Brooks Robinson

Position: Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 180lb (185cm, 81kg)

Born: May 18, 1937 in Little Rock, AR us

High School: Little Rock Central HS (Little Rock, AR)

School: University of Arkansas at Little Rock (Little Rock, AR)

Debut: September 17, 1955 (Age 18-122d, 11,312th in major league history)
vs. WSH 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 13, 1977 (Age 40-087d)
vs. OAK 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1983. (Voted by BBWAA on 344/374 ballots)
View Brooks Robinson's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1957 season

Agents: Jordan Feagan, Ron Shapiro

Full Name: Brooks Calbert Robinson

Nicknames: Human Vacuum Cleaner or Mr. Impossible

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

78.5

10654

2848

268

.267

1232

RBI

1357

OBP

.322

SLG

.401

OPS

.723

OPS+

105

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
1955	18	BAL-min	B	95	415	354	72	117	17	3	11	67	1		47	64	.331	.415	.489	.903		173		6	5	3			YOR · PIED
1955	18	BAL	AL	6	22	22	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	10	.091	.091	.091	.182	-49	2	0	0	0	0	0	/5
1956	19	BAL-min	AA	154	644	577	72	157	28	6	9	74	1	2	54	57	.272	.336	.388	.724		224		4	4	5			SAN · TL
1956	19	BAL	AL	15	45	44	5	10	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	5	.227	.244	.386	.631	71	17	0	0	0	0	0	5/4H
1957	20	BAL-min	AA	33	130	124	10	33	5	1	1	9	0	1	5	16	.266	.295	.347	.641		43		0	1	0			SAN · TL
1957	20	BAL	AL	50	126	117	13	28	6	1	2	14	1	0	7	10	.239	.286	.359	.645	81	42	4	1	0	1	0	5/H
1958	21	BAL	AL	145	507	463	31	110	16	3	3	32	1	2	31	51	.238	.292	.305	.597	69	141	19	5	7	1	1	*54/H
1959	22	BAL-min	AAA	42	172	163	20	54	9	2	6	30	2	1	6	14	.331	.353	.521	.874		85		0	2	1			VAN · PCL
1959	22	BAL	AL	88	333	313	29	89	15	2	4	24	2	2	17	37	.284	.325	.383	.709	97	120	5	2	1	0	5	5/H4
1960	23	BAL	AL	152	651	595	74	175	27	9	14	88	2	2	35	49	.294	.329	.440	.769	108	262	29	0	13	8	0	*5/4	AS,AS,MVP-3,GG
1961	24	BAL	AL	*163*	736	*668*	89	192	38	7	7	61	1	3	47	57	.287	.334	.397	.730	98	265	21	4	8	9	2	*5/46	AS,AS,MVP-19,GG
1962	25	BAL	AL	162	697	634	77	192	29	9	23	86	3	1	42	70	.303	.342	.486	.828	126	308	18	1	10	10	3	*5/64	AS,AS,MVP-9,GG
1963	26	BAL	AL	161	648	589	67	148	26	4	11	67	2	3	46	84	.251	.305	.365	.670	91	215	8	1	8	4	4	*5/H6	AS,GG
1964	27	BAL	AL	*163*	685	612	82	194	35	3	28	118	1	0	51	64	.317	.368	.521	.889	145	319	17	4	8	10	10	*5	AS,MVP-1,GG
1965	28	BAL	AL	144	616	559	81	166	25	2	18	80	3	0	47	47	.297	.351	.445	.797	124	249	15	2	4	4	9	*5/H	AS,MVP-3,GG
1966	29	BAL	AL	157	686	620	91	167	35	2	23	100	2	3	56	36	.269	.333	.444	.776	123	275	18	5	1	4	11	*5	AS,MVP-2,GG
1967	30	BAL	AL	158	681	610	88	164	25	5	22	77	1	3	54	54	.269	.328	.434	.763	124	265	21	4	5	8	9	*5	AS,GG
1968	31	BAL	AL	162	667	608	65	154	36	6	17	75	1	1	44	55	.253	.304	.416	.720	117	253	12	4	3	8	11	*5	AS,MVP-17,GG
1969	32	BAL	AL	156	670	598	73	140	21	3	23	84	2	1	56	55	.234	.298	.395	.693	92	236	19	3	3	10	10	*5	AS,MVP-23,GG
1970	33	BAL	AL	158	673	608	84	168	31	4	18	94	1	1	53	53	.276	.335	.429	.764	109	261	18	4	1	7	5	*5/H	AS,MVP-7,GG
1971	34	BAL	AL	156	663	589	67	160	21	1	20	92	0	0	63	50	.272	.341	.413	.754	114	243	15	3	1	7	8	*5	AS,MVP-4,GG
1972	35	BAL	AL	153	612	556	48	139	23	2	8	64	1	0	43	45	.250	.303	.342	.644	90	190	12	2	4	7	4	*5/H	AS,MVP-26,GG
1973	36	BAL	AL	155	619	549	53	141	17	2	9	72	2	0	55	50	.257	.326	.344	.670	90	189	19	3	8	4	5	*5/H	AS,GG
1974	37	BAL	AL	153	622	553	46	159	27	0	7	59	2	0	56	47	.288	.353	.374	.728	113	207	14	3	5	5	13	*5	AS,MVP-12,GG
1975	38	BAL	AL	144	539	482	50	97	15	1	6	53	0	0	44	33	.201	.267	.274	.541	58	132	6	1	8	4	10	*5/H	GG
1976	39	BAL	AL	71	232	218	16	46	8	2	3	11	0	0	8	24	.211	.240	.307	.548	64	67	5	1	3	2	0	5/H
1977	40	BAL	AL	24	52	47	3	7	2	0	1	4	0	0	4	4	.149	.212	.255	.467	30	12	2	0	0	1	0	5/H
23 Yrs				2896	11782	10654	1232	2848	482	68	268	1357	28	22	860	990	.267	.322	.401	.723	105	4270	297	53	101	114	120
162 Game Avg.				162	659	596	69	159	27	4	15	76	2	1	48	55	.267	.322	.401	.723	105	239	17	3	6	6	7
				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

Player Value--Batting

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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