Brooks Robinson was born on Tuesday, May 18, 1937, in Little Rock, Arkansas. Robinson was 18 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 17, 1955, with the Baltimore Orioles. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Brooks Robinson baseball stats page.
"I'm beginning to see Brooks (Robinson) in my sleep. If I dropped a paper plate, he'd pick it up on one hop and throw me out at first." - Anderson, Sparky. Cincinnati Reds Manager / Hall of Fame Manager. The Best MLB Infielders of All Time. Monning, Alex. Author. Sportszone Publishing. 7 January 2014. Page 26. [Brooks Robinson Quotes]
Brooks Robinson![]() Brooks Robinson Autograph on a 1978 Topps Baseball Card (#4) |
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Brooks RobinsonBrooks Robinson Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| - | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
Brooks RobinsonBrooks Robinson Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1955 | 18 | Orioles | 6 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 | .091 | .091 |
| 1956 | 19 | Orioles | 15 | 44 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .227 | .244 | .386 |
| 1957 | 20 | Orioles | 50 | 117 | 13 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .239 | .286 | .359 |
| 1958 | 21 | Orioles | 145 | 463 | 31 | 110 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 51 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 19 | .238 | .292 | .305 |
| 1959 | 22 | Orioles | 88 | 313 | 29 | 89 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .284 | .325 | .383 |
| 1960 | 23 | Orioles | 152 | 595 | 74 | 175 | 27 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 88 | 35 | 0 | 49 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 29 | .294 | .329 | .440 |
| 1961 | 24 | Orioles | 163 | 668 | 89 | 192 | 38 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 61 | 47 | 2 | 57 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 21 | .287 | .334 | .397 |
| 1962 | 25 | Orioles | 162 | 634 | 77 | 192 | 29 | 9 | 23 | 2 | 86 | 42 | 3 | 70 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 18 | .303 | .342 | .486 |
| 1963 | 26 | Orioles | 161 | 589 | 67 | 148 | 26 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 67 | 46 | 4 | 84 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 8 | .251 | .305 | .365 |
| 1964 | 27 | Orioles | 163 | 612 | 82 | 194 | 35 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 118 | 51 | 10 | 64 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 17 | .317 | .368 | .521 |
| 1965 | 28 | Orioles | 144 | 559 | 81 | 166 | 25 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 80 | 47 | 9 | 47 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | .297 | .351 | .445 |
| 1966 | 29 | Orioles | 157 | 620 | 91 | 167 | 35 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 100 | 56 | 11 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 | .269 | .333 | .444 |
| 1967 | 30 | Orioles | 158 | 610 | 88 | 164 | 25 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 77 | 54 | 9 | 54 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 21 | .269 | .328 | .434 |
| 1968 | 31 | Orioles | 162 | 608 | 65 | 154 | 36 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 75 | 44 | 11 | 55 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 12 | .253 | .304 | .416 |
| 1969 | 32 | Orioles | 156 | 598 | 73 | 140 | 21 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 84 | 56 | 10 | 55 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 19 | .234 | .298 | .395 |
| 1970 | 33 | Orioles | 158 | 608 | 84 | 168 | 31 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 94 | 53 | 5 | 53 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 18 | .276 | .335 | .429 |
| 1971 | 34 | Orioles | 156 | 589 | 67 | 160 | 21 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 92 | 63 | 8 | 50 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 15 | .272 | .341 | .413 |
| 1972 | 35 | Orioles | 153 | 556 | 48 | 139 | 23 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 64 | 43 | 4 | 45 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 12 | .250 | .303 | .342 |
| 1973 | 36 | Orioles | 155 | 549 | 53 | 141 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 72 | 55 | 5 | 50 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 19 | .257 | .326 | .344 |
