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Dave Roberts

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 5' 10", Weight 180 lb.
School University of California, Los Angeles

Debut August 7, 1999

Born May 31, 1972 in Okinawa, Japan

Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 28th round of the 1994 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1994. (All Transactions)

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        "Maury Wills once told me that there will come a point in my career when everyone in the ballpark will know that I have to steal a base, and I will steal that base. When I got out there, I knew that was what Maury Wills was talking about." -Dave Roberts

Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1999 27 CLE AL  41  143   26   34   4  0   2   12  11  3   9  16  .238  .281  .308   48   44   3   1   0   0   0
 2000 28 CLE AL  19   10    1    2   0  0   0    0   1  1   2   2  .200  .333  .200   40    2   1   0   0   0   0
 2001 29 CLE AL  15   12    3    4   1  0   0    2   0  1   1   2  .333  .385  .417  112    5   0   0   0   0   0
 2002 30 LAD NL 127  422   63  117  14  7   3   34  45 10  48  51  .277  .353  .365   97  154   6   1   0   2   1
 2003 31 LAD NL 107  388   56   97   6  5   2   16  40 14  43  39  .250  .331  .307   73  119   5   0   1   4   0
 2004 32 TOT    113  319   64   81  14  7   4   35  38  3  38  48  .254  .337  .379   88  121   3   6   0   5   4
         LAD NL  68  233   45   59   4  7   2   21  33  1  28  31  .253  .340  .356   85   83   2   3   0   4   2
         BOS AL  45   86   19   22  10  0   2   14   5  2  10  17  .256  .330  .442   94   38   1   3   0   1   2
 2005 33 SDP NL 115  411   65  113  19 10   8   38  23 12  53  59  .275  .356  .428  112  176  11   4   3   1  10
 2006 34 SDP NL 129  499   80  146  18 13   2   44  49  6  51  61  .293  .360  .393  101  196   7   5   2   4   5
 2007 35 SFG NL 114  396   61  103  17  9   2   23  31  5  42  66  .260  .331  .364   80  144   4   0   1   0   4
 2008 36 SFG NL  52  107   18   24   2  2   0    9   5  3  20  18  .224  .341  .280   66   30   1   2   1   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons     832 2707  437  721  95 53  23  213 243 58 307 362  .266  .342  .366   89  991  41  19   8  16  24
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        527   85  140  18 10   4   41  47 11  60  70  .266  .342  .366   89  193   8   4   2   3   5
 Career High    129  499   80  146  19 13   8   44  49 14  53  66  .293  .360  .428  112  196  11   6   3   5  10
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1999 27 CLE AL  156  116   14   3.2   117| .238  .280| .281  .353| .308  .448| .589  .801|  48  .279 -11.9  -1.1  78%
 2000 28 CLE AL   13   10    1   2.7   116| .200  .277| .333  .351| .200  .446| .533  .797|  40  .209  -0.9  -0.1  50%
 2001 29 CLE AL   13    9    2   6.0   107| .333  .267| .385  .334| .417  .429| .802  .763| 112  .574   0.3   0.0   0%
 2002 30 LAD NL  479  323   63   5.2   100| .277  .256| .353  .329| .365  .408| .718  .736|  97  .538  -0.7  -0.1  81%
 2003 31 LAD NL  440  310   46   4.0   104| .250  .261| .331  .332| .307  .419| .638  .751|  73  .402 -14.8  -1.4  74%
 2004 32 TOT     371  254   49   5.2   109| .254  .267| .337  .338| .379  .432| .716  .770|  88  .509  -5.0  -0.5  92%
         LAD NL  270  182   36   5.3   107| .253  .264| .340  .334| .356  .427| .696  .762|  85  .524  -4.8  -0.5  97%
         BOS AL  101   72   13   4.8   115| .256  .277| .330  .346| .442  .446| .772  .792|  94  .468  -0.1   0.0  71%
 2005 33 SDP NL  480  335   63   5.0   101| .275  .259| .356  .328| .428  .412| .784  .740| 112  .518   8.6   0.8  65%
 2006 34 SDP NL  566  376   81   5.8   105| .293  .261| .360  .330| .393  .424| .753  .755| 101  .556   2.9   0.3  89%
 2007 35 SFG NL  442  306   53   4.7   111| .260  .273| .331  .342| .364  .436| .695  .778|  80  .461 -12.6  -1.2  86%
 2008 36 SFG NL  130   89   12   3.6   108| .224  .267| .341  .339| .280  .426| .621  .766|  66  .365  -4.7  -0.5  62%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons     3090 2128  384   4.8   106| .266  .264| .342  .334| .366  .423| .708  .757|  89  .485 -38.7  -3.8  80%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1999 27 CLE AL OF 39 87 0 0 0 1.000 .984 2.23 2.03 2.67 2.30 30 293.0 CF 38 85 0 0 0 1.000 .985 2.24 2.36 2.66 2.72 30 288.0 LF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 1.70 3.60 2.16 0 5.0 2000 28 CLE AL OF 17 10 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.59 2.02 1.91 2.36 2 47.0 LF 12 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.25 1.76 1.08 2.16 1 25.0 CF 5 7 0 0 0 1.000 .986 1.40 2.44 3.15 2.75 1 20.0 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.25 0 2.0 2001 29 CLE AL OF 13 8 0 0 0 1.000 .988 0.62 2.01 2.12 2.30 0 34.0 LF 9 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.56 1.72 2.50 2.15 0 18.0 CF 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.50 2.40 3.38 2.70 0 8.0 RF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.14 0 8.0 DH 2 2002 30 LAD NL OF 118 251 4 0 1 1.000 .983 2.16 1.84 2.44 2.19 112 939.0 CF 115 252 4 0 1 1.000 .988 2.23 2.13 2.46 2.57 111 935.0 LF 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 1.50 2.25 2.02 0 4.0 2003 31 LAD NL CF 105 202 4 5 1 .976 .988 1.96 