Dave Roberts

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-3, 195lb (190cm, 88kg)

Born: September 11, 1944 in Gallipolis, OH us

Died: January 9, 2009 in Short Gap, WV

Buried: Frostburg Memorial Park, Frostburg, MD

High School: Central HS (Columbus, OH)

Debut: July 6, 1969 (Age 24-298d, 12,861st in major league history)
vs. HOU 7.1 IP, 6 H, 3 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER, L

Last Game: May 16, 1981 (Age 36-247d)
vs. LAD 1.0 IP, 4 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 5 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1969 season

Full Name: David Arthur Roberts

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1979 World Series

+11

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

23.6

103

125

ERA

3.78

445

277

2099.0

957

WHIP

1.335

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Team Record in Appearances: 24-11 / in Starts: 20-8

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 31, Entered with runners on base: 5

1972 Pitching Game Log

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1972 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	103	2	Apr 16	HOU		SFG	L,6-10	GS-4	L(0-1)	99	3.2	7	6	5	1	1	0	0	12.27	2.67	20	8	3	0	0	7	25			0	0	0	19	3	1	0	0	0	1	1.18	-0.445	1.83	-0.42%	-3.86	1t start tie	4t -23 2 out d2
2	104	7	Apr 22	HOU	@	SFG	W,6-0	SHO	W(1-1)	5	9.0	7	0	0	3	5	0	0	3.55	2.40	36	15	12	5	0	1	75			1	0	0	33	0	0	0	1	0	0	.77	0.264	1.50	0.31%	3.97	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a6
3	105	11	Apr 26	HOU		CHC	W,5-4	GS-7		3	6.2	11	4	4	4	4	0	0	4.19	2.61	34	11	14	9	2	1	36			3	0	0	29	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.64	-0.368	3.24	-0.44%	-1.76	1t start tie	7t 123 2 out d1
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
4	106	15	May 1	HOU	@	PIT	W,9-8	GS-6		4	5.2	12	5	5	1	3	0	0	5.04	2.44	28	4	8	2	1	12	27			0	0	0	27	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.03	-0.129	2.04	-0.15%	-1.79	1b start tie	6b --3 2 out a3
5	107	20	May 10	HOU	@	STL	W,10-7	GS-6		8	6.0	7	5	5	3	3	1	0	5.52	2.95	27	9	5	0	0	7	38			2	0	0	24	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.16	-0.389	2.45	-0.49%	-2.44	1b start a 2	6b 3 out d2
6	108	25	May 15	HOU		ATL	W,8-2	CG	W(2-1)	4	9.0	7	2	1	1	6	0	1	4.50	2.67	37	16	6	0	0	7	72			0	0	0	35	2	0	0	0	0	1	.95	0.164	2.15	0.22%	1.81	1t start tie	9t 3 out a6
7	109	30	May 20	HOU	@	LAD	L,0-3	GS-7	L(2-2)	4	7.0	5	3	3	1	1	1	0	4.40	2.93	27	11	9	2	0	5	55			0	0	0	26	2	0	0	0	0	0	.57	-0.119	1.72	-0.22%	-0.04	1b start tie	7b 3 out d3
8	110	36	May 26	HOU		LAD	W,5-3	CG	W(3-2)	5	9.0	5	3	2	3	1	0	0	4.02	2.97	33	15	9	0	0	5	65			0	1	1	29	2	0	1	1	1	1	1.67	0.101	5.70	0.21%	0.81	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
9	111	41	May 31	HOU		CIN	L,4-12	GS-3	L(3-3)	4	2.2	8	6	6	2	3	1	0	4.76	3.17	17	2	3	0	2	7	19			1	0	0	15	2	0	1	1	0	0	1.41	-0.540	4.25	-0.98%	-4.93	1t start tie	3t 1-- 2 out d3
