Humberto
Robinson
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 185
 
Born: June 25, 1930 in Panama, , COLON
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1959    1960    1961   
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1955 25 OAK AL $ 300,000 6 5 5 5 5 6 5 7 8 8
1956 26 OAK AL $ 300,000 6 5 6 6 5 7 6 8 8 8
1957 27 OAK AL $ 300,000 6 7 8 7 6 7 7 7 8 8
1958 28 OAK AL $ 300,000 6 8 9 8 7 8 8 8 8 8
1959 29 TAM AL $ 5,007,143 6 8 9 8 8 9 8 8 8 8
1960 30 NYG NL $ 5,250,000 6 7 8 8 8 9 8 8 8 8
1961 31 NYG NL $ 7,407,143 6 7 8 8 8 9 8 7 8 8
1962 32 BRK NL $ 9,500,000 6 7 8 8 7 9 8 7 8 8
1963 33 BRK NL $ 9,500,000 6 7 8 7 7 8 8 7 8 7
1964 34 BRK NL $ 9,500,000 6 7 8 8 7 8 8 6 6 6
1965 35 LAD NL $ 9,500,000 6 6 7 7 6 7 7 5 5 5
1966 36 OAK AL $ 2,400,000 6 4 5 5 5 6 5 3 3 3
1967 37 OAK AL   5 4 5 4 4 5 5 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   5 4 5 4 4 5 5 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 9,500,000 6 8 9 8 8 9 8 8 8 8
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1955 25 OAK AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1956 26 OAK AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1957 27 OAK AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1958 28 OAK AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1959 29 TAM AL $ 5,007,143   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1960 30 NYG NL $ 5,250,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1961 31 NYG NL $ 7,407,143   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1962 32 BRK NL $ 9,500,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1963 33 BRK NL $ 9,500,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1964 34 BRK NL $ 9,500,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1965 35 LAD NL $ 9,500,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1966 36 OAK AL $ 2,400,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1967 37 OAK AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 9,500,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
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
1955 25 OAK AL 6 6 .500 33 0 0 0 4 37.7 37 18 4 18 15 4.30 .259 .340 .392 .731 4.1
    AAA   0 1 .000 37 0 0 0 1 49.0 46 18 1 22 36 3.31 .254 .335 .309 .644  
1956 26 OAK AL 6 4 .600 38 1 0 0 18 46.7 44 10 4 11 25 1.93 .246 .292 .335 .627 10.2
1957 27 OAK AL 1 5 .167 50 0 0 0 5 56.3 61 37 6 29 36 5.91 .275 .357 .437 .794 0.7
1958 28 OAK AL 14 13 .519 36 36 0 0 0 246.7 208 87 21 80 219 3.17 .224 .287 .346 .633 19.4
1959 29 TAM AL 23 7 .767 42 42 6 2 0 300.0 259 102 17 70 274 3.06 .231 .276 .334 .609 27.8
1960 30 TAM AL 10 6 .625 29 29 2 2 0 205.3 170 57 9 58 200 2.50 .224 .280 .315 .595 20.1
  NYG NL 9 2 .818 15 15 1 1 0 108.0 83 26 4 28 103 2.17 .211 .264 .295 .559 11.8
  TOT   19 8 .704 44 44 3 3 0 313.3 253 83 13 86 303 2.38 .220 .274 .308 .583 31.9
1961 31 NYG NL 22 7 .759 45 45 1 0 0 314.3 250 84 23 74 298 2.41 .216 .265 .329 .594 33.8
1962 32 NYG NL 7 7 .500 22 21 1 1 0 150.7 137 59 13 34 108 3.52 .240 .281 .377 .657 8.9
  BRK NL 4 2 .667 12 11 1 0 0 76.3 63 22 6 19 45 2.59 .223 .270 .348 .617 6.9
