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Robin Roberts
Robin Evan Roberts

Bats Both, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 190 lb.
School Michigan State University

Debut June 18, 1948
Final Game September 3, 1966
Born September 30, 1926 in Springfield, IL

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1976.

Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1948. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1948 21 PHI NL   7   9  20  20   9   0   0  0  146.7  148   63   52  10   61   84   4   1   604       0  3.19  3.95  124 1.425
 1949 22 PHI NL  15  15  43  31  11   3   9  4  226.7  229  101   93  15   75   95   5   1   933       0  3.69  3.96  107 1.341
 1950 23 PHI NL  20  11  40  39  21   5   1  1  304.3  282  112  102  29   77  146   2   2  1228       0  3.02  4.06  135 1.180 MVP-7,AS
 1951 24 PHI NL  21  15  44  39  22   6   4  2  315.0  284  115  106  20   64  127   3   4  1274       0  3.03  3.84  127 1.105 MVP-13,AS
 1952 25 PHI NL  28   7  39  37  30   3   2  2  330.0  292  104   95  22   45  148   5   3  1310       0  2.59  3.66  141 1.021 MVP-2,AS
 1953 26 PHI NL  23  16  44  41  33   5   2  2  346.7  324  119  106  30   61  198   2   3  1412       0  2.75  4.20  152 1.111 MVP-6,AS
 1954 27 PHI NL  23  15  45  38  29   4   6  4  336.7  289  116  111  35   56  185   5   2  1331       0  2.97  4.03  136 1.025 MVP-7,AS
 1955 28 PHI NL  23  14  41  38  26   1   3  3  305.0  292  137  111  41   53  160   2   3  1256   3   0  3.28  3.96  121 1.131 MVP-5,AS
 1956 29 PHI NL  19  18  43  37  22   1   6  3  297.3  328  155  147  46   40  157   2   2  1228   3   0  4.45  3.73   84 1.238 MVP-23,AS
 1957 30 PHI NL  10  22  39  32  14   2   5  2  249.7  246  122  113  40   43  128   1   0  1033  16   0  4.07  3.80   93 1.158
 1958 31 PHI NL  17  14  35  34  21   1   0  0  269.7  270  112   97  30   51  130   2   2  1116   5   0  3.24  3.95  122 1.190
 1959 32 PHI NL  15  17  35  35  19   2   0  0  257.3  267  137  122  34   35  137   5   1  1075   4   2  4.27  4.10   96 1.174
 1960 33 PHI NL  12  16  35  33  13   2   2  1  237.3  256  113  106  31   34  122   2   0   982   7   0  4.02  3.88   96 1.222
 1961 34 PHI NL   1  10  26  18   2   0   3  0  117.0  154   85   76  19   23   54   2   1   512   6   0  5.85  4.07   70 1.513
 1962 35 BAL AL  10   9  27  25   6   0   1  0  191.3  176   63   59  17   41  102   4   2   774   7   0  2.78  3.69  133 1.134
 1963 36 BAL AL  14  13  35  35   9   2   0  0  251.3  230  100   93  35   40  124   3   0  1014   8   0  3.33  3.45  104 1.074
 1964 37 BAL AL  13   7  31  31   8   4   0  0  204.0  203   69   66  18   52  109   3   2   846   6   1  2.91  3.59  123 1.250
 1965 38 TOT     10   9  30  25   8   3   2  0  190.7  171   73   59  18   30   97   1   2   762   4   0  2.78  3.43  123 1.054
         BAL AL   5   7  20  15   5   1   2  0  114.7  110   51   43  17   20   63   1   1   469   3   0  3.38  3.49  103 1.134
         HOU NL   5   2  10  10   3   2   0  0   76.0   61   22   16   1   10   34   0   1   293   1   0  1.89  3.33  176 0.934
 1966 39 TOT NL   5   8  24  21   2   1   3  1  112.0  141   66   60  15   21   54   1   2   484   0   0  4.82  3.51   73 1.446
         HOU NL   3   5  13  12   1   1   1  1   63.7   79   31   27   7   10   26   1   0   274   0   0  3.82  3.39   89 1.398
