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Roger Metzger

Position: Shortstop

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-0, 165lb (183cm, 74kg)

Born: October 10, 1947 in Fredericksburg, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 1st round (16th) of the 1969 MLB June Amateur Draft from St. Edward's University (Austin, TX).

High School: Holy Cross HS (San Antonio, TX)

Schools: Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ), St. Edward's University (Austin, TX)

Debut: June 16, 1970 (Age 22-249d, 13,018th in major league history)
vs. SFG 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 10, 1980 (Age 32-305d)
vs. ATL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1971 season

Full Name: Roger Henry Metzger

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.4

4201

972

.231

453

RBI

254

OBP

.291

SLG

.293

OPS

.584

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

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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
1969	21	CHC-min	AAA,WRk	127	460	407	63	112	5	7	1	36	29	4	47	40	.275	.349	.329	.679		134		1	2	3			TAC,CBZ · PCL,AZIL
1970	22	CHC-min	AAA	134	545	492	59	133	20	7	1	32	12	6	48	44	.270	.335	.346	.680		170		1	1	3			TAC · PCL
1970	22	CHC	NL	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/6
1971	23	HOU	NL	150	617	562	64	132	14	11	0	26	15	6	44	50	.235	.294	.299	.593	71	168	5	4	5	2	4	*6/H
1972	24	HOU	NL	153	715	641	84	142	12	3	2	38	23	9	60	71	.222	.288	.259	.547	58	166	7	1	9	4	1	*6
1973	25	HOU	NL	154	637	580	67	145	11	14	1	35	10	4	39	70	.250	.299	.322	.622	74	187	10	3	12	3	0	*6/H	GG
1974	26	HOU	NL	143	633	572	66	145	18	10	0	30	9	7	37	73	.253	.297	.320	.617	77	183	13	0	21	3	1	*6
1975	27	HOU	NL	127	510	450	54	102	7	9	2	26	4	5	41	39	.227	.289	.296	.584	69	133	6	0	15	4	10	*6/H
1976	28	HOU	NL	152	543	481	37	101	13	8	0	29	1	1	52	63	.210	.286	.270	.556	66	130	11	0	8	2	10	*6/4
1977	29	HOU	NL	97	307	269	24	50	9	6	0	16	2	0	32	24	.186	.272	.264	.535	51	71	7	0	5	1	3	6/H4
1978	30	TOT	NL	120	393	358	28	88	10	2	0	23	8	1	24	26	.246	.292	.285	.577	66	102	12	0	9	2	3	*6/H4
1978	30	HOU	NL	45	138	123	11	27	4	1	0	6	0	0	12	9	.220	.287	.268	.555	62	33	8	0	2	1	3	6/H4
1978	30	SFG	NL	75	255	235	17	61	6	1	0	17	8	1	12	17	.260	.294	.294	.588	68	69	4	0	7	1	0	6/H
1979	31	SFG	NL	94	288	259	24	65	7	8	0	31	11	3	23	31	.251	.311	.340	.651	84	88	6	0	5	1	2	64H/5
1980	32	SFG	NL	28	31	27	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	.074	.167	.074	.241	-29	2	2	0	1	0	0	H6/4
11 Yrs				1219	4676	4201	453	972	101	71	5	254	83	36	355	449	.231	.291	.293	.584	68	1230	79	8	90	22	34
162 Game Avg.				162	621	558	60	129	13	9	1	34	11	5	47	60	.231	.291	.293	.584	68	163	10	1	12	3	5

HOU (8 yrs)				1021	4100	3678	407	844	88	62	5	206	64	32	317	399	.229	.291	.291	.582	67	1071	67	8	77	20	32
SFG (3 yrs)				197	574	521	46	128	13	9	0	48	19	4	38	50	.246	.296	.305	.601	71	159	12	0	13	2	2
CHC (1 yr)				1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0