What years did Bob Klinger play?

Bob Klinger played in Major League Baseball from 1938 to 1947.

Was Bob Klinger a pitcher?

Yes. Bob Klinger pitched in the major leagues, recording 66 wins and 357 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Bob Klinger hit?

Bob Klinger hit 0 career home runs with 71 hits.

Bob Klinger

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1938-1947)

W–L 66–61

ERA 3.68

WHIP 1.39

SO 357

Pitcher PIV 4899.3

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 180 lb
Born: 6/4/1908 in Allenton, MO, USA
Died: 8/19/1977 in Villa Ridge, MO, USA
MLB Debut: 1938-04-19
Last Game: 1947-09-23

Full name: Robert Harold Klinger

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
66	61	265	130	48	7	23	1089.7	1,153	445	46	358	357	3.68	4899.3

Career ERA 3.68 vs. league average 3.92 across their career seasons — 6.3% better 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
1938	PIT	NL	12	5	28	21	10	1	1	159.3	152	53	42	58	2.99	4.35 (+31%)	2092.5
1939	PIT	NL	14	17	37	33	10	2	0	225.0	251	109	81	64	4.36	4.28 (-2%)	170.6
1940	PIT	NL	8	13	39	22	3	0	3	142.0	196	85	53	48	5.39	4.21 (-28%)	742.3
1941	PIT	NL	9	4	35	9	3	0	4	116.7	127	51	30	36	3.93	3.94 (avg)	1179.1
1942	PIT	NL	8	11	37	19	8	1	1	152.7	151	55	45	58	3.24	3.57 (+9%)	1171.7
1943	PIT	NL	11	8	33	25	14	3	0	195.0	185	59	58	65	2.72	3.50 (+22%)	1147.3
1946	BOS	AL	3	2	28	1	0	0	9	57.0	49	15	25	16	2.37	3.59 (+34%)	-43.5
1947	BOS	AL	1	1	28	0	0	0	5	42.0	42	18	24	12	3.86	3.97 (+3%)	-1560.6
Career · 8 seasons			66	61	265	130	48	7	23	1,089.2	1,153	445	358	357	3.68	—	4,899

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
265	348	28	71	5	0	0	21	0	20	41	.204	.247	.218	.466	-1,145

Career AVG .204 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — 22.5% below league average.

Career OBP .247 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — 25.8% below league average.

Career SLG .218 vs. league average .372 across their career seasons — 41.3% below league average.

Career OPS .466 vs. league average .705 across their career seasons — 34.0% 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
1938	PIT	NL	28	60	5	10	0	3	2	13	.167	.272 (-39%)	.341 (-43%)	.392 (-58%)	.734 (-51%)	-493.1
1939	PIT	NL	37	84	9	17	0	6	5	12	.202	.274 (-26%)	.342 (-28%)	.393 (-49%)	.735 (-39%)	-519.2
1940	PIT	NL	39	42	3	6	0	0	1	2	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
1941	PIT	NL	35	32	1	8	2	3	2	4	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1942	PIT	NL	37	40	3	8	1	3	5	4	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1943	PIT	NL	33	65	5	16	2	4	5	2	.246	.255 (-4%)	.324 (-8%)	.346 (-20%)	.671 (-14%)	-132.9
1946	BOS	AL	28	16	1	5	0	2	0	2	.312	—	—	—	—	0.0
1947	BOS	AL	28	9	1	1	0	0	0	2	.111	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			265	348	28	71	5	21	20	41	.204	—	—	—	—	-1,145

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

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1946	WS	BOS	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	1	1	0	0	0.7	2	1	1	0	13.50

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1946	WS	BOS	0	1	1	0	0	0.7	2	1	1	0	13.50

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	136	184	15	43	0	17	.234
Away	129	162	13	28	0	7	.173

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	136	594.1	600	204	187	186	3.09
Away	129	494.1	555	241	173	172	4.39

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB
1947-09-23	BOS	PHA	L	0
1947-09-18	BOS	SLA	W	2
1947-09-15	BOS	CHW	L	0
1947-09-10	BOS	DET	L	0
1947-09-06	BOS	PHA	W	0
1947-09-03	BOS	NYY	L	0
1947-08-25	BOS	CLE	L	0
1947-08-22	BOS	CHW	L	0
1947-08-03	BOS	DET	L	0
1947-07-30	BOS	CLE	L	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1947-09-23	BOS	PHA	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1947-09-18	BOS	SLA	W	5.0	4	0	0	3	0	0
1947-09-15	BOS	CHW	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1947-09-10	BOS	DET	—	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	0
1947-09-06	BOS	PHA	SV	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0
1947-09-03	BOS	NYY	—	2.0	5	1	1	0	1	0
1947-08-25	BOS	CLE	—	1.1	3	1	1	0	0	0
1947-08-22	BOS	CHW	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1947-08-03	BOS	DET	—	1.0	2	2	2	1	0	1
1947-07-30	BOS	CLE	—	0.1	3	3	2	2	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	265	0	54	241	6	13

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1938	PIT	P	28	4	34	0	2
1939	PIT	P	37	7	62	3	5
1940	PIT	P	39	6	33	0	1
1941	PIT	P	35	4	25	1	3
1942	PIT	P	37	14	35	1	0
1943	PIT	P	33	14	37	0	2
1946	BOS	P	28	1	11	1	0
1947	BOS	P	28	4	4	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	265

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Frequently Asked Questions about Bob Klinger

What years did Bob Klinger play?: Bob Klinger played in Major League Baseball from 1938 to 1947.
Was Bob Klinger a pitcher?: Yes. Bob Klinger pitched in the major leagues, recording 66 wins and 357 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bob Klinger hit?: Bob Klinger hit 0 career home runs with 71 hits.