NAME     : John Rocker
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : USA
 
  BIRTHDAY : 10/17/1974
  AGE      : 28
  HEIGHT   : 6"4
  WEIGHT   : 225
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Middle Reliever
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Left
 
  CONTRACT : $400,000 through 2007
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Minimal
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Inconsistent at times
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    D  (Fielding Pct. : .957)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
  (Rated by an average league scout)
 
  Duration as Starter  : *
  Duration as Reliever : E
  Holding Runners      : B
  Groundball Pct.      : 50
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 5
  Avoiding Hits        : 6  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 6  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 8, Talent Average)
  Avoiding BB's        : 4  (VS. RHB : 4, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Fair)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 8  (VS. RHB : 9, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Good)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 9
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Slider

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        3.92  1  0  1  39  1  39.0  48  18  17   9  30 
  At Home        4.24  1  0  1  20  1  23.1  30  12  11   3  21 
  Away           3.45  0  0  0  19  0  15.2  18   6   6   6   9 
  Last Week     27.03  0  0  0   2  0   0.2   2   2   2   0   1 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Apr/Mar        3.52  1  0  0   8  0   7.2  13   3   3   2   6 
  May            3.86  0  0  1   9  1  11.2  12   6   5   4   6 
  June           2.08  0  0  0   5  0   4.1   4   1   1   0   4 
  July           3.55  0  0  0  13  0  12.2  15   5   5   2  11 
  August        10.13  0  0  0   4  0   2.2   4   3   3   1   3 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1998   2.13  1  3  2  47  0   0  38.0   9  22  42  ATL
  1999   2.50  4  5 38  74  0   0  72.0  20  37 104  ATL
  2000   2.89  1  2 24  59  0   0  53.0  17  48  77  ATL
  2001   4.36  5  9 23  68  0   0  66.0  32  41  79  CLE
  2002  11.00  5  2  2  28  0   0  27.0  33  22  33  TEX,TOR
 
  Total ERA   : 3.91
  Total Wins  : 17
  Total Losses: 21
  Total Saves : 90
  Total SHO   : 0
  Total CG    : 0
  Total K's   : 365
  Total BB's  : 179
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Traded from Texas to Toronto on 6/10/2002... Traded from Toronto to St. Louis on 1/25/2003 (Going to TOR: LF A. Pujols. Going to STL: LF S. Stewart, P  K. Escobar, P  J. Rocker)... Traded from St. Louis to Anaheim on 2/19/2003...