Bill Robinson
Posted by Andy on July 30, 2007
Bill Robinson passed away yesterday. He was a member of the 1979 Pirates' championship team.
Some of his career stats:
Most HR against a particular pitcher:
PA AB H 2B 3B **HR** RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP G_miss YR_miss +-----------------+---+---+---+--+--+------+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+------+-------+ Phil Niekro 58 55 14 4 0 6 13 3 11 .255 .293 .655 .948 0 0 0 0 1 John Curtis 50 46 13 0 0 5 13 4 5 .283 .340 .609 .949 0 0 1 0 3 Jerry Reuss 59 56 15 1 1 5 12 2 8 .268 .305 .589 .894 0 0 1 1 4
Most hits against a particular pitcher:
PA AB **H** 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP G_miss YR_miss +-----------------+---+---+-------+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+------+-------+ Steve Carlton 96 88 28 4 0 4 9 7 10 .318 .368 .500 .868 1 0 3 0 3 Jim Kaat 64 61 17 2 0 1 6 2 4 .279 .313 .361 .674 0 0 2 1 3 Jerry Koosman 59 55 17 6 0 2 9 3 10 .309 .339 .527 .866 0 1 1 0 1 Jon Matlack 63 58 17 6 0 4 8 4 9 .293 .333 .603 .936 0 1 0 0 2
And I noticed an interesting thing in his career splits. Comparing his pre- and post-All-Star performance, he had OBP of .300 exactly both before and after the break, as well as a SLG of .438 exactly both before and after the break. His batting average was 2 points higher before the break, a difference of only about 5 hits over 16 seasons (if normalized to the same number of at-bats.)
Also he was once traded for another played who also passed away this year at too young of an age: Clete Boyer.