Bob Robertson
Robert Eugene Robertson
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 210 lb.

Born: October 2, 1946 in Frostburg, MD
Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1964. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 18, 1967
Final Game: June 23, 1979
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1967 PIT NL 20 1B 9 9 78.2 97 91 5 1 9 .990 -0.3 -4.6 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 10.98 10.67 .991 9.96 8.82
1969 PIT NL 22 1B 26 23 213.0 231 214 16 1 19 .996 -3.3 -18.6 -3.3 -2.5 -0.8 0 9.72 8.85 .992 9.83 8.84
1970 PIT NL 23 1B 99 96 853.0 990 907 78 5 107 .995 7.0 9.8 7.0 4.4 2.6 0 10.39 9.95 .992 9.68 8.37 MVP-27
1970 PIT NL 23 3B 5 5 34.0 8 4 3 1 1 .875 -1.2 -42.4 -1.2 -0.6 -0.6 0 1.85 1.40 .950 2.91 2.58 MVP-27
1970 PIT NL 23 LF 3 3 27.0 6 4 0 2 0 .667 -0.5 -22.2 -0.5 -0.3 -0.2 0 1.33 1.33 .983 1.73 1.37 MVP-27
1970 PIT NL 23 OF 3 3 27.0 6 4 0 2 0 .667 -0.5 -22.2 -0.5 -0.3 -0.2 0 1.33 1.33 .983 2.07 1.77 MVP-27
1971 PIT NL 24 1B 126 126 1122.1 1226 1089 128 9 107 .993 1.8 1.9 1.8 0.3 1.5 0 9.76 9.66 .992 8.02 7.94
1972 PIT NL 25 1B 89 51 531.1 566 502 60 4 57 .993 6.4 14.5 6.4 1.3 5.1 0 9.52 6.31 .992 9.73 8.42
1972 PIT NL 25 LF 23 22 168.0 38 35 2 1 0 .974 0.2 1.4 0.2 1.4 -1.2 0 1.98 1.61 .974 1.92 1.67
1972 PIT NL 25 OF 23 22 168.0 38 35 2 1 0 .974 0.2 1.4 0.2 1.4 -1.2 0 1.98 1.61 .979 2.18 1.96
1972 PIT NL 25 3B 11 10 95.0 28 6 20 2 2 .929 -1.8 -22.7 -1.8 -0.9 -0.9 0 2.46 2.36 .946 2.87 2.55
1973 PIT NL 26 1B 107 106 945.1 1041 957 79 5 91 .995 1.4 1.8 2.4 1.5 1.0 -1 9.86 9.68 .992 9.52 8.40
1974 PIT NL 27 1B 63 56 507.2 536 494 37 5 44 .991 -0.8 -1.9 -0.8 1.4 -2.2 0 9.41 8.43 .991 9.94 8.34
1975 PIT NL 28 1B 27 25 206.2 228 209 18 1 10 .996 0.4 2.3 0.4 -0.4 0.8 0 9.89 8.41 .990 9.97 8.52
1976 PIT NL 29 1B 29 28 250.1 275 257 17 1 28 .996 -3.3 -15.8 -3.3 -1.9 -1.4 0 9.85 9.45 .991 9.95 8.61
1978 SEA AL 31 DH 29
1978 SEA AL 31 1B 18 16 136.0 149 141 8 0 16 1.000 -2.9 -25.6 -2.9 -1.2 -1.7 0 9.86 8.28 .992 10.05 8.75
1979 TOR AL 32 1B 9 5 51.0 61 54 7 0 6 1.000 2.3 54.1 2.3 0.6 1.7 0 10.76 6.78 .992 10.08 8.84
1979 TOR AL 32 DH 4
11 Seasons 1B 602 541 4895.1 5400 4915 453 32 494 .994 8.7 2.1 9.7 3.2 6.6 -1 9.87 8.92 .992 9.35 8.35
2 Seasons DH 33
2 Seasons LF 26 25 195.0 44 39 2 3 0 .932 -0.3 -1.8 -0.3 1.1 -1.4 0 1.89 1.58 .975 1.89 1.63
2 Seasons OF 26 25 195.0 44 39 2 3 0 .932 -0.3 -1.8 -0.3 1.1 -1.4 0 1.89 1.58 .980 2.16 1.94
2 Seasons 3B 16 15 129.0 36 10 23 3 3 .917 -3.0 -27.9 -3.0 -1.5 -1.5 0 2.30 2.06 .947 2.88 2.56
11 Seasons TOT 644 581 5219.1 5480 4964 478 38 497 .993 5.4 1.2 6.4 2.8 3.7 0 -1 9.38 8.45 .984 8.92 7.95
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1967 PIT NL 20 9 9 9 9 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1969 PIT NL 22 32 23 32 32 0 0 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
1970 PIT NL 23 117 104 117 117 0 0 99 0 5 0 3 0 0 3 11 0
1971 PIT NL 24 131 126 131 131 0 0 126 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
1972 PIT NL 25 115 83 115 115 0 0 89 0 11 0 23 0 0 23 5 3
1973 PIT NL 26 119 106 119 119 0 0 107 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
1974 PIT NL 27 91 56 91 63 0 0 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
