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Positional Average
(Weighted Avg of Options): 0.500
(1-Year)
(9-Year)
(Long-Run)
Positional Averages for Pitchers
(Wgted Avg of Options): 0.500
vs. Different Values for Starting vs. Relief Pitchers: (Empirical)
(Based on Pitchers who Do Both)
Basic Player Won-Lost Records
Value Decomposition
Season
Team
Age
Games
pWins
pLosses
pWORL
pWOPA
1967
CHN
22
36
9.6
9.4
1.9
0.7
1968
CHN
23
34
10.9
11.5
1.4
0.1
+
1969
24
42
12.6
16.6
-1.3
-3.1
CHN
4
1.0
1.2
-0.1
-0.2
SDN
38
11.6
15.4
-1.2
-2.9
1970
DET
25
39
12.6
13.5
1.3
-0.2
1971
DET
26
32
6.0
7.2
-0.0
-0.9
1972
DET
27
18
2.4
2.4
0.4
0.1
1973
ATL
28
20
1.2
2.5
-0.9
-1.3
1974
ATL
29
27
1.6
2.9
-0.9
-1.3
1975
HOU
30
40
4.1
3.9
1.0
0.3
1976
HOU
31
36
5.7
7.3
-0.6
-1.4
1977
HOU
32
44
11.7
9.5
4.0
2.6
1978
HOU
33
36
12.2
13.7
0.8
-0.8
1979
HOU
34
38
18.2
15.8
5.4
3.4
1980
HOU
35
37
15.5
15.6
2.6
0.9
1981
HOU
36
24
10.1
8.9
3.0
1.9
1982
HOU
37
35
16.5
14.2
5.3
3.5
1983
HOU
38
38
16.3
16.9
2.3
0.3
1984
HOU
39
38
12.2
13.6
1.1
-0.4
+
1985
40
35
13.1
17.3
-1.4
-3.2
HOU
32
12.0
15.9
-1.3
-3.0
NYA
3
1.1
1.3
-0.1
-0.2
1986
NYA
41
25
7.6
8.5
0.2
-0.9
+
1987
42
27
9.8
11.3
-0.0
-1.4
MIN
19
6.2
8.4
-1.1
-2.0
NYA
8
3.5
3.0
1.1
0.6
1988
MIN
43
5
0.5
0.9
-0.3
-0.4
------
------
------
------
------
CAREER (reg. season)
706
210.3
223.6
25.3
-1.5
------
------
------
------
------
PostSeason (career)
4
1.1
0.5
0.7
0.6
------
------
------
------
------
COMBINED
710
211.4
224.1
26.0
-0.9
Expected Player Won-Lost Records
Value Decomposition
Season
Team
Age
Games
eWins
eLosses
eWORL
eWOPA
1967
CHN
22
36
9.5
9.5
1.7
0.5
1968
CHN
23
34
9.4
13.0
-1.4
-2.7
+
1969
24
42
14.1
15.1
1.7
-0.1
CHN
4
0.9
1.2
-0.1
-0.2
SDN
38
13.2
13.9
1.8
0.1
1970
DET
25
39
12.5
13.6
1.3
-0.3
1971
DET
26
32
5.7
7.4
-0.5
-1.3
1972
DET
27
18
2.2
2.6
-0.0
-0.3
1973
ATL
28
20
1.9
1.8
0.3
-0.0
1974
ATL
29
27
2.1
2.4
0.1
-0.3
1975
HOU
30
40
4.1
3.9
0.9
0.3
1976
HOU
31
36
6.0
7.0
0.1
-0.7
1977
HOU
32
44
10.5
10.6
1.9
0.5
1978
HOU
33
36
11.9
13.9
0.5
-1.1
1979
HOU
34
38
16.9
17.1
3.3
1.2
1980
HOU
35
37
15.0
16.2
1.6
-0.2
1981
HOU
36
24
9.8
9.3
2.3
1.2
1982
HOU
37
35
15.7
15.0
3.9
2.1
1983
HOU
38
38
14.9
18.3
-0.1
-2.1
1984
HOU
39
38
12.1
13.8
0.8
-0.6
+
1985
40
35
13.4
17.0
-0.9
-2.7
HOU
32
12.5
15.4
-0.4
-2.0
NYA
3
0.9
1.6
-0.5
-0.7
1986
NYA
41
25
7.0
9.2
-1.0
-2.1
+
1987
42
27
9.9
11.2
0.3
-1.1
MIN
19
6.2
8.4
-1.2
