Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1966
Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1966
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,472
- AB
- 4,364
- R
- 536
- H
- 1,127
- HR
- 166
- RBI
- 641
- SB
- 71
- AVG
- .258
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | ATL | 6 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .273 |
| 1967 | NYY | 116 | 342 | 31 | 67 | 7 | 29 | 2 | .196 |
| 1968 | NYY | 107 | 342 | 34 | 82 | 6 | 40 | 7 | .240 |
| 1969 | NYY | 87 | 222 | 23 | 38 | 3 | 21 | 3 | .171 |
| 1972 | PHI | 82 | 188 | 19 | 45 | 8 | 21 | 2 | .239 |
| 1973 | PHI | 124 | 452 | 62 | 130 | 25 | 65 | 5 | .288 |
| 1974 | PHI | 100 | 280 | 32 | 66 | 5 | 29 | 5 | .236 |
| 1975 | PIT | 92 | 200 | 26 | 56 | 6 | 33 | 3 | .280 |
| 1976 | PIT | 122 | 393 | 55 | 119 | 21 | 64 | 2 | .303 |
| 1977 | PIT | 137 | 507 | 74 | 154 | 26 | 104 | 12 | .304 |
| 1978 | PIT | 136 | 499 | 70 | 123 | 14 | 80 | 14 | .246 |
| 1979 | PIT | 148 | 421 | 59 | 111 | 24 | 75 | 13 | .264 |
| 1980 | PIT | 100 | 272 | 28 | 78 | 12 | 36 | 1 | .287 |
| 1981 | PIT | 39 | 88 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 1 | .216 |
| 1982 |  PIT/PHI | 66 | 140 | 14 | 35 | 7 | 31 | 1 | .250 |
| 1983 | PHI | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .143 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 12
- AB
- 24
- R
- 2
- H
- 5
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 2
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .208
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 4,729
- TB
- 1,912
- XBH
- 424
- HBP
- 16
- IBB
- 49
- GIDP
- 0
- P/PA
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | ATL | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 | NYY | 380 | 96 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | NYY | 378 | 130 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | NYY | 239 | 62 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | PHI | 195 | 80 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | PHI | 487 | 239 | 58 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | PHI | 304 | 97 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | PIT | 217 | 90 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | PIT | 416 | 210 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | PIT | 544 | 266 | 59 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | PIT | 552 | 205 | 52 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | PIT | 455 | 212 | 47 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | PIT | 294 | 126 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | PIT | 94 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | PIT/PHI | 155 | 65 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | PHI | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 6.0
- RC
- 591.7
- RC/27
- 4.70
- ISOP
- .180
- SECA
- .245
- BB/K
- 0.32
- AB/HR
- 26.3
- GO/FO
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | ATL | 0.0 | 1.4 | 4.6 | .182 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 | NYY | -1.8 | 25.4 | 2.4 | .085 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 48.9 | 0 |
| 1968 | NYY | 0.5 | 39.8 | 3.9 | .140 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 57 | 0 |
| 1969 | NYY | -1.3 | 13.4 | 1.9 | .108 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 74 | 0 |
| 1972 | PHI | 0.2 | 20.4 | 3.7 | .186 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 23.5 | 0 |
| 1973 | PHI | 2.0 | 78.2 | 6.3 | .241 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 18.1 | 0 |
| 1974 | PHI | -0.2 | 28.1 | 3.4 | .111 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 56 | 0 |
| 1975 | PIT | 1.4 | 29.4 | 5.3 | .170 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 33.3 | 0 |
| 1976 | PIT | 2.0 | 67.8 | 6.4 | .232 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 18.7 | 0 |
| 1977 | PIT | 1.8 | 89.9 | 6.6 | .221 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 19.5 | 0 |
| 1978 | PIT | 0.2 | 63.3 | 4.3 | .164 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 35.6 | 0 |
| 1979 | PIT | 1.5 | 67.8 | 5.7 | .240 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 17.5 | 0 |
| 1980 | PIT | 0.0 | 40.2 | 5.3 | .176 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 22.7 | 0 |
| 1981 | PIT | 0.1 | 7.4 | 2.9 | .102 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 44 | 0 |
| 1982 | PIT/PHI | -0.2 | 20.2 | 5 | .214 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 20 | 0 |
| 1983 | PHI | -0.2 | 0.2 | 0.9 | .000 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Bill Robinson's career stats?
Bill Robinson played 16 seasons for the Braves, the Yankees, the Phillies and the Pirates. He was a career .258 hitter with 1,127 hits, 166 home runs and 641 RBI. His best season was 1977: a .304 batting average, 26 home runs and 104 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
16 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1966 to 1983
Bill Robinson finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.
Championships
- 1979 World Series with the Pittsburgh Pirates
Season top 10 finishes
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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