Roger Craig
Roger Lee Craig
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 191 lb.

Born: February 17, 1930 in Durham, NC
School: North Carolina State University
Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1950. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 17, 1955
Final Game: July 10, 1966
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1955 25 BRO NL 21 28 26 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 .077 .111 .077 .188 -49 2 0 0 1 0 0 1
1956 26 BRO NL 35 73 61 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 33 .016 .103 .016 .119 -66 1 0 0 5 1 0 1
1957 27 BRO NL 32 32 29 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 .138 .167 .138 .305 -20 4 0 0 2 0 0 1
1958 28 LAD NL 9 10 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .100 .000 .100 -71 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1959 29 LAD NL 29 57 52 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 28 .058 .075 .058 .133 -65 3 0 0 4 0 0 1 MVP-13
1960 30 LAD NL 21 43 36 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 16 .056 .150 .056 .206 -42 2 1 0 3 0 0 1
1961 31 LAD NL 40 33 27 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 12 .148 .233 .185 .419 10 5 0 0 3 0 0 1
1962 32 NYM NL 42 85 76 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 33 .053 .111 .053 .164 -54 4 1 1 4 0 0 1
1963 33 NYM NL 46 77 69 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 39 .087 .149 .087 .236 -30 6 2 0 3 0 0 1
1964 34 STL NL 39 54 48 4 10 1 0 0 3 0 0 5 24 .208 .283 .229 .512 42 11 2 0 1 0 0 1
1965 35 CIN NL 40 13 11 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .182 .182 .182 .364 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1
1966 36 PHI NL 14 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Seasons 368 509 448 15 38 2 0 0 12 0 2 31 219 .085 .146 .089 .235 -35 40 6 1 28 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 224 197 7 17 1 0 0 5 0 1 14 96 .085 .146 .089 .235 -35 18 3 0 12 0 0
LAD (7 yrs) 187 276 240 9 16 1 0 0 6 0 0 17 116 .067 .128 .071 .199 -46 17 1 0 18 1 0
NYM (2 yrs) 88 162 145 1 10 0 0 0 2 0 2 9 72 .069 .129 .069 .198 -43 10 3 1 7 0 0
PHI (1 yr) 14 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
STL (1 yr) 39 54 48 4 10 1 0 0 3 0 0 5 24 .208 .283 .229 .512 42 11 2 0 1 0 0
CIN (1 yr) 40 13 11 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .182 .182 .182 .364 0 2 0 0 2 0 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1955 25 BRO NL 28 25 0 0.0 109 .125 .077 .270 .111 .342 .077 .428 .188 .769 -49 .000 -5.8 -0.6 .125 .038 .000
1956 26 BRO NL 73 66 1 0.4 110 .034 .016 .274 .103 .342 .016 .433 .119 .775 -66 .012 -15.2 -1.6 .117 .098 .000
1957 27 BRO NL 32 27 1 1.0 110 .267 .138 .279 .167 .344 .138 .432 .305 .775 -20 .058 -5.2 -0.5 .200 .034 .000
1958 28 LAD NL 10 9 0 0.0 109 .000 .000 .274 .100 .343 .000 .428 .100 .771 -71 .000 -2.3 -0.2 .111 .111 .000
1959 29 LAD NL 57 53 0 0.0 111 .125 .058 .278 .075 .345 .058 .430 .133 .776 -65 .000 -12.8 -1.3 .082 .019 .000
1960 30 LAD NL 43 38 1 0.7 104 .100 .056 .270 .150 .337 .056 .414 .206 .751 -42 .035 -7.4 -0.8 .171 .111 .000
1961 31 LAD NL 33 26 2 2.1 112 .267 .148 .279 .233 .347 .185 .435 .419 .782 10 .183 -3.7 -0.4 .348 .148 .037
1962 32 NYM NL 85 77 1 0.4 103 .093 .053 .270 .111 .337 .053 .410 .164 .747 -54 .009 -16.9 -1.7 .123 .053 .000
1963 33 NYM NL 77 70 1 0.4 89 .200 .087 .254 .149 .316 .087 .380 .236 .696 -30 .014 -11.7 -1.3 .134 .043 .000
1964 34 STL NL 54 41 3 2.0 101 .417 .208 .273 .283 .332 .229 .406 .512 .738 42 .206 -3.8 -0.4 .400 .125 .021
1965 35 CIN NL 13 11 0 0.0 99 .250 .182 .266 .182 .331 .182 .402 .364 .733 0 .000 -1.5 -0.2 .222 .000 .000
1966 36 PHI NL 4 4 0 0.0 96 .000 .264 .000 .323 .000 .398 .000 .722 -100 .000 -1.1 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
12 Seasons 509 447 10 0.6 104 .165 .085 .270 .146 .336 .089 .415 .235 .751 -35 .025 -87.4 -8.9 .167 .069 .004
162 Game Avg. 224 197 4 0.6 104 .165 .085 .270 .146 .336 .089 .415 .235 .751 -35 .025 -87.4 -8.9 .167 .069 .004
LAD (7 yrs) 276 244 5 0.5 110 .128 .067 .275 .128 .343 .071 .429 .199 .772 -46 .020 -52.4 -5.3 .151 .075 .004
NYM (2 yrs) 162 147 2 0.4 96 .137 .069 .262 .129 .327 .069 .396 .198 .722 -43 .011 -28.6 -3.0 .129 .048 .000
PHI (1 yr) 4 4 0 0.0 96 .000 .264 .000 .323 .000 .398 .000 .722 -100 .000 -1.1 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
STL (1 yr) 54 41 3 2.0 101 .417 .208 .273 .283 .332 .229 .406 .512 .738 42 .207 -3.8 -0.4 .400 .125 .021
CIN (1 yr) 13 11 0 0.0 99 .250 .182 .266 .182 .331 .182 .402 .364 .733 0 .000 -1.5 -0.2 .222 .000 .000

