What years did Nate Robertson play?

Nate Robertson played in Major League Baseball from 2002 to 2010.

Was Nate Robertson a pitcher?

Yes. Nate Robertson pitched in the major leagues, recording 57 wins and 775 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Nate Robertson hit?

Nate Robertson hit 0 career home runs with 6 hits.

What teams did Nate Robertson play for?

Nate Robertson played for 3 teams: the Florida Marlins (2002, 2010), the Detroit Tigers (2003–2009), and the Philadelphia Phillies (2010).

What were Nate Robertson's career stats?

In 223 games, Nate Robertson went 57-77 with a 5.01 ERA, 775 strikeouts, 1,152.1 innings pitched, and 1 saves.

What was Nate Robertson's salary?

Nate Robertson's last recorded salary was $10,000,000, in 2010. His highest recorded salary was $10,000,000, in 2010, and his lowest was $305,000, in 2004. The Salary History table lists each season from 2004 to 2010.

What position did Nate Robertson play?

Nate Robertson played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Nate Robertson and how much did he weigh?

Nate Robertson was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 225 pounds.

What was Nate Robertson's career ERA?

Nate Robertson finished with a 5.01 career ERA, going 57-77 with 775 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Nate Robertson have?

Nate Robertson recorded 775 career strikeouts.

Is Nate Robertson in the Hall of Fame?

No. Nate Robertson has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Nate Robertson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2002-2010)

Nate Robertson was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2002 to 2010 for the Florida Marlins, the Detroit Tigers, and the Philadelphia Phillies, a span of 9 seasons. Across 223 career appearances, he went 57-77 with a 5.01 ERA and 775 strikeouts.

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 15, 2026

W–L 57–77

ERA 5.01

WHIP 1.47

SO 775

Pitcher PIV -9180.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / L
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 225 lb
Born: 9/3/1977 in Wichita, KS, USA
MLB Debut: 2002-09-07
Last Game: 2010-09-08

Full name: Nathan Daniel Robertson

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Career Pitching Statistics

Nate Robertson — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
57	77	223	187	4	0	1	1152.1	1,279	642	160	420	775	5.01	-9180.0

Career ERA 5.01 vs. league average 4.35 across their career seasons — 15.2% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Nate Robertson Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2002	FLO	NL	0	1	6	1	0	0	8.1	15	11	4	3	11.88	—	0.0
2003	DET	AL	1	2	8	8	0	0	44.2	55	27	23	33	5.44	4.40 (-24%)	-497.2
2004	DET	AL	12	10	34	32	1	1	196.2	210	107	66	155	4.90	4.46 (-10%)	-290.9
2005	DET	AL	7	16	32	32	2	0	196.2	202	98	65	122	4.48	4.29 (-5%)	-2151.3
2006	DET	AL	13	13	32	32	1	0	208.2	206	89	67	137	3.84	4.53 (+15%)	-1000.5
2007	DET	AL	9	13	30	30	0	0	177.2	199	94	63	119	4.76	4.47 (-6%)	-671.3
2008	DET	AL	7	11	32	28	0	0	168.2	218	119	62	108	6.35	4.32 (-47%)	-2824.6
2009	DET	AL	2	3	28	6	0	0	49.2	59	30	28	35	5.44	4.32 (-26%)	-279.4
2010	FLO	NL	6	8	19	18	0	0	100.1	110	61	40	61	5.47	4.08 (-34%)	-1464.8
2010	PHI	NL	0	0	2	0	0	0	1.0	5	6	2	2	54.00	—	0.0
Career · 10 seasons			57	77	223	187	4	1	1,152.1	1,279	642	420	775	5.01	—	-9,180

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

Nate Robertson — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
223	44	2	6	1	0	0	2	0	2	15	.136	.174	.159	.333	0

Career AVG .136 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — 48.4% below league average.

Career OBP .174 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — 47.7% below league average.

Career SLG .159 vs. league average .420 across their career seasons — 62.1% below league average.

Career OPS .333 vs. league average .752 across their career seasons — 55.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Nate Robertson Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2002	FLO	NL	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	DET	AL	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	DET	AL	34	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	DET	AL	32	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	DET	AL	32	6	0	1	0	1	0	3	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	DET	AL	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	DET	AL	32	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	DET	AL	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	FLO	NL	19	26	2	5	1	1	2	6	.192	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	PHI	NL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 10 seasons			223	44	2	6	1	2	2	15	.136	—	—	—	—	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

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

Playoff Batting by Year

Nate Robertson — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2006	ALCS	DET	1	.000
2006	ALDS1	DET	1	.000
2006	WS	DET	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Nate Robertson — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	2	3	3	0	15.2	23	9	6	8	5.17

Playoff Pitching by Year

Nate Robertson — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2006	ALCS	DET	1	0	1	1	5.0	6	0	3	4	0.00
2006	ALDS1	DET	0	1	1	1	5.2	12	7	0	1	11.12
2006	WS	DET	0	1	1	1	5.0	5	2	3	3	3.60

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Nate Robertson — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	113	14	2	2	0	0	.143
Away	110	30	0	4	0	2	.133

Pitching — Home / Away

Nate Robertson — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	113	606.2	657	310	216	414	4.60
Away	110	545.2	622	332	204	361	5.48

