What years did Bob Oldis play?

Bob Oldis played in Major League Baseball from 1953 to 1963.

Was Bob Oldis a pitcher?

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

How many home runs did Bob Oldis hit?

Bob Oldis hit 1 career home runs with 56 hits.

Bob Oldis

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1953-1963)

AVG .237

HR 1

RBI 22

H 56

OPS .572

PIV -341

Position: Catcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 185 lb
Born: 1/5/1928 in Preston, IA, USA
Died: 9/21/2025 in Gilbert, AZ, USA
MLB Debut: 1953-04-28
Last Game: 1963-09-29

Full name: Robert Carl Oldis

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
135	236	20	56	6	0	1	22	0	20	22	.237	.297	.275	.572	-341

Career AVG .237 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — 7.6% below league average.

Career OBP .297 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — 9.0% below league average.

Career SLG .275 vs. league average .390 across their career seasons — 29.4% below league average.

Career OPS .572 vs. league average .716 across their career seasons — 20.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1953	WS1	AL	7	16	0	4	0	0	3	1	2	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1954	WS1	AL	11	24	1	8	1	0	0	1	3	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1955	WS1	AL	6	6	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1960	PIT	NL	22	20	1	4	1	0	1	1	2	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1961	PIT	NL	4	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1962	PHI	NL	38	80	9	21	1	1	10	13	10	.263	.257 (+2%)	.326 (+12%)	.393 (-21%)	.719 (-6%)	-17.6
1963	PHI	NL	47	85	8	19	3	0	8	3	5	.224	.246 (-9%)	.308 (-19%)	.371 (-30%)	.680 (-25%)	-323.6
Career · 7 seasons			135	236	20	56	6	1	22	20	22	.237	—	—	—	—	-341

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
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1960	WS	PIT	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

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	57	107	9	23	0	10	.215
Away	78	129	11	33	1	12	.256

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
1963-09-29	PHI	LAD	W	1	0	0	0	0
1963-09-28	PHI	LAD	W	5	1	1	0	0
1963-09-27	PHI	LAD	W	2	0	1	1	0
1963-09-20	PHI	HOU	L	0	0	0	0	0
1963-09-14	PHI	LAD	L	3	0	0	0	0
1963-09-13	PHI	LAD	W	3	0	0	2	0
1963-09-08	PHI	ATL	L	4	0	0	0	0
1963-09-07	PHI	ATL	L	2	0	0	0	0
1963-09-04	PHI	CIN	W	3	1	1	0	1
1963-09-03	PHI	ATL	W	3	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
3B	2	2	0	0	0	0
C	120	54	422	40	8	12

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1953	WS1	C	7	0	23	3	0	1
1954	WS1	3B	2	2	0	0	0	0
1954	WS1	C	8	6	30	2	2	0
1955	WS1	C	6	2	12	1	0	0
1960	PIT	C	22	3	42	2	0	0
1961	PIT	C	4	1	11	3	0	3
1962	PHI	C	30	23	134	14	2	4
1963	PHI	C	43	19	170	15	4	4

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Catcher	120
Third Base	1

Frequently Asked Questions about Bob Oldis

What years did Bob Oldis play?: Bob Oldis played in Major League Baseball from 1953 to 1963.
Was Bob Oldis a pitcher?: No. Bob Oldis was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Bob Oldis hit?: Bob Oldis hit 1 career home runs with 56 hits.