Bob Porterfield

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: August 10, 1923 in Newport, VA us

Died: April 28, 1980 in Charlotte, NC

Buried: Sharon Memorial Park, Charlotte, NC

High School: Newport HS (Newport, VA)

Debut: August 8, 1948 (Age 24-364d, 10,538th in major league history)
vs. CLE 6.2 IP, 4 H, 3 SO, 3 BB, 2 ER, L

Last Game: September 21, 1959 (Age 36-042d)
vs. MLN 0.2 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1948 season

Full Name: Erwin Cooledge Porterfield

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

17.7

ERA

3.79

318

193

1567.2

572

WHIP

1.354

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.
Triple Plays: 1 (May 22)

1953 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1953 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 16	WSH		NYY	L,3-6	GS	31	6.1	0	3	0	3	1	P
2	5 (3)	Apr 20 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	L,4-11	GS	31	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
3	9 (3)	Apr 24	WSH	@	NYY	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	P
4	13 (3)	Apr 29	WSH	@	CHW	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	19 (5)	May 5	WSH	@	DET	W,14-4	CG	42	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
6	23 (3)	May 10 (1)	WSH	@	PHA	W,8-0	CG	27	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
7	28 (4)	May 16	WSH		SLB	W,6-0	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	33 (4)	May 22	WSH		NYY	W,12-4	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
9	38 (4)	May 28	WSH	@	NYY	L,2-7	GS	31	5.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	42 (3)	May 31 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	W,5-4	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	44 (1)	Jun 2	WSH	@	SLB	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
12	48 (3)	Jun 7 (1)	WSH	@	CHW	W,16-2	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
13	54 (5)	Jun 13	WSH	@	DET	L,6-7	GS	16	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	58 (3)	Jun 18	WSH		CHW	L,4-8	GF	6	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
15	60 (1)	Jun 20	WSH		CLE	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
16	65 (4)	Jun 24	WSH		SLB	L,6-7	CG	39	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	P
17	71 (5)	Jun 30	WSH	@	PHA	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	76 (4)	Jul 5 (1)	WSH		NYY	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
19	82 (5)	Jul 10	WSH	@	NYY	L,1-6	GS	17	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	86 (3)	Jul 16 (2)	WSH	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
21	91 (4)	Jul 21	WSH	@	DET	L,7-8	GS	18	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	96 (4)	Jul 26 (1)	WSH	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
23	101 (4)	Jul 31	WSH		CHW	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	106 (4)	Aug 5	WSH		CLE	W,11-0	CG	32	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	P
25	111 (4)	Aug 10	WSH		BOS	W,2-0	CG	28	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
26	116 (4)	Aug 15 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
27	121 (4)	Aug 20	WSH	@	NYY	L,0-7	GS	21	3.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
28	126 (4)	Aug 25	WSH	@	CLE	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
29	130 (3)	Aug 29	WSH	@	DET	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	135 (4)	Sep 3	WSH	@	CHW	W,5-1	GS	19	6.0	1	2	0	3	1	P
31	137 (1)	Sep 7 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
32	141 (3)	Sep 12	WSH		CLE	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
33	146 (4)	Sep 17	WSH		CHW	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
34	150 (3)	Sep 25	WSH		PHA	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	P
							34gm		255.0	16	50	0	66	4