2.14 2.13 2.50 98 870.3 2004 32 TOT OF 100 171 3 4 2 .978 .983 1.74 1.93 2.17 2.20 76 720.7 TOT LF 66 87 0 2 0 .978 .980 1.32 1.55 1.83 1.87 47 428.7 TOT CF 35 59 2 1 1 .984 .987 1.74 2.30 2.67 2.57 18 206.0 LAD NL OF 62 118 2 3 1 .976 .982 1.94 1.85 2.11 2.16 57 510.7 LF 48 77 0 2 0 .975 .980 1.60 1.48 1.83 1.85 45 378.7 CF 19 41 2 1 1 .977 .986 2.26 2.26 2.93 2.53 12 132.0 BOS AL OF 38 53 1 1 1 .982 .985 1.42 2.05 2.31 2.30 19 210.0 LF 18 10 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.56 1.73 1.80 2.03 2 50.0 CF 16 18 0 0 0 1.000 .989 1.12 2.35 2.19 2.64 6 74.0 RF 14 25 1 1 1 .963 .985 1.86 1.92 2.72 2.22 11 86.0 DH 1 2005 33 SDP NL CF 109 235 4 2 1 .992 .987 2.19 2.15 2.39 2.51 101 900.7 2006 34 SDP NL OF 127 273 1 0 0 1.000 .984 2.16 1.88 2.30 2.22 121 1074.0 LF 116 239 0 0 0 1.000 .982 2.06 1.54 2.22 1.97 108 970.0 CF 13 34 1 0 0 1.000 .989 2.69 2.20 3.03 2.58 13 104.0 2007 35 SFG NL OF 102 247 6 3 0 .988 .984 2.48 1.94 2.71 2.30 94 840.0 CF 92 223 6 3 0 .987 .987 2.49 2.30 2.72 2.71 87 756.7 LF 20 24 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.20 1.55 2.59 2.00 7 83.3 2008 36 SFG NL LF 32 54 3 0 2 1.000 .983 1.78 1.47 2.49 1.90 23 205.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1999 27 CLE AL CF 38 85 0 0 0 1.000 .985 2.24 2.36 2.66 2.72 30 288.0 2000 28 CLE AL CF 5 7 0 0 0 1.000 .986 1.40 2.44 3.15 2.75 1 20.0 2001 29 CLE AL CF 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.50 2.40 3.38 2.70 0 8.0 2002 30 LAD NL CF 115 252 4 0 1 1.000 .988 2.23 2.13 2.46 2.57 111 935.0 2003 31 LAD NL CF 105 202 4 5 1 .976 .988 1.96 2.14 2.13 2.50 98 870.3 2004 32 TOT CF 35 59 2 1 1 .984 .987 1.74 2.30 2.67 2.57 18 206.0 LAD NL CF 19 41 2 1 1 .977 .986 2.26 2.26 2.93 2.53 12 132.0 BOS AL CF 16 18 0 0 0 1.000 .989 1.12 2.35 2.19 2.64 6 74.0 2005 33 SDP NL CF 109 235 4 2 1 .992 .987 2.19 2.15 2.39 2.51 101 900.7 2006 34 SDP NL CF 13 34 1 0 0 1.000 .989 2.69 2.20 3.03 2.58 13 104.0 2007 35 SFG NL CF 92 223 6 3 0 .987 .987 2.49 2.30 2.72 2.71 87 756.7 2001 29 CLE AL DH 2 2004 32 BOS AL DH 1 1999 27 CLE AL LF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 1.70 3.60 2.16 0 5.0 2000 28 CLE AL LF 12 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.25 1.76 1.08 2.16 1 25.0 2001 29 CLE AL LF 9 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.56 1.72 2.50 2.15 0 18.0 2002 30 LAD NL LF 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 1.50 2.25 2.02 0 4.0 2004 32 TOT LF 66 87 0 2 0 .978 .980 1.32 1.55 1.83 1.87 47 428.7 LAD NL LF 48 77 0 2 0 .975 .980 1.60 1.48 1.83 1.85 45 378.7 BOS AL LF 18 10 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.56 1.73 1.80 2.03 2 50.0 2006 34 SDP NL LF 116 239 0 0 0 1.000 .982 2.06 1.54 2.22 1.97 108 970.0 2007 35 SFG NL LF 20 24 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.20 1.55 2.59 2.00 7 83.3 2008 36 SFG NL LF 32 54 3 0 2 1.000 .983 1.78 1.47 2.49 1.90 23 205.7 1999 27 CLE AL OF 39 87 0 0 0 1.000 .984 2.23 2.03 2.67 2.30 30 293.0 2000 28 CLE AL OF 17 10 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.59 2.02 1.91 2.36 2 47.0 2001 29 CLE AL OF 13 8 0 0 0 1.000 .988 0.62 2.01 2.12 2.30 0 34.0 2002 30 LAD NL OF 118 251 4 0 1 1.000 .983 2.16 1.84 2.44 2.19 112 939.0 2003 31 LAD NL OF 105 203 4 5 1 .976 .984 1.97 1.85 2.14 2.17 98 870.3 2004 32 TOT OF 100 171 3 4 2 .978 .983 1.74 1.93 2.17 2.20 76 720.7 LAD NL OF 62 118 2 3 1 .976 .982 1.94 1.85 2.11 2.16 57 510.7 BOS AL OF 38 53 1 1 1 .982 .985 1.42 2.05 2.31 2.30 19 210.0 2005 33 SDP NL OF 109 235 4 2 0 .992 .984 2.19 1.86 2.39 2.19 101 900.7 2006 34 SDP NL OF 127 273 1 0 0 1.000 .984 2.16 1.88 2.30 2.22 121 1074.0 2007 35 SFG NL OF 102 247 6 3 0 .988 .984 2.48 1.94 2.71 2.30 94 840.0 2000 28 CLE AL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.25 0 2.0 2001 29 CLE AL RF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.14 0 8.0 2004 32 BOS AL RF 14 25 1 1 1 .963 .985 1.86 1.92 2.72 2.22 11 86.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 730 1485 22 14 4 .991 .984 2.06 1.89 2.37 2.22 634 5718.7 259 514 17# CF* 514 1100 21 11 4 .990 .987 2.18 2.20 2.47 2.58 459 4088.7 LF* 259 415 3 2 2 .995 .982 1.61 1.55 2.16 1.94 186 1739.7 RF* 17 25 1 1 1 .963 .985 1.53 1.90 2.44 2.21 11 96.0 DH 3 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 730 1485 22 14 4 .991 .984 2.06 1.89 2.37 2.22 634 5719
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1999   ALDS  CLE BOS     L   2   3   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   2  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 2004   ALDS  BOS ANA     W   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
        ALCS  BOS NYY     W   2   0   2   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     1  0   0   0   0 
 2005   NLDS  SDP STL     L   3   9   1   2  0  0  1   1   0   1  .222  .222  .556   0  0             
 2006   NLDS  SDP STL     L   4  16   1   7  0  1  0   0   1   4  .438  .471  .563   1  1             
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  4 Lg Div Series       1-3  10  28   2   9  0  1  1   1   1   7  .321  .345  .500   1  1   0   0   0 
  5 Postseason Series   2-3  12  28   4   9  0  1  1   1   1   7  .321  .345  .500   2  1   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Triples
2002 NL-7-6
2004 NL-7-9
2005 NL-10-5
2006 NL-13-2
2007 NL-9-4
Act-53-21

