John Rocker

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-4, 210lb (193cm, 95kg)

Born: October 17, 1974 in Statesboro, GA us

Draft: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 18th round of the 1993 MLB June Amateur Draft from First Presbyterian Day School (Macon, GA).

High School: First Presbyterian Day School (Macon, GA)

School: Mercer University (Macon, GA)

Debut: May 5, 1998 (Age 23-200d, 17,234th in major league history)
vs. LAD 1.0 IP, 0 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: May 14, 2003 (Age 28-209d)
vs. TOR 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1998 season

Agents: Randy Hendricks, Alan Hendricks

Full Name: John Loy Rocker

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.5

ERA

3.42

280

255.1

332

WHIP

1.426

Summary of 23 Home Runs Allowed

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

0 leading off, 5 walk-off, 3 tying, 10 go ahead

3 Tms
ATL	16
TEX	5
CLE	2

Platoon
vs RHB	13
vs LHB	10

Home/Road
Away	14
Home	9

Outs
0	9
2	8
1	6

15 Opps
MON	3
NYM	2
COL	2
CHC	2
CIN	2
DET	2
FLA	2
KCR	1
MIN	1
TBD	1
SFG	1
PHI	1
OAK	1
ANA	1
HOU	1

22 Batters
Derrek Lee	2
Mike Sweeney	1
Brant Brown	1
Todd Helton	1
Michael Barrett	1
Ellis Burks	1
Edgardo Alfonzo	1
Scott Rolen	1
Chris Widger	1
Fred McGriff	1
Torii Hunter	1
Robert Fick	1
Vladimir Guerrero	1
Willie Greene	1
Jeff Bagwell	1
Larry Walker	1
Alex Gonzalez	1
Sean Casey	1
Bobby Higginson	1
Robin Ventura	1
Carlos Peña	1
Bengie Molina	1

15 Parks
Turner Fld (ATL)	6
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	2
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	2
Stade Olymp. (MON)	2
RingCentral Col (OAK)	1
Coors Fld (DEN)	1
SunLife Stad (MIA)	1
Astrodome (HOU)	1
Cinergy Fld (CIN)	1
TropicanaFld (STP)	1
Comerica Pk (DET)	1
Oracle Park (SFO)	1
Shea Stad (NYC)	1
Progressive (CLE)	1
KauffmanStad (KAN)	1

Where Hit
9	11
78	5
7	4
8	2
89	1

General field locations
when available.

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

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	23

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	10
-2-	4
1--	3
1-3	3
12-	2
-23	1

42 Runs
RISP	10
0 on	10
1 on	7
2 on	6
Any on	13

Inning
7	2
8	9
9	11
Extra	1

7-end	23

RelScore
+4..	2
+3	1
+1	2
Tied	6
-1	4
-2	3
-3	2
-4..	3

Ahead	5
Tied	6
Behind	12

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	5
2-1	4
3-2	3
0-1	3
0-2	2
1-2	2
2-0	2
1-0	1
2-2	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
1B	7
RF	4
3B	4
PH	2
CF	2
C	2
LF	1
SS	1

OrderPos
3rd	6
4th	5
5th	3
7th	2
9th	2
8th	2
2nd	2
6th	1

Leverage
High Lev	11
Medium Lev	8
Low Lev	4

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1998	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1998-05-29	Brant Brown	CHC		ATL	tied 3-3	b 11	1	-2-	2,(0-1) CX	2	9	8	30%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball); J. Hardtke Scores
2	2	2	1	1998-08-05	Willie Greene	CIN	@	ATL	behind 7-9	t 8	1	-2-	3,(2-1) BBX	2	8	PH	29%	45%		Home Run (CF-RF); A. Boone Scores
3	3	3	1	1998-09-07	Edgardo Alfonzo	NYM		ATL	behind 6-7	b 8	2	1--	7,(3-2) BBCBCFX	2	2	5	61%	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); T. Phillips Scores
4	4	4	1	1998-09-09	Chris Widger	MON		ATL	tied 2-2	b 9	0	---	7,(2-2) CSFBBFX	1	6	2	36%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
1999	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
5	5	1	1	1999-06-14	Jeff Bagwell	HOU		ATL	ahead 8-4	b 8	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	3	3	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
6	6	2	1	1999-06-29	Vladimir Guerrero	MON		ATL	behind 3-5	b 9	2	1-3	2,(1-0) BX	3	4	9	90%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); J. Mouton Scores; W. Guerrero Scores
7	7	3	1	1999-08-18	Larry Walker	COL		ATL	tied 1-1	b 9	0	12-	6,(1-2) BCCFFX	3	3	9	16%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); N. Pérez Scores; T. Shumpert Scores
8	8	4	1	1999-09-01	Sean Casey	CIN		ATL	behind 6-8	b 9	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	3	3	7%	13%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
9	9	5	1	1999-09-17	Michael Barrett	MON	@	ATL	behind 4-5	t 9	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	3	5	35%	39%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
2000	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
10	10	1	1	2000-05-05	Scott Rolen	PHI	@	ATL	behind 1-4	t 9	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	4	5	4%	8%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
11	11	2	1	2000-07-17	Fred McGriff	TBD		ATL	ahead 6-3	b 7	0	---	6,(3-2) BBSBSX	1	4	3	3%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
12	12	3	1	2000-07-20 (2)	Derrek Lee	FLA		ATL	ahead 5-1	b 8	0	---	6,(3-2) BFBBSX	1	5	3	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
13	13	4	1	2000-08-20	Ellis Burks	SFG		ATL	behind 4-8	b 9	1	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	5	9	1%	2%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
14	14	5	1	2000-10-01	Todd Helton	COL	@	ATL	behind 4-5	t 9	2	1-3	3,(0-2) CFX	3	4	3	73%	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Frye Scores/unER; J. Cirillo Scores/unER; T. Helton Scores/unER
2001	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
15	15	1	1	2001-04-03	Robin Ventura	NYM	@	ATL	tied 2-2	t 8	1	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	3	5	30%	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); T. Shinjo Scores
16	16	2	1	2001-06-21	Derrek Lee	FLA	@	ATL	behind 1-2	t 9	2	1--	4,(2-1) BBCX	2	8	PH	71%	80%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); C. Johnson Scores
17	17	3	1	2001-09-29	Torii Hunter	MIN	@	CLE	tied 7-7	t 8	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	5	8	28%	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
18	18	4	1	2001-10-02	Mike Sweeney	KCR		CLE	ahead 2-1	b 8	2	12-	5,(1-2) BCFFX	3	4	3	13%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Á. Berroa Scores; C. Beltrán Scores
2002	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
19	19	1	1	2002-04-04	Carlos Peña	OAK		TEX	behind 2-7	b 9	0	-23	3,(0-2) SCX	3	9	3	5%	10%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); O. Sáenz Scores; R. Hernández Scores
20	20	2	1	2002-05-11	Bobby Higginson	DET	@	TEX	behind 4-9	t 7	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	3	7	6%	12%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Fick Scores
21	21	3	1	2002-05-17	Robert Fick	DET		TEX	ahead 4-3	b 8	1	-2-	4,(2-1) BFBX	2	2	9	9%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Santiago Scores
22	22	4	1	2002-06-18	Alex Gonzalez	CHC		TEX	tied 3-3	b 9	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	7	6	37%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
23	23	5	1	2002-06-26	Bengie Molina	ANA	@	TEX	behind 3-6	t 8	2	1-3	1,(0-0) X	3	7	2	33%	41%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); T. Salmon Scores; G. Anderson Scores