Don Robinson | Major Leaguer 1978-1992

Full Name: Don Allen Robinson
Born: June 8,1957 in Ashland, Kentucky
Height: 6-4 Weight: 231 Bats: Right Throws: Right
High School: Cereda-Kenova (Kenova,WV)
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Drafted: Selected by Pittsburgh Pirates in 3rd Round (68th overall) of 1975 amateur entry draft (June-Reg) ... Selected by Houston Astros in 17th Round (430th overall) of 1977 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)

Transactions: [Jul 31,1987] - Traded by Pirates to Giants for Mackey Sasser and Cash. [Oct 31,1991] - Granted Free Agency. [Jan 3,1992] - Signed as Free Agent by Angels. [May 14,1992] - Released by Angels. [May 22,1992] - Signed as Free Agent by Phillies. [Jul 16,1992] - Released by Phillies.

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org	Level	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SH	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WP	BK	H9	HR9	BB9	K9	WHIP	GB%
1975	GCL Pirtes	GCL	18	Pit	Rk	2	3	2.45	10	10	2	1		0	66.0	51	23	18		31	70			6.95	---	4.23	9.55	1.24	--
1976	charlst-sc	Wcar	19	Pit	A	12	9	3.24	25	24	11	1		0	172.0	146	79	62		64	132			7.64	---	3.35	6.91	1.22	--
1977	Shreveport	Tex	20	Pit	AA	7	6	4.10	18	18	5	0		0	112.0	113	58	51		41	103			9.08	---	3.29	8.28	1.38	--
	Columbus	IL	20	Pit	AAA	1	0	0.00	1	1	0	0		0	5.0	7	0	0		1	3			12.60	---	1.80	5.40	1.60	--
1978	GCL Astros	GCL	21	Hou	Rk	2	4	4.70	14	0	0	0		2	23.0	19	13	12	0	18	14	1		7.43	0.00	7.04	5.48	1.61	--
	Pittsburgh	NL	21	Pit	MLB	14	6	3.47	35	32	9	1	1	1	228.1	203	98	88	20	57	135	9	4	8.00	0.79	2.25	5.32	1.14	38%
1979	Daytona	FSL	22	Hou	A+	3	5	4.25	44	0	0	0		3	53.0	67	31	25	1	33	48	6		11.38	0.17	5.60	8.15	1.89	--
	Pittsburgh	NL	22	Pit	MLB	8	8	3.87	29	25	4	0	1	0	160.2	171	74	69	12	52	96	6	1	9.58	0.67	2.91	5.38	1.39	39%
1980	Pittsburgh	NL	23	Pit	MLB	7	10	3.99	29	24	3	2	1	1	160.1	157	74	71	14	45	103	7	2	8.81	0.79	2.53	5.78	1.26	49%
1981	Pittsburgh	NL	24	Pit	MLB	0	3	5.87	16	2	0	0	4	2	38.1	47	27	25	4	23	17	3	0	11.04	0.94	5.40	3.99	1.83	53%
1982	Pittsburgh	NL	25	Pit	MLB	15	13	4.28	38	30	6	0	3	0	227.0	213	123	108	26	103	165	17	0	8.44	1.03	4.08	6.54	1.39	47%
1983	Lynn	East	26	Pit	AA	0	1	8.11	2	2	0	0	0	0	6.2	9	6	6	2	2	5	0		12.16	2.70	2.70	6.76	1.65	--
	Pittsburgh	NL	26	Pit	MLB	2	2	4.46	9	6	0	0	2	0	36.1	43	21	18	5	21	28	2	0	10.65	1.24	5.20	6.94	1.76	50%
1984	Pittsburgh	NL	27	Pit	MLB	5	6	3.02	51	1	0	0	28	10	122.0	99	45	41	6	49	110	5	0	7.30	0.44	3.61	8.11	1.21	56%
1985	Pittsburgh	NL	28	Pit	MLB	5	11	3.87	44	6	0	0	22	3	95.1	95	49	41	6	42	65	2	0	8.97	0.57	3.97	6.14	1.44	55%
1986	Pr William	Caro	29	Pit	A+	1	1	0.71	3	3	1	0	0	0	12.2	13	7	1	0	1	13	1		9.24	0.00	0.71	9.24	1.11	--
	Pittsburgh	NL	29	Pit	MLB	3	4	3.38	50	0	0	0	41	14	69.1	61	27	26	5	27	53	4	1	7.92	0.65	3.50	6.88	1.27	54%
1987	SF Giants	NL	30	Sf	MLB	5	1	2.74	25	0	0	0	17	7	42.2	39	13	13	1	18	26	1	0	8.23	0.21	3.80	5.49	1.34	48%
	Pittsburgh	NL	30	Pit	MLB	6	6	3.86	42	0	0	0	37	12	65.1	66	29	28	6	22	53	6	1	9.09	0.83	3.03	7.30	1.35	52%
1988	SF Giants	NL	31	Sf	MLB	10	5	2.45	51	19	3	2	19	6	176.2	152	63	48	11	49	122	4	2	7.74	0.56	2.50	6.22	1.14	47%
1989	SF Giants	NL	32	Sf	MLB	12	11	3.43	34	32	5	1	2	0	197.0	184	80	75	22	37	96	4	4	8.41	1.01	1.69	4.39	1.12	40%
1990	San Jose	Calif	33	Sf	A+	1	0	3.86	2	2	0	0	0	0	7.0	6	3	3	1	1	8	0		7.71	1.29	1.29	10.29	1.00	--
	SF Giants	NL	33	Sf	MLB	10	7	4.57	26	25	4	0	0	0	157.2	173	84	80	18	41	78	2	0	9.88	1.03	2.34	4.45	1.36	40%
1991	SF Giants	NL	34	Sf	MLB	5	9	4.38	34	16	0	0	7	1	121.1	123	64	59	12	50	78	1	0	9.12	0.89	3.71	5.79	1.43	45%
1992	Philadelph	NL	35	Phi	MLB	1	4	6.18	8	8	0	0	0	0	43.2	49	32	30	6	4	17	0	0	10.10	1.24	0.82	3.50	1.21	33%
	California	AL	35	Cal	MLB	1	0	2.20	3	3	0	0	0	0	16.1	19	4	4	1	3	9	1	0	10.47	0.55	1.65	4.96	1.35	18%

