Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Bob Feller
Nickname:
Rapid RobertBirthdate:
Nov. 3, 1918 (85 y, 7 m, 25 d)Born In:
Van Meter, IA, USANationality:
American
Position:
PBats/Throws:
R/RHeight/Weight:
6'0"/185
Player Awards
| Award | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star | 1950 | None (MLB) |
| 1948 | None (MLB) | |
| 1947 | None (MLB) | |
| 1946 | None (MLB) | |
| 1941 | None (MLB) | |
| 1940 | None (MLB) | |
| 1939 | None (MLB) | |
| 1938 | None (MLB) |
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score | HoF Pos Avg |
HoF All Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ink | 92 | 40.9 | 30.3 |
| Grey Ink | 215 | 198.2 | 166.3 |
| HoF Standard | 50 | 49.5 | 47.8 |
| WAR | 71.6 | 69.2 | 60.9 |
| WAR7 | 53.6 | 47.2 | 39.7 |
| JAWS | 62.6 | 58.2 | 50.3 |
Similar Players (SP)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Jim Palmer R | 890 |
| Amos Rusie R | 886 |
| Bob Gibson R | 873 |
| Fernando Valenzuela R | 864 |
| Sid Fernandez R | 862 |
| Dwight Gooden R | 860 |
| Roger Clemens R | 852 |
| Luis Tiant R | 840 |
| Red Ruffing R | 812 |
| Tom Glavine | 811 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | SH | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1941 | 10 | 9 |
| Year | G | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1938 | 39 | 9 |
| 1940 | 43 | 1 |
| 1941 | 44 | 1 |
| 1946 | 48 | 1 |
| 1947 | 42 | 6 |
| 1948 | 44 | 7 |
| Year | GS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1938 | 36 | 3 |
| 1939 | 35 | 2 |
| 1940 | 37 | 1 |
| 1941 | 40 | 1 |
| 1946 | 42 | 1 |
| 1947 | 37 | 1 |
| 1948 | 38 | 1 |
| 1950 | 34 | 2 |
| 1951 | 32 | 4 |
| 1952 | 30 | 9 |
| Year | W | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1938 | 17 | 4 |
| 1939 | 24 | 1 |
| 1940 | 27 | 1 |
| 1941 | 25 | 1 |
| 1946 | 26 | 1 |
| 1947 | 20 | 1 |
| 1948 | 19 | 4 |
| 1949 | 15 | 10 |
| 1950 | 16 | 8 |
| 1951 | 22 | 1 |
| Year | L | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 15 | 4 |
| 1948 | 15 | 6 |
| 1949 | 14 | 7 |
| 1952 | 13 | 9 |
| Year | Win % | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1938 | 0.607 | 9 |
| 1939 | 0.727 | 3 |
| 1940 | 0.711 | 3 |
| 1941 | 0.658 | 6 |
| 1946 | 0.634 | 8 |
| 1947 | 0.645 | 6 |
| 1951 | 0.733 | 1 |
| Year | SV | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 4 | 8 |
| 1946 | 4 | 6 |
| Year | IP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1938 | 277.2 | 3 |
| 1939 | 296.2 | 1 |
| 1940 | 320.1 | 1 |
| 1941 | 343.0 | 1 |
| 1946 | 371.1 | 1 |
| 1947 | 299.0 | 1 |
| 1948 | 280.1 | 2 |
| 1950 | 247.0 | 6 |
| 1951 | 249.2 | 5 |
| Year | BF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1938 | 1248 | 3 |
| 1939 | 1243 | 2 |
| 1940 | 1304 | 1 |
| 1941 | 1466 | 1 |
| 1946 | 1512 | 1 |
| 1947 | 1218 | 1 |
| 1948 | 1186 | 2 |
| 1950 | 1055 | 7 |
| 1951 | 1061 | 5 |
| Year | HR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1941 | 15 | 10 |
| 1947 | 17 | 2 |
| 1948 | 20 | 2 |
| 1949 | 18 | 8 |
| 1950 | 20 | 9 |
| 1951 | 22 | 1 |
| Year | BB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1937 | 106 | 9 |
| 1938 | 208 | 1 |
| 1939 | 142 | 1 |
| 1940 | 118 | 3 |
| 1941 | 194 | 1 |
| 1946 | 153 | 1 |
| 1947 | 127 | 2 |
| 1948 | 116 | 6 |
