What years did Bobby Klaus play?

Bobby Klaus played in Major League Baseball from 1964 to 1965.

Was Bobby Klaus a pitcher?

No. Bobby Klaus was a position player (Second Baseman).

How many home runs did Bobby Klaus hit?

Bobby Klaus hit 6 career home runs with 123 hits.

Bobby Klaus

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1964-1965)

AVG .208

HR 6

RBI 29

H 123

OPS .592

PIV -1,120

Position: Second Baseman
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 170 lb
Born: 12/27/1937 in Spring Grove, IL, USA
MLB Debut: 1964-04-21
Last Game: 1965-10-03

Full name: Robert Francis Klaus

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
215	590	65	123	25	4	6	29	5	74	92	.208	.297	.295	.592	-1,120

Career AVG .208 vs. league average .248 across their career seasons — 16.0% below league average.

Career OBP .297 vs. league average .312 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .295 vs. league average .375 across their career seasons — 21.3% below league average.

Career OPS .592 vs. league average .687 across their career seasons — 13.8% 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
1964	CIN	NL	40	93	10	17	5	1	2	6	1	4	13	.183	.250 (-27%)	.312 (-32%)	.377 (-15%)	.690 (-23%)	-371.3
1964	NYN	NL	56	209	25	51	8	3	2	11	3	25	30	.244	.250 (-3%)	.312 (+4%)	.377 (-10%)	.690 (-4%)	-371.3
1965	NYN	NL	119	288	30	55	12	0	2	12	1	45	49	.191	.245 (-22%)	.310 (-3%)	.371 (-32%)	.682 (-19%)	-673.1
Career · 3 seasons			215	590	65	123	25	4	6	29	5	74	92	.208	—	—	—	—	-1,416

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	117	307	30	60	2	11	.195
Away	98	283	35	63	4	18	.223

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO
1965-10-03	NYN	PHI	L	5	0	0	0	0	1	0
1965-10-02	NYN	PHI	L	1	0	0	0	0	2	0
1965-09-28	NYN	PIT	W	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1965-09-26	NYN	PHI	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1965-09-25	NYN	PHI	L	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1965-09-22	NYN	PIT	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
1965-09-21	NYN	PIT	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
1965-09-19	NYN	CHC	W	3	3	1	1	1	2	0
1965-09-14	NYN	CIN	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
1965-09-10	NYN	ATL	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	115	100	237	304	15	64
3B	64	52	49	107	4	7
SS	36	4	20	29	2	5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1964	CIN	2B	18	16	33	36	2	7
1964	CIN	3B	11	6	8	18	0	1
1964	CIN	SS	3	0	2	3	1	0
1964	NYN	2B	25	24	58	80	2	11
1964	NYN	3B	28	26	23	48	4	3
1964	NYN	SS	5	2	3	1	1	0
1965	NYN	2B	72	60	146	188	11	46
1965	NYN	3B	25	20	18	41	0	3
1965	NYN	SS	28	2	15	25	0	5

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Second Base	115
Third Base	63
Shortstop	38

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Champaign	IL	1957, 1958, 1959

Frequently Asked Questions about Bobby Klaus

What years did Bobby Klaus play?: Bobby Klaus played in Major League Baseball from 1964 to 1965.
Was Bobby Klaus a pitcher?: No. Bobby Klaus was a position player (Second Baseman).
How many home runs did Bobby Klaus hit?: Bobby Klaus hit 6 career home runs with 123 hits.