Brooks Robinson | Baseball Prospectus

Years	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	WARP
23	11782	.267	.322	.401	.272	72.3

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YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	TB	BB	SO	HBP	SF	SH	RBI	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	VORP	FRAA	WARP
1955	BAL	18	6	22	22	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	10	0	0	0	1	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.076	-3.9	-0.4	-0.4
1956	BAL	19	15	45	44	5	10	4	0	1	17	1	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	.227	.244	.386	.238	0.6	0.2	0.1
1957	BAL	20	50	126	117	13	28	6	1	2	42	7	10	1	1	0	14	1	0	.239	.286	.359	.237	0.3	1.1	0.1
1958	BAL	21	145	507	463	31	110	16	3	3	141	31	51	5	1	7	32	1	2	.238	.292	.305	.211	-8.7	7.8	-0.1
1959	BAL	22	88	333	313	29	89	15	2	4	120	17	37	2	0	1	24	2	2	.284	.325	.383	.269	11.9	4.7	1.7
1960	BAL	23	152	651	595	74	175	27	9	14	262	35	49	0	8	13	88	2	2	.294	.329	.440	.275	29.9	9.6	4.2
1961	BAL	24	163	736	668	89	192	38	7	7	265	47	57	4	9	8	61	1	3	.287	.334	.397	.264	25.2	1.0	2.7
1962	BAL	25	162	697	634	77	192	29	9	23	308	42	70	1	10	10	86	3	1	.303	.342	.486	.299	47.5	19.1	6.9
1963	BAL	26	161	648	589	67	148	26	4	11	215	46	84	1	4	8	67	2	3	.251	.305	.365	.261	23.7	6.3	3.4
1964	BAL	27	163	685	612	82	194	35	3	28	319	51	64	4	10	8	118	1	0	.317	.368	.521	.327	62.4	7.1	7.7
1965	BAL	28	144	616	559	81	166	25	2	18	249	47	47	2	4	4	80	3	0	.297	.351	.445	.296	37.7	1.8	4.4
1966	BAL	29	157	686	620	91	167	35	2	23	275	56	36	5	4	1	100	2	3	.269	.333	.444	.289	37.4	0.6	4.3
1967	BAL	30	158	681	610	88	164	25	5	22	265	54	54	4	8	5	77	1	3	.269	.328	.434	.283	36.7	35.3	8.4
1968	BAL	31	162	667	608	65	154	36	6	17	253	44	55	4	8	3	75	1	1	.253	.304	.416	.294	34.2	22.1	7.1
1969	BAL	32	156	670	598	73	140	21	3	23	236	56	55	3	10	3	84	2	1	.234	.298	.395	.261	25.4	22.4	5.3
1970	BAL	33	158	673	608	84	168	31	4	18	261	53	53	4	7	1	94	1	1	.276	.335	.429	.282	30.1	3.4	3.5
1971	BAL	34	156	663	589	67	160	21	1	20	243	63	50	3	7	1	92	0	0	.272	.341	.413	.288	35.9	16.1	5.9
1972	BAL	35	153	612	556	48	139	23	2	8	190	43	45	2	7	4	64	1	0	.250	.303	.342	.255	9.1	5.2	1.7
1973	BAL	36	155	619	549	53	141	17	2	9	189	55	50	3	4	8	72	2	0	.257	.326	.344	.252	12.1	8.1	2.2
1974	BAL	37	153	622	553	46	159	27	0	7	207	56	47	3	5	5	59	2	0	.288	.353	.374	.280	29.3	12.2	4.5
1975	BAL	38	144	539	482	50	97	15	1	6	132	44	33	1	4	8	53	0	0	.201	.267	.274	.216	-3.7	3.8	0.0
1976	BAL	39	71	232	218	16	46	8	2	3	67	8	24	1	2	3	11	0	0	.211	.240	.307	.211	-7.1	-2.9	-1.1
1977	BAL	40	24	52	47	3	7	2	0	1	12	4	4	0	1	0	4	0	0	.149	.212	.255	.179	-1.9	0.1	-0.2
Career			2896	11782	10654	1232	2848	482	68	268	4270	860	990	53	114	101	1357	28	22	.267	.322	.401	.272	463.7	184.5	72.3

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'opp' stats - quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.

