:Roger Pavlik

{{short description|American baseball player (born 1967)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Roger Pavlik

|image=

|position=Pitcher

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1967|10|4}}

|birth_place=Houston, Texas, U.S.

|death_date=

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=May 2

|debutyear=1992

|debutteam=Texas Rangers

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=April 23

|finalyear=1998

|finalteam=Texas Rangers

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Win–loss record

|stat1value=47–39

|stat2label=Earned run average

|stat2value=4.58

|stat3label=Strikeouts

|stat3value=526

|teams=

• Texas Rangers ({{mlby|1992}}–{{mlby|1998}})

|highlights=

• All-Star (1996)

}}

Roger Allen Pavlik (born October 4, 1967) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Texas Rangers from 1992 to 1998. Pavlik was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the second round of the 1986 draft out of Aldine High School in Houston.{{cite web |title=Roger Pavlik Statistics and History |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pavliro01.shtml |accessdate=19 March 2012 |website=Baseball-Reference.com}} Pavlik's career record was 47-39 with a 4.58 ERA. His mechanics were unusual and his jerky windup and release caused undue injuries over the course of his career. He retired in early 2000 at the Colorado Rockies' training camp in Tucson, Arizona. No explanation was given for Pavlik's retirement, although he faced rehabilitation from rotator cuff surgery, which caused him to miss the 1999 season.{{Cite web |last=Siegler |first=Joe |date=2000-02-24 |title=Former Ranger Roger Pavlik retires |url=https://www.rangerfans.com/2000/02/former-ranger-roger-pavlik-ret/ |access-date=2024-12-07 |website=Rangerfans.com}}

Pavlik was elected to the American League All-Star team in 1996, when he was a 15-game winner, despite having an ERA over 5.00.