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Bob Porterfield
Erwin Coolidge Porterfield

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 190 lb.

MLB Debut August 8, 1948
Final Game September 9, 1959
Born August 10, 1923 in Newport, VA
Died April 28, 1980 (age 56)

Pitching   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Batters
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   Pct   G   GS  CG  GF  SV SHO   IP     H   BFP    R   ER   HR  BB  IBB HBP  SO   WP BK  ERA
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
 1948 24 DEA AL   3   6  .333  66   0   0  22   1   0   81.1   77   348   26   23   3   32   0   0   38   1  1  2.55  
 1949 25 DEA AL   2   1  .667  37   0   0  24   5   0   61.1   59   255   25   24   3   22   0   0   35   5  0  3.52  
 1950 26 DEA AL   0   2  .000   9   0   0   3   0   0   10.0   23    53   11   10   0    5   0   1    2   0  1  9.00  
 1951 27 WAA AL  11   4  .733  29  19   1   5   2   1  150.0  108   615   47   43  10   67   9   5   81   3  0  2.58  CY-6
 1952 28 WAA AL  11  16  .407  43  37   4   3   0   3  248.1  235  1049   99   85   6   95   9   5   97   3  0  3.08  
 1953 29 WAA AL  23  12  .657  54  32  10  12   3   3  282.2  260  1187  108   95  22  103  13   7  101   4  0  3.02  CY-2
 1954 30 WAA AL  14  13  .519  37  34  10   2   0   2  250.2  228  1049  104   97  17   85  13   6   81   2  0  3.48  
 1955 31 WAA AL  10  16  .385  37  30   2   2   1   0  197.2  227   875   98   87  22   70  15   1   93   0  0  3.96  
 1956 32 WAA AL   2  16  .111  41  23   1  10   1   0  149.1  169   694  117   97  31   83   4   5   64   6  0  5.85  
 1957 33 WAA AL   1   3  .250  31   2   0  15   0   0   51.2   70   231   38   38   8   12   1   2   10   1  0  6.62  
 1958 34 PIN NL   5   3  .625  48   4   0  12   1   0   92.2  106   406   40   37  10   22   3   2   46   2  0  3.59  
 1959 35 PIN NL   0   2  .000  20   1   0   9   1   0   32.0   49   158   23   18   2   11   1   2    7   3  0  5.06  
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
 12 Seasons      82  94  .466 452 182  28 119  15   9 1607.2 1611  6920  736  654 134  607  68  36  655  30  2  3.66
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
   With WAA      72  80  .474 272 177  28  49   7   9 1330.1 1297  5700  611  542 116  515  64  31  527  19  0  3.67
   With DEA       5   9  .357 112   0   0  49   6   0  152.2  159   656   62   57   6   59   0   1   75   6  2  3.36
   With PIN       5   5  .500  68   5   0  21   2   0  124.2  155   564   63   55  12   33   4   4   53   5  0  3.97
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
 MLB Totals      87  97  .473 318 193  92  45   8  23 1569.2 1571  6646  732  660 113  552  20  14  572  21  3  3.79
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27 SOp RnSup  AB   H   HR  AVG   E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  OPS Star 
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+-----+----+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+----+
 1948 24 DEA AL  37   32   3.6   6          9   3   0  .333   0    4    4 1.000    1    2  .333  -86   
 1949 25 DEA AL  41   25   3.8   6          6   0   0  .000   0    2    2 1.000    1    0 1.000  -14   
 1950 26 DEA AL  43   14  14.1   1          1   0   0  .000   0    1    1 1.000    0    0  .000  153   
 1951 27 WAA AL  50   47   2.8   2  4.00   47   3   0  .064   3    9    6  .667    5    2  .714  -69   
 1952 28 WAA AL  45   98   3.5   0  3.57   75  12   0  .160   0   12   12 1.000   21   10  .677  -47   
 1953 29 WAA AL  42  118   3.8   3  4.75  127  40   1  .315   0   17   16  .941   19    7  .731  -28   
 1954 30 WAA AL  45   99   3.5   0  3.50   81   5   0  .062   2    9    6  .667    0    0  .000  -61   
 1955 31 WAA AL  45  115   5.2   1  3.87   56   9   0  .161   0    7    5  .714    2    2  .500   -2   
 1956 32 WAA AL  40  107   6.4   2  3.87   58   9   1  .155   2    3    1  .333    3    2  .600    7   
 1957 33 WAA AL  35   37   6.6   0  3.50    7   1   0  .143   0    0    0  .000    1    0 1.000  112   
 1958 34 PIN NL  35   50   4.8   2  3.25    9   0   0  .000   0    1    1 1.000    8    2  .800   71   
 1959 35 PIN NL  42   28   7.8   1  6.00    4   0   0  .000   0    0    0  .000    1    0 1.000    5   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+-----+----+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+----+
 12 Seasons          776   4.3  24        480  82   2  .171   7   65   54  .831   62   27  .697  -24   2
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+-----+----+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+----+

HOF Standards: Pitching - 7.6 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 22.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Postseason Stats   Postseason Register

 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  ERA    W-L  SV GS   IP   H   ER  BB  SO 
+------------------+-----+--+------+-----+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1951 WS    WAA BRN   W    3  2.63   1-1   1  2  13.2   7   4   6   8
+------------------+-----+--+------+-----+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+


Draft History


Transaction History


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1948  DEA   78-76   Thomas Treece
 1949  DEA   83-71   Thomas Treece
 1950  DEA   69-85   Thomas Treece
 1951  WAA   89-65   Larry Cupp
 1952  WAA   84-70   Larry Cupp
 1953  WAA   72-82   Larry Cupp
 1954  WAA   87-67   Larry Cupp
 1955  WAA   66-88   Larry Cupp
 1956  WAA   48-106  Larry Cupp
 1957  WAA   55-99   Larry Cupp
 1958  PIN   79-75   Dennis Van Langen
 1959  PIN   64-90   Dennis Van Langen

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