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Gerald Lee Laird

First name: Gerald

Last name: Laird

Birthdate: 1979-11-13

Bats: R   Throws: R

MLBAM ID: 408042

Retro ID: lairg001

Batting – Career

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
2003TEX0.60.30.90.30.60.32
2004TEX2.11.13.20.00.92.23
2005TEX0.50.30.80.10.30.51
2006TEX3.21.54.81.32.72.18
2007TEX5.62.68.31.33.74.611
2008TEX4.62.06.61.93.82.811
2009DET6.02.98.91.84.44.513
2010DET3.71.85.5-0.11.54.04
2011SLN1.40.61.90.00.61.32
2012DET2.41.13.60.61.71.95
2013ATL1.80.82.60.81.61.05
2014ATL2.21.03.2-0.80.13.10
2015ARI0.00.00.0-0.1-0.10.10
Career34.116.050.37.121.828.465

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
2003TEX50100001-1100011.20.00.10.00.11
2004TEX168-10-120200-2400-1210.5-1.10.40.0-0.76
2005TEX42-2-20101-2100-210.9-0.20.10.0-0.10
2006TEX26021-40000500-310.4-0.30.50.10.312
2007TEX448-22-241412-1900-1710.6-1.60.90.1-0.619
2008TEX381-3-41010-7700-911.5-0.80.70.10.08
2009DET477-19-20011121000-159.7-1.51.00.1-0.424
2010DET299-17-180-11-1-1600-209.8-2.00.60.1-1.312
2011SLN108-3-31-200-2200-69.6-0.60.20.0-0.42
2012DET191-1-2-1100-5400-79.3-0.70.40.1-0.24
2013ATL141221-100-230008.60.00.30.00.34
2014ATL167-10-10000-1-4300-158.2-1.80.30.0-1.54
2015ARI2-1-100000000-19.5-0.10.00.0-0.10
Career2,734-83-93-1543-255500-107--10.75.50.6-4.696

Defense

Catcher Defense

Year Team Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Frame Runs SB Runs Block Runs Err Runs Catcher Runs Total Fielding Runs
2003 TEX 2 0.0 0 0 -1 0.4 0.0 -0.1 0 -1
2004 TEX 18 0.0 0 0 -4 2.7 0.2 -0.8 2 -2
2005 TEX 3 0.0 0 0 -1 -0.2 0.2 -0.8 -1 -2
2006 TEX 17 0.0 0 0 -5 4.2 1.7 -0.7 5 0
2007 TEX 41 0.0 0 0 -8 8.0 0.4 -1.6 7 -1
2008 TEX 26 0.0 0 0 -6 1.0 -0.4 -1.1 -1 -7
2009 DET 31 -2.0 -2 -2 -8 10.2 0.4 1.4 12 2
2010 DET 30 0.0 0 0 -4 3.7 -1.1 0.2 3 -1
2011 SLN 13 0.0 0 0 0 -0.9 -0.2 -0.5 -2 -2
2012 DET 15 0.0 0 0 -3 -1.7 0.6 -0.4 -2 -5
2013 ATL 11 0.0 0 0 -3 0.8 -0.5 0.6 1 -2
2014 ATL 11 0.0 0 0 -3 -0.3 -0.9 0.2 -1 -4
2015 ARI 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
218 -2.0 -2 -2 -46 27.9 0.4 -3.6 23 -25

Infield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ GB+ DP Start DP Turn DP Runs Total Fielding Runs
2008 TEX 3B 37 4 0.0 0 0 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0
2009 DET 1B 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
2011 SLN 1B 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
1B 4 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
3B 37 4 0.0 0 0 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0

Outfield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ OF Arm Opps OF Arm Runs Total Fielding Runs
2005 TEX RF 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006 TEX RF 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007 TEX LF 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LF 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RF 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Batting – Postseason

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
2011SLN0.00.00.00.00.00.00
2012DET0.30.10.4-0.4-0.30.7-1
2013ATL0.00.00.00.00.00.00
Career0.30.10.4-0.4-0.30.7-1

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
2011SLN10000000000010.30.00.00.00.00
2012DET21-3-300000000-37.0-0.40.00.0-0.41
2013ATL10000000000010.40.00.00.00.00
Career23-3-300000000-3--0.40.00.0-0.41

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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