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Don Robinson

Q: When was Don Robinson born?

Don Robinson was born on June 8, 1957.

Q: Where was Don Robinson born?

Don Robinson was born in Ashland, KY .

Q: How tall is Don Robinson?

Don Robinson is 6-4 (193 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Don Robinson weigh when playing?

Don Robinson weighed 225 lbs (102 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did Don Robinson play?

Don Robinson played 15 seasons.

Q: Is Don Robinson in the Hall of Fame?

Don Robinson has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was Don Robinson drafted?

Don Robinson was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 3rd round of the 1975 MLB June Amateur Draft from Ceredo-Kenova HS (Kenova, WV) .

Q: How many strikeouts did Don Robinson have?

Don Robinson had 1,251 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Don Robinson played for?

Don Robinson played for 4 teams; the Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, California Angels and Philadelphia Phillies.

Q: How many World Series has Don Robinson won?

Don Robinson has won 1 World Series.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 225lb (193cm, 102kg)

Born: June 8, 1957 in Ashland, KY us

Draft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 3rd round of the 1975 MLB June Amateur Draft from Ceredo-Kenova HS (Kenova, WV).

High School: Ceredo-Kenova HS (Kenova, WV)

Debut: April 10, 1978 (Age 20-306d, 14,014th in major league history)
vs. STL 4.1 IP, 5 H, 6 SO, 2 BB, 4 ER

Last Game: July 12, 1992 (Age 35-034d)
vs. SDP 2.1 IP, 6 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 6 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1978 season

