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Bob Porterfield
MLB · 1948–1959 · R/R
Player Info
Bats
R
Throws
R
Height
6'0"
Weight
190 lbs
Born
1923-08-10
Birthplace
Newport, USA
Years Active
1948–1959
Hall of Fame
—
Career Batting
G
316
H
95
HR
6
RBI
43
SB
1
AVG
.184
Batting Stats by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | NYA | 16 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .250 |
| 1949 | NYA | 12 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .053 |
| 1950 | NYA | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| 1951 | NYA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1951 | WS1 | 19 | 46 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .130 |
| 1952 | WS1 | 31 | 79 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .190 |
| 1953 | WS1 | 37 | 98 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 20 | .255 |
| 1954 | WS1 | 32 | 88 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 24 | .102 |
| 1955 | WS1 | 30 | 63 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .190 |
| 1956 | BOS | 25 | 43 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .326 |
| 1957 | BOS | 28 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .172 |
| 1958 | BOS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1958 | PIT | 37 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .050 |
| 1959 | CHN | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1959 | PIT | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
Pitching Stats by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | NYA | 5 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 85 | 39 | 5 | 34 | 30 | 4.50 |
| 1949 | NYA | 2 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 53 | 26 | 3 | 29 | 25 | 4.06 |
| 1950 | NYA | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8.69 |
| 1951 | NYA | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15.00 |
| 1951 | WS1 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 109 | 48 | 8 | 54 | 53 | 3.24 |
| 1952 | WS1 | 13 | 14 | 31 | 29 | 0 | 222 | 70 | 7 | 85 | 80 | 2.72 |
| 1953 | WS1 | 22 | 10 | 34 | 32 | 0 | 243 | 95 | 19 | 73 | 77 | 3.35 |
| 1954 | WS1 | 13 | 15 | 32 | 31 | 0 | 249 | 90 | 14 | 77 | 82 | 3.32 |
| 1955 | WS1 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 27 | 0 | 197 | 88 | 14 | 54 | 74 | 4.45 |
| 1956 | BOS | 3 | 12 | 25 | 18 | 0 | 127 | 72 | 21 | 64 | 53 | 5.14 |
| 1957 | BOS | 4 | 4 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 107 | 46 | 8 | 30 | 28 | 4.05 |
| 1958 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.50 |
| 1958 | PIT | 4 | 6 | 37 | 6 | 5 | 78 | 32 | 7 | 19 | 39 | 3.29 |
| 1959 | CHN | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11.37 |
| 1959 | PIT | 1 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 19 | 2 | 17 | 18 | 4.75 |
Awards
TSN All-Star (1953)
TSN Pitcher of the Year (1953)
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