Bob Feller

Robert William Andrew Feller (November 3, 1918 – December 15, 2010), nicknamed "The Heater from Van Meter," "Bullet Bob," and "Rapid Robert," was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher from 1936 to 1956. In a career spanning 570 games, Feller pitched 3,827 innings and posted a win–loss record of 266–162, with 279 complete games, 44 shutouts, and a 3.25 earned run average (ERA).

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Filmography

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Selected Bob Feller film and TV show credits.

Acting Credits

2009

Prime 9 (TV Show)

Himself

2008

2008 MLB All-Star Game (TV Movie)

Himself - Pre-Game Hall of Fame Ceremony

2008

Signs of the Time

Himself

2004

ESPN 25: Who's #1? (TV Show)

Himself

1999

ESPN SportsCentury (TV Show)

Himself

1998

The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg

Himself - interviewee

1994

Baseball (TV Show)

Himself

1991

When It Was a Game (TV Movie)

Himself

1990

Pastime

VFW Man

1981

1981 MLB All-Star Game (TV Movie)

Himself - AL Honorary Captain

1980

It's My Turn

Himself

1950

1950 MLB All-Star Game (TV Movie)

Himself - AL Pitcher

1949

The Kid from Cleveland

Bob Feller - Cleveland Indians Pitcher

1948

1948 World Series (TV Show)

Himself - Cleveland Indians Pitcher

Self

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Quotes

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List of Bob Feller quotes.

Ted Williams was the greatest hitter I ever saw, but DiMaggio was the greatest all around player.

If you believe your catcher is intelligent and you know that he has considerable experience, it is a good thing to leave the game almost entirely in his hands.

I'm no hero. Heroes don't come back. Survivors return home. Heroes never come home. If anyone thinks I'm a hero, I'm not.

Dating History

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List of Bob Feller relationships, in date order.

Pitching Stats

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Major League pitching statistics for Bob Feller.

Year	Team	W-L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1936	CLE	5-3	3.34	14	8	5	0	1	62	52	29	23	47	76
1937	CLE	9-7	3.39	26	19	9	0	1	148	116	68	56	106	150
1938	CLE	17-11	4.08	39	36	20	2	1	277	225	136	126	208	240
1939	CLE	24-9	2.85	39	35	24	4	1	296	227	105	94	142	246
1940	CLE	27-11	2.61	43	37	31	4	4	320	245	102	93	118	261
1941	CLE	25-13	3.15	44	40	28	6	2	343	284	129	120	194	260
1945	CLE	5-3	2.50	9	9	7	1	0	72	50	21	20	35	59
1946	CLE	26-15	2.18	48	42	36	10	4	371	277	101	90	153	348
1947	CLE	20-11	2.68	42	37	20	5	3	299	230	97	89	127	196
1948	CLE	19-15	3.56	44	38	18	2	3	280	255	123	111	116	164
1949	CLE	15-14	3.75	36	28	15	0	0	211	198	104	88	84	108
1950	CLE	16-11	3.43	35	34	16	3	0	247	230	105	94	103	119
1951	CLE	22-8	3.50	33	32	16	4	0	249	239	105	97	95	111
1952	CLE	9-13	4.74	30	30	11	0	0	191	219	124	101	83	81
1953	CLE	10-7	3.59	25	25	10	1	0	175	163	78	70	60	60
1954	CLE	13-3	3.09	19	19	9	1	0	140	127	53	48	39	59
1955	CLE	4-4	3.47	25	11	2	1	0	83	71	43	32	31	25
1956	CLE	0-4	4.97	19	4	2	0	1	58	63	34	32	23	18
Career		266-162	-	570	484	279	44	21	-	3271	1557	1384	1764	2581

Fielding Stats

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Major League fielding statistics for Bob Feller.

Year	Team	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%
1936	CLE	14		-	0	5	0	0	1.000
1937	CLE	26		-	0	27	2	1	0.931
1938	CLE	39		-	8	37	3	1	0.938
1939	CLE	39		-	8	44	3	2	0.945
1940	CLE	43		-	5	34	2	2	0.951
1941	CLE	44		-	12	50	1	1	0.984
1945	CLE	9		-	7	4	0	0	1.000
1946	CLE	48		-	13	47	1	2	0.984
1947	CLE	42		-	17	50	1	2	0.985
1948	CLE	44		-	16	39	2	1	0.965
1949	CLE	36		-	12	19	1	2	0.969
1950	CLE	35		-	8	23	0	2	1.000
1951	CLE	33		-	6	32	2	2	0.950
1952	CLE	30		-	13	34	3	1	0.940
1953	CLE	25		-	10	31	0	5	1.000
1954	CLE	19	19	140	7	15	0	2	1.000
1955	CLE	25	11	83	2	11	3	2	0.813
1956	CLE	19	4	58	2	8	1	0	0.909
Career		570	34	-	146	510	25	28	-

Batting Stats

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Major League batting statistics for Bob Feller.

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG
1936	CLE	14	22	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0.136	0.136	0.136
1937	CLE	26	53	1	9	1	1	0	9	0	3	17	0.170	0.214	0.226
1938	CLE	39	94	6	17	3	1	0	13	0	11	32	0.181	0.267	0.234
1939	CLE	39	99	14	21	5	1	0	7	0	14	35	0.212	0.316	0.283
1940	CLE	43	115	7	18	5	1	2	12	0	8	45	0.157	0.211	0.270
1941	CLE	44	120	11	18	1	4	1	12	0	8	44	0.150	0.209	0.250
1945	CLE	9	25	2	4	0	0	0	1	0	3	12	0.160	0.250	0.160
1946	CLE	48	124	9	16	1	1	0	7	0	9	49	0.129	0.188	0.153
1947	CLE	42	98	8	18	3	2	0	7	0	8	38	0.184	0.245	0.255
1948	CLE	44	95	1	9	2	0	0	3	0	1	39	0.095	0.113	0.116
1949	CLE	36	72	7	17	2	1	2	10	0	2	23	0.236	0.257	0.375
1950	CLE	35	83	7	10	0	1	2	5	1	5	33	0.120	0.170	0.217
1951	CLE	33	81	10	10	1	0	0	3	0	8	36	0.123	0.202	0.136
1952	CLE	30	60	5	7	2	0	1	8	0	8	31	0.117	0.221	0.200
1953	CLE	25	56	3	6	1	0	0	1	0	6	23	0.107	0.194	0.125
1954	CLE	19	48	6	9	1	0	0	1	0	4	17	0.188	0.250	0.208
1955	CLE	25	21	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	12	0.048	0.091	0.048
1956	CLE	19	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	0.000	0.059	0.000
Career		570	1282	99	193	28	13	8	99	1	100	505	-	-	-

First Name	Robert
Middle Name	William Andrew
Last Name	Feller
Full Name at Birth	Robert William Andrew Feller
Other Names	Rapid Robert
Age	92 (age at death)
Date of Birth	November 3, 1918
Birthplace	Van Meter, IA
Date of Death	December 15, 2010
Height	6' (183 cm)
Weight	185 lbs (83.9 kg)
Star Sign	Scorpio
Nationality	American
High School	Van Meter (Van Meter, IA)
Occupation	Former Major League Baseball Player
Occupation Category	Baseball
Position	Pitcher
Bats	Right
Throws	Right
MLB Debut	19 July 1936
Last MLB Game	30 September 1956
Hall of Fame	Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 1962 (150/160 ballots).