Robin Roberts
1948–1966 · bats B / throws R · Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, Houston Astros, NLS, Philadelphia Phillies
688G
.167AVG
.238OBP
.226SLG
More career statistics
255H
5HR
103RBI
3SB
286–245W–L
4,688.2IP
2,357K
3.41ERA
609GS
25SV
8Rare 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 · Strikeouts | 372 | 369 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 1,782 | 1,784 |
| Batting · Walks | 135 | 136 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 19,174 | 19,221 |
| Pitching · p er | 1,774 | 1,771 |
| Pitching · p k | 2,357 | 2,363 |
| Pitching · p w | 902 | 901 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 688 | 1,782 | 1,525 | 107 | 255 | 55 | 10 | 5 | 103 | 135 | 372 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 345 | .167 | .238 | .226 | .464 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,688.7 | 676 | 609 | 305 | 286 | 245 | 25 | 4,582 | 1,962 | 1,774 | 505 | 902 | 2,357 | 0 | 0 | 3.41 | 1.170 |
Streaks
5longest hitting streak · 1955-09-05 to 1955-09-25
7longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | Four Intentional Walks Issued | 1957-05-22 | 1 in 2,511 games | box score ↗ |
| 52 | 10 scoreless innings | 1953-07-05 | 1 in 1,678 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 51 | Three Batters Hit | 1948-07-18 | 1 in 282 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 350 | 888 | 129 | 1 | 50 | 78 | 181 | .174 | .233 | .231 |
| Away | 338 | 896 | 126 | 4 | 53 | 58 | 188 | .161 | .205 | .222 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 63 | 170 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 42 | .126 | .200 | .182 |
| May | 120 | 308 | 44 | 0 | 16 | 17 | 61 | .167 | .198 | .223 |
| June | 125 | 318 | 48 | 1 | 20 | 29 | 56 | .180 | .242 | .228 |
| July | 127 | 342 | 54 | 1 | 23 | 24 | 73 | .184 | .228 | .246 |
| August | 133 | 331 | 40 | 1 | 16 | 24 | 59 | .142 | .193 | .196 |
| September | 113 | 303 | 48 | 2 | 15 | 25 | 75 | .180 | .241 | .255 |
| October | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .300 | .333 | .400 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pittsburgh-pirates | 82 | 207 | 22 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 40 | .122 | .188 | .178 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 81 | 219 | 37 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 49 | .189 | .219 | .286 |
| cincinnati-reds | 77 | 191 | 26 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 35 | .159 | .178 | .220 |
| chicago-cubs | 74 | 200 | 29 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 34 | .173 | .225 | .238 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 72 | 198 | 28 | 1 | 13 | 26 | 41 | .175 | .273 | .263 |
| milwaukee-braves | 56 | 150 | 31 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 32 | .230 | .253 | .289 |
| new-york-giants | 55 | 145 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 37 | .152 | .207 | .200 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 24 | 57 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 16 | .146 | .211 | .146 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 21 | 44 | 11 | 1 | 5 | – | .250 | 146 | 84 |
| 1949 | Philadelphia Phillies | 43 | 67 | 5 | – | 4 | – | .075 | 226 | 95 |
| 1950 | Philadelphia Phillies | 40 | 102 | 12 | – | 7 | – | .118 | 304 | 149 |
| 1951 | Philadelphia Phillies | 44 | 87 | 15 | – | 4 | 2 | .172 | 315 | 129 |
| 1952 | Philadelphia Phillies | 39 | 112 | 14 | – | 7 | – | .125 | 330 | 149 |
| 1953 | Philadelphia Phillies | 44 | 123 | 22 | 1 | 7 | – | .179 | 346 | 198 |
| 1954 | Philadelphia Phillies | 45 | 122 | 15 | – | 6 | – | .123 | 336 | 185 |
| 1955 | Philadelphia Phillies | 51 | 107 | 27 | 2 | 13 | – | .252 | 305 | 160 |
| 1956 | Philadelphia Phillies | 43 | 100 | 20 | 1 | 8 | – | .200 | 297 | 157 |
| 1957 | Philadelphia Phillies | 39 | 80 | 13 | – | 6 | – | .163 | 249 | 128 |
| 1958 | Philadelphia Phillies | 36 | 99 | 20 | – | 9 | – | .202 | 269 | 130 |
| 1959 | Philadelphia Phillies | 35 | 89 | 17 | – | 3 | – | .191 | 257 | 137 |
| 1960 | Philadelphia Phillies | 35 | 79 | 12 | – | 4 | 1 | .152 | 237 | 122 |
| 1961 | Philadelphia Phillies | 26 | 33 | 3 | – | – | – | .091 | 117 | 54 |
| 1962 |  Baltimore Orioles | 27 | 52 | 10 | – | 2 | – | .192 | 191 | 102 |
| 1963 | Baltimore Orioles | 35 | 79 | 16 | – | 8 | – | .203 | 251 | 124 |
| 1964 | Baltimore Orioles | 31 | 68 | 9 | – | – | – | .132 | 204 | 109 |
| 1965 | Baltimore Orioles, Houston Astros | 30 | 56 | 11 | – | 10 | – | .196 | 190 | 97 |
| 1966 | Chicago Cubs, Houston Astros | 24 | 26 | 3 | – | – | – | .115 | 112 | 54 |