  TOT   11 9 .550 34 32 2 1 0 227.0 200 81 19 53 153 3.21 .234 .277 .367 .644 15.8
1963 33 BRK NL 6 11 .353 27 24 2 0 0 163.3 172 74 21 33 119 4.08 .269 .305 .426 .731 5.5
1964 34 BRK NL 12 21 .364 41 41 2 0 0 279.3 285 135 56 62 208 4.35 .262 .304 .467 .771 10.4
1965 35 LAD NL 1 0 1.000 4 4 0 0 0 26.0 14 2 1 5 20 0.69 .157 .211 .213 .424 3.1
1966 36 OAK AL 8 15 .348 35 35 0 0 0 227.3 246 117 29 67 186 4.63 .276 .328 .433 .761 7.2
1967 37 AA   2 6 .250 12 12 0 0 0 78.3 81 34 8 32 73 3.91 .269 .339 .395 .735  
12 Years Sim 129 106 .549 429 304 16 6 27 2238.0 2029 830 214 588 1856 3.34 .240 .290 .371 .661 169.9
1 Years AAA 0 1 .000 37 0 0 0 1 49.0 46 18 1 22 36 3.31 .254 .335 .309 .644  
1 Years AA 2 6 .250 12 12 0 0 0 78.3 81 34 8 32 73 3.91 .269 .339 .395 .735  
2 Years Minors 2 7 .222 49 12 0 0 1 127.3 127 52 9 54 109 3.68 .263 .338 .363 .701  
Season Average 10 8 .556 35 25 1 0 2 186.5 169 69 17 49 154 3.34 .240 .290 .371 .661  
Career Highs 23 21 1.000 50 45 6 3 18 314.3 285 135 56 86 303 5.91 .276 .357 .467 .794  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   992 412 111 240 1110   .225 .265 .353 .618
vs LH   1037 418 103 348 746   .256 .315 .391 .706
Home 60 56 .517 215 149 6 3 11 1129.0 1020 426 108 306 924 3.40 .239 .290 .368 .658
Away 69 50 .580 214 155 10 3 16 1109.0 1009 404 106 282 932 3.28 .240 .288 .375 .663
Mar/Apr 22 19 .537 74 60 3 0 5 425.6 378 162 40 111 349 3.43 .237 .286 .371 .657
May 26 15 .634 77 57 1 0 2 416.0 375 146 41 117 355 3.16 .238 .290 .370 .660
June 21 22 .488 78 55 4 2 4 412.0 373 157 40 108 348 3.43 .239 .288 .376 .664
July 17 24 .415 74 47 3 0 7 342.0 330 129 37 84 273 3.40 .252 .297 .396 .693
August 21 19 .525 71 48 2 1 5 357.6 354 161 32 97 294 4.05 .257 .305 .382 .687
Sep/Oct 22 7 .759 55 37 4 3 4 284.6 219 75 24 71 237 2.37 .210 .261 .322 .583
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1956 26 OAK AL 38 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0
1958 28 OAK AL 36 86 4 10 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 32 .116 .116 .151 .267 -1.2 0.0
1959 29 TAM AL 42 116 4 11 1 0 0 7 0 0 1 52 .095 .110 .103 .214 -3.8 0.0
1960 30 TAM AL 29 75 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 34 .067 .079 .067 .146 -3.8 0.0
  NYG NL 15 39 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 19 .051 .098 .051 .149 -2.0 0.0
  TOT   44 114 2 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 53 .061 .085 .061 .147 -5.8 0.0
1961 31 NYG NL 45 112 11 16 1 0 1 7 0 0 3 54 .143 .165 .179 .344 1.1 0.0
1962 32 NYG NL 22 51 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 19 .118 .151 .137 .288 -0.2 0.0
  BRK NL 12 26 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .077 .077 .077 .154 -1.1 0.0
  TOT   34 77 2 8 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 26 .104 .127 .117 .243 -1.3 0.0
1963 33 BRK NL 27 54 3 9 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 18 .167 .179 .185 .364 0.6 0.0
1964 34 BRK NL 41 90 4 15 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 30 .167 .167 .189 .356 1.2 0.0
1965 35 LAD NL 4 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.1 0.0
