| Frank RobinsonFrank Robinson (The Judge) Positions: Outfielder and First Baseman
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Born: August 31, 1935 in Beaumont, TX
High School: McClymonds (Oakland, CA)
Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent in 1953.
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Debut: April 17, 1956
Teams (by GP): Reds/Orioles/Redlegs/Angels/Dodgers/.. 1956-1976
Agents: Ed Keating [?]
Final Game: September 18, 1976
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 1982 (370/415 ballots).
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Lou Gorman's greatest trade was Milt Pappas for 30-yr old Frank Robinson, who the Reds said had gotten OLD. Frank only had 286 HR, 6 ASG's, 1 MVP & a Triple Crown after the swap.

| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 20 | CIN | NL | 152 | 668 | 572 | 122 | 166 | 27 | 6 | 38 | 83 | 8 | 4 | 64 | 95 | .290 | .379 | .558 | .936 | 142 | 319 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 7 | *7/8 | AS,MVP-7,RoY-1 |
| 1957 | 21 | CIN | NL | 150 | 677 | 611 | 97 | 197 | 29 | 5 | 29 | 75 | 10 | 2 | 44 | 92 | .322 | .376 | .529 | .905 | 135 | 323 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | *783 | AS,MVP-9 |
| 1958 | 22 | CIN | NL | 148 | 623 | 554 | 90 | 149 | 25 | 6 | 31 | 83 | 10 | 1 | 62 | 80 | .269 | .350 | .504 | .854 | 118 | 279 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | *785 | MVP-19,GG |
| 1959 | 23 | CIN | NL | 146 | 626 | 540 | 106 | 168 | 31 | 4 | 36 | 125 | 18 | 8 | 69 | 93 | .311 | .391 | .583 | .975 | 152 | 315 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 9 | *37 | AS,MVP-9 |
| 1960 | 24 | CIN | NL | 139 | 562 | 464 | 86 | 138 | 33 | 6 | 31 | 83 | 13 | 6 | 82 | 67 | .297 | .407 | .595 | 1.002 | 169 | 276 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 37/5 | MVP-20 |
| 1961 | 25 | CIN | NL | 153 | 636 | 545 | 117 | 176 | 32 | 7 | 37 | 124 | 22 | 3 | 71 | 64 | .323 | .404 | .611 | 1.015 | 163 | 333 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 23 | *97/85 | AS,MVP-1 |
| 1962 | 26 | CIN | NL | 162 | 701 | 609 | 134 | 208 | 51 | 2 | 39 | 136 | 18 | 9 | 76 | 62 | .342 | .421 | .624 | 1.045 | 172 | 380 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 16 | *97 | AS,MVP-4 |
| 1963 | 27 | CIN | NL | 140 | 580 | 482 | 79 | 125 | 19 | 3 | 21 | 91 | 26 | 10 | 81 | 69 | .259 | .379 | .442 | .821 | 133 | 213 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 20 | *79/38 | |
| 1964 | 28 | CIN | NL | 156 | 662 | 568 | 103 | 174 | 38 | 6 | 29 | 96 | 23 | 5 | 79 | 67 | .306 | .396 | .548 | .943 | 160 | 311 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 20 | *97 | MVP-4 |
| 1965 | 29 | CIN | NL | 156 | 674 | 582 | 109 | 172 | 33 | 5 | 33 | 113 | 13 | 9 | 70 | 100 | .296 | .386 | .540 | .925 | 151 | 314 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 18 | *9/7 | AS,MVP-18 |
| 1966 | 30 | BAL | AL | 155 | 680 | 576 | 122 | 182 | 34 | 2 | 49 | 122 | 8 | 5 | 87 | 90 | .316 | .410 | .637 | 1.047 | 198 | 367 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 11 | *97/3 | AS,MVP-1 |
| 1967 | 31 | BAL | AL | 129 | 563 | 479 | 83 | 149 | 23 | 7 | 30 | 94 | 2 | 3 | 71 | 84 | .311 | .403 | .576 | .979 | 187 | 276 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 14 | *97/3 | AS,MVP-11 |
