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Team WAR – 1987

Team: KCA – 1987

Raw WAR Reconciled WAR
Player Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
Steve Balboni5.40.45.8-1.30.45.41
Juan Beniquez2.40.32.7-1.6-0.83.6-3
Buddy Biancalana0.60.30.9-0.30.01.00
Thad Bosley1.90.12.1-0.10.51.52
George Brett6.50.77.23.45.51.716
Jim Eisenreich1.50.01.50.00.41.01
Ed Hearn0.30.10.40.30.40.01
Bo Jackson5.60.96.5-1.10.85.63
Ross Jones1.60.62.2-0.30.31.91
Mike Macfarlane0.30.20.40.00.10.30
Scotti Madison0.20.10.30.00.00.20
Hal McRae0.50.00.50.40.5-0.12
Jorge Orta0.70.00.7-0.3-0.10.70
Larry Owen2.41.43.80.31.42.44
Bill Pecota2.20.72.90.61.51.54
Jamie Quirk4.32.16.4-0.11.84.65
Angel Salazar4.21.76.0-0.71.14.93
Kevin Seitzer9.31.911.25.79.02.227
Lonnie Smith2.50.22.8-0.50.32.51
Danny Tartabull8.51.29.72.55.34.316
Gary Thurman1.20.21.40.40.80.62
Frank White8.02.210.22.95.94.318
Willie Wilson8.31.810.21.04.06.212
TOTAL78.417.195.811.239.156.3116

Detailed Batting Components

Player PA BatRuns Adj R RISP BSR DP ROE Fld Pos DH Pit RAA RPW WAA Pos Wins LgA WAM
Steve Balboni425-11-12-1-3-11-3-3-30-199.4-2.0-0.60.1-2.5
Juan Beniquez190-9-92-1-1-1-9-1-10-199.4-2.0-0.20.0-2.2
Buddy Biancalana49-4-41000-2000-59.4-0.50.00.0-0.5
Thad Bosley152-4-4101-10-1-10-39.4-0.3-0.20.0-0.5
George Brett50821202-30-25-4-10229.42.3-0.50.11.9
Jim Eisenreich115-1-1000000-20-19.4-0.1-0.20.0-0.3
Ed Hearn21111000000029.40.20.00.00.2
Bo Jackson434-5-6-2110-14-400-209.4-2.1-0.40.1-2.4
Ross Jones124-6-6-20000100-89.4-0.90.10.0-0.8
Mike Macfarlane21-1-10-1000100-29.4-0.20.10.0-0.1
Scotti Madison17000000-1000-19.4-0.10.00.0-0.1
Hal McRae37221000000039.40.30.00.00.3
Jorge Orta53-3-3000000-10-39.4-0.3-0.10.0-0.4
Larry Owen188-12-1200003500-99.4-1.00.50.0-0.5
Bill Pecota172-2-200001100-19.4-0.10.10.00.0
Jamie Quirk334-11-112-2-10-8700-209.4-2.10.70.0-1.4
Angel Salazar332-34-341-10012400-229.4-2.30.40.0-1.9
Kevin Seitzer725302901-121-100329.43.4-0.10.13.4
Lonnie Smith197-1-1-2100-6-1-10-89.4-0.9-0.20.0-1.1
Danny Tartabull6673736-20-2-2-21-60099.41.0-0.60.10.5
Gary Thurman90-2-201003-10029.40.2-0.10.00.1
Frank White624-11-122-1031320059.40.50.20.10.8
Willie Wilson653-14-15-1131-2-7000-119.4-1.20.00.1-1.1
TOTAL6,128-40-4735-3-2-33-1-100-77--8.2-1.10.7-8.6

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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