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: 18-29 / in Starts: 2-2

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 28, Entered with runners on base: 15

1979 Pitching Game Log

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1979 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	353	3	Apr 7	SFG	@	CIN	W,4-2	8-GF	S(1)	99	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	3.23	7	1	3	0	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.22	0.223	3.93	0.24%	0.95	8b --- 0 out a1	9b end a 2
2	354	4	Apr 8	SFG	@	CIN	L,6-7	9-9		0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3.16	1	0	1	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.38	0.156	11.65	0.17%	0.75	9b 123 2 out tie	9b 3 out tie
3	355	7	Apr 12	SFG		SDP	W,4-3	8-GF	S(2)	3	1.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.00	3.82	5	2	2	0	1	0		2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.58	0.249	4.53	0.26%	0.84	8t 12- 2 out a1	9t end a 1
4	356	10	Apr 15(1)	SFG		HOU	L,3-4	8-GF		2	2.0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	0.00	3.97	9	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	.96	0.075	2.16	0.10%	0.87	8t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
5	357	13	Apr 18	SFG	@	SDP	L,6-7	5-6		2	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	3.38	7	3	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	.29	0.030	.53	0.03%	0.87	5b --- 0 out d3	6b 3 out d3
6	358	16	Apr 21	SFG		LAD	L,1-2	10-GF(10)		2	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3.33	2	1	0	0	0	1		2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.75	-0.240	4.88	-0.26%	-0.16	10t 12- 1 out tie	10t end d 1
7	359	17	Apr 22	SFG		LAD	L,2-9	9-GF		0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3.27	4	2	1	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.44	9t --- 0 out d7	9t end d 7
8	360	19	Apr 25	SFG	@	NYM	L,0-2	6-GF(8)		2	3.0	1	0	0	1	4	0	0	0.00	2.73	10	3	1	0	0	1		0	0	1	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.39	0.056	.50	0.04%	1.34	6b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
9	361	20	Apr 27	SFG	@	MON	L,8-14	7-7		1	1.0	3	3	3	1	1	0	0	2.03	2.81	7	2	0	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	.06	-0.011	.08	-0.01%	-2.54	7b --- 0 out d5	7b 3 out d8
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
10	362	28	May 6	SFG		NYM	L,4-5	9-GF		8	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.88	2.80	4	1	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.46	0.031	.62	0.03%	0.44	9t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
11	363	34	May 13	SFG		PHI	L,3-12	6-7		6	1.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.72	2.99	6	2	3	2	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	.23	0.022	.30	0.02%	1.00	6t -23 2 out d4	7t 3 out d4
12	364	40	May 19(2)	SFG	@	ATL	W,7-6	GS-6		5	5.0	5	1	1	1	1	0	0	1.74	2.97	22	8	12	6	0	0	53			0	0	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.15	0.102	2.01	0.11%	1.17	1b start tie	6b 1-3 0 out a3
13	365	43	May 23	SFG		CIN	L,0-5	7-8		3	2.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.99	2.95	8	3	5	3	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	.08	-0.016	.22	-0.03%	-0.13	7t --- 0 out d4	8t 3 out d5
14	366	46	May 26	SFG		ATL	L,4-5	8-9	L(0-1)	2	1.1	2	2	1	0	1	0	0	2.25	2.86	7	5	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	1	2.60	-0.194	5.69	-0.26%	-0.46	8t --- 0 out tie	9t -23 1 out a1
15	367	47	May 27	SFG		ATL	L,8-10	6-6	BS(1)	0	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	2.52	3.41	5	2	0	0	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.58	-0.291	3.31	-0.37%	-1.60	6t 12- 0 out a1	6t 3 out d2
