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Johnny Roseboro
John Junior Roseboro

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 5' 10", Weight 190 lb.

Debut June 14, 1957
  vs. STL 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game August 11, 1970
Born May 13, 1933 in Ashland, OH
Died August 16, 2002 in Los Angeles, CA

Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1952. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1957 24 BRO NL  35   69    6   10   2  0   2    6   0  0  10  20  .145  .253  .261   34   18   0   0   2   0   0
 1958 25 LAD NL 114  384   52  104  11  9  14   43  11  8  36  56  .271  .333  .456  103  175   4   5   2   2   5 AS
 1959 26 LAD NL 118  397   39   92  14  7  10   38   7  5  52  69  .232  .322  .378   81  150   5   4  11   3   7
 1960 27 LAD NL 103  287   22   61  15  3   8   42   7  6  44  53  .213  .323  .369   85  106   3   2   6   4   1
 1961 28 LAD NL 128  394   59   99  16  6  18   59   6  4  56  62  .251  .346  .459  105  181   2   6   8   4   1 MVP-19,AS
 1962 29 LAD NL 128  389   45   97  16  7   7   55  12  3  50  60  .249  .341  .380  100  148   5   5  11   7   8 AS
 1963 30 LAD NL 135  470   50  111  13  7   9   49   7  6  36  50  .236  .291  .351   90  165   2   7   3   3   9
 1964 31 LAD NL 134  414   42  119  24  1   3   45   3  3  44  61  .287  .357  .372  113  154   7   6   9   4   7
 1965 32 LAD NL 136  437   42  102  10  0   8   57   1  6  34  51  .233  .289  .311   75  136   3   4   7   2   5 MVP-26
 1966 33 LAD NL 142  445   47  123  23  2   9   53   3  2  44  51  .276  .343  .398  113  177   4   4  13   3  11 MVP-13
 1967 34 LAD NL 116  334   37   91  18  2   4   24   2  4  38  33  .272  .348  .374  116  125   4   2  12   2   8
 1968 35 MIN AL 135  380   31   82  12  0   8   39   2  3  46  57  .216  .300  .311   81  118   2   5   9   2   7
 1969 36 MIN AL 115  361   33   95  12  0   3   32   5  5  39  44  .263  .333  .321   81  116   3   3  12   0   6 AS
 1970 37 WSA AL  46   86    7   20   4  0   1    6   1  1  18  10  .233  .365  .314   94   27   0   0   5   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 14 Seasons    1585 4847  512 1206 190 44 104  548  67 56 547 677  .249  .326  .371   94 1796  44  53 110  36  76
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        495   52  123  19  4  11   56   7  6  56  69  .249  .326  .371   94  184   4   5  11   4   8
 Career High    142  470   59  123  24  9  18   59  12  8  56  69  .287  .357  .459  116  181   7   7  13   7  11
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1957 24 BRO NL   79   59    5   2.3   110| .145  .279| .253  .343| .261  .432| .514  .775|  34  .217  -6.9  -0.7   0%
 1958 25 LAD NL  431  302   58   5.2   109| .271  .274| .333  .343| .456  .429| .789  .771| 103  .546   0.5   0.0  57%
 1959 26 LAD NL  461  326   50   4.1   111| .232  .278| .322  .345| .378  .430| .700  .776|  81  .446 -11.3  -1.1  58%
 1960 27 LAD NL  340  238   37   4.2   104| .213  .270| .323  .337| .369  .414| .692  .751|  85  .481  -5.3  -0.5  53%
 1961 28 LAD NL  462  308   67   5.8   112| .251  .279| .346  .347| .459  .435| .805  .782| 105  .600   3.2   0.3  60%
 1962 29 LAD NL  456  313   54   4.6    97| .249  .261| .341  .328| .380  .397| .721  .724| 100  .506   2.2   0.2  80%
 1963 30 LAD NL  518  383   48   3.4    84| .236  .246| .291  .307| .351  .368| .642  .675|  90  .432  -5.8  -0.6  53%
 1964 31 LAD NL  475  318   57   4.8    88| .287  .255| .357  .312| .372  .379| .729  .690| 113  .574  10.2   1.1  50%
 1965 32 LAD NL  480  353   39   3.0    88| .233  .250| .289  .312| .311  .378| .600  .690|  75  .354 -13.6  -1.4  14%
 1966 33 LAD NL  500  343   60   4.7    89| .276  .255| .343  .312| .398  .384| .741  .697| 113  .550   9.9   1.0  60%
 1967 34 LAD NL  380  261   43   4.4    83| .272  .247| .348  .308| .374  .363| .722  .672| 116  .552   8.7   0.9  33%
 1968 35 MIN AL  435  315   37   3.2    85| .216  .245| .300  .316| .311  .363| .611  .679|  81  .452  -8.1  -0.9  40%
 1969 36 MIN AL  406  283   39   3.7    98| .263  .259| .333  .336| .321  .390| .654  .727|  81  .443  -8.6  -0.9  50%
 1970 37 WSA AL  104   68   11   4.4    93| .233  .252| .365  .325| .314  .385| .679  .710|  94  .505   0.3   0.0  50%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 14 Seasons     5527 3870  605   4.2    95| .249  .260| .326  .325| .371  .394| .697  .719|  94  .495 -24.6  -2.6  54%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1957 24 BRO NL C 19 99 4 3 0 .972 .988 5.42 4.99 6.72 5.98 15 138.0 1 3 5 2 1B 5 37 3 0 4 1.000 .990 8.00 8.82 9.23 9.67 4 39.0 1958 25 LAD NL C 104 594 36 8 5 .987 .988 6.06 5.19 6.73 6.06 97 842.7 3 43 26 15 AS OF 5 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.80 1.96 0.84 2.26 5 43.0 AS LF 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.00 1.55 1.00 2.00 4 36.0 AS CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.50 0.00 2.70 1 7.0 AS 1959 26 LAD NL C 117 848 54 8 10 .991 .989 7.71 5.24 7.95 6.34 114 1021.7 14 29 17 25 1960 27 LAD NL C 87 640 48 5 10 .993 .986 7.91 5.41 8.61 6.58 84 719.0 10 26 23 19 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 