David Robertson
Bats R Throws R5'11" 195 lbBorn 1985 Birmingham, USADebut 2008Team PHI1x All-StarDraft 2006 R17 #524 New York Yankees, Alabama - Tuscaloosa
Projections
| Season | BF | K% | BB% | HR% | 1B% | XBH% | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 2026 | 155 | 24.9 | 8.5 | 2.73 | 21.3 | 6.14 | 103.5 |
| 2027 | | | | | | | 103.4 |
| 2028 | | | | | | | 103.5 |
Projected rates are per plate appearance or batter faced; counting stats scale with projected playing time. Statcast measurements inform these projections as inputs and are reported as measurements, not projected.
Most similar through age 40
His ten closest age-40 comparables averaged 101 PITCH+ the next season; 7 of 10 played. Averages cover only the players who got a next season, which is why the played count matters.
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 2025 | PHI | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2024 | TEX | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2023 | MIA | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2022 | PHI | 58 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -121.7 |
| 2021 | TB | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2019 | PHI | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2018 | NYY | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2017 | NYY | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2016 | CWS | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2015 | CWS | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2014 | NYY | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2013 | NYY | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2012 | NYY | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2011 | NYY | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2010 | NYY | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2009 | NYY | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2008 | NYY | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| Career | | 881 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -121.7 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | BF | HR | BB | SO | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 2027 proj | | | | | | | | | 155 | | | | 103.4 | | |
| 2026* | | | | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | |
| 2025 | PHI | 2 | 0 | 4.08 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 17.7 | 78 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 88.6 | 103.4 | 92.0 |
| 2024 | TEX | 3 | 4 | 3.00 | 68 | 0 | 2 | 72.0 | 296 | 5 | 27 | 99 | 114.4 | 99.5 | 113.9 |
| 2023 | MIA | 6 | 6 | 3.03 | 62 | 0 | 18 | 65.3 | 269 | 7 | 25 | 78 | 108.1 | 100.2 | 108.3 |
| 2022 | PHI | 4 | 3 | 2.40 | 58 | 0 | 20 | 63.7 | 264 | 6 | 35 | 81 | 111.8 | 101.0 | 112.8 |
| 2021 | TB | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 12.0 | 50 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 100.9 | 97.3 | 98.2 |
| 2019 | PHI | 0 | 1 | 5.40 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 33 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 83.1 | 98.9 | 82.0 |
| 2018 | NYY | 8 | 3 | 3.23 | 69 | 0 | 5 | 69.7 | 283 | 7 | 26 | 91 | 119.7 | 100.3 | 120.1 |
| 2017 | NYY | 9 | 2 | 1.84 | 61 | 0 | 14 | 68.3 | 264 | 6 | 23 | 98 | 131.3 | 99.3 | 130.6 |
| 2016 | CWS | 5 | 3 | 3.47 | 62 | 0 | 37 | 62.3 | 267 | 6 | 32 | 75 | 106.0 | 98.7 | 104.7 |
| 2015 | CWS | 6 | 5 | 3.41 | 60 | 0 | 34 | 63.3 | 250 | 7 | 13 | 86 | 120.3 | 98.3 | 118.5 |
| 2014 | NYY | 4 | 5 | 3.08 | 63 | 0 | 39 | 64.3 | 259 | 7 | 23 | 96 | 115.1 | | |
| 2013 | NYY | 5 | 1 | 2.04 | 70 | 0 | 3 | 66.3 | 262 | 5 | 18 | 77 | 118.2 | | |
| 2012 | NYY | 2 | 7 | 2.67 | 65 | 0 | 2 | 60.7 | 248 | 5 | 19 | 81 | 109.9 | | |
| 2011 | NYY | 4 | 0 | 1.08 | 70 | 0 | 1 | 66.7 | 272 | 1 | 35 | 100 | 124.0 | | |
| 2010 | NYY | 4 | 5 | 3.82 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 61.3 | 273 | 5 | 33 | 71 | 101.6 | | |
| 2009 | NYY | 2 | 1 | 3.30 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 43.7 | 191 | 4 | 23 | 63 | 106.4 | | |
| 2008 | NYY | 4 | 0 | 5.34 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 30.3 | 131 | 3 | 15 | 36 | 105.8 | | |
| Career | | 68 | 46 | 2.93 | 881 | 1 | 179 | 894.3 | 3690 | 81 | 365 | 1176 | 113.2 | | 113.0 |
Statcast
| Year | PA | EV | LA | Barrel% | HardHit% | Whiff% | Chase% | xBA | xSLG | xwOBA | Sprint |
|---|
| 2022 | 1 | | | | | 100.0 | 40.0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2025 | PHI | P | 20 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | +0.3 |
| 2024 | TEX | P | 68 | 72 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -0.2 |
| 2023 | MIA | P | 62 | 65 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | +0.1 |
| 2022 | PHI | P | 58 | 64 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | +0.3 |
| 2021 | TB | P | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -0.2 |
| 2019 | PHI | P | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -0.0 |
| 2018 | NYY | P | 69 | 70 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.917 | +0.1 |
| 2017 | NYY | P | 61 | 68 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.900 | -0.2 |
| 2016 | CWS | P | 62 | 62 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | -0.4 |
| 2015 | CWS | P | 60 | 63 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -0.5 |
| 2014 | NYY | P | 63 | 64 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2013 | NYY | P | 70 | 66 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2012 | NYY | P | 65 | 61 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2011 | NYY | P | 70 | 67 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.857 | |
| 2010 | NYY | P | 64 | 61 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2009 | NYY | P | 45 | 44 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2008 | NYY | P | 25 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Minor leagues
| Year | Level | Team | Side | PA / BF | Line | AVG / ERA | OPS |
|---|
| 2025 | AAA | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | Pit | 27 | 5.1 IP, 22% K | 10.59 | |
| 2021 | AAA | Durham Bulls | Pit | 22 | 6.0 IP, 55% K | 0.00 | |
| 2009 | AAA | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees | Pit | 59 | 14.2 IP, 42% K | 1.90 | |
| 2008 | AAA | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees | Pit | 146 | 35.0 IP, 35% K | 2.06 | |
| 2008 | AA | Trenton Thunder | Pit | 68 | 18.2 IP, 38% K | 0.99 | |
| 2007 | A+ | Tampa Yankees | Pit | 129 | 33.1 IP, 29% K | 1.09 | |
| 2007 | A | Charleston RiverDogs | Pit | 183 | 47.0 IP, 37% K | 0.77 | |
Splits
| Year | vs LHP | vs RHP | Home | Away |
|---|
| 2022 | | 0.000 | | 0.000 |
wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| 2017 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| 2012 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| 2010 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| 2009 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| Career | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
Postseason pitching
| Year | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 180.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.00 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1.25 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7.2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 1.53 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0.27 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 4.15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 1.15 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1.42 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0.47 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 16.20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3.00 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.31 |
| Career | 6 | 1 | 3.45 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 47.0 | 38 | 6 | 16 | 57 | 1.15 |
Salaries
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|
| 2016 | CWS | $11,000,000 |
| 2015 | CWS | $10,000,000 |
| 2014 | NYY | $5,215,000 |
| 2013 | NYY | $3,100,000 |
| 2012 | NYY | $1,600,000 |
| 2011 | NYY | $460,450 |
| 2010 | NYY | $426,650 |
Public salary records run through 2016; current contract data is on the roadmap.