Bob Boone

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1972-1990)

Bob Boone was a catcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1972 to 1990 for the Philadelphia Phillies, the California Angels, and the Kansas City Royals, a span of 19 seasons. In 2,264 career games, he hit .254 with 1,838 hits, 105 home runs, and 826 RBI. Bob Boone was a 4-time All-Star and a 7-time Gold Glove.

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

AVG .254
HR 105
RBI 826
H 1,838
OPS .661
PIV -6,996
Position
Catcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 195 lb
Born
11/19/1947 in San Diego, CA, USA
MLB Debut
1972-09-10
Last Game
1990-09-27
Awards
4× All-Star · 7× Gold Glove

Full name: Robert Raymond Boone

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Career Batting Statistics

Bob Boone — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
2,264 7,245 679 1,838 303 26 105 826 38 663 608 .254 .315 .346 .661 -6,996

Career AVG .254 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .315 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .346 vs. league average .383 across their career seasons — 9.7% below league average.

Career OPS .661 vs. league average .707 across their career seasons — 6.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Bob Boone 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
1972 PHI NL 16 51 4 14 1 0 1 4 1 5 7 .275 .243 (+13%) .310 (+7%) .353 (avg) .664 (+3%) 29.2
1973 PHI NL 145 521 42 136 20 2 10 61 3 41 36 .261 .256 (+2%) .325 (-4%) .378 (-4%) .703 (-4%) -410.7
1974 PHI NL 146 488 41 118 24 3 3 52 3 35 29 .242 .256 (-6%) .324 (-9%) .369 (-13%) .693 (-11%) -884.2
1975 PHI NL 97 289 28 71 14 2 2 20 1 32 14 .246 .257 (-5%) .327 (-2%) .374 (-12%) .701 (-7%) -292.7
1976 PHI NL 121 361 40 98 18 2 4 54 2 45 44 .271 .255 (+6%) .320 (+9%) .360 (+1%) .681 (+5%) 377.6
1977 PHI NL 132 440 55 125 26 4 11 66 5 42 54 .284 .264 (+8%) .329 (+4%) .401 (+9%) .730 (+7%) 533.1
1978 PHI NL 132 435 48 123 18 4 12 62 2 46 37 .283 .257 (+10%) .323 (+7%) .378 (+12%) .702 (+10%) 813.1
1979 PHI NL 119 398 38 114 21 3 9 58 1 49 33 .286 .265 (+8%) .329 (+11%) .397 (+6%) .727 (+8%) 776.2
1980 PHI NL 141 480 34 110 23 1 9 55 3 48 41 .229 .264 (-13%) .326 (-8%) .387 (-13%) .714 (-11%) -790.0
1981 PHI NL 76 227 19 48 7 0 4 24 2 22 16 .211 .255 (-17%) .320 (-13%) .368 (-20%) .688 (-17%) -569.8
1982 CAL AL 143 472 42 121 17 0 7 58 0 39 34 .256 .261 (-2%) .324 (-4%) .388 (-13%) .712 (-9%) -664.8
1983 CAL AL 142 468 46 120 18 0 9 52 4 24 42 .256 .260 (-2%) .324 (-11%) .389 (-9%) .714 (-10%) -838.6
1984 CAL AL 139 450 33 91 16 1 3 32 3 25 45 .202 .259 (-22%) .322 (-25%) .384 (-32%) .707 (-29%) -2080.7
1985 CAL AL 150 460 37 114 17 0 5 55 1 37 35 .248 .257 (-4%) .323 (-5%) .390 (-19%) .714 (-13%) -883.7
1986 CAL AL 144 442 48 98 12 2 7 49 1 43 30 .222 .257 (-14%) .325 (-12%) .395 (-23%) .720 (-18%) -1260.1
1987 CAL AL 128 389 42 94 18 0 3 33 0 35 36 .242 .262 (-8%) .331 (-8%) .415 (-25%) .746 (-18%) -1090.8
1988 CAL AL 122 352 38 104 17 0 5 39 2 29 26 .295 .254 (+16%) .317 (+11%) .377 (+2%) .695 (+6%) 493.6
1989 KCA AL 131 405 33 111 13 2 1 43 3 49 37 .274 .254 (+8%) .319 (+10%) .375 (-14%) .694 (-3%) -36.3
1990 KCA AL 40 117 11 28 3 0 0 9 1 17 12 .239 .257 (-7%) .324 (+3%) .385 (-31%) .710 (-15%) -216.5
Career · 19 seasons 2,264 7,245 679 1,838 303 26 105 826 38 663 608 .254 — — — — -6,996

