Bob Bailey

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1962-1978)

AVG .257
HR 189
RBI 773
H 1,564
OPS .750
PIV 13,069
Position
Third Baseman
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'1" / 180 lb
Born
10/13/1942 in Long Beach, CA, USA
Died
1/9/2018 in Las Vegas, NV, USA
MLB Debut
1962-09-14
Last Game
1978-10-02

Full name: Robert Sherwood Bailey

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,931 6,082 772 1,564 234 43 189 773 85 852 1,126 .257 .347 .403 .750 13,069

Career AVG .257 vs. league average .252 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .347 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — +9.2% above league average.

Career SLG .403 vs. league average .373 across their career seasons — +8.2% above league average.

Career OPS .750 vs. league average .691 across their career seasons — +8.7% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1962 PIT NL 14 42 6 7 2 1 0 6 1 6 10 .167 — — — — 0.0
1963 PIT NL 154 570 60 130 15 3 12 45 10 58 98 .228 .246 (-7%) .308 (-2%) .371 (-12%) .680 (-7%) -526.3
1964 PIT NL 143 530 73 149 26 3 11 51 10 44 78 .281 .250 (+12%) .312 (+8%) .377 (+7%) .690 (+7%) 746.3
1965 PIT NL 159 626 87 160 28 3 11 49 10 70 93 .256 .245 (+4%) .310 (+6%) .371 (-2%) .682 (+1%) 304.4
1966 PIT NL 126 380 51 106 19 3 13 46 5 47 65 .279 .248 (+12%) .309 (+16%) .376 (+19%) .685 (+18%) 1346.6
1967 LAN NL 116 322 21 73 8 2 4 28 5 40 50 .227 .242 (-6%) .306 (+1%) .357 (-16%) .663 (-8%) -311.1
1968 LAN NL 105 322 24 73 9 3 8 39 1 38 69 .227 .236 (-4%) .298 (+3%) .340 (+2%) .638 (+3%) 182.2
1969 MON NL 111 358 46 95 16 6 9 53 3 40 76 .265 .248 (+7%) .320 (+5%) .369 (+13%) .689 (+10%) 571.5
1970 MON NL 131 352 77 101 19 3 28 84 5 72 70 .287 .253 (+13%) .325 (+25%) .385 (+55%) .711 (+41%) 2989.1
1971 MON NL 157 545 65 137 21 4 14 83 13 97 105 .251 .249 (+1%) .316 (+13%) .365 (+4%) .682 (+9%) 1192.6
1972 MON NL 143 489 55 114 10 4 16 57 6 59 112 .233 .243 (-4%) .310 (+1%) .353 (+4%) .664 (+3%) 294.1
1973 MON NL 151 513 77 140 25 4 26 86 5 88 99 .273 .256 (+6%) .325 (+17%) .378 (+29%) .703 (+23%) 2576.8
1974 MON NL 152 507 69 142 20 2 20 73 4 100 107 .280 .256 (+9%) .324 (+22%) .369 (+21%) .693 (+21%) 2538.2
1975 MON NL 106 227 23 62 5 0 5 30 4 46 38 .273 .257 (+6%) .327 (+20%) .374 (-3%) .701 (+7%) 526.9
1976 CIN NL 69 124 17 37 6 1 6 23 0 16 26 .298 .255 (+17%) .320 (+17%) .360 (+41%) .681 (+30%) 634.1
1977 CIN NL 49 79 9 20 2 1 2 11 1 12 10 .253 .264 (-4%) .329 (+6%) .401 (-5%) .730 (avg) 16.2
1977 BOS AL 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 16.2
1978 BOS AL 43 94 12 18 3 0 4 9 2 19 19 .191 .257 (-26%) .323 (+1%) .378 (-7%) .702 (-3%) -12.6
Career · 18 seasons 1,931 6,082 772 1,564 234 43 189 773 85 852 1,126 .257 — — — — 13,085

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

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home961297538976783381.258
Away9693106383797106392.257

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1978-09-27 BOSDETW 100000000
1978-09-24 BOSTORW 000000010
1978-09-15 BOSNYYL 300000000
1978-09-09 BOSNYYL 300000010
1978-09-02 BOSOAKL 200000001
1978-08-30 BOSTORL 210000011
1978-08-26 BOSLAAW 100000000
1978-08-19 BOSOAKL 111000010
1978-08-17 BOSLAAW 100000000
1978-08-15 BOSLAAL 400000001

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 138 117 981 94 13 103
3B 1194 1119 793 2262 175 203
OF 399 369 479 35 18 6
SS 7 2 5 6 4 2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1962 PIT 3B 12 12 10 25 3 2
1963 PIT 3B 153 153 113 332 32 38
1963 PIT SS 3 0 5 5 1 2
1964 PIT 3B 105 95 81 218 18 19
1964 PIT OF 35 30 36 6 4 0
1964 PIT SS 2 2 0 0 1 0
1965 PIT 3B 142 133 96 243 22 25
1965 PIT OF 28 24 23 4 1 0
1966 PIT 3B 96 88 57 201 12 20
1966 PIT OF 20 21 24 1 0 0
1967 LAN 1B 4 1 17 1 1 1
1967 LAN 3B 65 65 40 152 12 11
1967 LAN OF 27 23 37 0 2 0
1967 LAN SS 1 0 0 1 1 0
1968 LAN 3B 90 88 81 164 12 14
1968 LAN OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1968 LAN SS 1 0 0 0 1 0
1969 MON 1B 85 83 704 67 6 77
1969 MON 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1969 MON OF 12 12 11 0 2 0
1970 MON 1B 18 12 98 13 1 12
1970 MON 3B 48 39 31 71 5 5
1970 MON OF 44 37 50 2 2 1
1971 MON 1B 9 6 50 3 2 2
1971 MON 3B 120 105 69 194 11 14
1971 MON OF 51 45 58 7 1 0
1972 MON 1B 3 0 5 0 0 0
1972 MON 3B 134 129 83 250 22 21
1972 MON OF 5 5 7 1 0 0
1973 MON 3B 146 140 93 275 17 25
1973 MON OF 2 1 1 0 0 0
1974 MON 3B 68 64 34 117 7 7
1974 MON OF 78 80 105 8 3 3
1975 MON 3B 3 2 1 6 0 1
1975 MON OF 61 58 88 4 2 1
1976 CIN 3B 10 5 4 12 2 1
1976 CIN OF 31 30 35 2 1 1
1977 CIN 1B 19 15 107 10 3 11
1977 CIN OF 3 3 2 0 0 0
1978 BOS 3B 1 1 0 2 0 0
1978 BOS OF 1 0 2 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
First Base 137
Third Base 1185
Shortstop 8
Left Field 408
Center Field 2
Right Field 2
Designated Hitter 34

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1973 Player of the Week Week of 1973-07-06

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Bob Bailey (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Dick McAuliffe
    .247 avg, 197 HR
  2. 96
    Roy Smalley
    .257 avg, 163 HR
  3. 88
    Jim Fregosi
    .265 avg, 151 HR
  4. 86
    Willie Jones
    .258 avg, 190 HR
  5. 84
    Ben Zobrist
    .266 avg, 167 HR
  6. 84
    Don Money
    .261 avg, 176 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about Bob Bailey

What years did Bob Bailey play?
Bob Bailey played in Major League Baseball from 1962 to 1978.
Was Bob Bailey a pitcher?
No. Bob Bailey was a position player (Third Baseman).
How many home runs did Bob Bailey hit?
Bob Bailey hit 189 career home runs with 1564 hits.