What years did Bob Sadowski play?

Bob Sadowski played in Major League Baseball from 1963 to 1966.

Was Bob Sadowski a pitcher?

Yes. Bob Sadowski pitched in the major leagues, recording 20 wins and 257 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Bob Sadowski hit?

Bob Sadowski hit 0 career home runs with 13 hits.

Bob Sadowski

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1963-1966)

W–L 20–27

ERA 3.87

WHIP 1.24

SO 257

Pitcher PIV -636.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 195 lb
Born: 2/19/1938 in Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Died: 8/5/2018 in Newnan, GA, USA
MLB Debut: 1963-06-19
Last Game: 1966-07-04

Full name: Robert Sadowski

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
20	27	115	54	13	1	8	439.7	416	189	41	130	257	3.87	-636.4

Career ERA 3.87 vs. league average 3.51 across their career seasons — 10.1% worse than 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
1963	ML1	NL	5	7	19	18	5	1	0	116.7	99	34	30	72	2.62	3.46 (+24%)	1262.7
1964	ML1	NL	9	10	51	18	5	0	5	166.7	159	76	56	96	4.10	3.58 (-15%)	-1710.0
1965	ML1	NL	5	9	34	13	3	0	3	123.0	117	59	35	78	4.32	3.50 (-23%)	506.0
1966	BOS	AL	1	1	11	5	0	0	0	33.3	41	20	9	11	5.40	3.52 (-53%)	-695.0
Career · 4 seasons			20	27	115	54	13	1	8	439.2	416	189	130	257	3.87	—	-636

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
115	129	9	13	1	0	0	6	0	2	57	.101	.121	.109	.230	-399

Career AVG .101 vs. league average .248 across their career seasons — 59.3% below league average.

Career OBP .121 vs. league average .311 across their career seasons — 61.0% below league average.

Career SLG .109 vs. league average .374 across their career seasons — 71.0% below league average.

Career OPS .230 vs. league average .685 across their career seasons — 66.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1963	ML1	NL	19	35	0	2	0	0	0	15	.057	—	—	—	—	0.0
1964	ML1	NL	51	52	6	8	1	4	1	22	.154	.250 (-39%)	.312 (-46%)	.377 (-54%)	.690 (-50%)	-399.2
1965	ML1	NL	34	35	3	3	0	2	1	19	.086	—	—	—	—	0.0
1966	BOS	AL	11	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			115	129	9	13	1	6	2	57	.101	—	—	—	—	-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	59	57	4	4	0	0	.070
Away	56	72	5	9	0	6	.125

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	59	207.1	197	91	61	121	3.95
Away	56	232.1	219	98	69	136	3.80

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1966-07-04	BOS	TEX	L	0	0
1966-07-02	BOS	CHW	L	0	0
1966-06-26	BOS	TEX	L	0	0
1966-06-22	BOS	CLE	W	2	0
1966-06-18	BOS	BAL	L	0	0
1966-06-07	BOS	DET	L	2	0
1966-06-01	BOS	TEX	W	2	0
1966-05-27	BOS	TEX	L	1	1
1966-05-09	BOS	KC1	L	0	0
1966-04-19	BOS	DET	L	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1966-07-04	BOS	TEX	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0
1966-07-02	BOS	CHW	—	3.0	4	2	1	1	0	0
1966-06-26	BOS	TEX	—	0.0	3	4	4	1	0	1
1966-06-22	BOS	CLE	—	6.2	7	5	3	2	1	1
1966-06-18	BOS	BAL	L	0.1	4	4	4	0	1	2
1966-06-07	BOS	DET	—	6.0	6	1	1	0	1	0
1966-06-01	BOS	TEX	W	7.0	2	0	0	0	2	0
1966-05-27	BOS	TEX	—	4.0	4	3	2	2	2	0
1966-05-09	BOS	KC1	—	2.0	3	2	2	1	1	0
1966-04-19	BOS	DET	—	1.1	5	3	3	1	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	115	54	21	90	4	5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1963	ML1	P	19	18	7	23	0	2
1964	ML1	P	51	18	9	43	1	1
1965	ML1	P	34	13	4	17	0	1
1966	BOS	P	11	5	1	7	3	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	115

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Frequently Asked Questions about Bob Sadowski

What years did Bob Sadowski play?: Bob Sadowski played in Major League Baseball from 1963 to 1966.
Was Bob Sadowski a pitcher?: Yes. Bob Sadowski pitched in the major leagues, recording 20 wins and 257 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bob Sadowski hit?: Bob Sadowski hit 0 career home runs with 13 hits.