Roger Metzger
1970–1980 · bats B / throws R · Chicago Cubs, Houston Astros, San Francisco Giants
1,219G
.231AVG
.291OBP
.293SLG
972H
5HR
254RBI
83SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,219 | 4,676 | 4,201 | 453 | 972 | 101 | 71 | 5 | 254 | 355 | 449 | 83 | 36 | 8 | 22 | 1,230 | .231 | .291 | .293 | .584 |
Streaks
11longest hitting streak · 1973-05-17 to 1973-05-28
26longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 2 triples | 1973-05-19 | 1 in 1,837 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 32 | 4 runs scored | 1972-07-12 | 1 in 1,014 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 29 | struck out 4 times | 1974-07-25 | 1 in 728 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 623 | 2304 | 465 | 0 | 121 | 174 | 238 | .224 | .277 | .288 |
| Away | 596 | 2372 | 507 | 5 | 133 | 181 | 211 | .238 | .290 | .297 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 189 | 688 | 118 | 0 | 43 | 61 | 60 | .194 | .260 | .258 |
| May | 188 | 772 | 186 | 3 | 46 | 56 | 71 | .268 | .313 | .352 |
| June | 212 | 793 | 159 | 1 | 32 | 45 | 89 | .219 | .257 | .267 |
| July | 234 | 939 | 210 | 0 | 47 | 77 | 86 | .251 | .306 | .313 |
| August | 203 | 766 | 164 | 0 | 41 | 64 | 77 | .239 | .298 | .284 |
| September | 185 | 685 | 128 | 1 | 44 | 50 | 61 | .207 | .260 | .270 |
| October | 8 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | .226 | .273 | .355 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cincinnati-reds | 148 | 563 | 112 | 0 | 36 | 47 | 37 | .224 | .282 | .291 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 140 | 508 | 92 | 0 | 21 | 27 | 61 | .194 | .234 | .243 |
| atlanta-braves | 140 | 515 | 108 | 0 | 30 | 37 | 47 | .231 | .282 | .297 |
| san-diego-padres | 133 | 512 | 104 | 0 | 35 | 40 | 47 | .232 | .281 | .315 |
| san-francisco-giants | 110 | 443 | 88 | 1 | 27 | 43 | 34 | .226 | .296 | .283 |
| new-york-mets | 97 | 369 | 86 | 1 | 23 | 23 | 54 | .256 | .295 | .345 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 90 | 344 | 67 | 1 | 13 | 21 | 26 | .211 | .256 | .230 |
| montreal-expos | 87 | 352 | 88 | 1 | 22 | 32 | 28 | .287 | .341 | .349 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 |  Chicago Cubs | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1971 |  Houston Astros | 150 | 562 | 132 | – | 26 | 15 | .235 | – | – |
| 1972 | Houston Astros | 153 | 641 | 142 | 2 | 38 | 23 | .222 | – | – |
| 1973 | Houston Astros | 154 | 580 | 145 | 1 | 35 | 10 | .250 | – | – |
| 1974 | Houston Astros | 143 | 572 | 145 | – | 30 | 9 | .253 | – | – |
| 1975 | Houston Astros | 127 | 450 | 102 | 2 | 26 | 4 | .227 | – | – |
| 1976 | Houston Astros | 152 | 481 | 101 | – | 29 | 1 | .210 | – | – |
| 1977 | Houston Astros | 97 | 269 | 50 | – | 16 | 2 | .186 | – | – |
| 1978 | Houston Astros, San Francisco Giants | 120 | 358 | 88 | – | 23 | 8 | .246 | – | – |
| 1979 |  San Francisco Giants | 94 | 259 | 65 | – | 31 | 11 | .251 | – | – |
| 1980 | San Francisco Giants | 28 | 27 | 2 | – | – | – | .074 | – | – |