1966 36 OAK AL 35 72 2 9 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 32 .125 .171 .139 .310 0.4 0.0
10 Years Sim 346 733 32 86 10 0 1 26 0 0 14 303 .117 .135 .135 .270 -9.4 0.0
162 Game Average 343 14 40 4 0 0 12 0 0 6 141 .117 .135 .135 .270 -4.4  
Career Highs 45 116 11 16 3 0 1 7 0 0 4 54 .167 .179 .189 .364 1.2  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   448 17 54 5 0 1 13 0 0 8 176 .121 .138 .138 .276 -6.1
vs LH   285 15 32 5 0 0 13 0 0 6 127 .112 .131 .130 .260 -5.1
Home 152 345 10 43 4 0 0 6 0 0 6 148 .125 .140 .136 .276 -4.6
Away 173 388 22 43 6 0 1 20 0 0 8 155 .111 .131 .134 .265 -6.6
RISP   156 0 16 1 0 0 22 0 0 8 56 .103 .145 .109 .254 -2.5
Close/Late   48 3 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 22 .188 .204 .229 .433 1.5
Mar/Apr 60 147 7 17 3 0 0 2 0 0 3 65 .116 .133 .136 .269 -2.3
May 57 132 7 13 2 0 1 11 0 0 4 45 .098 .130 .136 .267 -2.2
June 55 132 10 20 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 58 .152 .170 .174 .345 0.9
July 55 102 3 11 0 0 0 6 0 0 1 40 .108 .117 .108 .224 -2.9
August 48 123 3 13 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 52 .106 .113 .114 .227 -3.5
Sep/Oct 37 97 2 12 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 43 .124 .141 .134 .275 -1.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1955 25 OAK AL P 33 0 37.7 3 9 0 0 1.000 2.87    
1956 26 OAK AL P 38 1 46.7 2 12 0 2 1.000 2.70    
1957 27 OAK AL P 50 0 56.3 5 11 0 0 1.000 2.56    
1958 28 OAK AL P 36 36 246.7 19 42 2 1 .968 2.23    
1959 29 TAM AL P 42 42 300.0 9 43 0 1 1.000 1.56    
1960 30 TAM AL P 29 29 205.3 11 34 1 2 .978 1.97    
  NYG NL P 15 15 108.0 6 18 1 1 .960 2.00    
  TOT   P 44 44 313.3 17 52 2 3 .972 1.98    
1961 31 NYG NL P 45 45 314.3 16 47 1 3 .984 1.80    
1962 32 NYG NL P 22 21 150.7 11 23 1 3 .971 2.03    
  BRK NL P 12 11 76.3 6 12 0 1 1.000 2.12    
  TOT   P 34 32 227.0 17 35 1 4 .981 2.06    
1963 33 BRK NL P 27 24 163.3 13 31 2 3 .957 2.42    
1964 34 BRK NL P 41 41 279.3 18 49 4 4 .944 2.16    
1965 35 LAD NL P 4 4 26.0 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.69    
1966 36 OAK AL P 35 35 227.3 14 47 2 8 .968 2.41    
Career Totals   429 304 2238.0 133 380 14 29 .973 2.06    
Career Highs   50 45 314.3 19 52 4 8 1.000 2.87    
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
1955 25 OAK AL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 3.0 3 2 0 1 0 6.00 .375 .444 .750 1.194
1959 29 TAM AL 2 1 .667 5 5 0 0 0 30.3 21 9 3 5 29 2.67 .186 .220 .319 .539
1960 30 NYG NL 0 2 .000 2 2 1 0 0 15.0 11 6 4 4 13 3.60 .200 .254 .455 .709
Career Post-Season Pitching 2 3 .400 9 7 1 0 0 48.3 35 17 7 10 42 3.17 .199 .242 .381 .623
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1959 29 TAM AL 5 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .125 .125 .125 .250
1960 30 NYG NL 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 7 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .077 .077 .077 .154
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1958-4-3.17
1959-5-3.06
1960-4-2.50
1961-3-2.41
CAR-35-3.34
Wins
1959-4-23
