Bob Miller, baseball player, 1957-1974

Bob Miller

Born: 2/18/1939 in St. Louis, MO, USA

Died: 8/6/1993 in Rancho Bernardo, CA, USA

MLB Debut: 1957-06-26 | Final Game: 1974-09-28

Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 6'1" | Weight: 180 lbs

Full name: Robert Lane Miller

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Biography

Bob Miller, born in 1939, was a professional baseball pitcher whose career spanned from 1957 until his retirement in 1974. Known for his solid performance on the mound, Miller finished his career with a record of 69-81 and an earned run average (ERA) of 3.37. He demonstrated his ability to strike out batters, amassing a total of 895 strikeouts, and contributed to his teams with 51 saves. Miller played during a transformative era in baseball, navigating the changing landscape of the game from the late 1950s through the early 1970s. His versatility and durability made him a valuable asset to every team he was part of, allowing him to adapt to various pitching roles as needed. Over his career, he made a significant impact in the bullpen and rotation, leaving a lasting legacy as a reliable pitcher who contributed to the successes of his teams on the field.

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
69 81 694 99 7 0 51 1551.3 1487 581 101 608 895 3.37 0

Career ERA 3.37 vs. league average 3.60 across their career seasons — 6.5% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1957 STL NL 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 9.0 13 7 5 7 7.00 3.83 (-83%) -
1959 STL NL 4 3 11 10 3 0 0 70.7 66 26 21 43 3.31 3.90 (+15%) -
1960 STL NL 4 3 15 7 0 0 0 52.7 53 20 17 33 3.42 3.82 (+10%) -
1961 STL NL 1 3 34 5 0 0 3 74.3 82 35 46 39 4.24 4.03 (-5%) -
1962 NYN NL 1 12 33 21 1 0 0 143.7 146 78 62 91 4.89 3.96 (-24%) -2310.4
1963 LAD NL 10 8 42 23 2 0 1 187.0 171 60 65 125 2.89 3.46 (+17%) -
1964 LAD NL 7 7 74 2 0 0 9 137.7 115 40 63 94 2.62 3.58 (+27%) -
1965 LAD NL 6 7 61 1 0 0 9 103.0 82 34 26 77 2.97 3.50 (+15%) -
1966 LAD NL 4 2 46 0 0 0 5 84.3 70 26 29 58 2.77 3.52 (+21%) -
1967 LAD NL 2 9 52 4 0 0 0 85.7 88 41 27 32 4.31 3.30 (-30%) -
1968 MIN AL 0 3 45 0 0 0 2 72.3 65 22 24 41 2.74 2.98 (+8%) 638.8
1969 MIN AL 5 5 48 11 1 0 3 119.3 118 40 32 57 3.02 3.61 (+17%) 839.5
1970 CLE AL 2 2 15 2 0 0 1 28.0 35 13 15 15 4.18 3.89 (-8%) 174.2
1970 CHW AL 4 6 15 12 0 0 0 70.0 88 39 33 36 5.01 3.89 (-29%) -
1970 CHC NL 0 0 7 1 0 0 2 9.0 6 5 6 4 5.00 3.89 (-29%) -
1971 CHC NL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 7.0 10 4 1 2 5.14 — -
1971 SDP NL 7 3 38 0 0 0 7 63.7 53 10 26 36 1.41 3.47 (+59%) -
1971 PIT NL 1 2 16 0 0 0 3 28.0 20 4 13 13 1.29 3.47 (+63%) 62.7
1972 PIT NL 5 2 36 0 0 0 3 54.3 54 16 24 18 2.65 3.26 (+19%) -783.7
1973 SDP NL 0 0 18 0 0 0 0 30.7 29 14 12 15 4.11 3.75 (-10%) -
1973 DET AL 4 2 22 0 0 0 1 42.0 34 16 22 23 3.43 3.75 (+8%) -237.7
1973 NYN NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 1 0.00 — 0.0
1974 NYN NL 2 2 58 0 0 0 2 78.0 89 31 39 35 3.58 3.63 (+1%) 148.1

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
707 299 8 33 1 2 0 8 0 14 125 0.110 0.152 0.127 0.279 -703.8

Career AVG .110 vs. league average .251 across their career seasons — 56.0% below league average.

