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Biff Pocoroba

Positions: Catcher, Pinch Hitter and Third Baseman

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

5-10, 175lb (178cm, 79kg)

Born: July 25, 1953 in Burbank, CA us

Died: May 24, 2020 in Grayson, GA

Draft: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 17th round of the 1971 MLB June Amateur Draft from Canoga Park HS (Canoga Park, CA).

High School: Canoga Park HS (Canoga Park, CA)

Debut: April 25, 1975 (Age 21-274d, 13,622nd in major league history)
vs. SDP 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: April 20, 1984 (Age 30-270d)
vs. HOU 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1975 season

Full Name: Biff Benedict Pocoroba

Pronunciation: \po-ko-ROE-buh\

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.7

1457

374

.257

132

RBI

172

OBP

.339

SLG

.351

OPS

.690

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	29-38 / in Starts: 21-28
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	9 games
Most Games w/o HR	42 games
Most Games w/o RBI	15 games
Grand Slams	0 in 6 bases loaded PA and 6 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	5

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 211 PAs	22
Actual Runners on Base	134 (59-47-28)
Avg. MLBer w/ 211 PAs	22
Avg. Runners on Base	133 (66-44-23)

Most Driven In
L Blanks	6
D Baker	5
R Office	3
D May	2
E Williams	2
C Gaston	2
M Lum	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
M Perez	4
P Niekro	2
R Gilbreath	1
R Belloir	1
R Garr	1
L Blanks	1
D Baker	1
Self	1