YEAR	Team	Lg	G	PA	TAv	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	oppTAv	BABIP	BPF	BRAA	repLVL	POS_ADJ	FRAA	BRR	BVORP	BWARP	VORP	WARP
1955	BAL	MLB	6	22	.076	.259	.334	.377	.000	.167	102	-4.2	0.6	0.1	-0.4	0.0	-3.9	-0.4	-3.9	-0.4
1956	BAL	MLB	15	45	.238	.254	.318	.382	.000	.237	94	-1.1	1.3	0.2	0.2	-0.1	0.6	0.1	0.6	0.1
1957	BAL	MLB	50	126	.237	.260	.319	.393	.000	.245	93	-2.9	3.4	0.4	1.1	-0.3	0.3	0.1	0.3	0.1
1958	BAL	MLB	145	507	.211	.251	.314	.379	.000	.261	91	-24.5	13.7	1.8	7.8	-1.2	-8.7	-0.1	-8.7	-0.1
1959	BAL	MLB	88	333	.269	.253	.312	.384	.000	.312	94	3	9.2	1.3	4.7	-2.1	11.9	1.7	11.9	1.7
1960	BAL	MLB	152	651	.275	.255	.319	.385	.000	.298	96	10	17.6	2.4	9.6	1.6	29.9	4.2	29.9	4.2
1961	BAL	MLB	163	736	.264	.258	.322	.398	.000	.302	96	3.4	20.9	2.9	1.0	-0.0	25.2	2.7	25.2	2.7
1962	BAL	MLB	162	697	.299	.253	.316	.389	.000	.307	95	28.3	19.4	2.7	19.1	-3.4	47.5	6.9	47.5	6.9
1963	BAL	MLB	161	648	.261	.244	.300	.373	.000	.275	96	0.5	16.2	2.2	6.3	2.2	23.7	3.4	23.7	3.4
1964	BAL	MLB	163	685	.327	.245	.307	.378	.000	.313	99	42.9	17.6	2.4	7.1	-1.9	62.4	7.7	62.4	7.7
1965	BAL	MLB	144	616	.296	.243	.305	.371	.000	.297	100	20.1	15.6	2.1	1.8	-1.3	37.7	4.4	37.7	4.4
1966	BAL	MLB	157	686	.289	.235	.295	.364	.000	.255	102	18.1	17.4	2.4	0.6	1.7	37.4	4.3	37.4	4.3
1967	BAL	MLB	158	681	.283	.233	.296	.345	.000	.262	98	13.8	16.4	2.2	35.3	1.3	36.7	8.4	36.7	8.4
1968	BAL	MLB	162	667	.294	.228	.287	.336	.000	.252	95	18.5	14.7	2	22.1	-0.5	34.2	7.1	34.2	7.1
1969	BAL	MLB	156	670	.261	.244	.314	.365	.000	.221	98	0.3	17.2	2.4	22.4	3.3	25.4	5.3	25.4	5.3
1970	BAL	MLB	158	673	.282	.251	.315	.380	.000	.276	99	14.6	18.3	2.5	3.4	-2.9	30.1	3.5	30.1	3.5
1971	BAL	MLB	156	663	.288	.246	.307	.364	.000	.266	101	16.8	16.4	2.2	16.1	0.4	35.9	5.9	35.9	5.9
1972	BAL	MLB	153	612	.255	.236	.293	.343	.000	.257	94	-2.8	14.4	2	5.2	-3.8	9.1	1.7	9.1	1.7
1973	BAL	MLB	155	619	.252	.256	.318	.378	.000	.267	96	-4.8	16.4	2.2	8.1	-4.8	12.1	2.2	12.1	2.2
1974	BAL	MLB	153	622	.280	.254	.313	.367	.000	.302	95	11.8	16.1	2.2	12.2	-0.5	29.3	4.5	29.3	4.5
1975	BAL	MLB	144	539	.216	.255	.318	.379	.000	.204	94	-23.2	14.2	1.9	3.8	0.8	-3.7	0.0	-3.7	0.0
1976	BAL	MLB	71	232	.211	.245	.305	.345	.000	.223	91	-10.8	5.8	0.8	-2.9	-1.7	-7.1	-1.1	-7.1	-1.1
1977	BAL	MLB	24	52	.179	.272	.328	.410	.000	.140	101	-4.3	1.5	0.2	0.1	0.1	-1.9	-0.2	-1.9	-0.2
Career		MLB		11782	.272	.247	.309	.371	.255	.271	97	123.5	304.3	41.5	184.5	-13.5	463.7	72.3	463.7	72.3

Statistics For All Levels

Year	Team	Lg	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	TAv	VORP	FRAA	WARP
1955	BAL	MLB	22	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	10	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.000	.076	-3.9	-0.4	-0.4
1956	BAL	MLB	45	5	10	4	0	1	1	1	5	0	0	.227	.244	.386	.159	.238	0.6	0.2	0.1
1957	BAL	MLB	126	13	28	6	1	2	14	7	10	1	0	.239	.286	.359	.120	.237	0.3	1.1	0.1
1958	BAL	MLB	507	31	110	16	3	3	32	31	51	1	2	.238	.292	.305	.067	.211	-8.7	7.8	-0.1
