Bob Boone

Final Season: 1990

Eligible: Class of 1996

Hall of Fame Voting Data

Year	Ballots	Votes	Yes %
1996	470	36	7.66%
1997	473	28	5.92%
1998	473	26	5.5%
1999	497	27	5.43%
2000	499	21	4.21%

Career Snapshot

BA	HR	RBI	OBP	SLG	OPS
.254	105	826	.315	0.346	0.661

Individual Career Highlights

Award	# Won	Years honored
Gold Glove	7	1978, 1979, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989
TSN All-Star Award	1	1976

Display/Hide Stats by Year

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	Avg.
1972	PHI	16	51	4	14	1	0	1	4	5	7	1	0	.275
1973	PHI	145	521	42	136	20	2	10	61	41	36	3	4	.261
1974	PHI	146	488	41	118	24	3	3	52	35	29	3	1	.242
1975	PHI	97	289	28	71	14	2	2	20	32	14	1	3	.246
1976	PHI	121	361	40	98	18	2	4	54	45	44	2	5	.271
1977	PHI	132	440	55	125	26	4	11	66	42	54	5	5	.284
1978	PHI	132	435	48	123	18	4	12	62	46	37	2	5	.283
1979	PHI	119	398	38	114	21	3	9	58	49	33	1	4	.286
1980	PHI	141	480	34	110	23	1	9	55	48	41	3	4	.229
1981	PHI	76	227	19	48	7	0	4	24	22	16	2	2	.211
1982	CAL	143	472	42	121	17	0	7	58	39	34	0	2	.256
1983	CAL	142	468	46	120	18	0	9	52	24	42	4	3	.256
1984	CAL	139	450	33	91	16	1	3	32	25	45	3	3	.202
1985	CAL	150	460	37	114	17	0	5	55	37	35	1	2	.248
1986	CAL	144	442	48	98	12	2	7	49	43	30	1	0	.222
1987	CAL	128	389	42	94	18	0	3	33	35	36	0	2	.242
1988	CAL	122	352	38	104	17	0	5	39	29	26	2	2	.295
1989	KCA	131	405	33	111	13	2	1	43	49	37	3	2	.274
1990	KCA	40	117	11	28	3	0	0	9	17	12	1	1	.239

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Let's think about the most important defensive position on the field and level of difficulty. The most important is clearly the pitcher as they're inducted into the HOF solely for their defensive stats. The second most important is the catcher which is arguably the most grueling position putting the most strain on a man's body especially for those who catch over 130 games each season. Reliable catchers who play above average defense and have caught 1600 plus games in their careers, even those with average offensive stats, should be celebrated and given HOF consideration. Bob Boone caught 2240 games ranking 3rd all time. He's a 4-time All Star with 7 GGs with a career defensive WAR of 25.8 (ranks 17th all time). It's time to seriously re-think HOF candidacy for our all-time great catchers as they are a dying breed.

Posted by Andy Bowers on 08/8/2025 @ 13:05pm

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