The 1957 Season as seen through the Prism of Player Won-Lost Records
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 | Mickey Mantle | 24.8 | 12.8 | 5.3 | 6.9 | 1 | Mickey Mantle | 24.8 | 12.8 | 5.3 | 6.9 | ||
2 | Hank Aaron | 25.2 | 16.6 | 3.6 | 5.3 | 2 | Hank Aaron | 25.2 | 16.6 | 3.6 | 5.3 | ||
3 | Eddie Mathews | 20.8 | 14.7 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 3 | Eddie Mathews | 20.8 | 14.7 | 3.0 | 4.5 | ||
4 | Nellie Fox | 22.4 | 17.6 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 4 | Nellie Fox | 22.4 | 17.6 | 2.7 | 4.4 | ||
5 | Gil McDougald | 20.7 | 15.9 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 5 | Don Blasingame | 22.7 | 18.2 | 2.6 | 4.3 | ||
6 | Don Blasingame | 22.7 | 18.2 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 6 | Gil McDougald | 20.7 | 15.9 | 2.7 | 4.2 | ||
7 | Billy Pierce | 18.4 | 14.5 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 7 | Willie Mays | 24.5 | 18.7 | 2.1 | 3.9 | ||
8 | Jim Bunning | 18.0 | 14.1 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 8 | Ernie Banks | 22.3 | 18.3 | 2.2 | 3.9 | ||
9 | Ted Williams | 20.9 | 13.9 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 9 | Ted Williams | 20.9 | 13.9 | 2.4 | 3.9 | ||
10 | Jack S. Sanford | 17.7 | 13.8 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 10 | Billy Pierce | 18.4 | 14.5 | 2.5 | 3.8 |
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 | Mickey Mantle | 24.1 | 13.4 | 4.7 | 6.2 | 1 | Mickey Mantle | 24.1 | 13.4 | 4.7 | 6.2 | ||
2 | Ernie Banks | 23.1 | 17.5 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 2 | Ernie Banks | 23.1 | 17.5 | 3.0 | 4.7 | ||
3 | Ted Williams | 21.5 | 13.3 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 3 | Ted Williams | 21.5 | 13.3 | 3.0 | 4.5 | ||
4 | Nellie Fox | 22.4 | 17.5 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 4 | Nellie Fox | 22.4 | 17.5 | 2.7 | 4.4 | ||
5 | Hank Aaron | 24.2 | 17.6 | 2.6 | 4.4 | 5 | Hank Aaron | 24.2 | 17.6 | 2.6 | 4.4 | ||
6 | Eddie Mathews | 20.4 | 15.1 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 6 | Willie Mays | 24.7 | 18.5 | 2.4 | 4.1 | ||
7 | Willie Mays | 24.7 | 18.5 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 7 | Eddie Mathews | 20.4 | 15.1 | 2.5 | 4.0 | ||
8 | Frank Sullivan | 15.4 | 11.8 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 8 | Roy Sievers | 25.5 | 18.9 | 2.0 | 3.8 | ||
9 | Roy Sievers | 25.5 | 18.9 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 9 | Al Kaline | 21.7 | 16.9 | 1.8 | 3.4 | ||
10 | Billy Pierce | 17.8 | 15.1 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 10 | Frank Sullivan | 15.4 | 11.8 | 2.2 | 3.3 |
Mickey MantleMickey Mantle's 1957 season was one of the greatest seasons for which I have calculated Player won-lost records. In fact, measured by pWins over replacement level, Mantle's 1957 season is the second-best season by a non-pitcher since 1947, behind only Barry Bonds's 2001 season. The top 10 seasons, as measured by pWORL, are presented in the next table, in and out of context.
