Dave Roberts

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-10, 172lb (178cm, 78kg)

Born: May 31, 1972 in Naha, Japan jp

Draft: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 47th round of the 1993 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA) and the Detroit Tigers in the 28th round of the 1994 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA).

High School: Rancho Buena Vista HS (Vista, CA)

School: University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: August 7, 1999 (Age 27-068d, 17,531st in major league history)
vs. TBD 5 AB, 3 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 SB

Last Game: September 28, 2008 (Age 36-120d)
vs. LAD 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1999 season

Agents: John Boggs & Associates

National Team: us USA (Pro)

Full Name: David Ray Roberts

Nicknames: Doc

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

9.1

2707

721

.266

437

RBI

213

243

OBP

.342

SLG

.366

OPS

.709

OPS+

Summary of 23 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

6 leading off, 0 walk-off, 1 tying, 11 go ahead

5 Tms
SDP	10
LAD	7
CLE	2
SFG	2
BOS	2

Platoon
vs RHP	22
vs LHP	1

Home/Road
Away	12
Home	11

Outs
2	9
1	7
0	7

16 Opps
ARI	4
ANA	2
SEA	2
NYM	2
LAD	2
MIN	1
COL	1
STL	1
SDP	1
CHC	1
NYY	1
DET	1
WSN	1
FLA	1
MIL	1
TOR	1

22 Pitchers
Ramón Ortiz	2
Johan Santana	1
Nelson Figueroa	1
Liván Hernández	1
Jim Mecir	1
Jason Jennings	1
Jeff Suppan	1
Derek Lowe	1
D.J. Houlton	1
Steve Trachsel	1
Gil Meche	1
Matt Clement	1
Félix Hernández	1
Javier Vázquez	1
John Hudek	1
Jake Peavy	1
Édgar González	1
Jon Lieber	1
John Maine	1
Curt Schilling	1
Jeremy Bonderman	1
Rick Helling	1

14 Parks
Petco Pk (SAN)	6
Chase Field (PHO)	3
Dodger Stad (LOS)	3
Yankee Stad (NYC)	1
Qualcomm St (SAN)	1
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	1
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
RFK Stad (WAS)	1
Comerica Pk (DET)	1
Am Fam Field (MIL)	1
Oracle Park (SFO)	1
Progressive (CLE)	1
T-Mobile Pk (SEA)	1
Metrodome (MIN)	1

Where Hit
9	19
89	2
7	1
5	1

1 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
6	5
4	5
2	5
7+	4
5	2
1	1
3	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	23

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	12
12-	2
123	2
-2-	2
1--	2
1-3	2
-23	1

43 RBI
RISP	9
0 on	12
1 on	4
2 on	5
3 on	2
Any on	11

Inning
1	6
2	2
3	1
4	4
5	3
6	2
7	2
8	2
9	1

1-3	9
4-6	9
7-end	5

RelScore
+4..	3
+3	1
+2	3
Tied	8
-1	4
-3	1
-4..	3

Ahead	7
Tied	8
Behind	8

Before event,
for batter

Count
3-2	6
2-1	4
0-1	4
2-2	4
1-2	1
1-0	1
0-0	1
1-1	1
3-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
CF	18
LF	4
RF	1

