What years did Bob Natal play?

Bob Natal played in Major League Baseball from 1992 to 1997.

Was Bob Natal a pitcher?

No. Bob Natal was a position player (Catcher).

How many home runs did Bob Natal hit?

Bob Natal hit 4 career home runs with 57 hits.

Bob Natal

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1992-1997)

AVG .197

HR 4

RBI 19

H 57

OPS .573

PIV -1,102

Position: Catcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 190 lb
Born: 11/13/1965 in Long Beach, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1992-07-18
Last Game: 1997-09-26

Full name: Robert Marcel Natal

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
120	289	13	57	10	3	4	19	2	30	68	.197	.279	.294	.573	-1,102

Career AVG .197 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 25.7% below league average.

Career OBP .279 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 16.6% below league average.

Career SLG .294 vs. league average .411 across their career seasons — 28.5% below league average.

Career OPS .573 vs. league average .746 across their career seasons — 23.1% 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
1992	MON	NL	5	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	FLO	NL	41	117	3	25	4	1	1	6	1	6	22	.214	.265 (-19%)	.332 (-18%)	.403 (-28%)	.735 (-23%)	-443.2
1994	FLO	NL	10	29	2	8	2	0	0	2	1	5	5	.276	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	FLO	NL	16	43	2	10	2	1	2	6	0	1	9	.233	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	FLO	NL	44	90	4	12	1	1	0	2	0	15	31	.133	.269 (-51%)	.340 (-24%)	.426 (-61%)	.767 (-45%)	-658.5
1997	FLO	NL	4	4	2	2	1	0	1	3	0	2	0	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			120	289	13	57	10	3	4	19	2	30	68	.197	—	—	—	—	-1,102

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	62	155	7	28	3	11	.181
Away	58	134	6	29	1	8	.216

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO
1997-09-26	MIA	PHI	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1997-09-24	MIA	WSN	W	3	1	1	1	0	2	1	0
1997-09-22	MIA	NYN	L	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	0
1997-09-15	MIA	COL	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1996-09-24	MIA	ATL	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1996-09-17	MIA	PHI	W	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1996-08-30	MIA	CIN	W	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	2
1996-08-25	MIA	CIN	W	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
1996-08-24	MIA	CIN	W	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1996-08-23	MIA	CIN	W	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
C	110	79	538	45	8	7

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1992	MON	C	4	1	10	0	1	0
1993	FLO	C	38	30	196	18	0	2
1994	FLO	C	8	8	50	9	1	2
1995	FLO	C	13	10	80	3	1	1
1996	FLO	C	43	29	187	14	5	2
1997	FLO	C	4	1	15	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Catcher	110

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
1996	FLO	NL	$165,000
1995	FLO	NL	$151,500
1994	FLO	NL	$147,500
1993	FLO	NL	$118,000
Total Career Earnings			$582,000

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of California - San Diego	La Jolla	CA	1984, 1985, 1986, 1987

Frequently Asked Questions about Bob Natal

What years did Bob Natal play?: Bob Natal played in Major League Baseball from 1992 to 1997.
Was Bob Natal a pitcher?: No. Bob Natal was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Bob Natal hit?: Bob Natal hit 4 career home runs with 57 hits.