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Biff Pocoroba
Biff Benedict Pocoroba
All-Star Player
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: July 25, 1953 in Burbank, CA
High School: Canoga Park (Canoga Park, CA)
Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 17th round of the 1971 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 25, 1975
Final Game: April 20, 1984
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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
1975 21 ATL NL 67 211 188 15 48 7 1 1 22 0 0 20 11 .255 .325 .319 .645 78 60 5 0 2 1 2 2
1976 22 ATL NL 54 196 174 16 42 7 0 0 14 1 0 19 12 .241 .313 .282 .594 66 49 8 0 1 2 2 2
1977 23 ATL NL 113 387 321 46 93 24 1 8 44 3 4 57 27 .290 .394 .445 .840 115 143 9 1 4 4 15 2
1978 24 ATL NL 92 327 289 21 70 8 0 6 34 0 3 29 14 .242 .312 .332 .644 72 96 15 2 3 4 6 2 AS
1979 25 ATL NL 28 46 38 6 12 4 0 0 4 1 1 7 0 .316 .422 .421 .843 125 16 2 0 1 0 1 /2
1980 26 ATL NL 70 96 83 7 22 4 0 2 8 1 0 11 11 .265 .347 .386 .733 103 32 2 0 1 1 0 2
1981 27 ATL NL 57 140 122 4 22 4 0 0 8 0 0 12 15 .180 .265 .213 .478 36 26 5 2 4 0 1 5/2
1982 28 ATL NL 56 134 120 5 33 7 0 2 22 0 0 13 12 .275 .351 .383 .734 103 46 2 1 0 0 2 2/5
1983 29 ATL NL 55 133 120 11 32 6 0 2 16 0 0 12 7 .267 .331 .367 .697 88 44 3 0 0 1 4 2
1984 30 ATL NL 4 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 48 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Seasons 596 1674 1457 132 374 71 2 21 172 6 8 182 109 .257 .339 .351 .690 86 512 51 6 16 13 33
162 Game Avg. 162 455 396 36 102 19 1 6 47 2 2 49 30 .257 .339 .351 .690 86 139 14 2 4 4 9

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
1982 28 ATL NL NLCS STL L 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLCS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 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 Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1975 ATL NL 21 C 62 49 466.0 270 237 25 8 2 .970 -10.0 -25.8 -10 5.06 4.23 .985 6.03 5.24 13 13 60 12 17%
1976 ATL NL 22 C 54 51 440.0 319 273 39 7 5 .978 -1.0 -2.7 -1 6.38 5.78 .986 5.96 5.16 10 11 31 16 34%
1977 ATL NL 23 C 100 86 798.1 627 542 78 7 8 .989 -4.0 -6.0 -4 6.99 6.20 .985 6.49 5.54 15 33 103 52 34%
1978 ATL NL 24 C 79 77 682.2 502 454 43 5 1 .990 -9.0 -15.8 -9 6.55 6.29 .985 6.17 5.11 12 29 82 25 23% AS
1979 ATL NL 25 C 7 6 51.1 45 39 3 3 0 .933 -1.0 -23.4 -1 7.36 6.00 .987 6.12 5.27 0 5 8 3 27%
1980 ATL NL 26 C 10 9 75.1 61 56 1 4 0 .934 -4.0 -63.7 -4 6.81 5.70 .984 6.09 5.23 1 4 16 1 6%
1981 ATL NL 27 3B 21 20 171.0 48 15 30 3 4 .938 -3.9 -27.4 -3.9 -1.9 -2.0 0 2.37 2.14 .948 2.84 2.47
1981 ATL NL 27 C 9 6 52.0 32 28 4 0 2 1.000 1.0 23.1 1 5.54 3.56 .981 5.94 5.07 0 2 4 3 43%
1982 ATL NL 28 C 36 29 249.2 161 143 16 2 2 .988 -4.0 -19.2 -4 5.73 4.42 .985 6.29 5.52 1 14 44 13 23%
1982 ATL NL 28 3B 2 1 7.2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -93.9 -0.6 0.0 -0.6 1.17 0.50 .900 2.82 2.45
1983 ATL NL 29 C 34 29 248.1 181 166 12 3 1 .983 -4.0 -19.3 -4 6.45 5.24 .984 6.57 5.55 1 8 39 9 19%
9 Seasons C 391 342 3063.2 2198 1938 221 39 21 .982 -36.0 -14.1 -36 6.34 5.52 .985 6.24 5.33 53 119 387 134 26%
2 Seasons 3B 23 21 178.2 49 16 30 3 4 .939 -4.5 -30.2 -4.5 -1.9 -2.6 0 2.32 2.00 .947 2.84 2.47
10 Seasons TOT 414 363 3242.1 2247 1954 251 42 25 .981 -40.5 -15.0 -4.5 -1.9 -2.6 0 -36 6.12 5.33 .966 6.05 5.17 53 119 387 134 26%

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1978 *

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1977 NL--15--4th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 3 (1712), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 5 (2562), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 8, 1971: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 17th round of the 1971 amateur draft.

April 24, 1984: Released by the Atlanta Braves.

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