What years did Bob Rhoads play?

Bob Rhoads played in Major League Baseball from 1902 to 1909.

Was Bob Rhoads a pitcher?

Yes. Bob Rhoads pitched in the major leagues, recording 97 wins and 522 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Bob Rhoads hit?

Bob Rhoads hit 2 career home runs with 121 hits.

Bob Rhoads

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1902-1909)

W–L 97–82

ERA 2.61

WHIP 1.24

SO 522

Pitcher PIV -8284.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 215 lb
Born: 10/4/1879 in Wooster, OH, USA
Died: 2/12/1967 in San Bernardino, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1902-04-19
Last Game: 1909-08-25

Full name: Barton Emory Rhoads

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
97	82	218	185	154	21	2	1691.7	1,604	491	19	494	522	2.61	-8284.8

Career ERA 2.61 vs. league average 2.72 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1902	CHN	NL	4	8	16	12	12	1	1	118.0	131	42	42	43	3.20	3.17 (-1%)	-289.6
1903	SLN	NL	5	8	17	13	12	1	0	129.0	154	66	47	52	4.60	3.10 (-49%)	-983.6
1903	CLE	AL	2	3	5	5	5	0	0	41.0	55	24	3	21	5.27	3.10 (-70%)	391.5
1904	CLE	AL	10	9	22	19	18	0	0	175.3	175	56	48	72	2.87	2.66 (-8%)	370.6
1905	CLE	AL	16	9	28	26	24	4	0	235.0	219	74	55	61	2.83	2.82 (avg)	-1395.4
1906	CLE	AL	22	10	38	34	31	7	0	315.0	259	63	92	89	1.80	2.68 (+33%)	-2088.9
1907	CLE	AL	15	14	35	31	23	5	1	275.0	258	70	84	76	2.29	2.50 (+8%)	-1349.5
1908	CLE	AL	18	12	37	30	20	1	0	270.0	229	53	73	62	1.77	2.40 (+26%)	-1732.0
1909	CLE	AL	5	9	20	15	9	2	0	133.3	124	43	50	46	2.90	2.55 (-14%)	-1207.8
Career · 9 seasons			97	82	218	185	154	21	2	1,691.2	1,604	491	494	522	2.61	—	-8,285

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

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
231	642	37	121	11	8	2	48	7	21	202	.188	.214	.240	.454	-2,035

Career AVG .188 vs. league average .250 across their career seasons — 24.6% below league average.

Career OBP .214 vs. league average .308 across their career seasons — 30.4% below league average.

Career SLG .240 vs. league average .322 across their career seasons — 25.4% below league average.

Career OPS .454 vs. league average .629 across their career seasons — 27.8% 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
1902	CHN	NL	16	45	0	10	0	0	0	2	1	2	15	.222	—	—	—	—	0.0
1903	SLN	NL	18	50	4	7	0	0	1	4	0	0	14	.140	.261 (-47%)	.316 (-56%)	.345 (-42%)	.662 (-49%)	-364.0
1903	CLE	AL	5	17	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.118	—	—	—	—	-364.0
1904	CLE	AL	29	92	5	18	2	2	0	14	0	1	29	.196	.246 (-21%)	.300 (-32%)	.321 (-19%)	.622 (-25%)	-353.9
1905	CLE	AL	33	95	10	21	4	3	1	11	2	4	32	.221	.248 (-11%)	.307 (-18%)	.322 (+11%)	.629 (-3%)	-91.8
1906	CLE	AL	38	118	6	19	1	0	0	6	0	5	36	.161	.247 (-35%)	.307 (-37%)	.315 (-46%)	.622 (-41%)	-682.9
1907	CLE	AL	35	92	5	17	2	0	0	6	2	2	23	.185	.245 (-25%)	.304 (-34%)	.308 (-33%)	.613 (-33%)	-436.0
1908	CLE	AL	37	90	6	20	2	2	0	4	2	6	33	.222	.240 (-8%)	.298 (-9%)	.306 (-6%)	.605 (-7%)	-106.2
1909	CLE	AL	20	43	1	7	0	1	0	1	0	1	15	.163	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			231	642	37	121	11	8	2	48	7	21	202	.188	—	—	—	—	-2,399

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	118	319	19	64	1	16	.201
Away	114	327	18	57	1	15	.174

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	114	882.0	791	46	248	297	0.47
Away	104	803.2	816	88	249	228	0.99

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	3B	SO
1909-08-25	CLE	MIN	L	3	0	0	1
1909-08-23	CLE	PHA	L	0	0	0	0
1909-08-19	CLE	PHA	L	3	2	1	1
1909-08-13	CLE	BOS	L	2	0	0	0
1909-07-29	CLE	PHA	L	3	0	0	2
1909-07-19	CLE	BOS	L	0	0	0	0
1909-07-15	CLE	PHA	W	3	1	0	2
1909-07-12	CLE	MIN	W	2	0	0	0
1909-07-05	CLE	CHW	W	4	0	0	2
1909-07-02	CLE	DET	L	4	1	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1909-08-25	CLE	MIN	—	6.0	6	2	0	2	1	0
1909-08-23	CLE	PHA	L	1.0	3	4	0	1	0	0
1909-08-19	CLE	PHA	L	9.0	8	2	0	1	5	0
1909-08-13	CLE	BOS	—	6.0	7	3	3	2	2	1
1909-07-29	CLE	PHA	L	8.0	14	9	0	4	3	0
1909-07-19	CLE	BOS	L	2.0	4	3	0	2	2	0
1909-07-15	CLE	PHA	W	9.0	4	5	0	3	3	0
1909-07-12	CLE	MIN	W	5.0	3	0	0	1	3	0
1909-07-05	CLE	CHW	W	9.0	6	2	1	4	0	0
1909-07-02	CLE	DET	L	12.0	10	3	0	8	4	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	7	7	13	7	2	0
P	218	155	81	509	26	23

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1902	CHN	P	16	0	7	28	3	0
1903	SLN	OF	1	0	3	0	0	0
1903	SLN	P	17	0	2	29	4	1
1903	CLE	P	5	0	2	11	0	0
1904	CLE	OF	5	5	10	7	2	0
1904	CLE	P	22	19	10	52	3	4
1905	CLE	OF	1	2	0	0	0	0
1905	CLE	P	28	26	6	78	1	3
1906	CLE	P	38	34	17	88	4	5
1907	CLE	P	35	31	13	83	5	6
1908	CLE	P	37	30	18	96	2	2
1909	CLE	P	20	15	6	44	4	2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	218
Left Field	1
Center Field	4
Right Field	3

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Frequently Asked Questions about Bob Rhoads

What years did Bob Rhoads play?: Bob Rhoads played in Major League Baseball from 1902 to 1909.
Was Bob Rhoads a pitcher?: Yes. Bob Rhoads pitched in the major leagues, recording 97 wins and 522 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bob Rhoads hit?: Bob Rhoads hit 2 career home runs with 121 hits.