Born on September 30, 1926 in Springfield, Illinois, Robin Roberts (Robin Evan Roberts) played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Baltimore Orioles, Houston Astros and Chicago Cubs over the course of his 19 year career. Roberts broke into the bigs on June 18, 1948 with the Philadelphia Phillies, and put up a 3.19 ERA in 146.2 innings pitched in 1948, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Robin Roberts's best season was 1952, when he posted a 2.59 ERA, won 28 games and struck out 148 batters.
Statistics[]
Pitching Stats[]
Year
Team
G
GS
W
L
ERA
K
R
ER
CG
SHO
SV
IP
H
HR
BB
IB
WP
HBP
1948
PHI
N
20
20
7
9
3.19
84
63
52
9
0
0
146.2
148
10
61
0
1
4
1949
PHI
N
43
31
15
15
3.69
95
101
93
11
3
4
226.2
229
15
75
0
1
5
1950
PHI
N
40
39
20
11
3.02
146
112
102
21
5
1
304.1
282
29
77
0
2
2
1951
PHI
N
44
39
21
15
3.03
127
115
106
22
6
2
315
284
20
64
0
4
3
1952
PHI
N
39
37
28
7
2.59
148
104
95
30
3
2
330
292
22
45
0
3
5
1953
PHI
N
44
41
23
16
2.75
198
119
106
33
5
2
346.2
324
30
61
0
3
2
1954
PHI
N
45
38
23
15
2.97
185
116
111
29
4
4
336.2
289
35
56
7
2
5
1955
PHI
N
41
38
23
14
3.28
160
137
111
26
1
3
305
292
41
53
3
3
2
1956
PHI
N
43
37
19
18
4.45
157
155
147
22
1
3
297.1
328
46
40
3
2
2
1957
PHI
N
39
32
10
22
4.07
128
122
113
14
2
2
249.2
246
40
43
16
0
1
1958
PHI
N
35
34
17
14
3.24
130
112
97
21
1
0
269.2
270
30
51
5
2
2
1959
PHI
N
35
35
15
17
4.27
137
137
122
19
2
0
257.1
267
34
35
4
1
5
1960
PHI
N
35
33
12
16
4.02
122
113
106
13
2
1
237.1
256
31
34
7
0
2
1961
PHI
N
26
18
1
10
5.85
54
85
76
2
0
0
117
154
19
23
6
1
2
1962
BAL
A
27
25
10
9
2.78
102
63
59
6
0
0
191.1
176
17
41
7
2
4
1963
BAL
A
35
35
14
13
3.33
124
100
93
9
2
0
251.1
230
35
40
8
0
3
1964
BAL
A
31
31
13
7
2.91
109
69
66
8
4
0
204
203
18
52
6
2
3
1965
HOU
N
10
10
5
2
1.89
34
22
16
3
2
0
76
61
1
10
1
1
0
1965
BAL
A
20
15
5
7
3.38
63
51
43
5
1
0
114.2
110
17
20
3
1
1
1965
Total
30
25
10
9
2.78
97
73
59
8
3
0
190.2
171
18
30
4
2
1
1966
HOU
N
13
12
3
5
3.82
26
31
27
1
1
1
63.2
79
7
10
0
0
1
1966
CHI
N
11
9
2
3
6.14
28
35
33
1
0
0
48.1
62
8
11
0
2
0
1966
TOT
N
24
21
5
8
4.82
54
66
60
2
1
1
112
141
15
21
0
2
1
Total
NL
563
503
244
209
3.47
1959
1679
1513
277
38
25
3927.1
3863
418
749
52
28
43
Total
AL
113
106
42
36
3.09
398
283
261
28
7
0
761.1
719
87
153
24
5
11
Total
676
609
286
245
3.41
2357
1962
1774
305
45
25
4688.2
4582
505
902
76
33
54
Fielding Stats[]
Year
Team
POS
G
GS
INN
PO
A
ERR
DP
TP
PB
SB
CS
PkO
AVG
1948
PHI
N
P
20
0
0
2
17
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
.905
1949
PHI
N
P
43
0
0
10
23
1
4
0
0
0
0
0
.971
1950
PHI
N
P
40
0
0
22
50
2
6
0
0
0
0
0
.973
1951
PHI
N
P
44
0
0
24
37
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
.968
1952
PHI
N
P
39
0
0
26
44
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
.986
1953
PHI
N
P
44
0
0
16
51
