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Bob
Blaylock		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 185
 
Born: June 28, 1935 in Usa, OK, CHATTANOOGA
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1964   
All-Star Selections 1958    1959    1960   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1956 21 STL NL $ 300,000 6 8 9 8 2 4 3 3 4 4
1957 22 STL NL $ 300,000 6 8 9 8 2 4 3 3 3 3
1958 23 STL NL $ 300,000 6 10 10 10 2 4 3 3 4 4
1959 24 STL NL $ 300,000 6 9 10 10 2 4 3 3 4 4
1960 25 STL NL $ 1,411,429 6 9 10 10 2 4 3 3 4 3
1961 26 STL NL $ 1,411,429 6 9 10 10 2 4 3 3 4 3
1962 27 STL NL $ 1,411,429 6 9 10 10 2 4 3 3 4 4
1963 28 STL NL $ 1,411,429 7 9 10 10 2 4 3 3 4 3
1964 29 STL NL $ 1,411,429 7 9 10 10 2 4 3 3 3 3
1965 30 STL NL $ 1,411,429 7 9 10 9 2 4 3 3 3 3
1966 31 LAD NL $ 900,000 6 9 10 9 2 4 3 3 3 3
1967 32 LAD NL $ 900,000 6 9 10 9 2 3 3 3 3 3
1968 33 OAK AL $ 1,600,000 6 9 10 9 1 3 2 3 3 3
1969 34 OAK AL $ 1,600,000 3 9 10 9 1 2 1 3 3 3
1970 35 OAK AL $ 300,000 2 5 7 6 1 2 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 2 5 7 6 1 2 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,600,000 7 10 10 10 2 4 3 3 4 4
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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 21 STL NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1957 22 STL NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1958 23 STL NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1959 24 STL NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1960 25 STL NL $ 1,411,429   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1961 26 STL NL $ 1,411,429   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1962 27 STL NL $ 1,411,429   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1963 28 STL NL $ 1,411,429   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1964 29 STL NL $ 1,411,429   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1965 30 STL NL $ 1,411,429   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1966 31 LAD NL $ 900,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1967 32 LAD NL $ 900,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1968 33 OAK AL $ 1,600,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1969 34 OAK AL $ 1,600,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1970 35 OAK AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,600,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
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 21 STL NL 2 2 .500 26 0 0 0 7 36.0 28 13 5 24 25 3.25 .212 .338 .356 .694 4.1
    AAA   7 4 .636 12 12 0 0 0 80.7 54 27 7 48 105 3.01 .191 .308 .290 .598  
1957 22 STL NL 4 10 .286 78 3 0 0 9 99.3 100 84 16 83 79 7.61 .257 .388 .427 .814 0.0
1958 23 STL NL 4 7 .364 78 3 0 0 13 113.3 89 53 15 77 93 4.21 .215 .343 .384 .727 9.9
1959 24 STL NL 4 6 .400 48 0 0 0 18 58.7 45 20 7 38 68 3.07 .212 .340 .363 .703 10.4
1960 25 STL NL 6 15 .286 60 6 0 0 16 109.0 95 59 12 68 122 4.87 .232 .341 .384 .725 6.9
1961 26 AAA   3 2 .600 48 0 0 0 6 44.3 34 29 7 21 75 5.89 .210 .301 .377 .677  
1962 27 AAA   2 2 .500 54 0 0 0 4 47.0 28 17 8 22 82 3.26 .169 .266 .325 .591  
1963 28 AAA   10 11 .476 34 21 0 0 2 152.3 95 53 21 73 225 3.13 .177 .275 .329 .604  
1964 29 STL NL 6 8 .429 62 3 0 0 7 108.7 78 45 14 64 93 3.73 .202 .318 .349 .667 7.1
1965 30 STL NL 4 1 .800 57 0 0 0 10 63.3 54 28 8 37 58 3.98 .228 .332 .384 .716 4.4
1966 31 LAD NL 4 3 .571 41 0 0 0 11 40.7 24 15 3 25 49 3.32 .168 .288 .259 .547 7.5
1967 32 LAD NL 1 6 .143 38 3 0 0 0 65.3 54 26 11 29 61 3.58 .229 .317 .403 .720 2.3
1968 33 LAD NL 2 2 .500 34 0 0 0 2 38.3 35 31 6 22 39 7.28 .245 .351 .441 .792 0.0
  OAK AL 0 0 .000 27 0 0 0 0 9.7 4 4 1 4 9 3.73 .129 .229 .258 .487 0.5
