Bob Humphreys
Robert William Humphreys
 
 
Born: August 18, 1935 in Covington, VA
77 years old
Bats: R Throws: R Ht: 5'11" Wt: 165
(legend)
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Notes:
- Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an Amateur Free Agent in 1958
- High School: Montvale (Montvale, VA)
- College/Univ: Hampden-Sydney College (1955-1958)

Comparison

Comparison
Relief Pitchers
 
All Positions
 
#
Player
 
1 Hoyt Wilhelm
1952 - 1972
RP
47.3
Pl
WW2
 
-2.7
-0.7
50.1
-0.6
2 John Hiller
1965 - 1980
RP
30.9
 
-0.3
0.2
31.2
0.3
3 Lindy McDaniel
1955 - 1975
RP
28.1
 
-0.5
0.2
28.7
0.3
4 Stu Miller
1952 - 1968
RP
27.0
 
-0.1
-0.3
27.3
-0.2
5 Sparky Lyle
1967 - 1982
RP
23.7
 
0.8
0.4
22.9
0.4
6 Don McMahon
1957 - 1974
RP
22.7
 
0.0
-0.1
22.7
-0.1
7 Tug McGraw
1965 - 1984
RP
22.2
VN
 
1.2
0.4
21.0
0.4
8 Roy Face
1953 - 1969
RP
20.9
 
-0.4
0.1
21.3
0.2
9 Dave Giusti
1962 - 1977
RP
19.1
 
2.9
0.5
16.1
0.4
10 Mike Marshall
1967 - 1981
RP
18.7
 
1.3
0.4
17.5
0.4
11 Ron Perranoski
1961 - 1973
RP
18.4
 
-0.6
0.2
19.0
0.2
12 Clay Carroll
1964 - 1978
RP
17.9
 
-0.5
0.5
18.4
0.5
13 Bob Miller
1957 - 1974
RP
16.8
 
-1.1
0.2
17.9
0.2
14 Dick Hall
1952 - 1971
RP
16.5
 
-0.4
-0.5
16.9
-0.5
15 Al Worthington
1953 - 1969
RP
16.3
 
-0.8
-0.3
17.1
-0.2
16 Ted Abernathy
1955 - 1972
RP
16.1
MIL
 
-0.6
0.2
16.7
0.2
17 Jim Brewer
1960 - 1976
RP
16.1
 
0.3
0.4
15.7
0.4
18 Dick Radatz
1962 - 1969
RP
15.6
 
-0.4
-0.2
16.1
-0.2
19 Bill Henry
1952 - 1969
RP
15.4
 
0.3
0.2
15.1
0.2
20 Al McBean
1961 - 1970
RP
15.1
 
1.5
0.3
13.6
0.2
21 Grant Jackson
1965 - 1982
RP
14.5
 
0.3
0.5
14.2
0.4
22 Frank Linzy
1963 - 1974
RP
13.2
 
0.6
0.4
12.5
0.3
23 Darold Knowles
1965 - 1980
RP
12.3
 
0.1
0.2
12.2
0.2
24 Phil Regan
1960 - 1972
RP
11.5
 
-0.1
0.2
11.7
0.3
25 Ken Sanders
1964 - 1976
RP
11.5
 
0.1
-0.1
11.4
-0.0
26 Steve Hamilton
1961 - 1972
RP
11.1
 
-0.0
-0.3
11.2
-0.2
27 Skip Lockwood
1965 - 1980
RP
11.0
 
0.4
0.1
10.7
0.2
28 Bob Locker
1965 - 1975
RP
10.4
 
-0.3
-0.3
10.7
-0.3
29 John Wyatt
1961 - 1969
RP
10.2
Y
 
-0.7
-0.4
11.0
-0.3
30 Joe Hoerner
1963 - 1977
RP
10.2
 
-0.0
0.4
10.2
0.4
31 Paul Lindblad
1965 - 1978
RP
10.0
 
0.8
0.0
9.2
0.1
32 Eddie Fisher
1959 - 1973
RP
9.9
 
-0.5
-0.4
10.4
-0.3
33 Hal Woodeshick
1956 - 1967
RP
9.7
 
-1.0
0.1
10.8
0.2
34 Bob Lee
1964 - 1968
RP
8.7
 
-0.0
-0.1
8.7
-0.1
35 Terry Fox
1960 - 1966
RP
8.2
 
0.3
-0.2
7.9
-0.2
36 Jack Aker
1964 - 1974
RP
8.1
 
-0.6
-0.2
8.7
-0.2
37 Eddie Watt
1966 - 1975
RP
7.6
 
0.9
-0.2
6.8
-0.2
38 Cecil Upshaw
1966 - 1975
RP
7.4
 
0.2
0.3
7.2
0.3
39 Ed Roebuck
1955 - 1966
RP
7.1
 
0.4
-0.1
6.7
-0.0
40 Fred Gladding
1961 - 1973
RP
7.0
 
-0.9
-0.0
8.0
-0.0
41 Ramon Hernandez
1967 - 1977
RP
6.4
 
0.1
0.2
6.2
0.2
42 Jim Ray
1965 - 1974
RP
6.3
 
-0.5
0.3
6.8
0.2
43 Larry Sherry
1958 - 1968
RP
5.8
 
0.3
-0.0
5.6
-0.0
44 Bob Humphreys
1962 - 1970
RP
5.3
 
0.4
-0.2
4.9
-0.2
45 Dan Osinski
1962 - 1970
RP
5.3
 
0.2
-0.2
5.1
-0.2
46 Wes Stock
1959 - 1967
RP
5.3
 
-0.5
-0.3
5.8
-0.2
47 Danny Frisella
1967 - 1976
RP
5.2
 
0.4
0.2
4.8
0.2
48 Ryne Duren
1954 - 1965
RP
5.1
 
-0.7
-0.1
5.9
-0.1
49 Dooley Womack
1966 - 1970
RP
5.0
 
0.2
-0.1
4.8
-0.1
50 George Culver
1966 - 1974
RP
4.8
 
-0.6
0.2
5.3
0.1
 
  Bob Humphreys
1962 - 1970
RP
5.3
 
0.4
-0.2
4.9
-0.2
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James