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Bob
Heffner		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 205
 
Born: September 13, 1938 in Usa, PA, ALLENTOWN
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1970   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1963 24 PIT NL $ 300,000 6 5 5 5 7 7 7 5 5 5
1964 25 PIT NL $ 300,000 6 5 5 5 7 7 7 4 4 4
1965 26 PIT NL $ 300,000 6 5 5 5 7 7 7 4 4 4
1966 27 PIT NL $ 300,000 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 5 5 5
1967 28 PIT NL $ 300,000 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 4 4 4
1968 29 PIT NL $ 350,000 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 4 4 4
1969 30 PIT NL $ 655,714 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 4 4 4
1970 31 PIT NL $ 655,714 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 3 3 3
1971 32 BSN NL $ 2,000,000 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 3 3 3
1972 33 BSN NL $ 2,000,000 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 3 3 3
1973 34 CLE AL $ 600,000 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,000,000 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 5 5 5
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1963 24 PIT NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1964 25 PIT NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1965 26 PIT NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1966 27 PIT NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1967 28 PIT NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1968 29 PIT NL $ 350,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1969 30 PIT NL $ 655,714   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1970 31 PIT NL $ 655,714   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1971 32 BSN NL $ 2,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1972 33 BSN NL $ 2,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1973 34 CLE AL $ 600,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
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
1963 24 PIT NL 1 2 .333 5 5 0 0 0 34.7 38 22 6 10 22 5.71 .279 .329 .493 .821 0.0
    AAA   5 9 .357 17 17 4 0 0 121.0 117 44 17 32 107 3.27 .251 .299 .405 .703  
    AA   3 1 .750 7 7 0 0 0 51.3 39 15 6 12 57 2.63 .205 .252 .316 .568  
1964 25 PIT NL 1 1 .500 7 1 0 0 0 8.7 16 11 0 6 6 11.43 .381 .458 .476 .935 0.0
    AAA   4 1 .800 23 0 0 0 1 20.7 24 7 3 8 9 3.05 .296 .360 .444 .804  
1965 26 PIT NL 3 4 .429 21 1 0 0 1 30.7 36 17 5 6 18 4.99 .293 .323 .480 .803 1.0
1966 27 PIT NL 1 7 .125 39 0 0 0 5 52.3 61 22 8 18 25 3.78 .290 .342 .438 .780 3.3
1967 28 PIT NL 3 7 .300 42 4 1 0 0 70.3 76 40 10 38 48 5.12 .277 .365 .442 .807 0.7
1968 29 PIT NL 4 6 .400 62 0 0 0 14 63.3 61 25 5 23 41 3.55 .249 .314 .351 .665 7.8
1969 30 PIT NL 0 1 .000 20 0 0 0 0 26.7 22 11 5 10 20 3.71 .216 .281 .392 .673 1.3
1970 31 PIT NL 2 1 .667 28 0 0 0 3 57.3 47 11 1 16 44 1.73 .224 .279 .276 .555 8.1
1971 32 BSN NL 6 12 .333 26 19 3 1 4 141.0 139 58 17 43 81 3.70 .258 .311 .384 .695 9.7
1972 33 BSN NL 0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 0 7.7 5 0 0 3 4 0.00 .192 .276 .269 .545 1.0
    AAA   5 4 .556 28 0 0 0 16 29.7 25 6 1 16 26 1.82 .225 .323 .261 .584  
1973 34 AAA   2 1 .667 15 0 0 0 0 23.7 26 18 6 14 14 6.85 .286 .381 .527 .908  
10 Years Sim 21 41 .339 254 30 4 1 27 492.6 501 217 57 173 309 3.96 .263 .323 .397 .720 32.8
4 Years AAA 16 15 .516 83 17 4 0 17 195.0 192 75 27 70 156 3.46 .256 .320 .403 .722  
1 Years AA 3 1 .750 7 7 0 0 0 51.3 39 15 6 12 57 2.63 .205 .252 .316 .568  
5 Years Minors 19 16 .543 90 24 4 0 17 246.3 231 90 33 82 213 3.29 .246 .306 .385 .691  
Season Average 2 4 .333 25 3 0 0 2 49.3 50 21 5 17 30 3.96 .263 .323 .397 .720  
Career Highs 6 12 .667 62 19 3 1 14 141.0 139 58 17 43 81 11.43 .381 .458 .493 .935  
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   271 121 32 92 181   .254 .313 .386 .699