1975 Batting Game Log

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1975 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	18 (17)	Apr 25	ATL	@	SDP	L,3-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					7						C
2	2	20 (1)	Apr 27 (1)	ATL	@	SDP	W,12-8	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7	.05	-0.001	.10	0.00%	-0.21	C
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	3	29 (8)	May 7	ATL		SFG	L,2-6	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	1.05	-0.078	1.42	-0.06%	-0.68	C
4	4	30	May 8	ATL		SFG	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	.73	-0.019	.86	-0.01%	-0.34	C
5	5	31	May 9	ATL		PHI	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	8	.94	0.083	.97	0.05%	0.59	C
6	6	32	May 10	ATL		PHI	W,2-1	CG(11)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143	8	1.66	-0.169	1.97	-0.12%	-1.05	C
7	7	33	May 11	ATL		PHI	W,7-3	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.063	.167	.063	.229	8	.55	-0.002	.71	0.00%	0.23	C
8	8	34	May 12	ATL	@	MON	L,1-11	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	8	.25	0.022	.34	0.02%	-0.94	C
9	9	50 (15)	May 31	ATL	@	PIT	L,4-11	CG	4	4	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.269	.208	.478	7	.22	0.033	.18	0.02%	1.56	C
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
10	10	52 (1)	Jun 2	ATL	@	STL	L,0-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.276	.192	.468	7	1.30	-0.055	1.16	-0.03%	-0.18	C
11	11	53	Jun 3	ATL	@	STL	L,2-4	CG	4	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.333	.267	.600	8	.99	0.129	.82	0.06%	0.75	C
12	12	59 (5)	Jun 12 (1)	ATL		CHC	W,5-4	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.303	.378	.303	.681	8	.74	0.053	.47	0.02%	0.59	C
13	13	60	Jun 12 susp	ATL		CHC	W,6-2	6-GF	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.385	.294	.679	8	.77	-0.005	.51	0.00%	0.07	PH C
14	14	61	Jun 13	ATL		PIT	L,3-8	CG	4	3	1	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.324	.419	.378	.797	8	.27	0.026	.21	0.01%	1.01	C
15	15	62	Jun 14	ATL		PIT	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.317	.404	.366	.770	8	3.56	-0.078	2.40	-0.03%	0.41	C
16	16	65 (2)	Jun 17	ATL	@	CIN	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.289	.373	.333	.706	8	.45	-0.045	.27	-0.02%	-0.87	C
17	17	66	Jun 18	ATL	@	CIN	L,1-6	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.271	.364	.313	.676	8	1.13	-0.011	.84	-0.01%	-0.52	C
18	18	69 (2)	Jun 22 (1)	ATL		SFG	W,8-2	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.373	.314	.687	8	.21	0.034	.09	0.01%	0.12	C
19	19	71 (1)	Jun 23	ATL		CIN	L,4-8	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.259	.365	.296	.661	8	.99	-0.099	.43	-0.03%	-1.19	C
20	20	72	Jun 24	ATL		CIN	L,0-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.241	.343	.276	.619	8	.82	-0.107	.26	-0.02%	-1.22	C
21	21	76 (3)	Jun 28	ATL	@	HOU	W,6-3	4-GF	3	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.371	.339	.710	6	1.03	0.139	.10	0.01%	1.56	C
22	22	77	Jun 29	ATL	@	HOU	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.365	.333	.698	8	.50	-0.019	.05	0.00%	-0.35	C
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
23	23	79 (1)	Jul 2	ATL	@	SFG	W,6-0	CG	4	4	1	3	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.284	.385	.388	.773	8	1.14	0.279	.12	0.02%	1.31	C
24	24	80	Jul 4	ATL		HOU	W,5-4	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.284	.385	.388	.773	6						PR C
25	25	81	Jul 5 (1)	ATL		HOU	W,4-3	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.375	.377	.752	8	.57	-0.033	.06	0.00%	-0.51	C
26	26	83 (1)	Jul 6	ATL		HOU	L,2-6	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.381	.366	.747	8	1.47	-0.051	.18	0.00%	-0.54	C
27	27	86 (2)	Jul 9	ATL		NYM	L,1-2	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.268	.381	.366	.747	5						C
28	28	89 (2)	Jul 12 (2)	ATL		MON	L,3-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.364	.347	.710	7	.81	-0.088	.02	0.00%	-0.98	C
29	29	93 (3)	Jul 19	ATL	@	NYM	L,4-5	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.352	.333	.685	8	1.55	-0.111	.02	0.00%	-0.80	C
30	30	97 (3)	Jul 23	ATL	@	PHI	L,2-3	GS-9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.362	.338	.699	8	1.04	-0.036	.01	0.00%	-0.19	C
31	31	98	Jul 24	ATL	@	PHI	W,5-4	CG	4	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.371	.354	.725	8	1.15	0.217	.00	0.00%	0.99	C
32	32	99	Jul 25 (1)	ATL		SDP	L,3-7	CG	4	3	0	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.271	.386	.376	.763	8	.69	0.006	.01	0.00%	0.69	C
33	33	103 (3)	Jul 28	ATL		LAD	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.400	.393	.793	8	2.74	0.468	.00	0.00%	2.52	C
34	34	104	Jul 29	ATL		LAD	W,4-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.283	.389	.380	.769	8	.99	-0.079	.00	0.00%	-0.95	C