Agents: Randy Hendricks, Alan Hendricks

Full Name: Don Allen Robinson

Nicknames: Caveman

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

17.4

109

106

ERA

3.79

524

229

1958.1

1251

WHIP

1.295

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1975	18	PIT-min	Rk	2	3	.400	2.45	10	10		2	1	0	66.0	51	23	18	0	31	0	70	6	0	3				1.242	7.0	0.0	4.2	9.5	2.26	PRA GULF
1976	19	PIT-min	A	12	9	.571	3.24	25	24		11	1	0	172.0	146	79	62	12	64	2	132	7	3	12				1.221	7.6	0.6	3.3	6.9	2.06	CHS WCRS
1977	20	PIT-min	AA,AAA	8	6	.571	3.89	19	19		5	0	0	118.0	120	58	51	3	42	3	106	2	1	4				1.373	9.2	0.2	3.2	8.1	2.52	SHV,CLB TL,IL
1978	21	PIT	NL	14	6	.700	3.47	35	32	1	9	1	1	228.1	203	98	88	20	57	4	135	3	4	9	937	108	3.33	1.139	8.0	0.8	2.2	5.3	2.37	CYA-8,RoY-3
1979	22	PIT	NL	8	8	.500	3.87	29	25	1	4	0	0	160.2	171	74	69	12	52	5	96	4	1	6	684	101	3.55	1.388	9.6	0.7	2.9	5.4	1.85
1980	23	PIT	NL	7	10	.412	3.99	29	24	1	3	2	1	160.1	157	74	71	14	45	5	103	5	2	7	671	93	3.54	1.260	8.8	0.8	2.5	5.8	2.29
1981	24	PIT	NL	0	3	.000	5.87	16	2	4	0	0	2	38.1	47	27	25	4	23	4	17	0	0	3	180	63	4.87	1.826	11.0	0.9	5.4	4.0	0.74
1982	25	PIT	NL	15	13	.536	4.28	38	30	3	6	0	0	227.0	213	123	108	26	103	11	165	3	0	17	977	88	4.15	1.392	8.4	1.0	4.1	6.5	1.60	SS
1983	26	PIT-min	AA	0	1	.000	8.10	2	2	0	0	0	0	6.2	9	6	6	2	2	0	5	1	0	0				1.650	12.2	2.7	2.7	6.8	2.50	LYN EL
1983	26	PIT	NL	2	2	.500	4.46	9	6	2	0	0	0	36.1	43	21	18	5	21	3	28	0	0	2	168	84	4.74	1.761	10.7	1.2	5.2	6.9	1.33
1984	27	PIT	NL	5	6	.455	3.02	51	1	28	0	0	10	122.0	99	45	41	6	49	4	110	0	0	5	500	120	2.81	1.213	7.3	0.4	3.6	8.1	2.24
1985	28	PIT	NL	5	11	.313	3.87	44	6	22	0	0	3	95.1	95	49	41	6	42	11	65	2	0	2	418	93	3.52	1.437	9.0	0.6	4.0	6.1	1.55
1986	29	PIT-min	A	1	1	.500	0.71	3	3	0	1	0	0	12.2	13	7	1	0	1	0	13	0	0	1				1.105	9.2	0.0	0.7	9.2	13.00	PRW CARL
1986	29	PIT	NL	3	4	.429	3.38	50	0	41	0	0	14	69.1	61	27	26	5	27	3	53	2	1	4	295	114	3.43	1.269	7.9	0.6	3.5	6.9	1.96
1987	30	TOT	NL	11	7	.611	3.42	67	0	54	0	0	19	108.0	105	42	41	7	40	6	79	0	1	7	460	118	3.36	1.343	8.8	0.6	3.3	6.6	1.98
1987	30	PIT	NL	6	6	.500	3.86	42	0	37	0	0	12	65.1	66	29	28	6	22	3	53	0	1	6	276	107	3.45	1.347	9.1	0.8	3.0	7.3	2.41
1987	30	SFG	NL	5	1	.833	2.74	25	0	17	0	0	7	42.2	39	13	13	1	18	3	26	0	0	1	184	143	3.22	1.336	8.2	0.2	3.8	5.5	1.44
1988	31	SFG	NL	10	5	.667	2.45	51	19	19	3	2	6	176.2	152	63	48	11	49	12	122	3	2	4	725	135	3.08	1.138	7.7	0.6	2.5	6.2	2.49
1989	32	SFG	NL	12	11	.522	3.43	34	32	2	5	1	0	197.0	184	80	75	22	37	6	96	2	4	4	793	98	3.83	1.122	8.4	1.0	1.7	4.4	2.59	SS
1990	33	SFG-min	A+	1	0	1.000	3.86	2	2	0	0	0	0	7.0	6	3	3	1	1	0	8	1	0	0				1.000	7.7	1.3	1.3	10.3	8.00	SJO CALL
1990	33	SFG	NL	10	7	.588	4.57	26	25	0	4	0	0	157.2	173	84	80	18	41	8	78	1	0	2	667	80	4.10	1.357	9.9	1.0	2.3	4.5	1.90	SS
1991	34	SFG	NL	5	9	.357	4.38	34	16	7	0	0	1	121.1	123	64	59	12	50	7	78	1	0	1	525	82	4.12	1.426	9.1	0.9	3.7	5.8	1.56
1992	35	TOT	MLB	2	4	.333	5.10	11	11	0	0	0	0	60.0	68	36	34	7	7	0	26	1	0	1	252	72	3.83	1.250	10.2	1.1	1.1	3.9	3.71
1992	35	CAL	AL	1	0	1.000	2.20	3	3	0	0	0	0	16.1	19	4	4	1	3	0	9	0	0	1	69	183	3.03	1.347	10.5	0.6	1.7	5.0	3.00
1992	35	PHI	NL	1	4	.200	6.18	8	8	0	0	0	0	43.2	49	32	30	6	4	0	17	1	0	0	183	57	4.13	1.214	10.1	1.2	0.8	3.5	4.25
15 Yrs				109	106	.507	3.79	524	229	185	34	6	57	1958.1	1894	907	824	175	643	89	1251	27	15	74	8252	97	3.65	1.295	8.7	0.8	3.0	5.7	1.95
162 Game Avg.				10	10	.507	3.79	47	21	17	3	1	5	177	171	82	74	16	58	8	113	2	1	7	745	97	3.65	1.295	8.7	0.8	3.0	5.7	1.95
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
PIT (10 yrs)				65	69	.485	3.85	343	126	140	22	3	43	1203.0	1155	567	515	104	441	53	825	19	9	61	5106	98	3.61	1.327	8.6	0.8	3.3	6.2	1.87
SFG (5 yrs)				42	33	.560	3.56	170	92	45	12	3	14	695.1	671	304	275	64	195	36	400	7	6	12	2894	98	3.72	1.245	8.7	0.8	2.5	5.2	2.05
PHI (1 yr)				1	4	.200	6.18	8	8	0	0	0	0	43.2	49	32	30	6	4	0	17	1	0	0	183	57	4.13	1.214	10.1	1.2	0.8	3.5	4.25
CAL (1 yr)				1	0	1.000	2.20	3	3	0	0	0	0	16.1	19	4	4	1	3	0	9	0	0	1	69	183	3.03	1.347	10.5	0.6	1.7	5.0	3.00

NL (15 yrs)				108	106	.505	3.80	521	226	185	34	6	57	1942.0	1875	903	820	174	640	89	1242	27	15	73	8183	96	3.66	1.295	8.7	0.8	3.0	5.8	1.94
AL (1 yr)				1	0	1.000	2.20	3	3	0	0	0	0	16.1	19	4	4	1	3	0	9	0	0	1	69	183	3.03	1.347	10.5	0.6	1.7	5.0	3.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Don Robinson?

Don Robinson is 66 years old.

When was Don Robinson born?

Don Robinson was born on June 8, 1957.

Where was Don Robinson born?

Don Robinson was born in Ashland, KY.

How tall is Don Robinson?

Don Robinson is 6-4 (193 cm) tall.

How much did Don Robinson weigh when playing?

Don Robinson weighed 225 lbs (102 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Don Robinson play?

Don Robinson played 15 seasons.

Is Don Robinson in the Hall of Fame?

Don Robinson has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Don Robinson drafted?

Don Robinson was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 3rd round of the 1975 MLB June Amateur Draft from Ceredo-Kenova HS (Kenova, WV).

What position did Don Robinson play?

Don Robinson was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Don Robinson have?

Don Robinson had 1,251 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Don Robinson played for?

Don Robinson played for 4 teams; the Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, California Angels and Philadelphia Phillies.

How many World Series has Don Robinson won?

Don Robinson has won 1 World Series.

When did Don Robinson retire?

Don Robinson last played in 1992.

What are Don Robinson's nicknames?

Caveman is a nickname for Don Robinson.

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