-2.1
NYA
8
3.7
2.8
1.5
1.0
1988
MIN
43
5
0.6
0.9
-0.2
-0.3
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------
------
------
------
CAREER (reg. season)
706
205.2
228.8
16.5
-10.2
------
------
------
------
------
PostSeason (career)
4
0.8
0.7
0.3
0.2
------
------
------
------
------
COMBINED
710
206.0
229.5
16.8
-10.1
Basic Decomposition of eWins, eLosses
(Regular Season only)
Batting
Baserunning
Pitching
Fielding
Season
Team
Wins
Losses
Wins
Losses
Wins
Losses
Wins
Losses
1967
CHN
0.9
1.2
0.1
0.0
8.3
8.3
0.2
0.1
1968
CHN
0.3
1.1
0.0
0.1
9.1
11.3
0.3
0.2
+
1969
-
0.6
1.5
0.1
0.1
13.1
12.9
0.5
0.6
CHN
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.9
1.1
0.0
0.0
SDN
0.6
1.4
0.1
0.1
12.2
11.8
0.4
0.6
1970
DET
0.9
1.4
0.1
0.0
11.3
12.0
0.2
0.1
1971
DET
0.3
0.6
0.1
0.1
5.3
6.5
0.2
0.1
1972
DET
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
2.0
2.3
0.0
0.1
1973
ATL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.8
1.8
0.0
0.0
1974
ATL
0.0
0.1
-
-
1.9
2.2
0.2
0.1
1975
HOU
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
3.8
3.6
0.1
0.0
1976
HOU
0.3
0.4
0.0
0.0
5.6
6.3
0.2
0.2
1977
HOU
0.4
0.9
0.1
0.1
9.7
9.4
0.4
0.2
1978
HOU
0.6
1.4
0.1
0.1
11.2
11.9
0.2
0.3
1979
HOU
0.6
1.7
0.1
0.1
15.9
15.0
0.4
0.3
1980
HOU
1.5
1.8
0.1
0.1
13.0
13.9
0.4
0.3
1981
HOU
0.7
1.1
0.0
0.1
8.7
8.1
0.2
0.1
1982
HOU
0.6
2.2
0.0
0.1
14.6
12.6
0.4
0.2
1983
HOU
0.4
1.7
0.0
0.0
14.5
15.6
0.4
0.5
1984
HOU
0.8
1.7
0.1
0.2
11.0
11.6
0.3
0.2
+
1985
-
1.0
1.3
0.2
0.2
11.9
14.8
0.5
0.4
HOU
1.0
1.3
0.2
0.2
11.0
13.3
0.5
0.4
NYA
-
-
-
-
0.9
1.5
0.0
0.0
1986
NYA
-
-
-
-
7.0
8.7
0.2
0.2
+
1987
-
-
-
-
-
9.9
10.8
0.2
0.2
MIN
-
-
-
-
6.3
8.1
0.1
0.1
NYA
-
-
-
-
3.6
2.8
0.1
0.1
1988
MIN
-
-
-
-
0.6
0.8
0.0
0.0
------
------
------
------
------
------
------
------
------
------
CAREER
10.1
20.5
1.0
1.4
190.2
200.6
5.6
4.4
Positional
Teammate Adjustments
Season
Team
Average
Repl. Level
Offensive
Defensive
1967
CHN
0.485
0.425
-0.00
0.03
1968
CHN
0.486
0.426
0.00
0.05
+
1969
-
0.485
0.422
-0.00
-0.05
CHN
0.492
0.427
-0.00
0.00
SDN
0.484
0.422
-0.00
-0.05
1970
DET
0.487
0.428
-0.01
0.00
1971
DET
0.486
0.423
0.01
0.01
1972
DET
0.491
0.427
-0.00
0.01
1973
ATL
0.500
0.409
-0.00
-0.01
1974
ATL
0.500
0.414
-0.00
0.00
1975
HOU
0.497
0.418
0.00
-0.00
1976
HOU
0.493
0.428
-0.00
-0.04
1977
HOU
0.491
0.421
-0.00
-0.02
1978
HOU
0.486
0.426
-0.00
-0.04
1979
HOU
0.486
0.426
-0.00
0.03
