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Albert Walter Lyle

First name: Sparky

Last name: Lyle

Birthdate: 1944-07-22

Bats: L   Throws: L

MLBAM ID: 118026

Retro ID: lyles101

Batting – Career

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1967BOS0.10.00.10.10.10.00
1968BOS0.10.00.1-0.10.00.20
1969BOS0.20.00.2-0.10.00.20
1970BOS0.20.00.2-0.10.00.20
1971BOS0.00.00.00.10.1-0.10
1972NYA0.30.00.30.00.10.20
1974NYA0.00.00.00.00.00.00
1981PHI0.10.00.10.10.1-0.10
1982PHI0.00.00.00.00.00.00
Career1.00.01.00.00.40.60

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
1967BOS8000000000119.00.10.00.00.10
1968BOS9-1-10-1000001-18.5-0.10.00.0-0.10
1969BOS19-3-300000002-19.7-0.10.00.0-0.10
1970BOS14-3-300000002-19.9-0.10.00.0-0.10
1971BOS4110000000019.20.10.00.00.10
1972NYA24-2-20000000208.00.00.00.00.00
1974NYA1000000000008.80.00.00.00.00
1981PHI7000000000119.60.10.00.00.10
1982PHI3000000000009.00.00.00.00.00
Career89-8-80-10000090-0.00.00.00.00

Pitching

Year Team Lg G GS IP R XR DR IP/G RPW Role LgAdj R+ LI R_lev+ WAM W L WAR VS
1967 BOS AL 27 2.7 43.3 13 20 0 1.60 8.9 -0.28 -0.09 4 1.88 6 0.7 2.1 0.7 1.3 6
1968 BOS AL 49 3.8 65.7 25 28 -2 1.34 8.5 -0.26 -0.09 3 1.61 4 0.5 2.5 1.3 1.4 8
1969 BOS AL 71 6.5 102.7 33 50 -2 1.45 9.2 -0.28 -0.09 14 1.97 21 2.3 5.7 0.7 3.8 17
1970 BOS AL 63 4.4 67.3 37 34 0 1.07 9.7 -0.29 -0.03 -5 1.96 -7 -0.7 1.5 2.9 0.2 4
1971 BOS AL 50 3.2 52.3 16 25 2 1.05 9.2 -0.31 -0.03 5 1.80 7 0.8 2.4 0.8 1.5 7
1972 NYA AL 59 7.6 107.7 25 40 0 1.83 7.7 -0.29 -0.03 11 2.10 17 2.2 5.8 1.8 3.6 17
1973 NYA AL 51 5.8 82.3 30 39 1 1.61 9.1 -0.36 -0.03 4 2.20 6 0.7 3.4 2.5 1.7 10
1974 NYA AL 66 7.4 114.0 30 51 0 1.73 8.7 -0.37 -0.03 16 1.99 24 2.8 6.7 0.8 4.5 20
1975 NYA AL 49 5.6 89.3 34 42 -2 1.82 9.1 -0.35 -0.03 7 1.84 10 1.1 3.6 2.0 2.0 11
1976 NYA AL 64 7.0 103.7 33 45 4 1.62 8.6 -0.36 -0.03 4 2.19 6 0.7 4.1 3.0 2.0 12
1977 NYA AL 72 8.9 137.0 40 67 2 1.90 9.2 -0.28 -0.03 20 1.97 30 3.3 7.6 1.4 5.0 23
1978 NYA AL 59 6.4 111.7 46 50 -2 1.89 8.8 -0.31 -0.03 1 1.59 1 0.1 3.2 3.2 1.3 10
1979 TEX AL 67 5.3 95.0 37 48 4 1.42 9.6 -0.29 -0.03 4 1.58 5 0.5 2.8 2.4 1.3 8
1980 PHI NL 10 0.8 14.0 5 7 0 1.40 9.5 -0.30 -0.04 1 1.57 1 0.1 0.5 0.3 0.3 2
1980 TEX AL 48 3.9 80.7 46 40 -4 1.68 9.6 -0.34 0.04 -5 1.21 -6 -0.6 1.3 2.5 0.2 4
1981 PHI NL 48 3.3 75.0 40 33 -2 1.56 8.9 -0.34 -0.04 -8 0.97 -8 -0.9 0.9 2.5 -0.1 3
1982 PHI NL 34 1.9 36.7 23 17 -1 1.08 9.2 -0.38 -0.04 -7 1.44 -9 -1.0 0.1 1.9 -0.5 0
1982 CHA AL 11 0.6 12.0 4 6 0 1.09 9.5 -0.38 0.04 1 1.08 1 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.2 1
Career 898 85.1 1390.4 517 642 -2 70 109 12.7 54.6 30.9 29.7 163

Defense

Pitcher Defense

Year Team Chances OAA OAA adj
1967 BOS 7 0.0 0
1968 BOS 14 -2.0 -2
1969 BOS 26 -1.0 -1
1970 BOS 12 0.0 0
1971 BOS 13 1.0 1
1972 NYA 15 0.0 0
1973 NYA 16 -1.0 -1
1974 NYA 18 -2.0 -2
1975 NYA 20 -2.0 -2
1976 NYA 17 -2.0 -2
1977 NYA 27 -1.0 -1
1978 NYA 25 0.0 0
1979 TEX 14 -1.0 -1
1980 PHI 0 0.0 0
1980 TEX 13 -1.0 -1
1981 PHI 16 0.0 0
1982 CHA 1 0.0 0
1982 PHI 13 1.0 1
267 -11.0 -11

Batting – Postseason

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1977NYA0.00.00.0-0.1-0.10.10
Career0.00.00.0-0.1-0.10.10

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
1977NYA2-1-100000000-19.5-0.10.00.0-0.10
Career2-1-100000000-1--0.10.00.0-0.10

Postseason Pitching

Year Team Lg G GS IP R XR DR IP/G RPW Role LgAdj R+ LI R_lev+ WAM W L WAR VS
1976 NYA MLB 3 0.1 3.7 0 2 0 1.23 9.7 -0.33 0.00 2 0.53 2 0.2 0.3 -0.1 0.3 1
1977 NYA MLB 6 1.1 14.0 2 8 1 2.33 9.7 -0.32 0.00 4 2.65 7 0.7 1.2 -0.2 1.0 4
1978 NYA MLB 1 0.0 1.3 2 1 0 1.30 11.1 -0.29 0.00 -1 0.02 -1 -0.1 -0.1 0.1 -0.1 0
1981 PHI MLB 3 0.1 2.3 0 1 0 0.77 9.0 -0.38 0.00 1 0.98 1 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.2 1
Career 13 1.3 21.3 4 12 1 6 9 0.9 1.6 -0.2 1.4 6

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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