         CHC NL   2   3  11   9   1   0   2  0   48.3   62   35   33   8   11   28   0   2   210   0   0  6.14  3.68   60 1.510
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 19 Yr WL% .539 286 245 676 609 305  45  49 25 4688.7 4582 1962 1774 505  902 2357  54  33 19174  69   3  3.41  3.86  113 1.170
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    15  12  35  32  16   2   2  1  248.0  242  103   93  26   47  124   2   1  1014   3   0  3.41  3.86  113 1.170
 Career High     28  22  45  41  33   6   9  4  346.7  328  155  147  46   77  198   5   4  1412  16   2  2.59  4.20  152 1.021
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1948 21 PHI NL  21   44    1   11   2  0   1    5   0      6  16  .250  .340  .364   92   16   3           0   1
 1949 22 PHI NL  43   67    2    5   1  0   0    4   0      7  18  .075  .162  .090  -30    6   5           0   2
 1950 23 PHI NL  40  102    1   12   0  0   0    7   0      8  39  .118  .182  .118  -19   12   7           0   3 MVP-7,AS
 1951 24 PHI NL  44   87    8   15   2  0   0    4   2  0  20  27  .172  .333  .195   46   17  14           1   0 MVP-13,AS
 1952 25 PHI NL  39  112    3   14   6  1   0    7   0  0  11  19  .125  .210  .196   14   22  13           1   4 MVP-2,AS
 1953 26 PHI NL  44  123   14   22   5  1   1    7   0  0   7  29  .179  .229  .260   28   32   9           1   4 MVP-6,AS
 1954 27 PHI NL  45  122   11   15   6  1   0    6   0  0   5  34  .123  .155  .189  -10   23   4   2       0   2 MVP-7,AS
 1955 28 PHI NL  51  107   12   27   9  4   2   13   0  0  18  18  .252  .360  .467  120   50   5   0   0   0   2 MVP-5,AS
 1956 29 PHI NL  43  100    8   20   2  1   1    8   0  0   6  13  .200  .248  .270   41   27   3   2   0   1   3 MVP-23,AS
 1957 30 PHI NL  39   80    5   13   4  0   0    6   0  0   4  16  .163  .200  .213   13   17   4   1   0   0   2
 1958 31 PHI NL  36   99   12   20   5  1   0    9   0  0   7  15  .202  .255  .273   41   27   3   0   0   0   2
 1959 32 PHI NL  35   89    6   17   5  0   0    3   0  0   5  23  .191  .242  .247   31   22   2   0   0   1   4
 1960 33 PHI NL  35   79    6   12   1  0   0    4   1  1   6  26  .152  .212  .165    5   13   4   0   0   0   0
 1961 34 PHI NL  26   33    1    3   0  0   0    0   0  0   1  11  .091  .143  .091  -35    3   1   0   0   1   1
 1962 35 BAL AL  27   52    3   10   1  0   0    2   0  0   5  13  .192  .271  .212   36   11   7   1   0   1   1
 1963 36 BAL AL  35   79    7   16   1  0   0    8   0  0   5  12  .203  .250  .215   35   17   8   0   0   0   1
 1964 37 BAL AL  31   68    3    9   1  0   0    0   0  0   4  21  .132  .192  .147   -4   10   4   0   0   1   3
 1965 38 TOT     30   56    2   11   4  1   0   10   0  0   6  13  .196  .274  .304   65   17   6   0   0   0   2
         BAL AL  20   35    1    6   2  0   0    7   0  0   2   9  .171  .216  .229   26    8   3   0   0   0   2
         HOU NL  10   21    1    5   2  1   0    3   0  0   4   4  .238  .360  .429  130    9   3   0   0   0   0
 1966 39 TOT NL  24   26    2    3   0  0   0    0   0  0   4   9  .115  .233  .115    3    3   6   0   0   0   0
         HOU NL  13   16    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   2   5  .063  .167  .063  -31    1   3   0   0   0   0
         CHC NL  11   10    1    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   2   4  .200  .333  .200   53    2   3   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 19 Seasons     688 1525  107  255  55 10   5  103   3  1 135 372  .167  .238  .226   27  345 108   6   0   8  37
