Standard Pitching
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | Awards | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 23 | CLE | AL | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 114 | 4.92 | 1.667 | 6.8 | 0.0 | 8.3 | 3.0 | 0.36 | |
| 1947 | 24 | CLE | AL | 1 | 1 | .500 | 4.15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21.2 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 86 | 3.83 | 1.431 | 9.1 | 0.4 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 1.00 | |
| 1949 | 26 | CHW | AL | 10 | 6 | .625 | 4.02 | 29 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 156.2 | 139 | 76 | 70 | 6 | 91 | 3 | 83 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 685 | 104 | 3.71 | 1.468 | 8.0 | 0.3 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 0.91 | RoY-4 |
| 1950 | 27 | TOT | AL | 9 | 10 | .474 | 4.33 | 32 | 29 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 199.1 | 199 | 108 | 96 | 13 | 102 | 3 | 105 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 875 | 104 | 3.93 | 1.510 | 9.0 | 0.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 1.03 | |
| 1950 | 27 | CHW | AL | 1 | 3 | .250 | 5.68 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44.1 | 43 | 28 | 28 | 5 | 27 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 196 | 80 | 4.93 | 1.579 | 8.7 | 1.0 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 0.78 | |
| 1950 | 27 | WSH | AL | 8 | 7 | .533 | 3.95 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 155.0 | 156 | 80 | 68 | 8 | 75 | 2 | 84 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 679 | 114 | 3.64 | 1.490 | 9.1 | 0.5 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 1.12 | |
| 1951 | 28 | TOT | AL | 11 | 7 | .611 | 3.61 | 31 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 134.2 | 133 | 61 | 54 | 10 | 55 | 1 | 72 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 581 | 110 | 3.67 | 1.396 | 8.9 | 0.7 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 1.31 | |
| 1951 | 28 | WSH | AL | 3 | 3 | .500 | 5.50 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 52.1 | 57 | 34 | 32 | 5 | 28 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 236 | 75 | 4.60 | 1.624 | 9.8 | 0.9 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 0.79 | |
| 1951 | 28 | NYY | AL | 8 | 4 | .667 | 2.40 | 23 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 82.1 | 76 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 345 | 160 | 3.07 | 1.251 | 8.3 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 5.5 | 1.85 | |
| 1952 | 29 | NYY | AL | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3.45 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 133.0 | 115 | 53 | 51 | 7 | 63 | 5 | 67 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 554 | 96 | 3.51 | 1.338 | 7.8 | 0.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 1.06 | |
| 1953 | 30 | NYY | AL | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3.31 | 33 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 92.1 | 92 | 35 | 34 | 9 | 34 | 4 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 386 | 111 | 3.93 | 1.365 | 9.0 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 1.41 | |
| 1954 | 31 | TOT | AL | 2 | 6 | .250 | 4.97 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 63.1 | 76 | 41 | 35 | 3 | 29 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 283 | 71 | 3.22 | 1.658 | 10.8 | 0.4 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 1.28 | |
| 1954 | 31 | NYY | AL | 1 | 3 | .250 | 5.45 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39.2 | 46 | 30 | 24 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 176 | 64 | 3.63 | 1.613 | 10.4 | 0.7 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 1.22 | |
| 1954 | 31 | BAL | AL | 1 | 3 | .250 | 4.18 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.2 | 30 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 107 | 87 | 2.52 | 1.732 | 11.4 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 5.7 | 1.36 | |
| 1955 | 32 | TOT | MLB | 1 | 1 | .500 | 6.25 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44.2 | 57 | 33 | 31 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 205 | 64 | 4.09 | 1.634 | 11.5 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 1.13 | |
| 1955 | 32 | BAL | AL | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.65 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 107 | 2.53 | 1.135 | 7.3 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 1.25 | |
| 1955 | 32 | PHI | NL | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.24 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32.1 | 47 | 26 | 26 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 55 | 4.69 | 1.825 | 13.1 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 1.08 | |
