Roy Sievers
First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1949-1965)
Roy Sievers was a first baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1949 to 1965 for 5 teams, including the St. Louis Browns, a span of 17 seasons. In 1,887 career games, he hit .267 with 1,703 hits, 318 home runs, and 1,147 RBI. Roy Sievers was a 4-time All-Star and a Rookie of the Year. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 20,329.
- 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
- Position
- First Baseman
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height / Weight
- 6'1" / 195 lb
- Died
- 4/3/2017 in Spanish Lake, MO, USA
- MLB Debut
- 1949-04-21
- Last Game
- 1965-05-09
- Awards
- 4× All-Star · Rookie of the Year
Full name: Roy Edward Sievers
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,887 | 6,387 | 945 | 1,703 | 292 | 42 | 318 | 1,147 | 14 | 841 | 920 | .267 | .354 | .475 | .829 | 20,329 |
Career AVG .267 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — near league average.
Career OBP .354 vs. league average .327 across their career seasons — +8.3% above league average.
Career SLG .475 vs. league average .388 across their career seasons — +22.5% above league average.
Career OPS .829 vs. league average .714 across their career seasons — +16.0% above league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | SLA | AL | 140 | 471 | 84 | 144 | 28 | 1 | 16 | 91 | 1 | 70 | 75 | .306 | .262 (+16%) | .343 (+16%) | .384 (+23%) | .727 (+19%) | 1996.2 |
| 1950 | SLA | AL | 113 | 370 | 46 | 88 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 57 | 1 | 34 | 42 | .238 | .265 (-11%) | .346 (-12%) | .401 (-2%) | .747 (-6%) | -481.3 |
| 1951 | SLA | AL | 31 | 89 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 21 | .225 | .260 (-14%) | .336 (-10%) | .385 (-21%) | .721 (-16%) | -223.3 |
| 1952 | SLA | AL | 11 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .200 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1953 | SLA | AL | 92 | 285 | 37 | 77 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 35 | 0 | 32 | 47 | .270 | .264 (+2%) | .335 (+2%) | .397 (+2%) | .733 (+2%) | 148.2 |
| 1954 | WS1 | AL | 145 | 514 | 75 | 119 | 26 | 6 | 24 | 102 | 2 | 80 | 77 | .232 | .261 (-11%) | .333 (-1%) | .390 (+14%) | .723 (+7%) | 687.8 |
| 1955 | WS1 | AL | 144 | 509 | 74 | 138 | 20 | 8 | 25 | 106 | 1 | 73 | 66 | .271 | .258 (+5%) | .332 (+10%) | .393 (+24%) | .726 (+17%) | 1843.1 |
| 1956 | WS1 | AL | 152 | 550 | 92 | 139 | 27 | 2 | 29 | 95 | 0 | 100 | 88 | .253 | .258 (-2%) | .331 (+12%) | .397 (+18%) | .728 (+15%) | 1946.3 |
| 1957 | WS1 | AL | 152 | 572 | 99 | 172 | 23 | 5 | 42 | 114 | 1 | 76 | 55 | .301 | .257 (+17%) | .323 (+20%) | .391 (+48%) | .715 (+35%) | 4203.6 |
| 1958 | WS1 | AL | 148 | 550 | 85 | 162 | 18 | 1 | 39 | 108 | 3 | 53 | 63 | .295 | .257 (+14%) | .324 (+10%) | .394 (+38%) | .719 (+25%) | 2732.0 |
| 1959 | WS1 | AL | 115 | 385 | 55 | 93 | 19 | 0 | 21 | 49 | 1 | 53 | 62 | .242 | .256 (-6%) | .323 (+3%) | .392 (+16%) | .715 (+10%) | 760.4 |
| 1960 | CHA | AL | 127 | 444 | 87 | 131 | 22 | 0 | 28 | 93 | 1 | 74 | 69 | .295 | .255 (+16%) | .323 (+22%) | .387 (+38%) | .711 (+31%) | 2868.0 |
| 1961 | CHA | AL | 141 | 492 | 76 | 145 | 26 | 6 | 27 | 92 | 1 | 61 | 62 | .295 | .258 (+14%) | .328 (+15%) | .399 (+34%) | .727 (+26%) | 2543.6 |
| 1962 | PHI | NL | 144 | 477 | 61 | 125 | 19 | 5 | 21 | 80 | 2 | 56 | 80 | .262 | .257 (+2%) | .326 (+6%) | .393 (+16%) | .719 (+11%) | 1120.4 |
| 1963 | PHI | NL | 138 | 450 | 46 | 108 | 19 | 2 | 19 | 82 | 0 | 43 | 72 | .240 | .246 (-3%) | .308 (avg) | .371 (+12%) | .680 (+7%) | 473.4 |
| 1964 | PHI | NL | 49 | 120 | 7 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 13 | 20 | .183 | .250 (-27%) | .312 (-15%) | .377 (-14%) | .690 (-15%) | -281.9 |
| 1964 | WS2 | AL | 33 | 58 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 14 | .172 | .250 (-31%) | .312 (-9%) | .377 (+5%) | .690 (-1%) | -281.9 |
| 1965 | WS2 | AL | 12 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .190 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 18 seasons | 1,887 | 6,387 | 945 | 1,703 | 292 | 42 | 318 | 1,147 | 14 | 841 | 920 | .267 | — | — | — | — | 20,055 | ||
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.
