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Humberto Robinson

Humberto Valentino Robinson

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 155 lb.

Born: June 25, 1930 in Colon, Colon, Panama (All Transactions)
Debut: April 20, 1955
Teams (by GP): Phillies/Braves/Indians 1955-1960

Final Game: July 24, 1960
Died: September 29, 2009 in Brooklyn, NY
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Standard Pitching

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
1955 25 MLN NL 3 1 .750 3.08 13 2 6 1 0 2 38.0 31 13 13 1 25 2 19 4 0 1 164 123 1.474 7.3 0.2 5.9 4.5 0.76
1956 26 MLN NL 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 1.500 4.5 0.0 9.0 0.0 0.00
1958 28 MLN NL 2 4 .333 3.02 19 0 11 0 0 1 41.2 30 15 14 4 13 2 26 2 2 0 166 119 1.032 6.5 0.9 2.8 5.6 2.00
1959 29 TOT MLB 3 4 .429 3.42 36 4 16 1 0 1 81.2 79 40 31 6 28 7 38 0 1 3 347 119 1.310 8.7 0.7 3.1 4.2 1.36
1959 29 CLE AL 1 0 1.000 4.15 5 0 2 0 0 0 8.2 9 4 4 0 4 1 6 0 0 0 37 93 1.500 9.3 0.0 4.2 6.2 1.50
1959 29 PHI NL 2 4 .333 3.33 31 4 14 1 0 1 73.0 70 36 27 6 24 6 32 0 1 3 310 123 1.288 8.6 0.7 3.0 3.9 1.33
1960 30 PHI NL 0 4 .000 3.44 33 1 14 0 0 0 49.2 48 24 19 6 22 5 31 0 0 1 215 113 1.409 8.7 1.1 4.0 5.6 1.41
5 Yrs 8 13 .381 3.25 102 7 47 2 0 4 213.0 189 92 77 17 90 16 114 6 3 5 901 120 1.310 8.0 0.7 3.8 4.8 1.27
162 Game Avg. 5 8 .381 3.25 64 4 29 1 0 2 133 118 57 48 11 56 10 71 4 2 3 562 120 1.310 8.0 0.7 3.8 4.8 1.27
MLN (3 yrs) 5 5 .500 2.98 33 2 17 1 0 3 81.2 62 28 27 5 40 4 45 6 2 1 339 124 1.249 6.8 0.6 4.4 5.0 1.13
PHI (2 yrs) 2 8 .200 3.38 64 5 28 1 0 1 122.2 118 60 46 12 46 11 63 0 1 4 525 119 1.337 8.7 0.9 3.4 4.6 1.37
CLE (1 yr) 1 0 1.000 4.15 5 0 2 0 0 0 8.2 9 4 4 0 4 1 6 0 0 0 37 93 1.500 9.3 0.0 4.2 6.2 1.50
NL (5 yrs) 7 13 .350 3.22 97 7 45 2 0 4 204.1 180 88 73 17 86 15 108 6 3 5 864 121 1.302 7.9 0.7 3.8 4.8 1.26
AL (1 yr) 1 0 1.000 4.15 5 0 2 0 0 0 8.2 9 4 4 0 4 1 6 0 0 0 37 93 1.500 9.3 0.0 4.2 6.2 1.50

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1955 25 MLN NL 38.0 13 2 13 3.08 4.63 0.16 0.00 93.4 4.17 5 0.6 1.0 -0.0 0.9 9 .544 .504 $
1956 26 MLN NL 2.0 1 0 0 0.00 4.82 0.40 0.00 108.0 4.78 1 0.1 .1 -0.1 0.1 1 .629 .501 $
1958 28 MLN NL 41.2 19 0 15 3.24 4.49 0.39 0.00 94.7 3.88 3 0.3 .7 -0.1 0.6 7 .516 .502 $
1959 29 CLE AL 8.2 5 0 4 4.15 4.23 0.39 0.00 93.2 3.59 -0 -0.1 .8 -0.0 0.0 0 .490 .500 $
1959 29 PHI NL 73.0 31 4 36 4.44 4.61 -0.17 0.00 102.3 4.89 3 0.3 1.0 -0.1 0.9 12 .511 .502 $
1960 30 PHI NL 49.2 33 1 24 4.35 4.52 -0.21 -0.16 102.6 4.69 2 0.2 .7 -0.1 0.6 7 .506 .501 $
5 Seasons 213.0 102 7 92 3.89 4.55 0.02 -0.04 99.0 4.46 14 1.5 .8 -0.4 3.1 36 .515 .502 $
MLN (3 yrs) 81.2 33 2 28 3.09 4.56 0.28 0.00 94.4 4.04 9 1.0 .8 -0.2 1.6 18 .531 .502 $
PHI (2 yrs) 122.2 64 5 60 4.40 4.57 -0.19 -0.06 102.4 4.81 5 0.5 .8 -0.2 1.5 19 .508 .502 $
CLE (1 yr) 8.2 5 0 4 4.15 4.23 0.39 0.00 93.2 3.59 -0 -0.1 .8 -0.0 0.0 0 .490 .500 $