Player | Season | pWins | pLosses | pWOPA | pWORL | eWins | eLosses | eWOPA | eWORL | ||
1 | Babe Ruth | 1927 | 30.6 | 15.1 | 6.9 | 8.8 | 29.7 | 16.0 | 6.0 | 7.9 | |
2 | Babe Ruth | 1923 | 28.0 | 12.9 | 6.8 | 8.4 | 27.2 | 13.6 | 6.0 | 7.7 | |
3 | Lefty Grove | 1931 | 23.4 | 11.4 | 6.5 | 7.9 | 20.5 | 14.3 | 3.5 | 5.0 | |
4 | Babe Ruth | 1921 | 28.8 | 14.5 | 6.2 | 7.8 | 27.5 | 15.8 | 4.9 | 6.5 | |
5 | Sandy Koufax | 1965 | 25.0 | 14.5 | 5.9 | 7.6 | 23.0 | 16.6 | 3.9 | 5.6 | |
6 | Steve Carlton | 1972 | 25.1 | 14.9 | 5.8 | 7.6 | 23.6 | 16.4 | 4.3 | 6.0 | |
7 | Dwight Gooden | 1985 | 21.3 | 11.0 | 5.9 | 7.3 | 19.7 | 12.5 | 4.3 | 5.8 | |
8 | Lefty Grove | 1930 | 22.2 | 11.5 | 5.8 | 7.3 | 20.2 | 13.4 | 3.8 | 5.3 | |
9 | Ted Williams | 1946 | 28.4 | 15.5 | 5.5 | 7.2 | 27.9 | 16.0 | 5.0 | 6.7 | |
10 | Barry Bonds | 2001 | 28.0 | 15.5 | 5.3 | 7.2 | 28.3 | 15.1 | 5.7 | 7.6 |
Hank AaronHank Aaron won the only MVP award of his illustrious career in 1957. The 1957 season was Aaron's best, as measured by pWins over positional average or replacement level, although he had several better seasons measured by (context-neutral) eWins.
Hank Aaron Basic Player Won-Lost Records |
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Value Decomposition | |||||||||||||
Season | Team | Age | Games | pWins | pLosses | pWin Pct. | pWOPA | pWORL | eWins | eLosses | eWin Pct. | eWOPA | eWORL |
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1954 | MLN | 20 | 122 | 17.0 | 14.7 | 0.536 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 16.4 | 15.3 | 0.516 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
1955 | MLN | 21 | 153 | 21.6 | 18.6 | 0.537 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 22.3 | 17.9 | 0.555 | 1.7 | 3.3 |
1956 | MLN | 22 | 153 | 25.2 | 18.4 | 0.578 | 2.6 | 4.4 | 24.3 | 19.3 | 0.557 | 1.8 | 3.5 |
1957 | MLN | 23 | 151 | 25.2 | 16.6 | 0.602 | 3.6 | 5.3 | 24.2 | 17.6 | 0.579 | 2.6 | 4.4 |
1958 | MLN | 24 | 153 | 24.9 | 17.3 | 0.590 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 24.0 | 18.2 | 0.569 | 2.1 | 3.7 |
1959 | MLN | 25 | 154 | 25.1 | 17.8 | 0.585 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 24.9 | 18.0 | 0.580 | 2.4 | 4.1 |
1960 | MLN | 26 | 153 | 24.0 | 17.9 | 0.573 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 24.0 | 17.8 | 0.574 | 2.5 | 4.1 |
1961 | MLN | 27 | 155 | 25.4 | 18.6 | 0.577 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 24.8 | 19.3 | 0.562 | 1.8 | 3.7 |
1962 | MLN | 28 | 156 | 26.9 | 19.7 | 0.578 | 2.7 | 4.5 | 27.4 | 19.2 | 0.588 | 3.2 | 5.0 |
1963 | MLN | 29 | 161 | 25.8 | 19.3 | 0.573 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 26.9 | 18.2 | 0.597 | 3.0 | 4.8 |
1964 | MLN | 30 | 145 | 21.1 | 18.0 | 0.541 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 21.6 | 17.4 | 0.554 | 1.3 | 2.8 |
1965 | MLN | 31 | 150 | 21.9 | 17.9 | 0.550 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 22.6 | 17.1 | 0.570 | 1.9 | 3.5 |
1966 | ATL | 32 | 158 | 25.3 | 18.7 | 0.575 | 2.3 | 4.0 | 25.1 | 18.9 | 0.571 | 2.1 | 3.8 |
