Dave Roberts
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: May 31, 1972 in Okinawa, Japan
High School: Rancho Buena Vista (Oceanside, CA)
School: University of California, Los Angeles
Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 28th round of the 1994 amateur draft.
Signed June 9, 1994. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 7, 1999
Final Game: September 28, 2008
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Standard Fielding

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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 RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1999 CLE AL 27 OF 39 30 293.0 87 87 0 0 0 1.000 5.0 20.5 6.0 4.0 2.0 -1 2.67 2.23 .984 2.30 2.03
1999 CLE AL 27 CF 38 30 288.0 85 85 0 0 0 1.000 4.7 19.6 5.7 4.0 1.7 -1 2.66 2.24 .985 2.72 2.36
1999 CLE AL 27 LF 1 0 5.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 72.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0 3.60 2.00 1.000 2.16 1.70
2000 CLE AL 28 OF 17 2 47.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 7.7 0.3 -0.3 0.6 0 1.91 0.59 .980 2.36 2.02
2000 CLE AL 28 LF 12 1 25.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -9.6 -0.2 -0.8 0.6 0 1.08 0.25 1.000 2.16 1.76
2000 CLE AL 28 CF 5 1 20.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 0.5 30.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0 3.15 1.40 .986 2.74 2.44
2000 CLE AL 28 RF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.25 1.80
2001 CLE AL 29 OF 13 0 34.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 7.1 0.2 0.4 -0.1 0 2.12 0.62 .988 2.30 2.01
2001 CLE AL 29 LF 9 0 18.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.6 40.0 0.6 0.8 -0.2 0 2.50 0.56 .980 2.15 1.72
2001 CLE AL 29 CF 2 0 8.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 15.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0 3.38 1.50 1.000 2.70 2.40
2001 CLE AL 29 DH 2
2001 CLE AL 29 RF 2 0 8.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.5 -75.0 -0.5 -0.5 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.14 1.80
2002 LAD NL 30 OF 118 112 939.0 255 251 4 0 1 1.000 5.3 6.8 6.3 6.2 0.1 -1 2.44 2.16 .983 2.19 1.84
2002 LAD NL 30 CF 115 112 935.0 256 252 4 0 1 1.000 5.2 6.7 6.2 6.1 0.1 -1 2.46 2.23 .988 2.57 2.13
2002 LAD NL 30 LF 3 0 4.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 30.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 2.25 0.33 1.000 2.02 1.50
2003 LAD NL 31 CF 105 98 870.1 211 202 4 5 1 .976 7.3 10.1 9.3 3.3 6.0 -2 2.13 1.96 .988 2.50 2.14
2003 LAD NL 31 OF 105 98 870.1 212 203 4 5 1 .976 7.3 10.1 9.3 3.3 6.0 -2 2.14 1.97 .984 2.17 1.85
2004 TOT MLB 32 OF 100 76 720.2 178 171 3 4 2 .978 5.8 9.7 4.8 0.0 4.8 1 2.17 1.74 .983 2.20 1.93
2004 TOT MLB 32 LF 66 47 428.2 89 87 0 2 0 .978 1.3 3.6 2.3 -3.0 5.3 -1 1.83 1.32 .980 1.87 1.55
2004 TOT MLB 32 CF 35 18 206.0 62 59 2 1 1 .984 1.7 9.9 0.7 1.0 -0.3 1 2.67 1.74 .987 2.57 2.30
2004 LAD NL 32 OF 62 57 510.2 123 118 2 3 1 .976 3.9 9.2 3.9 -1.3 5.2 0 2.11 1.94 .982 2.16 1.85
2004 LAD NL 32 LF 48 45 378.2 79 77 0 2 0 .975 2.9 9.2 3.9 -2.0 5.9 -1 1.83 1.60 .980 1.85 1.48
2004 LAD NL 32 CF 19 12 132.0 44 41 2 1 1 .977 1.0 9.1 0.0 0.7 -0.7 1 2.93 2.26 .986 2.53 2.26
2004 BOS AL 32 OF 38 19 210.0 55 53 1 1 1 .982 1.9 10.9 0.9 1.3 -0.4 1 2.31 1.42 .985 2.30 2.05
