LF Jim Roberts #18
Age: 38 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
LF JIM ROBERTS #18 - AGE: 38 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:05/01/1936
Born in:El Dorado, AR
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:4 Years, 28 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:3 Years, 170 Days
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1954, 2nd Pick in Round 2
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1959 Washington - FABL 23 7 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286 -23 -31 -0.1
1960 Washington - FABL 24 95 128 34 8 2 3 17 16 9 1 0 31 2 0 .266 .319 .430 .749 101 102 0.2
1961 Washington - FABL 25 77 118 40 10 0 3 16 18 12 1 2 25 0 3 .339 .398 .500 .898 143 150 0.9
Total FABL 179 253 75 18 2 6 33 34 21 2 2 59 2 3 .296 .353 .455 .807 118 121 1.0
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1954 Pensacola - R 18 22 79 19 4 1 1 4 16 22 2 0 16 9 1 .241 .417 .354 .772 105 115 0.7
1954 Everett - A 18 57 201 46 11 1 7 22 16 10 5 0 53 3 2 .229 .282 .398 .680 90 93 -0.1
1954 Trenton - A 18 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .250 .200 .250 .450 24 -6 -0.1
1955 Pensacola - R 19 24 77 26 5 2 7 17 18 25 2 1 15 5 3 .338 .505 .727 1.232 239 224 1.9
1955 Everett - A 19 58 230 65 8 4 11 43 30 8 0 2 47 2 1 .283 .304 .496 .800 132 141 1.9
1956 Everett - A 20 47 192 55 12 3 8 32 26 7 3 0 28 3 0 .286 .322 .505 .827 136 147 1.9
1956 Trenton - A 20 71 263 84 22 3 9 52 47 45 5 3 50 4 6 .319 .424 .529 .953 154 157 3.4
1957 Trenton - A 21 36 128 39 9 1 6 17 26 32 0 0 30 3 0 .305 .444 .531 .975 167 168 1.4
1957 Harrisburg - AA 21 71 274 77 14 5 13 38 50 34 5 1 74 1 6 .281 .369 .511 .880 141 139 2.2
1958 Harrisburg - AA 22 102 371 93 19 6 15 68 63 54 6 6 91 6 5 .251 .350 .456 .806 138 137 2.8
1958 Richmond - AAA 22 32 118 35 4 1 9 27 20 12 0 2 32 4 0 .297 .356 .576 .932 168 176 1.8
1959 Harrisburg - AA 23 75 270 62 9 6 9 35 40 39 6 3 73 5 5 .230 .336 .407 .744 119 117 1.5
1959 Richmond - AAA 23 45 162 44 8 6 11 33 32 18 0 2 46 4 0 .272 .341 .599 .939 170 173 2.8
1962 Richmond - AAA 26 83 315 94 19 9 15 51 48 16 4 3 66 10 4 .298 .337 .559 .896 155 160 3.9
1963 Des Moines - A 27 138 512 132 28 8 30 85 71 49 6 2 113 4 2 .258 .329 .520 .848 129 133 2.8
1964 Des Moines - A 28 134 496 134 19 6 32 124 88 62 7 6 109 9 2 .270 .356 .526 .882 131 130 3.8
Total EA 248 915 232 42 17 37 141 153 127 17 10 238 12 16 .254 .352 .458 .810 134 132
Total HL 272 1008 266 47 14 62 209 159 111 13 8 222 13 4 .264 .342 .523 .865 130 132
Total UL 160 595 173 31 16 35 111 100 46 4 7 144 18 4 .291 .342 .573 .915 162 167
Total MAL 108 395 124 31 4 15 70 73 77 5 4 81 7 6 .314 .428 .527 .955 157 159
Total COW 162 623 166 31 8 26 97 72 25 8 2 128 8 3 .266 .302 .467 .770 119 127
Total GSL 46 156 45 9 3 8 21 34 47 4 1 31 14 4 .288 .462 .538 1.000 173 170
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1954 Trenton - A LF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 -0.3 .943
1954 Everett - A LF 4 4 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 33.0 2.45 -1.1 .861
1954 Pensacola - R LF 6 3 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 30.0 2.40 -0.1 .966
1954 Everett - A CF 22 19 60 0 0 60 0 1.000 166.1 3.25 -4.7 .907
1954 Pensacola - R CF 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 10.0 1.80 +0.0 .994
1954 Everett - A RF 26 26 56 0 0 56 0 1.000 227.2 2.21 +0.1 .975
1954 Pensacola - R RF 18 17 38 0 0 38 0 1.000 149.1 2.29 +0.9 1.011
1955 Everett - A CF 6 6 18 0 0 18 0 1.000 51.2 3.14 +0.8 .973
1955 Everett - A RF 50 50 106 3 1 111 2 .982 448.0 2.19 -0.4 1.040
1955 Pensacola - R RF 23 23 45 0 0 45 0 1.000 202.0 2.00 +1.6 1.029
1956 Trenton - A CF 2 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 13.0 2.08 +0.1 1.016
1956 Everett - A CF 5 5 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 43.0 2.72 -0.8 .973
1956 Trenton - A RF 66 65 135 9 1 148 4 .973 581.0 2.23 +6.9 1.051
1956 Everett - A RF 42 41 80 0 0 84 4 .952 370.0 1.95 +2.0 1.005
1957 Harrisburg - AA CF 5 5 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 46.0 1.37 -2.2 .783
1957 Trenton - A CF 23 21 36 0 0 36 0 1.000 167.0 1.94 -3.0 .893
1957 Harrisburg - AA RF 64 64 134 3 2 139 2 .986 570.0 2.16 +4.8 1.026
1957 Trenton - A RF 25 12 25 2 0 31 4 .871 135.2 1.79 -1.8 .970
1958 Richmond - AAA CF 3 3 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 21.0 2.14 -0.8 .869
1958 Harrisburg - AA CF 18 16 52 0 0 52 0 1.000 146.1 3.20 -3.8 .928
1958 Richmond - AAA RF 29 28 42 4 0 46 0 1.000 248.2 1.66 +2.4 1.052