1967 | ATL | 33 | 155 | 26.1 | 19.4 | 0.574 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 25.7 | 19.8 | 0.566 | 2.0 | 3.9 |
1968 | ATL | 34 | 160 | 27.5 | 20.4 | 0.575 | 2.6 | 4.6 | 27.0 | 20.9 | 0.563 | 2.1 | 4.0 |
1969 | ATL | 35 | 147 | 23.9 | 15.7 | 0.603 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 23.6 | 16.0 | 0.596 | 2.7 | 4.4 |
1970 | ATL | 36 | 150 | 22.9 | 16.3 | 0.585 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 21.9 | 17.3 | 0.559 | 1.6 | 3.3 |
1971 | ATL | 37 | 139 | 20.5 | 13.4 | 0.605 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 20.7 | 13.3 | 0.609 | 2.9 | 4.2 |
1972 | ATL | 38 | 129 | 16.2 | 12.7 | 0.560 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 16.8 | 12.0 | 0.583 | 1.4 | 2.6 |
1973 | ATL | 39 | 120 | 15.0 | 13.2 | 0.531 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 16.0 | 12.2 | 0.569 | 1.4 | 2.5 |
1974 | ATL | 40 | 112 | 14.2 | 10.8 | 0.568 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 13.6 | 11.4 | 0.544 | 0.6 | 1.6 |
1975 | MIL | 41 | 137 | 9.5 | 10.4 | 0.479 | -0.5 | 0.7 | 9.8 | 10.1 | 0.493 | -0.3 | 1.0 |
1976 | MIL | 42 | 85 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 0.498 | -0.1 | 0.7 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 0.523 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
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CAREER (reg. season) | 3,298 | 491.8 | 372.1 | 0.569 | 42.2 | 77.9 | 490.5 | 373.4 | 0.568 | 41.0 | 76.6 | ||
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PostSeason (career) | 17 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 0.524 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 0.622 | 0.7 | ||||
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COMBINED | 3,315 | 494.5 | 374.6 | 0.569 | 78.1 | 493.8 | 375.3 | 0.568 | 77.4 |
1957 World Series: Top Player Performances | ||||
pWins | pLosses | pWORL | ||
Lew Burdette | MLN | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 |
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 1957 in eWOPA by factor were as follows.
Batting | |||
eWins | eLosses | eWOPA | |
Mickey Mantle | 16.8 | 8.1 | 4.1 |
Ted Williams | 15.5 | 7.4 | 3.9 |
Positional Average excludes pitcher offense
Baserunning | |||
eWins | eLosses | eWOPA | |
Don Blasingame | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.4 |
Jim Gilliam | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.4 |
Nellie Fox | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 |
Luis Aparicio | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 |
Positional Average excludes pitcher offense
Pitching | |||
eWins | eLosses | Net Wins | |
Frank Sullivan | 12.5 | 9.3 | 3.2 |
Billy Pierce | 13.6 | 11.0 | 2.6 |
Fielding, P | |||
eWins | eLosses | Net Wins | |
Don Drysdale | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Bobby Shantz | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Fielding, C | |||
eWins | eLosses | Net Wins | |
Del Crandall | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 |
