What years did Bob Lee play?

Bob Lee played in Major League Baseball from 1964 to 1968.

Was Bob Lee a pitcher?

Yes. Bob Lee pitched in the major leagues, recording 25 wins and 315 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Bob Lee hit?

Bob Lee hit 1 career home runs with 7 hits.

What was Bob Lee's career batting average?

Bob Lee batted .104 over his career, with 7 hits in 67 at bats.

How many RBI did Bob Lee have?

Bob Lee drove in 4 runs in his career.

What was Bob Lee's career ERA?

Bob Lee finished with a 2.70 career ERA, going 25-23 with 315 strikeouts.

Bob Lee

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1964-1968)

Bob Lee was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1964 to 1968 for 4 teams, including the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, a span of 5 seasons. Across 269 career appearances, he went 25-23 with a 2.70 ERA, 315 strikeouts, and 63 saves. Bob Lee was an All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 2515.1.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 25–23

ERA 2.70

WHIP 1.21

SO 315

Pitcher PIV 2515.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 225 lb
Born: 11/26/1937 in Ottumwa, IA, USA
Died: 3/25/2020 in Lake Havasu City, AZ, USA
MLB Debut: 1964-04-15
Last Game: 1968-08-25
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Robert Dean Lee

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Career Pitching Statistics

Bob Lee — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
25	23	269	7	0	0	63	492.2	402	148	31	196	315	2.70	2515.1

Career ERA 2.70 vs. league average 3.38 across their career seasons — 19.9% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Bob Lee — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1964	LAA	AL	6	5	64	5	19	137.0	87	23	58	111	1.51	3.58 (+58%)	2587.3
1965	CAL	AL	9	7	69	0	23	131.1	95	28	42	89	1.92	3.50 (+45%)	896.6
1966	CAL	AL	5	4	61	0	16	101.2	90	31	31	46	2.74	3.52 (+22%)	-244.8
1967	LAN	NL	0	0	4	0	0	6.2	6	4	3	2	5.40	—	0.0
1967	CIN	NL	3	3	27	1	2	50.2	51	25	25	33	4.44	3.30 (-34%)	751.0
1968	CIN	NL	2	4	44	1	3	65.1	73	37	37	34	5.10	2.98 (-71%)	-1475.0
Career · 6 seasons			25	23	269	7	63	492.2	402	148	196	315	2.70	—	2,515

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

Bob Lee — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
269	67	4	7	0	0	1	4	0	4	42	.104	.167	.149	.316	0

Career AVG .104 vs. league average .245 across their career seasons — 57.3% below league average.

Career OBP .167 vs. league average .308 across their career seasons — 45.8% below league average.

Career SLG .149 vs. league average .365 across their career seasons — 59.1% below league average.

Career OPS .316 vs. league average .672 across their career seasons — 53.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Bob Lee — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1964	LAA	AL	64	22	0	0	0	0	1	19	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1965	CAL	AL	69	21	1	3	1	3	0	7	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
1966	CAL	AL	61	11	1	0	0	0	3	8	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1967	LAN	NL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1967	CIN	NL	27	8	2	3	0	1	0	5	.375	—	—	—	—	0.0
1968	CIN	NL	44	5	0	1	0	0	0	3	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			269	67	4	7	1	4	4	42	.104	—	—	—	—	0

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

Bob Lee — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	144	38	2	6	1	4	.158
Away	125	29	2	1	0	0	.034

Pitching — Home / Away

Bob Lee — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	144	263.1	217	75	91	163	2.56
Away	125	228.2	185	73	105	152	2.87

Last 10 Games — Batting

Bob Lee — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H
1968-08-25	CIN	NYN	L	0	0
1968-08-21	CIN	PIT	L	0	0
1968-08-20	CIN	PIT	L	0	0
1968-08-12	CIN	ATL	L	0	0
1968-08-09	CIN	CHC	W	0	0
1968-08-04	CIN	ATL	W	0	0
1968-08-01	CIN	PIT	L	1	1
1968-07-31	CIN	PIT	L	0	0
1968-07-23	CIN	PIT	W	0	0
1968-07-16	CIN	LAD	L	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Bob Lee — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1968-08-25	CIN	NYN	—	0.0	1	0	0	0	0
1968-08-21	CIN	PIT	—	1.0	7	6	6	1	0
1968-08-20	CIN	PIT	—	2.1	2	1	1	0	2
1968-08-12	CIN	ATL	—	2.1	2	0	0	1	1
1968-08-09	CIN	CHC	—	2.2	7	2	2	0	3
1968-08-04	CIN	ATL	—	2.0	3	2	2	3	1
1968-08-01	CIN	PIT	—	3.2	1	0	0	1	1
1968-07-31	CIN	PIT	—	1.1	2	0	0	0	1
1968-07-23	CIN	PIT	SV	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
1968-07-16	CIN	LAD	—	0.1	1	0	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Bob Lee — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	269	7	23	55	4	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Bob Lee — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1964	LAA	P	64	5	9	10	2	1
1965	CAL	P	69	0	3	18	0	0
1966	CAL	P	61	0	4	16	1	1
1967	LAN	P	4	0	0	1	0	0
1967	CIN	P	27	1	3	5	1	1
1968	CIN	P	44	1	4	5	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Bob Lee — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	269

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Bob Lee: the record in brief

Bob Lee played a first major league game on April 15, 1964 and a last one on August 25, 1968. Lee played for the Los Angeles Angels (1964), the California Angels (1965 through 1966), the Los Angeles Dodgers (1967), and the Cincinnati Reds (1967 to 1968). The bio lists Lee as a pitcher who threw and hit right-handed. Height and weight on file: 6 feet, 3 inches and 225 pounds. The birth record reads November 26, 1937, in Ottumwa, IA, USA. Lee died on March 25, 2020, in Lake Havasu City, AZ, USA. Bob Lee was the playing name; the full given name is Robert Dean.

The pitching table credits Lee with a 25-23 record and a 2.70 ERA in 269 games. Also on Lee's record: 315 strikeouts and 63 saves. Against a 3.38 league ERA for the same years, Lee was 19.9% better. The best win total was 9, in 1965. Lee struck out 111 batters in 1964, a career high.

Frequently Asked Questions about Bob Lee

What years did Bob Lee play?: Bob Lee played in Major League Baseball from 1964 to 1968.
Was Bob Lee a pitcher?: Yes. Bob Lee pitched in the major leagues, recording 25 wins and 315 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bob Lee hit?: Bob Lee hit 1 career home runs with 7 hits.
What was Bob Lee's career batting average?: Bob Lee batted .104 over his career, with 7 hits in 67 at bats.
How many RBI did Bob Lee have?: Bob Lee drove in 4 runs in his career.
What was Bob Lee's career ERA?: Bob Lee finished with a 2.70 career ERA, going 25-23 with 315 strikeouts.