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)

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

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1946	22		2 Teams	2 Lgs	D-B	NYY	8	8	.500	3.61	4.68	21			12	2		152.0	139	79	61		57		179	1	0	1		1.289	8.2		3.4	10.6	3.14
1946	22	-3.4	Norfolk	PIED	B	NYY	1	3	.250	4.60	5.74	7			1	0		47.0	52	30	24		18		36	0	0	0		1.489	10.0		3.4	6.9	2.00
1946	22	-2.0	Radford	BLRI	D		7	5	.583	3.17	4.20	14			11	2		105.0	87	49	37		39		143	1	0	1		1.200	7.5		3.3	12.3	3.67
1947	23	-1.3	Norfolk	PIED	B	NYY	17	9	.654	2.37	2.75	32			20	4		239.0	191	73	63		82		208	3	0	3		1.142	7.2		3.1	7.8	2.54
1948	24	-3.1	Newark	IL	AAA	NYY	15	6	.714	2.17	2.38	23	22		20	6		178.0	144	47	43		51		133	3	1	2		1.096	7.3		2.6	6.7	2.61
1948	24	-4.4	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	5	3	.625	4.50	4.85	16	12	2	2	1	0	78.0	85	42	39	5	34	2	30	0	2	1	349	1.526	9.8	0.6	3.9	3.5	0.88
1949	25	-3.5	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	2	5	.286	4.06	4.06	12	8	1	3	0	0	57.2	53	26	26	3	29	2	25	1	0	2	248	1.422	8.3	0.5	4.5	3.9	0.86
1950	26	-0.5	Kansas City	AA	AAA	NYY	0	2	.000	5.63	5.63	3			0			8.0	9	5	5	0	2		3	0	0	0		1.375	10.1	0.0	2.3	3.4	1.50
1950	26	-2.7	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	1	1	.500	8.69	8.69	10	2	2	0	0	1	19.2	28	19	19	2	8	0	9	0	1	0	91	1.831	12.8	0.9	3.7	4.1	1.13
1951	27		2 Teams	AL	Maj	WSH-NYY	9	8	.529	3.50	3.76	21	19	0	10	3	0	136.1	114	57	53	8	57	1	55	0	0	3	564	1.254	7.5	0.5	3.8	3.6	0.96
1951	27	0.4	Kansas City	AA	AAA	NYY	2	2	.500	4.66	4.97	8			2			29.0	37	16	15	2	14		19	0	0	0		1.759	11.5	0.6	4.3	5.9	1.36
1951	27	-2.2	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	0	0		15.00	18.00	2	0	0	0	0	0	3.0	5	6	5	0	3	0	2	0	0	1	16	2.667	15.0	0.0	9.0	6.0	0.67
1951	27	-2.2	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	9	8	.529	3.24	3.44	19	19	0	10	3	0	133.1	109	51	48	8	54	1	53	0	0	2	548	1.223	7.4	0.5	3.6	3.6	0.98
1952	28	-2.1	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	13	14	.481	2.72	3.11	31	29	2	15	3	0	231.1	222	80	70	7	85	9	80	4	0	2	973	1.327	8.6	0.3	3.3	3.1	0.94
1953	29	-0.9	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	22	10	.688	3.35	3.49	34	32	2	24	9	0	255.0	243	99	95	19	73	1	77	1	0	2	1036	1.239	8.6	0.7	2.6	2.7	1.05
1954	30	1.4	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	13	15	.464	3.32	3.84	32	31	1	21	2	0	244.0	249	104	90	14	77	8	82	3	0	1	1034	1.336	9.2	0.5	2.8	3.0	1.06
1955	31	2.6	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	10	17	.370	4.45	5.21	30	27	2	8	2	0	178.0	197	103	88	14	54	5	74	2	0	0	770	1.410	10.0	0.7	2.7	3.7	1.37
1956	32	3.6	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	3	12	.200	5.14	5.86	25	18	3	4	1	0	126.0	127	82	72	21	64	4	53	1	0	2	557	1.516	9.1	1.5	4.6	3.8	0.83
1957	33	4.5	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	4	4	.500	4.05	4.75	28	9	5	3	1	1	102.1	107	54	46	8	30	2	28	1	0	1	435	1.339	9.4	0.7	2.6	2.5	0.93
1958	34		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	PIT	4	6	.400	3.34	3.44	39	6	11	2	1	5	91.2	81	35	34	8	19	3	40	1	0	2	367	1.091	8.0	0.8	1.9	3.9	2.11
1958	34	6.3	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	4	6	.400	3.29	3.39	37	6	10	2	1	5	87.2	78	33	32	7	19	3	39	1	0	2	352	1.106	8.0	0.7	2.0	4.0	2.05
1958	34	5.7	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	0	0		4.50	4.50	2	0	1	0	0	0	4.0	3	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	15	0.750	6.8	2.3	0.0	2.3
1959	35		2 Teams	NL	Maj	CHC-PIT	1	2	.333	5.29	5.85	40	0	14	0	0	1	47.2	65	31	28	4	22	6	19	0	0	5	222	1.825	12.3	0.8	4.2	3.6	0.86
1959	35	7.3	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	0	0		1.69	3.38	6	0	3	0	0	0	5.1	6	2	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	24	1.500	10.1	1.7	3.4	1.7	0.50
1959	35	7.3	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	0	0		11.37	12.79	4	0	0	0	0	0	6.1	14	9	8	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	36	2.684	19.9	1.4	4.3	0.0	0.00
1959	35	7.3	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	1	2	.333	4.75	5.00	30	0	11	0	0	1	36.0	45	20	19	2	17	5	18	0	0	5	162	1.722	11.3	0.5	4.3	4.5	1.06
1960	36	8.8	Charleston	AA	AAA	WSH	5	13	.278	3.98	4.96	25	20		8	1		138.0	139	76	61	11	30	4	68	1	1	0		1.225	9.1	0.7	2.0	4.4	2.27
1961	37	9.5	Syracuse	IL	AAA	MIN	1	2	.333	4.35	4.65	14	2		0	0		31.0	37	16	15	4	5	0	19	1	0	2		1.355	10.7	1.2	1.5	5.5	3.80
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (12 seasons)					Majors		87	97	.473	3.79	4.20	318	193	45	92	23	8	1567.2	1571	732	660	113	552	43	572	14	3	21	6646	1.354	9.0	0.6	3.2	3.3	1.04
Minors (7 seasons)					Minors		48	42	.533	3.05	3.62	126	44		62	13		775.0	696	312	263	17	241	4	629	9	2	8		1.209	8.1		2.8	7.3	2.61
All Levels (16 Seasons)							135	139	.493	3.55	4.01	444	237	45	154	36	8	2342.2	2267	1044	923	130	793	47	1201	23	5	29	6646	1.306	8.7		3.0	4.6	1.51

AAA (5 seasons)					Minors		23	25	.479	3.26	3.75	73	44		30	7		384.0	366	160	139	17	102	4	242	5	2	4		1.219	8.6		2.4	5.7	2.37
B (2 seasons)					Minors		18	12	.600	2.74	3.24	39			21	4		286.0	243	103	87		100		244	3	0	3		1.199	7.6		3.1	7.7	2.44
D (1 season)					Minors		7	5	.583	3.17	4.20	14			11	2		105.0	87	49	37		39		143	1	0	1		1.200	7.5		3.3	12.3	3.67