What years did Bob McClure play?

Bob McClure played in Major League Baseball from 1975 to 1993.

Was Bob McClure a pitcher?

Yes. Bob McClure pitched in the major leagues, recording 68 wins and 701 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Bob McClure hit?

Bob McClure hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.

What was Bob McClure's career batting average?

Bob McClure batted .222 over his career, with 2 hits in 9 at bats.

What was Bob McClure's career ERA?

Bob McClure finished with a 3.81 career ERA, going 68-57 with 701 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Bob McClure have?

Bob McClure recorded 701 career strikeouts.

Bob McClure

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1975-1993)

Bob McClure was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1975 to 1993 for 7 teams, including the Kansas City Royals, a span of 19 seasons. Across 698 career appearances, he went 68-57 with a 3.81 ERA, 701 strikeouts, and 52 saves. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020.

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 68–57

ERA 3.81

WHIP 1.40

SO 701

Pitcher PIV -4104.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / L
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 170 lb
Born: 4/29/1952 in Oakland, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1975-08-13
Last Game: 1993-05-17

Full name: Robert Craig McClure

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

Bob McClure — Batting
PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
9.0	9.0	1.0	2.0	1.0	0	0	0	0	1.0	0	.222	.222	.333	.555

Pitching

Bob McClure — Pitching
W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
2	0	1	1	1	0	16.0	9	6	2	0	9	8	1.12	1.12

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Bob McClure — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting
Season	PA	AB	R	H	2B	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1924	5.0	5.0	1.0	1.0	0	1.0	.200	.200	.200	.400
1927	4.0	4.0	0	1.0	1.0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750
Listed seasons · 2	9	9	1	2	1	1	.222	—	—	—

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Bob McClure — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching
Season	W	GS	CG	GF	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
1924	1	1	1	0	9.0	7	3	2	2	5	2.00	1.00
1927	1	0	0	1	7.0	2	3	0	7	3	0.00	1.29
Listed seasons · 2	2	1	1	1	16.0	9	6	2	9	8	1.12	1.12

Career Pitching Statistics

Bob McClure — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
68	57	698	73	12	1	52	1158.2	1,125	490	104	497	701	3.81	-4104.8

Career ERA 3.81 vs. league average 3.86 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Bob McClure (b. 1952) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1975	KCA	AL	1	0	12	0	0	0	1	15.1	4	0	14	15	0.00	3.71 (+100%)	131.1
1976	KCA	AL	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	4.0	3	4	8	3	9.00	—	0.0
1977	ML4	AL	2	1	68	0	0	0	6	71.1	64	20	34	57	2.52	4.00 (+37%)	1849.6
1978	ML4	AL	2	6	44	0	0	0	9	65.0	53	27	30	47	3.74	3.69 (-1%)	-1159.0
1979	ML4	AL	5	2	36	0	0	0	5	51.0	53	22	24	37	3.88	4.00 (+3%)	-505.9
1980	ML4	AL	5	8	52	5	2	1	10	90.2	83	31	37	47	3.08	3.84 (+20%)	-55.6
1981	ML4	AL	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	7.2	7	3	4	6	3.52	—	0.0
1982	ML4	AL	12	7	34	26	5	0	0	172.2	160	81	74	99	4.22	3.86 (-9%)	-2776.6
1983	ML4	AL	9	9	24	23	4	0	0	142.0	152	71	68	68	4.50	3.87 (-16%)	-1683.5
1984	ML4	AL	4	8	39	18	1	0	1	139.2	154	68	52	68	4.38	3.81 (-15%)	68.0
1985	ML4	AL	4	1	38	1	0	0	3	85.2	91	41	30	57	4.31	3.89 (-11%)	-285.4
1986	ML4	AL	2	1	13	0	0	0	0	16.1	18	7	10	11	3.86	3.97 (+3%)	-359.4
1986	MON	NL	2	5	52	0	0	0	6	62.2	53	21	23	42	3.02	3.97 (+24%)	1552.1
1987	MON	NL	6	1	52	0	0	0	5	52.1	47	20	20	33	3.44	4.29 (+20%)	-588.9
1988	MON	NL	1	3	19	0	0	0	2	19.0	23	13	6	12	6.16	3.73 (-65%)	-441.8
1988	NYN	NL	1	0	14	0	0	0	1	11.0	12	5	2	7	4.09	3.73 (-10%)	65.4
1989	CAL	AL	6	1	48	0	0	0	3	52.1	39	9	15	36	1.55	3.71 (+58%)	1202.4
1990	CAL	AL	2	0	11	0	0	0	0	7.0	7	5	3	6	6.43	—	0.0
1991	CAL	AL	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	9.2	13	10	5	5	9.31	3.91 (-138%)	0.0
1991	SLN	NL	1	1	32	0	0	0	0	23.0	24	8	8	15	3.13	3.91 (+20%)	358.6
1992	SLN	NL	2	2	71	0	0	0	0	54.0	52	19	25	24	3.17	3.75 (+15%)	-1475.9
1993	FLO	NL	1	1	14	0	0	0	0	6.1	13	5	5	6	7.11	—	0.0
Career · 22 seasons			68	57	698	73	12	1	52	1,158.2	1,125	490	497	701	3.81	—	-4,105

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 McClure — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
699	9	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.222	.222	.222	.444	0

Career AVG .222 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 14.3% below league average.

Career OBP .222 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 31.6% below league average.

Career SLG .222 vs. league average .387 across their career seasons — 42.5% below league average.

