Dave Roberts

Retired
High Level
MLB
Years
1969-1981 (1969-1981)
Proper Name
David Arthur Roberts
Positions
P (451) ... C (31) ... 2B (9) ... 1B (1) ... 3B (1)
Height / Weight
6-2 / 195
Bats / Throws
Left / Left
Death Date
January 9,2009   Age:  64.120
High School
Columbus Central (Columbus,OH)
Drafted/Signed
MLB Debut
MLBAM ID
Retrosheet#
robed101
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[1968] Selected by the San Diego Padres from the Pittsburgh Pirates (#39 overall) in the 1968 MLB Expansion Draft   [1973] Opening day starter for the Houston Astros   [1974] Opening day starter for the Houston Astros   [1977] Opening day starter for the Detroit Tigers

Games - Pitching

CSV
Glossary
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1969SDN225017603.000319.13601022.70.0788646975000021.027.24.21.6111041.2040.80
1970SDN432132211814.3641627.37221248.814.32123222326232118173100136.045.26.52.1181449.9552.33
1971SDN363314331317.4331323.36100091.742.43434333332312923171110248.012.27.54.210261.3365.42
1972HOU3528774127.6322411.68612080.025.02829272424212017112110183.28.16.61.219547.7950.25
1973HOU393612301711.6072316.59000192.333.33634343233312717131000246.13.06.81.014154.4757.64
1974HOU34308421012.4551618.47101088.226.73029292827232114110000191.013.06.43.211349.7353.57
1975HOU3227753814.3641220.37511184.425.92726252526242415112210185.212.26.92.514450.2252.85
1976DET363618001617.4851818.500000100.050.03636363332292318151100252.00.07.0--14050.5054.58
1977DET,CHN39286115511.3131227.30811071.821.42828272723191914112000164.118.05.91.622845.1846.68
1978CHN3520215668.4291619.45711057.110.0202121211916171561000123.119.06.21.319744.6046.10
1979SFN,PIT4740431654.5561829.3834438.50.04565814151314410415.065.23.81.5111541.0042.75
1980SEA,PIT3940351324.333831.20523010.30.058910121217149211122.160.15.61.7202844.5046.25
1981NYN7403003.00016.14300057.10.0442241200000014.11.03.60.34335.0032.00
Tot: 4442767716869102125.449180264.4051215762.227.9280285279269270250244185140198451,803.0287.06.51.718710050.3053.10
g: Games Pitched ... gs: Games Started ... cg: Complete Games ... gr: Games Relieved ... gf: Games Finished ... w: Wins ... l: Losses ... wpct: Win Percentage ... tm-w: Team Wins in games pitched ... tm-l: Team losses in games pitched ... tm-w%: Team win% when pitching ... hold: Holds ... sv: Saves ... blsv: Blown Saves ... gs%: Games Started% ... cg%: Complete Games% ... inn#: Appearances in this inning ... innx: Appearances in 13th+ inning ... ip-s: Innings Pitched as Starter ... ip-r: Innings Pitched as Reliever ... avg_st: Average innings pitched per start ... avg_rel: Average innings pitched per relief appearance ... lmi: Left game mid-inning ... emi: Entered game mid-inning ... gsc1: Average Game Score using Bill James Formula (as starter) ... gsc2: Average Game Score using Tom Tango formula (as starter)