1959	BAL	MLB	333	29	89	15	2	4	24	17	37	2	2	.284	.325	.383	.099	.269	11.9	4.7	1.7
1960	BAL	MLB	651	74	175	27	9	14	88	35	49	2	2	.294	.329	.440	.146	.275	29.9	9.6	4.2
1961	BAL	MLB	736	89	192	38	7	7	61	47	57	1	3	.287	.334	.397	.109	.264	25.2	1.0	2.7
1962	BAL	MLB	697	77	192	29	9	23	86	42	70	3	1	.303	.342	.486	.183	.299	47.5	19.1	6.9
1963	BAL	MLB	648	67	148	26	4	11	67	46	84	2	3	.251	.305	.365	.114	.261	23.7	6.3	3.4
1964	BAL	MLB	685	82	194	35	3	28	118	51	64	1	0	.317	.368	.521	.204	.327	62.4	7.1	7.7
1965	BAL	MLB	616	81	166	25	2	18	80	47	47	3	0	.297	.351	.445	.148	.296	37.7	1.8	4.4
1966	BAL	MLB	686	91	167	35	2	23	100	56	36	2	3	.269	.333	.444	.174	.289	37.4	0.6	4.3
1967	BAL	MLB	681	88	164	25	5	22	77	54	54	1	3	.269	.328	.434	.166	.283	36.7	35.3	8.4
1968	BAL	MLB	667	65	154	36	6	17	75	44	55	1	1	.253	.304	.416	.163	.294	34.2	22.1	7.1
1969	BAL	MLB	670	73	140	21	3	23	84	56	55	2	1	.234	.298	.395	.161	.261	25.4	22.4	5.3
1970	BAL	MLB	673	84	168	31	4	18	94	53	53	1	1	.276	.335	.429	.153	.282	30.1	3.4	3.5
1971	BAL	MLB	663	67	160	21	1	20	92	63	50	0	0	.272	.341	.413	.141	.288	35.9	16.1	5.9
1972	BAL	MLB	612	48	139	23	2	8	64	43	45	1	0	.250	.303	.342	.092	.255	9.1	5.2	1.7
1973	BAL	MLB	619	53	141	17	2	9	72	55	50	2	0	.257	.326	.344	.087	.252	12.1	8.1	2.2
1974	BAL	MLB	622	46	159	27	0	7	59	56	47	2	0	.288	.353	.374	.087	.280	29.3	12.2	4.5
1975	BAL	MLB	539	50	97	15	1	6	53	44	33	0	0	.201	.267	.274	.073	.216	-3.7	3.8	0.0
1976	BAL	MLB	232	16	46	8	2	3	11	8	24	0	0	.211	.240	.307	.096	.211	-7.1	-2.9	-1.1
1977	BAL	MLB	52	3	7	2	0	1	4	4	4	0	0	.149	.212	.255	.106	.179	-1.9	0.1	-0.2

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Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation

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Title	Author	Date
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Curious Case of Freddie Lindstrom	Jay Jaffe	2013-03-06
Overthinking It: The Best of Baseball's New Old Videos	Ben Lindbergh	2013-02-25
In A Pickle: All-Stars Are Not All Stars	Jason Wojciechowski	2013-02-21
108 Stitches: A Chat with Earl Weaver	Dan Evans	2013-01-21
Pebble Hunting: A Hall of Fame Brochure for Ryan Klesko	Sam Miller	2012-12-03
The BP Wayback Machine: Take Me Out of the Hall Game	Jay Jaffe	2012-11-30
Baseball ProGUESTus: What Mainstream Baseball Analysis Looked Like in 1984	Chad Finn	2012-11-27
In A Pickle: The Story Of Jason Kendall's Conception	Jason Wojciechowski	2012-07-26
BP Unfiltered: These Aren't the Hall of Famers You're Looking For	Ben Lindbergh	2012-06-11
Inside The Park: American League Horror Story	Bradford Doolittle	2012-03-09
Transaction Analysis: Notable NRI: AL East	R.J. Anderson	2012-03-01
Overthinking It: The Overlooked Overlooked Hall of Famers	Ben Lindbergh	2012-02-02
Inside The Park: Why We Want Players to Remember the Past	Bradford Doolittle	2012-01-26
