What years did Frank Robinson play?

Frank Robinson played in Major League Baseball from 1956 to 1976.

Was Frank Robinson a pitcher?

No. Frank Robinson was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Frank Robinson hit?

Frank Robinson hit 586 career home runs with 2943 hits.

What was Frank Robinson's career batting average?

Frank Robinson batted .294 over his career, with 2,943 hits in 10,006 at bats.

How many RBI did Frank Robinson have?

Frank Robinson drove in 1,812 runs in his career.

Frank Robinson

Outfielder · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (1956-1976)

Frank Robinson was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1956 to 1976 for 5 teams, including the Cincinnati Reds, a span of 21 seasons. In 2,808 career games, he hit .294 with 2,943 hits, 586 home runs, and 1,812 RBI. Frank Robinson was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1982 and was a 12-time All-Star, a 2-time MVP, a Rookie of the Year, a World Series MVP, an All-Star Game MVP, a Gold Glove, a Babe Ruth Award, and a Triple Crown. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 67,113.

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 12, 2026

⭐ Hall of Fame 1982

AVG .294

HR 586

RBI 1,812

H 2,943

OPS .926

PIV 67,113

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 183 lb
Born: 8/31/1935 in Beaumont, TX, USA
Died: 2/7/2019 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1956-04-17
Last Game: 1976-09-18
Hall of Fame: Inducted 1982 (BBWAA)
Awards: 12× All-Star · 2× MVP · Rookie of the Year · World Series MVP · All-Star Game MVP · Gold Glove · Babe Ruth Award · Triple Crown

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Career Batting Statistics

Frank Robinson — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
2,808	10,006	1,829	2,943	528	72	586	1,812	204	1,420	1,532	.294	.389	.537	.926	67,113

Career AVG .294 vs. league average .252 across their career seasons — +16.8% above league average.

Career OBP .389 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — +22.0% above league average.

Career SLG .537 vs. league average .375 across their career seasons — +43.2% above league average.

Career OPS .926 vs. league average .694 across their career seasons — +33.4% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Frank 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
1956	CIN	NL	152	572	122	166	27	6	38	83	8	64	95	.290	.258 (+12%)	.331 (+14%)	.397 (+40%)	.728 (+29%)	3431.7
1957	CIN	NL	150	611	97	197	29	5	29	75	10	44	92	.322	.257 (+25%)	.323 (+16%)	.391 (+35%)	.715 (+27%)	3246.0
1958	CIN	NL	148	554	90	149	25	6	31	83	10	62	80	.269	.257 (+4%)	.324 (+8%)	.394 (+28%)	.719 (+19%)	2114.5
1959	CIN	NL	146	540	106	168	31	4	36	125	18	69	93	.311	.256 (+21%)	.323 (+21%)	.392 (+49%)	.715 (+36%)	3959.6
1960	CIN	NL	139	464	86	138	33	6	31	83	13	82	67	.297	.255 (+17%)	.323 (+26%)	.387 (+53%)	.711 (+41%)	3943.4
1961	CIN	NL	153	545	117	176	32	7	37	124	22	71	64	.323	.258 (+25%)	.328 (+23%)	.399 (+53%)	.727 (+40%)	4425.2
1962	CIN	NL	162	609	134	208	51	2	39	136	18	76	62	.342	.257 (+33%)	.326 (+29%)	.393 (+59%)	.719 (+45%)	5759.5
1963	CIN	NL	140	482	79	125	19	3	21	91	26	81	69	.259	.246 (+5%)	.308 (+23%)	.371 (+19%)	.680 (+21%)	2293.6
1964	CIN	NL	156	568	103	174	38	6	29	96	23	79	67	.306	.250 (+22%)	.312 (+27%)	.377 (+45%)	.690 (+37%)	4246.3
1965	CIN	NL	156	582	109	172	33	5	33	113	13	70	100	.296	.245 (+20%)	.310 (+24%)	.371 (+45%)	.682 (+36%)	4188.5
1966	BAL	AL	155	576	122	182	34	2	49	122	8	87	90	.316	.248 (+27%)	.309 (+33%)	.376 (+69%)	.685 (+53%)	6114.3
1967	BAL	AL	129	479	83	149	23	7	30	94	2	71	84	.311	.242 (+28%)	.306 (+32%)	.357 (+61%)	.663 (+48%)	4288.6
1968	BAL	AL	130	421	69	113	27	1	15	52	11	73	84	.268	.236 (+13%)	.298 (+30%)	.340 (+31%)	.638 (+31%)	2673.2
1969	BAL	AL	148	539	111	166	19	5	32	100	9	88	62	.308	.248 (+24%)	.320 (+30%)	.369 (+46%)	.689 (+39%)	4389.8
1970	BAL	AL	132	471	88	144	24	1	25	78	2	69	70	.306	.253 (+20%)	.325 (+22%)	.385 (+35%)	.711 (+29%)	2837.6
1971	BAL	AL	133	455	82	128	16	2	28	99	3	72	62	.281	.249 (+13%)	.316 (+21%)	.365 (+40%)	.682 (+31%)	2845.2
1972	LAN	NL	103	342	41	86	6	1	19	59	2	55	76	.251	.243 (+3%)	.310 (+14%)	.353 (+25%)	.664 (+20%)	1286.7
1973	CAL	AL	147	534	85	142	29	0	30	97	1	82	93	.266	.256 (+3%)	.325 (+14%)	.378 (+29%)	.703 (+22%)	2553.5
1974	CAL	AL	129	427	75	107	26	2	20	63	5	75	85	.251	.256 (-2%)	.324 (+15%)	.369 (+25%)	.693 (+20%)	1832.7
1974	CLE	AL	15	50	6	10	1	1	2	5	0	10	10	.200	.256 (-22%)	.324 (+1%)	.369 (+3%)	.693 (+2%)	1832.7
1975	CLE	AL	49	118	19	28	5	0	9	24	0	29	15	.237	.257 (-8%)	.327 (+18%)	.374 (+36%)	.701 (+27%)	625.0
1976	CLE	AL	36	67	5	15	0	0	3	10	0	11	12	.224	.255 (-12%)	.320 (+3%)	.360 (-1%)	.681 (+1%)	33.9
Career · 22 seasons			2,808	10,006	1,829	2,943	528	72	586	1,812	204	1,420	1,532	.294	—	—	—	—	68,922