1958 Harrisburg - AA RF 82 82 158 4 0 170 8 .953 718.1 2.03 +1.7 1.013
1959 Richmond - AAA CF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 -0.0 1.021
1959 Harrisburg - AA CF 9 8 30 0 0 30 0 1.000 80.0 3.38 +1.4 .979
1959 Richmond - AAA RF 41 41 78 1 0 81 2 .975 355.1 2.00 +5.6 1.088
1959 Harrisburg - AA RF 64 63 114 7 2 124 3 .976 555.0 1.96 -0.6 .999
1960 Washington - MLB LF 11 7 14 0 0 14 0 1.000 76.1 1.65 -2.3 .761
1960 Washington - MLB CF 10 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 24.1 1.85 +0.0 1.039
1960 Washington - MLB RF 9 3 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 42.1 1.28 -0.8 .855
1961 Washington - MLB LF 15 10 17 0 0 18 1 .944 93.0 1.65 -0.7 .935
1961 Washington - MLB CF 10 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 15.2 0.57 -0.7 .498
1961 Washington - MLB RF 11 6 16 0 0 16 0 1.000 56.1 2.56 +1.2 1.121
1962 Richmond - AAA LF 6 6 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 44.0 1.43 -0.0 1.003
1962 Richmond - AAA CF 12 10 16 1 0 17 0 1.000 86.1 1.77 -0.3 .940
1962 Richmond - AAA RF 68 64 126 4 0 132 2 .985 586.2 1.99 +5.1 1.031
1963 Des Moines - A CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 -0.8 .000
1963 Des Moines - A RF 131 130 247 13 4 264 4 .985 1156.1 2.02 -7.1 .952
1964 Des Moines - A LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1964 Des Moines - A CF 2 2 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 20.0 2.25 -0.0 1.016
1964 Des Moines - A RF 124 123 225 18 2 250 7 .972 1086.1 2.01 +2.4 1.008
TOTAL LF 43 31 56 0 0 57 1 .982 285.1 1.77 -4.6 .887
TOTAL CF 131 99 255 1 0 256 0 1.000 901.0 2.56 -14.8 .923
TOTAL RF 873 838 1631 68 12 1741 42 .976 7489.0 2.04 +24.0 1.011
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1954 Drafted in the 1954 first-year player draft out of high school (West Point; West Point, NE) by the Washington Eagles. (Round 2, Pick 2, 18th overall pick).
04/11/1955 Named the #97 prospect in the FABL
10/08/1955 Named the #97 prospect in the FABL
04/17/1956 Named the #87 prospect in the FABL
07/07/1956 Injured (strained oblique),day-to-day for 3-4 weeks.
08/13/1956 Wins the COW Player of the Week Award.
04/15/1957 Named the #92 prospect in the FABL
04/29/1957 Wins the MAL Player of the Week Award.
07/07/1957 Named the #85 prospect in the FABL
07/22/1957 Wins the EA Player of the Week Award.
08/21/1957 Injured (bone spur (elbow)),out for 5 weeks.
10/12/1957 Named the #77 prospect in the FABL
04/14/1958 Named the #58 prospect in the FABL
04/24/1958 Injured (sore knee),day-to-day for 2 days.
04/28/1958 Wins the EA Player of the Week Award.
07/06/1958 Named the #55 prospect in the FABL
07/21/1958 Wins the EA Player of the Week Award.
08/18/1958 Wins the EA Player of the Week Award.
09/01/1958 Wins the EA Batter of the Month Award.
09/01/1958 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
12/11/1958 Added to the secondary (40-man) roster for the Washington Eagles.
03/10/1959 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his two-strike approach at the Washington Eagles development complex.
04/09/1959 Named the #48 prospect in the FABL
07/03/1959 Named the #56 prospect in the FABL
08/03/1959 Hits three home runs against the Charleston Blue Legs, going 4-5 with 4 RBI and 4 runs scored!
09/01/1959 Wins the UL Batter of the Month Award.
04/12/1960 Named the #43 prospect in the FABL
08/02/1960 Injured (quadriceps soreness),day-to-day for 2 days.
06/11/1962 Wins the UL Player of the Week Award.
07/21/1962 Injured (strained forearm),out for 6 weeks.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 3; Eye: 2.
01/07/1963 Released by the Washington Eagles.
02/16/1963 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Des Moines Bears organization.
05/25/1963 Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-5 against the Topeka Jayhawks, with 2 RBI and 2 runs scored.
05/27/1963 Wins the WBL Player of the Week Award.
06/01/1963 Wins the WBL Batter of the Month Award.
06/03/1963 Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for 5 days.
06/08/1963 Injured (heat exhaustion),day-to-day for 2 days.
08/26/1963 Wins the WBL Player of the Week Award.
09/09/1963 Wins the WBL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 3; Eye: 2.
04/17/1964 Injured (virus),day-to-day for 5 days.
07/06/1964 Wins the WBL Player of the Week Award.
09/01/1964 Wins the WBL Batter of the Month Award.
04/01/1965 Released by the Des Moines Bears.
10/16/1965 Retired from professional baseball.
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