What years did Bob Buhl play?

Bob Buhl played in Major League Baseball from 1953 to 1967.

Was Bob Buhl a pitcher?

Yes. Bob Buhl pitched in the major leagues, recording 166 wins and 1268 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Bob Buhl hit?

Bob Buhl hit 0 career home runs with 76 hits.

What was Bob Buhl's career batting average?

Bob Buhl batted .089 over his career, with 76 hits in 857 at bats.

How many RBI did Bob Buhl have?

Bob Buhl drove in 26 runs in his career.

What was Bob Buhl's career ERA?

Bob Buhl finished with a 3.55 career ERA, going 166-132 with 1,268 strikeouts.

Bob Buhl

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1953-1967)

Bob Buhl was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1953 to 1967 for the Milwaukee Braves, the Chicago Cubs, and the Philadelphia Phillies, a span of 15 seasons. Across 457 career appearances, he went 166-132 with a 3.55 ERA and 1,268 strikeouts. He also batted .089 with 0 home runs. Bob Buhl was an All-Star.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 166–132

ERA 3.55

WHIP 1.37

SO 1,268

Pitcher PIV -14007.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 180 lb
Born: 8/12/1928 in Saginaw, MI, USA
Died: 2/16/2001 in Titusville, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 1953-04-17
Last Game: 1967-04-30
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Robert Ray Buhl

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Career Pitching Statistics

Bob Buhl — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
166	132	457	369	111	20	6	2587.0	2,446	1,019	238	1,105	1,268	3.55	-14007.1

Career ERA 3.55 vs. league average 3.76 across their career seasons — 5.7% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Bob Buhl Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1953	ML1	NL	13	8	30	18	8	3	0	154.1	133	51	73	83	2.97	4.14 (+28%)	1540.4
1954	ML1	NL	2	7	31	14	2	1	3	110.1	117	49	65	57	4.00	3.90 (-3%)	343.4
1955	ML1	NL	13	11	38	27	11	1	1	201.2	168	72	109	117	3.21	4.00 (+20%)	1664.6
1956	ML1	NL	18	8	38	33	13	2	0	216.2	190	80	105	86	3.32	3.96 (+16%)	-934.6
1957	ML1	NL	18	7	34	31	14	2	0	216.2	191	66	121	117	2.74	3.83 (+28%)	-644.2
1958	ML1	NL	5	2	11	10	3	0	1	73.0	74	28	30	27	3.45	3.86 (+11%)	-72.1
1959	ML1	NL	15	9	31	25	12	4	0	198.0	181	63	74	105	2.86	3.90 (+27%)	116.6
1960	ML1	NL	16	9	36	33	11	2	0	238.2	202	82	103	121	3.09	3.82 (+19%)	-1677.0
1961	ML1	NL	9	10	32	28	9	1	0	188.1	180	86	98	77	4.11	4.03 (-2%)	-4511.7
1962	ML1	NL	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	2.0	6	5	4	1	22.50	—	0.0
1962	CHN	NL	12	13	34	30	8	1	0	212.0	204	87	94	109	3.69	3.96 (+7%)	-2433.2
1963	CHN	NL	11	14	37	34	6	0	0	226.0	219	85	62	108	3.38	3.46 (+2%)	-1738.4
1964	CHN	NL	15	14	36	35	11	3	0	227.2	208	97	68	107	3.83	3.58 (-7%)	-1722.3
1965	CHN	NL	13	11	32	31	2	0	0	184.1	207	90	57	92	4.39	3.50 (-26%)	-3601.4
1966	CHN	NL	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2.1	4	4	1	1	15.43	—	0.0
1966	PHI	NL	6	8	32	18	1	0	1	132.0	156	70	39	59	4.77	3.52 (-36%)	-337.3
1967	PHI	NL	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	3.0	6	4	2	1	12.00	—	0.0
Career · 17 seasons			166	132	457	369	111	20	6	2,587.0	2,446	1,019	1,105	1,268	3.55	—	-14,007

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

Bob Buhl — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
457	857	31	76	2	0	0	26	2	38	389	.089	.129	.091	.220	-8,263

Career AVG .089 vs. league average .254 across their career seasons — 65.1% below league average.

