Robin Roberts

Retired
High Level
MLB
Years
1948-1966 (1948-1966)
Proper Name
Robin Evan Roberts
Positions
P (676)
Height / Weight
6-0 / 190
Bats / Throws
Both / Right
Death Date
May 6,2010   Age:  83.218
High School
Lanphier (Springfield,IL)
Colleges
Michigan State University (East Lansing,MI)
MLB Debut
MLBAM ID
Retrosheet#
rober102
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Subject of Chapter 29 of the book The Baseball 100 by Joe Posnarski   [1950] Opening day starter for the Philadelphia Phillies   [1951] Opening day starter for the Philadelphia Phillies   [1952] Opening day starter for the Philadelphia Phillies   [1953] Opening day starter for the Philadelphia Phillies   [1954] Opening day starter for the Philadelphia Phillies   [1955] Opening day starter for the Philadelphia Phillies   [1956] Opening day starter for the Philadelphia Phillies   [1957] Opening day starter for the Philadelphia Phillies   [1958] Opening day starter for the Philadelphia Phillies   [1959] Opening day starter for the Philadelphia Phillies   [1960] Opening day starter for the Philadelphia Phillies   [1961] Opening day starter for the Philadelphia Phillies   [1962] His #36 was retired by the Phillies on March 21,1962 ... Winner of the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award (Character and Integrity)   [1966] Opening day starter for the Houston Astros   [1976] Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame (Baseball Writers)   [1978] Added to the Philadelphia Phillies Wall of Fame   [1992] Inducted into the Michigan State University Athletics Hall of Fame

Games - Pitching

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Glossary
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1957PHI393214751022.3131227.30802182.143.83232323129272519193333232.117.17.32.511452.7253.22
1958PHI353421101614.5331916.54301097.161.83434333232332925221110269.00.27.90.710156.5958.82
1959PHI323219001316.4481517.469000100.059.43232292928272419161000231.10.07.2--10051.0352.88
1960PHI343313121216.4291420.41200097.139.43333323131272617131100233.13.07.13.013051.9153.82
1961PHI2618283110.091323.11500069.211.118181617161512730002102.214.15.71.89441.0042.28
1962BAL2725621109.5261314.48100092.624.0252525262624221382100188.13.07.51.59058.3260.76
1963BAL35359001413.5191718.486000100.025.73535333332272522143112251.10.07.2--17056.1757.23
1964BAL3131800137.6502011.645000100.025.83130292825232112111000204.00.06.6--9055.0056.68
1965BAL,HOU3025852109.5261317.43300083.332.02626262425232114110000175.115.17.03.16157.7659.72
1966HOU,CHN242123358.3851212.50001087.59.52120171512108631202108.04.05.11.39045.4346.71
Tot: 3132861022716104124.456138175.44104191.435.7287285272266256236213154120139591,995.757.77.02.11031053.2254.84
g: Games Pitched ... gs: Games Started ... cg: Complete Games ... gr: Games Relieved ... gf: Games Finished ... w: Wins ... l: Losses ... wpct: Win Percentage ... tm-w: Team Wins in games pitched ... tm-l: Team losses in games pitched ... tm-w%: Team win% when pitching ... hold: Holds ... sv: Saves ... blsv: Blown Saves ... gs%: Games Started% ... cg%: Complete Games% ... inn#: Appearances in this inning ... innx: Appearances in 13th+ inning ... ip-s: Innings Pitched as Starter ... ip-r: Innings Pitched as Reliever ... avg_st: Average innings pitched per start ... avg_rel: Average innings pitched per relief appearance ... lmi: Left game mid-inning ... emi: Entered game mid-inning ... gsc1: Average Game Score using Bill James Formula (as starter) ... gsc2: Average Game Score using Tom Tango formula (as starter)

