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Team WAR – 1987

Team: BOS – 1987

Raw WAR Reconciled WAR
Player Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
Marty Barrett7.92.09.91.03.96.012
Don Baylor5.00.05.00.72.22.97
Todd Benzinger3.10.53.61.02.11.56
Wade Boggs8.21.910.17.910.9-0.833
Bill Buckner3.70.54.2-1.4-0.24.4-1
Ellis Burks7.51.79.12.04.74.414
Pat Dodson0.60.10.7-0.20.00.80
Dwight Evans8.11.19.24.57.21.922
Rich Gedman2.01.03.00.00.92.13
Mike Greenwell5.60.76.33.45.31.016
Dave Henderson2.60.53.1-0.30.62.52
Glenn Hoffman0.70.31.00.00.30.71
Sam Horn2.20.02.20.81.40.84
John Marzano2.21.13.41.32.31.17
Spike Owen6.22.38.50.22.75.88
Jody Reed0.40.10.60.10.30.31
Jim Rice5.60.76.4-0.51.44.94
Ed Romero3.20.94.1-1.3-0.14.20
Kevin Romine0.30.10.4-0.10.00.40
Dave Sax0.00.00.1-0.1-0.10.10
Danny Sheaffer0.80.51.3-0.40.01.30
Marc Sullivan2.11.23.3-0.70.33.01
TOTAL78.017.295.517.946.149.3140

Detailed Batting Components

Player PA BatRuns Adj R RISP BSR DP ROE Fld Pos DH Pit RAA RPW WAA Pos Wins LgA WAM
Marty Barrett638-7-90-30-1-1200-1410.6-1.30.20.1-1.0
Don Baylor409323-1-1-100-60210.60.2-0.60.1-0.3
Todd Benzinger25321-1-1006-200510.60.5-0.20.00.3
Wade Boggs6676563-20-1-230006110.65.80.00.15.9
Bill Buckner304-13-142-40-2-2-400-2010.6-1.9-0.40.0-2.3
Ellis Burks6060-2-3610-1000110.60.10.00.10.2
Pat Dodson52-1-10-100-1-100-310.6-0.3-0.10.0-0.4
Dwight Evans65749473-11-2-13-7003510.63.3-0.70.12.7
Rich Gedman165-13-131-1102300-1010.6-0.90.30.0-0.6
Mike Greenwell4563029-1-11-1-1-3-102610.62.5-0.40.12.2
Dave Henderson209-2-3-2-200-1-100-810.6-0.8-0.10.0-0.9
Glenn Hoffman60-5-51-2003100-310.6-0.30.10.0-0.2
Sam Horn17799-2-10000-30610.60.6-0.30.00.3
John Marzano182-5-510006400210.60.20.40.00.6
Spike Owen504-10-114-311-14500-2210.6-2.10.50.1-1.5
Jody Reed35112000-3000010.60.00.00.00.0
Jim Rice45932-1-1-4-1-9-4-10-1410.6-1.3-0.50.1-1.7
Ed Romero256-11-12-1-10-1-8100-2310.6-2.20.10.0-2.1
Kevin Romine26000000-2000-210.6-0.20.00.0-0.2
Dave Sax3-1-100000000-110.6-0.10.00.0-0.1
Danny Sheaffer68-11-1111001200-810.6-0.80.20.0-0.6
Marc Sullivan173-20-201-20-14400-1810.6-1.70.40.0-1.3
TOTAL6,35963476-18-1-11-310-110-8--0.7-1.10.8-1.0

Glossary

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Stat description
Game SharesGame Shares
WARWins above Replacement
WWins - Not traditional pitcher wins. Estimate of the number of wins each pitcher was responsible for. His share, as opposed to the shares of his fielders and offense.
LLosses - See wins above, just the opposite side of the final score.
VSVictory Shares
BatRunsBatting runs above average
Adj RPark adjusted batting runs
RISPRuns for hitting better or worse than overall with runners in scoring position
BSRBaserunning runs
DPDouble play avoidance runs
ROERuns from reaching on error
FldFielding runs
PosPosition adjustment
DHDesignated hitter adjustment
PitPitcher batting adjustment
RAARuns above average before position and league adjustment
RPWRuns per win
WAAWins above average before position and league adjustment
Pos WinsPosition adjustment converted to wins
LGALeague quality adjustment
WAMWins above Majors. Formerly wins above average, but WAM! sounds better than WAA. Credit to Don Sobocinski for the name.

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