| 1968 | 32 | BAL | AL | 130 | 508 | 421 | 69 | 113 | 27 | 1 | 15 | 52 | 11 | 2 | 73 | 84 | .268 | .390 | .444 | .834 | 152 | 187 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 4 | *97/3 | |
| 1969 | 33 | BAL | AL | 148 | 643 | 539 | 111 | 166 | 19 | 5 | 32 | 100 | 9 | 3 | 88 | 62 | .308 | .415 | .540 | .955 | 165 | 291 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 11 | *93/7 | AS,MVP-3 |
| 1970 | 34 | BAL | AL | 132 | 553 | 471 | 88 | 144 | 24 | 1 | 25 | 78 | 2 | 1 | 69 | 70 | .306 | .398 | .520 | .918 | 151 | 245 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 9 | *9/3 | AS,MVP-10 |
| 1971 | 35 | BAL | AL | 133 | 545 | 455 | 82 | 128 | 16 | 2 | 28 | 99 | 3 | 0 | 72 | 62 | .281 | .384 | .510 | .894 | 153 | 232 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 93 | AS,MVP-3 |
| 1972 | 36 | LAD | NL | 103 | 405 | 342 | 41 | 86 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 59 | 2 | 3 | 55 | 76 | .251 | .353 | .442 | .795 | 127 | 151 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9/7 | |
| 1973 | 37 | CAL | AL | 147 | 630 | 534 | 85 | 142 | 29 | 0 | 30 | 97 | 1 | 1 | 82 | 93 | .266 | .372 | .489 | .861 | 150 | 261 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 12 | *D7 | MVP-15 |
| 1974 | 38 | TOT | AL | 144 | 579 | 477 | 81 | 117 | 27 | 3 | 22 | 68 | 5 | 2 | 85 | 95 | .245 | .367 | .453 | .820 | 141 | 216 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 14 | *D/37 | AS |
| 1974 | 38 | CAL | AL | 129 | 518 | 427 | 75 | 107 | 26 | 2 | 20 | 63 | 5 | 1 | 75 | 85 | .251 | .371 | .461 | .833 | 146 | 197 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 14 | *D/7 | |
| 1974 | 38 | CLE | AL | 15 | 61 | 50 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | .200 | .328 | .380 | .708 | 105 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | D/3 | |
| 1975 | 39 | CLE | AL | 49 | 149 | 118 | 19 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 15 | .237 | .385 | .508 | .894 | 153 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | D | |
| 1976 | 40 | CLE | AL | 36 | 79 | 67 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | .224 | .329 | .358 | .687 | 104 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | D/37 | |
| 21 Seasons | 2808 | 11743 | 10006 | 1829 | 2943 | 528 | 72 | 586 | 1812 | 204 | 77 | 1420 | 1532 | .294 | .389 | .537 | .926 | 154 | 5373 | 270 | 198 | 17 | 102 | 218 | |||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 | 677 | 577 | 106 | 170 | 30 | 4 | 34 | 105 | 12 | 4 | 82 | 88 | .294 | .389 | .537 | .926 | 154 | 310 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 13 | |||||
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||||||
| CIN (10 yrs) | 1502 | 6409 | 5527 | 1043 | 1673 | 318 | 50 | 324 | 1009 | 161 | 57 | 698 | 789 | .303 | .389 | .554 | .943 | 149 | 3063 | 136 | 118 | 13 | 53 | 129 | |||||
| BAL (6 yrs) | 827 | 3492 | 2941 | 555 | 882 | 143 | 18 | 179 | 545 | 35 | 14 | 460 | 452 | .300 | .401 | .543 | .944 | 169 | 1598 | 96 | 58 | 1 | 32 | 60 | |||||
| CLE (3 yrs) | 100 | 289 | 235 | 30 | 53 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 37 | .226 | .358 | .438 | .796 | 129 | 103 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||||
| CAL (2 yrs) | 276 | 1148 | 961 | 160 | 249 | 55 | 2 | 50 | 160 | 6 | 2 | 157 | 178 | .259 | .372 | .477 | .848 | 148 | 458 | 23 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 26 | |||||