Career OBP .129 vs. league average .321 across their career seasons — 59.8% below league average.

Career SLG .091 vs. league average .385 across their career seasons — 76.4% below league average.

Career OPS .220 vs. league average .706 across their career seasons — 68.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Bob Buhl Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1953	ML1	NL	30	53	3	6	0	2	0	2	18	.113	.264 (-57%)	.335 (-57%)	.397 (-72%)	.733 (-65%)	-554.7
1954	ML1	NL	31	31	0	1	0	0	0	2	12	.032	—	—	—	—	0.0
1955	ML1	NL	38	57	2	6	0	0	0	3	24	.105	.258 (-59%)	.332 (-55%)	.393 (-73%)	.726 (-65%)	-589.6
1956	ML1	NL	38	73	1	7	2	3	0	1	34	.096	.258 (-63%)	.331 (-67%)	.397 (-69%)	.728 (-68%)	-804.9
1957	ML1	NL	34	73	4	6	0	4	0	6	34	.082	.257 (-68%)	.323 (-53%)	.391 (-79%)	.715 (-67%)	-767.8
1958	ML1	NL	11	25	3	5	0	0	0	0	6	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1959	ML1	NL	31	70	2	4	0	1	0	2	38	.057	.256 (-78%)	.323 (-74%)	.392 (-85%)	.715 (-80%)	-885.8
1960	ML1	NL	36	89	4	14	0	4	0	0	40	.157	.255 (-38%)	.323 (-51%)	.387 (-59%)	.711 (-56%)	-774.4
1961	ML1	NL	32	60	2	4	0	2	0	5	30	.067	.258 (-74%)	.328 (-58%)	.399 (-83%)	.727 (-72%)	-687.8
1962	ML1	NL	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1962	CHN	NL	34	69	2	0	0	1	1	6	35	.000	.257 (-100%)	.326 (-72%)	.393 (-100%)	.719 (-87%)	0.0
1963	CHN	NL	37	74	2	8	0	5	1	0	28	.108	.246 (-56%)	.308 (-65%)	.371 (-71%)	.680 (-68%)	-755.6
1964	CHN	NL	36	73	3	7	0	1	0	6	31	.096	.250 (-62%)	.312 (-48%)	.377 (-75%)	.690 (-63%)	-698.2
1965	CHN	NL	32	67	3	4	0	2	0	3	36	.060	.245 (-76%)	.310 (-68%)	.371 (-84%)	.682 (-77%)	-772.1
1966	CHN	NL	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1966	PHI	NL	32	41	0	4	0	1	0	2	22	.098	—	—	—	—	0.0
1967	PHI	NL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 17 seasons			457	857	31	76	2	26	2	38	389	.089	—	—	—	—	-7,291

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 Buhl — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Bob Buhl — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1957	WS	ML1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Bob Buhl — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	1	2	2	0	3.1	6	4	6	4	10.80

Playoff Pitching by Year

Bob Buhl — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1957	WS	ML1	0	1	2	2	0	3.1	6	4	6	4	10.80

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Bob Buhl — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	215	417	16	34	0	14	.082
Away	242	440	15	42	0	12	.095

Pitching — Home / Away

Bob Buhl — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	215	1328.1	1191	453	546	689	3.07
Away	242	1258.2	1255	567	559	578	4.05

