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Bob Knepper

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-3, 195lb (190cm, 88kg)

Born: May 25, 1954 in Akron, OH us

Draft: Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 2nd round of the 1972 MLB June Amateur Draft from Calistoga HS (Calistoga, CA).

High School: Calistoga HS (Calistoga, CA)

Debut: September 10, 1976 (Age 22-108d, 13,805th in major league history)
vs. CIN 7.0 IP, 8 H, 5 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER, L

Last Game: June 24, 1990 (Age 36-030d)
vs. HOU 2.0 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1977 season

Full Name: Robert Wesley Knepper

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2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

21.8

146

155

ERA

3.68

445

413

2708.0

1473

WHIP

1.327

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 11	SFG	@	CIN	W,3-2	GS	25	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	8 (3)	Apr 16	SFG	@	SDP	W,8-4	GS	29	7.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
3	12 (3)	Apr 21	SFG		CIN	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	P
4	16 (3)	Apr 26	SFG	@	ATL	L,1-6	GS	19	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	20 (3)	Apr 30	SFG	@	PIT	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	24 (3)	May 6	SFG	@	CHC	W,2-1	GS	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	28 (3)	May 11	SFG		PIT	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	33 (4)	May 16	SFG		CHC	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	37 (3)	May 21	SFG	@	LAD	L,1-4	GS	26	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	41 (3)	May 26	SFG		LAD	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	45 (3)	May 30	SFG	@	HOU	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	49 (3)	Jun 4	SFG	@	MON	W,3-2	GS	30	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	53 (3)	Jun 9	SFG	@	NYM	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
14	57 (3)	Jun 13	SFG		MON	W,9-5	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
15	61 (3)	Jun 17	SFG		NYM	L,4-5	GS	19	4.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
16	66 (4)	Jun 22	SFG		CIN	L,0-5	GS	28	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
17	71 (4)	Jun 26	SFG	@	SDP	L,1-2	GS	29	7.0	1	2	0	3	1	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	77 (5)	Jul 1	SFG	@	ATL	W,15-4	CG	42	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
19	82 (4)	Jul 6	SFG		SDP	W,5-4	GS	33	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
20	86 (3)	Jul 9	SFG	@	CIN	L,2-8	GF	6	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
21	87	Jul 13	SFG	@	PIT	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	92 (4)	Jul 17	SFG	@	STL	W,9-7	GS	21	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
23	97 (4)	Jul 21	SFG		PIT	L,0-3	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
24	102 (4)	Jul 28	SFG		CHC	L,0-1	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	107 (4)	Aug 1	SFG	@	HOU	L,2-4	GS	20	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	112 (4)	Aug 6	SFG		LAD	L,1-5	GS	7	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	117 (4)	Aug 12	SFG	@	LAD	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	122 (4)	Aug 18	SFG	@	PHI	W,6-5	GS	27	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	127 (4)	Aug 23	SFG	@	NYM	W,2-1	GS	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	132 (4)	Aug 29	SFG		NYM	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	136 (3)	Sep 3 (1)	SFG		PHI	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
32	142 (5)	Sep 9	SFG	@	CIN	L,3-6	GS	29	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
33	146 (3)	Sep 13	SFG		ATL	L,3-5	GS	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	150 (3)	Sep 17	SFG		CIN	L,1-7	GS	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	154 (3)	Sep 22	SFG		HOU	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
36	159 (4)	Sep 27	SFG		SDP	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
							36gm		260.0	4	33	0	37	3