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2015 Hall of Fame Ballot Series: Carlos Delgado

The first table below presents Carlos Delgado's career as measured by Player won-lost records.

Season	Team	Age	Games	pWins	pLosses	pWin Pct.	pWOPA	pWORL	eWins	eLosses	eWin Pct.	eWOPA	eWORL
Carlos Delgado Basic Player Won-Lost Records
												Value Decomposition
1993	TOR	21	2	0.0	0.0	0.920	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.575	0.0	0.0
1994	TOR	22	43	3.8	4.7	0.443	-0.5	-0.2	4.1	4.4	0.479	-0.2	0.1
1995	TOR	23	37	1.9	3.2	0.377	-0.7	-0.4	2.2	2.9	0.433	-0.4	-0.1
1996	TOR	24	138	11.0	11.2	0.496	-0.5	0.8	11.4	10.7	0.515	-0.0	1.2
1997	TOR	25	153	15.6	13.7	0.532	0.2	1.5	15.9	13.5	0.541	0.5	1.7
1998	TOR	26	142	16.8	13.1	0.563	1.2	2.3	17.2	12.7	0.576	1.5	2.7
1999	TOR	27	152	18.7	14.7	0.559	1.3	2.7	18.3	15.1	0.548	1.0	2.3
2000	TOR	28	162	20.6	14.8	0.581	2.0	3.4	21.2	14.2	0.599	2.6	4.0
2001	TOR	29	162	17.4	14.5	0.545	0.8	2.1	18.2	13.7	0.570	1.5	2.9
2002	TOR	30	143	16.6	13.6	0.550	0.8	2.0	17.0	13.1	0.565	1.2	2.5
2003	TOR	31	161	20.7	14.6	0.587	2.4	3.8	20.3	15.1	0.573	1.9	3.4
2004	TOR	32	128	13.9	12.6	0.524	0.2	1.3	14.1	12.4	0.532	0.4	1.5
2005	FLO	33	144	18.8	13.8	0.577	1.8	2.9	17.9	14.7	0.550	0.9	2.0
2006	NYN	34	144	16.9	12.4	0.576	1.4	2.5	16.3	13.1	0.554	0.8	1.8
2007	NYN	35	139	16.1	13.1	0.553	0.9	2.0	15.1	14.1	0.517	-0.1	0.9
2008	NYN	36	159	17.1	15.9	0.517	-0.2	1.0	17.2	15.8	0.522	-0.1	1.2
2009	NYN	37	26	3.0	2.5	0.547	0.1	0.3	3.1	2.4	0.559	0.1	0.3
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CAREER (reg. season)			2,035	228.9	188.5	0.548	11.2	28.0	229.5	187.9	0.550	11.8	28.6
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PostSeason (career)			10	1.5	0.9	0.618		0.3	1.6	1.0	0.624		0.3
			------	------	------	------		------	------	------	------		------
COMBINED			2,045	230.4	189.4	0.548		28.3	231.1	188.9	0.550		28.9

Carlos Delgado was one of the premier hitters of his, or any, generation. The next table shows the top 50 players in batting wins over non-pitcher average.

	Batting Wins over Non-Pitcher Average: Top 50, career
	Player	eWin	eLoss	eWinPct	NetWins
1	Barry Bonds	306.9	184.7	0.624	56.6
2	Ted Williams	253.4	141.5	0.642	52.2
3	Babe Ruth	201.0	98.4	0.671	48.8
4	Hank Aaron	332.9	233.0	0.588	44.8
5	Mickey Mantle	243.3	150.3	0.618	42.8
6	Willie Mays	295.1	200.4	0.596	42.6
7	Stan Musial	298.0	209.1	0.588	39.7
8	Mel Ott	243.5	157.0	0.608	39.6
9	Lou Gehrig	202.7	119.7	0.629	38.7
10	Frank Robinson	276.4	191.9	0.590	38.3
11	Jimmie Foxx	221.1	143.0	0.607	35.6
12	Mike Schmidt	231.2	159.0	0.592	32.5
13	Frank E. Thomas	222.4	157.4	0.586	32.3
14	Jim Thome	225.8	160.9	0.584	31.7
15	Alex Rodriguez	263.7	200.4	0.568	31.1
16	Manny Ramirez	221.1	158.6	0.582	30.7
17	Harmon Killebrew	227.0	159.4	0.587	30.4
18	Willie McCovey	223.4	155.8	0.589	30.2
19	Albert Pujols	263.1	197.9	0.571	30.0
20	Reggie Jackson	251.4	189.0	0.571	29.9
21	Eddie Mathews	228.3	162.3	0.585	29.3
22	Mark McGwire	178.7	118.7	0.601	29.1
23	Jeff Bagwell	213.3	151.8	0.584	27.4
24	Carl Yastrzemski	293.6	233.9	0.557	26.9
25	Willie Stargell	208.6	148.2	0.585	26.8
26	Johnny Mize	173.4	114.9	0.601	26.6
27	Gary Sheffield	235.6	178.3	0.569	26.0
28	Chipper Jones	233.8	175.6	0.571	25.5
29	Miguel Cabrera	214.9	161.6	0.571	25.4
30	Dick Allen	172.5	119.4	0.591	24.1
31	David Ortiz	219.6	170.4	0.563	24.0
32	Joe L. Morgan	235.6	180.0	0.567	24.0
33	Rickey Henderson	259.8	210.5	0.552	23.9
34	Rogers Hornsby	130.5	79.3	0.622	23.8
35	Joe DiMaggio	178.0	124.7	0.588	23.7
36	Al Kaline	252.6	197.8	0.561	23.4
37	Ken Griffey Jr.	241.0	192.2	0.556	23.1
38	Duke Snider	191.1	139.2	0.579	22.8
39	Jason Giambi	186.6	140.9	0.570	22.4
40	Jack Clark	180.1	131.1	0.579	22.1
41	Fred McGriff	219.1	171.0	0.562	22.0
42	Rafael Palmeiro	249.7	204.7	0.550	21.9
43	Edgar Martinez	181.1	137.9	0.568	21.5
44	Lance Berkman	171.1	124.5	0.579	21.0
45	Billy Williams	230.8	181.9	0.559	20.8
46	Dave Winfield	259.0	214.3	0.547	20.8
47	Eddie Murray	265.5	222.1	0.544	20.5
48	Norm Cash	177.0	130.6	0.576	20.4
49	Carlos Delgado	182.5	139.9	0.566	20.4
50	Ralph Kiner	143.5	98.0	0.594	20.4

