Kevin Roberson
Kevin Lynn Roberson
Born: January 29, 1968
Decatur, IL US
Primary Position: Outfield
All Position(s) Played: CF, LF, RF
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 210
Draft: Round 16 (1988 June Amateur Draft, Chicago Cubs)
School: Parkland College
Career: 1988-2004
Major League Statistics
Kevin Roberson compiled a career batting average of .268 with 176 home runs and 681 RBI in his 1433-game career with the Wytheville Cubs, Charleston Wheelers, Winston-Salem Spirits, Charlotte Knights, Iowa Cubs, Tacoma Rainiers, Norfolk Tides, Phoenix Firebirds, Calgary Cannons, Salt Lake Buzz, Monterrey Sultanes, Dos Laredos Tecolotes, Union Laguna Algodoneros, Cordoba Cafeteros, St. Paul Saints, Lincoln Saltdogs and Joliet JackHammers. He began playing during the 1988 season and last took the field during the 2004 campaign.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | R | APPY | Wytheville Cubs | 63 | 270 | 225 | 39 | 47 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 86 | .209 | .333 | .320 | .653 | 72 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1989 | A | SALL3 | Charleston Wheelers | 126 | 509 | 429 | 49 | 109 | 19 | 1 | 13 | 57 | 3 | 6 | 70 | 149 | .254 | .363 | .394 | .757 | 169 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1990 | AA | SOUL | Charlotte Knights | 31 | 130 | 119 | 14 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 25 | .244 | .287 | .454 | .741 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1990 | Advanced A | CARL | Winston-Salem Spirits | 85 | 344 | 313 | 49 | 84 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 45 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 70 | .268 | .327 | .409 | .735 | 128 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1991 | AA | SOUL | Charlotte Knights | 136 | 560 | 507 | 77 | 130 | 24 | 2 | 19 | 67 | 17 | 3 | 39 | 129 | .256 | .318 | .424 | .742 | 215 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 1992 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | 51 | 206 | 197 | 25 | 60 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 46 | .305 | .327 | .513 | .840 | 101 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1993 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | 67 | 289 | 263 | 48 | 80 | 20 | 1 | 16 | 50 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 66 | .304 | .356 | .570 | .927 | 150 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1994 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | 19 | 77 | 67 | 9 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 19 | .313 | .364 | .567 | .931 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 1995 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Rainiers | 42 | 180 | 157 | 17 | 37 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 51 | .236 | .322 | .401 | .723 | 63 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1996 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | 70 | 239 | 215 | 26 | 57 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 65 | .265 | .328 | .451 | .779 | 97 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1997 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Firebirds | 109 | 399 | 349 | 60 | 100 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 67 | 9 | 5 | 37 | 98 | .287 | .371 | .490 | .861 | 171 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1998 | AAA | PCL | Calgary Cannons | 119 | 487 | 431 | 84 | 117 | 36 | 0 | 27 | 97 | 5 | 1 | 37 | 128 | .271 | .340 | .543 | .882 | 234 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| 2000 | AAA | MEX | Dos Laredos Tecolotes | 46 | 190 | 171 | 35 | 55 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 46 | .322 | .389 | .608 | .998 | 104 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | AAA | MEX | Monterrey Sultanes | 13 | 50 | 45 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | .178 | .260 | .267 | .527 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Buzz | 36 | 137 | 120 | 22 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 38 | .250 | .321 | .475 | .796 | 57 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | AAA | MEX | Union Laguna Algodoneros | 24 | 104 | 93 | 7 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 21 | .258 | .304 | .366 | .670 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | AAA | MEX | Cordoba Cafeteros | 17 | 67 | 60 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 20 | .200 | .284 | .333 | .617 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | Ind | NORL | St. Paul Saints | 70 | 302 | 261 | 56 | 81 | 20 | 0 | 27 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 64 | .310 | .404 | .697 | 1.101 | 182 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | Ind | NORL | Lincoln Saltdogs | 19 | 86 | 74 | 12 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 19 | .297 | .360 | .473 | .833 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2004 | Ind | NORL | Joliet JackHammers | 11 | 43 | 35 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | .171 | .302 | .229 | .531 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 1154 | 4669 | 4131 | 646 | 1109 | 253 | 27 | 176 | 681 | 53 | 26 | 407 | 1160 | .268 | .342 | .471 | .813 | 1944 | 62 | 79 | 9 | 43 | 19 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | R | APPY | Wytheville Cubs | OF | 55 | 93 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .942 | 1.764 |
| 1989 | A | SALL3 | Charleston Wheelers | OF | 116 | 210 | 18 | 7 | 7 | .970 | 1.966 |
