Was Bob McHale a pitcher?

No. Bob McHale was a position player (Center Fielder).

How many home runs did Bob McHale hit?

Bob McHale hit 0 career home runs with 6 hits.

Bob McHale

Center Fielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1898)

AVG .182

HR 0

RBI 7

H 6

OPS .513

Position: Center Fielder
Bats / Throws: — / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 152 lb
Born: 2/7/1870 in Sacramento, CA, USA
Died: 6/9/1952 in Sacramento, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1898-05-09
Last Game: 1898-06-04

Full name: Robert Emmet McHale

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
11	33	5	6	2	0	0	7	1	1	4	.182	.270	.242	.513	0

Career AVG .182 vs. league average .271 across their career seasons — 32.8% below league average.

Career OBP .270 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 19.0% below league average.

Career SLG .242 vs. league average .347 across their career seasons — 30.1% below league average.

Career OPS .513 vs. league average .681 across their career seasons — 24.7% 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
1898	WAS	NL	11	33	5	6	2	0	0	7	1	1	4	.182	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 1 season			11	33	5	6	2	0	0	7	1	1	4	.182	—	—	—	—	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

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	6	16	2	4	0	6	.250
Away	5	17	3	2	0	1	.118

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1898-06-04	WSN	LS3	L	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
1898-06-02	WSN	LS3	W	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1898-05-30	WSN	STL	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1898-05-20	WSN	CHC	W	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
1898-05-19	WSN	CHC	W	4	1	1	0	1	0	1
1898-05-17	WSN	NY1	L	3	1	1	1	0	0	0
1898-05-14	WSN	NY1	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
1898-05-13	WSN	NY1	L	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
1898-05-11	WSN	PHI	W	5	2	2	1	3	0	0
1898-05-10	WSN	PHI	L	5	0	1	0	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	PO	A	E	DP
1B	1	0	0	0	0
OF	9	18	0	2	0
SS	1	1	2	1	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1898	WAS	1B	1	0	0	0	0
1898	WAS	OF	9	18	0	2	0
1898	WAS	SS	1	1	2	1	2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
First Base	1
Shortstop	1
Center Field	9

Frequently Asked Questions about Bob McHale

Was Bob McHale a pitcher?: No. Bob McHale was a position player (Center Fielder).
How many home runs did Bob McHale hit?: Bob McHale hit 0 career home runs with 6 hits.