1980
HOU
0.485
0.428
-0.01
0.01
1981
HOU
0.482
0.422
-0.00
0.02
1982
HOU
0.479
0.421
-0.01
0.00
1983
HOU
0.485
0.425
0.01
0.06
1984
HOU
0.480
0.422
0.01
0.04
+
1985
-
0.485
0.425
0.01
-0.01
HOU
0.484
0.424
0.01
-0.02
NYA
0.497
0.431
0.00
0.00
1986
NYA
0.497
0.432
0.00
-0.01
+
1987
-
0.496
0.431
0.00
-0.01
MIN
0.497
0.431
0.00
-0.00
NYA
0.496
0.431
0.00
-0.01
1988
MIN
0.499
0.430
0.00
-0.00
------
------
------
------
------
------
CAREER
0.486
0.425
-0.01
0.07
Contextual Adjustments
(Regular Season only)
Context Multipliers
Win Adjustments
Actual
Season
Team
Inter-Game
Intra-Game
Combined
Inter-Game
Intra-Game
Expected
1967
CHN
0.87
1.17
1.01
0.005
0.001
0.002
1968
CHN
1.05
0.99
1.04
0.037
0.019
-0.011
+
1969
-
1.02
1.18
1.20
-0.018
-0.031
-0.001
CHN
1.03
0.85
0.87
0.006
-0.006
-0.010
SDN
1.02
1.22
1.24
-0.020
-0.034
0.000
1970
DET
1.00
0.97
0.98
-0.010
0.012
-0.001
1971
DET
0.94
0.94
0.88
0.019
-0.010
-0.007
1972
DET
0.85
0.99
0.84
0.035
0.002
-0.003
1973
ATL
1.80
0.77
1.39
-0.098
-0.079
0.001
1974
ATL
1.10
0.81
0.89
-0.106
-0.009
-0.002
1975
HOU
1.07
0.83
0.89
-0.007
0.014
0.001
1976
HOU
0.97
0.94
0.91
-0.017
-0.008
-0.004
1977
HOU
1.04
1.00
1.04
0.022
0.035
0.001
1978
HOU
1.02
1.07
1.09
0.007
0.000
-0.004
1979
HOU
0.97
1.16
1.13
0.010
0.029
0.003
1980
HOU
0.88
1.15
1.02
0.008
0.010
-0.001
1981
HOU
0.92
1.17
1.07
0.010
0.012
0.006
1982
HOU
0.96
1.12
1.08
0.014
0.018
0.006
1983
HOU
1.00
1.10
1.09
0.023
0.006
-0.010
1984
HOU
0.85
1.07
0.91
-0.007
0.009
-0.003
+
1985
-
0.98
1.06
1.04
0.009
-0.029
-0.010
HOU
0.99
1.02
1.01
0.006
-0.032
-0.008
NYA
0.88
1.69
1.49
0.070
0.010
-0.024
1986
NYA
1.04
1.04
1.09
0.012
0.013
-0.014
+
1987
-
0.97
1.29
1.25
0.008
-0.020
-0.006
MIN
0.97
1.30
1.25
0.016
-0.027
-0.015
NYA
0.99
1.27
1.25
-0.010
-0.002
0.015
1988
MIN
0.97
0.83
0.81
0.110
-0.168
-0.012
------
------
------
------
------
------
------
------
CAREER
0.98
1.07
1.04
0.006
0.004
-0.003
eWins, eLosses by Position
(Regular Season only)
Starting Pitcher
Pitcher Offense
Relief Pitcher
Season
Team
eWin
eLoss
eWOPA
eWin
eLoss
eWOPA
eWin
eLoss
eWOPA
1967
CHN
7.7
7.8
-0.0
0.9
1.2
0.3
0.8
0.6
0.1
1968
CHN
8.9
11.1
-2.1
0.4
1.2
-0.3
0.5
0.3
0.1
+
1969
-
13.3
13.4
0.0
0.6
1.5
-0.2
0.2
0.2
-0.1
CHN
0.9
0.9
-0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.2
-0.1
SDN
12.4
12.4
0.1
0.0
1.5
-0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
1970
DET
11.1
11.6
-0.4
