A product of Murwillumbah in far north-eastern New South Wales, Batty came to the Sea Eagles in 1958 and made his first grade debut for the club on 3 May 1959 against Newtown at Brookvale Oval.
With Willey's departure, Batty moved permanently into the fullback role and also took on the goal kicking duties for the first grade side.
He would be a fixture in the Manly side until his retirement after a trial game before the 1972 season, making way for 18 year old goal kicking fullback Graham Eadie to take over the role.
As of the end of 2024, Batty's point scoring tally for Manly still sees him sitting fourth on the club's all-time list behind Graham Eadie, Jamie Lyon, and Reuben Garrick.
[7] Bob Batty died on 9 June 2004 at the age of 65 after collapsing while working at Bunnings in the Sydney suburb of Terrey Hills.