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        359   25   60  13  2   1   24   1  0  32  88  .167  .238  .226   27   81  25   1   0   2   9
 Career High     51  123   14   27   9  4   2   13   2  1  20  39                          50  14   2   0   1   4
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1948 21 PHI NL   53   37    5   3.6   100| .250  .266| .340  .340| .364  .394| .704  .735|  92  .403  -0.3   0.0     
 1949 22 PHI NL   79   69    1   0.4   101| .075  .267| .162  .340| .090  .399| .252  .739| -30  .011 -12.4  -1.2     
 1950 23 PHI NL  117  100    2   0.5   106| .118  .267| .182  .344| .118  .414| .300  .758| -19  .018 -17.8  -1.8     
 1951 24 PHI NL  122   86    6   1.9   102| .172  .266| .333  .340| .195  .403| .528  .743|  46  .167  -5.5  -0.6 100%
 1952 25 PHI NL  137  115    4   0.9    96| .125  .260| .210  .333| .196  .387| .406  .720|  14  .061 -13.2  -1.4   0%
 1953 26 PHI NL  140  114    7   1.6   109| .179  .273| .229  .344| .260  .425| .489  .769|  28  .119 -13.3  -1.3   0%
 1954 27 PHI NL  133  115    4   0.9   108| .123  .273| .155  .344| .189  .422| .344  .766| -10  .047 -20.0  -2.0   0%
 1955 28 PHI NL  130   87   19   5.8   104| .252  .263| .360  .334| .467  .417| .827  .750| 120  .600   3.4   0.3   0%
 1956 29 PHI NL  112   88    7   2.1   101| .200  .262| .248  .328| .270  .413| .518  .741|  41  .205  -8.4  -0.8   0%
 1957 30 PHI NL   89   74    3   1.1   100| .163  .265| .200  .328| .213  .410| .413  .738|  13  .067  -9.7  -1.0   0%
 1958 31 PHI NL  109   84    7   2.2   105| .202  .269| .255  .336| .273  .419| .528  .756|  41  .207  -8.6  -0.8   0%
 1959 32 PHI NL   97   78    5   1.7   106| .191  .271| .242  .337| .247  .420| .489  .757|  31  .140  -8.9  -0.9   0%
 1960 33 PHI NL   89   72    3   1.1    99| .152  .263| .212  .329| .165  .404| .377  .733|   5  .076 -10.5  -1.1  50%
 1961 34 PHI NL   36   32    0   0.0   104| .091  .268| .143  .334| .091  .417| .234  .751| -35  .000  -6.5  -0.6   0%
 1962 35 BAL AL   66   51    4   2.1    97| .192  .256| .271  .327| .212  .399| .483  .726|  36  .196  -4.3  -0.4   0%
 1963 36 BAL AL   92   72    5   1.9    91| .203  .251| .250  .316| .215  .387| .465  .703|  35  .187  -6.8  -0.7   0%
 1964 37 BAL AL   77   66    2   0.8    96| .132  .256| .192  .324| .147  .397| .339  .721|  -4  .047  -9.7  -1.0   0%
 1965 38 TOT      68   53    6   3.0    91| .196  .251| .274  .318| .304  .383| .578  .702|  65  .370  -2.4  -0.3   0%
         BAL AL   40   34    2   1.6    93| .171  .253| .216  .323| .229  .388| .445  .711|  26  .153  -3.5  -0.4   0%
         HOU NL   28   19    4   5.7    87| .238  .249| .360  .311| .429  .376| .789  .687| 130  .642   1.0   0.1   0%
 1966 39 TOT NL   36   29    1   0.9    93| .115  .260| .233  .318| .115  .392| .348  .710|   3  .059  -3.3  -0.4   0%
         HOU NL   21   18    0   0.0    90| .063  .256| .167  .314| .063  .386| .230  .700| -31  .000  -2.7  -0.3   0%
         CHC NL   15   11    1   2.4    97| .200  .266| .333  .324| .200  .400| .533  .725|  53  .269  -0.6  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 19 Seasons     1782 1422   91   1.7   102| .167  .264| .238  .334| .226  .408| .464  .742|  27  .145 -158.2 -16.0     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+

