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.

What was Bob Bailey's career batting average?

Bob Bailey batted .257 over his career, with 1,564 hits in 6,082 at bats.

How many RBI did Bob Bailey have?

Bob Bailey drove in 773 runs in his career.

Is Bob Bailey in the Hall of Fame?

No. Bob Bailey has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Bob Bailey

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

Bob Bailey was a third baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1962 to 1978 for 5 teams, including the Pittsburgh Pirates, a span of 17 seasons. In 1,931 career games, he hit .257 with 1,564 hits, 189 home runs, and 773 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 13,069.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated October 12, 2026

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

Bob Bailey — 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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Bob Bailey Stats, Bio & Career Records
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

Bob Bailey — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	961	2975	389	767	83	381	.258
Away	969	3106	383	797	106	392	.257

Last 10 Games — Batting

Bob Bailey — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	BB	SO
1978-09-27	BOS	DET	W	1	0	0	0	0
1978-09-24	BOS	TOR	W	0	0	0	1	0
1978-09-15	BOS	NYY	L	3	0	0	0	0
1978-09-09	BOS	NYY	L	3	0	0	1	0
1978-09-02	BOS	OAK	L	2	0	0	0	1
1978-08-30	BOS	TOR	L	2	1	0	1	1
1978-08-26	BOS	LAA	W	1	0	0	0	0
1978-08-19	BOS	OAK	L	1	1	1	1	0
1978-08-17	BOS	LAA	W	1	0	0	0	0
1978-08-15	BOS	LAA	L	4	0	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Bob Bailey — 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

Bob Bailey — 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.

Bob Bailey Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
First Base	137
Third Base	1185
Shortstop	8
Left Field	408
Center Field	2
Right Field	2
Designated Hitter	34

Awards & Honors

Bob Bailey — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1973	Player of the Week	Week of 1973-07-06

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Bob Bailey: the record in brief

Between the debut on September 14, 1962 and the final game on October 2, 1978, Bob Bailey built the record summarized on this page. Bailey played for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1962 through 1966), the Los Angeles Dodgers (1967 to 1968), the Montreal Expos (1969 through 1975), the Cincinnati Reds (1976 through 1977), and the Boston Red Sox (1977 through 1978). Bailey, a third baseman by primary position, batted and threw right-handed. The recorded size is 6 feet, 1 inch and 180 pounds. Bailey was born on October 13, 1942, in Long Beach, CA, USA. Bailey's death is recorded on January 9, 2018, in Las Vegas, NV, USA. Bob Bailey was the playing name; the full given name is Robert Sherwood.

Bailey collected 1,564 hits in 6,082 at bats across 1,931 games, good for a .257 batting average; the totals also include 189 home runs, 773 RBI, and 85 stolen bases. On-base and slugging figures of .347 and .403 give Bailey a career OPS of .750.

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.
What was Bob Bailey's career batting average?: Bob Bailey batted .257 over his career, with 1,564 hits in 6,082 at bats.
How many RBI did Bob Bailey have?: Bob Bailey drove in 773 runs in his career.
Is Bob Bailey in the Hall of Fame?: No. Bob Bailey has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.