John Rocker

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1998-2003)

W–L 13–22
ERA 3.42
WHIP 1.43
SO 332
Pitcher PIV 5619.6
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / L
Height / Weight
6'4" / 210 lb
Born
10/17/1974 in Statesboro, GA, USA
MLB Debut
1998-05-05
Last Game
2003-05-14

Full name: John Loy Rocker

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
13 22 280 0 0 0 88 255.3 200 97 23 164 332 3.42 5619.6

Career ERA 3.42 vs. league average 4.50 across their career seasons — 24.0% better 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
1998 ATL NL 1 3 47 0 0 0 2 38.0 22 9 22 42 2.13 4.43 (+52%) 154.1
1999 ATL NL 4 5 74 0 0 0 38 72.3 47 20 37 104 2.49 4.71 (+47%) 3625.4
2000 ATL NL 1 2 59 0 0 0 24 53.0 42 17 48 77 2.89 4.77 (+39%) 648.9
2001 ATL NL 2 2 30 0 0 0 19 32.0 25 11 16 36 3.09 4.42 (+30%) 900.6
2001 CLE AL 3 7 38 0 0 0 4 34.7 33 21 25 43 5.45 4.42 (-23%) 590.1
2002 TEX AL 2 3 30 0 0 0 1 24.3 29 18 13 30 6.66 4.28 (-56%) -299.4
2003 TBA AL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 1 3 0 9.00 — 0.0
Career · 7 seasons 13 22 280 0 0 0 88 255.1 200 97 164 332 3.42 — 5,620

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
280 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0

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
1998 ATL NL 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1999 ATL NL 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2000 ATL NL 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2001 ATL NL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2001 CLE AL 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2002 TEX AL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2003 TBA AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 7 seasons 280 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 0

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
20 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2001 ALDS1 CLE 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2000 NLDS1 ATL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1999 NLCS ATL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1999 NLDS1 ATL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
1999 WS ATL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1998 NLCS ATL 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
1998 NLDS1 ATL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2 0 20 0 3 20.7 10 0 8 26 0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2001 ALDS1 CLE 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 1 0.00
2000 NLDS1 ATL 0 0 1 0 0 0.7 0 0 1 0 0.00
1999 NLCS ATL 0 0 6 0 2 6.7 3 0 2 9 0.00
1999 NLDS1 ATL 1 0 2 0 1 3.3 0 0 2 5 0.00
1999 WS ATL 0 0 2 0 0 3.0 2 0 2 4 0.00
1998 NLCS ATL 1 0 6 0 0 4.7 3 0 1 5 0.00
1998 NLDS1 ATL 0 0 2 0 0 1.3 1 0 0 2 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home14700000—
Away13300000—

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home147137.29038831812.48
Away133117.211059811514.51

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2003-05-14 TBRTOR — 1.0211100
2003-05-09 TBRDET — 0.0000200
2002-07-03 TEXTBR W 0.1000200
2002-07-02 TEXTBR — 1.0000000
2002-06-26 TEXLAA — 1.0344121
2002-06-24 TEXLAA — 0.2000010
2002-06-24 TEXLAA — 1.0000020
2002-06-22 TEXPIT — 1.0000110
2002-06-21 TEXPIT — 0.1000010
2002-06-19 TEXCHC — 0.1000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 280 0 7 32 5 1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1998 ATL P 47 0 1 6 0 0
1999 ATL P 74 0 1 10 0 0
2000 ATL P 59 0 1 6 0 0
2001 ATL P 30 0 1 4 1 0
2001 CLE P 38 0 2 4 3 0
2002 TEX P 30 0 1 2 1 1
2003 TBA P 2 0 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 280

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2002 TEX AL $2,500,000
2001 ATL NL $1,900,000
2000 ATL NL $290,000
1999 ATL NL $217,500
1998 ATL NL $170,000
Total Career Earnings $5,077,500

Frequently Asked Questions about John Rocker

What years did John Rocker play?
John Rocker played in Major League Baseball from 1998 to 2003.
Was John Rocker a pitcher?
Yes. John Rocker pitched in the major leagues, recording 13 wins and 332 strikeouts.