Don Robinson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1978-1992)

W–L 109–106
ERA 3.79
WHIP 1.30
SO 1,251
Pitcher PIV 9791.8
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'4" / 225 lb
Born
6/8/1957 in Ashland, KY, USA
MLB Debut
1978-04-10
Last Game
1992-07-12
Awards
3× Silver Slugger

Full name: Don Allen Robinson

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
109 106 524 229 34 6 57 1958.3 1,894 824 175 643 1,251 3.79 9791.8

Career ERA 3.79 vs. league average 3.86 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1978 PIT NL 14 6 35 32 9 1 1 228.3 203 88 57 135 3.47 3.69 (+6%) 2137.2
1979 PIT NL 8 8 29 25 4 0 0 160.7 171 69 52 96 3.87 4.00 (+3%) 1860.1
1980 PIT NL 7 10 29 24 3 2 1 160.3 157 71 45 103 3.99 3.84 (-4%) 1257.0
1981 PIT NL 0 3 16 2 0 0 2 38.3 47 25 23 17 5.87 3.58 (-64%) -1232.7
1982 PIT NL 15 13 38 30 6 0 0 227.0 213 108 103 165 4.28 3.86 (-11%) -1644.4
1983 PIT NL 2 2 9 6 0 0 0 36.3 43 18 21 28 4.46 3.87 (-15%) -785.1
1984 PIT NL 5 6 51 1 0 0 10 122.0 99 41 49 110 3.02 3.81 (+21%) 3132.2
1985 PIT NL 5 11 44 6 0 0 3 95.3 95 41 42 65 3.87 3.89 (+1%) 899.1
1986 PIT NL 3 4 50 0 0 0 14 69.3 61 26 27 53 3.38 3.97 (+15%) 945.9
1987 PIT NL 6 6 42 0 0 0 12 65.3 66 28 22 53 3.86 4.29 (+10%) 1391.8
1987 SFN NL 5 1 25 0 0 0 7 42.7 39 13 18 26 2.74 4.29 (+36%) 1152.3
1988 SFN NL 10 5 51 19 3 2 6 176.7 152 48 49 122 2.45 3.73 (+35%) 2990.4
1989 SFN NL 12 11 34 32 5 1 0 197.0 184 75 37 96 3.43 3.71 (+8%) -608.7
1990 SFN NL 10 7 26 25 4 0 0 157.7 173 80 41 78 4.57 3.86 (-18%) -949.5
1991 SFN NL 5 9 34 16 0 0 1 121.3 123 59 50 78 4.38 3.91 (-12%) -623.3
1992 CAL AL 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 16.3 19 4 3 9 2.20 3.75 (+41%) 293.9
1992 PHI NL 1 4 8 8 0 0 0 43.7 49 30 4 17 6.18 3.75 (-65%) -424.5
Career · 17 seasons 109 106 524 229 34 6 57 1,958.1 1,894 824 643 1,251 3.79 — 9,792

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
551 631 47 146 23 0 13 69 0 16 168 .231 .252 .330 .582 -1,673

Career AVG .231 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 10.6% below league average.

Career OBP .252 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 22.1% below league average.

Career SLG .330 vs. league average .387 across their career seasons — 14.8% below league average.

Career OPS .582 vs. league average .711 across their career seasons — 18.1% 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
1978 PIT NL 35 85 2 20 2 0 0 3 0 0 22 .235 .257 (-9%) .323 (-27%) .378 (-32%) .702 (-30%) -395.7
1979 PIT NL 29 49 4 10 0 0 0 3 0 3 9 .204 — — — — -284.2
1980 PIT NL 30 57 4 19 4 0 1 8 0 0 12 .333 .264 (+26%) .326 (+2%) .387 (+18%) .714 (+11%) 80.2
1981 PIT NL 17 12 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 .250 — — — — 0.0
1982 PIT NL 43 85 10 24 5 0 2 16 0 3 22 .282 .261 (+8%) .324 (-4%) .388 (+6%) .712 (+1%) -0.4
1983 PIT NL 10 13 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 4 .154 — — — — 0.0
1984 PIT NL 53 31 6 9 0 0 1 5 0 4 9 .290 — — — — 0.0
1985 PIT NL 44 21 2 5 2 0 1 4 0 0 11 .238 — — — — 0.0
1986 PIT NL 50 6 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .667 — — — — 0.0
1987 PIT NL 44 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 .143 — — — — 0.0
1987 SFN NL 25 11 2 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 .273 — — — — 0.0
1988 SFN NL 52 52 2 9 2 0 1 4 0 2 12 .173 .254 (-32%) .317 (-36%) .377 (-29%) .695 (-32%) -264.1
1989 SFN NL 40 81 7 15 1 0 3 7 0 1 23 .185 .254 (-27%) .319 (-39%) .375 (-18%) .694 (-27%) -360.6
1990 SFN NL 31 63 4 9 1 0 2 7 0 0 17 .143 .257 (-45%) .324 (-56%) .385 (-34%) .710 (-44%) -448.1
1991 SFN NL 35 40 1 6 1 0 0 4 0 1 13 .150 — — — — 0.0
1992 CAL AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1992 PHI NL 10 18 0 7 3 0 0 1 0 0 5 .389 — — — — 0.0
Career · 17 seasons 551 631 47 146 23 0 13 69 0 16 168 .231 — — — — -1,673

