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1. Robin Yount

1. Robin Yount
  1. General
  2. Awards
  3. Career Stats
  • Born: September 16, 1955 in Danville, IL USA
  • Weight: 165 lbs.
  • Height: 6'0"
  • Bats: R
  • Throws: R
  • Debut: April 05, 1974
  • Final Game: October 03, 1993
  • TSN All-Star - 1978
  • Silver Slugger - 1980
  • TSN All-Star - 1980
  • Gold Glove - 1982
  • Most Valuable Player - 1982
  • Silver Slugger - 1982
  • TSN All-Star - 1982
  • TSN Major League Player of the Year - 1982
  • TSN Player of the Year - 1982
  • Most Valuable Player - 1989
  • Silver Slugger - 1989
  • TSN All-Star - 1989
  • MVP - 1980
  • MVP - 1981
  • MVP - 1982
  • MVP - 1983
  • MVP - 1987
  • MVP - 1988
  • MVP - 1989
 
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As of this writing, this decision was not very hard.

Robin Yount never left the Milwaukee Brewers and for many fans in Wisconsin, the former Shortstop is the greatest baseball player that ever existed for the Milwaukee Brewers. 

Yount would win the American League Most Valuable Player Award twice.  He is one of the few players to collect over 3,000 Hits, and again he did this with only one organization!  Yount has a career 77.3 bWAR (again with only Milwaukee) hit for power (351 Home Runs & 1,406 RBI), average (six .300 seasons), had speed (271 SB) and could play defense.   He would enter the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999, his first year of eligibility, and Milwaukee retired his number 19 the same year.

Is there a chance somebody will take over for Robin Yount as the greatest Milwaukee Brewer of all time?  Of course, there is, but it will take decades to see it happen!

The Bullet Points

  • Position: Short Stop
  • Acquired: Drafted in the 1st Round, 3rd Overall 6/5/73
  • Departed: Retired after the 1993 Season
  • Games Played: 2856
  • Notable Statistics: 1,632 Runs Scored
    3,142 Hits
    583 Doubles
    126 Triples
    351 Home Runs
    1,406 Runs Batted In
    271 Stolen Bases
    .285/.342/.430 Slash Line
    77.3 bWAR

    17 Playoff Games
    11 Runs Scored
    22 Hits
    3 Doubles
    1 Triple
    1 Home Run
    7 Runs Batted In
    1 Stolen Base
    .344/.419/.469 Slash Line
  • Major Accolades and Awards: MVP (1982 & 1989)
    All-Star  (1980, 1982 & 1983)
    Silver Slugger (1980, 1982 & 1989)
    Gold Glove (1982)
    Major League Player of the Year (1982)
    Highest bWAR for a Position Player (1982)
    Highest Offensive bWAR (1982, 1983 & 1989)
    Highest Slugging Percentage (1982)
    Highest OPS (1982)
    Highest OPS+ (1982)
    Most Hits (1982)
    Most Total Bases (1982)
    Most Doubles (1980 & 1982)
    Most Triples (1983 & 1988)
    Most Extra Base Hits (1980 & 1982)
    Highest Power/Speed # (1980)
    Highest Championship Win Probability Added (1980 & 1981)
    Most Assists (1982)
    Most Assists by a Shortstop (1982)
    Most Putouts by a Shortstop (1976)
    Most Double Plays Turned by a Shortstop (1976)
    Most Putouts by a Centerfielder (1986)
    Most Double Plays Turned by an Outfielder (1988)
    Most Assists by an Outfielder (1988)
    Mpst Putouts by an Outfielder (1990)
    Most Total Zone Runs by a Shortstop (1981)
    Highest Range Factor per Game for a Shortstop (1978 & 1981)
    Highest Fielding Percentage by a Shortstop (1981)
    Highest Fielding Percentage by a Centerfielder (1986, 1988 & 1993)
    Highest Fielding Percentage by an Outifelder (1986)
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