Major League Totals - 15 Season(s)						109	106	3.79	524	229	34	6	185	57	1,958.1	1894	907	824	175	643	1251	74	15	8.70	0.80	2.96	5.75	1.30	45%
Minor League Totals - 8 Season(s)						29	29	3.50	119	60	19	2		5	457.1	431	220	178		192	396			8.49	---	3.78	7.80	1.36	--

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org.	Level	Pos	Ln	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	IBB	SH	SF	DP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	GB%
1978	Pittsburgh	NL	21	Pit	MLB	p	9	35	85	2	20	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	22	0	0	4	0	0	.235	.235	.259	494	67%
1979	Pittsburgh	NL	22	Pit	MLB	p	9	29	49	4	10	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	9	0	0	4	0	0	.204	.250	.204	454	60%
1980	Pittsburgh	NL	23	Pit	MLB	p	9	30	57	4	19	4	0	1	8	0	1	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.456	789	59%
1981	Pittsburgh	NL	24	Pit	MLB	p	9	17	12	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.308	.250	558	62%
1982	Pittsburgh	NL	25	Pit	MLB	p	9	43	85	10	24	5	0	2	16	0	0	3	22	1	0	2	1	2	.282	.311	.412	723	45%
1983	Lynn	East	26	Pit	AA			5	11	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		.364	.364	.455	819	--
	Pittsburgh	NL	26	Pit	MLB	p	9	10	13	1	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.385	539	44%
1984	Pittsburgh	NL	27	Pit	MLB	p	9	53	31	6	9	0	0	1	5	0	0	4	9	0	1	0	0	0	.290	.371	.387	758	57%
1985	Pittsburgh	NL	28	Pit	MLB	p	9	44	21	2	5	2	0	1	4	0	0	0	11	1	0	0	0	0	.238	.273	.476	749	46%
1986	Pr William	Caro	29	Pit	A+	p		3	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		.200	.200	.400	600	--
	Pittsburgh	NL	29	Pit	MLB	p	9	50	6	1	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.667	.833	1500	50%
1987	SF Giants	NL	30	Sf	MLB	p	9	25	11	2	3	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.273	.636	909	78%
	Pittsburgh	NL	30	Pit	MLB	p	9	44	7	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.143	393	33%
1988	SF Giants	NL	31	Sf	MLB	p	9	52	52	2	9	2	0	1	4	0	0	2	12	0	0	2	0	1	.173	.204	.269	473	73%
1989	SF Giants	NL	32	Sf	MLB	p	9	40	81	7	15	1	0	3	7	0	0	1	23	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.195	.309	504	39%
1990	SF Giants	NL	33	Sf	MLB	p	9	31	63	4	9	1	0	2	7	0	0	0	17	0	0	3	0	2	.143	.143	.254	397	48%
1991	SF Giants	NL	34	Sf	MLB	p	9	35	40	1	6	1	0	0	4	0	0	1	13	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.171	.175	346	38%
1992	Philadelph	NL	35	Phi	MLB	p	9	10	18	0	7	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	1	.389	.389	.556	945	64%
	California	AL	35	Cal	MLB	p	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--

Major League Totals - 15 Season(s)								551	631	47	146	23	0	13	69	0	1	16	168	2	1	15	1	6	.231	.252	.330	582	55%
Minor League Totals - 2 Season(s)								8	16	0	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		.313	.313	.438	751	--

