David Robertson
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 5' 11" 195LBS | Age: 39
Draft: 2006 | Rd: 17, #524, New York Yankees | Alabama - Tuscaloosa
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 4 3 2.40 58 0 20 63.2 81 1.16
2023 6 6 3.03 62 0 18 65.1 78 1.19
2024 3 4 3.00 68 0 2 72 99 1.11
16 Seasons 66 46 2.91 861 1 177 876.2 1,154 1.16
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 58 4-3 2.40 63.2 81 1.16
2023 62 6-6 3.03 65.1 78 1.19
2024 68 3-4 3.00 72 99 1.11
16 Seasons 861 66-46 2.91 876.2 1,154 1.16
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2015 30 981 149 7 4.7 2.8 88.9 113.0 15.1 34.2 .226 .368 .247 .278 .415 36.9 34.4 5.2 3.41 3.17
2016 31 1050 159 10 6.3 3.7 87.1 107.4 12.6 28.3 .198 .335 .298 .277 .333 28.3 28.1 12.0 3.46 3.19
2017 32 1032 140 6 4.3 2.3 87.3 108.7 10.3 29.3 .173 .286 .212 .237 .335 32.1 37.1 8.7 1.84 2.37
2018 33 1184 166 14 8.4 4.9 90.2 111.6 12.8 32.5 .197 .352 .260 .279 .373 44.0 32.2 9.2 3.23 3.25
2019 34 136 21 2 9.5 6.1 92.9 112.6 17.4 38.1 .281 .462 .379 .379 .398 47.6 18.2 18.2 5.40 6.70
2021 36 208 30 3 10.0 6.0 91.1 105.1 15.1 43.3 .253 .404 .308 .311 .426 46.7 32.0 8.0 4.50 4.09
2022 37 1060 145 11 7.6 4.2 88.6 109.6 12.8 31.7 .176 .302 .270 .273 .319 38.9 30.7 13.3 2.40 3.05
2023 38 1068 163 10 6.1 3.7 89.3 109.6 15.2 30.1 .206 .349 .289 .280 .348 37.4 29.0 9.3 3.03 3.25
2024 39 1211 164 9 5.5 3.0 88.7 111.7 9.9 31.1 .216 .337 .257 .282 .379 37.8 33.3 9.4 3.00 3.22
Player 7930 1137 72 6.3 3.6 88.8 113.0 12.8 31.5 .202 .337 .265 .275 .360 37.1 31.9 9.7
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Robertson relies on 5 pitches.
Cutter
(63.4%) ,
Knuckle Curve
(26.8%) ,
Slider
(6.7%) ,
Changeup
(1.7%) ,
Sinker
(1.4%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2015 37.6 20.1 32.9 9.4 42.3 30.9 26.8 1.3 28.9 21.5 30.2 6.7 4.7 2.8
2016 47.2 28.3 17.0 7.5 41.5 32.1 25.2 3.8 35.8 26.4 18.9 6.3 6.3 3.7
2017 49.3 25.7 20.0 5.0 40.7 39.3 20.0 3.6 37.1 25.7 21.4 6.4 4.3 2.3
2018 47.0 26.5 21.1 5.4 40.4 45.2 14.5 1.8 33.7 24.7 24.7 4.8 8.4 4.9
2019 33.3 28.6 33.3 4.8 38.1 33.3 28.6 4.8 14.3 33.3 28.6 9.5 9.5 6.1
2021 40.0 30.0 26.7 3.3 36.7 43.3 20.0 3.3 26.7 20.0 30.0 10.0 10.0 6.0
2022 46.2 26.9 19.3 7.6 35.2 33.1 31.7 3.4 35.9 29.0 17.2 6.2 7.6 4.2
2023 44.2 26.4 19.6 9.8 35.6 36.2 28.2 6.7 30.7 28.2 20.2 8.0 6.1 3.7
2024 47.0 26.2 22.6 4.3 32.3 46.3 21.3 4.3 33.5 23.8 27.4 4.9 5.5 3.0
Player 45.1 25.9 22.1 6.9 38.2 37.8 23.8 3.6 33.1 25.6 23.2 6.3 6.3 3.6
