Jackie Robinson's Career Major League Stats
Year
Team
G
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
SB
BA
OBP
1947
Brooklyn
151
590
125
175
12
48
29*
.297
.384
1948
Brooklyn
147
574
108
170
12
85
22
.296
.367
1949
Brooklyn
156
593
122
203
16
124
37*
.342*
.432
1950
Brooklyn
144
518
99
170
14
81
12
.328
.423
1951
Brooklyn
153
548
106
185
19
88
25
.338
.429
1952
Brooklyn
149
510
104
157
19
75
24
.308
.440*
1953
Brooklyn
136
484
109
159
12
95
17
.329
.425
1954
Brooklyn
124
386
62
120
15
59
7
.311
.413
1955
Brooklyn
105
317
51
81
8
36
12
.256
.378
1956
Brooklyn
117
357
61
98
10
43
12
.275
.382
* Indicates led the league
In 1949, the Dodgers moved Robinson from first to second base. Robinson went on to lead the league in hitting and in stolen bases that season and was named National League MVP. Robinson went on to play 10 seasons, helping the Dodgers win the 1955 World Series.
By 1956, Robinson was showing his age — 37 — and the effects of diabetes. After he struck out to end Game 7 of the 1956 World Series, Dodgers owner Walter O’Malley traded Robinson to the New York Giants for $35,000 in cash. Robinson declined the trade, retired from baseball and became an executive with the Chock Full o’ Nuts coffee company.
After his departure from the game, Robinson took up high-profile political causes and worked to support civil rights.
He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962, his first year of eligibility. He became the first Black TV baseball analyst for ABC Sports in 1965. Robinson died of a heart attack in 1972 at age 53.
In 1987, both the National and American leagues renamed their Rookie of the Year awards after Robinson. In 1997, every MLB club retired Robinson’s jersey number, 42. In 2004, players throughout the league were invited to wear No. 42 on April 15, which became known as Jackie Robinson Day.
The Changing Look of Major Baseball
After Robinson pried the door open for African Americans in the major leagues, the percentage of Black players peaked in 1981. The percentage of Black MLB players has dropped every year since, even as numbers of Latino and Asian players has increased. One theory: Baseball requires expensive equipment, which prices minorities out of the sport at an early age.
Source: Major League Baseball
Pygal 0 0 10 10 20 20 30 30 40 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 90 100 100 … 1947 … 1948 … 1949 … 1950 … 1951 … 1952 … 1953 … 1954 … 1955 … 1956 … 1957 … 1958 … 1959 … 1960 … 1961 … 1962 … 1963 … 1964 … 1965 … 1966 … 1967 … 1968 … 1969 … 1970 … 1971 … 1972 … 1973 … 1974 … 1975 … 1976 … 1977 … 1978 … 1979 … 1980 … 1981 … 1982 … 1983 … 1984 … 1985 … 1986 … 1987 … 1988 … 1989 … 1990 … 1991 … 1992 … 1993 … 1994 … 1995 … 1996 … 1997 … 1998 … 1999 … 2000 … 2001 … 2002 … 2003 … 2004 … 2005 … 2006 … 2007 … 2008 … 2009 … 2010 … 2011 … 2012 … 2013 … 2014 … 2015 Years Percentage of players 98.3 13.146153846153846 15.760576923076883 1947 98.5 22.67235228539576 14.908653846153868 1948 96.6 32.19855072463768 23.001923076923106 1949 95.3 41.7247491638796 28.53942307692307 1950 94.3 51.25094760312151 32.79903846153843 1951 94.4 60.77714604236344 32.373076923076894 1952 93.3 70.30334448160535 37.058653846153845 1953 90.7 79.82954292084727 48.133653846153834 1954 89.8 89.3557413600892 51.96730769230766 1955 88.2 98.8819397993311 58.78269230769234 1956 88.1 108.40813823857303 59.20865384615388 1957 86.7 117.93433667781493 65.17211538461538 1958 84.8 127.46053511705685 73.26538461538462 1959 82.3 136.9867335562988 83.91442307692307 1960 82.6 146.5129319955407 82.63653846153852 1961 81.9 156.0391304347826 85.61826923076922 1962 80.1 165.56532887402452 93.28557692307697 1963 79.3 175.09152731326643 96.6932692307692 1964 78.3 184.61772575250836 100.95288461538462 1965 76.9 194.14392419175027 106.91634615384612 1966 75.6 203.6701226309922 112.4538461538462 1967 73.8 213.19632107023412 