John Roseboro
1957–1970 · bats L / throws R · ALS, Brooklyn Dodgers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Minnesota Twins, NLS, Washington Senators (1961-71)
1,585G
.249AVG
.326OBP
.371SLG
More career statistics
1,206H
104HR
548RBI
67SB
10Rare feats
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 · Plate appearances | 5,527 | 5,529 |
| Batting · Runs | 512 | 513 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,585 | 5,527 | 4,847 | 512 | 1,206 | 190 | 44 | 104 | 548 | 547 | 677 | 67 | 56 | 36 | 53 | 1,796 | .249 | .326 | .371 | .697 |
Streaks
11longest hitting streak · 1965-08-27 to 1965-09-11
15longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | Three Intentional Walks | 1967-05-05 | 1 in 1,129 games | box score ↗ |
| 57 | Triple Play | 1968-06-03 | 1 in 498 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1965-05-19 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 788 | 2657 | 559 | 42 | 253 | 287 | 318 | .243 | .318 | .354 |
| Away | 797 | 2872 | 647 | 62 | 295 | 260 | 359 | .255 | .316 | .386 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 188 | 676 | 144 | 12 | 73 | 83 | 65 | .248 | .336 | .370 |
| May | 268 | 944 | 204 | 12 | 77 | 101 | 117 | .249 | .323 | .350 |
| June | 285 | 962 | 212 | 23 | 100 | 80 | 108 | .247 | .304 | .396 |
| July | 266 | 936 | 216 | 20 | 112 | 97 | 114 | .266 | .334 | .404 |
| August | 302 | 1109 | 243 | 17 | 101 | 101 | 146 | .247 | .310 | .341 |
| September | 260 | 858 | 180 | 20 | 79 | 81 | 122 | .238 | .304 | .375 |
| October | 16 | 44 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | .189 | .250 | .216 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| philadelphia-phillies | 166 | 580 | 124 | 8 | 60 | 50 | 81 | .242 | .300 | .361 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 164 | 606 | 133 | 10 | 46 | 63 | 99 | .250 | .323 | .352 |
| chicago-cubs | 159 | 538 | 120 | 12 | 43 | 57 | 63 | .256 | .329 | .390 |
| cincinnati-reds | 158 | 579 | 132 | 15 | 68 | 60 | 64 | .265 | .332 | .420 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 154 | 533 | 117 | 9 | 45 | 52 | 57 | .249 | .317 | .375 |
| san-francisco-giants | 152 | 548 | 104 | 16 | 62 | 55 | 74 | .214 | .290 | .365 |
| milwaukee-braves | 124 | 427 | 77 | 10 | 45 | 44 | 60 | .211 | .283 | .337 |
| houston-astros | 94 | 348 | 94 | 4 | 43 | 20 | 25 | .298 | .328 | .416 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 35 | 69 | 10 | 2 | 6 | – | .145 | – | – |
| 1958 |  Los Angeles Dodgers | 114 | 384 | 104 | 14 | 43 | 11 | .271 | – | – |
| 1959 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 118 | 397 | 92 | 10 | 38 | 7 | .232 | – | – |
| 1960 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 103 | 287 | 61 | 8 | 42 | 7 | .213 | – | – |
| 1961 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 128 | 394 | 99 | 18 | 59 | 6 | .251 | – | – |
| 1962 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 128 | 389 | 97 | 7 | 55 | 12 | .249 | – | – |
| 1963 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 135 | 470 | 111 | 9 | 49 | 7 | .236 | – | – |
| 1964 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 134 | 414 | 119 | 3 | 45 | 3 | .287 | – | – |
| 1965 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 136 | 437 | 102 | 8 | 57 | 1 | .233 | – | – |
| 1966 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 142 | 445 | 123 | 9 | 53 | 3 | .276 | – | – |
| 1967 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 116 | 334 | 91 | 4 | 24 | 2 | .272 | – | – |
| 1968 |  Minnesota Twins | 135 | 380 | 82 | 8 | 39 | 2 | .216 | – | – |
| 1969 | Minnesota Twins | 115 | 361 | 95 | 3 | 32 | 5 | .263 | – | – |
| 1970 |  Washington Senators (1961-71) | 46 | 86 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .233 | – | – |