| LAD (1 yr) | 103 | 405 | 342 | 41 | 86 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 59 | 2 | 3 | 55 | 76 | .251 | .353 | .442 | .795 | 127 | 151 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||||
| AL (10 yrs) | 1203 | 4929 | 4137 | 745 | 1184 | 204 | 21 | 243 | 744 | 41 | 17 | 667 | 667 | .286 | .392 | .522 | .914 | 162 | 2159 | 125 | 78 | 4 | 43 | 89 | |||||
| NL (11 yrs) | 1605 | 6814 | 5869 | 1084 | 1759 | 324 | 51 | 343 | 1068 | 163 | 60 | 753 | 865 | .300 | .387 | .548 | .935 | 148 | 3214 | 145 | 120 | 13 | 59 | 129 | |||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | PA | Rbat | Rbaser | Rroe | Rdp | Rfield | Rpos | Rrep | RAR | WAR | Pos | Awards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 20 | CIN | NL | 668 | 35 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 8 | -8 | 21 | 58 | 6.2 | *7/8 | AS,MVP-7,RoY-1 | |
| 1957 | 21 | CIN | NL | 677 | 28 | 1 | -1 | -2 | 18 | -7 | 21 | 58 | 6.0 | *783 | AS,MVP-9 | |
| 1958 | 22 | CIN | NL | 623 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 21 | 44 | 4.5 | *785 | MVP-19,GG | |
| 1959 | 23 | CIN | NL | 626 | 41 | 4 | 3 | -3 | 0 | -9 | 21 | 57 | 5.9 | *37 | AS,MVP-9 | |
| 1960 | 24 | CIN | NL | 562 | 42 | -1 | 2 | -4 | 4 | -8 | 20 | 55 | 5.8 | 37/5 | MVP-20 | |
| 1961 | 25 | CIN | NL | 636 | 46 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 | -9 | 22 | 75 | 7.6 | *97/85 | AS,MVP-1 | |
| 1962 | 26 | CIN | NL | 701 | 60 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 3 | -10 | 23 | 82 | 8.5 | *97 | AS,MVP-4 | |
| 1963 | 27 | CIN | NL | 580 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | -8 | 20 | 44 | 4.9 | *79/38 | ||
| 1964 | 28 | CIN | NL | 662 | 43 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | -9 | 22 | 70 | 7.6 | *97 | MVP-4 | |
| 1965 | 29 | CIN | NL | 674 | 36 | 0 | -1 | -3 | -4 | -9 | 22 | 41 | 4.5 | $57,000 | *9/7 | AS,MVP-18 |
| 1966 | 30 | BAL | AL | 680 | 75 | -1 | 1 | -4 | -8 | -9 | 18 | 72 | 8.3 | $64,000 | *97/3 | AS,MVP-1 |
| 1967 | 31 | BAL | AL | 563 | 51 | 0 | 3 | -2 | -9 | -8 | 15 | 50 | 6.0 | $100,000 | *97/3 | AS,MVP-11 |
| 1968 | 32 | BAL | AL | 508 | 28 | 3 | 2 | -2 | -6 | -7 | 15 | 33 | 4.1 | $120,000 | *97/3 | |
| 1969 | 33 | BAL | AL | 643 | 46 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -8 | 17 | 68 | 7.4 | *93/7 | AS,MVP-3 | |
| 1970 | 34 | BAL | AL | 553 | 33 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 18 | 46 | 4.9 | $125,000 | *9/3 | AS,MVP-10 |
| 1971 | 35 | BAL | AL | 545 | 33 | 0 | 1 | -4 | -9 | -7 | 18 | 32 | 3.7 | $130,000 | 93 | AS,MVP-3 |
| 1972 | 36 | LAD | NL | 405 | 14 | -2 | 1 | -2 | 0 | -5 | 12 | 18 | 2.0 | $147,000 | 9/7 | |
| 1973 | 37 | CAL | AL | 630 | 38 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 | -14 | 20 | 44 | 4.7 | $160,000 | *D7 | MVP-15 |
| 1974 | 38 | CAL | AL | 518 | 25 | 5 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -12 | 17 | 33 | 3.6 | $160,000 | *D/7 | AS |
| 1974 | 38 | CLE | AL | 61 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0.1 | D/3 | AS | |
| 1975 | 39 | CLE | AL | 149 | 8 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 5 | 8 | 0.9 | $105,000 | D | |
| 1976 | 40 | CLE | AL | 79 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 2 | 0.2 | $120,000 | D/37 | |
| 21 Seasons | 11743 | 724 | 39 | 25 | -31 | 25 | -164 | 373 | 991 | 107.4 | $1,288,000 | |||||
| PA | Rbat | Rbaser | Rroe | Rdp | Rfield | Rpos | Rrep | RAR | WAR | Pos | Awards | |||||
