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Roger Metzger
Roger Henry Metzger
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 165 lb.

Born: October 10, 1947 in Fredericksburg, TX
Schools: St. Edward's University
Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1969 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 16, 1970
Final Game: August 10, 1980
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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
1970 22 CHC NL 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /6
1971 23 HOU NL 150 617 562 64 132 14 11 0 26 15 6 44 50 .235 .294 .299 .593 70 168 5 4 5 2 4 *6
1972 24 HOU NL 153 715 641 84 142 12 3 2 38 23 9 60 71 .222 .288 .259 .547 58 166 7 1 9 4 1 *6
1973 25 HOU NL 154 637 580 67 145 11 14 1 35 10 4 39 70 .250 .299 .322 .622 74 187 10 3 12 3 0 *6 GG
1974 26 HOU NL 143 633 572 66 145 18 10 0 30 9 7 37 73 .253 .297 .320 .617 76 183 13 0 21 3 1 *6
1975 27 HOU NL 127 510 450 54 102 7 9 2 26 4 5 41 39 .227 .289 .296 .584 68 133 6 0 15 4 10 *6
1976 28 HOU NL 152 543 481 37 101 13 8 0 29 1 1 52 63 .210 .286 .270 .556 66 130 11 0 8 2 10 *6/4
1977 29 HOU NL 97 307 269 24 50 9 6 0 16 2 0 32 24 .186 .272 .264 .535 51 71 7 0 5 1 3 6/4
1978 30 TOT NL 120 393 358 28 88 10 2 0 23 8 1 24 26 .246 .292 .285 .577 66 102 12 0 9 2 3 *6/4
1978 30 HOU NL 45 138 123 11 27 4 1 0 6 0 0 12 9 .220 .287 .268 .555 62 33 8 0 2 1 3 6/4
1978 30 SFG NL 75 255 235 17 61 6 1 0 17 8 1 12 17 .260 .294 .294 .588 68 69 4 0 7 1 0 6
1979 31 SFG NL 94 288 259 24 65 7 8 0 31 11 3 23 31 .251 .311 .340 .651 84 88 6 0 5 1 2 64/5
1980 32 SFG NL 28 31 27 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 .074 .167 .074 .241 -29 2 2 0 1 0 0 6/4
11 Seasons 1219 4676 4201 453 972 101 71 5 254 83 36 355 449 .231 .291 .293 .584 67 1230 79 8 90 22 34
162 Game Avg. 162 621 558 60 129 13 9 1 34 11 5 47 60 .231 .291 .293 .584 67 163 10 1 12 3 5
HOU (8 yrs) 1021 4100 3678 407 844 88 62 5 206 64 32 317 399 .229 .291 .291 .582 67 1071 67 8 77 20 32
SFG (3 yrs) 197 574 521 46 128 13 9 0 48 19 4 38 50 .246 .296 .305 .601 71 159 12 0 13 2 2
CHC (1 yr) 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1970 CHC NL 22 SS 1 1 7.0 6 1 4 1 1 .833 -0.2 -34.3 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 6.43 5.00 .967 5.01 4.20
1971 HOU NL 23 SS 148 145 1302.1 751 275 459 17 91 .977 -5.2 -4.8 -5.2 -0.8 -4.4 0 5.07 4.96 .968 5.14 4.46
1972 HOU NL 24 SS 153 153 1373.1 764 238 504 22 101 .971 -8.2 -7.2 -9.2 -0.2 -9.0 1 4.86 4.85 .967 5.04 4.48
1973 HOU NL 25 SS 149 146 1306.2 672 231 429 12 83 .982 -5.2 -4.8 -5.2 -9.6 4.4 0 4.55 4.43 .960 4.93 4.31 GG
1974 HOU NL 26 SS 143 143 1261.2 706 238 451 17 85 .976 -5.1 -4.9 -6.1 -10.4 4.3 1 4.91 4.82 .960 4.97 4.26
1975 HOU NL 27 SS 126 123 1094.1 642 186 441 15 83 .977 9.8 10.7 7.8 6.6 1.2 2 5.16 4.98 .962 4.99 4.21
1976 HOU NL 28 SS 150 149 1304.1 725 253 462 10 93 .986 4.7 4.3 6.7 -2.3 9.0 -2 4.93 4.77 .963 5.05 4.48
1976 HOU NL 28 2B 2 2 17.0 11 5 6 0 0 1.000 -1.1 -77.6 -0.1 -0.3 0.2 -1 5.82 5.50 .973 5.51 4.95
