Biff Pocoroba
[edit] Biography
Biff Pocoroba (Biff Benedict Pocoroba) was born on July 25, 1953 in Burbank, California. He made his Major League debut on April 25, 1975 for the Atlanta Braves. In 1975, his rookie year, he hit .255 with 1 home run and 22 RBI. Pocoroba played for the Atlanta Braves for his entire 9 year career.
Most people believe that Biff Pocoroba's best season was 1977, when he hit for a .290 average.
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[edit] Batting Stats
| 1975
| ATL
| N
| 67
| 188
| 15
| 48
| 1
| 22
| .255
| .325
| .319
| 7
| 1
| 20
| 11
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 5
|
| 1976
| ATL
| N
| 54
| 174
| 16
| 42
| 0
| 14
| .241
| .313
| .282
| 7
| 0
| 19
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 8
|
| 1977
| ATL
| N
| 113
| 321
| 46
| 93
| 8
| 44
| .290
| .394
| .445
| 24
| 1
| 57
| 27
| 1
| 4
| 3
| 15
| 9
|
| 1978
| ATL
| N
| 92
| 289
| 21
| 70
| 6
| 34
| .242
| .312
| .332
| 8
| 0
| 29
| 14
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 6
| 15
|
| 1979
| ATL
| N
| 28
| 38
| 6
| 12
| 0
| 4
| .316
| .422
| .421
| 4
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 2
|
| 1980
| ATL
| N
| 70
| 83
| 7
| 22
| 2
| 8
| .265
| .347
| .386
| 4
| 0
| 11
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 1981
| ATL
| N
| 57
| 122
| 4
| 22
| 0
| 8
| .180
| .265
| .213
| 4
| 0
| 12
| 15
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 5
|
| 1982
| ATL
| N
| 56
| 120
| 5
| 33
| 2
| 22
| .275
| .351
| .383
| 7
| 0
| 13
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
|
| 1983
| ATL
| N
| 55
| 120
| 11
| 32
| 2
| 16
| .267
| .331
| .367
| 6
| 0
| 12
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 3
|
| 1984
| ATL
| N
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .500
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 596
| 1457
| 132
| 374
| 21
| 172
| .257
| .339
| .351
| 71
| 2
| 182
| 109
| 6
| 16
| 6
| 33
| 51
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1975
| ATL
| N
| C
| 62
| 49
| 466
| 237
| 25
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 13
| 60
| 12
| 0
| .970
|
| 1976
| ATL
| N
| C
| 54
| 51
| 440
| 273
| 39
| 7
| 5
| 0
| 10
| 31
| 16
| 0
| .978
|
| 1977
| ATL
| N
| C
| 100
| 86
| 798.1
| 542
| 78
| 7
| 8
| 0
| 15
| 103
| 52
| 0
| .989
|
| 1978
| ATL
| N
| C
| 79
| 77
| 682.2
| 454
| 43
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 12
| 82
| 25
| 0
| .990
|
| 1979
| ATL
| N
| C
| 7
| 6
| 51.1
| 39
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 3
| 1
| .933
|
| 1980
| ATL
| N
| C
| 10
| 9
| 75.1
| 56
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 16
| 1
| 0
| .934
|
| 1981
| ATL
| N
| 3B
| 21
| 20
| 171
| 15
| 30
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1981
| ATL
| N
| C
| 9
| 6
| 52
| 28
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| ATL
| N
| C
| 36
| 29
| 249.2
| 143
| 16
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 44
| 13
| 1
| .988
|
| 1982
| ATL
| N
| 3B
| 2
| 1
| 7.2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| ATL
| N
| C
| 35
| 29
| 248.1
| 166
| 12
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 39
| 9
| 1
| .983
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 23
| 21
| 178.2
| 16
| 30
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .939
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 392
| 342
| 3063.2
| 1938
| 221
| 39
| 21
| 0
| 53
| 387
| 134
| 3
| .982
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Atlanta Braves in the 17th round of the free-agent draft (June 8, 1971).
- Released by Atlanta Braves (April 24, 1984).
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