Dave Roberts

Positions: Third Baseman, Catcher and Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 215lb (190cm, 97kg)

Born: February 17, 1951 in Lebanon, OR us

Draft: Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 1st round (1st) of the 1972 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Oregon (Eugene, OR).

Schools: San Diego State University (San Diego, CA), University of Oregon (Eugene, OR)

Debut: June 7, 1972 (Age 21-111d, 13,231st in major league history)
vs. PIT 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 18, 1982 (Age 31-213d)
vs. PIT 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1972 season

Agents: Jerry Kapstein

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: David Wayne Roberts

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.3

2017

483

.240

194

RBI

208

OBP

.286

SLG

.358

OPS

.644

OPS+

Summary of 49 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 3 tying, 13 go ahead

3 Tms
SDP	35
TEX	13
HOU	1

Platoon
vs RHP	26
vs LHP	23

Home/Road
Away	28
Home	21

Outs
1	23
2	14
0	12

20 Opps
CIN	5
SFG	4
STL	4
ATL	4
LAD	4
CHC	3
SEA	3
NYM	3
PHI	3
MON	3
KCR	2
HOU	2
TOR	2
OAK	1
CAL	1
BAL	1
PIT	1
CLE	1
MIL	1
CHW	1

46 Pitchers
Floyd Bannister	2
Fergie Jenkins	2
Jim Lonborg	2
Steve Stone	1
Mike McQueen	1
George Stone	1
John Martin	1
Tug McGraw	1
Claude Osteen	1
Jon Matlack	1
Ross Grimsley	1
Pete Richert	1
Rick Waits	1
Tom Underwood	1
Max León	1
Richard Dotson	1
Jim Beattie	1
Mike Marshall	1
Paul Hartzell	1
Bob Lacey	1
Jimmy Freeman	1
Jim McGlothlin	1
Paul Splittorff	1
Roric Harrison	1
Elías Sosa	1
Jim Ray	1
Nelson Briles	1
Don Gullett	1
Tom Murphy	1
Larry Gura	1
Steve Renko	1
Don McMahon	1
Geoff Zahn	1
Wayne Twitchell	1
Joey McLaughlin	1
Frank Tanana	1
Bo McLaughlin	1
Paul Mitchell	1
Rick Wise	1
Tommy John	1
Tom Hume	1
Al Downing	1
Milt Pappas	1
Wayne Simpson	1
Dan Warthen	1
Ron Bryant	1

18 Parks
Qualcomm St (SAN)	16
Arlington St (ARL)	5
Shea Stad (NYC)	3
Dodger Stad (LOS)	3
3Com Park (SFO)	3
Kingdome (SEA)	3
Cinergy Fld (CIN)	3
Astrodome (HOU)	2
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	2
RingCentral Col (OAK)	1
VeteransStad (PHI)	1
3 Rivers Std (PIT)	1
Busch Stad (STL)	1
ClevelandStd (CLE)	1
Angel Stad (ANA)	1
Memor. Stad (BAL)	1
Parc Jarry (MON)	1
Exhibit Stad (TOR)	1

Where Hit
7	37
9	2
78	2
8	1

1 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	45
2·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	29
1--	9
12-	3
-2-	3
--3	2
123	1
-23	1
1-3	1

76 RBI
RISP	11
0 on	29
1 on	14
2 on	5
3 on	1
Any on	20

Inning
1	3
2	3
3	2
4	8
5	5
6	8
7	6
8	8
9	4
Extra	2

1-3	8
4-6	21
7-end	20

RelScore
+4..	5
+3	1
+2	5
+1	8
Tied	11
-1	2
-2	7
-3	2
-4..	8

Ahead	19
Tied	11
Behind	19

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
3B	37
C	4
RF	3
PH	2
1B	2
2B	1

