Chad Roper
Chad T. Alexander Roper
Born: March 29, 1974
Anderson, SC US
Primary Position: Third base
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, LF, OF, P, RF, SS
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 223
Draft: Round 2 (1992 June Amateur Draft, Minnesota Twins)
School: Belton-Honea Path HS (Belton, SC)
Career: 1992-2001
Chad Roper compiled a career batting average of .255 with 69 home runs and 417 RBI in his 849-game career with the Twins, Elizabethton Twins, Fort Myers Miracle, Hardware City Rock Cats, Madison Black Wolf and Charlotte Rangers. He began playing during the 1992 season and last took the field during the 2001 campaign.
 Twins |
 Elizabethton Twins |
 Fort Myers Miracle |
 Hardware City Rock Cats |
 Madison Black Wolf |
 Charlotte Rangers |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Advanced A | FLOR | Fort Myers Miracle | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2.72 | 27 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.7 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 159 |
| 1998 | Ind | NORL | Madison Black Wolf | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1998 | Advanced A | FLOR | Fort Myers Miracle | 0 | 7 | .000 | 8.93 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.3 | 61 | 46 | 40 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 204 |
| Totals | 1 | 9 | .100 | 5.78 | 45 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81.0 | 93 | 66 | 52 | 3 | 34 | 3 | 57 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 367 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | R | GULF | Twins | 20 | 83 | 76 | 16 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 16 | .329 | .373 | .513 | .887 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1992 | R | APPY | Elizabethton Twins | 39 | 162 | 147 | 20 | 42 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 29 | .286 | .340 | .347 | .686 | 51 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | Advanced A | FLOR | Fort Myers Miracle | 125 | 510 | 452 | 46 | 112 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 65 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 96 | .248 | .318 | .358 | .677 | 162 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 1994 | Advanced A | FLOR | Fort Myers Miracle | 92 | 380 | 337 | 32 | 81 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 44 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 76 | .240 | .308 | .326 | .634 | 110 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| 1995 | AA | EL | Hardware City Rock Cats | 120 | 478 | 443 | 41 | 100 | 22 | 3 | 11 | 61 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 86 | .226 | .273 | .363 | .636 | 161 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 1996 | AA | EL | Hardware City Rock Cats | 128 | 514 | 466 | 59 | 117 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 48 | 4 | 7 | 42 | 73 | .251 | .316 | .363 | .678 | 169 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1997 | Advanced A | FLOR | Fort Myers Miracle | 66 | 170 | 148 | 19 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 23 | .203 | .306 | .284 | .590 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | Ind | NORL | Madison Black Wolf | 49 | 192 | 164 | 26 | 48 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 23 | .293 | .380 | .433 | .813 | 71 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 1999 | Ind | NORL | Madison Black Wolf | 84 | 347 | 308 | 46 | 89 | 20 | 0 | 11 | 53 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 61 | .289 | .360 | .461 | .821 | 142 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2000 | Ind | NORL | Madison Black Wolf | 84 | 347 | 312 | 43 | 90 | 19 | 0 | 13 | 59 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 62 | .288 | .350 | .474 | .824 | 148 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 2001 | Advanced A | FLOR | Charlotte Rangers | 42 | 157 | 143 | 13 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 31 | .210 | .280 | .315 | .595 | 45 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 849 | 3340 | 2996 | 361 | 764 | 145 | 12 | 69 | 417 | 24 | 26 | 282 | 576 | .255 | .321 | .381 | .702 | 1140 | 73 | 25 | 7 | 30 | 19 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | R | APPY | Elizabethton Twins | 3B | 38 | 26 | 67 | 13 | 6 | .877 | 2.447 |
| 1992 | R | GULF | Twins | 3B | 19 | 24 | 41 | 9 | 3 | .878 | 3.421 |
| 1993 | Advanced A | FLOR | Fort Myers Miracle | 3B | 125 | 96 | 243 | 36 | 22 | .904 | 2.712 |
| 1994 | Advanced A | FLOR | Fort Myers Miracle | 3B | 91 | 68 | 159 | 23 | 14 | .908 | 2.495 |
| 1995 | AA | EL | Hardware City Rock Cats | SS | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 6.500 |
| 1995 | AA | EL | Hardware City Rock Cats | 3B | 117 | 69 | 248 | 21 | 21 | .938 | 2.709 |
| 1996 | AA | EL | Hardware City Rock Cats | 1B | 6 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .979 | 7.833 |
| 1996 | AA | EL | Hardware City Rock Cats | SS | 5 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 2 | .933 | 2.800 |
| 1996 | AA | EL | Hardware City Rock Cats | 3B | 108 | 64 | 205 | 24 | 16 | .918 | 2.491 |
| 1997 | Advanced A | FLOR | Fort Myers Miracle | 3B | 39 | 19 | 79 | 9 | 5 | .916 | 2.513 |
| 1997 | Advanced A | FLOR | Fort Myers Miracle | P | 27 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .857 | .222 |
| 1998 | Ind | NORL | Madison Black Wolf | 3B | 4 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | .833 | 3.750 |
| 1998 | Advanced A | FLOR | Fort Myers Miracle | P | 17 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .938 | .882 |
| 1998 | Ind | NORL | Madison Black Wolf | 1B | 15 | 146 | 8 | 1 | 15 | .994 | 1.267 |
| 1998 | Ind | NORL | Madison Black Wolf | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1999 | Ind | NORL | Madison Black Wolf | 3B | 60 | 46 | 110 | 13 | 10 | .923 | 2.600 |
| 1999 | Ind | NORL | Madison Black Wolf | 1B | 4 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 8.000 |
| 1999 | Ind | NORL | Madison Black Wolf | LF | 13 | .000 | |||||
| 1999 | Ind | NORL | Madison Black Wolf | OF | 13 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .833 | .769 |
| 1999 | Ind | NORL | Madison Black Wolf | 2B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1999 | Ind | NORL | Madison Black Wolf | RF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 2000 | Ind | NORL | Madison Black Wolf | 3B | 61 | 43 | 101 | 11 | 8 | .929 | 2.361 |
| 2000 | Ind | NORL | Madison Black Wolf | 1B | 11 | 90 | 4 | 4 | 14 | .959 | 8.545 |
| 2001 | Advanced A | FLOR | Charlotte Rangers | 3B | 24 | 15 | 35 | 4 | 2 | .926 | 2.083 |
| 2001 | Advanced A | FLOR | Charlotte Rangers | 1B | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 8.000 |
| Totals | 803 | 820 | 1347 | 177 | 149 | .924 | 2.699 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | R | Gulf Coast League | Twins | MIN | ||
| 1992 | R | Appalachian League | Elizabethton Twins | MIN | ||
| 1993 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Fort Myers Miracle | MIN | ||
| 1994 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Fort Myers Miracle | MIN | ||
| 1995 | AA | Eastern League | Hardware City Rock Cats | MIN | ||
| 1996 | AA | Eastern League | Hardware City Rock Cats | MIN | ||
| 1997 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Fort Myers Miracle | MIN | ||
| 1998 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Fort Myers Miracle | MIN | ||
| 1998 | Ind | Northern League | Madison Black Wolf | July 6, 1998 | September 2, 1998 | |
| 1999 | Ind | Northern League Central | Madison Black Wolf | |||
| 2000 | Ind | Northern League Central | Madison Black Wolf | |||
| 2001 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Charlotte Rangers | TEX |
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