Bob Porterfield

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: August 10, 1923 in Newport, VA us

Died: April 28, 1980 in Charlotte, NC

Buried: Sharon Memorial Park, Charlotte, NC

High School: Newport HS (Newport, VA)

Debut: August 8, 1948 (Age 24-364d, 10,538th in major league history)
vs. CLE 6.2 IP, 4 H, 3 SO, 3 BB, 2 ER, L

Last Game: September 21, 1959 (Age 36-042d)
vs. MLN 0.2 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1948 season

Full Name: Erwin Cooledge Porterfield

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

17.7

ERA

3.79

318

193

1567.2

572

WHIP

1.354

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Team Record in Appearances: 15-24 / in Starts: 3-3

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 25, Entered with runners on base: 14

1958 Pitching Game Log

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1958 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	240	8	Apr 22	BOS	@	NYY	L,7-12	8-GF(8)		99	1.0	2	2	2	0	1	1	0	18.00	13.48	5	2	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	-0.003	.02	0.00%	-1.55	8b --- 0 out d5	8b end d 7
2	241	14	Apr 30	BOS		KCA	L,4-11	6-8		7	3.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.50	5.23	10	4	5	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.02	0.005	.03	0.00%	1.49	6t --- 0 out d7	8t 3 out d7
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
				Player went from Boston Red Sox to Pittsburgh Pirates
3	242	24	May 11(2)	PIT		PHI	W,1-0	SHO(11)	W(1-0)	10	11.0	8	0	0	3	5	0	0	1.20	3.14	43	14	14	2	3	7	83			0	0	0	39	1	0	1	1	0	1	1.89	0.940	6.81	2.03%	5.29	1t start tie	11t 3 out tie
4	243	28	May 16	PIT	@	PHI	L,2-6	GS-3	L(1-1)	4	2.1	5	6	6	1	1	2	0	4.15	4.61	13	2	4	0	0	5	23			0	0	0	12	0	1	0	0	0	0	.77	-0.365	2.93	-0.83%	-4.47	1b start tie	3b --3 1 out d4
5	244	33	May 21	PIT		CHC	L,1-5	GS-4	L(1-2)	4	4.0	5	4	4	1	4	1	0	5.06	4.58	18	5	3	0	1	5	39			0	1	0	16	0	0	0	0	1	1	.87	-0.226	2.66	-0.42%	-2.08	1t start tie	4t 3 out d4
6	245	36	May 25(1)	PIT		SFG	L,2-5	8-GF		3	2.0	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	5.01	4.96	8	1	5	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	.21	-0.042	.89	-0.11%	-0.04	8t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 3
7	246	39	May 28	PIT		LAD	L,1-7	6-7		2	2.0	4	2	2	0	1	0	0	5.33	4.69	10	1	8	4	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	.18	-0.022	.50	-0.04%	-1.04	6t --- 0 out d4	7t 3 out d6
8	247	42	May 31	PIT		MLN	L,3-8	6-7		2	0.2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.54	4.63	4	0	2	0	0	2		1	1	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	.55	-0.070	1.80	-0.14%	-1.55	6t --3 1 out d2	7t -23 0 out d3
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
9	248	44	Jun 2	PIT	@	CIN	L,2-8	5-5		1	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	5.67	4.48	5	0	2	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	.07	-0.008	.21	-0.01%	-0.48	5b --- 0 out d6	5b 3 out d7
10	249	46	Jun 4	PIT	@	STL	L,3-6	4-4		1	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	5.53	4.54	4	1	1	0	0	1		1	1	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.36	-0.008	.82	-0.01%	-0.05	4b --3 1 out d4	4b 3 out d5
11	250	48	Jun 6	PIT	@	CHC	L,1-6	4-7		1	4.0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	4.83	4.05	13	1	6	1	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	.22	0.046	.41	0.05%	2.29	4b 1-3 0 out d3	7b 3 out d4
12	251	61	Jun 21	PIT		LAD	W,11-7	4-4		14	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.68	4.01	3	3	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.52	0.031	1.51	0.06%	0.86	4t 1-- 0 out d4	4t 3 out d4
13	252	62	Jun 22(1)	PIT		LAD	L,1-4	5-5		0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.64	3.99	1	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.27	0.032	3.99	0.06%	0.43	5t 12- 2 out d2	5t 3 out d2
14	253	63	Jun 22(2)	PIT		LAD	L,2-3	9-10	L(1-3)	-1	1.2	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.67	3.92	8	3	5	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.91	0.155	5.51	0.27%	0.54	9t --- 0 out tie	10t 12- 2 out tie
15	254	69	Jun 28	PIT		CHC	W,7-3	6-GF	S(1)	5	3.2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	4.23	3.68	11	4	4	0	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	1	0	0	.69	0.190	1.05	0.18%	2.33	6t 12- 1 out a3	9t end a 4
16	255	71	Jun 29(2)	PIT		CHC	L,3-8	8-8		0	0.2	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	4.38	3.60	4	1	0	0	0	2		1	1	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.98	-0.109	1.77	-0.12%	-1.07	8t --3 1 out d1	8t 3 out d3
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
17	256	72	Jul 1	PIT		PHI	L,2-4	6-7		1	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.17	3.50	6	3	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.28	0.042	.40	0.04%	0.96	6t --- 0 out d3	7t 3 out d3
18	257	75	Jul 4(2)	PIT	@	CIN	L,3-8	7-GF(8)		2	2.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	4.19	3.71	7	2	3	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.05	0.001	.08	0.00%	0.04	7b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 5
