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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 34)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date4-9-1985
Height5' 11"
Weight195 lbs
Age40 years, 2 months, 5 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
2.22015
1.72016
2.52017
1.52018
0.62019
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WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

Historical (past-seasons) WARP is now based on DRA..
cFIP and DRA are not available on a by-team basis and display as zeroes(0). See TOT line for season totals of these stats.
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YEARTeamGGSIPWLSVHBBSOHRPPFH/9BB/9HR/9K/9GB%BABIPWHIPFIPERAcFIPDRADRA-WARP
2008 NYA 25 0 30.3 4 0 0 29 15 36 3 103 8.6 4.5 0.9 10.7 0% .338 1.45 3.55 5.34 67 2.37 50.6 1.0
2009 NYA 45 0 43.7 2 1 1 36 23 63 4 109 7.4 4.7 0.8 13.0 0% .320 1.35 3.09 3.30 59 2.03 43.5 1.6
2010 NYA 64 0 61.3 4 5 1 59 33 71 5 115 8.7 4.8 0.7 10.4 0% .335 1.50 3.55 3.82 82 2.92 66.0 1.4
2011 NYA 70 0 66.7 4 0 1 40 35 100 1 106 5.4 4.7 0.1 13.5 0% .289 1.13 1.87 1.08 51 2.13 49.6 2.1
2012 NYA 65 0 60.7 2 7 2 52 19 81 5 101 7.7 2.8 0.7 12.0 0% .331 1.17 2.43 2.67 55 2.01 46.1 2.0
2013 NYA 70 0 66.3 5 1 3 51 18 77 5 101 6.9 2.4 0.7 10.4 0% .288 1.04 2.63 2.04 60 2.26 54.1 1.9
2014 NYA 63 0 64.3 4 5 39 45 23 96 7 99 6.3 3.2 1.0 13.4 0% .288 1.06 2.71 3.08 52 1.84 45.2 2.1
2015 CHA 60 0 63.3 6 5 34 46 13 86 7 104 6.5 1.8 1.0 12.2 0% .273 0.93 2.48 3.41 52 1.79 41.8 2.2
2016 CHA 62 0 62.3 5 3 37 53 32 75 6 104 7.7 4.6 0.9 10.8 47% .307 1.36 3.53 3.47 75 2.57 56.9 1.7
2017 CHA 31 0 33.3 4 2 13 21 11 47 4 5.7 3.0 1.1 12.7 43% .250 0.96 3.05 2.70 60 1.98 42.1 1.2
2017 NYA 30 0 35.0 5 0 1 14 12 51 2 3.6 3.1 0.5 13.1 56% .182 0.74 2.08 1.03 49 1.86 39.6 1.3
2017 TOT 61 0 68.3 9 2 14 35 23 98 6 4.6 3.0 0.8 12.9 49% .216 0.85 2.56 1.84 55 1.92 40.8 2.5
2018 NYA 69 0 69.7 8 3 5 46 26 91 7 111 5.9 3.4 0.9 11.8 47% .245 1.03 3.01 3.23 85 3.03 67.7 1.5
2019 PHI 7 0 6.7 0 1 0 8 6 6 1 100 10.8 8.1 1.4 8.1 33% .350 2.10 6.01 5.40 115 7.03 144.2 -0.1
Career6610663.7533313750026688057946.83.60.811.946%.2941.152.842.90642.3152.419.8

Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
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Plate Discipline

YEARPitsZone%Swing%Contact%Z-Swing%O-Swing%Z-Contact%O-Contact%SwStr%
2008 546 0.5678 0.4048 0.7647 0.5452 0.2203 0.8284 0.5577 0.2353
2009 855 0.5462 0.3825 0.7401 0.5118 0.2268 0.7531 0.7045 0.2599
2010 1153 0.5160 0.3755 0.7667 0.5126 0.2294 0.8328 0.6094 0.2333
2011 1190 0.4723 0.4151 0.7206 0.5409 0.3025 0.8026 0.5895 0.2794
2012 973 0.5057 0.4255 0.7464 0.5589 0.2890 0.8218 0.5971 0.2536
2013 1049 0.4662 0.4023 0.7464 0.5726 0.2536 0.8500 0.5423 0.2536
2014 1072 0.4282 0.4198 0.6844 0.5773 0.3018 0.8151 0.4973 0.3156
2015 972 0.4588 0.4753 0.6775 0.6233 0.3498 0.8129 0.4728 0.3225
2016 1032 0.4641 0.4457 0.6935 0.5971 0.3146 0.8217 0.4828 0.3065
2017 1050 0.4552 0.4514 0.6203 0.5900 0.3357 0.8050 0.3490 0.3797
2018 1184 0.3986 0.4392 0.6731 0.5720 0.3511 0.8481 0.4840 0.3269
2019 136 0.4191 0.3824 0.7115 0.5789 0.2405 0.8788 0.4211 0.2885
Career112120.47320.42180.70940.56460.29210.81910.53060.2906

Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Compensation

YearsDescriptionSalary
14 yrPrevious$101,302,100
2019Current$1,500,000
15 yrPvs + Cur$102,802,100
15 yrTotal$102,802,100

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
14 y 119 dself-represented1 year/$11.5M (2024), 2025 option

Details
  • 1 year/$11.5M (2024), plus 2025 mutual option. Signed by Texas as a free agent 1/26/24. 24:$10M 25:$7M mutual option ($1.5M buyout). $5M of 2024 salary is deferred, paid $1M annually, 2027-31.
  • 1 year/$10M (2023). Signed by NY Mets as a free agent 12/8/22. Acquired by Miami in trade from NY Mets 7/27/23 with $3,548,387 remaining on contract.
  • 1 year/$3.5M (2022). Signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 3/16/22. Performance bonuses: $125,000 each for 25, 30, 35, 50 games. Roster bonuses: $200,000 each for 30, 60, 90, 120, 150 days on active roster. Assignment bonus: $100,000 with trade. Acquired by Philadelphia in trade from Chicago Cubs 8/2/22 with $1,230,769 remaining on contract.
  • 1 year (2021). Signed by Tampa Bay as a free agent 8/16/21.
  • 2 years/$23M (2019-20), plus 2021 club option. Signed by Philadelphia as a free agent 1/3/19. 19:$10M, 20:$11M, 21:$12M club option ($2M buyout). Award bonuses: $50,000 each for All Star, Gold Glove, Silver Slugger, LCS MVP. $100,000 for WS MVP, Cy Young ($50,000 for second place in vote, $25,000 for third). Robertson to donate 1% of salary to club charity. Philadelphia declined 2021 option 10/30/20.
  • 4 years/$46M (2015-18). Signed by Chicago White Sox as a free agent 12/9/14. 15:$10M, 16:$11M, 17:$12M, 18:$13M. Limited no-trade protection (Robertson may block deals to five clubs). Acquired by NY Yankees in trade from Chicago White Sox 7/18/17.
  • 1 year/$5.215M (2014). Re-signed by NY Yankees 1/17/14 (avoided arbitration). NY Yankees made qualifying offer 10/31/14.
  • 1 year/$3.1M (2013). Re-signed by NY Yankees 1/25/13 (avoided arbitration, $3.55M-$2.85M).
  • 1 year/$1.6M (2012). Re-signed by NY Yankees 1/17/12 (avoided arbitration). May earn $25,000 in performance bonuses.
  • 1 year/$460,450 (2011). Re-signed by NY Yankees 3/11.
  • 1 year/$426,650 (2010). Re-signed by NY Yankees 3/12/10.
  • 1 year/$406,825 (2009). Re-signed by NY Yankees 3/3/09 ($102,810 in minors).
  • 1 year (2008). Contract purchased by NY Yankees 6/28/08. Optioned to Triple-A 8/28/08. Recalled 9/13/08.
  • Drafted 2006 (17-524) (Alabama). $200,000 signing bonus.

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCTWLSVGGSIPHBBSOHRBABIPWHIPERADRAVORPWARP
90o 10.3 0 6.3 72 0 74.9 46 27 95 6 .242 0.97 2.28 2.54 3.3 0.4
80o 9.3 0 5.6 66 0 68.8 46 26 88 6 .257 1.05 2.64 2.92 0.2 0.0
70o 8.6 0 5.2 62 0 64.5 46 26 82 6 .267 1.11 2.91 3.21 -1.8 -0.2
60o 8 0 4.8 58 0 61.0 45 26 78 6 .276 1.16 3.14 3.46 -3.3 -0.4
50o 7.5 0 4.4 55 0 57.7 45 25 73 6 .285 1.21 3.36 3.69 -4.5 -0.5
40o 7 0 4.1 52 0 54.5 44 25 69 6 .293 1.26 3.58 3.93 -5.6 -0.6
30o 6.5 0 3.8 49 0 51.1 43 25 65 6 .302 1.32 3.81 4.19 -6.7 -0.7
20o 5.9 0 3.4 45 0 47.2 42 24 60 6 .313 1.39 4.10 4.49 -7.7 -0.8
10o 5.1 0 2.9 40 0 42.0 40 23 54 5 .327 1.49 4.50 4.92 -8.7 -0.9
Weighted Mean7.504.455057.24425736.2821.203.323.66-4.3-0.5

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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2025, David Robertson threw 15,577 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2008 and 2024, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2024, he relied primarily on his Cutter (94mph) and Curve (84mph), also mixing in a Slider (84mph). He also rarely threw a Change (88mph) and Sinker (95mph).