What years did Robert Person play?

Robert Person played in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2003.

Was Robert Person a pitcher?

Yes. Robert Person pitched in the major leagues, recording 51 wins and 773 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Robert Person hit?

Robert Person hit 4 career home runs with 25 hits.

What teams did Robert Person play for?

Robert Person played for 4 teams: the New York Mets (1995–1996), the Toronto Blue Jays (1997–1999), the Philadelphia Phillies (1999–2002), and the Boston Red Sox (2003).

What were Robert Person's career stats?

In 206 games, Robert Person went 51-42 with a 4.64 ERA, 773 strikeouts, 897.1 innings pitched, and 9 saves. At the plate he had 25 hits and 4 home runs.

What was Robert Person's salary?

Robert Person's last recorded salary was $300,000, in 2003. His highest recorded salary was $6,250,000, in 2002, and his lowest was $109,000, in 1995. The Salary History table lists each season from 1995 to 2003.

What position did Robert Person play?

Robert Person played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Robert Person and how much did he weigh?

Robert Person was listed at 6 feet and 180 pounds.

What was Robert Person's career ERA?

Robert Person finished with a 4.64 career ERA, going 51-42 with 773 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Robert Person have?

Robert Person recorded 773 career strikeouts.

Is Robert Person in the Hall of Fame?

No. Robert Person has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Robert Person

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1995-2003)

Robert Person was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2003 for 4 teams, including the New York Mets, a span of 9 seasons. Across 206 career appearances, he went 51-42 with a 4.64 ERA and 773 strikeouts. He also batted .117 with 4 home runs.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 17, 2026

W–L 51–42

ERA 4.64

WHIP 1.39

SO 773

Pitcher PIV -6324.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 180 lb
Born: 10/6/1969 in St. Louis, MO, USA
MLB Debut: 1995-09-18
Last Game: 2003-06-07

Full name: Robert Alan Person

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Career Pitching Statistics

Robert Person — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
51	42	206	135	4	2	9	897.1	813	463	129	438	773	4.64	-6324.5

Career ERA 4.64 vs. league average 4.50 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Robert Person Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1995	NYN	NL	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	12.0	5	1	2	10	0.75	4.45 (+83%)	430.4
1996	NYN	NL	4	5	27	13	0	0	0	89.2	86	45	35	76	4.52	4.61 (+2%)	-948.5
1997	TOR	AL	5	10	23	22	0	0	0	128.1	125	80	60	99	5.61	4.39 (-28%)	-1992.5
1998	TOR	AL	3	1	27	0	0	0	6	38.1	45	30	22	31	7.04	4.43 (-59%)	-1936.4
1999	TOR	AL	0	2	11	0	0	0	2	11.0	9	12	15	12	9.82	4.71 (-109%)	-717.0
1999	PHI	NL	10	5	31	22	0	0	0	137.0	130	65	70	127	4.27	4.71 (+9%)	-1132.4
2000	PHI	NL	9	7	28	28	1	1	0	173.1	144	70	95	164	3.63	4.77 (+24%)	3611.0
2001	PHI	NL	15	7	33	33	3	1	0	208.1	179	97	80	183	4.19	4.42 (+5%)	-1373.0
2002	PHI	NL	4	5	16	16	0	0	0	87.2	79	53	51	61	5.44	4.28 (-27%)	-2490.8
2003	BOS	AL	0	0	7	0	0	0	1	11.2	11	10	8	10	7.71	4.40 (-75%)	224.6
Career · 10 seasons			51	42	206	135	4	2	9	897.1	813	463	438	773	4.64	—	-6,324

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Robert Person — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
209	214	13	25	5	0	4	16	0	10	119	.117	.159	.196	.356	-1,068

Career AVG .117 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 56.2% below league average.

Career OBP .159 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — 52.8% below league average.

Career SLG .196 vs. league average .425 across their career seasons — 53.8% below league average.

Career OPS .356 vs. league average .762 across their career seasons — 53.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Robert Person Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1995	NYN	NL	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.667	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	NYN	NL	29	21	1	3	1	0	0	0	12	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	TOR	AL	23	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	TOR	AL	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	TOR	AL	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	PHI	NL	31	41	3	3	0	0	1	1	23	.073	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	PHI	NL	28	53	1	7	3	0	2	3	29	.132	.270 (-51%)	.344 (-49%)	.437 (-57%)	.782 (-53%)	-504.8
2001	PHI	NL	33	67	4	8	1	2	6	3	36	.119	.263 (-55%)	.332 (-53%)	.426 (-48%)	.758 (-50%)	-562.8
2002	PHI	NL	17	24	3	2	0	2	7	2	17	.083	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	BOS	AL	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 10 seasons			209	214	13	25	5	4	16	10	119	.117	—	—	—	—	-1,068

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Robert Person — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	102	105	11	15	4	13	.143
Away	107	109	2	10	0	3	.092

Pitching — Home / Away

Robert Person — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	99	460.2	387	202	212	440	3.95
Away	107	436.2	426	261	226	333	5.38