 1948 21 PHI NL   P   20      2   17    2    1  .905  .964  0.95  0.91  1.17  2.11   20  146.7
 1949 22 PHI NL   P   43     10   23    1    4  .971  .954  0.77  0.91  1.31  2.04   31  226.7
 1950 23 PHI NL   P   40     22   50    2    6  .973  .961  1.80  0.97  2.13  2.12   39  304.3 AS
 1951 24 PHI NL   P   44     24   37    2    3  .968  .962  1.39  0.96  1.74  2.14   39  315.0 AS
 1952 25 PHI NL   P   39     26   44    1    1  .986  .952  1.79  0.98  1.91  2.18   37  330.0 AS
 1953 26 PHI NL   P   44     16   51    3    7  .957  .956  1.52  0.87  1.74  2.06   41  346.7 AS
 1954 27 PHI NL   P   45     15   38    1    3  .981  .960  1.18  0.87  1.42  2.07   38  336.7 AS
 1955 28 PHI NL   P   41     19   26    2    1  .957  .949  1.10  0.83  1.33  2.04   38  305.0 AS
 1956 29 PHI NL   P   43     12   50    2    4  .969  .966  1.44  0.83  1.88  2.05   37  297.3 AS
 1957 30 PHI NL   P   39     26   38    0    1 1.000  .962  1.64  0.82  2.31  2.06   32  249.7
 1958 31 PHI NL   P   35     17   34    0    0 1.000  .955  1.46  0.77  1.70  1.97   34  269.7
 1959 32 PHI NL   P   35     22   38    1    2  .984  .954  1.71  0.82  2.10  1.99   35  257.3
 1960 33 PHI NL   P   35     21   24    2    2  .957  .962  1.29  0.87  1.71  2.09   33  237.3
 1961 34 PHI NL   P   26      6   15    0    1 1.000  .959  0.81  0.88  1.62  2.18   18  117.0
 1962 35 BAL AL   P   27     24   21    2    4  .957  .957  1.67  0.79  2.12  2.08   25  191.3
 1963 36 BAL AL   P   35     24   31    3    1  .948  .955  1.57  0.79  1.97  1.99   35  251.3
 1964 37 BAL AL   P   31      9   26    1    2  .972  .956  1.13  0.72  1.54  1.90   31  204.0
 1965 38 TOT      P   30     14   21    4    1  .897  .951  1.17  0.77  1.65  2.06   25  190.7
         BAL AL   P   20      7   16    2    1  .920  .950  1.15  0.75  1.80  2.04   15  114.7
         HOU NL   P   10      7    5    2    0  .857  .952  1.20  0.81  1.42  2.08   10   76.0
 1966 39 TOT NL   P   24      7   17    2    1  .923  .949  1.00  0.74  1.93  1.96   21  112.0
         HOU NL   P   13      2    9    1    0  .917  .948  0.85  0.74  1.55  1.96   12   63.7
         CHC NL   P   11      5    8    1    1  .929  .949  1.18  0.74  2.42  1.96    9   48.3

