What years did Bobby Keefe play?

Bobby Keefe played in Major League Baseball from 1907 to 1912.

Was Bobby Keefe a pitcher?

Yes. Bobby Keefe pitched in the major leagues, recording 16 wins and 154 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Bobby Keefe hit?

Bobby Keefe hit 0 career home runs with 10 hits.

Bobby Keefe

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1907-1912)

W–L 16–21

ERA 3.14

WHIP 1.28

SO 154

Pitcher PIV -489.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 155 lb
Born: 6/16/1882 in Folsom, CA, USA
Died: 12/6/1964 in Sacramento, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1907-04-15
Last Game: 1912-07-26

Full name: Robert Francis Keefe

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
16	21	75	35	15	0	8	360.7	334	126	8	129	154	3.14	-489.1

Career ERA 3.14 vs. league average 3.09 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1907	NYA	AL	3	5	19	3	0	3	57.7	60	16	20	20	2.50	2.50 (avg)	-438.6
1911	CIN	NL	12	13	39	26	15	3	234.3	196	70	76	105	2.69	3.37 (+20%)	425.8
1912	CIN	NL	1	3	17	6	0	2	68.7	78	40	33	29	5.24	3.36 (-56%)	-476.3
Career · 3 seasons			16	21	75	35	15	8	360.2	334	126	129	154	3.14	—	-489

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
75	107	11	10	2	1	0	10	0	11	42	.093	.178	.131	.309	-589

Career AVG .093 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 64.1% below league average.

Career OBP .178 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — 45.4% below league average.

Career SLG .131 vs. league average .342 across their career seasons — 61.8% below league average.

Career OPS .309 vs. league average .668 across their career seasons — 53.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1907	NYA	AL	19	19	2	1	1	0	3	1	6	.053	—	—	—	—	0.0
1911	CIN	NL	39	70	6	6	1	1	6	9	29	.086	.266 (-68%)	.336 (-44%)	.356 (-64%)	.693 (-54%)	-588.5
1912	CIN	NL	17	18	3	3	0	0	1	1	7	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			75	107	11	10	2	1	10	11	42	.093	—	—	—	—	-589

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	34	38	2	1	0	1	.026
Away	41	71	9	9	0	6	.127

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	34	149.2	143	36	46	67	2.16
Away	41	208.2	192	64	84	89	2.76

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
1912-07-26	CIN	BRO	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1912-07-21	CIN	NY1	L	2	0	0	0	0	1
1912-07-11	CIN	BRO	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
1912-07-04	CIN	PIT	L	0	1	0	0	1	0
1912-06-29	CIN	STL	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
1912-06-25	CIN	CHC	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
1912-06-20	CIN	PIT	L	3	1	1	1	0	1
1912-06-13	CIN	PHI	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1912-06-05	CIN	NY1	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1912-05-28	CIN	CHC	L	2	0	0	0	0	2

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1912-07-26	CIN	BRO	L	0.0	1	3	3	3	0
1912-07-21	CIN	NY1	—	4.0	8	4	4	1	0
1912-07-11	CIN	BRO	—	5.2	3	2	0	4	4
1912-07-04	CIN	PIT	—	4.0	5	3	3	2	6
1912-06-29	CIN	STL	—	5.0	8	3	2	0	0
1912-06-25	CIN	CHC	L	3.0	6	4	3	0	2
1912-06-20	CIN	PIT	—	8.0	5	4	2	4	2
1912-06-13	CIN	PHI	—	1.2	3	4	4	2	2
1912-06-05	CIN	NY1	—	1.0	3	4	3	1	0
1912-05-28	CIN	CHC	—	5.2	6	6	6	4	2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	75	3	17	74	14	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1907	NYA	P	19	3	1	20	2	0
1911	CIN	P	39	0	13	36	8	1
1912	CIN	P	17	0	3	18	4	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	75

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Santa Clara University	Santa Clara	CA	1902, 1903

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Frequently Asked Questions about Bobby Keefe

What years did Bobby Keefe play?: Bobby Keefe played in Major League Baseball from 1907 to 1912.
Was Bobby Keefe a pitcher?: Yes. Bobby Keefe pitched in the major leagues, recording 16 wins and 154 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bobby Keefe hit?: Bobby Keefe hit 0 career home runs with 10 hits.