Career OPS .444 vs. league average .712 across their career seasons — 37.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Bob McClure (b. 1952) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1975	KCA	AL	12	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1976	KCA	AL	9	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1977	ML4	AL	68	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1978	ML4	AL	44	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1979	ML4	AL	36	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1980	ML4	AL	52	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1981	ML4	AL	4	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	ML4	AL	34	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1983	ML4	AL	24	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1984	ML4	AL	39	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1985	ML4	AL	38	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	ML4	AL	13	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	MON	NL	52	4	0	1	1	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	MON	NL	52	2	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1988	MON	NL	19	2	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1988	NYN	NL	14	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	CAL	AL	48	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	CAL	AL	11	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	CAL	AL	13	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	SLN	NL	32	1	1	1	0	1.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	SLN	NL	71	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	FLO	NL	14	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 22 seasons			699	9	1	2	1	.222	—	—	—	—	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

Bob McClure — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Bob McClure — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
1982	ALCS	ML4	1	.000
1982	WS	ML4	5	.000
1981	AEDIV	ML4	3	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Bob McClure — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	2	9	0	2	9.1	11	2	3	7	1.93

Playoff Pitching by Year

Bob McClure — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1982	ALCS	ML4	1	0	1	0	1.2	2	0	0	0	0.00
1982	WS	ML4	0	2	5	2	4.1	5	2	3	5	4.15
1981	AEDIV	ML4	0	0	3	0	3.1	4	0	0	2	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Bob McClure — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	347	5	1	2	0	0	.400
Away	352	4	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Bob McClure — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	347	602.2	597	251	248	359	3.75
Away	351	556.0	528	239	249	342	3.87

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Bob McClure — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1993-05-17	MIA	PHI	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0
1993-05-14	MIA	STL	—	0.0	2	1	1	0	0	0
1993-05-11	MIA	WSN	—	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1993-05-07	MIA	NYN	—	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0
1993-05-01	MIA	COL	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0
1993-04-28	MIA	ATL	W	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1993-04-26	MIA	CIN	—	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
1993-04-25	MIA	COL	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1993-04-21	MIA	ATL	L	0.2	2	3	3	1	1	2
1993-04-20	MIA	ATL	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Bob McClure — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	698	73	33	161	13	13

Season-by-Season Fielding

Bob McClure — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1975	KCA	P	12	0	0	0	0	0
1976	KCA	P	8	0	0	0	0	0
1977	ML4	P	68	0	2	19	2	2
1978	ML4	P	44	0	1	8	1	0
1979	ML4	P	36	0	1	7	3	1
1980	ML4	P	52	5	3	9	0	0
1981	ML4	P	4	0	1	0	0	0
1982	ML4	P	34	26	4	23	3	3
1983	ML4	P	24	23	4	19	1	1
1984	ML4	P	39	18	4	21	2	2
1985	ML4	P	38	1	3	11	0	2
1986	ML4	P	13	0	1	1	0	0
1986	MON	P	52	0	1	11	1	1
1987	MON	P	52	0	3	8	0	0
1988	MON	P	19	0	0	4	0	0
1988	NYN	P	14	0	0	1	0	0
1989	CAL	P	48	0	2	4	0	0
1990	CAL	P	11	0	0	1	0	0
1991	CAL	P	13	0	0	2	0	0
1991	SLN	P	32	0	1	3	0	0
1992	SLN	P	71	0	2	8	0	1
1993	FLO	P	14	0	0	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Bob McClure (b. 1952) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	698

Salary History

Bob McClure — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1993	FLO	NL	$200,000
1992	SLN	NL	$500,000
1991	CAL	AL	$700,000
1990	CAL	AL	$825,000
1989	CAL	AL	$200,000
1988	MON	NL	$500,000
1987	ML4	AL	$100,000
1986	ML4	AL	$487,500
1985	ML4	AL	$480,000
Total Career Earnings			$3,992,500

College History

Bob McClure — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
College of San Mateo	San Mateo	CA	1972, 1973

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Career Spans

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Bob McClure: the record in brief

Bob McClure's major league career runs from a debut on August 13, 1975 to a final game on May 17, 1993. By club, McClure's seasons break down as the Kansas City Royals (1975 through 1976), the Milwaukee Brewers (1977 through 1986), the Montreal Expos (1986 through 1988), the New York Mets (1988), the California Angels (1989 to 1991), the St. Louis Cardinals (1991 through 1992), and the Florida Marlins (1993). McClure, born on April 29, 1952, in Oakland, CA, USA, is listed as a pitcher and batted right-handed and threw left-handed. McClure's listed size is 170 pounds on a 5-foot-11 frame. The given name on file is Robert Craig McClure.

Across 698 games (73 starts), McClure recorded 68 wins against 57 losses with a 3.81 ERA. McClure had 701 strikeouts, 12 complete games, and 52 saves. McClure's 3.81 ERA was close to the 3.86 league figure for those seasons. McClure won 12 games in 1982, the most of any season listed.

Frequently Asked Questions about Bob McClure

What years did Bob McClure play?: Bob McClure played in Major League Baseball from 1975 to 1993.
Was Bob McClure a pitcher?: Yes. Bob McClure pitched in the major leagues, recording 68 wins and 701 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bob McClure hit?: Bob McClure hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.
What was Bob McClure's career batting average?: Bob McClure batted .222 over his career, with 2 hits in 9 at bats.
What was Bob McClure's career ERA?: Bob McClure finished with a 3.81 career ERA, going 68-57 with 701 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Bob McClure have?: Bob McClure recorded 701 career strikeouts.