Bob Caruthers was born on Tuesday, January 5, 1864, in Memphis, Tennessee. Caruthers was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 7, 1884, with the St. Louis Browns. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Bob Caruthers baseball stats page.
"I would rather have the batter hit it (the ball versus striking them out). There are eight other men in the game besides myself and they ought to have a chance to earn their salaries." - Bob Caruthers
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Bob CaruthersBob Caruthers Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1884 | 20 | Browns | 13 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 2.61 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 82.2 | 341 | 61 | 24 | 34 | 1 | 15 | - | 58 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - |
1885 | 21 | Browns | 53 | 53 | 0 | 40 | 13 | .755 | 2.07 | 53 | 6 | 0 | 482.1 | 1,948 | 430 | 111 | 196 | 3 | 57 | - | 190 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
1886 | 22 | Browns | 44 | 43 | 1 | 30 | 14 | .682 | 2.32 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 387.1 | 1,581 | 323 | 100 | 164 | 3 | 86 | - | 166 | 12 | 7 | 0 | - |
1887 | 23 | Browns | 39 | 39 | 0 | 29 | 9 | .763 | 3.30 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 341.0 | 1,442 | 337 | 125 | 185 | 6 | 61 | - | 74 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
1888 | 24 | Trolley Dodgers | 44 | 43 | 1 | 29 | 15 | .659 | 2.39 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 391.2 | 1,575 | 337 | 104 | 176 | 4 | 53 | - | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1889 | 25 | Bridegrooms | 56 | 50 | - | 40 | 11 | .784 | 3.13 | 46 | 7 | 1 | 445.0 | 0 | 444 | 155 | - | 16 | 104 | - | 118 | - | - | - | - |
1890 | 26 | Bridegrooms | 37 | 33 | 4 | 23 | 11 | .676 | 3.09 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 300.0 | 0 | 292 | 103 | 163 | 9 | 87 | - | 64 | 9 | 0 | 0 | - |
1891 | 27 | Bridegrooms | 38 | 32 | 6 | 18 | 14 | .563 | 3.12 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 297.0 | 0 | 323 | 103 | 185 | 7 | 107 | - | 69 | 12 | 0 | 0 | - |
1892 | 28 | Browns | 16 | 10 | - | 2 | 10 | .167 | 5.84 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 101.2 | 0 | 131 | 66 | - | 10 | 27 | - | 21 | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
9 Years | 340 | 310 | 18 | 218 | 99 | .688 | 2.83 | 298 | 24 | 3 | 2,828.2 | 6,887 | 2,678 | 891 | 1,103 | 59 | 597 | - | 900 | 54 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
Bob CaruthersBob Caruthers Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1884 | 20 | Browns | 23 | 82 | 15 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | .268 | .302 | .366 |
1885 | 21 | Browns | 60 | 222 | 37 | 50 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 20 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | .225 | .289 | .302 |
1886 | 22 | Browns | 87 | 317 | 91 | 106 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 61 | 64 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | .334 | .448 | .527 |
1887 | 23 | Browns | 98 | 364 | 102 | 130 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 73 | 66 | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | .357 | .463 | .365 |
1888 | 24 | Trolley Dodgers | 94 | 335 | 58 | 77 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 53 | 45 | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | .230 | .328 | .334 |
1889 | 25 | Bridegrooms | 59 | 172 | 45 | 43 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 44 | - | 17 | - | - | 2 | - | .250 | .408 | .366 |
1890 | 26 | Bridegrooms | 71 | 238 | 46 | 63 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 47 | - | 18 | - | - | 5 | - | .265 | .397 | .340 |
1891 | 27 | Bridegrooms | 56 | 171 | 24 | 48 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 25 | - | 13 | - | - | 0 | - | .281 | .372 | .380 |
1892 | 28 | Browns | 143 | 513 | 76 | 142 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 69 | 86 | - | 29 | - | - | 5 | - | .277 | .386 | .357 |
1893 | 29 | Colts | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1893 | 29 | Reds | 13 | 48 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 16 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | .292 | .477 | .396 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
10 Years | 705 | 2,465 | 508 | 695 | 104 | 50 | 29 | 1 | 359 | 417 | 0 | 79 | - | 0 | 24 | - | .282 | .391 | .400 |
Bob CaruthersBob Caruthers Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1884 Browns | P | 13 | 7 | 248 | 13 | 1.0 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .923 | 1.31 |
1884 Browns | RF | 16 | - | - | 16 | 1.0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .750 | 0.00 |
1885 Browns | OF | 7 | - | - | 15 | 2.1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .733 | 0.00 |
1885 Browns | P | 53 | 53 | 1,447 | 112 | 2.1 | 101 | 24 | 77 | 11 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .902 | 1.88 |
1886 Browns | 2B | 2 | - | - | 7 | 3.5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .857 | 0.00 |
1886 Browns | OF | 43 | - | - | 61 | 1.4 | 52 | 42 | 10 | 9 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .852 | 0.00 |
1886 Browns | P | 44 | 43 | 1,162 | 87 | 2.0 | 78 | 25 | 53 | 9 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .897 | 1.81 |
1887 Browns | 1B | 7 | - | - | 56 | 8.0 | 53 | 51 | 2 | 3 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .946 | 0.00 |
