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Edwin Albert Brinkman

First name: Ed

Last name: Brinkman

Birthdate: 1941-12-08

Bats: R   Throws: R

MLBAM ID: 111475

Retro ID: brine101

Batting – Career

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1961WS20.20.00.2-0.2-0.10.30
1962WS21.90.72.6-1.7-1.03.5-3
1963WS27.22.69.8-0.12.87.08
1964WS26.22.28.4-0.52.06.56
1965WS26.32.48.8-1.41.27.64
1966WS28.12.911.01.44.66.414
1967WS24.61.86.40.12.04.46
1968WS22.81.24.0-0.80.43.61
1969WS28.12.710.83.56.74.120
1970WS28.82.911.74.17.54.222
1971DET7.42.910.30.63.66.711
1972DET7.52.810.40.03.07.39
1973DET7.22.910.1-0.72.37.87
1974DET7.02.79.72.45.34.516
1975NYA0.90.41.3-0.8-0.41.7-1
1975SLN1.10.41.50.30.70.82
1975TEX0.00.00.0-0.1-0.10.10
Career85.331.5117.06.140.576.5122

Detailed Batting Components

Year Team PA BatRuns Adj R RISP BSR DP ROE Fld Pos DH Pit RAA RPW WAA Pos Wins LgA WAM DVoDH
1961WS212-2-200000000-29.4-0.20.00.0-0.20
1962WS2145-14-14-1-1-10-3100-209.0-2.20.10.0-2.12
1963WS2555-23-241-312-2600-259.3-2.70.6-0.2-2.318
1964WS2482-20-21110-2-2500-238.9-2.60.5-0.2-2.315
1965WS2492-32-32-11-10-2600-358.9-3.90.6-0.2-3.517
1966WS2625-24-241-4-1214700-128.6-1.40.7-0.2-0.936
1967WS2354-21-200-2007400-158.4-1.80.4-0.1-1.521
1968WS2215-14-14-10-1-10300-178.4-2.00.3-0.1-1.89
1969WS2639-11-8-34-101660089.10.90.6-0.21.337
1970WS2696-17-13150-121700139.01.50.7-0.12.143
1971DET589-25-270-3007700-239.1-2.50.7-0.1-1.929
1972DET571-25-26-10003700-247.9-3.00.7-0.1-2.425
1973DET566-20-23-21-20-6700-329.0-3.60.7-0.1-3.016
1974DET546-16-18250-16600-69.3-0.60.6-0.1-0.127
1975NYA68-5-50-200-3100-108.8-1.10.10.0-1.00
1975SLN85-2-200000100-29.1-0.20.10.0-0.13
1975TEX2-1-100000000-19.6-0.10.00.0-0.10
Career6,642-272-274-32-6-1567400-226--25.57.4-1.7-19.8298

Defense

Infield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ GB+ DP Start DP Turn DP Runs Total Fielding Runs
1961 WS2 3B 84 12 0.0 0 0 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0
1962 WS2 3B 226 33 2.0 2 1 0 -1 0.3 0.0 0 1
1962 WS2 SS 897 152 -4.0 -4 -3 -15 -12 -0.1 -0.7 -1 -4
1963 WS2 SS 4056 765 -6.0 -5 -3 -1 24 2.2 -1.5 1 -2
1964 WS2 SS 3328 593 -7.0 -6 -4 -28 -31 -1.0 3.4 2 -2
1965 WS2 SS 3593 664 -3.0 -2 -1 -10 -28 -1.0 -0.4 -1 -2
1966 WS2 SS 4163 783 23.0 24 16 14 15 -0.1 -1.6 -2 14
1967 WS2 SS 2632 494 7.0 8 5 9 5 1.0 0.6 2 7
1968 WS2 2B 7 2 0.0 0 0 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0
1968 WS2 SS 1730 347 2.0 2 1 17 16 0.0 -1.0 -1 0
1969 WS2 SS 3961 792 21.0 22 16 52 56 -1.2 0.7 0 16
1970 WS2 SS 4328 869 28.0 29 21 73 68 -1.1 1.1 0 21
1971 DET SS 4151 804 10.0 10 7 13 18 0.7 -0.2 0 7
1972 DET SS 4015 753 7.0 7 5 -11 3 0.6 -2.2 -2 3
1973 DET SS 4305 799 -9.0 -11 -8 -38 -32 0.7 0.8 2 -6
1974 DET 3B 42 7 1.0 1 1 2 2 0.2 0.0 0 1
1974 DET SS 4059 779 9.0 7 5 16 11 0.1 -0.3 0 5
1975 NYA 2B 30 6 0.0 0 0 1 2 0.0 0.0 0 0
1975 NYA 3B 47 6 0.0 0 0 0 -1 0.0 0.0 0 0
1975 TEX 3B 16 2 0.0 0 0 -2 -1 0.0 0.0 0 0
1975 SLN SS 622 114 0.0 0 0 1 -1 -0.2 0.1 0 0
1975 NYA SS 550 100 -4.0 -4 -3 -7 -6 0.2 0.3 0 -3
2B 37 8 0.0 0 0 1 3 0.0 0.0 0 0
3B 415 60 3.0 3 2 0 0 0.5 0.0 0 2
SS 46390 8808 74.0 77 54 85 106 0.8 -0.9 0 54

Outfield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ OF Arm Opps OF Arm Runs Total Fielding Runs
1968 WS2 LF 9 0 0.0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
LF 9 0 0.0 0 0 -1 0 0 0

Batting – Postseason

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1972DET0.00.00.1-0.2-0.20.2-1
Career0.00.00.1-0.2-0.20.2-1

Postseason Batting Components

Year Team PA BatRuns Adj R RISP BSR DP ROE Fld Pos DH Pit RAA RPW WAA Pos Wins LgA WAM DVoDH
1972DET4000000-1000-16.0-0.20.00.0-0.2-1
Career4000000-1000-1--0.20.00.0-0.2-1

Glossary

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Stat description
GSGame Shares
WAMWins above Majors. Formerly wins above average, but WAM! sounds better than WAA. Credit to Don Sobocinski for the name.
WARWins above Replacement
VSVictory Shares
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.
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
DVoDHDefensive Value (in runs) over designated hitter
GGames pitched
GSGame shares. For pitchers based on innings and leverage index
XRExpected runs based on ballparks and opponents faced
DRDefensive runs support
RoleStarter vs reliever role adjustment
LgAdjLeague adjustment
R+Runs above average
LILeverage index
R_lev+Leverage adjusted runs above average
ChancesEstimated opportunies to make a defensive play
BIPBalls in play while this player was on the field
OAAOuts above average, based on defensive efficiency assigned at the player level
OAA adjPark adjusted outs above average
DER runsRun value of outs above average
Frame RunsRuns from framing balls and strikes
SB RunsStolen base prevention runs
Block RunsWild pitch and passed ball prevention runs
Err RunsCatcher error prevention runs
Catcher RunsCatcher 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 StartRuns from starting double plays
DP TurnRuns from turning double plays
DP runsTotal double play runs
OF Arm oppsOpportunities for an outfielder to make a throwing play
OF Arm runsRuns from throwing from the outfield

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