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Bob Porterfield

Birthdate:

8/10/1923

Died:

4/28/1980

Height / Weight:

6' 0" / 190 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Newport, VA, USA

Bats / Throws:

R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

An easy-going pitcher with a blazing fastball Bob Porterfield created sensational baseball news in 1953 by going 22-10, hurling an amazing 9 shutouts, posting an 3.35 ERA for a Washington Senator team that ended 76-76 in 5th place 23 1/2 games behind the pennant winning, New York Yankees. That season, Porterfield pitched 255 innings, led the league in wins, shutouts and in complete games (24) and was selected to 'The Sporting News' major league All-Star team. In 1952, Porterfield, although going 14-14, had a resounding year with a 2.72 ERA but he fell victim to a poor Senator offense that averaged only five hits and one run in his 14 loses. A sore arm starting in 1955, limited his pitching career although he did managed to toil in the majors until the end of '59. Bob Porterfield career: 87-97, ERA of 3.79, 318 G, 193 GS, 92 GC, 23 Shutouts, allowed only 1571 hits in 1568 innings, 572 Ks, 552 Walks. baseballhistorian.com

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
1948	NYY (AL)	16	12	5	3	0	2	1	78.0	85	42	39	5	34	0	30	1	0	2	4.50
1949	NYY (AL)	12	8	2	5	0	3	0	57.2	53	26	26	3	29	0	25	2	1	0	4.06
1950	NYY (AL)	10	2	1	1	1	0	0	19.2	28	19	19	2	8	0	9	0	0	1	8.69
1951	WSH (AL)	19	19	9	8	0	10	3	133.1	109	51	48	8	54	0	53	2	0	0	3.24
1951	NYY (AL)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.0	5	6	5	0	3	0	2	1	0	0	15.00
1952	WSH (AL)	31	29	13	14	0	15	3	231.1	222	80	70	7	85	0	80	2	4	0	2.72
1953	WSH (AL)	34	32	22	10	0	24	9	255.0	243	99	95	19	73	0	77	2	1	0	3.35
1954	WSH (AL)	32	31	13	15	0	21	2	244.0	249	104	90	14	77	0	82	1	3	0	3.32
1955	WSH (AL)	30	27	10	17	0	8	2	178.0	197	103	88	14	54	5	74	0	2	0	4.45
1956	BOS (AL)	25	18	3	12	0	4	1	126.0	127	82	72	21	64	4	53	2	1	0	5.14
1957	BOS (AL)	28	9	4	4	1	3	1	102.1	107	54	46	8	30	2	28	1	1	0	4.05
1958	PIT (NL)	37	6	4	6	5	2	1	87.2	78	33	32	7	19	3	39	2	1	0	3.29
1958	BOS (AL)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.0	3	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.50
1959	CHC (NL)	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.1	14	9	8	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	11.37
1959	PIT (NL)	30	0	1	2	1	0	0	36.0	45	20	19	2	17	5	18	5	0	0	4.75
1959	PIT (NL)	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.1	6	2	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	1.69
16 years		318	193	87	97	8	92	23	1567.2	1571	732	660	113	552	20	572	21	14	3	3.79

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1948	NYY (AL)	16	24	4	6	0	0	0	1	1	4	0	0	0	0	7	0	.250	.280	SLG
1949	NYY (AL)	12	19	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.53	.100	SLG
1950	NYY (AL)	11	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.333	.500	SLG
1951	NYY (AL)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1951	WSH (AL)	19	46	3	6	0	0	0	2	2	12	0	0	0	1	0	0	.130	.184	SLG
1952	WSH (AL)	31	79	5	15	3	0	0	3	2	18	0	0	0	0	3	0	.190	.210	SLG
1953	WSH (AL)	37	98	8	25	7	0	3	16	6	20	1	0	0	0	4	0	.255	.298	SLG
1954	WSH (AL)	32	88	3	9	0	0	1	5	4	24	0	0	0	1	5	1	.102	.149	SLG
1955	WSH (AL)	30	63	3	12	3	1	0	7	0	15	0	0	0	0	5	2	.190	.185	SLG
1956	BOS (AL)	25	43	4	14	0	0	1	5	1	10	0	0	0	1	1	1	.326	.348	SLG
1957	BOS (AL)	28	29	2	5	1	0	0	2	2	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	.172	.219	SLG
1958	BOS (AL)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1958	PIT (NL)	37	20	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.50	.95	SLG
1959	PIT (NL)	30	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1959	CHC (NL)	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1959	PIT (NL)	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
16 years		322	516	34	95	15	1	6	43	20	123	1	0	0	4	25	5	.184	.218	.SLG

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