pWins over Positional Average Top 10 Players |
pWins over Replacement Level Top 10 Players |
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Player | pWins | pLosses | pWOPA | pWORL | Player | pWins | pLosses | pWOPA | pWORL | ||||
1 | Bobby Avila | 24.9 | 15.2 | 5.0 | 6.7 | 1 | Bobby Avila | 24.9 | 15.2 | 5.0 | 6.7 | ||
2 | Larry Doby | 26.9 | 15.3 | 4.9 | 6.6 | 2 | Larry Doby | 26.9 | 15.3 | 4.9 | 6.6 | ||
3 | Minnie Minoso | 27.6 | 18.1 | 4.0 | 5.9 | 3 | Minnie Minoso | 27.6 | 18.1 | 4.0 | 5.9 | ||
4 | Johnny Antonelli | 19.0 | 12.5 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 4 | Johnny Antonelli | 19.0 | 12.5 | 3.8 | 5.3 | ||
5 | E. Mike Garcia | 18.5 | 11.9 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 5 | E. Mike Garcia | 18.5 | 11.9 | 3.8 | 5.2 | ||
6 | Mickey Mantle | 24.0 | 15.2 | 3.6 | 5.2 | 6 | Mickey Mantle | 24.0 | 15.2 | 3.6 | 5.2 | ||
7 | Yogi Berra | 19.0 | 12.3 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 7 | Chico Carrasquel | 24.2 | 18.4 | 3.4 | 5.1 | ||
8 | Chico Carrasquel | 24.2 | 18.4 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 8 | Early Wynn | 20.0 | 14.4 | 3.4 | 5.0 | ||
9 | Early Wynn | 20.0 | 14.4 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 9 | Duke Snider | 23.6 | 15.2 | 3.3 | 4.9 | ||
10 | Pee Wee Reese | 21.7 | 15.8 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 10 | Pee Wee Reese | 21.7 | 15.8 | 3.4 | 4.9 |
eWins over Positional Average Top 10 Players |
eWins over Replacement Level Top 10 Players |
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Player | eWins | eLosses | eWOPA | eWORL | Player | eWins | eLosses | eWOPA | eWORL | ||||
1 | Duke Snider | 23.3 | 15.5 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 1 | Willie Mays | 24.4 | 16.8 | 2.9 | 4.6 | ||
2 | Ted Williams | 19.4 | 12.4 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 2 | Duke Snider | 23.3 | 15.5 | 3.0 | 4.6 | ||
3 | Willie Mays | 24.4 | 16.8 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 3 | Bobby Avila | 22.5 | 17.6 | 2.7 | 4.3 | ||
4 | Eddie Mathews | 20.8 | 13.8 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 4 | Mickey Mantle | 23.1 | 16.1 | 2.7 | 4.3 | ||
5 | Mickey Mantle | 23.1 | 16.1 | 2.7 | 4.3 | 5 | Ted Williams | 19.4 | 12.4 | 3.0 | 4.3 | ||
6 | Bobby Avila | 22.5 | 17.6 | 2.7 | 4.3 | 6 | Eddie Mathews | 20.8 | 13.8 | 2.8 | 4.3 | ||
7 | E. Mike Garcia | 17.2 | 13.2 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 7 | Minnie Minoso | 25.9 | 19.8 | 2.3 | 4.1 | ||
8 | Yogi Berra | 18.0 | 13.3 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 8 | Stan Musial | 24.0 | 18.5 | 2.4 | 4.1 | ||
9 | Stan Musial | 24.0 | 18.5 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 9 | Robin Roberts | 20.7 | 17.5 | 2.2 | 4.0 | ||
10 | Ted Kluszewski | 19.5 | 13.6 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 10 | E. Mike Garcia | 17.2 | 13.2 | 2.5 | 3.9 |
Better in Context: Larry Doby and Bobby AvilaThe top two players in pWOPA and two of the top three in pWORL in 1954 were teammates on the 111-win, AL-pennant winning Cleveland Indians. Doby and Avila combined to earn 5.5 more pWORL than eWORL. The fact that Doby and Avila earned significantly more pWORL than eWORL was not really a coincidence. Overall, the 1954 Indians earned 19.5 more pWORL than eWORL. Some of this was because of good clutch hitting. Larry Doby, for example, batted .304/.394/.609 in high-leverage situations vs. .256/.348/.437 in low-leverage situations.
Worse in Context: Ted WilliamsControlling for context and teammate-ability, Ted Williams was the best hitter, best leftfielder, and almost certainly the best player in the 1954 American League. In context, however, Williams' performance translated into about one fewer Red Sox victory than would have been expected. One victory is not a terribly big deal, and it's really not so much because of anything that Williams did - his OPS in high-leverage situations was 1.088 vs. 1.057 in low-leverage (and 1.321 in medium-leverage) - as that his teammates weren't very good, mostly on the defensive side of the ball: the Red Sox were one of only two AL teams with a team ERA over 4.00 and they were 7th out of 8 teams in defensive efficiency (although, to be fair to the rest of the Red Sox fielders, Williams appears to have been a below-average fielder as well).