16	368	49	May 29	SFG	@	LAD	L,5-6	9-GF	BS(2)	1	0.1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.49	3.40	2	0	0	0	0	2		3	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.42	-0.472	14.77	-0.56%	-1.05	9b 123 1 out a1	9b end d 1
17	369	51	May 31	SFG	@	LAD	L,10-12	4-6		1	2.2	4	2	2	3	2	1	0	2.89	3.98	14	4	4	0	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	11	0	0	1	0	0	0	.21	-0.060	.37	-0.06%	-1.71	4b -23 1 out d3	6b 3 out d7
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
18	370	52	Jun 1	SFG	@	CHC	L,2-8	7-GF(8)		0	2.0	4	2	0	1	2	1	1	2.70	4.40	12	4	1	1	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	1	0	1	.03	-0.010	.05	-0.01%	-0.97	7b --- 0 out d5	8b end d 6
19	371	56	Jun 6	SFG	@	STL	L,5-6	7-7	BS(3)	4	0.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.70	4.40	2	0	1	1	0	1		1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.76	-0.290	3.02	-0.19%	-1.26	7b 1-- 2 out a1	7b 1-3 2 out tie
20	372	57	Jun 7	SFG	@	STL	W,12-10	6-7		0	2.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	2.53	4.26	6	2	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	.13	0.015	.13	0.01%	0.96	6b --- 0 out d4	7b 3 out d4
21	373	60	Jun 10	SFG	@	PIT	W,7-4	6-6	BS(4)	2	1.0	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	3.00	4.22	6	3	1	1	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.65	-0.307	1.87	-0.21%	-1.51	6b --- 0 out a1	6b 3 out d1
22	374	64	Jun 15	SFG		STL	W,9-6	9-10		4	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	2.83	4.02	7	4	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.78	0.248	1.83	0.15%	0.87	9t --- 0 out tie	10t 3 out tie
23	375	67	Jun 19	SFG		PIT	L,4-9	3-5		3	2.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.65	4.02	9	4	3	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.33	0.042	.45	0.03%	1.17	3t -2- 2 out d4	5t 3 out d4
24	376	68	Jun 20	SFG		PIT	L,5-8	6-7		0	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.52	3.98	8	2	4	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.06	0.114	1.33	0.09%	0.87	6t --- 0 out d2	7t 3 out tie
25	377	71	Jun 24	SFG	@	CIN	L,7-8	7-GF(8)	BL(0-2)	3	1.2	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	2.63	4.00	8	2	3	1	1	2		2	1	0	0	0	6	0	0	1	1	1	0	2.76	-0.309	4.29	-0.29%	-0.64	7b 12- 1 out a1	8b end d 1
26	378	74	Jun 27	SFG		HOU	W,6-3	9-GF	S(3)	2	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.57	3.92	4	1	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.04	0.028	1.74	0.03%	0.44	9t --- 0 out a3	9t end a 3
				Player went from San Francisco Giants to Pittsburgh Pirates
27	379	72	Jun 30	PIT		MON	L,3-5	8-GF		2	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.45	3.82	6	2	3	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.14	0.022	.27	0.03%	0.99	8t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 3
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
28	380	73	Jul 2	PIT	@	STL	W,5-4	7-8	H(1)	1	2.0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.35	3.84	9	3	2	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.72	0.244	3.07	0.17%	0.96	7b --- 0 out a1	8b 3 out a1
29	381	75	Jul 4	PIT	@	STL	W,6-4	7-7		1	0.2	1	2	2	1	0	0	1	2.70	3.95	4	1	0	0	0	1		2	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	.87	-0.008	1.25	-0.01%	-0.29	7b 12- 0 out a5	7b 123 2 out a4
30	382	78	Jul 7	PIT	@	CIN	L,2-6	2-3		2	1.2	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.61	3.97	7	3	1	0	0	2		2	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	1	0	.41	0.012	.46	0.01%	0.63	2b 1-3 1 out d4	3b 3 out d4
31	383	87	Jul 19(1)	PIT		HOU	W,9-5	4-6	W(1-2)	11	2.2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.47	3.91	11	6	2	0	0	3		2	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.65	0.246	2.89	0.26%	1.89	4t 12- 1 out tie	6t 3 out tie
