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Biff Pocoroba
Biff Benedict Pocoroba

Bats Both, Throws Right
Height 5' 10", Weight 180 lb.

Debut April 25, 1975
  vs. SDP 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, RBI, 0 SB
Final Game April 20, 1984
Born July 25, 1953 in Burbank, CA

Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 17th round of the 1971 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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        Live in Jerusalem, but I've been a Braves fan since 1966. I always loved Hank, Phil, Dale, Raffi, Hubbard, and even Gil Garrido, but this guy is my all time favorite. Injury cut his career short, but he has a special place in my heart!

Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1975 21 ATL NL  67  188   15   48   7  1   1   22   0  0  20  11  .255  .325  .319   78   60   2   1   2   0   5
 1976 22 ATL NL  54  174   16   42   7  0   0   14   1  0  19  12  .241  .313  .282   66   49   1   2   2   0   8
 1977 23 ATL NL 113  321   46   93  24  1   8   44   3  4  57  27  .290  .394  .445  115  143   4   4  15   1   9
 1978 24 ATL NL  92  289   21   70   8  0   6   34   0  3  29  14  .242  .312  .332   72   96   3   4   6   2  15 AS
 1979 25 ATL NL  28   38    6   12   4  0   0    4   1  1   7   0  .316  .422  .421  125   16   1   0   1   0   2
 1980 26 ATL NL  70   83    7   22   4  0   2    8   1  0  11  11  .265  .347  .386  103   32   1   1   0   0   2
 1981 27 ATL NL  57  122    4   22   4  0   0    8   0  0  12  15  .180  .265  .213   36   26   4   0   1   2   5
 1982 28 ATL NL  56  120    5   33   7  0   2   22   0  0  13  12  .275  .351  .383  103   46   0   0   2   1   2
 1983 29 ATL NL  55  120   11   32   6  0   2   16   0  0  12   7  .267  .331  .367   88   44   0   1   4   0   3
 1984 30 ATL NL   4    2    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   2   0  .000  .500  .000   48    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons     596 1457  132  374  71  2  21  172   6  8 182 109  .257  .339  .351   86  512  16  13  33   6  51
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        396   36  102  19  1   6   47   2  2  49  30  .257  .339  .351   86  139   4   4   9   2  14
 Career High    113  321   46   93  24  1   8   44   3  4  57  27  .290  .394  .445  115  143   4   4  15   2  15
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1975 21 ATL NL  211  148   20   3.6    99| .255  .269| .325  .340| .319  .388| .644  .728|  78  .422  -5.6  -0.6   0%
 1976 22 ATL NL  196  143   15   2.8    97| .241  .269| .313  .337| .282  .384| .595  .721|  66  .338  -7.4  -0.8 100%
 1977 23 ATL NL  387  249   57   6.2   113| .290  .283| .394  .352| .445  .431| .839  .783| 115  .630  10.0   1.0  42%
 1978 24 ATL NL  327  244   27   3.0   104| .242  .275| .312  .345| .332  .405| .644  .750|  72  .347 -11.2  -1.2   0%
 1979 25 ATL NL   46   30    6   5.4   105| .316  .277| .422  .344| .421  .411| .843  .755| 125  .590   1.9   0.2  50%
 1980 26 ATL NL   96   65   12   5.0    97| .265  .270| .347  .333| .386  .392| .733  .725| 103  .574   0.6   0.1 100%
 1981 27 ATL NL  140  109    7   1.7    93| .180  .265| .265  .330| .213  .379| .478  .710|  36  .171 -10.2  -1.1   0%
 1982 28 ATL NL  134   89   16   4.9    98| .275  .270| .351  .334| .383  .393| .734  .727| 103  .564   0.7   0.1   0%