| CIN (10 yrs) | 6409 | 371 | 26 | 18 | -13 | 50 | -81 | 213 | 584 | 61.5 | $57,000 | |||||
| BAL (6 yrs) | 3492 | 266 | 10 | 6 | -12 | -25 | -45 | 101 | 301 | 34.4 | $539,000 | |||||
| CLE (3 yrs) | 289 | 10 | 0 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -7 | 10 | 11 | 1.2 | $225,000 | |||||
| CAL (2 yrs) | 1148 | 63 | 5 | 1 | -4 | 1 | -26 | 37 | 77 | 8.3 | $320,000 | |||||
| LAD (1 yr) | 405 | 14 | -2 | 1 | -2 | 0 | -5 | 12 | 18 | 2.0 | $147,000 | |||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Series | Opp | Rslt | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 25 | CIN | NL | WS | NYY | L | 5 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .200 | .400 | .533 | .933 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966 | 30 | BAL | AL | WS | LAD | W | 4 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .286 | .375 | .857 | 1.232 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | 33 | BAL | AL | ALCS | MIN | W | 3 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .333 | .467 | .750 | 1.217 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | 33 | BAL | AL | WS | NYM | L | 5 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .188 | .350 | .375 | .725 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | 34 | BAL | AL | ALCS | MIN | W | 3 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | .200 | .467 | .500 | .967 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1970 | 34 | BAL | AL | WS | CIN | W | 5 | 22 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .273 | .273 | .545 | .818 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | 35 | BAL | AL | ALCS | OAK | W | 3 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .083 | .154 | .167 | .321 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | 35 | BAL | AL | WS | PIT | L | 7 | 28 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .280 | .357 | .520 | .877 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 Seasons (8 Series) | 35 | 149 | 126 | 25 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 32 | .238 | .356 | .532 | .887 | 67 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| 3 ALCS | 9 | 43 | 34 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | .206 | .372 | .471 | .843 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 5 WS | 26 | 106 | 92 | 19 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 23 | .250 | .349 | .554 | .903 | 51 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Year | Tm | Lg | Age | Pos | G | GS | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Rtot | Rtot/yr | RF/9 | RF/G | lgFld% | lgRF9 | lgRFG | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | CIN | NL | 20 | OF | 152 | 150 | 1327.2 | 336 | 323 | 5 | 8 | 1 | .976 | 8 | 7 | 2.22 | 2.16 | .977 | 2.28 | 2.25 | AS,MVP-7,RoY-1 |
| 1956 | CIN | NL | 20 | LF | 146 | 144 | 1270.2 | 326 | 312 | 6 | 8 | 1 | .975 | 8 | 8 | 2.25 | 2.18 | .972 | 2.07 | 2.05 | AS,MVP-7,RoY-1 |
| 1956 | CIN | NL | 20 | CF | 8 | 6 | 57.0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -1 | -21 | 2.37 | 1.88 | .980 | 2.76 | 2.74 | AS,MVP-7,RoY-1 |
| 1957 | CIN | NL | 21 | OF | 136 | 132 | 1171.0 | 351 | 336 | 11 | 4 | 3 | .989 | 12 | 13 | 2.67 | 2.55 | .980 | 2.29 | 2.31 | AS,MVP-9 |
| 1957 | CIN | NL | 21 | LF | 106 | 102 | 903.0 | 258 | 245 | 9 | 4 | 2 | .984 | 10 | 14 | 2.53 | 2.40 | .978 | 2.03 | 2.05 | AS,MVP-9 |