| 1990 | Advanced A | CARL | Winston-Salem Spirits | OF | 82 | 136 | 4 | 6 | 1 | .959 | 1.707 |
| 1990 | AA | SOUL | Charlotte Knights | OF | 31 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.065 |
| 1991 | AA | SOUL | Charlotte Knights | OF | 132 | 259 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .985 | 2.015 |
| 1992 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | OF | 51 | 87 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .957 | 1.725 |
| 1993 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | OF | 64 | 110 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .966 | 1.781 |
| 1994 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | OF | 16 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.062 |
| 1995 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Rainiers | OF | 29 | 51 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .981 | 1.828 |
| 1995 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Rainiers | LF | 27 | .000 | |||||
| 1995 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Rainiers | RF | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 1996 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | LF | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 1996 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | OF | 55 | 99 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .981 | 1.855 |
| 1996 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | RF | 46 | .000 | |||||
| 1996 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | CF | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 1997 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Firebirds | OF | 92 | 139 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .980 | 1.587 |
| 1997 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Firebirds | LF | 79 | .000 | |||||
| 1997 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Firebirds | RF | 15 | .000 | |||||
| 1998 | AAA | PCL | Calgary Cannons | RF | 85 | .000 | |||||
| 1998 | AAA | PCL | Calgary Cannons | CF | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 1998 | AAA | PCL | Calgary Cannons | LF | 26 | .000 | |||||
| 1998 | AAA | PCL | Calgary Cannons | OF | 115 | 236 | 9 | 5 | 3 | .980 | 2.130 |
| 2000 | AAA | MEX | Monterrey Sultanes | OF | 8 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.875 |
| 2000 | AAA | MEX | Monterrey Sultanes | CF | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 2000 | AAA | MEX | Dos Laredos Tecolotes | LF | 44 | .000 | |||||
| 2000 | AAA | MEX | Dos Laredos Tecolotes | OF | 44 | 68 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .986 | 1.636 |
| 2000 | AAA | MEX | Monterrey Sultanes | RF | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 2000 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Buzz | OF | 28 | 48 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .980 | 1.786 |
| 2000 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Buzz | LF | 14 | .000 | |||||
| 2000 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Buzz | RF | 14 | .000 | |||||
| 2001 | AAA | MEX | Cordoba Cafeteros | OF | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.625 |
| 2001 | AAA | MEX | Cordoba Cafeteros | RF | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 2001 | AAA | MEX | Union Laguna Algodoneros | LF | 24 | .000 | |||||
| 2001 | AAA | MEX | Union Laguna Algodoneros | OF | 24 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .957 | 1.875 |
| 2001 | AAA | MEX | Cordoba Cafeteros | LF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 2002 | Ind | NORL | St. Paul Saints | OF | 30 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.633 |
| 2002 | Ind | NORL | St. Paul Saints | RF | 30 | .000 | |||||
| 2004 | Ind | NORL | Joliet JackHammers | OF | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.714 |
| 2004 | Ind | NORL | Joliet JackHammers | RF | 7 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 1433 | 1766 | 74 | 46 | 16 | .976 | 1.284 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | R | Appalachian League | Wytheville Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1989 | A | South Atlantic League | Charleston Wheelers | CHN | ||
| 1990 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Winston-Salem Spirits | CHN | ||
| 1990 | AA | Southern League | Charlotte Knights | CHN | ||
| 1991 | AA | Southern League | Charlotte Knights | CHN | ||
| 1992 | AAA | American Association 2 | Iowa Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1993 | AAA | American Association 2 | Iowa Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1994 | AAA | American Association 2 | Iowa Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1995 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tacoma Rainiers | SEA | ||
| 1996 | AAA | International League | Norfolk Tides | NYN | ||
| 1997 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Phoenix Firebirds | SFN | ||
| 1998 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Calgary Cannons | CHA | ||
| 2000 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Salt Lake Buzz | MIN | ||
| 2000 | AAA | Mexican League | Monterrey Sultanes | |||
| 2000 | AAA | Mexican League | Dos Laredos Tecolotes | |||
| 2001 | AAA | Mexican League | Union Laguna Algodoneros | |||
| 2001 | AAA | Mexican League | Cordoba Cafeteros | |||
| 2002 | Ind | Northern League Central | St. Paul Saints | |||
| 2003 | Ind | Northern League | Lincoln Saltdogs | |||
| 2004 | Ind | Northern League | Joliet JackHammers | May 20, 2004 | May 31, 2004 |
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