How Jackie Robinson's Range Factor Compares to Similar Players

Jackie Robinson posted a career Range Factor of 4.93, well above the league average of 3.19 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Range Factor season came in 1947, posting 9.37, well above the league average of 3.8 that year. The lowest point came in 1954 at 2.15, well below the league average of 3.51 that year. The Range Factor trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 2.15 in 1954 to 2.95 in 1955 and 3.8 in 1956. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Range Factor profile — ranging from 2.15 to 9.37 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Jackie Robinson Lifetime Range Factor

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Jackie Robinson Range Factor Per Season

Jackie Robinson's Range Factor 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 Range Factor per season line chart

Jackie Robinson Range Factor by Team

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

Jackie Robinson Range Factor Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Jackie Robinson's career Range Factor 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 Range Factor year-over-year waterfall chart

Jackie Robinson Range Factor Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Jackie Robinson Range Factor — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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