OrderPos
1st	21
9th	1
3rd	1

Leverage
High Lev	4
Medium Lev	11
Low Lev	8

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1999	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1999-08-30	CLE		ANA	Ramón Ortiz	tied 1-1	b 2	2	1-3	2,(1-0) BX	3	1	8	0.228	78%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); D. Justice Scores; E. Díaz Scores
2	2	2	1	1999-09-24	CLE	@	TOR	John Hudek	ahead 14-4	t 8	2	123	7,(2-2) BBCFFFX	4	1	8	0.000	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); R. Sexson Scores; D. Justice Scores; E. Díaz Scores
2002	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
3	3	1	1	2002-05-21	LAD	@	MIL	Nelson Figueroa	ahead 2-0	t 4	2	---	6,(3-2) CBCBBX	1	1	8	0.093	80%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
4	4	2	1	2002-05-25	LAD	@	ARI	Rick Helling	behind 0-1	t 2	2	123	4,(2-1) BBCX	4	1	8	0.317	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Grudzielanek Scores; A. Cora Scores; A. Ashby Scores
5	5	3	1	2002-09-21	LAD	@	SDP	Jake Peavy	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	6,(2-2) CCFBBX	1	1	8	0.106	61%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2003	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
6	6	1	1	2003-04-01	LAD	@	ARI	Curt Schilling	behind 0-4	t 8	1	12-	3,(1-1) CBX	3	1	8	0.141	21%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); A. Cora Scores; D. Ward Scores
7	7	2	1	2003-08-09	LAD		CHC	Matt Clement	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---	7,(3-2) CBSBBFX	1	1	8	0.101	65%	Lead-Off,IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to LF (Ground Ball)
2004	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
8	8	1	1	2004-04-28	LAD		NYM	Steve Trachsel	behind 0-1	b 3	1	1--	11,(3-2) CBSBFFB1FF1FX	2	1	7	0.216	65%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); O. Pérez Scores
9	9	2	1	2004-06-05	LAD	@	ARI	Édgar González	ahead 2-0	t 4	2	-23	4,(2-1) BCBX	3	1	7	0.175	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); A. Cora Scores; O. Pérez Scores
10	10	3	1	2004-08-31	BOS		ANA	Ramón Ortiz	ahead 7-1	b 7	2	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	9	9	0.008	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); O. Cabrera Scores; B. Mueller Scores
11	11	4	1	2004-09-18	BOS	@	NYY	Jon Lieber	behind 1-14	t 9	1	1--	2,(0-1) FX	2	3	8	0.000	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); K. Youkilis Scores
2005	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
12	12	1	1	2005-05-04	SDP		COL	Jason Jennings	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---	6,(2-2) CBSFBX	1	1	8	0.105	65%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
13	13	2	1	2005-05-15	SDP		FLA	Jim Mecir	ahead 8-4	b 7	2	1-3	5,(3-1) BCBBX	3	1	8	0.022	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); K. Greene Scores/Team unER; M. Sweeney Scores/Team unER; D. Roberts Scores/Team unER
14	14	3	1	2005-06-16	SDP	@	DET	Jeremy Bonderman	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	7,(3-2) BCBFBFX	1	1	8	0.097	60%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
15	15	4	1	2005-06-19	SDP	@	MIN	Johan Santana	behind 0-1	t 6	1	---	5,(2-2) BCBSX	1	1	8	0.158	47%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
16	16	5	1	2005-06-22	SDP		LAD	D.J. Houlton	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	1	8	0.105	65%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
17	17	6	1	2005-06-24	SDP		SEA	Gil Meche	behind 4-9	b 5	0	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	1	8	0.043	11%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
18	18	7	1	2005-08-05	SDP	@	WSN	Liván Hernández	tied 2-2	t 4	1	---	4,(1-2) BCFX	1	1	8	0.134	61%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
19	19	8	1	2005-08-31	SDP		ARI	Javier Vázquez	ahead 3-0	b 4	2	---	6,(3-2) BBSB.FX	1	1	8	0.056	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2006	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
20	20	1	1	2006-05-21	SDP	@	SEA	Félix Hernández	behind 5-8	t 6	2	-2-	2,(0-1) CX	2	1	7	0.160	28%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Barfield Scores
21	21	2	1	2006-05-26	SDP		STL	Jeff Suppan	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---	4,(2-1) BFBX	1	1	7	0.101	65%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2007	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
22	22	1	1	2007-04-24	SFG	@	LAD	Derek Lowe	ahead 2-0	t 5	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	1	8	0.091	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
23	23	2	1	2007-05-09	SFG		NYM	John Maine	behind 1-2	b 5	1	-2-	6,(3-2) BBBCFX	2	1	8	0.238	68%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); E. Alfonzo Scores