On Base - Pitching

CSV
Glossary
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1957PHI391034978290322.280.311246431133150150479402013421136001176555.562438749115.7
1958PHI3511161044323354.289.31727051284190183471030211522091001004141.0031243756512.4
1959PHI32975920284332.291.341245345194230164399331514021111001174639.320938248617.3
1960PHI34981927292319.298.32525634263180179361031272262272001064239.620238449415.2
1961PHI26510470179202.351.39615423210480101277191593142301802733.753522330520.0
1962BAL27774720221248.286.32017641463170123297177100133100602236.670528636111.9
1963BAL351014960273302.269.298230403921701365453591732311100904853.330436045212.2
1964BAL31847778258288.305.340203523602201463811812101152010662334.850935047810.0
1965BAL,HOU30762719202226.265.29717130190120114336185153116100652640.000928034513.6
1966HOU,CHN24483454163177.337.36614121141909227715630102210582441.382620325217.1
Tot: 313849679702485177.292.326209236924902416001388377712561371282217066182185936442.3710653292422914.3
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... ONBS: On base (H+BB+HBP) ... ONBS2: All On Base (H+BB+HBP+ERROR+FC+FO) ... OBP: On Base Percentage ... OBP2: On Base Percentage for ONBS2 ... H: Hits ... BB: Walks ... HBP: Hit by Pitch ... ROE: Reached on Error ... FC: Fielder`s Choice ... FO: Forceouts ... CI: Catcher`s Interference ... SGL: Singles ... DBL: Doubles ... TPL: Triples ... HR: Home Runs ... IFH: Infield Hits ... BNT: Bunts ... B-H: Bunt hits ... PH-H: Pinch Hits ... PH-HR: Pinch hit home runs ... HR1: Solo home runs ... HR2: 2-run Homers ... HR3: 3-run Homers ... HR4: Grand Slams ... IPHR: Inside the park homers ... RBI: Runs batted in ... HR-RBI: RBIS on Home Runs ... HR-RBI%: % of RBIs on Home Runs ... RBI2: Runs batted in on outs ... BB4: Walks on 4 pitches ... BB1OP: Walks with 1st base open ... RON: PA with runners on ... BR: # of Baserunners ... RBI%: % of opportunities with RBI ... OPP: RBI Opportunities Points ... CONV: RBIs points converted ... CONV%: Converted% ... LDOF: Leadoff ... OB: Leadoff onbase ... LD-OB%: Leadoff onbase% ... LAST: Last batter of game ... WOH: Walk-off Hits ... WOHR: Walk-off Home Runs

Outs - Pitching

CSV
Glossary
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1957PHI391034978182153770.57239706867336120512812.3818121731581485.439188177928699193144
1958PHI3511161044272493860.652805848717399301113011.65101219419151808.338176610281124142187150
1959PHI32975920262103200.66251363363733823912512.824122342371544.5412467787783127142130
1960PHI34981927272213220.69278737634347221012212.4481202318121577.6272769778397125155129
1961PHI26510470141041500.699537183411691395410.59352248129512.617834344257748357
1962BAL27774720211922430.7921942048528912310213.18010203171710715.9241658587175919599
1963BAL351014960222493480.72302123461240226312412.23012402171413010.837187910275108103112109
1964BAL31847778151732880.6024723953731017510912.87010900221614611.030144592559110912797
1965BAL,HOU30762719211682750.6123217264702921579712.7329700121410813.02515466464919610277
1966HOU,CHN2448345451071470.7310922163141691745411.185540196718.521831354242657654
Tot: 31384967970196188828560.6622522653395420307619566104512.30501022232416012112969.3299165576719682854103112721046
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... Outs: Outs ... GO: Groundouts ... AO: Air Outs ... ratio: Groundouts/Airouts ... FLY: Flyballs ... LO: Lineouts ... POP: Popouts ... OUT_IF: Infield Outs ... OUT_OF: Outfield Outs ... OUT_PR: Productive Outs ... RBI_OUT: RBIs on outs ... SO: Strikeouts ... SO%: Strikeout% ... SO3: Struck out on 3 pitches ... SW: Strikeouts swinging ... CAL: Strikeouts looking ... FC: Reached on fielders choice ... FO: Reached on forceout ... GDP: Grounded into Double Play ... OPP: Double play opportunities ... GDP%: Grounded into double play% ... LOC1-9: Balls hit to position location

