Bob Buhl

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

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

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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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 0 154.3 133 51 73 83 2.97 4.14 (+28%) 1540.4
1954 ML1 NL 2 7 31 14 2 1 3 110.3 117 49 65 57 4.00 3.90 (-3%) 343.4
1955 ML1 NL 13 11 38 27 11 1 1 201.7 168 72 109 117 3.21 4.00 (+20%) 1664.6
1956 ML1 NL 18 8 38 33 13 2 0 216.7 190 80 105 86 3.32 3.96 (+16%) -934.6
1957 ML1 NL 18 7 34 31 14 2 0 216.7 191 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 0 238.7 202 82 103 121 3.09 3.82 (+19%) -1677.0
1961 ML1 NL 9 10 32 28 9 1 0 188.3 180 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 0 227.7 208 97 68 107 3.83 3.58 (-7%) -1722.3
1965 CHN NL 13 11 32 31 2 0 0 184.3 207 90 57 92 4.39 3.50 (-26%) -3601.4
1966 CHN NL 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2.3 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

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

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
1953 ML1 NL 30 53 3 6 0 0 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 0 0 2 12 .032 — — — — 0.0
1955 ML1 NL 38 57 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 3 24 .105 .258 (-59%) .332 (-55%) .393 (-73%) .726 (-65%) -589.6
1956 ML1 NL 38 73 1 7 2 0 0 3 0 1 34 .096 .258 (-63%) .331 (-67%) .397 (-69%) .728 (-68%) -804.9
1957 ML1 NL 34 73 4 6 0 0 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 0 0 6 .200 — — — — 0.0
1959 ML1 NL 31 70 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 38 .057 .256 (-78%) .323 (-74%) .392 (-85%) .715 (-80%) -885.8
1960 ML1 NL 36 89 4 14 0 0 0 4 0 0 40 .157 .255 (-38%) .323 (-51%) .387 (-59%) .711 (-56%) -774.4
1961 ML1 NL 32 60 2 4 0 0 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 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1962 CHN NL 34 69 2 0 0 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 0 0 5 1 0 28 .108 .246 (-56%) .308 (-65%) .371 (-71%) .680 (-68%) -755.6
1964 CHN NL 36 73 3 7 0 0 0 1 0 6 31 .096 .250 (-62%) .312 (-48%) .377 (-75%) .690 (-63%) -698.2
1965 CHN NL 32 67 3 4 0 0 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 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1966 PHI NL 32 41 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 22 .098 — — — — 0.0
1967 PHI NL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 17 seasons 457 857 31 76 2 0 0 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

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

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

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 1 2 2 0 3.3 6 4 6 4 10.80

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 3.3 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

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2154171634014.082
Away2424401542012.095

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2151328.111914535466893.07
Away2421258.212555675595784.05

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1967-04-30 PHIATLL 000000000
1967-04-28 PHIATLL 000000000
1967-04-25 PHIPITL 000000000
1966-09-28 PHIPITL 000000000
1966-09-25 PHISTLW 200000001
1966-09-20 PHILADL 000000000
1966-09-19 PHILADL 000000000
1966-09-06 PHICHCL 000000000
1966-08-27 PHICINL 100000001
1966-08-22 PHIPITL 200000001

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1967-04-30 PHIATL — 0.2322102
1967-04-28 PHIATL — 0.0222100
1967-04-25 PHIPIT — 2.0100010
1966-09-28 PHIPIT — 1.0000000
1966-09-25 PHISTL W 5.0100030
1966-09-20 PHILAD — 0.1211100
1966-09-19 PHILAD — 2.0000110
1966-09-06 PHICHC — 0.0222000
1966-08-27 PHICIN — 1.1333101
1966-08-22 PHIPIT L 4.11155030

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 457 351 211 461 18 32

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

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 457

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

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    Tommy Bridges
    194-138, 3.57 ERA
  2. 94
    Lefty Gomez HOF
    189-102, 3.34 ERA
  3. 92
    Steve Renko
    134-146, 3.99 ERA
  4. 87
    Hal Schumacher
    158-121, 3.36 ERA
  5. 86
    Rick Sutcliffe
    171-139, 4.08 ERA
  6. 86
    Joe Coleman
    142-135, 3.70 ERA

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.