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Roger Craig
Roger Lee Craig

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 4", Weight 191 lb.
School North Carolina State University

Debut July 17, 1955
Final Game July 10, 1966
Born February 17, 1930 in Durham, NC

Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1950. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1955 25 BRO NL   5   3  21  10   3   0   4  2   90.7   81   37   28   8   43   48   1   3   388   6   0  2.78  4.08  147 1.368
 1956 26 BRO NL  12  11  35  32   8   2   2  1  199.0  169   90   82  25   87  109   4   7   840   5   1  3.71  4.03  109 1.286
 1957 27 BRO NL   6   9  32  13   1   0   8  0  111.3  102   58   57  18   47   69   2   2   465   5   0  4.61  4.15   90 1.338
 1958 28 LAD NL   2   1   9   2   1   0   1  0   32.0   30   20   16   3   12   16   0   3   136   1   1  4.50  4.11   91 1.313
 1959 29 LAD NL  11   5  29  17   7   4   3  0  152.7  122   49   35  13   45   76   1   2   612   3   0  2.06  4.22  205 1.094 MVP-13
 1960 30 LAD NL   8   3  21  15   6   1   3  0  115.7   99   48   42   8   43   69   3   0   478   4   1  3.27  3.95  121 1.228
 1961 31 LAD NL   5   6  40  14   2   0   7  2  112.7  130   87   77  22   52   63   4   7   513   7   1  6.15  4.31   70 1.615
 1962 32 NYM NL  10  24  42  33  13   0   8  3  233.3  261  133  117  35   70  118   7   7   998   3   2  4.51  4.14   92 1.419
 1963 33 NYM NL   5  22  46  31  14   0   9  2  236.0  249  117   99  28   58  108   6   4  1014   2   6  3.78  3.45   91 1.301
 1964 34 STL NL   7   9  39  19   3   0  12  5  166.0  180   76   60  16   35   84   4   2   706   4   0  3.25  3.82  117 1.295
 1965 35 CIN NL   1   4  40   0   0   0  17  3   64.3   74   33   26   6   25   30   3   5   292   7   0  3.64  3.75  103 1.539
 1966 36 PHI NL   2   1  14   0   0   0   5  1   22.7   31   15   14   4    5   13   0   0   103   1   0  5.56  3.57   64 1.588
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 12 Yr WL% .430  74  98 368 186  58   7  79 19 1536.3 1528  763  653 186  522  803  35  42  6545  48  12  3.83  3.96  104 1.334
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     9  12  45  22   7   0   9  2  188.3  187   93   80  22   64   98   4   5   803   5   1  3.83  3.96  104 1.334
 Career High     12  24  46  33  14   4  17  5  236.0  261  133  117  35   87  118   7   7  1014   7   6  2.06  4.31  205 1.094

