Bobby Thigpen played in Major League Baseball from 1986 to 1994, appearing in 448 games over 9 seasons. He recorded a total of 31 W and 36 L, an ERA of 3.43, 376 SO, a WHIP of 1.363, and a WAR of 8.0.
🧾 Basic Profile
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| Name | Bobby Thigpen |
| Date of Birth | July 17, 1963 |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Position | Pitcher |
| Throws | Right |
| Bats | Right |
| MLB Debut | 1986 |
Bobby Thigpen Yearly Pitching Stats
This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Bobby Thigpen.
Parsing Data
Data Source: Baseball Reference
Image Source: Wikipedia
📊 Career Summary
Bobby Thigpen appeared in 448 games over 9 MLB seasons from 1986 to 1994. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
| GS | 0 (MLB Rank: 8,004) |
| GF | 356 (MLB Rank: 90) |
| W | 31 (MLB Rank: 2,215) |
| L | 36 (MLB Rank: 2,111) |
| SV | 201 (MLB Rank: 55) |
| ERA | 3.43 (MLB Rank: 2,323) |
| IP | 568.2 (MLB Rank: 2,285) |
| SO | 376 (MLB Rank: 2,076) |
| BB | 238 (MLB Rank: 2,066) |
| H | 537 (MLB Rank: 2,399) |
| HR | 56 (MLB Rank: 1,854) |
| SO9 | 5.95 (MLB Rank: 4,168) |
| BB9 | 3.77 (MLB Rank: 5,879) |
| H9 | 8.5 (MLB Rank: 8,881) |
| HR9 | 0.89 (MLB Rank: 4,839) |
| WHIP | 1.363 (MLB Rank: 8,215) |
| WAR | 8.0 (MLB Rank: 1,510) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1994)
In his final season (1994), Bobby Thigpen recorded the following stats:
| GS | 0 |
| GF | 3 |
| W | 0 |
| L | 2 |
| ERA | 9.39 |
| IP | 7.2 |
| SO | 4 |
| BB | 5 |
| H | 12 |
| HR | 3 |
| SO9 | 4.7 |
| BB9 | 5.87 |
| H9 | 14.09 |
| HR9 | 3.52 |
| WHIP | 2.217 |
| WAR | −0.3 |
📈 Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 1987, 7 W
- Most SO: 1990, 70 SO
- Most IP: 1988, 90 IP
- Best WAR: 1990, 3.5 WAR
- Best ERA: 1986, 1.79 ERA
🎯 Postseason Performance
Bobby Thigpen has no postseason appearances.
Bobby Thigpen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1986 | 2 | 0 | 1.77 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 35.2 | 1.6 | 1.065 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 249 | 3.11 | 5 | 1.67 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 142 |
1987 | 7 | 5 | 2.73 | 0.583 | 16 | 52 | 89 | 2.2 | 1.236 | 10 | 86 | 24 | 30 | 27 | 169 | 4.07 | 5.3 | 2.17 | 0 | 51 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.7 | 2.4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 369 |
1988 | 5 | 8 | 3.3 | 0.385 | 34 | 62 | 90 | 1.1 | 1.433 | 6 | 96 | 33 | 38 | 33 | 121 | 3.49 | 6.2 | 1.88 | 0 | 68 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 9.6 | 3.3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 398 |
1989 | 2 | 6 | 3.76 | 0.25 | 34 | 47 | 79 | 0.9 | 1.291 | 10 | 62 | 40 | 34 | 33 | 102 | 4.78 | 5.4 | 1.18 | 0 | 61 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 7.1 | 4.6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 336 |
1990 | 4 | 6 | 1.83 | 0.4 | 57 | 70 | 88.2 | 3.5 | 1.038 | 5 | 60 | 32 | 20 | 18 | 211 | 3.08 | 7.1 | 2.19 | 0 | 77 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.1 | 3.2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 347 |
1991 | 7 | 5 | 3.49 | 0.583 | 30 | 47 | 69.2 | 0.1 | 1.45 | 10 | 63 | 38 | 32 | 27 | 115 | 5.18 | 6.1 | 1.24 | 0 | 67 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.1 | 4.9 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 309 |
1992 | 1 | 3 | 4.75 | 0.25 | 22 | 45 | 55 | -0.5 | 1.655 | 4 | 58 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 82 | 4.06 | 7.4 | 1.36 | 0 | 55 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 9.5 | 5.4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 253 |
1993 | 3 | 1 | 5.83 | 0.75 | 1 | 29 | 54 | -0.6 | 1.759 | 7 | 74 | 21 | 38 | 35 | 72 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 1.38 | 0 | 42 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 12.3 | 3.5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 254 |
1994 | 0 | 2 | 9.39 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7.2 | -0.3 | 2.217 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 54 | 9.13 | 4.7 | 0.8 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 14.1 | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
