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Rich Robertson
Richard Wayne Robertson
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: September 15, 1968 in Nacogdoches, TX
School: Texas A&M University
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 9th round of the 1990 amateur draft.
Signed June 12, 1990. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 30, 1993
Final Game: May 3, 1998
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1993 24 PIT NL 0 1 .000 6.00 9 0 2 0 0 0 9.0 15 6 6 0 4 0 5 0 0 0 44 67 2.111 15.0 0.0 4.0 5.0 1.25
1994 25 PIT NL 0 0 6.89 8 0 1 0 0 0 15.2 20 12 12 2 10 4 8 0 0 0 76 62 1.915 11.5 1.1 5.7 4.6 0.80
1995 26 MIN AL 2 0 1.000 3.83 25 4 8 1 0 0 51.2 48 28 22 4 31 4 38 0 1 0 228 126 1.529 8.4 0.7 5.4 6.6 1.23
1996 27 MIN AL 7 17 .292 5.12 36 31 1 5 3 0 186.1 197 113 106 22 116 2 114 9 0 7 853 100 1.680 9.5 1.1 5.6 5.5 0.98
1997 28 MIN AL 8 12 .400 5.69 31 26 2 0 0 0 147.0 169 105 93 19 70 3 69 6 0 10 666 81 1.626 10.3 1.2 4.3 4.2 0.99
1998 29 ANA AL 0 0 15.88 5 0 0 0 0 0 5.2 11 11 10 3 2 0 3 0 0 0 31 30 2.294 17.5 4.8 3.2 4.8 1.50
6 Seasons 17 30 .362 5.40 114 61 14 6 3 0 415.1 460 275 249 50 233 13 237 15 1 17 1898 90 1.669 10.0 1.1 5.0 5.1 1.02
162 Game Avg. 7 12 .362 5.40 44 24 5 2 1 0 161 179 107 97 19 91 5 92 6 0 7 738 90 1.669 10.0 1.1 5.0 5.1 1.02
MIN (3 yrs) 17 29 .370 5.17 92 61 11 6 3 0 385.0 414 246 221 45 217 9 221 15 1 17 1747 94 1.639 9.7 1.1 5.1 5.2 1.02
PIT (2 yrs) 0 1 .000 6.57 17 0 3 0 0 0 24.2 35 18 18 2 14 4 13 0 0 0 120 64 1.986 12.8 0.7 5.1 4.7 0.93
ANA (1 yr) 0 0 15.88 5 0 0 0 0 0 5.2 11 11 10 3 2 0 3 0 0 0 31 30 2.294 17.5 4.8 3.2 4.8 1.50
AL (4 yrs) 17 29 .370 5.32 97 61 11 6 3 0 390.2 425 257 231 48 219 9 224 15 1 17 1778 92 1.648 9.8 1.1 5.0 5.2 1.02
NL (2 yrs) 0 1 .000 6.57 17 0 3 0 0 0 24.2 35 18 18 2 14 4 13 0 0 0 120 64 1.986 12.8 0.7 5.1 4.7 0.93

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1993 24 PIT NL 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1994 25 PIT NL 8 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 .250 .250 .500 31 1 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1997 28 MIN AL 3 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 .200 .200 .400 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
6 Seasons 20 9 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .222 .222 .222 .444 16 2 1 0 0 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 73 73 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 .222 .222 .222 .444 16 16 8 0 0 0 0
PIT (2 yrs) 17 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 .250 .250 .500 31 1 0 0 0 0 0
MIN (3 yrs) 3 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 .200 .200 .400 5 1 1 0 0 0 0
NL (2 yrs) 17 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 .250 .250 .500 31 1 0 0 0 0 0
AL (4 yrs) 3 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 .200 .200 .400 5 1 1 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1993 PIT NL 24 P 9 0 9.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 0.54
1994 PIT NL 25 P 8 0 15.2 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.15 0.25 .950 1.84 0.54
1995 MIN AL 26 P 25 4 51.2 8 3 4 1 0 .875 1.22 0.28 .962 1.79 0.53
1996 MIN AL 27 P 36 31 186.1 47 15 31 1 5 .979 2.22 1.28 .960 1.77 0.52
1997 MIN AL 28 P 31 26 147.0 21 6 13 2 2 .905 1.16 0.61 .957 1.71 0.49
1998 ANA AL 29 P 5 0 5.2 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 6.35 0.80 .950 1.75 0.50
6 Seasons P 114 61 415.1 82 25 53 4 7 .951 1.69 0.68 .959 1.75 0.52
6 Seasons TOT 114 61 415.1 82 25 53 4 7 .951 1.69 0.68 .910 1.75 0.52

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Complete Games s c a p y
1996 AL--5--8th

Shutouts s c a p y
1996 AL--3--1st

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1996 AL--116--1st

Losses s c a p y
1996 AL--17--2nd
1997 AL--12--10th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1997 AL--10--10th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Black InkPitching - 1 (608), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 3 (1834), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 1 (1872), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

June 5, 1989: Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 32nd round of the 1989 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 4, 1990: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 9th round of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1990.

November 4, 1994: Selected off waivers by the Minnesota Twins from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

October 15, 1997: Granted Free Agency.

January 19, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the Anaheim Angels.

November 16, 1998: Released by the Anaheim Angels.

December 9, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1995Minnesota Twins$120,000
1996Minnesota Twins$140,000
1997Minnesota Twins$205,000
Career (may be incomplete)$465,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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