Bob Pettit Stats

Bob Pettit was born on Friday, July 19, 1861, in Williamstown, Massachusetts. Pettit was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 3, 1887, with the Chicago White Stockings. 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 Pettit baseball stats page.

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Bob Pettit



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Birth Name:   Robert Henry Pettit
Nickname:   Bob
Born On:   07-19-1861  (Cancer)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Williamstown, Massachusetts
Year of Death Data Died On:   11-01-1910 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Derby, Connecticut
Cemetery:   Oak Cliff Cemetery, Derby, Connecticut
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-09   Player Weight Chart Weight:   160
First Game:   09-03-1887 (Age 26)
Last Game:   10-04-1891
Draft:   Not Applicable

Bob Pettit

Bob Pettit Pitching Stats

1887 26 White Stockings 1 0 1 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 1 1.0 10 3 0 8 0 2 - 0 3 0 0 -
1 Year 1 0 1 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 1 1.0 10 3 0 8 0 2 - 0 3 0 0 -

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Bob Pettit Hitting Stats

1887 26 White Stockings 32 130 29 28 3 3 2 0 12 8 - 15 - - 0 - .215 .261 .269
1888 27 White Stockings 43 169 23 43 1 4 4 0 23 7 - 9 - - 1 - .254 .288 .379
1891 30 Brewers 21 80 10 14 4 0 1 0 5 7 - 7 - - 3 - .175 .267 .263
3 Years 96 379 62 85 8 7 7 0 40 22 - 31 - - 4 - .224 .274 .338

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Bob Pettit Fielding Stats

1887 White Stockings C 1 - - 2 2.0 1 1 0 1 0 2 - - .500 0.00
1887 White Stockings P 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1887 White Stockings RF 32 - - 47 1.5 42 34 8 5 0 n/a n/a n/a .894 0.00
1888 White Stockings OF 43 - - 58 1.3 54 46 8 4 3 n/a n/a n/a .931 0.00
1891 Brewers 2B 9 - - 44 4.9 41 13 28 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .932 0.00
1891 Brewers 3B 6 - - 13 2.2 10 3 7 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .769 0.00
1891 Brewers OF 7 - - 6 0.9 6 6 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
OF Totals 50 0 0 64 1.3 60 52 8 4 3 n/a n/a n/a .938 0.00
RF Totals 32 0 0 47 1.5 42 34 8 5 0 n/a n/a n/a .894 0.00
2B Totals 9 0 0 44 4.9 41 13 28 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .932 0.00
3B Totals 6 0 0 13 2.2 10 3 7 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .769 0.00
C Totals 1 0 0 2 2.0 1 1 0 1 0 2 n/a n/a .500 0.00
P Totals 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
3 Years 99 0 3 170 1.7 154 103 51 16 4 2 n/a n/a .906 1,386.00

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Bob Pettit Miscellaneous Stats

1887 White Stockings 16 - - 0 0 n/a 65.0 8.7 10.8 0.00 0.00 18.00
1888 White Stockings 7 - - 0 0 n/a 42.3 18.8 7.3 - - -
1891 Brewers 2 - - 0 0 n/a 80.0 11.4 16.0 - - -
3 Years 25 - - 0 0 n/a 54.1 12.2 9.5 0.00 0.00 18.00

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Bob Pettit Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1887 Chicago White Stockings n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1888 Chicago White Stockings n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1891 Milwaukee Brewers n/a Undetermined n/a n/a

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