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

Frank Robinson — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
35	126	25	30	5	1	10	19	20	32	.238

Playoff Batting by Year

Frank Robinson — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1971	ALCS	BAL	3	12	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	4	.083
1971	WS	BAL	7	25	5	7	0	0	2	2	2	8	.280
1970	ALCS	BAL	3	10	3	2	0	0	1	2	5	2	.200
1970	WS	BAL	5	22	5	6	0	0	2	4	0	5	.273
1969	ALCS	BAL	3	12	1	4	2	0	1	2	3	3	.333
1969	WS	BAL	5	16	2	3	0	0	1	1	4	3	.188
1966	WS	BAL	4	14	4	4	0	1	2	3	2	3	.286
1961	WS	CIN	5	15	3	3	2	0	1	4	3	4	.200

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Frank Robinson — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	1383	4779	958	1462	321	970	.306
Away	1425	5227	872	1481	265	842	.283

Last 10 Games — Batting

Frank Robinson — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	RBI	BB	SO
1976-09-18	CLE	BAL	L	1	1	1	0	0
1976-09-04	CLE	BOS	W	3	0	0	0	0
1976-08-31	CLE	CHW	W	0	0	0	0	0
1976-08-23	CLE	KCR	W	1	0	0	0	0
1976-08-14	CLE	TEX	L	3	0	0	0	1
1976-08-13	CLE	TEX	L	4	0	0	0	1
1976-08-12	CLE	TEX	W	1	1	1	0	0
1976-08-01	CLE	MIL	W	2	0	0	1	0
1976-07-31	CLE	MIL	L	2	0	0	0	0
1976-07-31	CLE	MIL	W	2	0	0	2	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Frank Robinson — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	305	289	2364	186	35	237
3B	13	8	4	12	3	0
OF	2132	2075	3978	135	68	26

