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Yank Robinson
William H. Robinson

Bats Right, Throws Right
Weight 170 lb.

Debut August 24, 1882
Final Game August 10, 1892
Born September 19, 1859 in Philadelphia, PA
Died August 25, 1894 in St.Louis, MO

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1882 22 DTN NL  11   39    1    7   1  0   0    2          1  13  .179  .200  .205   30    8                    
 1884 24 BLU UA 102  415  101  111  24  4   2        0     37      .267  .327  .359  123  149                    
 1885 25 STL AA  78  287   63   75   8  8   0   35   0     29      .261  .344  .345  114   99               7    
 1886 26 STL AA 133  481   89  132  26  9   3   71  51     64      .274  .377  .385  135  185              15    
 1887 27 STL AA 125  430  102  131  32  4   1   74  75     92      .305  .445  .405  127  174              17    
 1888 28 STL AA 134  455  111  105  17  6   3   53  56    116      .231  .400  .314  120  143              12    
 1889 29 STL AA 132  452   97   94  17  3   5   70  39    118  55  .208  .378  .292   82  132               6    
 1890 30 PBB PL  98  306   59   70  10  3   0   38  17    101  33  .229  .434  .281   99   86              10    
 1891 31 TOT AA  98  345   48   61   9  4   1   37  23     68  51  .177  .325  .235   55   81               8    
         CKK AA  97  342   48   61   9  4   1   37  23     68  51  .178  .328  .237   57   81               8    
         STL AA   1    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0      0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0               0    
 1892 32 WHS NL  67  218   26   39   4  3   0   19  11     38  28  .179  .301  .225   61   49               0    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons     978 3428  697  825 148 44  15  399 272  0 664 180  .241  .375  .323  104 1106   0   0   0  75   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        568  115  137  25  7   2   66  45  0 110  30  .241  .375  .323  104  183   0   0   0  12   0
 Career High    134  481  111  132  32  9   5   74  75  0 118  55  .305  .445  .405  135  185   0   0   0  17   0
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1882 22 DTN NL   40   32    2   1.7    70| .179  .254| .200  .282| .205  .345| .405  .627|  30  .195  -3.0  -0.3     
 1884 24 BLU UA  452  304   49   4.2    68| .267  .257| .327  .285| .359  .333| .686  .619| 123  .612  16.0   1.8     
 1885 25 STL AA  323  212   33   4.2    77| .261  .257| .344  .303| .345  .344| .689  .648| 114  .586   5.8   0.7     
 1886 26 STL AA  560  349   67   5.0    78| .274  .251| .377  .315| .385  .335| .762  .650| 135  .662  23.6   2.6     
 1887 27 STL AA  539  299   74   6.4   106| .305  .293| .445  .358| .405  .395| .850  .753| 127  .665  25.4   2.5     
 1888 28 STL AA  583  350   55   4.2    79| .231  .256| .400  .315| .314  .338| .714  .653| 120  .613  21.4   2.5     
 1889 29 STL AA  576  358   49   3.6   102| .208  .282| .378  .357| .292  .383| .670  .740|  82  .434  -3.8  -0.4     
 1890 30 PBB PL  417  236   36   4.0    98| .229  .271| .434  .348| .281  .377| .715  .725|  99  .415  11.0   1.0     
 1891 31 TOT AA  421  284   25   2.3    98| .177  .271| .325  .357| .235  .367| .560  .723|  55  .264 -18.1  -1.9     
         CKK AA  418  281   25   2.3    98| .178  .271| .328  .357| .237  .366| .565  .723|  57  .267 -17.3  -1.8     
         STL AA    3    3    0   0.0    98| .000  .271| .000  .357| .000  .367| .000  .723|-100  .000  -0.8  -0.1     
 1892 32 WHS NL  256  179   15   2.2    79| .179  .248| .301  .321| .225  .332| .526  .653|  61  .285  -8.7  -1.0     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons     4167 2603  405   4.1    88| .241  .266| .375  .330| .323  .357| .698  .687| 104  .529  69.6   7.5     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Pitching  Glossary / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1882 22 DTN NL   0   0   1   0   0   0   1  0    2.0    0    0    0   0    1    0       0     8       0  0.00  2.92  inf 0.500
 1884 24 BLU UA   3   3  11   3   3   0   8  0   75.0   96   61   29   1   18   61       0             0  3.48  3.32   95 1.520
 1886 26 STL AA   0   1   1   1   1   0   0  0    9.0   10   11    3   0    7    1   0   0    42       0  3.00  3.44  115 1.889
 1887 27 STL AA   0   0   1   0   0   0   1  1    3.0    3    2    1   0    3    0   1   0    13       0  3.00  4.55  152 2.000
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  4 Yr WL% .429   3   4  14   4   4   0  10  1   89.0  109   74   33   1   29   62   1   0    63       0  3.34  3.36  101 1.551
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    11  15  52  15  15   0  37  3  336.0  411  279  124   3  109  234   3   0   238   0   0  3.34  3.36  101 1.551
 Career High      3   3  11   3   3   0   8  1   75.0   96   61   29   1   18   61   1   0    42   0   0  3.48  3.32   95 1.520