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB ROE
1955 25 MLN NL 13 154 132 13 31 3 1 1 1 2 25 19 .235 .368 .295 .664 .263 39 5 4 1 2 2 0
1956 26 MLN NL 1 9 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 .167 .375 .167 .542 .167 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
1958 28 MLN NL 19 164 149 15 30 2 0 4 1 0 13 26 .201 .274 .295 .570 .218 44 2 2 3 0 2 1
1959 29 TOT MLB 36 348 312 40 79 15 3 6 5 7 28 38 .253 .313 .378 .691 .270 118 1 0 6 2 7 9
1959 29 CLE AL 5 37 32 4 9 3 1 0 2 2 4 6 .281 .361 .438 .799 .346 14 0 0 1 0 1 0
1959 29 PHI NL 31 311 280 36 70 12 2 6 3 5 24 32 .250 .307 .371 .679 .262 104 1 0 5 2 6 9
1960 30 PHI NL 33 214 187 24 48 6 3 6 4 5 22 31 .257 .335 .417 .752 .280 78 2 0 5 0 5 4
5 Yrs 102 889 786 92 189 26 7 17 12 14 90 114 .240 .322 .356 .678 .261 280 10 6 16 4 16 14
162 Game Avg. 64 555 490 57 118 16 4 11 7 9 56 71 .240 .322 .356 .678 .261 175 6 4 10 2 10 9
MLB Averages .257 .327 .392 .718 .275

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1955 25 MLN NL 4.1 0.4 168 1.0 2.4 -1.4 .77 0.4 1.0 6.5 0.7 0.74 4.2 3 2 5
1956 26 MLN NL 1.0 0.1 10 0.0 0.0 -0.0 .07 0.0 0.1 1.0 0.1 0.07 0.5 0 0 1
1958 28 MLN NL 3.1 0.3 170 0.1 2.9 -2.8 1.01 0.4 -0.4 7.2 0.8 1.02 4.7 5 4 8
1959 29 TOT MLB 3.8 0.4 363 -1.2 5.0 -6.2 .96 0.1 -1.4 -3.7 -0.4 0.96 2.3 7 2 23
1959 29 CLE AL -0.0 0.0 40 0.1 0.6 -0.5 .87 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.87 -0.2 1 1 3
1959 29 PHI NL 3.8 0.4 323 -1.3 4.4 -5.7 .97 0.1 -1.5 -4.2 -0.4 0.97 2.6 6 1 20
1960 30 PHI NL 1.4 0.1 223 -1.1 1.5 -2.6 .50 -0.2 -2.0 2.2 0.2 0.50 -2.0 5 2 21
5 Yrs 13.4 1.4 934 -1.2 11.8 -13.0 .81 0.8 -2.2 13.2 1.5 0.81 9.7 20 10 58

Starting Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
1955 25 MLN NL 13 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 .500 0 0 1 0 1 50% 54.0 71 37 5 1 1 1 5.3 9.0 5.0
1959 29 TOT MLB 36 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 2 .500 0 1 1 0 2 50% 68 23 12 5 1 2 2.8 2.1 7.3
1959 29 PHI NL 31 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 2 .500 0 1 1 0 2 50% 49.2 68 23 9 3 1 2 2.8 2.1 7.3
1960 30 PHI NL 33 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 1 100% 51.0 51 51 5 4 0 0 1.0 0.0 6.0
3 Yrs 77 7 2 4 1 0 2 3 4 .429 0 1 2 0 4 57% 51 71 23 19 8 2 3 3.2 3.2 6.5
MLB Averages .500 50% 51 118 2 4.4 4.3 6.4

Reliever Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1955 25 MLN NL 13 11 6 2 0 2 2 0 100% 2 0 8 1 13% 7 .766 3 2 5 2 2 7 5 6 8 2 8 0 7.6
1956 26 MLN NL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .066 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 6.0
1958 28 MLN NL 19 19 11 2 4 1 1 0 100% 2 0 4 1 25% 7 1.006 5 4 8 2 5 12 4 15 13 3 13 2 6.6
1959 29 TOT MLB 36 32 16 2 2 1 1 1 100% 2 1 12 8 67% .958 7 2 23 3 5 24 8 24 16 7 17 8 4.9
1959 29 CLE AL 5 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .866 1 1 3 0 1 4 0 5 3 1 4 1 5.2
1959 29 PHI NL 31 27 14 1 2 1 1 1 100% 2 1 12 8 67% 8 .969 6 1 20 3 4 20 8 19 13 6 13 7 4.9
1960 30 PHI NL 33 32 14 0 3 1 0 1 0% 2 0 22 6 27% 7 .496 5 2 21 2 1 29 14 18 15 10 15 11 4.1
5 Yrs 102 95 47 6 9 5 4 2 80% 8 1 46 16 35% .813 20 10 58 9 13 73 31 64 53 22 54 21 5.3

