Was Bob Barthelson a pitcher?

Yes. Bob Barthelson pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 4 strikeouts.

Bob Barthelson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1944)

W–L 1–1

ERA 4.66

WHIP 1.86

SO 4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 185 lb
Born: 7/15/1924 in New Haven, CT, USA
Died: 4/14/2000 in Branford, CT, USA
MLB Debut: 1944-07-04
Last Game: 1944-09-27

Full name: Robert Edward Barthelson

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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	7	1	0	0	0	9.7	13	5	2	5	4	4.66	0.0

Career ERA 4.66 vs. league average 3.57 across their career seasons — 30.2% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1944	NY1	NL	1	1	7	1	0	0	0	9.7	13	5	5	4	4.66	3.57 (-30%)	0.0
Career · 1 season			1	1	7	1	0	0	0	9.2	13	5	5	4	4.66	—	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
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

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
1944	NY1	NL	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 1 season			7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	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	4	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	3	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	4	4.2	9	5	4	2	9.64
Away	3	5.0	4	0	1	2	0.00

Last 7 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1944-09-27	NY1	CIN	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1944-07-30	NY1	CIN	—	1.0	4	4	1	1	1	1
1944-07-25	NY1	PIT	L	1.1	3	5	4	3	1	1
1944-07-23	NY1	CHC	W	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1944-07-16	NY1	PHI	—	2.0	2	0	0	1	0	0
1944-07-09	NY1	CHC	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1944-07-04	NY1	STL	—	2.0	2	0	0	0	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	7	0	0	1	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1944	NY1	P	7	0	0	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	7

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Was Bob Barthelson a pitcher?: Yes. Bob Barthelson pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 4 strikeouts.