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Dave Roberts
David Wayne Roberts
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 215 lb.

Born: February 17, 1951 in Lebanon, OR
School: University of Oregon
Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1972 amateur draft.
Signed June 7, 1972. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 7, 1972
Final Game: September 18, 1982
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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
1972 21 SDP NL 100 443 418 38 102 17 0 5 33 7 2 18 64 .244 .275 .321 .595 75 134 5 0 6 1 1 54/62
1973 22 SDP NL 127 503 479 56 137 20 3 21 64 11 2 17 83 .286 .310 .472 .782 123 226 6 1 3 3 3 *54
1974 23 SDP NL 113 358 318 26 53 10 1 5 18 2 0 32 69 .167 .246 .252 .497 43 80 9 2 4 2 6 5/67
1975 24 SDP NL 33 132 113 7 32 2 0 2 12 3 1 13 19 .283 .367 .354 .721 107 40 1 2 4 0 3 5/4
1977 26 SDP NL 82 202 186 15 41 14 1 1 23 2 1 11 32 .220 .268 .323 .590 65 60 4 1 4 0 1 2/456
1978 27 SDP NL 54 112 97 7 21 4 1 1 7 0 0 12 25 .216 .309 .309 .618 81 30 2 1 2 0 6 2/387
1979 28 TEX AL 44 93 84 12 22 2 1 3 14 1 0 7 17 .262 .319 .417 .735 98 35 3 0 2 0 0 2/4389D57
1980 29 TEX AL 101 251 235 27 56 4 0 10 30 0 1 13 38 .238 .280 .383 .663 83 90 5 1 1 1 2 562/934
1981 30 HOU NL 27 59 54 4 13 3 0 1 5 1 0 3 6 .241 .271 .352 .623 80 19 1 0 0 2 0 3/542
1982 31 PHI NL 28 36 33 2 6 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 8 .182 .229 .212 .441 23 7 0 0 1 0 0 52/4
10 Seasons 709 2189 2017 194 483 77 7 49 208 27 8 128 361 .239 .286 .357 .644 84 721 36 8 27 9 22
162 Game Avg. 162 500 461 44 110 18 2 11 48 6 2 29 82 .239 .286 .357 .644 84 165 8 2 6 2 5
SDP (6 yrs) 509 1750 1611 149 386 67 6 35 157 25 6 103 292 .240 .287 .354 .641 84 570 27 7 23 6 20
TEX (2 yrs) 145 344 319 39 78 6 1 13 44 1 1 20 55 .245 .290 .392 .682 87 125 8 1 3 1 2
PHI (1 yr) 28 36 33 2 6 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 8 .182 .229 .212 .441 23 7 0 0 1 0 0
HOU (1 yr) 27 59 54 4 13 3 0 1 5 1 0 3 6 .241 .271 .352 .623 80 19 1 0 0 2 0
NL (8 yrs) 564 1845 1698 155 405 71 6 36 164 26 7 108 306 .239 .286 .351 .637 83 596 28 7 24 8 20
AL (2 yrs) 145 344 319 39 78 6 1 13 44 1 1 20 55 .245 .290 .392 .682 87 125 8 1 3 1 2