On Base - Pitching

CSV
Glossary
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1969SDN222282028798.382.43065193227049101563021200341029.410311516118.0
1970SDN43756699226269.299.356182431122290134275161611086200752634.671331541914.1
1971SDN361046952293372.280.35622860522452017837492622272000641117.19174405909.3
1972HOU35839768286329.341.392227572643301693551824133133020852731.7621239254012.4
1973HOU391054974328373.311.35426462291340190554152615375300862630.2301347362611.3
1974HOU34870784284327.326.376216653533401723266142234110069913.0401040054211.6
1975HOU32841745257297.306.3531827321112701332941612170112300842428.5701135547014.5
1976DET361048962321384.306.3662546341424601904081611145664001103027.2711343257216.4
1977DET,CHN39792721254303.321.38319853316132012544821151621092001013433.6601233645317.7
1978CHN35628552219245.349.39015957360190108277172321484411793240.516826437616.5
1979SFN,PIT47352308121145.344.412893027017071122481211120036925.007518926811.9
1980SEA,PIT39364326117146.321.4018828110215061164746241200491224.490417826116.1
1981NYN776713134.408.44726502010174055004100015640.0001324721.3
Tot: 44488948064282434.318.374217861531122223460159736858155190172258542253188725628.86181023921532513.7
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... ONBS: On base (H+BB+HBP) ... ONBS2: All On Base (H+BB+HBP+ERROR+FC+FO) ... OBP: On Base Percentage ... OBP2: On Base Percentage for ONBS2 ... H: Hits ... BB: Walks ... HBP: Hit by Pitch ... ROE: Reached on Error ... FC: Fielder`s Choice ... FO: Forceouts ... CI: Catcher`s Interference ... SGL: Singles ... DBL: Doubles ... TPL: Triples ... HR: Home Runs ... IFH: Infield Hits ... BNT: Bunts ... B-H: Bunt hits ... PH-H: Pinch Hits ... PH-HR: Pinch hit home runs ... HR1: Solo home runs ... HR2: 2-run Homers ... HR3: 3-run Homers ... HR4: Grand Slams ... IPHR: Inside the park homers ... RBI: Runs batted in ... HR-RBI: RBIS on Home Runs ... HR-RBI%: % of RBIs on Home Runs ... RBI2: Runs batted in on outs ... BB4: Walks on 4 pitches ... BB1OP: Walks with 1st base open ... RON: PA with runners on ... BR: # of Baserunners ... RBI%: % of opportunities with RBI ... OPP: RBI Opportunities Points ... CONV: RBIs points converted ... CONV%: Converted% ... LDOF: Leadoff ... OB: Leadoff onbase ... LD-OB%: Leadoff onbase% ... LAST: Last batter of game ... WOH: Walk-off Hits ... WOHR: Walk-off Home Runs

Outs - Pitching

CSV
Glossary
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1969SDN222282021072441.6433741567293198.3301902754411.49112221817232230
1970SDN43756699152511531.64108321344930720610213.49010202291914113.5325348472107648373
1971SDN361046952103362321.451852324618428321713312.72613124523720018.552163799115155106114102
1972HOU35839768212481771.40142142153130831711113.23510924332016712.04014218590881139961
1973HOU391054974183172631.21211262663741729611911.29011721342217912.34414567913012913510199
1974HOU34870784112622281.151841925517353379728.2807203342017011.849841681021039610395
1975HOU32841745222601921.351571124511330281210112.0101010127121458.3429406580117968286
1976DET361048962273472681.2921718336124364514797.5407902462519013.2511553799716314215182
1977DET,CHN39792721142441951.2514523274893032913698.713690132101307.74373670731031269284
1978CHN35628552171821551.178534363842442111548.6055220191311211.634534567666739469
1979SFN,PIT47352308999771.29577132181341753810.8011380017118512.920513413534394942
1980SEA,PIT393643261491891.0273792521121164813.190480215118113.68412382836416942
1981NYN77671317161.0614115521401013.1601000121118.2610461015107
Tot: 44488948064191272620891.3016112222565429346531310995510.7430947822346207165512.5430104389790922112810691069872
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... Outs: Outs ... GO: Groundouts ... AO: Air Outs ... ratio: Groundouts/Airouts ... FLY: Flyballs ... LO: Lineouts ... POP: Popouts ... OUT_IF: Infield Outs ... OUT_OF: Outfield Outs ... OUT_PR: Productive Outs ... RBI_OUT: RBIs on outs ... SO: Strikeouts ... SO%: Strikeout% ... SO3: Struck out on 3 pitches ... SW: Strikeouts swinging ... CAL: Strikeouts looking ... FC: Reached on fielders choice ... FO: Reached on forceout ... GDP: Grounded into Double Play ... OPP: Double play opportunities ... GDP%: Grounded into double play% ... LOC1-9: Balls hit to position location