32	384	90	Jul 21	PIT		HOU	W,6-5	GS-5		1	5.0	8	3	3	1	4	0	0	2.73	3.71	24	6	5	1	0	8	42			1	0	0	23	1	1	0	1	0	1	1.28	-0.074	2.87	-0.10%	-0.53	1t start tie	5t 3 out a1
33	385	97	Jul 26	PIT		CIN	L,7-9	GS-3	L(1-3)	4	2.0	6	6	4	1	0	1	0	3.26	3.96	14	2	5	1	0	6	23			0	0	0	12	3	0	0	0	0	1	1.21	-0.473	2.70	-0.63%	-4.64	1t start tie	3t -2- 0 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
34	386	104	Aug 1	PIT		STL	W,4-3	9-9	H(2)	5	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.22	3.99	4	0	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.29	-0.002	6.84	0.00%	0.00	9t --- 0 out a1	9t 1-3 2 out a1
35	387	113	Aug 9	PIT	@	CHC	L,3-11	6-7		7	2.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.12	3.95	7	4	1	1	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	.02	0.002	.10	0.01%	1.03	6b --- 0 out d7	7b 3 out d7
36	388	121	Aug 17	PIT		LAD	L,6-7	5-5		7	1.0	2	2	2	1	1	0	0	3.36	3.95	6	0	2	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.49	-0.087	1.61	-0.17%	-1.51	5t --- 0 out d3	5t 3 out d5
37	389	128	Aug 25	PIT	@	SDP	W,4-3	16-GF(19)	W(2-3)	7	4.0	4	0	0	3	3	0	0	3.15	3.92	19	7	3	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	14	0	0	3	0	0	0	3.77	0.551	15.10	1.33%	1.75	16b --- 0 out tie	19b end a 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
38	390	139	Sep 5	PIT	@	STL	W,7-5	9-10	W(3-3)	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	3.06	3.80	6	3	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.78	0.266	7.54	0.68%	0.96	9b --- 0 out tie	10b 3 out tie
39	391	140	Sep 6	PIT	@	STL	L,6-8	5-7		0	3.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	3.06	3.77	11	5	2	0	1	2		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	1	0	.75	-0.026	3.03	-0.06%	0.44	5b --- 0 out d1	7b 3 out d2
40	392	142	Sep 8	PIT	@	NYM	L,2-3	10-10		1	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.04	3.76	2	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.72	-0.063	10.85	-0.15%	-0.19	10b --- 0 out tie	10b -2- 1 out tie
41	393	144	Sep 11	PIT		STL	W,7-3	6-GF	W(4-3)	2	4.0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.88	3.68	13	6	3	1	1	3		2	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	3	0	1	.73	0.212	3.22	0.56%	2.96	6t 12- 0 out d1	9t end a 4
42	394	146	Sep 15	PIT		NYM	W,5-4	7-7	W(5-3)	3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.87	3.67	1	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.19	0.088	15.00	0.25%	0.50	7t 1-3 2 out tie	7t 3 out tie
43	395	149	Sep 18	PIT	@	MON	W,5-3	11-GF(11)	S(4)	2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.83	3.66	3	1	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.12	0.083	11.59	0.52%	0.47	11b --- 0 out a2	11b end a 2
44	396	150	Sep 19(1)	PIT	@	PHI	W,9-6	8-8		0	0.1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.82	3.66	3	0	1	0	1	2		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.23	-0.009	.90	-0.02%	-0.41	8b --- 0 out d2	8b 12- 1 out d2
45	397	153	Sep 21	PIT	@	CHC	L,0-2	8-GF(8)		1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.78	3.65	4	1	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.19	0.015	1.13	0.05%	0.52	8b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
46	398	157	Sep 24(2)	PIT		MON	L,6-7	6-6		2	0.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	2.90	3.68	3	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.22	-0.164	19.44	-1.57%	-1.99	6t --- 0 out a4	6t 12- 0 out a3
47	399	160	Sep 27	PIT		STL	L,5-9	GS-3	L(5-4)	2	3.0	4	3	1	0	1	0	0	2.90	3.62	13	5	3	0	0	4	44			0	0	0	12	1	0	0	0	1	0	.71	-0.172	6.96	-1.01%	-1.52	1t start tie	3t 3 out d3
							18-29		W-L:5-4,Sv:4,BSv:5,Hld:2	2.4	80.2	89	33	26	30	38	4	2	2.90	3.62	352	1.27		12%	3%	69	41	30	37%	3	0	0	308	12	2	7	11	4	7	1.22	-0.146	3.31	-0.81%	2.95

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