Playoffs Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org	Series	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SH	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WP	BK	H9	HR9	BB9	K9	WHIP	GB%
1979	Pittsburgh	NL	22		Ch	1	0	0.00	2		0			1	2.0	0		0		1	3			0.00	---	4.50	13.50	0.50	--
	Pittsburgh	NL	22		Ws	1	0	5.40	4		0			0	5.0	4		3		6	3			7.20	---	10.80	5.40	2.00	--
1987	SF Giants	NL	30		Ch	0	1	9.00	3		0			0	3.0	3		3		0	3			9.00	---	0.00	9.00	1.00	--
1989	SF Giants	NL	32		Ch	1	0	0.00	1		0			0	1.2	3		0		0	0			16.27	---	0.00	0.00	1.81	--
	SF Giants	NL	32		Ws	0	1	21.69	1		0			0	1.2	4		4		1	0			21.69	---	5.42	0.00	3.01	--

Major League Totals - 3 Season(s)						3	2	6.75	11		0			1	13.1	14		10		8	9			9.45	---	5.40	6.08	1.65	--

Playoffs Batting Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org.	Series	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	IBB	SH	SF	DP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	GB%
1979	Pittsburgh	NL	22	Pit	Ch	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1987	SF Giants	NL	30	Sf	Ch	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1989	SF Giants	NL	32	Sf	Ch	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
	SF Giants	NL	32	Sf	Ws	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--

Major League Totals - 3 Season(s)						7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--

Fielding Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org	Level	Pos	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	TC	DP	PB	SB	CS	FPCT	RF
1978	GCL Astros	GCL	21	Hou	Rk	P	14			2	5	1	8	2	-	-	-	.875	--
1978	Pittsburgh	NL	21	Pit	MLB	P	35		228.1	10	32	1	43	1	-	-	-	.977	1.66

1979	Daytona	FSL	22	Hou	A+	P	44			5	9	0	14	0	-	-	-	1.000	--
1979	Pittsburgh	NL	22	Pit	MLB	P	29		160.2	7	10	2	19	1	-	-	-	.895	.95

1980	Pittsburgh	NL	23	Pit	MLB	P	29		160.1	13	23	2	38	2	-	-	-	.947	2.02

1981	Pittsburgh	NL	24	Pit	MLB	P	16		38.1	7	8	0	15	1	-	-	-	1.000	3.52

1982	Pittsburgh	NL	25	Pit	MLB	P	38		227	14	25	4	43	0	-	-	-	.907	1.55

1983	Pittsburgh	NL	26	Pit	MLB	P	9		36.1	1	6	0	7	1	-	-	-	1.000	1.73

1984	Pittsburgh	NL	27	Pit	MLB	P	51		122	8	18	0	26	0	-	-	-	1.000	1.92
1984	Pittsburgh	NL	27	Pit	MLB	OF	1			2	0	0	2	0	-	-	-	1.000	--

1985	Pittsburgh	NL	28	Pit	MLB	P	44		95.1	7	11	0	18	2	-	-	-	1.000	1.70

1986	Pr William	Caro	29	Pit	A+	P	3			3	2	0	5	0	-	-	-	1.000	--
1986	Pittsburgh	NL	29	Pit	MLB	P	50		69.1	6	9	0	15	0	-	-	-	1.000	1.95

1987	Pittsburgh	NL	30	Pit	MLB	P	42		65.1	4	9	0	13	0	-	-	-	1.000	1.79
1987	SF Giants	NL	30	Sf	MLB	P	25		42.2	4	3	0	7	0	-	-	-	1.000	1.48

1988	SF Giants	NL	31	Sf	MLB	P	51		176.2	12	19	3	34	1	-	-	-	.912	1.58

1989	SF Giants	NL	32	Sf	MLB	P	34		197	6	12	0	18	1	-	-	-	1.000	.82

1990	SF Giants	NL	33	Sf	MLB	P	26		157.2	4	18	0	22	0	-	-	-	1.000	1.26

1991	SF Giants	NL	34	Sf	MLB	P	34		121.1	7	16	0	23	0	-	-	-	1.000	1.71

1992	California	AL	35	Cal	MLB	P	3		16.1	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	---	.00
1992	Philadelph	NL	35	Phi	MLB	P	8		43.2	2	3	0	5	0	-	-	-	1.000	1.03

Awards

[1978] - NL Rookie of the Year (Voting Rank: #3), NL Cy Young Award (Voting Rank: #8) [1982] - NL Silver Slugger Award (P) [1989] - NL Silver Slugger Award (P) [1990] - NL Silver Slugger Award (P)

Salaries

Year	Salary	Rank	Lg Avg	Centile
1985	520,000		299,108	24
1986	670,000		325,466	20
1987	795,000		292,853	13
1988	900,000		325,305	11
1989	900,000		375,257	14
1990	950,000		426,358	16
1991	2,450,000	60	617,627	6
1992	900,000		798,185	29

Career:	$8,085,000	estimate

Trivia and Player Notes

Member of the World Series Champion Pittsburgh Pirates in 1979.

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