Bob Zupcic

Born: 8/18/1966 in Pittsburgh, PA, USA

MLB Debut: 1991-09-07 | Final Game: 1994-08-04

Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 6'4" | Weight: 220 lbs

Full name: Robert Zupcic

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Biography

Bob Zupcic was a professional baseball player born in 1966, who played primarily as a position player in Major League Baseball from 1991 until 1994. He made his mark in a transitional era of baseball that witnessed the rise of power hitting and a shift in offensive strategies. Over the course of his career, Zupcic appeared in 319 games, where he recorded 199 hits, 7 home runs, and 80 RBIs, finishing with a batting average of .250. His ability to contribute both at the plate and in the field helped him carve out a role during a time when many players were beginning to embrace a more power-centric approach to hitting. Zupcic's playing style was characterized by a blend of speed and contact hitting, exemplified by his total of 7 stolen bases throughout his career. While he may not have been a household name, his contributions to the teams he played for were significant in their contexts, offering depth and versatility. His career spanned a period of increasing offensive production in baseball, and he played alongside some of the sport's prominent figures during the early 1990s, a time marked by both the expansion of the game and the evolving dynamics of player performance.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
319	795	99	199	47	4	7	80	7	57	137	0.250	0.303	0.346	0.648	-1332.7

Career AVG .250 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .303 vs. league average .329 across their career seasons — 8.0% below league average.

Career SLG .346 vs. league average .396 across their career seasons — 12.6% below league average.

Career OPS 0.648 vs. league average 0.725 across their career seasons — 10.5% 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
1991	BOS	AL	18	25	3	4	0	0	1	3	0	1	6	0.160	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	BOS	AL	124	392	46	108	19	1	3	43	2	25	60	0.276	.255 (+8%)	.322 (avg)	.377 (-7%)	.699 (-4%)	-277.1
1993	BOS	AL	141	286	40	69	24	2	2	26	5	27	54	0.241	.265 (-9%)	.332 (-7%)	.403 (-11%)	.735 (-9%)	-578.6
1994	BOS	AL	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	CHW	AL	32	88	10	18	4	1	1	8	0	4	16	0.205	.269 (-24%)	.338 (-30%)	.424 (-28%)	.763 (-29%)	0.0