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1974–1993 · SS

Robin Yount

6' 0", 165 lbs·Lived to 71·Bats R / Throws R
Hall of Fame · 19993×Silver Slugger2×MVPGold GloveAll-Star
The Almanac's Take

The most remarkable thing about Yount isn't his two MVP awards or Hall of Fame plaque — it's that he played his entire 20-year career with one franchise while successfully reinventing himself as two different players. He won his first MVP in 1982 as a shortstop (.331 average, 29 homers), then captured another in 1989 after moving to center field.

That positional switch midway through his career speaks to remarkable athleticism and baseball IQ. Moving from the middle infield to center field isn't just changing addresses — it's learning an entirely new defensive craft. His Gold Glove proves he mastered both.

Yount's 108 career OPS+ might seem modest, but context matters. He accumulated 2,856 games and over 11,000 at-bats in an era when offensive numbers were more compressed. Three Silver Sluggers across two positions tells the real story of his sustained excellence.

Career Highs
.957
Best OPS · 1982
29
Most HR · 1982
114
Most RBI · 1982
.331
Best AVG · 1982
Career Arc · OPS
20 seasons
Statistical Comps

Career · Batting

20 seasons
YearTeamGABHRRBIAVGOPSOPS+
1974ML4107344326.250.62290
1975ML4147558852.267.67496
1976ML4161638254.252.59387
1977ML4154605449.288.71097
1978ML4127502971.293.752107
1979ML4149577851.267.67993
1980ML41436112387.293.840118
1981ML4963771049.273.731106
1982ML415663529114.331.957134
1983ML41495781780.308.886124
1984ML41606241680.298.803113
1985ML41224661568.277.784110
1986ML4140522946.312.838116
1987ML415863521103.312.862115
1988ML41626211391.306.834120
1989ML416061421103.318.896129
1990ML41585871777.247.717101
1991ML41305031077.260.707100
1992ML4150557877.264.714102
1993ML4127454851.258.70596
Career2856110082511406.285
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