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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
1981 30 HOU NL NLDS LAD L 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLDS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .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 Rof Rdp Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1972 SDP NL 21 3B 84 82 754.2 245 62 166 17 20 .931 -4.9 -7.8 -5.9 -3.1 -2.8 1 2.72 2.71 .946 2.87 2.55
1972 SDP NL 21 2B 20 17 139.0 59 29 28 2 7 .966 -5.2 -44.9 -4.2 -3.0 -1.2 -1 3.69 2.85 .978 5.36 4.88
1972 SDP NL 21 SS 3 0 9.0 6 0 4 2 0 .667 -0.5 -66.7 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 0 4.00 1.33 .983 5.00 4.47
1972 SDP NL 21 C 1 0 2.2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 3.38 1.00 1.000 6.75 5.90 0 1 0 0
1973 SDP NL 22 3B 111 111 982.0 342 77 245 20 25 .942 -4.7 -5.7 -4.7 -2.7 -2.0 0 2.95 2.90 .946 2.88 2.49
1973 SDP NL 22 2B 12 8 74.0 50 15 31 4 6 .920 0.1 1.6 1.1 0.2 1.0 -1 5.59 3.83 .982 5.52 4.91
1974 SDP NL 23 3B 103 89 810.1 265 83 170 12 15 .955 -7.7 -11.4 -7.7 -2.1 -5.6 0 2.81 2.46 .948 3.04 2.64
1974 SDP NL 23 SS 3 3 29.0 16 5 10 1 2 .938 0.3 12.4 0.3 0.0 0.3 0 4.66 5.00 .962 4.97 4.27
1974 SDP NL 23 LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3 -180.0 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.60
1974 SDP NL 23 OF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3 -180.0 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.25 2.00
1975 SDP NL 24 3B 30 29 251.1 93 23 63 7 5 .925 -3.6 -17.2 -3.6 -2.0 -1.7 0 3.08 2.87 .946 2.98 2.58
1975 SDP NL 24 2B 5 4 36.1 20 14 5 1 2 .950 -3.3 -109.0 -3.3 -2.6 -0.7 0 4.71 3.80 .975 5.52 4.92
1977 SDP NL 26 C 63 42 411.2 283 254 24 5 2 .982 2.0 5.8 2 6.08 4.41 .985 6.49 5.54 7 4 35 21 38%
1977 SDP NL 26 2B 2 0 2.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.3 180.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0 4.50 0.50 1.000 5.40 4.45
1977 SDP NL 26 3B 2 0 7.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -68.6 -0.4 -0.3 -0.2 0 1.29 0.50 1.000 2.96 2.55
1977 SDP NL 26 SS 1 1 9.0 8 2 4 2 2 .750 -1.0 -133.3 -1.0 0.0 -1.0 0 6.00 6.00 .975 5.00 4.30
1978 SDP NL 27 C 41 30 251.2 151 135 13 3 0 .980 0.0 0.0 0 5.29 3.61 .985 6.17 5.11 3 4 18 9 33%
1978 SDP NL 27 1B 8 1 25.0 16 15 1 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -14.4 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 0 5.76 2.00 .994 9.97 8.32
1978 SDP NL 27 OF 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -60.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.25 1.95
1978 SDP NL 27 CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.30
1978 SDP NL 27 LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.60
1979 TEX AL 28 C 14 10 89.0 51 45 5 1 0 .980 1.0 13.5 1 5.06 3.57 .982 5.46 4.69 0 2 4 4 50%
1979 TEX AL 28 OF 11 7 60.0 14 13 1 0 0 1.000 0.2 4.0 0.2 0.5 -0.3 0 2.10 1.27 .979 2.46 2.13
1979 TEX AL 28 2B 8 7 58.0 38 15 23 0 9 1.000 0.6 12.4 0.6 -0.1 0.8 0 5.90 4.75 .976 5.49 4.80
1979 TEX AL 28 1B 6 0 11.0 9 9 0 0 1 1.000 0.1 10.9 0.1 -0.2 0.3 0 7.36 1.50 .989 10.06 8.85
1979 TEX AL 28 CF 5 4 32.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -11.3 0.7 1.0 -0.3 -1 2.25 1.60 .988 2.92 2.62
1979 TEX AL 28 RF 5 2 22.0 6 5 1 0 0 1.000 0.7 38.2 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 1 2.45 1.20 .983 2.25 1.88
1979 TEX AL 28 DH 4
1979 TEX AL 28 3B 1 0 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.3 360.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 2.70 2.70
1979 TEX AL 28 LF 1 1 6.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -40.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.25 1.80
1980 TEX AL 29 3B 37 25 264.1 71 19 47 5 2 .930 -6.2 -28.1 -6.2 -1.2 -5.0 0 2.25 1.78 .952 3.01 2.59
