1956 Pittsburgh Pirates
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1956 Pittsburgh Pirates*
Traditional Statistics and Splits (Retrosheet)
Pittsburgh Pirates - Franchise Page

(Regular Season)

(1956 National League)
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
Position Players
(Sorted by pWORL)
Player pWins pLosses pWOPA pWORL eWins eLosses eWOPA eWORL
16.215.1-0.2
1.4
16.714.60.7
2.3
1.70.80.9
1.0
1.41.10.3
0.4
16.618.2-0.8
1.0
16.118.8-2.0
-0.2
19.119.0-1.1
0.9
19.318.7-0.6
1.4
1.71.60.1
0.3
1.51.8-0.2
-0.0
0.60.6-0.0
0.0
0.60.50.1
0.1
5.26.0-0.6
-0.0
5.36.0-0.6
0.0
0.00.1-0.0
-0.0
0.00.1-0.1
-0.0
1.82.1-0.3
-0.1
2.02.00.1
0.3
16.517.2-1.9
-0.2
17.516.30.1
1.8
0.30.6-0.3
-0.2
0.30.6-0.3
-0.3
0.40.8-0.3
-0.3
0.40.7-0.3
-0.2
16.117.1-2.0
-0.3
17.815.41.4
3.1
7.58.5-1.2
-0.3
7.68.4-1.1
-0.2
1.01.4-0.4
-0.3
1.01.3-0.3
-0.1
5.26.2-1.0
-0.4
5.36.1-0.9
-0.3
0.20.8-0.6
-0.5
0.30.7-0.5
-0.5
2.43.4-0.8
-0.5
2.53.2-0.5
-0.2
1.62.4-0.7
-0.5
1.72.2-0.5
-0.2
5.67.1-1.3
-0.6
6.16.6-0.3
0.3
2.54.0-1.4
-1.0
2.83.7-1.0
-0.7
7.49.7-2.1
-1.2
8.19.0-0.7
0.2
17.719.9-3.3
-1.3
18.818.9-1.1
0.8
------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
SUB-TOTAL
147.2162.5-19.3
-3.1
153.0156.8-8.3
7.9


Basic Player Won-Lost Records
Pitchers
(Sorted by pWORL)
Player pWins pLosses pWOPA pWORL eWins eLosses eWOPA eWORL
21.118.53.6
6.1
21.218.44.1
6.6
15.816.50.5
2.5
16.016.30.6
2.6
2.82.30.5
0.9
2.62.50.1
0.6
5.65.70.0
0.8
5.45.9-0.2
0.6
8.39.2-0.8
0.7
9.38.21.2
2.8
0.60.60.0
0.1
0.50.7-0.1
-0.0
0.00.1-0.0
-0.0
0.00.1-0.0
-0.0
0.00.1-0.0
-0.0
0.10.1-0.0
-0.0
1.11.3-0.3
-0.0
1.31.10.2
0.4
0.00.1-0.1
-0.1
0.10.1-0.0
0.0
2.53.1-0.5
-0.1
2.73.0-0.2
0.2
0.00.1-0.1
-0.1
0.10.1-0.0
-0.0
1.92.4-0.5
-0.1
1.92.4-0.6
-0.2
1.52.0-0.5
-0.2
1.42.0-0.6
-0.3
0.30.6-0.4
-0.3
0.30.6-0.3
-0.2
1.31.9-0.5
-0.3
1.51.6-0.1
0.1
0.20.7-0.4
-0.3
0.40.5-0.1
0.0
10.813.6-2.2
-0.6
11.712.7-0.4
1.2
3.45.2-1.6
-1.1
4.24.4-0.0
0.5
------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
SUB-TOTAL
77.384.0-3.1
8.0
80.680.73.7
14.9


pWins pLosses pWOPA pWORL eWins eLosses eWOPA eWORL
TEAM TOTALS
224.5246.5-22.4
5.0
233.5237.5-4.6
22.8


