Bio
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Debut
- 2008
- Draft
- 2006Rd 17, Pk 524
- College
- Alabama
Bio
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Debut
- 2008
- Draft
- 2006Rd 17, Pk 524
- College
- Alabama
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 881
- W
- 68
- L
- 46
- ERA
- 2.93
- IP
- 894.1
- K
- 1,176
- BB
- 365
- WHIP
- 1.16
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | NYY | 25 | 4 | 0 | 5.34 | 30.1 | 36 | 15 | 1.45 |
| 2009 | NYY | 45 | 2 | 1 | 3.30 | 43.2 | 63 | 23 | 1.35 |
| 2010 | NYY | 64 | 4 | 5 | 3.82 | 61.1 | 71 | 33 | 1.50 |
| 2011 | NYY | 70 | 4 | 0 | 1.08 | 66.2 | 100 | 35 | 1.13 |
| 2012 | NYY | 65 | 2 | 7 | 2.67 | 60.2 | 81 | 19 | 1.17 |
| 2013 | NYY | 70 | 5 | 1 | 2.04 | 66.1 | 77 | 18 | 1.04 |
| 2014 | NYY | 63 | 4 | 5 | 3.08 | 64.1 | 96 | 23 | 1.06 |
| 2015 | CHW | 60 | 6 | 5 | 3.41 | 63.1 | 86 | 13 | 0.93 |
| 2016 | CHW | 62 | 5 | 3 | 3.47 | 62.1 | 75 | 32 | 1.36 |
| 2017 |  CHW/NYY | 61 | 9 | 2 | 1.84 | 68.1 | 98 | 23 | 0.85 |
| 2018 | NYY | 69 | 8 | 3 | 3.23 | 69.2 | 91 | 26 | 1.03 |
| 2019 | PHI | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5.40 | 6.2 | 6 | 6 | 2.10 |
| 2021 | TB | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 12.0 | 16 | 4 | 1.25 |
| 2022 |  CHC/PHI | 58 | 4 | 3 | 2.40 | 63.2 | 81 | 35 | 1.16 |
| 2023 |  NYM/MIA | 62 | 6 | 6 | 3.03 | 65.1 | 78 | 25 | 1.19 |
| 2024 | TEX | 68 | 3 | 4 | 3.00 | 72.0 | 99 | 27 | 1.11 |
| 2025 | PHI | 20 | 2 | 0 | 4.08 | 17.2 | 22 | 8 | 1.47 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 43
- W
- 6
- L
- 1
- ERA
- 3.40
- IP
- 47.2
- K
- 57
- BB
- 16
- WHIP
- 1.13
Expanded
Career regular season
- QS
- 0
- CG
- 0
- SHO
- 0
- K/9
- 11.8
- GB
- 954
- FB
- 1,153
- G/F
- 0.80
- WP
- 57
| QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs. | CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last. | SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed. | K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched. | GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher. | FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher. | G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher. | WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | NYY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.7 | 34 | 46 | 0.7 | 6 |
| 2009 | NYY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 37 | 67 | 0.6 | 6 |
| 2010 | NYY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.4 | 71 | 95 | 0.7 | 7 |
| 2011 | NYY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.5 | 64 | 70 | 0.9 | 6 |
| 2012 | NYY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 66 | 81 | 0.8 | 1 |
| 2013 | NYY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.4 | 85 | 78 | 1.1 | 1 |
| 2014 | NYY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.4 | 66 | 73 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2015 | CHW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.2 | 56 | 93 | 0.6 | 4 |
| 2016 | CHW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.8 | 75 | 84 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 2017 | CHW/NYY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.9 | 69 | 71 | 1 | 7 |
| 2018 | NYY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.8 | 78 | 88 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 2019 | PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | 7 | 14 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2021 | TB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 9 | 10 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2022 | CHC/PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.5 | 67 | 78 | 0.9 | 4 |
| 2023 | NYM/MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.7 | 72 | 91 | 0.8 | 5 |
| 2024 | TEX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.4 | 77 | 87 | 0.9 | 8 |
| 2025 | PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.2 | 16 | 14 | 1.1 | 0 |
Latest performance
David Robertson
Oct 04 · vs LAD · L 5-3
- IP
- 0.1
- H
- 1
- R
- 2
- ER
- 2
- BB
- 0
- K
- 0
- HR
- 0
- ERA
- 54.00
Games
All games| Date | Opponent | IP | H | R | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Oct 04 | vs LADL 5-3 | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Sun, Sep 28 | vs MINW 2-1 F/10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Thu, Sep 25 | vsMIAW 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tue, Sep 23 | vsMIAL 6-5 F/11 | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Tue, Sep 16 | atLADW 9-6 | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Mon, Sep 15 | atLADW 6-5 F/10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What were David Robertson's career stats?
David Robertson played 17 seasons for the Yankees, the White Sox, the Phillies, the Rays and the Rangers. He had 68 wins and 1,176 strikeouts with a 2.93 ERA over 894.1 innings. His best season was 2017: 9 wins, a 1.84 ERA and 98 strikeouts.
League leaderboards and awards
17 seasons, 9 postseasons, 2008 to 2025
David Robertson finished top 10 in a stat 2 times.
Championships
- 2009 World Series with the New York Yankees
All-time career rank
- 69th in saves (179)
Among the 8,948 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
More on David Robertson
Playoff series
David Robertson played 10 games across 3 MLB postseasons in 5 series — 2 won, 3 lost.
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | LAD | Lost 0-1 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | PHI | Lost 0-1 | 1 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 |  STL | Won 1-0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 |  SD | Won 2-1 | 3 | 2.2 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 2022 |  HOU | Lost 1-3 | 4 | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2022 postseason — earlier series are not counted.
David Robertson against each club
- vs Milwaukee Brewers (15)
- vs Atlanta Braves (12)
- vs New York Mets (12)
- vs Houston Astros (11)
- vs Los Angeles Dodgers (11)
- vs Miami Marlins (11)
- vs Pittsburgh Pirates (11)
- vs Washington Nationals (11)
- vs Philadelphia Phillies (10)
- vs Athletics (9)
- vs Cincinnati Reds (9)
- vs Chicago White Sox (8)
- vs Los Angeles Angels (8)
- vs San Diego Padres (8)
- vs Tampa Bay Rays (8)
- vs Seattle Mariners (7)
- vs Arizona Diamondbacks (6)
- vs Boston Red Sox (6)
- vs St. Louis Cardinals (6)
- vs New York Yankees (5)
- vs San Francisco Giants (5)
- vs Cleveland Guardians (4)
- vs Colorado Rockies (4)
- vs Detroit Tigers (4)
- vs Kansas City Royals (4)
- vs Minnesota Twins (4)
- vs Toronto Blue Jays (4)
- vs Chicago Cubs (3)
- vs Baltimore Orioles (2)
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