2004 BOS AL 32 LF 18 2 50.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 -1.6 -38.4 -1.6 -1.0 -0.6 0 1.80 0.56 .980 2.03 1.73
2004 BOS AL 32 CF 16 6 74.0 18 18 0 0 0 1.000 0.7 11.4 0.7 0.3 0.4 0 2.19 1.13 .989 2.64 2.35
2004 BOS AL 32 RF 14 11 86.0 27 25 1 1 1 .963 2.8 39.1 1.8 2.0 -0.2 1 2.72 1.86 .985 2.22 1.92
2004 BOS AL 32 DH 1
2005 SDP NL 33 CF 109 101 900.2 241 235 4 2 1 .992 -2.4 -3.2 -0.4 -3.5 3.1 -2 2.39 2.19 .987 2.51 2.15
2005 SDP NL 33 OF 109 101 900.2 241 235 4 2 0 .992 -2.4 -3.2 -0.4 -3.5 3.1 -2 2.39 2.19 .984 2.19 1.86
2006 SDP NL 34 OF 127 121 1074.0 274 273 1 0 0 1.000 13.1 14.6 15.1 9.5 5.6 -2 2.30 2.16 .984 2.22 1.88
2006 SDP NL 34 LF 116 108 970.0 239 239 0 0 0 1.000 9.4 11.6 12.4 7.2 5.2 -3 2.22 2.06 .982 1.97 1.54
2006 SDP NL 34 CF 13 13 104.0 35 34 1 0 0 1.000 3.7 42.7 2.7 2.3 0.4 1 3.03 2.69 .989 2.58 2.20
2007 SFG NL 35 OF 102 94 840.0 256 247 6 3 0 .988 -6.5 -9.3 -7.5 0.1 -7.6 1 2.71 2.48 .984 2.30 1.94
2007 SFG NL 35 CF 92 87 756.2 232 223 6 3 0 .987 -7.1 -11.3 -7.1 -0.9 -6.2 0 2.72 2.49 .987 2.71 2.30
2007 SFG NL 35 LF 20 7 83.1 24 24 0 0 0 1.000 0.6 8.6 -0.4 1.0 -1.4 1 2.59 1.20 .983 2.00 1.55
2008 SFG NL 36 LF 32 23 205.2 57 54 3 0 2 1.000 3.1 18.1 2.1 0.1 2.0 1 2.49 1.78 .982 1.90 1.47
2008 SFG NL 36 OF 32 23 205.2 57 54 3 0 2 1.000 3.1 18.1 2.1 0.1 2.0 1 2.49 1.78 .984 2.21 1.91
10 Seasons OF 762 657 5924.1 1578 1539 25 14 6 .991 31.2 6.3 36.2 19.8 16.5 -5 2.38 2.05 .984 2.22 1.90
9 Seasons CF 514 460 4088.2 1132 1100 21 11 4 .990 13.7 4.0 17.7 12.9 4.9 -4 2.47 2.18 .987 2.58 2.20
8 Seasons LF 259 186 1739.2 420 415 3 2 2 .995 15.2 10.5 17.2 5.4 11.8 -2 2.16 1.61 .982 1.94 1.55
3 Seasons RF 17 11 96.0 27 25 1 1 1 .963 2.3 28.7 1.3 1.5 -0.2 1 2.44 1.53 .985 2.21 1.90
2 Seasons DH 3
10 Seasons TOT 790 657 5924.1 1579 1540 25 14 7 .991 31.2 6.3 36.2 19.8 16.5 -5 2.38 1.98 .977 2.39 1.98
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1999 CLE AL 27 41 30 41 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 38 0 39 0 2 2
2000 CLE AL 28 19 2 19 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 5 1 17 0 1 7
2001 CLE AL 29 15 0 15 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2 2 13 0 2 4
2002 LAD NL 30 127 112 127 118 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 116 0 118 0 9 4
2003 LAD NL 31 107 98 107 105 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 105 0 105 0 3 3
2004 LAD NL 32 68 57 68 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 19 0 62 0 7 3
2004 BOS AL 32 45 19 45 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 16 14 38 0 2 12
2005 SDP NL 33 115 101 115 109 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 109 0 109 0 5 7
2006 SDP NL 34 129 121 129 127 0 0 0 0 0 0 116 13 0 127 0 6 2
2007 SFG NL 35 114 94 114 102 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 92 0 102 0 10 5
2008 SFG NL 36 52 23 52 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 32 0 24 1
10 Seasons 832 657 832 762 0 0 0 0 0 0 259 515 17 762 0 71 50
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1999 CLE AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 12 0 11 2 0 4 2 0 1 0 0 4 3 0 42 19 45.2% 23 0 0.0% 0 1286 57% 74% 37% 170 50%
