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Johnny
Roseboro		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 195
 
Born: May 13, 1933 in Usa, OH, ASHLAND
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove 1963   
All-Star Selections 1960    1964    1965   
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
1957 24 CLE AL     6 6 5 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7
1958 25 CLE AL     7 7 7 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 7
1959 26 CLE AL $ 300,000   7 7 7 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7
1960 27 CLE AL $ 300,000   8 8 7 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 7
1961 28 CLE AL $ 300,000   7 7 7 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 8
1962 29 CLE AL $ 3,492,857   7 7 7 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8
1963 30 CLE AL $ 3,492,857   7 7 7 5 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8
1964 31 CLE AL $ 3,492,857   7 7 7 5 6 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8
1965 32 KCR AL $ 7,500,001   7 7 7 5 6 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 6 7 6
1966 33 COL NL $ 7,500,001   6 6 6 5 6 5 5 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 6
1967 34 CLN NL $ 7,500,001   6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings     6 6 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 7,500,001   8 8 7 5 6 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 8
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
1957 24 AAA   105 351 49 90 17 3 11 53 7 10 46 60 .256 .343 .416 .759 49.3  
    AA   24 65 11 17 5 0 2 9 2 2 16 12 .262 .407 .431 .838 12.0  
1958 25 AAA   124 409 73 132 21 3 12 55 6 7 54 48 .323 .402 .477 .879 74.1  
1959 26 CLE AL 132 400 58 111 19 6 9 58 5 3 35 57 .278 .336 .423 .758 55.5 10.3
1960 27 CLE AL 134 422 76 122 15 3 13 68 2 5 40 67 .289 .348 .431 .780 59.5 12.2
1961 28 CLE AL 130 386 46 128 16 4 15 83 2 3 42 47 .332 .402 .510 .912 69.1 17.1
1962 29 CLE AL 150 455 82 123 19 4 16 56 7 4 66 59 .270 .365 .435 .800 71.9 14.5
1963 30 CLE AL 139 479 66 121 13 7 9 58 15 10 55 55 .253 .330 .365 .695 59.6 10.6
1964 31 CLE AL 139 497 70 136 29 5 12 76 20 12 42 56 .274 .327 .425 .752 66.5 13.9
1965 32 KCR AL 140 520 74 167 23 1 18 88 6 3 49 78 .321 .381 .473 .854 86.8 19.8
1966 33 COL NL 126 389 44 100 16 1 8 43 2 2 31 60 .257 .317 .365 .682 43.8 7.3
1967 34 AAA   114 273 48 81 15 3 10 37 6 3 48 43 .297 .402 .484 .885 52.8  
8 Years Sim 1090 3548 516 1008 150 31 100 530 59 42 360 479 .284 .351 .428 .779 512.7 105.7
3 Years AAA 343 1033 170 303 53 9 33 145 19 20 148 151 .293 .385 .458 .843 176.3  
1 Years AA 24 65 11 17 5 0 2 9 2 2 16 12 .262 .417 .431 .847 12.0  
4 Years Minors 367 1098 181 320 58 9 35 154 21 22 164 163 .291 .387 .456 .843 188.3  
162 Game Average 527 76 149 22 4 14 78 8 6 53 71 .284 .351 .428 .779 76.2  
Career Highs 150 520 82 167 29 7 18 88 20 12 66 78 .332 .402 .510 .912 86.8  
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   2639 398 780 101 25 79 416 46 31 270 323 .296 .362 .443 .805 411.7
vs LH   909 118 228 49 6 21 114 13 11 90 156 .251 .317 .387 .705 111.8
Home 539 1713 251 487 66 17 49 249 28 20 166 223 .284 .350 .428 .778 250.6
Away 551 1835 265 521 84 14 51 281 31 22 194 256 .284 .352 .428 .780 272.8
RISP   930 0 276 41 9 27 406 0 0 97 135 .297 .359 .447 .806 147.5
Pinch Hitting   160 12 38 4 0 1 19 1 2 19 19 .238 .315 .281 .596 15.1
Close/Late   502 68 127 15 6 8 61 0 0 72 68 .253 .346 .355 .701 66.0
Mar/Apr 168 579 78 174 27 5 18 100 12 9 50 73 .301 .355 .458 .813 90.0
May 191 627 87 174 23 7 18 88 12 9 69 84 .278 .355 .423 .777 92.0
