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Bobby Bolin
Bobby Donald Bolin

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 4", Weight 200 lb.

Debut April 18, 1961
  vs. CIN 2.0 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER
Final Game September 30, 1973
Born January 29, 1939 in Hickory Grove, SC

Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1956. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1961 22 SFG NL   2   2  37   1   0   0  18  5   48.0   37   20   17   6   37   48   3   4   224   8   1  3.19  3.83  120 1.542
 1962 23 SFG NL   7   3  41   5   2   0  17  5   92.0   84   41   37  10   35   74   5   2   394   5   0  3.62  3.78  105 1.293
 1963 24 SFG NL  10   6  47  12   2   0  17  7  137.3  128   73   50  13   57  134   7   8   604   4   0  3.28  3.19   97 1.347
 1964 25 SFG NL   6   9  38  23   5   3   4  1  174.7  143   71   63  16   77  146  10   5   743   3   1  3.25  3.57  110 1.260
 1965 26 SFG NL  14   6  45  13   2   0  15  2  163.0  125   51   50  17   56  135   4   3   655   4   0  2.76  3.61  131 1.110
 1966 27 SFG NL  11  10  36  34  10   4   1  1  224.3  174   85   72  25   70  143  10   6   919  10   0  2.89  3.71  129 1.088
 1967 28 SFG NL   6   8  37  15   0   0  10  0  120.0  120   71   65  16   50   69   3   5   526   9   1  4.88  3.34   69 1.417
 1968 29 SFG NL  10   5  34  19   6   3   2  0  176.7  128   44   39   9   46  126   4   9   696   9   0  1.99  2.99  150 0.985
 1969 30 SFG NL   7   7  30  22   2   0   3  0  146.3  149   86   72  17   49  102   7   5   639   3   0  4.43  3.53   80 1.353
 1970 31 TOT AL   7  11  38  20   3   0  11  3  140.0  133   84   72  20   72   89   5   5   627   9   0  4.63  3.77   81 1.464
         MIL AL   5  11  32  20   3   0   7  1  132.0  131   84   72  20   67   81   4   4   595   7   0  4.91  3.76   76 1.500
         BOS AL   2   0   6   0   0   0   4  2    8.0    2    0    0   0    5    8   1   1    32   2   0  0.00  3.98  inf 0.875
 1971 32 BOS AL   5   3  52   0   0   0  20  6   69.7   74   34   33   7   24   51   0   3   304   4   0  4.26  3.74   88 1.407
 1972 33 BOS AL   0   1  21   0   0   0  14  5   30.7   24   11   10   3   11   27   1   0   128   1   0  2.93  3.25  111 1.141
 1973 34 BOS AL   3   4  39   0   0   0  29 15   53.3   45   16   16   5   13   31   1   1   212   2   0  2.70  4.05  150 1.088
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 13 Yr WL% .540  88  75 495 164  32  10 161 50 1576.0 1364  687  596 164  597 1175  60  56  6671  71   3  3.40  3.53  104 1.244
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     9   7  51  16   3   1  16  5  162.3  140   70   61  16   61  121   6   5   688   7   0  3.40  3.53  104 1.244
 Career High     14  11  52  34  10   4  29 15  224.3  174   86   72  25   77  146  10   9   919  10   1  1.99  4.05  150 0.985
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1961 22 SFG NL  37    7    0    2   0  0   0    2   0  0   0   2  .286  .286  .286   55    2   0   0   0   0   0
 1962 23 SFG NL  41   23    3    6   2  0   0    4   0  0   1   9  .261  .292  .348   72    8   0   0   0   0   0
 1963 24 SFG NL  47   35    5    5   0  0   1    3   0  0   5  17  .143  .250  .229   40    8   4   0   0   0   1
 1964 25 SFG NL  39   50    2    5   1  0   0    3   0  0   6  21  .100  .211  .120   -5    6   4   0   0   1   2
 1965 26 SFG NL  45   54    5    9   0  0   1    7   1  0   1  16  .167  .196  .222   16   12   1   0   0   1   1
 1966 27 SFG NL  36   76    7   13   1  1   2    7   0  0   6  25  .171  .232  .289   42   22   1   0   0   0   2
 1967 28 SFG NL  37   33    4    8   2  0   0    1   0  0   1  12  .242  .265  .303   63   10   2   0   0   0   0
 1968 29 SFG NL  34   55    4    5   1  0   0    1   0  0   5  26  .091  .167  .109  -16    6   1   0   0   0   0
 1969 30 SFG NL  30   39    6    6   2  0   1    5   0  0   8  18  .154  .298  .282   64   11   2   0   0   0   0
 1970 31 TOT AL  38   37    3    7   0  0   1    2   0  0   2  17  .189  .250  .270   44   10   6   0   0   1   0
         MIL AL  32   36    3    7   0  0   1    2   0  0   2  17  .194  .256  .278   48   10   6   0   0   1   0
         BOS AL   6    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1971 32 BOS AL  52   12    0    3   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .250  .250  .250   38    3   0   0   0   0   0
 1972 33 BOS AL  21    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 13 Seasons     457  423   39   69   9  1   6   35   1  0  35 166  .163  .232  .232   31   98  21   0   0   3   6
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        150   14   24   3  0   2   12   0  0  12  59  .163  .232  .232   31   35   7   0   0   1   2
