CF Joe Roberson #16
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
08/29/1977
CF JOE ROBERSON #16 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
126 453 124 23 2 12 55 45 77 .274 .342 .413 22 3.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 50 45 50
BABIP 45 50 45 50
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
08/28/1977 TOR Win, 7-6 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/26/1977 TOR Win, 3-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/25/1977 SEA Win, 6-5 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
08/24/1977 SEA Loss, 4-5 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/23/1977 SEA Win, 8-0 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 1
08/22/1977 SEA Win, 9-3 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
08/20/1977 @ BAL Win, 6-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
08/19/1977 @ BAL Loss, 0-1 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
08/18/1977 @ TOR Win, 12-0 6 2 3 2 1 0 1 0
08/17/1977 @ TOR Loss, 7-10 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Roberson has trouble with the mental part of the game.
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:146 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 126 453 124 23 2 12 55 61 45 77 .274 .342 .413 .755 .325 .139 102
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 121 507 3 7 1 6 3 2 187 37 22 9 71.0 65.7 5.08 3.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   94 26 7 0 2 9 11 14 15 0 0 1 .277 .376 .415 .791
Versus Right   359 98 16 2 10 46 50 31 62 2 3 2 .273 .332 .412 .745
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   19 3 1 0 0 1 3 3 3 0 0 1 .158 .304 .211 .515
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   94 21 4 0 3 12 11 6 22 0 0 1 .223 .277 .362 .639
Spring Training   50 11 2 0 0 4 6 6 8 1 2 0 .220 .298 .260 .558
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   3504 876 130 20 59 335 374 305 599 22 65 8 .250 .310 .349 .659
Home   219 59 12 0 5 22 28 24 33 0 1 3 .269 .350 .393 .742
Road   234 65 11 2 7 33 33 21 44 2 2 0 .278 .335 .432 .766
Grass   453 124 23 2 12 55 61 45 77 2 3 3 .274 .342 .413 .755
Day   284 84 18 1 7 37 39 28 44 0 2 2 .296 .363 .440 .803
Night   169 40 5 1 5 18 22 17 33 2 1 1 .237 .307 .367 .674
As Starter   449 123 23 2 12 54 61 44 76 2 3 3 .274 .341 .414 .756
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   125 34 8 1 1 14 11 10 25 1 1 0 .272 .324 .376 .700
Inning 1-3   141 40 6 0 6 22 22 13 19 0 0 1 .284 .348 .454 .802
Inning 4-6   156 43 7 1 5 19 23 21 25 1 2 1 .276 .363 .429 .793
Inning 7-9   144 39 8 1 1 13 15 10 30 1 1 1 .271 .321 .361 .682
Extra Innings   12 2 2 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .167 .231 .333 .564
0 Outs   153 34 5 1 3 5 28 8 31 0 2 1 .222 .265 .327 .592
1 Outs   149 51 9 1 7 27 28 19 22 2 1 1 .342 .415 .557 .972
2 Outs   151 39 9 0 2 23 5 18 24 0 0 1 .258 .341 .358 .699
Scoring Position   111 39 6 0 3 45 12 17 15 2 3 1 .351 .435 .486 .922
Bases Empty   263 68 13 2 8 8 41 23 46 0 0 1 .259 .321 .414 .735
Runner on 1st   79 17 4 0 1 2 8 5 16 0 0 1 .215 .271 .304 .574
Runner on 2nd   36 16 5 0 0 10 4 10 4 0 3 0 .444 .565 .583 1.149
Runner on 3rd   9 2 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 .222 .200 .222 .422
Runner on 1st & 2nd   29 10 0 0 1 5 2 1 2 0 0 0 .345 .367 .448 .815
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 3 0 0 0 .167 .375 .167 .542
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   18 6 0 0 1 10 2 1 2 1 0 1 .333 .381 .500 .881
Bases Loaded   13 4 1 0 1 13 3 3 4 0 0 0 .308 .438 .615 1.053
Two Strikes   230 47 9 1 6 21 25 26 77 0 0 1 .204 .288 .330 .618
First Pitch   61 22 4 0 1 8 9 6 0 1 0 0 .361 .412 .475 .887
Count 0-1   47 17 3 0 2 5 6 0 0 0 0 2 .362 .388 .553 .941
Count 0-2   50 12 2 0 0 2 5 0 17 0 0 0 .240 .240 .280 .520
Count 1-0   33 13 4 0 1 6 6 1 0 0 0 0 .394 .412 .606 1.018
Count 1-1   42 14 3 1 1 6 8 0 0 0 2 0 .333 .333 .524 .857
Count 1-2   66 13 3 1 0 6 2 0 19 0 0 0 .197 .197 .273 .470
Count 2-0   7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Count 2-1   20 6 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .300 .600
Count 2-2   61 10 3 0 3 3 6 0 20 0 0 1 .164 .177 .361 .538
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   13 3 0 0 1 7 6 7 0 1 0 0 .231 .476 .462 .938
Full Count   53 12 1 0 3 10 12 26 21 0 0 0 .226 .481 .415 .896
Behind in Count   163 42 8 1 2 13 13 0 36 0 0 2 .258 .267 .356 .622
Ahead in Count   73 24 4 0 2 15 13 13 0 1 1 0 .329 .425 .466 .891
Batting Leadoff   73 22 5 0 3 8 13 4 9 0 0 1 .301 .346 .493 .839
Batting 2nd   37 10 3 0 0 7 3 7 4 1 1 0 .270 .378 .351 .729
Batting 5th   12 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .167 .167 .333 .500
Batting 6th   33 6 1 0 1 3 5 4 7 0 0 1 .182 .289 .303 .593
Batting 7th   196 52 9 0 5 19 24 10 37 0 2 0 .265 .301 .388 .689
Batting 8th   99 31 3 2 3 16 15 19 18 1 0 1 .313 .425 .475 .900
Batting 9th   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Low Leverage   178 49 11 0 3 8 19 15 28 0 1 0 .275 .332 .388 .719
Medium Leverage   187 53 7 2 6 21 31 20 33 2 2 2 .283 .355 .439 .794
High Leverage   86 22 5 0 3 26 11 10 15 0 0 1 .256 .340 .419 .759
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 28 126 453 124 23 2 12 55 61 45 3 2 77 22 9 .274 .342 .413 .755 100 102 3.2
Total MLB 1075 3504 876 130 20 59 335 374 305 8 22 599 83 44 .250 .310 .349 .659 91 86 18.1
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
Total MLB 5 16 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .125 .176 .188 .364 14 -1
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 122 121 292 15 1 315 8 .975 1078.2 2.56 +12.9 1.051
TOTAL LF 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 16.0 0.56 -0.5 .519
TOTAL CF 996 919 2626 92 7 2763 45 .984 8226.2 2.97 +80.5 1.035
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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