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Rob Sperring

Robert Walter Sperring

Positions: Second Baseman, Shortstop and Third Baseman
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
Teams (by GP): Cubs/Astros 1974-1977

Final Game: October 2, 1977
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All-Time Rank (among Batters): #1. Babe Ruth… #2. Ted Williams… #3. Willie Mays… #4. Ty Cobb… #5. Lou Gehrig… #6. Rogers Hornsby… #7. Stan Musial… 

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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

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1974 24 CHC NL 117 -8 -1 0 1 -2 1 4 -6 -0.7 -3 -0.3 -0.4 $ 4/6
1975 25 CHC NL 166 -9 0 1 0 -2 1 5 -3 -0.4 -2 -0.2 -0.2 $ 546/97
1976 26 CHC NL 107 -3 -1 1 0 -5 1 3 -4 -0.4 1 0.1 -0.5 $ 56/47
1977 27 HOU NL 143 -13 -1 -1 0 1 1 4 -8 -0.9 -10 -1.1 0.2 $ 645
4 Seasons 533 -33 -3 1 1 -8 4 16 -21 -2.4 -14 -1.5 -0.9 $
CHC (3 yrs) 390 -20 -2 2 1 -9 3 12 -13 -1.5 -4 -0.4 -1.1 $
HOU (1 yr) 143 -13 -1 -1 0 1 1 4 -8 -0.9 -10 -1.1 0.2 $

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1974 CHC NL 24 2B 35 27 19 238.2 147 55 85 7 16 .952 0 2 5.28 4.00 .973 5.47 5.47
1974 CHC NL 24 SS 8 5 3 54.0 28 9 16 3 0 .893 -3 -58 4.17 3.13 .961 4.97 4.97
1975 CHC NL 25 3B 22 15 12 153.2 56 10 43 3 2 .946 1 5 3.10 2.41 .945 2.98 2.97
1975 CHC NL 25 2B 17 11 6 105.0 55 22 32 1 4 .982 -0 -1 4.63 3.18 .975 5.54 5.54
1975 CHC NL 25 SS 16 11 5 90.0 74 27 40 7 12 .905 -2 -28 6.70 4.19 .963 4.99 4.99
1975 CHC NL 25 OF 8 5 2 42.0 12 11 0 1 0 .917 -0 -11 2.36 1.38 .978 2.29 2.28
1975 CHC NL 25 RF 5 5 2 38.0 11 10 0 1 0 .909 -0 -9 2.37 2.00 .974 2.04 2.02
1975 CHC NL 25 LF 3 0 0 4.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -30 2.25 0.33 .970 2.02 2.10
1976 CHC NL 26 3B 20 15 12 141.1 22 10 11 1 1 .955 -3 -29 1.34 1.05 .952 2.93 2.92
1976 CHC NL 26 SS 15 5 3 70.1 34 11 23 0 4 1.000 -2 -29 4.35 2.27 .964 5.04 5.04
1976 CHC NL 26 2B 4 2 2 25.0 13 7 6 0 0 1.000 -1 -48 4.68 3.25 .975 5.47 5.48
1976 CHC NL 26 LF 3 1 0 24.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 1 50 2.62 2.33 .976 2.03 2.00
1976 CHC NL 26 OF 3 1 0 24.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 1 50 3.00 2.67 .979 2.33 2.33
1977 HOU NL 27 SS 22 12 7 125.1 50 18 29 3 9 .940 -3 -32 3.38 2.14 .963 5.02 5.03
1977 HOU NL 27 2B 20 17 10 141.2 93 34 56 3 6 .968 2 18 5.72 4.50 .977 5.24 5.24
1977 HOU NL 27 3B 11 2 2 45.0 18 5 13 0 0 1.000 3 69 3.60 1.64 .956 2.98 2.98
4 Seasons 2B 76 57 37 510.1 308 118 179 11 26 .964 1 3 5.24 3.91 .975 5.42 5.42
4 Seasons SS 61 33 18 339.2 186 65 108 13 25 .930 -10 -34 4.58 2.84 .963 5.01 5.01
3 Seasons 3B 53 32 26 340.0 96 25 67 4 3 .958 -0 -0 2.44 1.74 .949 2.96 2.95
2 Seasons OF 11 6 2 66.0 20 19 0 1 0 .950 1 11 2.59 1.73 .978 2.30 2.29
2 Seasons LF 6 1 0 28.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 1 39 2.57 1.33 .975 2.03 2.05
1 Season RF 5 5 2 38.0 11 10 0 1 0 .909 -0 -9 2.37 2.00 .974 2.04 2.02
4 Seasons TOT 201 128 83 1256.0 610 227 354 29 54 .952 -8 -8 4.16 2.89 .967 4.48 4.48
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1950 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

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