Bob Wickman

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1992-2007)

Bob Wickman was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1992 to 2007 for 6 teams, including the New York Yankees, a span of 16 seasons. Across 835 career appearances, he went 63-61 with a 3.57 ERA, 785 strikeouts, and 267 saves. Bob Wickman was a 2-time All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 13514.9.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):
Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):
For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated

W–L 63–61
ERA 3.57
WHIP 1.40
SO 785
Pitcher PIV 13514.9
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'1" / 207 lb
Born
2/6/1969 in Green Bay, WI, USA
MLB Debut
1992-08-24
Last Game
2007-09-30
Awards
2× All-Star

Full name: Robert Joe Wickman

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Career Pitching Statistics

Bob Wickman — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
63 61 835 28 1 1 267 1059.0 1,051 420 80 432 785 3.57 13514.9

Career ERA 3.57 vs. league average 4.42 across their career seasons — 19.3% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Bob Wickman Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1992 NYA AL 6 1 8 8 0 0 0 50.3 51 23 20 21 4.11 3.75 (-10%) -39.1
1993 NYA AL 14 4 41 19 1 1 4 140.0 156 72 69 70 4.63 4.19 (-10%) -2067.1
1994 NYA AL 5 4 53 0 0 0 6 70.0 54 24 27 56 3.09 4.51 (+32%) 2171.9
1995 NYA AL 2 4 63 1 0 0 1 80.0 77 36 33 51 4.05 4.45 (+9%) 452.9
1996 NYA AL 4 1 58 0 0 0 0 79.0 94 41 34 61 4.67 4.61 (-1%) 704.0
1996 ML4 AL 3 0 12 0 0 0 0 16.7 12 6 10 14 3.24 4.61 (+30%) -425.3
1997 ML4 AL 7 6 74 0 0 0 1 95.7 89 29 41 78 2.73 4.39 (+38%) 1082.8
1998 MIL NL 6 9 72 0 0 0 25 82.3 79 34 39 71 3.72 4.43 (+16%) 1383.4
1999 MIL NL 3 8 71 0 0 0 37 74.3 75 28 38 60 3.39 4.71 (+28%) 990.9
2000 MIL NL 2 2 43 0 0 0 16 46.0 37 15 20 44 2.93 4.77 (+38%) 2201.3
2000 CLE AL 1 3 26 0 0 0 14 26.7 27 10 12 11 3.38 4.77 (+29%) 744.3
2001 CLE AL 5 0 70 0 0 0 32 67.7 61 18 14 66 2.39 4.42 (+46%) 3158.2
2002 CLE AL 1 3 36 0 0 0 20 34.3 42 17 10 36 4.46 4.28 (-4%) 1137.5
2004 CLE AL 0 2 30 0 0 0 13 29.7 33 14 10 26 4.25 4.46 (+5%) 150.7
2005 CLE AL 0 4 64 0 0 0 45 62.0 57 17 21 41 2.47 4.29 (+42%) -555.1
2006 CLE AL 1 4 29 0 0 0 15 28.0 29 13 11 17 4.18 4.53 (+8%) 594.5
2006 ATL NL 0 2 28 0 0 0 18 26.0 24 3 2 25 1.04 4.53 (+77%) 1681.0
2007 ATL NL 3 3 49 0 0 0 20 43.7 48 19 20 35 3.92 4.47 (+12%) 147.9
2007 ARI NL 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 6.7 6 1 1 2 1.35 — 0.0
Career · 19 seasons 63 61 835 28 1 1 267 1,059.0 1,051 420 432 785 3.57 — 13,515

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

Bob Wickman — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
835 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .421 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .756 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Bob Wickman Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1992 NYA AL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1993 NYA AL 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1994 NYA AL 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1995 NYA AL 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1996 NYA AL 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1996 ML4 AL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1997 ML4 AL 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1998 MIL NL 72 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1999 MIL NL 71 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2000 MIL NL 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2000 CLE AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2001 CLE AL 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2002 CLE AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2004 CLE AL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2005 CLE AL 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2006 CLE AL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2006 ATL NL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2007 ATL NL 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2007 ARI NL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 19 seasons 835 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Bob Wickman — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Bob Wickman — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2001 ALDS1 CLE 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1995 ALDS2 NYA 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Bob Wickman — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 0 4 0 0 4.0 5 0 0 5 0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Bob Wickman — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2001 ALDS1 CLE 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 2 0.00
1995 ALDS2 NYA 0 0 3 0 0 3.0 5 0 0 3 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Bob Wickman — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home41910000.000
Away41610000.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Bob Wickman — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home419528.24991861893893.17
Away416530.15522342433963.97