2000 CLE AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.0% 2 0 0.0% 0 80 79% 70% 31% 8 88%
2001 CLE AL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 58% 70% 35% 3 100%
2002 LAD NL 30 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 1 31 21 0 19 4 1 2 1 0 13 2 0 22 13 0 87 41 47.1% 45 1 1.1% 3 4057 62% 73% 38% 412 61%
2003 LAD NL 31 5 0 4 1 1 4 0 0 1 2 32 22 0 22 3 0 10 1 2 4 1 0 11 5 0 79 32 40.5% 45 2 2.5% 2 3716 58% 70% 33% 408 50%
2004 LAD NL 32 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 4 3 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 5 4 1 16 9 56.3% 6 1 6.3% 1 589 53% 74% 38% 73 58%
2004 BOS AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 2 66.7% 1 0 0.0% 0 315 46% 78% 43% 33 55%
2005 SDP NL 33 2 0 2 0 1 4 0 0 2 1 27 21 0 36 7 0 11 1 1 14 1 0 21 15 0 109 45 41.3% 63 1 0.9% 3 3921 54% 74% 39% 451 53%
2006 SDP NL 34 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 4 0 8 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 3 0 18 10 55.6% 8 0 0.0% 1 462 60% 73% 44% 58 59%
2007 SFG NL 35 3 0 3 0 1 6 0 2 3 1 26 19 0 30 5 1 16 4 0 10 2 0 18 14 0 100 44 44.0% 54 1 1.0% 5 3377 61% 74% 40% 436 53%
9 Seasons 11 0 10 1 3 21 0 4 7 6 148 103 0 131 24 2 45 10 3 46 7 0 86 58 1 456 202 44.3% 247 6 1.3% 15 17843 58% 73% 38% 2052 54%
MLB Averages 43.4% 2.0% 56% 74% 39% 53%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1999 CLE AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 52% 72% 40% 2 100%
2000 CLE AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 109 45% 71% 39% 6 50%
2001 CLE AL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 80 53% 71% 30% 10 50%
2002 LAD NL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 17 41% 76% 35% 2 50%
2004 LAD NL 32 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 10 0 13 7 0 5 2 0 2 0 0 5 4 0 37 23 62.2% 14 0 0.0% 0 1633 59% 77% 40% 177 44%
2004 BOS AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 6 5 83.3% 1 0 0.0% 0 213 40% 75% 41% 23 43%
2006 SDP NL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 21 0 22 7 0 21 11 0 10 2 0 13 12 0 92 53 57.6% 39 0 0.0% 0 4200 50% 75% 39% 430 56%
2007 SFG NL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 3 3 0 12 10 83.3% 2 0 0.0% 0 370 59% 76% 42% 48 50%
2008 SFG NL 36 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 7 6 0 4 1 0 7 6 0 7 1 0 4 4 0 29 18 62.1% 11 0 0.0% 3 925 58% 71% 41% 107 51%
8 Seasons 2 0 2 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 54 45 0 43 16 0 34 20 0 21 4 0 28 26 0 180 111 61.7% 69 0 0.0% 3 7572 53% 75% 40% 805 52%
MLB Averages 62.3% 2.3% 56% 74% 39% 46%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
2000 CLE AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 50% 50% 25% 0
2001 CLE AL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 64% 81% 44% 1 0%
2004 BOS AL 32 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 4 3 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 1 13 7 53.8% 5 1 7.7% 0 368 45% 72% 36% 47 53%
3 Seasons 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 4 3 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 1 13 7 53.8% 5 1 7.7% 0 412 47% 72% 37% 48 52%
MLB Averages 47.9% 2.3% 56% 74% 39% 50%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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