Game Log & Splits
View full game log (1887 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 934 | 3050 | 472 | 829 | 150 | 581 | .272 |
| Away | 953 | 3336 | 472 | 874 | 168 | 566 | .262 |
Last 10 Games — Batting
| Date | Tm | Opp | Res | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965-05-09 | TEX | NYY | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1965-05-07 | TEX | NYY | W | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1965-05-04 | TEX | KC1 | W | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1965-05-03 | TEX | KC1 | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1965-05-02 | TEX | CLE | W | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1965-05-02 | TEX | CLE | W | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1965-05-01 | TEX | CLE | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1965-04-27 | TEX | BAL | W | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1965-04-23 | TEX | CHW | L | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1965-04-21 | TEX | BAL | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1B | 888 | 771 | 7241 | 551 | 70 | 747 |
| 3B | 30 | 2 | 33 | 54 | 5 | 4 |
| OF | 838 | 595 | 1790 | 56 | 35 | 8 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | SLA | 3B | 7 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| 1949 | SLA | OF | 125 | 0 | 314 | 14 | 9 | 1 |
| 1950 | SLA | 3B | 21 | 0 | 26 | 36 | 4 | 3 |
| 1950 | SLA | OF | 78 | 0 | 222 | 12 | 4 | 3 |
| 1951 | SLA | OF | 25 | 0 | 63 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1952 | SLA | 1B | 7 | 0 | 58 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 1953 | SLA | 1B | 76 | 0 | 604 | 31 | 5 | 64 |
| 1954 | WS1 | 1B | 8 | 6 | 54 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 1954 | WS1 | OF | 133 | 132 | 296 | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| 1955 | WS1 | 1B | 17 | 12 | 112 | 5 | 1 | 16 |
| 1955 | WS1 | 3B | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1955 | WS1 | OF | 129 | 126 | 247 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1956 | WS1 | 1B | 76 | 73 | 638 | 51 | 7 | 75 |
| 1956 | WS1 | OF | 78 | 78 | 146 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 1957 | WS1 | 1B | 21 | 19 | 159 | 9 | 2 | 21 |
| 1957 | WS1 | OF | 130 | 130 | 254 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 1958 | WS1 | 1B | 33 | 31 | 260 | 21 | 3 | 36 |
| 1958 | WS1 | OF | 114 | 112 | 216 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1959 | WS1 | 1B | 93 | 92 | 846 | 72 | 10 | 72 |
| 1959 | WS1 | OF | 13 | 13 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1960 | CHA | 1B | 114 | 113 | 1079 | 63 | 8 | 117 |
| 1960 | CHA | OF | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1961 | CHA | 1B | 132 | 129 | 1096 | 94 | 8 | 93 |
| 1962 | PHI | 1B | 130 | 125 | 975 | 93 | 10 | 102 |
| 1962 | PHI | OF | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1963 | PHI | 1B | 126 | 119 | 981 | 77 | 12 | 93 |
| 1964 | PHI | 1B | 33 | 31 | 241 | 15 | 2 | 22 |
| 1964 | WS2 | 1B | 15 | 14 | 87 | 11 | 0 | 15 |
| 1965 | WS2 | 1B | 7 | 7 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| First Base | 887 |
| Third Base | 30 |
| Left Field | 678 |
| Center Field | 160 |
| Right Field | 5 |
Awards & Honors
| Year | Award | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Rookie of the Year | |
| 1949 | TSN Rookie of the Year |
Award Voting History
| Year | Award | League | Finish | Points Won | Points Max | Votes First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 7th | 58.0 | 336 | 0 |
