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Team WAR – 1978

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Team: CHN – 1978

Raw WAR Reconciled WAR
Player Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
Larry Biittner4.70.65.2-0.70.84.42
Tim Blackwell1.60.92.5-0.30.52.11
Bill Buckner5.90.76.60.92.93.79
Ray Burris0.90.00.90.10.30.51
Gene Clines3.20.43.6-0.50.63.02
Larry Cox1.70.92.50.71.51.14
Hector Cruz1.00.21.2-0.10.21.01
Ivan De Jesus8.92.911.84.07.54.322
Woodie Fryman0.20.00.20.00.00.20
Dave Geisel0.00.00.0-0.1-0.10.10
Mike Gordon0.10.00.20.10.20.01
Greg Gross4.90.95.8-0.71.04.83
Guillermo Hernandez0.00.00.00.00.00.00
Ken Holtzman0.20.00.20.00.10.10
Davey Johnson0.70.10.80.10.30.51
Mick Kelleher1.30.51.80.20.71.12
Dave Kingman5.60.86.41.53.43.010
Mike Krukow0.60.00.60.20.40.21
Dennis Lamp1.00.01.00.10.40.61
Lynn McGlothen0.20.00.20.10.20.01
Rudy Meoli0.40.10.5-0.3-0.20.60
Donnie Moore0.20.00.20.20.3-0.11
Bobby Murcer7.31.28.50.02.55.98
Steve Ontiveros4.01.15.10.82.32.77
Karl Pagel0.00.00.0-0.1-0.10.10
Ed Putman0.40.10.4-0.2-0.10.50
Dave Rader4.42.16.40.01.94.56
Paul Reuschel0.00.00.0-0.1-0.10.10
Rick Reuschel1.10.01.10.00.40.81
Dave Roberts0.70.00.70.91.2-0.43
Rodney Scott3.50.94.41.32.61.88
Mike Sember0.00.00.1-0.2-0.20.20
Bruce Sutter0.20.00.20.00.10.10
Scot Thompson0.50.10.60.10.30.31
Manny Trillo7.72.29.91.34.25.613
Mike Vail2.30.32.6-0.40.42.21
Joe Wallis0.80.20.9-0.20.10.90
Jerry White2.00.42.5-0.30.42.01
TOTAL78.217.695.68.436.958.5112

Detailed Batting Components

Player PA BatRuns Adj R RISP BSR DP ROE Fld Pos DH Pit RAA RPW WAA Pos Wins LgA WAM
Larry Biittner374-9-130-2002-400-139.3-1.4-0.40.0-1.8
Tim Blackwell132-2-4-1-100-4300-109.3-1.10.30.0-0.8
Bill Buckner470832-20-10-60029.30.2-0.60.0-0.4
Ray Burris70-9-1000010008-19.3-0.10.00.0-0.1
Gene Clines254-5-80202-5-200-99.3-1.0-0.20.0-1.2
Larry Cox1330-24-100-2300-19.3-0.10.30.00.2
Hector Cruz80-2-3-11-11-1000-49.3-0.40.00.0-0.4
Ivan De Jesus7122-6-2140-1270079.30.80.70.11.6
Woodie Fryman20-3-300000002-19.3-0.10.00.0-0.1
Dave Geisel3-1-100000000-19.3-0.10.00.0-0.1
Mike Gordon9110000000019.30.10.00.00.1
Greg Gross390-4-9-2201-8-200-169.3-1.7-0.20.0-1.9
Guillermo Hernandez1000000000009.30.00.00.00.0
Ken Holtzman12-1-10000000109.30.00.00.00.0
Davey Johnson5632-1001-3000-19.3-0.10.00.0-0.1
Mick Kelleher106-5-6100-13100-39.3-0.30.10.0-0.2
Dave Kingman4481914-5-212-4-40069.30.6-0.40.00.2
Mike Krukow51-2-30-200000619.30.10.00.00.1
Dennis Lamp76-8-90-1000009-19.3-0.10.00.0-0.1
Lynn McGlothen14-1-10000000219.30.10.00.00.1
Rudy Meoli35-3-30-1000000-49.3-0.40.00.0-0.4
Donnie Moore18000000000229.30.20.00.00.2
Bobby Murcer585147150-2-23-500-129.3-1.3-0.50.1-1.7
Steve Ontiveros316-5-9-2-2028100-39.3-0.30.10.0-0.2
Karl Pagel2-1-100000000-19.3-0.10.00.0-0.1
Ed Putman29-2-20-1000000-39.3-0.30.00.0-0.3
Dave Rader348-15-19210-1-2700-199.3-2.00.70.0-1.3
Paul Reuschel4-1-100000000-19.3-0.10.00.0-0.1
Rick Reuschel89-10-110-10000010-29.3-0.20.00.0-0.2
Dave Roberts57210000000679.30.80.00.00.8
Rodney Scott28041130-1-110039.30.30.10.00.4
Mike Sember4000-100-1000-29.3-0.20.00.0-0.2
Bruce Sutter19-2-20000000209.30.00.00.00.0
Scot Thompson3933-1100-300009.30.00.00.00.0
Manny Trillo615-11-18-1-31-113200-99.3-1.00.20.1-0.7
Mike Vail185421-200-8-100-79.3-0.8-0.10.0-0.9
Joe Wallis60100-201-3000-49.3-0.40.00.0-0.4
Jerry White1621-1-2-100-3000-79.3-0.80.00.0-0.8
TOTAL6,258-40-112-6413-431048-105--11.20.10.3-10.8

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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