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Matthew Alexander

First name: Matt

Last name: Alexander

Birthdate: 1947-01-30

Bats: B   Throws: R

MLBAM ID: 110130

Retro ID: alexm101

Batting – Career

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1973CHN0.10.00.10.10.20.00
1974CHN0.90.21.1-0.6-0.21.4-1
1975OAK0.10.00.2-0.3-0.20.4-1
1976OAK0.40.10.4-0.4-0.30.7-1
1977OAK0.60.10.7-0.10.20.60
1979PIT0.20.00.20.50.6-0.42
1980PIT0.00.00.10.30.3-0.31
1981PIT0.10.00.20.20.3-0.11
Career2.40.43.0-0.30.92.31

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
1973CHN6000100000018.80.10.00.00.10
1974CHN74-1-10-200-5000-89.8-0.80.00.0-0.8-3
1975OAK11-2-20-1000000-39.2-0.30.00.0-0.30
1976OAK30-7-701002000-48.8-0.50.00.0-0.53
1977OAK47-2-20010-1000-29.2-0.20.00.0-0.20
1979PIT13220100200059.40.50.00.00.52
1980PIT3000100200038.90.30.00.00.32
1981PIT11000000200028.90.20.00.00.22
Career195-10-1001102000-6--0.70.00.0-0.76

Defense

Infield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ GB+ DP Start DP Turn DP Runs Total Fielding Runs
1974 CHN 2B 9 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
1974 CHN 3B 400 56 -6.0 -6 -4 -8 -5 0.4 0.0 0 -4
1975 OAK 2B 9 3 0.0 0 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0
1975 OAK 3B 18 1 -1.0 -1 -1 -2 -1 0.0 0.0 0 -1
1977 OAK 2B 28 3 0.0 0 0 -2 -1 0.0 0.0 0 0
1977 OAK 3B 5 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
1979 PIT SS 4 0 0.0 0 0 -1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
1980 PIT 2B 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
2B 48 7 0.0 0 0 -1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
3B 423 57 -7.0 -7 -5 -10 -6 0.4 0.0 0 -5
SS 4 0 0.0 0 0 -1 0 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
1973 CHN CF 38 2 0.0 0 0 -2 0 0 0
1974 CHN CF 26 3 -1.0 -1 -1 -2 0 0 -1
1974 CHN RF 8 0 0.0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
1975 OAK LF 14 1 0.0 0 0 -1 1 0 0
1975 OAK CF 18 3 1.0 1 1 1 3 0 1
1975 OAK RF 38 6 0.0 0 0 0 5 0 0
1976 OAK LF 61 3 0.0 0 0 -3 1 0 0
1976 OAK CF 58 6 -1.0 -1 -1 -3 3 0 -1
1976 OAK RF 91 20 3.0 3 3 6 1 0 3
1977 OAK LF 36 2 0.0 0 0 -1 1 0 0
1977 OAK CF 147 19 0.0 0 0 -1 5 0 0
1977 OAK RF 40 8 0.0 0 0 0 5 -1 -1
1979 PIT LF 27 2 -1.0 -1 -1 -2 1 0 -1
1979 PIT CF 39 5 1.0 1 1 0 1 0 1
1979 PIT RF 23 5 1.0 1 1 1 2 1 2
1980 PIT LF 7 2 1.0 1 1 2 0 0 1
1980 PIT CF 28 6 1.0 1 1 2 3 0 1
1981 PIT LF 16 4 1.0 1 1 3 0 0 1
1981 PIT CF 50 7 1.0 1 1 1 2 0 1
LF 161 14 1.0 1 1 -2 4 0 1
CF 404 51 2.0 2 2 -4 17 0 2
RF 200 39 4.0 4 4 6 13 0 4

No additional records available for this player.

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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