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Dave
Roberts		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 197
 
Born: September 11, 1944 in Usa, OH, GALLIPOLIS
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1969 24 BSN NL $ 300,000 8 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7
1970 25 BSN NL   8 3 3 3 7 7 7 7 7 7
1971 26 BSN NL $ 300,000 8 3 3 3 7 7 7 6 6 6
1972 27 BSN NL $ 300,000 8 3 3 3 7 7 7 6 6 6
1973 28 BSN NL $ 350,000 7 3 3 3 7 7 7 7 7 7
1974 29 BSN NL $ 350,000 7 3 3 3 7 7 7 5 5 5
1975 30 BSN NL $ 350,000 7 3 3 3 7 7 7 5 5 5
1976 31 BSN NL $ 350,000 6 3 3 3 7 7 7 5 5 5
1977 32 BSN NL   5 3 3 3 7 7 7 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings   5 3 3 3 7 7 7 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000 8 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1969 24 BSN NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1970 25 BSN NL     4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1971 26 BSN NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1972 27 BSN NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1973 28 BSN NL $ 350,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1974 29 BSN NL $ 350,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1975 30 BSN NL $ 350,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1976 31 BSN NL $ 350,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1977 32 BSN NL     4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1969 24 BSN NL 13 17 .433 34 34 12 3 0 275.0 317 121 20 79 121 3.96 .291 .339 .420 .759 18.2
1970 25 AAA   18 9 .667 30 30 4 2 0 230.3 226 73 13 41 160 2.85 .258 .291 .371 .662  
1971 26 BSN NL 2 19 .095 34 21 6 0 3 184.0 243 110 24 59 85 5.38 .313 .363 .469 .832 0.2
1972 27 BSN NL 3 5 .375 33 0 0 0 4 44.7 56 19 5 12 19 3.83 .311 .349 .467 .815 2.6
1973 28 BSN NL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 3 1 0 0 0 9.00 .600 .600 .600 1.200 0.0
    AAA   3 1 .750 38 0 0 0 0 67.3 75 29 5 22 38 3.88 .286 .342 .408 .750  
1974 29 BSN NL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 4.7 6 3 1 2 2 5.79 .300 .364 .500 .864 0.0
    AAA   0 0 .000 15 1 0 0 0 30.3 46 16 2 15 13 4.75 .351 .418 .466 .883  
1975 30 AAA   0 1 .000 23 0 0 0 0 40.0 44 19 6 16 16 4.28 .280 .347 .452 .799  
1976 31 AAA   0 0 .000 16 0 0 0 0 19.3 23 10 2 3 4 4.66 .295 .321 .410 .731  
1977 32 AA   0 1 .000 7 0 0 0 0 14.0 17 9 1 5 6 5.79 .309 .367 .436 .803  
5 Years Sim 18 41 .305 103 55 18 3 7 509.3 625 254 50 152 227 4.49 .302 .349 .444 .793 21.1
5 Years AAA 21 11 .656 122 31 4 2 0 387.3 414 147 28 97 231 3.42 .275 .319 .396 .715  
1 Years AA 0 1 .000 7 0 0 0 0 14.0 17 9 1 5 6 5.79 .309 .367 .436 .803  
6 Years Minors 21 12 .636 129 31 4 2 0 401.3 431 156 29 102 237 3.50 .276 .321 .398 .719  
Season Average 3 8 .273 20 11 3 0 1 101.9 125 50 10 30 45 4.49 .302 .349 .444 .793  
Career Highs 13 19 .433 34 34 12 3 4 275.0 317 121 24 79 121 9.00 .600 .600 .600 1.200  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   473 176 35 109 167   .310 .356 .452 .809
vs LH   152 78 15 43 60   .279 .332 .419 .751
Home 9 21 .300 53 28 6 0 3 261.7 325 147 35 70 119 5.06 .303 .346 .475 .821
Away 9 20 .310 50 27 12 3 4 247.6 300 107 15 82 108 3.89 .301 .354 .410 .764
Mar/Apr 2 6 .250 14 9 4 0 0 79.3 105 41 8 20 32 4.65 .316 .355 .479 .834
May 4 6 .400 21 11 5 2 1 94.3 100 49 12 25 45 4.68 .271 .317 .431 .748
June 1 6 .143 15 6 1 0 0 65.7 90 44 11 21 36 6.03 .320 .368 .537 .905
July 6 3 .667 18 5 1 0 3 67.3 68 21 3 22 24 2.81 .267 .325 .341 .666
August 2 10 .167 15 12 2 0 3 87.7 127 52 8 28 31 5.34 .345 .391 .486 .878
Sep/Oct 3 10 .231 20 12 5 1 0 115.0 135 47 8 36 59 3.68 .291 .342 .394 .736
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1969 24 BSN NL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1 Years Sim 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
162 Game Average 162 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -14.6  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Away 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Close/Late   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
August 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1969 24 BSN NL P 34 34 275.0 14 59 1 6 .986 2.39    
1971 26 BSN NL P 34 21 184.0 13 29 3 2 .933 2.05    
1972 27 BSN NL P 33 0 44.7 2 11 2 2 .867 2.62    
1973 28 BSN NL P 1 0 1.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 9.00    
1974 29 BSN NL P 1 0 4.7 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.93    
Career Totals   103 55 509.3 29 101 6 10 .956 2.30    
Career Highs   34 34 275.0 14 59 3 6 1.000 9.00    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1969-5-17
1971-3-19
 Complete Games
1969-6-12
 Shutouts
1969-3-3
 Innings Pitched
1969-6-275.0
 Hits Allowed
1969-1-317
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 6    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Israel Sanchez (968)
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  3. Ken Holtzman (967)
  4. Bob Humphreys (965)
  5. Ray Sadecki (963)
  6. John Burrows (960)
  7. Paul Moskau (959)
  8. Ted Bowsfield (959)
  9. Jim Lonborg (958)
  10. Bill Wilkinson (954)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 32nd overall pick, by Boston (N) in 1969
Earned first career win on 4/6/1969
2/1/1973: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1974: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 5/24/1974 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 6-7 weeks
Injured on 7/31/1974 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
2/1/1975: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1976: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
9/1/1976: Signed a contract extension with Boston (N), $300,000 per year, for 1 years
 
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