19	258	78	Jul 10	PIT	@	CHC	L,7-8	5-5		5	0.0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	4.40	3.78	2	0	0	0	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.91	-0.069	1.28	-0.06%	-2.00	5b 1-3 0 out d2	5b 1-3 0 out d4
20	259	81	Jul 13(1)	PIT	@	STL	W,10-8	4-4		2	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.50	3.75	5	1	2	1	0	2		2	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.69	-0.085	.80	-0.06%	-0.99	4b -23 0 out d1	4b 3 out d4
21	260	82	Jul 13(2)	PIT	@	STL	W,8-6	1-3		-1	2.0	5	2	2	0	1	1	0	4.70	3.93	9	2	1	0	1	5		3	2	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.09	-0.032	1.62	-0.03%	-0.51	1b 123 0 out a5	3b 1-- 0 out a2
22	261	85	Jul 17	PIT	@	LAD	L,3-5	8-GF(8)		3	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.60	3.86	3	1	1	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.23	0.024	.46	0.03%	0.90	8b 1-- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
23	262	86	Jul 18	PIT	@	SFG	L,4-5	6-7		0	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.41	3.76	6	3	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.10	0.015	.19	0.02%	0.96	6b --- 0 out d4	7b 3 out d4
24	263	87	Jul 19	PIT	@	SFG	L,4-5	4-6	L(1-4)	0	2.2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	4.35	3.75	11	4	4	0	0	2		1	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.28	0.005	2.28	0.01%	0.47	4b 1-- 1 out tie	6b 3 out d1
25	264	88	Jul 20	PIT	@	SFG	L,3-7	8-GF(8)		0	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.27	3.79	4	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.04	0.003	.05	0.00%	0.48	8b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 4
26	265	94	Jul 27(1)	PIT		SFG	W,2-1	8-9		6	1.2	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.14	3.80	8	2	3	0	0	2		0	0	2	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.81	0.038	1.50	0.04%	0.21	8t --- 0 out d1	9t 123 2 out d1
27	266	95	Jul 27 susp	PIT		SFG	W,4-3	6-GF	W(2-4)	-1	4.0	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.86	3.73	15	5	5	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.49	0.384	3.39	0.52%	1.92	6t --- 0 out d2	9t end a 1
28	267	97	Jul 30	PIT		CHC	W,7-1	8-GF(8)	S(2)	2	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.79	3.67	3	2	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.35	0.024	.72	0.03%	1.47	8t 12- 0 out a6	8t end a 6
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
29	268	109	Aug 10(1)	PIT		CIN	W,3-2	7-8		10	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3.67	3.68	8	5	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.37	0.137	4.23	0.25%	0.96	7t --- 0 out d2	8t 3 out tie
30	269	115	Aug 16	PIT	@	CIN	W,13-4	8-GF	S(3)	5	2.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	3.55	3.63	7	1	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.23	0.030	.70	0.06%	1.04	8b --- 0 out a4	9b end a 9
31	270	116	Aug 17(1)	PIT	@	CIN	L,3-4	9-9	L(2-5)	0	0.1	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	3.68	3.59	3	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.80	-0.205	9.23	-0.41%	-0.91	9b --- 0 out tie	9b -23 1 out tie
32	271	118	Aug 19	PIT	@	CHC	W,4-3	7-GF	S(4)	1	3.0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.51	3.56	12	4	4	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.85	0.441	4.75	0.44%	1.46	7b --- 0 out a1	9b end a 1
33	272	123	Aug 23	PIT	@	CHC	W,6-1	CG	W(3-5)	3	9.0	5	1	1	0	2	1	0	3.21	3.55	31	13	11	2	3	5	75			0	0	0	31	2	0	0	2	0	1	.63	0.195	1.73	0.32%	3.38	1b start a 2	9b 3 out a5
34	273	128	Aug 27	PIT	@	STL	W,14-1	GS-4		3	3.2	5	1	1	0	2	0	0	3.18	3.45	15	4	4	0	0	5	49			0	1	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.02	0.081	2.28	0.11%	0.73	1b start a 1	4b -2- 2 out a6
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
35	274	133	Sep 1(2)	PIT		PHI	L,0-9	GS-5	L(3-6)	4	4.2	8	6	6	2	2	0	0	3.64	3.42	24	4	9	3	2	7	24			0	0	0	21	4	0	2	0	1	0	.84	-0.271	1.48	-0.28%	-3.91	1t start tie	5t -2- 2 out d6
36	275	135	Sep 3	PIT	@	CIN	L,4-7	6-6	BS(1)	1	0.2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	3.61	3.44	5	1	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.62	-0.166	2.70	-0.17%	-0.93	6b --- 0 out a1	6b 12- 2 out tie
37	276	144	Sep 13	PIT		LAD	W,9-4	6-GF	S(5)	9	4.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	3.45	3.44	14	4	7	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	.21	0.051	.04	0.01%	1.92	6t --- 0 out a5	9t end a 5
38	277	145	Sep 14(1)	PIT		CHC	W,5-4		W(4-6)	0	1.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.39	3.43	6												6	0	0	0		0
39	278	154	Sep 28	PIT		PHI	L,4-6	8-9		13	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.34	3.39	4	1	2	1	1	0		2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.80	0.184	.00	0.00%	0.97	8t 1-3 2 out d1	9t 3 out tie
							15-24		W-L:4-6,Sv:5,BSv:1	2.2	91.2	81	35	34	19	40	8	1	3.34	3.39	368	0.83		8%	5%	68	49	23	43%	2	2	0	339	12	3	3	6	5	5	.94	1.373	2.37	1.84%	9.53

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