Player

Bobby Shantz

Player Info
Full Name
Robert Clayton
Born
September 26, 1925
Pottstown, PA, USA
Size
5'6" / 139 lbs
B/T
R / L
Debut
May 1, 1949
Final Game
September 29, 1964
Career
16 years
Teams
Honors
3 x All-Star
1957, 1952, 1951
1964 - Gold Glove (NL)
1963 - Gold Glove (NL)
1962 - Gold Glove (NL)
1961 - Gold Glove (NL)
1960 - Gold Glove (AL)
1959 - Gold Glove (AL)
1958 - Gold Glove (AL)
1957 - Gold Glove (ML)
1952 - Sporting News Pitcher of the Year (AL)
1952 - Sporting News All-Star (ML)
... and 1 more
Career Batting
578
G
.195
AVG
107
H
1
HR
46
RBI
.503
OPS
43
OPS vs Lg
8% of the career qualification threshold · about these stats
Career Pitching
119-99
W-L
3.38
ERA
537
G
1,072
SO
48
SV
1.26
WHIP
Pitching Season by Season
Year Team W L ERA G GS SV IP SO BB
1964 St. Louis Cardinals 1 3 3.12 16 0 0 17.0 12 7
1964 Chicago Cubs 0 1 5.56 20 0 1 11.1 12 6
1964 Philadelphia Phillies 1 1 2.25 14 0 0 32.0 18 6
1963 St. Louis Cardinals 6 4 2.61 55 0 11 79.0 70 17
1962 Houston Colt .45's 1 1 1.31 3 3 0 20.2 14 5
1962 St. Louis Cardinals 5 3 2.18 28 0 4 57.1 47 20
1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 3 3.32 43 6 2 89.0 61 26
1960 New York Yankees 5 4 2.79 42 0 11 67.2 54 24
1959 New York Yankees 7 3 2.38 33 4 3 94.2 66 33
1958 New York Yankees 7 6 3.36 33 13 0 126.0 80 35
1957 New York Yankees 11 5 2.45 30 21 5 173.0 72 40
1956 Kansas City Athletics 2 7 4.35 45 2 9 101.0 67 37
1955 Kansas City Athletics 5 10 4.54 23 17 0 125.0 58 66
1954 Philadelphia Athletics 1 0 7.88 2 1 0 8.0 3 3
1953 Philadelphia Athletics 5 9 4.09 16 16 0 105.2 58 26
1952 Philadelphia Athletics 24 7 2.48 33 33 0 279.2 152 63
1951 Philadelphia Athletics 18 10 3.94 32 25 0 205.1 77 70
1950 Philadelphia Athletics 8 14 4.61 36 23 0 214.1 93 85
1949 Philadelphia Athletics 6 8 3.40 33 7 2 127.0 58 74
Advanced Pitching About these stats
Year Lg IP K/9 BB/9 WHIP Qual
1964 NL 60.7 6.23 2.82 1.170
1963 NL 79.3 7.94 1.93 0.908
1962 NL 78.3 7.01 2.87 1.085
1961 NL 89.3 6.15 2.62 1.310
1960 AL 67.7 7.18 3.19 1.197
1959 AL 94.7 6.27 3.14 1.025
1958 AL 126.0 5.71 2.50 1.286
1957 AL 173.0 3.75 2.08 1.139 ✓
1956 AL 101.3 5.95 3.29 1.303
1955 AL 125.0 4.18 4.75 1.520
1954 AL 8.0 3.38 3.38 1.875
1953 AL 105.7 4.94 2.21 1.259
1952 AL 279.7 4.89 2.03 1.048 ✓
1951 AL 205.3 3.38 3.07 1.378 ✓
1950 AL 214.7 3.90 3.56 1.565 ✓
1949 AL 127.0 4.11 5.24 1.370
Batting Season by Season
Year Team G AB H 2B 3B HR R AVG
1964 St. Louis Cardinals 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1964 Chicago Cubs 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1964 Philadelphia Phillies 14 5 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1963 St. Louis Cardinals 55 7 1 0 0 0 0 .143
1962 Houston Colt .45's 7 8 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1962 St. Louis Cardinals 28 13 2 0 0 0 0 .154