Season-by-Season Fielding

Frank Robinson — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1956	CIN	OF	152	150	323	5	8	1
1957	CIN	1B	24	18	151	25	2	16
1957	CIN	OF	136	132	336	11	4	3
1958	CIN	3B	11	8	4	12	3	0
1958	CIN	OF	138	133	310	12	3	1
1959	CIN	1B	125	123	998	75	17	111
1959	CIN	OF	40	22	51	3	1	0
1960	CIN	1B	78	75	663	54	5	60
1960	CIN	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1960	CIN	OF	51	50	112	8	5	1
1961	CIN	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1961	CIN	OF	150	149	284	15	3	3
1962	CIN	OF	161	160	315	10	2	2
1963	CIN	1B	1	0	1	0	0	0
1963	CIN	OF	139	138	237	13	4	1
1964	CIN	OF	156	156	279	7	4	3
1965	CIN	OF	155	154	282	5	3	1
1966	BAL	1B	3	3	28	2	1	3
1966	BAL	OF	151	151	254	4	4	0
1967	BAL	1B	2	2	16	1	0	1
1967	BAL	OF	126	126	191	7	2	2
1968	BAL	1B	3	2	20	0	0	0
1968	BAL	OF	117	113	173	5	7	0
1969	BAL	1B	19	16	141	10	2	16
1969	BAL	OF	134	129	226	9	3	2
1970	BAL	1B	7	8	41	2	1	3
1970	BAL	OF	120	114	221	9	3	3
1971	BAL	1B	37	37	272	17	6	25
1971	BAL	OF	92	86	177	3	5	0
1972	LAN	OF	95	94	168	6	6	2
1973	CAL	OF	17	17	38	3	1	1
1974	CAL	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
1974	CLE	1B	4	4	23	0	1	1
1976	CLE	1B	2	1	10	0	0	1
1976	CLE	OF	1	1	1	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Frank Robinson Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
First Base	308
Third Base	13
Left Field	834
Center Field	101
Right Field	1270
Designated Hitter	321

Awards & Honors

Frank Robinson — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1971	All-Star Game MVP
1967	TSN All-Star	OF
1966	Babe Ruth Award	OF
1966	Most Valuable Player
1966	TSN All-Star	OF
1966	TSN Major League Player of the Year
1966	TSN Player of the Year
1966	Triple Crown
1966	World Series MVP
1962	TSN All-Star	OF
1961	Most Valuable Player
1961	TSN All-Star	OF
1961	TSN Player of the Year
1958	Gold Glove	LF
1956	Rookie of the Year
1956	TSN Rookie of the Year

Award Voting History

Frank Robinson — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1973	Most Valuable Player	AL	15th	21.0	336	0
1971	Most Valuable Player	AL	3rd	170.0	336	2
1970	Most Valuable Player	AL	10th	60.0	336	0
1969	Most Valuable Player	AL	3rd	162.0	336	2
1967	Most Valuable Player	AL	11th	31.0	280	0
1966	Most Valuable Player	AL	1st	280.0	280	20
1965	Most Valuable Player	NL	18th	11.0	280	0
1964	Most Valuable Player	NL	4th	98.0	280	0
1962	Most Valuable Player	NL	4th	164.0	280	2
1961	Most Valuable Player	NL	1st	219.0	224	15
1960	Most Valuable Player	NL	20th	2.0	336	0
1959	Most Valuable Player	NL	9th	52.0	336	0
1958	Most Valuable Player	NL	19th	4.0	336	0
1957	Most Valuable Player	NL	9th	42.0	336	0
1956	Most Valuable Player	NL	7th	79.0	336	0
1956	Rookie of the Year	NL	1st	24.0	24	24

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Frank Robinson: the record in brief

According to the bio, Frank Robinson debuted on April 17, 1956 and played a final game on September 18, 1976. Club by club, the record runs the Cincinnati Redlegs (1956 through 1959), the Cincinnati Reds (1960 to 1965), the Baltimore Orioles (1966 to 1971), the Los Angeles Dodgers (1972), the California Angels (1973 to 1974), and the Cleveland Indians (1974 through 1976). Robinson played primarily as an outfielder and threw and hit right-handed. Born on August 31, 1935, in Beaumont, TX, USA, Robinson was listed at 6 feet, 1 inch and 183 pounds. The bio records the death on February 7, 2019, in Los Angeles, CA, USA.

Robinson's career batting table shows 2,808 games, 10,006 at bats and 2,943 hits, a .294 average, plus 586 home runs, 1,812 runs batted in, and 204 stolen bases. Robinson got on base at a .389 rate and slugged .537 (.926 OPS). Over the seasons Robinson played, league hitters batted .252; the .294 career figure is 16.8% above that.

Frequently Asked Questions about Frank Robinson

What years did Frank Robinson play?: Frank Robinson played in Major League Baseball from 1956 to 1976.
Was Frank Robinson a pitcher?: No. Frank Robinson was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Frank Robinson hit?: Frank Robinson hit 586 career home runs with 2943 hits.
Is Frank Robinson in the Hall of Fame?: Yes. Frank Robinson was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1982.
What was Frank Robinson's career batting average?: Frank Robinson batted .294 over his career, with 2,943 hits in 10,006 at bats.
How many RBI did Frank Robinson have?: Frank Robinson drove in 1,812 runs in his career.