What years did David Robertson play?

David Robertson played in Major League Baseball from 2008 to 2025.

Was David Robertson a pitcher?

Yes. David Robertson pitched in the major leagues, recording 68 wins and 1176 strikeouts.

How many home runs did David Robertson hit?

David Robertson hit 0 career home runs.

What teams has David Robertson played for?

David Robertson has played for 8 teams: the New York Yankees (2008–2014, 2017–2018), the Chicago White Sox (2015–2017), the Philadelphia Phillies (2019, 2022, 2025), the Tampa Bay Rays (2021), the Chicago Cubs (2022), the New York Mets (2023), the Miami Marlins (2023), and the Texas Rangers (2024).

Has David Robertson won a Cy Young Award?

No. David Robertson has not won the Cy Young Award through the 2025 season, the latest in the site's award records.

What awards has David Robertson won?

David Robertson has been selected to 1 All-Star Game.

What are David Robertson's career stats?

In 881 games, David Robertson has gone 68-46 with a 2.93 ERA, 1,176 strikeouts, 894.1 innings pitched, and 179 saves.

What was David Robertson's salary?

David Robertson's last recorded salary was $11,000,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $11,000,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $426,650, in 2010. The Salary History table lists each season from 2010 to 2016.

What position does David Robertson play?

David Robertson plays primarily as a pitcher, the position where he has appeared in the most games.

How tall is David Robertson and how much does he weigh?

David Robertson is listed at 5 feet 11 inches and 195 pounds.

What number does David Robertson wear?

David Robertson wears number 30, according to MLB's 2025 roster data.

What was David Robertson's career ERA?

David Robertson finished with a 2.93 career ERA, going 68-46 with 1,176 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did David Robertson have?

David Robertson recorded 1,176 career strikeouts.

David Robertson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2008-2025)

David Robertson is a pitcher who has played in Major League Baseball since 2008 for 8 teams, including the New York Yankees, a span of 18 seasons. Across 881 career appearances, he has gone 68-46 with a 2.93 ERA, 1,176 strikeouts, and 179 saves. David Robertson is an All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 25283.3.

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 23, 2026

Active Player

W–L 68–46

ERA 2.93

WHIP 1.16

SO 1,176

Pitcher PIV thru 2025 25283.3

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 195 lb
Born: 4/9/1985 in Birmingham, AL, USA
MLB Debut: 2008-06-29
Awards: All-Star
Jersey: #30

Full name: David Alan Robertson

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Career Pitching Statistics

David Robertson — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
68	46	881	1	0	0	179	894.1	674	291	81	365	1,176	2.93	25283.3

Career ERA 2.93 vs. league average 4.13 across their career seasons — 29.1% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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David Robertson Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2008	NYA	AL	4	0	25	0	0	30.1	29	18	15	36	5.34	4.32 (-24%)	607.5
2009	NYA	AL	2	1	45	0	1	43.2	36	16	23	63	3.30	4.32 (+24%)	1399.4
2010	NYA	AL	4	5	64	0	1	61.1	59	26	33	71	3.82	4.08 (+6%)	769.1
2011	NYA	AL	4	0	70	0	1	66.2	40	8	35	100	1.08	3.94 (+73%)	3551.4
2012	NYA	AL	2	7	65	0	2	60.2	52	18	19	81	2.67	4.01 (+33%)	2349.2
2013	NYA	AL	5	1	70	0	3	66.1	51	15	18	77	2.04	3.87 (+47%)	2109.3
2014	NYA	AL	4	5	63	0	39	64.1	45	22	23	96	3.08	3.74 (+18%)	1726.0
2015	CHA	AL	6	5	60	0	34	63.1	46	24	13	86	3.41	3.96 (+14%)	2315.6
2016	CHA	AL	5	3	62	0	37	62.1	53	24	32	75	3.47	4.19 (+17%)	963.1
2017	CHA	AL	4	2	31	0	13	33.1	21	10	11	47	2.70	4.36 (+38%)	1082.7
2017	NYA	AL	5	0	30	0	1	35.0	14	4	12	51	1.03	4.36 (+76%)	1989.5
2018	NYA	AL	8	3	69	0	5	69.2	46	25	26	91	3.23	4.15 (+22%)	2075.5
2019	PHI	NL	0	1	7	0	0	6.2	8	4	6	6	5.40	—	0.0
2021	TBA	AL	0	0	12	1	0	12.0	11	6	4	16	4.50	4.27 (-5%)	179.1
2022	CHN	NL	3	0	36	0	14	40.1	23	10	19	51	2.23	3.97 (+44%)	466.9
2022	PHI	NL	1	3	22	0	6	23.1	16	7	16	30	2.70	3.97 (+32%)	150.0
2023	NYN	NL	4	2	40	0	14	44.0	31	10	13	48	2.05	4.33 (+53%)	841.9
2023	MIA	NL	2	4	22	0	4	21.1	22	12	12	30	5.06	4.33 (-17%)	451.2
2024	TEX	AL	3	4	68	0	2	72.0	53	24	27	99	3.00	4.08 (+26%)	2603.9
2025	PHI	NL	2	0	20	0	2	17.2	18	8	8	22	4.08	4.16 (+2%)	-348.0
Career · 20 seasons			68	46	881	1	179	894.1	674	291	365	1,176	2.93	—	25,283

