Rob Sperring
Robert Walter Sperring
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: October 10, 1949 in San Francisco, CA
High School: Lodi (Lodi, CA)
School: University of the Pacific
Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 5th round of the 1971 amateur draft.
Signed June 16, 1971. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 11, 1974
Final Game: October 2, 1977
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Standard Batting

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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
1974 24 CHC NL 42 117 107 9 22 3 0 1 5 1 2 9 28 .206 .267 .262 .529 47 28 0 0 1 0 1 4/6
1975 25 CHC NL 65 166 144 25 30 4 1 1 9 0 2 16 31 .208 .288 .271 .559 54 39 3 1 3 2 3 546/97
1976 26 CHC NL 43 107 93 8 24 3 0 0 7 0 2 9 25 .258 .320 .290 .611 69 27 2 0 4 1 0 56/47
1977 27 HOU NL 58 143 129 6 24 3 0 1 9 0 0 12 23 .186 .254 .233 .486 37 30 4 0 1 1 2 645
4 Seasons 208 533 473 48 100 13 1 3 30 1 6 46 107 .211 .281 .262 .543 51 124 9 1 9 4 6
162 Game Avg. 162 415 368 37 78 10 1 2 23 1 5 36 83 .211 .281 .262 .543 51 97 7 1 7 3 5
CHC (3 yrs) 150 390 344 42 76 10 1 2 21 1 6 34 84 .221 .291 .273 .564 56 94 5 1 8 3 4
HOU (1 yr) 58 143 129 6 24 3 0 1 9 0 0 12 23 .186 .254 .233 .486 37 30 4 0 1 1 2

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1974 24 CHC NL 117 88 8 2.4 97 .269 .206 .266 .267 .338 .262 .384 .529 .722 47 .266 -7.9 -0.8 .414 .131 .056 1.0
1975 25 CHC NL 166 124 11 2.4 99 .254 .208 .270 .288 .342 .271 .390 .559 .732 54 .253 -9.1 -0.9 .454 .160 .063 .0
1976 26 CHC NL 107 78 9 3.1 98 .348 .258 .272 .320 .339 .290 .387 .611 .726 69 .377 -3.7 -0.4 .466 .108 .032
1977 27 HOU NL 143 111 8 2.0 95 .217 .186 .258 .254 .324 .233 .394 .486 .718 37 .170 -10.8 -1.1 .385 .140 .047 .0
4 Seasons 533 401 36 2.4 97 .264 .211 .266 .281 .336 .262 .389 .543 .725 51 .256 -31.6 -3.2 .428 .137 .051 1.5
162 Game Avg. 415 312 28 2.4 97 .264 .211 .266 .281 .336 .262 .389 .543 .725 51 .256 -31.6 -3.2 .428 .137 .051 1
CHC (3 yrs) 390 290 28 2.6 98 .284 .221 .269 .291 .340 .273 .387 .564 .727 56 .291 -20.8 -2.2 .444 .137 .052 1.3
HOU (1 yr) 143 111 8 1.9 95 .217 .186 .258 .254 .324 .233 .394 .486 .718 37 .170 -10.8 -1.1 .385 .140 .047 .0

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1974 24 CHC NL 117 0.9% 23.9% 7.7% 3.4% 18% 3.11 3.8 107.0 21.4 1.24 67%
1975 25 CHC NL 166 0.6% 18.7% 9.6% 3.6% 20% 1.94 4.6 144.0 16.0 1.46 69%
1976 26 CHC NL 107 0.0% 23.4% 8.4% 2.8% 13% 2.78 3.7 13.3 1.72 64%
1977 27 HOU NL 143 0.7% 16.1% 8.4% 2.8% 17% 1.92 5.6 129.0 14.3 1.23 74%
4 Seasons 533 0.6% 20.1% 8.6% 3.2% 17% 2.33 4.4 157.7 15.8 1.38 69%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1974 24 CHC NL 2 0 27% 36 1 2 33% 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 50% 4 2 2 1 1 0 3 1 2
1975 25 CHC NL 4 0 52% 60 0 2 0% 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 10 39% 11 8 3 2 1 1 10 5 5
1976 26 CHC NL 2 0 24% 56 0 2 0% 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 56% 8 3 5 0 0 0 1 1 0
1977 27 HOU NL 1 0 14% 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38% 6 5 1 0 0 0 2 0 2
4 Seasons 9 0 31% 198 1 6 14% 1 5 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 14 44% 29 18 11 3 2 1 16 7 9
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1974 24 CHC NL 117 27% 22 1 0 0 0 1.79 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 100% 20 0 0% 8 3 38% 67 5 7% 2 0 0% 4 1 25% 0
1975 25 CHC NL 166 39% 30 1 0 0 0 1.84 1 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 3 100% 27 3 11% 15 6 40% 93 8 9% 8 5 63% 12 5 42% 0
1976 26 CHC NL 107 34% 24 2 1 0 0 1.51 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 100% 15 2 13% 11 5 45% 59 7 12% 4 3 75% 11 5 45% 0
1977 27 HOU NL 143 33% 24 10 3 0 1 1.28 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 100% 29 4 14% 10 5 50% 92 8 9% 8 3 38% 5 1 20% 0
4 Seasons 533 34% 100 14 4 0 1 1.39 3 0 12 1 2 1 2 0 9 9 100% 91 9 10% 44 19 43% 311 28 9% 22 11 50% 32 12 38% 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1974 24 42 117 107 9 22 3 0 1 5 1 2 9 28 .206 .267 .262 .529 47 28 0 0 1 0 1
1975 25 107 283 251 34 52 7 1 2 14 1 4 25 59 .207 .280 .267 .547 51 67 3 1 4 2 4
1976 26 150 390 344 42 76 10 1 2 21 1 6 34 84 .221 .291 .273 .564 56 94 5 1 8 3 4
1977 27 208 533 473 48 100 13 1 3 30 1 6 46 107 .211 .281 .262 .543 51 124 9 1 9 4 6

Neutralized Batting

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1974 24 42 117 108 9 23 3 0 1 5 1 9 28 .213 .274 .269 .542 8 42
1975 25 65 165 145 26 31 4 1 1 9 0 17 31 .214 .297 .276 .573 12 65
1976 26 43 103 93 8 24 3 0 0 7 0 9 25 .258 .320 .290 .611 9 43
1977 27 58 143 130 6 25 3 0 1 10 0 12 23 .192 .259 .238 .497 8 58
4 Seasons 208 528 476 49 103 13 1 3 31 1 47 107 .216 .286 .267 .553 37 208
162 Game Avg. 162 411 371 38 80 10 1 2 24 1 37 83 .216 .286 .267 .553 29 208

* 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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