Bob Chipman

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1941-1952)

Bob Chipman was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1941 to 1952 for the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Chicago Cubs, and the Boston Braves, a span of 12 seasons. Across 293 career appearances, he went 51-46 with a 3.72 ERA and 322 strikeouts. He also batted .128 with 0 home runs.

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

W–L 51–46
ERA 3.72
WHIP 1.45
SO 322
Pitcher PIV -4982.9
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
6'2" / 190 lb
Born
10/11/1918 in Brooklyn, NY, USA
Died
11/8/1973 in Huntington, NY, USA
MLB Debut
1941-09-28
Last Game
1952-09-28

Full name: Robert Howard Chipman

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Career Pitching Statistics

Bob Chipman — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
51 46 293 87 29 7 14 880.2 889 364 60 386 322 3.72 -4982.9

Career ERA 3.72 vs. league average 3.83 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Bob Chipman Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1941 BRO NL 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 3 0 1 3 0.00 — 0.0
1942 BRO NL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1.1 1 0 2 1 0.00 — 0.0
1943 BRO NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.2 2 0 2 0 0.00 — 0.0
1944 BRO NL 3 1 11 3 1 0 0 36.1 38 17 24 20 4.21 3.57 (-18%) -310.8
1944 CHN NL 9 9 26 21 8 1 2 129.0 147 50 40 41 3.49 3.57 (+2%) -984.0
1945 CHN NL 4 5 25 10 3 1 0 72.0 63 28 34 29 3.50 3.67 (+5%) -765.5
1946 CHN NL 6 5 34 10 5 3 2 109.1 103 38 54 42 3.13 3.59 (+13%) -1879.3
1947 CHN NL 7 6 32 17 5 1 0 134.2 135 55 66 51 3.68 3.97 (+7%) -55.5
1948 CHN NL 2 1 34 3 0 0 4 60.1 73 24 24 16 3.58 4.10 (+13%) -619.4
1949 CHN NL 7 8 38 11 3 1 1 113.1 110 50 63 46 3.97 4.12 (+4%) -297.1
1950 BSN NL 7 7 27 12 4 0 1 124.0 127 61 37 40 4.43 4.36 (-2%) 1208.2
1951 BSN NL 4 3 33 0 0 0 4 52.0 59 28 19 17 4.85 4.04 (-20%) -321.2
1952 BSN NL 1 1 29 0 0 0 0 41.2 28 13 20 16 2.81 3.70 (+24%) -958.3
Career · 13 seasons 51 46 293 87 29 7 14 880.2 889 364 386 322 3.72 — -4,983

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 Chipman — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
294 250 18 32 1 0 0 10 0 15 82 .128 .177 .132 .309 -449

Career AVG .128 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 50.7% below league average.

Career OBP .177 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — 46.7% below league average.

Career SLG .132 vs. league average .369 across their career seasons — 64.2% below league average.

Career OPS .309 vs. league average .701 across their career seasons — 55.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Bob Chipman 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
1941 BRO NL 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
1942 BRO NL 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1943 BRO NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1944 BRO NL 11 11 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .182 — — — — 0.0
1944 CHN NL 26 48 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 11 .104 — — — — 0.0
1945 CHN NL 25 17 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 4 .176 — — — — 0.0
1946 CHN NL 34 33 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 17 .061 — — — — 0.0
1947 CHN NL 33 44 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 16 .091 — — — — 0.0
1948 CHN NL 34 16 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 .250 — — — — 0.0
1949 CHN NL 38 24 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 .125 — — — — 0.0
1950 BSN NL 27 39 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 2 12 .154 — — — — 0.0
1951 BSN NL 33 10 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 .100 — — — — 0.0
1952 BSN NL 29 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .400 — — — — 0.0
Career · 13 seasons 294 250 18 32 1 0 0 10 0 15 82 .128 — — — — 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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

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

Playoff Batting by Year

Bob Chipman — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1945 WS CHN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Bob Chipman — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 0 1 0 0 0.1 0 0 1 0 0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Bob Chipman — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1945 WS CHN 0 0 1 0 0 0.1 0 0 1 0 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Bob Chipman — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home13811351104.097
Away156136132106.154

