John Roper

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 175lb (183cm, 79kg)

Born: November 21, 1971 in Southern Pines, NC us

Draft: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 12th round of the 1990 MLB June Amateur Draft from Hoke County HS (Raeford, NC).

High School: Hoke County HS (Raeford, NC)

Debut: May 16, 1993 (Age 21-176d, 16,301st in major league history)
vs. COL 6.0 IP, 5 H, 4 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER, W

Last Game: September 11, 1995 (Age 23-294d)
vs. STL 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1993 season

Full Name: John Christopher Roper

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.1

ERA

5.35

180.0

111

WHIP

1.494

Summary of 29 Home Runs Allowed

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

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 5 tying, 9 go ahead

1 Tm
CIN	29

Platoon
vs LHB	17
vs RHB	12

Home/Road
Home	21
Away	8

Outs
0	10
2	10
1	9

11 Opps
ATL	8
SFG	4
MON	3
CHC	3
COL	3
HOU	2
PIT	2
PHI	1
STL	1
LAD	1
NYM	1

27 Batters
David Justice	2
Fred McGriff	2
Todd Hundley	1
Mark Lemke	1
Eric Karros	1
Todd Zeile	1
Kirt Manwaring	1
Chris Donnels	1
Chipper Jones	1
Andy Van Slyke	1
Barry Bonds	1
Sammy Sosa	1
Moisés Alou	1
Jeff Bagwell	1
Glenallen Hill	1
Larry Walker	1
Orlando Merced	1
Marquis Grissom	1
Dante Bichette	1
Nelson Liriano	1
John Vander Wal	1
Charlie O'Brien	1
Matt Williams	1
Jim Eisenreich	1
Deion Sanders	1
Dave Martinez	1
Steve Buechele	1

7 Parks
Cinergy Fld (CIN)	21
3Com Park (SFO)	2
3 Rivers Std (PIT)	2
MileHigh Std (DEN)	1
Atl-Fulton (ATL)	1
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	1
VeteransStad (PHI)	1

Where Hit
9	8
7	8
78	6
89	4
8	3

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
3	8
2	8
5	5
1	3
4	2
6	2
Unk	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	15
2·HR gms	4
3·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	14
1--	6
-2-	3
12-	3
-23	2
123	1

51 Runs
RISP	9
0 on	14
1 on	9
2 on	5
3 on	1
Any on	15

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

1-3	15
4-6	10
7-end	4

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

Ahead	7
Tied	5
Behind	17

Before event,
for batter

Count
1-0	7
0-2	4
1-1	4
0-0	3
2-1	2
3-1	2
3-2	2
2-2	2
2-0	1
Unk	1
0-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
RF	7
3B	5
1B	5
CF	4
LF	3
C	3
SS	1
2B	1