Baserunning - Pitching

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Glossary
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1957PHI391034978171421185.0330021436732212438.515480.008225.00
1958PHI35111610448710072.7321001651735410830.5111100.0017529.41
1959PHI32975920171610081.04211123391033212337.0500--14642.86
1960PHI34981927262600078.8760112142831911034.4800--15320.00
1961PHI265104706600042.988000142562028341.09800.0011218.18
1962BAL27774720101000066.755000222242486024.1900--11327.27
1963BAL351014960111100084.622000023763029330.7900--22731.82
1964BAL318477788800057.166000143832886723.2600--11218.18
1965BAL,HOU307627196600046.276100053012266930.53200.009444.44
1966HOU,CHN244834547700058.354100192521776436.1600--12216.67
Tot: 3138496797011611141169.95044424114034554277090132.5316531.251303627.69
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... SB: Stolen Bases ... SB2: Steals of 2b ... SB3: Steals of 3b ... SBH: Steals of home ... DI: Advanced on defensive indifference ... SB%: Stolen base % ... CS: Caught stealing ... CS2: Caught stealing 2b ... CS3: Caught stealing 3b ... CSH: Caught stealing home ... PTHR: Pickoff throws ... PCKFF: Picked off ... WPPB: Advancement on wild pitch or passed ball ... ADV_OUT: Runner advanced on out ... OOB: Out on bases ... onbs Runners on base ... R: Runs scored ... RS%: % of times on base run scored ... inh-r Inherited runners ... inhr-s Inherited runners scored ... beq-r Bequeathed runners (runners on base when leaving game) ... beq-s Bequeathed runners scored ... % % related to prior 2 columns

Pitches - Pitching

CSV
Glossary
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1957PHI391034978716468248124721121593562830.6965.3634.6449.779.517.3222.2121696.7302.92724070.67
1958PHI3511161044786509277129861231713863000.7064.7635.2449.177.716.4121.8133807.2373.33054380.70
1959PHI32975920363239124723351831881550.3765.8434.1651.882.419.8322.961404.1161.62773530.78
1960PHI34981927387265122683662992031670.3968.4831.5252.582.317.5725.684515.2242.42823440.82
1961PHI2651047028119289352650811421160.5568.3331.6750.581.712.4628.860387.5265.11291790.72
1962BAL277747200000000000.00------------000.000.02062460.84
1963BAL3510149600000000000.00------------000.000.02713510.77
1964BAL318477780000000000.00------------000.000.01932920.66
1965BAL,HOU307627190000000000.00------------000.000.01942870.68
1966HOU,CHN244834540000000000.00------------000.000.01191570.76
Tot: 3138496797025331673860428253398593127510210.3066.0533.9550.380.116.9023.44592783.31331.6224830540.74
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At bats ... PIT: Pitches ... STR: Strikes ... BAL: Balls ... FOU: Fouls ... SW: Swing and miss ... CAL: Called strikes ... INPLAY: Balls put in play ... SWINGS: Total swings ... CONT: Contacts ... P-PA: Pitches per plate appearance ... STR%: Strikes% ... Ball%: Balls% ... SWNG%: Swing % ... CONT%: Contact% (per swing) ... FOU%: Foul ball% ... PLAY: Ball in Play% ... FPS: First pitch strikes ... FPSW: First pitch swings ... FPSW%: First pitch swing%... FPIP: First pitches in play ... FPIP%: First pitches in play% ... RUNGO: Runners going while batting ... HIT_RUN: Hit and Runs ... GB Ground balls ... Air Balls in air ... GB% Groundball%

Games - Batting

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Glossary
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1957PHI3832151800684.246.91703000000003438000000000
1958PHI3533202010194.360.61302000000003434000000000
1959PHI29291717000100.058.61101000000002929000000000
1960PHI3331161700293.951.61204000000003233000000000
1961PHI25172500868.011.81307000000001925000000000
1962BAL27257800292.628.01504000000002527000000000
1963BAL33331313000100.039.41901000000003333000000000
1964BAL303099000100.030.01506000000003030000000000
1965BAL,HOU3026111200486.742.31215000000002630000000000
1966HOU,CHN20173400385.017.61006000000001820000000000
Tot: 300273113123102691.041.413713900000000280299000000000
G: Games ... GS: Games Started ... CG: Completed Games ... GF: Games Finished ... PH: Pinch Hitter ... PR: Pinch Runner ... DR: Defensive Replacement ... GS%: Games Started % ... CG: Complete Games% ... EXIT PH: Exited for Pinch Hitter ... exit PR: Exited for Pinch Runner ... exit DR: Exited for defensive replacement ... ln1-9: Lineup Slots 1-9 ... Games at position