| 1974 | 37 | Orioles | 153 | 553 | 46 | 159 | 27 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 59 | 56 | 13 | 47 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | .288 | .353 | .374 |
| 1975 | 38 | Orioles | 144 | 482 | 50 | 97 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 53 | 44 | 10 | 33 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 6 | .201 | .267 | .274 |
| 1976 | 39 | Orioles | 71 | 218 | 16 | 46 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .211 | .240 | .307 |
| 1977 | 40 | Orioles | 24 | 47 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .149 | .212 | .255 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 23 Years | 2,896 | 10,654 | 1,232 | 2,848 | 482 | 68 | 268 | 6 | 1,357 | 860 | 120 | 990 | 101 | 114 | 53 | 297 | .267 | .322 | .401 | ||
Brooks RobinsonBrooks Robinson Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1955 Orioles | 3B | 6 | 6 | 132 | 12 | 2.0 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .833 | 2.05 |
| 1956 Orioles | 2B | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1956 Orioles | 3B | 14 | 9 | 303 | 36 | 2.6 | 34 | 9 | 25 | 2 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .944 | 3.03 |
| 1957 Orioles | 3B | 47 | 32 | 852 | 103 | 2.2 | 100 | 34 | 66 | 3 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 3.17 |
| 1958 Orioles | 2B | 16 | 0 | 72 | 15 | 0.9 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .933 | 5.25 |
| 1958 Orioles | 3B | 140 | 126 | 3,357 | 447 | 3.2 | 426 | 151 | 275 | 21 | 30 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .953 | 3.43 |
| 1959 Orioles | 2B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1959 Orioles | 3B | 87 | 80 | 2,169 | 292 | 3.4 | 279 | 92 | 187 | 13 | 25 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .955 | 3.47 |
| 1960 Orioles | 2B | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 1.7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 11.25 |
| 1960 Orioles | 3B | 152 | 152 | 447 | 511 | 3.4 | 499 | 171 | 328 | 12 | 34 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 30.14 |
| 1961 Orioles | 2B | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
| 1961 Orioles | 3B | 163 | 162 | 474 | 496 | 3.0 | 482 | 151 | 331 | 14 | 34 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .972 | 27.46 |
| 1961 Orioles | SS | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 27.00 |
| 1962 Orioles | 2B | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
| 1962 Orioles | 3B | 162 | 162 | 462 | 513 | 3.2 | 502 | 163 | 339 | 11 | 32 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 29.34 |
| 1962 Orioles | SS | 3 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.29 |
| 1963 Orioles | 3B | 160 | 158 | 468 | 495 | 3.1 | 483 | 153 | 330 | 12 | 43 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 27.87 |
| 1963 Orioles | SS | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.00 |
| 1964 Orioles | 3B | 163 | 163 | 486 | 494 | 3.0 | 480 | 153 | 327 | 14 | 40 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .972 | 26.67 |
| 1965 Orioles | 3B | 143 | 143 | 3,894 | 455 | 3.2 | 440 | 144 | 296 | 15 | 36 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .967 | 3.05 |
| 1966 Orioles | 3B | 157 | 157 | 462 | 499 | 3.2 | 487 | 174 | 313 | 12 | 26 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 28.46 |
| 1967 Orioles | 3B | 158 | 158 | 4,239 | 563 | 3.6 | 552 | 147 | 405 | 11 | 37 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 3.52 |
| 1968 Orioles | 3B | 162 | 161 | 477 | 537 | 3.3 | 521 | 168 | 353 | 16 | 31 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 29.49 |
| 1969 Orioles | 3B | 156 | 156 | 4,176 | 546 | 3.5 | 533 | 163 | 370 | 13 | 37 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 3.45 |
| 1970 Orioles | 3B | 156 | 156 | 438 | 495 | 3.2 | 478 | 157 | 321 | 17 | 30 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .966 | 29.47 |
| 1971 Orioles | 3B | 156 | 155 | 4,113 | 501 | 3.2 | 485 | 131 | 354 | 16 | 35 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .968 | 3.18 |
| 1972 Orioles | 3B | 152 | 149 | 3,969 | 473 | 3.1 | 462 | 129 | 333 | 11 | 27 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 3.14 |