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
10	112	46	Jun 6	HOU	@	PHI	W,4-3	GS-9	W(4-3)	5	8.1	5	3	3	1	3	0	0	4.57	3.03	31	15	7	0	2	5	63			0	0	0	30	1	1	0	0	0	0	.58	0.192	1.19	0.24%	1.63	1b start a 2	9b -23 1 out a3
11	113	51	Jun 11	HOU	@	NYM	W,4-2	GS-9	W(5-3)	4	8.1	10	2	2	2	3	1	0	4.30	3.13	36	13	10	0	2	8	56			0	0	0	34	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.20	0.112	2.06	0.12%	1.32	1b start tie	9b 1-- 1 out a2
12	114	56	Jun 17	HOU		PHI	W,10-5	GS-8	W(6-3)	5	7.2	12	5	5	2	5	0	0	4.45	3.01	34	12	3	1	0	12	38			1	1	1	31	3	0	0	2	1	0	.76	-0.123	1.57	-0.15%	-2.07	1t start tie	8t 1-3 2 out a5
13	115	61	Jun 22	HOU	@	CIN	W,9-5	GS-2		4	1.2	5	3	3	3	2	0	0	4.68	3.06	12	3	0	0	0	4	32			0	0	0	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.39	-0.334	5.49	-0.79%	-2.90	1b start a 2	2b 123 2 out d1
14	116	66	Jun 27	HOU	@	SDP	W,6-0	SHO	W(7-3)	4	9.0	6	0	0	0	7	0	0	4.23	2.85	32	9	10	2	0	6	82			0	0	0	32	0	0	0	1	0	0	.56	0.254	1.43	0.39%	3.58	1b start a 2	9b 3 out a6
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
15	117	71	Jul 2	HOU		ATL	W,5-4	GS-7		4	7.0	6	3	2	2	8	1	0	4.11	2.85	30	9	5	1	0	6	61			0	0	0	27	0	0	0	1	0	2	1.43	-0.018	3.87	-0.03%	-0.04	1t start tie	7t 3 out tie
16	118	76	Jul 7	HOU	@	STL	L,1-3	CG(8)	L(7-4)	4	8.0	10	3	3	0	3	0	1	4.06	2.79	34	13	8	1	2	9	53			0	0	0	33	2	1	0	1	0	0	1.05	-0.156	2.67	-0.24%	0.42	1b start tie	8b 3 out d2
17	119	81	Jul 12	HOU	@	CHC	W,10-6	GS-7	W(8-4)	4	6.2	9	5	5	4	7	2	0	4.21	2.97	31	7	7	1	2	6	39			0	0	0	27	2	1	0	1	0	0	.98	-0.267	2.59	-0.42%	-2.16	1b start a 1	7b 1-3 2 out a4
18	120	87	Jul 17	HOU		STL	L,2-3	GS-8	L(8-5)	4	8.0	11	3	3	5	3	1	0	4.16	3.11	39	10	10	1	1	11	46			3	1	0	33	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.28	-0.191	2.56	-0.23%	0.39	1t start tie	8t 3 out d2
19	121	92	Jul 23	HOU		CHC	W,6-5	GS-5		5	4.2	6	4	4	3	1	0	0	4.29	3.14	23	11	7	2	0	1	34			0	0	0	20	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.28	-0.301	1.76	-0.25%	-2.08	1t start tie	5t 1-- 2 out d2
20	122	97	Jul 30(2)	HOU		SDP	W,4-3	CG(10)	W(9-5)	6	10.0	9	3	3	2	7	2	0	4.17	3.22	38	15	5	0	0	9	67			1	0	0	34	0	0	0	3	0	0	1.17	0.149	1.65	0.13%	1.23	1t start tie	10t 3 out tie
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
21	123	102	Aug 5	HOU	@	SFG	W,4-3	GS-8		5	7.0	6	3	3	1	5	3	0	4.16	3.40	28	7	9	0	0	6	57			3	0	0	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	.98	-0.397	1.73	-0.42%	0.09	1b start tie	8b --- 0 out tie
22	124	107	Aug 10	HOU	@	ATL	W,9-6	GS-5		4	4.0	9	5	5	2	3	0	0	4.35	3.37	24	6	4	0	0	9	25			0	0	0	20	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.28	-0.200	1.58	-0.15%	-2.10	1b start tie	5b 12- 0 out a3
23	125	111	Aug 14	HOU		SFG	W,7-5	GS-3		3	2.1	6	5	5	2	2	1	0	4.58	3.46	14	1	3	0	0	6	25			0	0	0	12	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.03	-0.271	1.88	-0.30%	-3.05	1t start tie	3t -23 1 out d3
