First name: Bob
Last name: Bescher
Birthdate: 1884-02-25
Bats: B Throws: L
MLBAM ID: 110949
Retro ID: bescb101
| Year | Team | Off GS | Def GS | Game Shares | WAR | W | L | Victory Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | CIN | 1.7 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.4 | -0.4 | 7 |
| 1909 | CIN | 6.7 | 0.8 | 7.5 | 1.7 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 11 |
| 1910 | CIN | 8.8 | 1.1 | 9.8 | 2.4 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 16 |
| 1911 | CIN | 9.0 | 1.1 | 10.1 | 2.6 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 16 |
| 1912 | CIN | 8.3 | 1.0 | 9.4 | 5.4 | 8.1 | 1.2 | 24 |
| 1913 | CIN | 8.0 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 5.5 | 10 |
| 1914 | NY1 | 7.4 | 1.2 | 8.6 | 2.2 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 14 |
| 1915 | SLN | 7.4 | 0.9 | 8.3 | 2.0 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 13 |
| 1916 | SLN | 8.5 | 1.1 | 9.6 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 6.2 | 10 |
| 1917 | SLN | 1.8 | 0.2 | 2.0 | -0.3 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 1 |
| 1918 | CLE | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.3 | -0.2 | 4 |
| Career | 68.6 | 8.7 | 77.4 | 20.1 | 42.5 | 33.5 | 126 |
| Year | Team | PA | BatRuns | Adj R | RISP | BSR | DP | ROE | Fld | Pos | DH | Pit | RAA | RPW | WAA | Pos Wins | LgA | WAM | DVoDH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | CIN | 129 | 5 | 5 | 2 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7.8 | 1.4 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 8 |
| 1909 | CIN | 512 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8.6 | 0.9 | -0.5 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 11 |
| 1910 | CIN | 682 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9.1 | 1.1 | -0.7 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 8 |
| 1911 | CIN | 715 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 8 | 0 | -4 | -2 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9.4 | 1.5 | -0.7 | -0.1 | 0.7 | 6 |
| 1912 | CIN | 645 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 11 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 9.6 | 3.9 | -0.7 | -0.1 | 3.1 | 18 |
| 1913 | CIN | 615 | 10 | 9 | -4 | 5 | 0 | -1 | -13 | -6 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 9.2 | -0.4 | -0.6 | -0.1 | -1.1 | -6 |
| 1914 | NY1 | 571 | 6 | 7 | -5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | -1 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8.9 | 1.1 | -0.4 | -0.1 | 0.6 | 8 |
| 1915 | SLN | 560 | 6 | 8 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | -2 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8.5 | 0.9 | -0.6 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 4 |
| 1916 | SLN | 636 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 6 | 0 | -2 | -16 | -7 | 0 | 0 | -10 | 8.2 | -1.2 | -0.7 | -0.1 | -2.0 | -9 |
| 1917 | SLN | 134 | -5 | -5 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 8.2 | -0.7 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.8 | 2 |
| 1918 | CLE | 77 | 7 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8.4 | 0.8 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 3 |
| Career | 5,276 | 57 | 65 | -13 | 41 | 2 | -1 | -9 | -52 | 0 | 0 | 85 | - | 9.3 | -5.2 | -0.7 | 3.4 | 53 |
| Year | Team | POS | BIP | Chances | OAA | OAA adj | DER Runs | Play+ | OF Arm Opps | OF Arm Runs | Total Fielding Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | CIN | LF | 890 | 111 | 4.1 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 39 | 3 | 6 |
| 1909 | CIN | LF | 3335 | 352 | 5.1 | 3 | 3 | -15 | 121 | 2 | 5 |
| 1909 | CIN | RF | 8 | 0 | -0.1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1910 | CIN | LF | 4212 | 467 | 0.5 | -2 | -2 | -55 | 142 | 3 | 1 |
| 1910 | CIN | CF | 11 | 3 | -0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1911 | CIN | LF | 4424 | 444 | -5.2 | -7 | -6 | -60 | 170 | 4 | -2 |
| 1912 | CIN | LF | 4197 | 515 | 19.0 | 14 | 12 | -9 | 211 | -1 | 11 |
| 1913 | CIN | LF | 4017 | 440 | -10.6 | -15 | -13 | -42 | 156 | 0 | -13 |
| 1914 | NY1 | LF | 485 | 59 | -1.2 | -1 | -1 | 8 | 17 | 0 | -1 |
| 1914 | NY1 | CF | 3148 | 394 | -0.2 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 101 | 0 | 0 |
| 1915 | SLN | LF | 3555 | 385 | 0.4 | -4 | -3 | -42 | 109 | 2 | -1 |
| 1915 | SLN | RF | 16 | 1 | -0.8 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| 1916 | SLN | LF | 4194 | 441 | -12.6 | -17 | -14 | -68 | 125 | -2 | -16 |
| 1916 | SLN | CF | 11 | 2 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1916 | SLN | RF | 1 | 0 | -0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1917 | SLN | LF | 737 | 77 | 3.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 |
| 1917 | SLN | CF | 100 | 10 | -2.0 | -2 | -2 | -4 | 2 | 0 | -2 |
| 1918 | CLE | CF | 32 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 1918 | CLE | RF | 224 | 36 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| LF | 30046 | 3291 | 2.5 | -23 | -19 | -265 | 1109 | 11 | -8 | ||
| CF | 3302 | 411 | -2.0 | -2 | -2 | 29 | 107 | 1 | -1 | ||
| RF | 249 | 37 | -2.0 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
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| Stat description | |
|---|---|
| GS | Game Shares |
| WAM | Wins above Majors. Formerly wins above average, but WAM! sounds better than WAA. Credit to Don Sobocinski for the name. |
| WAR | Wins above Replacement |
| VS | Victory Shares |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| DVoDH | Defensive Value (in runs) over designated hitter |
| G | Games pitched |
| GS | Game shares. For pitchers based on innings and leverage index |
| XR | Expected runs based on ballparks and opponents faced |
| DR | Defensive runs support |
| Role | Starter vs reliever role adjustment |
| LgAdj | League adjustment |
| R+ | Runs above average |
| LI | Leverage index |
| R_lev+ | Leverage adjusted runs above average |
| Chances | Estimated opportunies to make a defensive play |
| BIP | Balls in play while this player was on the field |
| OAA | Outs above average, based on defensive efficiency assigned at the player level |
| OAA adj | Park adjusted outs above average |
| DER runs | Run value of outs above average |
| Frame Runs | Runs from framing balls and strikes |
| SB Runs | Stolen base prevention runs |
| Block Runs | Wild pitch and passed ball prevention runs |
| Err Runs | Catcher error prevention runs |
| Catcher Runs | Catcher runs from SB, errors, PB, and WP. Does not include framing. |
| Play+ | plays made above average per ball in play |
| GB+ | ground ball plays above average per ball in play |
| DP Start | Runs from starting double plays |
| DP Turn | Runs from turning double plays |
| DP runs | Total double play runs |
| OF Arm opps | Opportunities for an outfielder to make a throwing play |
| OF Arm runs | Runs from throwing from the outfield |
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