3
7
0
0
0
0
0
.957
1954
PHI
N
P
45
38
336.2
15
38
1
3
0
0
10
4
1
.981
1955
PHI
N
P
41
0
0
19
26
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
.957
1956
PHI
N
P
43
0
0
12
50
2
4
0
0
0
0
0
.969
1957
PHI
N
P
39
32
249.2
26
38
0
1
0
2
18
3
0
1.000
1958
PHI
N
P
35
34
269.2
17
34
0
0
0
4
8
3
0
1.000
1959
PHI
N
P
35
35
257.1
22
38
1
2
0
1
18
4
1
.984
1960
PHI
N
P
35
33
237.1
21
24
2
2
0
1
26
7
1
.957
1961
PHI
N
P
26
18
117
6
15
0
1
0
2
6
8
0
1.000
1962
BAL
A
P
27
25
191.1
24
21
2
4
0
0
10
5
0
.957
1963
BAL
A
P
35
35
251.1
24
31
3
1
0
2
11
2
0
.948
1964
BAL
A
P
31
31
204
9
26
1
2
0
2
8
6
0
.972
1965
HOU
N
P
10
10
76
7
5
2
0
0
1
2
3
0
.857
1965
BAL
A
P
20
15
114.2
7
16
2
1
0
1
4
4
0
.920
1965
Total
P
30
25
190.2
14
21
4
1
0
2
6
7
0
.897
1966
HOU
N
P
13
12
63.2
2
9
1
0
0
3
5
3
0
.917
1966
CHI
N
P
11
9
48.1
5
8
1
1
0
2
2
2
0
.929
1966
TOT
N
P
24
21
112
7
17
2
1
0
5
7
5
0
.923
Total
P
676
327
2417
316
601
31
45
0
21
128
54
3
.967
Batting Stats[]
Year
Team
G
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
AVG
OBP
SLG
2B
3B
BB
SO
HBP
SH
SB
IBB
GDP
1948
PHI
N
21
44
1
11
1
5
.250
.340
.364
2
0
6
16
0
3
0
0
1
1949
PHI
N
43
67
2
5
0
4
.075
.162
.090
1
0
7
18
0
5
0
0
2
1950
PHI
N
40
102
1
12
0
7
.118
.182
.118
0
0
8
39
0
7
0
0
3
1951
PHI
N
44
87
8
15
0
4
.172
.333
.195
2
0
20
27
1
14
2
0
0
1952
PHI
N
39
112
3
14
0
7
.125
.210
.196
6
1
11
19
1
13
0
0
4
1953
PHI
N
44
123
14
22
1
7
.179
.229
.260
5
1
7
29
1
9
0
0
4
1954
PHI
N
45
122
11
15
0
6
.123
.155
.189
6
1
5
34
0
4
0
0
2
1955
PHI
N
51
107
12
27
2
13
.252
.360
.467
9
4
18
18
0
5
0
0
2
1956
PHI
N
43
100
8
20
1
8
.200
.248
.270
2
1
6
13
1
3
0
0
3
1957
PHI
N
39
80
5
13
0
6
.162
.200
.213
4
0
4
16
0
4
0
0
2
1958
PHI
N
36
99
12
20
0
9
.202
.255
.273
5
1
7
15
0
3
0
0
2
1959
PHI
N
35
89
6
17
0
3
.191
.242
.247
5
0
5
23
1
2
0
0
4
1960
PHI
N
35
79
6
12
0
4
.152
.212
.165
1
0
6
26
0
4
1
0
0
1961
PHI
N
26
33
1
3
0
0
.091
.143
.091
0
0
1
11
1
1
0
0
1
1962
BAL
A
27
52
3
10
0
2
.192
.271
.212
1
0
5
13
1
7
0
0
1
1963
BAL
A
35
79
7
16
0
8
.203
.250
.215
1
0
5
12
0
8
0
0
1
1964
BAL
A
31
68
3
9
0
0
.132
.192
.147
1
0
4
21
1
4
0
0
3
1965
HOU
N
10
21
1
5
0
3
.238
.360
.429
2
1
4
4
0
3
0
0
0
1965
BAL
A
20
35
1
6
0
7
.171
.216
.229
2
0
2
9
0
3
0
0
2
1965
Total
30
56
2
11
0
10
.196
.274
.304
4
1
6
13
0
6
0
0
2
1966
HOU
N
13
16
1
1
0
0
.063
.167
.063
0
0
2
5
0
3
0
0
0
1966
CHI
N
11
10
1
2
0
0
.200
.333
.200
0
0
2
4
0
3
0
0
0
1966
TOT
N
24
26
2
3
0
0
.115
.233
.115
0
0
4
9
0
6
0
0
0
Total
NL
575
1291
93
214
5
86
.166
.239
.232
50
10
119
317
6
86
3
0
30
Total
AL
113
234
14
41
0
17
.175
.233
.197
5
0
16
55
2
22
0
0
7
Total
688
1525
107
255
5
103
.167
.238
.226
55
10
135
372
8
108
3
0
37
Transactions[]
Signed as an amateur free agent by Philadelphia Phillies (1948).
Sold by Philadelphia Phillies to New York Yankees (October 16, 1961).