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS  LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1882 22 DTN NL SS 10 10 22 8 2 .800 .851 3.20 4.36 OF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .833 1.00 1.90 0 1 0 P 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 2.10 4.50 2.25 0 2.0 1884 24 BLU UA 3B 71 98 163 53 10 .831 .777 3.68 2.94 SS 14 23 40 15 1 .808 .816 4.50 3.90 C 11 84 20 14 2 .881 .895 9.45 7.91 15 P 11 3 4 4 0 .636 .843 0.64 2.25 0.84 2.57 3 75.0 2B 3 11 11 4 1 .846 .870 7.33 5.40 1885 25 STL AA OF 52 65 10 12 1 .862 .879 1.44 1.83 52 0 0 2B 19 49 52 16 6 .863 .901 5.32 6.05 C 5 30 9 3 0 .929 .907 7.80 6.60 0 3B 2 1 5 0 0 1.000 .857 3.00 2.95 1B 1 10 0 1 0 .909 .962 10.00 10.50 1886 26 STL AA 2B 125 351 406 95 66 .888 .908 6.06 6.00 3B 6 9 8 7 1 .708 .850 2.83 3.13 OF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 .870 2.00 1.80 0 1 0 P 1 0 1 0 1 1.000 .909 1.00 1.90 1.00 2.00 1 9.0 SS 1 0 3 1 0 .750 .857 3.00 4.50 1887 27 STL AA 2B 117 320 355 76 52 .899 .906 5.77 5.96 3B 6 3 5 3 0 .727 .851 1.33 3.32 OF 2 4 1 1 0 .833 .893 2.50 2.00 0 0 2 SS 2 3 6 2 0 .818 .857 4.50 4.45 C 1 2 1 1 0 .750 .882 3.00 6.10 2 P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.10 0.00 2.40 0 3.0 1888 28 STL AA 2B 102 197 256 53 18 .895 .916 4.44 5.54 SS 34 54 94 19 6 .886 .863 4.35 4.54 1889 29 STL AA 2B 132 305 333 81 53 .887 .917 4.83 5.59 1890 30 PBB PL 2B 98 226 286 65 46 .887 .913 5.22 5.79 1891 31 TOT AA 2B 98 225 287 79 33 .866 .914 5.22 5.25 CKK AA 2B 97 222 287 78 33 .867 .914 5.25 5.25 STL AA 2B 1 3 0 1 0 .750 .909 3.00 5.20 1892 32 WHS NL 3B 58 70 125 34 11 .852 .879 3.36 3.53 SS 5 6 14 6 1 .769 .897 4.00 5.32 2B 4 10 7 2 1 .895 .929 4.25 5.60
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1885 25 STL AA 1B 1 10 0 1 0 .909 .962 10.00 10.50 1884 24 BLU UA 2B 3 11 11 4 1 .846 .870 7.33 5.40 1885 25 STL AA 2B 19 49 52 16 6 .863 .901 5.32 6.05 1886 26 STL AA 2B 125 351 406 95 66 .888 .908 6.06 6.00 1887 27 STL AA 2B 117 320 355 76 52 .899 .906 5.77 5.96 1888 28 STL AA 2B 102 197 256 53 18 .895 .916 4.44 5.54 1889 29 STL AA 2B 132 305 333 81 53 .887 .917 4.83 5.59 1890 30 PBB PL 2B 98 226 286 65 46 .887 .913 5.22 5.79 1891 31 TOT AA 2B 98 225 287 79 33 .866 .914 5.22 5.25 CKK AA 2B 97 222 287 78 33 .867 .914 5.25 5.25 STL AA 2B 1 3 0 1 0 .750 .909 3.00 5.20 1892 32 WHS NL 2B 4 10 7 2 1 .895 .929 4.25 5.60 1884 24 BLU UA 3B 71 98 163 53 10 .831 .777 3.68 2.94 1885 25 STL AA 3B 2 1 5 0 0 1.000 .857 3.00 2.95 1886 26 STL AA 3B 6 9 8 7 1 .708 .850 2.83 3.13 1887 27 STL AA 3B 6 3 5 3 0 .727 .851 1.33 3.32 1892 32 WHS NL 3B 58 70 125 34 11 .852 .879 3.36 3.53 1884 24 BLU UA C 11 84 20 14 2 .881 .895 9.45 7.91 15 1885 25 STL AA C 5 30 9 3 0 .929 .907 7.80 6.60 0 1887 27 STL AA C 1 2 1 1 0 .750 .882 3.00 6.10 2 1882 22 DTN NL OF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .833 1.00 1.90 0 1 0 1885 25 STL AA OF 52 65 10 12 1 .862 .879 1.44 1.83 52 0 0 1886 26 STL AA OF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 .870 2.00 1.80 0 1 0 1887 27 STL AA OF 2 4 1 1 0 .833 .893 2.50 2.00 0 0 2 1882 22 DTN NL P 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 2.10 4.50 2.25 0 2.0 1884 24 BLU UA P 11 3 4 4 0 .636 .843 0.64 2.25 0.84 2.57 3 75.0 1886 26 STL AA P 1 0 1 0 1 1.000 .909 1.00 1.90 1.00 2.00 1 9.0 1887 27 STL AA P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.10 0.00 2.40 0 3.0 1882 22 DTN NL SS 10 10 22 8 2 .800 .851 3.20 4.36 1884 24 BLU UA SS 14 23 40 15 1 .808 .816 4.50 3.90 1886 26 STL AA SS 1 0 3 1 0 .750 .857 3.00 4.50 1887 27 STL AA SS 2 3 6 2 0 .818 .857 4.50 4.45 1888 28 STL AA SS 34 54 94 19 6 .886 .863 4.35 4.54 1892 32 WHS NL SS 5 6 14 6 1 .769 .897 4.00 5.32
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+ Position Total 2B 698 1694 1993 471 276 .887 .911 5.28 5.71 3B 143 181 306 97 22 .834 .820 3.41 3.20 SS 66 96 179 51 10 .844 .852 4.17 4.43 OF 56 72 11 13 1 .865 .879 1.48 1.84 52 2 2 C 17 116 30 18 2 .890 .898 8.59 7.42 17 P* 14 3 6 4 1 .692 .857 0.64 2.21 4 89.0 1B 1 10 0 1 0 .909 .962 10.00 10.50 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+ Overall Total 995 2172 2525 655 312 .878 .896 4.72 5.03
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1885   WS    STL CHC     T   7  23   5   4  0  1  0   0   1   0  .174  .208  .261   0                
 1886   WS    STL CHC     W   6  19   5   6  1  1  0   3   2   3  .316  .381  .474   2                
 1887   WS    STL DTN     L  15  46   5  15  5  1  0   4  10   6  .326  .446  .478   4                
 1888   WS    STL NYG     L  10  36   7   9  2  1  0   7   6  12  .250  .357  .361   2                
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  4 World Series        1-2  38 124  22  34  8  4  0  14  19  21  .274  .371  .403   8                
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