Last 10 Games — Batting

Robert Person — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
2003-06-07	BOS	MIL	W	1	1
2003-05-30	BOS	TOR	L	0	0
2003-05-26	BOS	NYY	W	0	0
2003-05-24	BOS	CLE	W	0	0
2003-05-18	BOS	LAA	W	0	0
2003-05-16	BOS	LAA	L	0	0
2003-05-14	BOS	TEX	W	0	0
2002-07-22	PHI	CHC	L	0	0
2002-07-20	PHI	ATL	L	0	0
2002-07-17	PHI	CHC	W	2	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Robert Person — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2003-06-07	BOS	MIL	—	2.0	4	4	4	2	2	0
2003-05-30	BOS	TOR	—	3.2	1	3	3	3	3	0
2003-05-26	BOS	NYY	—	2.0	1	1	1	1	1	0
2003-05-24	BOS	CLE	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
2003-05-18	BOS	LAA	SV	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0
2003-05-16	BOS	LAA	—	1.0	2	1	1	1	3	0
2003-05-14	BOS	TEX	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2002-07-22	PHI	CHC	—	2.0	4	5	5	2	2	1
2002-07-17	PHI	CHC	—	5.2	4	3	2	8	3	1
2002-07-12	PHI	NYN	W	6.0	8	4	4	1	3	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Robert Person — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	206	135	31	72	7	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Robert Person — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1995	NYN	P	3	1	0	0	0	0
1996	NYN	P	27	13	2	8	4	0
1997	TOR	P	23	22	4	8	1	1
1998	TOR	P	27	0	2	2	1	0
1999	TOR	P	11	0	0	0	0	0
1999	PHI	P	31	22	8	13	1	0
2000	PHI	P	28	28	6	11	0	1
2001	PHI	P	33	33	5	19	0	1
2002	PHI	P	16	16	4	9	0	0
2003	BOS	P	7	0	0	2	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Robert Person Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	206

Salary History

Robert Person's recorded salaries total $11,972,000 over 9 seasons, 1995 to 2003. Person's career, 1995 to 2003, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.

Robert Person — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2003	BOS	AL	$300,000
2002	PHI	NL	$6,250,000
2001	PHI	NL	$2,975,000
2000	PHI	NL	$1,400,000
1999	TOR	AL	$379,000
1998	TOR	AL	$265,000
1997	TOR	AL	$185,000
1996	NYN	NL	$109,000
1995	NYN	NL	$109,000
Total recorded salary			$11,972,000

College History

Robert Person — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Arkansas	Fayetteville	AR	1988
Seminole State College	Seminole	OK	1989

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Robert Person: the record in brief

Robert Person played a first major league game on September 18, 1995 and a last one on June 7, 2003. Person played for the New York Mets (1995 through 1996), the Toronto Blue Jays (1997 through 1999), the Philadelphia Phillies (1999 to 2002), and the Boston Red Sox (2003). Born on October 6, 1969, in St. Louis, MO, USA, Person is listed as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. The bio gives 180 pounds on a 6-foot-0 frame. The given name on file is Robert Alan Person.

Person pitched in 206 games, starting 135, and finished with a 51-42 record and 4.64 ERA. Person had 773 strikeouts. Person's 4.64 ERA was close to the 4.50 league figure for those seasons. Person won 15 games in 2001, the most of any season listed. In 2000, one of the busiest seasons, Person posted a 3.63 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.77.

Frequently Asked Questions about Robert Person

What years did Robert Person play?: Robert Person played in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2003.
Was Robert Person a pitcher?: Yes. Robert Person pitched in the major leagues, recording 51 wins and 773 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Robert Person hit?: Robert Person hit 4 career home runs with 25 hits.
What teams did Robert Person play for?: Robert Person played for 4 teams: the New York Mets (1995–1996), the Toronto Blue Jays (1997–1999), the Philadelphia Phillies (1999–2002), and the Boston Red Sox (2003).
What were Robert Person's career stats?: In 206 games, Robert Person went 51-42 with a 4.64 ERA, 773 strikeouts, 897.1 innings pitched, and 9 saves. At the plate he had 25 hits and 4 home runs.
How much did Robert Person earn in his career?: Robert Person's recorded salaries total $11,972,000 over 9 seasons, 1995 to 2003. Person's career, 1995 to 2003, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.
What was Robert Person's salary?: Robert Person's last recorded salary was $300,000, in 2003. His highest recorded salary was $6,250,000, in 2002, and his lowest was $109,000, in 1995. The Salary History table lists each season from 1995 to 2003.
What position did Robert Person play?: Robert Person played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Robert Person and how much did he weigh?: Robert Person was listed at 6 feet and 180 pounds.
What was Robert Person's career ERA?: Robert Person finished with a 4.64 career ERA, going 51-42 with 773 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Robert Person have?: Robert Person recorded 773 career strikeouts.
Is Robert Person in the Hall of Fame?: No. Robert Person has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.