OrderPos
3rd	17
8th	9
6th	9
7th	7
2nd	4
9th	3

Leverage
High Lev	8
Medium Lev	17
Low Lev	24

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1972	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1972-06-29	SDP		ATL	Mike McQueen	ahead 5-1	b 4	1	---	1	2	5	0.031	96%		Home Run (Deep LF)
2	2	2	1	1972-07-28	SDP	@	CIN	Wayne Simpson	ahead 2-0	t 5	1	---	1	2	5	0.089	86%		Home Run (Deep LF)
3	3	3	1	1972-07-30 (1)	SDP	@	HOU	Jim Ray	behind 4-6	t 8	1	1-3	3	2	5	0.533	75%		Home Run (Deep LF); G. Jestadt Scores; D. Thomas Scores/unER
4	4	4	1	1972-08-08 (2)	SDP	@	SFG	Steve Stone	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---	1	2	5	0.109	59%		Home Run (Deep LF)
5	5	5	1	1972-08-23	SDP		CHC	Milt Pappas	behind 0-4	b 1	1	1--	2	3	5	0.137	29%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Morales Scores
1973	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
6	6	1	1	1973-05-27 (1)	SDP		PHI	Wayne Twitchell	behind 1-4	b 6	0	---	1	7	5	0.092	22%		Home Run
7	7	2	1	1973-06-23 (2)	SDP		ATL	Jimmy Freeman	tied 3-3	b 3	1	1--	2	6	5	0.217	77%		Home Run (LF-CF); C. Gaston Scores
8	8	3	1	1973-07-04	SDP	@	LAD	Al Downing	tied 0-0	t 4	0	---	1	3	5	0.136	64%		Home Run (Deep LF)
9	9	4	1	1973-07-13	SDP		STL	Rick Wise	tied 0-0	b 1	2	---	1	3	5	0.117	63%		Home Run (Deep LF)
10	10	5	1	1973-07-15	SDP		STL	Tom Murphy	behind 2-4	b 8	1	---	1	3	5	0.114	21%		Home Run (Deep LF)
11	11	6	1	1973-07-18	SDP	@	CHC	Fergie Jenkins	ahead 2-0	t 4	2	1--	2	6	5	0.153	87%		Home Run (Deep LF); G. Locklear Scores
12	12	7	2	1973-07-18	SDP	@	CHC	Fergie Jenkins	tied 5-5	t 7	0	---	1	6	5	0.197	70%		Home Run (Deep LF)
13	13	8	1	1973-07-22 (1)	SDP	@	PIT	Nelson Briles	behind 0-2	t 7	1	---	1	6	5	0.114	25%		Home Run (Deep LF)
14	14	9	1	1973-07-29 (1)	SDP		CIN	Jim McGlothlin	ahead 4-1	b 5	2	-23	3	6	5	0.075	98%		Home Run (Deep LF); L. Lee Scores; N. Colbert Scores
15	15	10	1	1973-08-01	SDP		SFG	Elías Sosa	ahead 5-4	b 7	1	---	1	3	5	0.105	90%		Home Run (Deep LF)
16	16	11	1	1973-08-09	SDP		PHI	Jim Lonborg	tied 3-3	b 3	0	---	1	3	5	0.130	68%		Home Run
17	17	12	1	1973-08-12 (2)	SDP		MON	Mike Marshall	tied 3-3	b 10	1	---	1	3	5	0.432	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep LF)
18	18	13	1	1973-08-23	SDP	@	PHI	Jim Lonborg	behind 1-6	t 8	1	-2-	2	3	5	0.026	4%		Home Run; J. Morales Scores
19	19	14	1	1973-08-26	SDP	@	MON	Steve Renko	tied 2-2	t 9	1	-2-	2	3	5	0.364	92%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Morales Scores
20	20	15	1	1973-08-27	SDP	@	NYM	George Stone	behind 2-5	t 6	1	---	1	3	5	0.074	17%		Home Run
21	21	16	1	1973-09-03	SDP		ATL	Max León	behind 2-7	b 8	1	---	1	3	5	0.011	2%		Home Run (LF-CF)
22	22	17	1	1973-09-07	SDP	@	LAD	Claude Osteen	tied 3-3	t 6	0	---	1	3	5	0.177	68%		Home Run (Deep CF)
23	23	18	1	1973-09-08	SDP	@	LAD	Tommy John	ahead 3-2	t 8	0	---	1	3	5	0.116	88%		Home Run (Deep LF)
24	24	19	1	1973-09-23	SDP	@	SFG	Don McMahon	ahead 6-2	t 7	2	---	1	3	5	0.029	97%		Home Run
25	25	20	1	1973-09-26	SDP	@	CIN	Ross Grimsley	ahead 3-1	t 6	2	---	1	3	5	0.091	87%		Home Run (Deep RF)
26	26	21	1	1973-09-29	SDP		LAD	Geoff Zahn	behind 0-2	b 4	1	---	1	3	5	0.125	37%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to RF
1974	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
