Bob Feller

Pitcher · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (1936-1956)

Bob Feller was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1936 to 1956 for the Cleveland Guardians, a span of 21 seasons. Across 570 career appearances, he went 266-162 with a 3.25 ERA, 2,581 strikeouts, and 21 saves. He also batted .151 with 8 home runs. Bob Feller was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962 and was a 8-time All-Star and a Pitching Triple Crown. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 48738.9.

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

⭐ Hall of Fame 1962
W–L 266–162
ERA 3.25
WHIP 1.32
SO 2,581
Pitcher PIV 48738.9
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'0" / 185 lb
Born
11/3/1918 in Van Meter, IA, USA
Died
12/15/2010 in Cleveland, OH, USA
MLB Debut
1936-07-19
Last Game
1956-09-30
Hall of Fame
Inducted 1962 (BBWAA)
Awards
8× All-Star · Pitching Triple Crown

Full name: Robert William Andrew Feller

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Career Pitching Statistics

Bob Feller — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
266 162 570 484 279 44 21 3827.0 3,271 1,384 224 1,764 2,581 3.25 48738.9

Career ERA 3.25 vs. league average 4.07 across their career seasons — 20.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Bob Feller Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1936 CLE AL 5 3 14 8 5 0 1 62.0 52 23 47 76 3.34 4.59 (+27%) 1576.0
1937 CLE AL 9 7 26 19 9 0 1 148.2 116 56 106 150 3.39 4.34 (+22%) 2396.4
1938 CLE AL 17 11 39 36 20 2 1 277.2 225 126 208 240 4.08 4.35 (+6%) 381.0
1939 CLE AL 24 9 39 35 24 4 1 296.2 227 94 142 246 2.85 4.28 (+33%) 6614.7
1940 CLE AL 27 11 43 37 31 4 4 320.1 245 93 118 261 2.61 4.21 (+38%) 9933.4
1941 CLE AL 25 13 44 40 28 6 2 343.0 284 120 194 260 3.15 3.94 (+20%) 3117.7
1945 CLE AL 5 3 9 9 7 1 0 72.0 50 20 35 59 2.50 3.67 (+32%) 1583.8
1946 CLE AL 26 15 48 42 36 10 4 371.1 277 90 153 348 2.18 3.59 (+39%) 12370.7
1947 CLE AL 20 11 42 37 20 5 3 299.0 230 89 127 196 2.68 3.97 (+33%) 4243.0
1948 CLE AL 19 15 44 38 18 2 3 280.1 255 111 116 164 3.56 4.10 (+13%) 2300.6
1949 CLE AL 15 14 36 28 15 0 0 211.0 198 88 84 108 3.75 4.12 (+9%) 1726.8
1950 CLE AL 16 11 35 34 16 3 0 247.0 230 94 103 119 3.43 4.36 (+21%) 2432.2
1951 CLE AL 22 8 33 32 16 4 0 249.2 239 97 95 111 3.50 4.04 (+13%) 517.2
1952 CLE AL 9 13 30 30 11 0 0 191.2 219 101 83 81 4.74 3.70 (-28%) -338.2
1953 CLE AL 10 7 25 25 10 1 0 175.2 163 70 60 60 3.59 4.14 (+13%) -134.8
1954 CLE AL 13 3 19 19 9 1 0 140.0 127 48 39 59 3.09 3.90 (+21%) 847.2
1955 CLE AL 4 4 25 11 2 1 0 83.0 71 32 31 25 3.47 4.00 (+13%) -41.9
1956 CLE AL 0 4 19 4 2 0 1 58.0 63 32 23 18 4.97 3.96 (-25%) -787.0
Career · 18 seasons 266 162 570 484 279 44 21 3,827.0 3,271 1,384 1,764 2,581 3.25 — 48,739

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 Feller — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
570 1,282 99 193 28 13 8 99 1 100 505 .151 .214 .211 .425 -7,658

Career AVG .151 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — 43.2% below league average.

Career OBP .214 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — 36.6% below league average.

Career SLG .211 vs. league average .385 across their career seasons — 45.1% below league average.

