Dave Roberts
1969–1981 · bats L / throws L · Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners, San Francisco Giants
357G
.194AVG
.204OBP
.277SLG
More career statistics
103H
7HR
46RBI
0SB
103–125W–L
2,099.0IP
957K
3.78ERA
277GS
15SV
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 | 357 | 452 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 8,930 | 8,933 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 357 | 590 | 531 | 28 | 103 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 46 | 8 | 133 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 147 | .194 | .204 | .277 | .481 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,099.0 | 445 | 277 | 77 | 103 | 125 | 15 | 2,188 | 979 | 882 | 155 | 615 | 957 | 0 | 0 | 3.78 | 1.335 |
Streaks
4longest hitting streak · 1970-07-09 to 1970-08-02
4longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | 12 scoreless innings | 1971-08-11 | 1 in 6,007 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 40 | 8 walks allowed | 1975-06-28 | 1 in 511 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 34 | 11 innings pitched | 1976-07-15 | 1 in 308 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 212 | 279 | 52 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 61 | .206 | .190 | .282 |
| Away | 240 | 311 | 51 | 5 | 20 | 7 | 72 | .183 | .186 | .272 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 56 | 69 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 11 | .143 | .130 | .214 |
| May | 78 | 94 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 18 | .224 | .213 | .306 |
| June | 70 | 98 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 21 | .144 | .163 | .244 |
| July | 76 | 121 | 28 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 30 | .250 | .240 | .375 |
| August | 85 | 110 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 28 | .206 | .200 | .245 |
| September | 85 | 98 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 25 | .163 | .153 | .233 |
| October | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-cardinals | 40 | 59 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 12 | .250 | .254 | .442 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 40 | 67 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | .167 | .179 | .217 |
| atlanta-braves | 39 | 79 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 11 | .169 | .165 | .268 |
| san-francisco-giants | 33 | 57 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | .122 | .123 | .163 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 33 | 54 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | .231 | .222 | .269 |
| new-york-mets | 30 | 52 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | .170 | .173 | .255 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 29 | 46 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | .200 | .196 | .289 |
| montreal-expos | 27 | 38 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 | .281 | .237 | .375 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 |  San Diego Padres | 23 | 15 | 4 | – | 1 | – | .267 | 48 | 19 |
| 1970 | San Diego Padres | 43 | 59 | 9 | 2 | 6 | – | .153 | 181 | 102 |
| 1971 | San Diego Padres | 38 | 86 | 19 | – | 2 | – | .221 | 269 | 135 |
| 1972 |  Houston Astros | 35 | 67 | 16 | 2 | 9 | – | .239 | 192 | 111 |
| 1973 | Houston Astros | 41 | 85 | 11 | – | 5 | – | .129 | 249 | 119 |
| 1974 | Houston Astros | 35 | 73 | 16 | 1 | 9 | – | .219 | 204 | 72 |
| 1975 | Houston Astros | 32 | 63 | 9 | – | 5 | – | .143 | 198 | 101 |
| 1976 |  Detroit Tigers | 36 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 252 | 79 |
| 1977 | Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers | 39 | 17 | 1 | – | 1 | – | .059 | 182 | 69 |
| 1978 |  Chicago Cubs | 37 | 52 | 17 | 2 | 7 | – | .327 | 142 | 54 |
| 1979 | Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants | 47 | 10 | – | – | 1 | – | .000 | 80 | 38 |
| 1980 | Pittsburgh Pirates, Seattle Mariners | 39 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 82 | 48 |
| 1981 |  New York Mets | 7 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | .250 | 15 | 10 |