Robin Roberts

Robin Roberts

1948–1966 · Bats B · Throws R · 6'0", 190 lb · b. 1926 Springfield, IL

Career 286–245 · 3.41 ERA · 2,357 SO · 4688.2 IP · 688 G · 255 H · 5 HR · 103 RBI · .167 AVG

Seasons leading his league

18

18 best in baseball

56 Top-5 finishes

7 Title seasons

6 Categories led

1954 Best season

Spanning 1950–1956, peaking at 5 titles in 1954.

Led in Complete Games for 5 straight seasons (1952–1956) — his longest run atop any category.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

74th League titles 18
24th Best in baseball 18
78th Top-5 finishes 56

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

21st Innings Pitched 4688.2
28th Wins 286
29th Shutouts 45
38th Complete Games 305
54th Strikeouts 2,357
103rd Walks + Hits / IP 1.17
370th Earned Run Average 3.41

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Complete Games	5	1st	5 yrs (1952–1956)	1952 30 1953 33 1954 29 1955 26 1956 22 1951 #2 1958 #2
Innings Pitched	5	1st	5 yrs (1951–1955)	1951 315.0 1952 330.0 1953 346.2 1954 336.2 1955 305.0 1950 #2 1956 #2
Wins	4	1st	4 yrs (1952–1955)	1952 28 1953 23 1954 23 1955 23 1950 #2
Strikeouts	2	1st	2 yrs (1953–1954)	1953 198 1954 185 1952 #3 1955 #2
Shutouts	1	1st	—	1950 5 1951 #2 1953 #2 1954 #2
Walks + Hits / IP	1	1st	—	1954 1.03 1950 #2 1951 #2 1952 #2 1953 #2 1955 #2 1957 #2 1958 #3 1962 #3 1965 #3
Earned Run Average	—	#2	—	1952 #3 1953 #2 1962 #2

Title Seasons

7 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1956	1	CG 22
1955	3	W 23 IP 305.0 CG 26
1954	5	W 23 SO 185 WHIP 1.03 IP 336.2 CG 29
1953	4	W 23 SO 198 IP 346.2 CG 33
1952	3	W 28 IP 330.0 CG 30
1951	1	IP 315.0
1950	1	SHO 5

Pitching

19 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
1948	PHI	NL	7	9	3.19	20	20	0	146.2	148	52	10	61	84	1.43
1949	PHI	NL	15	15	3.69	43	31	4	226.2	229	93	15	75	95	1.34
1950	PHI	NL	20	11	3.02	40	39	1	304.1	282	102	29	77	146	1.18
1951	PHI	NL	21	15	3.03	44	39	2	315.0	284	106	20	64	127	1.11
1952	PHI	NL	28	7	2.59	39	37	2	330.0	292	95	22	45	148	1.02
1953	PHI	NL	23	16	2.75	44	41	2	346.2	324	106	30	61	198	1.11
1954	PHI	NL	23	15	2.97	45	38	4	336.2	289	111	35	56	185	1.03
1955	PHI	NL	23	14	3.28	41	38	3	305.0	292	111	41	53	160	1.13
1956	PHI	NL	19	18	4.45	43	37	3	297.1	328	147	46	40	157	1.24
1957	PHI	NL	10	22	4.07	39	32	2	249.2	246	113	40	43	128	1.16
1958	PHI	NL	17	14	3.24	35	34	0	269.2	270	97	30	51	130	1.19
1959	PHI	NL	15	17	4.27	35	35	0	257.1	267	122	34	35	137	1.17
1960	PHI	NL	12	16	4.02	35	33	1	237.1	256	106	31	34	122	1.22
1961	PHI	NL	1	10	5.85	26	18	0	117.0	154	76	19	23	54	1.51
1962	BAL	AL	10	9	2.78	27	25	0	191.1	176	59	17	41	102	1.13
1963	BAL	AL	14	13	3.33	35	35	0	251.1	230	93	35	40	124	1.07
1964	BAL	AL	13	7	2.91	31	31	0	204.0	203	66	18	52	109	1.25
1965	BAL +1	AL	10	9	2.78	30	25	0	190.2	171	59	18	30	97	1.05
1966	HOU +1	NL	5	8	4.82	24	21	1	112.0	141	60	15	21	54	1.45
Career	—	—	286	245	3.41	676	609	25	4688.2	4,582	1,774	505	902	2,357	1.17

Batting

19 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1948	PHI	NL	21	44	1	11	2	0	1	5	6	16	0	.250	.340	.364	.704
1949	PHI	NL	43	67	2	5	1	0	0	4	7	18	0	.075	.162	.090	.252
1950	PHI	NL	40	102	1	12	0	0	0	7	8	39	0	.118	.182	.118	.299
1951	PHI	NL	44	87	8	15	2	0	0	4	20	27	2	.172	.333	.195	.529
1952	PHI	NL	39	112	3	14	6	1	0	7	11	19	0	.125	.210	.196	.406
1953	PHI	NL	44	123	14	22	5	1	1	7	7	29	0	.179	.229	.260	.489
1954	PHI	NL	45	122	11	15	6	1	0	6	5	34	0	.123	.155	.189	.344
1955	PHI	NL	51	107	12	27	9	4	2	13	18	18	0	.252	.360	.467	.827
1956	PHI	NL	43	100	8	20	2	1	1	8	6	13	0	.200	.248	.270	.518
1957	PHI	NL	39	80	5	13	4	0	0	6	4	16	0	.163	.200	.213	.413
1958	PHI	NL	36	99	12	20	5	1	0	9	7	15	0	.202	.255	.273	.527
1959	PHI	NL	35	89	6	17	5	0	0	3	5	23	0	.191	.242	.247	.489
1960	PHI	NL	35	79	6	12	1	0	0	4	6	26	1	.152	.212	.165	.376
1961	PHI	NL	26	33	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	11	0	.091	.143	.091	.234
1962	BAL	AL	27	52	3	10	1	0	0	2	5	13	0	.192	.271	.212	.483
1963	BAL	AL	35	79	7	16	1	0	0	8	5	12	0	.203	.250	.215	.465
1964	BAL	AL	31	68	3	9	1	0	0	0	4	21	0	.132	.192	.147	.339
1965	BAL +1	AL	30	56	2	11	4	1	0	10	6	13	0	.196	.274	.304	.578
1966	HOU +1	NL	24	26	2	3	0	0	0	0	4	9	0	.115	.233	.115	.349
Career	—	—	688	1,525	107	255	55	10	5	103	135	372	3	.167	.238	.226	.464

Fielding by Position

Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP	FLD%
P	676	316	601	31	45	.967