John Rocker

John Loy Rocker

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 210 lb.

Born: October 17, 1974 in Statesboro, GA
High School: First Presbyterian Day School (Macon, GA)
Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 18th round of the 1993 amateur draft.
Signed August 23, 1993. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 5, 1998
Teams (by GP): Braves/Indians/Rangers/DevilRays 1998-2003
Agents: Randy Hendricks,Alan Hendricks [*]
Final Game: May 14, 2003
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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	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1994	19	ATL-min	Rk	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0		DAN · APPY
1995	20	ATL-min	A,A-	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0		MAC,EUG · SALL,NORW
1996	21	ATL-min	A,A+	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0		MAC,DHM · SALL,CARL
1997	22	ATL-min	AA,A+	33	22	18	3	5	2	0	0	3	0	0	1	7	.278	.316	.389	.705	7	0	0	3	0	0		GRV,DHM · SOUL,CARL
1998	23	ATL-min	AAA	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0		RMD · IL
1998	23	ATL	NL	47	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1999	24	ATL	NL	74	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2000	25	ATL-min	AAA	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0		RMD · IL
2000	25	ATL	NL	59	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2001	26	TOT	MLB	68	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2001	26	ATL	NL	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2001	26	CLE	AL	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2002	27	TEX-min	AA,AAA	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0		TUL,OKC · TL,PCL
2002	27	TEX	AL	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2003	28	TBD-min	AA	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0		ORL · SOUL
2003	28	TBD	AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
6 Yrs				280	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0

ATL (4 yrs)				210	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
TBD (1 yr)				2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
TEX (1 yr)				30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
CLE (1 yr)				38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0

NL (4 yrs)				210	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
AL (3 yrs)				70	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0

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
1998	23	ATL	NL	47	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	-0.0	0	$170,000	1
1999	24	ATL	NL	74	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	-0.0	0	$217,500	1
2000	25	ATL	NL	59	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	-0.0	0	$290,000	1
2001	26	ATL	NL	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$1,900,000	1
2001	26	CLE	AL	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	1
2002	27	TEX	AL	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$2,500,000	1
2003	28	TBD	AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	/1
6 Seasons				280	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$5,077,500

ATL (4 yrs)				210	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	-0.0	0	$2,577,500
TBD (1 yr)				2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$
TEX (1 yr)				30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$2,500,000
CLE (1 yr)				38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Series	Opp	Rslt	G	PA	R	BB	OBP	IBB
1998	23	ATL	NL	NLDS	CHC	W	2	0	0	0
1998	23	ATL	NL	NLCS	SDP	L	6	1	1	1	1.000	0
1999	24	ATL	NL	NLDS	HOU	W	2	1	0	1	1.000	0
1999	24	ATL	NL	NLCS	NYM	W	6	0	0	0
1999	24	ATL	NL	WS	NYY	L	2	0	0	0
2000	25	ATL	NL	NLDS	STL	L	1	0	0	0
2001	26	CLE	AL	ALDS	SEA	L	1	0	0	0		0
4 Yrs (7 Series)							20	2	1	2	1.000	0
3 NLDS							5	1	0	1	1.000	0
1 ALDS							1	0	0	0		0
2 NLCS							12	1	1	1	1.000	0
1 WS							2	0	0	0

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	WPA/LI	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI
1998	23	ATL	NL	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1999	24	ATL	NL	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2000	25	ATL	NL	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2001	26	TOT	MLB	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2001	26	ATL	NL	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2001	26	CLE	AL	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2002	27	TEX	AL	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2003	28	TBD	AL
6 Yrs				0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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