How Jackie Robinson's Double Plays Compares to Similar Players

Jackie Robinson totaled 849 career Double Plays, well above the league average of 71.1 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Double Plays season came in 1947, posting 144, well above the league average of 14.3 that year. The lowest point came in 1954 at 6, well below the league average of 15.5 that year. The Double Plays trended upward through the final seasons. The Double Plays total went from 6 in 1954 to 19 in 1955 and 37 in 1956, rising over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Double Plays profile — ranging from 6 to 144 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Jackie Robinson Lifetime Double Plays

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Jackie Robinson Double Plays Per Season

Jackie Robinson's Double Plays for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, 2B, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Jackie Robinson Double Plays per season line chart

Jackie Robinson Double Plays by Team

Jackie Robinson's career Double Plays totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Jackie Robinson career Double Plays by team bar chart

Jackie Robinson Cumulative Double Plays — Career Progression

A running total of Jackie Robinson's career Double Plays, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Jackie Robinson Double Plays year-over-year waterfall chart

Jackie Robinson Double Plays Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Jackie Robinson's seasonal Double Plays alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Jackie Robinson Double Plays distribution box chart versus comparable players

Jackie Robinson Double Plays — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Jackie Robinson's MLB career with Double Plays alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Jackie Robinson Double Plays season-by-season breakdown table