Roman Mejias
Roman (Gomez) Mejias
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: August 9, 1930 in Abreus, Cuba
Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1953. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 13, 1955
Final Game: October 4, 1964
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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 24 PIT NL 71 176 167 14 36 8 1 3 21 1 3 9 13 .216 .256 .329 .585 56 55 3 0 0 0 0 79/8
1957 26 PIT NL 58 153 142 12 39 7 4 2 15 2 2 6 13 .275 .309 .423 .731 97 60 3 1 4 0 1 9/87
1958 27 PIT NL 76 166 157 17 42 3 2 5 19 2 0 2 27 .268 .280 .408 .687 82 64 4 1 5 1 1 789
1959 28 PIT NL 96 308 276 28 65 6 1 7 28 1 2 21 48 .236 .298 .341 .639 71 94 4 5 3 3 7 987
1960 29 PIT NL 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1961 30 PIT NL 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /7
1962 31 HOU NL 146 610 566 82 162 12 3 24 76 12 4 30 83 .286 .326 .445 .771 112 252 13 6 3 5 1 *9/8
1963 32 BOS AL 111 381 357 43 81 18 0 11 39 4 1 14 36 .227 .260 .370 .630 72 132 11 3 4 3 2 89/7
1964 33 BOS AL 62 109 101 14 24 3 1 2 4 0 0 7 16 .238 .294 .347 .640 74 35 4 1 0 0 1 789
9 Seasons 627 1905 1768 212 449 57 12 54 202 22 12 89 238 .254 .294 .391 .686 86 692 42 17 19 12 13
162 Game Avg. 162 492 457 55 116 15 3 14 52 6 3 23 61 .254 .294 .391 .686 86 179 11 4 5 3 3
PIT (6 yrs) 308 805 744 73 182 24 8 17 83 6 7 38 103 .245 .286 .367 .653 74 273 14 7 12 4 9
BOS (2 yrs) 173 490 458 57 105 21 1 13 43 4 1 21 52 .229 .267 .365 .632 73 167 15 4 4 3 3
HOU (1 yr) 146 610 566 82 162 12 3 24 76 12 4 30 83 .286 .326 .445 .771 112 252 13 6 3 5 1
NL (7 yrs) 454 1415 1310 155 344 36 11 41 159 18 11 68 186 .263 .304 .401 .704 90 525 27 13 15 9 10
AL (2 yrs) 173 490 458 57 105 21 1 13 43 4 1 21 52 .229 .267 .365 .632 73 167 15 4 4 3 3

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 24 PIT NL 176 137 13 2.5 104 .219 .216 .263 .256 .334 .329 .417 .585 .750 56 .246 -11.0 -1.1 .453 .156 .114 1.5
1957 26 PIT NL 153 112 17 4.1 100 .291 .275 .265 .309 .328 .423 .410 .731 .738 97 .447 -1.2 -0.1 .620 .190 .148 2.0
1958 27 PIT NL 166 125 17 3.6 103 .294 .268 .266 .280 .334 .408 .416 .687 .749 82 .390 -5.0 -0.5 .580 .166 .140 2.9
1959 28 PIT NL 308 223 28 3.4 104 .259 .236 .269 .298 .335 .341 .416 .639 .751 71 .358 -11.6 -1.2 .548 .178 .105 1.8
1960 29 PIT NL 1 1 0 0.0 100 .000 .264 .000 .330 .000 .406 .000 .736 -100 .000 -0.3 0.0 .000 .000 .000
1961 30 PIT NL 1 1 0 0.0 106 .000 .271 .000 .338 .000 .422 .000 .760 -100 .000 -0.3 0.0 .000 .000 .000
1962 31 HOU NL 610 429 81 5.0 97 .297 .286 .261 .326 .328 .445 .397 .771 .724 112 .547 7.6 0.7 .703 .226 .159 16.0
1963 32 BOS AL 381 295 32 2.9 97 .224 .227 .259 .260 .325 .370 .399 .630 .725 72 .341 -14.2 -1.5 .528 .190 .143 5.9
1964 33 BOS AL 109 81 9 3.0 100 .265 .238 .261 .294 .330 .347 .406 .640 .736 74 .345 -3.9 -0.4 .531 .178 .109 .0
