Bobby Tolan

Center Field

1965—1979

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Player LeveL
Regular
Top 100 Rank
NR
Center Field RANK
NR

Player Detail

Robert
GIVEN NAME
Tolan
SURNAME
November 19, 1945, in Los Angeles, CA
BORN
STILL LIVING
DIED
1965—1979
Playing Career
Played from 19-33
PLAYING AGE
St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati Reds
San Diego Padres
Philadelphia Phillies
Teams Played For
Center Field
PRIMARY POSITION
Cincinnati Reds
PRIMARY TEAM
1967
World Series titles
NONE
NICKNAME
NA
UNIFORM NUMBER
UNKNOWN
BATTING ORDER
5-11 / 170
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Left / Left
BATTED / THREW
September 3, 1965
Major League Debut
September 19, 1979
FINAL GAME

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Bobby’s cousin Eric Tolan was a sprinter who won two Gold Medals in the 1932 Summer Olympics.
  • Bobby Tolan Scouting Report

50

HITTING

50

POWER

60

RUNNING

50

FIELDING

60

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
1282
1121
86
497
.265

VS. HALL OF FAMERS

JAWS JAWS BY HOFER
13.4
60.2

PLAYER JAWS COMPARED TO HOF PLAYER AT HIS POSITION. JAWS = AVERAGE OF CAREER WAR & WAR7.

VS. HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.696
.741
94.3

PLAYER OPS COMPARED TO AVERAGE PLAYER AT HIS POSITION IN HIS LEAGUE AND ERA. OPS = ON-BASE + SLUGGING.

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.265
.314
.382

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

Contemporaries

Ken Henderson
Jim Wynn
Rick Monday

Teammate Team

CATCHER:
First Base:
Second Base:
Shortstop:
Third Base:
Left Field:
Center Field:
Right Field:
Pitcher:
pitcher:
manager:
COMING SOON

Bobby Tolan Per Season

PER 600 PLATE APPEARANCES COMPARED TO Contemporaries AT HIS POSITION

AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB TB TRB AVG OBP SLG OPS
Tolan
545
144
74
22
4
11
64
33
76
25
208
186
.265
.314
.382
696
AVG CF
538
146
75
24
5
13
50
84
16
219
200
.271
.335
.407
.741

Bobby Tolan Rankings

AT Center Field BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT Center Field BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
NR
NR
NR
80
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Bobby Tolan PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
10.1
16.7
17.2
15.6
1.27
74.6
45.7
33.5
22.8
5.28
BLUE = Bobby Tolan
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME CF

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
114.2
107.6
90.0
78.0
14.4
373.6
214.5
156.7
102.8
28.1
BLUE = Bobby Tolan
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME CF