0 264.3 220 86 11 103 250 2.93 .223 .296 .297 .593  
5 Years Minors 19 22 .463 85 49 3 3 5 356.3 312 131 24 151 330 3.31 .232 .309 .329 .638  
Season Average 5 7 .417 36 15 0 0 3 126.4 122 57 12 59 75 4.06 .255 .339 .389 .728  
Career Highs 14 14 .667 66 32 2 1 23 204.7 195 103 27 118 124 5.29 .295 .366 .442 .782  
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   904 414 93 466 523   .260 .348 .397 .745
vs LH   325 156 30 132 232   .243 .311 .368 .679
Home 28 33 .459 184 73 3 1 15 616.3 596 264 51 267 370 3.86 .255 .332 .378 .710
Away 30 38 .441 177 84 2 0 18 648.0 633 306 72 331 385 4.25 .255 .343 .399 .742
Mar/Apr 4 15 .211 49 20 1 0 4 161.6 171 71 12 68 102 3.95 .276 .347 .392 .739
May 7 16 .304 62 26 0 0 8 213.7 222 119 30 112 116 5.01 .271 .358 .448 .806
June 12 13 .480 70 27 0 0 9 233.7 236 97 23 112 134 3.74 .263 .344 .408 .752
July 7 10 .412 56 25 0 0 9 186.6 170 86 16 100 108 4.15 .241 .335 .370 .705
August 11 6 .647 59 27 2 1 0 218.3 206 97 18 103 140 4.00 .248 .331 .363 .694
Sep/Oct 17 11 .607 65 32 2 0 3 250.3 224 100 24 103 155 3.60 .239 .314 .355 .669
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1976 24 STL NL P 5 5 32.3 1 11 0 0 1.000 3.34    
1977 25 PHN NL P 27 27 186.7 8 26 0 4 1.000 1.64    
1978 26 PHN NL P 32 32 195.0 12 26 1 0 .974 1.75    
1979 27 PHN NL P 32 32 204.7 6 34 2 2 .952 1.76    
1980 28 PHN NL P 31 31 192.3 6 26 0 1 1.000 1.50    
1981 29 PHN NL P 29 29 177.7 10 29 0 4 1.000 1.98    
1983 31 PHN NL P 29 1 52.7 2 10 0 0 1.000 2.05    
1985 33 SEM AL P 66 0 73.7 1 15 0 1 1.000 1.95    
1986 34 BOS AL P 57 0 75.7 2 14 0 1 1.000 1.90    
1987 35 BOS AL P 53 0 73.7 4 14 0 2 1.000 2.20    
Career Totals   361 157 1264.3 52 205 3 15 .988 1.83    
Career Highs   66 32 204.7 12 34 2 4 1.000 3.34    
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
1981 29 PHN NL 0 1 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 9.00 .250 .250 .250 .500
1986 34 BOS AL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 2.3 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000
1987 35 BOS AL 0 2 .000 7 0 0 0 0 13.3 13 9 2 12 10 6.08 .265 .410 .429 .838
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 3 .000 9 0 0 0 0 16.7 14 10 2 12 11 5.40 .233 .361 .367 .728
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1985-9-23
Games Pitched
1985-9-66
Homeruns Allowed
1979-5-27
Walks Allowed
1978-4-118
   
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 4    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 27th overall pick, by St. Louis in 1975
Injured on 7/14/1975 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for 6 weeks
Injured on 5/30/1976 with a Blister On Finger, out for 6 days
Injured on 6/27/1976 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 6 weeks
Earned first career win on 9/4/1976
2/2/1980: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,278,571 through salary arbitration
Injured on 7/24/1980 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week
2/2/1981: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,807,143 through salary arbitration
Injured on 4/28/1981 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 3 weeks
2/2/1982: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,807,143 through salary arbitration
Injured on 4/2/1982 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 8 weeks
2/2/1983: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,807,143 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Boston (A) on 4/3/1984 to a 1-year deal worth $380,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Seattle on 2/15/1985 to a 1-year deal worth $300,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Boston (A) on 2/12/1986 to a 3-year deal worth $2,990,000 per year
Won World Championship with Boston (A) in 1987
Released by Boston (A) on 10/31/1987