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Keltner All Stars, Part I	Jay Jaffe	2012-01-13
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Golden Era Ballot for the Hall of Fame	Jay Jaffe	2011-11-22
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Baltimore Orioles	ESPN Insider	2011-09-12
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Baltimore Orioles	Kevin Goldstein	2011-09-12
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Baltimore Orioles	Steven Goldman	2011-09-12
The BP Broadside: The Annotated WARP Leaders II: Did Ernie Banks Write the Book of Love?	Steven Goldman	2011-05-25
The BP Broadside: The Annotated WARP Leaders	Steven Goldman	2011-05-23
Spitballing: Repeat Business	Jeremy Greenhouse	2011-03-31
The BP Broadside: Premature Harpergasm	Steven Goldman	2011-03-10
Future Shock: Detroit Tigers Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2011-01-13
Another Look: Bert Blyleven	Bob Hertzel	2011-01-06
One-Hoppers: The Snubbed Cub: Ron Santo (1940-2010)	Jay Jaffe	2010-12-03
Prospectus Perspective: The NL CYA and the Uggla Trade	Christina Kahrl	2010-11-17
World Series Prospectus: Fall Classic Memories	Baseball Prospectus	2010-10-27
Another Look: Kirk Gibson's Homer	Bob Hertzel	2010-10-19
GM for a Day: Baltimore Orioles	Steven Goldman	2010-10-15
Another Look: Baseball Digest	Bob Hertzel	2010-09-28
Prospectus Perspective: Feeling Less Chipper?	Christina Kahrl	2010-08-18
Transaction Analysis: Deadline Day Outcomes in the NL	Kevin Goldstein	2010-08-01
Transaction Analysis: Deadline Day Outcomes in the NL	Christina Kahrl	2010-08-01
Prospectus Hit and Run: Don't Call it the Veterans' Committee	Jay Jaffe	2010-07-28
Prospectus Hit and Run: If Hawk, Then Rock	Jay Jaffe	2010-07-23
Prospectus Hit List: Snapping Out of It	Jay Jaffe	2010-07-23
One-Hoppers: Rolen Towards Cooperstown?	Jay Jaffe	2010-05-25
Prospectus Hit and Run: Hawk, Rock, and a Couple of Shocks	Jay Jaffe	2010-01-07
Prospectus Hit and Run: Hall of Fame Cases at Third and Short	Jay Jaffe	2009-12-23
On the Beat: Mid-Week Update	John Perrotto	2009-06-24
Triple Fix: National League	Baseball Prospectus	2009-02-05
Prospectus Hit and Run: Protracting the Process	Jay Jaffe	2009-01-22
Prospectus Hit and Run: Andre and Onward	Jay Jaffe	2009-01-08
Prospectus Today: The Old You're In, You're Out	Joe Sheehan	2008-12-18
Prospectus Hit and Run: (Near) Hitless Wonders	Jay Jaffe	2008-10-28
Prospectus Q&A: Marvin Miller	Jay Jaffe	2008-06-02
Prospectus Hit and Run: Take Me Out of the Hall Game	Jay Jaffe	2008-05-29
Prospectus Preview: Tuesday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-05-20
Prospectus Today: Jim Edmonds	Joe Sheehan	2008-05-11
You Could Look It Up: Strange Relations	Steven Goldman	2008-05-07
Prospectus Hit and Run: Cooperstown Cases	Jay Jaffe	2008-04-30
Schrodinger's Bat: Defense and Pitch Classification	Dan Fox	2008-04-10
Schrodinger's Bat: Reminiscing with SFR, the Sequel	Dan Fox	2008-04-03