27	27	1	1	1974-05-13	SDP		ATL	Roric Harrison	behind 3-7	b 9	0	---	1	8	5	0.019	3%		Home Run (Deep LF)
28	28	2	1	1974-06-08	SDP		STL	Pete Richert	ahead 3-2	b 6	0	---	1	7	5	0.107	86%		Home Run (Deep LF)
29	29	3	1	1974-07-03	SDP	@	SFG	Ron Bryant	behind 0-1	t 5	0	---	1	8	5	0.144	50%		Home Run (Deep LF)
30	30	4	1	1974-07-09	SDP	@	NYM	Jon Matlack	ahead 3-1	t 6	2	1--	2	7	5	0.142	92%		Home Run (Deep LF); F. Kendall Scores
31	31	5	1	1974-07-10	SDP	@	NYM	Tug McGraw	ahead 7-1	t 8	0	---	1	8	5	0.004	100%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1975	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
32	32	1	1	1975-08-31	SDP		MON	Dan Warthen	ahead 1-0	b 4	2	1--	2	7	5	0.189	86%		Home Run (Deep LF); D. Sharon Scores
33	33	2	1	1975-09-02	SDP	@	CIN	Don Gullett	behind 2-10	t 7	1	1--	2	7	5	0.006	1%		Home Run (Deep LF); D. Winfield Scores
1977	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
34	34	1	1	1977-09-07	SDP	@	HOU	Bo McLaughlin	ahead 6-5	t 9	1	12-	3	6	2	0.114	99%		Home Run; J. Turner Scores; D. Winfield Scores
1978	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
35	35	1	1	1978-08-10	SDP		CIN	Tom Hume	ahead 14-3	b 8	2	---	1	6	3	0.000	100%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1979	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
36	36	1	1	1979-06-23	TEX	@	OAK	Bob Lacey	tied 5-5	t 10	1	--3	2	3	PH	0.247	92%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Wills Scores
37	37	2	1	1979-07-26	TEX	@	TOR	Tom Underwood	behind 0-5	t 5	0	1--	2	9	9	0.080	17%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Sundberg Scores
38	38	3	1	1979-08-04	TEX	@	CLE	Rick Waits	behind 5-12	t 6	1	12-	3	8	4	0.044	7%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Ellis Scores; J. Sundberg Scores
1980	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
39	39	1	1	1980-05-14	TEX	@	BAL	Paul Hartzell	behind 0-2	t 4	0	123	4	8	5	0.257	73%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Zisk Scores; D. Walton Scores; J. Sundberg Scores
40	40	2	1	1980-06-06	TEX		KCR	Paul Splittorff	tied 0-0	b 2	2	1--	2	8	5	0.204	73%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Sundberg Scores
41	41	3	1	1980-06-20	TEX		TOR	Joey McLaughlin	ahead 3-2	b 8	1	1--	2	9	5	0.100	97%		Home Run (Deep LF); P. Frías Scores
42	42	4	1	1980-06-30	TEX	@	SEA	Jim Beattie	ahead 9-5	t 9	2	--3	2	8	2	0.012	100%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Norris Scores
43	43	5	1	1980-07-16	TEX		CHW	Richard Dotson	ahead 2-1	b 4	2	12-	3	8	2	0.223	91%		Home Run (Deep LF); R. Zisk Scores; R. Staub Scores
44	44	6	1	1980-08-20	TEX		KCR	Larry Gura	behind 1-3	b 5	1	-2-	2	9	PH	0.234	54%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Sample Scores
45	45	7	1	1980-08-22 (2)	TEX		MIL	Paul Mitchell	behind 0-4	b 2	2	---	1	8	2	0.065	21%		Home Run (Deep LF)
46	46	8	1	1980-09-14	TEX	@	CAL	Frank Tanana	behind 0-1	t 2	1	---	1	6	5	0.108	48%		Home Run (Deep LF)
47	47	9	1	1980-09-27	TEX	@	SEA	Floyd Bannister	ahead 2-1	t 4	2	---	1	7	9	0.116	70%		Home Run (Deep LF)
48	48	10	2	1980-09-27	TEX	@	SEA	Floyd Bannister	ahead 5-3	t 6	2	---	1	7	9	0.094	85%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1981	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
49	49	1	1	1981-05-21	HOU	@	STL	John Martin	behind 0-2	t 7	1	---	1	6	3	0.114	25%		Home Run (Deep LF)