What years did Bob Garbark play?

Bob Garbark played in Major League Baseball from 1934 to 1945.

Was Bob Garbark a pitcher?

No. Bob Garbark was a position player (Catcher).

How many home runs did Bob Garbark hit?

Bob Garbark hit 0 career home runs with 81 hits.

Bob Garbark

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1934-1945)

AVG .248

HR 0

RBI 28

H 81

OPS .582

PIV -474

Position: Catcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 178 lb
Born: 11/13/1909 in Houston, TX, USA
Died: 8/15/1990 in Meadville, PA, USA
MLB Debut: 1934-09-03
Last Game: 1945-08-19

Full name: Robert Michael Garbark

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
145	327	31	81	9	0	0	28	0	26	17	.248	.307	.275	.582	-474

Career AVG .248 vs. league average .272 across their career seasons — 8.9% below league average.

Career OBP .307 vs. league average .338 across their career seasons — 9.1% below league average.

Career SLG .275 vs. league average .384 across their career seasons — 28.4% below league average.

Career OPS .582 vs. league average .722 across their career seasons — 19.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1934	CLE	AL	5	11	1	0	0	0	1	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1935	CLE	AL	6	18	4	6	1	4	5	1	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1937	CHN	NL	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1938	CHN	NL	23	54	2	14	0	5	1	0	.259	.272 (-5%)	.341 (-20%)	.392 (-34%)	.734 (-28%)	-238.5
1939	CHN	NL	24	21	1	3	0	0	0	3	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
1944	PHA	AL	18	23	2	6	2	2	1	0	.261	—	—	—	—	0.0
1945	BOS	AL	68	199	21	52	6	17	18	10	.261	.260 (avg)	.328 (avg)	.354 (-18%)	.683 (-9%)	-235.1
Career · 7 seasons			145	327	31	81	9	28	26	17	.248	—	—	—	—	-474

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	77	174	16	44	0	14	.253
Away	68	153	16	37	0	13	.242

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1945-08-19	BOS	SLA	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1945-08-08	BOS	DET	L	4	1	2	1	0	0	0
1945-08-05	BOS	MIN	L	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
1945-08-04	BOS	MIN	W	4	1	2	0	2	0	0
1945-08-03	BOS	MIN	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
1945-08-01	BOS	NYY	W	1	0	1	0	1	0	0
1945-07-31	BOS	NYY	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
1945-07-22	BOS	SLA	W	3	0	1	0	0	0	0
1945-07-21	BOS	SLA	L	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
1945-07-20	BOS	CHW	L	4	1	1	0	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	1	0	2	0	0	0
C	134	0	399	45	2	9

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1934	CLE	C	5	8	0	0	0
1935	CLE	C	6	33	3	0	0
1938	CHN	1B	1	2	0	0	0
1938	CHN	C	20	64	7	0	0
1939	CHN	C	21	22	3	0	0
1944	PHA	C	15	23	1	0	0
1945	BOS	C	67	249	31	2	9

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Catcher	134
First Base	1

Frequently Asked Questions about Bob Garbark

What years did Bob Garbark play?: Bob Garbark played in Major League Baseball from 1934 to 1945.
Was Bob Garbark a pitcher?: No. Bob Garbark was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Bob Garbark hit?: Bob Garbark hit 0 career home runs with 81 hits.