8.20 0.00 9.90 0 1.0 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.60 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1961 28 LAD NL C 125 877 56 13 16 .986 .985 7.46 5.17 8.29 6.39 117 1013.3 10 48 31 27 GG,AS 1962 29 LAD NL C 128 842 57 14 10 .985 .987 7.02 5.50 7.83 6.72 117 1033.3 10 33 38 24 AS 1963 30 LAD NL C 134 908 66 8 6 .992 .986 7.27 6.02 7.66 7.07 128 1144.3 14 39 36 27 1964 31 LAD NL C 128 809 64 6 8 .993 .988 6.82 5.91 7.71 6.81 116 1019.7 10 35 19 29 1965 32 LAD NL C 131 824 55 5 7 .994 .988 6.71 5.80 7.38 6.96 117 1072.0 8 47 33 26 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.50 0.00 2.70 0 2.0 1966 33 LAD NL C 138 904 65 7 11 .993 .987 7.02 5.81 7.70 6.84 125 1132.0 7 37 42 31 GG 1967 34 LAD NL C 107 550 60 10 6 .984 .990 5.70 5.85 6.74 6.89 90 815.0 6 25 32 27 1968 35 MIN AL C 117 689 52 7 5 .991 .990 6.33 6.01 7.27 6.97 105 917.7 5 35 46 22 1969 36 MIN AL C 111 585 52 13 16 .980 .987 5.74 5.59 6.53 6.65 102 877.3 11 27 45 21 AS 1970 37 WSA AL C 30 122 6 0 1 1.000 .988 4.27 5.82 6.16 6.65 22 187.0 2 9 13 2
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1957 24 BRO NL 1B 5 37 3 0 4 1.000 .990 8.00 8.82 9.23 9.67 4 39.0 1960 27 LAD NL 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 8.20 0.00 9.90 0 1.0 1960 27 LAD NL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.60 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1965 32 LAD NL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.50 0.00 2.70 0 2.0 1957 24 BRO NL C 19 99 4 3 0 .972 .988 5.42 4.99 6.72 5.98 15 138.0 1 3 5 2 1958 25 LAD NL C 104 594 36 8 5 .987 .988 6.06 5.19 6.73 6.06 97 842.7 3 43 26 15 1959 26 LAD NL C 117 848 54 8 10 .991 .989 7.71 5.24 7.95 6.34 114 1021.7 14 29 17 25 1960 27 LAD NL C 87 640 48 5 10 .993 .986 7.91 5.41 8.61 6.58 84 719.0 10 26 23 19 1961 28 LAD NL C 125 877 56 13 16 .986 .985 7.46 5.17 8.29 6.39 117 1013.3 10 48 31 27 1962 29 LAD NL C 128 842 57 14 10 .985 .987 7.02 5.50 7.83 6.72 117 1033.3 10 33 38 24 1963 30 LAD NL C 134 908 66 8 6 .992 .986 7.27 6.02 7.66 7.07 128 1144.3 14 39 36 27 1964 31 LAD NL C 128 809 64 6 8 .993 .988 6.82 5.91 7.71 6.81 116 1019.7 10 35 19 29 1965 32 LAD NL C 131 824 55 5 7 .994 .988 6.71 5.80 7.38 6.96 117 1072.0 8 47 33 26 1966 33 LAD NL C 138 904 65 7 11 .993 .987 7.02 5.81 7.70 6.84 125 1132.0 7 37 42 31 1967 34 LAD NL C 107 550 60 10 6 .984 .990 5.70 5.85 6.74 6.89 90 815.0 6 25 32 27 1968 35 MIN AL C 117 689 52 7 5 .991 .990 6.33 6.01 7.27 6.97 105 917.7 5 35 46 22 1969 36 MIN AL C 111 585 52 13 16 .980 .987 5.74 5.59 6.53 6.65 102 877.3 11 27 45 21 1970 37 WSA AL C 30 122 6 0 1 1.000 .988 4.27 5.82 6.16 6.65 22 187.0 2 9 13 2 1958 25 LAD NL CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.50 0.00 2.70 1 7.0 1958 25 LAD NL LF 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.00 1.55 1.00 2.00 4 36.0 1958 25 LAD NL OF 5 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.80 1.96 0.84 2.26 5 43.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C*1476 9291 675 107 111 .989 .987 6.75 5.64 7.52 6.69 1349 11933.0 111 436 406 297 1B* 6 37 3 0 4 1.000 .990 6.67 8.72 9.00 9.68 4 40.0 OF* 5 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.80 1.96 0.84 2.26 5 43.0 4 1 0# LF* 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.00 1.55 1.00 2.00 4 36.0 3B* 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.55 0.00 2.70 0 3.0 CF* 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.50 0.00 2.70 1 7.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 1489 9332 678 107 115 .989 .987 6.72 5.63 7.50 6.69 1358 12019
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1959   WS    LAD CHW     W   6  21   0   2  0  0  0   1   0   2  .095  .095  .095   0  0   2   0   0 
 1963   WS    LAD NYY     W   4  14   1   2  0  0  1   3   0   4  .143  .143  .357   0  0   0   0   0 
 1965   WS    LAD MIN     W   7  21   1   6  1  0  0   3   5   3  .286  .423  .333   1  2   0   0   0 
 1966   WS    LAD BAL     L   4  14   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   3  .071  .071  .071   0  0   0   0   0 
 1969   ALCS  MIN BAL     L   2   5   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   0  .200  .200  .200   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  4 World Series        3-1  21  70   2  11  1  0  1   7   5  12  .157  .213  .214   1  2   2   0   0 
  5 Postseason Series   3-2  23  75   2  12  1  0  1   7   5  12  .160  .213  .213   1  2   2   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1958   LAD NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1961-1 LAD NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1961-2 LAD NL       3   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   3   0  0   0   0   0           
 1962-1 LAD NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1962-2 LAD NL       3   1   1  0  0  1   1   0   1   0  0   0   0   0           
 1969   MIN AL       1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 3/6      0   7   1   1  0  0  1   1   0   4   0  0   0   0   0  .143  .143  .571 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1958
1961-1
1961-2 *
1962-1
1962-2 *
1969 *