| 1957 | CIN | NL | 21 | CF | 33 | 30 | 268.0 | 94 | 91 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .989 | 2 | 9 | 3.12 | 2.82 | .985 | 2.82 | 2.84 | AS,MVP-9 |
| 1957 | CIN | NL | 21 | 1B | 24 | 18 | 170.1 | 178 | 151 | 25 | 2 | 16 | .989 | 6 | 39 | 9.30 | 7.33 | .990 | 9.67 | 9.73 | AS,MVP-9 |
| 1958 | CIN | NL | 22 | OF | 138 | 133 | 1191.1 | 325 | 310 | 12 | 3 | 1 | .991 | 5 | 5 | 2.43 | 2.33 | .980 | 2.26 | 2.25 | MVP-19,GG |
| 1958 | CIN | NL | 22 | LF | 85 | 79 | 715.1 | 182 | 170 | 10 | 2 | 1 | .989 | 7 | 12 | 2.26 | 2.12 | .975 | 2.00 | 1.99 | MVP-19,GG |
| 1958 | CIN | NL | 22 | CF | 55 | 54 | 476.0 | 139 | 136 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .993 | -2 | -4 | 2.61 | 2.51 | .986 | 2.72 | 2.71 | MVP-19,GG |
| 1958 | CIN | NL | 22 | 3B | 11 | 8 | 72.0 | 19 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | .842 | -1 | -22 | 2.00 | 1.45 | .958 | 3.18 | 3.16 | MVP-19,GG |
| 1959 | CIN | NL | 23 | 1B | 125 | 123 | 1036.0 | 1090 | 998 | 75 | 17 | 111 | .984 | -1 | -1 | 9.32 | 8.58 | .988 | 8.69 | 8.00 | AS,MVP-9 |
| 1959 | CIN | NL | 23 | LF | 40 | 22 | 222.0 | 55 | 52 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .982 | 1 | 8 | 2.19 | 1.35 | .971 | 2.04 | 2.02 | AS,MVP-9 |
| 1959 | CIN | NL | 23 | OF | 40 | 22 | 222.0 | 55 | 51 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .982 | 1 | 8 | 2.19 | 1.35 | .976 | 2.21 | 2.19 | AS,MVP-9 |
| 1960 | CIN | NL | 24 | 1B | 78 | 75 | 668.1 | 722 | 663 | 54 | 5 | 60 | .993 | 2 | 3 | 9.66 | 9.19 | .990 | 9.57 | 9.55 | MVP-20 |
| 1960 | CIN | NL | 24 | LF | 51 | 50 | 449.2 | 124 | 111 | 8 | 5 | 1 | .960 | 2 | 5 | 2.38 | 2.33 | .974 | 1.98 | 1.98 | MVP-20 |
| 1960 | CIN | NL | 24 | OF | 51 | 50 | 449.2 | 125 | 112 | 8 | 5 | 1 | .960 | 2 | 5 | 2.40 | 2.35 | .978 | 2.20 | 2.20 | MVP-20 |
| 1960 | CIN | NL | 24 | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0 | -120 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.70 | 3.00 | MVP-20 | ||
| 1961 | CIN | NL | 25 | OF | 150 | 149 | 1302.0 | 302 | 284 | 15 | 3 | 3 | .990 | 8 | 7 | 2.07 | 1.99 | .977 | 2.16 | 2.14 | AS,MVP-1 |
| 1961 | CIN | NL | 25 | RF | 92 | 89 | 796.0 | 180 | 172 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .989 | -1 | -2 | 2.01 | 1.93 | .973 | 1.93 | 1.91 | AS,MVP-1 |
| 1961 | CIN | NL | 25 | LF | 59 | 57 | 481.0 | 118 | 110 | 7 | 1 | 2 | .992 | 10 | 25 | 2.19 | 1.98 | .973 | 1.88 | 1.86 | AS,MVP-1 |
| 1961 | CIN | NL | 25 | CF | 4 | 3 | 25.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -1 | -38 | 0.36 | 0.25 | 1.000 | 2.63 | 2.60 | AS,MVP-1 |
| 1961 | CIN | NL | 25 | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0 | -120 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.70 | 2.90 | AS,MVP-1 | ||
| 1962 | CIN | NL | 26 | OF | 161 | 160 | 1433.2 | 327 | 315 | 10 | 2 | 2 | .994 | 3 | 2 | 2.04 | 2.02 | .973 | 2.07 | 2.05 | AS,MVP-4 |
| 1962 | CIN | NL | 26 | RF | 152 | 152 | 1353.1 | 307 | 296 | 9 | 2 | 2 | .993 | 4 | 3 | 2.03 | 2.01 | .975 | 1.90 | 1.88 | AS,MVP-4 |
| 1962 | CIN | NL | 26 | LF | 12 | 8 | 80.1 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -1 | -18 | 1.57 | 1.17 | .964 | 1.80 | 1.80 | AS,MVP-4 |
| 1963 | CIN | NL | 27 | OF | 139 | 138 | 1202.2 | 254 | 237 | 13 | 4 | 1 | .984 | 2 | 2 | 1.87 | 1.80 | .977 | 2.01 | 2.00 | |