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Bob Wickman — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2007-09-30 AZCOL — 0.1000000
2007-09-26 AZPIT — 1.0000000
2007-09-23 AZLAD — 0.1310000
2007-09-21 AZLAD — 1.0100000
2007-09-19 AZSFG — 1.0000010
2007-09-15 AZLAD — 0.2000000
2007-09-11 AZSFG L 1.1211000
2007-09-09 AZSTL — 1.0000110
2007-08-23 ATLCIN L 0.1121001
2007-08-19 ATLAZ — 1.0200110

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Bob Wickman — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 835 28 76 155 17 19

Season-by-Season Fielding

Bob Wickman — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1992 NYA P 8 8 4 6 0 3
1993 NYA P 41 19 7 19 2 1
1994 NYA P 53 0 3 7 0 0
1995 NYA P 63 1 4 13 1 1
1996 NYA P 58 0 5 23 0 2
1996 ML4 P 12 0 1 1 0 0
1997 ML4 P 74 0 6 14 0 4
1998 MIL P 72 0 10 13 2 1
1999 MIL P 71 0 6 15 4 2
2000 MIL P 43 0 3 9 0 2
2000 CLE P 26 0 1 5 0 0
2001 CLE P 70 0 8 8 0 0
2002 CLE P 36 0 1 3 1 0
2004 CLE P 30 0 3 3 0 1
2005 CLE P 64 0 7 5 2 1
2006 CLE P 29 0 3 2 1 0
2006 ATL P 28 0 0 4 1 1
2007 ATL P 49 0 3 3 2 0
2007 ARI P 8 0 1 2 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Bob Wickman Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 835

Salary History

Bob Wickman — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2007 ATL NL $6,500,000
2006 CLE AL $5,000,000
2005 CLE AL $2,750,000
2004 CLE AL $6,000,000
2003 CLE AL $6,000,000
2002 CLE AL $3,400,000
2001 CLE AL $2,600,000
2000 MIL NL $2,400,000
1999 MIL NL $3,300,000
1998 MIL NL $1,532,000
1997 ML4 AL $1,216,000
1996 NYA AL $850,000
1995 NYA AL $220,000
1994 NYA AL $180,000
1993 NYA AL $116,000
1992 NYA AL $109,000
Total Career Earnings $42,173,000

College History

Bob Wickman — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
University of Wisconsin at Whitewater Whitewater WI 1988, 1989, 1990

Award Voting History

Bob Wickman — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2005 Most Valuable Player AL 26th 2.0 392 0

Most Similar Players

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Career Spans

Bob Wickman (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Jason Isringhausen
    51-55, 3.64 ERA
  2. 91
    Todd Jones
    58-63, 3.97 ERA
  3. 89
    Roberto Hernandez
    67-71, 3.45 ERA
  4. 83
    Francisco Cordero
    47-53, 3.38 ERA
  5. 77
    Jeff Russell
    56-73, 3.75 ERA
  6. 77
    Dave Righetti
    82-79, 3.46 ERA

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Frequently Asked Questions about Bob Wickman

What years did Bob Wickman play?
Bob Wickman played in Major League Baseball from 1992 to 2007.
Was Bob Wickman a pitcher?
Yes. Bob Wickman pitched in the major leagues, recording 63 wins and 785 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bob Wickman hit?
Bob Wickman hit 0 career home runs.
What was Bob Wickman's career batting average?
Bob Wickman batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 2 at bats.
What was Bob Wickman's career ERA?
Bob Wickman finished with a 3.57 career ERA, going 63-61 with 785 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Bob Wickman have?
Bob Wickman recorded 785 career strikeouts.