What years did Bob Tufts play?

Bob Tufts played in Major League Baseball from 1981 to 1983.

Was Bob Tufts a pitcher?

Yes. Bob Tufts pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 28 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Bob Tufts hit?

Bob Tufts hit 0 career home runs.

Bob Tufts

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1981-1983)

W–L 2–0

ERA 4.71

WHIP 1.76

SO 28

Pitcher PIV 150.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'5" / 215 lb
Born: 11/2/1955 in Medford, MA, USA
Died: 10/4/2019 in New York, NY, USA
MLB Debut: 1981-08-10
Last Game: 1983-05-06

Full name: Robert Malcolm Tufts

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
2	0	27	0	0	0	2	42.0	60	22	5	14	28	4.71	150.6

Career ERA 4.71 vs. league average 3.80 across their career seasons — 24.2% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1981	SFN	NL	0	11	0	15.3	20	6	6	12	3.52	3.58 (+2%)	127.3
1982	KCA	AL	2	10	2	20.0	24	10	3	13	4.50	3.86 (-16%)	23.3
1983	KCA	AL	0	6	0	6.7	16	6	5	3	8.10	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			2	27	2	42.0	60	22	14	28	4.71	—	151

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
27	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .323 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .384 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .707 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1981	SFN	NL	11	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	KCA	AL	10	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1983	KCA	AL	6	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			27	1	.000	—	—	—	—	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	11	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	16	1	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	11	22.2	26	9	7	17	3.57
Away	16	19.1	34	13	7	11	6.05

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1983-05-06	KCR	TOR	—	1.1	2	1	1	2	1	0
1983-04-27	KCR	NYY	—	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	0
1983-04-17	KCR	MIL	—	0.1	3	1	1	0	0	0
1983-04-13	KCR	BOS	—	2.0	2	3	1	2	2	0
1983-04-10	KCR	MIL	—	1.1	3	1	1	1	0	1
1983-04-06	KCR	BAL	—	1.1	4	1	1	0	0	0
1982-10-01	KCR	OAK	SV	3.1	5	3	3	1	2	0
1982-09-29	KCR	LAA	W	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1982-09-26	KCR	OAK	—	1.2	4	3	3	0	1	1
1982-09-22	KCR	LAA	—	3.0	5	2	2	1	0	2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	27	0	4	6	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A
1981	SFN	P	11	3	4
1982	KCA	P	10	1	0
1983	KCA	P	6	0	2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	27

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Princeton University	Princeton	NJ	1975, 1976, 1977

Frequently Asked Questions about Bob Tufts

What years did Bob Tufts play?: Bob Tufts played in Major League Baseball from 1981 to 1983.
Was Bob Tufts a pitcher?: Yes. Bob Tufts pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 28 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bob Tufts hit?: Bob Tufts hit 0 career home runs.