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

David Robertson — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
881	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .252 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .320 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .408 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .728 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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David Robertson Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2008	NYA	AL	25	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	NYA	AL	45	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	NYA	AL	64	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	NYA	AL	70	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	NYA	AL	65	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	NYA	AL	70	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	NYA	AL	63	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	CHA	AL	60	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	CHA	AL	62	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	CHA	AL	31	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	NYA	AL	30	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	NYA	AL	69	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	PHI	NL	7	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	TBA	AL	12	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2022	CHN	NL	36	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2022	PHI	NL	22	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2023	NYN	NL	40	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2023	MIA	NL	22	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2024	TEX	AL	68	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2025	PHI	NL	20	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 20 seasons			881	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

David Robertson — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

David Robertson — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2025	NLDS2	PHI	1	.000
2023	NLWC2	MIA	1	.000
2022	NLCS	PHI	3	.000
2022	NLWC2	PHI	1	.000
2022	WS	PHI	4	.000
2021	ALDS2	TBA	3	.000
2018	ALDS1	NYA	2	.000
2018	ALWC	NYA	1	.000
2017	ALCS	NYA	4	.000
2017	ALDS1	NYA	3	.000
2017	ALWC	NYA	1	.000
2012	ALCS	NYA	2	.000
2012	ALDS1	NYA	4	.000
2011	ALDS1	NYA	2	.000
2010	ALCS	NYA	4	.000
2010	ALDS2	NYA	2	.000
2009	ALCS	NYA	2	.000
2009	ALDS1	NYA	1	.000
2009	WS	NYA	2	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

David Robertson — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
6	1	43	0	1	47.2	38	18	16	57	3.40

Playoff Pitching by Year

David Robertson — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2025	NLDS2	PHI	0	1	1	0	0.1	1	2	0	0	54.00
2023	NLWC2	MIA	0	0	1	0	2.0	2	2	0	4	9.00
2022	NLCS	PHI	0	0	3	0	2.2	4	1	2	4	3.38
2022	NLWC2	PHI	1	0	1	0	1.0	0	0	0	2	0.00
2022	WS	PHI	0	0	4	1	4.0	2	0	3	5	0.00
2021	ALDS2	TBA	0	0	3	0	4.0	3	0	1	2	0.00
2018	ALDS1	NYA	0	0	2	0	2.2	0	0	1	6	0.00
2018	ALWC	NYA	0	0	1	0	1.0	0	0	0	1	0.00
2017	ALCS	NYA	0	0	4	0	5.0	7	5	1	6	9.00
2017	ALDS1	NYA	1	0	3	0	4.2	1	1	2	5	1.93
2017	ALWC	NYA	1	0	1	0	3.1	3	0	1	5	0.00
2012	ALCS	NYA	0	0	2	0	2.0	2	1	0	2	4.50
2012	ALDS1	NYA	1	0	4	0	4.1	1	0	0	5	0.00
2011	ALDS1	NYA	0	0	2	0	2.0	0	0	0	2	0.00
2010	ALCS	NYA	0	0	4	0	2.2	8	6	1	4	20.25
2010	ALDS2	NYA	0	0	2	0	0.2	0	0	1	1	0.00
2009	ALCS	NYA	1	0	2	0	2.0	1	0	2	1	0.00
2009	ALDS1	NYA	1	0	1	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0.00
2009	WS	NYA	0	0	2	0	2.1	2	0	1	2	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

David Robertson — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	453	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	428	1	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

David Robertson — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	453	459.2	328	143	172	604	2.80
Away	428	434.2	346	148	193	572	3.06

Last 10 Games — Pitching

David Robertson — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2025-09-28	PHI	MIN	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
2025-09-25	PHI	MIA	SV	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2025-09-23	PHI	MIA	—	0.2	3	2	1	0	1	1
2025-09-16	PHI	LAD	—	0.1	2	2	2	0	0	1
2025-09-15	PHI	LAD	SV	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0
2025-09-13	PHI	KCR	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	2	0
2025-09-09	PHI	NYN	—	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1
2025-09-08	PHI	NYN	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2025-09-06	PHI	MIA	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2025-09-04	PHI	MIL	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

David Robertson — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	881	1	54	60	3	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

