First name: Alex
Last name: Metzler
Birthdate: 1903-01-04
Bats: L Throws: R
MLBAM ID: 119003
Retro ID: metza101
| Year | Team | Off GS | Def GS | Game Shares | WAR | W | L | Victory Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | CHN | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.6 | -0.7 | -0.5 | 1.1 | -2 |
| 1926 | PHA | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 3 |
| 1927 | CHA | 7.8 | 1.4 | 9.2 | 4.4 | 7.1 | 2.1 | 21 |
| 1928 | CHA | 7.2 | 1.1 | 8.3 | 2.7 | 5.1 | 3.2 | 15 |
| 1929 | CHA | 8.2 | 1.1 | 9.4 | 1.5 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 13 |
| 1930 | CHA | 1.2 | 0.1 | 1.3 | -0.9 | -0.5 | 1.7 | -2 |
| 1930 | SLA | 3.0 | 0.5 | 3.5 | -1.3 | -0.3 | 3.8 | -1 |
| Career | 28.8 | 4.4 | 33.3 | 6.3 | 16.1 | 17.1 | 47 |
| Year | Team | PA | BatRuns | Adj R | RISP | BSR | DP | ROE | Fld | Pos | DH | Pit | RAA | RPW | WAA | Pos Wins | LgA | WAM | DVoDH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | CHN | 42 | -4 | -4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -8 | 10.2 | -0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.8 | -2 |
| 1926 | PHA | 74 | -4 | -4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9.1 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 5 |
| 1927 | CHA | 624 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 9.6 | 3.1 | -0.3 | 0.1 | 2.9 | 24 |
| 1928 | CHA | 569 | 16 | 17 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -3 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9.6 | 1.3 | -0.4 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 5 |
| 1929 | CHA | 657 | -7 | -6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 1 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9.9 | 0.2 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 9 |
| 1930 | CHA | 93 | -8 | -8 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -11 | 10.7 | -1.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -1.1 | -2 |
| 1930 | SLA | 238 | -10 | -11 | -2 | -2 | 0 | -1 | -4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | -20 | 10.8 | -1.8 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -2.0 | -1 |
| Career | 2,297 | -4 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 6 | -16 | 0 | 0 | 10 | - | 1.5 | -1.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 38 |
| Year | Team | POS | BIP | Chances | OAA | OAA adj | DER Runs | Play+ | OF Arm Opps | OF Arm Runs | Total Fielding Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | CHN | CF | 315 | 36 | -2.0 | -2 | -2 | -7 | 16 | -1 | -3 |
| 1926 | PHA | LF | 372 | 43 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 4 |
| 1926 | PHA | CF | 28 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1926 | PHA | RF | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1927 | CHA | CF | 3832 | 528 | 18.0 | 19 | 18 | 48 | 205 | -4 | 14 |
| 1927 | CHA | RF | 18 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1928 | CHA | LF | 1386 | 152 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 2 | 3 |
| 1928 | CHA | CF | 1067 | 143 | -5.0 | -5 | -5 | 4 | 67 | 1 | -4 |
| 1928 | CHA | RF | 710 | 122 | -2.0 | -2 | -2 | -5 | 59 | 0 | -2 |
| 1929 | CHA | LF | 3951 | 422 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | -13 | 148 | -1 | -1 |
| 1929 | CHA | CF | 260 | 38 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 2 |
| 1930 | CHA | LF | 397 | 40 | -2.0 | -2 | -2 | -2 | 17 | -1 | -3 |
| 1930 | SLA | CF | 730 | 93 | -2.0 | -2 | -2 | -5 | 42 | -1 | -3 |
| 1930 | CHA | CF | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1930 | CHA | RF | 25 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1930 | SLA | RF | 507 | 85 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 30 | 0 | -1 |
| LF | 6106 | 657 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -13 | 241 | 2 | 3 | ||
| CF | 6244 | 840 | 11.0 | 12 | 11 | 44 | 344 | -5 | 6 | ||
| RF | 1266 | 217 | -3.0 | -3 | -3 | -6 | 92 | 0 | -3 |
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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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