What years did Bob Wiesler play?

Bob Wiesler played in Major League Baseball from 1951 to 1958.

Was Bob Wiesler a pitcher?

Yes. Bob Wiesler pitched in the major leagues, recording 7 wins and 113 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Bob Wiesler hit?

Bob Wiesler hit 0 career home runs with 9 hits.

Bob Wiesler

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1951-1958)

W–L 7–19

ERA 5.74

WHIP 1.94

SO 113

Pitcher PIV -6059.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: B / L
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 188 lb
Born: 8/13/1930 in St. Louis, MO, USA
Died: 8/10/2014 in Florissant, MO, USA
MLB Debut: 1951-08-03
Last Game: 1958-05-10

Full name: Robert George Wiesler

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
7	19	70	38	4	0	0	241.3	250	154	16	218	113	5.74	-6059.7

Career ERA 5.74 vs. league average 3.93 across their career seasons — 46.1% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1951	NYA	AL	0	2	4	3	0	9.3	13	14	11	3	13.50	4.04 (-234%)	0.0
1954	NYA	AL	3	2	6	5	0	30.3	28	14	30	25	4.15	3.90 (-7%)	137.8
1955	NYA	AL	0	2	16	7	0	53.0	39	23	49	22	3.91	4.00 (+2%)	-814.7
1956	WS1	AL	3	12	37	21	3	123.0	141	88	112	49	6.44	3.96 (-62%)	-4844.9
1957	WS1	AL	1	1	3	2	1	16.3	15	8	11	9	4.41	3.83 (-15%)	-538.0
1958	WS1	AL	0	0	4	0	0	9.3	14	7	5	5	6.75	3.86 (-75%)	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			7	19	70	38	4	241.1	250	154	218	113	5.74	—	-6,060

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
71	69	3	9	3	0	0	1	0	0	21	.130	.129	.174	.302	0

Career AVG .130 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 49.6% below league average.

Career OBP .129 vs. league average .330 across their career seasons — 61.1% below league average.

Career SLG .174 vs. league average .392 across their career seasons — 55.6% below league average.

Career OPS .302 vs. league average .722 across their career seasons — 58.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1951	NYA	AL	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1954	NYA	AL	6	11	1	3	1	0	2	.273	—	—	—	—	0.0
1955	NYA	AL	16	14	1	2	0	1	3	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
1956	WS1	AL	38	33	0	3	1	0	12	.091	—	—	—	—	0.0
1957	WS1	AL	3	6	1	1	1	0	3	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1958	WS1	AL	4	2	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			71	69	3	9	3	1	21	.130	—	—	—	—	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	34	34	0	2	0	0	.059
Away	37	35	3	7	0	1	.200

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	34	120.0	139	91	113	62	6.83
Away	36	121.1	111	63	105	51	4.67

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	SO
1958-05-10	MIN	NYY	L	1	0	0	0	1
1958-05-01	MIN	CLE	L	1	0	0	0	0
1958-04-27	MIN	BOS	L	0	0	0	0	0
1958-04-15	MIN	BAL	L	0	0	0	0	0
1957-09-27	MIN	BAL	L	2	0	0	0	0
1957-09-21	MIN	BAL	W	4	1	1	1	3
1957-09-18	MIN	CLE	L	0	0	0	0	0
1956-09-25	MIN	BOS	L	1	0	1	0	0
1956-09-23	MIN	BAL	L	0	0	0	0	0
1956-09-18	MIN	CLE	L	3	0	0	0	2

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1958-05-10	MIN	NYY	—	3.1	3	2	2	2	0	0
1958-05-01	MIN	CLE	—	2.1	5	4	3	2	2	1
1958-04-27	MIN	BOS	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1958-04-15	MIN	BAL	—	3.0	6	2	2	1	3	1
1957-09-27	MIN	BAL	L	6.1	7	7	7	6	6	1
1957-09-21	MIN	BAL	W	9.0	7	1	1	4	2	1
1957-09-18	MIN	CLE	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0
1956-09-25	MIN	BOS	—	3.0	3	4	4	5	0	0
1956-09-23	MIN	BAL	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1956-09-18	MIN	CLE	L	8.0	8	1	1	5	4	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	70	35	17	49	3	8

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1951	NYA	P	4	0	0	3	0	1
1954	NYA	P	6	5	1	2	0	0
1955	NYA	P	16	7	2	13	0	1
1956	WS1	P	37	21	12	24	3	5
1957	WS1	P	3	2	2	3	0	0
1958	WS1	P	4	0	0	4	0	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	70

Frequently Asked Questions about Bob Wiesler

What years did Bob Wiesler play?: Bob Wiesler played in Major League Baseball from 1951 to 1958.
Was Bob Wiesler a pitcher?: Yes. Bob Wiesler pitched in the major leagues, recording 7 wins and 113 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bob Wiesler hit?: Bob Wiesler hit 0 career home runs with 9 hits.