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, 12,868th 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

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

23.6

103

125

ERA

3.78

445

277

2099.0

957

WHIP

1.335

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1963	18	PHI-min	A	9	3	.750	1.79	18	17		10	3		126.0	95	32	25	4	18	0	121	4	0	1				0.897	6.8	0.3	1.3	8.6	6.72	SPB WCRS
1964	19	PIT-min	A,AA,WRk	12	10	.545	3.98	36	31		10	1		206.0	215	101	91	22	84	9	187	1	0	3				1.451	9.4	1.0	3.7	8.2	2.23	KIN,AVL,PIR CARL,SOUL,FECI
1965	20	PIT-min	AA,AAA	9	10	.474	3.71	28	23		4	2		148.0	128	78	61	9	73	5	126	4	0	10				1.358	7.8	0.5	4.4	7.7	1.73	AVL,CLB SOUL,IL
1966	21	PIT-min	AA	14	5	.737	2.61	31	26		14	4		190.0	153	63	55	9	60	9	157	4	0	5				1.121	7.2	0.4	2.8	7.4	2.62	AVL SOUL
1967	22	PIT-min	AAA	5	1	.833	2.18	10	8		3	0		62.0	55	18	15	4	16	3	37	0	0	3				1.145	8.0	0.6	2.3	5.4	2.31	CLB IL
1968	23	PIT-min	AAA	18	5	.783	3.17	27	27		14	4		193.0	189	74	68	18	45	1	133	2	0	5				1.212	8.8	0.8	2.1	6.2	2.96	CLB IL
1969	24	KCR-min	AA	7	5	.583	3.50	15	15		10	0	0	121.0	117	55	47	6	43	2	76	6	0	4				1.322	8.7	0.4	3.2	5.7	1.77	ELM EL
1969	24	SDP	NL	0	3	.000	4.81	22	5	6	0	0	1	48.2	65	30	26	5	19	0	19	3	1	2	228	74	4.42	1.726	12.0	0.9	3.5	3.5	1.00
1970	25	SDP	NL	8	14	.364	3.81	43	21	11	3	2	1	181.2	182	80	77	16	43	11	102	1	0	3	753	104	3.39	1.239	9.0	0.8	2.1	5.1	2.37
1971	26	SDP	NL	14	17	.452	2.10	37	34	3	14	2	0	269.2	238	79	63	9	61	9	135	5	0	4	1086	157	2.62	1.109	7.9	*0.3*	2.0	4.5	2.21	CYA-6,MVP-24
1972	27	HOU	NL	12	7	.632	4.50	35	28	4	7	3	2	192.0	227	100	96	18	57	3	111	2	0	7	839	75	3.38	1.479	10.6	0.8	2.7	5.2	1.95
1973	28	HOU	NL	17	11	.607	2.85	39	36	0	12	6	0	249.1	264	92	79	15	62	8	119	2	0	3	1054	126	3.16	1.307	9.5	0.5	2.2	4.3	1.92
1974	29	HOU	NL	10	12	.455	3.40	34	30	2	8	2	1	204.0	216	83	77	6	65	2	72	3	1	2	870	102	3.25	1.377	9.5	0.3	2.9	3.2	1.11
1975	30	HOU	NL	8	14	.364	4.27	32	27	3	7	0	1	198.1	182	98	94	16	73	4	101	2	0	8	841	79	3.75	1.286	8.3	0.7	3.3	4.6	1.38
1976	31	DET	AL	16	17	.485	4.00	36	36	0	18	4	0	252.0	254	122	112	16	63	4	79	4	0	3	1048	93	3.63	1.258	9.1	0.6	2.3	2.8	1.25
1977	32	TOT	MLB	5	11	.313	4.59	39	28	5	6	0	1	182.1	198	110	93	21	53	10	69	3	0	3	792	94	4.40	1.377	9.8	1.0	2.6	3.4	1.30
1977	32	DET	AL	4	10	.286	5.15	22	22	0	5	0	0	129.1	143	88	74	20	41	2	46	2	0	2	570	83	5.04	1.423	10.0	1.4	2.9	3.2	1.12
1977	32	CHC	NL	1	1	.500	3.23	17	6	5	1	0	1	53.0	55	22	19	1	12	8	23	1	0	1	222	137	2.85	1.264	9.3	0.2	2.0	3.9	1.92
1978	33	CHC	NL	6	8	.429	5.25	35	20	6	2	1	1	142.1	159	87	83	17	56	15	54	3	0	4	627	77	4.62	1.511	10.1	1.1	3.5	3.4	0.96
