CF Joe Roberson #16
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
10/23/1977
CF JOE ROBERSON #16 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
151 543 145 26 2 13 64 51 94 .267 .331 .394 26 3.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 50
BABIP 45 50 45 45
Avoid K's 45 45 45 50
Gap 40 45 40 40
Power 45 45 45 45
Eye 45 45 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 25 65
Errors: - 25 60
Arm: 20 40 60
Turn DP: - 25 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: 60
2nd Base: - Right Field: 25
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 50
Stealing Aggressiveness: 70
Stealing Ability: 65
Baserunning Inst.: 55
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 45
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/02/1977 SFS Loss, 4-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/01/1977 SFS Win, 7-4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/25/1977 @ SFS Win, 7-1 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/24/1977 @ SFS Win, 6-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/23/1977 @ SFS Win, 12-8 4 2 3 1 0 1 0 2
09/22/1977 @ TCN Win, 4-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1977 @ TCN Win, 10-4 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/20/1977 @ TCN Loss, 1-7 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/18/1977 DAL Win, 5-4 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
09/17/1977 DAL Win, 4-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Roberson is no Einstein.
High: Adaptability
Low: Leader, Baseball IQ
Birthday:05/22/1949
Born in:Uniontown, PA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$280,000
Signed Through:1978 Season
Major Service:8 Years, None
Service This Yr:174 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1967, 2nd Pick in Round 5
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1977 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 151 543 145 26 2 13 64 71 51 94 .267 .331 .394 .725 .312 .127 92
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 146 607 3 8 1 6 4 5 214 41 26 11 70.3 73.3 4.67 3.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   105 26 7 0 2 10 11 16 17 1 0 1 .248 .350 .371 .721
Versus Right   438 119 19 2 11 54 60 35 77 4 4 2 .272 .326 .400 .725
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   85 20 5 0 1 7 6 6 11 0 2 0 .235 .286 .329 .615
May   104 30 4 0 4 14 18 7 20 1 0 1 .288 .336 .442 .779
June   84 29 6 1 4 15 17 15 9 1 0 1 .345 .446 .583 1.029
July   86 24 4 1 0 7 9 11 15 0 1 0 .279 .361 .349 .710
August   105 23 6 0 3 14 12 7 24 0 0 1 .219 .274 .362 .636
September   79 19 1 0 1 7 9 5 15 3 1 0 .241 .276 .291 .567
Spring Training   50 11 2 0 0 4 6 6 8 1 2 0 .220 .298 .260 .558
Postseason   2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .333 1.500 1.833
Last Year   550 141 23 4 7 51 59 42 84 6 7 0 .256 .306 .351 .657
2 Years Ago   553 153 18 2 10 54 62 61 82 4 15 0 .277 .346 .371 .717
Career   3594 897 133 20 60 344 384 311 616 25 66 8 .250 .309 .348 .657
Home   265 68 14 0 6 27 31 25 39 1 1 3 .257 .327 .377 .704
Road   278 77 12 2 7 37 40 26 55 4 3 0 .277 .334 .410 .744
Grass   543 145 26 2 13 64 71 51 94 5 4 3 .267 .331 .394 .725
Day   340 97 18 1 8 42 46 33 54 3 3 2 .285 .349 .415 .764
Night   203 48 8 1 5 22 25 18 40 2 1 1 .236 .299 .360 .659
As Starter   539 144 26 2 13 63 71 50 93 5 4 3 .267 .330 .395 .725
As Reliever / Substitution   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Pinch Hitting   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Close/Late   147 40 8 1 2 16 13 12 30 1 1 0 .272 .325 .381 .706