1961-4-22
Losses
1964-6-21
Winning Pct
1959-2-.767
1960-7-.625
1961-4-.759
Saves
1956-2-18
Games Started
1959-6-42
1961-1-45
1964-8-41
Shutouts
1959-6-2
1960-7-2
Innings Pitched
1959-7-300.0
1961-8-314.3
Homeruns Allowed
1964-1-56
Strikeouts
1958-7-219
1959-7-274
1961-4-298
Walks per 9IP
1959-7-2.1
1960-10-2.5
1961-10-2.1
1963-7-1.8
Hits per 9IP
1958-6-7.6
1959-10-7.8
1960-10-7.5
1961-5-7.2
Strikeouts per 9IP
1958-5-8.0
1959-6-8.2
1960-6-8.8
1961-6-8.5
1966-10-7.4
CAR-30-7.5
WHiP
1958-5-1.17
1959-3-1.10
1960-8-1.11
1961-5-1.03
1962-8-1.11
CAR-28-1.17
OAVG
1958-5-.224
1959-10-.231
1960-10-.224
1961-5-.216
OOBP
1958-4-.287
1959-3-.276
1960-8-.280
1961-4-.265
1962-8-.277
CAR-27-.290
OSLG
1958-5-.346
1959-3-.334
1960-4-.315
1961-5-.329
OOPS
1958-4-.633
1959-3-.609
1960-5-.595
1961-4-.594
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 85    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 38    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 43rd overall pick, by Oakland in 1955
Earned first career win on 7/5/1955
Injured on 9/5/1956 with a Inflamed Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 4-5 weeks
Had first career hit (double) on 6/6/1958, off Ron Necciai (SEM)
2/1/1959: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,007,143 through salary arbitration
Traded from Oakland to Tampa Bay on 2/3/1959 (Going to OAK: CF Whitey Lockman, RF Jackie Jensen. Going to TAM: P Humberto Robinson, CF Bill Bruton)
Was selected to the 1959 Allstar game
Injured on 7/12/1959 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1959, going 5-0, 1.02
2/1/1960: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,250,000 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1960 Allstar game
Traded from Tampa Bay to New York (N) on 7/31/1960 (Going to NYG: P Humberto Robinson. Going to TAM: 1B Pancho Herrera, SS Wayne Causey, C Gene Oliver, 3B Joe Garagiola)
2/1/1961: Gets a new one-year contract worth $7,407,143 through salary arbitration
Hit first career homerun on 5/21/1961, off Ramon Monzant (BOS)
Was selected to the 1961 Allstar game
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1961, going 5-0, 1.25
10/3/1961: Signed a contract extension with New York (N), $9,500,000 per year, for 4 years
Traded from New York (N) to Brooklyn on 7/1/1962 (Going to BRK: P Humberto Robinson, 1B Gail Harris, 2B Joe Demaestri. Going to NYG: P Bob Priddy, 2B Tom Upton, RF Harry Simpson)
Injured on 8/15/1962 with a Pulled Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Injured on 7/15/1963 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 7-8 weeks
Injured on 4/15/1965 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for full season
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1965, going 1-0, 0.69
Signed as a free agent by Oakland on 2/4/1966 to a 2-year deal worth $2,400,000 per year
Traded from Oakland to Cleveland (N) on 2/7/1967 (Going to OAK: LF Leon Wagner. Going to CLN: CF Rick Reichardt, P Mike Lee, P Humberto Robinson, P Dean Stone)
Released by Cleveland (N) on 2/7/1967
Signed as a free agent by Oakland on 7/1/1967 to a minor league deal