Bob Muncrief

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1937-1951)

Bob Muncrief was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1937 to 1951 for 5 teams, including the St. Louis Browns, a span of 15 seasons. Across 288 career appearances, he went 80-82 with a 3.80 ERA and 525 strikeouts. He also batted .155 with 0 home runs. Bob Muncrief was an All-Star.

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

W–L 80–82
ERA 3.80
WHIP 1.35
SO 525
Pitcher PIV -538.2
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 190 lb
Born
1/28/1916 in Madill, OK, USA
Died
2/6/1996 in Duncanville, TX, USA
MLB Debut
1937-09-30
Last Game
1951-04-20
Awards
All-Star

Full name: Robert Cleveland Muncrief

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Career Pitching Statistics

Bob Muncrief — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
80 82 288 165 67 11 9 1401.1 1,503 592 108 392 525 3.80 -538.2

Career ERA 3.80 vs. league average 3.88 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Bob Muncrief Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1937 SLA AL 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2.0 3 1 2 0 4.50 — 0.0
1939 SLA AL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3.0 7 5 3 1 15.00 — 0.0
1941 SLA AL 13 9 36 24 12 2 1 214.1 221 87 53 67 3.65 3.94 (+7%) -787.3
1942 SLA AL 6 8 24 18 7 1 0 134.1 149 58 31 39 3.89 3.57 (-9%) -620.2
1943 SLA AL 13 12 35 27 12 3 1 205.0 211 64 48 80 2.81 3.50 (+20%) 406.0
1944 SLA AL 13 8 33 27 12 3 1 219.1 216 75 50 88 3.08 3.57 (+14%) 1849.2
1945 SLA AL 13 4 27 15 10 0 1 145.2 132 44 44 54 2.72 3.67 (+26%) 112.0
1946 SLA AL 3 12 29 14 4 1 0 115.1 149 64 31 49 4.99 3.59 (-39%) 1098.1
1947 SLA AL 8 14 31 23 7 0 0 176.1 210 96 51 74 4.90 3.97 (-23%) 828.7
1948 CLE AL 5 4 21 9 1 1 0 72.1 76 32 31 24 3.98 4.10 (+3%) -1320.5
1949 PIT NL 1 5 13 4 1 0 3 35.2 44 25 13 11 6.31 4.12 (-53%) -1592.2
1949 CHN NL 5 6 34 3 1 0 2 75.0 80 38 31 36 4.56 4.12 (-11%) -512.1
1951 NYA AL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3.0 5 3 4 2 9.00 — 0.0
Career · 13 seasons 80 82 288 165 67 11 9 1,401.1 1,503 592 392 525 3.80 — -538

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 Muncrief — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
289 438 27 68 5 4 0 25 1 21 107 .155 .194 .185 .379 -1,609

Career AVG .155 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — 40.9% below league average.

Career OBP .194 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 41.9% below league average.

Career SLG .185 vs. league average .371 across their career seasons — 50.1% below league average.

Career OPS .379 vs. league average .705 across their career seasons — 46.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Bob Muncrief Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1937 SLA AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1939 SLA AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1941 SLA AL 36 76 8 18 1 1 0 5 0 3 14 .237 .262 (-10%) .332 (-20%) .373 (-26%) .705 (-23%) -284.9
1942 SLA AL 24 45 2 5 0 1 0 3 0 3 8 .111 — — — — 0.0
1943 SLA AL 35 66 5 10 1 0 0 2 0 3 9 .152 .255 (-41%) .324 (-42%) .346 (-52%) .671 (-47%) -469.0
1944 SLA AL 33 78 4 18 2 0 0 10 1 3 16 .231 .261 (-12%) .325 (-20%) .357 (-28%) .683 (-25%) -294.8
1945 SLA AL 28 45 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 6 .067 — — — — 0.0
1946 SLA AL 29 32 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 18 .031 — — — — 0.0
1947 SLA AL 31 57 2 6 0 0 0 4 0 4 23 .105 .262 (-60%) .336 (-51%) .376 (-72%) .712 (-62%) -560.5
1948 CLE AL 21 18 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 .111 — — — — 0.0
1949 PIT NL 13 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 — — — — 0.0
1949 CHN NL 34 14 1 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 6 .286 — — — — 0.0
1951 NYA AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 13 seasons 289 438 27 68 5 4 0 25 1 21 107 .155 — — — — -1,609

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 Muncrief — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Bob Muncrief — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1948 WS CLE 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1944 WS SLA 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Bob Muncrief — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 1 3 0 0 8.2 6 1 4 4 1.04

Playoff Pitching by Year

Bob Muncrief — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1948 WS CLE 0 0 1 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 0.00
1944 WS SLA 0 1 2 0 0 6.2 5 1 4 4 1.35

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Bob Muncrief — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1542111531010.147
Away1352271237015.163

Pitching — Home / Away

Bob Muncrief — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home153742.17732891912863.50
Away135659.07313032012424.14

