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Kelly Wayne Gruber

First name: Kelly

Last name: Gruber

Birthdate: 1962-02-26

Bats: R   Throws: R

MLBAM ID: 115209

Retro ID: grubk001

Batting – Career

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1984TOR0.20.00.2-0.2-0.10.30
1985TOR0.20.00.20.00.10.10
1986TOR1.90.52.4-1.1-0.42.8-1
1987TOR4.61.35.90.42.13.86
1988TOR7.92.09.95.88.71.226
1989TOR7.31.79.04.57.11.921
1990TOR8.31.910.24.87.82.423
1991TOR6.01.47.52.64.82.714
1992TOR6.01.57.60.62.84.88
1993CAL0.90.21.10.71.00.13
Career43.310.554.018.133.920.1100

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
1984TOR16-3-300001000-29.5-0.20.00.0-0.21
1985TOR13-1-10000100009.10.00.00.00.01
1986TOR152-10-10-1-20-1-2000-1610.0-1.60.00.0-1.62
1987TOR368-11-111-1-122100-89.8-0.80.10.1-0.612
1988TOR62391171-1-119000369.63.80.00.13.934
1989TOR5831214-11-1110-100249.32.6-0.10.12.623
1990TOR662252244-101000309.53.20.00.03.215
1991TOR47420-22128000118.91.20.00.01.219
1992TOR481-16-1811-115000-119.7-1.10.00.0-1.116
1993CAL70000100400059.60.50.00.00.56
Career3,4427497-444900069-7.60.00.37.9129

Defense

Infield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ GB+ DP Start DP Turn DP Runs Total Fielding Runs
1984 TOR 3B 87 16 1.0 1 1 4 3 -0.2 0.0 0 1
1984 TOR SS 7 3 0.0 0 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0
1985 TOR 2B 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
1985 TOR 3B 72 11 1.0 1 1 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 1
1986 TOR 2B 185 25 -2.0 -2 -1 -6 -5 0.0 -0.2 0 -1
1986 TOR 3B 735 109 -1.0 -1 -1 3 8 -0.2 0.0 0 -1
1986 TOR SS 35 6 1.0 1 1 1 -1 0.0 0.0 0 1
1987 TOR 2B 51 5 -1.0 -1 -1 -3 -2 0.0 0.1 0 -1
1987 TOR 3B 2096 310 0.0 0 0 -1 2 -0.4 0.0 0 0
1987 TOR SS 288 50 4.0 4 3 3 0 0.5 -0.2 0 3
1988 TOR 2B 109 25 1.0 1 1 6 7 0.2 0.1 0 1
1988 TOR 3B 3999 628 23.0 24 17 52 51 -0.1 0.0 0 17
1988 TOR SS 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
1989 TOR 3B 3234 516 12.0 12 9 21 27 -1.3 0.0 -1 8
1989 TOR SS 5 2 1.0 1 1 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 1
1990 TOR 3B 3937 556 3.0 4 3 -12 -24 -0.3 0.0 0 3
1991 TOR 3B 2933 436 12.0 12 9 13 2 -0.8 0.0 -1 8
1992 TOR 3B 3060 430 8.0 8 6 13 1 -0.9 0.0 -1 5
1993 CAL 3B 452 83 4.0 4 3 13 5 0.3 0.0 0 3
2B 347 55 -2.0 -2 -1 -3 0 0.2 0.0 0 -1
3B 20605 3095 63.0 65 48 106 75 -3.9 0.0 -3 45
SS 337 61 6.0 6 5 6 1 0.5 -0.2 0 5

Outfield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ OF Arm Opps OF Arm Runs Total Fielding Runs
1984 TOR RF 12 2 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0
1986 TOR LF 27 1 -1.0 -1 -1 -2 1 0 -1
1986 TOR CF 16 3 0.0 0 0 0 2 0 0
1986 TOR RF 32 7 0.0 0 0 2 1 0 0
1987 TOR CF 6 1 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0
1988 TOR CF 19 3 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1
1989 TOR LF 51 4 -1.0 -1 -1 -1 0 0 -1
1989 TOR RF 257 47 2.0 2 2 2 20 0 2
1990 TOR RF 81 12 -1.0 -1 -1 -3 3 -1 -2
1993 CAL LF 10 4 1.0 1 1 2 1 0 1
LF 88 9 -1.0 -1 -1 -1 2 0 -1
CF 41 7 1.0 1 1 1 3 0 1
RF 382 68 1.0 1 1 2 24 -1 0

Batting – Postseason

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1989TOR0.30.10.30.10.20.21
1991TOR0.30.10.3-0.5-0.40.7-1
1992TOR0.60.20.8-0.4-0.20.9-1
Career1.20.41.4-0.8-0.41.8-1

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
1989TOR21000000000009.90.00.00.00.00
1991TOR21-1-10000-4000-59.8-0.50.00.0-0.5-3
1992TOR47-4-4-1100-1000-58.6-0.60.00.0-0.60
Career89-5-5-1100-5000-10--1.10.00.0-1.1-3

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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