Bob Shirley was a pitcher in MLB. Across 434 career appearances, with a 3.82 ERA and 790 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | SD | 12 | 18 | 3.70 | 39 | 35 | 0 | 214.0 | 215 | 88 | 100 | 146 | 1.47 |
| 1978 | SD | 8 | 11 | 3.69 | 50 | 20 | 5 | 166.0 | 164 | 68 | 61 | 102 | 1.36 |
| 1979 | SD | 8 | 16 | 3.38 | 49 | 25 | 0 | 205.0 | 196 | 77 | 59 | 117 | 1.24 |
| 1980 | SD | 11 | 12 | 3.55 | 59 | 12 | 7 | 137.0 | 143 | 54 | 54 | 67 | 1.44 |
| 1981 | STL | 6 | 4 | 4.08 | 28 | 11 | 1 | 79.1 | 78 | 36 | 34 | 36 | 1.41 |
| 1982 | CIN | 8 | 13 | 3.60 | 41 | 20 | 0 | 152.2 | 138 | 61 | 73 | 89 | 1.38 |
| 1983 | NYY | 5 | 8 | 5.08 | 25 | 17 | 0 | 108.0 | 122 | 61 | 36 | 53 | 1.46 |
| 1984 | NYY | 3 | 3 | 3.38 | 41 | 7 | 0 | 114.1 | 119 | 43 | 38 | 48 | 1.37 |
| 1985 | NYY | 5 | 5 | 2.64 | 48 | 8 | 2 | 109.0 | 103 | 32 | 26 | 55 | 1.18 |
| 1986 | NYY | 0 | 4 | 5.04 | 39 | 6 | 3 | 105.1 | 108 | 59 | 40 | 64 | 1.41 |
| 1987 | KC | 0 | 0 | 14.73 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2.18 |
| 1987 | NYY | 1 | 0 | 4.50 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 34.0 | 36 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 1.53 |
| Career Totals | — | 67 | 94 | 3.82 | 434 | 162 | 18 | 1432.0 | 1432 | 608 | 543 | 790 | 1.38 |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | SD | 39 | 74 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 34 | .122 | .145 | .149 | .293 |
| 1978 | SD | 50 | 40 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 16 | .125 | .205 | .125 | .330 |
| 1979 | SD | 49 | 55 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | .091 | .138 | .109 | .247 |
| 1980 | SD | 59 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | .033 | .121 | .033 | .155 |
| 1981 | STL | 28 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .136 | .136 | .136 | .273 |
| 1982 | CIN | 41 | 42 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .143 | .163 | .143 | .306 |
| 1983 | NYY | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | NYY | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | NYY | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | NYY | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | KC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | NYY | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals | — | 434 | 263 | 15 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 102 | .110 | .152 | .122 | .274 |
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1985 | $637,500 |
| 1986 | $750,000 |
Career Total: $1,387,500 (2 seasons)
Average: $693,750
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.