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. AvgHorizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2024 Slider TEX R 81 83.7 40.5 2.8 10.4GLV 4.4 -1.4 3.0 10.4GLV 5.2
2024 Changeup TEX R 21 88.0 28.4 -2.1 15.1ARM 0.7 7.1 -2.2 15.1ARM 0.9
2024 Curveball TEX R 324 84.2 49.9 2.7 7.4GLV 0.2 -11.1 1.2 7.4GLV -2.0
2024 Cutter TEX R 768 93.3 14.6 6.7 1.5GLV -0.4 16.9 8.6 1.5GLV -1.0
2024 Sinker TEX R 17 94.7 18.7 -3.5 14.9ARM -0.1 12.0 -4.7 14.9ARM 0.1
2023 Curveball MIA R 269 84.4 50.4 3.8 8.5GLV 1.8 -11.7 1.8 8.5GLV -0.4
2023 Sinker MIA R 1 93.8 20.5 -2.3 15.9ARM 0.5 11.1 -3.5 15.9ARM 0.9
2023 Changeup MIA R 15 87.7 29.6 0.0 14.6ARM 0.1 6.0 -0.6 14.6ARM 0.2
2023 Cutter MIA R 570 93.3 15.2 6.0 1.7GLV -0.4 16.3 8.3 1.7GLV -0.8
2023 Slider MIA R 213 85.1 37.8 1.5 7.8GLV 2.7 0.2 1.3 7.8GLV 2.4
2022 Cutter PHI R 537 93.0 14.5 7.0 0.7GLV -1.6 17.1 8.8 0.7GLV -2.0
2022 Slider PHI R 235 83.9 38.3 0.8 8.5GLV 2.4 0.6 1.2 8.5GLV 2.8
2022 Curveball PHI R 282 84.7 49.5 3.2 7.3GLV 0.7 -11.3 1.4 7.3GLV -1.8
2021 4-Seam Fastball TB R 1 91.8 13.8 2.0 8.6ARM 1.9 19.0 2.8 8.6ARM 1.4
2021 Slider TB R 19 81.8 42.9 2.5 12.7GLV 6.1 -1.7 3.5 12.7GLV 7.0
2021 Curveball TB R 35 84.2 49.7 1.5 6.6GLV -0.4 -10.8 0.7 6.6GLV -2.6
2021 Cutter TB R 153 92.1 14.1 8.5 1.1GLV -0.6 18.3 10.3 1.1GLV -1.8
2019 Cutter PHI R 72 91.7 15.2 8.0 1.8GLV 0.2 17.1 9.3 1.8GLV -0.8
2019 Slider PHI R 28 84.6 36.6 -0.2 8.8GLV 3.6 2.2 -0.4 8.8GLV 3.7
2019 Curveball PHI R 30 83.2 51.8 2.8 8.9GLV 1.4 -11.7 2.0 8.9GLV -0.3
2019 4-Seam Fastball PHI R 6 92.3 15.7 2.1 9.3ARM 0.8 16.5 0.9 9.3ARM 1.9
2018 Changeup NYY R 3 88.2 25.3 -3.3 16.6ARM 2.7 9.7 -3.0 16.6ARM 3.3
2018 Sinker NYY R 11 93.7 17.6 -3.3 14.4ARM 0.1 13.2 -3.9 14.4ARM -0.3
2018 Slider NYY R 263 84.8 38.0 1.7 9.6GLV 4.9 0.6 1.2 9.6GLV 4.3
2018 4-Seam Fastball NYY R 1 93.6 16.2 0.2 4.6ARM -3.9 14.6 -1.1 4.6ARM -2.6
2018 Cutter NYY R 491 92.2 15.7 5.8 2.1GLV -0.1 16.1 7.8 2.1GLV -0.5
2018 Curveball NYY R 415 84.1 51.7 4.2 9.7GLV 2.1 -12.3 2.7 9.7GLV 0.5
2017 Curveball NYY R 320 82.6 50.5 3.8 9.4GLV 1.9 -9.9 1.9 9.4GLV 0.8
2017 4-Seam Fastball NYY R 10 92.0 17.5 -2.2 6.8ARM -0.8 14.4 -2.7 6.8ARM -1.3
2017 Cutter NYY R 516 91.6 16.1 5.0 0.8GLV -0.6 16.2 6.9 0.8GLV -1.5
2017 Sinker NYY R 14 92.2 15.6 -5.4 13.7ARM -1.1 16.3 -5.5 13.7ARM -1.7
2017 Changeup NYY R 13 87.4 22.8 -4.6 13.2ARM -0.8 12.2 -3.7 13.2ARM -0.4
2017 Slider NYY R 155 82.3 39.5 1.1 10.3GLV 4.6 1.4 2.2 10.3GLV 6.1