| 1958 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 6th | 95.0 | 336 | 0 |
| 1957 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 3rd | 205.0 | 336 | 4 |
| 1956 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 31th | 1.0 | 336 | 0 |
| 1955 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 17th | 9.0 | 336 | 0 |
| 1954 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 26th | 1.0 | 336 | 0 |
| 1949 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 18th | 6.0 | 336 | 0 |
| 1949 | Rookie of the Year | AL | 1st | 10.0 | 24 | 10 |
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Roy Sievers: the record in brief
According to the bio, Roy Sievers debuted on April 21, 1949 and played a final game on May 9, 1965. Sievers played for the St. Louis Browns (1949 to 1953), the Washington Senators (1954 through 1965), the Chicago White Sox (1960 through 1961), and the Philadelphia Phillies (1962 through 1964). Sievers is listed as a first baseman at 6'1" and 195 pounds. The bio says Sievers batted and threw right-handed. Sievers was born on November 18, 1926, in St. Louis, MO, USA. Sievers died on April 3, 2017, in Spanish Lake, MO, USA. Sievers's full given name, per the bio, is Roy Edward Sievers.
Sievers finished with 1,703 hits from 6,387 at bats in 1,887 games, which works out to .267; the totals also include 318 home runs and 1,147 runs batted in. Reaching base at a .354 clip and slugging .475, Sievers finished with a .829 OPS. Sievers hit .267 while the league hit .257 over the same span, a figure close to average.
Frequently Asked Questions about Roy Sievers
- What years did Roy Sievers play?
- Roy Sievers played in Major League Baseball from 1949 to 1965.
- Was Roy Sievers a pitcher?
- No. Roy Sievers was a position player (First Baseman).
- How many home runs did Roy Sievers hit?
- Roy Sievers hit 318 career home runs with 1,703 hits.
- What teams did Roy Sievers play for?
- Roy Sievers played for 5 teams: the St. Louis Browns (1949–1953), the Washington Senators (1954–1959), the Chicago White Sox (1960–1961), the Philadelphia Phillies (1962–1964), and the Washington Senators (1964–1965).
- Did Roy Sievers win an MVP award?
- No. Roy Sievers did not win the MVP award.
- What awards did Roy Sievers win?
- Roy Sievers won the Rookie of the Year award (1949). He was selected to 4 All-Star Games.
- What were Roy Sievers's career stats?
- In 1,887 games, Roy Sievers had 1,703 hits, 318 home runs, 1,147 RBI, 945 runs, and 14 stolen bases, with a .267 batting average.
- What position did Roy Sievers play?
- Roy Sievers played primarily as a first baseman, the position where he appeared in the most games.
- How tall was Roy Sievers and how much did he weigh?
- Roy Sievers was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 195 pounds.
- How many home runs did Roy Sievers hit each season?
- Roy Sievers's home runs by season: 16 in 1949, 10 in 1950, 1 in 1951, 0 in 1952, 8 in 1953, 24 in 1954, 25 in 1955, 29 in 1956, 42 in 1957, 39 in 1958, 21 in 1959, 28 in 1960, 27 in 1961, 21 in 1962, 19 in 1963, 8 in 1964, and 0 in 1965. His most in one season was 42, in 1957.
- What was Roy Sievers's career batting average?
- Roy Sievers batted .267 over his career, with 1,703 hits in 6,387 at bats.
- How many RBI did Roy Sievers have?
- Roy Sievers drove in 1,147 runs in his career.
- Is Roy Sievers in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Roy Sievers has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
- How many All-Star Games did Roy Sievers make?
- Roy Sievers was selected to 4 All-Star Games.