Future Shock: Keith Lieppman Interview, Part 2	Kevin Goldstein	2008-03-09
Spring Training Preview: AL East	Joe Sheehan	2008-02-05
Prospectus Hit and Run: Dissecting the 2008 Hall of Fame Vote	Jay Jaffe	2008-01-09
Schrodinger's Bat: My First Full Season	Dan Fox	2007-11-01
You Could Look It Up: Scapegoats	Steven Goldman	2007-10-01
Prospectus Matchups: Voting Oddities and Reinventing the Iron Man	Jim Baker	2007-08-24
Lies, Damned Lies: Rookies and Cycles	Nate Silver	2007-08-23
Prospectus Today: Punching Jeff Kent's Ticket	Joe Sheehan	2007-04-26
Prospectus Q&A: Ted Kubiak	David Laurila	2007-04-22
Prospectus Today: Gold Gloves in February	Joe Sheehan	2007-02-27
Grumpy Old Men: JAWS Tackles the Veterans Committee Ballot	Jay Jaffe	2007-02-26
Lies, Damned Lies: PECOTA Takes on Third Base Prospects	Nate Silver	2007-02-20
Prospectus Q&A: Bill James	David Laurila	2007-01-16
The Ledger Domain: Perpetual Motion	Maury Brown	2006-09-24
Prospectus Matchups: The Warriors Meets Field of Dreams	Jim Baker	2006-08-08
Prospectus Notebook: Diamondbacks, Brewers, Mariners	Baseball Prospectus	2006-04-21
The Class of 2006: The Hitters	Jay Jaffe	2005-12-12
Prospectus Matchups: 40-40, and 20	Jim Baker	2005-09-13
An Objective Hall of Fame: Part Five, 1947-1950	Clay Davenport	2005-08-23
Prospectus Notebook: Thursday Edition	Baseball Prospectus	2005-08-11
Prospectus Matchups: Claiming the Flag	Jim Baker	2005-06-10
You Could Look It Up: Infinity Edition #3	Steven Goldman	2005-05-05
Prospectus Matchups: Seeking the Perfect Candidate	Jim Baker	2005-01-06
Lies, Damned Lies: Superstars, All-Stars and Busts	Nate Silver	2004-11-11
National League Gold Glove Awards: What the Numbers Say	Clay Davenport	2004-11-04
Scouting the Debate: Is the Scouts vs. Statheads Argument Overblown?	Jonah Keri	2004-06-23
Prospectus Triple Play: Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, San Diego Padres	Baseball Prospectus	2004-03-02
Prospectus Roundtable: Top 50 Prospects, Part II	Baseball Prospectus	2004-02-22
Prospectus Roundtable: Top 50 Prospects, Part I	Baseball Prospectus	2004-02-21
Prospectus Triple Play: Baltimore Orioles, Colorado Rockies, New York Mets	Baseball Prospectus	2003-09-24
The Impossible Dream: How the 1967 Red Sox Won the Pennant	Mark Armour	2003-03-17
Prospectus Feature: Jose Canseco and the Keltner List	Ryan Wilkins	2002-05-23
6-4-3: Glittering Prizes and Endless Compromises	Gary Huckabay	2002-04-19

BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2011-09-06 14:00:00	3B fWAR/GP A. Beltre - 0.0280 Ken Boyer - 0.0311 Brooks Robinson - 0.0327 Ron Santo - 0.0354 There are some bad 3B in the HOF, Beltre needs to step up his offense if he wants to be voted in. (Bob from Seattle)	The Seattle ballpark and his own lack of consistency really hurt him there. (Steven Goldman)