2016 4-Seam Fastball CWS R 52 93.2 19.6 -3.1 1.2ARM -6.2 12.6 -3.2 1.2ARM -5.2
2016 Changeup CWS R 16 88.0 23.4 -6.4 9.0ARM -3.9 12.7 -5.4 9.0ARM -2.1
2016 Sinker CWS R 10 92.7 19.2 -2.9 12.2ARM -1.8 13.4 -3.8 12.2ARM -1.1
2016 Curveball CWS R 313 82.8 52.1 4.1 12.7GLV 2.9 -11.3 1.2 12.7GLV 1.6
2016 Cutter CWS R 638 92.3 20.1 1.8 5.6GLV 2.3 12.5 3.6 5.6GLV 1.6
2015 Curveball CWS R 289 83.2 51.2 3.5 11.2GLV 1.4 -10.7 1.2 11.2GLV 0.4
2015 4-Seam Fastball CWS R 61 93.4 14.8 1.3 2.0ARM -4.8 17.3 1.6 2.0ARM -4.6
2015 Changeup CWS R 18 86.9 21.8 -8.4 11.0ARM -1.9 15.5 -8.3 11.0ARM -0.6
2015 Sinker CWS R 7 91.7 16.3 -7.0 11.5ARM -2.2 17.1 -8.1 11.5ARM -2.0
2015 Cutter CWS R 558 92.7 15.2 4.9 3.7GLV 0.5 17.3 7.6 3.7GLV 0.1
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2024 Cutter 2.4 19 768 63.4 175 .163 .209 .239 30.8 37.7 27.0 .182 .271 .255 39.8
2024 Curveball -1.3 -4 324 26.8 92 .274 .393 .333 28.7 27.2 20.7 .292 .475 .368 42.4
2024 Slider -3.6 -3 81 6.7 18 .294 .529 .369 23.8 22.2 25.0 .232 .384 .286 15.4
2024 Changeup 6.6 1 21 1.7 5 .000 .000 .000 25.0 20.0 33.3 .038 .041 .034 0.0
2024 Sinker 3.2 1 17 1.4 3 .000 .000 .000 25.0 100.0 27.3 -- -- .000 --
2023 Cutter 2.5 14 570 53.4 131 .183 .252 .255 25.9 29.0 25.9 .192 .304 .267 35.9
2023 Curveball 0.2 1 269 25.2 83 .234 .377 .293 37.8 34.9 24.6 .199 .330 .259 43.8
2023 Slider -2.5 -5 213 19.9 48 .318 .614 .420 33.7 20.8 20.8 .244 .485 .339 26.5
2023 Changeup 4.4 1 15 1.4 5 .000 .000 .140 33.3 20.0 25.0 .325 .523 .427 100.0
2023 Sinker -2.5 0 1 0.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2022 Cutter 1.0 5 539 50.8 133 .224 .364 .335 20.8 24.1 24.6 .207 .372 .331 46.1
2022 Curveball 2.2 6 284 26.8 79 .093 .213 .179 44.4 49.4 28.1 .133 .229 .183 41.7
2022 Slider 1.4 3 236 22.3 50 .167 .262 .285 38.2 20.0 20.0 .177 .254 .268 18.8
2021 Cutter -0.6 -1 153 73.6 32 .310 .448 .364 18.8 18.8 16.2 .333 .518 .393 52.2
2021 Curveball 2.9 1 35 16.8 11 .000 .000 .000 57.1 81.8 33.3 .023 .026 .021 50.0
2021 Slider -5.7 -1 19 9.1 6 .333 1.000 .542 27.3 16.7 20.0 .292 .546 .347 20.0
2021 4-Seam Fastball -10.0 0 1 0.5 1 -- -- .700 -- 0.0 -- -- -- .700 --
2019 Cutter -0.2 0 72 52.9 18 .167 .250 .353 16.7 5.6 6.3 .277 .530 .454 45.5
2019 Curveball -9.4 -3 30 22.1 8 .375 .750 .475 46.2 37.5 21.4 .261 .424 .286 60.0
2019 Slider -0.6 0 28 20.6 5 .600 .600 .540 38.5 20.0 50.0 .417 .530 .403 50.0
2019 4-Seam Fastball 7.7 0 6 4.4 2 .000 .000 .000 0.0 50.0 100.0 .040 .040 .036 0.0