1887 Browns | OF | 54 | - | - | 113 | 2.1 | 102 | 91 | 11 | 11 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .903 | 0.00 |
1887 Browns | P | 39 | 39 | 1,023 | 136 | 3.5 | 132 | 40 | 92 | 4 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 3.48 |
1888 Trolley Dodgers | OF | 51 | - | - | 109 | 2.1 | 98 | 93 | 5 | 11 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .899 | 0.00 |
1888 Trolley Dodgers | P | 44 | 43 | 1,175 | 138 | 3.1 | 123 | 34 | 89 | 15 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .891 | 2.83 |
1889 Bridegrooms | 1B | 2 | - | - | 6 | 3.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .667 | 0.00 |
1889 Bridegrooms | OF | 3 | - | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1889 Bridegrooms | P | 56 | 50 | 1,335 | 124 | 2.2 | 120 | 29 | 91 | 4 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .968 | 2.43 |
1890 Bridegrooms | OF | 39 | - | - | 57 | 1.5 | 49 | 45 | 4 | 8 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .860 | 0.00 |
1890 Bridegrooms | P | 37 | 33 | 900 | 111 | 3.0 | 99 | 20 | 79 | 12 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .892 | 2.97 |
1891 Bridegrooms | 2B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .500 | 9.00 |
1891 Bridegrooms | OF | 17 | - | - | 23 | 1.4 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .783 | 0.00 |
1891 Bridegrooms | P | 38 | 32 | 891 | 84 | 2.2 | 79 | 13 | 66 | 5 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .940 | 2.39 |
1892 Browns | 1B | 4 | - | 9 | 39 | 9.8 | 36 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .923 | 108.00 |
1892 Browns | 2B | 6 | - | 15 | 38 | 6.3 | 33 | 11 | 22 | 5 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .868 | 59.40 |
1892 Browns | OF | 122 | - | - | 194 | 1.6 | 173 | 159 | 14 | 21 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .892 | 0.00 |
1892 Browns | P | 16 | 10 | 305 | 28 | 1.8 | 28 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.48 |
1893 Colts | CF | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1893 Reds | RF | 13 | - | - | 28 | 2.2 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .857 | 0.00 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 340 | 310 | 8,486 | 833 | 2.5 | 772 | 192 | 580 | 61 | 15 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .927 | 2.46 | |
OF Totals | 336 | 0 | 0 | 572 | 1.7 | 503 | 455 | 48 | 69 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .879 | 0.00 | |
RF Totals | 29 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 1.5 | 36 | 34 | 2 | 8 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .818 | 0.00 | |
1B Totals | 13 | 0 | 9 | 101 | 7.8 | 93 | 90 | 3 | 8 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .921 | 279.00 | |
2B Totals | 9 | 0 | 18 | 47 | 5.2 | 40 | 16 | 24 | 7 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .851 | 60.00 | |
CF Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 | |
10 Years | 728 | 310 | 8,513 | 1,598 | 2.2 | 1,445 | 788 | 657 | 153 | 35 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .904 | 4.58 |
Bob CaruthersBob Caruthers Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1884 Browns | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 41.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.87 | 6.31 | 1.63 |
1885 Browns | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 222.0 | 0.0 | 18.5 | 3.33 | 3.55 | 1.06 |
1886 Browns | 26 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 79.3 | 0.0 | 5.2 | 1.93 | 3.86 | 2.00 |
1887 Browns | 49 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 45.5 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 1.21 | 1.95 | 1.61 |
1888 Trolley Dodgers | 23 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 67.0 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 2.64 | 3.22 | 1.22 |
1889 Bridegrooms | 9 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 86.0 | 10.1 | 5.5 | 1.13 | 2.39 | 2.10 |
1890 Bridegrooms | 13 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 238.0 | 13.2 | 8.2 | 0.74 | 1.92 | 2.61 |
1891 Bridegrooms | 4 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 85.5 | 13.2 | 7.4 | 0.64 | 2.09 | 3.24 |
1892 Browns | 24 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 171.0 | 17.7 | 7.4 | 0.78 | 1.86 | 2.39 |
1893 Colts | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
1893 Reds | 4 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 48.0 | 48.0 | 6.0 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
10 Years | 152 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 85.0 | 31.2 | 6.9 | 1.51 | 2.86 | 1.90 |
Bob CaruthersBob Caruthers Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1884 St. Louis Browns | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1885 St. Louis Browns | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1886 St. Louis Browns | n/a | $3,200.00 | n/a | n/a |
1887 St. Louis Browns | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1888 Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1889 Brooklyn Bridegrooms | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1890 Brooklyn Bridegrooms | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1891 Brooklyn Bridegrooms | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1892 St. Louis Browns | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1893 Chicago Colts | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1893 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
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