Last 10 Games — Batting

Bob Muncrief — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1951-04-20 NYYMINL 000000000
1951-04-20 NYYMINL 000000000
1949-09-20 CHCBROL 000000000
1949-09-11 CHCPITL 000000000
1949-09-08 CHCSTLL 000000000
1949-09-04 CHCPITW 312000000
1949-08-31 CHCBSNL 000000000
1949-08-29 CHCPHIL 000000000
1949-08-26 CHCBROW 100000001
1949-08-25 CHCBROL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Bob Muncrief — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1951-04-20 NYYMIN — 2.0533120
1951-04-20 NYYMIN — 1.0000300
1949-09-20 CHCBRO — 2.0222000
1949-09-11 CHCPIT — 1.0222001
1949-09-08 CHCSTL — 1.1200000
1949-09-04 CHCPIT W 5.2776322
1949-08-31 CHCBSN L 1.2311110
1949-08-29 CHCPHI L 1.1333112
1949-08-26 CHCBRO W 3.2211120
1949-08-25 CHCBRO — 1.0100020

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Bob Muncrief — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 288 0 80 222 9 14

Season-by-Season Fielding

Bob Muncrief — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1937 SLA P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1939 SLA P 2 0 0 0 0 0
1941 SLA P 36 0 13 36 2 2
1942 SLA P 24 0 9 25 0 2
1943 SLA P 35 0 10 28 1 2
1944 SLA P 33 0 16 35 1 1
1945 SLA P 27 0 9 22 2 1
1946 SLA P 29 0 7 13 2 1
1947 SLA P 31 0 6 29 0 2
1948 CLE P 21 0 4 10 0 2
1949 PIT P 13 0 0 12 0 0
1949 CHN P 34 0 5 10 0 1
1951 NYA P 2 0 1 2 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Bob Muncrief Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 288

Award Voting History

Bob Muncrief — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1945 Most Valuable Player AL 22th 8.0 336 0
1944 Most Valuable Player AL 34th 1.0 336 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    Paul Minner
    69-84, 3.94 ERA
  2. 89
    Jim Colborn
    83-88, 3.80 ERA
  3. 84
    Hank Wyse
    79-70, 3.52 ERA
  4. 84
    Vern Ruhle
    67-88, 3.73 ERA
  5. 84
    Vic Aldridge
    97-80, 3.76 ERA
  6. 82
    Al Fitzmorris
    77-59, 3.65 ERA

Bob Muncrief: the record in brief

The profile opens with Bob Muncrief's first major league game on September 30, 1937; the last one listed came on April 20, 1951. By club, Muncrief's seasons break down as the St. Louis Browns (1937 to 1947), the Cleveland Indians (1948), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1949), the Chicago Cubs (1949), and the New York Yankees (1951). Muncrief, a pitcher by primary position, threw and hit right-handed. The recorded size is 6'2" and 190 pounds. The birth record reads January 28, 1916, in Madill, OK, USA. Muncrief died on February 6, 1996, in Duncanville, TX, USA. Muncrief's full given name, per the bio, is Robert Cleveland Muncrief.

Muncrief's career pitching line is 80 wins, 82 losses and a 3.80 ERA over 288 appearances. Muncrief had 525 strikeouts, 67 complete games, and 11 shutouts. Muncrief's 3.80 ERA was close to the 3.88 league figure for those seasons. No season topped the 13 wins of 1941. 1944 produced Muncrief's most strikeouts, 88.

Frequently Asked Questions about Bob Muncrief

What years did Bob Muncrief play?
Bob Muncrief played in Major League Baseball from 1937 to 1951.
Was Bob Muncrief a pitcher?
Yes. Bob Muncrief pitched in the major leagues, recording 80 wins and 525 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bob Muncrief hit?
Bob Muncrief hit 0 career home runs with 68 hits.
What teams did Bob Muncrief play for?
Bob Muncrief played for 5 teams: the St. Louis Browns (1937, 1939, 1941–1947), the Cleveland Indians (1948), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1949), the Chicago Cubs (1949), and the New York Yankees (1951).
What awards did Bob Muncrief win?
Bob Muncrief was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Bob Muncrief's career stats?
In 288 games, Bob Muncrief went 80-82 with a 3.80 ERA, 525 strikeouts, 1,401.1 innings pitched, and 9 saves. At the plate he had 68 hits and 0 home runs.
What position did Bob Muncrief play?
Bob Muncrief played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Bob Muncrief and how much did he weigh?
Bob Muncrief was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 190 pounds.
What was Bob Muncrief's career ERA?
Bob Muncrief finished with a 3.80 career ERA, going 80-82 with 525 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Bob Muncrief have?
Bob Muncrief recorded 525 career strikeouts.
Is Bob Muncrief in the Hall of Fame?
No. Bob Muncrief has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
How many All-Star Games did Bob Muncrief make?
Bob Muncrief was selected to 1 All-Star Game.