2018 Cutter -1.0 -5 491 41.5 101 .277 .542 .406 17.2 17.8 19.8 .277 .566 .415 48.5
2018 Curveball 1.9 8 415 35.1 124 .147 .259 .205 44.2 50.8 28.4 .165 .241 .201 43.6
2018 Slider 2.3 6 263 22.2 57 .113 .189 .195 29.3 17.5 19.2 .141 .259 .211 37.8
2018 Sinker -2.1 0 11 0.9 -- -- -- 100.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2018 Changeup -3.5 0 3 0.3 -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2018 4-Seam Fastball 2.5 0 1 0.1 -- -- -- 100.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
2017 Cutter 1.4 7 516 50.0 122 .196 .304 .307 22.8 27.0 28.7 .206 .334 .307 33.3
2017 Curveball 3.8 12 320 31.0 92 .055 .099 .088 51.8 54.3 31.8 .140 .221 .174 31.7
2017 Slider 1.1 2 155 15.0 37 .194 .417 .249 47.2 35.1 32.5 .136 .294 .190 29.2
2017 Sinker 2.4 0 14 1.4 1 .000 .000 .000 33.3 0.0 0.0 .460 .580 .468 0.0
2017 Changeup -5.2 -1 13 1.3 3 .333 .333 .300 20.0 33.3 25.0 .324 .343 .292 0.0
2017 4-Seam Fastball -9.8 -1 10 1.0 3 .667 1.667 .967 0.0 0.0 -- .349 .528 .369 66.7
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.
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Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2024 Changeup 21 88.0 87 16.8 1:30 2:15 -45
2024 Curveball 324 84.2 64 15.6 7:30 7:00 30
2024 Cutter 768 93.3 75 16.5 12:15 11:45 30
2024 Sinker 17 94.7 87 19.3 1:00 1:45 -45
2024 Slider 81 83.7 53 12.2 8:30 8:30 0
2023 Changeup 14 87.7 77 15.9 1:30 2:30 -60
2023 Curveball 260 84.4 67 16.8 7:30 7:00 30
2023 Cutter 565 93.3 71 15.9 12:15 11:45 30
2023 Slider 209 85.1 45 8.8 9:00 8:45 15
2022 Curveball 277 84.8 63 15.7 7:30 7:00 30
2022 Cutter 533 93.0 73 16.7 12:30 12:00 30
2022 Slider 231 83.8 45 9.9 9:00 8:45 15
2021 Curveball 35 84.2 62 14.8 7:30 7:00 30
2021 Cutter 153 92.1 75 17.9 12:15 11:45 30
2021 Slider 18 81.8 56 14.5 8:15 8:30 -15
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Pitcher Arm Angle

! Note: Data is available from 2020 through the present.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2008 127 546 4 3 -3 -1 4
2009 208 936 1 11 -3 -4 6
2010 287 1,233 8 4 -5 -4 3
2011 271 1,216 25 12 -2 -5 31
2012 270 1,055 9 9 -6 -2 9
2013 261 1,049 5 9 -1 -4 10
2014 257 1,080 6 9 -2 -2 10
2015 248 973 -2 8 -1 -1 4
2016 263 1,034 8 11 -8 -3 8
2017 309 1,218 15 16 -7 -4 20
2018 294 1,241 3 14 -2 -4 10
2019 33 136 -1 2 -4 0 -3
2021 66 282 2 1 -2 -1 1
2022 295 1,197 14 15 -8 -4 18
2023 275 1,100 2 19 -6 -5 10
2024 293 1,211 13 13 -8 -4 13
