Frank Robinson stats

Last played for the Cleveland Guardians, 1976

Age 91

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Frank Robinson played 21 MLB seasons, 1956 to 1976.

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
2,808
AB
10,006
R
1,829
H
2,943
HR
586
RBI
1,812
SB
204
AVG
.294

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.

Standard by season
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.
1956CIN15257212216638838.290
1957CIN15061197197297510.322
1958CIN14855490149318310.269
1959CIN1465401061683612518.311
1960CIN13946486138318313.297
1961CIN1535451171763712422.323
1962CIN1626091342083913618.342
1963CIN14048279125219126.259
1964CIN156568103174299623.306
1965CIN1565821091723311313.296
1966BAL155576122182491228.316
1967BAL1294798314930942.311
1968BAL13042169113155211.268
1969BAL148539111166321009.308
1970BAL1324718814425782.306
1971BAL1334558212828993.281
1972LAD103342418619592.251
1973LAA1475348514230971.266
1974LAA/CLE1444778111722685.245
1975CLE4911819289240.237
1976CLE36675153100.224

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Career Postseason

GP
35
AB
126
R
25
H
30
HR
10
RBI
19
SB
0
AVG
.238

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
11,743
TB
5,373
XBH
1,186
HBP
198
IBB
218
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.

Expanded by season
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.
1956CIN6683197120700
1957CIN6773236312500
1958CIN623279627500
1959CIN626315718900
1960CIN562276709600
1961CIN63633376102300
1962CIN70138092111600
1963CIN58021343142000
1964CIN6623117392000
1965CIN67431471181800
1966BAL68036785101100
1967BAL5632766071400
1968BAL5081874312400
1969BAL64329156131100
1970BAL553245507900
1971BAL5452324691100
1972LAD405151262000
1973LAA63026159101200
1974LAA/CLE57921652101400
1975CLE14960140300
1976CLE792430000

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
100.9
RC
2,156.8
RC/27
8.00
ISOP
.243
SECA
.397
BB/K
0.93
AB/HR
17.1
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
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.
1956CIN6.2122.77.8.2670.40.715.10
1957CIN6.6122.67.8.2060.30.521.10
1958CIN4.0101.96.8.2350.40.817.90
1959CIN5.51248.6.2720.40.7150
1960CIN5.9114.49.1.2970.51.2150
1961CIN7.3136.69.7.2880.51.114.70
1962CIN8.4154.710.1.2820.41.215.60
1963CIN4.489.96.6.1830.41.2230
1964CIN7.5127.88.5.2410.41.219.60
1965CIN4.7122.37.8.2440.40.717.60
1966BAL7.3147.49.8.3210.51.011.80
1967BAL5.1111.18.8.2650.40.9160
1968BAL3.3817.1760.40.928.10
1969BAL7.1124.58.9.2320.41.416.80
1970BAL4.5100.78.1.2140.41.018.80
1971BAL3.194.97.6.2290.41.216.30
1972LAD1.857.45.9.1900.30.7180
1973LAA4.4102.37.2230.40.917.80
1974LAA/CLE2.987.26.4.2080.40.921.70
1975CLE0.825.27.4.2710.51.913.10
1976CLE0.194.6.1340.30.922.30

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
91 yearsAug 31, 1935
Debut
1956
AL MVP
1966
NL MVP
1961
NL Rookie of the Year
1956
All awards (5)
  • 1x AL MVP
  • 1x NL MVP
  • 1x NL Rookie of the Year
  • 1x World Series MVP
  • 1x NL Gold Glove

What were Frank Robinson's career stats?

Frank Robinson played 21 seasons for the Reds, the Orioles, the Dodgers, the Angels and the Guardians. He was a career .294 hitter with 2,943 hits, 586 home runs and 1,812 RBI. His best season was 1962: a .342 batting average, 39 home runs and 136 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

21 seasons, 5 postseasons, 1956 to 1976

Frank Robinson led MLB in home runs (1966) and OPS (1966); finished top 10 in a stat 15 times; sits top 10 all time in home runs.

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Awards

All-time career rank

  • 10th in home runs (586)
  • 35th in hits (2,943)
  • 20th in rbi (1,812)

Among the 10,544 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.

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