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
11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1989 NLCS SFN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1989 WS SFN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1987 NLCS SFN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1979 NLCS PIT 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1979 WS PIT 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
3 2 11 1 1 13.3 14 10 8 9 6.75

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1989 NLCS SFN 1 0 1 0 0 1.7 3 0 0 0 0.00
1989 WS SFN 0 1 1 1 0 1.7 4 4 1 0 21.60
1987 NLCS SFN 0 1 3 0 0 3.0 3 3 0 3 9.00
1979 NLCS PIT 1 0 2 0 1 2.0 0 0 1 3 0.00
1979 WS PIT 1 0 4 0 0 5.0 4 3 6 3 5.40

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2562722065531.239
Away2953592781838.226

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home247914.28843812836063.75
Away2771043.210104433606453.82

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1992-07-12 PHISDPL 101100000
1992-07-08 PHISFGL 100000000
1992-07-07 PHISFGL 201000000
1992-07-03 PHILADL 301000002
1992-06-17 PHIPITL 201100000
1992-06-12 PHISTLW 201000101
1992-06-06 PHISTLW 201100000
1992-06-01 PHIATLL 100000001
1992-05-31 PHIHOUW 200000000
1992-05-26 PHIATLW 201000001

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1992-07-12 PHISDP L 2.1666012
1992-07-07 PHISFG L 6.01055031
1992-07-03 PHILAD L 7.0522120
1992-06-17 PHIPIT L 5.0776113
1992-06-12 PHISTL — 4.1855100
1992-06-06 PHISTL — 6.0755010
1992-05-31 PHIHOU — 7.0521140
1992-05-26 PHIATL W 6.0100050
1992-04-21 LAAOAK — 4.0522131
1992-04-16 LAATEX — 6.0922030

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
OF 1 1 2 0 0 0
P 524 229 112 222 12 10

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1978 PIT P 35 32 10 32 1 1
1979 PIT P 29 25 7 10 2 1
1980 PIT P 29 24 13 23 2 2
1981 PIT P 16 2 7 8 0 1
1982 PIT P 38 30 14 25 4 0
1983 PIT P 9 6 1 6 0 1
1984 PIT OF 1 1 2 0 0 0
1984 PIT P 51 1 8 18 0 0
1985 PIT P 44 6 7 11 0 2
1986 PIT P 50 0 6 9 0 0
1987 PIT P 42 0 4 9 0 0
1987 SFN P 25 0 4 3 0 0
1988 SFN P 51 19 12 19 3 1
1989 SFN P 34 32 6 12 0 1
1990 SFN P 26 25 4 18 0 0
1991 SFN P 34 16 7 16 0 0
1992 CAL P 3 3 0 0 0 0
1992 PHI P 8 8 2 3 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 524
Left Field 1

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1990 Silver Slugger P
1989 Silver Slugger P
1984 Hutch Award
1982 Silver Slugger P
1978 Player of the Week Week of 1978-04-28
1978 TSN Rookie Pitcher of the Year

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
1992 CAL AL $900,000
1991 SFN NL $2,450,000
1990 SFN NL $950,000
1989 SFN NL $900,000
1988 SFN NL $900,000
1987 PIT NL $795,000
1986 PIT NL $670,000
1985 PIT NL $520,000
Total Career Earnings $8,085,000

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1978 Cy Young Award NL 8th 1.0 120 0
1978 Rookie of the Year NL 3rd 3.0 24 3

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Don Robinson (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Gary Bell
    121-117, 3.68 ERA
  2. 96
    Mudcat Grant
    145-119, 3.63 ERA
  3. 95
    Pedro Ramos
    117-160, 4.08 ERA
  4. 93
    Ken Forsch
    114-113, 3.37 ERA
  5. 93
    Billy O'Dell
    105-100, 3.29 ERA
  6. 88
    Johnny Sain
    139-116, 3.49 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Don Robinson

What years did Don Robinson play?
Don Robinson played in Major League Baseball from 1978 to 1992.
Was Don Robinson a pitcher?
Yes. Don Robinson pitched in the major leagues, recording 109 wins and 1251 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Don Robinson hit?
Don Robinson hit 13 career home runs with 146 hits.