Bob Boone was born on Wednesday, November 19, 1947, in San Diego, California. Boone was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 10, 1972, with the Philadelphia Phillies. 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 Boone baseball stats page.
"Catching is much like managing: managers don't really win games, but they can lose plenty of them. The same way with catching. If you're doing a quality job you should be almost anonymous." - Bob Boone
Bob Boone![]() Bob Boone Autograph on a 1983 Topps Baseball Card (#765 | Checklist) |
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Bob BooneBob Boone 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 |
| - | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
Bob BooneBob Boone 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 |
| 1972 | 25 | Phillies | 16 | 51 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .275 | .333 | .353 |
| 1973 | 26 | Phillies | 145 | 521 | 42 | 136 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 61 | 41 | 8 | 36 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 7 | .261 | .311 | .365 |
| 1974 | 27 | Phillies | 146 | 488 | 41 | 118 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 52 | 35 | 9 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 16 | .242 | .295 | .322 |
| 1975 | 28 | Phillies | 97 | 289 | 28 | 71 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 32 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | .246 | .322 | .329 |
| 1976 | 29 | Phillies | 121 | 361 | 40 | 98 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 54 | 45 | 14 | 44 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 10 | .271 | .348 | .366 |
| 1977 | 30 | Phillies | 132 | 440 | 55 | 125 | 26 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 66 | 42 | 5 | 54 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 8 | .284 | .343 | .436 |
| 1978 | 31 | Phillies | 132 | 435 | 48 | 123 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 62 | 46 | 10 | 37 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 13 | .283 | .347 | .425 |
| 1979 | 32 | Phillies | 119 | 398 | 38 | 114 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 58 | 49 | 9 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | .286 | .367 | .422 |
| 1980 | 33 | Phillies | 141 | 480 | 34 | 110 | 23 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 55 | 48 | 12 | 41 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | .229 | .299 | .338 |
| 1981 | 34 | Phillies | 76 | 227 | 19 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | .211 | .279 | .295 |
| 1982 | 35 | Angels | 143 | 472 | 42 | 121 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 58 | 39 | 2 | 34 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 9 | .256 | .310 | .337 |
| 1983 | 36 | Angels | 142 | 468 | 46 | 120 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 52 | 24 | 1 | 42 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 19 | .256 | .289 | .353 |
| 1984 | 37 | Angels | 139 | 450 | 33 | 91 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 25 | 1 | 45 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 11 | .202 | .242 | .262 |
| 1985 | 38 | Angels | 150 | 460 | 37 | 114 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 55 | 37 | 2 | 35 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 12 | .248 | .306 | .317 |
| 1986 | 39 | Angels | 144 | 442 | 48 | 98 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 49 | 43 | 1 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 15 | .222 | .287 | .305 |
| 1987 | 40 | Angels | 128 | 389 | 42 | 94 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 35 | 0 | 36 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | .242 | .304 | .311 |
| 1988 | 41 | Angels | 122 | 352 | 38 | 104 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 29 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .295 | .352 | .386 |
| 1989 | 42 | Royals | 131 | 405 | 33 | 111 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 49 | 4 | 37 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 16 | .274 | .351 | .323 |
| 1990 | 43 | Royals | 40 | 117 | 11 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .239 | .336 | .265 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 19 Years | 2,264 | 7,245 | 679 | 1,838 | 303 | 26 | 105 | 2 | 826 | 663 | 90 | 608 | 142 | 78 | 20 | 191 | .254 | .315 | .346 | ||