1954 Postseason: Total | ||||
pWins | pLosses | pWORL | ||
Johnny Antonelli | NY1 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
Willie Mays | NY1 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
James 'Dusty' Rhodes | NY1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
Hank Thompson | NY1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Marv Grissom | NY1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Alvin Dark | NY1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
Best by Factor: Batting, Baserunning, Pitching, FieldingThere are four basic factors for which players earn Player won-lost records: Batting, Baserunning, Pitching, and Fielding. The top players in 1954 in eWOPA by factor were as follows.
Batting | |||
eWins | eLosses | eWOPA | |
Ted Williams | 14.2 | 7.3 | 3.2 |
Positional Average excludes pitcher offense
Baserunning | |||
eWins | eLosses | eWOPA | |
Mickey Mantle | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
Spook Jacobs | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
Jackie Jensen | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 |
Bill Bruton | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.2 |
Chico Carrasquel | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.2 |
Alex Grammas | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
Bobby Avila | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.2 |
Al E. Smith | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
Jim Rivera | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
Wally Moon | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.2 |
Positional Average excludes pitcher offense
Pitching | |||
eWins | eLosses | Net Wins | |
E. Mike Garcia | 12.8 | 9.2 | 3.7 |
Robin Roberts | 17.9 | 14.4 | 3.5 |
Harvey Haddix | 15.0 | 12.0 | 2.9 |
Early Wynn | 14.4 | 11.5 | 2.8 |
Johnny Antonelli | 13.7 | 10.9 | 2.8 |
Fielding, P | |||
eWins | eLosses | Net Wins | |
Bob Porterfield | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Steve Ridzik | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Lou Kretlow | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
Bob Keegan | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Fielding, C | |||
eWins | eLosses | Net Wins | |
Yogi Berra | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.5 |
Del Crandall | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.5 |
Fielding, 1B | |||
eWins | eLosses | Net Wins | |
Gil Hodges | 2.8 | 2.5 | 0.3 |
Earl Torgeson | 2.2 | 1.9 | 0.3 |
Fielding, 2B | |||
eWins | eLosses | Net Wins | |
Granny Hamner | 5.7 | 4.7 | 1.0 |
Fielding, 3B | |||
eWins | eLosses | Net Wins | |
Willie E. Jones | 4.2 | 3.5 | 0.6 |
Fielding, SS | |||
eWins | eLosses | Net Wins | |
Chico Carrasquel | 7.3 | 6.1 | 1.2 |
Fielding, LF | |||
eWins | eLosses | Net Wins | |
Sandy Amoros | 3.1 | 2.2 | 0.9 |
Fielding, CF | |||
eWins | eLosses | Net Wins | |
Willie Mays | 6.2 | 4.9 | 1.2 |
Fielding, RF | |||
eWins | eLosses | Net Wins | |
Carl Furillo | 7.3 | 5.7 | 1.6 |
Best by PositionNext, we look at 1954 Major-League leaders in eWOPA by position. The figures shown here only include Player decisions earned while playing this particular position, and include no contextual adjustments (expected or actual).
Catcher | |||
eWins | eLosses | eWOPA | |
Yogi Berra | 16.6 | 12.2 | 2.3 |
First Base | |||
eWins | eLosses | eWOPA | |
Ted Kluszewski | 19.7 | 14.0 | 2.3 |
Second Base | |||
eWins | eLosses | eWOPA | |
Bobby Avila | 20.0 | 15.6 | 2.4 |
Third Base | |||
eWins | eLosses | eWOPA | |
Eddie Mathews | 19.3 | 12.6 | 2.8 |
Shortstop | |||
eWins | eLosses | eWOPA | |
Pee Wee Reese | 20.3 | 16.7 | 2.2 |
Left Field | |||
eWins | eLosses | eWOPA | |
Ted Williams | 19.1 | 12.8 | 2.6 |
Center Field | |||
eWins | eLosses | eWOPA | |
Duke Snider | 22.8 | 15.6 | 2.7 |
Right Field | |||
eWins | eLosses | eWOPA | |
Stan Musial | 23.4 | 18.8 | 2.0 |
Starting Pitcher | |||
eWins | eLosses | eWOPA | |
E. Mike Garcia | 12.5 | 8.8 | 1.8 |
Robin Roberts | 17.4 | 14.3 | 1.6 |
Relief Pitcher | |||
eWins | eLosses | eWOPA | |
Hoyt Wilhelm | 6.0 | 4.4 | 0.8 |
Top Relief Pitchers of 1954, based on pWORL | |||||
Player | pWins | pLosses | pWin Pct. | pWOPA | pWORL |
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Jim R. Hughes | 7.7 | 5.0 | 0.606 | 1.4 | 2.2 |
Marv Grissom | 9.0 | 7.4 | 0.549 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