1.0
1.5
0.2
0.4
0.4
-0.0
1971
DET
4.4
5.8
-1.3
0.3
0.7
-0.0
1.0
0.9
0.0
1972
DET
1.8
2.1
-0.3
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.3
-0.1
1973
ATL
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.8
1.8
-0.0
1974
ATL
0.1
0.3
-0.1
0.0
0.1
-0.0
2.0
2.0
-0.1
1975
HOU
1.6
1.0
0.6
0.1
0.2
0.0
2.5
2.6
-0.2
1976
HOU
4.2
5.2
-0.9
0.3
0.4
0.1
1.5
1.4
0.0
1977
HOU
6.5
6.1
0.5
0.4
1.0
-0.1
3.6
3.5
0.0
1978
HOU
11.0
11.8
-0.8
0.6
1.5
-0.2
0.4
0.4
0.0
1979
HOU
16.3
15.3
1.2
0.7
1.8
-0.2
-
-
-
1980
HOU
13.3
14.3
-0.8
1.5
1.9
0.5
0.1
0.0
0.1
1981
HOU
8.9
8.2
0.9
0.7
1.2
0.1
-
-
-
1982
HOU
14.9
12.9
2.3
0.6
2.3
-0.6
-
-
-
1983
HOU
14.9
16.1
-1.0
0.5
1.8
-0.5
-
-
-
1984
HOU
11.3
11.8
-0.4
0.9
1.9
-0.1
-
-
-
+
1985
-
12.4
15.2
-2.6
1.2
1.6
0.4
-
-
-
HOU
11.5
13.6
-2.0
0.0
1.6
0.4
-
-
-
NYA
0.9
1.5
-0.6
-
-
-
-
-
-
1986
NYA
7.2
8.9
-1.6
-
-
-
-
-
-
+
1987
-
10.0
11.1
-0.9
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
MIN
6.4
8.2
-1.7
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
NYA
3.7
2.9
0.8
-
-
-
-
-
-
1988
MIN
0.4
0.9
-0.5
-
-
-
0.1
0.1
0.0
------
------
------
------
------
------
------
------
------
------
------
CAREER
180.5
190.6
-8.0
11.0
21.9
-0.6
15.0
14.7
-0.1
Pinch Hitter
Pinch Runner
Season
Team
eWin
eLoss
eWOPA
eWin
eLoss
eWOPA
1967
CHN
-
-
-
-
-
-
1968
CHN
-
-
-
-
-
-
+
1969
-
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
CHN
-
-
-
-
-
-
SDN
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
1970
DET
0.1
0.0
0.1
-
-
-
1971
DET
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
1972
DET
-
-
-
-
-
-
1973
ATL
-
-
-
-
-
-
1974
ATL
-
-
-
-
-
-
1975
HOU
-
-
-
-
-
-
1976
HOU
-
-
-
-
-
-
1977
HOU
-
-
-
-
-
-
1978
HOU
0.0
0.0
-0.0
-
-
-
1979
HOU
-
-
-
-
-
-
1980
HOU
-
-
-
-
-
-
1981
HOU
-
-
-
-
-
-
1982
HOU
-
-
-
-
-
-
1983
HOU
-
-
-
-
-
-
1984
HOU
-
-
-
-
-
-
+
1985
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
HOU
-
-
-
-
-
-
NYA
-
-
-
-
-
-
1986
NYA
-
-
-
-
-
-
+
1987
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
MIN
-
-
-
-
-
-
NYA
-
-
-
-
-
-
1988
MIN
-
-
-
-
-
-
------
------
------
------
------
------
------
------
CAREER
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
pWins, pLosses by Position
(Regular Season only)
Starting Pitcher
Pitcher Offense
Relief Pitcher
Season
Team
pWin
pLoss
pWOPA
pWin
pLoss
pWOPA
pWin
pLoss
pWOPA
1967
CHN
7.9
7.6
0.4
1.0
1.1
0.4
0.6
0.8
-0.1
1968
CHN
10.0