On Base - Batting

CSV
Glossary
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1957PHI3890801721.189.2331340112094004830000000600.00400334613.01121210.7122627.27000
1958PHI35109992733.248.30320701050145101711000000900.00500415815.51271612.6029827.59000
1959PHI2985771922.224.2591351003094001400000000300.0010038545.613396.7718633.33000
1960PHI3389791824.202.27012600240111002600000000400.0020044656.215185.3014428.57100
1961PHI25363358.139.22231111103000010000000000--00011180.04300.0011327.27000
1962BAL2767521719.254.2841061011091001700000000200.0000128385.39222.1717317.65000
1963BAL3392792125.228.27216501030151002900000000800.00502425215.41281310.1619210.53000
1964BAL3077681416.182.20894101108100040000000000--00128430.09700.0025624.00000
1965BAL,HOU3068561720.250.29411600030641008000000001000.00601314025.0982020.4112216.67000
1966HOU,CHN20362679.194.25034011003000070000000000--00120250.05900.005120.00000
Tot: 3007496491629.216.263110484572308721201161410000004200.0023063164399.61040807.691724123.84100
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... ONBS: On base (H+BB+HBP) ... ONBS2: All On Base (H+BB+HBP+ERROR+FC+FO) ... OBP: On Base Percentage ... OBP2: On Base Percentage for ONBS2 ... H: Hits ... BB: Walks ... HBP: Hit by Pitch ... ROE: Reached on Error ... FC: Fielder`s Choice ... FO: Forceouts ... CI: Catcher`s Interference ... SGL: Singles ... DBL: Doubles ... TPL: Triples ... HR: Home Runs ... IFH: Infield Hits ... BNT: Bunts ... B-H: Bunt hits ... PH-H: Pinch Hits ... PH-HR: Pinch hit home runs ... HR1: Solo home runs ... HR2: 2-run Homers ... HR3: 3-run Homers ... HR4: Grand Slams ... IPHR: Inside the park homers ... RBI: Runs batted in ... HR-RBI: RBIS on Home Runs ... HR-RBI%: % of RBIs on Home Runs ... RBI2: Runs batted in on outs ... BB4: Walks on 4 pitches ... BB1OP: Walks with 1st base open ... RON: PA with runners on ... BR: # of Baserunners ... RBI%: % of opportunities with RBI ... OPP: RBI Opportunities Points ... CONV: RBIs points converted ... CONV%: Converted% ... LDOF: Leadoff ... OB: Leadoff onbase ... LD-OB%: Leadoff onbase% ... LAST: Last batter of game ... WOH: Walk-off Hits ... WOHR: Walk-off Home Runs

Outs - Batting

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Glossary
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1957PHI3890806629221.3212734842211516.6731321221612.591910810887
1958PHI35109997839241.6320406049111513.762123051137.76012195913119
1959PHI2985776424191.2613335134402124.7102100341921.131713385117
1960PHI3389796826151.7312125732402629.211233240190.010248373144
1961PHI253633291081.255212412101130.56192111616.7400324441
1962BAL276752422182.636113631321319.400130111128.310141034751
1963BAL3392796326251.0421044844211213.0401200321414.3131101058785
1964BAL3077686024161.5013034235002025.9702001121118.25341067635
1965BAL,HOU3068564618141.2911123830201319.1221300321315.4715935773
1966HOU,CHN20362624951.80230201610925.0009010090.0314333122
Tot: 3007496495402261561.45115221942432520515520.699145107231513211.4701159954165617344
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... Outs: Outs ... GO: Groundouts ... AO: Air Outs ... ratio: Groundouts/Airouts ... FLY: Flyballs ... LO: Lineouts ... POP: Popouts ... OUT_IF: Infield Outs ... OUT_OF: Outfield Outs ... OUT_PR: Productive Outs ... RBI_OUT: RBIs on outs ... SO: Strikeouts ... SO%: Strikeout% ... SO3: Struck out on 3 pitches ... SW: Strikeouts swinging ... CAL: Strikeouts looking ... FC: Reached on fielders choice ... FO: Reached on forceout ... GDP: Grounded into Double Play ... OPP: Double play opportunities ... GDP%: Grounded into double play% ... LOC1-9: Balls hit to position location

