Bob Steele Stats

Bob Steele was born on Thursday, March 29, 1894, in Cassburn, Ontario, Canada. Steele was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 17, 1916, with the St. Louis Cardinals. 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 Steele baseball stats page.

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Bob Steele
 
 
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Birth Name:   Robert Wesley Steele
Nickname:   Bob
Born On:   03-29-1894  (Aries)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Cassburn, Ontario, Canada
Year of Death Data Died On:   01-27-1962 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Ocala, Florida
Cemetery:   Burlington Cemetery, Burlington, Wisconsin
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Both   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10½   Player Weight Chart Weight:   175
First Game:   04-17-1916 (Age 22)
Last Game:   04-24-1919
Draft:   Not Applicable
Bob Steele

Bob Steele Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1916 22 Cardinals 29 22 5 5 15 .250 3.41 7 1 0 148.0 619 156 56 74 6 42 - 67 2 3 1 -
1917 23 Cardinals 12 6 3 1 3 .250 3.21 1 0 0 42.0 173 33 15 18 1 19 - 23 2 0 0 -
1917 23 Pirates 27 19 8 5 11 .313 2.76 13 1 1 179.2 747 158 55 70 0 53 - 82 6 5 2 -
1918 24 Pirates 10 4 3 2 3 .400 3.31 2 1 1 49.0 209 44 18 25 2 17 - 21 0 2 0 -
1918 24 Giants 12 7 3 3 5 .375 2.59 5 1 1 66.0 270 56 19 29 1 11 - 24 3 3 0 -
1919 25 Giants 1 0 1 0 1 .000 6.00 0 0 0 3.0 15 3 2 3 0 2 - 0 0 0 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
4 Years 91 58 23 16 38 .296 3.05 28 4 3 487.2 2,033 450 165 219 10 144 - 217 13 13 3 -
Bob Steele

Bob Steele Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1916 22 Cardinals 29 51 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 11 0 - 0 - .196 .196 .196
1917 23 Cardinals 12 13 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 - .385 .385 .462
1917 23 Pirates 33 76 6 17 1 1 0 0 5 0 - 14 1 - 0 - .224 .224 .263
1918 24 Pirates 10 16 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 - 3 0 - 0 - .125 .176 .250
1918 24 Giants 12 21 3 6 0 1 0 0 2 2 - 2 0 - 0 - .286 .348 .381
1919 25 Giants 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 - 0 - .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
4 Years 97 178 12 40 2 3 0 0 7 3 - 31 1 - 0 - .225 .238 .270
Bob Steele

Bob Steele Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1916 Cardinals P 29 22 444 32 1.1 29 3 26 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .906 1.76
1917 Cardinals P 12 6 126 11 0.9 10 1 9 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .909 2.14
1917 Pirates P 27 19 539 53 2.0 47 4 43 6 3 n/a n/a n/a .887 2.35
1918 Pirates P 10 4 147 13 1.3 13 1 12 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.39
1918 Giants P 12 7 198 12 1.0 10 1 9 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .833 1.36
1919 Giants P 1 0 9 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
P Totals 91 58 1,463 121 1.3 109 10 99 12 3 n/a n/a n/a .901 2.01
4 Years 91 58 1,463 121 1.3 109 10 99 12 3 n/a n/a n/a .901 2.01
Bob Steele

Bob Steele Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1916 Cardinals 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 4.6 0.0 1.60 4.07 2.55
1917 Cardinals 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.21 4.93 4.07
1917 Pirates 1 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 5.4 15.2 1.55 4.11 2.65
1918 Pirates 1 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 5.3 0.0 1.24 3.86 3.12
1918 Giants 2 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 10.5 10.5 2.18 3.27 1.50
1919 Giants 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 6.00
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
4 Years 4 0 1.000 0 0 n/a 0.0 5.7 25.4 1.51 4.00 2.66
Bob Steele

Bob Steele Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1916 St. Louis Cardinals n/a Undetermined n/a -
1917 St. Louis Cardinals n/a Undetermined n/a -
1917 Pittsburgh Pirates n/a Undetermined n/a -
1918 Pittsburgh Pirates n/a Undetermined n/a -
1918 New York Giants n/a Undetermined n/a -
1919 New York Giants n/a Undetermined n/a -


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