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1955 25 BRO NL  21   26    2    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   1  10  .077  .111  .077  -49    2   1   0   0   0   0
 1956 26 BRO NL  35   61    1    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   6  33  .016  .103  .016  -66    1   5   1   0   0   0
 1957 27 BRO NL  32   29    0    4   0  0   0    0   0  0   1  14  .138  .167  .138  -20    4   2   0   0   0   0
 1958 28 LAD NL   9    9    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   3  .000  .100  .000  -71    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1959 29 LAD NL  29   52    1    3   0  0   0    3   0  0   1  28  .058  .075  .058  -65    3   4   0   0   0   0 MVP-13
 1960 30 LAD NL  21   36    2    2   0  0   0    2   0  0   4  16  .056  .150  .056  -42    2   3   0   0   0   1
 1961 31 LAD NL  40   27    3    4   1  0   0    0   0  0   3  12  .148  .233  .185   10    5   3   0   0   0   0
 1962 32 NYM NL  42   76    1    4   0  0   0    2   0  0   4  33  .053  .111  .053  -54    4   4   0   0   1   1
 1963 33 NYM NL  46   69    0    6   0  0   0    0   0  2   5  39  .087  .149  .087  -30    6   3   0   0   0   2
 1964 34 STL NL  39   48    4   10   1  0   0    3   0  0   5  24  .208  .283  .229   42   11   1   0   0   0   2
 1965 35 CIN NL  40   11    1    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   3  .182  .182  .182    0    2   2   0   0   0   0
 1966 36 PHI NL  14    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   4  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 12 Seasons     368  448   15   38   2  0   0   12   0  2  31 219  .085  .146  .089  -35   40  28   1   0   1   6
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        197    7   17   1  0   0    5   0  1  14  96  .085  .146  .089  -35   18  12   0   0   0   3
 Career High     46   76    4   10   1  0   0    3   0  2   6  39                          11   5   1   0   1   2
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1955 25 BRO NL   28   25    0   0.0   108| .077  .269| .111  .340| .077  .426| .188  .766| -49  .000  -5.8  -0.6   0%
 1956 26 BRO NL   73   66    1   0.4   110| .016  .274| .103  .342| .016  .433| .119  .775| -66  .012 -15.2  -1.6   0%
 1957 27 BRO NL   32   27    1   1.0   110| .138  .279| .167  .344| .138  .432| .305  .775| -20  .058  -5.2  -0.5   0%
 1958 28 LAD NL   10    9    0   0.0   109| .000  .274| .100  .343| .000  .428| .100  .771| -71  .000  -2.3  -0.2   0%
 1959 29 LAD NL   57   53    0   0.0   111| .058  .278| .075  .345| .058  .430| .133  .776| -65  .000 -12.8  -1.3   0%
 1960 30 LAD NL   43   38    1   0.7   104| .056  .270| .150  .337| .056  .414| .206  .751| -42  .035  -7.4  -0.8   0%
 1961 31 LAD NL   33   26    2   2.1   112| .148  .279| .233  .347| .185  .435| .418  .782|  10  .183  -3.7  -0.4   0%
 1962 32 NYM NL   85   77    1   0.4   103| .053  .270| .111  .337| .053  .410| .164  .747| -54  .009 -16.9  -1.7   0%
 1963 33 NYM NL   77   70    1   0.4    89| .087  .254| .149  .316| .087  .380| .236  .696| -30  .014 -11.7  -1.3   0%
 1964 34 STL NL   54   41    3   2.0   101| .208  .273| .283  .332| .229  .406| .512  .738|  42  .207  -3.8  -0.4   0%
 1965 35 CIN NL   13   11    0   0.0    99| .182  .266| .182  .331| .182  .402| .364  .733|   0  .000  -1.5  -0.2   0%
 1966 36 PHI NL    4    4    0   0.0    96| .000  .264| .000  .323| .000  .398| .000  .722|-100  .000  -1.1  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 12 Seasons      509  447   10   0.6   104| .085  .270| .146  .336| .089  .415| .235  .751| -35  .025 -87.4  -9.1   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1955 25 BRO NL P 21 6 11 1 1 .944 .950 0.81 0.83 1.69 2.04 10 90.7 1956 26 BRO NL P 35 10 22 0 1 1.000 .967 0.91 0.83 1.45 2.05 32 199.0 1957 27 BRO NL P 32 11 19 0 4 1.000 .962 0.94 0.82 2.43 2.06 13 111.3 1958 28 LAD NL P 9 0 3 1 0 .750 .968 0.33 0.77 0.84 1.97 2 32.0 1959 29 LAD NL P 29 19 18 1 2 .974 .954 1.28 0.82 2.18 1.99 17 152.7 1960 30 LAD NL P 21 10 16 0 2 1.000 .963 1.24 0.87 2.02 2.09 15 115.7 1961 31 LAD NL P 40 5 15 1 1 .952 .957 0.50 0.88 1.60 2.18 14 112.7 1962 32 NYM NL P 42 23 54 4 4 .951 .948 1.83 0.82 2.97 2.07 33 233.3 1963 33 NYM NL P 46 18 60 8 4 .907 .951 1.70 0.84 2.97 2.06 31 236.0 1964 34 STL NL P 39 13 37 1 2 .980 .952 1.28 0.84 2.71 2.14 19 166.0 1965 35 CIN NL P 40 2 13 1 0 .938 .955 0.38 0.81 2.10 2.09 0 64.3 1966 36 PHI NL P 14 3 6 0 0 1.000 .947 0.64 0.74 3.57 1.94 0 22.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1955 25 BRO NL P 21 6 11 1 1 .944 .950 0.81 0.83 1.69 2.04 10 90.7 1956 26 BRO NL P 35 10 22 0 1 1.000 .967 0.91 0.83 1.45 2.05 32 199.0 1957 27 BRO NL P 32 11 19 0 4 1.000 .962 0.94 0.82 2.43 2.06 13 111.3 1958 28 LAD NL P 9 0 3 1 0 .750 .968 0.33 0.77 0.84 1.97 2 32.0 1959 29 LAD NL P 29 19 18 1 2 .974 .954 1.28 0.82 2.18 1.99 17 152.7 1960 30 LAD NL P 21 10 16 0 2 1.000 .963 1.24 0.87 2.02 2.09 15 115.7 1961 31 LAD NL P 40 5 15 1 1 .952 .957 0.50 0.88 1.60 2.18 14 112.7 1962 32 NYM NL P 42 23 54 4 4 .951 .948 1.83 0.82 2.97 2.07 33 233.3 1963 33 NYM NL P 46 18 60 8 4 .907 .951 1.70 0.84 2.97 2.06 31 236.0 1964 34 STL NL P 39 13 37 1 2 .980 .952 1.28 0.84 2.71 2.14 19 166.0 1965 35 CIN NL P 40 2 13 1 0 .938 .955 0.38 0.81 2.10 2.09 0 64.3 1966 36 PHI NL P 14 3 6 0 0 1.000 .947 0.64 0.74 3.57 1.94 0 22.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 368 120 274 18 21 .956 .954 1.07 0.83 2.31 2.07 186 1536.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 368 120 274 18 21 .956 .954 1.07 0.83 2.31 2.07 186 1536
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1955   WS    BRO NYY     W   1   1   3.00  1  0  0  0   6     4   2   5   4 
 1956   WS    BRO NYY     L   2   1  12.00  0  1  0  0   6    10   8   3   4 
 1959   WS    LAD CHW     W   2   2   8.68  0  1  0  0   9.1  15   9   5   8 
 1964   WS    STL NYY     W   2   0   0.00  1  0  0  0   5     2   0   3   9 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  4 World Series        3-1   7   4   6.49  2  2  0  0  26.1  31  19  16  25 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1955   WS    BRO NYY     W   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   1   0       1.000         0  0   1   0   0 
 1956   WS    BRO NYY     L   2   2   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   0  .500  .500  .500   0  0   0   0   0 
 1959   WS    LAD CHW     W   2   3   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   2  .000  .000  .000   0  0   1   0   0 
 1964   WS    STL NYY     W   2   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  4 World Series        3-1   7   6   0   1  0  0  0   0   1   2  .167  .286  .167   0  0   2   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1959-NL-13-0.04
Car-1135-0.04 shares

