Roy Roberts

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

W–L 34–45
ERA 4.66
WHIP 1.49
SO 354
Pitcher PIV -3014.7
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'6" / 147 lb
Born
6/21/1894 in Jacksonville, FL, USA
Died
1964 in New York, NY, USA

Full name: Leroy Roberts

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
9.0 9.0 1.0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 .333 .333 .333 .666

Pitching

W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
1 0 3 2 1 0 26.0 23 17 6 0 18 12 2.08 1.58

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
34 45 118 86 51 1 1 727.7 745 377 26 337 354 4.66 -3014.7

Career ERA 4.66 vs. league average 4.00 across their career seasons — 16.6% worse than 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
1918 AC EAS 2 3 6 5 3 0 0 37.0 40 19 15 24 4.62 2.83 (-63%) -304.1
1919 AC EAS 2 2 8 6 2 1 0 44.3 37 16 29 30 3.25 3.09 (-5%) -582.9
1920 BRG EAS 2 2 4 4 4 0 0 35.0 25 11 19 26 2.83 3.45 (+18%) 373.2
1921 COB NNL 11 15 34 25 22 0 1 236.3 200 92 96 121 3.50 4.02 (+13%) 1758.4
1922 NYB IND 4 4 10 9 4 0 0 60.3 78 43 31 22 6.41 4.18 (-53%) -1590.2
1923 ACB ECL 0 2 3 3 1 0 0 19.0 24 11 11 6 5.21 4.03 (-29%) -375.5
1924 ACB ECL 1 1 3 3 2 0 0 25.0 27 7 8 5 2.52 4.13 (+39%) 76.0
1925 ACB ECL 0 3 4 4 2 0 0 26.7 28 9 15 14 3.04 4.55 (+33%) 209.3
1925 NLG ECL 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 3.7 14 9 2 0 22.09 — 0.0
1926 ACB ECL 2 3 7 6 4 0 0 38.7 35 24 17 21 5.59 4.11 (-36%) -346.9
1927 ACB ECL 9 6 24 16 5 0 0 137.0 146 81 77 60 5.32 4.08 (-30%) -2251.2
1929 ACB ANL 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 17.7 31 24 8 10 12.23 4.60 (-166%) -595.2
1934 CRS NN2 1 2 10 3 1 0 0 47.0 60 31 9 15 5.94 4.29 (-38%) 614.5
Career · 13 seasons 34 45 118 86 51 1 1 727.2 745 377 337 354 4.66 — -3,015

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
125 285 32 53 3 4 0 16 1 10 2 .186 .214 .225 .438 -1,035

Career AVG .186 vs. league average .280 across their career seasons — 33.6% below league average.

Career OBP .214 vs. league average .342 across their career seasons — 37.5% below league average.

Career SLG .225 vs. league average .387 across their career seasons — 42.0% below league average.

Career OPS .438 vs. league average .729 across their career seasons — 39.9% 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
1918 AC EAS 6 15 3 6 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .400 — — — — 0.0
1919 AC EAS 8 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .062 — — — — 0.0
1920 BRG EAS 5 13 1 4 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 .308 — — — — 0.0
1921 COB NNL 36 96 9 20 1 2 0 6 1 3 1 .208 .286 (-27%) .344 (-33%) .395 (-34%) .739 (-33%) -536.5
1922 NYB IND 10 24 4 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 .167 — — — — 0.0
1923 ACB ECL 6 9 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 — — — — 0.0
1924 ACB ECL 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1925 ACB ECL 4 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .100 — — — — 0.0
1925 NLG ECL 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1926 ACB ECL 7 13 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 .231 — — — — 0.0
1927 ACB ECL 24 53 6 7 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 .132 .282 (-53%) .344 (-57%) .392 (-57%) .736 (-57%) -498.0
1929 ACB ANL 4 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .125 — — — — 0.0
1934 CRS NN2 10 19 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .211 — — — — 0.0
Career · 13 seasons 125 285 32 53 3 4 0 16 1 10 2 .186 — — — — -1,035

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
2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1927 NWS ACB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1926 NWS ACB 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 0 2 0 0 4.0 5 5 6 1 11.25

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1927 NWS ACB 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 0.00
1926 NWS ACB 0 0 1 0 0 4.0 3 5 6 1 11.25

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home381300.375

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home322.018012110.00

Last 3 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1921-07-19 CB1CG1W 412000000
1921-07-09 CB1DT1W 000000000
1921-05-01 CB1CG1L 401000000

Last 3 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1921-07-19 CB1CG1 W 9.0710440
1921-07-09 CB1DT1 — 2.0450110
1921-05-01 CB1CG1 — 11.0740760

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
P 118 81 28 186 21 5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1918 AC P 6 0 1 10 1 0
1919 AC P 8 6 1 14 0 0
1920 BRG P 4 4 0 5 3 0
1921 COB OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1921 COB P 34 25 19 78 5 1
1922 NYB P 10 9 2 16 1 1
1923 ACB P 3 3 0 7 0 0
1924 ACB P 3 3 1 4 3 0
1925 ACB P 4 4 0 0 0 0
1925 NLG P 2 1 0 0 0 0
1926 ACB P 7 6 1 10 0 0
1927 ACB P 24 16 3 30 5 3
1929 ACB P 3 1 0 3 1 0
1934 CRS P 10 3 0 9 2 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 118
Left Field 1

Most Similar Players

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

  1. 98
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  2. 94
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    34-50, 4.69 ERA
  3. 93
    Galen Cisco
    25-56, 4.56 ERA
  4. 92
    Dave Fleming
    38-32, 4.67 ERA
  5. 91
    Don Carrithers
    28-32, 4.45 ERA
  6. 90
    Chuck Rainey
    43-35, 4.50 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Roy Roberts

Was Roy Roberts a pitcher?
Yes. Roy Roberts pitched in the major leagues, recording 34 wins and 354 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Roy Roberts hit?
Roy Roberts hit 0 career home runs with 53 hits.