120.12115384615385 1968 74.4 222.72251950947603 117.56538461538457 1969 73.7 232.24871794871794 120.54711538461538 1970 73.9 241.77491638795988 119.69519230769225 1971 72.9 251.30111482720181 123.95480769230767 1972 71.6 260.82731326644375 129.4923076923077 1973 71.1 270.35351170568566 131.62211538461537 1974 71.3 279.87971014492757 130.77019230769235 1975 70.5 289.4059085841694 134.17788461538464 1976 70.7 298.9321070234114 133.3259615384615 1977 71.3 308.4583054626533 130.77019230769235 1978 71.4 317.9845039018952 130.34423076923076 1979 71.1 327.5107023411371 131.62211538461537 1980 70.1 337.036900780379 135.88173076923078 1981 70.4 346.563099219621 134.60384615384612 1982 70.3 356.08929765886285 135.0298076923077 1983 69.6 365.6154960981048 138.01153846153846 1984 70.3 375.1416945373468 135.0298076923077 1985 70 384.66789297658863 136.30769230769232 1986 69.9 394.1940914158306 136.73365384615386 1987 68.2 403.72028985507245 143.97499999999997 1988 70.3 413.2464882943144 135.0298076923077 1989 68.6 422.7726867335563 142.27115384615388 1990 66.8 432.2988851727982 149.93846153846158 1991 67.7 441.82508361204015 146.10480769230765 1992 66.3 451.351282051282 152.06826923076926 1993 65 460.877480490524 157.60576923076923 1994 64.5 470.4036789297659 159.7355769230769 1995 63.2 479.92987736900784 165.27307692307693 1996 60.9 489.4560758082497 175.0701923076923 1997 62 498.9822742474916 170.38461538461536 1998 61.7 508.5084726867336 171.66249999999997 1999 61.2 518.0346711259754 173.79230769230765 2000 60.7 527.5608695652174 175.92211538461538 2001 60.8 537.0870680044593 175.49615384615385 2002 61 546.6132664437013 174.64423076923077 2003 60.3 556.1394648829431 177.62596153846158 2004 60.9 565.6656633221851 175.0701923076923 2005 61.3 575.1918617614269 173.36634615384617 2006 63.1 584.7180602006689 165.69903846153846 2007 62.1 594.2442586399108 169.95865384615388 2008 62.2 603.7704570791527 169.5326923076923 2009 63 613.2966555183947 166.125 2010 63.5 622.8228539576365 163.99519230769232 2011 63.9 632.3490523968785 162.29134615384612 2012 63.6 641.8752508361204 163.56923076923078 2013 63.7 651.4014492753623 163.1432692307692 2014 63.4 660.9276477146043 164.42115384615386 2015 63.7 670.4538461538461 163.1432692307692 0.7 13.146153846153846 431.4990384615385 1947 0.7 22.67235228539576 431.4990384615385 1948 1.9 32.19855072463768 426.3875 1949 3 41.7247491638796 421.7019230769231 1950 2.8 51.25094760312151 422.55384615384617 1951 2.7 60.77714604236344 422.9798076923077 1952 3 70.30334448160535 421.7019230769231 1953 3.7 79.82954292084727 418.7201923076923 1954 5 89.3557413600892 413.1826923076923 1955 5.1 98.8819397993311 412.7567307692308 1956 5.2 108.40813823857303 412.33076923076925 1957 5.9 117.93433667781493 409.34903846153844 1958 6.5 127.46053511705685 406.7932692307692 1959 8.9 136.9867335562988 396.5701923076923 1960 7.7 146.5129319955407 401.6817307692308 1961 8 156.0391304347826 400.40384615384613 1962 8.2 165.56532887402452 399.55192307692306 1963 8.9 175.09152731326643 396.5701923076923 1964 8.8 184.61772575250836 396.99615384615385 1965 9.7 194.14392419175027 393.1625 1966 10.7 203.6701226309922 388.9028846153846 1967 10.8 213.19632107023412 388.4769230769231 1968 11.1 222.72251950947603 387.19903846153846 1969 11.7 232.24871794871794 384.64326923076925 1970 10.6 241.77491638795988 389.32884615384614 1971 10.9 251.30111482720181 388.05096153846154 1972 11 260.82731326644375 387.625 1973 11.5 270.35351170568566 385.4951923076923 1974 10.2 279.87971014492757 391.0326923076923 1975 11.5 289.4059085841694 385.4951923076923 1976 11.4 298.9321070234114 385.92115384615386 1977 11.3 308.4583054626533 386.3471153846154 1978 10.7 317.9845039018952 388.9028846153846 1979 11.6 327.5107023411371 385.0692307692308 1980 11.1 337.036900780379 387.19903846153846 1981 11.7 346.563099219621 384.64326923076925 1982 11.6 356.08929765886285 