Roger Craig

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1955-1966)

W–L 74–98
ERA 3.83
WHIP 1.33
SO 803
Pitcher PIV -12646.2
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'4" / 190 lb
Born
2/17/1930 in Durham, NC, USA
Died
6/4/2023 in San Diego, CA, USA
MLB Debut
1955-07-17
Last Game
1966-07-10

Full name: Roger Lee Craig

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
74 98 368 186 58 7 19 1536.3 1,528 653 186 522 803 3.83 -12646.2

Career ERA 3.83 vs. league average 3.77 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1955 BRO NL 5 3 21 10 3 0 2 90.7 81 28 43 48 2.78 4.00 (+31%) 199.4
1956 BRO NL 12 11 35 32 8 2 1 199.0 169 82 87 109 3.71 3.96 (+6%) -1564.1
1957 BRO NL 6 9 32 13 1 0 0 111.3 102 57 47 69 4.61 3.83 (-20%) -2243.9
1958 LAN NL 2 1 9 2 1 0 0 32.0 30 16 12 16 4.50 3.86 (-17%) 33.4
1959 LAN NL 11 5 29 17 7 4 0 152.7 122 35 45 76 2.06 3.90 (+47%) 1363.0
1960 LAN NL 8 3 21 15 6 1 0 115.7 99 42 43 69 3.27 3.82 (+14%) 1159.0
1961 LAN NL 5 6 40 14 2 0 2 112.7 130 77 52 63 6.15 4.03 (-53%) -4109.1
1962 NYN NL 10 24 42 33 13 0 3 233.3 261 117 70 118 4.51 3.96 (-14%) -3444.5
1963 NYN NL 5 22 46 31 14 0 2 236.0 249 99 58 108 3.78 3.46 (-9%) -2718.4
1964 SLN NL 7 9 39 19 3 0 5 166.0 180 60 35 84 3.25 3.58 (+9%) 127.9
1965 CIN NL 1 4 40 0 0 0 3 64.3 74 26 25 30 3.64 3.50 (-4%) -971.2
1966 PHI NL 2 1 14 0 0 0 1 22.7 31 14 5 13 5.56 3.52 (-58%) -477.6
Career · 12 seasons 74 98 368 186 58 7 19 1,536.1 1,528 653 522 803 3.83 — -12,646

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
368 448 15 38 2 0 0 12 0 31 219 .085 .146 .089 .235 -3,275

Career AVG .085 vs. league average .254 across their career seasons — 66.6% below league average.

Career OBP .146 vs. league average .321 across their career seasons — 54.6% below league average.

Career SLG .089 vs. league average .386 across their career seasons — 76.9% below league average.

Career OPS .235 vs. league average .707 across their career seasons — 66.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1955 BRO NL 21 26 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 .077 — — — — 0.0
1956 BRO NL 35 61 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 33 .016 .258 (-94%) .331 (-69%) .397 (-96%) .728 (-84%) -836.4
1957 BRO NL 32 29 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 .138 — — — — 0.0
1958 LAN NL 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
1959 LAN NL 29 52 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 1 28 .058 .256 (-78%) .323 (-77%) .392 (-85%) .715 (-81%) -665.9
1960 LAN NL 21 36 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 16 .056 — — — — 0.0
1961 LAN NL 40 27 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 12 .148 — — — — 0.0
1962 NYN NL 42 76 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 4 33 .053 .257 (-80%) .326 (-66%) .393 (-87%) .719 (-77%) -928.6
1963 NYN NL 46 69 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 5 39 .087 .246 (-65%) .308 (-52%) .371 (-77%) .680 (-65%) -671.1
1964 SLN NL 39 48 4 10 1 0 0 3 0 5 24 .208 — — — — -173.2
1965 CIN NL 40 11 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 .182 — — — — 0.0
1966 PHI NL 14 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 12 seasons 368 448 15 38 2 0 0 12 0 31 219 .085 — — — — -3,275

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
7 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .167

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1964 WS SLN 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1959 WS LAN 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
1956 WS BRO 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
1955 WS BRO 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2 2 7 4 0 26.3 31 19 16 25 6.49

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1964 WS SLN 1 0 2 0 0 5.0 2 0 3 9 0.00
1959 WS LAN 0 1 2 2 0 9.3 15 9 5 8 8.68
1956 WS BRO 0 1 2 1 0 6.0 10 8 3 4 12.00
1955 WS BRO 1 0 1 1 0 6.0 4 2 5 4 3.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home18621791604.074
Away18223162208.095

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home186792.27863392634623.85
Away182743.27423142593423.80

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1966-07-10 PHICHCL 000000000
1966-07-04 PHINYNL 200000002
1966-06-29 PHINYNW 000000000
1966-06-25 PHIPITW 000000000
1966-06-18 PHISTLL 000000000
1966-06-14 PHIATLL 000000000
1966-06-13 PHIATLW 000000000
1966-05-10 PHILADL 000000000
1966-05-06 PHIPITW 100000001
1966-05-05 PHIATLL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1966-07-10 PHICHC — 2.0200020
1966-07-04 PHINYN — 5.1933210
1966-06-29 PHINYN — 1.0100100
1966-06-25 PHIPIT SV 1.0000010
1966-06-18 PHISTL L 2.0111021
1966-06-14 PHIATL — 0.1333001
1966-06-13 PHIATL — 0.1200100
1966-05-10 PHILAD — 0.2111100
1966-05-06 PHIPIT — 3.2543031
1966-05-05 PHIATL — 1.0000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 368 186 120 274 18 21

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1955 BRO P 21 10 6 11 1 1
1956 BRO P 35 32 10 22 0 1
1957 BRO P 32 13 11 19 0 4
1958 LAN P 9 2 0 3 1 0
1959 LAN P 29 17 19 18 1 2
1960 LAN P 21 15 10 16 0 2
1961 LAN P 40 14 5 15 1 1
1962 NYN P 42 33 23 54 4 4
1963 NYN P 46 31 18 60 8 4
1964 SLN P 39 19 13 37 1 2
1965 CIN P 40 0 2 13 1 0
1966 PHI P 14 0 3 6 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 368

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1959 Most Valuable Player NL 13th 12.0 336 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Roger Craig (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Nels Potter
    92-97, 3.99 ERA
  2. 97
    Lew Krausse
    68-91, 4.00 ERA
  3. 96
    Frank Sullivan
    97-100, 3.60 ERA
  4. 93
    Ken Brett
    83-85, 3.93 ERA
  5. 91
    Dave Koslo
    92-107, 3.68 ERA
  6. 89
    Whit Wyatt
    106-95, 3.79 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Roger Craig

What years did Roger Craig play?
Roger Craig played in Major League Baseball from 1955 to 1966.
Was Roger Craig a pitcher?
Yes. Roger Craig pitched in the major leagues, recording 74 wins and 803 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Roger Craig hit?
Roger Craig hit 0 career home runs with 38 hits.