What years did Brooks Robinson play?

Brooks Robinson played in Major League Baseball from 1955 to 1977.

Was Brooks Robinson a pitcher?

No. Brooks Robinson was a position player (Third Baseman).

How many home runs did Brooks Robinson hit?

Brooks Robinson hit 268 career home runs with 2,848 hits.

What teams did Brooks Robinson play for?

Brooks Robinson played for one team, the Baltimore Orioles (1955–1977).

How many MVP awards did Brooks Robinson win?

Brooks Robinson won 1 MVP award, in 1964.

What awards did Brooks Robinson win?

Brooks Robinson won the MVP award (1964), the World Series MVP award (1970), and 16 Gold Gloves (1960–1975). He was selected to 15 All-Star Games.

What were Brooks Robinson's career stats?

In 2,896 games, Brooks Robinson had 2,848 hits, 268 home runs, 1,357 RBI, 1,232 runs, and 28 stolen bases, with a .267 batting average.

What position did Brooks Robinson play?

Brooks Robinson played primarily as a third baseman, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Brooks Robinson and how much did he weigh?

Brooks Robinson was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 180 pounds.

How many home runs did Brooks Robinson hit each season?

Brooks Robinson's home runs by season: 0 in 1955, 1 in 1956, 2 in 1957, 3 in 1958, 4 in 1959, 14 in 1960, 7 in 1961, 23 in 1962, 11 in 1963, 28 in 1964, 18 in 1965, 23 in 1966, 22 in 1967, 17 in 1968, 23 in 1969, 18 in 1970, 20 in 1971, 8 in 1972, 9 in 1973, 7 in 1974, 6 in 1975, 3 in 1976, and 1 in 1977. His most in one season was 28, in 1964.

What was Brooks Robinson's career batting average?

Brooks Robinson batted .267 over his career, with 2,848 hits in 10,654 at bats.

How many RBI did Brooks Robinson have?

Brooks Robinson drove in 1,357 runs in his career.

How many All-Star Games did Brooks Robinson make?

Brooks Robinson was selected to 15 All-Star Games.

Brooks Robinson

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (1955-1977)

Brooks Robinson was a third baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1955 to 1977 for the Baltimore Orioles, a span of 23 seasons. In 2,896 career games, he hit .267 with 2,848 hits, 268 home runs, and 1,357 RBI. Brooks Robinson was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1983 and was a 15-time All-Star, an MVP, a World Series MVP, an All-Star Game MVP, a 16-time Gold Glove, a Roberto Clemente Award, and a Babe Ruth Award. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 9,441.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated October 23, 2026

⭐ Hall of Fame 1983

AVG .267

HR 268

RBI 1,357

H 2,848

OPS .723

PIV 9,441

Position: Third Baseman
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 180 lb
Born: 5/18/1937 in Little Rock, AR, USA
Died: 9/26/2023 in Owings Mills, MD, USA
MLB Debut: 1955-09-17
Last Game: 1977-08-13
Hall of Fame: Inducted 1983 (BBWAA)
Awards: 15× All-Star · MVP · World Series MVP · All-Star Game MVP · 16× Gold Glove · Roberto Clemente Award · Babe Ruth Award

Full name: Brooks Calbert Robinson

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Career Batting Statistics

Brooks Robinson — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
2,896	10,654	1,232	2,848	482	68	268	1,357	28	860	990	.267	.322	.401	.723	9,441

Career AVG .267 vs. league average .253 across their career seasons — +5.8% above league average.

Career OBP .322 vs. league average .320 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .401 vs. league average .377 across their career seasons — +6.3% above league average.