| 1963 | CIN | NL | 27 | LF | 111 | 104 | 926.2 | 169 | 159 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .982 | -2 | -2 | 1.61 | 1.50 | .970 | 1.80 | 1.79 | |
| 1963 | CIN | NL | 27 | RF | 36 | 34 | 274.2 | 81 | 76 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4 | 19 | 2.65 | 2.25 | .975 | 1.83 | 1.83 | |
| 1963 | CIN | NL | 27 | 1B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1.00 | 1.000 | 9.90 | 9.80 | |
| 1963 | CIN | NL | 27 | CF | 1 | 0 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0 | -360 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.02 | 2.40 | |||
| 1964 | CIN | NL | 28 | OF | 156 | 156 | 1391.0 | 290 | 279 | 7 | 4 | 3 | .986 | 7 | 6 | 1.85 | 1.83 | .973 | 1.99 | 1.98 | MVP-4 |
| 1964 | CIN | NL | 28 | RF | 100 | 95 | 810.0 | 183 | 172 | 7 | 4 | 2 | .978 | 2 | 2 | 1.99 | 1.79 | .974 | 1.90 | 1.88 | MVP-4 |
| 1964 | CIN | NL | 28 | LF | 80 | 61 | 581.0 | 111 | 109 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .991 | 5 | 11 | 1.70 | 1.38 | .964 | 1.71 | 1.70 | MVP-4 |
| 1965 | CIN | NL | 29 | OF | 155 | 154 | 1376.1 | 290 | 282 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .990 | -4 | -3 | 1.88 | 1.85 | .974 | 2.00 | 2.00 | AS,MVP-18 |
| 1965 | CIN | NL | 29 | RF | 153 | 150 | 1335.1 | 291 | 283 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .990 | -3 | -3 | 1.94 | 1.88 | .976 | 1.96 | 1.96 | AS,MVP-18 |
| 1965 | CIN | NL | 29 | LF | 7 | 4 | 41.0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -1 | -23 | 1.32 | 0.86 | .967 | 1.71 | 1.71 | AS,MVP-18 |
| 1966 | BAL | AL | 30 | OF | 151 | 151 | 1348.1 | 262 | 254 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .985 | -8 | -7 | 1.72 | 1.71 | .982 | 2.10 | 2.10 | AS,MVP-1 |
| 1966 | BAL | AL | 30 | RF | 133 | 132 | 1181.0 | 243 | 237 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .992 | -5 | -5 | 1.84 | 1.81 | .979 | 1.94 | 1.94 | AS,MVP-1 |
| 1966 | BAL | AL | 30 | LF | 22 | 19 | 167.1 | 27 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .926 | -3 | -22 | 1.34 | 1.14 | .981 | 1.83 | 1.82 | AS,MVP-1 |
| 1966 | BAL | AL | 30 | 1B | 3 | 3 | 26.0 | 31 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .968 | 0 | 18 | 10.38 | 10.00 | .990 | 9.59 | 9.57 | AS,MVP-1 |
| 1967 | BAL | AL | 31 | OF | 126 | 126 | 1116.0 | 200 | 191 | 7 | 2 | 2 | .990 | -9 | -10 | 1.60 | 1.57 | .980 | 2.05 | 2.06 | AS,MVP-11 |
| 1967 | BAL | AL | 31 | RF | 95 | 95 | 840.0 | 148 | 141 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .993 | -5 | -8 | 1.58 | 1.55 | .981 | 1.82 | 1.82 | AS,MVP-11 |
| 1967 | BAL | AL | 31 | LF | 32 | 31 | 276.0 | 51 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .980 | -4 | -17 | 1.63 | 1.56 | .976 | 1.87 | 1.87 | AS,MVP-11 |
| 1967 | BAL | AL | 31 | 1B | 2 | 2 | 17.0 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | -0 | -28 | 9.00 | 8.50 | .988 | 9.53 | 9.55 | AS,MVP-11 |
| 1968 | BAL | AL | 32 | OF | 117 | 113 | 994.1 | 185 | 173 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .962 | -6 | -7 | 1.61 | 1.52 | .982 | 2.08 | 2.07 | |
| 1968 | BAL | AL | 32 | RF | 78 | 71 | 603.2 | 106 | 99 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .962 | -4 | -7 | 1.52 | 1.31 | .977 | 1.88 | 1.87 | |
| 1968 | BAL | AL | 32 | LF | 55 | 42 | 390.2 | 73 | 68 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .959 | -2 | -7 | 1.61 | 1.27 | .978 | 1.85 | 1.84 | |