Won-Loss %
1959 NL-.688-2

Hits Allowed/9IP
1956 NL-7.64-5

Strikeouts/9IP
1956 NL-4.93-8

Games Started
1956 NL-32-10

Comp. Games
1962 NL-13-9
1963 NL-14-6

Shutouts
1956 NL-2-10
1959 NL-4-1

Home Runs Allow.
1956 NL-25-10
1962 NL-35-2
1963 NL-28-2

Bases On Balls Allow.
1956 NL-87-4

Hits Allowed
1962 NL-261-7
1963 NL-249-5

Losses
1962 NL-24-1
1963 NL-22-1

Earned Runs Allow.
1962 NL-117-3
1963 NL-99-3

Wild Pitches
1956 NL-7-5

Hit Batsmen
1962 NL-7-10

       

Black Ink: Pitching - 1 (835) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 12 (1338) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 6.0 (1185) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 17.0 (661) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

Before 1950 Season: Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent.

October 10, 1961: Drafted by the New York Mets from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1961 expansion draft.

November 4, 1963: Traded by the New York Mets to the St. Louis Cardinals for George Altman and Bill Wakefield.

December 14, 1964: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Charlie James to the Cincinnati Reds for Bob Purkey.

April 11, 1966: Released by the Cincinnati Reds.

April 11, 1966: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies.

July 23, 1966: Released by the Philadelphia Phillies.


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