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+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	7-21 / in Starts: 1-5
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	22 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 46 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	23 (12-6-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 46 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	28 (13-9-4)

Most Driven In
G Hubbard	1
M Lum	1
J Nolan	1
R Office	1
B Bonnell	0

Most Driven In By
G Matthews	1
J Royster	1
M Lum	1
P FrÃas	1
T Brizzolara	0
E Miller	0

1979 Batting Game Log

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1979 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	327	55 (54)	Jun 6	ATL		MON	L,2-12	GS-8	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.667	.667	1.333	7	.27	-0.018	.06	0.00%	0.27	C
2	328	56	Jun 8	ATL	@	PHI	W,11-5	10-10	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.750	.750	1.000	1.750	8	6.01	0.240	1.19	0.03%	1.83	PH
3	329	57	Jun 9	ATL	@	PHI	L,3-9	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.714	.750	.857	1.607	5	.34	0.039	.07	0.01%	0.63	C
4	330	58	Jun 10	ATL	@	PHI	W,10-3	CG	5	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.538	.667	1.205	6	.61	0.016	.10	0.00%	0.07	C
5	331	59	Jun 11	ATL	@	MON	L,5-6	GS-10	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.438	.500	.625	1.125	6	1.20	0.070	.22	0.01%	0.25	C
6	332	60	Jun 13	ATL	@	MON	L,1-4	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.412	.474	.588	1.062	9	.79	-0.021	.17	0.00%	-0.35	PH
7	333	62 (1)	Jun 15	ATL	@	NYM	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.350	.409	.500	.909	5	1.21	-0.142	.15	-0.01%	-0.96	C
8	334	64 (1)	Jun 17 susp	ATL	@	NYM	L,1-2	7-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.350	.435	.500	.935	8	1.53	0.060	.13	0.00%	0.37	PH C
9	335	67 (2)	Jun 20	ATL		PHI	L,4-10	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.417	.476	.893	9	.01	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.11	PH
10	336	68	Jun 21	ATL		LAD	L,4-6	7-8	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.440	.545	.985	9	.84	0.046	.05	0.00%	0.37	PH
11	337	73 (4)	Jun 26	ATL	@	SFG	L,5-6	7-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.440	.545	.985	9	3.50	-0.017	.38	0.00%	-0.07	PH
12	338	74	Jun 27 (1)	ATL	@	SDP	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	.308	.379	.462	.841	7	.90	-0.070	.06	0.00%	-0.86	C
13	339	76 (1)	Jun 28	ATL	@	SDP	L,5-6	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.400	.481	.881	9	1.37	0.072	.13	0.00%	0.37	PH
14	340	77	Jun 29	ATL	@	LAD	W,5-2	8-8	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.419	.481	.901	9	4.08	0.022	.22	0.00%	0.17	PH
15	341	78	Jun 30	ATL	@	LAD	W,7-4	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.321	.406	.464	.871	9	.27	-0.007	.02	0.00%	-0.22	PH
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
16	342	80 (1)	Jul 3	ATL		SFG	W,5-2	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.310	.394	.448	.842	9	.06	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.11	PH
17	343	82 (1)	Jul 5	ATL		SFG	W,5-4	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.412	.467	.878	8	4.90	0.417	.38	0.02%	1.00	PH
18	344	83	Jul 6 (1)	ATL		STL	L,5-9	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.429	.467	.895	9	.21	0.012	.02	0.00%	0.26	PH
19	345	84	Jul 6 (2)	ATL		STL	L,4-5	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.323	.417	.452	.868	9	1.91	-0.049	.16	0.00%	-0.24	PH
20	346	87 (2)	Jul 9	ATL		CHC	L,4-7	6-7	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.323	.432	.452	.884	9	.25	0.010	.03	0.00%	0.13	PH
21	347	88	Jul 10	ATL		CHC	L,3-7	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.313	.421	.438	.859	9	.27	-0.008	.02	0.00%	-0.23	PH
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
22	348	140 (51)	Sep 7	ATL		SDP	L,0-8	5-6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.436	.455	.890	9	.07	0.003	.00	0.00%	0.13	PH
23	349	142 (1)	Sep 9	ATL		SDP	L,1-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.324	.425	.441	.866	8	.50	-0.015	.00	0.00%	-0.23	PH
24	350	146 (3)	Sep 14	ATL	@	SDP	W,10-7	7-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.343	.439	.457	.896	9	.61	0.062	.00	0.00%	0.67	PH
25	351	148 (1)	Sep 17	ATL	@	LAD	L,4-9	8-8	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.343	.452	.457	.910	7	.25	0.008	.00	0.00%	0.41	PH
26	352	151 (2)	Sep 20	ATL	@	HOU	L,1-7	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.442	.444	.886	9	.31	-0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.14	PH
27	353	156 (4)	Sep 25	ATL		HOU	L,0-8	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.324	.432	.432	.864	9	.84	-0.024	.00	0.00%	-0.23	PH
28	354	158 (1)	Sep 28	ATL	@	CIN	L,0-3	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.316	.422	.421	.843	8	.88	-0.022	.00	0.00%	-0.15	PH
							7-21		46	38	6	12	4	0	0	4	7	1	0	0	1	0	1	2	1	1	.316	.422	.421	.843		1.00	0.674	.12	0.05%	3.03

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