Bob Knepper

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1976-1990)

W–L 146–155
ERA 3.68
WHIP 1.33
SO 1,473
Pitcher PIV 9452.1
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
6'3" / 195 lb
Born
5/25/1954 in Akron, OH, USA
MLB Debut
1976-09-10
Last Game
1990-06-24
Awards
2× All-Star

Full name: Robert Wesley Knepper

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
146 155 445 413 78 30 1 2708.0 2,737 1,106 228 857 1,473 3.68 9452.1

Career ERA 3.68 vs. league average 3.85 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 SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1976 SFN NL 1 2 4 4 0 0 0 25.0 26 9 7 11 3.24 3.51 (+8%) 579.0
1977 SFN NL 11 9 27 27 6 2 0 166.0 151 62 72 100 3.36 4.00 (+16%) 57.9
1978 SFN NL 17 11 36 35 16 6 0 260.0 218 76 85 147 2.63 3.69 (+29%) 4834.3
1979 SFN NL 9 12 34 34 6 2 0 207.3 241 107 77 123 4.64 4.00 (-16%) -3017.9
1980 SFN NL 9 16 35 33 8 1 0 215.3 242 98 61 103 4.10 3.84 (-7%) 1007.6
1981 HOU NL 9 5 22 22 6 5 0 156.7 128 38 38 75 2.18 3.58 (+39%) 2917.2
1982 HOU NL 5 15 33 29 4 0 1 180.0 193 89 60 108 4.45 3.86 (-15%) 1331.1
1983 HOU NL 6 13 35 29 4 3 0 203.0 202 72 71 125 3.19 3.87 (+18%) 2495.5
1984 HOU NL 15 10 35 34 11 3 0 233.7 223 83 55 140 3.20 3.81 (+16%) 462.9
1985 HOU NL 15 13 37 37 4 0 0 241.0 253 95 54 131 3.55 3.89 (+9%) 2870.8
1986 HOU NL 17 12 40 38 8 5 0 258.0 232 90 62 143 3.14 3.97 (+21%) 3974.9
1987 HOU NL 8 17 33 31 1 0 0 177.7 226 104 54 76 5.27 4.29 (-23%) -2681.8
1988 HOU NL 14 5 27 27 3 2 0 175.0 156 61 67 103 3.14 3.73 (+16%) -29.7
1989 HOU NL 4 10 22 20 0 0 0 113.0 135 74 60 45 5.89 3.71 (-59%) -3623.4
1989 SFN NL 3 2 13 6 1 1 0 52.0 55 20 15 19 3.46 3.71 (+7%) -318.3
1990 SFN NL 3 3 12 7 0 0 0 44.3 56 28 19 24 5.68 3.86 (-47%) -1407.9
Career · 16 seasons 146 155 445 413 78 30 1 2,708.0 2,737 1,106 857 1,473 3.68 — 9,452

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
449 840 47 115 28 2 6 59 2 41 333 .137 .177 .196 .374 -6,054

Career AVG .137 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 47.2% below league average.

Career OBP .177 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 45.4% below league average.

Career SLG .196 vs. league average .387 across their career seasons — 49.3% below league average.

Career OPS .374 vs. league average .711 across their career seasons — 47.5% 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
1976 SFN NL 4 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 .111 — — — — 0.0
1977 SFN NL 27 55 4 10 1 0 0 4 0 5 18 .182 .264 (-31%) .329 (-24%) .401 (-50%) .730 (-38%) -327.6
1978 SFN NL 36 79 2 5 2 0 0 5 0 6 35 .063 .257 (-75%) .323 (-61%) .378 (-77%) .702 (-69%) -879.6
1979 SFN NL 35 66 6 12 4 0 1 9 0 1 24 .182 .265 (-32%) .329 (-38%) .397 (-28%) .727 (-33%) -367.7
1980 SFN NL 35 66 3 10 3 0 0 7 1 2 21 .152 .264 (-43%) .326 (-47%) .387 (-49%) .714 (-48%) -532.5
1981 HOU NL 22 47 3 7 2 0 1 3 0 0 15 .149 — — — — 0.0
1982 HOU NL 33 52 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 25 .058 .261 (-78%) .324 (-61%) .388 (-80%) .712 (-72%) -586.8
1983 HOU NL 35 66 5 12 2 1 1 5 0 2 25 .182 .260 (-30%) .324 (-38%) .389 (-26%) .714 (-32%) -368.7
1984 HOU NL 35 76 6 13 2 0 1 8 1 7 28 .171 .259 (-34%) .322 (-25%) .384 (-38%) .707 (-32%) -378.6
1985 HOU NL 38 78 5 11 1 0 1 5 0 2 38 .141 .257 (-45%) .323 (-50%) .390 (-51%) .714 (-50%) -621.4
1986 HOU NL 42 91 2 9 2 1 0 1 0 0 44 .099 .257 (-62%) .325 (-70%) .395 (-64%) .720 (-66%) -972.1
1987 HOU NL 33 51 2 5 2 0 0 1 0 1 24 .098 .262 (-63%) .331 (-66%) .415 (-67%) .746 (-66%) -573.1
1988 HOU NL 27 48 1 6 0 0 0 3 0 2 17 .125 — — — — -446.2
1989 HOU NL 22 31 3 7 4 0 1 3 0 6 6 .226 — — — — 0.0
1989 SFN NL 13 12 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 .083 — — — — 0.0
1990 SFN NL 12 13 1 3 1 0 0 4 0 0 7 .231 — — — — 0.0
Career · 16 seasons 449 840 47 115 28 2 6 59 2 41 333 .137 — — — — -6,054