+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+

 1948 21 PHI NL   P   20      2   17    2    1  .905  .964  0.95  0.91  1.17  2.11   20  146.7
 1949 22 PHI NL   P   43     10   23    1    4  .971  .954  0.77  0.91  1.31  2.04   31  226.7
 1950 23 PHI NL   P   40     22   50    2    6  .973  .961  1.80  0.97  2.13  2.12   39  304.3
 1951 24 PHI NL   P   44     24   37    2    3  .968  .962  1.39  0.96  1.74  2.14   39  315.0
 1952 25 PHI NL   P   39     26   44    1    1  .986  .952  1.79  0.98  1.91  2.18   37  330.0
 1953 26 PHI NL   P   44     16   51    3    7  .957  .956  1.52  0.87  1.74  2.06   41  346.7
 1954 27 PHI NL   P   45     15   38    1    3  .981  .960  1.18  0.87  1.42  2.07   38  336.7
 1955 28 PHI NL   P   41     19   26    2    1  .957  .949  1.10  0.83  1.33  2.04   38  305.0
 1956 29 PHI NL   P   43     12   50    2    4  .969  .966  1.44  0.83  1.88  2.05   37  297.3
 1957 30 PHI NL   P   39     26   38    0    1 1.000  .962  1.64  0.82  2.31  2.06   32  249.7
 1958 31 PHI NL   P   35     17   34    0    0 1.000  .955  1.46  0.77  1.70  1.97   34  269.7
 1959 32 PHI NL   P   35     22   38    1    2  .984  .954  1.71  0.82  2.10  1.99   35  257.3
 1960 33 PHI NL   P   35     21   24    2    2  .957  .962  1.29  0.87  1.71  2.09   33  237.3
 1961 34 PHI NL   P   26      6   15    0    1 1.000  .959  0.81  0.88  1.62  2.18   18  117.0
 1962 35 BAL AL   P   27     24   21    2    4  .957  .957  1.67  0.79  2.12  2.08   25  191.3
 1963 36 BAL AL   P   35     24   31    3    1  .948  .955  1.57  0.79  1.97  1.99   35  251.3
 1964 37 BAL AL   P   31      9   26    1    2  .972  .956  1.13  0.72  1.54  1.90   31  204.0
 1965 38 TOT      P   30     14   21    4    1  .897  .951  1.17  0.77  1.65  2.06   25  190.7
         BAL AL   P   20      7   16    2    1  .920  .950  1.15  0.75  1.80  2.04   15  114.7
         HOU NL   P   10      7    5    2    0  .857  .952  1.20  0.81  1.42  2.08   10   76.0
 1966 39 TOT NL   P   24      7   17    2    1  .923  .949  1.00  0.74  1.93  1.96   21  112.0
         HOU NL   P   13      2    9    1    0  .917  .948  0.85  0.74  1.55  1.96   12   63.7
         CHC NL   P   11      5    8    1    1  .929  .949  1.18  0.74  2.42  1.96    9   48.3

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 676    316  601   31   45  .967  .957  1.36  0.85  1.76  2.06  609 4688.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       676    316  601   31   45  .967  .957  1.36  0.85  1.76  2.06  609   4689
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1950   WS    PHI NYY     L   2   1   1.64  0  1  0  1  11    11   2   3   5 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1950   WS    PHI NYY     L   2   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   1   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Pitching 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  W  L  S   IP   H   R   ER  BB  SO HR HBP WP  SB CS 2B 3B BK
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 1950   PHI NL   *  0  0  0   3     3   1   1   1   1  0   0  1   0  0  1  0  0 
 1951   PHI NL   *  0  0  0   2     4   1   1   0   1  0   0  0   0  0  0  1  0 
 1952   PHI NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1953   PHI NL   *  0  0  0   3     1   0   0   1   2  0   0  0   0  1  0  0  0 
 1954   PHI NL   *  0  0  0   3     5   4   4   2   5  2   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
 1955   PHI NL   *  0  0  0   3     4   4   4   1   0  1   0  1   0  0  0  0  0 
 1956   PHI NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 Played 5/7      5  0  0  0  14    17  10  10   5   9  3   0  2   0  1  1  1  0   6.43 
+-------------+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+------+
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1950   PHI NL   *   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting P 
 1951   PHI NL   *   0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting P 
 1952   PHI NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1953   PHI NL   *   0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting P 
 1954   PHI NL   *   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting P 
 1955   PHI NL   *   0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting P 
 1956   PHI NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 5/7      5   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1950 (P)
1951 (P)
1952
1953 (P)
1954 (P)
1955 (P)
1956