  TOT   2 2 .500 61 0 0 0 2 48.0 39 35 7 26 48 6.56 .224 .330 .408 .738 0.5
    AAA   0 2 .000 7 0 0 0 4 8.0 7 6 2 7 12 6.75 .226 .368 .484 .852  
1969 34 OAK AL 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 1.7 1 0 0 1 4 0.00 .200 .333 .200 .533 0.1
    AAA   2 8 .200 39 0 0 0 22 40.3 36 20 9 22 48 4.46 .235 .331 .451 .782  
1970 35 AAA   0 1 .000 30 5 0 0 0 56.7 47 22 9 25 82 3.49 .222 .304 .410 .714  
11 Years Sim 37 60 .381 552 18 0 0 93 744.0 607 378 98 472 700 4.57 .222 .338 .378 .717 53.2
7 Years AAA 24 30 .444 224 38 0 0 38 429.3 301 174 63 218 629 3.65 .195 .294 .353 .647  
Season Average 3 5 .375 50 1 0 0 8 67.6 55 34 8 42 63 4.57 .222 .338 .378 .717  
Career Highs 6 15 .800 78 6 0 0 18 113.3 100 84 16 83 122 7.61 .257 .388 .427 .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   335 204 59 219 458   .210 .306 .370 .676
vs LH   272 174 39 253 242   .237 .375 .390 .765
Home 20 25 .444 296 4 0 0 45 377.3 308 189 50 224 364 4.51 .220 .328 .379 .708
Away 17 35 .327 256 14 0 0 48 366.6 299 189 48 248 336 4.64 .223 .344 .377 .722
Mar/Apr 9 8 .529 98 2 0 0 15 134.6 104 66 17 94 130 4.41 .212 .338 .365 .703
May 6 16 .273 104 5 0 0 15 142.6 129 85 22 93 144 5.36 .243 .356 .414 .770
June 2 10 .167 75 3 0 0 16 119.7 86 59 15 75 95 4.44 .201 .321 .340 .660
July 5 10 .333 83 3 0 0 17 101.0 72 44 11 73 87 3.92 .201 .336 .329 .664
August 5 5 .500 87 5 0 0 13 127.6 122 67 15 66 128 4.72 .247 .336 .414 .750
Sep/Oct 10 11 .476 105 0 0 0 17 118.3 94 57 18 71 116 4.34 .215 .325 .389 .714
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 21 STL NL 34 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.8 0.2
1957 22 STL NL 84 7 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .143 .143 .143 .286 0.0 0.0
1958 23 STL NL 79 16 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 6 .125 .125 .313 .438 0.6 0.0
1959 24 STL NL 60 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 .000 .143 .000 .143 -0.5 0.0
1960 25 STL NL 77 20 1 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 8 .150 .150 .200 .350 0.2 0.0
1961 26 AAA   8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4  
1963 28 AAA   4 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.5  
1964 29 STL NL 66 14 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 .143 .143 .143 .286 -0.3 0.0
1965 30 STL NL 68 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5 0.0
1967 32 LAD NL 54 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0
1968 33 LAD NL 35 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
  OAK AL 36 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
  TOT   71 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1970 35 AAA   4 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4  
9 Years Sim 593 78 26 10 1 0 1 4 3 3 1 24 .128 .139 .179 .319 -0.3 0.2
3 Years AAA 16 9 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 .222 .222 .222 .444 -0.3  
162 Game Average 21 7 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .128 .139 .179 .319 -0.1  
Career Highs 84 20 7 3 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 8 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.8  
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   49 20 6 1 0 1 2 3 3 1 15 .122 .140 .204 .344 0.0
vs LH   29 4 4 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 9 .138 .138 .138 .276 -0.5
Home 313 42 14 6 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 10 .143 .163 .143 .306 -0.1
Away 266 36 10 4 1 0 1 2 2 3 0 14 .111 .111 .222 .333 -0.5
RISP   13 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 .154 .214 .231 .445 0.5
Close/Late   15 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .067 .067 .067 .133 -0.8