Baserunning - Batting

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Glossary
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1957PHI389000000--00003104005862.50012052123.81
1958PHI3510900000--00002302105862.500052123336.36
1959PHI298500000--00003012002633.30004162227.27
1960PHI33891100050.011003003203837.50004162425.00
1961PHI253600000--0000100000010.0000101812.50
1962BAL276700000--00003002002540.00003031915.79
1963BAL339200000--000060320021118.20002172528.00
1964BAL307700000--0000200010030.00005131618.75
1965BAL,HOU306800000--00002101002450.00003022010.00
1966HOU,CHN203600000--000000000000--000102922.22
Tot: 3007491100050.0110025541640215438.90013064719723.86
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... SB: Stolen Bases ... SB2: Steals of 2b ... SB3: Steals of 3b ... SBH: Steals of home ... DI: Advanced on defensive indifference ... SB%: Stolen base % ... CS: Caught stealing ... CS2: Caught stealing 2b ... CS3: Caught stealing 3b ... CSH: Caught stealing home ... S12: Advanced from 1st to 2nd on singled... S13: Advanced from 1st to 3rd on single ... S23: Advanced from 2nd to 3rd on single ... S2H: Scored from 2nd on single ... D13: Advanced from 1nd to 3rd on double ... D1H: Scored from 1st on double ... ADVX: Advanced an extra base on hit ... ADV-OPP Advancement opportunities on hits ... ADV_PCT: Advanced extra base % ... PTHR: Pickoff throws ... PCKFF%: Picked off ... WPPB: Advanced on wild pitch or passed ball ... ADV_OUT: Advanced on out ... OOB: Out on bases ... R: Runs scored ... ONBS: On base ... RUN%: % of times on base run scored

Pitches - Batting

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Glossary
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yearteamsgpapitstrbalfouswcalinplayswingscontp-pastr%bal%swng%cont%fou%play%fpsfpswfpsw%fpipfpip%rungohit_rungbairgb%
1957PHI38904834149571327220.5370.8329.1756.381.518.7527.1101112.244.40039261.50
1958PHI35109714922157131436290.6569.0130.9950.780.621.1319.7101412.865.50046261.77
1959PHI29852617924731050.3165.3834.6238.550.07.6911.5044.700.00026191.37
1960PHI3389372512271151470.4267.5732.4337.850.05.4113.5377.911.10035152.33
1961PHI2536352213746516120.9762.8637.1445.775.020.0014.33719.400.0001391.44
1962BAL27670000000000.00------------000.000.0002893.11
1963BAL33920000000000.00------------000.000.00035251.40
1964BAL30770000000000.00------------000.000.00028161.75
1965BAL,HOU30680000000000.00------------000.000.00024141.71
1966HOU,CHN20360000000000.00------------000.000.0001553.00
Tot: 3007492171477035274440103750.2967.7432.2647.572.816.1318.426435.7111.5002891641.76
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... PIT: Pitches ... STR: Strikes ... BAL: Balls ... FOU: Fouls ... SW: Swing and miss ... CAL: Called strikes ... INPLAY: Balls put in play ... SWINGS: Total swings ... CONT: Contacts ... P-PA: Pitches per plate appearance ... STR%: Strikes% ... Ball%: Balls% ... SWNG%: Swing % ... CONT%: Contact% (per swing) ... FOU%: Foul ball% ... PLAY: Ball in Play% ... FPS: First pitch strikes ... FPSW: First pitch swings ... FPSW%: First pitch swing%... FPIP: First pitches in play ... FPIP%: First pitches in play% ... RUNGO: Runners going while batting ... HIT_RUN: Hit and Runs ... GB Ground balls ... Airballs Balls in air ... GB% Groundball%