Roger Craig

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

Roger Craig was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1955 to 1966 for 6 teams, including the Brooklyn Dodgers, a span of 12 seasons. Across 368 career appearances, he went 74-98 with a 3.83 ERA and 803 strikeouts. He also batted .085 with 0 home runs.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):
Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):
For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated

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

Roger Craig — 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 1536.1 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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Roger Craig Stats, Bio & Career Records
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 90.2 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 0 111.1 102 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 0 152.2 122 35 45 76 2.06 3.90 (+47%) 1363.0
1960 LAN NL 8 3 21 15 6 1 0 115.2 99 42 43 69 3.27 3.82 (+14%) 1159.0
1961 LAN NL 5 6 40 14 2 0 2 112.2 130 77 52 63 6.15 4.03 (-53%) -4109.1
1962 NYN NL 10 24 42 33 13 0 3 233.1 261 117 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 64.1 74 26 25 30 3.64 3.50 (-4%) -971.2
1966 PHI NL 2 1 14 0 0 0 1 22.2 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

Roger Craig — 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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Roger Craig Stats, Bio & Career Records
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

Roger Craig — 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

Roger Craig — 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

Roger Craig — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2 2 7 4 0 26.1 31 19 16 25 6.49

Playoff Pitching by Year

Roger Craig — 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 9.1 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

Roger Craig — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home18621791604.074
Away18223162208.095

Pitching — Home / Away

Roger Craig — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home186792.27863392634623.85
Away182743.27423142593423.80

Last 10 Games — Batting

Roger Craig — 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

Roger Craig — 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

Roger Craig — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 368 186 120 274 18 21

Season-by-Season Fielding

Roger Craig — 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

Circle size = games played at each position.

Roger Craig Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 368

Award Voting History

Roger Craig — 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

Roger Craig: the record in brief

July 17, 1955 and July 10, 1966 bracket Roger Craig's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. By club, Craig's seasons break down as the Brooklyn Dodgers (1955 to 1957), the Los Angeles Dodgers (1958 to 1961), the New York Mets (1962 to 1963), the St. Louis Cardinals (1964), the Cincinnati Reds (1965), and the Philadelphia Phillies (1966). Craig, born on February 17, 1930, in Durham, NC, USA, is listed as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. Size on record: 190 pounds on a 6-foot-4 frame. Craig's death is recorded on June 4, 2023, in San Diego, CA, USA. On the record, Roger Craig was born Roger Lee Craig.

Craig pitched in 368 games, starting 186, and finished with a 74-98 record and 3.83 ERA. Craig had 803 strikeouts, 58 complete games, 7 shutouts, and 19 saves. Craig's 3.83 ERA was close to the 3.77 league figure for those seasons. 1956 brought Craig a season-high 12 wins. 1962 produced Craig's most strikeouts, 118.

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.
What teams did Roger Craig play for?
Roger Craig played for 5 teams: the Los Angeles Dodgers (1955–1961), the New York Mets (1962–1963), the St. Louis Cardinals (1964), the Cincinnati Reds (1965), and the Philadelphia Phillies (1966).
What were Roger Craig's career stats?
In 368 games, Roger Craig went 74-98 with a 3.83 ERA, 803 strikeouts, 1,536.1 innings pitched, and 19 saves. At the plate he had 38 hits and 0 home runs.
What position did Roger Craig play?
Roger Craig played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Roger Craig and how much did he weigh?
Roger Craig was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 190 pounds.
What was Roger Craig's career ERA?
Roger Craig finished with a 3.83 career ERA, going 74-98 with 803 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Roger Craig have?
Roger Craig recorded 803 career strikeouts.
Is Roger Craig in the Hall of Fame?
No. Roger Craig has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.