385.0692307692308 1983 12 365.6154960981048 383.36538461538464 1984 11.3 375.1416945373468 386.3471153846154 1985 11.8 384.66789297658863 384.2173076923077 1986 12.3 394.1940914158306 382.0875 1987 14.5 403.72028985507245 372.7163461538462 1988 13.2 413.2464882943144 378.25384615384615 1989 14.8 422.7726867335563 371.4384615384615 1990 16.1 432.2988851727982 365.9009615384615 1991 15.6 441.82508361204015 368.03076923076924 1992 16.9 451.351282051282 362.4932692307692 1993 17.8 460.877480490524 358.6596153846154 1994 19.2 470.4036789297659 352.69615384615383 1995 20.4 479.92987736900784 347.5846153846154 1996 23.5 489.4560758082497 334.3798076923077 1997 22.8 498.9822742474916 337.36153846153843 1998 23.5 508.5084726867336 334.3798076923077 1999 24.7 518.0346711259754 329.2682692307692 2000 26 527.5608695652174 323.7307692307692 2001 26.5 537.0870680044593 321.60096153846155 2002 26.8 546.6132664437013 320.32307692307694 2003 27.7 556.1394648829431 316.48942307692306 2004 27.8 565.6656633221851 316.0634615384615 2005 27.9 575.1918617614269 315.63750000000005 2006 26.1 584.7180602006689 323.3048076923077 2007 27.3 594.2442586399108 318.19326923076926 2008 28.5 603.7704570791527 313.0817307692308 2009 27.2 613.2966555183947 318.61923076923074 2010 26.9 622.8228539576365 319.8971153846154 2011 26.9 632.3490523968785 319.8971153846154 2012 27.7 641.8752508361204 316.48942307692306 2013 27.7 651.4014492753623 316.48942307692306 2014 27.7 660.9276477146043 316.48942307692306 2015 27.4 670.4538461538461 317.76730769230767 0.9 13.146153846153846 430.6471153846154 1947 0.7 22.67235228539576 431.4990384615385 1948 1.5 32.19855072463768 428.09134615384613 1949 1.7 41.7247491638796 427.23942307692306 1950 2.9 51.25094760312151 422.12788461538463 1951 2.9 60.77714604236344 422.12788461538463 1952 3.7 70.30334448160535 418.7201923076923 1953 5.6 79.82954292084727 410.62692307692305 1954 5.2 89.3557413600892 412.33076923076925 1955 6.7 98.8819397993311 405.94134615384615 1956 6.7 108.40813823857303 405.94134615384615 1957 7.4 117.93433667781493 402.9596153846154 1958 8.8 127.46053511705685 396.99615384615385 1959 8.9 136.9867335562988 396.5701923076923 1960 9.7 146.5129319955407 393.1625 1961 10.1 156.0391304347826 391.4586538461538 1962 11.7 165.56532887402452 384.64326923076925 1963 12.7 175.09152731326643 380.38365384615383 1964 13.4 184.61772575250836 377.4019230769231 1965 13.6 194.14392419175027 376.55 1966 15.4 203.6701226309922 368.8826923076923 1967 14.5 213.19632107023412 372.7163461538462 1968 14.6 222.72251950947603 372.2903846153846 1969 15.5 232.24871794871794 368.4567307692308 1970 16.1 241.77491638795988 365.9009615384615 1971 17.4 251.30111482720181 360.36346153846154 1972 18.5 260.82731326644375 355.67788461538464 1973 18 270.35351170568566 357.8076923076923 1974 18.5 279.87971014492757 355.67788461538464 1975 18 289.4059085841694 357.8076923076923 1976 17.9 298.9321070234114 358.23365384615386 1977 17.4 308.4583054626533 360.36346153846154 1978 17.9 317.9845039018952 358.23365384615386 1979 17.4 327.5107023411371 360.36346153846154 1980 18.7 337.036900780379 354.82596153846157 1981 17.9 346.563099219621 358.23365384615386 1982 18 356.08929765886285 357.8076923076923 1983 18.4 365.6154960981048 356.1038461538462 1984 18.3 375.1416945373468 356.5298076923077 1985 18.3 384.66789297658863 356.5298076923077 1986 17.7 394.1940914158306 359.0855769230769 1987 17.3 403.72028985507245 360.7894230769231 1988 16.5 413.2464882943144 364.19711538461536 1989 16.6 422.7726867335563 363.7711538461538 1990 17 432.2988851727982 362.0673076923077 1991 16.7 441.82508361204015 363.3451923076923 1992 16.8 451.351282051282 362.9192307692308 1993 17.2 460.877480490524 361.2153846153846 1994 16.1 470.4036789297659 365.9009615384615 1995 16 479.92987736900784 366.3269230769231 1996 15 489.4560758082497 370.58653846153845 1997 14.3 498.9822742474916 