24	126	115	Aug 18	HOU	@	PHI	W,4-3	GS-7	W(10-5)	3	6.1	7	3	3	0	3	3	0	4.57	3.62	26	6	10	2	0	7	50			0	0	0	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	.95	-0.022	1.85	-0.03%	-0.15	1b start tie	7b --- 1 out a1
25	127	119	Aug 22	HOU	@	NYM	L,2-4	GS-8	L(10-6)	3	7.2	10	4	4	3	7	1	0	4.57	3.61	34	10	6	1	2	8	47			0	1	0	30	0	0	1	1	0	0	1.67	-0.217	1.69	-0.13%	-1.04	1b start a 1	8b 12- 2 out d2
26	128	121	Aug 25	HOU		MON	L,3-4	9-GF		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.56	3.61	1	0	1	1	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.26	0.035	.93	0.02%	0.55	9t -23 2 out d1	9t end d 1
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
27	129	127	Sep 1	HOU		NYM	W,8-0	SHO	W(11-6)	6	9.0	6	0	0	2	6	0	0	4.33	3.52	33	11	8	1	1	6	79			0	0	0	31	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.00	0.378	.95	0.22%	3.81	1t start tie	9t 3 out a8
28	130	131	Sep 5	HOU		ATL	L,3-5	GS-3	L(11-7)	3	2.1	7	4	4	1	2	0	0	4.47	3.50	14	2	2	1	0	7	28			0	1	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.31	-0.249	.42	-0.05%	-2.56	1t start tie	3t 12- 1 out d3
29	131	133	Sep 8	HOU	@	SFG	W,5-3	8-GF	S(1)	2	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4.42	3.46	6	1	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.07	0.156	.49	0.04%	0.88	8b --- 0 out a2	9b end a 2
30	132	135	Sep 10	HOU	@	LAD	L,2-3	GS-8		1	7.0	6	2	2	2	1	0	0	4.35	3.44	30	16	5	1	0	6	56			0	0	0	27	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.57	0.094	.96	0.03%	1.50	1b start tie	8b -23 0 out a2
31	133	140	Sep 16	HOU		LAD	L,0-10	5-5		5	1.0	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.38	3.44	6	2	0	0	0	4		1	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	.33	-0.017	.10	0.00%	-0.21	5t 1-- 0 out d4	5t 3 out d5
32	134	141	Sep 17	HOU		LAD	W,15-11	8-8	H(1)	0	0.1	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	4.42	3.44	4	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.86	-0.211	.27	-0.01%	-1.40	8t --- 0 out a2	8t 12- 1 out a1
33	135	143	Sep 20	HOU	@	ATL	L,6-13	2-2		2	0.0	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	4.61	3.44	4	0	0	0	0	4		2	2	0	0	0	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.89	-0.184	.09	-0.01%	-4.28	2b 12- 1 out d2	2b 1-3 1 out d6
34	136	149	Sep 29	HOU	@	SDP	W,5-2	7-GF	S(2)	8	2.1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	4.56	3.40	8	2	2	0	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	.79	0.110	.00	0.00%	1.18	7b 12- 2 out a3	9b end a 3
35	137	150	Sep 30	HOU	@	SDP	W,6-5	10-GF(12)	W(12-7)	0	2.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.50	3.38	8	5	2	1	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.96	0.379	.00	0.00%	1.18	10b 12- 2 out tie	12b end a 1
							24-11		W-L:12-7,Sv:2,Hld:1	3.9	192.0	227	100	96	57	111	18	2	4.50	3.38	839	1.41		7%	4%	196	48	9	22%	15	5	2	768	35	5	3	20	3	6	1.14	-2.760	2.12	-3.99%	-14.51

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