1980 TEX AL 29 SS 33 4 107.2 61 19 39 3 8 .951 -1.3 -14.5 -1.3 -1.8 0.4 0 4.85 1.76 .964 4.99 4.26
1980 TEX AL 29 C 22 18 145.2 110 93 14 3 1 .973 0.0 0.0 0 6.61 4.86 .986 5.48 4.60 4 7 10 8 44%
1980 TEX AL 29 OF 5 3 25.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -1.1 -52.8 -1.1 -0.4 -0.7 0 0.36 0.20 1.000 2.48 2.16
1980 TEX AL 29 RF 5 3 25.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -1.1 -52.8 -1.1 -0.4 -0.7 0 0.36 0.20 1.000 2.12 1.76
1980 TEX AL 29 1B 4 0 8.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.5 75.0 0.5 0.5 -0.1 0 4.50 1.00 1.000 10.01 8.40
1980 TEX AL 29 2B 4 0 8.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -60.0 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 0 2.25 0.50 1.000 5.62 4.90
1981 HOU NL 30 1B 10 8 74.1 95 83 8 4 6 .958 -0.3 -4.8 -0.3 -0.8 0.6 0 11.02 9.10 .993 10.22 8.68
1981 HOU NL 30 3B 7 2 34.0 13 4 8 1 1 .923 -0.5 -17.6 -0.5 -0.9 0.5 0 3.18 1.71 .946 2.83 2.47
1981 HOU NL 30 2B 3 0 4.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -90.0 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 0 2.25 0.33 1.000 5.62 4.73
1981 HOU NL 30 C 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 6.30 5.10 0 0 0 0
1982 PHI NL 31 3B 11 1 30.1 11 2 7 2 0 .818 -1.2 -47.5 -1.2 -0.8 -0.5 0 2.67 0.82 .955 2.76 2.43
1982 PHI NL 31 C 10 1 20.2 16 15 0 1 0 .938 -1.0 -58.1 -1 6.53 1.50 .988 6.31 5.52 0 1 4 1 20%
1982 PHI NL 31 2B 7 4 40.0 19 6 13 0 4 1.000 -0.1 -3.0 -0.1 -0.9 0.8 0 4.28 2.71 .979 5.42 4.74
9 Seasons 3B 386 339 3135.0 1042 270 708 64 68 .939 -28.9 -11.1 -29.9 -12.8 -17.3 1 2.81 2.53 .947 2.94 2.56
7 Seasons C 152 101 922.1 612 543 56 13 3 .979 2.0 2.6 2 5.84 3.94 .985 6.14 5.21 14 19 71 43 38%
8 Seasons 2B 61 40 361.1 190 82 101 7 28 .963 -8.3 -27.6 -6.3 -6.4 0.3 -2 4.56 3.00 .979 5.45 4.84
4 Seasons SS 40 8 154.2 91 26 57 8 12 .912 -2.5 -19.4 -2.5 -1.8 -0.8 0 4.83 2.08 .966 4.99 4.28
4 Seasons 1B 28 9 118.1 124 111 9 4 7 .968 -0.0 -0.0 -0.0 -0.4 0.4 0 9.13 4.29 .993 10.14 8.57
4 Seasons OF 19 10 89.0 15 14 1 0 0 1.000 -1.3 -17.5 -1.3 -0.3 -1.0 0 1.52 0.79 .980 2.46 2.11
2 Seasons RF 10 5 47.0 7 6 1 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -10.2 -1.4 -0.7 -0.7 1 1.34 0.70 .986 2.18 1.82
2 Seasons CF 6 4 33.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -14.5 0.6 0.9 -0.3 -1 2.18 1.33 .988 2.92 2.57
1 Season DH 4
3 Seasons LF 3 1 9.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.5 -66.7 -0.5 -0.5 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.10 1.67
10 Seasons TOT 686 507 4780.2 2074 1046 932 96 118 .954 -39.0 -9.8 -40.0 -21.7 -18.4 0 -1 2 3.72 2.88 .919 3.98 3.68 14 19 71 43 38%
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards

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Power-Speed # s c a p y
1973 NL--14.4--9th

                                         

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 3 (3165), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 6, 1972: Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1972 amateur draft. Player signed June 7, 1972.

October 22, 1976: Purchased by the Toronto Blue Jays from the San Diego Padres.

February 16, 1977: Traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the San Diego Padres for Jerry Johnson.

October 25, 1978: Traded by the San Diego Padres with Oscar Gamble and $300,000 to the Texas Rangers for Kurt Bevacqua, Bill Fahey and Mike Hargrove.

November 4, 1980: Granted Free Agency.

December 10, 1980: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.

March 28, 1982: Traded by the Houston Astros to the Philadelphia Phillies for Steve Dunnegan (minors).

May 17, 1983: Released by the Philadelphia Phillies.

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