Inning 1-3   167 47 6 0 6 24 27 16 21 1 1 1 .281 .346 .425 .771
Inning 4-6   190 48 9 1 5 21 24 21 33 2 2 1 .253 .327 .389 .717
Inning 7-9   171 46 9 1 2 18 19 12 36 2 1 1 .269 .317 .368 .686
Extra Innings   15 4 2 0 0 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 .267 .353 .400 .753
0 Outs   182 44 7 1 3 9 35 10 37 1 2 1 .242 .284 .341 .624
1 Outs   177 58 9 1 7 29 30 21 28 4 2 1 .328 .394 .508 .903
2 Outs   184 43 10 0 3 26 6 20 29 0 0 1 .234 .312 .337 .649
Scoring Position   139 45 8 0 4 54 15 19 22 5 4 1 .324 .396 .468 .864
Bases Empty   312 80 14 2 8 8 47 26 55 0 0 1 .256 .316 .391 .707
Runner on 1st   92 20 4 0 1 2 9 6 17 0 0 1 .217 .273 .293 .566
Runner on 2nd   45 20 5 0 1 13 6 12 6 0 4 0 .444 .561 .622 1.184
Runner on 3rd   13 3 1 0 0 8 1 0 1 3 0 0 .231 .188 .308 .495
Runner on 1st & 2nd   33 10 0 0 1 5 2 1 3 0 0 0 .303 .324 .394 .717
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 2 1 0 0 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .286 .444 .429 .873
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   21 6 0 0 1 10 2 1 3 1 0 1 .286 .333 .429 .762
Bases Loaded   20 4 1 0 1 14 3 3 6 1 0 0 .200 .292 .400 .692
Two Strikes   274 56 11 1 7 26 33 30 94 0 0 1 .204 .285 .328 .614
First Pitch   75 24 4 0 1 8 9 7 0 1 0 0 .320 .373 .413 .787
Count 0-1   57 19 3 0 2 6 6 0 0 1 0 2 .333 .350 .491 .841
Count 0-2   60 14 3 0 0 4 6 0 21 0 0 0 .233 .233 .283 .517
Count 1-0   40 16 5 0 1 7 7 1 0 0 0 0 .400 .415 .600 1.015
Count 1-1   49 17 3 1 1 7 8 0 0 1 2 0 .347 .340 .510 .850
Count 1-2   74 16 4 1 0 7 4 0 23 0 0 0 .216 .216 .297 .514
Count 2-0   8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 2-1   24 8 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 .333 .320 .333 .653
Count 2-2   75 13 3 0 4 5 9 0 24 0 0 1 .173 .184 .373 .558
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   16 3 0 0 1 7 6 8 0 1 0 0 .188 .440 .375 .815
Full Count   65 13 1 0 3 10 14 30 26 0 0 0 .200 .453 .354 .806
Behind in Count   191 49 10 1 2 17 16 0 44 1 0 2 .257 .263 .351 .614
Ahead in Count   88 29 5 0 2 17 15 14 0 2 2 0 .330 .413 .455 .868
Batting Leadoff   73 22 5 0 3 8 13 4 9 0 0 1 .301 .346 .493 .839
Batting 2nd   44 11 3 0 0 8 4 7 4 2 1 0 .250 .340 .318 .658
Batting 5th   12 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .167 .167 .333 .500
Batting 6th   45 7 2 0 1 5 6 4 11 0 0 1 .156 .240 .267 .507
Batting 7th   251 66 10 0 6 24 31 14 44 2 3 0 .263 .300 .375 .674
Batting 8th   115 36 4 2 3 17 16 21 24 1 0 1 .313 .420 .461 .881
Batting 9th   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Low Leverage   214 59 12 0 3 12 24 19 35 1 1 0 .276 .333 .374 .707
Medium Leverage   226 59 8 2 6 23 35 21 39 4 3 2 .261 .324 .394 .718
High Leverage   101 27 6 0 4 29 12 11 19 0 0 1 .267 .345 .446 .791
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1970 Los Angeles - MLB 21 105 327 82 12 3 3 32 33 15 0 0 62 1 0 .251 .284 .333 .617 74 65 1.6
1971 Los Angeles - MLB 22 145 519 122 20 1 6 23 53 39 0 0 118 1 5 .235 .289 .312 .601 77 66 1.1
1972 Los Angeles - MLB 23 142 454 102 18 2 6 46 40 42 2 3 78 3 0 .225 .291 .313 .604 88 80 2.8
1973 Los Angeles - MLB 24 91 154 29 3 1 1 6 11 8 1 2 29 2 0 .188 .230 .240 .471 34 28 -0.4
1974 Los Angeles - MLB 25 148 494 123 13 5 14 68 55 53 2 5 69 21 9 .249 .321 .381 .702 105 104 3.5
1975 Los Angeles - MLB 26 159 553 153 18 2 10 54 62 61 0 4 82 14 13 .277 .346 .371 .717 105 102 3.5
1976 Los Angeles - MLB 27 159 550 141 23 4 7 51 59 42 0 6 84 19 8 .256 .306 .351 .657 97 91 2.9
1977 Los Angeles - MLB 28 151 543 145 26 2 13 64 71 51 3 5 94 26 11 .267 .331 .394 .725 93 92 3.0