Baserunning - Pitching

CSV
Glossary
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1969SDN22228202000000.02200008133983737.7618950.0017211.76
1970SDN437566994400057.133000043532697829.0024729.17261038.46
1971SDN3610469529900069.2430101370103727018.822150.0019631.58
1972HOU35839768141310073.7550000114563298927.059222.22321340.63
1973HOU3910549746600054.555000125143738723.32100.0020525.00
1974HOU34870784191540076.066000245863277522.94300.0024833.33
1975HOU328417454310044.4550001135652978929.9711218.18261142.31
1976DET361048962262510072.21064002368738411730.4700--18527.78
1977DET,CHN39792721121200054.51082000755230310634.987342.8628725.00
1978CHN356285525500050.053200064422458133.0610770.00221359.09
1979SFN,PIT4735230833000100.000000133531453826.21301136.6717635.29
1980SEA,PIT39364326000000.021010171811465436.99381539.4723834.78
1981NYN77671000000.0110000140341647.064125.007342.86
Tot: 444889480641029570063.8584882097255252332293728.211575836.942799734.77
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... SB: Stolen Bases ... SB2: Steals of 2b ... SB3: Steals of 3b ... SBH: Steals of home ... DI: Advanced on defensive indifference ... SB%: Stolen base % ... CS: Caught stealing ... CS2: Caught stealing 2b ... CS3: Caught stealing 3b ... CSH: Caught stealing home ... PTHR: Pickoff throws ... PCKFF: Picked off ... WPPB: Advancement on wild pitch or passed ball ... ADV_OUT: Runner advanced on out ... OOB: Out on bases ... onbs Runners on base ... R: Runs scored ... RS%: % of times on base run scored ... inh-r Inherited runners ... inhr-s Inherited runners scored ... beq-r Bequeathed runners (runners on base when leaving game) ... beq-s Bequeathed runners scored ... % % related to prior 2 columns

Pitches - Pitching

CSV
Glossary
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1969SDN22228202221572343850.1068.1831.8236.462.59.0913.6410.400.080451.78
1970SDN437566990000000000.00------------000.000.02721571.73
1971SDN36104695296591331292742300.0961.4613.5443.871.43.1328.1850.530.33812461.55
1972HOU3583976814292502316252867510.1764.7935.2147.276.116.2019.722141.740.52761971.40
1973HOU39105497410367362010122555450.1065.0534.9553.481.819.4224.320151.470.73462761.25
1974HOU348707840000000000.00------------000.000.02912471.18
1975HOU328417450000000000.00------------000.000.02912081.40
1976DET36104896210550005550.0150.0050.0050.0100.00.0050.0440.440.43763001.25
1977DET,CHN397927211338746284501487420.1765.4134.5965.448.321.0510.5220.300.02872341.23
1978CHN356285522911871046395227185900.4664.2635.7463.648.621.659.3220.300.02422311.05
1979SFN,PIT47352308344169891536181001511150.9849.1325.8743.976.24.3629.119102.872.0118951.24
1980SEA,PIT393643260000000000.00------------000.000.0106951.12
1981NYN776710000000000.00------------000.000.021171.24
Tot: 444889480641141681350154217702296003830.1359.6830.6752.663.813.5020.181530.6250.3308723481.31
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At bats ... PIT: Pitches ... STR: Strikes ... BAL: Balls ... FOU: Fouls ... SW: Swing and miss ... CAL: Called strikes ... INPLAY: Balls put in play ... SWINGS: Total swings ... CONT: Contacts ... P-PA: Pitches per plate appearance ... STR%: Strikes% ... Ball%: Balls% ... SWNG%: Swing % ... CONT%: Contact% (per swing) ... FOU%: Foul ball% ... PLAY: Ball in Play% ... FPS: First pitch strikes ... FPSW: First pitch swings ... FPSW%: First pitch swing%... FPIP: First pitches in play ... FPIP%: First pitches in play% ... RUNGO: Runners going while batting ... HIT_RUN: Hit and Runs ... GB Ground balls ... Air Balls in air ... GB% Groundball%

