Kevin Roberson
Kevin Lynn Roberson
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 210 lb.

Born: January 29, 1968 in Decatur, IL
High School: Eisenhower (Decatur, IL)
Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 16th round of the 1988 amateur draft.
Signed June 10, 1988. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 15, 1993
Final Game: May 28, 1996
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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
1993 CHC NL 25 OF 51 44 401.2 82 77 2 3 0 .963 -6.5 -19.4 -2.5 0.8 -3.3 -4 1.77 1.55 .979 2.34 2.00
1993 CHC NL 25 RF 42 37 326.0 70 66 1 3 0 .957 -5.8 -21.3 -1.8 0.7 -2.5 -4 1.85 1.60 .977 2.17 1.78
1993 CHC NL 25 LF 14 7 75.2 12 11 1 0 0 1.000 -0.7 -11.1 -0.7 0.1 -0.8 0 1.43 0.86 .975 2.11 1.69
1993 CHC NL 25 CF 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.40
1994 CHC NL 26 OF 9 5 46.2 10 7 1 2 0 .800 -0.6 -15.4 0.4 0.4 0.0 -1 1.54 0.89 .980 2.24 1.90
1994 CHC NL 26 RF 9 5 46.2 10 7 1 2 0 .800 -0.6 -15.4 0.4 0.4 0.0 -1 1.54 0.89 .980 2.18 1.82
1995 CHC NL 27 OF 11 5 47.2 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 -0.7 -17.6 -0.7 -0.1 -0.6 0 1.51 0.73 .975 2.15 1.82
1995 CHC NL 27 LF 10 4 39.2 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 -0.9 -27.2 -0.9 -0.3 -0.6 0 1.36 0.60 .967 1.86 1.43
1995 CHC NL 27 RF 1 1 8.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 30.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 2.25 2.00 1.000 2.02 1.80
1996 NYM NL 28 OF 10 5 59.0 12 12 0 0 0 1.000 0.7 14.2 0.7 0.6 0.1 0 1.83 1.20 .975 2.14 1.80
1996 NYM NL 28 RF 9 5 56.0 12 12 0 0 0 1.000 0.7 15.0 0.7 0.6 0.1 0 1.93 1.33 .975 2.07 1.71
1996 NYM NL 28 LF 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.40
4 Seasons OF 81 59 555.0 112 104 3 5 0 .955 -7.1 -15.4 -2.1 1.7 -3.8 -5 1.74 1.32 .979 2.29 1.94
4 Seasons RF 61 48 436.2 94 87 2 5 0 .947 -5.5 -15.1 -0.5 1.9 -2.4 -5 1.83 1.46 .978 2.16 1.78
3 Seasons LF 25 11 118.1 18 17 1 0 0 1.000 -1.6 -16.2 -1.6 -0.2 -1.4 0 1.37 0.72 .972 2.02 1.58
1 Season CF 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.40
4 Seasons TOT 81 59 555.0 112 104 3 5 0 .955 -7.1 -15.4 -2.1 1.7 -3.8 -5 1.74 1.32 .934 2.26 1.88

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
1993 CHC NL 25 62 44 62 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 1 42 51 0 15 0
1994 CHC NL 26 44 5 44 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 0 37 0
1995 CHC NL 27 32 5 32 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 1 11 0 23 0
1996 NYM NL 28 27 5 27 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 10 0 18 1
4 Seasons 165 59 165 81 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 1 61 81 0 93 1
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 -- 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%
1993 CHC NL 25 3 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 17 7 0 9 0 0 8 3 0 6 1 0 8 6 0 48 17 35.4% 31 0 0.0% 1 1461 54% 79% 39% 151 44%
1994 CHC NL 26 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 6 1 16.7% 5 0 0.0% 1 208 49% 74% 29% 16 50%
1995 CHC NL 27 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 35 40% 86% 46% 5 40%
1996 NYM NL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 8 3 37.5% 5 0 0.0% 0 236 58% 73% 36% 29 41%
4 Seasons 5 0 5 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 21 9 0 16 0 0 8 3 0 8 2 0 10 7 0 63 21 33.3% 42 0 0.0% 2 1940 54% 78% 38% 201 44%
MLB Averages 44.0% 2.4% 56% 75% 38% 50%

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%
1993 CHC NL 25 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 4 0 2 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 11 7 63.6% 4 0 0.0% 1 329 49% 76% 35% 28 43%
1995 CHC NL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 182 58% 75% 30% 16 38%
1996 NYM NL 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 11 82% 91% 64% 0
3 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 6 6 0 2 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 13 9 69.2% 4 0 0.0% 1 522 53% 76% 34% 44 41%
MLB Averages 59.4% 2.4% 56% 75% 38% 46%

* 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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