Frank Robinson
1956–1976 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Baltimore Orioles, California Angels, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Guardians, Los Angeles Dodgers, NLS
2,808G
.294AVG
.389OBP
.537SLG
More career statistics
2,943H
586HR
1,812RBI
204SB
19Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Caught stealing | 77 | 79 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 11,743 | 11,742 |
| Batting · Runs | 1,829 | 1,830 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 204 | 203 |
| Batting · Walks | 1,420 | 1,418 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,808 | 11,743 | 10,006 | 1,829 | 2,943 | 528 | 72 | 586 | 1,812 | 1,420 | 1,532 | 204 | 77 | 198 | 102 | 5,373 | .294 | .389 | .537 | .926 |
Streaks
19longest hitting streak · 1961-07-04 to 1961-07-24
43longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | Two Grand Slams in a Game | 1970-06-26 | 1 in 16,025 games | box score ↗ |
| 80 | Caught Three Times | 1959-09-19 | 1 in 4,659 games | box score ↗ |
| 80 | Homer, Triple, Double, Steal | 1969-04-15 | 1 in 4,385 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1383 | 5649 | 1462 | 321 | 970 | 708 | 709 | .306 | .384 | .573 |
| Away | 1425 | 6093 | 1481 | 265 | 842 | 710 | 823 | .283 | .360 | .504 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 283 | 1215 | 306 | 59 | 199 | 139 | 147 | .294 | .366 | .535 |
| May | 499 | 2075 | 518 | 98 | 325 | 258 | 267 | .294 | .374 | .536 |
| June | 536 | 2225 | 567 | 105 | 335 | 259 | 302 | .300 | .371 | .521 |
| July | 506 | 2113 | 526 | 117 | 324 | 271 | 261 | .293 | .377 | .553 |
| August | 530 | 2220 | 579 | 119 | 346 | 264 | 305 | .305 | .380 | .564 |
| September | 439 | 1834 | 432 | 84 | 269 | 220 | 240 | .276 | .356 | .504 |
| October | 15 | 60 | 15 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 10 | .300 | .367 | .620 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| philadelphia-phillies | 207 | 886 | 220 | 38 | 134 | 96 | 120 | .288 | .357 | .507 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 204 | 867 | 245 | 34 | 132 | 77 | 105 | .321 | .371 | .539 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 203 | 867 | 220 | 46 | 127 | 88 | 110 | .290 | .355 | .539 |
| chicago-cubs | 202 | 863 | 237 | 54 | 156 | 113 | 111 | .326 | .406 | .625 |
| milwaukee-braves | 200 | 867 | 216 | 50 | 136 | 101 | 91 | .291 | .366 | .568 |
| san-francisco-giants | 157 | 648 | 162 | 38 | 104 | 56 | 86 | .282 | .336 | .546 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 153 | 656 | 152 | 30 | 99 | 104 | 97 | .282 | .390 | .540 |
| new-york-yankees | 132 | 527 | 134 | 14 | 69 | 64 | 69 | .295 | .376 | .458 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 |  Cincinnati Reds | 152 | 572 | 166 | 38 | 83 | 8 | .290 | – | – |
| 1957 | Cincinnati Reds | 150 | 611 | 197 | 29 | 75 | 10 | .322 | – | – |
| 1958 | Cincinnati Reds | 148 | 554 | 149 | 31 | 83 | 10 | .269 | – | – |
| 1959 | Cincinnati Reds | 146 | 540 | 168 | 36 | 125 | 18 | .311 | – | – |
| 1960 | Cincinnati Reds | 139 | 464 | 138 | 31 | 83 | 13 | .297 | – | – |
| 1961 | Cincinnati Reds | 153 | 545 | 176 | 37 | 124 | 21 | .323 | – | – |
| 1962 | Cincinnati Reds | 162 | 609 | 208 | 39 | 136 | 18 | .342 | – | – |
| 1963 | Cincinnati Reds | 140 | 482 | 125 | 21 | 91 | 26 | .259 | – | – |
| 1964 | Cincinnati Reds | 156 | 568 | 174 | 29 | 96 | 23 | .306 | – | – |
| 1965 | Cincinnati Reds | 156 | 582 | 172 | 33 | 113 | 13 | .296 | – | – |
| 1966 |  Baltimore Orioles | 155 | 576 | 182 | 49 | 122 | 8 | .316 | – | – |
| 1967 | Baltimore Orioles | 129 | 479 | 149 | 30 | 94 | 2 | .311 | – | – |
| 1968 | Baltimore Orioles | 130 | 421 | 113 | 15 | 52 | 11 | .268 | – | – |
| 1969 | Baltimore Orioles | 148 | 539 | 166 | 32 | 100 | 9 | .308 | – | – |
| 1970 | Baltimore Orioles | 132 | 471 | 144 | 25 | 78 | 2 | .306 | – | – |
| 1971 | Baltimore Orioles | 133 | 455 | 128 | 28 | 99 | 3 | .281 | – | – |
| 1972 |  Los Angeles Dodgers | 103 | 342 | 86 | 19 | 59 | 2 | .251 | – | – |
| 1973 |  California Angels | 147 | 534 | 142 | 30 | 97 | 1 | .266 | – | – |
| 1974 | California Angels, Cleveland Guardians | 144 | 477 | 117 | 22 | 68 | 5 | .245 | – | – |
| 1975 |  Cleveland Guardians | 49 | 118 | 28 | 9 | 24 | – | .237 | – | – |
| 1976 | Cleveland Guardians | 36 | 67 | 15 | 3 | 10 | – | .224 | – | – |