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Bip Roberts

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Full Name: Leon Joseph Roberts Primary Position: OF,2B,LF
Height/Weight: 5' 7"/150 First Game: April 7, 1986
Birthdate: October 27, 1963 Final Game: September 27, 1998
Birthplace: Berkeley, California MLB Experience: 12 years
Bat/Throw: Both/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Bip Roberts (Leon Joseph Roberts) was born on October 27, 1963 in Berkeley, California. He made his Major League debut on April 7, 1986 for the San Diego Padres. In 1986, his rookie year, he hit .253 with 1 home run and 12 RBI. Roberts played for the San Diego Padres, Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals, Cleveland Indians, Oakland Athletics and Detroit Tigers over the course of his 12 year career.

Most people believe that Bip Roberts' best season was 1990, when he stole 46 bases and hit for a .309 average. Roberts was also a part of the 1997 Cleveland Indians team that advanced to the World Series, before losing in 7 games to the Florida Marlins. In 1998, Roberts retired as a member of the Detroit Tigers, the team he was traded to from the Oakland Athletics.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1986 SD N 101 241 34 61 1 12 .253 .293 .303 5 2 14 29 0 2 14 1 2
1988 SD N 5 9 1 3 0 0 .333 .400 .333 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
1989 SD N 117 329 81 99 3 25 .301 .391 .422 15 8 49 45 1 6 21 0 3
1990 SD N 149 556 104 172 9 44 .309 .375 .433 36 3 55 65 6 8 46 1 8
1991 SD N 117 424 66 119 3 32 .281 .342 .347 13 3 37 71 4 4 26 0 6
1992 CIN N 147 532 92 172 4 45 .323 .393 .432 34 6 62 54 2 1 44 4 7
1993 CIN N 83 292 46 70 1 18 .240 .330 .295 13 0 38 46 3 0 26 1 2
1994 SD N 105 403 52 129 2 31 .320 .383 .397 15 5 39 57 3 2 21 1 7
1995 SD N 73 296 40 90 2 25 .304 .346 .372 14 0 17 36 2 1 20 1 2
1996 KC A 90 339 39 96 0 52 .283 .331 .357 21 2 25 38 2 0 12 8 8
1997 KC A 97 346 44 107 1 36 .309 .348 .379 17 2 21 53 1 1 15 2 6
1997 CLE A 23 85 19 23 3 8 .271 .333 .412 3 0 7 14 2 0 3 0 1
1997 TOT A 120 431 63 130 4 44 .302 .345 .385 20 2 28 67 3 1 18 2 7
1998 OAK A 61 182 28 51 1 15 .280 .340 .357 11 0 15 24 2 1 10 0 4
1998 DET A 34 113 17 28 0 9 .248 .351 .301 6 0 16 14 2 1 6 0 3
1998 TOT A 95 295 45 79 1 24 .268 .344 .336 17 0 31 38 4 2 16 0 7
Total NL 897 3082 516 915 25 232 .297 .363 .386 145 27 312 405 21 24 218 9 37
Total AL 305 1065 147 305 5 120 .286 .340 .362 58 4 84 143 9 3 46 10 22
Total 1202 4147 663 1220 30 352 .294 .358 .380 203 31 396 548 30 27 264 19 59

