Mike Roarke
Michael Thomas Roarke
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: November 8, 1930 in West Warwick, RI
School: Boston College
Signed by the Boston Braves as an amateur free agent in 1952. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 19, 1961
Final Game: October 3, 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
1961 30 DET AL 86 253 229 21 51 6 1 2 22 0 0 20 31 .223 .283 .284 .567 51 65 6 0 2 2 3 2
1962 31 DET AL 56 150 136 11 29 4 1 4 14 0 0 13 17 .213 .287 .346 .632 68 47 4 1 0 0 2 2
1963 32 DET AL 23 47 44 5 14 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 .318 .362 .318 .680 91 14 1 1 0 0 1 2
1964 33 DET AL 29 93 82 4 19 1 0 0 7 0 0 10 10 .232 .315 .244 .559 57 20 1 0 1 0 0 2
4 Seasons 194 543 491 41 113 11 2 6 44 0 0 45 61 .230 .296 .297 .594 60 146 12 2 3 2 6
162 Game Avg. 162 453 410 34 94 9 2 5 37 0 0 38 51 .230 .296 .297 .594 60 122 10 2 3 2 5

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
1961 30 DET AL 253 188 18 2.6 106 .247 .223 .267 .283 .343 .284 .416 .567 .759 51 .250 -16.6 -1.6 .462 .148 .061 .0
1962 31 DET AL 150 111 13 3.2 105 .217 .213 .266 .287 .339 .346 .415 .632 .754 68 .337 -6.8 -0.7 .550 .228 .132 .0
1963 32 DET AL 47 31 5 4.4 97 .341 .318 .259 .362 .325 .318 .399 .680 .725 91 .517 -0.6 -0.1 .548 .045 .000
1964 33 DET AL 93 65 7 2.9 98 .264 .232 .258 .315 .327 .244 .401 .559 .727 57 .333 -4.6 -0.5 .469 .134 .012
4 Seasons 543 395 43 2.9 104 .251 .230 .265 .296 .338 .297 .412 .594 .749 60 .310 -28.6 -2.9 .495 .159 .067 .0
162 Game Avg. 453 330 36 2.9 104 .251 .230 .265 .296 .338 .297 .412 .594 .749 60 .310 -28.6 -2.9 .495 .159 .067

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
1961 30 DET AL 253 0.8% 12.3% 7.9% 3.6% 18% 1.55 7.4 114.5 10.4 0.89 78%
1962 31 DET AL 150 2.7% 11.3% 8.7% 6.0% 31% 1.31 8.0 34.0 9.7 1.20 77%
1963 32 DET AL 47 0.0% 6.4% 4.3% 0.0% 0% 1.50 14.7 44.0 1.08 87%
1964 33 DET AL 93 0.0% 10.8% 10.8% 1.1% 5% 1.00 8.2 11.7 0.87 77%
4 Seasons 543 1.1% 11.2% 8.3% 3.5% 17% 1.36 8.0 81.8 11.2 0.98 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
1961 30 DET AL 6 0 28% 85 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 39% 10 6 4 3 3 0 5 2 3
1962 31 DET AL 3 0 18% 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 56% 2 0 2 2 1 1 5 2 2
1963 32 DET AL 1 0 29% 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 67% 3 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 3
1964 33 DET AL 0 0 14% 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 29% 3 2 0 0 0 0 4 2 2
4 Seasons 10 0 23% 189 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 5 45% 18 10 7 5 4 1 17 6 10
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
1961 30 DET AL 253 30% 51 1 0 0 0 0.32 2 0 10 2 0 2 0 0 2 2 100% 50 6 12% 23 5 22% 175 22 13% 16 7 44% 14 4 29% 0
1962 31 DET AL 150 23% 29 4 1 0 0 2.22 4 0 5 2 2 1 3 0 0 0 27 4 15% 8 1 13% 98 10 10% 7 1 14% 8 3 38% 0
1963 32 DET AL 47 36% 14 7 1 0 0 1.48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 13% 1 1 100% 23 1 4% 1 0 0% 2 1 50% 0
1964 33 DET AL 93 26% 19 2 1 0 1 1.09 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 19 1 5% 6 2 33% 49 8 16% 2 1 50% 2 2 100% 0
4 Seasons 543 28% 113 14 3 0 1 1.56 6 0 16 4 2 3 3 0 3 3 100% 104 12 12% 38 9 24% 345 41 12% 26 9 35% 26 10 38% 0
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
1961 30 86 253 229 21 51 6 1 2 22 0 0 20 31 .223 .283 .284 .567 51 65 6 0 2 2 3
1962 31 142 403 365 32 80 10 2 6 36 0 0 33 48 .219 .284 .307 .591 57 112 10 1 2 2 5
1963 32 165 450 409 37 94 10 2 6 37 0 0 35 51 .230 .292 .308 .600 60 126 11 2 2 2 6
1964 33 194 543 491 41 113 11 2 6 44 0 0 45 61 .230 .296 .297 .594 60 146 12 2 3 2 6

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
1961 30 86 248 227 19 49 6 1 2 20 0 19 31 .216 .274 .278 .552 17 86
1962 31 56 150 136 11 29 4 1 4 14 0 13 17 .213 .287 .346 .632 13 56
1963 32 23 47 44 5 14 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 .318 .362 .318 .680 5 23
1964 33 29 94 83 4 20 1 0 0 7 0 11 10 .241 .330 .253 .583 7 29
4 Seasons 194 539 490 39 112 11 2 6 42 0 45 61 .229 .295 .296 .591 42 194
162 Game Avg. 162 450 409 33 94 9 2 5 35 0 38 51 .229 .295 .296 .591 35 194

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