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Jackie RobinsonJack Roosevelt Robinson Positions: Second Baseman, Third Baseman and First Baseman
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Born: January 31, 1919 in Cairo, GA
High School: Muir Technical (Los Angeles, CA)
School: University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)
Signed as a Free Agent with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1945.
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Debut: April 15, 1947
Team: Dodgers 1947-1956
Final Game: September 30, 1956
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 1962 (124/160 ballots).
View Jackie Robinson Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).
Died: October 24, 1972 in Stamford, CT
Buried: Cypress Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY
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| 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 28 | BRO | NL | 151 | 701 | 590 | 125 | 175 | 31 | 5 | 12 | 48 | 29 | 74 | 36 | .297 | .383 | .427 | .810 | 112 | 252 | 5 | 9 | 28 | *3 | MVP-5,RoY-1 | |||
| 1948 | 29 | BRO | NL | 147 | 648 | 574 | 108 | 170 | 38 | 8 | 12 | 85 | 22 | 57 | 37 | .296 | .367 | .453 | .820 | 117 | 260 | 7 | 7 | 8 | *43/5 | MVP-15 | |||
| 1949 | 30 | BRO | NL | 156 | 704 | 593 | 122 | 203 | 38 | 12 | 16 | 124 | 37 | 86 | 27 | .342 | .432 | .528 | .960 | 152 | 313 | 22 | 8 | 17 | *4 | AS,MVP-1 | |||
| 1950 | 31 | BRO | NL | 144 | 613 | 518 | 99 | 170 | 39 | 4 | 14 | 81 | 12 | 80 | 24 | .328 | .423 | .500 | .923 | 139 | 259 | 11 | 5 | 10 | *4 | AS,MVP-15 | |||
| 1951 | 32 | BRO | NL | 153 | 642 | 548 | 106 | 185 | 33 | 7 | 19 | 88 | 25 | 8 | 79 | 27 | .338 | .429 | .527 | .957 | 154 | 289 | 10 | 9 | 6 | *4 | AS,MVP-6 | ||
| 1952 | 33 | BRO | NL | 149 | 636 | 510 | 104 | 157 | 17 | 3 | 19 | 75 | 24 | 7 | 106 | 40 | .308 | .440 | .465 | .904 | 149 | 237 | 16 | 14 | 6 | *4 | AS,MVP-7 | ||
| 1953 | 34 | BRO | NL | 136 | 574 | 484 | 109 | 159 | 34 | 7 | 12 | 95 | 17 | 4 | 74 | 30 | .329 | .425 | .502 | .927 | 137 | 243 | 12 | 7 | 9 | O75/436 | AS,MVP-12 | ||
| 1954 | 35 | BRO | NL | 124 | 465 | 386 | 62 | 120 | 22 | 4 | 15 | 59 | 7 | 3 | 63 | 20 | .311 | .413 | .505 | .918 | 135 | 195 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 75/49 | AS | |
| 1955 | 36 | BRO | NL | 105 | 390 | 317 | 51 | 81 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 61 | 18 | .256 | .378 | .363 | .740 | 95 | 115 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 57/34 | |
| 1956 | 37 | BRO | NL | 117 | 431 | 357 | 61 | 98 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 43 | 12 | 5 | 60 | 32 | .275 | .382 | .412 | .793 | 106 | 147 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 54/37 | MVP-16 |
| 10 Yrs | 1382 | 5804 | 4877 | 947 | 1518 | 273 | 54 | 137 | 734 | 197 | 30 | 740 | 291 | .311 | .409 | .474 | .883 | 132 | 2310 | 113 | 72 | 104 | 9 | 7 | |||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 | 680 | 572 | 111 | 178 | 32 | 6 | 16 | 86 | 23 | 87 | 34 | .311 | .409 | .474 | .883 | 132 | 271 | 13 | 8 | 12 | ||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | Rbat | Rbaser | Rdp | Rfield | Rpos | RAA | WAA | Rrep | RAR | WAR | waaWL% | 162WL% | oWAR | dWAR | oRAR | Pos | Awards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 28 | BRO | NL | 151 | 701 | 13 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -7 | 6 | 0.6 | 24 | 30 | 3.0 | .504 | .504 | 3.2 | -0.9 | 32 | $5,000 | *3 | MVP-5,RoY-1 |