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2015 981 50.5 64.6 80.0 29.8 39.3 44.2 68.4 47.4 32.0 7.4 75.3
2016 1,050 49.6 62.2 80.6 27.0 44.1 41.8 61.4 44.5 30.2 9.0 70.5
2017 1,032 49.6 61.8 73.0 31.3 40.1 42.2 60.0 46.4 37.6 8.0 74.4
2018 1,184 45.4 63.7 80.1 28.0 43.1 41.4 56.4 44.2 32.5 5.5 87.7
2019 136 44.1 58.3 88.6 22.4 35.3 41.2 54.5 38.2 28.8 8.1 63.6
2021 208 53.8 65.2 79.5 16.7 50.0 40.9 66.0 42.8 25.8 7.2 60.0
2022 1,060 47.5 62.7 77.1 27.8 44.2 41.7 66.2 44.2 33.0 7.1 68.0
2023 1,068 48.6 62.2 77.1 28.7 50.6 39.9 64.0 45.0 31.2 8.3 77.5
2024 1,211 49.3 61.8 78.0 25.6 52.9 39.4 59.7 43.4 29.5 8.8 74.5
Player 7,930 48.6 62.7 78.2 27.8 44.8 41.4 62.1 44.8 32.0 7.7 74.5
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 24.9 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA
xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
FB
Velo
FB
Spin
CB
Spin
Extension
2015 79 72 63 50 87 79 60 24 16 98 86 94 53 58 97 83 93
2016 85 93 85 66 73 72 41 84 89 88 5 90 26 52 95 81 88
2017 98 98 98 87 96 88 80 47 59 98 43 99 84 82
2018 82 91 76 44 88 56 17 6 2 93 34 91 50 87
2022 81 97 91 69 64 72 43 47 42 90 1 90 31 73
2023 87 90 81 69 81 79 80 41 61 86 35 85 47 81
2024 83 82 86 84 64 88 85 53 58 96 29 80 15 77
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2016 22.5 6 7.7 -2 6 6 2 33.3
2017 22.6 8 5.9 2 6 5 2 25.0
2018 23.2 7 5.7 1 5 7 2 28.6
2019 21.4 1 0.6 0 2 1 0 0.0
2021 24.6 2 2.9 -1 1 1 2 100.0
2022 25.0 7 6.8 0 1 6 2 28.6
2023 24.1 8 9.1 -1 2 4 6 75.0
2024 24.9 5 5.3 0 2 3 3 60.0
Player 23.6 44 44.1 0 25 33 19 43.2
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2016 6 8 7 12 8 8 8 8 5 5 8 10 7 6 8 9 3 8 7 8 7 5 11 10 8 7 8 12 7 8 4
2017 8 5 5 4 6 7 8 5 4 5 6 9 6 5 6 5 5 5 8 5 7 9 6 8 5 5 5 7 7 6 4
2018 7 10 5 8 3 3 7 6 4 2 3 7 8 3 5 8 5 6 6 7 7 7 10 10 6 3 3 6 7 4 2
2019 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0
2021 2 3 2 3 2 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
2022 7 3 7 8 7 7 8 5 5 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 5 6 7 7 5 9 6 7 6 7 8 8 8 7
2023 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 7 9 8 8 10 9 8 11 9 11 8 8 9 8 10 11 10 8 8 10 10 9 9 9
2024 5 5 6 6 4 5 6 6 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 4 6 5 6 6 6 5 7 6 5 5 5 5 6 5 4
Player 44 43 41 51 41 44 51 40 34 33 41 52 48 39 48 46 41 40 44 46 45 44 60 53 42 37 42 53 47 44 33
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.