Bob Knepper

PITCHER · L/L · MLB · ACTIVE: 1976–1990 BORN: AKRON, USA
All-Star ×2
Career
146 W · 3.68 ERA · 1473 K
2708.0 IP · 1.33 WHIP · 445 G
1990 Season
3-3 · 5.68 ERA
44.1 IP · 24 K · 1.69 WHIP
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Bob Knepper was a pitcher in MLB. Across 445 career appearances, with a 3.68 ERA and 1473 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and career profile.

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Full Career Record

Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.

Season-by-Season Pitching
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Year Team W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO WHIP
1976 SF 1 2 3.24 4 4 0 25.0 26 9 7 11 1.32
1977 SF 11 9 3.36 27 27 0 166.0 151 62 72 100 1.34
1978 SF 17 11 2.63 36 35 0 260.0 218 76 85 147 1.17
1979 SF 9 12 4.64 34 34 0 207.1 241 107 77 123 1.53
1980 SF 9 16 4.10 35 33 0 215.1 242 98 61 103 1.41
1981 HOU 9 5 2.18 22 22 0 156.2 128 38 38 75 1.06
1982 HOU 5 15 4.45 33 29 1 180.0 193 89 60 108 1.41
1983 HOU 6 13 3.19 35 29 0 203.0 202 72 71 125 1.34
1984 HOU 15 10 3.20 35 34 0 233.2 223 83 55 140 1.19
1985 HOU 15 13 3.55 37 37 0 241.0 253 95 54 131 1.27
1986 HOU 17 12 3.14 40 38 0 258.0 232 90 62 143 1.14
1987 HOU 8 17 5.27 33 31 0 177.2 226 104 54 76 1.58
1988 HOU 14 5 3.14 27 27 0 175.0 156 61 67 103 1.27
1989 HOU 4 10 5.89 22 20 0 113.0 135 74 60 45 1.73
1989 SF 3 2 3.46 13 6 0 52.0 55 20 15 19 1.35
1990 SF 3 3 5.68 12 7 0 44.1 56 28 19 24 1.69
Career Totals 146 155 3.68 445 413 1 2708.0 2737 1106 857 1473 1.33
Season-by-Season Batting
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Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1976 SF 4 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 .111 .111 .111 .222
1977 SF 27 55 4 10 1 0 0 4 0 5 18 .182 .250 .200 .450
1978 SF 36 79 2 5 2 0 0 5 0 6 35 .063 .126 .089 .215
1979 SF 35 66 6 12 4 0 1 9 0 1 24 .182 .203 .288 .491
1980 SF 35 66 3 10 3 0 0 7 1 2 21 .152 .171 .197 .368
1981 HOU 22 47 3 7 2 0 1 3 0 0 15 .149 .167 .255 .422
1982 HOU 33 52 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 25 .058 .125 .077 .202
1983 HOU 35 66 5 12 2 1 1 5 0 2 25 .182 .200 .288 .488
1984 HOU 35 76 6 13 2 0 1 8 1 7 28 .171 .241 .237 .478
1985 HOU 38 78 5 11 1 0 1 5 0 2 38 .141 .163 .192 .355
1986 HOU 42 91 2 9 2 1 0 1 0 0 44 .099 .099 .143 .242
1987 HOU 33 51 2 5 2 0 0 1 0 1 24 .098 .113 .137 .250
1988 HOU 27 48 1 6 0 0 0 3 0 2 17 .125 .157 .125 .282
1989 HOU 22 31 3 7 4 0 1 3 0 6 6 .226 .351 .452 .803
1989 SF 13 12 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 .083 .267 .167 .433
1990 SF 12 13 1 3 1 0 0 4 0 0 7 .231 .231 .308 .538
Career Totals 449 840 47 115 28 2 6 59 2 41 333 .137 .177 .196 .374
Awards & Achievements
  • Pitcher of the Month (1): 1978
  • Player of the Week (1): 1981
  • TSN Comeback Player of the Year (1): 1981
All-Star Selections

1981, 1988

Salary & Contract
Year Salary
1985$850,000
1986$1,000,000
1987$1,000,000
1988$1,000,000
1989$68,000

Career Total: $3,918,000 (5 seasons)

Average: $783,600

Salary data is available from 1985 onward.

TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.

Contract Detail

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Data: Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), Cot's Baseball Contracts, Retrosheet.