Bob BooneBob Boone Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1972 Phillies | C | 14 | 13 | 356 | 78 | 5.6 | 73 | 66 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | .936 | 5.54 |
| 1973 Phillies | C | 145 | 141 | 3,775 | 967 | 6.7 | 957 | 868 | 89 | 10 | 16 | 19 | 60 | 54 | .990 | 6.84 |
| 1974 Phillies | C | 146 | 142 | 3,705 | 924 | 6.3 | 902 | 825 | 77 | 22 | 7 | 10 | 99 | 49 | .976 | 6.57 |
| 1975 Phillies | 3B | 3 | 2 | 66 | 7 | 2.3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.86 |
| 1975 Phillies | C | 92 | 81 | 2,133 | 505 | 5.5 | 500 | 456 | 44 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 26 | .990 | 6.33 |
| 1976 Phillies | 1B | 4 | 4 | 96 | 35 | 8.8 | 33 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .943 | 9.28 |
| 1976 Phillies | C | 108 | 98 | 2,677 | 597 | 5.5 | 593 | 557 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 55 | 21 | .993 | 5.98 |
| 1977 Phillies | 3B | 2 | 2 | 39 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.77 |
| 1977 Phillies | C | 131 | 118 | 3,143 | 741 | 5.7 | 733 | 653 | 80 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 78 | 43 | .989 | 6.30 |
| 1978 Phillies | 1B | 3 | 3 | 72 | 33 | 11.0 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .939 | 11.63 |
| 1978 Phillies | C | 129 | 117 | 3,160 | 680 | 5.3 | 674 | 619 | 55 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 69 | 37 | .991 | 5.76 |
| 1978 Phillies | LF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1979 Phillies | 3B | 2 | 2 | 45 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .500 | 0.60 |
| 1979 Phillies | C | 117 | 110 | 2,891 | 599 | 5.1 | 592 | 527 | 65 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 54 | 42 | .988 | 5.53 |
| 1980 Phillies | C | 138 | 130 | 3,521 | 847 | 6.1 | 829 | 741 | 88 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 122 | 61 | .979 | 6.36 |
| 1981 Phillies | C | 75 | 64 | 1,741 | 403 | 5.4 | 397 | 365 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 76 | 21 | .985 | 6.16 |
| 1982 Angels | C | 143 | 140 | 3,751 | 745 | 5.2 | 737 | 650 | 87 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 46 | 64 | .989 | 5.30 |
| 1983 Angels | C | 142 | 134 | 3,636 | 703 | 5.0 | 689 | 606 | 83 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 65 | 51 | .980 | 5.12 |
| 1984 Angels | C | 137 | 133 | 3,544 | 743 | 5.4 | 731 | 660 | 71 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 52 | 40 | .984 | 5.57 |
| 1985 Angels | C | 147 | 137 | 3,646 | 751 | 5.1 | 741 | 670 | 71 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 57 | 45 | .987 | 5.49 |
| 1986 Angels | C | 144 | 137 | 3,559 | 907 | 6.3 | 896 | 812 | 84 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 41 | 43 | .988 | 6.80 |
| 1987 Angels | C | 127 | 118 | 3,105 | 753 | 5.9 | 740 | 684 | 56 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 43 | 37 | .983 | 6.43 |
| 1988 Angels | C | 121 | 111 | 2,784 | 580 | 4.8 | 572 | 506 | 66 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 60 | 40 | .986 | 5.55 |
| 1989 Royals | C | 129 | 127 | 3,246 | 823 | 6.4 | 816 | 752 | 64 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 60 | 43 | .991 | 6.79 |
| 1990 Royals | C | 40 | 40 | 1,005 | 266 | 6.7 | 262 | 243 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 10 | .985 | 7.04 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| C Totals | 2,225 | 2,091 | 55,378 | 12,612 | 5.7 | 12,434 | 11,260 | 1,174 | 178 | 154 | 97 | 1,108 | 731 | .986 | 6.06 | |
| 3B Totals | 7 | 6 | 150 | 13 | 1.9 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .923 | 2.16 | |
| 1B Totals | 7 | 7 | 168 | 68 | 9.7 | 64 | 61 | 3 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .941 | 10.29 | |
| LF Totals | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 | |
| 19 Years | 2,240 | 2,104 | 55,699 | 12,693 | 5.7 | 12,510 | 11,325 | 1,185 | 183 | 155 | 97 | 1,108 | 731 | .986 | 6.06 | |
Bob BooneBob Boone 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 |
| 1972 Phillies | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 51.0 | 7.3 | 12.8 | - | - | - |