Basic Player Won-Lost Records
Position Players
(Sorted by pWORL)
Batting Baserunning Pitching Fielding
Player eWins eLoss Win Pct. eWins eLoss Win Pct. eWins eLoss Win Pct. eWins eLoss Win Pct.
13.411.1
0.547
0.60.5
0.508
0.00.0
0.000
2.73.0
0.471
1.20.8
0.596
0.10.1
0.631
0.00.0
0.000
0.10.2
0.299
9.511.8
0.445
0.90.8
0.518
0.00.0
0.000
5.86.1
0.485
11.411.0
0.508
1.41.2
0.531
0.00.0
0.000
6.66.4
0.505
0.81.1
0.407
0.10.1
0.518
0.00.0
0.000
0.70.6
0.543
0.40.3
0.557
0.10.0
0.902
0.00.0
0.000
0.20.2
0.420
4.24.9
0.461
0.20.3
0.461
0.00.0
0.000
0.80.7
0.526
0.00.1
0.006
0.00.0
0.000
0.00.0
0.000
0.00.0
0.882
1.61.6
0.502
0.10.1
0.570
0.00.0
0.000
0.20.2
0.476
10.49.7
0.518
1.00.8
0.560
0.00.0
0.000
6.15.8
0.512
0.20.5
0.286
0.00.0
0.872
0.00.0
0.000
0.10.1
0.366
0.30.7
0.327
0.00.0
0.614
0.00.0
0.000
0.10.0
0.602
10.59.6
0.523
1.41.1
0.552
0.00.0
0.000
5.84.7
0.549
5.76.7
0.457
0.50.3
0.602
0.00.0
0.000
1.41.4
0.506
0.50.6
0.455
0.10.1
0.397
0.00.0
0.000
0.50.6
0.437
3.24.0
0.447
0.30.4
0.445
0.00.0
0.000
1.71.7
0.503
0.10.7
0.128
0.00.0
0.254
0.00.0
0.000
0.10.1
0.628
1.92.5
0.432
0.10.1
0.535
0.00.0
0.000
0.50.6
0.460
0.61.0
0.395
0.30.3
0.437
0.00.0
0.660
0.80.9
0.469
4.95.5
0.473
0.30.2
0.584
0.00.0
0.000
0.90.9
0.488
1.12.2
0.326
0.20.1
0.581
0.20.1
0.556
1.21.3
0.478
4.55.9
0.435
0.50.3
0.587
0.00.0
0.000
3.12.8
0.525
13.012.3
0.513
1.01.2
0.453
0.00.0
0.000
4.85.4
0.474
------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
SUB-TOTAL
99.5104.6
0.487
9.18.2
0.526
0.20.1
0.557
44.043.9
0.501


Basic Player Won-Lost Records
Pitchers
(Sorted by pWORL)
Batting Baserunning Pitching Fielding
Player eWins eLoss Win Pct. eWins eLoss Win Pct. eWins eLoss Win Pct. eWins eLoss Win Pct.
1.12.2
0.344
0.10.2
0.440
19.115.8
0.546
0.60.5
0.507
0.82.1
0.273
0.10.1
0.494
14.614.0
0.512
0.40.2
0.609
0.00.1
0.268
0.00.0
0.399
2.52.3
0.518
0.00.0
0.414
0.20.5
0.326
0.00.0
0.065
4.95.2
0.484
0.30.2
0.688
0.10.3
0.312
0.10.0
0.603
8.67.5
0.535
0.50.4
0.568
0.00.0
0.000
0.00.0
0.000
0.50.6
0.479
0.00.0
0.189
0.00.0
0.000
0.00.0
0.000
0.00.1
0.390
0.00.0
0.552
0.00.0
0.000
0.00.0
0.000
0.10.1
0.435
0.00.0
0.000
0.00.0
0.535
0.00.0
0.728
1.21.1
0.530
0.00.0
0.709
0.00.0
0.000
0.00.0
0.000
0.10.1
0.564
0.00.0
0.098
0.10.5
0.184
0.00.0
0.379
2.52.5
0.506
0.00.1
0.342
0.00.0
0.000
0.00.0
0.000
0.10.1
0.449
0.00.0
0.994
0.10.1
0.518
0.00.0
0.713
1.72.3
0.428
0.00.0
0.703
0.10.1
0.353
0.00.0
0.364
1.31.8
0.422
0.10.1
0.490
0.00.0
0.000
0.00.0
0.321
0.30.6
0.357
0.00.0
0.427
0.00.2
0.223
0.00.0
0.852
1.41.5
0.484
0.00.0
0.579
0.00.0
0.000
0.00.0
0.000
0.40.5
0.467
0.00.0
0.713
0.81.2
0.402
0.00.0
0.561
10.611.2
0.487
0.30.2
0.549
0.60.5
0.529
0.10.1
0.472
3.43.7
0.483
0.10.1
0.423
------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
SUB-TOTAL
4.17.8
0.344
0.40.5
0.483
73.470.7
0.509
2.41.9
0.550