Career OPS .425 vs. league average .722 across their career seasons — 41.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Bob Feller 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
1936 CLE AL 14 22 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .136 — — — — 0.0
1937 CLE AL 26 53 1 9 1 1 0 9 0 3 17 .170 .276 (-39%) .342 (-37%) .398 (-43%) .740 (-40%) -359.2
1938 CLE AL 39 94 6 17 3 1 0 13 0 11 32 .181 .272 (-34%) .341 (-22%) .392 (-40%) .734 (-32%) -481.6
1939 CLE AL 39 99 14 21 5 1 0 7 0 14 35 .212 .274 (-23%) .342 (-8%) .393 (-28%) .735 (-19%) -277.1
1940 CLE AL 43 115 7 18 5 1 2 12 0 8 45 .157 .267 (-41%) .335 (-37%) .387 (-30%) .722 (-33%) -645.8
1941 CLE AL 44 120 11 18 1 4 1 12 0 8 44 .150 .262 (-43%) .332 (-37%) .373 (-33%) .705 (-35%) -694.3
1945 CLE AL 9 25 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 12 .160 — — — — 0.0
1946 CLE AL 48 124 9 16 1 1 0 7 0 9 49 .129 .256 (-50%) .328 (-43%) .358 (-57%) .687 (-50%) -963.9
1947 CLE AL 42 98 8 18 3 2 0 7 0 8 38 .184 .262 (-30%) .336 (-27%) .376 (-32%) .712 (-30%) -482.6
1948 CLE AL 44 95 1 9 2 0 0 3 0 1 39 .095 .263 (-64%) .340 (-67%) .379 (-69%) .719 (-68%) -1041.8
1949 CLE AL 36 72 7 17 2 1 2 10 0 2 23 .236 .262 (-10%) .343 (-25%) .384 (-2%) .727 (-13%) -185.8
1950 CLE AL 35 83 7 10 0 1 2 5 1 5 33 .120 .265 (-55%) .346 (-51%) .401 (-46%) .747 (-48%) -684.5
1951 CLE AL 33 81 10 10 1 0 0 3 0 8 36 .123 .260 (-53%) .336 (-40%) .385 (-65%) .721 (-53%) -686.2
1952 CLE AL 30 60 5 7 2 0 1 8 0 8 31 .117 .252 (-54%) .326 (-32%) .369 (-46%) .696 (-40%) -369.4
1953 CLE AL 25 56 3 6 1 0 0 1 0 6 23 .107 .264 (-59%) .335 (-42%) .397 (-69%) .733 (-57%) -511.7
1954 CLE AL 19 48 6 9 1 0 0 1 0 4 17 .188 — — — — -274.1
1955 CLE AL 25 21 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 .048 — — — — 0.0
1956 CLE AL 19 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 18 seasons 570 1,282 99 193 28 13 8 99 1 100 505 .151 — — — — -7,658

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 Feller — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Bob Feller — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1948 WS CLE 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Bob Feller — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 2 2 2 0 14.1 10 8 5 7 5.02

Playoff Pitching by Year

Bob Feller — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1948 WS CLE 0 2 2 2 0 14.1 10 8 5 7 5.02

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Bob Feller — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home27062742106454.169
Away3006565787445.133

Pitching — Home / Away

Bob Feller — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2701988.2158263088013742.85
Away3001838.1169075588512083.70

Last 10 Games — Batting

Bob Feller — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1956-09-30 CLEDETL 300000001
1956-09-15 CLEBOSL 300000012
1956-09-03 CLEKC1L 000000000
1956-08-17 CLEKC1L 100000001
1956-08-10 CLEKC1W 100000001
1956-08-06 CLEDETL 000000000
1956-07-30 CLENYYL 000000000
1956-07-28 CLEBALL 000000000
1956-07-18 CLEMINL 200000001
1956-07-14 CLENYYL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Bob Feller — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1956-09-30 CLEDET L 9.01488301
1956-09-15 CLEBOS L 9.0755561
1956-09-03 CLEKC1 — 1.2211000
1956-08-17 CLEKC1 — 4.1711010
1956-08-10 CLEKC1 SV 2.0100000
1956-08-06 CLEDET — 0.0344200
1956-07-30 CLENYY — 2.0432121
1956-07-28 CLEBAL — 1.0000000
1956-07-18 CLEMIN L 4.2422121
1956-07-14 CLENYY — 0.0100000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Bob Feller — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 570 34 146 510 25 28