Mar/Apr 60 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .111 .111 .111 .222 -0.3
May 74 14 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 5 .071 .133 .286 .419 0.2
June 58 15 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .267 .267 .267 .533 0.9
July 56 11 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 4 .091 .091 .091 .182 -0.6
August 82 18 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 7 .056 .056 .111 .167 -0.7
Sep/Oct 57 11 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .182 .182 .182 .364 0.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1956 21 STL NL P 26 0 36.0 4 9 0 1 1.000 3.25    
1957 22 STL NL P 78 3 99.3 8 17 0 1 1.000 2.27    
1958 23 STL NL P 78 3 113.3 4 19 1 1 .958 1.83    
1959 24 STL NL P 48 0 58.7 3 10 0 0 1.000 1.99    
    LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1960 25 STL NL P 60 6 109.0 5 21 0 1 1.000 2.15    
    RF 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
1964 29 STL NL P 62 3 108.7 13 26 1 1 .975 3.23    
1965 30 STL NL P 57 0 63.3 9 8 0 0 1.000 2.42    
1966 31 LAD NL P 41 0 40.7 2 6 0 0 1.000 1.77    
    SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1967 32 LAD NL P 38 3 65.3 2 8 0 2 1.000 1.38    
1968 33 LAD NL P 34 0 38.3 3 8 0 1 1.000 2.58    
  OAK AL P 27 0 9.7 1 2 0 0 1.000 2.80    
  TOT   P 61 0 48.0 4 10 0 1 1.000 2.63    
1969 34 OAK AL P 3 0 1.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
  P 552 18 744.0 54 134 2 8 .989 2.27    
  RF 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
  SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   555 18 748.0 55 134 2 8 .990 2.27    
Career Highs   78 6 113.3 13 26 1 2 1.000 3.25    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1957-9-9
1958-4-13
1959-3-18
1960-4-16
1966-8-11
 Games Pitched
1957-6-78
1958-4-78
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 17    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Mark Gubicza (931)
  2. Tom Butters (927)
  3. Harry Byrd (926)
  4. Bob Buhl (925)
  5. Mike Fornieles (922)
  6. Sandy Wihtol (920)
  7. Mike Stanton (919)
  8. Tommie Sisk (919)
  9. Rick Sutcliffe (918)
  10. Hal Kurtz (917)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 14th overall pick, by St. Louis in 1956
Had first career hit on 6/28/1956, off Willard Nixon (CIN)
Earned first career win on 7/13/1956
Injured on 6/23/1957 with a Tender Shoulder, out for one week
Hit first career homerun on 5/12/1958, off Walt Masterson (TAM)
Was selected to the 1958 Allstar game
Was selected to the 1959 Allstar game
2/1/1960: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,411,429 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1960 Allstar game
2/1/1961: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,411,429 through salary arbitration
2/1/1962: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,411,429 through salary arbitration
2/1/1963: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,411,429 through salary arbitration
2/1/1964: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,411,429 through salary arbitration
Won World Championship with St. Louis in 1964
2/1/1965: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,411,429 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Los Angeles on 2/8/1966 to a 2-year deal worth $900,000 per year
10/20/1967: Signed a contract extension with Los Angeles, $1,600,000 per year, for 2 years
Traded from Los Angeles to Oakland on 7/1/1968 (Going to OAK: P Bob Blaylock. Going to LAD: 1B Mike Hegan, SS Billy Moran)
Injured on 3/23/1969 with a Broken Cheekbone, out for 5-6 weeks
7/31/1969: Signed a minor league contract extension with Oakland
 
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