How Jackie Robinson's OPS Compares to Similar Players

Jackie Robinson posted a career OPS of .887, well above the league average of .719 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best OPS season came in 1945, posting 1.06. The lowest point came in 1955 at .740, near the league average of .743 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .918 in 1954 to .740 in 1955 and .793 in 1956. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. One of the more consistent OPS producers of his era, the career line shows well-above-average output with little season-to-season variance across 11 seasons.

Jackie Robinson Lifetime OPS

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Jackie Robinson OPS Per Season

Jackie Robinson's OPS 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 OPS per season line chart

Jackie Robinson OPS by Team

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

Jackie Robinson OPS Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Jackie Robinson's career OPS shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Jackie Robinson OPS year-over-year waterfall chart

Jackie Robinson OPS Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Jackie Robinson's seasonal OPS 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 OPS distribution box chart versus comparable players

Jackie Robinson OPS — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Jackie Robinson's MLB career with OPS 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 OPS season-by-season breakdown table