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Full Name: Robin R. Yount Primary Position: SS,OF,CF
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/165 First Game: April 5, 1974
Birthdate: September 16, 1955 Final Game: October 3, 1993
Birthplace: Danville, Illinois MLB Experience: 20 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999

Biography[]

Robin Yount (Robin R. Yount) was born on September 16, 1955 in Danville, Illinois. He made his Major League debut on April 5, 1974 for the Milwaukee Brewers. In 1974, his rookie year, he hit .250 with 3 home runs and 26 RBI. Yount played for the Milwaukee Brewers for his entire 20 year career.

Most people believe that Robin Yount's best season was 1982, when he slugged 29 home runs, hit for a .331 average and knocked in 114 runs.

Statistics[]

Batting Stats[]

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1974 MIL A 107 344 48 86 3 26 .250 .276 .346 14 5 12 46 1 5 7 0 4
1975 MIL A 147 558 67 149 8 52 .267 .307 .367 28 2 33 69 1 10 12 3 8
1976 MIL A 161 638 59 161 2 54 .252 .292 .301 19 3 38 69 0 8 16 3 13
1977 MIL A 154 605 66 174 4 49 .288 .333 .377 34 4 41 80 2 11 16 1 11
1978 MIL A 127 502 66 147 9 71 .293 .323 .428 23 9 24 43 1 13 16 1 5
1979 MIL A 149 577 72 154 8 51 .267 .308 .371 26 5 35 52 1 10 11 3 15
1980 MIL A 143 611 121 179 23 87 .293 .321 .519 49 10 26 67 1 6 20 1 8
1981 MIL A 96 377 50 103 10 49 .273 .312 .419 15 5 22 37 2 4 4 1 4
1982 MIL A 156 635 129 210 29 114 .331 .379 .578 46 12 54 63 1 4 14 2 19
1983 MIL A 149 578 102 178 17 80 .308 .383 .503 42 10 72 58 3 1 12 6 11
1984 MIL A 160 624 105 186 16 80 .298 .362 .441 27 7 67 67 1 1 14 7 22
1985 MIL A 122 466 76 129 15 68 .277 .342 .442 26 3 49 56 2 1 10 3 8
1986 MIL A 140 522 82 163 9 46 .312 .388 .450 31 7 62 73 4 5 14 7 9
1987 MIL A 158 635 99 198 21 103 .312 .384 .479 25 9 76 94 1 6 19 10 9
1988 MIL A 162 621 92 190 13 91 .306 .369 .465 38 11 63 63 3 2 22 10 21
1989 MIL A 160 614 101 195 21 103 .318 .384 .511 38 9 63 71 6 3 19 9 9
1990 MIL A 158 587 98 145 17 77 .247 .337 .380 17 5 78 89 6 4 15 6 7
1991 MIL A 130 503 66 131 10 77 .260 .332 .376 20 4 54 79 4 1 6 8 13
1992 MIL A 150 557 71 147 8 77 .264 .325 .390 40 3 53 81 3 4 15 9 9
1993 MIL A 127 454 62 117 8 51 .258 .326 .379 25 3 44 93 5 5 9 5 12
Total 2856 11008 1632 3142 251 1406 .285 .342 .430 583 126 966 1350 48 104 271 95 217

Fielding Stats[]

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1974 MIL A SS 107 102 870.1 148 327 19 55 0 0 0 0 0 .962
1975 MIL A SS 144 143 1240 273 402 44 80 0 0 0 0 0 .939
1976 MIL A SS 161 161 1431.1 290 510 31 104 0 0 0 0 0 .963
1977 MIL A SS 153 151 1320 256 449 26 94 0 0 0 0 0 .964
1978 MIL A SS 125 125 1113 246 453 30 78 0 0 0 0 0 .959
1979 MIL A SS 149 149 1319.2 267 517 25 97 0 0 0 0 0 .969
1980 MIL A SS 133 132 1181.2 239 455 28 89 0 0 0 0 0 .961
1980 MIL A DH 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1981 MIL A DH 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1981 MIL A SS 93 92 816 161 370 8 83 0 0 0 0 0 .985
1982 MIL A SS 154 154 1353.1 253 489 24 95 0 0 0 0 0 .969
1982 MIL A DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1983 MIL A SS 139 139 1234.1 256 420 19 86 0 0 0 0 0 .973
1983 MIL A DH 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1984 MIL A SS 120 120 1065.1 199 402 18 80 0 0 0 0 0 .971
1984 MIL A DH 39 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1985 MIL A LF 69 69 587.2 143 3 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 .961
1985 MIL A 1B 2 1 10 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1985 MIL A CF 40 39 346.2 115 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .983
1985 MIL A OF 108 108 934.1 258 4 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 .970
1985 MIL A DH 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1986 MIL A DH 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1986 MIL A OF 131 127 1130 352 9 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 .997
1986 MIL A 1B 3 2 14 13 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .929
1986 MIL A CF 131 127 1130 353 11 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 .997
1987 MIL A CF 150 149 1306.1 377 4 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 .987
1987 MIL A DH 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1987 MIL A OF 150 149 1306.1 380 5 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 .987
1988 MIL A CF 158 158 1380.1 443 11 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .996
1988 MIL A DH 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1988 MIL A OF 158 158 1380.1 444 12 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .996
1989 MIL A CF 144 144 1231.2 367 8 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 .984
1989 MIL A DH 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1989 MIL A OF 144 144 1231.2 361 8 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 .981
1990 MIL A CF 157 157 1362.2 418 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .991
1990 MIL A DH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1990 MIL A OF 157 157 1362.2 422 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .991
1991 MIL A CF 117 116 1021 315 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .994
1991 MIL A DH 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1991 MIL A OF 117 116 1021 315 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .994
1992 MIL A CF 139 138 1196 371 7 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .995
1992 MIL A DH 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1992 MIL A OF 139 138 1196 371 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .995
1993 MIL A DH 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1993 MIL A CF 114 111 950.1 297 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .997
1993 MIL A 1B 7 4 40 43 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1993 MIL A OF 114 111 950.1 299 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .997
Total DH 137 131 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total SS 1478 1468 12945 2588 4794 272 941 0 0 0 0 0 .964
Total 1B 12 7 64 65 2 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 .985
Total LF 69 69 587.2 143 3 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 .961
Total CF 1150 1139 9925 3056 52 25 13 0 0 0 0 0 .992
Total OF 1218 1208 10512.2 3202 54 32 14 0 0 0 0 0 .990

Transactions[]

  • Selected by Milwaukee Brewers in the 1st round (3rd pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 5, 1973).
  • Granted free agency (November 13, 1989).
  • Signed by Milwaukee Brewers (December 19, 1989).
  • Granted free agency (November 8, 1992).
  • Signed by Milwaukee Brewers (January 7, 1993).
  • Granted free agency (November 4, 1993).

Trivia[]

  • Brother of Larry Yount


See also[]

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