Games - Batting

CSV
Glossary
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1969SDN22706101431.80.0619000000001021000000000
1970SDN4221412002150.019.015114000000002742000000000
1971SDN3533161800294.348.51601000000003335000000000
1972HOU3528101400780.035.711010000000003035000000000
1973HOU3934151502387.244.11509000000003537000000000
1974HOU3328101210484.835.72100100000003132000000000
1975HOU312691300583.934.61503000000002931000000000
1977CHN17637101035.350.050500000000917000000000
1978CHN3721411201556.819.014111200000112435000000000
1979SFN,PIT46321501426.566.7322610001000746000000000
1981NYN520100340.00.01030000000025000000000
Tot: 342209731245312661.134.912259140001011237336000000000
G: Games ... GS: Games Started ... CG: Completed Games ... GF: Games Finished ... PH: Pinch Hitter ... PR: Pinch Runner ... DR: Defensive Replacement ... GS%: Games Started % ... CG: Complete Games% ... EXIT PH: Exited for Pinch Hitter ... exit PR: Exited for Pinch Runner ... exit DR: Exited for defensive replacement ... ln1-9: Lineup Slots 1-9 ... Games at position

On Base - Batting

CSV
Glossary
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1969SDN22151544.267.267400000040000000000000100.000008119.12813.57300.00000
1970SDN4264591015.156.2349101130610227300101006466.6720030449.110387.7714321.43000
1971SDN3589811621.180.236160010401420011000000000100.0010027392.69322.1520525.00000
1972HOU3579672024.253.304164010201310217000020009444.44201395113.7121119.0919526.32000
1973HOU3997851114.113.14411000030920021400000000500.0010043628.115495.8419210.53000
1974HOU3377731619.208.24716001020843123000010009222.22600375514.5130129.2314428.57000
1975HOU3174631013.135.1769101020621001400000000500.00200394810.4119119.241616.25000
1977CHN17181713.056.167100002010000000000000100.000007812.51815.56400.00000
1978CHN3757521919.333.333172000001230246210200007228.57000233116.1751114.6714750.00000
1979SFN,PIT46111000.000.000000000000000000000000100.000008128.32414.17100.00000
1981NYN54411.250.25010000001000000000000000--000220.0600.00100.00000
Tot: 3425855261081.185.2271008051180741547126151033100451226.67140126336310.5871677.691252721.60000
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... ONBS: On base (H+BB+HBP) ... ONBS2: All On Base (H+BB+HBP+ERROR+FC+FO) ... OBP: On Base Percentage ... OBP2: On Base Percentage for ONBS2 ... H: Hits ... BB: Walks ... HBP: Hit by Pitch ... ROE: Reached on Error ... FC: Fielder`s Choice ... FO: Forceouts ... CI: Catcher`s Interference ... SGL: Singles ... DBL: Doubles ... TPL: Triples ... HR: Home Runs ... IFH: Infield Hits ... BNT: Bunts ... B-H: Bunt hits ... PH-H: Pinch Hits ... PH-HR: Pinch hit home runs ... HR1: Solo home runs ... HR2: 2-run Homers ... HR3: 3-run Homers ... HR4: Grand Slams ... IPHR: Inside the park homers ... RBI: Runs batted in ... HR-RBI: RBIS on Home Runs ... HR-RBI%: % of RBIs on Home Runs ... RBI2: Runs batted in on outs ... BB4: Walks on 4 pitches ... BB1OP: Walks with 1st base open ... RON: PA with runners on ... BR: # of Baserunners ... RBI%: % of opportunities with RBI ... OPP: RBI Opportunities Points ... CONV: RBIs points converted ... CONV%: Converted% ... LDOF: Leadoff ... OB: Leadoff onbase ... LD-OB%: Leadoff onbase% ... LAST: Last batter of game ... WOH: Walk-off Hits ... WOHR: Walk-off Home Runs

Outs - Batting

CSV
Glossary
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1969SDN22151511340.7511212321426.6704000060.0001011104
1970SDN4264594922112.009203727301625.001160131128.3525936354
1971SDN3589816425181.3914135039002325.840230041147.19081248878
1972HOU3579674917171.0014125227321620.251160021166.39065543811
1973HOU3997857428221.2716334255312525.7702500332711.110792065273
1974HOU3377735618190.9511444631121924.6801900221315.4736945569
1975HOU3174635325191.3217113341301216.220120020180.09471246754
1977CHN17181716832.671029911527.7815002030.0203220121
1978CHN3757523513150.87735322521712.282700021020.04481021289
1979SFN,PIT46111010340.752116501327.2713000020.0001310111
1981NYN5443010.001004000250.0002000020.0000000200
Tot: 3425855264201621331.2293172332326218913222.5661320118101238.1552054823236354954
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... Outs: Outs ... GO: Groundouts ... AO: Air Outs ... ratio: Groundouts/Airouts ... FLY: Flyballs ... LO: Lineouts ... POP: Popouts ... OUT_IF: Infield Outs ... OUT_OF: Outfield Outs ... OUT_PR: Productive Outs ... RBI_OUT: RBIs on outs ... SO: Strikeouts ... SO%: Strikeout% ... SO3: Struck out on 3 pitches ... SW: Strikeouts swinging ... CAL: Strikeouts looking ... FC: Reached on fielders choice ... FO: Reached on forceout ... GDP: Grounded into Double Play ... OPP: Double play opportunities ... GDP%: Grounded into double play% ... LOC1-9: Balls hit to position location

