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Curt Roberts

Curtis Benjamin Roberts

Position: Second Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 8", Weight: 165 lb.

Born: August 16, 1929 in Pineland, TX
High School: McClymonds HS (Oakland, CA)
Signed by the Boston Braves as an amateur free agent in 1951. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 13, 1954
Team: Pirates 1954-1956

Final Game: June 8, 1956
Died: November 14, 1969 in Oakland, CA
Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Oakland, CA
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Standard Batting

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
1954 24 PIT NL 134 564 496 47 115 18 7 1 36 6 3 55 49 .232 .309 .302 .612 62 150 6 2 9 3 *4
1955 25 PIT NL 6 19 17 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .118 .211 .176 .387 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 /4
1956 26 PIT NL 31 68 62 6 11 5 2 0 4 1 0 5 12 .177 .239 .323 .561 51 20 1 0 1 0 0 4
3 Yrs 171 651 575 54 128 24 9 1 40 7 3 62 62 .223 .299 .301 .600 60 173 7 2 10 3 0
162 Game Avg. 162 617 545 51 121 23 9 1 38 7 3 59 59 .223 .299 .301 .600 60 164 7 2 9 3

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1954 24 PIT NL 134 564 -27 1 1 2 5 -17 -1.9 19 2 0.0 .487 .489 -0.2 0.7 -1 $ *4
1955 25 PIT NL 6 19 -2 0 0 -0 0 -2 -0.3 1 -2 -0.2 .456 .498 -0.2 -0.0 -2 $ /4
1956 26 PIT NL 31 68 -5 0 0 2 1 -1 -0.2 2 1 0.1 .496 .499 -0.1 0.3 -1 $ 4
3 Seasons 171 651 -34 1 1 5 6 -21 -2.3 22 1 -0.1 .487 .496 -0.5 1.0 -4 $

Advanced Batting

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
1954 24 PIT NL 564 402 46 3.1 107 .254 .232 .272 .309 .343 .302 .420 .612 .763 62 .306 -27.2 -2.6 .538 .188 .071 1.7
1955 25 PIT NL 19 15 1 1.8 104 .125 .118 .263 .211 .334 .176 .417 .387 .751 5 .146 -2.3 -0.2 .333 .176 .059
1956 26 PIT NL 68 53 5 2.5 100 .220 .177 .260 .239 .327 .323 .411 .561 .738 51 .260 -4.3 -0.4 .500 .242 .145 .0
3 Yrs 651 470 52 3.0 106 .247 .223 .270 .299 .341 .301 .419 .600 .760 60 .297 -33.8 -3.3 .527 .193 .078 1.8
162 Game Avg. 617 445 49 3.0 106 .247 .223 .270 .299 .341 .301 .419 .600 .760 60 .297 -33.8 -3.3 .527 .193 .078 2

Ratio Batting*

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
1954 24 PIT NL 564 0.2% 8.7% 9.8% 4.6% 23% 0.89 10.1 496.0 13.8 0.94 80%
1955 25 PIT NL 19 0.0% 5.3% 10.5% 5.3% 50% 0.50 17.0 0.56 84%
1956 26 PIT NL 68 0.0% 17.7% 7.4% 10.3% 64% 2.40 5.2 15.5 1.06 74%
3 Yrs 651 0.2% 9.5% 9.5% 5.2% 27% 1.00 9.3 575.0 14.4 0.93 79%
MLB Averages 2.3% 11.4% 9.5% 6.6% 29% 1.20 7.7 38.9 8.1 0.97 75%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1954 24 PIT NL -27.2 -2.6 436 -2.4 6.0 -8.4 1.03 -1.9 -0.4 -22.5 -2.2 0.97 -23.9 2.87 2
1955 25 PIT NL -2.3 -0.2 19 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 .93 -0.2 -0.0 -3.0 -0.3 0.86 -2.6 0
1956 26 PIT NL -4.3 -0.4 59 0.1 1.1 -1.0 .98 -0.3 0.4 -1.8 -0.2 0.90 -2.9 0.83 4
3 Yrs -33.8 -3.3 514 -2.5 7.2 -9.8 1.02 -2.5 0.0 -27.3 -2.7 0.96 -29.3 1.51 6

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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
1954 24 PIT NL 6 0 27% 167 6 3 67% 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 9 39% 19 13 4 4 3 1 10 2 8
1955 25 PIT NL 0 0 25% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1956 26 PIT NL 0 0 38% 18 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2
3 Yrs 6 0 28% 189 7 3 70% 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 10 44% 20 13 5 4 3 1 12 2 10

Situational Hitting*

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
1954 24 PIT NL 564 40% 115 2 1 0 0 2.87 1 0 19 1 0 0 1 0 11 9 82% 80 6 8% 43 11 26% 268 25 9% 23 5 22% 9 6 67% 0
1955 25 PIT NL 19 11% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 2 0 0% 9 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1956 26 PIT NL 68 47% 11 4 1 0 0 0.83 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 7 1 14% 3 2 67% 25 4 16% 1 1 100% 0 0 0
3 Yrs 651 39% 128 6 2 0 0 1.51 1 0 20 1 0 0 1 0 12 10 83% 90 7 8% 48 13 27% 302 29 10% 24 6 25% 9 6 67% 0
MLB Averages 49% 82% 11% 32% 14% 49% 54%

Cumulative Batting

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
1954 24 134 564 496 47 115 18 7 1 36 6 3 55 49 .232 .309 .302 .612 62 150 6 2 9 3
1955 25 140 583 513 48 117 19 7 1 36 6 3 57 50 .228 .306 .298 .604 60 153 6 2 9 3 0
1956 26 171 651 575 54 128 24 9 1 40 7 3 62 62 .223 .299 .301 .600 60 173 7 2 10 3 0

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1954 24 141 594 522 49 121 19 7 1 38 6 58 52 .232 .309 .301 .610 48 134
1955 25 6 22 19 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 .158 .273 .263 .536 1 6
1956 26 32 71 65 7 12 5 2 0 4 1 5 13 .185 .243 .323 .566 5 31
3 Yrs 179 687 606 58 136 26 9 1 42 7 66 66 .224 .301 .302 .603 54 171
162 Game Avg. 162 622 548 52 123 24 8 1 38 6 60 60 .224 .301 .302 .603 49 171

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