Bob Shawkey played in Major League Baseball from 1913 to 1927, appearing in 488 games over 15 seasons. He recorded a total of 195 W and 150 L, an ERA of 3.09, 1,360 SO, a WHIP of 1.273, and a WAR of 46.8.
🧾 Basic Profile
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Name | Bob Shawkey |
Date of Birth | December 4, 1890 |
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MLB Debut | 1913 |
📊 Career Summary
Bob Shawkey appeared in 488 games over 15 MLB seasons from 1913 to 1927. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
GS | 333 (MLB Rank: 244) |
GF | 115 (MLB Rank: 643) |
W | 195 (MLB Rank: 133) |
L | 150 (MLB Rank: 166) |
SV | 29 (MLB Rank: 569) |
ERA | 3.09 (MLB Rank: 1,536) |
IP | 2937 (MLB Rank: 150) |
SHO | 33 (MLB Rank: 87) |
CG | 197 (MLB Rank: 142) |
SO | 1,360 (MLB Rank: 297) |
BB | 1018 (MLB Rank: 110) |
H | 2,722 (MLB Rank: 185) |
HR | 111 (MLB Rank: 836) |
SO9 | 4.17 (MLB Rank: 6,863) |
BB9 | 3.12 (MLB Rank: 7,991) |
H9 | 8.34 (MLB Rank: 9,146) |
HR9 | 0.34 (MLB Rank: 8,072) |
WHIP | 1.273 (MLB Rank: 9,729) |
WAR | 46.8 (MLB Rank: 126) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1927)
In his final season (1927), Bob Shawkey recorded the following stats:
GS | 2 |
GF | 11 |
W | 2 |
L | 3 |
SV | 4 |
ERA | 2.89 |
IP | 43.2 |
SO | 23 |
BB | 16 |
H | 44 |
HR | 1 |
SO9 | 4.74 |
BB9 | 3.3 |
H9 | 9.07 |
HR9 | 0.21 |
WHIP | 1.374 |
WAR | 0.5 |
📈 Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 1916, 24 W
- Most SO: 1922, 130 SO
- Most IP: 1922, 299.2 IP
- Best WAR: 1920, 8.2 WAR
- Best ERA: 1918, 1.12 ERA
🎯 Postseason Performance
Bob Shawkey appeared in 8 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 4.81, pitched 41.2 IP, struck out 18 batters, with 1 W and 3 L.
Bob Shawkey Career Pitching Stats Overview
season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
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1913 | 6 | 5 | 2.34 | 0.545 | 0 | 52 | 111.1 | 1 | 1.275 | 2 | 92 | 50 | 41 | 29 | 118 | 3.28 | 4.2 | 1.04 | 15 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0.2 | 7.4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 462 |
1914 | 15 | 8 | 2.73 | 0.652 | 2 | 89 | 237 | 2.2 | 1.257 | 4 | 223 | 75 | 88 | 72 | 95 | 2.88 | 3.4 | 1.19 | 31 | 38 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 0.2 | 8.5 | 2.8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 929 |
1915 | 10 | 13 | 3.68 | 0.435 | 0 | 87 | 185.2 | 1 | 1.368 | 5 | 181 | 73 | 95 | 76 | 80 | 3.05 | 4.2 | 1.19 | 22 | 33 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0.2 | 8.8 | 3.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 741 |
1916 | 24 | 14 | 2.21 | 0.632 | 8 | 122 | 276.2 | 6.9 | 1.03 | 4 | 204 | 81 | 78 | 68 | 132 | 2.57 | 4 | 1.51 | 27 | 53 | 24 | 21 | 4 | 0.1 | 6.6 | 2.6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1064 |
1917 | 13 | 15 | 2.44 | 0.464 | 0 | 97 | 236.1 | 4.1 | 1.181 | 2 | 207 | 72 | 81 | 64 | 111 | 2.54 | 3.7 | 1.35 | 26 | 32 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 0.1 | 7.9 | 2.7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 930 |
1918 | 1 | 1 | 1.13 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 0.7 | 1.063 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 257 | 3.73 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 |
1919 | 20 | 11 | 2.72 | 0.645 | 5 | 122 | 261.1 | 3.6 | 1.186 | 7 | 218 | 92 | 94 | 79 | 116 | 3.02 | 4.2 | 1.33 | 27 | 41 | 11 | 22 | 3 | 0.2 | 7.5 | 3.2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1041 |
1920 | 20 | 13 | 2.45 | 0.606 | 2 | 126 | 267.2 | 8.2 | 1.237 | 10 | 246 | 85 | 88 | 73 | 156 | 3.31 | 4.2 | 1.48 | 31 | 38 | 6 | 20 | 5 | 0.3 | 8.3 | 2.9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1079 |
1921 | 18 | 12 | 4.08 | 0.6 | 2 | 126 | 245 | 2.1 | 1.351 | 15 | 245 | 86 | 131 | 111 | 103 | 4.04 | 4.6 | 1.47 | 31 | 38 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 0.6 | 9 | 3.2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1053 |
1922 | 20 | 12 | 2.91 | 0.625 | 1 | 130 | 299.2 | 7.3 | 1.281 | 16 | 286 | 98 | 112 | 97 | 137 | 3.96 | 3.9 | 1.33 | 34 | 39 | 4 | 22 | 3 | 0.5 | 8.6 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1253 |
1923 | 16 | 11 | 3.51 | 0.593 | 1 | 125 | 258.2 | 3.6 | 1.291 | 17 | 232 | 102 | 114 | 101 | 112 | 4.15 | 4.3 | 1.23 | 31 | 36 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 0.6 | 8.1 | 3.5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1076 |
1924 | 16 | 11 | 4.12 | 0.593 | 0 | 114 | 207.2 | 2.3 | 1.445 | 11 | 226 | 74 | 107 | 95 | 102 | 3.44 | 4.9 | 1.54 | 25 | 38 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0.5 | 9.8 | 3.2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 888 |
1925 | 6 | 14 | 4.11 | 0.3 | 0 | 81 | 186 | 1.9 | 1.484 | 12 | 209 | 67 | 101 | 85 | 104 | 3.33 | 3.9 | 1.21 | 19 | 33 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0.6 | 10.1 | 3.2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 802 |
1926 | 8 | 7 | 3.62 | 0.533 | 4 | 63 | 104.1 | 1.4 | 1.332 | 5 | 102 | 37 | 49 | 42 | 107 | 3.57 | 5.4 | 1.7 | 10 | 29 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0.4 | 8.8 | 3.2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 445 |
1927 | 2 | 3 | 2.89 | 0.4 | 4 | 23 | 43.2 | 0.5 | 1.374 | 1 | 44 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 136 | 2.92 | 4.7 | 1.44 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 9.1 | 3.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 190 |