Joe Roa

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 195lb (185cm, 88kg)

Born: October 11, 1971 in Southfield, MI us

Draft: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 18th round of the 1989 MLB June Amateur Draft from Hazel Park HS (Hazel Park, MI).

High School: Hazel Park HS (Hazel Park, MI)

Debut: September 20, 1995 (Age 23-344d, 16,810th in major league history)
vs. CHW 6.0 IP, 9 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 4 ER, L

Last Game: September 22, 2004 (Age 32-347d)
vs. CHW 0.1 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1997 season

Full Name: Joseph Rodger Roa

Nicknames: The Roa Constrictor

Pronunciation: \ROH-ah\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.2

ERA

4.94

120

266.0

154

WHIP

1.511

Summary of 39 Home Runs Allowed

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

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 2 tying, 4 go ahead

6 Tms
PHI	14
MIN	9
SFG	8
SDP	5
COL	2
CLE	1

Platoon
vs RHB	20
vs LHB	19

Home/Road
Home	21
Away	18

Outs
0	21
1	10
2	8

20 Opps
MON	5
ATL	4
CHW	4
SEA	3
COL	2
SFG	2
SDP	2
BAL	2
NYM	2
LAD	2
MIL	2
ARI	1
CHC	1
CIN	1
ANA	1
NYY	1
DET	1
KCR	1
PIT	1
BOS	1

32 Batters
Ryan Klesko	2
Alex Rodriguez	2
Miguel Tejada	2
Matt Stairs	2
Edgardo Alfonzo	2
Chipper Jones	2
Steve Finley	2
Nomar Garciaparra	1
José Hernández	1
Carl Everett	1
Andrés Galarraga	1
Andruw Jones	1
Fernando Tatís	1
Reggie Sanders	1
Roger Cedeño	1
Mike Lansing	1
Russ Davis	1
Eric Karros	1
Larry Walker	1
Eric Munson	1
Jim Edmonds	1
José Valentín	1
Chris Snopek	1
Brad Wilkerson	1
Shawn Green	1
Carlos Lee	1
Guillermo Mota	1
Lenny Harris	1
José Cruz	1
Marquis Grissom	1
José Vidro	1
Preston Wilson	1

15 Parks
VeteransStad (PHI)	7
Qualcomm St (SAN)	6
Metrodome (MIN)	4
Turner Fld (ATL)	3
Guaranteed (CHI)	3
3Com Park (SFO)	3
Kingdome (SEA)	3
Coors Fld (DEN)	2
Am Fam Field (MIL)	2
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
Chase Field (PHO)	1
Angel Stad (ANA)	1
Comerica Pk (DET)	1
Stade Olymp. (MON)	1
KauffmanStad (KAN)	1

Where Hit
7	14
9	13
8	5
78	4
89	3

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
1	12
2	6
5	6
6	5
4	4
3	4
7+	2

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	24
2·HR gms	6
3·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	20
1--	8
-2-	4
12-	3
123	2
--3	1
1-3	1

66 Runs
RISP	11
0 on	20
1 on	13
2 on	4
3 on	2
Any on	19

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

1-3	8
4-6	14
7-end	17

RelScore
+4..	12
+3	6
+2	6
+1	2
Tied	3
-1	3
-2	1
-3	1
-4..	5

Ahead	26
Tied	3
Behind	10

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	12
1-0	6
2-2	5
3-2	4
1-2	4
1-1	3
2-1	3
3-1	1
2-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
LF	7
3B	7
CF	6
SS	6
RF	5
1B	4
2B	2
P	1
DH	1

