Bill Robinson

Positions: Outfielder, First Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 189lb (188cm, 85kg)

Born: June 26, 1943 in McKeesport, PA us

Died: July 29, 2007 in Las Vegas, NV

Buried: Hillcrest Memorial Park, Hurffville, NJ

High School: Elizabeth Forward HS (Elizabeth, PA)

Debut: September 20, 1966 (Age 23-086d, 12,543rd in major league history)
vs. STL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 23, 1983 (Age 39-331d)
vs. LAD 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1967 season

Full Name: William Henry Robinson

Nicknames: Weaser

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1979 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.5

4364

1127

166

.258

536

RBI

641

OBP

.300

SLG

.438

OPS

.738

OPS+

104

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1961	18	MLN-min	D	67	285	251	37	60	15	4	2	25	0	1	25	65	.239	.306	.355	.660		89		0	7	2			WVL · NYPL
1962	19	MLN-min	D,C	85	314	270	49	72	10	5	8	40	7		35	63	.267	.351	.430	.780		116		1	6	2	1		DBN,EAU · GAFL,NORL
1963	20	MLN-min	A	113	475	418	69	132	18	10	10	62	29	6	37	71	.316	.376	.478	.854		200		6	9	5			WAY · GAFL
1964	21	MLN-min	A,WRk	148	585	524	95	178	28	6	19	96	7	7	47	80	.340	.397	.525	.922		275		6	3	5			YAK,BRV · NORW,FECI
1965	22	MLN-min	AAA	133	432	407	41	109	17	2	10	37	5	3	13	55	.268	.292	.393	.685		160		2	7	3			ATA · IL
1966	23	ATL-min	AAA	139	556	509	86	159	30	4	20	79	6	1	30	83	.312	.352	.505	.857		257		4	8	5			RMD · IL
1966	23	ATL	NL	6	11	11	1	3	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	1	.273	.273	.455	.727	96	5	0	0	0	0	0	/97H
1967	24	NYY-min	WRk	20	81	72	14	24	1	0	2	6	4	1	7	8	.333	.407	.431	.838		31		2	0	0			YAN · FLIL
1967	24	NYY	AL	116	381	342	31	67	6	1	7	29	2	2	28	56	.196	.259	.281	.539	63	96	12	2	5	3	4	987H
1968	25	NYY	AL	107	378	342	34	82	16	7	6	40	7	6	26	54	.240	.294	.380	.674	108	130	11	2	4	4	3	89H/7
1969	26	NYY-min	WRk	17	71	62	7	17	5	1	1	8	3	2	6	6	.274	.338	.435	.774		27		1	0	2			YAN · FLIN
1969	26	NYY	AL	87	239	222	23	38	11	2	3	21	3	1	16	39	.171	.226	.279	.505	44	62	6	0	0	1	3	H987/3

1970	27	NYY-min	AAA	115	428	372	68	96	20	0	13	43	12	10	46	66	.258	.340	.417	.756		155		2	4	4			SYR · IL
1971	28	CHW-min	AAA	133	542	495	75	136	33	6	14	81	12	4	33	86	.275	.320	.451	.770		223		3	4	7			TUC · PCL
1972	29	PHI-min	AAA	65	258	240	47	73	9	2	20	66	3	4	14	40	.304	.349	.608	.957		146		3	0	1			EUG · PCL
1972	29	PHI	NL	82	195	188	19	45	9	1	8	21	2	3	5	30	.239	.258	.426	.683	90	80	9	0	1	1	0	98H7
1973	30	PHI	NL	124	487	452	62	130	32	1	25	65	5	4	27	91	.288	.326	.529	.855	132	239	12	1	3	4	1	*987H5
1974	31	PHI	NL	100	304	280	32	66	14	1	5	29	5	3	17	61	.236	.280	.346	.626	72	97	13	1	4	2	4	87H9
1975	32	PIT	NL	92	217	200	26	56	12	2	6	33	3	1	11	36	.280	.313	.450	.763	112	90	6	0	3	3	4	H789
1976	33	PIT	NL	122	416	393	55	119	22	3	21	64	2	4	16	73	.303	.329	.534	.864	143	210	14	1	3	3	1	5987H/3	MVP-21
1977	34	PIT	NL	137	544	507	74	154	32	1	26	104	12	6	25	92	.304	.337	.525	.862	126	266	8	3	4	5	3	375/H8	MVP-11
1978	35	PIT	NL	136	552	499	70	123	36	2	14	80	14	11	35	105	.246	.296	.411	.707	92	205	7	5	2	11	8	*7589/3H
1979	36	PIT	NL	148	455	421	59	111	17	6	24	75	13	2	24	81	.264	.302	.504	.805	112	212	13	1	4	5	11	*73H/95
1980	37	PIT	NL	100	294	272	28	78	10	1	12	36	1	4	15	45	.287	.320	.463	.783	114	126	9	0	3	4	2	37H9
1981	38	PIT	NL	39	94	88	8	19	3	0	2	8	1	0	5	18	.216	.258	.318	.576	61	28	2	0	1	0	1	3H/957
1982	39	TOT	NL	66	155	140	14	35	9	0	7	31	1	2	12	34	.250	.303	.464	.768	110	65	5	0	0	3	4	H97/3
1982	39	PIT	NL	31	77	71	8	17	3	0	4	12	0	1	5	19	.239	.286	.451	.736	100	32	3	0	0	1	3	H79
1982	39	PHI	NL	35	78	69	6	18	6	0	3	19	1	1	7	15	.261	.321	.478	.799	119	33	2	0	0	2	1	9H/3
1983	40	PHI	NL	10	8	7	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	4	.143	.250	.143	.393	12	1	1	0	0	0	0	/H357
16 Yrs				1472	4730	4364	536	1127	229	29	166	641	71	49	263	820	.258	.300	.438	.738	104	1912	128	16	37	49	49
162 Game Avg.				162	521	480	59	124	25	3	18	71	8	5	29	90	.258	.300	.438	.738	104	210	14	2	4	5	5
				G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
PIT (8 yrs)				805	2649	2451	328	677	135	15	109	412	46	29	136	469	.276	.313	.477	.790	114	1169	62	10	20	32	33
PHI (5 yrs)				351	1072	996	119	260	61	3	41	136	13	11	57	201	.261	.300	.452	.752	106	450	37	2	8	9	6
NYY (3 yrs)				310	998	906	88	187	33	10	16	90	12	9	70	149	.206	.264	.318	.582	75	288	29	4	9	8	10
ATL (1 yr)				6	11	11	1	3	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	1	.273	.273	.455	.727	96	5	0	0	0	0	0

NL (13 yrs)				1162	3732	3458	448	940	196	19	150	551	59	40	193	671	.272	.309	.470	.779	111	1624	99	12	28	41	39
AL (3 yrs)				310	998	906	88	187	33	10	16	90	12	9	70	149	.206	.264	.318	.582	75	288	29	4	9	8	10

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