1977 HOU NL 29 SS 96 86 758.0 401 130 260 11 45 .973 -3.3 -5.2 -3.3 -3.0 -0.4 0 4.63 4.06 .963 5.02 4.30
1977 HOU NL 29 2B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.00 0.00 5.40 4.50
1978 TOT NL 30 SS 116 105 926.0 472 171 287 14 51 .970 -17.8 -23.1 -15.8 -12.6 -3.2 -2 4.45 3.95 .966 4.88 4.25
1978 HOU NL 30 SS 42 38 333.2 168 59 103 6 21 .964 -3.6 -12.9 -3.6 -2.5 -1.1 0 4.37 3.86 .966 4.88 4.25
1978 HOU NL 30 2B 1 0 2.0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.5 300.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0 9.00 2.00 1.000 5.40 4.30
1978 SFG NL 30 SS 74 67 592.1 304 112 184 8 30 .974 -14.2 -28.8 -12.2 -10.1 -2.1 -2 4.50 4.00 .966 4.88 4.25
1979 SFG NL 31 SS 78 68 598.1 342 108 219 15 34 .956 -3.1 -6.2 -2.1 -0.7 -1.4 -1 4.92 4.19 .965 5.00 4.51
1979 SFG NL 31 2B 10 5 55.0 32 14 18 0 4 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0 5.24 3.20 .978 5.42 4.55
1979 SFG NL 31 3B 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 2.50
1980 SFG NL 32 SS 13 7 69.0 34 14 19 1 4 .971 -2.1 -36.5 -2.1 -0.2 -1.9 0 4.30 2.54 .965 5.02 4.30
1980 SFG NL 32 2B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3 -360.0 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0.00 0.00 5.40 4.70
11 Seasons SS 1173 1126 10001.0 5515 1845 3535 135 671 .976 -35.7 -4.3 -34.7 -33.4 -1.4 -1 4.84 4.59 .964 5.01 4.36
5 Seasons 2B 15 7 76.0 45 19 26 0 4 1.000 -1.0 -15.8 -0.0 -0.4 0.4 -1 5.33 3.00 .978 5.44 4.59
1 Season 3B 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 2.50
11 Seasons TOT 1189 1133 10077.0 5560 1864 3561 135 675 .976 -36.7 -4.4 -34.7 -33.8 -1.0 -2 4.85 4.56 .940 5.01 4.36
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Gold Gloves
1973-NL-SS

Games Played s c a p y
1972 NL--153--2nd

At Bats s c a p y
1972 NL--641--2nd

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1972 NL--715--2nd

Triples s c a p y
1971 NL--11--1st
1973 NL--14--1st
1974 NL--10--4th
1975 NL--9--6th
1976 NL--8--10th

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1972 NL--23--9th

Singles s c a p y
1972 NL--125--8th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1973 NL--12--6th
1974 NL--21--3rd
1975 NL--15--7th

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1972 NL--9--8th

Outs Made s c a p y
1972 NL--528--1st
1973 NL--464--10th
1974 NL--471--8th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Black InkBatting - 2 (680), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 9 (1444), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 4 (1650), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 9 (1735), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 5, 1969: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1969 amateur draft.

October 12, 1970: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Houston Astros for Hector Torres.

June 15, 1978: Purchased by the San Francisco Giants from the Houston Astros.

August 16, 1980: Released by the San Francisco Giants.

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