Baserunning - Batting

CSV
Glossary
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1969SDN221500000--0000200000020.000000040.00
1970SDN426400000--00004001001520.00012061540.00
1971SDN358900000--00002102003560.0010302219.52
1972HOU3579000000.011004001001520.00004172429.17
1973HOU399700000--00002100101425.00011031421.43
1974HOU337700000--0000301000040.00005031915.79
1975HOU317400000--00003101002540.00002121315.38
1977CHN171800000--000000000000--00000030.00
1978CHN375700000--0000200000020.00003141921.05
1979SFN,PIT461100000--000000000000--0000100--
1981NYN5400000--000000000000--0000011100.00
Tot: 342585000000.01100223151083225.00122042813321.05
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... SB: Stolen Bases ... SB2: Steals of 2b ... SB3: Steals of 3b ... SBH: Steals of home ... DI: Advanced on defensive indifference ... SB%: Stolen base % ... CS: Caught stealing ... CS2: Caught stealing 2b ... CS3: Caught stealing 3b ... CSH: Caught stealing home ... S12: Advanced from 1st to 2nd on singled... S13: Advanced from 1st to 3rd on single ... S23: Advanced from 2nd to 3rd on single ... S2H: Scored from 2nd on single ... D13: Advanced from 1nd to 3rd on double ... D1H: Scored from 1st on double ... ADVX: Advanced an extra base on hit ... ADV-OPP Advancement opportunities on hits ... ADV_PCT: Advanced extra base % ... PTHR: Pickoff throws ... PCKFF%: Picked off ... WPPB: Advanced on wild pitch or passed ball ... ADV_OUT: Advanced on out ... OOB: Out on bases ... R: Runs scored ... ONBS: On base ... RUN%: % of times on base run scored

Pitches - Batting

CSV
Glossary
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1969SDN22150000000000.00------------000.000.000340.75
1970SDN42640000000000.00------------000.000.00030112.73
1971SDN35896300003330.0750.000.0050.0100.00.0050.0000.000.00034181.89
1972HOU357911740322520.1463.6436.3645.540.00.0018.2333.822.50024201.20
1973HOU39979813212750.0988.8911.1177.871.433.3322.2122.111.00040221.82
1974HOU33770000000000.00------------000.000.00021220.95
1975HOU31740000000000.00------------000.000.00036191.89
1977CHN17181410446001040.7871.4328.5771.440.028.570.0000.000.000851.60
1978CHN375726206512032080.4676.9223.0876.940.019.2311.5111.800.00023240.96
1979SFN,PIT461110600303630.9160.000.0060.050.00.0030.0000.000.000350.60
1981NYN540000000000.00------------000.000.000010.00
Tot: 342585765415122631351250.1371.0519.7467.149.015.7917.1561.030.5002221511.47
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... PIT: Pitches ... STR: Strikes ... BAL: Balls ... FOU: Fouls ... SW: Swing and miss ... CAL: Called strikes ... INPLAY: Balls put in play ... SWINGS: Total swings ... CONT: Contacts ... P-PA: Pitches per plate appearance ... STR%: Strikes% ... Ball%: Balls% ... SWNG%: Swing % ... CONT%: Contact% (per swing) ... FOU%: Foul ball% ... PLAY: Ball in Play% ... FPS: First pitch strikes ... FPSW: First pitch swings ... FPSW%: First pitch swing%... FPIP: First pitches in play ... FPIP%: First pitches in play% ... RUNGO: Runners going while batting ... HIT_RUN: Hit and Runs ... GB Ground balls ... Airballs Balls in air ... GB% Groundball%