| 1948 | 29 | BRO | NL | 147 | 648 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 2.8 | 23 | 50 | 5.0 | .520 | .518 | 4.6 | 0.9 | 46 | $12,000 | *43/5 | MVP-15 |
| 1949 | 30 | BRO | NL | 156 | 704 | 48 | 6 | -1 | 10 | 7 | 70 | 6.9 | 24 | 94 | 9.3 | .545 | .543 | 8.3 | 1.8 | 84 | $17,500 | *4 | AS,MVP-1 |
| 1950 | 31 | BRO | NL | 144 | 613 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 53 | 5.1 | 20 | 73 | 7.1 | .536 | .532 | 6.2 | 1.6 | 63 | $35,000 | *4 | AS,MVP-15 |
| 1951 | 32 | BRO | NL | 153 | 642 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 71 | 7.2 | 21 | 92 | 9.3 | .547 | .545 | 7.8 | 2.3 | 76 | $39,750 | *4 | AS,MVP-6 |
| 1952 | 33 | BRO | NL | 149 | 636 | 40 | 5 | -0 | 6 | 6 | 57 | 6.0 | 22 | 78 | 8.1 | .541 | .537 | 7.6 | 1.3 | 73 | $42,000 | *4 | AS,MVP-7 |
| 1953 | 34 | BRO | NL | 136 | 574 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 12 | -3 | 51 | 4.8 | 19 | 70 | 6.7 | .537 | .531 | 5.7 | 0.8 | 58 | $38,000 | O75/436 | AS,MVP-12 |
| 1954 | 35 | BRO | NL | 124 | 465 | 24 | 0 | -2 | -0 | -3 | 20 | 1.9 | 16 | 35 | 3.5 | .516 | .512 | 3.6 | -0.4 | 36 | $ | 75/49 | AS |
| 1955 | 36 | BRO | NL | 105 | 390 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | -0 | 13 | 1.1 | 13 | 26 | 2.4 | .512 | .508 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 20 | $ | 57/34 | |
| 1956 | 37 | BRO | NL | 117 | 431 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 29 | 2.8 | 15 | 43 | 4.3 | .527 | .519 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 24 | $ | 54/37 | MVP-16 |
| 10 Seasons | 1382 | 5804 | 262 | 31 | 5 | 81 | 18 | 396 | 39.3 | 198 | 594 | 58.7 | .529 | .525 | 51.5 | 10.0 | 513 | $189,250 | |||||
| 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 | ||||
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| 1947 | 28 | BRO | NL | WS | NYY | L | 7 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .259 | .310 | .333 | .644 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | 30 | BRO | NL | WS | NYY | L | 5 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .188 | .350 | .250 | .600 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | 33 | BRO | NL | WS | NYY | L | 7 | 30 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | .174 | .367 | .304 | .671 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1953 | 34 | BRO | NL | WS | NYY | L | 6 | 26 | 25 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .320 | .346 | .400 | .746 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1955 | 36 | BRO | NL | WS | NYY | W | 6 | 24 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .182 | .250 | .318 | .568 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956 | 37 | BRO | NL | WS | NYY | L | 7 | 29 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | .250 | .379 | .417 | .796 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 Yrs (6 Series) | 38 | 160 | 137 | 22 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 14 | .234 | .335 | .343 | .679 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| 6 WS | 38 | 160 | 137 | 22 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 14 | .234 | .335 | .343 | .679 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| Year | Tm | Lg | Age | Pos | G | GS | CG | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Rtot | Rtot/yr | RF/9 | RF/G | lgFld% | lgRF9 | lgRFG | Awards |