vs LH   230 96 25 81 128   .274 .338 .411 .749
Home 10 23 .303 140 17 1 1 13 266.6 276 134 36 95 164 4.52 .267 .329 .423 .752
Away 11 18 .379 114 13 3 0 14 226.0 225 83 21 78 145 3.31 .257 .318 .366 .684
Mar/Apr 5 5 .500 44 7 0 0 0 97.6 103 48 9 43 60 4.42 .263 .336 .378 .713
May 4 7 .364 36 8 2 0 7 90.0 84 34 10 29 61 3.40 .248 .307 .366 .673
June 1 6 .143 39 4 0 0 5 65.6 72 25 8 20 35 3.43 .279 .331 .419 .750
July 4 12 .250 47 10 2 1 2 123.6 113 55 17 34 76 4.00 .245 .296 .398 .695
August 5 9 .357 46 1 0 0 8 64.3 78 39 11 30 45 5.46 .305 .378 .488 .866
Sep/Oct 2 2 .500 42 0 0 0 5 51.3 51 16 2 17 32 2.81 .255 .313 .340 .653
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
1963 24 PIT NL 5 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.4 0.0
1964 25 PIT NL 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1965 26 PIT NL 21 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1966 27 PIT NL 39 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2 0.0
1967 28 PIT NL 42 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .071 .071 .071 .143 -0.7 0.0
5 Years Sim 114 29 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .103 .103 .103 .207 -1.1 0.0
162 Game Average 41 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .103 .103 .103 .207 -1.6  
Career Highs 42 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2  
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   19 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .053 .053 .053 .105 -1.2
vs LH   10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.2
Home 63 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .071 .071 .071 .143 -0.7
Away 37 15 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .133 .133 .133 .267 -0.2
RISP   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.7
Close/Late   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Mar/Apr 12 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2
May 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4
June 14 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.9
July 17 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .100 .100 .100 .200 -0.4
August 14 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.4
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1963 24 PIT NL P 5 5 34.7 2 10 0 1 1.000 3.12    
1964 25 PIT NL P 7 1 8.7 1 2 0 0 1.000 3.12    
1965 26 PIT NL P 21 1 30.7 2 8 0 2 1.000 2.94    
1966 27 PIT NL P 39 0 52.3 3 13 0 1 1.000 2.75    
1967 28 PIT NL P 42 4 70.3 2 9 0 0 1.000 1.41    
1968 29 PIT NL P 62 0 63.3 3 17 0 0 1.000 2.84    
1969 30 PIT NL P 20 0 26.7 2 2 0 0 1.000 1.35    
1970 31 PIT NL P 28 0 57.3 2 11 0 0 1.000 2.04    
1971 32 BSN NL P 26 19 141.0 7 27 0 2 1.000 2.17    
1972 33 BSN NL P 4 0 7.7 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.17    
Career Totals   254 30 492.6 25 99 0 6 1.000 2.27    
Career Highs   62 19 141.0 7 27 0 2 1.000 3.12    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1968-7-14
 Shutouts
1971-10-1
        
 
   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 3rd round, 59th overall pick, by Montreal in 1963
Traded from Montreal to Pittsburgh on 7/1/1963 (Going to MON: P Dave Cole. Going to PIT: P Bob Heffner)
Earned first career win on 7/11/1963
Had first career hit on 7/15/1963, off Hersh Freeman (NYG)
2/1/1968: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1969: Gets a new one-year contract worth $655,714 through salary arbitration
2/1/1970: Gets a new one-year contract worth $655,714 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1970 Allstar game
Signed as a free agent by Boston (N) on 2/18/1971 to a 2-year deal worth $2,000,000 per year
Injured on 6/9/1971 with a Inflamed Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 4-5 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Cleveland (A) on 2/3/1973 to a 2-year deal worth $600,000 per year
 
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