9 Seasons 1905 1404 197 3.8 100 .265 .254 .263 .294 .330 .391 .405 .686 .735 86 .419 -39.9 -4.1 .588 .193 .137 31.3
162 Game Avg. 492 363 51 3.8 100 .265 .254 .263 .294 .330 .391 .405 .686 .735 86 .419 -39.9 -4.1 .588 .193 .137 8
PIT (6 yrs) 805 599 75 3.4 103 .263 .245 .266 .286 .333 .367 .415 .653 .748 74 .356 -29.4 -2.9 .544 .172 .122 8.9
BOS (2 yrs) 490 376 41 2.9 98 .232 .229 .259 .267 .327 .365 .401 .632 .727 73 .342 -18.0 -1.9 .528 .188 .135 6.1
HOU (1 yr) 610 429 81 5.1 97 .297 .286 .261 .326 .328 .445 .397 .771 .724 112 .547 7.6 0.7 .703 .226 .159 16.0
NL (7 yrs) 1415 1028 156 4.1 100 .277 .263 .264 .304 .331 .401 .407 .704 .738 90 .443 -21.9 -2.2 .611 .195 .138 25.0
AL (2 yrs) 490 376 41 2.9 98 .232 .229 .259 .267 .327 .365 .401 .632 .727 73 .342 -18.0 -1.9 .528 .188 .135 6.1

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 24 PIT NL 176 1.7% 7.4% 5.1% 6.8% 33% 1.44 12.8 55.7 8.0 1.64 86%
1957 26 PIT NL 153 1.3% 8.5% 3.9% 8.5% 33% 2.17 10.9 71.0 9.5 0.92 83%
1958 27 PIT NL 166 3.0% 16.3% 1.2% 6.0% 24% 13.50 5.8 31.4 8.3 1.02 76%
1959 28 PIT NL 308 2.3% 15.6% 6.8% 4.6% 22% 2.29 5.8 39.4 9.9 1.10 73%
1960 29 PIT NL 1 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0%
1961 30 PIT NL 1 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0%
1962 31 HOU NL 610 3.9% 13.6% 4.9% 6.4% 24% 2.77 6.8 23.6 7.4 0.94 76%
1963 32 BOS AL 381 2.9% 9.5% 3.7% 7.6% 36% 2.57 9.9 32.5 9.2 0.80 82%
1964 33 BOS AL 109 1.8% 14.7% 6.4% 5.5% 25% 2.29 6.3 50.5 25.3 0.59 76%
9 Seasons 1905 2.8% 12.5% 4.7% 6.5% 27% 2.67 7.4 32.7 8.8 0.94 78%
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 24 PIT NL 2 0 26% 40 1 3 25% 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 18% 6 6 0 2 2 0 3 1 2
1957 26 PIT NL 3 0 23% 27 2 2 50% 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 40% 2 1 1 1 0 1 2 2 0
1958 27 PIT NL 4 0 30% 61 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 43% 5 4 1 5 1 4 4 3 1
1959 28 PIT NL 4 0 25% 118 1 2 33% 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 6 2 43% 25 16 8 3 1 2 12 4 7
1960 29 PIT NL 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1961 30 PIT NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1962 31 HOU NL 17 0 33% 248 12 4 75% 12 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 8 56% 40 23 17 6 1 5 15 3 12
1963 32 BOS AL 9 0 37% 115 4 1 80% 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 50% 13 9 4 1 0 1 14 5 9
1964 33 BOS AL 1 0 40% 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 29% 9 7 2 5 4 1 3 1 2
9 Seasons 40 0 32% 663 22 12 65% 22 8 0 2 0 1 4 0 21 28 45% 102 68 33 23 9 14 54 19 34
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 24 PIT NL 99 71% 36 11 2 0 0 0.84 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0% 22 3 14% 7 2 29% 50 5 10% 2 2 100% 1 0 0% 77
1957 26 PIT NL 116 56% 39 17 3 0 1 1.33 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 4 4 100% 20 3 15% 13 3 23% 73 7 10% 5 1 20% 9 5 56% 37