 1983 29 ATL NL  133   92   14   4.1   103| .267  .272| .331  .342| .367  .404| .698  .746|  88  .484  -2.0  -0.2   0%
 1984 30 ATL NL    4    2    0   0.0    99| .000  .271| .500  .337| .000  .394| .500  .732|  48  .000   0.1   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons     1674 1171  174   4.0   103| .257  .274| .339  .342| .351  .402| .690  .744|  86  .467 -23.2  -2.5  42%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1975 21 ATL NL C 62 237 25 8 2 .970 .985 4.23 5.24 5.06 6.03 49 466.0 13 13 60 12 1976 22 ATL NL C 54 273 39 7 5 .978 .986 5.78 5.16 6.38 5.96 51 440.0 10 11 31 16 1977 23 ATL NL C 100 542 78 7 8 .989 .985 6.20 5.54 6.99 6.49 86 798.3 15 33 103 52 1978 24 ATL NL C 79 454 43 5 1 .990 .985 6.29 5.11 6.55 6.17 77 682.7 12 29 82 25 AS 1979 25 ATL NL C 7 39 3 3 0 .933 .986 6.00 5.27 7.37 6.12 6 51.3 0 5 8 3 1980 26 ATL NL C 10 56 1 4 0 .934 .983 5.70 5.23 6.81 6.10 9 75.3 1 4 16 1 1981 27 ATL NL 3B 21 15 30 3 4 .938 .947 2.14 2.47 2.37 2.84 20 171.0 C 9 28 4 0 2 1.000 .982 3.56 5.07 5.54 5.94 6 52.0 0 2 4 3 1982 28 ATL NL C 36 143 16 2 2 .988 .985 4.42 5.52 5.73 6.29 29 249.7 1 14 44 13 3B 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 0.50 2.45 1.17 2.81 1 7.7 1983 29 ATL NL C 34 166 12 3 1 .983 .984 5.24 5.55 6.45 6.57 29 248.3 1 8 39 9
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1981 27 ATL NL 3B 21 15 30 3 4 .938 .947 2.14 2.47 2.37 2.84 20 171.0 1982 28 ATL NL 3B 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 0.50 2.45 1.17 2.81 1 7.7 1975 21 ATL NL C 62 237 25 8 2 .970 .985 4.23 5.24 5.06 6.03 49 466.0 13 13 60 12 1976 22 ATL NL C 54 273 39 7 5 .978 .986 5.78 5.16 6.38 5.96 51 440.0 10 11 31 16 1977 23 ATL NL C 100 542 78 7 8 .989 .985 6.20 5.54 6.99 6.49 86 798.3 15 33 103 52 1978 24 ATL NL C 79 454 43 5 1 .990 .985 6.29 5.11 6.55 6.17 77 682.7 12 29 82 25 1979 25 ATL NL C 7 39 3 3 0 .933 .986 6.00 5.27 7.37 6.12 6 51.3 0 5 8 3 1980 26 ATL NL C 10 56 1 4 0 .934 .983 5.70 5.23 6.81 6.10 9 75.3 1 4 16 1 1981 27 ATL NL C 9 28 4 0 2 1.000 .982 3.56 5.07 5.54 5.94 6 52.0 0 2 4 3 1982 28 ATL NL C 36 143 16 2 2 .988 .985 4.42 5.52 5.73 6.29 29 249.7 1 14 44 13 1983 29 ATL NL C 34 166 12 3 1 .983 .984 5.24 5.55 6.45 6.57 29 248.3 1 8 39 9
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C* 391 1938 221 39 21 .982 .985 5.52 5.33 6.34 6.24 342 3063.7 53 119 387 134 3B* 23 16 30 3 4 .939 .947 2.00 2.47 2.32 2.84 21 178.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 414 1954 251 42 25 .981 .984 5.33 5.17 6.12 6.05 363 3242
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1982   NLCS  ATL STL     L   1   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1978   ATL NL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 1/1      0   0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0                   
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1978 *

Intentional Walks
1977 NL-15-4

HOF Standards: Batting - 5.0 (2504) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 3.0 (1692) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

June 8, 1971: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 17th round of the 1971 amateur draft.

April 24, 1984: Released by the Atlanta Braves.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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