Biff Pocoroba

Positions: Catcher, Pinch Hitter and Third Baseman

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

5-10, 175lb (178cm, 79kg)

Born: July 25, 1953 in Burbank, CA us

Died: May 24, 2020 in Grayson, GA

Draft: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 17th round of the 1971 MLB June Amateur Draft from Canoga Park HS (Canoga Park, CA).

High School: Canoga Park HS (Canoga Park, CA)

Debut: April 25, 1975 (Age 21-274d, 13,622nd in major league history)
vs. SDP 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: April 20, 1984 (Age 30-270d)
vs. HOU 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1975 season

Full Name: Biff Benedict Pocoroba

Pronunciation: \po-ko-ROE-buh\

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.7

1457

374

.257

132

RBI

172

OBP

.339

SLG

.351

OPS

.690

OPS+

Summary of 21 Home Runs

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

0 leading off, 2 walk-off, 0 tying, 8 go ahead

1 Tm
ATL	21

Platoon
vs RHP	20
vs LHP	1

Home/Road
Home	11
Away	10

Outs
0	9
2	7
1	5

7 Opps
MON	5
PHI	4
CIN	3
STL	3
NYM	2
SFG	2
HOU	2

19 Pitchers
Bill Atkinson	2
Larry Christenson	2
Porfi Altamirano	1
Tom Seaver	1
Bob Forsch	1
Mario Soto	1
Nino Espinosa	1
Scott Sanderson	1
Ed Halicki	1
Steve Rogers	1
Doug Bair	1
Jim Lonborg	1
Rick Baldwin	1
Wayne Granger	1
Pete Falcone	1
Jackie Brown	1
Charlie Williams	1
Jack Billingham	1
Nolan Ryan	1

7 Parks
Atl-Fulton (ATL)	11
VeteransStad (PHI)	3
Busch Stad (STL)	2
Shea Stad (NYC)	2
Stade Olymp. (MON)	1
Astrodome (HOU)	1
3Com Park (SFO)	1

Where Hit
9	7
8	1
7	1

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	21

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	11
12-	3
1--	3
123	2
-2-	2

38 RBI
RISP	7
0 on	11
1 on	5
2 on	3
3 on	2
Any on	10

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

1-3	10
4-6	6
7-end	5

RelScore
+4..	1
+2	2
+1	3
Tied	6
-1	2
-2	1
-3	2
-4..	4

Ahead	6
Tied	6
Behind	9

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
C	18
PH	3

OrderPos
6th	12
7th	2
9th	2
8th	2
5th	1
4th	1
3rd	1

Leverage
High Lev	6
Medium Lev	6
Low Lev	9

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1975	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1975-06-28	ATL	@	HOU	Wayne Granger	ahead 5-3	t 9	2	---	1	6	2	0.041	97%		Home Run
1977	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	1977-04-25	ATL		CIN	Jack Billingham	behind 1-6	b 1	2	12-	3	6	2	0.175	32%		Home Run (Deep CF); J. Burroughs Scores; G. Matthews Scores
3	3	2	1	1977-05-17	ATL		MON	Bill Atkinson	behind 5-6	b 9	2	123	4	6	PH	0.719	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run; J. Moore Scores; P. Rockett Scores; G. Matthews Scores
4	4	3	1	1977-05-18	ATL		MON	Steve Rogers	tied 0-0	b 2	2	---	1	6	2	0.106	62%		Home Run
5	5	4	1	1977-06-06	ATL	@	MON	Jackie Brown	behind 1-4	t 9	2	---	1	6	2	0.007	1%		Home Run
6	6	5	1	1977-06-22	ATL	@	NYM	Nino Espinosa	tied 0-0	t 2	0	1--	2	6	2	0.173	71%		Home Run; R. Office Scores
7	7	6	1	1977-08-04	ATL		MON	Bill Atkinson	ahead 4-2	b 8	0	---	1	6	2	0.035	97%		Home Run
8	8	7	1	1977-09-04	ATL	@	NYM	Rick Baldwin	ahead 5-4	t 6	0	---	1	6	2	0.123	80%		Home Run
9	9	8	1	1977-09-12	ATL	@	SFG	Charlie Williams	tied 0-0	t 2	0	-2-	2	6	2	0.141	71%		Home Run; G. Matthews Scores
1978	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
10	10	1	1	1978-05-31	ATL		CIN	Tom Seaver	behind 2-5	b 3	1	1--	2	3	2	0.173	41%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. Royster Scores/unER
11	11	2	1	1978-06-07	ATL	@	STL	Pete Falcone	ahead 1-0	t 1	1	123	4	6	2	0.196	89%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Burroughs Scores; G. Matthews Scores; D. Murphy Scores
12	12	3	1	1978-06-09	ATL	@	PHI	Larry Christenson	behind 0-2	t 2	1	---	1	5	2	0.099	36%		Home Run
13	13	4	1	1978-06-30 (2)	ATL		SFG	Ed Halicki	behind 0-1	b 1	1	12-	3	4	2	0.234	72%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Office Scores; G. Matthews Scores
14	14	5	1	1978-07-24	ATL	@	PHI	Jim Lonborg	tied 0-0	t 4	1	-2-	2	6	2	0.206	73%		Home Run; B. Horner Scores
15	15	6	1	1978-07-25	ATL	@	PHI	Larry Christenson	tied 0-0	t 2	0	12-	3	6	2	0.199	80%		Home Run; J. Burroughs Scores; B. Horner Scores
1980	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
16	16	1	1	1980-07-21	ATL		MON	Scott Sanderson	behind 1-6	b 5	0	---	1	9	PH	0.043	11%		Home Run (Deep RF)
17	17	2	1	1980-08-28	ATL	@	STL	Bob Forsch	behind 0-11	t 6	0	---	1	9	PH	0.001	0%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1982	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
18	18	1	1	1982-05-14	ATL		STL	Doug Bair	tied 1-1	b 9	2	---	1	7	2	0.467	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep RF)
19	19	2	1	1982-06-28	ATL		HOU	Nolan Ryan	behind 0-5	b 3	0	---	1	7	2	0.052	15%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1983	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
20	20	1	1	1983-07-02	ATL		CIN	Mario Soto	ahead 2-1	b 4	2	1--	2	8	2	0.183	85%		Home Run (Deep RF); G. Hubbard Scores
21	21	2	1	1983-07-24	ATL		PHI	Porfi Altamirano	ahead 9-4	b 6	0	---	1	8	2	0.012	99%		Home Run