Batting Player won-lost records are calculated across seven different Components. These components are as follows:

Component 3: Balls not in Play

Component 4: Balls in Play

Component 5: Hits versus Outs on Balls in Play

Component 6: Singles versus Doubles versus Triples

Component 7: Double Plays

Component 8: Baserunner Outs

Component 9: Baserunner Advancements

The next table breaks down Carlos Delgado's context-neutral, teammate-adjusted batting won-lost record by component.

	Batting Won-Lost Records by Component
	eWin	eLoss	eWinPct	NetWins
Component 3	34.5	37.8	0.478	-3.2
Component 4	90.8	48.6	0.651	42.2
Component 5	44.0	41.3	0.516	2.7
Component 6	5.3	4.2	0.561	1.2
Component 7	2.3	3.5	0.398	-1.2
Component 8	1.2	1.2	0.496	-0.0
Component 9	4.4	3.3	0.568	1.0

Some of the components of "batting" are perhaps better characterized as baserunning. The most obvious of these is Component 7, the ability to avoid hitting into double plays, which is basically a function of one's speed running to first base. Carlos Delgado was an excellent hitter, but was not a particularly good baserunner in his career. This is reflected in his Component 7 "batting" record, which is quite poor.

The next table, then, shows the top 50 players in career batting wins over non-pitcher average, excluding Component 7.

	Batting Wins over Non-Pitcher Average (excluding Component 7: Top 50, career
	Player	eWin	eLoss	eWinPct	NetWins
1	Barry Bonds	303.4	180.8	0.627	56.9
2	Ted Williams	249.8	137.1	0.646	52.6
3	Babe Ruth	198.6	95.8	0.675	49.0
4	Hank Aaron	327.4	227.9	0.590	44.7
5	Willie Mays	290.5	196.5	0.597	42.4
6	Mickey Mantle	239.9	148.3	0.618	42.2
7	Stan Musial	292.3	203.1	0.590	39.9
8	Mel Ott	240.2	154.4	0.609	39.3
9	Frank Robinson	273.2	187.3	0.593	39.0
10	Lou Gehrig	199.2	117.1	0.630	38.3
11	Jimmie Foxx	218.4	139.6	0.610	36.0
12	Frank E. Thomas	220.5	153.9	0.589	33.0
13	Mike Schmidt	228.8	156.6	0.594	32.6
14	Jim Thome	222.6	157.6	0.585	31.7
15	Harmon Killebrew	224.7	155.7	0.591	31.2
16	Albert Pujols	260.0	192.6	0.574	31.1
17	Manny Ramirez	218.6	155.2	0.585	31.1
18	Alex Rodriguez	259.3	196.2	0.569	31.0
19	Willie McCovey	220.3	151.7	0.592	30.7
20	Mark McGwire	177.6	116.5	0.604	29.7
21	Reggie Jackson	246.8	185.2	0.571	29.5
22	Eddie Mathews	224.9	159.3	0.585	29.1
23	Jeff Bagwell	210.8	148.4	0.587	27.9
24	Carl Yastrzemski	287.9	227.6	0.559	27.3
25	Willie Stargell	206.0	145.6	0.586	26.9
26	Johnny Mize	171.8	113.0	0.603	26.7
27	Miguel Cabrera	212.8	157.5	0.575	26.4
28	Gary Sheffield	232.1	174.8	0.571	26.0
29	Chipper Jones	228.9	170.7	0.573	25.7
30	David Ortiz	216.6	165.8	0.567	24.9
31	Dick Allen	170.2	117.0	0.593	24.2
32	Joe L. Morgan	231.9	176.2	0.568	24.2
33	Joe DiMaggio	175.3	122.1	0.590	23.7
34	Ken Griffey Jr.	236.6	186.9	0.559	23.6
35	Rickey Henderson	255.9	207.4	0.552	23.5
36	Rogers Hornsby	128.5	78.0	0.622	23.5
37	Duke Snider	187.7	134.6	0.582	23.4
38	Al Kaline	247.8	193.1	0.562	23.4
39	Rafael Palmeiro	246.4	198.6	0.554	23.4
40	Jason Giambi	184.6	137.3	0.574	23.2
41	Fred McGriff	215.8	166.0	0.565	22.9
42	Jack Clark	177.7	128.4	0.581	22.3
43	Edgar Martinez	179.2	134.9	0.570	22.0
44	Eddie Murray	260.3	215.4	0.547	21.3
45	Carlos Delgado	180.2	136.4	0.569	21.1
46	Lance Berkman	168.4	121.8	0.580	21.0
47	Billy Williams	225.8	177.1	0.560	20.8
48	Joey Votto	150.9	105.1	0.590	20.8
49	Dave Winfield	253.6	209.1	0.548	20.7
50	Frank Howard	168.7	122.1	0.580	20.6