Pitching — Home / Away

Bob Chipman — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home138442.14171381791862.81
Away155445.24822302111374.64

Last 10 Games — Batting

Bob Chipman — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1952-09-28 BSNBROL 000000000
1952-09-26 BSNBROL 000000000
1952-09-16 BSNSTLL 000000000
1952-09-16 BSNSTLL 000000000
1952-09-10 BSNCINL 000000000
1952-09-09 BSNCINL 000000000
1952-09-06 BSNPHIL 201000001
1952-08-30 BSNPHIL 000000000
1952-08-28 BSNCINL 000000000
1952-08-27 BSNCINW 010000010

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Bob Chipman — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1952-09-28 BSNBRO — 2.0000010
1952-09-26 BSNBRO — 1.1100000
1952-09-16 BSNSTL — 1.0000110
1952-09-16 BSNSTL — 1.0211201
1952-09-10 BSNCIN — 1.0211101
1952-09-09 BSNCIN — 1.0000010
1952-09-06 BSNPHI L 6.0211221
1952-08-30 BSNPHI — 1.0000100
1952-08-28 BSNCIN — 0.2100000
1952-08-27 BSNCIN — 1.0322100

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Bob Chipman — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 293 0 53 150 7 11

Season-by-Season Fielding

Bob Chipman — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1941 BRO P 1 0 1 0 0 0
1942 BRO P 2 0 0 0 0 0
1943 BRO P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1944 BRO P 11 0 2 8 1 0
1944 CHN P 26 0 3 24 1 2
1945 CHN P 25 0 4 16 1 1
1946 CHN P 34 0 10 15 1 3
1947 CHN P 32 0 5 32 0 2
1948 CHN P 34 0 2 18 0 0
1949 CHN P 38 0 9 12 0 1
1950 BSN P 27 0 5 12 2 0
1951 BSN P 33 0 9 5 0 1
1952 BSN P 29 0 3 8 1 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Bob Chipman Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 293

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    Alex Carrasquel
    50-39, 3.73 ERA
  2. 94
    Hal White
    46-54, 3.78 ERA
  3. 93
    Don Hood
    34-35, 3.79 ERA
  4. 90
    Sheldon Jones
    54-57, 3.96 ERA
  5. 83
    Ed Beatin
    48-56, 3.68 ERA
  6. 78
    Chet Nichols
    34-36, 3.64 ERA

Bob Chipman: the record in brief

Between the debut on September 28, 1941 and the final game on September 28, 1952, Bob Chipman built the record summarized on this page. Club by club, the record runs the Brooklyn Dodgers (1941 through 1944), the Chicago Cubs (1944 to 1949), and the Boston Braves (1950 through 1952). The bio lists Chipman as a pitcher who both batted and threw left-handed. Chipman is listed at 6-foot-2 and 190 pounds. The birth record reads October 11, 1918, in Brooklyn, NY, USA. Chipman's death is recorded on November 8, 1973, in Huntington, NY, USA. Bob Chipman was the playing name; the full given name is Robert Howard.

Chipman's career pitching line is 51 wins, 46 losses and a 3.72 ERA over 293 appearances. The same table counts 322 strikeouts, 29 complete games, 7 shutouts, and 14 saves. Chipman's 3.72 ERA was close to the 3.83 league figure for those seasons. No season topped the 9 wins of 1944. The strikeout high was 51 in 1947.

Frequently Asked Questions about Bob Chipman

What years did Bob Chipman play?
Bob Chipman played in Major League Baseball from 1941 to 1952.
Was Bob Chipman a pitcher?
Yes. Bob Chipman pitched in the major leagues, recording 51 wins and 322 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bob Chipman hit?
Bob Chipman hit 0 career home runs with 32 hits.
What was Bob Chipman's career batting average?
Bob Chipman batted .128 over his career, with 32 hits in 250 at bats.
How many RBI did Bob Chipman have?
Bob Chipman drove in 10 runs in his career.
What was Bob Chipman's career ERA?
Bob Chipman finished with a 3.72 career ERA, going 51-46 with 322 strikeouts.