What years did Bob Uecker play?

Bob Uecker played in Major League Baseball from 1962 to 1967.

Was Bob Uecker a pitcher?

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

How many home runs did Bob Uecker hit?

Bob Uecker hit 14 career home runs with 146 hits.

Bob Uecker

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1962-1967)

AVG .200

HR 14

RBI 74

H 146

OPS .581

PIV -1,357

Position: Catcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 190 lb
Born: 1/26/1934 in Milwaukee, WI, USA
Died: 1/16/2025 in Menomonee Falls, WI, USA
MLB Debut: 1962-04-13
Last Game: 1967-09-29

Full name: Robert George Uecker

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
297	731	65	146	22	0	14	74	0	96	167	.200	.293	.287	.581	-1,357

Career AVG .200 vs. league average .249 across their career seasons — 19.6% below league average.

Career OBP .293 vs. league average .312 across their career seasons — 6.1% below league average.

Career SLG .287 vs. league average .375 across their career seasons — 23.4% below league average.

Career OPS .581 vs. league average .687 across their career seasons — 15.5% 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
1962	ML1	NL	33	64	5	16	2	1	8	7	15	.250	.257 (-3%)	.326 (-1%)	.393 (-17%)	.719 (-9%)	-79.3
1963	ML1	NL	13	16	3	4	2	0	0	2	5	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1964	SLN	NL	40	106	8	21	1	1	6	17	24	.198	.250 (-21%)	.312 (+1%)	.377 (-38%)	.690 (-20%)	-255.9
1965	SLN	NL	53	145	17	33	7	2	10	24	27	.228	.245 (-7%)	.310 (+11%)	.371 (-15%)	.682 (-3%)	32.0
1966	PHI	NL	78	207	15	43	6	7	30	22	36	.208	.248 (-16%)	.309 (-10%)	.376 (-10%)	.685 (-10%)	-329.3
1967	PHI	NL	18	35	3	6	2	0	7	5	9	.171	—	—	—	—	0.0
1967	ATL	NL	62	158	14	23	2	3	13	19	51	.146	.242 (-40%)	.306 (-23%)	.357 (-40%)	.663 (-32%)	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			297	731	65	146	22	14	74	96	167	.200	—	—	—	—	-633

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	138	341	34	67	7	37	.196
Away	159	390	31	79	7	37	.203

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	BB	SO
1967-09-29	ATL	STL	L	2	0	0	0	0	1
1967-09-28	ATL	CIN	L	3	0	1	0	0	0
1967-09-24	ATL	STL	L	3	0	1	1	0	0
1967-09-23	ATL	STL	W	3	0	0	0	0	1
1967-09-22	ATL	STL	L	3	1	1	0	0	1
1967-09-19	ATL	CIN	L	3	0	0	0	0	2
1967-09-14	ATL	NYN	W	2	0	0	0	0	0
1967-09-07	ATL	PIT	L	2	0	0	0	0	1
1967-09-06	ATL	PIT	W	3	0	1	0	1	1
1967-09-04	ATL	PHI	W	4	1	1	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
C	271	217	1279	130	27	18

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1962	ML1	C	24	13	101	10	2	4
1963	ML1	C	6	2	21	2	1	1
1964	SLN	C	40	36	201	20	3	2
1965	SLN	C	49	45	240	29	4	1
1966	PHI	C	76	62	368	33	6	7
1967	PHI	C	17	11	67	5	2	0
1967	ATL	C	59	48	281	31	9	3

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Catcher	271

Frequently Asked Questions about Bob Uecker

What years did Bob Uecker play?: Bob Uecker played in Major League Baseball from 1962 to 1967.
Was Bob Uecker a pitcher?: No. Bob Uecker was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Bob Uecker hit?: Bob Uecker hit 14 career home runs with 146 hits.