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.

Bob Apodaca

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

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

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
16	25	184	11	1	0	26	361.3	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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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	84.7	66	14	28	45	1.49	3.71 (+60%)	1249.7
1976	NYN	NL	3	7	43	3	0	5	89.7	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

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

Career Arc

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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

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

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

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

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

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	184	11	28	69	4	5

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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Position	Games
Pitcher	184

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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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.