Career OPS .723 vs. league average .697 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Brooks Robinson Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1955	BAL	AL	6	22	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	10	.091	—	—	—	—	0.0
1956	BAL	AL	15	44	5	10	4	0	1	1	0	1	5	.227	—	—	—	—	0.0
1957	BAL	AL	50	117	13	28	6	1	2	14	1	7	10	.239	.257 (-7%)	.323 (-12%)	.391 (-8%)	.715 (-10%)	-204.4
1958	BAL	AL	145	463	31	110	16	3	3	32	1	31	51	.238	.257 (-8%)	.324 (-10%)	.394 (-23%)	.719 (-17%)	-1221.5
1959	BAL	AL	88	313	29	89	15	2	4	24	2	17	37	.284	.256 (+11%)	.323 (avg)	.392 (-2%)	.715 (-1%)	-61.8
1960	BAL	AL	152	595	74	175	27	9	14	88	2	35	49	.294	.255 (+15%)	.323 (+2%)	.387 (+14%)	.711 (+8%)	741.8
1961	BAL	AL	163	668	89	192	38	7	7	61	1	47	57	.287	.258 (+11%)	.328 (+2%)	.399 (-1%)	.727 (avg)	-50.5
1962	BAL	AL	162	634	77	192	29	9	23	86	3	42	70	.303	.257 (+18%)	.326 (+5%)	.393 (+23%)	.719 (+15%)	1685.3
1963	BAL	AL	161	589	67	148	26	4	11	67	2	46	84	.251	.246 (+2%)	.308 (-1%)	.371 (-2%)	.680 (-2%)	-180.2
1964	BAL	AL	163	612	82	194	35	3	28	118	1	51	64	.317	.250 (+27%)	.312 (+18%)	.377 (+38%)	.690 (+29%)	3360.6
1965	BAL	AL	144	559	81	166	25	2	18	80	3	47	47	.297	.245 (+21%)	.310 (+13%)	.371 (+20%)	.682 (+17%)	1775.3
1966	BAL	AL	157	620	91	167	35	2	23	100	2	56	36	.269	.248 (+8%)	.309 (+8%)	.376 (+18%)	.685 (+13%)	1579.7
1967	BAL	AL	158	610	88	164	25	5	22	77	1	54	54	.269	.242 (+11%)	.306 (+7%)	.357 (+22%)	.663 (+15%)	1628.3
1968	BAL	AL	162	608	65	154	36	6	17	75	1	44	55	.253	.236 (+7%)	.298 (+2%)	.340 (+22%)	.638 (+13%)	1189.1
1969	BAL	AL	156	598	73	140	21	3	23	84	2	56	55	.234	.248 (-6%)	.320 (-7%)	.369 (+7%)	.689 (+1%)	-100.1
1970	BAL	AL	158	608	84	168	31	4	18	94	1	53	53	.276	.253 (+9%)	.325 (+3%)	.385 (+11%)	.711 (+7%)	803.8
1971	BAL	AL	156	589	67	160	21	1	20	92	0	63	50	.272	.249 (+9%)	.316 (+8%)	.365 (+13%)	.682 (+11%)	1241.5
1972	BAL	AL	153	556	48	139	23	2	8	64	1	43	45	.250	.243 (+3%)	.310 (-3%)	.353 (-3%)	.664 (-3%)	-306.2
1973	BAL	AL	155	549	53	141	17	2	9	72	2	55	50	.257	.256 (avg)	.325 (avg)	.378 (-9%)	.703 (-5%)	-349.3
1974	BAL	AL	153	553	46	159	27	0	7	59	2	56	47	.288	.256 (+12%)	.324 (+9%)	.369 (+1%)	.693 (+5%)	641.0
1975	BAL	AL	144	482	50	97	15	1	6	53	0	44	33	.201	.257 (-22%)	.327 (-18%)	.374 (-27%)	.701 (-23%)	-1728.4
1976	BAL	AL	71	218	16	46	8	2	3	11	0	8	24	.211	.255 (-17%)	.320 (-25%)	.360 (-15%)	.681 (-20%)	-714.8
1977	BAL	AL	24	47	3	7	2	0	1	4	0	4	4	.149	—	—	—	—	-288.4
Career · 23 seasons			2,896	10,654	1,232	2,848	482	68	268	1,357	28	860	990	.267	—	—	—	—	9,441

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

Brooks Robinson — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
39	145	17	44	8	0	5	22	6	9	.303

