Dave Roberts

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1969-1981)

W–L 103–125
ERA 3.78
WHIP 1.34
SO 957
Pitcher PIV 6391.8
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
6'3" / 195 lb
Born
9/11/1944 in Gallipolis, OH, USA
Died
1/9/2009 in Short Gap, WV, USA
MLB Debut
1969-07-06
Last Game
1981-05-16

Full name: David Arthur Roberts

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
103 125 445 277 77 20 15 2099.0 2,188 882 155 615 957 3.78 6391.8

Career ERA 3.78 vs. league average 3.70 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
1969 SDN NL 0 3 22 5 0 0 1 48.7 65 26 19 19 4.81 3.61 (-33%) -981.5
1970 SDN NL 8 14 43 21 3 2 1 181.7 182 77 43 102 3.81 3.89 (+2%) 2350.3
1971 SDN NL 14 17 37 34 14 2 0 269.7 238 63 61 135 2.10 3.47 (+39%) 6053.4
1972 HOU NL 12 7 35 28 7 3 2 192.0 227 96 57 111 4.50 3.26 (-38%) -573.1
1973 HOU NL 17 11 39 36 12 6 0 249.3 264 79 62 119 2.85 3.75 (+24%) 3818.9
1974 HOU NL 10 12 34 30 8 2 1 204.0 216 77 65 72 3.40 3.63 (+6%) 1980.2
1975 HOU NL 8 14 32 27 7 0 1 198.3 182 94 73 101 4.27 3.71 (-15%) -203.8
1976 DET AL 16 17 36 36 18 4 0 252.0 254 112 63 79 4.00 3.51 (-14%) -721.0
1977 DET AL 4 10 22 22 5 0 0 129.3 143 74 41 46 5.15 4.00 (-29%) -3349.5
1977 CHN NL 1 1 17 6 1 0 1 53.0 55 19 12 23 3.23 4.00 (+19%) 1536.7
1978 CHN NL 6 8 35 20 2 1 1 142.3 159 83 56 54 5.25 3.69 (-42%) -3328.3
1979 SFN NL 0 2 26 1 0 0 3 42.0 42 12 18 23 2.57 4.00 (+36%) 84.1
1979 PIT NL 5 2 21 3 0 0 1 38.7 47 14 12 15 3.26 4.00 (+19%) 682.9
1980 PIT NL 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2.3 2 1 1 1 3.86 — 0.0
1980 SEA AL 2 3 37 4 0 0 3 80.3 86 39 27 47 4.37 3.84 (-14%) 165.7
1981 NYN NL 0 3 7 4 0 0 0 15.3 26 16 5 10 9.39 3.58 (-162%) -1123.1
Career · 16 seasons 103 125 445 277 77 20 15 2,099.0 2,188 882 615 957 3.78 — 6,392

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
452 531 28 103 15 4 7 46 0 8 133 .194 .204 .277 .481 -2,216

Career AVG .194 vs. league average .256 across their career seasons — 24.3% below league average.

Career OBP .204 vs. league average .323 across their career seasons — 37.0% below league average.

Career SLG .277 vs. league average .377 across their career seasons — 26.5% below league average.

