Bob Shawkey Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

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

Bob Shawkey
NameBob Shawkey
Date of BirthDecember 4, 1890
Nationality
United States
PositionPitcher
ThrowsRight
BatsRight
MLB Debut1913
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Bob Shawkey Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Bob Shawkey.

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

Image Source: Wikipedia

📊 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:

GS333 (MLB Rank: 246)
GF115 (MLB Rank: 652)
W195 (MLB Rank: 133)
L150 (MLB Rank: 167)
SV29 (MLB Rank: 573)
ERA3.09 (MLB Rank: 1,556)
IP2937 (MLB Rank: 151)
SHO33 (MLB Rank: 87)
CG197 (MLB Rank: 142)
SO1,360 (MLB Rank: 303)
BB1018 (MLB Rank: 110)
H2,722 (MLB Rank: 185)
HR111 (MLB Rank: 850)
SO94.17 (MLB Rank: 7,002)
BB93.12 (MLB Rank: 8,116)
H98.34 (MLB Rank: 9,259)
HR90.34 (MLB Rank: 8,228)
WHIP1.273 (MLB Rank: 9,857)
WAR46.8 (MLB Rank: 126)

📊 Last Season Summary (1927)

In his final season (1927), Bob Shawkey recorded the following stats:

GS2
GF11
W2
L3
SV4
ERA2.89
IP43.2
SO23
BB16
H44
HR1
SO94.74
BB93.3
H99.07
HR90.21
WHIP1.374
WAR0.5

📈 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

seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
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