1975 PIT NL 28 75 25 75 28 0 0 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0
1976 PIT NL 29 61 28 61 29 0 0 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0
1978 SEA AL 31 64 44 64 18 0 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 18 0
1979 TOR AL 32 15 6 15 9 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
11 Seasons 829 610 829 670 0 0 603 0 16 0 26 0 0 26 29 174 3
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- 1B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag 3U Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 363 361 36 GB GBs LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1967 PIT NL 20 243 61% 76% 28% 12 100% 0 63 2 60 1 7 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 100%
1969 PIT NL 22 916 58% 72% 25% 32 97% 0 193 5 182 6 12 15 10 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 21 0 0 0 18 0 3 0 3 4 100%
1970 PIT NL 23 3741 62% 75% 29% 203 95% 1 906 32 867 7 90 78 48 17 2 2 5 0 5 0 4 109 6 1 0 102 7 7 1 6 18 83%
1971 PIT NL 24 4870 55% 79% 27% 276 96% 3 1081 37 1027 17 116 125 81 25 2 7 9 1 8 0 6 107 2 3 1 98 7 8 0 8 21 95%
1972 PIT NL 25 2285 53% 78% 28% 154 94% 0 507 28 474 5 57 61 44 13 1 0 4 0 4 0 3 57 0 4 0 54 5 3 1 2 12 92%
1973 PIT NL 26 4195 56% 77% 27% 215 94% 0 966 52 903 11 80 77 49 20 2 5 5 0 5 0 5 91 1 3 0 82 4 8 1 7 12 83%
1974 PIT NL 27 2236 66% 82% 26% 105 92% 0 488 24 461 3 37 39 24 9 0 0 5 0 5 0 5 44 1 1 0 41 2 3 1 2 6 100%
1975 PIT NL 28 902 61% 79% 28% 41 98% 1 208 11 193 4 13 18 14 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 10 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 2 100%
1976 PIT NL 29 1056 63% 82% 28% 43 88% 0 257 11 240 5 13 15 13 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 28 0 0 0 26 0 2 0 2 4 100%
1978 SEA AL 31 633 57% 82% 25% 24 92% 0 141 7 133 2 8 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 3 67%
1979 TOR AL 32 234 62% 79% 29% 13 100% 0 54 1 53 0 6 7 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 0
11 Seasons 21311 58% 78% 27% 1118 95% 5 4864 210 4593 61 439 445 295 92 8 18 32 1 31 0 26 493 12 12 1 457 27 34 4 30 83 90%
MLB Averages 60% 78% 27% 94% 88%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1970 PIT NL 23 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 122 62% 76% 18% 10 40%
1972 PIT NL 25 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 5 3 0 9 3 0 7 5 0 1 0 0 4 4 0 26 15 57.7% 11 0 0.0% 2 726 52% 79% 24% 74 50%
2 Seasons 3 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 5 3 0 9 3 0 8 6 0 1 0 0 4 4 0 27 16 59.3% 11 0 0.0% 2 848 53% 78% 23% 84 49%
MLB Averages 57.6% 2.8% 60% 78% 26% 47%

Advanced Fielding -- 3B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 543 53 GB LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1970 PIT NL 23 161 62% 66% 15% 7 71% 0 4 2 1 1 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1972 PIT NL 25 404 62% 79% 28% 30 73% 0 6 5 1 0 16 12 3 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0%
2 Seasons 565 62% 76% 25% 37 73% 0 10 7 2 1 19 14 3 1 1 3 0 3 0 2 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0%
MLB Averages 60% 78% 27% 89% 66%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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