| 1951 | 95 | 8 |
| Year | K | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1937 | 150 | 4 |
| 1938 | 240 | 1 |
| 1939 | 246 | 1 |
| 1940 | 261 | 1 |
| 1941 | 260 | 1 |
| 1946 | 348 | 1 |
| 1947 | 196 | 1 |
| 1948 | 164 | 1 |
| 1949 | 108 | 10 |
| 1950 | 119 | 5 |
| 1951 | 111 | 9 |
| Year | WP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1936 | 8 | 6 |
| 1937 | 5 | 8 |
| 1938 | 5 | 10 |
| 1939 | 14 | 1 |
| 1940 | 8 | 5 |
| 1941 | 6 | 10 |
| 1947 | 7 | 4 |
| 1949 | 9 | 6 |
| Year | ERA | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 2.852 | 3 |
| 1940 | 2.613 | 1 |
| 1941 | 3.149 | 4 |
| 1946 | 2.181 | 3 |
| 1947 | 2.679 | 2 |
| 1948 | 3.564 | 9 |
| 1950 | 3.425 | 3 |
| 1951 | 3.497 | 10 |
| Year | BABIP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1938 | 0.271 | 7 |
| 1939 | 0.255 | 2 |
| 1940 | 0.255 | 3 |
| 1947 | 0.243 | 5 |
| 1948 | 0.266 | 9 |
| 1950 | 0.259 | 7 |
| 1951 | 0.262 | 9 |
| 1953 | 0.252 | 7 |
| Year | WHIP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 1.244 | 4 |
| 1940 | 1.133 | 1 |
| 1946 | 1.158 | 5 |
| 1947 | 1.194 | 1 |
| 1948 | 1.323 | 8 |
| 1949 | 1.337 | 8 |
| 1950 | 1.348 | 4 |
| 1951 | 1.338 | 10 |
| 1953 | 1.269 | 9 |
| Year | H/9 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1938 | 7.293 | 1 |
| 1939 | 6.887 | 1 |
| 1940 | 6.884 | 1 |
| 1941 | 7.452 | 1 |
| 1946 | 6.714 | 2 |
| 1947 | 6.923 | 2 |
| 1948 | 8.187 | 6 |
| 1950 | 8.381 | 7 |
| 1953 | 8.351 | 9 |
| Year | BB/9 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 3.583 | 10 |
| Year | CG | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1938 | 20 | 3 |
| 1939 | 24 | 1 |
| 1940 | 31 | 1 |
| 1941 | 28 | 2 |
| 1946 | 36 | 1 |
| 1947 | 20 | 5 |
| 1948 | 18 | 3 |
| 1950 | 16 | 7 |
| 1951 | 16 | 7 |
| Year | SHO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1938 | 2 | 5 |
| 1939 | 4 | 2 |
| 1940 | 4 | 1 |
| 1941 | 6 | 1 |
| 1946 | 10 | 1 |
| 1947 | 5 | 1 |
| 1948 | 2 | 9 |
| 1950 | 3 | 2 |
| 1951 | 4 | 2 |
| Year | BB (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 84 | 8 |
| 1953 | 60 | 8 |
| Year | Hits | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1938 | 225 | 10 |
| 1939 | 227 | 9 |
| 1940 | 245 | 6 |
| 1941 | 284 | 1 |
| 1946 | 277 | 1 |
| 1947 | 230 | 5 |
| 1948 | 255 | 1 |
| 1951 | 239 | 2 |
| 1952 | 219 | 10 |
| Year | Hits (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 198 | 9 |
| 1953 | 163 | 4 |
| Year | HR (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1938 | 13 | 10 |
| 1940 | 13 | 4 |
| 1946 | 11 | 10 |
| 1953 | 16 | 10 |
| Year | WAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1937 | 3.7 | 9 |
| 1938 | 5.2 | 4 |
| 1939 | 8.1 | 1 |
| 1940 | 10.3 | 1 |
| 1941 | 7.2 | 2 |
| 1946 | 12.6 | 1 |
| 1947 | 6.3 | 2 |
| 1948 | 5.6 | 3 |
| 1950 | 4.7 | 5 |
| Year | W (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 9 | 5 |
| 1953 | 10 | 6 |
| Year | L (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 9 | 9 |
| 1951 | 8 | 1 |
| 1953 | 7 | 5 |
| Year | rWAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1938 | 6.8 | 2 |
| 1939 | 11.2 | 1 |
| 1940 | 12.6 | 1 |
| 1941 | 10.3 | 2 |
| 1946 | 13.3 | 1 |
| 1947 | 8.8 | 1 |
| 1948 | 6.3 | 4 |
| 1950 | 6.9 | 2 |
| 1951 | 5.9 | 8 |