Spec Roberts
Career Stats, Bio & Records
Spec Roberts was a baseball player who played in Major League Baseball. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020.
- AVG (Batting Average):
- Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
- HR (Home Runs):
- Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
- RBI (Runs Batted In):
- Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
- OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
- On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.
Data updated
- Bats / Throws
- — / R
Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.
Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting
| Season | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| 1937 | 20.0 | 19.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .053 | .053 | .053 | .106 |
| 1938 | 27.0 | 26.0 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | .346 | .370 | .500 | .870 |
| 1939 | 17.0 | 15.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | .133 | .188 | .133 | .321 |
| 1940 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1941 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 1943 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 |
| 1944 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
| 1945 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .444 | .375 | .819 |
| Listed seasons · 9 | 87 | 80 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .225 | — | — | — |
Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching
| Season | W | L | GS | CG | GF | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.00 | 1.60 |
| 1937 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 53.2 | 75 | 46 | 27 | 4 | 22 | 10 | 4.53 | 1.81 |
| 1938 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 67.1 | 70 | 32 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 0.80 | 1.43 |
| 1939 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 63.0 | 57 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 2.00 | 1.14 |
| 1940 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.29 |
| 1941 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1942 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| 1943 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0.00 | 1.44 |
| 1944 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10.1 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1.74 | 1.94 |
| 1945 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22.0 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0.41 | 1.50 |
| Listed seasons · 10 | 16 | 14 | 35 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 239.0 | 268 | 153 | 50 | 19 | 84 | 46 | 1.88 | 1.47 |
Frequently Asked Questions about Spec Roberts
- Did Spec Roberts pitch?
- Yes. Spec Roberts has no major-league record, but Retrosheet credits him with 239.0 innings pitched in the Negro Leagues.
- Is Spec Roberts in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Spec Roberts has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.