Playoff Batting by Year

Brooks Robinson — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1974	ALCS	BAL	4	12	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	.083
1973	ALCS	BAL	5	20	1	5	2	0	2	1	1	.250
1971	ALCS	BAL	3	11	2	4	1	1	3	0	1	.364
1971	WS	BAL	7	22	2	7	0	0	5	3	1	.318
1970	ALCS	BAL	3	12	3	7	2	0	2	0	1	.583
1970	WS	BAL	5	21	5	9	2	2	6	0	2	.429
1969	ALCS	BAL	3	14	1	7	1	0	0	0	0	.500
1969	WS	BAL	5	19	0	1	0	0	2	0	3	.053
1966	WS	BAL	4	14	2	3	0	1	1	1	0	.214

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Brooks Robinson — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	1435	5127	602	1397	137	701	.272
Away	1461	5527	631	1451	131	656	.263

Last 10 Games — Batting

Brooks Robinson — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	RBI	BB	SO
1977-08-13	BAL	OAK	L	0	0	0	0	0
1977-08-05	BAL	LAA	L	1	0	0	0	0
1977-07-30	BAL	SEA	W	3	0	1	0	1
1977-07-25	BAL	MIL	W	1	0	0	0	0
1977-07-05	BAL	DET	W	1	0	0	0	1
1977-07-05	BAL	DET	W	0	0	0	0	0
1977-06-25	BAL	TOR	W	0	0	0	0	0
1977-06-05	BAL	KCR	L	2	0	0	1	0
1977-06-04	BAL	KCR	L	5	1	0	1	1
1977-06-04	BAL	KCR	W	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Brooks Robinson — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	25	0	10	12	1	3
3B	2870	2790	2697	6205	263	618
SS	5	0	5	3	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Brooks Robinson — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1955	BAL	3B	6	6	2	8	2	1
1956	BAL	2B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1956	BAL	3B	14	9	9	25	2	3
1957	BAL	3B	47	32	34	66	3	5
1958	BAL	2B	16	0	6	8	1	2
1958	BAL	3B	140	126	151	275	21	30
1959	BAL	2B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1959	BAL	3B	87	80	92	187	13	25
1960	BAL	2B	3	0	3	2	0	1
1960	BAL	3B	152	152	171	328	12	34
1961	BAL	2B	2	0	0	1	0	0
1961	BAL	3B	163	162	151	331	14	34
1961	BAL	SS	1	0	4	2	0	0
1962	BAL	2B	2	0	1	1	0	0
1962	BAL	3B	162	162	163	339	11	32
1962	BAL	SS	3	0	1	0	0	0
1963	BAL	3B	160	158	153	330	12	43
1963	BAL	SS	1	0	0	1	0	0
1964	BAL	3B	163	163	153	327	14	40
1965	BAL	3B	143	143	144	296	15	36
1966	BAL	3B	157	157	174	313	12	26
1967	BAL	3B	158	158	147	405	11	37
1968	BAL	3B	162	161	168	353	16	31
1969	BAL	3B	156	156	163	370	13	37
1970	BAL	3B	156	156	157	321	17	30
1971	BAL	3B	156	155	131	354	16	35
1972	BAL	3B	152	149	129	333	11	27
1973	BAL	3B	154	151	129	354	15	25
1974	BAL	3B	153	151	115	410	18	44
1975	BAL	3B	143	134	96	326	9	30
1976	BAL	3B	71	59	59	126	6	11
1977	BAL	3B	15	10	6	28	0	2

Career Games by Position

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Brooks Robinson Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Second Base	25
Third Base	2870
Shortstop	5

Awards & Honors

Brooks Robinson — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2020	Bob Feller Act of Valor Award - HOF Player
1975	Gold Glove	3B
1974	Gold Glove	3B
1973	Gold Glove	3B
1972	Gold Glove	3B
1972	Roberto Clemente Award
1972	TSN All-Star	3B
1971	Gold Glove	3B
1971	TSN All-Star	3B
1970	Babe Ruth Award	3B
1970	Gold Glove	3B
1970	World Series MVP
1969	Gold Glove	3B
1968	Gold Glove	3B
1968	TSN All-Star	3B
1967	Gold Glove	3B
1967	TSN All-Star	3B
1966	All-Star Game MVP
1966	Gold Glove	3B
1966	Lou Gehrig Memorial Award
1966	TSN All-Star	3B
1965	Gold Glove	3B
1965	TSN All-Star	3B
1964	Gold Glove	3B
1964	Most Valuable Player
1964	TSN All-Star	3B
1964	TSN Player of the Year
1963	Gold Glove	3B
1962	Gold Glove	3B
1962	TSN All-Star	3B
1961	Gold Glove	3B
1961	TSN All-Star	3B
1960	Gold Glove	3B