35	35	106 (1)	Jul 31	ATL		LAD	W,11-10	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.284	.393	.379	.772	8	.54	-0.006	.00	0.00%	0.12	C
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
36	36	107	Aug 1	ATL	@	SDP	L,0-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.383	.367	.750	8	1.05	-0.077	.00	0.00%	-0.43	C
37	37	108	Aug 2	ATL	@	SDP	W,8-6	CG(15)	7	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.369	.352	.721	8	1.67	-0.218	.00	0.00%	-1.78	C
38	38	109	Aug 3	ATL	@	SDP	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.373	.358	.731	8	.59	0.036	.00	0.00%	0.14	C
39	39	110	Aug 4	ATL	@	LAD	L,1-9	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.362	.345	.707	8	.80	-0.077	.00	0.00%	-1.07	C
40	40	111	Aug 5	ATL	@	LAD	L,0-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.353	.336	.690	8	1.23	-0.090	.00	0.00%	-0.62	C
41	41	112	Aug 6	ATL	@	LAD	W,5-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.343	.325	.668	8	1.56	-0.258	.00	0.00%	-1.09	C
42	42	113	Aug 8 (1)	ATL		CHC	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.252	.343	.325	.668	8	.65	-0.001	.00	0.00%	0.30	C
43	43	115 (1)	Aug 9	ATL		CHC	L,2-8	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.340	.317	.658	8	1.69	-0.091	.00	0.00%	-0.97	C
44	44	116	Aug 10	ATL		CHC	L,1-9	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.333	.310	.643	7	.60	-0.045	.00	0.00%	-0.67	C
45	45	118 (1)	Aug 12	ATL		PIT	W,3-2	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.248	.338	.323	.661	8	.77	0.068	.00	0.00%	-0.07	C
46	46	119	Aug 13	ATL		PIT	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.248	.335	.321	.657	8	.81	-0.021	.00	0.00%	-0.37	C
47	47	124 (4)	Aug 17	ATL		STL	L,1-8	3-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.333	.319	.652	9	1.31	-0.029	.00	0.00%	-0.35	PH
48	48	126 (1)	Aug 19	ATL		PHI	W,6-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.331	.317	.648	7	2.23	-0.056	.00	0.00%	-0.22	C
49	49	130 (3)	Aug 24	ATL	@	STL	L,2-6	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.239	.323	.310	.633	7	1.05	-0.094	.00	0.00%	-1.06	C
50	50	132 (1)	Aug 26	ATL	@	PIT	L,2-8	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.327	.315	.642	8	.48	-0.029	.00	0.00%	0.34	C
51	51	134 (1)	Aug 29	ATL	@	CHC	L,3-8	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.325	.320	.645	8	.32	0.018	.00	0.00%	1.42	C
52	52	136 (1)	Aug 31 (2)	ATL	@	CHC	L,8-9	6-GF(10)	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.248	.326	.320	.646	9	2.51	0.403	.00	0.00%	1.71	C
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
53	53	137	Sep 1	ATL	@	HOU	L,3-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.248	.324	.318	.642	7	1.08	-0.037	.00	0.00%	-0.01	C
54	54	138	Sep 2	ATL	@	HOU	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.248	.322	.317	.639	6	.64	0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.05	C
55	55	140 (1)	Sep 4	ATL		SDP	W,2-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.248	.322	.317	.639	8						C
56	56	142 (1)	Sep 6	ATL		LAD	W,3-2	8-9	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.248	.326	.317	.643	8	1.66	0.077	.00	0.00%	0.38	PH
57	57	144 (1)	Sep 8	ATL		HOU	L,6-9	4-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.321	.311	.632	8	1.81	-0.080	.00	0.00%	-0.33	PH C
58	58	146 (1)	Sep 10	ATL	@	SDP	L,1-2	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.316	.305	.621	7	1.04	-0.076	.00	0.00%	-0.62	C
59	59	149 (2)	Sep 13	ATL	@	LAD	L,0-6	8-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.319	.310	.629	8	1.36	0.065	.00	0.00%	0.37	PH
60	60	150	Sep 14	ATL	@	LAD	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.249	.323	.314	.636	7	2.76	0.115	.00	0.00%	0.37	PH
61	61	152 (1)	Sep 16	ATL	@	SFG	L,6-7	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.325	.316	.641	7	1.68	0.157	.00	0.00%	0.77	C
62	62	155 (2)	Sep 19	ATL		CIN	L,6-7	7-GF	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.327	.318	.645	6	2.94	-0.087	.00	0.00%	0.03	C
63	63	156	Sep 20	ATL		CIN	L,2-9	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.251	.325	.313	.638	6	.48	0.023	.00	0.00%	-0.71	C
64	64	158 (1)	Sep 24	ATL		SFG	W,7-6	11-GF(11)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.250	.323	.311	.634	8	2.54	0.167	.00	0.00%	0.41	PH
65	65	159	Sep 26	ATL	@	CIN	L,5-12	7-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.325	.313	.638	9	.66	-0.032	.00	0.00%	-0.02	PH C
66	66	160	Sep 27	ATL	@	CIN	L,6-7	8-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.327	.315	.642	7	1.49	0.116	.00	0.00%	0.63	PH C
67	67	161	Sep 28	ATL	@	CIN	L,6-7	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.325	.319	.645	7	1.42	0.070	.00	0.00%	1.06	C
							29-38		211	188	15	48	7	1	1	22	20	2	11	0	2	1	2	5	0	0	.255	.325	.319	.645		1.08	0.325	.25	-0.13%	-1.55

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