Roy Campanella | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 |
Fielding, 1B | |||
eWins | eLosses | Net Wins | |
Gil Hodges | 2.5 | 2.0 | 0.5 |
Fielding, 2B | |||
eWins | eLosses | Net Wins | |
Nellie Fox | 6.1 | 5.0 | 1.1 |
Fielding, 3B | |||
eWins | eLosses | Net Wins | |
Bubba Phillips | 3.5 | 3.0 | 0.5 |
George Kell | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
Fielding, SS | |||
eWins | eLosses | Net Wins | |
Johnny Logan | 6.9 | 6.2 | 0.7 |
Fielding, LF | |||
eWins | eLosses | Net Wins | |
Charlie Maxwell | 6.8 | 5.8 | 1.0 |
Fielding, CF | |||
eWins | eLosses | Net Wins | |
Jim Piersall | 7.0 | 5.6 | 1.4 |
Fielding, RF | |||
eWins | eLosses | Net Wins | |
Al Kaline | 5.4 | 4.1 | 1.4 |
Best by PositionNext, we look at 1957 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 | |
Gus Triandos | 11.3 | 9.9 | 0.9 |
Yogi Berra | 12.4 | 11.1 | 0.9 |
First Base | |||
eWins | eLosses | eWOPA | |
Stan Musial | 16.8 | 12.6 | 1.4 |
Second Base | |||
eWins | eLosses | eWOPA | |
Nellie Fox | 22.4 | 17.9 | 2.6 |
Third Base | |||
eWins | eLosses | eWOPA | |
Eddie Mathews | 21.8 | 16.5 | 2.5 |
Shortstop | |||
eWins | eLosses | eWOPA | |
Ernie Banks | 15.3 | 12.0 | 1.9 |
Left Field | |||
eWins | eLosses | eWOPA | |
Ted Williams | 19.9 | 13.2 | 2.3 |
Center Field | |||
eWins | eLosses | eWOPA | |
Mickey Mantle | 23.2 | 13.5 | 4.2 |
Right Field | |||
eWins | eLosses | eWOPA | |
Hank Aaron | 14.0 | 10.0 | 1.7 |
Starting Pitcher | |||
eWins | eLosses | eWOPA | |
Frank Sullivan | 12.7 | 9.6 | 1.5 |
Billy Pierce | 13.7 | 10.9 | 1.4 |
Relief Pitcher | |||
eWins | eLosses | eWOPA | |
Art Ditmar | 4.0 | 2.7 | 0.6 |
Gerry Staley | 5.5 | 4.4 | 0.6 |
Larry Jackson | 3.0 | 1.9 | 0.6 |
Arnie Portocarrero | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
Top Relief Pitchers of 1957, based on pWORL | |||||
Player | pWins | pLosses | pWin Pct. | pWOPA | pWORL |
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Turk Farrell | 5.3 | 2.7 | 0.663 | 1.3 | 1.9 |
Bob Grim | 7.0 | 5.2 | 0.574 | 1.0 | 1.8 |
Cal McLish | 7.2 | 6.1 | 0.540 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
Art Ditmar | 7.2 | 5.9 | 0.547 | 0.8 | 1.4 |
Clem Labine | 7.4 | 6.6 | 0.529 | 0.5 | 1.4 |
Pitcher Offense | |||
eWins | eLosses | eWOPA | |
Jack Harshman | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.4 |
Cal McLish | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.4 |
Don Newcombe | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.4 |
Pinch Hitter | |||
eWins | eLosses | eWOPA | |
Joe Cunningham | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
Pinch Runner | |||
eWins | eLosses | eWOPA | |
Al Pilarcik | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Dick Schofield Sr. | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Notable DebutsThere are no Hall-of-Famers who made their major-league debut in 1957. Three players who debuted in 1957 earned more than 30 pWORL for their careers. These three players all have some connection to Hall-of-Famers.