2010-10-20 13:00:00	RE: Red Sox. Re-sign V-mart, trade for Adrian Gonzalez (they have the prospects to get it done, I'm pretty sure), move Youk to third, put Lowrie at SS, and hope that the outfield can stay reasonably healthy next year. How's that for a plan? (mattymatty2000 from Portland, OR)	I wonder if your defense tips over into a bad place at that point. Youk wasn't exactly Brooks Robinson over there. (Steven Goldman)
2009-09-29 13:00:00	Has anyone's HOF case ever been hurt more by the era they played in than Santo? His numbers translated to a normal era have to be pretty awesome. (jamin67038 from Wichita, KS)	Jay Jaffe probably has ten answers for this question, but Santo has to be up there. Clay Davenport puts Santo at .275/.370/.505 in a standard offensive environment. Another guy who comes to mind, though I'm not saying he's a HOFer, is Graig Nettles. Nettles played in the 1970s, which hurt his numbers, though not as badly as Santo's were hurt, and although he was one of the best gloves ever at his position, played at the same time as Brooks Robinson and Mike Schmidt so that was less impressive than it could have been. There were more good 3B playing when Nettles did (the aforementioned, plus guys who could hit like Buddy Bell, Bill Madlock, George Brett) than there were at any time before in history. (Steven Goldman)
2008-06-20 13:30:00	Considering how far ahead of the pack he is at his position, is it fair to call Brooks Robinson the best defensive player in history? (costa24 from Montreal)	Ozzie Smith is, and it's not close. Followed then by Bill Mazeroski, then probably Willie Mays. (Joe Sheehan)
2008-03-25 14:00:00	Jack Hannahan seems like an adequate replacement for Chavez at the plate, but won't the A's pitchers miss his defense? C'mon--six gold gloves! (dwiest12 from Vienna VA)	Wow, there's a quadruple reversal of fortune... Hannahan's a decent enough defender, so it isn't like we just went from Brooks Robinson back to Carney Lansford impression of dry timber in high winds. The fact that anyone might see the offensive trade-off as even is what for me is so jarring; Chavez's offensive potential is what we've lost, but admittedly we started losing it years ago, and what we're missing still is that wishcasted maybe that Chavez's bat might yet represent. (Christina Kahrl)
2008-02-29 13:00:00	There was a saying about some ball players (like Brooks Robinson, if I recall)that they weren't fast going from home to first, but could outrun anyone going from 1st to 3rd or 2nd to home. In your studies, did you find any clear examples of guys not known to have good footspeed but who were exceptionally good baserunners? (wileecoyote121 from larchmont, ny)	Robin Yount and Glenn Beckert come to mind. George Brett did really well on tagging on fly balls. On Yount you might want to check this out. I think I discussed Beckert in this column. (Dan Fox)

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