What years did Bobby Sprowl play?

Bobby Sprowl played in Major League Baseball from 1978 to 1981.

Was Bobby Sprowl a pitcher?

Yes. Bobby Sprowl pitched in the major leagues, recording 0 wins and 34 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Bobby Sprowl hit?

Bobby Sprowl hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.

Bobby Sprowl

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1978-1981)

W–L 0–3

ERA 5.44

WHIP 1.75

SO 34

Pitcher PIV -645.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 190 lb
Born: 4/14/1956 in Sandusky, OH, USA
MLB Debut: 1978-09-05
Last Game: 1981-10-03

Full name: Robert John Sprowl

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
0	3	22	4	0	0	0	46.3	54	28	4	27	34	5.44	-645.0

Career ERA 5.44 vs. league average 3.80 across their career seasons — 43.3% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1978	BOS	AL	2	3	3	12.7	12	9	10	10	6.39	3.69 (-73%)	-876.0
1979	HOU	NL	0	3	0	4.0	1	0	2	3	0.00	—	0.0
1980	HOU	NL	0	1	0	1.0	1	0	1	3	0.00	—	0.0
1981	HOU	NL	1	15	1	28.7	40	19	14	18	5.97	3.58 (-66%)	231.0
Career · 4 seasons			3	22	4	46.1	54	28	27	34	5.44	—	-645

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
22	6	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	.167	.167	.167	.333	0

Career AVG .167 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 36.2% below league average.

Career OBP .167 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 48.8% below league average.

Career SLG .167 vs. league average .384 across their career seasons — 56.7% below league average.

Career OPS .333 vs. league average .710 across their career seasons — 53.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	RBI	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1978	BOS	AL	3	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1979	HOU	NL	3	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1980	HOU	NL	1	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1981	HOU	NL	15	6	1	1	2	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			22	6	1	1	2	.167	—	—	—	—	0

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	7	3	0	1	0	1	.333
Away	15	3	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	7	13.0	10	5	11	7	3.46
Away	15	33.1	44	23	16	27	6.21

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	RBI	SO
1981-10-03	HOU	LAD	L	0	0	0	0
1981-09-09	HOU	ATL	L	0	0	0	0
1981-08-17	HOU	WSN	L	0	0	0	0
1981-08-13	HOU	SDP	L	0	0	0	0
1981-06-09	HOU	PHI	L	0	0	0	0
1981-06-04	HOU	SDP	L	0	0	0	0
1981-05-23	HOU	SFG	W	1	1	1	0
1981-05-22	HOU	SFG	L	0	0	0	0
1981-05-19	HOU	STL	L	1	0	0	0
1981-05-14	HOU	STL	L	2	0	0	2

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1981-10-03	HOU	LAD	—	1.0	1	0	0	2	1
1981-09-09	HOU	ATL	—	2.0	6	4	4	1	2
1981-08-17	HOU	WSN	—	2.0	1	1	1	2	2
1981-08-13	HOU	SDP	—	2.0	1	1	1	2	1
1981-06-09	HOU	PHI	—	2.0	4	2	2	0	0
1981-06-04	HOU	SDP	—	2.0	5	1	1	1	2
1981-05-23	HOU	SFG	—	0.2	2	1	1	1	1
1981-05-22	HOU	SFG	—	0.1	2	0	0	0	0
1981-05-19	HOU	STL	L	2.0	4	3	3	0	0
1981-05-14	HOU	STL	—	7.0	4	1	0	2	3

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	22	4	2	4	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A
1978	BOS	P	3	3	0	1
1979	HOU	P	3	0	0	0
1980	HOU	P	1	0	0	0
1981	HOU	P	15	1	2	3

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	22

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Alabama	Tuscaloosa	AL	1975, 1976, 1977

Frequently Asked Questions about Bobby Sprowl

What years did Bobby Sprowl play?: Bobby Sprowl played in Major League Baseball from 1978 to 1981.
Was Bobby Sprowl a pitcher?: Yes. Bobby Sprowl pitched in the major leagues, recording 0 wins and 34 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bobby Sprowl hit?: Bobby Sprowl hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.