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Earl Robinson

Earl John Robinson

Positions: Rightfielder and Third Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: November 3, 1936 in New Orleans, LA
High School: Berkeley HS (Berkeley, CA)
School: University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley, CA)
Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1958. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 10, 1958
Teams (by GP): Orioles/Dodgers 1958-1964

Final Game: September 30, 1964
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Standard Batting

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
1958 21 LAD NL 8 16 15 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .200 .250 .200 .450 20 3 2 0 0 0 0 /5
1961 24 BAL AL 96 256 222 37 59 12 3 8 30 4 3 31 54 .266 .354 .455 .809 119 101 5 0 2 1 1 9/78
1962 25 BAL AL 29 73 63 12 18 3 1 1 4 2 0 8 10 .286 .361 .413 .774 114 26 1 0 1 1 0 9/7
1964 27 BAL AL 37 131 121 11 33 5 1 3 10 1 2 7 24 .273 .310 .405 .715 98 49 2 0 2 1 0 87
4 Yrs 170 476 421 63 113 20 5 12 44 7 5 47 92 .268 .340 .425 .765 109 179 10 0 5 3 1
162 Game Avg. 162 454 401 60 108 19 5 11 42 7 5 45 88 .268 .340 .425 .765 109 171 10 0 5 3 1
BAL (3 yrs) 162 460 406 60 110 20 5 12 44 7 5 46 88 .271 .343 .433 .776 112 176 8 0 5 3 1
LAD (1 yr) 8 16 15 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .200 .250 .200 .450 20 3 2 0 0 0 0
AL (3 yrs) 162 460 406 60 110 20 5 12 44 7 5 46 88 .271 .343 .433 .776 112 176 8 0 5 3 1
NL (1 yr) 8 16 15 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .200 .250 .200 .450 20 3 2 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1958 21 LAD NL 8 16 -2 0 -0 -0 0 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .473 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $ /5
1961 24 BAL AL 96 256 4 -1 0 7 -3 6 0.6 7 14 1.3 .507 .504 0.7 0.3 6 $ 9/78
1962 25 BAL AL 29 73 1 0 0 2 -1 3 0.3 2 5 0.5 .511 .502 0.3 0.2 3 $ 9/7
1964 27 BAL AL 37 131 -1 0 0 3 -1 2 0.1 4 5 0.5 .505 .501 0.2 0.2 2 $ 87
4 Seasons 170 476 1 -1 1 13 -5 9 0.8 13 22 2.1 .506 .502 1.1 0.7 10 $
BAL (3 yrs) 162 460 3 -1 1 13 -5 11 1.0 13 24 2.3 .507 .502 1.2 0.7 11 $
LAD (1 yr) 8 16 -2 0 -0 -0 0 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .473 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1958 21 LAD NL 16 14 0 0.0 110 .273 .200 .275 .250 .343 .200 .429 .450 .772 20 .000 -1.8 -0.2 .286 .067 .000
1961 24 BAL AL 256 174 36 5.5 100 .317 .266 .259 .354 .334 .455 .403 .809 .737 119 .578 6.2 0.6 .778 .333 .189 5.3
1962 25 BAL AL 73 48 10 5.6 97 .321 .286 .256 .361 .327 .413 .399 .774 .726 114 .594 1.5 0.2 .783 .286 .127 1.3
1964 27 BAL AL 131 95 15 4.2 96 .316 .273 .256 .310 .324 .405 .397 .715 .721 98 .501 -0.7 -0.1 .598 .182 .132 1.5
4 Yrs 476 331 61 4.9 99 .316 .268 .258 .340 .330 .425 .402 .765 .732 109 .541 5.2 0.5 .706 .273 .157 8.8
162 Game Avg. 454 315 58 4.9 99 .316 .268 .258 .340 .330 .425 .402 .765 .732 109 .541 5 0 .706 .273 .157 8
BAL (3 yrs) 460 317 61 5.2 99 .317 .271 .258 .343 .330 .433 .401 .776 .731 112 .560 7.1 0.7 .725 .281 .163 8.8
LAD (1 yr) 16 14 0 0.0 110 .273 .200 .275 .250 .343 .200 .429 .450 .772 20 .000 -1.8 -0.2 .286 .067 .000
AL (3 yrs) 460 317 61 5.2 99 .317 .271 .258 .343 .330 .433 .401 .776 .731 112 .560 7.1 0.7 .725 .281 .163 8.8
NL (1 yr) 16 14 0 0.0 110 .273 .200 .275 .250 .343 .200 .429 .450 .772 20 .000 -1.8 -0.2 .286 .067 .000