10.1
-0.0
0.4
1.2
-0.2
0.6
0.2
0.3
+
1969
-
12.1
14.6
-2.5
0.4
1.7
-0.5
0.1
0.3
-0.2
CHN
0.9
0.9
-0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.2
-0.2
SDN
11.2
13.7
-2.4
0.0
1.7
-0.5
0.1
0.1
0.0
1970
DET
11.0
11.8
-0.7
1.1
1.3
0.4
0.5
0.4
0.1
1971
DET
4.5
5.7
-1.1
0.3
0.7
-0.1
1.2
0.7
0.4
1972
DET
2.0
1.9
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.3
-0.2
1973
ATL
-
-
-
0.0
0.1
-0.0
1.2
2.4
-1.2
1974
ATL
0.1
0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.1
-0.0
1.5
2.5
-1.1
1975
HOU
1.7
0.9
0.8
0.1
0.2
-0.0
2.3
2.7
-0.5
1976
HOU
4.2
5.2
-1.0
0.3
0.4
0.1
1.2
1.7
-0.5
1977
HOU
7.2
5.4
1.9
0.5
0.9
-0.0
4.0
3.2
0.7
1978
HOU
10.9
11.9
-1.0
0.8
1.4
0.1
0.5
0.3
0.2
1979
HOU
17.4
14.1
3.5
0.8
1.6
-0.1
-
-
-
1980
HOU
13.7
13.9
-0.1
1.8
1.7
0.8
0.1
0.0
0.1
1981
HOU
9.4
7.7
1.7
0.7
1.2
0.1
-
-
-
1982
HOU
15.8
12.0
4.0
0.7
2.2
-0.4
-
-
-
1983
HOU
15.6
15.3
0.5
0.6
1.6
-0.2
-
-
-
1984
HOU
11.3
11.8
-0.3
0.9
1.9
-0.1
-
-
-
+
1985
-
12.0
15.7
-3.5
1.2
1.6
0.3
-
-
-
HOU
10.9
14.3
-3.3
0.0
1.6
0.3
-
-
-
NYA
1.1
1.3
-0.2
-
-
-
-
-
-
1986
NYA
7.6
8.5
-0.9
-
-
-
-
-
-
+
1987
-
9.7
11.3
-1.4
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
MIN
6.2
8.4
-2.1
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
NYA
3.5
3.0
0.6
-
-
-
-
-
-
1988
MIN
0.4
0.9
-0.5
-
-
-
0.1
0.0
0.1
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CAREER
184.3
186.8
-0.4
11.9
21.0
0.8
14.1
15.7
-1.9
Pinch Hitter
Pinch Runner
Season
Team
pWin
pLoss
pWOPA
pWin
pLoss
pWOPA
1967
CHN
-
-
-
-
-
-
1968
CHN
-
-
-
-
-
-
+
1969
-
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
CHN
-
-
-
-
-
-
SDN
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
0.0
1970
DET
0.1
0.0
0.1
-
-
-
1971
DET
-
-
-
0.0
0.0
-0.0
1972
DET
-
-
-
-
-
-
1973
ATL
-
-
-
-
-
-
1974
ATL
-
-
-
-
-
-
1975
HOU
-
-
-
-
-
-
1976
HOU
-
-
-
-
-
-
1977
HOU
-
-
-
-
-
-
1978
HOU
0.0
0.0
-0.0
-
-
-
1979
HOU
-
-
-
-
-
-
1980
HOU
-
-
-
-
-
-
1981
HOU
-
-
-
-
-
-
1982
HOU
-
-
-
-
-
-
1983
HOU
-
-
-
-
-
-
1984
HOU
-
-
-
-
-
-
+
1985
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
HOU
-
-
-
-
-
-
NYA
-
-
-
-
-
-
1986
NYA
-
-
-
-
-
-
+
1987
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
MIN
-
-
-
-
-
-
NYA
-
-
-
-
-
-
1988
MIN
-
-
-
-
-
-
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CAREER
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
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