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1955 25 BRO NL WS NYY W 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 1 0 0
1956 26 BRO NL WS NYY L 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 1 0 0 0 0 0
1959 29 LAD NL WS CHW W 2 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0
1964 34 STL NL WS NYY W 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Seasons (4 Series) 7 9 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .167 .286 .167 .452 1 0 0 2 0 0
4 WS 7 9 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .167 .286 .167 .452 1 0 0 2 0 0

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1955 25 BRO NL 28 0.0% 35.7% 3.6% 0.0% 0% 10.00 2.6 0.88 57%
1956 26 BRO NL 73 0.0% 45.2% 8.2% 0.0% 0% 5.50 1.8 61.0 2.44 40%
1957 27 BRO NL 32 0.0% 43.8% 3.1% 0.0% 0% 14.00 2.1 3.33 47%
1958 28 LAD NL 10 0.0% 30.0% 10.0% 0.0% 3.00 3.0 5.00 60%
1959 29 LAD NL 57 0.0% 49.1% 1.8% 0.0% 0% 28.00 1.9 17.3 7.00 42%
1960 30 LAD NL 43 0.0% 37.2% 9.3% 0.0% 0% 4.00 2.3 18.0 1.33 47%
1961 31 LAD NL 33 0.0% 36.4% 9.1% 3.0% 25% 4.00 2.3 2.40 45%
1962 32 NYM NL 85 0.0% 38.8% 4.7% 0.0% 0% 8.25 2.3 38.0 1.35 51%
1963 33 NYM NL 77 0.0% 50.7% 6.5% 0.0% 0% 7.80 1.8 3.67 39%
1964 34 STL NL 54 0.0% 44.4% 9.3% 1.9% 10% 4.80 2.0 16.0 7.50 44%
1965 35 CIN NL 13 0.0% 23.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.7 11.0 3.00 62%
1966 36 PHI NL 4 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0%
12 Seasons 509 0.0% 43.0% 6.1% 0.4% 5% 7.06 2.0 37.3 2.38 45%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1955 25 BRO NL 0 0 67% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
1956 26 BRO NL 1 0 14% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1957 27 BRO NL 0 0 0% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1958 28 LAD NL 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1959 29 LAD NL 0 0 25% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33% 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1960 30 LAD NL 1 0 33% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1961 31 LAD NL 0 0 43% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1962 32 NYM NL 4 0 11% 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
1963 33 NYM NL 1 0 0% 17 0 2 0% 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1964 34 STL NL 0 0 27% 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 33% 3 2 1 0 0 0 3 2 1
1965 35 CIN NL 0 0 50% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1966 36 PHI NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Seasons 7 0 21% 106 0 2 0% 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 4 26% 18 15 2 0 0 0 9 4 5
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1955 25 BRO NL 28 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 3 0 0% 4 0 0% 22 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
1956 26 BRO NL 73 8% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 83% 15 0 0% 15 2 13% 44 1 2% 2 1 50% 4 0 0% 0
1957 27 BRO NL 32 6% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 5 0 0% 5 1 20% 18 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1958 28 LAD NL 10 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 5 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1959 29 LAD NL 57 9% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 100% 9 0 0% 10 2 20% 40 3 8% 2 1 50% 1 0 0% 0