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1958 21 LAD NL 16 0.0% 25.0% 6.3% 0.0% 0% 4.00 3.8 4.00 69%
1961 24 BAL AL 256 3.1% 21.1% 12.1% 9.0% 39% 1.74 4.1 27.8 7.4 1.38 63%
1962 25 BAL AL 73 1.4% 13.7% 11.0% 6.9% 28% 1.25 6.3 63.0 15.8 1.24 73%
1964 27 BAL AL 131 2.3% 18.3% 5.3% 6.9% 27% 3.43 5.0 40.3 12.1 1.69 73%
4 Yrs 476 2.5% 19.3% 9.9% 7.8% 33% 1.96 4.6 35.1 9.6 1.49 67%
MLB Averages 2.3% 14.2% 8.5% 6.5% 29% 1.67 6.3 38.2 8.5 1.05 73%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1958 21 LAD NL -1.8 -0.2 16 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 1.12 -0.2 -0.1 -2.8 -0.3 0.99 -2.0 0
1961 24 BAL AL 6.2 0.6 267 -0.2 4.7 -4.8 .99 0.3 -0.4 3.5 0.3 0.98 1.1 1.34 18
1962 25 BAL AL 1.5 0.2 77 0.3 1.4 -1.1 1.01 0.2 0.2 1.7 0.2 0.96 0.9 1.18 6
1964 27 BAL AL -0.7 -0.1 136 -0.4 2.2 -2.6 .95 -0.2 -0.2 -4.6 -0.5 0.91 -2.8 1.62 2
4 Yrs 5.2 0.5 496 -0.5 8.4 -8.9 .99 0.1 -0.6 -2.2 -0.2 0.96 -2.7 1.32 26

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1958 21 LAD NL 0 0 75% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 50% 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1
1961 24 BAL AL 0 0 35% 104 4 3 57% 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 4 42% 22 15 7 3 3 0 8 1 7
1962 25 BAL AL 0 0 44% 40 2 0 100% 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 56% 4 3 1 2 1 1 3 0 3
1964 27 BAL AL 0 0 22% 53 1 2 33% 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 67% 4 2 2 1 0 1 4 1 3
4 Yrs 0 0 35% 204 7 5 58% 4 3 3 2 0 0 5 0 1 11 49% 32 21 11 7 5 2 16 2 14

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1958 21 LAD NL 16 0% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 33% 3 1 33% 9 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1961 24 BAL AL 256 56% 59 18 4 1 2 1.34 8 0 5 4 4 3 5 0 4 2 50% 54 5 9% 24 7 29% 162 22 14% 13 5 38% 13 8 62% 0
1962 25 BAL AL 73 56% 18 6 3 0 1 1.18 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 50% 21 1 5% 7 3 43% 36 3 8% 3 2 67% 1 1 100% 0
1964 27 BAL AL 131 40% 33 2 1 0 0 1.62 3 0 4 1 2 1 2 0 2 2 100% 19 2 11% 12 4 33% 65 7 11% 4 1 25% 6 2 33% 0
4 Yrs 476 50% 113 26 8 1 3 1.32 12 0 9 6 6 5 7 0 8 5 63% 100 10 10% 46 15 33% 272 32 12% 20 8 40% 20 11 55% 0
MLB Averages 50% 75% 10% 31% 14% 49% 53%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1958 21 8 16 15 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .200 .250 .200 .450 20 3 2 0 0 0 0
1959 22 8 16 15 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .200 .250 .200 .450 20 3 2 0 0 0 0
1960 23 8 16 15 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .200 .250 .200 .450 20 3 2 0 0 0 0
1961 24 104 272 237 40 62 12 3 8 30 4 3 32 58 .262 .348 .439 .787 113 104 7 0 2 1 1
1962 25 133 345 300 52 80 15 4 9 34 6 3 40 68 .267 .351 .433 .784 113 130 8 0 3 2 1
1963 26 133 345 300 52 80 15 4 9 34 6 3 40 68 .267 .351 .433 .784 113 130 8 0 3 2 1
1964 27 170 476 421 63 113 20 5 12 44 7 5 47 92 .268 .340 .425 .765 109 179 10 0 5 3 1

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1958 21 8 18 17 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .235 .278 .235 .513 1 8
1961 24 96 258 223 38 60 12 3 8 31 4 32 54 .269 .359 .457 .817 37 96
1962 25 29 74 64 13 19 3 1 1 4 2 8 10 .297 .370 .422 .792 10 29
1964 27 37 132 122 12 35 5 1 3 11 1 7 24 .287 .323 .418 .741 17 37
4 Yrs 170 482 426 67 118 20 5 12 46 7 48 92 .277 .348 .432 .780 65 170
162 Game Avg. 162 459 406 64 112 19 5 11 44 7 46 88 .277 .348 .432 .780 62 170

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