Dave Roberts

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-3, 195lb (190cm, 88kg)

Born: September 11, 1944 in Gallipolis, OH us

Died: January 9, 2009 in Short Gap, WV

Buried: Frostburg Memorial Park, Frostburg, MD

High School: Central HS (Columbus, OH)

Last Game: May 16, 1981 (Age 36-247d)
vs. LAD 1.0 IP, 4 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 5 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1969 season

Full Name: David Arthur Roberts

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1979 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

23.6

103

125

ERA

3.78

445

277

2099.0

957

WHIP

1.335

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1963	18	-2.4	Spartanburg	WCRS	A	PHI	9	3	.750	1.79	2.29	18	17		10	3		126.0	95	32	25	4	18	0	121	4	0	1		0.897	6.8	0.3	1.3	8.6	6.72
1964	19		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-AA	PIT	8	10	.444	3.96	4.53	27	25		9	1		159.0	166	80	70	22	62	9	153	1	0	3		1.434	9.4	1.2	3.5	8.7	2.47
1964	19	-3.4	Asheville	SOUL	AA	PIT	3	3	.500	4.58	5.03	11	10		3	0		59.0	64	33	30	10	28	2	44	0	0	0		1.559	9.8	1.5	4.3	6.7	1.57
1964	19	-2.6	Kinston	CARL	A	PIT	5	7	.417	3.60	4.23	16	15		6	1		100.0	102	47	40	12	34	7	109	1	0	3		1.360	9.2	1.1	3.1	9.8	3.21
1964	19	-1.7	Pirates	FECI	WRk	PIT	4	0	1.000	4.02	4.02	9	6		1	0		47.0	49	21	21		22		34					1.511	9.4		4.2	6.5	1.55
1965	20		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	PIT	9	10	.474	3.71	4.74	28	23		4	2		148.0	128	78	61	9	73	5	126	4	0	10		1.358	7.8	0.5	4.4	7.7	1.73
1965	20	-5.7	Columbus	IL	AAA	PIT	0	2	.000	10.13	10.13	4	4		0	0		16.0	20	18	18	4	10	1	12	0	0	3		1.875	11.3	2.3	5.6	6.8	1.20
1965	20	-3.0	Asheville	SOUL	AA	PIT	9	8	.529	2.93	4.09	24	19		4	2		132.0	108	60	43	5	63	4	114	4	0	7		1.295	7.4	0.3	4.3	7.8	1.81
1966	21	-2.3	Asheville	SOUL	AA	PIT	14	5	.737	2.61	2.98	31	26		14	4		190.0	153	63	55	9	60	9	157	4	0	5		1.121	7.2	0.4	2.8	7.4	2.62
1967	22	-3.8	Columbus	IL	AAA	PIT	5	1	.833	2.18	2.61	10	8		3	0		62.0	55	18	15	4	16	3	37	0	0	3		1.145	8.0	0.6	2.3	5.4	2.31
1968	23	-2.3	Columbus	IL	AAA	PIT	18	5	.783	3.17	3.45	27	27		14	4		193.0	189	74	68	18	45	1	133	2	0	5		1.212	8.8	0.8	2.1	6.2	2.96
1969	24	0.7	Elmira	EL	AA	KCR	7	5	.583	3.50	4.09	15	15		10	0	0	121.0	117	55	47	6	43	2	76	6	0	4		1.322	8.7	0.4	3.2	5.7	1.77
1969	24	-3.0	SDP	NL	Maj	SDP	0	3	.000	4.81	5.55	22	5	6	0	0	1	48.2	65	30	26	5	19	0	19	3	1	2	228	1.726	12.0	0.9	3.5	3.5	1.00
1970	25	-2.1	SDP	NL	Maj	SDP	8	14	.364	3.81	3.96	43	21	11	3	2	1	181.2	182	80	77	16	43	11	102	1	0	3	753	1.239	9.0	0.8	2.1	5.1	2.37
1971	26	-1.4	SDP	NL	Maj	SDP	14	17	.452	2.10	2.64	37	34	3	14	2	0	269.2	238	79	63	9	61	9	135	5	0	4	1086	1.109	7.9	0.3	2.0	4.5	2.21
1972	27	-0.1	HOU	NL	Maj	HOU	12	7	.632	4.50	4.69	35	28	4	7	3	2	192.0	227	100	96	18	57	3	111	2	0	7	839	1.479	10.6	0.8	2.7	5.2	1.95
1973	28	0.7	HOU	NL	Maj	HOU	17	11	.607	2.85	3.32	39	36	0	12	6	0	249.1	264	92	79	15	62	8	119	2	0	3	1054	1.307	9.5	0.5	2.2	4.3	1.92
1974	29	1.8	HOU	NL	Maj	HOU	10	12	.455	3.40	3.66	34	30	2	8	2	1	204.0	216	83	77	6	65	2	72	3	1	2	870	1.377	9.5	0.3	2.9	3.2	1.11