Batting Baserunning Pitching Fielding
eWins eLoss Win Pct. eWins eLoss Win Pct. eWins eLoss Win Pct. eWins eLoss Win Pct.
TEAM TOTALS
103.6112.4
0.479
9.68.7
0.524
73.670.8
0.510
46.445.9
0.503


eWin, eLoss, eWOPA by Position
Catcher
Player eWins eLosses eWOPA
Jack Shepard5.55.9-0.3
Hank Foiles5.15.7-0.5
Danny Kravitz1.71.60.1
Toby Atwell0.30.5-0.2
William Hall0.00.1-0.0
------ ------ ------
TOTAL12.613.8-0.9
  
First Base
Player eWins eLosses eWOPA
Dale Long16.314.30.7
Bob Skinner1.92.0-0.3
Dick Hall0.00.00.0
Jack Shepard0.00.0-0.0
------ ------ ------
TOTAL18.316.30.4
  
Second Base
Player eWins eLosses eWOPA
Bill Mazeroski8.19.0-0.7
Johnny O'Brien2.23.1-0.8
Gene Freese1.92.0-0.1
Curt Roberts1.51.7-0.2
Spook Jacobs1.01.3-0.2
Dick Cole0.50.8-0.2
Roberto Clemente0.00.0-0.0
Eddie O'Brien0.00.0-0.0
Frank J. Thomas0.00.0-0.0
------ ------ ------
TOTAL15.218.0-2.3
  
Third Base
Player eWins eLosses eWOPA
Frank J. Thomas11.912.4-0.9
Gene Freese3.23.7-0.7
Dick Cole0.60.9-0.3
Preston Ward0.70.50.2
Bobby Del Greco0.30.20.1
Dick Groat0.20.20.0
Lee Walls0.20.10.1
Danny Kravitz0.00.1-0.1
Bob Skinner0.00.1-0.1
Roberto Clemente0.00.1-0.0
Eddie O'Brien0.00.0-0.0
------ ------ ------
TOTAL17.118.3-1.8
  
Shortstop
Player eWins eLosses eWOPA
Dick Groat15.918.6-2.0
Eddie O'Brien1.52.0-0.4
Dick Cole0.40.4-0.0
Johnny O'Brien0.00.0-0.0
------ ------ ------
TOTAL17.821.1-2.4
  
Left Field
Player eWins eLosses eWOPA
Lee Walls8.98.5-0.3
Frank J. Thomas6.96.4-0.0
Roberto Clemente2.32.5-0.4
Bob Skinner2.22.5-0.5
John Powers0.10.3-0.2
Jerry Lynch0.10.1-0.1
Eddie O'Brien0.00.0-0.0
------ ------ ------
TOTAL20.520.3-1.5
  
Center Field
Player eWins eLosses eWOPA
Bill Virdon17.515.41.2
Roberto Clemente2.32.10.1
Lee Walls1.20.90.2
Bobby Del Greco0.20.3-0.1
Eddie O'Brien0.00.0-0.0
------ ------ ------
TOTAL21.218.61.5
  