| 1968 | BAL | AL | 32 | 1B | 3 | 2 | 17.2 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 7 | 10.19 | 6.67 | .990 | 9.63 | 9.53 | |
| 1969 | BAL | AL | 33 | OF | 134 | 129 | 1117.0 | 238 | 226 | 9 | 3 | 2 | .987 | 6 | 7 | 1.89 | 1.75 | .978 | 2.13 | 2.13 | AS,MVP-3 |
| 1969 | BAL | AL | 33 | RF | 133 | 129 | 1112.0 | 233 | 221 | 9 | 3 | 2 | .987 | 6 | 7 | 1.86 | 1.73 | .974 | 1.91 | 1.91 | AS,MVP-3 |
| 1969 | BAL | AL | 33 | 1B | 19 | 16 | 140.0 | 153 | 141 | 10 | 2 | 16 | .987 | 1 | 9 | 9.71 | 7.95 | .992 | 9.63 | 9.62 | AS,MVP-3 |
| 1969 | BAL | AL | 33 | LF | 2 | 0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0 | -24 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.98 | 2.00 | AS,MVP-3 | ||
| 1970 | BAL | AL | 34 | OF | 120 | 114 | 1032.1 | 233 | 221 | 9 | 3 | 3 | .987 | 0 | 0 | 2.01 | 1.92 | .980 | 2.14 | 2.13 | AS,MVP-10 |
| 1970 | BAL | AL | 34 | RF | 119 | 114 | 1032.1 | 233 | 221 | 9 | 3 | 3 | .987 | 0 | 0 | 2.01 | 1.93 | .975 | 1.98 | 1.97 | AS,MVP-10 |
| 1970 | BAL | AL | 34 | 1B | 7 | 8 | 51.0 | 44 | 41 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .977 | -0 | -9 | 7.59 | 6.14 | .991 | 9.58 | 9.56 | AS,MVP-10 |
| 1971 | BAL | AL | 35 | OF | 92 | 86 | 750.2 | 185 | 177 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .973 | -2 | -3 | 2.16 | 1.96 | .982 | 2.24 | 2.22 | AS,MVP-3 |
| 1971 | BAL | AL | 35 | RF | 91 | 86 | 750.2 | 181 | 175 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .978 | -2 | -3 | 2.12 | 1.95 | .980 | 2.05 | 2.04 | AS,MVP-3 |
| 1971 | BAL | AL | 35 | 1B | 37 | 37 | 307.0 | 295 | 272 | 17 | 6 | 25 | .980 | -7 | -29 | 8.47 | 7.81 | .992 | 9.59 | 9.53 | AS,MVP-3 |
| 1972 | LAD | NL | 36 | OF | 95 | 94 | 809.2 | 180 | 168 | 6 | 6 | 2 | .967 | -0 | -0 | 1.93 | 1.83 | .978 | 2.18 | 2.19 | |
| 1972 | LAD | NL | 36 | RF | 89 | 86 | 745.2 | 167 | 158 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .970 | 2 | 3 | 1.96 | 1.82 | .979 | 2.03 | 2.04 | |
| 1972 | LAD | NL | 36 | LF | 8 | 8 | 64.0 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .923 | -2 | -34 | 1.69 | 1.50 | .977 | 1.93 | 1.92 | |
| 1973 | CAL | AL | 37 | DH | 127 | MVP-15 | |||||||||||||||
| 1973 | CAL | AL | 37 | LF | 17 | 17 | 149.0 | 42 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .976 | 1 | 5 | 2.48 | 2.41 | .976 | 2.00 | 1.99 | MVP-15 |
| 1973 | CAL | AL | 37 | OF | 17 | 17 | 149.0 | 42 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .976 | 1 | 5 | 2.48 | 2.41 | .979 | 2.29 | 2.27 | MVP-15 |
| 1974 | TOT | AL | 38 | DH | 134 | AS | |||||||||||||||
| 1974 | CAL | AL | 38 | DH | 123 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1974 | CAL | AL | 38 | LF | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.80 | 2.10 | AS | ||
| 1974 | CAL | AL | 38 | OF | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.70 | 2.40 | AS | ||
| 1974 | CLE | AL | 38 | DH | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1974 | CLE | AL | 38 | 1B | 4 | 4 | 26.0 | 24 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .958 | -1 | -60 | 7.96 | 5.75 | .992 | 9.69 | 9.65 | AS |
| 1975 | CLE | AL | 39 | DH | 42 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1976 | CLE | AL | 40 | DH | 18 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1976 | CLE | AL | 40 | 1B | 2 | 1 | 9.1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | -0 | -13 | 9.64 | 5.00 | .990 | 9.84 | 9.90 | |