Gold Gloves
1961-NL--C
1966-NL--C
All Multiple Winners

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1961-NL-19-0.02
1965-NL-26-0.02
1966-NL-13-0.08
Car-839-0.12 shares

Triples
1958 NL-9-7
1959 NL-7-8

Hit By Pitch
1960 NL-4-9
1962 NL-7-8

Sac. Flies
1963 NL-7-4
1964 NL-6-7
1968 AL-5-10

Intentional Walks
1959 NL-11-6
1962 NL-11-5
1966 NL-13-5
1968 AL-9-10
1969 AL-12-6
Car-110-91

Caught Stealing
1958 NL-8-5

Power/Speed Number
1958 NL-12.3-7

At Bats per Strikeout
1963 NL-9.4-9

Oldest Player
1969 AL-36-9
1970 AL-37-3

 

Gray Ink: Batting - 2 (2067) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 14.9 (1029) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 77.0 (228) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

Before 1952 Season: Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent.

November 28, 1967: Traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers with Bob Miller and Ron Perranoski to the Minnesota Twins for Mudcat Grant and Zoilo Versalles.

October 13, 1969: Released by the Minnesota Twins.

December 31, 1969: Signed as a Free Agent with the Washington Senators.

August 19, 1970: Released by the Washington Senators.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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