Last 10 Games — Batting

Nate Robertson — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
2010-09-08	PHI	MIA	W	0	0	0	0	0
2010-09-06	PHI	MIA	L	0	0	0	0	0
2010-07-20	MIA	COL	L	1	0	0	0	0
2010-07-10	MIA	AZ	L	1	0	0	0	1
2010-07-05	MIA	LAD	W	2	0	1	1	0
2010-06-29	MIA	NYN	W	2	1	2	0	0
2010-06-24	MIA	BAL	L	0	0	0	0	0
2010-06-18	MIA	TBR	W	3	0	0	0	0
2010-06-12	MIA	TBR	L	0	0	0	0	0
2010-06-05	MIA	NYN	L	1	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Nate Robertson — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2010-09-08	PHI	MIA	—	0.2	4	6	6	2	2	1
2010-09-06	PHI	MIA	—	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0
2010-07-20	MIA	COL	L	5.0	6	8	7	2	5	1
2010-07-10	MIA	AZ	L	6.0	6	5	5	3	2	2
2010-07-05	MIA	LAD	W	6.0	7	4	3	1	2	1
2010-06-29	MIA	NYN	—	6.0	7	4	4	2	1	0
2010-06-24	MIA	BAL	L	2.1	7	5	5	1	2	0
2010-06-18	MIA	TBR	W	6.0	5	3	2	1	6	0
2010-06-12	MIA	TBR	—	5.2	4	1	1	1	5	0
2010-06-05	MIA	NYN	L	4.2	7	6	6	1	5	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Nate Robertson — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	223	187	42	142	19	11

Season-by-Season Fielding

Nate Robertson — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2002	FLO	P	6	1	0	1	1	0
2003	DET	P	8	8	2	6	0	0
2004	DET	P	34	32	4	25	5	5
2005	DET	P	32	32	8	25	3	3
2006	DET	P	32	32	10	21	3	0
2007	DET	P	30	30	4	28	2	2
2008	DET	P	32	28	8	20	1	1
2009	DET	P	28	6	3	7	1	0
2010	FLO	P	19	18	3	9	3	0
2010	PHI	P	2	0	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Nate Robertson Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	223

Salary History

Nate Robertson's recorded salaries total $25,572,500 over 7 seasons, 2004 to 2010. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Robertson's career ran from 2002 to 2010. No salary is recorded for 2002 and 2003.

Nate Robertson — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2010	FLO	NL	$10,000,000
2009	DET	AL	$7,000,000
2008	DET	AL	$4,250,000
2007	DET	AL	$3,260,000
2006	DET	AL	$402,500
2005	DET	AL	$355,000
2004	DET	AL	$305,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$25,572,500

College History

Nate Robertson — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Wichita State University	Wichita	KS	1997, 1998, 1999

Award Voting History

Nate Robertson — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2004	Rookie of the Year	AL	8th	1.0	140	0

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Nate Robertson: the record in brief

Nate Robertson played a first major league game on September 7, 2002 and a last one on September 8, 2010. Robertson played for the Florida Marlins (2002 to 2010), the Detroit Tigers (2003 through 2009), and the Philadelphia Phillies (2010). Robertson, a pitcher by primary position, hit right-handed while throwing left-handed. Robertson is listed at 225 pounds on a 6-foot-2 frame. The birth record reads September 3, 1977, in Wichita, KS, USA. The given name on file is Nathan Daniel Robertson.

Robertson's career pitching line is 57 wins, 77 losses and a 5.01 ERA over 223 appearances. Also on Robertson's record: 775 strikeouts. The league ERA over Robertson's seasons was 4.35, so the 5.01 figure ran 15.2% worse than average. No season topped the 13 wins of 2006. 2004 produced Robertson's most strikeouts, 155. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 3.84 in 2006, when the league's was 4.53.

In award voting, Robertson's best finish was 8th for the Rookie of the Year in 2004.

Frequently Asked Questions about Nate Robertson

What years did Nate Robertson play?: Nate Robertson played in Major League Baseball from 2002 to 2010.
Was Nate Robertson a pitcher?: Yes. Nate Robertson pitched in the major leagues, recording 57 wins and 775 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Nate Robertson hit?: Nate Robertson hit 0 career home runs with 6 hits.
What teams did Nate Robertson play for?: Nate Robertson played for 3 teams: the Florida Marlins (2002, 2010), the Detroit Tigers (2003–2009), and the Philadelphia Phillies (2010).
What were Nate Robertson's career stats?: In 223 games, Nate Robertson went 57-77 with a 5.01 ERA, 775 strikeouts, 1,152.1 innings pitched, and 1 saves.
How much did Nate Robertson earn in his career?: Nate Robertson's recorded salaries total $25,572,500 over 7 seasons, 2004 to 2010. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Robertson's career ran from 2002 to 2010. No salary is recorded for 2002 and 2003.
What was Nate Robertson's salary?: Nate Robertson's last recorded salary was $10,000,000, in 2010. His highest recorded salary was $10,000,000, in 2010, and his lowest was $305,000, in 2004. The Salary History table lists each season from 2004 to 2010.
What position did Nate Robertson play?: Nate Robertson played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Nate Robertson and how much did he weigh?: Nate Robertson was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 225 pounds.
What was Nate Robertson's career ERA?: Nate Robertson finished with a 5.01 career ERA, going 57-77 with 775 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Nate Robertson have?: Nate Robertson recorded 775 career strikeouts.
Is Nate Robertson in the Hall of Fame?: No. Nate Robertson has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.