 Career High     52   76    7   13   2  1   2    7   1  0   8  26                          22   6   0   0   1   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1961 22 SFG NL    7    5    1   5.3   103| .286  .266| .286  .333| .286  .415| .572  .747|  55  .562  -0.5   0.0   0%
 1962 23 SFG NL   24   17    2   3.2   102| .261  .269| .292  .336| .348  .408| .640  .744|  72  .337  -0.9  -0.1   0%
 1963 24 SFG NL   44   35    2   1.5    88| .143  .253| .250  .315| .229  .378| .479  .693|  40  .154  -2.7  -0.3   0%
 1964 25 SFG NL   61   51    2   1.0    95| .100  .266| .211  .324| .120  .394| .331  .718|  -5  .077  -7.0  -0.7   0%
 1965 26 SFG NL   57   47    2   1.2    97| .167  .263| .196  .327| .222  .397| .418  .724|  16  .088  -6.4  -0.7 100%
 1966 27 SFG NL   83   66    5   2.0    99| .171  .269| .232  .328| .289  .406| .521  .734|  42  .208  -6.4  -0.7   0%
 1967 28 SFG NL   36   27    3   3.0    90| .242  .258| .265  .320| .303  .379| .568  .699|  63  .375  -1.6  -0.2   0%
 1968 29 SFG NL   61   51    1   0.5    82| .091  .253| .167  .312| .109  .357| .276  .668| -16  .029  -7.8  -0.9   0%
 1969 30 SFG NL   49   35    4   3.1    94| .154  .258| .298  .328| .282  .383| .580  .711|  64  .362  -1.6  -0.2   0%
 1970 31 TOT AL   46   36    3   2.2    98| .189  .258| .250  .332| .270  .394| .520  .726|  44  .233  -3.0  -0.3   0%
         MIL AL   45   35    3   2.3    98| .194  .258| .256  .332| .278  .394| .534  .726|  48  .241  -2.7  -0.3   0%
         BOS AL    1    1    0   0.0   104| .000  .267| .000  .342| .000  .407| .000  .749|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1971 32 BOS AL   12    9    1   3.0    99| .250  .264| .250  .337| .250  .392| .500  .729|  38  .366  -1.1  -0.1   0%
 1972 33 BOS AL    2    2    0   0.0    88| .000  .253| .000  .322| .000  .365| .000  .688|-100  .000  -0.5  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 13 Seasons      482  381   26   1.8    94| .163  .261| .232  .325| .232  .389| .464  .714|  31  .188 -39.5  -4.3     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1961 22 SFG NL P 37 0 4 1 0 .800 .952 0.11 0.88 0.75 2.17 1 48.0 1962 23 SFG NL P 41 3 10 0 0 1.000 .949 0.32 0.82 1.27 2.07 5 92.0 1963 24 SFG NL P 47 4 11 1 0 .938 .949 0.32 0.84 0.98 2.06 12 137.3 1964 25 SFG NL P 38 13 22 1 4 .972 .954 0.92 0.84 1.80 2.14 23 174.7 1965 26 SFG NL P 45 9 16 0 1 1.000 .954 0.56 0.81 1.38 2.08 13 163.0 1966 27 SFG NL P 36 13 30 5 0 .896 .947 1.19 0.74 1.73 1.96 34 224.3 1967 28 SFG NL P 37 12 15 1 0 .964 .961 0.73 0.78 2.02 2.00 15 120.0 1968 29 SFG NL P 34 10 23 2 0 .943 .959 0.97 0.85 1.68 2.01 19 176.7 1969 30 SFG NL P 30 7 19 0 0 1.000 .959 0.87 0.78 1.60 1.95 22 146.3 1970 31 TOT AL P 38 5 18 1 0 .958 .950 0.61 0.67 1.48 1.86 20 140.0 MIL AL P 32 5 17 1 0 .957 .952 0.69 0.67 1.50 1.86 20 132.0 BOS AL P 6 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 0.17 0.67 1.12 1.91 0 8.0 1971 32 BOS AL P 52 2 7 1 1 .900 .957 0.17 0.77 1.16 1.98 0 69.7 1972 33 BOS AL P 21 1 4 1 0 .833 .943 0.24 0.75 1.47 1.85 0 30.7 1973 34 BOS AL P 39 8 11 1 0 .950 .950 0.49 0.86 3.21 1.86 0 53.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1961 22 SFG NL P 37 0 4 1 0 .800 .952 0.11 0.88 0.75 2.17 1 48.0 1962 23 SFG NL P 41 3 10 0 0 1.000 .949 0.32 0.82 1.27 2.07 5 92.0 1963 24 SFG NL P 47 4 11 1 0 .938 .949 0.32 0.84 0.98 2.06 12 137.3 1964 25 SFG NL P 38 13 22 1 4 .972 .954 0.92 0.84 1.80 2.14 23 174.7 1965 26 SFG NL P 45 9 16 0 1 1.000 .954 0.56 0.81 1.38 2.08 13 163.0 1966 27 SFG NL P 36 13 30 5 0 .896 .947 1.19 0.74 1.73 1.96 34 224.3 1967 28 SFG NL P 37 12 15 1 0 .964 .961 0.73 0.78 2.02 2.00 15 120.0 1968 29 SFG NL P 34 10 23 2 0 .943 .959 0.97 0.85 1.68 2.01 19 176.7 1969 30 SFG NL P 30 7 19 0 0 1.000 .959 0.87 0.78 1.60 1.95 22 146.3 1970 31 TOT AL P 38 5 18 1 0 .958 .950 0.61 0.67 1.48 1.86 20 140.0 MIL AL P 32 5 17 1 0 .957 .952 0.69 0.67 1.50 1.86 20 132.0 BOS AL P 6 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 0.17 0.67 1.12 1.91 0 8.0 1971 32 BOS AL P 52 2 7 1 1 .900 .957 0.17 0.77 1.16 1.98 0 69.7 1972 33 BOS AL P 21 1 4 1 0 .833 .943 0.24 0.75 1.47 1.85 0 30.7 1973 34 BOS AL P 39 8 11 1 0 .950 .950 0.49 0.86 3.21 1.86 0 53.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 495 87 190 15 6 .949 .954 0.56 0.80 1.58 2.01 164 1576.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 495 87 190 15 6 .949 .954 0.56 0.80 1.58 2.01 164 1576
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1962   WS    SFG NYY     L   2   0   6.75  0  0  0  0   2.2   4   2   2   2 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1962   WS    SFG NYY     L   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

