Robin Roberts
Robin Evan Roberts
Hall of Famer
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: September 30, 1926 in Springfield, IL
School: Michigan State University
Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1948. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 18, 1948
Final Game: September 3, 1966
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 1976 (337/388 ballots).
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Standard Fielding

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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
1948 PHI NL 21 P 20 21 2 17 2 1 .905 0.95 .967 0.91
1949 PHI NL 22 P 43 34 10 23 1 4 .971 0.77 .953 0.91
1950 PHI NL 23 P 40 74 22 50 2 6 .973 1.80 .961 0.97 AS,MVP-7
1951 PHI NL 24 P 44 63 24 37 2 3 .968 1.39 .962 0.96 AS,MVP-13
1952 PHI NL 25 P 39 71 26 44 1 1 .986 1.79 .951 0.98 AS,MVP-2
1953 PHI NL 26 P 44 70 16 51 3 7 .957 1.52 .956 0.87 AS,MVP-6
1954 PHI NL 27 P 45 38 336.2 54 15 38 1 3 .981 1.42 1.18 .959 2.07 0.87 AS,MVP-7
1955 PHI NL 28 P 41 38 305.0 47 19 26 2 1 .957 1.33 1.10 .949 2.04 0.83 AS,MVP-5
1956 PHI NL 29 P 43 37 297.1 64 12 50 2 4 .969 1.88 1.44 .966 2.05 0.83 AS,MVP-23
1957 PHI NL 30 P 39 32 249.2 64 26 38 0 1 1.000 2.31 1.64 .961 2.06 0.82
1958 PHI NL 31 P 35 34 269.2 51 17 34 0 0 1.000 1.70 1.46 .953 1.97 0.77
1959 PHI NL 32 P 35 35 257.1 61 22 38 1 2 .984 2.10 1.71 .952 1.99 0.82
1960 PHI NL 33 P 35 33 237.1 47 21 24 2 2 .957 1.71 1.29 .962 2.09 0.87
1961 PHI NL 34 P 26 18 117.0 21 6 15 0 1 1.000 1.62 0.81 .957 2.18 0.88
1962 BAL AL 35 P 27 25 191.1 47 24 21 2 4 .957 2.12 1.67 .957 2.08 0.79
1963 BAL AL 36 P 35 35 251.1 58 24 31 3 1 .948 1.97 1.57 .955 1.99 0.79
1964 BAL AL 37 P 31 31 204.0 36 9 26 1 2 .972 1.54 1.13 .956 1.90 0.72
1965 TOT MLB 38 P 30 25 190.2 39 14 21 4 1 .897 1.65 1.17 .954 2.06 0.77
1965 BAL AL 38 P 20 15 114.2 25 7 16 2 1 .920 1.81 1.15 .952 2.04 0.75
1965 HOU NL 38 P 10 10 76.0 14 7 5 2 0 .857 1.42 1.20 .957 2.08 0.81
1966 TOT NL 39 P 24 21 112.0 26 7 17 2 1 .923 1.93 1.00 .950 1.96 0.74
1966 HOU NL 39 P 13 12 63.2 12 2 9 1 0 .917 1.55 0.85 .950 1.96 0.74
1966 CHC NL 39 P 11 9 48.1 14 5 8 1 1 .929 2.42 1.18 .950 1.96 0.74
19 Seasons P 676 402 3019.1 948 316 601 31 45 .967 2.73 1.36 .957 2.03 0.85
19 Seasons TOT 676 402 3019.1 948 316 601 31 45 .967 2.73 1.36 .924 2.03 0.85
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% 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
1948 PHI NL 21 21 21 21 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1949 PHI NL 22 43 43 43 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1950 PHI NL 23 40 40 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1951 PHI NL 24 44 44 44 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1952 PHI NL 25 39 39 39 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1953 PHI NL 26 44 44 44 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1954 PHI NL 27 45 38 45 45 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1955 PHI NL 28 51 38 51 51 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
1956 PHI NL 29 43 37 43 43 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1957 PHI NL 30 39 32 39 39 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1958 PHI NL 31 36 34 36 36 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1959 PHI NL 32 35 35 35 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1960 PHI NL 33 35 33 35 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1961 PHI NL 34 26 18 26 26 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1962 BAL AL 35 27 25 27 27 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1963 BAL AL 36 35 35 35 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1964 BAL AL 37 31 31 31 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1965 BAL AL 38 20 15 20 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1965 HOU NL 38 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1966 HOU NL 39 13 12 13 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1966 CHC NL 39 11 9 11 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Seasons 688 402 688 688 676 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
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 -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1954 PHI NL 27 1245 82% 22% 43 91% 0 14 1 8 36 28 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 2 1 10 90%
1955 PHI NL 28 1215 83% 24% 36 92% 1 17 0 14 30 27 3 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 5 80%
1956 PHI NL 29 1179 85% 20% 57 93% 0 10 5 2 47 38 6 2 0 1 1 2 4 2 4 0 12 83%
1957 PHI NL 30 1058 84% 25% 39 97% 0 27 0 24 37 32 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 75%
1958 PHI NL 31 1132 84% 26% 39 90% 1 17 1 14 35 29 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 80%
1959 PHI NL 32 1103 84% 26% 45 91% 0 23 3 13 39 33 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 9 78%
1960 PHI NL 33 1016 84% 26% 28 86% 1 20 1 17 23 20 1 2 0 0 2 1 2 1 2 0 5 40%
1961 PHI NL 34 527 85% 23% 18 83% 1 6 0 5 15 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 7 71%
1962 BAL AL 35 792 81% 25% 24 92% 0 24 1 19 22 17 4 2 0 0 2 0 4 1 3 1 4 100%
1963 BAL AL 36 1028 84% 25% 37 89% 0 24 2 20 29 28 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 9 89%
1964 BAL AL 37 867 81% 21% 30 97% 0 8 0 7 28 23 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 3 100%
1965 BAL AL 38 479 82% 22% 16 94% 0 7 1 5 14 12 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 100%
1965 HOU NL 38 300 85% 26% 9 89% 0 6 1 4 7 6 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 100%
1966 HOU NL 39 285 87% 21% 10 90% 0 2 0 2 9 8 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
1966 CHC NL 39 218 82% 26% 12 67% 1 5 0 5 8 7 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0
13 Seasons 12444 83% 24% 443 91% 5 210 16 159 379 320 32 20 3 8 9 9 23 13 20 3 76 82%
MLB Averages 78% 27% 90% 82%

* 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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