Don
Robinson
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 231
 
Born: June 8, 1957 in Usa, KY, ASHLAND
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1981   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1978 21 BSN NL $ 300,000 9 5 6 6 8 8 8 3 4 3
1979 22 BSN NL $ 300,000 9 6 7 6 8 8 8 3 3 3
1980 23 BSN NL $ 300,000 9 6 7 7 6 7 7 3 3 3
1981 24 BSN NL $ 1,411,429 9 6 7 7 6 7 6 3 4 3
1982 25 BSN NL $ 1,708,571 9 6 7 6 6 7 6 3 3 3
1983 26 BSN NL $ 1,708,571 8 6 7 6 6 6 6 3 3 3
1984 27 OAK AL $ 300,000 8 5 6 6 6 6 6 3 3 3
1985 28 MIN AL $ 612,000 8 5 6 6 5 6 6 3 3 3
1986 29 BSN NL $ 792,000 7 5 6 5 5 6 6 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 7 5 6 5 5 6 6 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,708,571 9 6 7 7 8 8 8 3 4 3
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1978 21 BSN NL 10 12 .455 36 22 12 2 6 203.7 233 117 25 61 88 5.17 .288 .338 .441 .779 4.7
1979 22 BSN NL 4 0 1.000 53 0 0 0 0 35.0 39 17 1 13 16 4.37 .285 .344 .401 .746 2.3
1980 23 BSN NL 4 1 .800 60 0 0 0 17 65.0 52 21 8 14 49 2.91 .220 .264 .364 .628 11.3
1981 24 BSN NL 13 11 .542 33 27 4 1 0 216.0 200 71 16 63 130 2.96 .244 .302 .358 .659 17.1
1982 25 BSN NL 18 9 .667 33 33 10 3 0 262.7 238 93 21 89 127 3.19 .244 .306 .357 .663 23.4
1983 26 BSN NL 11 15 .423 29 29 9 0 0 228.0 205 82 25 82 135 3.24 .239 .304 .386 .691 16.2
1984 27 OAK AL 2 3 .400 46 0 0 0 4 66.7 63 18 2 11 36 2.43 .251 .279 .327 .606 7.4
    AAA   1 3 .250 6 6 1 0 0 40.7 34 13 4 20 36 2.88 .230 .321 .372 .693  
1985 28 MIN AL 0 1 .000 23 0 0 0 2 38.0 33 15 3 17 16 3.55 .239 .325 .348 .673 3.0
    AAA   0 0 .000 5 0 0 0 1 7.0 5 0 0 1 4 0.00 .200 .231 .200 .431  
1986 29 BSN NL 4 17 .190 30 30 6 1 0 202.0 257 142 36 76 110 6.33 .314 .373 .510 .883 0.0
9 Years Sim 66 69 .489 343 141 41 7 29 1317.0 1320 576 137 426 707 3.94 .262 .319 .400 .720 85.3
2 Years AAA 1 3 .250 11 6 1 0 1 47.7 39 13 4 21 40 2.45 .225 .309 .347 .656  
Season Average 7 7 .500 38 15 4 0 3 146.3 146 64 15 47 78 3.94 .262 .319 .400 .720  
Career Highs 18 17 1.000 60 33 12 3 17 262.7 257 142 36 89 135 6.33 .314 .373 .510 .883  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   583 232 60 164 383   .241 .289 .370 .659
vs LH   737 344 77 262 324   .281 .346 .428 .774
Home 32 38 .457 172 66 11 1 13 639.0 656 290 63 222 329 4.08 .268 .329 .403 .732
Away 34 31 .523 171 75 30 6 16 678.0 664 286 74 204 378 3.80 .256 .310 .397 .707
Mar/Apr 8 11 .421 44 25 6 0 4 208.0 216 89 23 63 119 3.85 .266 .319 .428 .747
May 13 13 .500 62 24 6 1 7 240.6 238 107 20 91 109 4.00 .260 .327 .381 .708
June 13 11 .542 55 26 10 1 3 223.0 237 112 34 54 108 4.52 .275 .317 .431 .748
July 6 16 .273 48 23 5 0 5 195.0 223 94 19 67 122 4.34 .292 .349 .418 .767
August 12 10 .545 74 22 7 3 8 226.3 200 89 18 78 140 3.54 .238 .302 .357 .660
Sep/Oct 14 8 .636 60 21 7 2 2 224.0 206 85 23 73 109 3.42 .243 .303 .389 .692
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1978 21 BSN NL P 36 22 203.7 13 33 1 1 .979 2.03    
1979 22 BSN NL P 53 0 35.0 2 7 0 0 1.000 2.31    
1980 23 BSN NL P 60 0 65.0 3 14 0 2 1.000 2.35    
1981 24 BSN NL P 33 27 216.0 12 38 2 3 .962 2.08    
1982 25 BSN NL P 33 33 262.7 23 50 0 3 1.000 2.50    
1983 26 BSN NL P 29 29 228.0 11 35 3 1 .939 1.82    
1984 27 OAK AL P 46 0 66.7 7 15 0 2 1.000 2.97    
1985 28 MIN AL P 23 0 38.0 3 10 0 0 1.000 3.08    
1986 29 BSN NL P 30 30 202.0 10 46 2 3 .966 2.50    
Career Totals   343 141 1317.0 84 248 8 15 .976 2.27    
Career Highs   60 33 262.7 23 50 3 3 1.000 3.08    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1978 21 BSN NL 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 2.7 2 1 0 1 0 3.38 .200 .273 .200 .473
1984 27 OAK AL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 2.0 3 3 0 1 3 13.50 .300 .364 .400 .764
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 5 0 0 0 0 4.7 5 4 0 2 3 7.73 .250 .318 .300 .618
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
1982-7-18
Losses
1986-3-17
Saves
1980-9-17
Complete Games
1978-4-12
1982-10-10
Shutouts
1978-6-2
1982-4-3
Innings Pitched
1982-9-262.7
Hits Allowed
1986-8-257
Homeruns Allowed
1978-10-25
1986-1-36
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 16    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  6. Dave Wehrmeister (957)
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 44th overall pick, by Boston (N) in 1978
Earned first career win on 4/18/1978
2/2/1981: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,411,429 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1981 Allstar game
2/2/1982: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,708,571 through salary arbitration
2/2/1983: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,708,571 through salary arbitration
Injured on 7/17/1983 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 5 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Oakland on 3/3/1984 to a minor league contract
Injured on 4/28/1984 with a Sore Back, out for one week
Signed as a free agent by Minnesota on 7/1/1985 to a 1-year deal worth $612,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Boston (N) on 2/12/1986 to a 1-year deal worth $792,000 per year