ERA
1965 NL-2.76-7
1966 NL-2.89-9
1968 NL-1.99-2

Won-Loss %
1965 NL-.700-3
1968 NL-.667-6

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1965 NL-1.110-6
1966 NL-1.088-7
1968 NL-.985-4

Hits Allowed/9IP
1964 NL-7.37-6
1965 NL-6.90-4
1966 NL-6.98-5
1968 NL-6.52-2
Car-7.79-64

Strikeouts/9IP
1964 NL-7.52-6
1965 NL-7.45-7

Saves
1973 AL-15-7

Shutouts
1964 NL-3-10
1966 NL-4-7

Home Runs Allow.
1966 NL-25-9

Bases On Balls Allow.
1964 NL-77-6
1966 NL-70-8

Wild Pitches
1968 NL-9-7

Hit Batsmen
1963 NL-7-10
1964 NL-10-2
1966 NL-10-3

Adjusted ERA+
1965 NL-131-7
1966 NL-129-8
1968 NL-150-2

Gray Ink: Pitching - 31 (749) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 13.0 (589) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 10.0 (908) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

December 10, 1956: Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent.

December 12, 1969: Traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Milwaukee Brewers for Steve Whitaker and Dick Simpson.

September 10, 1970: Traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Boston Red Sox for a player to be named later. The Boston Red Sox sent Al Yates (October 6, 1970) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade.

March 26, 1974: Released by the Boston Red Sox.


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