1979	34	TOT	NL	5	4	.556	2.90	47	4	16	0	0	4	80.2	89	33	26	4	30	7	38	2	0	2	352	129	3.62	1.475	9.9	0.4	3.3	4.2	1.27
1979	34	SFG	NL	0	2	.000	2.57	26	1	11	0	0	3	42.0	42	15	12	3	18	3	23	1	0	2	182	138	3.92	1.429	9.0	0.6	3.9	4.9	1.28
1979	34	PIT	NL	5	2	.714	3.26	21	3	5	0	0	1	38.2	47	18	14	1	12	4	15	1	0	0	170	121	3.30	1.526	10.9	0.2	2.8	3.5	1.25
1980	35	TOT	MLB	2	4	.333	4.35	39	4	13	0	0	3	82.2	88	47	40	7	28	7	48	1	0	4	364	95	3.74	1.403	9.6	0.8	3.0	5.2	1.71
1980	35	PIT	NL	0	1	.000	3.86	2	0	0	0	0	0	2.1	2	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	9	112	3.18	1.286	7.7	0.0	3.9	3.9	1.00
1980	35	SEA	AL	2	3	.400	4.37	37	4	13	0	0	3	80.1	86	46	39	7	27	7	47	1	0	4	355	95	3.76	1.407	9.6	0.8	3.0	5.3	1.74
1981	36	SFG-min	AAA	0	0		2.40	6	0	6	0	0	0	15.0	16	4	4	0	3	0	7	0	0	2				1.267	9.6	0.0	1.8	4.2	2.33	PHX PCL
1981	36	NYM	NL	0	3	.000	9.39	7	4	0	0	0	0	15.1	26	18	16	5	5	0	10	0	0	0	76	38	6.51	2.022	15.3	2.9	2.9	5.9	2.00
13 Yrs				103	125	.452	3.78	445	277	69	77	20	15	2099.0	2188	979	882	155	615	80	957	31	2	45	8930	97	3.55	1.335	9.4	0.7	2.6	4.1	1.56
162 Game Avg.				10	12	.452	3.78	42	26	6	7	2	1	198	206	92	83	15	58	8	90	3	0	4	841	97	3.55	1.335	9.4	0.7	2.6	4.1	1.56
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
HOU (4 yrs)				47	44	.516	3.69	140	121	9	34	11	4	843.2	889	373	346	55	257	17	403	9	1	20	3604	94	3.37	1.358	9.5	0.6	2.7	4.3	1.57
SDP (3 yrs)				22	34	.393	2.99	102	60	20	17	4	2	500.0	485	189	166	30	123	20	256	9	1	9	2067	120	3.07	1.216	8.7	0.5	2.2	4.6	2.08
PIT (2 yrs)				5	3	.625	3.29	23	3	5	0	0	1	41.0	49	19	15	1	13	4	16	1	0	0	179	120	3.29	1.512	10.8	0.2	2.9	3.5	1.23
CHC (2 yrs)				7	9	.438	4.70	52	26	11	3	1	2	195.1	214	109	102	18	68	23	77	4	0	5	849	88	4.14	1.444	9.9	0.8	3.1	3.5	1.13
DET (2 yrs)				20	27	.426	4.39	58	58	0	23	4	0	381.1	397	210	186	36	104	6	125	6	0	5	1618	89	4.11	1.314	9.4	0.8	2.5	3.0	1.20
NYM (1 yr)				0	3	.000	9.39	7	4	0	0	0	0	15.1	26	18	16	5	5	0	10	0	0	0	76	38	6.51	2.022	15.3	2.9	2.9	5.9	2.00
SFG (1 yr)				0	2	.000	2.57	26	1	11	0	0	3	42.0	42	15	12	3	18	3	23	1	0	2	182	138	3.92	1.429	9.0	0.6	3.9	4.9	1.28
SEA (1 yr)				2	3	.400	4.37	37	4	13	0	0	3	80.1	86	46	39	7	27	7	47	1	0	4	355	95	3.76	1.407	9.6	0.8	3.0	5.3	1.74

NL (12 yrs)				81	95	.460	3.61	350	215	56	54	16	12	1637.1	1705	723	657	112	484	67	785	24	2	36	6957	99	3.41	1.337	9.4	0.6	2.7	4.3	1.62
AL (3 yrs)				22	30	.423	4.39	95	62	13	23	4	3	461.2	483	256	225	43	131	13	172	7	0	9	1973	90	4.05	1.330	9.4	0.8	2.6	3.4	1.31

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