Last 10 Games — Batting

Bob Buhl — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1967-04-30	PHI	ATL	L	0	0
1967-04-28	PHI	ATL	L	0	0
1967-04-25	PHI	PIT	L	0	0
1966-09-28	PHI	PIT	L	0	0
1966-09-25	PHI	STL	W	2	1
1966-09-20	PHI	LAD	L	0	0
1966-09-19	PHI	LAD	L	0	0
1966-09-06	PHI	CHC	L	0	0
1966-08-27	PHI	CIN	L	1	1
1966-08-22	PHI	PIT	L	2	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Bob Buhl — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1967-04-30	PHI	ATL	—	0.2	3	2	2	1	0	2
1967-04-28	PHI	ATL	—	0.0	2	2	2	1	0	0
1967-04-25	PHI	PIT	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1966-09-28	PHI	PIT	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1966-09-25	PHI	STL	W	5.0	1	0	0	0	3	0
1966-09-20	PHI	LAD	—	0.1	2	1	1	1	0	0
1966-09-19	PHI	LAD	—	2.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
1966-09-06	PHI	CHC	—	0.0	2	2	2	0	0	0
1966-08-27	PHI	CIN	—	1.1	3	3	3	1	0	1
1966-08-22	PHI	PIT	L	4.1	11	5	5	0	3	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Bob Buhl — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	457	351	211	461	18	32

Season-by-Season Fielding

Bob Buhl — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1953	ML1	P	30	0	14	25	1	3
1954	ML1	P	31	14	5	18	1	1
1955	ML1	P	38	27	12	30	2	1
1956	ML1	P	38	33	19	35	1	2
1957	ML1	P	34	31	14	25	2	2
1958	ML1	P	11	10	5	19	2	0
1959	ML1	P	31	25	21	43	1	4
1960	ML1	P	36	33	26	50	1	3
1961	ML1	P	32	28	16	37	1	1
1962	ML1	P	1	1	0	0	0	0
1962	CHN	P	34	30	15	29	3	2
1963	CHN	P	37	34	12	44	0	5
1964	CHN	P	36	35	22	48	0	4
1965	CHN	P	32	31	14	34	2	0
1966	CHN	P	1	1	0	1	0	0
1966	PHI	P	32	18	16	22	1	3
1967	PHI	P	3	0	0	1	0	1

Career Games by Position

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Bob Buhl Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	457

Award Voting History

Bob Buhl — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1957	Most Valuable Player	NL	14th	15.0	336	0
1956	Most Valuable Player	NL	23th	7.0	336	0

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Bob Buhl: the record in brief

Between the debut on April 17, 1953 and the final game on April 30, 1967, Bob Buhl built the record summarized on this page. Club by club, the record runs the Milwaukee Braves (1953 to 1962), the Chicago Cubs (1962 to 1966), and the Philadelphia Phillies (1966 to 1967). Born on August 12, 1928, in Saginaw, MI, USA, Buhl is listed as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. The bio gives 6'2" and 180 pounds. The bio records the death on February 16, 2001, in Titusville, FL, USA. The given name on file is Robert Ray Buhl.

Buhl's career pitching line is 166 wins, 132 losses and a 3.55 ERA over 457 appearances. The totals include 1,268 strikeouts, 111 complete games, and 20 shutouts. The leagues Buhl pitched in allowed 3.76 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 5.7% better than average. 1956 brought Buhl a season-high 18 wins. Buhl struck out 121 batters in 1960, a career high.

Frequently Asked Questions about Bob Buhl

What years did Bob Buhl play?: Bob Buhl played in Major League Baseball from 1953 to 1967.
Was Bob Buhl a pitcher?: Yes. Bob Buhl pitched in the major leagues, recording 166 wins and 1268 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bob Buhl hit?: Bob Buhl hit 0 career home runs with 76 hits.
What was Bob Buhl's career batting average?: Bob Buhl batted .089 over his career, with 76 hits in 857 at bats.
How many RBI did Bob Buhl have?: Bob Buhl drove in 26 runs in his career.
What was Bob Buhl's career ERA?: Bob Buhl finished with a 3.55 career ERA, going 166-132 with 1,268 strikeouts.