Excluding double plays slides Delgado up, although only a couple of slots (Component 7 isn't that important and a lot of great hitters hit into a lot of double plays). The final table focuses on, essentially, the pure act of hitting: Component 4, what happens to the ball when the batter makes contact - home runs, line drives, etc.

	Component 4 Batting Wins: Top 40, career, sorted by Net Wins
	Player	eWin	eLoss	eWinPct	NetWins
1	Barry Bonds	152.6	71.0	0.682	81.6
2	Hank Aaron	170.6	93.7	0.645	76.9
3	Willie Mays	147.6	81.0	0.646	66.6
4	Harmon Killebrew	118.1	54.4	0.685	63.7
5	Mike Schmidt	115.4	51.7	0.690	63.6
6	Sammy Sosa	117.8	54.4	0.684	63.4
7	Mark McGwire	103.1	40.1	0.720	63.0
8	Mickey Mantle	114.3	51.4	0.690	62.8
9	Albert Pujols	137.9	75.2	0.647	62.8
10	Jim Thome	112.6	50.0	0.692	62.6
11	Willie Stargell	109.6	47.4	0.698	62.2
12	Reggie Jackson	122.3	61.1	0.667	61.2
13	Frank Robinson	133.3	72.3	0.648	60.9
14	Alex Rodriguez	130.5	69.7	0.652	60.8
15	Babe Ruth	96.2	36.7	0.724	59.5
16	Manny Ramirez	111.6	52.6	0.680	59.1
17	Willie McCovey	113.5	58.5	0.660	55.0
18	Miguel Cabrera	107.2	53.2	0.668	54.0
19	Ted Williams	109.4	57.6	0.655	51.8
20	Ken Griffey Jr.	125.2	73.6	0.630	51.7
21	Fred McGriff	109.5	59.2	0.649	50.3
22	Adam Dunn	89.8	40.0	0.692	49.8
23	Frank Howard	90.0	41.1	0.687	48.9
24	Dave Kingman	89.8	41.5	0.684	48.3
25	Eddie Mathews	110.9	62.7	0.639	48.1
26	Jeff Bagwell	98.2	50.2	0.662	48.0
27	Ryan Howard	79.1	31.1	0.718	48.0
28	Frank E. Thomas	106.4	58.6	0.645	47.8
29	Dick Allen	83.0	35.7	0.699	47.3
30	David Ortiz	109.4	62.2	0.638	47.2
31	Duke Snider	99.2	52.2	0.655	46.9
32	Jose Canseco	90.5	43.6	0.675	46.8
33	Jimmie Foxx	98.5	52.2	0.654	46.3
34	Mike Piazza	93.4	47.3	0.664	46.0
35	Mel Ott	105.8	62.7	0.628	43.1
36	Ernie Banks	117.2	74.8	0.611	42.4
37	Carlos Delgado	90.8	48.6	0.651	42.2
38	Tony Perez	104.2	62.1	0.626	42.1
39	Chipper Jones	106.9	65.2	0.621	41.7
40	Gary Sheffield	111.2	69.5	0.615	41.6

So, there you go. Carlos Delgado was arguably one of the 40 best pure hitters of the past 70-80 years.

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