What years did Bob Alexander play?

Bob Alexander played in Major League Baseball from 1955 to 1957.

Was Bob Alexander a pitcher?

Yes. Bob Alexander pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 2 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Bob Alexander hit?

Bob Alexander hit 0 career home runs.

Bob Alexander

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1955-1957)

W–L 1–1

ERA 10.64

WHIP 2.27

SO 2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 205 lb
Born: 8/7/1922 in Vancouver, BC, CAN
Died: 4/7/1993 in Oceanside, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1955-04-11
Last Game: 1957-09-22

Full name: Robert Somerville Alexander

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
1	1	9	0	0	0	0	11.0	18	13	0	7	2	10.64	0.0

Career ERA 10.64 vs. league average 3.92 across their career seasons — 171.6% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1955	BAL	AL	1	0	4	4.0	8	6	2	1	13.50	—	0.0
1957	CLE	AL	0	1	5	7.0	10	7	5	1	9.00	—	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			1	1	9	11.0	18	13	7	2	10.64	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .328 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .393 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .721 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1955	BAL	AL	4	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1957	CLE	AL	5	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			9	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	2	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	7	1	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	2	1.0	2	3	1	0	27.00
Away	7	10.0	16	10	6	2	9.00

Last 9 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1957-09-22	CLE	CHW	L	0	0
1957-09-21	CLE	CHW	L	0	0
1957-09-15	CLE	BAL	L	0	0
1957-09-14	CLE	BOS	L	1	1
1957-09-11	CLE	NYY	L	0	0
1955-05-01	BAL	CHW	W	0	0
1955-04-21	BAL	NYY	L	0	0
1955-04-17	BAL	BOS	L	0	0
1955-04-11	BAL	MIN	L	0	0

Last 9 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1957-09-22	CLE	CHW	L	0.0	2	3	3	1	0
1957-09-21	CLE	CHW	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
1957-09-15	CLE	BAL	—	2.0	2	0	0	0	0
1957-09-14	CLE	BOS	—	3.0	3	1	1	2	1
1957-09-11	CLE	NYY	—	1.0	3	3	3	2	0
1955-05-01	BAL	CHW	W	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
1955-04-21	BAL	NYY	—	1.0	3	2	2	1	0
1955-04-17	BAL	BOS	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1
1955-04-11	BAL	MIN	—	1.2	4	4	4	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	9	0	0	0	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1955	BAL	P	4	0	0	0	0	0
1957	CLE	P	5	0	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	9

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Bethany College	Bethany	WV	1942

Frequently Asked Questions about Bob Alexander

What years did Bob Alexander play?: Bob Alexander played in Major League Baseball from 1955 to 1957.
Was Bob Alexander a pitcher?: Yes. Bob Alexander pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 2 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bob Alexander hit?: Bob Alexander hit 0 career home runs.