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| 1947 | BRO | NL | 28 | 1B | 151 | 151 | 147 | 1431 | 1323 | 92 | 16 | 144 | .989 | 9.37 | .991 | 9.62 | MVP-5,RoY-1 | |||||
| 1948 | BRO | NL | 29 | 2B | 116 | 114 | 98 | 636 | 308 | 315 | 13 | 80 | .980 | 5.37 | .971 | 5.40 | MVP-15 | |||||
| 1948 | BRO | NL | 29 | 1B | 30 | 22 | 21 | 219 | 203 | 15 | 1 | 16 | .995 | 7.27 | .990 | 9.61 | MVP-15 | |||||
| 1948 | BRO | NL | 29 | 3B | 6 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1 | .938 | 2.50 | .941 | 3.10 | MVP-15 | |||||
| 1949 | BRO | NL | 30 | 2B | 156 | 156 | 153 | 832 | 395 | 421 | 16 | 119 | .981 | 5.23 | .976 | 5.57 | AS,MVP-1 | |||||
| 1950 | BRO | NL | 31 | 2B | 144 | 141 | 128 | 1218.2 | 760 | 359 | 390 | 11 | 133 | .986 | 5.53 | 5.20 | .974 | 5.65 | 5.59 | AS,MVP-15 | ||
| 1951 | BRO | NL | 32 | 2B | 150 | 149 | 124 | 1264.2 | 832 | 390 | 435 | 7 | 137 | .992 | 5.87 | 5.50 | .976 | 5.70 | 5.68 | AS,MVP-6 | ||
| 1952 | BRO | NL | 33 | 2B | 146 | 145 | 123 | 1235.0 | 773 | 353 | 400 | 20 | 113 | .974 | 5.49 | 5.16 | .975 | 5.48 | 5.43 | AS,MVP-7 | ||
| 1953 | BRO | NL | 34 | OF | 76 | 73 | 44 | 601.1 | 157 | 145 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .981 | 8 | 16 | 2.30 | 2.03 | .980 | 2.37 | 2.32 | AS,MVP-12 |
| 1953 | BRO | NL | 34 | LF | 75 | 73 | 44 | 601.1 | 156 | 144 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .981 | 8 | 16 | 2.29 | 2.04 | .976 | 2.14 | 2.10 | AS,MVP-12 |
| 1953 | BRO | NL | 34 | 3B | 44 | 43 | 38 | 366.1 | 121 | 34 | 84 | 3 | 14 | .975 | 3 | 10 | 2.90 | 2.68 | .951 | 3.04 | 2.98 | AS,MVP-12 |
| 1953 | BRO | NL | 34 | 2B | 9 | 8 | 5 | 69.0 | 41 | 16 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 1.000 | 1 | 12 | 5.35 | 4.56 | .972 | 5.44 | 5.33 | AS,MVP-12 |
| 1953 | BRO | NL | 34 | 1B | 6 | 5 | 3 | 40.1 | 46 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 0 | 3 | 10.26 | 7.67 | .990 | 9.86 | 9.68 | AS,MVP-12 |
| 1953 | BRO | NL | 34 | SS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 13 | 5.00 | 5.00 | .958 | 5.00 | 4.90 | AS,MVP-12 |
| 1954 | BRO | NL | 35 | OF | 74 | 63 | 33 | 496.2 | 114 | 110 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 4 | 2.07 | 1.54 | .975 | 2.36 | 2.34 | AS |
| 1954 | BRO | NL | 35 | LF | 63 | 62 | 33 | 488.2 | 110 | 106 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 4 | 2.03 | 1.75 | .971 | 2.18 | 2.17 | AS |
| 1954 | BRO | NL | 35 | 3B | 50 | 48 | 32 | 376.2 | 145 | 43 | 95 | 7 | 6 | .952 | -3 | -10 | 3.30 | 2.76 | .952 | 3.17 | 3.15 | AS |
| 1954 | BRO | NL | 35 | 2B | 4 | 4 | 4 | 36.0 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 37 | 5.75 | 5.75 | .976 | 5.58 | 5.55 | AS |
| 1954 | BRO | NL | 35 | RF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 2.00 | .970 | 1.91 | 1.90 | AS |
| 1955 | BRO | NL | 36 | 3B | 84 | 82 | 74 | 712.0 | 263 | 74 | 180 | 9 | 18 | .966 | 6 | 11 | 3.21 | 3.02 | .951 | 3.13 | 3.10 | |
| 1955 | BRO | NL | 36 | LF | 10 | 8 | 4 | 64.0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 6 | 1.55 | 1.10 | .972 | 2.05 | 2.03 | |
| 1955 | BRO | NL | 36 | OF | 10 | 8 | 4 | 64.0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 6 | 1.69 | 1.20 | .977 | 2.31 | 2.28 | |
| 1955 | BRO | NL | 36 | 1B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .917 | -1 | -107 | 11.00 | 11.00 | .991 | 9.80 | 9.70 | |