1958 27 PIT NL 158 48% 42 18 3 0 1 1.02 5 0 7 2 3 0 5 0 5 5 100% 25 4 16% 18 6 33% 87 14 16% 11 7 64% 11 5 45% 8
1959 28 PIT NL 295 37% 65 6 1 0 1 2.29 7 0 8 4 3 1 6 0 4 3 75% 55 4 7% 26 9 35% 190 22 12% 15 9 60% 17 4 24% 13
1960 29 PIT NL 1 100% 0 1 0 0 0 1.19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1961 30 PIT NL 1 100% 0 1 0 0 0 1.24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1962 31 HOU NL 610 26% 162 5 0 0 0 2.19 24 0 17 20 4 12 12 1 4 3 75% 137 13 9% 62 20 32% 397 52 13% 34 15 44% 28 14 50% 0
1963 32 BOS AL 381 31% 81 24 4 0 1 1.49 11 0 5 10 1 8 3 0 4 4 100% 79 11 14% 39 10 26% 215 33 15% 16 10 63% 21 8 38% 0
1964 33 BOS AL 109 26% 24 17 5 0 0 0.54 2 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 21 4 19% 8 0 0% 62 2 3% 2 1 50% 4 1 25% 0
9 Seasons 1770 35% 449 100 18 0 4 1.22 54 0 41 38 13 24 27 1 22 19 86% 360 42 12% 174 50 29% 1075 135 13% 85 45 53% 91 37 41% 135
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 24 71 176 167 14 36 8 1 3 21 1 3 9 13 .216 .256 .329 .585 56 55 3 0 0 0 0
1956 25 71 176 167 14 36 8 1 3 21 1 3 9 13 .216 .256 .329 .585 56 55 3 0 0 0 0
1957 26 129 329 309 26 75 15 5 5 36 3 5 15 26 .243 .280 .372 .652 75 115 6 1 4 0 1
1958 27 205 495 466 43 117 18 7 10 55 5 5 17 53 .251 .280 .384 .664 77 179 10 2 9 1 2
1959 28 301 803 742 71 182 24 8 17 83 6 7 38 101 .245 .287 .368 .655 75 273 14 7 12 4 9
1960 29 304 804 743 72 182 24 8 17 83 6 7 38 102 .245 .287 .367 .654 75 273 14 7 12 4 9
1961 30 308 805 744 73 182 24 8 17 83 6 7 38 103 .245 .286 .367 .653 74 273 14 7 12 4 9
1962 31 454 1415 1310 155 344 36 11 41 159 18 11 68 186 .263 .304 .401 .704 90 525 27 13 15 9 10
1963 32 565 1796 1667 198 425 54 11 52 198 22 12 82 222 .255 .294 .394 .688 87 657 38 16 19 12 12
1964 33 627 1905 1768 212 449 57 12 54 202 22 12 89 238 .254 .294 .391 .686 86 692 42 17 19 12 13

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 24 75 183 174 15 36 8 1 3 22 1 9 14 .207 .246 .316 .562 14 71
1957 26 61 155 148 13 40 7 4 2 16 2 6 14 .270 .303 .412 .715 19 58
1958 27 80 170 166 19 45 3 2 5 21 2 2 28 .271 .282 .404 .686 19 76
1959 28 100 323 292 30 71 7 1 8 30 1 23 50 .243 .307 .356 .663 30 96
1960 29 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 3
1961 30 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 4
1962 31 146 613 571 87 167 12 3 25 80 12 31 83 .292 .333 .455 .788 85 146
1963 32 111 377 357 46 81 18 0 11 41 4 14 36 .227 .260 .370 .630 34 111
1964 33 62 109 101 15 24 3 1 2 4 0 7 16 .238 .294 .347 .640 10 62
9 Seasons 642 1932 1811 227 464 58 12 56 214 22 92 243 .256 .297 .394 .691 211 627
162 Game Avg. 162 488 457 57 117 15 3 14 54 6 23 61 .256 .297 .394 .691 53 627

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1959 NL--5--7th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1962 NL--16.0--9th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 4 (2826), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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