373.56826923076926 1998 13.6 508.5084726867336 376.55 1999 12.8 518.0346711259754 379.9576923076923 2000 12.1 527.5608695652174 382.93942307692305 2001 10.8 537.0870680044593 388.4769230769231 2002 10.4 546.6132664437013 390.1807692307692 2003 10.1 556.1394648829431 391.4586538461538 2004 9.1 565.6656633221851 395.71826923076924 2005 9 575.1918617614269 396.1442307692308 2006 8.5 584.7180602006689 398.27403846153845 2007 8.2 594.2442586399108 399.55192307692306 2008 7.1 603.7704570791527 404.2375 2009 7.8 613.2966555183947 401.2557692307692 2010 7.9 622.8228539576365 400.82980769230767 2011 7.2 632.3490523968785 403.8115384615385 2012 6.7 641.8752508361204 405.94134615384615 2013 6.7 651.4014492753623 405.94134615384615 2014 7.2 660.9276477146043 403.8115384615385 2015 6.7 670.4538461538461 405.94134615384615 0 13.146153846153846 434.4807692307692 1947 0 22.67235228539576 434.4807692307692 1948 0 32.19855072463768 434.4807692307692 1949 0 41.7247491638796 434.4807692307692 1950 0 51.25094760312151 434.4807692307692 1951 0 60.77714604236344 434.4807692307692 1952 0 70.30334448160535 434.4807692307692 1953 0 79.82954292084727 434.4807692307692 1954 0 89.3557413600892 434.4807692307692 1955 0 98.8819397993311 434.4807692307692 1956 0 108.40813823857303 434.4807692307692 1957 0 117.93433667781493 434.4807692307692 1958 0 127.46053511705685 434.4807692307692 1959 0 136.9867335562988 434.4807692307692 1960 0 146.5129319955407 434.4807692307692 1961 0 156.0391304347826 434.4807692307692 1962 0 165.56532887402452 434.4807692307692 1963 0.1 175.09152731326643 434.0548076923077 1964 0.1 184.61772575250836 434.0548076923077 1965 0 194.14392419175027 434.4807692307692 1966 0 203.6701226309922 434.4807692307692 1967 0 213.19632107023412 434.4807692307692 1968 0 222.72251950947603 434.4807692307692 1969 0 232.24871794871794 434.4807692307692 1970 0 241.77491638795988 434.4807692307692 1971 0 251.30111482720181 434.4807692307692 1972 0 260.82731326644375 434.4807692307692 1973 0 270.35351170568566 434.4807692307692 1974 0 279.87971014492757 434.4807692307692 1975 0 289.4059085841694 434.4807692307692 1976 0 298.9321070234114 434.4807692307692 1977 0 308.4583054626533 434.4807692307692 1978 0 317.9845039018952 434.4807692307692 1979 0 327.5107023411371 434.4807692307692 1980 0 337.036900780379 434.4807692307692 1981 0 346.563099219621 434.4807692307692 1982 0 356.08929765886285 434.4807692307692 1983 0 365.6154960981048 434.4807692307692 1984 0 375.1416945373468 434.4807692307692 1985 0 384.66789297658863 434.4807692307692 1986 0 394.1940914158306 434.4807692307692 1987 0 403.72028985507245 434.4807692307692 1988 0 413.2464882943144 434.4807692307692 1989 0 422.7726867335563 434.4807692307692 1990 0.1 432.2988851727982 434.0548076923077 1991 0 441.82508361204015 434.4807692307692 1992 0 451.351282051282 434.4807692307692 1993 0.1 460.877480490524 434.0548076923077 1994 0.2 470.4036789297659 433.62884615384615 1995 0.4 479.92987736900784 432.7769230769231 1996 0.5 489.4560758082497 432.35096153846155 1997 0.8 498.9822742474916 431.07307692307694 1998 1.2 508.5084726867336 429.36923076923074 1999 1.3 518.0346711259754 428.94326923076926 2000 1.2 527.5608695652174 429.36923076923074 2001 1.9 537.0870680044593 426.3875 2002 1.8 546.6132664437013 426.8134615384615 2003 1.8 556.1394648829431 426.8134615384615 2004 2.3 565.6656633221851 424.68365384615385 2005 1.9 575.1918617614269 426.3875 2006 2.2 584.7180602006689 425.1096153846154 2007 2.3 594.2442586399108 424.68365384615385 2008 2.1 603.7704570791527 425.5355769230769 2009 1.9 613.2966555183947 426.3875 2010 1.7 622.8228539576365 427.23942307692306 2011 1.9 632.3490523968785 426.3875 2012 2 641.8752508361204 425.96153846153845 2013 1.8 651.4014492753623 426.8134615384615 2014 1.7 660.9276477146043 427.23942307692306 2015 2.1 670.4538461538461 425.5355769230769 White Latino Black Asian