Bio
- Height
- 5' 10"
- Debut
- 1999
- Draft
- 1994Rd 28, Pk 781
- College
- UCLA
Bio
- Height
- 5' 10"
- Debut
- 1999
- Draft
- 1994Rd 28, Pk 781
- College
- UCLA
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 832
- AB
- 2,707
- R
- 437
- H
- 721
- HR
- 23
- RBI
- 213
- SB
- 243
- AVG
- .266
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | CLE | 41 | 143 | 26 | 34 | 2 | 12 | 11 | .238 |
| 2000 | CLE | 19 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 |
| 2001 | CLE | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 |
| 2002 | LAD | 127 | 422 | 63 | 117 | 3 | 34 | 45 | .277 |
| 2003 | LAD | 107 | 388 | 56 | 97 | 2 | 16 | 40 | .250 |
| 2004 |  LAD/BOS | 113 | 319 | 64 | 81 | 4 | 35 | 38 | .254 |
| 2005 | SD | 115 | 411 | 65 | 113 | 8 | 38 | 23 | .275 |
| 2006 | SD | 129 | 499 | 80 | 146 | 2 | 44 | 49 | .293 |
| 2007 | SF | 114 | 396 | 61 | 103 | 2 | 23 | 31 | .260 |
| 2008 | SF | 52 | 107 | 18 | 24 | 0 | 9 | 5 | .224 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 12
- AB
- 28
- R
- 4
- H
- 9
- HR
- 1
- RBI
- 1
- SB
- 2
- AVG
- .321
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 3,092
- TB
- 991
- XBH
- 171
- HBP
- 16
- IBB
- 8
- GIDP
- 23
- P/PA
- 3.68
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | CLE | 156 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | CLE | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | CLE | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | LAD | 479 | 154 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3.7 |
| 2003 | LAD | 440 | 119 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3.9 |
| 2004 | LAD/BOS | 371 | 121 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3.9 |
| 2005 | SD | 480 | 176 | 37 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3.9 |
| 2006 | SD | 567 | 196 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4.0 |
| 2007 | SF | 443 | 144 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 2008 | SF | 130 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.3 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 7.9
- RC
- 389.1
- RC/27
- 4.90
- ISOP
- .100
- SECA
- .281
- BB/K
- 0.85
- AB/HR
- 117.7
- GO/FO
- 1.20
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | CLE | 0.2 | 14 | 3.3 | .070 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 71.5 | 0 |
| 2000 | CLE | -0.1 | 0.8 | 2.1 | .000 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | CLE | -0.1 | 1.6 | 4.8 | .083 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | LAD | 2.3 | 64.1 | 5.4 | .088 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 140.7 | 0 |
| 2003 | LAD | 0.7 | 46.7 | 4.1 | .057 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 194 | 0 |
| 2004 | LAD/BOS | 1.4 | 50.1 | 5.3 | .125 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 79.8 | 1.3 |
| 2005 | SD | 2.0 | 64 | 5.2 | .153 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 51.4 | 1.2 |
| 2006 | SD | 2.8 | 81.6 | 5.9 | .100 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 249.5 | 1.4 |
| 2007 | SF | -1.1 | 53.8 | 4.7 | .104 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 198 | 1 |
| 2008 | SF | -0.2 | 12.6 | 3.8 | .056 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 0 | 1 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Dave Roberts's career stats?
Dave Roberts played 10 seasons for the Guardians, the Dodgers, the Padres and the Giants. He was a career .266 hitter with 721 hits, 23 home runs and 213 RBI. His best season was 2001: a .333 batting average, 0 home runs and 2 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
10 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1999 to 2008
Dave Roberts finished top 10 in a stat 4 times.
Championships
- 2004 World Series with the Boston Red Sox
All-time career rank
- 253rd in stolen bases (243)
Among the 10,343 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Stolen Bases: 2002 (3rd), 2003 (6th), 2004 (6th), 2006 (6th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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