1960 30 LAD NL 43 30% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 75% 6 1 17% 8 2 25% 24 3 13% 3 2 67% 4 2 50% 0
1961 31 LAD NL 33 21% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 50% 6 0 0% 8 0 0% 13 0 0% 0 0 2 1 50% 0
1962 32 NYM NL 85 34% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 4 57% 14 1 7% 14 3 21% 63 5 8% 5 1 20% 4 1 25% 0
1963 33 NYM NL 77 39% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 75% 11 2 18% 13 3 23% 43 1 2% 2 0 0% 3 1 33% 0
1964 34 STL NL 54 15% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 9 2 22% 11 1 9% 35 4 11% 2 2 100% 3 1 33% 0
1965 35 CIN NL 13 31% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 4 0 0% 5 1 20% 11 1 9% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
1966 36 PHI NL 4 25% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
12 Seasons 509 21% 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 37 28 76% 85 6 7% 95 15 16% 320 18 6% 16 7 44% 23 6 26% 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1955 25 21 28 26 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 .077 .111 .077 .188 -49 2 0 0 1 0 0
1956 26 56 101 87 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 43 .034 .105 .034 .140 -61 3 0 0 6 1 0
1957 27 88 133 116 3 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 57 .060 .120 .060 .180 -51 7 0 0 8 1 0
1958 28 97 143 125 3 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 60 .056 .119 .056 .175 -52 7 0 0 8 1 0
1959 29 126 200 177 4 10 0 0 0 4 0 0 10 88 .056 .106 .056 .163 -56 10 0 0 12 1 0
1960 30 147 243 213 6 12 0 0 0 6 0 0 14 104 .056 .114 .056 .170 -54 12 1 0 15 1 0
1961 31 187 276 240 9 16 1 0 0 6 0 0 17 116 .067 .128 .071 .199 -46 17 1 0 18 1 0
1962 32 229 361 316 10 20 1 0 0 8 0 0 21 149 .063 .124 .066 .190 -48 21 2 1 22 1 0
1963 33 275 438 385 10 26 1 0 0 8 0 2 26 188 .068 .128 .070 .198 -45 27 4 1 25 1 0
1964 34 314 492 433 14 36 2 0 0 11 0 2 31 212 .083 .146 .088 .234 -35 38 6 1 26 1 0
1965 35 354 505 444 15 38 2 0 0 12 0 2 31 215 .086 .147 .090 .237 -35 40 6 1 28 1 0
1966 36 368 509 448 15 38 2 0 0 12 0 2 31 219 .085 .146 .089 .235 -35 40 6 1 28 1 0

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1955 25 22 28 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 .000 .036 .000 .036 0 21
1956 26 37 92 67 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 24 34 .060 .304 .060 .364 1 35
1957 27 33 32 31 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 .161 .188 .161 .349 1 32
1958 28 9 10 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .100 .000 .100 0 9
1959 29 30 55 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 29 .000 .018 .000 .018 0 29
1960 30 22 48 40 4 4 0 0 0 4 0 8 17 .100 .250 .100 .350 1 21
1961 31 42 31 28 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 13 .143 .226 .179 .404 1 40
1962 32 42 88 79 1 7 0 0 0 3 0 7 33 .089 .182 .089 .270 1 42
1963 33 46 74 69 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 5 39 .087 .149 .087 .236 1 46
1964 34 39 53 48 4 10 1 0 0 3 0 5 24 .208 .283 .229 .512 3 39
1965 35 40 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 40
1966 36 14 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 14
12 Seasons 376 526 467 13 40 2 0 0 12 0 56 225 .086 .186 .090 .276 9 368
162 Game Avg. 162 227 201 6 17 1 0 0 5 0 24 97 .086 .186 .090 .276 4 368

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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