Robin E Roberts was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1976 along with Oscar Charleston, Roger Connor, Cal Hubbard, Robert Lemon and Frederick Lindstrom. Roberts was a RHP with 19 seasons MLB experience pitching with the Philadelphia Phillies (1948-1961), Baltimore Orioles (1962-1965), Houston Astros (1965-1966) and Chicago Cubs (1966). For his MLB career he was 286-245 with a 3.41 ERA, 2357 K, 1.17 WHIP, 25 SV, 305 complete games, 45 shut outs in 4688.2 IP over 676 games.
I believe his three best seasons were 1952 when he was 28-7 with a 2.59 ERA, 148 K, 1.02 WHIP, 2 SV, 30 complete games, 3 shut outs in 330.0 IP over 39 games, 1953 when he was 23-16 with a 2.75 ERA, 198 K, 1.11 WHIP, 2 SV, 33 complete games, 5 shut outs in 346.2 IP over 44 games and 1954 when he was 23-15 with a 2.97 ERA, 185 K, 1.02 WHIP, 4 SV, 29 complete games, 4 shut outs in 336.2 IP over 45 games.
Roberts led the National League in wins in 1952, 1953, 1954 and 1955 (23). He led the NL in strikeouts in 1953 and 1954. He led the NL in shut outs in 1950 (5).
He was an All Star seven times (1950-1956).
Hall of Fame page
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