Awards
1952-ML-Major League Player of the Year
1952-NL-TSN Pitcher of the Year
1955-NL-TSN Pitcher of the Year
1962-ML-Lou Gehrig Memorial Award

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1950-NL-7-0.20
1951-NL-13-0.08
1952-NL-2-0.63
1953-NL-6-0.32
1954-NL-7-0.21
1955-NL-5-0.47
1956-NL-23-0.02
Car-93-1.93 shares

Sac. Hits
1951 NL-14-4
1952 NL-13-3
1953 NL-9-8

ERA
1950 NL-3.02-4
1951 NL-3.03-4
1952 NL-2.59-3
1953 NL-2.75-2
1954 NL-2.97-6
1955 NL-3.28-5
1958 NL-3.24-5
1962 AL-2.78-2
1964 AL-2.91-9

Wins
1949 NL-15-8
1950 NL-20-2
1951 NL-21-5
1952 NL-28-1
1953 NL-23-1
1954 NL-23-1
1955 NL-23-1
1956 NL-19-4
1958 NL-17-4
1959 NL-15-9
Car-286-27

Won-Loss %
1950 NL-.645-8
1952 NL-.800-4
1955 NL-.622-6
1964 AL-.650-9

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1950 NL-1.180-2
1951 NL-1.105-2
1952 NL-1.021-2
1953 NL-1.111-2
1954 NL-1.025-1
1955 NL-1.131-2
1956 NL-1.238-8
1957 NL-1.158-2
1958 NL-1.190-3
1959 NL-1.174-7
1960 NL-1.222-8
1962 AL-1.134-3
1963 AL-1.074-4
Car-1.170-83

Hits Allowed/9IP
1950 NL-8.34-8
1951 NL-8.11-9
1952 NL-7.96-7
1953 NL-8.41-8
1954 NL-7.73-2

Bases on Balls/9IP
1950 NL-2.28-4
1951 NL-1.83-3
1952 NL-1.23-1
1953 NL-1.58-1
1954 NL-1.50-1
1955 NL-1.56-2
1956 NL-1.21-1
1957 NL-1.55-2
1958 NL-1.70-2
1959 NL-1.22-3
1960 NL-1.29-2
1962 AL-1.93-4
1963 AL-1.43-5
1964 AL-2.29-9
Car-1.73-43

Strikeouts/9IP
1953 NL-5.14-8
1954 NL-4.95-6
1955 NL-4.72-9
1956 NL-4.75-10

Games
1949 NL-43-10
1951 NL-44-10

Saves
1949 NL-4-9
1954 NL-4-10

Innings
1949 NL-226.7-9
1950 NL-304.3-2
1951 NL-315.0-1
1952 NL-330.0-1
1953 NL-346.7-1
1954 NL-336.7-1
1955 NL-305.0-1
1956 NL-297.3-2
1957 NL-249.7-5
1958 NL-269.7-4
1959 NL-257.3-7
1963 AL-251.3-5
Car-4688.7-21

Strikeouts
1950 NL-146-4
1951 NL-127-6
1952 NL-148-3
1953 NL-198-1
1954 NL-185-1
1955 NL-160-2
1956 NL-157-4
1957 NL-128-8
1958 NL-130-8
Car-2357-40