On-base %
1884 UA-.327-7
1886 AA-.377-8
1887 AA-.445-4
1888 AA-.400-1
1890 PL-.434-4

OPS
1886 AA-.761-9
1887 AA-.850-8

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1884 UA-452-8

Runs
1884 UA-101-4
1888 AA-111-8

Doubles
1884 UA-24-7
1886 AA-26-9
1887 AA-32-8

Bases on Balls
1884 UA-37-1
1886 AA-64-5
1887 AA-92-2
1888 AA-116-1
1889 AA-118-1
1890 PL-101-2

Stolen Bases
1886 AA-51-4

Adjusted OPS+
1886 AA-135-10

Adjusted Batting Runs
1886 AA-24-9
1887 AA-25-7
1888 AA-21-9

Batting Wins
1886 AA-2.6-9
1887 AA-2.5-7
1888 AA-2.5-9

Extra-Base Hits
1884 UA-30-9

Times on Base
1884 UA-148-7
1886 AA-211-7
1887 AA-240-7
1888 AA-233-2

Offensive Win%
1886 AA-.662-10
1887 AA-.665-8

Hit By Pitch
1885 AA-7-7
1886 AA-15-2
1887 AA-17-2
1888 AA-12-7
1890 PL-10-7

Saves
1887 AA-1-2

Games Finished
1882 NL-1-9
1884 UA-8-1

   

Black Ink: Batting - 6 (331) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 26 (853) (Average HOFer ≈ 144) Pitching - 3 (2072) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Batting - 11.0 (1492) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 19.5 (787) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

August 15, 1892: Released by the Washington Senators.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Uniforms 
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