June 183 589 84 170 26 5 16 94 6 4 62 85 .289 .358 .431 .789 89.1
July 167 528 70 142 28 2 10 66 9 3 51 78 .269 .333 .386 .720 68.6
August 195 628 101 183 23 8 20 99 12 12 67 77 .291 .361 .449 .810 98.1
Sep/Oct 186 597 96 165 23 4 18 83 8 5 61 82 .276 .341 .419 .760 85.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1959 26 CLE AL C 120 93 888.7 693 32 1 0 .999 7.34 37 9 .243 3 4.3
1960 27 CLE AL C 119 102 929.3 804 28 4 0 .995 8.06 34 7 .206 1 4.0
1961 28 CLE AL C 113 89 840.0 731 31 5 1 .993 8.16 25 7 .280 4 4.4
1962 29 CLE AL C 137 107 1036.0 732 38 2 0 .997 6.69 61 13 .213 1 6.4
1963 30 CLE AL C 132 121 1124.0 799 65 4 2 .995 6.92 98 41 .418 1 7.2
1964 31 CLE AL C 138 124 1150.7 875 62 3 0 .997 7.33 100 32 .320 3 5.2
1965 32 KCR AL C 132 130 1203.7 813 63 10 0 .989 6.55 120 36 .300 3 5.5
1966 33 COL NL C 112 92 869.7 561 35 5 0 .992 6.17 59 19 .322 1 4.5
Career Totals   1003 858 8042.0 6008 354 34 3 .995 7.12 534 164 .307 17 41.3
Career Highs   138 130 1203.7 875 65 10 2 .999 8.16 120 41 .418 4  
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1960 27 CLE AL 6 16 2 8 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 .500 .529 .563 1.092
1964 31 CLE AL 15 58 13 21 6 2 3 12 0 1 3 9 .362 .397 .690 1.086
Career Post-Season Batting 21 74 15 29 7 2 3 13 1 2 4 10 .392 .425 .662 1.087
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1965-3-.321
 On-Base Pct
1965-6-.381
 Slugging Pct
1965-9-.473
 OPS
1965-5-.854
 Hits
1965-6-167
 Singles
1965-4-125
Triples
1959-7-6
1963-5-7
 RBIs
1965-8-88
 Caught Stealing
1960-7-5
1961-10-3
1963-10-10
1964-9-12
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 16    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 35    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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  1. Bruce Edwards (959)
  2. Mickey Cochrane (941)
  3. Mike Heath (937)
  4. Gabby Hartnett (930)
  5. Frankie Hayes (929)
  6. Bill Salkeld (924)
  7. Johnny Pramesa (921)
  8. Charlie Lau (910)
  9. Jake Gibbs (910)
  10. Bob Chance (910)
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 34th overall pick, by Cleveland in 1957
Injured on 6/27/1958 with a Sprained Ankle, out for 3 days
Had first career hit on 4/2/1959, off Ralph Terry (SEM)
Hit first career homerun on 5/11/1959, off Dick Hall (NYA)
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against New York (N) on 9/7/1959
Was selected to the 1960 Allstar game
Drove in 7 runs against Boston (N) on 6/6/1961
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Montreal on 6/20/1961
Drove in 6 runs against Oakland on 9/30/1961
2/1/1962: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,492,857 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 8/11/1962, hitting .625 with 3 HR, 7 RBI
2/1/1963: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,492,857 through salary arbitration
Injured on 4/11/1963 with a Bruised Ulna, out for one week
Won Gold Glove at Catcher in 1963
2/1/1964: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,492,857 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1964 Allstar game
Signed as a free agent by Kansas City on 2/2/1965 to a 3-year deal worth $7,500,001 per year
Was selected to the 1965 Allstar game
Traded from Kansas City to Colorado on 2/1/1966 (Going to COL: C Johnny Roseboro, SS Ozzie Virgil, P Bill Landis, P Rudy May. Going to KCR: P Gene Conley, C Billy Bryan)
Traded from Colorado to Cleveland (N) on 3/3/1967 (Going to COL: P Howie Nunn, C Jerry May. Going to CLN: C Johnny Roseboro)
10/20/1967: Signed a minor league contract extension with Cleveland (N)
 
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