1975	30	2.9	HOU	NL	Maj	HOU	8	14	.364	4.27	4.45	32	27	3	7	0	1	198.1	182	98	94	16	73	4	101	2	0	8	841	1.286	8.3	0.7	3.3	4.6	1.38
1976	31	3.4	DET	AL	Maj	DET	16	17	.485	4.00	4.36	36	36	0	18	4	0	252.0	254	122	112	16	63	4	79	4	0	3	1048	1.258	9.1	0.6	2.3	2.8	1.25
1977	32		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	DET	5	11	.313	4.59	5.43	39	28	5	6	0	1	182.1	198	110	93	21	53	10	69	3	0	3	792	1.377	9.8	1.0	2.6	3.4	1.30
1977	32	4.5	DET	AL	Maj	DET	4	10	.286	5.15	6.12	22	22	0	5	0	0	129.1	143	88	74	20	41	2	46	2	0	2	570	1.423	10.0	1.4	2.9	3.2	1.12
1977	32	4.7	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	1	1	.500	3.23	3.74	17	6	5	1	0	1	53.0	55	22	19	1	12	8	23	1	0	1	222	1.264	9.3	0.2	2.0	3.9	1.92
1978	33	5.0	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	6	8	.429	5.25	5.50	35	20	6	2	1	1	142.1	159	87	83	17	56	15	54	3	0	4	627	1.511	10.1	1.1	3.5	3.4	0.96
1979	34		2 Teams	NL	Maj	PIT-SFG	5	4	.556	2.90	3.68	47	4	16	0	0	4	80.2	89	33	26	4	30	7	38	2	0	2	352	1.475	9.9	0.4	3.3	4.2	1.27
1979	34	5.8	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	0	2	.000	2.57	3.21	26	1	11	0	0	3	42.0	42	15	12	3	18	3	23	1	0	2	182	1.429	9.0	0.6	3.9	4.9	1.28
1979	34	5.8	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	5	2	.714	3.26	4.19	21	3	5	0	0	1	38.2	47	18	14	1	12	4	15	1	0	0	170	1.526	10.9	0.2	2.8	3.5	1.25
1980	35		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	PIT	2	4	.333	4.35	5.12	39	4	13	0	0	3	82.2	88	47	40	7	28	7	48	1	0	4	364	1.403	9.6	0.8	3.0	5.2	1.71
1980	35	7.3	SEA	AL	Maj	SEA	2	3	.400	4.37	5.15	37	4	13	0	0	3	80.1	86	46	39	7	27	7	47	1	0	4	355	1.407	9.6	0.8	3.0	5.3	1.74
1980	35	6.7	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	0	1	.000	3.86	3.86	2	0	0	0	0	0	2.1	2	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	9	1.286	7.7	0.0	3.9	3.9	1.00
1981	36	10.6	Phoenix	PCL	AAA	SFG	0	0		2.40	2.40	6	0	6	0	0	0	15.0	16	4	4	0	3	0	7	0	0	2		1.267	9.6	0.0	1.8	4.2	2.33
1981	36	7.3	NYM	NL	Maj	NYM	0	3	.000	9.39	10.57	7	4	0	0	0	0	15.1	26	18	16	5	5	0	10	0	0	0	76	2.022	15.3	2.9	2.9	5.9	2.00
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (13 seasons)					Majors		103	125	.452	3.78	4.20	445	277	69	77	20	15	2099.0	2188	979	882	155	615	80	957	31	2	45	8930	1.335	9.4	0.7	2.6	4.1	1.56
Minors (8 seasons)					Minors		70	39	.642	3.06	3.59	162	141	6	64	14	0	1014.0	919	404	345	72	320	29	810	21	0	33		1.222	8.2	0.6	2.8	7.2	2.53
Other (1 season)					Other		4	0	1.000	4.02	4.02	9	6		1	0		47.0	49	21	21		22		34					1.511	9.4		4.2	6.5	1.55
All Levels (19 Seasons)							177	164	.519	3.55	4.00	616	424	75	142	34	15	3160.0	3156	1404	1248	227	957	109	1801	52	2	78	8930	1.302	9.0		2.7	5.1	1.88

AAA (4 seasons)					Minors		23	8	.742	3.30	3.59	47	39	6	17	4	0	286.0	280	114	105	26	74	5	189	2	0	13		1.238	8.8	0.8	2.3	5.9	2.55
AA (4 seasons)					Minors		33	21	.611	3.14	3.78	81	70		31	6	0	502.0	442	211	175	30	194	17	391	14	0	16		1.267	7.9	0.5	3.5	7.0	2.02
A (2 seasons)					Minors		14	10	.583	2.59	3.15	34	32		16	4		226.0	197	79	65	16	52	7	230	5	0	4		1.102	7.8	0.6	2.1	9.2	4.42