What years did Bob Chesnes play?

Bob Chesnes played in Major League Baseball from 1948 to 1950.

Was Bob Chesnes a pitcher?

Yes. Bob Chesnes pitched in the major leagues, recording 24 wins and 130 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Bob Chesnes hit?

Bob Chesnes hit 2 career home runs with 44 hits.

Bob Chesnes

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1948-1950)

W–L 24–22

ERA 4.66

WHIP 1.49

SO 130

Pitcher PIV -5921.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: B / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 180 lb
Born: 5/6/1921 in Oakland, CA, USA
Died: 5/23/1979 in Everett, WA, USA
MLB Debut: 1948-05-06
Last Game: 1950-09-27

Full name: Robert Vincent Chesnes

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
24	22	61	55	25	1	1	378.7	377	196	35	189	130	4.66	-5921.1

Career ERA 4.66 vs. league average 4.19 across their career seasons — 11.2% 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
1948	PIT	NL	14	6	25	23	15	0	0	194.3	180	77	90	69	3.57	4.10 (+13%)	-1364.9
1949	PIT	NL	7	13	27	25	8	1	1	145.3	153	95	82	49	5.88	4.12 (-43%)	-3111.6
1950	PIT	NL	3	3	9	7	2	0	0	39.0	44	24	17	12	5.54	4.36 (-27%)	-1444.7
Career · 3 seasons			24	22	61	55	25	1	1	378.2	377	196	189	130	4.66	—	-5,921

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
90	172	28	44	6	3	2	15	0	13	18	.256	.308	.360	.669	-145

Career AVG .256 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .308 vs. league average .343 across their career seasons — 10.2% below league average.

Career SLG .360 vs. league average .388 across their career seasons — 7.1% below league average.

Career OPS .669 vs. league average .731 across their career seasons — 8.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1948	PIT	NL	39	91	15	25	1	1	1	8	7	11	.275	.263 (+4%)	.340 (-4%)	.379 (-10%)	.719 (-7%)	-106.8
1949	PIT	NL	42	68	11	17	5	2	1	5	5	6	.250	.262 (-5%)	.343 (-12%)	.384 (+11%)	.727 (avg)	-38.2
1950	PIT	NL	9	13	2	2	0	0	0	2	1	1	.154	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			90	172	28	44	6	3	2	15	13	18	.256	—	—	—	—	-145

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	49	87	14	25	0	6	.287
Away	41	85	14	19	2	9	.224

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	33	206.0	206	103	91	76	4.50
Away	28	172.1	171	95	98	55	4.96

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
1950-09-27	PIT	CHC	W	0	0	0	0	0	0
1950-06-01	PIT	BSN	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1950-05-27	PIT	CHC	L	1	0	0	0	0	1
1950-05-21	PIT	NY1	W	4	0	1	2	0	0
1950-05-14	PIT	CHC	W	1	0	0	0	0	0
1950-05-06	PIT	NY1	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
1950-04-29	PIT	CIN	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1950-04-22	PIT	CIN	W	4	1	1	0	0	0
1950-04-18	PIT	STL	L	2	1	0	0	1	0
1949-09-30	PIT	CIN	W	3	0	0	0	0	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1950-09-27	PIT	CHC	—	1.0	2	4	4	2	0	2
1950-06-01	PIT	BSN	—	0.0	2	2	2	0	0	0
1950-05-27	PIT	CHC	L	4.1	7	5	5	1	3	2
1950-05-21	PIT	NY1	W	9.0	7	2	2	2	1	0
1950-05-14	PIT	CHC	W	4.0	2	0	0	1	1	0
1950-05-06	PIT	NY1	—	4.2	6	5	5	5	2	0
1950-04-29	PIT	CIN	L	0.0	1	3	3	2	0	0
1950-04-22	PIT	CIN	W	9.0	8	2	0	0	2	0
1950-04-18	PIT	STL	L	7.0	9	4	4	4	2	2
1949-09-30	PIT	CIN	W	9.0	4	2	2	1	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	61	0	37	95	5	12

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1948	PIT	P	25	21	45	3	5
1949	PIT	P	27	13	35	2	4
1950	PIT	P	9	3	15	0	3

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	61

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1948	Most Valuable Player	NL	21th	8.0	336	0

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Frequently Asked Questions about Bob Chesnes

What years did Bob Chesnes play?: Bob Chesnes played in Major League Baseball from 1948 to 1950.
Was Bob Chesnes a pitcher?: Yes. Bob Chesnes pitched in the major leagues, recording 24 wins and 130 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bob Chesnes hit?: Bob Chesnes hit 2 career home runs with 44 hits.