1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 44 16 7 1 0 0 3 .438
1960 New York Yankees 43 10 1 0 0 0 1 .100
1959 New York Yankees 40 23 5 2 0 0 4 .217
1958 New York Yankees 33 35 8 3 0 0 1 .229
1957 New York Yankees 33 56 10 3 0 0 6 .179
1956 Kansas City Athletics 51 22 2 1 0 0 2 .091
1955 Kansas City Athletics 26 41 6 0 0 0 5 .146
1954 Philadelphia Athletics 7 3 1 0 0 0 2 .333
1953 Philadelphia Athletics 21 38 9 1 1 0 6 .237
1952 Philadelphia Athletics 34 96 19 4 1 0 13 .198
1951 Philadelphia Athletics 36 72 18 4 0 0 11 .250
1950 Philadelphia Athletics 37 66 11 1 0 1 4 .167
1949 Philadelphia Athletics 33 37 7 0 0 0 2 .189
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1964 NL 7 .000 .000 28.6 42.9 -8 0.0
1963 NL 10 .000 .167 20.0 10.0 48 0.0
1962 NL 22 .000 .182 0.0 50.0 -48 0.0
1961 NL 20 .063 .467 10.0 5.0 184 0.0
1960 AL 13 .000 .125 7.7 15.4 -19 0.0
1959 AL 29 .087 .294 10.3 20.7 75 0.0
1958 AL 39 .086 .348 5.1 30.8 72 0.0
1957 AL 65 .054 .250 12.3 24.6 47 0.0
1956 AL 26 .046 .111 7.7 15.4 -16 0.0
1955 AL 44 .000 .167 2.3 11.4 -12 0.0
1954 AL 3 .000 .333 0.0 0.0 90 0.0
1953 AL 41 .079 .257 4.9 7.3 64 0.0
1952 AL 116 .063 .218 4.3 7.8 48 0.0
1951 AL 86 .056 .277 7.0 8.1 70 0.0
1950 AL 78 .061 .182 7.7 12.8 23 1.1
1949 AL 46 .000 .226 10.9 13.0 36 0.0
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
P 537 174 468 16 48 .976
OF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1964 Philadelphia Phillies P 14 5 16 1 0 .955
1964 Chicago Cubs P 20 0 4 0 0 1.000
1964 St. Louis Cardinals P 16 1 8 0 0 1.000
1963 St. Louis Cardinals P 55 9 22 1 2 .969
1962 St. Louis Cardinals P 28 9 12 1 1 .955
1962 Houston Colt .45's P 3 1 13 0 1 1.000
1961 Pittsburgh Pirates P 43 13 18 0 2 1.000
1960 New York Yankees P 42 4 13 0 1 1.000
1959 New York Yankees P 33 8 20 2 1 .933
1958 New York Yankees OF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
1958 New York Yankees P 33 6 35 0 4 1.000
1957 New York Yankees P 30 14 57 1 8 .986
1956 Kansas City Athletics P 45 10 20 2 2 .938
1955 Kansas City Athletics P 23 9 26 2 2 .946
1954 Philadelphia Athletics P 2 1 2 1 0 .750
1953 Philadelphia Athletics P 16 10 21 1 3 .969
1952 Philadelphia Athletics P 33 29 49 0 3 1.000
1951 Philadelphia Athletics P 32 20 44 2 7 .970
1950 Philadelphia Athletics P 36 13 52 2 6 .970
1949 Philadelphia Athletics P 33 12 36 0 5 1.000
Postseason Pitching
Year Round Team G W-L SV IP SO ERA
Career 6 0-1 1 13.0 8 4.15
1960 World Series New York Yankees 3 0-0 1 6.0 1 4.26
1957 World Series New York Yankees 3 0-1 0 6.2 7 4.05
Postseason Batting
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 6 4 1 0 0 .250
1960 World Series New York Yankees 3 3 1 0 0 .333
1957 World Series New York Yankees 3 1 0 0 0 .000