Total MLB 1100 3594 897 133 20 60 344 384 311 8 25 616 87 46 .250 .309 .348 .657 90 85 17.9
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1967 Total - 18 23 103 46 13 2 2 31 39 12 1 1 6 20 7 .447 .504 .670 1.174 100 100 2.1
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1972 Los Angeles - MLB 23 5 16 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .125 .176 .188 .364 14 -1 1.7
1977 Los Angeles - MLB 28 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .333 1.500 1.833 359 257 1.3
Total MLB 7 18 3 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 .167 .200 .333 .533 65 38
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1970 Los Angeles - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Los Angeles - MLB CF 104 92 268 2 0 272 2 .993 811.0 3.00 +2.7 1.016
1970 Los Angeles - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Los Angeles - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Los Angeles - MLB CF 139 134 362 10 2 376 4 .989 1146.2 2.92 +12.4 1.034
1972 Los Angeles - MLB CF 137 127 358 10 1 372 4 .989 1161.0 2.85 +14.0 1.034
1973 Los Angeles - MLB CF 54 30 95 4 1 101 2 .980 300.2 2.96 +3.7 1.045
1973 Los Angeles - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Los Angeles - MLB LF 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 16.0 0.56 -0.5 .519
1974 Los Angeles - MLB CF 133 123 367 15 2 387 5 .987 1100.0 3.13 +6.9 1.018
1974 Los Angeles - MLB RF 6 6 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 44.0 1.84 +0.7 1.030
1975 Los Angeles - MLB CF 153 146 436 19 0 463 8 .983 1304.2 3.14 +15.2 1.048
1976 Los Angeles - MLB CF 154 146 448 17 0 477 12 .975 1324.0 3.16 +12.9 1.036
1976 Los Angeles - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1977 Los Angeles - MLB CF 147 146 352 17 2 380 11 .971 1303.2 2.55 +14.5 1.041
TOTAL LF 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 16.0 0.56 -0.5 .519
TOTAL CF 1021 944 2686 94 8 2828 48 .983 8451.2 2.96 +82.2 1.034
TOTAL RF 6 6 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 44.0 1.84 +0.7 1.030
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1967 Drafted in the 1967 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 2, 114th overall pick) by the Los Angeles Pobladores, out of high school Bishop Carroll (Bishop Carroll; Ebensburg, PA).
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (50); Power: 25 (40); Eye: 25 (50).
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (50); Power: 35 (50); Eye: 35 (50).
01/27/1969 Successfully completed training to improve his defense at center field at the Los Angeles Pobladores development complex.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 40 (50); Eye: 35 (55).
11/17/1970 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $24,800.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 40 (55).
11/13/1971 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $26,400.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 45 (50).
11/10/1972 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $46,000.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
11/04/1973 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $55,000.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
06/10/1974 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
07/07/1974 Was selected to the 1974 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07/23/1974 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $980,000 with the Los Angeles Pobladores organization.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year K Rank
1971 118 6
Year SH Rank
1971 14 9
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