Bob Lawson Stats

Bob Lawson was born on Wednesday, August 23, 1876, in Lynchburg, Virginia. Lawson was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 7, 1901, with the Boston Beaneaters. 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 Lawson baseball stats page.

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Bob Lawson



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Birth Name:   Robert Baker Lawson
Nickname:   Bob
Born On:   08-23-1876  (Virgo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Lynchburg, Virginia
Year of Death Data Died On:   10-28-1952 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Durham, North Carolina
Cemetery:   Old Chapel Hill Cemetery, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
High School:   Undetermined
College:   University of North Carolina
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10   Player Weight Chart Weight:   170
First Game:   05-07-1901 (Age 24)
Last Game:   06-10-1902
Draft:   Not Applicable

Bob Lawson

Bob Lawson Pitching Stats

1901 25 Beaneaters 6 4 1 2 2 .500 3.33 4 0 0 46.0 208 45 17 28 0 28 - 12 1 3 0 -
1902 26 Orioles 3 2 1 0 2 .000 4.85 1 0 0 13.0 63 21 7 11 0 3 - 5 1 2 0 -
2 Years 9 6 2 2 4 .333 3.66 5 0 0 59.0 271 66 24 39 0 31 - 17 2 5 0 -

Bob Lawson

Bob Lawson Hitting Stats

1901 25 Beaneaters 10 27 2 4 1 0 1 0 4 1 - - 2 - 0 - .148 .179 .296
1902 26 Orioles 3 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 - .167 .167 .167
2 Years 13 33 2 5 1 0 1 0 4 1 0 - 2 0 0 - .152 .176 .273

Bob Lawson

Bob Lawson Fielding Stats

1901 Beaneaters 3B 1 - - 2 2.0 0 0 0 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1901 Beaneaters LF 3 - - 6 2.0 6 5 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1901 Beaneaters P 6 4 138 20 3.3 18 1 17 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .900 3.52
1902 Orioles P 3 2 39 7 2.3 7 0 7 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.85
P Totals 9 6 177 27 3.0 25 1 24 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .926 3.81
LF Totals 3 0 0 6 2.0 6 5 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
3B Totals 1 0 0 2 2.0 0 0 0 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
2 Years 13 6 177 35 2.7 31 6 25 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .886 4.73

Bob Lawson

Bob Lawson Miscellaneous Stats

1901 Beaneaters 1 - - 0 0 n/a 27.0 0.0 6.8 0.43 2.35 5.48
1902 Orioles 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.67 3.46 2.08
2 Years 1 - - 0 0 n/a 33.0 0.0 8.3 0.55 2.59 4.73

Bob Lawson

Bob Lawson Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1901 Boston Beaneaters n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1902 Baltimore Orioles n/a Undetermined n/a n/a

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Did you know that Bob Lawson is one of only six Major League pitchers who hit more home runs during their career than they surrendered? We emphasized pitchers because we've only included players who were primarily pitchers (more games at pitcher than any other position) -- positional players who pitched at some point during their career are excluded.

Home Runs > Home Runs Allowed Club

Pitcher Hit Threw IP HRs HRA
Billy Gumbert R R 119.2 1 0
Bob Lawson R R 59.0 1 0
Earl Jones L L 28.1 1 0
Clay Van Alstyne R R 24.1 1 0
Tom Sullivan L L 8.0 1 0
Frank O'Connor L L 4.0 1 0

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