Right Field
Player eWins eLosses eWOPA
Roberto Clemente14.313.6-0.2
Lee Walls7.06.20.3
Bob Skinner1.01.0-0.1
Preston Ward0.30.4-0.1
John Powers0.00.2-0.2
------ ------ ------
TOTAL22.721.4-0.3
  
Designated Hitter
Player eWins eLosses eWOPA
------ ------ ------
TOTAL0.00.00.0
  
Pinch Hitter
Player eWins eLosses eWOPA
Bob Skinner2.33.0-0.3
Dick Cole1.01.00.1
Jack Shepard0.60.7-0.0
Jerry Lynch0.40.6-0.2
Roberto Clemente0.40.40.0
Lee Walls0.20.6-0.3
Dale Long0.30.4-0.1
Preston Ward0.40.20.2
Gene Freese0.20.4-0.1
Danny Kravitz0.30.30.0
Dick Hall0.30.20.1
Johnny O'Brien0.20.3-0.1
John Powers0.10.3-0.2
Hank Foiles0.10.2-0.0
Bill Virdon0.10.2-0.1
Toby Atwell0.00.2-0.1
Bobby Del Greco0.00.1-0.0
Curt Roberts0.00.00.0
Frank J. Thomas0.00.0-0.0
Eddie O'Brien0.00.0-0.0
Cholly Naranjo0.00.0-0.0
------ ------ ------
TOTAL6.99.2-1.3
  
Pinch Runner
Player eWins eLosses eWOPA
Eddie O'Brien0.20.20.0
Johnny O'Brien0.10.10.0
Gene Freese0.0-0.00.0
Dick Hall0.00.00.0
Bobby Del Greco0.00.0-0.0
Roy Face0.00.00.0
Red Swanson0.00.0-0.0
Hank Foiles0.00.00.0
Roberto Clemente0.00.0-0.0
------ ------ ------
TOTAL0.40.30.2
  
Pitcher Offense
Player eWins eLosses eWOPA
Bob Friend1.22.3-0.1
Ron Kline0.92.2-0.4
Vern Law0.91.30.2
Red Munger0.20.5-0.0
Dick Hall0.30.40.1
Fred Waters0.10.5-0.2
Roy Face0.20.4-0.0
Luis Arroyo0.10.10.1
Laurin Pepper0.10.1-0.0
Johnny O'Brien0.10.1-0.0
Nellie King0.00.1-0.0
Cholly Naranjo0.10.10.0
Howie Pollet0.00.00.0
Dick Littlefield0.00.0-0.0
Jack McMahan0.00.0-0.0
------ ------ ------
TOTAL4.28.2-0.4
  
Starting Pitching
Player eWins eLosses eWOPA
Bob Friend19.015.93.3
Ron Kline14.813.91.0
Vern Law9.910.5-0.5
Red Munger3.84.1-0.3
Dick Hall3.03.7-0.6
Fred Waters1.91.60.3
Roy Face1.11.6-0.5
Laurin Pepper1.31.4-0.1
Luis Arroyo0.91.1-0.2
Cholly Naranjo0.40.8-0.4
Dick Littlefield0.30.4-0.1
------ ------ ------
TOTAL56.655.21.7
  
Relief Pitching
Player eWins eLosses eWOPA
Roy Face8.06.21.7
Nellie King2.52.40.1
Red Munger1.41.20.1
Howie Pollet1.31.10.1
Luis Arroyo0.91.2-0.3
Cholly Naranjo0.91.1-0.2
Vern Law1.00.90.0
Fred Waters0.80.9-0.1
Bob Friend0.60.50.1
Jack McMahan0.40.5-0.1
Red Swanson0.30.6-0.3
Dick Hall0.40.20.1
Ron Kline0.20.3-0.0
Dick Littlefield0.20.20.0
Johnny O'Brien0.20.10.0
Bob Purkey0.10.1-0.0
Laurin Pepper0.10.10.0
Lino Donoso0.10.1-0.0
Bob Garber0.10.1-0.0
Max Surkont0.00.1-0.0
Eddie O'Brien0.00.00.0
------ ------ ------
TOTAL19.317.71.3


