What years did Bob Apodaca play?

Bob Apodaca played in Major League Baseball from 1973 to 1977.

Was Bob Apodaca a pitcher?

Yes. Bob Apodaca pitched in the major leagues, recording 16 wins and 197 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Bob Apodaca hit?

Bob Apodaca hit 0 career home runs with 10 hits.

What was Bob Apodaca's career batting average?

Bob Apodaca batted .172 over his career, with 10 hits in 58 at bats.

How many RBI did Bob Apodaca have?

Bob Apodaca drove in 3 runs in his career.

What was Bob Apodaca's career ERA?

Bob Apodaca finished with a 2.86 career ERA, going 16-25 with 197 strikeouts.

Bob Apodaca

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1973-1977)

Bob Apodaca was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1973 to 1977 for the New York Mets, a span of 5 seasons. Across 184 career appearances, he went 16-25 with a 2.86 ERA, 197 strikeouts, and 26 saves. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 2321.1.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 16–25

ERA 2.86

WHIP 1.23

SO 197

Pitcher PIV 2321.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 170 lb
Born: 1/31/1950 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1973-09-18
Last Game: 1977-09-18

Full name: Robert John Apodaca

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Career Pitching Statistics

Bob Apodaca — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
16	25	184	11	1	0	26	361.1	312	115	22	131	197	2.86	2321.1

Career ERA 2.86 vs. league average 3.72 across their career seasons — 23.1% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Bob Apodaca — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1973	NYN	NL	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	1	2	0	0.00	—	0.0
1974	NYN	NL	6	6	35	8	1	3	103.0	92	40	42	54	3.50	3.63 (+4%)	-173.6
1975	NYN	NL	3	4	46	0	0	13	84.2	66	14	28	45	1.49	3.71 (+60%)	1249.7
1976	NYN	NL	3	7	43	3	0	5	89.2	71	28	29	45	2.81	3.51 (+20%)	535.9
1977	NYN	NL	4	8	59	0	0	5	84.0	83	32	30	53	3.43	4.00 (+14%)	709.0
Career · 5 seasons			16	25	184	11	1	26	361.1	312	115	131	197	2.86	—	2,321

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

Bob Apodaca — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
184	58	4	10	3	0	0	3	0	5	17	.172	.234	.224	.459	0

Career AVG .172 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 33.3% below league average.

Career OBP .234 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 27.9% below league average.

Career SLG .224 vs. league average .377 across their career seasons — 40.6% below league average.

Career OPS .459 vs. league average .703 across their career seasons — 34.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Bob Apodaca — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1973	NYN	NL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1974	NYN	NL	35	25	2	3	2	2	3	6	.120	—	—	—	—	0.0
1975	NYN	NL	46	11	2	4	0	0	1	5	.364	—	—	—	—	0.0
1976	NYN	NL	43	16	0	2	1	0	1	3	.125	—	—	—	—	0.0
1977	NYN	NL	59	6	0	1	0	1	0	3	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			184	58	4	10	3	3	5	17	.172	—	—	—	—	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

Bob Apodaca — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	86	31	2	5	0	3	.161
Away	98	27	2	5	0	0	.185

Pitching — Home / Away

Bob Apodaca — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	86	188.1	143	55	56	106	2.63
Away	98	173.0	169	60	75	91	3.12

Last 10 Games — Batting

Bob Apodaca — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1977-09-18	NYN	CHC	L	0	0
1977-09-17	NYN	CHC	W	0	0
1977-09-13	NYN	WSN	L	0	0
1977-09-12	NYN	WSN	W	0	0
1977-09-10	NYN	CHC	W	0	0
1977-09-09	NYN	CHC	L	0	0
1977-09-08	NYN	PHI	L	0	0
1977-09-06	NYN	WSN	W	1	1
1977-09-04	NYN	ATL	L	0	0
1977-09-02	NYN	ATL	L	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Bob Apodaca — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1977-09-18	NYN	CHC	—	0.2	1	1	0	1	0	0
1977-09-17	NYN	CHC	W	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1977-09-13	NYN	WSN	L	1.0	4	3	3	0	1	0
1977-09-12	NYN	WSN	—	1.1	2	0	0	0	1	0
1977-09-10	NYN	CHC	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1977-09-09	NYN	CHC	L	0.1	1	2	2	1	0	1
1977-09-08	NYN	PHI	—	0.2	4	4	4	1	0	3
1977-09-06	NYN	WSN	SV	2.2	0	0	0	0	1	0
1977-09-04	NYN	ATL	—	2.1	1	0	0	0	1	0
1977-09-02	NYN	ATL	—	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Bob Apodaca — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	184	11	28	69	4	5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Bob Apodaca — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1973	NYN	P	1	0	0	0	0	0
1974	NYN	P	35	8	7	13	2	2
1975	NYN	P	46	0	8	22	1	1
1976	NYN	P	43	3	8	17	0	1
1977	NYN	P	59	0	5	17	1	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Bob Apodaca — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	184

College History

Bob Apodaca — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Cerritos College	Norwalk	CA	1968, 1969
California State University Los Angeles	Los Angeles	CA	1970, 1971

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Bob Apodaca: the record in brief

Bob Apodaca's major league career runs from a debut on September 18, 1973 to a final game on September 18, 1977. Apodaca spent the whole of the career shown here with one club, the New York Mets. Apodaca is listed as a pitcher at 5'11" and 170 pounds. Apodaca threw and hit right-handed, per the bio block. The recorded birth is January 31, 1950, in Los Angeles, CA, USA. Bob Apodaca was the playing name; the full given name is Robert John.

Apodaca pitched in 184 games, starting 11, and finished with a 16-25 record and 2.86 ERA. Also on Apodaca's record: 197 strikeouts and 26 saves. The leagues Apodaca pitched in allowed 3.72 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 23.1% better than average. Apodaca won 6 games in 1974, the most of any season listed. Apodaca saved 13 games in 1975, the season high. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 1.49 in 1975, when the league's was 3.71.

Frequently Asked Questions about Bob Apodaca

What years did Bob Apodaca play?: Bob Apodaca played in Major League Baseball from 1973 to 1977.
Was Bob Apodaca a pitcher?: Yes. Bob Apodaca pitched in the major leagues, recording 16 wins and 197 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bob Apodaca hit?: Bob Apodaca hit 0 career home runs with 10 hits.
What was Bob Apodaca's career batting average?: Bob Apodaca batted .172 over his career, with 10 hits in 58 at bats.
How many RBI did Bob Apodaca have?: Bob Apodaca drove in 3 runs in his career.
What was Bob Apodaca's career ERA?: Bob Apodaca finished with a 2.86 career ERA, going 16-25 with 197 strikeouts.