| 1973 Orioles | 3B | 154 | 151 | 4,023 | 498 | 3.2 | 483 | 129 | 354 | 15 | 25 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 3.24 |
| 1974 Orioles | 3B | 153 | 151 | 4,086 | 543 | 3.5 | 525 | 115 | 410 | 18 | 44 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .967 | 3.47 |
| 1975 Orioles | 3B | 143 | 134 | 3,669 | 431 | 3.0 | 422 | 96 | 326 | 9 | 30 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 3.11 |
| 1976 Orioles | 3B | 71 | 59 | 1,653 | 191 | 2.7 | 185 | 59 | 126 | 6 | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 3.02 |
| 1977 Orioles | 3B | 15 | 10 | 300 | 34 | 2.3 | 34 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.06 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 3B Totals | 2,870 | 2,790 | 44,649 | 9,165 | 3.2 | 8,902 | 2,697 | 6,205 | 263 | 618 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 5.38 | |
| 2B Totals | 25 | 0 | 105 | 23 | 0.9 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 5.66 | |
| SS Totals | 5 | 0 | 36 | 8 | 1.6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 6.00 | |
| 23 Years | 2,900 | 2,790 | 44,790 | 9,196 | 3.2 | 8,932 | 2,712 | 6,220 | 264 | 621 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 5.38 | |
Brooks RobinsonBrooks Robinson Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1955 Orioles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.2 | 22.0 | - | - | - |
| 1956 Orioles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 44.0 | 8.8 | 44.0 | - | - | - |
| 1957 Orioles | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 5 | 0 | n/a | 58.5 | 11.7 | 8.4 | - | - | - |
| 1958 Orioles | 1 | 2 | .333 | 4 | 3 | n/a | 154.3 | 9.1 | 14.5 | - | - | - |
| 1959 Orioles | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 1 | n/a | 78.3 | 8.5 | 13.0 | - | - | - |
| 1960 Orioles | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 42.5 | 12.1 | 6.8 | - | - | - |
| 1961 Orioles | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 95.4 | 11.7 | 11.0 | - | - | - |
| 1962 Orioles | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 27.6 | 9.1 | 7.4 | - | - | - |
| 1963 Orioles | 2 | 3 | .400 | 1 | 1 | n/a | 53.5 | 7.0 | 8.8 | - | - | - |
| 1964 Orioles | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 21.9 | 9.6 | 5.2 | - | - | - |
| 1965 Orioles | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 31.1 | 11.9 | 7.0 | - | - | - |
| 1966 Orioles | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 27.0 | 17.2 | 6.2 | - | - | - |
| 1967 Orioles | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 27.7 | 11.3 | 7.9 | - | - | - |
| 1968 Orioles | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 35.8 | 11.1 | 8.1 | - | - | - |
| 1969 Orioles | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 26.0 | 10.9 | 7.1 | - | - | - |
| 1970 Orioles | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 33.8 | 11.5 | 6.5 | - | - | - |
| 1971 Orioles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 29.5 | 11.8 | 6.4 | - | - | - |
| 1972 Orioles | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 69.5 | 12.4 | 8.7 | - | - | - |
| 1973 Orioles | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 61.0 | 11.0 | 7.6 | - | - | - |
| 1974 Orioles | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79.0 | 11.8 | 9.4 | - | - | - |
| 1975 Orioles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 80.3 | 14.6 | 9.1 | - | - | - |
| 1976 Orioles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 72.7 | 9.1 | 19.8 | - | - | - |
| 1977 Orioles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 47.0 | 11.8 | 11.8 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 23 Years | 28 | 22 | .560 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 39.8 | 10.8 | 7.9 | - | - | - |

Brooks Calbert Robinson was a Major League Baseball player who spent his entire 23-year career playing for the Baltimore Orioles (1955-1977). The Human Vacuum Cleaner, his nickname, was one of the greatest defensive third baseman in Major League history (16 Gold Gloves / 16 Consecutive), who was the first Baltimore Orioles player to hit for the cycle (July 15, 1960), the first player in Major League history to start two triple plays during the same season (1973), and he holds the big league record for hitting into the most triple plays (4) in baseball history.