| 1957 | 34 | TOT | NL | 0 | 0 | 6.23 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 74 | 4.53 | 2.769 | 14.5 | 0.0 | 10.4 | 6.2 | 0.60 | ||
| 1957 | 34 | PIT | NL | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 51 | 5.96 | 3.000 | 13.5 | 0.0 | 13.5 | 4.5 | 0.33 | ||
| 1957 | 34 | STL | NL | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 120 | 3.31 | 2.571 | 15.4 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 1.00 | ||
| 10 Yrs | 49 | 44 | .527 | 4.05 | 213 | 99 | 58 | 34 | 7 | 13 | 862.0 | 849 | 427 | 388 | 54 | 415 | 20 | 446 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 3748 | 98 | 3.75 | 1.466 | 8.9 | 0.6 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 1.07 | ||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 11 | 10 | .527 | 4.05 | 46 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 188 | 185 | 93 | 85 | 12 | 90 | 4 | 97 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 817 | 98 | 3.75 | 1.466 | 8.9 | 0.6 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 1.07 | ||||
| W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | Awards | ||||||||||||||
| NYY (4 yrs) | 23 | 20 | .535 | 3.39 | 104 | 29 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 347.1 | 329 | 145 | 131 | 24 | 142 | 9 | 187 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1461 | 105 | 3.53 | 1.356 | 8.5 | 0.6 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 1.32 | ||||
| WSH (2 yrs) | 11 | 10 | .524 | 4.34 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 207.1 | 213 | 114 | 100 | 13 | 103 | 3 | 106 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 915 | 102 | 3.88 | 1.524 | 9.2 | 0.6 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 1.03 | ||||
| CLE (2 yrs) | 2 | 1 | .667 | 3.74 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33.2 | 31 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 154 | 94 | 4.22 | 1.515 | 8.3 | 0.3 | 5.3 | 3.5 | 0.65 | ||||
| BAL (2 yrs) | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4.00 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36.0 | 40 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 158 | 93 | 2.53 | 1.528 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 1.33 | ||||
| CHW (2 yrs) | 11 | 9 | .550 | 4.39 | 39 | 25 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 201.0 | 182 | 104 | 98 | 11 | 118 | 4 | 104 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 881 | 97 | 3.98 | 1.493 | 8.1 | 0.5 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 0.88 | ||||
| PIT (1 yr) | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 51 | 5.96 | 3.000 | 13.5 | 0.0 | 13.5 | 4.5 | 0.33 | |||||
| PHI (1 yr) | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.24 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32.1 | 47 | 26 | 26 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 55 | 4.69 | 1.825 | 13.1 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 1.08 | ||||
| STL (1 yr) | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 120 | 3.31 | 2.571 | 15.4 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 1.00 | |||||
| AL (9 yrs) | 48 | 44 | .522 | 3.91 | 189 | 95 | 48 | 34 | 7 | 13 | 825.1 | 795 | 398 | 359 | 49 | 398 | 19 | 430 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 3569 | 101 | 3.71 | 1.445 | 8.7 | 0.5 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 1.08 | ||||
| NL (2 yrs) | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.12 | 24 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36.2 | 54 | 29 | 29 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 57 | 4.67 | 1.936 | 13.3 | 1.2 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 0.94 | ||||
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Bob Kuzava born?
Bob Kuzava was born on May 28, 1923.
Where was Bob Kuzava born?
Bob Kuzava was born in Wyandotte, MI.
How tall was Bob Kuzava?
Bob Kuzava was 6-2 (188 cm) tall.
How much did Bob Kuzava weigh when playing?
Bob Kuzava weighed 202 lbs (91 kg) when playing.
How many seasons did Bob Kuzava play?
Bob Kuzava played 10 seasons.
Is Bob Kuzava in the Hall of Fame?
Bob Kuzava has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.
What position did Bob Kuzava play?
Bob Kuzava was a Pitcher.
How many strikeouts did Bob Kuzava have?
Bob Kuzava had 446 strikeouts over his career.
How many teams has Bob Kuzava played for?
Bob Kuzava played for 8 teams; the Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, Washington Senators, New York Yankees, Baltimore Orioles, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals.
How many World Series has Bob Kuzava won?
Bob Kuzava won 3 World Series.
When did Bob Kuzava retire?
Bob Kuzava last played in 1957.
What are Bob Kuzava's nicknames?
Sarge is a nickname for Bob Kuzava.
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