| 1976 | CLE | AL | 40 | LF | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.000 | 2.25 | 2.20 | |
| 1976 | CLE | AL | 40 | OF | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.000 | 2.40 | 2.50 | |
| 20 Seasons | OF | 2132 | 2075 | 18391.2 | 4181 | 3978 | 135 | 68 | 26 | .984 | 26 | 2 | 2.01 | 1.93 | .978 | 2.13 | 2.12 | ||||
| 12 Seasons | RF | 1271 | 1233 | 10834.2 | 2353 | 2251 | 69 | 33 | 16 | .986 | -2 | -0 | 1.93 | 1.83 | .976 | 1.93 | 1.93 | ||||
| 18 Seasons | LF | 835 | 749 | 6729.2 | 1570 | 1478 | 59 | 33 | 10 | .979 | 30 | 5 | 2.06 | 1.84 | .973 | 1.93 | 1.92 | ||||
| 12 Seasons | 1B | 305 | 289 | 2469.2 | 2585 | 2364 | 186 | 35 | 237 | .986 | -2 | -1 | 9.29 | 8.36 | .990 | 9.21 | 8.94 | ||||
| 5 Seasons | CF | 101 | 93 | 827.1 | 249 | 243 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .992 | -2 | -3 | 2.69 | 2.45 | .985 | 2.75 | 2.75 | ||||
| 3 Seasons | 3B | 13 | 8 | 74.0 | 19 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | .842 | -1 | -24 | 1.95 | 1.23 | .958 | 3.16 | 3.13 | ||||
| 21 Seasons | TOT | 2450 | 2372 | 20935.1 | 6785 | 6346 | 333 | 106 | 263 | .984 | 22 | 1 | 2.87 | 2.73 | .982 | 2.97 | 2.98 | ||||
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| Black Ink | Batting - 35 (44), Average HOFer ≈ 27 |
| Gray Ink | Batting - 320 (12), Average HOFer ≈ 144 |
| Hall of Fame Monitor | Batting - 220 (35), Likely HOFer ≈ 100 |
| Hall of Fame Standards | Batting - 66 (18), Average HOFer ≈ 50 |
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Before 1953 Season: Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent.
December 9, 1965: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Baltimore Orioles for Jack Baldschun, Milt Pappas and Dick Simpson.
December 2, 1971: Traded by the Baltimore Orioles with Pete Richert to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Doyle Alexander, Bob O'Brien, Sergio Robles and Royle Stillman.
November 28, 1972: Traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers with Billy Grabarkewitz, Bill Singer, Mike Strahler and Bobby Valentine to the California Angels for Ken McMullen and Andy Messersmith.
September 12, 1974: Traded by the California Angels to the Cleveland Indians for Ken Suarez, Rusty Torres and cash.
| Year | Age | Team | Salary | Sources | Notes |
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| 1965 | 29 | Cincinnati Reds | $57,000 | Noll/Fort/Hylan database | |
| 1966 | 30 | Baltimore Orioles | $64,000 | Noll/Fort/Hylan database | 3/23/68 TSN: $68,000; 3/19/66 TSN: $65,000 |
| 1967 | 31 | Baltimore Orioles | $100,000 | 3/23/68 TSN | |
| 1968 | 32 | Baltimore Orioles | $120,000 | 3/23/68 TSN | |
| 1970 | 34 | Baltimore Orioles | $125,000 | 1971 TSN Guide | |
| 1971 | 35 | Baltimore Orioles | $130,000 | 3/28/71 HOF clip | Noll/Fort/Hylan database: $75K |
| 1972 | 36 | Los Angeles Dodgers | $147,000 | Noll/Fort/Hylan database | 3/4/72 TSN and BJHA: $140,000 |
| 1973 | 37 | California Angels | $160,000 | Noll/Fort/Hylan database | 4/21/73 TSN $155K; 3/3/73 TN $147.5K |
| 1974 | 38 | California Angels | $160,000 | Noll/Fort/Hylan database | 4/6/74 TSN: $155,000 |
| 1975 | 39 | Cleveland Indians | $105,000 | Noll/Fort/Hylan database | |
| 1976 | 40 | Cleveland Indians | $120,000 | 8/28/76 TSN | Player's side of player/manager deal |
| Career to date (may be incomplete) | $1,288,000 | ||||
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