Jackie Robinson (Jack Roosevelt Robinson) was born on January 31, 1919 in Cairo, Georgia. He made his Major League debut on April 15, 1947 for the Brooklyn Dodgers. In 1947, his rookie year, he hit .297 with 12 home runs and 48 RBI. Robinson played for the Brooklyn Dodgers for his entire 10 year career.
Most people believe that Jackie Robinson's best season was 1949, when he slugged 16 home runs, stole 37 bases, hit for a .342 average and knocked in 124 runs.
Statistics[]
Batting Stats[]
Year
Team
G
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
AVG
OBP
SLG
2B
3B
BB
SO
HBP
SH
SB
IBB
GDP
1947
BRO
N
151
590
125
175
12
48
.297
.383
.427
31
5
74
36
9
28
29
0
5
1948
BRO
N
147
574
108
170
12
85
.296
.367
.453
38
8
57
37
7
8
22
0
7
1949
BRO
N
156
593
122
203
16
124
.342
.432
.528
38
12
86
27
8
17
37
0
22
1950
BRO
N
144
518
99
170
14
81
.328
.423
.500
39
4
80
24
5
10
12
0
11
1951
BRO
N
153
548
106
185
19
88
.338
.429
.527
33
7
79
27
9
6
25
0
10
1952
BRO
N
149
510
104
157
19
75
.308
.440
.465
17
3
106
40
14
6
24
0
16
1953
BRO
N
136
484
109
159
12
95
.329
.425
.502
34
7
74
30
7
9
17
0
12
1954
BRO
N
124
386
62
120
15
59
.311
.413
.505
22
4
63
20
7
5
7
4
13
1955
BRO
N
105
317
51
81
8
36
.256
.378
.363
6
2
61
18
3
6
12
5
8
1956
BRO
N
117
357
61
98
10
43
.275
.382
.412
15
2
60
32
3
9
12
2
9
Total
1382
4877
947
1518
137
734
.311
.409
.474
273
54
740
291
72
104
197
11
113
Fielding Stats[]
Year
Team
POS
G
GS
INN
PO
A
ERR
DP
TP
PB
SB
CS
PkO
AVG
1947
BRO
N
1B
151
0
0
1323
92
16
144
0
0
0
0
0
.989
1948
BRO
N
2B
116
0
0
308
315
13
80
0
0
0
0
0
.980
1948
BRO
N
1B
30
0
0
203
15
1
16
0
0
0
0
0
.995
1948
BRO
N
3B
6
0
0
3
12
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
.938
1949
BRO
N
2B
156
0
0
395
421
16
119
0
0
0
0
0
.981
1950
BRO
N
2B
144
0
0
359
390
11
133
0
0
0
0
0
.986
1951
BRO
N
2B
150
0
0
390
435
7
137
0
0
0
0
0
.992
1952
BRO
N
2B
146
0
0
353
400
20
113
0
0
0
0
0
.974
1953
BRO
N
3B
44
0
0
34
84
3
14
0
0
0
0
0
.975
1953
BRO
N
SS
1
0
0
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1953
BRO
N
2B
9
0
0
16
25
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1953
BRO
N
OF
76
0
0
145
9
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
.981
1953
BRO
N
1B
6
0
0
41
5
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1954
BRO
N
3B
50
48
376.2
43
95
7
6
0
0
0
0
0
.952
1954
BRO
N
OF
64
63
496.2
110
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1954
BRO
N
2B
4
4
36
13
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1954
BRO
N
LF
63
62
488.2
106
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1954
BRO
N
RF
1
1
8
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1955
BRO
N
3B
84
0
0
74
180
9
18
0
0
0
0
0
.966
1955
BRO
N
2B
1
0
0
4
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1955
BRO
N
OF
10
0
0
11
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1955
BRO
N
1B
1
0
0
11
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.917
1956
BRO
N
1B
9
0
0
67
8
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1956
BRO
N
3B
72
0
0
61
173
8
15
0
0
0
0
0
.967
1956
BRO
N
OF
2
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1956
BRO
N
2B
22
0
0
39
49
1
17
0
0
0
0
0
.989
Total
2B
748
4
36
1877
2047
68
607
0
0
0
0
0
.983
Total
OF
152
63
496.2
268
14
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
.989
Total
3B
256
48
376.2
215
544
28
54
0
0
0
0
0
.964
Total
RF
1
1
8
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
Total
1B
197
0
0
1645
120
18
169
0
0
0
0
0
.990
Total
LF
63
62
488.2
106
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
Total
SS
1
0
0
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
Transactions[]
Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Brooklyn Dodgers (October 23, 1945).
Traded by Brooklyn Dodgers to New York Giants in exchange for Dick Littlefield and $30000 (December 13, 1956); Jackie Robinson refused to report to New York Giants; trade voided (December 13, 1956).
The opportunity to play in the MLB was given by president Rickey Branch.
Trivia[]
Jackie holds the record for the most "home" stolen bases (19).