Bob Kuzava

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1946-1957)

W–L 49–44
ERA 4.05
WHIP 1.47
SO 446
Pitcher PIV 6978.7
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
B / L
Height / Weight
6'2" / 202 lb
Born
5/28/1923 in Wyandotte, MI, USA
Died
5/15/2017 in Wyandotte, MI, USA
MLB Debut
1946-09-21
Last Game
1957-09-29

Full name: Robert Leroy Kuzava

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
49 44 213 99 34 7 13 862.0 849 388 54 415 446 4.05 6978.7

Career ERA 4.05 vs. league average 3.96 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
1946 CLE AL 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 12.0 9 4 11 4 3.00 3.59 (+16%) -398.6
1947 CLE AL 1 1 4 4 1 1 0 21.7 22 10 9 9 4.15 3.97 (-5%) 66.3
1949 CHA AL 10 6 29 18 9 1 0 156.7 139 70 91 83 4.02 4.12 (+2%) 1647.8
1950 CHA AL 1 3 10 7 1 0 0 44.3 43 28 27 21 5.68 4.36 (-30%) -633.0
1950 WS1 AL 8 7 22 22 8 1 0 155.0 156 68 75 84 3.95 4.36 (+9%) 2870.2
1951 WS1 AL 3 3 8 8 3 0 0 52.3 57 32 28 22 5.50 4.04 (-36%) -733.2
1951 NYA AL 8 4 23 8 4 1 5 82.3 76 22 27 50 2.40 4.04 (+40%) 2022.6
1952 NYA AL 8 8 28 12 6 1 3 133.0 115 51 63 67 3.45 3.70 (+7%) 655.9
1953 NYA AL 6 5 33 6 2 2 4 92.3 92 34 34 48 3.31 4.14 (+20%) 503.9
1954 NYA AL 1 3 20 3 0 0 1 39.7 46 24 18 22 5.45 3.90 (-40%) 264.0
1954 BAL AL 1 3 4 4 0 0 0 23.7 30 11 11 15 4.18 3.90 (-7%) 816.2
1955 BAL AL 0 1 6 1 0 0 0 12.3 10 5 4 5 3.65 4.00 (+9%) 453.9
1955 PHI NL 1 0 17 4 0 0 0 32.3 47 26 12 13 7.24 4.00 (-81%) -557.1
1957 PIT NL 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 2.0 3 2 3 1 9.00 — 0.0
1957 SLN NL 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2.3 4 1 2 2 3.86 — 0.0
Career · 15 seasons 49 44 213 99 34 7 13 862.0 849 388 415 446 4.05 — 6,979

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
214 256 21 22 1 0 1 10 0 29 96 .086 .182 .102 .283 -1,194

Career AVG .086 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 67.0% below league average.

Career OBP .182 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 45.6% below league average.

Career SLG .102 vs. league average .384 across their career seasons — 73.6% below league average.

Career OPS .283 vs. league average .719 across their career seasons — 60.6% 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
1946 CLE AL 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 — — — — 0.0
1947 CLE AL 4 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 .111 — — — — 0.0
1949 CHA AL 29 56 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 19 .036 .262 (-86%) .343 (-75%) .384 (-91%) .727 (-83%) -759.5
1950 CHA AL 10 12 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 .083 — — — — 0.0
1950 WS1 AL 22 50 5 5 0 0 1 4 0 5 23 .100 .265 (-62%) .346 (-43%) .401 (-60%) .747 (-52%) 0.0
1951 WS1 AL 8 17 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 .176 — — — — 0.0
1951 NYA AL 24 22 4 3 1 0 0 2 0 5 10 .136 — — — — 0.0
1952 NYA AL 28 43 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 14 .093 — — — — 0.0
1953 NYA AL 33 21 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 .048 — — — — 0.0
1954 NYA AL 20 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 — — — — 0.0
1954 BAL AL 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 — — — — 0.0
1955 BAL AL 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1955 PHI NL 17 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .143 — — — — 0.0
1957 PIT NL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1957 SLN NL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 15 seasons 214 256 21 22 1 0 1 10 0 29 96 .086 — — — — -760

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 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1953 WS NYA 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
1952 WS NYA 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1951 WS NYA 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 0 3 0 2 4.3 2 1 0 3 2.08

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1953 WS NYA 0 0 1 0 0 0.7 2 1 0 1 13.50
1952 WS NYA 0 0 1 0 1 2.7 0 0 0 2 0.00
1951 WS NYA 0 0 1 0 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1081109915.082
Away106146121305.089

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home108413.24362011942284.37
Away105448.14131832242203.67

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1957-09-29 STLCHC — 1.0200010
1957-09-27 STLCHC — 1.0000010
1957-09-21 STLCIN — 0.1211200
1957-05-03 PITATL — 0.0100200
1957-05-01 PITSTL — 0.1222000
1957-04-23 PITNY1 — 1.0000000
1957-04-22 PITNY1 — 0.2000110
1955-09-09 PHISTL — 2.0233110
1955-09-05 PHIBRO — 0.1455102
1955-08-26 PHISTL — 1.0000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 213 12 33 112 9 9

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1946 CLE P 2 0 0 4 1 0
1947 CLE P 4 0 0 8 0 0
1949 CHA P 29 0 8 17 3 1
1950 CHA P 10 0 3 7 0 1
1950 WS1 P 22 0 5 23 3 4
1951 WS1 P 8 0 3 9 0 0
1951 NYA P 23 0 6 8 2 0
1952 NYA P 28 0 4 16 0 2
1953 NYA P 33 0 1 8 0 0
1954 NYA P 20 3 0 3 0 1
1954 BAL P 4 4 0 2 0 0
1955 BAL P 6 1 0 0 0 0
1955 PHI P 17 4 3 6 0 0
1957 PIT P 4 0 0 0 0 0
1957 SLN P 3 0 0 1 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 213

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1949 Rookie of the Year AL 4th 1.0 24 1

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    Jerry Walker
    37-44, 4.36 ERA
  2. 97
    Paul Erickson
    37-48, 3.86 ERA
  3. 92
    Oscar Judd
    40-51, 3.90 ERA
  4. 92
    Harry Byrd
    46-54, 4.35 ERA
  5. 92
    Doug McWeeny
    37-57, 4.17 ERA
  6. 92
    Steve Mura
    30-39, 4.00 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Bob Kuzava

What years did Bob Kuzava play?
Bob Kuzava played in Major League Baseball from 1946 to 1957.
Was Bob Kuzava a pitcher?
Yes. Bob Kuzava pitched in the major leagues, recording 49 wins and 446 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bob Kuzava hit?
Bob Kuzava hit 1 career home runs with 22 hits.