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

Leverage
High Lev	7
Medium Lev	10
Low Lev	12

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1993	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1993-06-13	Mark Lemke	ATL		CIN	ahead 3-2	b 4	0	12-	4,(2-1) BCBX	3	8	4	15%	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); S. Bream Scores; G. Olson Scores
2	2	2	1	1993-08-09	Kirt Manwaring	SFG		CIN	behind 4-7	b 6	0	1--	3,(1-1) BF1X	2	7	2	19%	39%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); W. McGee Scores
3	3	3	1	1993-08-14	Deion Sanders	ATL	@	CIN	behind 0-1	t 3	1	-23	2,(1-0) BX	3	1	8	21%	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); D. Berryhill Scores; M. Lemke Scores
4	4	4	1	1993-08-21	Larry Walker	MON	@	CIN	tied 0-0	t 1	0	123	4,(2-1) BCBX	4	4	9	17%	83%		Home Run (Line Drive); M. Grissom Scores; R. Ready Scores; J. Vander Wal Scores
5	5	5	2	1993-08-21	Marquis Grissom	MON	@	CIN	ahead 4-0	t 2	2	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	1	8	5%	88%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
6	6	6	1	1993-08-27	Jim Eisenreich	PHI		CIN	behind 1-4	b 6	2	-2-	3,(2-0) BBX	2	6	9	19%	32%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); D. Hollins Scores
7	7	7	1	1993-09-07 (1)	Todd Zeile	STL	@	CIN	behind 0-1	t 3	1	12-		3	4	5	27%	70%		Home Run (LF-CF); O. Smith Scores; G. Jefferies Scores
8	8	8	1	1993-09-17	Matt Williams	SFG	@	CIN	tied 0-0	t 1	2	1--	3,(1-1) BCX	2	4	5	19%	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); W. Clark Scores
9	9	9	1	1993-09-22	Eric Karros	LAD	@	CIN	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	5,(3-1) BBFBX	1	5	3	10%	60%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
10	10	10	1	1993-10-03	Chris Donnels	HOU	@	CIN	behind 0-1	t 3	0	12-	5,(0-2) FFFFX	3	3	5	22%	71%		Home Run (Deep RF); C. Candaele Scores; M. Brumley Scores
1994	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
11	11	1	1	1994-05-26	Nelson Liriano	COL		CIN	behind 2-14	b 7	1	-2-	6,(3-2) BBFCB.X	2	8	6	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); M. Kingery Scores
12	12	2	1	1994-05-31	Moisés Alou	MON	@	CIN	behind 1-3	t 6	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	3	7	12%	34%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
13	13	3	1	1994-06-05	Todd Hundley	NYM	@	CIN	behind 0-2	t 2	1	-23	3,(0-2) SFX	3	7	2	19%	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); B. Bonilla Scores; J. Kent Scores
14	14	4	1	1994-06-10	Dante Bichette	COL	@	CIN	behind 1-6	t 8	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	3	9	2%	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
15	15	5	2	1994-06-10	John Vander Wal	COL	@	CIN	behind 2-6	t 8	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	5	7	3%	5%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
16	16	6	1	1994-06-21	Dave Martinez	SFG	@	CIN	behind 0-1	t 6	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	1	9	16%	44%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
17	17	7	1	1994-07-01	Orlando Merced	PIT		CIN	behind 0-1	b 4	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	5	3	13%	56%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
18	18	8	2	1994-07-01	Andy Van Slyke	PIT		CIN	behind 1-4	b 8	1	---	5,(2-2) BFFBX	1	3	8	6%	12%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
19	19	9	1	1994-07-16	Glenallen Hill	CHC	@	CIN	ahead 3-1	t 6	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	5	8	9%	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
20	20	10	2	1994-07-16	Steve Buechele	CHC	@	CIN	ahead 4-1	t 6	2	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	7	5	6%	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
21	21	11	1	1994-07-22	Sammy Sosa	CHC		CIN	behind 2-4	b 5	2	1--	2,(0-1) SX	2	4	9	26%	52%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); M. Grace Scores
22	22	12	1	1994-07-27	Jeff Bagwell	HOU	@	CIN	behind 0-1	t 4	0	---	3,(0-2) FFX	1	3	3	12%	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
23	23	13	1	1994-08-03	Barry Bonds	SFG		CIN	behind 1-6	b 3	2	---	6,(3-2) BBBCFX	1	3	7	4%	12%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
24	24	14	1	1994-08-08	Fred McGriff	ATL	@	CIN	tied 0-0	t 1	2	1--	5,(2-2) B+1BFSX	2	4	3	18%	66%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); R. Klesko Scores
25	25	15	2	1994-08-08	Fred McGriff	ATL	@	CIN	ahead 2-0	t 3	2	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	4	3	15%	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); J. Blauser Scores
26	26	16	3	1994-08-08	David Justice	ATL	@	CIN	ahead 4-0	t 3	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	5	9	5%	89%		Home Run (Line Drive)
1995	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
27	27	1	1	1995-06-22	David Justice	ATL	@	CIN	behind 0-1	t 2	1	---	5,(3-1) BCBBX	1	5	9	10%	48%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
28	28	2	2	1995-06-22	Charlie O'Brien	ATL	@	CIN	tied 1-1	t 2	1	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	7	2	16%	68%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); R. Klesko Scores
29	29	3	3	1995-06-22	Chipper Jones	ATL	@	CIN	ahead 3-1	t 3	0	1--	3,(0-2) F1FX	2	3	5	12%	86%		Home Run (Line Drive); J. Blauser Scores