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Bill Robinson

Posted by Andy on July 30, 2007

Bill Robinson passed away yesterday. He was a member of the 1979 Pirates' championship team.

Some of his career stats:

Most HR against a particular pitcher:

                    PA  AB  H  2B 3B **HR** RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP G_miss YR_miss
+-----------------+---+---+---+--+--+------+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+------+-------+
 Phil Niekro        58  55  14  4  0    6    13   3  11  .255  .293  .655  .948   0   0   0   0   1
 John Curtis        50  46  13  0  0    5    13   4   5  .283  .340  .609  .949   0   0   1   0   3
 Jerry Reuss        59  56  15  1  1    5    12   2   8  .268  .305  .589  .894   0   0   1   1   4                

Most hits against a particular pitcher:

                    PA  AB  **H**  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP G_miss YR_miss
+-----------------+---+---+-------+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+------+-------+
 Steve Carlton      96  88    28    4  0  4   9   7  10  .318  .368  .500  .868   1   0   3   0   3
 Jim Kaat           64  61    17    2  0  1   6   2   4  .279  .313  .361  .674   0   0   2   1   3
 Jerry Koosman      59  55    17    6  0  2   9   3  10  .309  .339  .527  .866   0   1   1   0   1
 Jon Matlack        63  58    17    6  0  4   8   4   9  .293  .333  .603  .936   0   1   0   0   2                

And I noticed an interesting thing in his career splits. Comparing his pre- and post-All-Star performance, he had OBP of .300 exactly both before and after the break, as well as a SLG of .438 exactly both before and after the break. His batting average was 2 points higher before the break, a difference of only about 5 hits over 16 seasons (if normalized to the same number of at-bats.)

Also he was once traded for another played who also passed away this year at too young of an age: Clete Boyer.

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