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Howard Douglas Baird

First name: Doug

Last name: Baird

Birthdate: 1891-09-27

Bats: R   Throws: R

MLBAM ID: 110459

Retro ID: baird101

Batting – Career

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1915PIT7.52.19.60.63.46.210
1916PIT6.01.67.7-0.71.56.15
1917PIT2.10.62.71.22.00.86
1917SLN5.41.67.01.53.63.411
1918SLN4.61.36.01.33.12.99
1919SLN0.50.10.6-0.5-0.30.9-1
1919PHI3.51.04.50.21.63.05
1919BRO0.90.21.1-0.20.21.00
1920BRO0.10.00.2-0.2-0.10.30
1920NY10.10.00.2-0.10.00.20
Career30.78.539.63.115.024.845

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
1915PIT574-13-11-11-201200-128.0-1.50.2-0.1-1.417
1916PIT460-17-1702-1-1-1100-187.9-2.30.1-0.1-2.311
1917PIT16222-1101110047.80.50.10.00.66
1917SLN40611-1-3-10420008.20.00.2-0.10.116
1918SLN355-10-1000120008.40.00.2-0.10.111
1919SLN37-2-21-100-3000-58.3-0.60.00.0-0.6-2
1919PHI2721-2130-1-8100-79.5-0.70.1-0.1-0.70
1919BRO68-6-6-11003000-38.3-0.40.00.0-0.45
1920BRO10110-200-1000-28.6-0.20.00.0-0.2-1
1920NY19-1-100000000-18.8-0.10.00.0-0.10
Career2,353-35-35-32-4-1-3900-44--5.30.9-0.5-4.963

Defense

Infield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ GB+ DP Start DP Turn DP Runs Total Fielding Runs
1915 PIT 2B 35 7 0.3 0 0 1 1 0.0 -0.2 0 0
1915 PIT 3B 3429 474 0.5 0 0 37 17 0.1 0.0 0 0
1916 PIT 2B 774 118 -3.3 -3 -2 1 -6 -0.6 -1.0 -2 -4
1916 PIT 3B 2133 298 -0.6 0 0 22 11 -0.5 0.0 0 0
1917 PIT 2B 28 4 -1.0 -1 -1 0 0 0.0 -0.1 0 -1
1917 SLN 3B 2897 444 9.0 4 3 -30 -10 1.4 0.0 1 4
1917 PIT 3B 1087 159 2.0 3 2 31 13 0.0 0.0 0 2
1918 SLN 3B 2429 363 5.0 2 1 -32 -14 -0.5 0.0 0 1
1918 SLN SS 6 1 0.0 0 0 -1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
1919 SLN 2B 3 1 -1.0 -1 -1 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 -1
1919 SLN 3B 237 31 -3.0 -3 -2 -9 -7 -0.3 0.0 0 -2
1919 BRO 3B 468 62 4.0 4 3 6 7 0.1 0.0 0 3
1919 PHI 3B 2058 299 -12.0 -10 -7 11 15 -0.8 0.0 -1 -8
1920 NY1 3B 73 13 0.0 0 0 2 3 0.2 0.0 0 0
1920 BRO 3B 55 6 -1.0 -1 -1 -1 0 -0.1 0.0 0 -1
2B 840 130 -5.0 -5 -4 2 -5 -0.6 -1.3 -2 -6
3B 14866 2149 3.9 -1 -1 37 35 -0.4 0.0 0 -1
SS 6 1 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
1915 PIT LF 63 4 -1.7 -2 -2 -3 3 0 -2
1915 PIT CF 470 64 2.7 3 3 11 26 0 3
1915 PIT RF 17 2 -0.4 0 0 0 1 0 0
1916 PIT LF 185 31 3.9 4 3 11 7 -1 2
1916 PIT CF 106 12 1.5 1 1 2 0 0 1
1916 PIT RF 22 3 0.2 0 0 0 2 0 0
1917 SLN CF 22 1 0.0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
1918 SLN RF 15 3 0.0 0 0 0 3 0 0
1919 SLN RF 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LF 248 35 2.2 2 1 8 10 -1 0
CF 598 77 4.2 4 4 12 26 0 4
RF 57 8 -0.2 0 0 0 6 0 0

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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