David Robertson — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2008	NYA	P	25	0	1	3	0	0
2009	NYA	P	45	0	0	3	0	0
2010	NYA	P	64	0	0	5	0	0
2011	NYA	P	70	0	3	3	1	0
2012	NYA	P	65	0	4	1	0	0
2013	NYA	P	70	0	4	4	0	0
2014	NYA	P	63	0	5	4	0	0
2015	CHA	P	60	0	4	1	0	0
2016	CHA	P	62	0	4	6	0	1
2017	CHA	P	31	0	3	2	0	0
2017	NYA	P	30	0	3	1	1	0
2018	NYA	P	69	0	6	5	1	0
2019	PHI	P	7	0	1	0	0	0
2021	TBA	P	12	1	1	1	0	0
2022	CHN	P	36	0	0	1	0	0
2022	PHI	P	22	0	3	3	0	0
2023	NYN	P	40	0	5	7	0	0
2023	MIA	P	22	0	3	0	0	0
2024	TEX	P	68	0	3	8	0	0
2025	PHI	P	20	0	1	2	0	0

Career Games by Position

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David Robertson Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	881

Awards & Honors

David Robertson — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2011	This Year in Baseball Setup Man of the Year	MLB.com GIBBY

Salary History

David Robertson's recorded salaries total $31,802,100 over 7 seasons, 2010 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Robertson's career ran from 2008 to 2025. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2008 and 2009.

David Robertson — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	CHA	AL	$11,000,000
2015	CHA	AL	$10,000,000
2014	NYA	AL	$5,215,000
2013	NYA	AL	$3,100,000
2012	NYA	AL	$1,600,000
2011	NYA	AL	$460,450
2010	NYA	AL	$426,650
Total recorded salary (partial)			$31,802,100

College History

David Robertson — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Alabama	Tuscaloosa	AL	2005, 2006

Award Voting History

David Robertson — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2011	Cy Young Award	AL	11th	1.0	196	0
2011	Most Valuable Player	AL	21th	1.0	392	0

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David Robertson: the record in brief

Active since a debut on June 29, 2008, David Robertson has a record on this page that is still being added to. Club by club, the record runs the New York Yankees (2008 through 2018), the Chicago White Sox (2015 to 2017), the Philadelphia Phillies (2019 through 2025), the Tampa Bay Rays (2021), the Chicago Cubs (2022), the New York Mets (2023), the Miami Marlins (2023), and the Texas Rangers (2024). Robertson, a pitcher by primary position, threw and hit right-handed. The recorded size is 5'11" and 195 pounds. Robertson was born on April 9, 1985, in Birmingham, AL, USA. The given name on file is David Alan Robertson.

Robertson's career pitching line is 68 wins, 46 losses and a 2.93 ERA over 881 appearances. The totals include 1,176 strikeouts and 179 saves. The leagues Robertson pitched in allowed 4.13 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 29.1% better than average. Robertson won 8 games in 2018, the most of any season listed.

Frequently Asked Questions about David Robertson

What years did David Robertson play?: David Robertson played in Major League Baseball from 2008 to 2025.
Was David Robertson a pitcher?: Yes. David Robertson pitched in the major leagues, recording 68 wins and 1176 strikeouts.
How many home runs did David Robertson hit?: David Robertson hit 0 career home runs.
What teams has David Robertson played for?: David Robertson has played for 8 teams: the New York Yankees (2008–2014, 2017–2018), the Chicago White Sox (2015–2017), the Philadelphia Phillies (2019, 2022, 2025), the Tampa Bay Rays (2021), the Chicago Cubs (2022), the New York Mets (2023), the Miami Marlins (2023), and the Texas Rangers (2024).
Has David Robertson won a Cy Young Award?: No. David Robertson has not won the Cy Young Award through the 2025 season, the latest in the site's award records.
What awards has David Robertson won?: David Robertson has been selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What are David Robertson's career stats?: In 881 games, David Robertson has gone 68-46 with a 2.93 ERA, 1,176 strikeouts, 894.1 innings pitched, and 179 saves.
How much has David Robertson earned in his career?: David Robertson's recorded salaries total $31,802,100 over 7 seasons, 2010 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Robertson's career ran from 2008 to 2025. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2008 and 2009.
What was David Robertson's salary?: David Robertson's last recorded salary was $11,000,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $11,000,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $426,650, in 2010. The Salary History table lists each season from 2010 to 2016.
What position does David Robertson play?: David Robertson plays primarily as a pitcher, the position where he has appeared in the most games.
How tall is David Robertson and how much does he weigh?: David Robertson is listed at 5 feet 11 inches and 195 pounds.
What number does David Robertson wear?: David Robertson wears number 30, according to MLB's 2025 roster data.
What was David Robertson's career ERA?: David Robertson finished with a 2.93 career ERA, going 68-46 with 1,176 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did David Robertson have?: David Robertson recorded 1,176 career strikeouts.