Season-by-Season Fielding

Bob Feller — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1936 CLE P 14 0 0 5 0 0
1937 CLE P 26 0 0 27 2 1
1938 CLE P 39 0 8 37 3 1
1939 CLE P 39 0 8 44 3 2
1940 CLE P 43 0 5 34 2 2
1941 CLE P 44 0 12 50 1 1
1945 CLE P 9 0 7 4 0 0
1946 CLE P 48 0 13 47 1 2
1947 CLE P 42 0 17 50 1 2
1948 CLE P 44 0 16 39 2 1
1949 CLE P 36 0 12 19 1 2
1950 CLE P 35 0 8 23 0 2
1951 CLE P 33 0 6 32 2 2
1952 CLE P 30 0 13 34 3 1
1953 CLE P 25 0 10 31 0 5
1954 CLE P 19 19 7 15 0 2
1955 CLE P 25 11 2 11 3 2
1956 CLE P 19 4 2 8 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Bob Feller Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 570

Awards & Honors

Bob Feller — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
1951 TSN Pitcher of the Year
1947 Baseball Magazine All-Star P1
1947 TSN All-Star P
1946 Baseball Magazine All-Star P1
1946 TSN All-Star P
1941 Baseball Magazine All-Star P1
1941 TSN All-Star P
1940 Baseball Magazine All-Star P1
1940 Pitching Triple Crown
1940 TSN All-Star P
1940 TSN Major League Player of the Year
1939 Baseball Magazine All-Star P1
1939 Baseball Magazine All-Star P3
1939 TSN All-Star P

Award Voting History

Bob Feller — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1951 Most Valuable Player AL 5th 118.0 336 0
1948 Most Valuable Player AL 23th 6.0 336 0
1947 Most Valuable Player AL 8th 58.0 336 0
1946 Most Valuable Player AL 6th 105.0 336 1
1941 Most Valuable Player AL 3rd 174.0 336 0
1940 Most Valuable Player AL 2nd 222.0 336 6
1939 Most Valuable Player AL 3rd 155.0 336 3

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Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    Early Wynn HOF
    300-244, 3.54 ERA
  2. 97
    Hal Newhouser HOF
    207-150, 3.06 ERA
  3. 97
    Red Ruffing HOF
    273-225, 3.80 ERA
  4. 97
    Jerry Koosman
    222-209, 3.36 ERA
  5. 95
    Billy Pierce
    211-169, 3.27 ERA
  6. 95
    Bobo Newsom
    211-222, 3.98 ERA

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Bob Feller: the record in brief

The profile opens with Bob Feller's first major league game on July 19, 1936; the last one listed came on September 30, 1956. The team column never changes: it is the Cleveland Indians from 1936 to 1956. Feller played primarily as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on November 3, 1918, in Van Meter, IA, USA and a listed size of 6 feet, 0 inches and 185 pounds. Feller's death is recorded on December 15, 2010, in Cleveland, OH, USA. Feller's full given name, per the bio, is Robert William Andrew Feller.

The pitching table credits Feller with a 266-162 record and a 3.25 ERA in 570 games. Also on Feller's record: 2,581 strikeouts, 279 complete games, 44 shutouts, and 21 saves. Against a 4.07 league ERA for the same years, Feller was 20.0% better. No season topped the 27 wins of 1940. 1946 produced Feller's most strikeouts, 348. 1946 was Feller's sharpest full season, a 2.18 ERA against the league's 3.59.

Frequently Asked Questions about Bob Feller

What years did Bob Feller play?
Bob Feller played in Major League Baseball from 1936 to 1956.
Was Bob Feller a pitcher?
Yes. Bob Feller pitched in the major leagues, recording 266 wins and 2581 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bob Feller hit?
Bob Feller hit 8 career home runs with 193 hits.
Is Bob Feller in the Hall of Fame?
Yes. Bob Feller was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962.
What teams did Bob Feller play for?
Bob Feller played for one team, the Cleveland Indians (1936–1941, 1945–1956).
Did Bob Feller win a Cy Young Award?
No. Bob Feller did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Bob Feller win?
Bob Feller won the pitching Triple Crown (1940). He was selected to 8 All-Star Games.
What were Bob Feller's career stats?
In 570 games, Bob Feller went 266-162 with a 3.25 ERA, 2,581 strikeouts, 3,827.0 innings pitched, and 21 saves. At the plate he had 193 hits and 8 home runs.
What position did Bob Feller play?
Bob Feller played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Bob Feller and how much did he weigh?
Bob Feller was listed at 6 feet and 185 pounds.
What was Bob Feller's career ERA?
Bob Feller finished with a 3.25 career ERA, going 266-162 with 2,581 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Bob Feller have?
Bob Feller recorded 2,581 career strikeouts.
How many All-Star Games did Bob Feller make?
Bob Feller was selected to 8 All-Star Games.