Career OPS .481 vs. league average .700 across their career seasons — 31.4% 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
1969 SDN NL 23 15 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 .267 — — — — 0.0
1970 SDN NL 43 59 6 9 1 0 2 6 0 1 16 .153 .253 (-40%) .325 (-49%) .385 (-30%) .711 (-38%) -370.5
1971 SDN NL 38 86 2 19 2 0 0 2 0 0 24 .221 .249 (-11%) .316 (-30%) .365 (-33%) .682 (-32%) -423.2
1972 HOU NL 35 67 7 16 1 0 2 9 0 4 16 .239 .243 (-2%) .310 (-12%) .353 (-3%) .664 (-7%) -93.3
1973 HOU NL 41 85 3 11 2 0 0 5 0 0 25 .129 .256 (-50%) .325 (-60%) .378 (-60%) .703 (-60%) -797.8
1974 HOU NL 35 73 3 16 4 3 1 9 0 0 19 .219 .256 (-15%) .324 (-34%) .369 (+8%) .693 (-12%) -209.8
1975 HOU NL 32 63 2 9 2 1 0 5 0 1 12 .143 .257 (-45%) .327 (-52%) .374 (-45%) .701 (-48%) -489.6
1976 DET AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1977 DET AL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1977 CHN NL 17 17 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 .059 — — — — 0.0
1978 CHN NL 37 52 4 17 3 0 2 7 0 2 7 .327 .257 (+27%) .323 (+9%) .378 (+32%) .702 (+21%) 168.5
1979 SFN NL 26 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
1979 PIT NL 21 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1980 PIT NL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1980 SEA AL 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1981 NYN NL 7 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 — — — — 0.0
Career · 16 seasons 452 531 28 103 15 4 7 46 0 8 133 .194 — — — — -2,216

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
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1979 NLCS PIT 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1979 NLCS PIT 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2122521252226.206
Away2402791651520.183

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2091021.110094162874983.67
Away2361077.211794663284593.89

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1981-05-16 NYNLADL 000000000
1981-05-13 NYNSDPL 000000000
1981-05-09 NYNLADW 211000001
1981-05-05 NYNSFGL 000000000
1981-05-03 NYNSDPL 200000001
1981-04-29 NYNPITL 000000000
1981-04-18 NYNWSNL 000000000
1980-10-04 SEATEXL 000000000
1980-09-30 SEAKCRL 000000000
1980-09-28 SEATEXL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1981-05-16 NYNLAD L 1.0455201
1981-05-13 NYNSDP — 0.1000000
1981-05-09 NYNLAD — 4.2522222
1981-05-05 NYNSFG — 0.0222000
1981-05-03 NYNSDP L 7.0742171
1981-04-29 NYNPIT L 1.2755011
1981-04-18 NYNWSN — 0.2100000
1980-10-04 SEATEX — 2.0444321
1980-09-30 SEAKCR — 4.0411010
1980-09-28 SEATEX — 0.2200010

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 445 277 83 383 16 23

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1969 SDN P 22 5 5 9 0 1
1970 SDN P 43 21 5 29 1 3
1971 SDN P 37 34 10 47 1 2
1972 HOU P 35 28 0 31 1 0
1973 HOU P 39 36 9 39 1 1
1974 HOU P 34 30 15 43 3 5
1975 HOU P 32 27 13 36 0 0
1976 DET P 36 36 6 53 4 6
1977 DET P 22 22 4 23 1 0
1977 CHN P 17 6 3 16 0 1
1978 CHN P 35 20 8 29 0 2
1979 SFN P 26 1 1 9 1 1
1979 PIT P 21 3 1 9 1 1
1980 PIT P 2 0 0 0 0 0
1980 SEA P 37 4 3 6 1 0
1981 NYN P 7 4 0 4 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 445

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1974 Player of the Week Week of 1974-08-23

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1971 Cy Young Award NL 6th 2.0 120 0
1971 Most Valuable Player NL 24th 1.0 336 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Dave Roberts (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Ray Herbert
    104-107, 4.01 ERA
  2. 90
    Buddy Black
    121-116, 3.84 ERA
  3. 89
    Jack Fisher
    86-139, 4.06 ERA
  4. 89
    Larry Gura
    126-97, 3.76 ERA
  5. 88
    Mike Caldwell
    137-130, 3.81 ERA
  6. 86
    Dave Goltz
    113-109, 3.69 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Dave Roberts

What years did Dave Roberts play?
Dave Roberts played in Major League Baseball from 1969 to 1981.
Was Dave Roberts a pitcher?
Yes. Dave Roberts pitched in the major leagues, recording 103 wins and 957 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Dave Roberts hit?
Dave Roberts hit 7 career home runs with 103 hits.