Dave Jolly | 7.5 | 5.8 | 0.564 | 1.0 | 1.8 |
Hoyt Wilhelm | 6.2 | 4.1 | 0.599 | 1.1 | 1.8 |
Johnny Sain | 6.5 | 5.1 | 0.560 | 0.8 | 1.6 |
Pitcher Offense | |||
eWins | eLosses | eWOPA | |
Don Larsen | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
Pinch Hitter | |||
eWins | eLosses | eWOPA | |
Joe Frazier | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.3 |
Eddie Robinson | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.3 |
Pinch Runner | |||
eWins | eLosses | eWOPA | |
Reno Bertoia | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Hal Jeffcoat | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Hank Aaron | Harmon Killebrew | |||||||||||
Season | Games | pWins | pLosses | Win Pct. | pWOPA | pWORL | Games | pWins | pLosses | Win Pct. | pWOPA | pWORL |
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1954 | 122 | 17.0 | 14.7 | 0.536 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.444 | -0.0 | -0.0 |
1955 | 153 | 21.6 | 18.6 | 0.537 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 38 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 0.428 | -0.3 | -0.1 |
1956 | 153 | 25.2 | 18.4 | 0.578 | 2.6 | 4.4 | 44 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 0.336 | -0.9 | -0.7 |
1957 | 151 | 25.2 | 16.6 | 0.602 | 3.6 | 5.3 | 9 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.451 | -0.1 | -0.0 |
1958 | 153 | 24.9 | 17.3 | 0.590 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 13 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 0.277 | -0.4 | -0.3 |
1959 | 154 | 25.1 | 17.8 | 0.585 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 153 | 22.1 | 17.9 | 0.552 | 1.5 | 3.1 |
1960 | 153 | 24.0 | 17.9 | 0.573 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 124 | 14.1 | 11.1 | 0.559 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
1961 | 155 | 25.4 | 18.6 | 0.577 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 150 | 17.5 | 15.1 | 0.536 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
1962 | 156 | 26.9 | 19.7 | 0.578 | 2.7 | 4.5 | 155 | 23.8 | 17.9 | 0.571 | 2.0 | 3.6 |
1963 | 161 | 25.8 | 19.3 | 0.573 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 142 | 18.8 | 15.6 | 0.546 | 0.8 | 2.1 |
1964 | 145 | 21.1 | 18.0 | 0.541 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 158 | 22.7 | 19.8 | 0.534 | 0.4 | 2.1 |
1965 | 150 | 21.9 | 17.9 | 0.550 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 113 | 15.8 | 9.7 | 0.621 | 2.5 | 3.5 |
1966 | 158 | 25.3 | 18.7 | 0.575 | 2.3 | 4.0 | 162 | 21.8 | 15.9 | 0.578 | 2.3 | 3.7 |
1967 | 155 | 26.1 | 19.4 | 0.574 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 163 | 22.9 | 14.3 | 0.616 | 3.2 | 4.8 |
1968 | 160 | 27.5 | 20.4 | 0.575 | 2.6 | 4.6 | 100 | 10.1 | 7.9 | 0.561 | 0.6 | 1.4 |
1969 | 147 | 23.9 | 15.7 | 0.603 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 162 | 24.7 | 15.2 | 0.619 | 4.1 | 5.8 |
1970 | 150 | 22.9 | 16.3 | 0.585 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 157 | 22.5 | 16.2 | 0.581 | 2.4 | 4.1 |
1971 | 139 | 20.5 | 13.4 | 0.605 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 147 | 17.5 | 15.6 | 0.528 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
1972 | 129 | 16.2 | 12.7 | 0.560 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 139 | 16.4 | 12.5 | 0.568 | 0.8 | 2.0 |
1973 | 120 | 15.0 | 13.2 | 0.531 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 69 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 0.483 | -0.4 | 0.1 |
1974 | 112 | 14.2 | 10.8 | 0.568 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 122 | 9.4 | 8.9 | 0.513 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
1975 | 137 | 9.5 | 10.4 | 0.479 | -0.5 | 0.7 | 106 | 8.1 | 7.0 | 0.536 | 0.5 | 1.4 |
1976 | 85 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 0.498 | -0.1 | 0.7 | ||||||
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CAREER RECORDS (Regular Season) | 3,298 | 491.8 | 372.1 | 0.569 | 42.2 | 77.9 | 2,435 | 299.7 | 236.1 | 0.559 | 20.6 | 42.9 |
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Postseason | 17 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 0.524 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 13 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.439 | -0.2 | -0.1 |
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CAREER RECORDS | 3,315 | 494.5 | 374.6 | 0.569 | 42.3 | 78.1 | 2,448 | 301.0 | 237.8 | 0.559 | 20.4 | 42.8 |