Games Started
1949 NL-31-8
1950 NL-39-1
1951 NL-39-1
1952 NL-37-1
1953 NL-41-1
1954 NL-38-1
1955 NL-38-1
1956 NL-37-3
1957 NL-32-7
1958 NL-34-5
1959 NL-35-7
1960 NL-33-9
1963 AL-35-6
Car-609-19

Comp. Games
1950 NL-21-4
1951 NL-22-2
1952 NL-30-1
1953 NL-33-1
1954 NL-29-1
1955 NL-26-1
1956 NL-22-1
1957 NL-14-5
1958 NL-21-2
1959 NL-19-4
1960 NL-13-9
Car-305-38

Shutouts
1949 NL-3-8
1950 NL-5-1
1951 NL-6-2
1952 NL-3-10
1953 NL-5-2
1954 NL-4-2
1957 NL-2-10
1964 AL-4-6
Car-45-29

Home Runs Allow.
1950 NL-29-5
1952 NL-22-3
1953 NL-30-3
1954 NL-35-1
1955 NL-41-1
1956 NL-46-1
1957 NL-40-1
1958 NL-30-3
1959 NL-34-2
1960 NL-31-1
1963 AL-35-2
Car-505-1

Hits Allowed
1949 NL-229-8
1950 NL-282-3
1951 NL-284-2
1952 NL-292-1
1953 NL-324-1
1954 NL-289-1
1955 NL-292-1
1956 NL-328-1
1957 NL-246-3
1958 NL-270-3
1959 NL-267-4
1960 NL-256-6
1963 AL-230-7
Car-4582-17

SO to Walk
1950 NL-1.90-3
1951 NL-1.98-3
1952 NL-3.29-1
1953 NL-3.25-1
1954 NL-3.30-1
1955 NL-3.02-2
1956 NL-3.93-1
1957 NL-2.98-2
1958 NL-2.55-2
1959 NL-3.91-1
1960 NL-3.59-2
1962 AL-2.49-4
1963 AL-3.10-4
Car-2.61-57

Losses
1949 NL-15-7
1951 NL-15-6
1953 NL-16-4
1954 NL-15-3
1955 NL-14-6
1956 NL-18-1
1957 NL-22-1
1958 NL-14-3
1959 NL-17-3
1960 NL-16-3
Car-245-12

Earned Runs Allow.
1951 NL-106-2
1952 NL-95-7
1953 NL-106-2
1954 NL-111-2
1955 NL-111-1
1956 NL-147-1
1957 NL-113-1
1958 NL-97-7
1959 NL-122-2
1960 NL-106-4
1963 AL-93-7
Car-1774-13

Hit Batsmen
1948 NL-4-7
1949 NL-5-10
1954 NL-5-8

Batters Faced
1950 NL-1228-2
1951 NL-1274-2
1952 NL-1310-1
1953 NL-1412-1
1954 NL-1331-1
1955 NL-1256-1
1956 NL-1228-2
1957 NL-1033-5
1958 NL-1116-4
1959 NL-1075-8
1963 AL-1014-9
Car-19174-19

Adjusted ERA+
1950 NL-135-5
1951 NL-127-6
1952 NL-141-4
1953 NL-152-2
1954 NL-136-4
1955 NL-121-4
1958 NL-122-3
1962 AL-133-2
1964 AL-123-8

Oldest Player
1964 AL-37-7
1965 AL-38-4
1965 NL-38-4
1966 NL-39-1

      

Black Ink: Pitching - 64 (17) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 249 (21) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 47.0 (42) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 127.5 (59) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

Before 1948 Season: Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent.

October 16, 1961: Purchased by the New York Yankees from the Philadelphia Phillies.

May 21, 1962: Released by the New York Yankees.

May 21, 1962: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

August 6, 1965: Released by the Baltimore Orioles.

August 6, 1965: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.

October 29, 1965: Released by the Houston Astros.

March 30, 1966: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.

July 13, 1966: Released by the Houston Astros.

July 13, 1966: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

October 4, 1966: Released by the Chicago Cubs.

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