Bob Thorpe Stats

Bob Thorpe was born on Friday, November 19, 1926, in Caryville, Florida. Thorpe was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 19, 1951, with the Boston Braves. 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 Thorpe baseball stats page.

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Bob Thorpe
 
 
Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Benjamin Robert Thorpe
Nickname:   Bob
Born On:   11-19-1926
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Caryville, Florida
Zodiac:   Scorpio
Year of Death Data Died On:   10-30-1996
Place of Death Data Died In:   Waveland, Mississippi
Cemetery:   Gulf Pines Memorial Park, Englewood, Florida
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01½
Player Weight Chart Weight:   190
First Game:   04-19-1951 (Age 24)
Last Game:   09-27-1953
Draft:   Not Applicable
Bob Thorpe

Bob Thorpe 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
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Bob Thorpe

Bob Thorpe Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1951 Braves 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 .500 .500 1.500
1952 Braves 81 292 20 76 8 2 3 0 26 5 - 42 4 - 1 7 .260 .275 .332
1953 Braves 27 37 1 6 1 0 0 0 5 1 - 6 1 - 0 0 .162 .184 .189
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
3 Years 110 331 22 83 9 3 3 0 32 6 - 48 5 - 1 7 .251 .266 .323
Bob Thorpe

Bob Thorpe Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1952 Braves OF 72 - - 145 2.0 141 132 9 4 3 n/a n/a n/a .972 0.00 -
1953 Braves OF 18 - - 12 0.7 12 12 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
OF Totals 90 0 0 157 1.7 153 144 9 4 3 n/a n/a n/a .975 0.00 --
2 Years 90 - - 157 1.7 153 144 9 4 3 n/a n/a n/a .975 0.00 --
Bob Thorpe

Bob Thorpe Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1951 Braves 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 2.0 - - -
1952 Braves 3 1 .750 - - n/a 97.3 7.0 11.2 - - -
1953 Braves 0 1 .000 - - n/a 0.0 6.2 7.4 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
3 Years 3 2 .600 - - n/a 110.3 6.9 10.3 - - -
Bob Thorpe

Bob Thorpe Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1951 Boston Braves 8 Undetermined - -
1952 Boston Braves 18 Undetermined - -
1953 Milwaukee Braves 18 Undetermined - -


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