Bobby Shantz
Bats R · Throws L · b. 1925, Pottstown, USA · MLB debut 1949-05-01, final game 1964-09-29
Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | PHA | AL | 33 | 37 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | .189 | .302 | .189 |
| 1950 | PHA | AL | 37 | 66 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | .167 | .236 | .227 |
| 1951 | PHA | AL | 36 | 72 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | .250 | .308 | .306 |
| 1952 | PHA | AL | 34 | 96 | 13 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 9 | .198 | .252 | .260 |
| 1953 | PHA | AL | 21 | 38 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .237 | .275 | .316 |
| 1954 | PHA | AL | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
| 1955 | KC1 | AL | 26 | 41 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .146 | .167 | .146 |
| 1956 | KC1 | AL | 51 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .091 | .167 | .136 |
| 1957 | NYA | AL | 33 | 56 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 16 | .179 | .281 | .232 |
| 1958 | NYA | AL | 33 | 35 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .229 | .289 | .314 |
| 1959 | NYA | AL | 40 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .217 | .308 | .304 |
| 1960 | NYA | AL | 43 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .100 | .182 | .100 |
| 1961 | PIT | NL | 44 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .438 | .526 | .500 |
| 1962 | 2TM | NL | 35 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .095 | .091 | .095 |
| 1963 | SLN | NL | 55 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .143 | .333 | .143 |
| 1964 | 3TM | NL | 50 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .000 | .286 | .000 |
| 1949–1964 | 578 | 548 | 60 | 107 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 46 | 3 | 47 | 96 | .195 | .265 | .245 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | PHA | AL | 6 | 8 | 3.40 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 127.0 | 100 | 48 | 9 | 74 | 58 |
| 1950 | PHA | AL | 8 | 14 | 4.61 | 36 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 214.2 | 251 | 110 | 18 | 85 | 93 |
| 1951 | PHA | AL | 18 | 10 | 3.94 | 32 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 205.1 | 213 | 90 | 15 | 70 | 77 |
| 1952 | PHA | AL | 24 | 7 | 2.48 | 33 | 33 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 279.2 | 230 | 77 | 21 | 63 | 152 |
| 1953 | PHA | AL | 5 | 9 | 4.09 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 105.2 | 107 | 48 | 10 | 26 | 58 |
| 1954 | PHA | AL | 1 | 0 | 7.88 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 1955 | KC1 | AL | 5 | 10 | 4.54 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 125.0 | 124 | 63 | 8 | 66 | 58 |
| 1956 | KC1 | AL | 2 | 7 | 4.35 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 101.1 | 95 | 49 | 12 | 37 | 67 |
| 1957 | NYA | AL | 11 | 5 | 2.45 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 173.0 | 157 | 47 | 15 | 40 | 72 |
| 1958 | NYA | AL | 7 | 6 | 3.36 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 126.0 | 127 | 47 | 8 | 35 | 80 |
| 1959 | NYA | AL | 7 | 3 | 2.38 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 94.2 | 64 | 25 | 4 | 33 | 66 |
| 1960 | NYA | AL | 5 | 4 | 2.79 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 67.2 | 57 | 21 | 5 | 24 | 54 |
| 1961 | PIT | NL | 6 | 3 | 3.32 | 43 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 89.1 | 91 | 33 | 5 | 26 | 61 |
| 1962 | 2TM | NL | 6 | 4 | 1.95 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 78.1 | 60 | 17 | 8 | 25 | 61 |
| 1963 | SLN | NL | 6 | 4 | 2.61 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 79.1 | 55 | 23 | 6 | 17 | 70 |
| 1964 | 3TM | NL | 2 | 5 | 3.12 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 60.2 | 52 | 21 | 5 | 19 | 42 |
| 1949–1964 | 119 | 99 | 3.38 | 537 | 171 | 78 | 15 | 48 | 1935.2 | 1795 | 726 | 151 | 643 | 1072 |
Awards
- 1952 TSN Pitcher of the Year (AL)
- 1952 TSN All-Star (ML)
- 1952 Most Valuable Player (AL)
- 1957 Gold Glove (ML)
- 1958 Gold Glove (AL)
- 1959 Gold Glove (AL)
- 1960 Gold Glove (AL)
- 1961 Gold Glove (NL)
- 1962 Gold Glove (NL)
- 1963 Gold Glove (NL)
- 1964 Gold Glove (NL)
Hall of Fame voting
| Year | Voted by | Votes | Ballots | Needed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | BBWAA | 7 | 300 | 225 | |
| 1971 | BBWAA | 5 | 360 | 270 | |
| 1972 | BBWAA | 9 | 396 | 297 | |
| 1973 | BBWAA | 5 | 380 | 285 | |
| 1974 | BBWAA | 3 | 365 | 274 |