| 1973 Phillies | 3 | 4 | .429 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 52.1 | 14.5 | 8.5 | - | - | - |
| 1974 Phillies | 3 | 1 | .750 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 162.7 | 16.8 | 9.4 | - | - | - |
| 1975 Phillies | 1 | 3 | .250 | 6 | 0 | n/a | 144.5 | 20.6 | 14.5 | - | - | - |
| 1976 Phillies | 2 | 5 | .286 | 12 | 0 | n/a | 90.3 | 8.2 | 6.7 | - | - | - |
| 1977 Phillies | 5 | 5 | .500 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 40.0 | 8.1 | 6.7 | - | - | - |
| 1978 Phillies | 2 | 5 | .286 | 5 | 0 | n/a | 36.3 | 11.8 | 7.0 | - | - | - |
| 1979 Phillies | 1 | 4 | .200 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 44.2 | 12.1 | 6.9 | - | - | - |
| 1980 Phillies | 3 | 4 | .429 | 5 | 0 | n/a | 53.3 | 11.7 | 8.7 | - | - | - |
| 1981 Phillies | 2 | 2 | .500 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 56.8 | 14.2 | 9.5 | - | - | - |
| 1982 Angels | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67.4 | 13.9 | 8.1 | - | - | - |
| 1983 Angels | 4 | 3 | .571 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52.0 | 11.1 | 9.0 | - | - | - |
| 1984 Angels | 3 | 3 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 150.0 | 10.0 | 14.1 | - | - | - |
| 1985 Angels | 1 | 2 | .333 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 92.0 | 13.1 | 8.4 | - | - | - |
| 1986 Angels | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 63.1 | 14.7 | 9.0 | - | - | - |
| 1987 Angels | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 129.7 | 10.8 | 11.8 | - | - | - |
| 1988 Angels | 2 | 2 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 70.4 | 13.5 | 9.0 | - | - | - |
| 1989 Royals | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 405.0 | 10.9 | 9.4 | - | - | - |
| 1990 Royals | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9.8 | 13.0 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 19 Years | 38 | 50 | .432 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 69.0 | 11.9 | 8.8 | - | - | - |
Bob BooneBob Boone Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1972 Philadelphia Phillies | 40 | $13,500.00 | - | - |
| 1973 Philadelphia Phillies | 8 | $15,000.00 | - | - |
| 1974 Philadelphia Phillies | 8 | $15,000.00 | - | - |
| 1975 Philadelphia Phillies | 8 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1976 Philadelphia Phillies | 8 | $42,500.00 | Stats | - |
| 1977 Philadelphia Phillies | 8 | $150,000.00 | - | - |
| 1978 Philadelphia Phillies | 8 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
| 1979 Philadelphia Phillies | 8 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
| 1980 Philadelphia Phillies | 8 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
| 1981 Philadelphia Phillies | 8 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1982 California Angels | 8 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1983 California Angels | 8 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
| 1984 California Angels | 8 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1985 California Angels | 8 | $883,000.00 | - | - |
| 1986 California Angels | 8 | $853,479.00 | - | - |
| 1987 California Angels | 8 | $883,000.00 | - | - |
| 1988 California Angels | 8 | $883,000.00 | - | - |
| 1989 Kansas City Royals | 8 | $883,001.00 | - | - |
| 1990 Kansas City Royals | 8 | $1,900,000.00 | - | - |
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Phillies Centennial Team
The Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame is a collection of plaques, mounted on a brick wall in the Ashburn Alley section of Citizens Bank Park. From 1978 to 2003, the Phillies inducted one figure from their franchise history and one notable person from the Philadelphia Athletics (A's) organization each year, with the exception of 1983, when the Phillies inducted their Centennial Team. Their Centennial Team commemorates the best players of the first 100 years in franchise history and Mcgraw made the team which includes: Richie Ashburn (OF), Bob Boone (C), Larry Bowa (SS), Steve Carlton (LHP), Del Ennis (OF), Dallas Green (MGR), Jim Konstanty (RHP), Garry Maddox (OF), Tug McGraw (LHP), Robin Roberts (RHP), Pete Rose (1B), Mike Schmidt (3B) and Manny Trillo (2B).
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