Award Voting History

Brooks Robinson — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1974	Most Valuable Player	AL	12th	30.0	336	0
1972	Most Valuable Player	AL	26th	3.0	336	0
1971	Most Valuable Player	AL	4th	163.0	336	3
1970	Most Valuable Player	AL	7th	75.0	336	2
1969	Most Valuable Player	AL	23th	5.0	336	0
1968	Most Valuable Player	AL	17th	8.0	280	0
1966	Most Valuable Player	AL	2nd	153.0	280	0
1965	Most Valuable Player	AL	3rd	150.0	280	0
1964	Most Valuable Player	AL	1st	269.0	280	18
1962	Most Valuable Player	AL	9th	41.0	280	0
1961	Most Valuable Player	AL	19th	4.0	280	0
1960	Most Valuable Player	AL	3rd	211.0	336	3

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Brooks Robinson: the record in brief

Brooks Robinson played a first major league game on September 17, 1955 and a last one on August 13, 1977. Every season row on the page belongs to the Baltimore Orioles, from 1955 through 1977. The bio lists Robinson as a third baseman who both batted and threw right-handed. The recorded size is 6 feet, 1 inch and 180 pounds. The birth record reads May 18, 1937, in Little Rock, AR, USA. Robinson's death is recorded on September 26, 2023, in Owings Mills, MD, USA. Brooks Robinson was the playing name; the full given name is Brooks Calbert.

Across 2,896 games at the plate, Robinson's career line reads 2,848 hits in 10,654 at bats for a .267 average; the totals also include 268 home runs, 1,357 runs batted in, and 28 stolen bases. The on-base percentage is .322 and the slugging percentage .401, for an OPS of .723. Robinson's .267 average ran 5.8% above the .253 that the league posted over the same seasons.

Frequently Asked Questions about Brooks Robinson

What years did Brooks Robinson play?: Brooks Robinson played in Major League Baseball from 1955 to 1977.
Was Brooks Robinson a pitcher?: No. Brooks Robinson was a position player (Third Baseman).
How many home runs did Brooks Robinson hit?: Brooks Robinson hit 268 career home runs with 2,848 hits.
Is Brooks Robinson in the Hall of Fame?: Yes. Brooks Robinson was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1983.
What teams did Brooks Robinson play for?: Brooks Robinson played for one team, the Baltimore Orioles (1955–1977).
How many MVP awards did Brooks Robinson win?: Brooks Robinson won 1 MVP award, in 1964.
What awards did Brooks Robinson win?: Brooks Robinson won the MVP award (1964), the World Series MVP award (1970), and 16 Gold Gloves (1960–1975). He was selected to 15 All-Star Games.
What were Brooks Robinson's career stats?: In 2,896 games, Brooks Robinson had 2,848 hits, 268 home runs, 1,357 RBI, 1,232 runs, and 28 stolen bases, with a .267 batting average.
What position did Brooks Robinson play?: Brooks Robinson played primarily as a third baseman, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Brooks Robinson and how much did he weigh?: Brooks Robinson was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 180 pounds.
How many home runs did Brooks Robinson hit each season?: Brooks Robinson's home runs by season: 0 in 1955, 1 in 1956, 2 in 1957, 3 in 1958, 4 in 1959, 14 in 1960, 7 in 1961, 23 in 1962, 11 in 1963, 28 in 1964, 18 in 1965, 23 in 1966, 22 in 1967, 17 in 1968, 23 in 1969, 18 in 1970, 20 in 1971, 8 in 1972, 9 in 1973, 7 in 1974, 6 in 1975, 3 in 1976, and 1 in 1977. His most in one season was 28, in 1964.
What was Brooks Robinson's career batting average?: Brooks Robinson batted .267 over his career, with 2,848 hits in 10,654 at bats.
How many RBI did Brooks Robinson have?: Brooks Robinson drove in 1,357 runs in his career.
How many All-Star Games did Brooks Robinson make?: Brooks Robinson was selected to 15 All-Star Games.