Ratio Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1955 25 MLN NL 164 60% 0.7% 12.3% 16.2% 3.3% 16% 0.71 74% 35 5 14%
1956 26 MLN NL 9 67% 0.0% 0.0% 22.2% 0.0% 0% 2.00 67% 3 0 0%
1958 28 MLN NL 167 62% 2.4% 15.9% 7.9% 3.7% 20% 0.76 73% 24 2 8%
1959 29 TOT MLB 348 59% 1.7% 10.9% 8.1% 6.9% 30% 1.28 78% 66 1 2%
1959 29 CLE AL 37 62% 0.0% 16.2% 10.8% 10.8% 44% 0.80 70% 8 0 0%
1959 29 PHI NL 311 59% 1.9% 10.3% 7.7% 6.4% 29% 1.34 78% 58 1 2%
1960 30 PHI NL 214 65% 2.8% 14.5% 10.3% 7.0% 31% 0.74 70% 43 2 5%
5 Yrs 902 61% 1.9% 12.8% 10.1% 5.6% 27% 0.93 74% 171 10 6%
MLB Averages 51% 2.4% 13.0% 9.2% 6.7% 29% 0.99 76% 11%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1955 25 MLN NL 154 31 1 0 7 1 0 1 0 9 6 0 67% 0 1 0 61 1 2 33% 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10
1956 26 MLN NL 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1958 28 MLN NL 164 30 4 0 5 2 2 1 3 5 2 1 40% 1 0 0 53 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
1959 29 TOT MLB 348 79 6 0 5 4 2 2 4 17 11 1 65% 9 3 2 135 5 7 42% 5 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 13 0
1959 29 CLE AL 37 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 50% 0 0 0 15 2 2 50% 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
1959 29 PHI NL 311 70 6 0 5 4 2 2 4 15 10 1 67% 9 3 2 120 3 5 38% 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
1960 30 PHI NL 214 48 6 0 6 4 2 2 4 15 3 3 20% 4 1 0 83 4 5 44% 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
5 Yrs 889 189 17 0 23 11 6 6 11 46 22 5 48% 14 5 2 337 12 14 46% 11 12 1 1 0 1 0 0 21 13
MLB Averages 51% 58%

Cumulative Pitching

Year Age 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 ERA+
1955 25 3 1 .750 3.08 13 2 6 1 0 2 38.0 31 13 13 1 25 2 19 4 0 1 164 123 1.474 7.3 0.2 5.9 4.5 0.76 123
1956 26 3 1 .750 2.93 14 2 6 1 0 2 40.0 32 13 13 1 27 2 19 4 0 1 173 131 1.475 7.2 0.2 6.1 4.3 0.70 131
1957 27 3 1 .750 2.93 14 2 6 1 0 2 40.0 32 13 13 1 27 2 19 4 0 1 173 131 1.475 7.2 0.2 6.1 4.3 0.70 131
1958 28 5 5 .500 2.98 33 2 17 1 0 3 81.2 62 28 27 5 40 4 45 6 2 1 339 124 1.249 6.8 0.6 4.4 5.0 1.13 124
1959 29 8 9 .471 3.20 69 6 33 2 0 4 163.1 141 68 58 11 68 11 83 6 3 4 686 122 1.280 7.8 0.6 3.7 4.6 1.22 122
1960 30 8 13 .381 3.25 102 7 47 2 0 4 213.0 189 92 77 17 90 16 114 6 3 5 901 120 1.310 8.0 0.7 3.8 4.8 1.27 120

Neutralized Pitching

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 W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1955 25 2 2 .500 3.50 36.0 33 16 14 1 27 18 4 1.667 8.3 6.8 4.5 0.67 0.3 13
1956 26 0 0 0.00 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.0 9.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 1
1958 28 2 2 .500 3.73 41.0 34 19 17 5 15 26 2 1.195 7.5 3.3 5.7 1.73 1.1 19
1959 29 5 4 .556 3.43 84.0 82 36 32 6 29 39 0 1.321 8.8 3.1 4.2 1.34 0.6 36
1960 30 3 2 .600 3.53 51.0 50 22 20 6 23 32 0 1.431 8.8 4.1 5.6 1.39 1.1 33
5 Yrs 12 10 .545 3.49 214.0 199 93 83 18 96 115 6 1.379 8.4 4.8 1.20 0.8 102

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