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
3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1986 NLCS HOU 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000
1981 NWDIV HOU 1 1 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 3 3 0 20.3 19 9 3 13 3.98

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1986 NLCS HOU 0 0 2 2 0 15.3 13 6 1 9 3.52
1981 NWDIV HOU 0 1 1 1 0 5.0 6 3 2 4 5.40

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2254122160226.146
Away2244282655433.129

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2231429.013685063928013.19
Away2221279.013696004656724.22

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1990-06-24 SFGHOUL 000000000
1990-06-19 SFGSDPL 000000000
1990-06-08 SFGATLW 101000200
1990-06-02 SFGHOUW 200000002
1990-05-28 SFGCHCL 200000001
1990-05-23 SFGSTLW 311100101
1990-05-19 SFGWSNL 000000000
1990-05-14 SFGNYNW 301000102
1990-05-09 SFGNYNW 200000001
1990-05-06 SFGWSNL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1990-06-24 SFGHOU — 2.0333200
1990-06-19 SFGSDP — 1.1211120
1990-06-08 SFGATL — 3.0544211
1990-06-02 SFGHOU — 7.0622232
1990-05-28 SFGCHC L 5.0844430
1990-05-23 SFGSTL W 6.2711230
1990-05-19 SFGWSN L 2.2544110
1990-05-14 SFGNYN W 6.2522242
1990-05-09 SFGNYN W 5.2622171
1990-05-06 SFGWSN — 1.1311100

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 445 413 103 451 30 32

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1976 SFN P 4 4 1 4 0 1
1977 SFN P 27 27 10 21 1 1
1978 SFN P 36 35 4 33 0 3
1979 SFN P 34 34 8 26 5 1
1980 SFN P 35 33 7 45 3 3
1981 HOU P 22 22 6 26 3 1
1982 HOU P 33 29 8 32 1 3
1983 HOU P 35 29 2 40 3 4
1984 HOU P 35 34 7 32 2 2
1985 HOU P 37 37 5 30 3 1
1986 HOU P 40 38 23 47 3 6
1987 HOU P 33 31 7 39 2 2
1988 HOU P 27 27 6 39 2 3
1989 HOU P 22 20 6 24 2 1
1989 SFN P 13 6 2 5 0 0
1990 SFN P 12 7 1 8 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 445

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1981 Player of the Week Week of 1981-04-24
1981 TSN Comeback Player of the Year
1978 Pitcher of the Month May

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
1989 HOU NL $68,000
1988 HOU NL $1,000,000
1987 HOU NL $1,000,000
1986 HOU NL $1,000,000
1985 HOU NL $850,000
Total Career Earnings $3,918,000

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Bob Knepper (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Rick Rhoden
    151-125, 3.59 ERA
  2. 97
    Tom Candiotti
    151-164, 3.73 ERA
  3. 92
    Mike Flanagan
    167-143, 3.90 ERA
  4. 91
    Ken Holtzman
    174-150, 3.49 ERA
  5. 91
    Jim Lonborg
    157-137, 3.86 ERA
  6. 82
    Frank Viola
    176-150, 3.73 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Bob Knepper

What years did Bob Knepper play?
Bob Knepper played in Major League Baseball from 1976 to 1990.
Was Bob Knepper a pitcher?
Yes. Bob Knepper pitched in the major leagues, recording 146 wins and 1473 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bob Knepper hit?
Bob Knepper hit 6 career home runs with 115 hits.