Team eWins over Positional Average by Position
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1956 Pittsburgh Pirates2.7-0.90.4-2.3-1.8-2.4-1.51.5-0.3-1.2


pWin, pLoss, pWOPA by Position
Catcher
Player pWins pLosses pWOPA
Jack Shepard5.16.4-1.2
Hank Foiles5.15.8-0.5
Danny Kravitz1.61.60.1
Toby Atwell0.30.4-0.1
William Hall0.00.1-0.0
------ ------ ------
TOTAL12.114.2-1.8
  
First Base
Player pWins pLosses pWOPA
Dale Long16.014.7-0.1
Bob Skinner1.72.2-0.7
Dick Hall0.00.00.0
Jack Shepard0.00.0-0.0
------ ------ ------
TOTAL17.716.9-0.8
  
Second Base
Player pWins pLosses pWOPA
Bill Mazeroski7.49.7-2.1
Johnny O'Brien1.93.3-1.3
Gene Freese1.82.1-0.2
Curt Roberts1.71.60.2
Spook Jacobs1.01.4-0.4
Dick Cole0.40.9-0.4
Roberto Clemente0.00.0-0.0
Eddie O'Brien0.00.0-0.0
Frank J. Thomas0.00.0-0.0
------ ------ ------
TOTAL14.219.0-4.2
  
Third Base
Player pWins pLosses pWOPA
Frank J. Thomas11.213.1-2.3
Gene Freese3.13.7-0.7
Dick Cole0.70.9-0.2
Preston Ward0.90.30.6
Bobby Del Greco0.30.20.1
Dick Groat0.10.2-0.1
Lee Walls0.10.2-0.1
Danny Kravitz0.00.1-0.1
Bob Skinner0.00.1-0.1
Roberto Clemente0.00.1-0.1
Eddie O'Brien0.00.00.0
------ ------ ------
TOTAL16.518.8-2.9
  
Shortstop
Player pWins pLosses pWOPA
Dick Groat16.518.0-0.7
Eddie O'Brien1.32.1-0.7
Dick Cole0.40.4-0.0
Johnny O'Brien0.00.1-0.1
------ ------ ------
TOTAL18.220.6-1.5
  
Left Field
Player pWins pLosses pWOPA
Lee Walls8.19.4-2.1
Frank J. Thomas6.56.8-0.9
Roberto Clemente2.22.5-0.5
Bob Skinner2.02.8-1.0
John Powers0.10.3-0.1
Jerry Lynch0.10.1-0.0
Eddie O'Brien0.00.0-0.0
------ ------ ------
TOTAL19.021.8-4.6
  
Center Field
Player pWins pLosses pWOPA
Bill Virdon16.116.8-1.7
Roberto Clemente2.22.2-0.1
Lee Walls1.01.1-0.1
Bobby Del Greco0.20.3-0.2
Eddie O'Brien0.00.0-0.0
------ ------ ------
TOTAL19.520.4-2.1
  
Right Field
Player pWins pLosses pWOPA
Roberto Clemente14.213.7-0.4
Lee Walls7.16.10.6
Bob Skinner1.10.90.1
Preston Ward0.30.4-0.1
John Powers0.00.2-0.2
------ ------ ------
TOTAL22.821.3-0.0
  
