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Bob Stanley

Position: Relief Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 210lb (193cm, 95kg)

Born: November 10, 1954 in Portland, ME us

Draft: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 9th round of the 1973 MLB June Amateur Draft from Kearny HS (Kearny, NJ) and the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (7th) of the 1974 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Kearny HS (Kearny, NJ).

High School: Kearny HS (Kearny, NJ)

Last Game: September 5, 1989 (Age 34-299d)
vs. OAK 0.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1977 season

Agents: Bob Woolf

Full Name: Robert William Stanley

Nicknames: Stanley Steamer or Bigfoot

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2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

23.9

115

ERA

3.64

637

132

1707.0

693

WHIP

1.364

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1974	19	-1.1	Elmira	NYPL	A-	BOS	6	6	.500	4.60	5.97	15	15		4	0	0	86.0	94	57	44	4	40	1	45	5	0	5		1.558	9.8	0.4	4.2	4.7	1.13
1975	20	-0.8	Winter Haven	FLOR	A	BOS	5	17	.227	2.93	4.05	27	26		10	0	0	169.0	136	76	55	2	74	0	73	7	1	7		1.243	7.2	0.1	3.9	3.9	0.99
1976	21	-1.5	Bristol	EL	AA	BOS	15	9	.625	2.66	3.68	27	27		13	4	0	186.0	176	76	55	8	83	6	78	11	0	2		1.392	8.5	0.4	4.0	3.8	0.94
1977	22	-5.5	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	8	7	.533	3.99	4.41	41	13	13	3	1	3	151.0	176	74	67	10	43	5	44	3	1	2	651	1.450	10.5	0.6	2.6	2.6	1.02
1978	23	-4.2	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	15	2	.882	2.60	3.18	52	3	35	0	0	10	141.2	142	50	41	5	34	5	38	1	0	0	578	1.242	9.0	0.3	2.2	2.4	1.12
1979	24	-3.4	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	16	12	.571	3.99	4.57	40	30	7	9	4	1	216.2	250	110	96	14	44	4	56	4	0	0	914	1.357	10.4	0.6	1.8	2.3	1.27
1980	25	-2.7	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	10	8	.556	3.39	3.86	52	17	26	5	1	14	175.0	186	75	66	11	52	8	71	7	0	1	737	1.360	9.6	0.6	2.7	3.7	1.37
1981	26	-1.9	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	10	8	.556	3.83	4.20	35	1	14	0	0	0	98.2	110	46	42	3	38	4	28	6	0	1	430	1.500	10.0	0.3	3.5	2.6	0.74
1982	27	-1.2	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	12	7	.632	3.10	3.21	48	0	33	0	0	14	168.1	161	60	58	11	50	6	83	4	0	2	694	1.253	8.6	0.6	2.7	4.4	1.66
1983	28	-0.5	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	8	10	.444	2.85	3.47	64	0	53	0	0	33	145.1	145	56	46	7	38	12	65	3	0	4	602	1.259	9.0	0.4	2.4	4.0	1.71
1984	29	0.6	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	9	10	.474	3.54	4.81	57	0	47	0	0	22	106.2	113	57	42	9	23	9	52	2	0	1	455	1.275	9.5	0.8	1.9	4.4	2.26
1985	30	1.6	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	6	6	.500	2.87	3.08	48	0	41	0	0	10	87.2	76	30	28	7	30	10	46	2	0	1	360	1.209	7.8	0.7	3.1	4.7	1.53
1986	31	2.8	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	6	6	.500	4.37	5.25	66	1	50	0	0	16	82.1	109	48	40	9	22	8	54	0	0	1	366	1.591	11.9	1.0	2.4	5.9	2.45
1987	32	3.4	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	4	15	.211	5.01	5.66	34	20	5	4	1	0	152.2	198	96	85	17	42	7	67	1	0	3	676	1.572	11.7	1.0	2.5	3.9	1.60
1988	33		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-A	BOS	1	1	.500	3.86	4.29	6	4	0	0	0	0	21.0	20	10	9	0	8	0	9	1	7	0		1.333	8.6	0.0	3.4	3.9	1.13
1988	33	7.2	Pawtucket	IL	AAA	BOS	1	0	1.000	0.82	0.82	4	2	0	0	0	0	11.0	7	1	1	0	5	0	6	0	2	0		1.091	5.7	0.0	4.1	4.9	1.20
1988	33	10.4	Winter Haven	FLOR	A	BOS	0	1	.000	7.20	8.10	2	2	0	0	0	0	10.0	13	9	8	0	3	0	3	1	5	0		1.600	11.7	0.0	2.7	2.7	1.00
1988	33	4.5	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	6	4	.600	3.19	3.63	57	0	31	0	0	5	101.2	90	41	36	6	29	7	57	7	1	5	419	1.170	8.0	0.5	2.6	5.0	1.97
1989	34	5.5	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	5	2	.714	4.88	6.13	43	0	22	0	0	4	79.1	102	54	43	4	26	2	32	1	0	1	356	1.613	11.6	0.5	2.9	3.6	1.23
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (13 seasons)					Majors		115	97	.542	3.64	4.20	637	85	377	21	7	132	1707.0	1858	797	690	113	471	87	693	41	2	22	7238	1.364	9.8	0.6	2.5	3.7	1.47
Minors (4 seasons)					Minors		27	33	.450	3.18	4.27	75	72	0	27	4	0	462.0	426	219	163	14	205	7	205	24	8	14		1.366	8.3	0.3	4.0	4.0	1.00
All Levels (16 Seasons)							142	130	.522	3.54	4.22	712	157	377	48	11	132	2169.0	2284	1016	853	127	676	94	898	65	10	36	7238	1.365	9.5	0.5	2.8	3.7	1.33

AAA (1 season)					Minors		1	0	1.000	0.82	0.82	4	2	0	0	0	0	11.0	7	1	1	0	5	0	6	0	2	0		1.091	5.7	0.0	4.1	4.9	1.20
AA (1 season)					Minors		15	9	.625	2.66	3.68	27	27		13	4	0	186.0	176	76	55	8	83	6	78	11	0	2		1.392	8.5	0.4	4.0	3.8	0.94
A (2 seasons)					Minors		5	18	.217	3.17	4.27	29	28	0	10	0	0	179.0	149	85	63	2	77	0	76	8	6	7		1.263	7.5	0.1	3.9	3.8	0.99
A- (1 season)					Minors		6	6	.500	4.60	5.97	15	15		4	0	0	86.0	94	57	44	4	40	1	45	5	0	5		1.558	9.8	0.4	4.2	4.7	1.13