Career OBP .152 vs. league average .317 across their career seasons — 52.0% below league average.

Career SLG .127 vs. league average .374 across their career seasons — 66.0% below league average.

Career OPS 0.279 vs. league average 0.692 across their career seasons — 59.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1957 STL NL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1959 STL NL 11 24 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 13 0.208 — — — — 0.0
1960 STL NL 17 14 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 0.143 — — — — 0.0
1961 STL NL 35 14 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 5 0.357 — — — — 0.0
1962 NYN NL 40 41 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 17 0.122 — — — — 0.0
1963 LAD NL 42 57 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 2 24 0.070 .246 (-72%) .308 (-68%) .371 (-81%) .680 (-75%) -703.8
1964 LAD NL 74 19 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0.158 — — — — 0.0
1965 LAD NL 61 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0.000 — — — — 0.0
1966 LAD NL 46 13 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0.077 — — — — 0.0
1967 LAD NL 52 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.125 — — — — 0.0
1968 MIN AL 45 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0.143 — — — — 0.0
1969 MIN AL 48 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17 0.000 — — — — 0.0
1970 CLE AL 15 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.200 — — — — 0.0
1970 CHW AL 16 23 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 3 5 0.174 — — — — 0.0
1970 CHC NL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1971 CHC NL 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 — — — — 0.0
1971 SDP NL 38 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.000 — — — — 0.0
1971 PIT NL 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.000 — — — — 0.0
1972 PIT NL 36 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 — — — — 0.0
1973 SDP NL 18 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 — — — — 0.0
1973 DET AL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1973 NYN NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1974 NYN NL 58 9 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.111 — — — — 0.0

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1972 NLCS PIT 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1971 NLCS PIT 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
1971 WS PIT 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1969 ALCS MIN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1966 WS LAN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1965 WS LAN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 2 9 1 0 14.7 17 5 6 7 3.07

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1972 NLCS PIT 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 1 0.00
1971 NLCS PIT 0 0 1 0 0 3.0 3 2 3 3 6.00
1971 WS PIT 0 1 3 0 0 4.7 7 2 1 2 3.86
1969 ALCS MIN 0 1 1 1 0 1.7 5 1 0 0 5.40
1966 WS LAN 0 0 1 0 0 3.0 2 0 2 1 0.00
1965 WS LAN 0 0 2 0 0 1.3 0 0 0 0 0.00

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 694 99 106 335 22 27

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1957 SLN P 5 0 1 2 0 0
1959 SLN P 11 10 6 16 0 1
1960 SLN P 15 7 3 11 0 0
1961 SLN P 34 5 2 18 3 3
1962 NYN P 33 21 14 32 2 3
1963 LAN P 42 23 15 54 2 5
1964 LAN P 74 2 8 36 1 2
1965 LAN P 61 1 2 29 4 0
1966 LAN P 46 0 3 10 5 1
1967 LAN P 52 4 6 21 3 1
1968 MIN P 45 0 3 15 0 2
1969 MIN P 48 11 7 25 0 2
1970 CLE P 15 2 0 1 0 0
1970 CHA P 15 12 6 19 0 2
1970 CHN P 7 1 1 2 0 0
1971 CHN P 2 0 2 2 0 1
1971 SDN P 38 0 9 11 0 2
1971 PIT P 16 0 5 4 1 0
1972 PIT P 36 0 2 8 1 1
1973 SDN P 18 0 0 2 0 0
1973 DET P 22 0 4 5 0 1
1973 NYN P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1974 NYN P 58 0 7 12 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Games
Pitcher 694