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Jesse Burkett League
4-1-2022
John Roof Relief Pitcher
Retired (1971, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 4.14 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/L
W-L 152-144 Status Deceased (2007) Option Years 0  
SV 20 Age at Death 73 Date of Birth 03-05-1934
K 1587 Drafted Round 1, Pick 9
(1955)		 Majors Svc Time 16 years
(24 games)
IP 2346.1
WHIP 1.34
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L F  Endurance C    Ldrship C 
Power vs. R D  Power vs. L D- Velocity B+   Mentor Val B 
Speed C- Bunt C  Control B 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range F  WS Rings 3
1B --- LF --- Arm B- WS Appearances 6
2B --- CF ---   Health C+ LCS Appearances 8
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 2
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1956 PIT
8
 11
32
32
2
1
0
 0
159.0
 179 77 75 7 67
105
1.55
4.25
1957 PIT
0
 1
10
0
0
0
2
 1
7.1
 9 4 4 0 6
5
2.05
4.91
1958 PIT
5
 6
21
18
1
0
2
 0
96.0
 100 54 51 1 43
63
1.49
4.78
1959 PIT
11
 10
33
33
1
0
0
 0
184.0
 177 87 78 3 85
125
1.42
3.82
1960 PIT
9
 14
33
33
1
0
0
 0
177.1
 176 98 87 2 66
121
1.36
4.42
1961 PIT
9
 6
33
33
3
2
0
 0
209.1
 174 66 64 5 77
140
1.20
2.75
1962 PIT
10
 12
33
33
2
0
0
 0
162.2
 150 83 82 1 79
109
1.41
4.54
1963 PIT
7
 16
32
32
3
0
0
 0
164.1
 174 93 87 4 54
108
1.39
4.76
1964 PIT
9
 19
33
33
3
0
0
 0
173.0
 175 101 96 6 64
120
1.38
4.99
1965 PIT
12
 9
33
33
4
1
0
 0
199.0
 186 100 95 1 65
146
1.26
4.30
1966 PIT-STL
11
 9
30
30
5
1
0
 0
176.0
 170 89 83 0 75
115
1.39
4.24
1967 STL
15
 8
47
22
6
3
0
 1
195.0
 141 76 74 3 76
125
1.11
3.42
1968 STL
12
 3
52
15
3
1
16
 3
145.0
 130 61 59 1 60
102
1.31
3.66
1969 STL
14
 5
64
4
1
0
0
 3
100.0
 81 41 35 5 30
71
1.11
3.15
1970 STL
10
 8
98
0
0
0
0
 9
103.0
 109 54 51 1 31
67
1.36
4.46
1971 STL
10
 7
77
1
0
0
0
 3
95.1
 109 60 58 1 25
65
1.41
5.48
2022
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
152
 144
661
352
35
9
20
 20
2346.1
 2240 1144 1079 41 903
1587
1.34
4.14
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1971-11-01John Roof has retired from the St. Louis Fury
1966-07-27A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Fury and the Pittsburgh Spartans. The Pittsburgh Spartans receive Draft Pick - 1968 Round 3 (STL), Draft Pick - 1968 Round 2 (STL), Draft Pick - 1968 Round 1 (STL) from the St. Louis Fury in exchange for John Roof.
1955-11-17The Pittsburgh Avengers have promoted John Roof to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Avengers have designated Sam Klinger for assignment.