Stolen Bases
2002 NL-45-3
2003 NL-40-3
2004 NL-33-5
2005 NL-23-10
2006 NL-49-4
Act-243-22

Caught Stealing
2003 NL-14-3
2005 NL-12-4

Gray Ink: Batting - 15 (1152) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 9.0 (1781) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 1.0 (2137) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

June 3, 1993: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 47th round of the 1993 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 2, 1994: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 28th round of the 1994 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1994.

June 24, 1998: Traded by the Detroit Tigers with Tim Worrell to the Cleveland Indians for Geronimo Berroa.

December 22, 2001: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Christian Bridenbaugh (minors) and Nial Hughes (minors).

July 31, 2004: Traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Boston Red Sox for Henri Stanley (minors).

December 20, 2004: Traded by the Boston Red Sox to the San Diego Padres for Jay Payton, Ramon Vazquez, David Pauley, and cash.

October 31, 2006: Granted Free Agency.

December 2, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1999Cleveland Indians$200,000
2001Cleveland Indians$212,000
2002Los Angeles Dodgers$217,500
2003Los Angeles Dodgers$400,000
2004Los Angeles Dodgers$975,000
2005San Diego Padres$1,350,000
2006San Diego Padres$2,250,000
2007San Francisco Giants$5,000,000
Career (may be incomplete)$10,604,500

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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