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Team WAR – 1959

Team: MLN – 1959

Raw WAR Reconciled WAR
Player Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
Hank Aaron8.81.310.09.612.5-2.538
Joe Adcock5.60.76.33.95.70.517
Bobby Avila2.60.73.30.71.71.75
Ray Boone0.20.00.30.20.20.01
Bill Bruton6.61.48.02.95.32.716
Bob Buhl0.90.00.9-0.4-0.11.10
Lew Burdette1.40.01.41.11.5-0.15
Chuck Cottier0.40.10.5-0.2-0.10.50
Wes Covington5.10.75.8-1.20.55.32
Del Crandall7.33.410.74.47.63.223
John DeMerit0.10.00.10.20.2-0.21
Bob Giggie0.00.00.00.00.00.00
Joey Jay0.50.00.5-0.3-0.20.60
Johnny Logan6.82.59.32.75.53.916
Stan Lopata0.60.20.8-0.9-0.71.5-2
Felix Mantilla3.51.24.6-1.30.04.60
Eddie Mathews8.62.110.88.211.4-0.634
Lee Maye1.90.32.20.31.01.23
Don McMahon0.10.00.1-0.10.00.20
Joe Morgan0.30.10.4-0.2-0.10.50
Johnny O'Brien1.70.52.20.00.61.62
Andy Pafko2.00.42.40.31.01.43
Jim Pisoni0.30.10.4-0.4-0.30.7-1
Juan Pizarro0.60.00.60.30.50.11
Del Rice0.40.20.6-0.3-0.10.70
Mel Roach0.40.10.5-1.2-1.01.6-3
Bob Rush0.40.00.4-0.10.00.40
Red Schoendienst0.00.00.0-0.2-0.20.2-1
Enos Slaughter0.30.00.3-0.2-0.20.40
Warren Spahn1.40.01.41.31.7-0.35
Al Spangler0.20.00.20.00.10.10
Frank Torre3.90.44.3-0.11.23.23
Bob Trowbridge0.00.00.00.00.00.00
Mickey Vernon1.20.11.30.40.80.62
Carl Willey0.50.00.5-0.10.10.50
Casey Wise1.10.31.4-0.9-0.51.9-2
TOTAL75.716.892.528.455.637.2168

Detailed Batting Components

Player PA BatRuns Adj R RISP BSR DP ROE Fld Pos DH Pit RAA RPW WAA Pos Wins LgA WAM
Hank Aaron6936268090-1-2-600749.37.9-0.60.27.5
Joe Adcock44415191-1-2110-500289.33.0-0.50.12.6
Bobby Avila204-5-32202-5100-29.3-0.20.10.10.0
Ray Boone20000100000019.30.10.00.00.1
Bill Bruton522-32160-13-100119.31.2-0.10.21.3
Bob Buhl74-16-15-100000010-69.3-0.60.00.0-0.6
Lew Burdette113-9-800000001579.30.80.00.00.8
Chuck Cottier28-3-300000000-39.3-0.30.00.0-0.3
Wes Covington405-40-3-3-11-14-400-209.3-2.1-0.40.1-2.4
Del Crandall581-32-42-3011110089.30.91.10.22.2
John DeMerit6000100100029.30.20.00.00.2
Bob Giggie1000000000009.30.00.00.00.0
Joey Jay38-7-7-1-1000005-49.3-0.40.00.0-0.4
Johnny Logan540712-32-1-2-860009.30.00.60.20.8
Stan Lopata51-9-91000-2000-109.3-1.10.00.0-1.1
Felix Mantilla274-20-170-201-6200-249.3-2.60.20.1-2.3
Eddie Mathews6824955-211-1-1100539.35.70.10.26.0
Lee Maye150011-100-1-20009.30.0-0.20.1-0.1
Don McMahon10-1-10-1000001-19.3-0.10.00.0-0.1
Joe Morgan26-2-20000-1000-39.3-0.30.00.0-0.3
Johnny O'Brien133-9-810010100-69.3-0.60.10.0-0.5
Andy Pafko158-7-610003-100-29.3-0.2-0.10.1-0.2
Jim Pisoni26-3-30000-2000-59.3-0.50.00.0-0.5
Juan Pizarro46-7-71011000629.30.20.00.00.2
Del Rice32-3-3-1000-1100-59.3-0.50.10.0-0.4
Mel Roach33-6-60000-6000-129.3-1.30.00.0-1.3
Bob Rush33-5-5-10000004-29.3-0.20.00.0-0.2
Red Schoendienst3-1-10000-1000-29.3-0.20.00.0-0.2
Enos Slaughter21-2-20000-1000-39.3-0.30.00.0-0.3
Warren Spahn112-8-7-11010001599.31.00.00.01.0
Al Spangler1411-1000000009.30.00.00.00.0
Frank Torre307-11-80-1-1-25-300-79.3-0.8-0.30.1-1.0
Bob Trowbridge4-1-10000000109.30.00.00.00.0
Mickey Vernon99-4-31000300019.30.10.00.00.1
Carl Willey41-7-700000005-29.3-0.20.00.0-0.2
Casey Wise86-7-60-1-1-1-2000-119.3-1.20.00.0-1.2
TOTAL6,010-2922-814-70-17106266-7.40.11.79.2

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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