Roger Smithberg

Roger Craig Smithberg

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 205 lb.

Born: March 21, 1966 in Elgin, IL
School: Bradley University
Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 2nd round of the 1987 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 1, 1993
Team: Athletics 1993-1994

Final Game: July 2, 1994
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All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

Standard Pitching

More Stats

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1988	22	SDP-min	A	9	2	.818	3.31	15	15	0	5	0	103.1	90	52	38	2	32	0	72	2	3	12			1.181	7.8	0.2	2.8	6.3	2.25	RVS · CALL
1989	23	SDP-min	AAA	7	7	.500	4.47	22	22	0	4	0	137.0	159	79	68	9	35	2	58	4	4	3			1.416	10.4	0.6	2.3	3.8	1.66	LVG · PCL
1990	24	SDP-min	AAA,A+	3	9	.250	6.49	16	16	0	0	0	79.0	103	70	57	9	41	0	35	6	2	6			1.823	11.7	1.0	4.7	4.0	0.85	LVG,RVS · PCL,CALL
1991	25	SDP-min	AAA,AA,A+	6	11	.353	5.40	27	25	0	1	0	138.1	173	99	83	11	55	2	68	5	0	11	639		1.648	11.3	0.7	3.6	4.4	1.24	LVG,WCH,HDS · PCL,TL,CALL
1992	26	OAK-min	AA,A+	5	4	.556	3.76	30	0	13	0	3	52.2	65	27	22	4	22	4	30	2	0	3	239		1.652	11.1	0.7	3.8	5.1	1.36	HVL,REN · SOUL,CALL
1993	27	OAK-min	AAA,AA	7	5	.583	1.96	55	0	25	0	4	87.1	84	29	19	4	27	2	61	4	0	4	373		1.271	8.7	0.4	2.8	6.3	2.26	TAC,HVL · PCL,SOUL
1993	27	OAK	AL	1	2	.333	2.75	13	0	9	0	3	19.2	13	7	6	2	7	2	4	1	0	1	76	151	1.017	5.9	0.9	3.2	1.8	0.57
1994	28	OAK-min	AAA	0	6	.000	2.88	51	0	26	0	7	75.0	75	31	24	4	37	4	31	3	1	2	330		1.493	9.0	0.5	4.4	3.7	0.84	TAC · PCL
1994	28	OAK	AL	0	0		15.43	2	0	2	0	0	2.1	6	4	4	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	13	33	3.000	23.1	3.9	3.9	11.6	3.00
2 Seasons				1	2	.333	4.09	15	0	11	0	3	22.0	19	11	10	3	8	2	7	1	0	1	89	104	1.227	7.8	1.2	3.3	2.9	0.88
162 Game Avg.				5	9	.333	4.09	68	0	50	0	14	100	86	50	45	14	36	9	32	5	0	5	403	104	1.227	7.8	1.2	3.3	2.9	0.88

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	R	Rrep	Rdef	aLI	RAR	WAR	Salary
1993	27	OAK	AL	19.2	7	12	-1	1.2	5	0.4	$
1994	28	OAK	AL	2.1	4	1	0	.1	-3	-0.1	$
2 Seasons				22.0	11	13	-1	1.1	2	0.3	$

Standard Batting

More Stats

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	SH	Pos
1988	22	SDP-min	A	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	RVS · CALL
1989	23	SDP-min	AAA	22	17	14	0	1	0	0	9	.071	.071	.071	.143	1		3	LVG · PCL
1990	24	SDP-min	AAA,A+	16	5	3	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0		2	LVG,RVS · PCL,CALL
1991	25	SDP-min	AAA,AA,A+	27	23	18	1	3	1	1	6	.167	.211	.222	.433	4	0	4	LVG,WCH,HDS · PCL,TL,CALL
1992	26	OAK-min	AA,A+	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	HVL,REN · SOUL,CALL
1993	27	OAK-min	AA,AAA	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	HVL,TAC · SOUL,PCL
1993	27	OAK	AL	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	1
1994	28	OAK-min	AAA	51	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	TAC · PCL
1994	28	OAK	AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	/1
2 Seasons				15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0

Standard Fielding

More Stats

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	Inn	Ch	PO	A	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS%
1993	OAK	AL	27	P	13	19.2	8	2	6	1.000	3.66	0.62	.952	1.78	1.78	1	0%
1994	OAK	AL	28	P	2	2.1	0	0	0		0.00	0.00		1.54	1.70	0
	2 Seasons			P	15	22.0	8	2	6	1.000	3.27	0.53	.952	1.76	1.77	1	0%
	2 Seasons			TOT	15	22.0	8	2	6	1.000	3.27	0.53	.952	1.76	1.77	1	0%

Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.

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Transactions

June 2, 1987: Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 2nd round of the 1987 amateur draft.
April 2, 1992: Released by the San Diego Padres.
June 26, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.
October 15, 1994: Granted Free Agency.
January 6, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.

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