Brooks Robinson Rookie Card | 1957 Topps Baseball Card (#328 | Checklist)
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Brooks Robinson and Frank Robinson were the first two players inducted into the Orioles Hall of Fame. In 1977, Brooks' #5 was retired by Baltimore and in 1983, Mr. Impossible was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on his first ballot (receiving 91.98% on the votes). Let's take a brief look at his time before and during baseball:
Before the Big Leagues
Brooks Robinson was born in Little Rock, Arkansas to Brooks Calbert and Ethel Mae (née Denker) Robinson. His father worked for a large bakery in Little Rock, Colonial Bakery, and then went to work for the Little Rock Fire Department (rising to the rank of Captain), while his mother at first worked for Sears Roebuck & Company, and then in the Controller's Office at the Arkansas State Capitol. Young Brooks Calbert Robinson, Jr., delivered the Arkansas Gazette on his bicycle before learning to operate the scoreboard and selling soft drinks at Lamar Porter Field.
After Brooks graduated from Little Rock High School on May 27, 1955, where he was scouted for the Arkansas Razorbacks baseball program in Fayetteville, he played in South America in 1955 and in Cuba in 1957. In the off season of 1956 through 1957, and then again in 1958, he attended two winter semesters at Little Rock University (he did not play baseball), majoring in business. He went into the army in 1959, joining the Arkansas National Guard right before he was to be drafted into the United States Army.
On to the Big Leagues
Robinson was drafted by the Orioles as an amateur free agent in 1955. In 1964, Robinson had his best season offensively, hitting for a .318 batting average with 28 home runs and led the league with 118 runs batted in, winning the American League Most Valuable Player Award. In the American League MVP voting, he received 18 of the 20 first-place votes, with Mickey Mantle finishing second. In 1966, he was voted the All-Star Game Most Valuable Player, and finished second to teammate Frank Robinson in the American League Most Valuable Player Award voting, as the Orioles went on to win the 1966 World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
In the 1970 post-season, Robinson hit for a .583 batting average in the 1970 American League Championship Series against the Minnesota Twins. In the 1970 World Series against the Cincinnati Reds, Robinson had a .429 batting average with 2 home runs; however, it was his defensive prowess at third base that stood out, making several impressive plays during the series that robbed the Reds of apparent base hits. His performance won him the World Series Most Valuable Player Award, as well as the Hickok Belt as top professional athlete of the year. After the 1970 World Series, Cincinnati Reds manager Sparky Anderson quipped, "I'm beginning to see Brooks in my sleep. If I dropped this paper plate, he'd pick it up on one hop and throw me out at first."
In his playing career, Robinson was selected for the All-Star team in 15 consecutive years (1960-74), and played in four World Series.He compiled a .267 career batting average with 2,848 hits, 268 home runs and 1357 runs batted in. Robinson led the American League in fielding percentage a record 11 times, and at the time of his retirement, his .971 career fielding average was the highest ever for a third baseman.His totals of 2,870 games played at third base, 2,697 career putouts, 6,205 career assists, 8,902 career total chances and 618 double plays were records for third basemen at the time of his retirement. Robinson's 23 seasons with one team set a new Major League record, since tied by Carl Yastrzemski. Only Yastrzemski (3,308), Hank Aaron (3,076) and Stan Musial (3,026) played more games for one franchise.
Brooks Robinson | National Baseball Hall of Fame Plaque | Class of 1983 (HOF)
In 1964, Brooks Robinson led the American League in runs batted in, sacrifice flies, and like always, virtually all defensive statistics (putouts, assists, chances, total chances, double plays, and fielding percentage at third base). Hoover won the Most Valuable Player Award, the first ever earned by a Baltimore Orioles player in franchise history. On Tuesday, September 26, 2023, Brooks Robinson passed away. He was 86 years old.