| 1955 | BRO | NL | 36 | 2B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10.0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | -0 | -48 | 5.40 | 6.00 | .973 | 5.49 | 5.40 | |
| 1956 | BRO | NL | 37 | 3B | 72 | 71 | 63 | 595.0 | 242 | 61 | 173 | 8 | 15 | .967 | 16 | 32 | 3.54 | 3.25 | .956 | 3.05 | 3.02 | MVP-16 |
| 1956 | BRO | NL | 37 | 2B | 22 | 22 | 8 | 170.2 | 89 | 39 | 49 | 1 | 17 | .989 | 1 | 10 | 4.64 | 4.00 | .980 | 5.34 | 5.28 | MVP-16 |
| 1956 | BRO | NL | 37 | 1B | 9 | 9 | 2 | 61.1 | 75 | 67 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 2 | 33 | 11.01 | 8.33 | .989 | 9.82 | 9.72 | MVP-16 |
| 1956 | BRO | NL | 37 | LF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 1.06 | 1.00 | .975 | 2.06 | 2.05 | MVP-16 |
| 1956 | BRO | NL | 37 | OF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 1.06 | 1.00 | .975 | 2.28 | 2.25 | MVP-16 |
| 9 Seasons | 2B | 748 | 740 | 644 | 4004.0 | 3992 | 1877 | 2047 | 68 | 607 | .983 | 3 | 1 | 5.59 | 5.25 | .975 | 5.60 | 5.53 | ||||
| 5 Seasons | 3B | 256 | 249 | 210 | 2050.0 | 787 | 215 | 544 | 28 | 54 | .964 | 22 | 13 | 3.27 | 2.96 | .953 | 3.10 | 3.07 | ||||
| 5 Seasons | 1B | 197 | 188 | 174 | 110.2 | 1783 | 1645 | 120 | 18 | 169 | .990 | 1 | 11 | 10.73 | 8.96 | .991 | 9.83 | 9.63 | ||||
| 4 Seasons | OF | 162 | 146 | 82 | 1179.0 | 285 | 268 | 14 | 3 | 0 | .989 | 10 | 10 | 2.15 | 1.74 | .978 | 2.36 | 2.33 | ||||
| 4 Seasons | LF | 150 | 145 | 82 | 1171.0 | 279 | 262 | 14 | 3 | 0 | .989 | 10 | 10 | 2.12 | 1.84 | .974 | 2.15 | 2.12 | ||||
| 1 Season | RF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 2.00 | .970 | 1.91 | 1.90 | ||||
| 1 Season | SS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 13 | 5.00 | 5.00 | .958 | 5.00 | 4.90 | ||||
| 10 Seasons | TOT | 1364 | 1324 | 1111 | 7352.2 | 6852 | 4007 | 2728 | 117 | 830 | .983 | 36 | 6 | 4.47 | 4.94 | .976 | 4.44 | 5.28 | ||||
| Lg | Pos | G | GS | CG | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Rtot | Rtot/yr | RF/9 | RF/G | lgFld% | lgRF9 | lgRFG | Awards | |||
Hall of Fame
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| Black Ink | Batting - 8 (285), Average HOFer ≈ 27 |
| Gray Ink | Batting - 121 (158), Average HOFer ≈ 144 |
| Hall of Fame Monitor | Batting - 98 (167), Likely HOFer ≈ 100 |
| Hall of Fame Standards | Batting - 38 (192), Average HOFer ≈ 50 |
| JAWS | Second Base (10th), 58.7 career WAR/49.8 7yr-peak WAR/54.3 JAWS Average HOF 2B (out of 19) = 66.0 career WAR/42.8 7yr-peak WAR/54.4 JAWS |
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| Year | Age | Team | Salary | Sources | Notes |
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| 1947 | 28 | Brooklyn Dodgers | $5,000 | Arnold Rampersad, Jackie Robinson | |
| 1948 | 29 | Brooklyn Dodgers | $12,000 | Arnold Rampersad, Jackie Robinson, 192 | |
| 1949 | 30 | Brooklyn Dodgers | $17,500 | Arnold Rampersad, Jackie Robinson 205 | |
| 1950 | 31 | Brooklyn Dodgers | $35,000 | BJHA & Rampersad 232 | |
| 1951 | 32 | Brooklyn Dodgers | $39,750 | A. Rampersad, Jackie Robinson 232 | 1/16/52 TSN: $35,000 |
| 1952 | 33 | Brooklyn Dodgers | $42,000 | A. Rampersad, Jackie Robinson, 243 | 1/16/52 TSN: $40,000 |
| 1953 | 34 | Brooklyn Dodgers | $38,000 | 1/21/53 TSN | |
| Career to date (may be incomplete) | $189,250 | ||||
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