OrderPos
5th	10
4th	9
3rd	5
6th	5
2nd	4
9th	3
7th	1
1st	1
8th	1

Leverage
High Lev	1
Medium Lev	10
Low Lev	28

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1995	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1995-09-20	Chris Snopek	CHW		CLE	tied 2-2	b 4	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	6	5	12%	68%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
1997	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	1997-05-02	Lenny Harris	CIN	@	SFG	ahead 5-2	t 9	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	2	9	2%	99%		Home Run (Line Drive)
3	3	2	1	1997-05-07	Mike Lansing	MON	@	SFG	ahead 6-3	t 6	0	-2-	3,(1-1) 1N.CBX	2	2	4	6%	95%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); M. Grudzielanek Scores
4	4	3	1	1997-05-31	Ryan Klesko	ATL		SFG	ahead 3-1	b 3	0	---	4,(2-1) BCBX	1	5	7	7%	84%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
5	5	4	1	1997-06-14	Jim Edmonds	ANA		SFG	behind 0-5	b 2	0	---	6,(3-2) BCSBBX	1	4	3	6%	20%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); J. Edmonds Scores
6	6	5	1	1997-06-23	Steve Finley	SDP	@	SFG	ahead 9-6	t 9	0	-2-	2,(1-0) >B.X	2	2	8	2%	99%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); R. Henderson Scores; S. Finley Scores
7	7	6	1	1997-07-01	José Cruz	SEA		SFG	ahead 6-1	b 3	2	12-	5,(2-2) CBBFX	3	8	7	5%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Buhner Scores; D. Wilson Scores
8	8	7	2	1997-07-01	Alex Rodriguez	SEA		SFG	ahead 9-2	b 6	1	12-	3,(2-0) BBX	3	2	6	1%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); R. Davis Scores; J. Cora Scores
9	9	8	3	1997-07-01	Russ Davis	SEA		SFG	ahead 12-2	b 7	2	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	9	5	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); J. Cruz Scores
2002	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
10	10	1	1	2002-07-15	Brad Wilkerson	MON		PHI	ahead 6-3	b 5	1	---	8,(3-2) CBBBSFFX	1	1	8	5%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
11	11	2	1	2002-07-27	Chipper Jones	ATL		PHI	ahead 2-0	b 3	2	--3	1,(0-0) X	2	4	7	12%	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Furcal Scores
12	12	3	1	2002-08-03	Shawn Green	LAD	@	PHI	behind 2-3	t 3	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	3	9	12%	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
13	13	4	1	2002-08-08	Ryan Klesko	SDP		PHI	behind 0-4	b 6	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	3	3	12%	18%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Kotsay Scores
14	14	5	1	2002-08-21	José Hernández	MIL		PHI	tied 0-0	b 2	1	1--	6,(3-2) BBCBSX	2	6	6	18%	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Stairs Scores
15	15	6	2	2002-08-21	Matt Stairs	MIL		PHI	tied 2-2	b 4	2	---	4,(2-1) BFBX	1	5	7	14%	65%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
16	16	7	1	2002-08-27	Andrés Galarraga	MON	@	PHI	behind 0-3	t 7	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	5	3	8%	17%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
17	17	8	2	2002-08-27	Fernando Tatís	MON	@	PHI	behind 1-3	t 7	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	6	5	12%	30%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
18	18	9	1	2002-09-07	Edgardo Alfonzo	NYM	@	PHI	behind 0-1	t 2	1	---	4,(2-1) BCBX	1	5	5	11%	48%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
19	19	10	2	2002-09-07	Roger Cedeño	NYM	@	PHI	behind 2-3	t 6	2	1--	5,(3-1) BBBCX	2	7	7	34%	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); T. Wigginton Scores
20	20	11	1	2002-09-19	Chipper Jones	ATL		PHI	ahead 2-0	b 6	0	12-	3,(1-1) BCX	3	4	7	8%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); J. Franco Scores; G. Sheffield Scores
2003	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
21	21	1	1	2003-04-04	Reggie Sanders	PIT	@	PHI	ahead 1-0	t 1	1	123	5,(2-2) CCBBX	4	6	9	19%	88%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); B. Giles Scores; A. Ramírez Scores; R. Simon Scores
22	22	2	1	2003-04-10	Andruw Jones	ATL	@	PHI	ahead 2-0	t 4	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	5	8	9%	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
23	23	3	1	2003-05-05	Steve Finley	ARI		PHI	ahead 8-1	b 6	2	-2-	6,(2-2) CBBFFX	2	5	8	1%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Spivey Scores
24	24	4	1	2003-07-10	Marquis Grissom	SFG	@	COL	behind 2-10	t 8	1	---	5,(1-2) CBSFX	1	3	8	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
25	25	5	1	2003-07-13	Guillermo Mota	LAD	@	COL	ahead 5-3	t 7	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	9	1	8%	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
26	26	6	1	2003-08-07	Eric Karros	CHC	@	SDP	ahead 7-0	t 5	0	1--	5,(2-2) BCCBX	2	6	3	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); A. Ramírez Scores
27	27	7	1	2003-08-24	José Vidro	MON	@	SDP	ahead 4-3	t 7	1	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	3	4	17%	90%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); B. Wilkerson Scores
28	28	8	1	2003-09-10	Edgardo Alfonzo	SFG	@	SDP	ahead 5-1	t 8	0	1--	7,(1-2) FBF>FFF1X	2	5	5	2%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); B. Bonds Scores
29	29	9	1	2003-09-27	Preston Wilson	COL	@	SDP	ahead 5-0	t 5	0	---	6,(2-2) BSFFBX	1	4	8	2%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
30	30	10	2	2003-09-27	Larry Walker	COL	@	SDP	ahead 6-0	t 5	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	5	9	1%	98%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
2004	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
31	31	1	1	2004-04-08	Eric Munson	DET		MIN	ahead 9-4	b 8	0	---	3,(1-1) .FBX	1	9	5	0%	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
32	32	2	1	2004-04-24	Matt Stairs	KCR		MIN	ahead 5-1	b 7	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	4	9	2%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
33	33	3	1	2004-05-21	José Valentín	CHW	@	MIN	ahead 6-1	t 7	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	4	6	2%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Ordóñez Scores
34	34	4	1	2004-06-22	Nomar Garciaparra	BOS		MIN	ahead 4-1	b 7	1	123	1,(0-0) .X	4	5	6	4%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); M. Bellhorn Scores; D. Ortiz Scores; M. Ramirez Scores
35	35	5	1	2004-07-27	Carlos Lee	CHW		MIN	behind 1-7	b 9	0	---	4,(1-2) .CBCX	1	3	7	1%	1%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
36	36	6	2	2004-07-27	Carl Everett	CHW		MIN	behind 2-7	b 9	1	---	6,(3-2) CBCBBX	1	5	DH	1%	1%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF)
37	37	7	1	2004-08-19	Alex Rodriguez	NYY	@	MIN	ahead 7-3	t 7	0	1--	5,(1-2) CBSFX	2	4	5	4%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); G. Sheffield Scores
38	38	8	1	2004-09-18	Miguel Tejada	BAL	@	MIN	ahead 4-2	t 6	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	4	6	10%	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
39	39	9	2	2004-09-18	Miguel Tejada	BAL	@	MIN	ahead 5-2	t 8	0	1-3	2,(1-0) BX	3	4	6	3%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); D. Newhan Scores; M. Mora Scores