Curt Roberts
1947–1956 · bats R / throws R · Kansas City Monarchs, Pittsburgh Pirates
236G
.238AVG
.306OBP
.324SLG
More career statistics
197H
3HR
73RBI
12SB
1Rare feat
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Games | 236 | 290 |
| Batting · At bats | 826 | 992 |
| Batting · Doubles | 36 | 45 |
| Batting · Hits | 197 | 252 |
| Batting · Hit by pitch | 2 | 4 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 62 | 63 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 924 | 1,098 |
| Batting · Runs | 92 | 102 |
| Batting · RBI | 73 | 90 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 12 | 16 |
| Batting · Triples | 13 | 14 |
| Batting · Walks | 80 | 86 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 236 | 924 | 826 | 92 | 197 | 36 | 13 | 3 | 73 | 80 | 62 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 268 | .238 | .306 | .324 | .630 |
Streaks
12longest hitting streak · 1954-08-31 to 1954-09-12
16longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | Five for Five | 1948-05-20 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
| 24 | 5 RBI | 1949-07-10 | 1 in 492 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 14 | 3 walks | 1954-05-16 | 1 in 192 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 182 | 694 | 171 | 1 | 58 | 58 | 29 | .274 | .330 | .345 |
| Away | 108 | 404 | 81 | 2 | 32 | 28 | 34 | .220 | .270 | .323 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 31 | 106 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 11 | .206 | .264 | .278 |
| May | 76 | 298 | 64 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 20 | .234 | .275 | .319 |
| June | 55 | 191 | 43 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 3 | .251 | .304 | .316 |
| July | 45 | 159 | 47 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 4 | .320 | .365 | .442 |
| August | 54 | 223 | 50 | 1 | 15 | 19 | 15 | .249 | .309 | .323 |
| September | 29 | 121 | 28 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 10 | .272 | .355 | .350 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| brooklyn-dodgers | 34 | 125 | 26 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 15 | .232 | .280 | .295 |
| indianapolis-clowns | 29 | 103 | 31 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | .323 | .359 | .344 |
| milwaukee-braves | 27 | 92 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | .181 | .239 | .229 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 24 | 98 | 25 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 11 | .275 | .316 | .440 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 22 | 80 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | .194 | .300 | .269 |
| new-york-giants | 22 | 83 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 9 | .178 | .241 | .233 |
| cincinnati-reds | 21 | 89 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | .222 | .281 | .259 |
| chicago-cubs | 21 | 84 | 18 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 9 | .265 | .381 | .368 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | KMKansas City Monarchs | 9 | 34 | 15 | – | 5 | – | .441 | – | – |
| 1948 | KMKansas City Monarchs | 50 | 185 | 57 | – | 27 | 5 | .308 | – | – |
| 1949 | KMKansas City Monarchs | 60 | 198 | 52 | 2 | 18 | 4 | .263 | – | – |
| 1954 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 134 | 496 | 115 | 1 | 36 | 6 | .232 | – | – |
| 1955 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 6 | 17 | 2 | – | – | – | .118 | – | – |
| 1956 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 31 | 62 | 11 | – | 4 | 1 | .177 | – | – |