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Team WAR – 1940

Team: DET – 1940

Player	Off GS	Def GS	Game Shares	WAR	W	L	Victory Shares
Earl Averill	1.5	0.2	1.7	-0.6	-0.1	1.7	0
Dick Bartell	7.5	2.5	10.0	0.6	3.5	6.5	11
Al Benton	0.2	0.0	0.2	-0.2	-0.2	0.4	-1
Tommy Bridges	0.9	0.0	0.9	0.0	0.3	0.7	1
Bruce Campbell	4.2	0.6	4.8	0.5	1.9	2.9	6
Frank Croucher	0.7	0.2	1.0	-1.4	-1.1	2.1	-3
Pete Fox	4.5	0.7	5.2	0.5	2.0	3.2	6
Charlie Gehringer	7.6	2.2	9.8	4.1	7.0	2.8	21
Floyd Giebell	0.1	0.0	0.1	-0.2	-0.2	0.2	0
Johnny Gorsica	0.8	0.0	0.8	0.2	0.4	0.4	1
Hank Greenberg	8.1	1.2	9.3	4.9	7.6	1.6	23
Pinky Higgins	6.7	1.8	8.5	0.8	3.3	5.1	10
Fred Hutchinson	0.4	0.0	0.4	0.2	0.3	0.1	1
Red Kress	1.3	0.4	1.8	-0.3	0.2	1.6	1
Barney McCosky	8.0	1.6	9.6	3.8	6.6	3.0	20
Archie McKain	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.0	0
Scat Metha	0.5	0.2	0.6	-0.3	-0.1	0.7	0
Dutch Meyer	0.8	0.2	1.0	0.1	0.4	0.6	1
Pat Mullin	0.0	0.0	0.0	-0.1	-0.1	0.1	0
Lynn Nelson	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0
Hal Newhouser	0.6	0.0	0.6	0.1	0.3	0.3	1
Bobo Newsom	1.4	0.0	1.4	0.4	0.8	0.6	2
Cotton Pippen	0.1	0.0	0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.2	0
Schoolboy Rowe	0.9	0.0	0.9	1.0	1.2	-0.4	4
Tom Seats	0.2	0.0	0.2	-0.2	-0.1	0.3	0
Frank Secory	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
Clay Smith	0.1	0.0	0.1	-0.1	-0.1	0.1	0
Tuck Stainback	0.5	0.1	0.6	-0.2	0.0	0.6	0
Billy Sullivan	3.1	1.2	4.3	2.1	3.3	0.9	10
Birdie Tebbetts	5.0	2.2	7.2	1.0	3.1	4.1	9
Dizzy Trout	0.4	0.0	0.4	-0.1	0.0	0.4	0
Rudy York	8.3	1.2	9.5	5.2	8.0	1.6	24
TOTAL	74.8	16.5	91.4	21.9	48.5	42.5	148

Detailed Batting Components

Player	PA	BatRuns	Adj R	RISP	BSR	DP	ROE	Fld	Pos	Pit	RAA	RPW	WAA	Pos Wins	LgA	WAM
Earl Averill	124	-4	-5	-1	-1	0	0	-3	0	0	-10	10.6	-0.9	0.0	0.0	-0.9
Dick Bartell	619	-19	-25	2	3	0	1	-2	6	0	-21	10.6	-2.0	0.6	-0.1	-1.5
Al Benton	21	-5	-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	-3	10.6	-0.3	0.0	0.0	-0.3
Tommy Bridges	75	-9	-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	-2	10.6	-0.2	0.0	0.0	-0.2
Bruce Campbell	347	6	2	-1	0	0	-2	-1	-3	0	-2	10.6	-0.2	-0.3	0.0	-0.5
Frank Croucher	60	-11	-12	-1	-1	0	-1	-3	1	0	-18	10.6	-1.7	0.1	0.0	-1.6
Pete Fox	374	-6	-10	-1	2	0	0	6	-3	0	-3	10.6	-0.3	-0.3	0.0	-0.6
Charlie Gehringer	629	27	21	-3	9	1	-1	-8	4	0	19	10.6	1.8	0.4	-0.1	2.1
Floyd Giebell	7	-2	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2	10.6	-0.2	0.0	0.0	-0.2
Johnny Gorsica	65	-6	-7	-1	1	0	0	0	0	7	0	10.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Hank Greenberg	671	68	61	-9	-1	-2	1	-11	-6	0	39	10.6	3.7	-0.6	-0.1	3.0
Pinky Higgins	552	0	-6	-1	3	0	0	-5	0	0	-9	10.6	-0.8	0.0	-0.1	-0.9
Fred Hutchinson	30	-2	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	10.6	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1
Red Kress	111	-6	-7	-2	0	0	0	2	0	0	-7	10.6	-0.7	0.0	0.0	-0.7
Barney McCosky	660	29	22	-6	5	1	0	-1	-1	0	21	10.6	2.0	-0.1	-0.1	1.8
Archie McKain	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	10.6	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1
Scat Metha	40	-3	-3	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	-4	10.6	-0.4	0.0	0.0	-0.4
Dutch Meyer	65	-3	-4	-1	2	1	1	0	0	0	-1	10.6	-0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.1
Pat Mullin	4	-1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	10.6	-0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.1
Lynn Nelson	23	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	10.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Hal Newhouser	47	-5	-5	-1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	10.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Bobo Newsom	112	-12	-13	0	1	0	1	0	0	12	1	10.6	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1
Cotton Pippen	8	-2	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-1	10.6	-0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.1
Schoolboy Rowe	73	-1	-2	2	0	0	1	0	0	8	9	10.6	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.8
Tom Seats	13	-3	-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-2	10.6	-0.2	0.0	0.0	-0.2
Frank Secory	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Clay Smith	7	-2	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-1	10.6	-0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.1
Tuck Stainback	44	-4	-4	-1	0	0	0	2	0	0	-3	10.6	-0.3	0.0	0.0	-0.3
Billy Sullivan	256	7	4	0	1	1	1	3	3	0	10	10.6	0.9	0.3	0.0	1.2
Birdie Tebbetts	416	-1	-5	-4	-4	-1	1	1	6	0	-12	10.6	-1.1	0.6	0.0	-0.5
Dizzy Trout	33	-5	-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	-2	10.6	-0.2	0.0	0.0	-0.2
Rudy York	686	46	39	-2	-1	0	0	6	-6	0	42	10.6	3.9	-0.6	-0.1	3.2
TOTAL	6,184	71	9	-32	18	1	3	-14	1	54	39	-	3.5	0.1	-0.6	3.0

Glossary

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Stat description
Game Shares	Game Shares
WAR	Wins above Replacement
W	Wins - 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.
L	Losses - See wins above, just the opposite side of the final score.
VS	Victory Shares
BatRuns	Batting runs above average
Adj R	Park adjusted batting runs
RISP	Runs for hitting better or worse than overall with runners in scoring position
BSR	Baserunning runs
DP	Double play avoidance runs
ROE	Runs from reaching on error
Fld	Fielding runs
Pos	Position adjustment
DH	Designated hitter adjustment
Pit	Pitcher batting adjustment
RAA	Runs above average before position and league adjustment
RPW	Runs per win
WAA	Wins above average before position and league adjustment
Pos Wins	Position adjustment converted to wins
LGA	League quality adjustment
WAM	Wins above Majors. Formerly wins above average, but WAM! sounds better than WAA. Credit to Don Sobocinski for the name.

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