Designated Hitter
Player pWins pLosses pWOPA
------ ------ ------
TOTAL0.00.00.0
  
Pinch Hitter
Player pWins pLosses pWOPA
Bob Skinner2.82.50.5
Dick Cole0.81.2-0.2
Jack Shepard0.50.7-0.1
Jerry Lynch0.30.7-0.3
Roberto Clemente0.40.5-0.0
Lee Walls0.30.6-0.2
Dale Long0.30.4-0.1
Preston Ward0.50.10.4
Gene Freese0.20.4-0.2
Danny Kravitz0.10.4-0.2
Dick Hall0.20.3-0.0
Johnny O'Brien0.10.4-0.2
John Powers0.00.3-0.3
Hank Foiles0.10.2-0.1
Bill Virdon0.00.3-0.2
Toby Atwell0.00.2-0.2
Bobby Del Greco0.10.00.0
Curt Roberts0.00.1-0.1
Frank J. Thomas0.00.0-0.0
Eddie O'Brien0.00.0-0.0
Cholly Naranjo0.00.0-0.0
------ ------ ------
TOTAL6.89.3-1.6
  
Pinch Runner
Player pWins pLosses pWOPA
Eddie O'Brien0.20.20.0
Johnny O'Brien0.10.10.1
Gene Freese0.00.00.0
Dick Hall0.00.00.0
Bobby Del Greco0.00.0-0.0
Roy Face0.00.00.0
Red Swanson0.00.0-0.0
Hank Foiles0.00.00.0
Roberto Clemente0.00.0-0.0
------ ------ ------
TOTAL0.40.30.2
  
Pitcher Offense
Player pWins pLosses pWOPA
Bob Friend1.42.20.2
Ron Kline0.72.4-0.7
Vern Law0.91.20.2
Red Munger0.30.40.1
Dick Hall0.30.40.1
Fred Waters0.10.4-0.1
Roy Face0.10.4-0.1
Luis Arroyo0.10.10.1
Laurin Pepper0.00.2-0.1
Johnny O'Brien0.10.1-0.0
Nellie King0.00.1-0.1
Cholly Naranjo0.10.1-0.0
Howie Pollet0.00.00.0
Dick Littlefield0.00.0-0.0
Jack McMahan0.00.0-0.0
------ ------ ------
TOTAL4.28.2-0.4
  
Starting Pitching
Player pWins pLosses pWOPA
Bob Friend18.916.12.9
Ron Kline14.913.81.2
Vern Law9.311.1-1.7
Red Munger3.84.1-0.3
Dick Hall2.44.3-1.9
Fred Waters1.81.60.3
Roy Face1.11.6-0.4
Laurin Pepper1.21.6-0.4
Luis Arroyo1.01.1-0.1
Cholly Naranjo0.40.9-0.5
Dick Littlefield0.40.40.1
------ ------ ------
TOTAL55.256.5-1.0
  
Relief Pitching
Player pWins pLosses pWOPA
Roy Face7.07.2-0.2
Nellie King2.72.20.5
Red Munger1.41.20.3
Howie Pollet1.11.3-0.3
Luis Arroyo0.81.3-0.5
Cholly Naranjo1.11.00.1
Vern Law0.71.3-0.6
Fred Waters0.51.1-0.6
Bob Friend0.80.20.6
Jack McMahan0.20.7-0.4
Red Swanson0.30.6-0.3
Dick Hall0.40.20.2
Ron Kline0.20.2-0.0
Dick Littlefield0.20.2-0.0
Johnny O'Brien0.20.10.1
Bob Purkey0.00.1-0.1
Laurin Pepper0.00.1-0.1
Lino Donoso0.00.1-0.1
Bob Garber0.00.1-0.0
Max Surkont0.00.1-0.0
Eddie O'Brien0.00.00.0
------ ------ ------
TOTAL17.819.2-1.6


Team pWins over Positional Average by Position
PC1B2B3BSSLFCFRFOth
1956 Pittsburgh Pirates-3.1-1.8-0.8-4.2-2.9-1.5-4.6-2.1-0.0-1.4


*Player won-loss records are calculated using Retrosheet play-by-play data. For some seasons, Retrosheet does not have full play-by-play data for all games. In these cases, some games may be missing.
The number of Games shown here are the number of games for which Retrosheet play-by-play data exist and were used in these calculations.



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