Preacher Roe Stats

Preacher Roe was born on Saturday, February 26, 1916, in Ash Flat, Arkansas. Roe was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 22, 1938, with the St. Louis Cardinals. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Preacher Roe baseball stats page.

"My three pitches are my change, my change off my change, and my change off my change off my change." - Preacher Roe

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Preacher Roe

Preacher Roe Autograph on a 1953 Topps Archive (#254)

Preacher Roe Autograph on a 1953 Topps Archive (#254)
 

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Birth Name:   Elwin Charles Roe
Nickname:   Preacher
Born On:   02-26-1916  (Pisces)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Ash Flat, Arkansas
Year of Death Data Died On:   11-09-2008 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   West Plains, Missouri
Cemetery:   Howell County Memorial Park Cemetery, Pomona, Missouri
High School:   Viola High School (Viola, AR)
College:   Harding University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02   Player Weight Chart Weight:   170
First Game:   08-22-1938 (Age 22)
Last Game:   09-04-1954
Draft:   Not Applicable
Preacher Roe

Preacher Roe Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1938 22 Cardinals 1 0 0 0 0 .000 13.50 0 0 0 2.2 16 6 4 4 0 2 - 1 0 0 0 -
1944 28 Pirates 39 25 8 13 11 .542 3.11 7 1 1 185.1 793 182 64 82 7 59 - 88 1 2 0 -
1945 29 Pirates 33 31 1 14 13 .519 2.87 15 3 1 235.0 936 228 75 77 11 46 - 148 2 1 0 -
1946 30 Pirates 21 10 8 3 8 .273 5.14 1 0 2 70.0 315 83 40 50 5 25 - 28 0 2 0 -
1947 31 Pirates 38 22 8 4 15 .211 5.25 4 1 2 144.0 635 156 84 93 19 63 - 59 1 0 1 -
1948 32 Dodgers 34 22 7 12 8 .600 2.63 8 2 2 177.2 713 156 52 60 14 33 - 86 5 2 0 -
1949 33 Dodgers 30 27 2 15 6 .714 2.79 13 3 1 212.2 851 201 66 69 25 44 - 109 0 2 0 -
1950 34 Dodgers 36 32 4 19 11 .633 3.30 16 2 1 250.2 1,027 245 92 96 34 66 - 125 2 4 0 -
1951 35 Dodgers 34 33 1 22 3 .880 3.04 19 2 0 257.2 1,031 247 87 91 30 64 - 113 2 0 0 -
1952 36 Dodgers 27 25 2 11 2 .846 3.12 8 2 0 158.2 651 163 55 59 16 39 - 83 1 3 0 -
1953 37 Dodgers 25 24 0 11 3 .786 4.36 9 1 0 157.0 661 171 76 78 27 40 - 85 1 1 0 -
1954 38 Dodgers 15 10 1 3 4 .429 5.00 1 0 0 63.0 275 69 35 40 11 23 0 31 0 0 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
12 Years 333 261 42 127 84 .602 3.43 101 17 10 1,914.1 7,904 1,907 730 799 199 504 0 956 15 17 1 -
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Preacher Roe Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1938 22 Cardinals 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1944 28 Pirates 39 53 4 7 0 0 0 0 1 3 - 23 6 - 0 1 .132 .179 .132
1945 29 Pirates 33 75 3 8 1 0 0 0 3 6 - 21 8 - 0 1 .107 .173 .120
1946 30 Pirates 21 15 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 5 0 - 0 0 .067 .222 .067
1947 31 Pirates 38 40 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 - 15 4 - 0 0 .125 .167 .125
1948 32 Dodgers 34 51 4 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 - 14 9 - 0 1 .098 .179 .098
1949 33 Dodgers 30 70 5 8 0 0 0 0 7 7 - 28 7 - 0 0 .114 .195 .114
1950 34 Dodgers 36 91 8 14 1 0 0 0 3 2 - 27 8 - 0 1 .154 .172 .165
1951 35 Dodgers 34 89 3 10 0 0 0 0 7 2 - 36 9 - 0 2 .112 .132 .112
1952 36 Dodgers 27 57 2 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 - 19 5 - 0 1 .070 .117 .070
1953 37 Dodgers 25 57 4 3 0 0 1 0 2 3 - 18 5 - 0 0 .053 .100 .105
1954 38 Dodgers 15 21 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 - 9 2 0 0 0 .143 .217 .190
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
12 Years 333 620 37 68 3 0 1 0 28 38 - 215 63 0 0 7 .110 .161 .119
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Preacher Roe Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1938 Cardinals P 1 0 8 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1944 Pirates P 39 25 556 40 1.0 38 11 27 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .950 1.85
1945 Pirates P 33 31 705 56 1.7 56 16 40 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.14
1946 Pirates P 21 10 210 18 0.9 17 4 13 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .944 2.19
1947 Pirates P 38 22 432 27 0.7 26 6 20 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .963 1.63
1948 Dodgers P 34 22 533 34 1.0 34 4 30 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.72
1949 Dodgers P 30 27 638 36 1.2 34 5 29 2 4 n/a n/a n/a .944 1.44
1950 Dodgers P 36 32 752 47 1.3 46 12 34 1 3 n/a n/a n/a .979 1.65
1951 Dodgers P 34 33 773 60 1.8 57 18 39 3 6 n/a n/a n/a .950 1.99
1952 Dodgers P 27 25 476 32 1.2 32 9 23 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.82
1953 Dodgers P 25 24 471 34 1.4 34 4 30 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.95
1954 Dodgers P 15 10 189 11 0.7 11 1 10 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.57
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
P Totals 333 261 5,743 395 1.2 385 90 295 10 26 n/a n/a n/a .975 1.81
12 Years 333 261 5,743 395 1.2 385 90 295 10 26 n/a n/a n/a .975 1.81
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Preacher Roe Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1938 Cardinals 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.50 3.37 6.75
1944 Pirates 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.3 53.0 1.49 4.27 2.87
1945 Pirates 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.6 25.0 3.22 5.67 1.76
1946 Pirates 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.0 0.0 1.12 3.60 3.21
1947 Pirates 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.7 40.0 0.94 3.69 3.94
1948 Dodgers 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.6 51.0 2.61 4.36 1.67
1949 Dodgers 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.5 10.0 2.48 4.61 1.86
1950 Dodgers 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.4 30.3 1.89 4.49 2.37
1951 Dodgers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.5 12.7 1.77 3.95 2.24
1952 Dodgers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.0 19.0 2.13 4.71 2.21
1953 Dodgers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 57.0 3.2 28.5 2.13 4.87 2.29
1954 Dodgers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.3 0.0 1.35 4.43 3.29
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
12 Years 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 620.0 2.9 22.1 1.90 4.49 2.37
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Preacher Roe Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1938 St. Louis Cardinals 19 Undetermined - -
1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 29 Undetermined - -
1945 Pittsburgh Pirates 29 Undetermined n/a -
1946 Pittsburgh Pirates 29 Undetermined - -
1947 Pittsburgh Pirates 29 Undetermined - -
1948 Brooklyn Dodgers 28 Undetermined - -
1949 Brooklyn Dodgers 28 Undetermined Stats Stats
1950 Brooklyn Dodgers 28 Undetermined Stats -
1951 Brooklyn Dodgers 28 Undetermined Stats -
1952 Brooklyn Dodgers 28 Undetermined Stats Stats
1953 Brooklyn Dodgers 28 Undetermined - Stats
1954 Brooklyn Dodgers 28 Undetermined - -


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