What years did Bob Locker play?

Bob Locker played in Major League Baseball from 1965 to 1975.

Was Bob Locker a pitcher?

Yes. Bob Locker pitched in the major leagues, recording 57 wins and 577 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Bob Locker hit?

Bob Locker hit 0 career home runs with 7 hits.

Bob Locker

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1965-1975)

W–L 57–39

ERA 2.75

WHIP 1.18

SO 577

Pitcher PIV 15544.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: B / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 200 lb
Born: 3/15/1938 in George, IA, USA
Died: 8/15/2022 in Bozeman, MT, USA
MLB Debut: 1965-04-14
Last Game: 1975-06-20

Full name: Robert Awtry Locker

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
57	39	576	0	0	0	95	879.0	776	269	40	257	577	2.75	15544.1

Career ERA 2.75 vs. league average 3.51 across their career seasons — 21.6% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1965	CHA	AL	5	2	51	2	91.3	71	32	30	69	3.15	3.50 (+10%)	1366.6
1966	CHA	AL	9	8	56	12	95.0	73	26	23	70	2.46	3.52 (+30%)	3103.7
1967	CHA	AL	7	5	77	20	124.7	102	29	23	80	2.09	3.30 (+37%)	2341.0
1968	CHA	AL	5	4	70	10	90.3	78	23	27	62	2.29	2.98 (+23%)	1067.6
1969	CHA	AL	2	3	17	4	22.0	26	16	6	15	6.55	3.61 (-81%)	-1042.7
1969	SE1	AL	3	3	51	6	78.3	69	19	26	46	2.18	3.61 (+40%)	1333.6
1970	ML4	AL	0	1	28	3	31.7	37	12	10	19	3.41	3.89 (+12%)	490.8
1970	OAK	AL	3	3	38	4	56.3	49	18	19	33	2.88	3.89 (+26%)	1600.2
1971	OAK	AL	7	2	47	6	72.3	68	23	19	46	2.86	3.47 (+18%)	2019.7
1972	OAK	AL	6	1	56	10	78.0	69	23	16	47	2.65	3.26 (+19%)	2399.6
1973	CHN	NL	10	6	63	18	106.3	96	30	42	76	2.54	3.75 (+32%)	1571.4
1975	CHN	NL	0	1	22	0	32.7	38	18	16	14	4.96	3.71 (-34%)	-707.4
Career · 12 seasons			57	39	576	95	879.0	776	269	257	577	2.75	—	15,544

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
576	95	5	7	0	0	0	0	1	7	61	.074	.146	.074	.219	0

Career AVG .074 vs. league average .249 across their career seasons — 70.4% below league average.

Career OBP .146 vs. league average .316 across their career seasons — 53.9% below league average.

Career SLG .074 vs. league average .368 across their career seasons — 80.0% below league average.

Career OPS .219 vs. league average .684 across their career seasons — 67.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1965	CHA	AL	51	14	0	0	0	0	13	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1966	CHA	AL	56	16	3	4	0	2	7	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1967	CHA	AL	77	10	0	0	0	0	6	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1968	CHA	AL	70	8	0	0	0	0	5	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1969	CHA	AL	17	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1969	SE1	AL	51	12	1	1	0	1	8	.083	—	—	—	—	0.0
1970	ML4	AL	28	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1970	OAK	AL	38	6	0	1	0	0	4	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1971	OAK	AL	47	6	1	0	0	1	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1972	OAK	AL	56	6	0	0	0	3	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1973	CHN	NL	63	15	0	1	1	0	9	.067	—	—	—	—	0.0
1975	CHN	NL	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 12 seasons			576	95	5	7	1	7	61	.074	—	—	—	—	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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
1972	ALCS	OAK	2	.000
1972	WS	OAK	1	.000
1971	ALCS	OAK	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	4	0	0	3.0	5	3	2	1	9.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1972	ALCS	OAK	2	2.0	4	3	0	1	13.50
1972	WS	OAK	1	0.3	1	0	0	0	0.00
1971	ALCS	OAK	1	0.7	0	0	2	0	0.00

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	277	46	2	4	0	0	.087
Away	299	49	3	3	0	0	.061

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	277	429.0	355	122	111	284	2.56
Away	299	450.0	421	147	147	293	2.94

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1975-06-20	CHC	STL	—	3.0	2	1	1	1	1	0
1975-06-18	CHC	PHI	L	1.1	5	2	2	0	0	1
1975-06-16	CHC	PHI	—	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0
1975-06-14	CHC	CIN	—	2.0	4	5	3	2	1	0
1975-06-12	CHC	ATL	—	1.1	0	0	0	1	0	0
1975-06-09	CHC	HOU	—	2.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
1975-06-07	CHC	CIN	—	1.1	2	0	0	1	1	0
1975-06-06	CHC	CIN	—	2.0	3	2	2	1	0	0
1975-06-04	CHC	SFG	—	0.2	2	2	2	0	0	1
1975-06-03	CHC	SFG	—	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	576	0	77	216	16	11

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1965	CHA	P	51	10	28	0	3
1966	CHA	P	56	11	25	1	1
1967	CHA	P	77	13	42	3	3
1968	CHA	P	70	6	25	1	1
1969	CHA	P	17	1	4	0	0
1969	SE1	P	51	10	19	1	0
1970	ML4	P	28	1	4	1	0
1970	OAK	P	38	2	13	2	0
1971	OAK	P	47	3	20	2	0
1972	OAK	P	56	5	9	1	0
1973	CHN	P	63	10	21	4	3
1975	CHN	P	22	5	6	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	576

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Iowa State University	Ames	IA	1958, 1959, 1960

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Frequently Asked Questions about Bob Locker

What years did Bob Locker play?: Bob Locker played in Major League Baseball from 1965 to 1975.
Was Bob Locker a pitcher?: Yes. Bob Locker pitched in the major leagues, recording 57 wins and 577 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bob Locker hit?: Bob Locker hit 0 career home runs with 7 hits.