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Bob Boone — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
36 106 12 33 2 0 2 13 7 8 .311

Playoff Batting by Year

Bob Boone — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1986 ALCS CAL 7 22 4 10 0 0 1 2 1 3 .455
1982 ALCS CAL 5 16 3 4 0 0 1 4 0 2 .250
1981 NEDIV PHI 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1980 NLCS PHI 5 18 1 4 0 0 0 2 1 2 .222
1980 WS PHI 6 17 3 7 2 0 0 4 4 0 .412
1978 NLCS PHI 3 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .182
1977 NLCS PHI 4 10 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400
1976 NLCS PHI 3 7 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .286

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Bob Boone — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1137353838792754433.262
Away1127370729291151393.246

Last 10 Games — Batting

Bob Boone — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1990-09-27 KCRLAAL 302000100
1990-09-21 KCRLAAL 200000000
1990-09-16 KCRCLEW 401000100
1990-09-12 KCRTORW 301000010
1990-09-09 KCRTEXL 311000000
1990-09-05 KCRCHWL 200000010
1990-09-02 KCRSEAW 300000110
1990-08-30 KCROAKL 200000010
1990-08-25 KCRSEAL 301000000
1990-08-21 KCRMINW 310000011

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Bob Boone — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 7 7 61 3 4 1
3B 7 6 4 8 1 0
C 2225 2091 11260 1174 178 154
OF 1 0 0 0 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Bob Boone — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1972 PHI C 14 13 66 7 5 1
1973 PHI C 145 141 868 89 10 16
1974 PHI C 146 142 825 77 22 7
1975 PHI 3B 3 2 3 4 0 0
1975 PHI C 92 81 456 44 5 7
1976 PHI 1B 4 4 30 3 2 0
1976 PHI C 108 98 557 36 4 5
1977 PHI 3B 2 2 1 3 0 0
1977 PHI C 131 118 653 80 8 9
1978 PHI 1B 3 3 31 0 2 1
1978 PHI C 129 117 619 55 6 6
1978 PHI OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1979 PHI 3B 2 2 0 1 1 0
1979 PHI C 117 110 527 65 7 8
1980 PHI C 138 130 741 88 18 7
1981 PHI C 75 64 365 32 6 1
1982 CAL C 143 140 650 87 8 8
1983 CAL C 142 134 606 83 14 12
1984 CAL C 137 133 660 71 12 10
1985 CAL C 147 137 670 71 10 15
1986 CAL C 144 137 812 84 11 16
1987 CAL C 127 118 684 56 13 11
1988 CAL C 121 111 506 66 8 9
1989 KCA C 129 127 752 64 7 6
1990 KCA C 40 40 243 19 4 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Bob Boone Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Catcher 2225
First Base 8
Third Base 7
Left Field 1
Designated Hitter 1

Awards & Honors

Bob Boone — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
1989 Gold Glove C
1988 Gold Glove C
1987 Gold Glove C
1986 Gold Glove C
1982 Gold Glove C
1979 Gold Glove C
1979 Player of the Week Week of 1979-07-13
1978 Gold Glove C
1976 TSN All-Star C

Salary History

Bob Boone's recorded salaries total $6,285,480 over 6 seasons, 1985 to 1990. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Boone's career ran from 1972 to 1990. His seasons before 1985 are not included.

