Bobby Robinson

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .246
HR 9
RBI 190
H 456
OPS .632
PIV -4,377
Position
Third Baseman
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'10" / 155 lb
Born
10/25/1903 in Whistler, AL, USA
Died
5/17/2002 in Chicago, IL, USA
Awards
All-Star

Full name: William R. Robinson

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
289.0 235.0 28.0 44.0 5.0 1.0 0 7.0 31.0 6.0 3.0 .187 .292 .217 .509

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1936 4.0 3.0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Listed seasons · 1 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 — — —

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
521 1,855 276 456 56 21 9 190 42 169 5 .246 .318 .313 .632 -4,377

Career AVG .246 vs. league average .280 across their career seasons — 12.3% below league average.

Career OBP .318 vs. league average .344 across their career seasons — 7.4% below league average.

Career SLG .313 vs. league average .398 across their career seasons — 21.4% below league average.

Career OPS .632 vs. league average .742 across their career seasons — 14.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1925 ABC NNL 57 196 25 42 4 3 3 27 4 26 0 .214 .288 (-26%) .349 (-12%) .407 (-24%) .756 (-18%) -581.5
1926 ABC NNL 60 203 33 39 5 1 2 20 6 23 1 .192 .279 (-31%) .345 (-20%) .390 (-34%) .735 (-27%) -886.4
1927 MRS NNL 64 221 22 56 5 1 0 16 5 16 0 .253 .282 (-10%) .344 (-5%) .392 (-27%) .736 (-17%) -539.6
1927 BBB NNL 20 75 6 17 0 1 0 4 2 5 0 .227 .282 (-20%) .344 (-18%) .392 (-35%) .736 (-27%) -539.6
1928 MRS NNL 54 181 26 46 4 3 0 21 6 13 0 .254 .280 (-10%) .342 (-6%) .395 (-22%) .737 (-14%) -396.2
1929 DS NNL 69 285 63 86 12 6 4 26 8 19 0 .302 .289 (+4%) .353 (-1%) .415 (+3%) .769 (+1%) 23.5
1930 DS NNL 70 259 39 72 10 4 0 32 5 19 0 .278 .293 (-5%) .354 (-4%) .429 (-19%) .784 (-12%) -516.5
1931 DS NNL 45 171 29 45 7 1 0 16 3 9 0 .263 .276 (-5%) .338 (-9%) .388 (-19%) .726 (-14%) -382.7
1932 CLS EWL 16 70 6 16 5 0 0 5 1 3 0 .229 .275 (-17%) .335 (-22%) .391 (-23%) .726 (-23%) -266.5
1934 NEG NN2 4 13 5 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 .231 — — — — 0.0
1934 CRS NN2 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1938 AB3 NAL 14 46 5 8 1 0 0 5 1 5 1 .174 — — — — -281.8
1939 SL3 NAL 27 80 8 14 0 1 0 7 0 17 3 .175 .274 (-36%) .342 (-4%) .393 (-49%) .735 (-28%) -309.1
1940 SNS NAL 18 47 9 12 3 0 0 10 0 11 0 .255 — — — — 81.2
Career · 14 seasons 521 1,855 276 456 56 21 9 190 42 169 5 .246 — — — — -4,595

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
12 38 3 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 .132

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1939 ALC SL3 4 11 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273
1930 NNC DS 3 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100
1927 NNC BBB 5 17 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 .059

Game Log & Splits

View full game log (52 games) →

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home11317800.258
Away41113132305.204

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1940-09-02 SNOCV9L 000000000
1940-09-02 SNOCV9W 001100000
1940-07-28 SNOIN8W 301000010
1940-07-27 SNOIN8W 000000000
1940-07-26 SNOIN8L 100000000
1940-06-30 SNOKCML 100000000
1940-06-02 SNOIN8W 200000000
1940-06-02 SNOIN8L 301000010
1940-05-26 SNOCV9W 300000000
1940-05-26 SNOCV9W 311000020

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
2B 1 0 0 0 0 0
3B 438 381 347 629 98 46
OF 3 0 1 0 0 0
SS 78 75 127 246 34 15

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1925 ABC 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1925 ABC 3B 55 1 0 0 0 0
1925 ABC SS 1 0 0 0 0 0
1926 ABC 3B 56 56 53 88 12 11
1926 ABC SS 4 4 9 8 6 0
1927 MRS 3B 56 55 53 102 8 6
1927 MRS OF 2 0 1 0 0 0
1927 MRS SS 7 5 10 10 7 1
1927 BBB 3B 18 18 14 27 4 1
1927 BBB SS 2 2 1 6 0 0
1928 MRS 3B 54 53 47 91 13 6
1929 DS 3B 7 7 8 16 0 0
1929 DS SS 62 62 102 212 21 13
1930 DS 3B 70 70 57 141 24 9
1931 DS 3B 45 45 55 62 16 6
1932 CLS 3B 15 15 11 22 3 2
1932 CLS SS 1 1 4 8 0 1
1934 NEG 3B 3 3 1 2 0 1
1934 NEG SS 1 1 1 2 0 0
1934 CRS 3B 3 3 1 5 1 0
1938 AB3 3B 14 14 6 21 7 0
1939 SL3 3B 27 27 25 33 9 4
1940 SNS 3B 15 14 16 19 1 0
1940 SNS OF 1 0 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Second Base 1
Third Base 438
Shortstop 78
Left Field 2
Right Field 1

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

  1. 98
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  2. 93
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    .245 avg, 5 HR
  3. 92
    Harry Jeffries
    .255 avg, 6 HR
  4. 92
    John O'Brien
    .254 avg, 12 HR
  5. 91
    Rube Lutzke
    .249 avg, 4 HR
  6. 88
    Bartolo Portuondo
    .250 avg, 1 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about Bobby Robinson

Was Bobby Robinson a pitcher?
No. Bobby Robinson was a position player (Third Baseman).
How many home runs did Bobby Robinson hit?
Bobby Robinson hit 9 career home runs with 456 hits.