2023 Stats
W-L
2-1
ERA
1.75
WHIP
1.01
K
32
SV
10
Rest-of-Season Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
After pitching just 18.2 major league innings between 2019-2021, Robertson signed a 1-year pact with the Cubs prior to last season. The veteran was the most experienced option in a shallow pen and quickly re-established himself in high leverage, serving as Chicago's closer for the first four months of 2022. After an excellent first half, Robertson was shipped to Philadelphia, who deployed him within a committee as the second option for saves. He wasn't as sharp with his new team and lost his command to finish with one of the worst walk rates among qualified relievers at 13.3%. On the plus side, Robertson put up 63.2 innings - his most since 2018 - and 20 saves. Robertson is destined for setup duty after signing with the Mets, although he would be the likely next-man up if Edwin Diaz gets injured. Read Past Outlooks

Grabs 10th save
Robertson earned a save against the Phillies on Wednesday, allowing one hit and striking out two batters over one inning.
ANALYSIS
Robertson experienced some stress in the outing as a result of allowing two straight hitters to reach base (via an infield single and a hit-by-pitch, respectively) with one out. However, the right-hander bounced back with a pair of strikeouts to end the threat and notch a save for the second straight day. Robertson is still in somewhat of a timeshare at closer with Adam Ottavino, but the former has been the more dominant pitcher throughout the campaign, posting a 1.48 ERA, 0.95 WHIP and 29:7 K:BB over 24.1 frames.
Robertson experienced some stress in the outing as a result of allowing two straight hitters to reach base (via an infield single and a hit-by-pitch, respectively) with one out. However, the right-hander bounced back with a pair of strikeouts to end the threat and notch a save for the second straight day. Robertson is still in somewhat of a timeshare at closer with Adam Ottavino, but the former has been the more dominant pitcher throughout the campaign, posting a 1.48 ERA, 0.95 WHIP and 29:7 K:BB over 24.1 frames.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
17
Last 10 Games
19
Last 5 Games
20
How many pitches does David Robertson generally throw?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-10%
BAA vs LHP
2023
-23%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2021vs Left | .181 | 69 | 24 | 33 | 3 | |||
Since 2021vs Right | .200 | 60 | 22 | 36 | 7 | |||
2023vs Left | .184 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 2 | |||
2023vs Right | .238 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 0 | |||
2022vs Left | .168 | 44 | 18 | 19 | 1 | |||
2022vs Right | .179 | 37 | 17 | 20 | 5 | |||
2021vs Left | .250 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |||
2021vs Right | .231 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-19%
ERA at Home
2023
-9%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2021Home | 2.25 | 1.21 | 56.0 | 11.7 | 4.5 | ||||
Since 2021Away | 2.78 | 1.04 | 45.1 | 11.1 | 3.6 | ||||
2023Home | 1.69 | 1.13 | 16.0 | 11.3 | 1.7 | ||||
2023Away | 1.86 | 0.83 | 9.2 | 11.2 | 3.7 | ||||
2022Home | 2.12 | 1.24 | 34.0 | 11.9 | 5.8 | ||||
2022Away | 2.73 | 1.08 | 29.2 | 10.9 | 3.9 | ||||
2021Home | 4.50 | 1.33 | 6.0 | 12.0 | 4.5 | ||||
2021Away | 4.50 | 1.17 | 6.0 | 12.0 | 1.5 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does David Robertson compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
4.57K/9
11.2BB/9
2.5HR/9
0.7Fastball
94.0 mphERA
1.75WHIP
1.01BABIP
.296GB/FB
1.50Left On Base
86.2%Exit Velocity
79.9 mphBarrels/BBE
4.9%Spin Rate
2611 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
25.2%Swinging Strike
16.7%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Robertson made just seven MLB appearances from 2019-2020, missing almost the entirety of his two years in the Phillies' organization due to Tommy John surgery. After impressing during his stint with the United States team in the Summer Olympics in Tokyo last year, he joined the Rays for the final month of the 2021 campaign. The right-hander made 12 appearances for the Rays and recorded a 4.50 ERA and 1.25 WHIP in 12 innings. The Cubs don't have a particularly deep bullpen heading into 2022, so it's possible that Robertson could factor in the mix to close games given his major league experience (137 career saves).
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Notches ninth save
Robertson gave up a hit and struck out one in a scoreless ninth inning Tuesday to record his ninth save of the season in a 2-0 win over the Phillies.
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Picks up win after blown save
Robertson (2-0) earned the win after blowing a save in Game 1 of Sunday's doubleheader against the Guardians. He allowed one run on two hits with no strikeouts or walks over 1.1 innings.
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Records eighth save
Robertson earned a save against the Rays on Thursday, allowing one hit and striking out one batter in one scoreless inning.
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Settles for fourth hold Friday
Robertson walked two and struck out four over 1.2 scoreless innings Friday to record his fourth hold of the season in a 3-2 win over the Nationals.
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Picks up seventh save
Robertson retired the side in order during the ninth inning while striking out two to pick up his seventh save of the year in a win over the Reds on Wednesday.
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