Bob Boone — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
1990 KCA AL $1,900,000
1989 KCA AL $883,001
1988 CAL AL $883,000
1987 CAL AL $883,000
1986 CAL AL $853,479
1985 CAL AL $883,000
Total recorded salary (partial) $6,285,480

College History

Bob Boone — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
Stanford University Palo Alto CA 1967, 1968, 1969

Award Voting History

Bob Boone — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1982 Most Valuable Player AL 16th 12.0 392 0
1978 Most Valuable Player NL 23th 1.0 336 0
1973 Rookie of the Year NL 3rd 2.0 24 2

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    Tony Peña
    .260 avg, 107 HR
  2. 93
    Jim Sundberg
    .248 avg, 95 HR
  3. 89
    Al Lopez HOF
    .261 avg, 51 HR
  4. 87
    Brad Ausmus
    .251 avg, 80 HR
  5. 78
    Kurt Suzuki
    .255 avg, 143 HR
  6. 74
    Tim McCarver
    .271 avg, 97 HR

Bob Boone: the record in brief

Between the debut on September 10, 1972 and the final game on September 27, 1990, Bob Boone built the record summarized on this page. The season rows list, in order, the Philadelphia Phillies (1972 to 1981), the California Angels (1982 to 1988), and the Kansas City Royals (1989 through 1990). Boone played primarily as a catcher and both batted and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on November 19, 1947, in San Diego, CA, USA and a listed size of 6 feet, 2 inches and 195 pounds. Bob Boone was the playing name; the full given name is Robert Raymond.

Boone's career batting table shows 2,264 games, 7,245 at bats and 1,838 hits, a .254 average, adding 105 home runs, 826 runs batted in, and 38 stolen bases. Boone got on base at a .315 rate and slugged .346 (.661 OPS). The .254 career average is close to the .258 the league hit across the same seasons. By OPS the gap is 6.5% below league average (.661 against .707).

Frequently Asked Questions about Bob Boone

What years did Bob Boone play?
Bob Boone played in Major League Baseball from 1972 to 1990.
Was Bob Boone a pitcher?
No. Bob Boone was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Bob Boone hit?
Bob Boone hit 105 career home runs with 1,838 hits.
What teams did Bob Boone play for?
Bob Boone played for 3 teams: the Philadelphia Phillies (1972–1981), the California Angels (1982–1988), and the Kansas City Royals (1989–1990).
Did Bob Boone win an MVP award?
No. Bob Boone did not win the MVP award.
What awards did Bob Boone win?
Bob Boone won 7 Gold Gloves (1978–1979, 1982, 1986–1989). He was selected to 4 All-Star Games.
What were Bob Boone's career stats?
In 2,264 games, Bob Boone had 1,838 hits, 105 home runs, 826 RBI, 679 runs, and 38 stolen bases, with a .254 batting average.
How much did Bob Boone earn in his career?
Bob Boone's recorded salaries total $6,285,480 over 6 seasons, 1985 to 1990. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Boone's career ran from 1972 to 1990. His seasons before 1985 are not included.
What was Bob Boone's salary?
Bob Boone's last recorded salary was $1,900,000, in 1990. His highest recorded salary was $1,900,000, in 1990, and his lowest was $853,479, in 1986. The Salary History table lists each season from 1985 to 1990.
What position did Bob Boone play?
Bob Boone played primarily as a catcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Bob Boone and how much did he weigh?
Bob Boone was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 195 pounds.
How many home runs did Bob Boone hit each season?
Bob Boone's home runs by season: 1 in 1972, 10 in 1973, 3 in 1974, 2 in 1975, 4 in 1976, 11 in 1977, 12 in 1978, 9 in 1979, 9 in 1980, 4 in 1981, 7 in 1982, 9 in 1983, 3 in 1984, 5 in 1985, 7 in 1986, 3 in 1987, 5 in 1988, 1 in 1989, and 0 in 1990. His most in one season was 12, in 1978.
What was Bob Boone's career batting average?
Bob Boone batted .254 over his career, with 1,838 hits in 7,245 at bats.
How many RBI did Bob Boone have?
Bob Boone drove in 826 runs in his career.