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1986 SD N 2B 87 65 561.1 166 172 10 33 0 0 0 0 0 .971
1988 SD N 3B 2 1 14 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
1988 SD N 2B 1 0 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1989 SD N 3B 37 29 237.2 15 59 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .974
1989 SD N SS 14 12 105 25 28 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 .930
1989 SD N LF 35 21 208.1 52 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .982
1989 SD N 2B 9 5 52 17 23 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 .976
1989 SD N OF 54 33 318 77 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .976
1989 SD N RF 20 11 101.2 24 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .963
1989 SD N CF 1 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1990 SD N 3B 56 46 399.2 34 89 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 .953
1990 SD N OF 75 69 610.2 160 8 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .982
1990 SD N SS 18 13 121.1 23 38 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 .984
1990 SD N LF 75 69 610.2 162 8 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .983
1990 SD N 2B 8 8 65.1 10 25 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 .921
1991 SD N 2B 68 64 563.1 128 185 7 35 0 0 0 0 0 .978
1991 SD N LF 19 14 126.2 39 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .951
1991 SD N OF 46 41 345.1 111 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .974
1991 SD N CF 29 27 218.2 72 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .986
1992 CIN N 2B 42 31 277.2 51 83 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 .993
1992 CIN N OF 79 73 567 138 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .993
1992 CIN N 3B 36 29 271.2 20 68 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 .946
1992 CIN N LF 69 62 496.2 115 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .991
1992 CIN N CF 16 11 70.1 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1993 CIN N 2B 64 62 525.1 136 172 5 31 0 0 0 0 0 .984
1993 CIN N 3B 3 2 19 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1993 CIN N LF 11 4 46.2 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .923
1993 CIN N CF 1 1 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1993 CIN N OF 11 5 53.2 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .938
1993 CIN N SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1994 SD N 2B 90 85 715 148 221 9 42 0 0 0 0 0 .976
1994 SD N CF 5 4 38 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1994 SD N OF 20 13 130.1 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1994 SD N LF 16 9 92.1 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1995 SD N 2B 25 23 181 37 68 2 11 0 0 0 0 0 .981
1995 SD N OF 50 39 354.1 92 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .989
1995 SD N SS 7 7 56 6 18 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 .960
1995 SD N LF 48 35 321.2 83 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .988
1995 SD N CF 4 4 32.2 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1996 KC A RF 1 1 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1996 KC A 2B 63 57 489 101 189 4 42 1 0 0 0 0 .986
1996 KC A LF 8 7 60.1 9 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1996 KC A DH 16 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1996 KC A CF 2 2 16 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1996 KC A OF 11 10 83.1 14 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1997 KC A 3B 10 9 69.2 3 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1997 KC A OF 84 73 623.2 146 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .981
1997 KC A CF 2 2 17 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1997 KC A LF 82 71 606.2 142 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .980
1997 CLE A LF 10 8 76 13 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1997 CLE A OF 10 8 76 13 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1997 CLE A 2B 13 13 93.1 24 31 4 9 0 0 0 0 0 .932
1997 TOT A OF 94 81 699.2 159 7 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .982
1997 TOT A LF 92 79 682.2 155 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .982
1998 OAK A 2B 30 25 201 38 58 3 18 0 0 0 0 0 .970
1998 OAK A LF 8 2 25 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .900
1998 OAK A OF 22 14 130 40 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .952
1998 OAK A 3B 3 2 18.1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1998 OAK A CF 12 12 100 31 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .969
1998 OAK A RF 3 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1998 DET A LF 2 2 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1998 DET A OF 2 2 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1998 DET A DH 29 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1998 DET A 2B 1 1 7 2 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1998 TOT A OF 24 16 143 41 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .953
1998 TOT A 2B 31 26 208 40 61 3 21 0 0 0 0 0 .971
1998 TOT A LF 10 4 38 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .909
Total 2B 501 439 3734.1 860 1232 49 245 1 0 0 0 0 .977
Total DH 45 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total RF 24 12 113.2 27 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .967
Total 3B 147 118 1030 76 236 14 17 0 0 0 0 0 .957
Total LF 383 304 2684 656 19 13 3 0 0 0 0 0 .981
Total SS 40 32 283.1 54 84 6 19 0 0 0 0 0 .958
Total CF 72 64 507.2 158 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .988
Total OF 464 380 3305.1 837 22 16 3 0 0 0 0 0 .982

[edit] Transactions

  • Selected by Pittsburgh Pirates in the 5th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 8, 1981).
  • Selected by Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1st round (13th pick overall) of the secondary phase of free-agent draft (June 7, 1982 - signed June 11, 1982).
  • Selected by San Diego Padres from Pittsburgh Pirates in the Rule 5 major league draft (December 10, 1985).
  • Traded by San Diego Padres with a player to be named later to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Randy Myers (December 8, 1991); Cincinnati Reds received Craig Pueschner (December 9, 1991).
  • Granted free agency (October 26, 1993).
  • Signed by San Diego Padres (January 10, 1994).
  • Granted free agency (October 20, 1994).
  • Signed by San Diego Padres (December 23, 1994).
  • Traded by San Diego Padres with Bryan Wolff to Kansas City Royals in exchange for Wally Joyner and Aaron Dorlarque (December 21, 1995).
  • Traded by Kansas City Royals to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Roland DeLaMaza (August 30, 1997).
  • Granted free agency (November 7, 1997).
  • Signed by Detroit Tigers (December 12, 1997).
  • Traded by Detroit Tigers to Oakland Athletics in exchange for a player to be named later (June 23, 1998); Detroit Tigers received Jason Wood (July 18, 1998).
  • Granted free agency (October 26, 1998).

[edit] Trivia

  • Before ceasing productions, there was a sports blog entitled "A Price Above Bip Roberts".
  • Roberts broke up an extra inning perfect game of Pedro Martinez in 1994.


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