Roger Maris | Milt Pappas | Claude Osteen | ||||||||||
Season | pWins | pLoss | pWOPA | pWORL | pWins | pLoss | pWOPA | pWORL | pWins | pLoss | pWOPA | pWORL |
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1957 | 13.5 | 13.4 | -0.4 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1958 | 18.9 | 18.6 | -0.5 | 0.9 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 0.1 | 0.9 | ||||
1959 | 15.7 | 14.6 | -0.2 | 1.0 | 14.2 | 11.4 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 0.8 | -0.3 | -0.2 |
1960 | 22.5 | 13.8 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 13.4 | 12.6 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 2.6 | -0.7 | -0.5 |
1961 | 26.9 | 15.5 | 4.5 | 6.3 | 12.1 | 11.7 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.2 | -0.0 | 0.0 |
1962 | 20.0 | 16.1 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 12.3 | 13.9 | -0.4 | 0.7 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
1963 | 12.3 | 8.9 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 13.9 | 12.3 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 12.0 | 14.8 | -1.0 | 0.3 |
1964 | 18.8 | 13.2 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 14.5 | 12.0 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 16.6 | 14.9 | 1.4 | 3.0 |
1965 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 14.5 | 13.0 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 16.5 | 16.9 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
1966 | 11.1 | 12.1 | -1.0 | -0.0 | 13.2 | 12.9 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 15.8 | 13.4 | 1.8 | 3.0 |
1967 | 14.4 | 11.5 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.4 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 17.7 | 17.8 | 0.7 | 2.1 |
1968 | 13.2 | 10.0 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 10.8 | 11.5 | -0.1 | 0.9 | 14.2 | 16.8 | -0.8 | 0.4 |
1969 | 8.6 | 9.4 | -0.1 | 0.7 | 20.4 | 16.6 | 2.7 | 4.3 | ||||
1970 | 12.0 | 10.6 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 14.6 | 16.4 | -0.3 | 1.0 | ||||
1971 | 16.8 | 16.9 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 0.5 | 1.8 | ||||
1972 | 13.1 | 10.4 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 18.6 | 14.0 | 2.9 | 4.3 | ||||
1973 | 9.4 | 11.2 | -0.6 | 0.2 | 13.9 | 14.0 | 0.4 | 1.5 | ||||
1974 | 9.0 | 10.0 | -0.2 | 0.6 | ||||||||
1975 | 10.4 | 12.3 | -0.9 | 0.2 | ||||||||
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CAREER RECORDS | 192.9 | 152.6 | 12.8 | 26.8 | 200.2 | 192.1 | 10.0 | 27.2 | 208.2 | 208.6 | 6.5 | 24.8 |
Last HurrahsFinally, 1957 was the final season for two Hall-of-Famers: Roy Campanella and George Kell. I have calculated Player won-lost records for Campanella's entire (major-league) career. I am missing play-by-play data for the first three full seasons of Kell's career, though, as well as several games from 1947 - 1950. Overall, I have play-by-play data for 1,795 of the 1,795 games (100.0%) played by George Kell in his career.
Roy Campanella | George Kell | |||||||||||
Season | Games | pWins | pLoss | Win Pct. | pWOPA | pWORL | Games | pWins | pLoss | Win Pct. | pWOPA | pWORL |
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1947 | 152 | 20.4 | 17.5 | 0.539 | 1.2 | 2.7 | ||||||
1948 | 83 | 6.9 | 5.6 | 0.550 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 92 | 11.8 | 10.8 | 0.522 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
1949 | 130 | 11.2 | 9.6 | 0.537 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 134 | 17.8 | 14.5 | 0.551 | 1.4 | 2.7 |
1950 | 126 | 12.3 | 9.8 | 0.557 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 157 | 20.8 | 17.0 | 0.550 | 1.3 | 2.7 |
1951 | 143 | 16.2 | 11.5 | 0.586 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 147 | 19.4 | 17.6 | 0.525 | 0.4 | 1.8 |
1952 | 128 | 16.2 | 10.4 | 0.610 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 114 | 14.1 | 13.4 | 0.513 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
1953 | 144 | 19.7 | 10.4 | 0.654 | 4.9 | 6.2 | 134 | 17.7 | 14.5 | 0.549 | 1.0 | 2.4 |
1954 | 111 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 0.494 | -0.1 | 0.7 | 97 | 10.2 | 10.4 | 0.497 | -0.4 | 0.4 |
1955 | 123 | 14.2 | 10.0 | 0.587 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 128 | 15.8 | 12.3 | 0.561 | 1.3 | 2.5 |
1956 | 124 | 12.5 | 10.3 | 0.548 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 123 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 0.472 | -0.9 | 0.1 |
1957 | 103 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 0.518 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 99 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 0.499 | -0.1 | 0.7 |
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CAREER RECORDS | 1,215 | 126.5 | 94.5 | 0.572 | 17.3 | 26.3 | 1,377 | 169.2 | 150.5 | 0.529 | 5.6 | 18.5 |