Bob Griffith

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

W–L 25–31
ERA 4.76
WHIP 1.47
SO 264
Pitcher PIV 4868.4
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'3" / 200 lb
Born
10/1/1912 in Liberty, TN, USA
Died
11/8/1977 in Indianapolis, IN, USA
Awards
2× All-Star

Full name: Robert Lee Griffith

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
330.0 317.0 33.0 86.0 9.0 7.0 5.0 39.0 9.0 2.0 2.0 .271 .291 .391 .682

Pitching

W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
40 52 95 58 46 7 783.0 776 460 150 40 176 230 1.72 1.22

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1949 31.0 28.0 4.0 12.0 1.0 0 1.0 5.0 2.0 0 0 .429 .467 .571 1.038
Listed seasons · 1 31 28 4 12 1 0 1 5 2 0 0 .429 — — —

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Season W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
1949 9 4 13 10 2 0 99.1 83 37 19 2 18 21 1.72 1.02
Listed seasons · 1 9 4 13 10 2 0 99.1 83 37 19 2 18 21 1.72 1.02

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
25 31 109 59 32 1 5 527.0 588 279 27 188 264 4.76 4868.4

Career ERA 4.76 vs. league average 4.05 across their career seasons — 17.8% 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
1934 NEG NN2 2 3 7 5 3 0 0 37.7 35 19 14 23 4.54 4.29 (-6%) 714.2
1935 CEG NN2 3 3 9 5 4 0 1 49.7 43 18 20 30 3.26 4.35 (+25%) 466.3
1936 WEG NN2 6 3 14 11 4 0 2 67.0 61 29 32 36 3.90 4.59 (+15%) 1479.9
1937 WEG NN2 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 17.0 17 11 6 13 5.82 4.34 (-34%) 359.1
1938 BEG NN2 4 4 13 10 9 0 2 82.0 81 36 17 36 3.95 4.35 (+9%) 1752.6
1941 BEG NN2 3 1 8 3 1 0 0 27.7 36 15 10 20 4.88 3.94 (-24%) 636.4
1942 NBY NN2 1 2 11 6 0 0 0 51.0 73 32 19 27 5.65 3.57 (-58%) 873.7
1943 NBY NN2 0 4 11 4 2 0 0 58.3 68 36 21 18 5.55 3.50 (-59%) -158.3
1946 NBY NN2 2 3 13 5 3 0 0 49.7 65 32 21 14 5.80 3.59 (-61%) -677.7
1947 NBY NN2 0 6 12 4 2 0 0 51.7 66 33 13 29 5.75 3.97 (-45%) -552.4
1948 NBY NN2 3 1 9 4 2 1 0 35.3 43 18 15 18 4.58 4.10 (-12%) -25.4
Career · 11 seasons 25 31 109 59 32 1 5 527.0 588 279 188 264 4.76 — 4,868

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
139 279 35 73 10 5 2 31 2 10 2 .262 .287 .355 .642 -205

Career AVG .262 vs. league average .268 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .287 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — 14.7% below league average.

Career SLG .355 vs. league average .379 across their career seasons — 6.4% below league average.

Career OPS .642 vs. league average .716 across their career seasons — 10.3% 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
1934 NEG NN2 7 16 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 — — — — 0.0
1935 CEG NN2 9 18 5 6 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 — — — — 0.0
1936 WEG NN2 14 27 2 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .148 — — — — 0.0
1937 WEG NN2 2 8 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 — — — — 0.0
1938 BEG NN2 13 32 5 11 0 1 0 8 0 1 1 .344 — — — — 0.0
1941 BEG NN2 9 11 2 4 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 .364 — — — — 0.0
1942 NBY NN2 13 25 2 6 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 .240 — — — — 0.0
1943 NBY NN2 22 65 6 15 1 2 0 5 0 1 0 .231 .255 (-10%) .324 (-25%) .346 (-11%) .671 (-18%) -205.2
1946 NBY NN2 17 25 2 5 1 0 1 4 0 2 1 .200 — — — — 0.0
1947 NBY NN2 18 30 3 10 2 1 0 5 1 3 0 .333 — — — — 0.0
1948 NBY NN2 15 22 4 6 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 .273 — — — — 0.0
Career · 11 seasons 139 279 35 73 10 5 2 31 2 10 2 .262 — — — — -205

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

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home61111929114.261
Away941572240414.255

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home50290.024466781082.05
Away69357.04098288832.07

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1949-09-05 PH5BLGW 000000000
1949-08-26 PH5BLGL 202000010
1949-08-20 PH5IN9W 000000000
1949-07-31 PH5CAGL 000000000
1949-07-25 PH5IN9L 300000000
1949-07-24 PH5NY6L 101000000
1949-07-10 PH5BIRL 111100010
1949-07-05 PH5HOEW 000000000
1949-06-07 PH5BIRW 423000100
1949-06-06 PH5HOEL 101000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1949-09-05 PH5BLG W 5.0020000
1949-08-26 PH5BLG L 8.01190430
1949-08-20 PH5IN9 W 9.0010000
1949-07-31 PH5CAG L 6.0752000
1949-07-25 PH5IN9 L 9.01066301
1949-07-10 PH5BIR — 0.1100000
1949-07-05 PH5HOE W 9.0711000
1949-06-07 PH5BIR W 9.0932090
1949-05-30 PH5HOE W 9.0832520
1949-05-25 PH5KCM W 9.0800150

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
OF 17 10 20 1 3 1
P 109 59 15 164 8 5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1934 NEG P 7 5 1 9 0 0
1935 CEG P 9 5 3 19 0 0
1936 WEG P 14 11 1 18 4 1
1937 WEG P 2 2 0 6 0 0
1938 BEG P 13 10 3 22 0 0
1941 BEG P 8 3 0 3 0 0
1942 NBY OF 1 1 2 0 0 0
1942 NBY P 11 6 2 17 0 1
1943 NBY OF 10 8 13 1 2 1
1943 NBY P 11 4 1 18 3 0
1946 NBY OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1946 NBY P 13 5 0 19 0 1
1947 NBY OF 1 0 1 0 0 0
1947 NBY P 12 4 4 17 1 2
1948 NBY OF 4 1 4 0 1 0
1948 NBY P 9 4 0 16 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 109
Left Field 11
Center Field 1
Right Field 5

Most Similar Players

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

  1. 98
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  2. 88
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    30-24, 4.71 ERA
  3. 87
    Roy Smith
    30-31, 4.60 ERA
  4. 86
    Osvaldo Fernandez
    19-26, 4.93 ERA
  5. 83
    Ted Shaw
    24-19, 4.77 ERA
  6. 83
    Jose Mercedes
    33-39, 4.75 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Bob Griffith

Was Bob Griffith a pitcher?
Yes. Bob Griffith pitched in the major leagues, recording 25 wins and 264 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bob Griffith hit?
Bob Griffith hit 2 career home runs with 73 hits.