First name: Buddy
Last name: Black
Birthdate: 1957-06-30
Bats: L Throws: L
MLBAM ID: 111034
Retro ID: blacb001
| Year | Team | Off GS | Def GS | Game Shares | WAR | W | L | Victory Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | SFN | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 2 |
| 1992 | SFN | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.8 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 1993 | SFN | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1 |
| 1994 | SFN | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0 |
| Career | 2.6 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 3 |
| Year | Team | PA | BatRuns | Adj R | RISP | BSR | DP | ROE | Fld | Pos | DH | Pit | RAA | RPW | WAA | Pos Wins | LgA | WAM | DVoDH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | SFN | 80 | -8 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 9.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| 1992 | SFN | 66 | -11 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -3 | 8.5 | -0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.4 | 0 |
| 1993 | SFN | 42 | -3 | -3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| 1994 | SFN | 22 | -4 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 9.4 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0 |
| Career | 210 | -26 | -26 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | -2 | - | -0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0 |
| Year | Team | Lg | G | GS | IP | R | XR | DR | IP/G | RPW | Role | LgAdj | R+ | LI | R_lev+ | WAM | W | L | WAR | VS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | SEA | AL | 2 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.50 | 16.1 | -0.41 | 0.04 | 1 | 0.39 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0 |
| 1982 | KCA | AL | 22 | 3.9 | 88.3 | 48 | 43 | 0 | 4.01 | 9.6 | -0.03 | 0.04 | -6 | 0.90 | -6 | -0.6 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 4 |
| 1983 | KCA | AL | 24 | 7.4 | 161.3 | 75 | 78 | 4 | 6.72 | 9.4 | 0.11 | 0.04 | 3 | 1.00 | 3 | 0.3 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 12 |
| 1984 | KCA | AL | 35 | 11.7 | 257.0 | 99 | 124 | 10 | 7.34 | 9.0 | 0.14 | 0.04 | 21 | 1.00 | 21 | 2.3 | 8.1 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 24 |
| 1985 | KCA | AL | 33 | 8.9 | 205.7 | 111 | 102 | -4 | 6.23 | 9.7 | 0.14 | 0.04 | 0 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.9 | 14 |
| 1986 | KCA | AL | 56 | 5.8 | 121.0 | 49 | 63 | 4 | 2.16 | 9.8 | -0.33 | 0.04 | 6 | 1.15 | 6 | 0.6 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 10 |
| 1987 | KCA | AL | 29 | 5.8 | 122.3 | 63 | 69 | 0 | 4.22 | 10.3 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 8 | 1.04 | 8 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 11 |
| 1988 | CLE | AL | 16 | 2.7 | 59.0 | 35 | 30 | -1 | 3.69 | 9.9 | -0.05 | 0.04 | -4 | 1.03 | -4 | -0.4 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 3 |
| 1988 | KCA | AL | 17 | 1.1 | 22.0 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1.29 | 9.7 | -0.33 | 0.04 | -2 | 1.17 | -2 | -0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 1989 | CLE | AL | 33 | 9.8 | 222.3 | 95 | 108 | 3 | 6.74 | 9.2 | 0.18 | 0.04 | 15 | 0.99 | 15 | 1.6 | 6.5 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 20 |
| 1990 | TOR | AL | 3 | 0.8 | 15.7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5.23 | 9.4 | 0.13 | 0.01 | -1 | 1.15 | -1 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1 |
| 1990 | CLE | AL | 29 | 8.6 | 191.0 | 79 | 90 | 6 | 6.59 | 9.1 | 0.18 | 0.01 | 9 | 1.00 | 9 | 1.0 | 5.3 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 16 |
| 1991 | SFN | NL | 34 | 9.7 | 214.3 | 104 | 98 | 4 | 6.30 | 9.3 | 0.15 | -0.01 | -7 | 1.00 | -7 | -0.8 | 4.1 | 5.7 | 1.2 | 12 |
| 1992 | SFN | NL | 28 | 7.7 | 177.0 | 88 | 72 | 3 | 6.32 | 8.9 | 0.17 | -0.01 | -16 | 1.00 | -16 | -1.8 | 2.1 | 5.7 | -0.2 | 6 |
| 1993 | SFN | NL | 16 | 4.2 | 93.7 | 44 | 45 | 4 | 5.86 | 9.5 | 0.17 | -0.01 | -1 | 1.00 | -1 | -0.1 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 6 |
| 1994 | SFN | NL | 10 | 2.4 | 54.3 | 31 | 27 | 2 | 5.43 | 10.0 | 0.19 | -0.01 | -5 | 1.00 | -5 | -0.5 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 2 |
| 1995 | CLE | AL | 11 | 2.0 | 47.3 | 42 | 26 | -3 | 4.30 | 11.2 | 0.17 | 0.01 | -12 | 0.98 | -12 | -1.1 | -0.1 | 2.1 | -0.7 | 0 |
| Career | 398 | 92.5 | 2053.2 | 982 | 994 | 34 | 9 | 9 | 1.1 | 47.3 | 45.1 | 20.2 | 142 | |||||||
| Year | Team | Chances | OAA | OAA adj |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | SEA | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 1982 | KCA | 17 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 1983 | KCA | 36 | 3.0 | 3 |
| 1984 | KCA | 53 | 2.0 | 2 |
| 1985 | KCA | 37 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 1986 | KCA | 22 | 2.0 | 2 |
| 1987 | KCA | 20 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 1988 | KCA | 3 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 1988 | CLE | 12 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 1989 | CLE | 40 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 1990 | CLE | 33 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 1990 | TOR | 6 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 1991 | SFN | 44 | 2.0 | 2 |
| 1992 | SFN | 34 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 1993 | SFN | 21 | 2.0 | 2 |
| 1994 | SFN | 7 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 1995 | CLE | 8 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 393 | 15.0 | 15 |
| Year | Team | Off GS | Def GS | Game Shares | WAR | W | L | Victory Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | KCA | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Career | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Year | Team | PA | BatRuns | Adj R | RISP | BSR | DP | ROE | Fld | Pos | DH | Pit | RAA | RPW | WAA | Pos Wins | LgA | WAM | DVoDH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | KCA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Career | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Year | Team | Lg | G | GS | IP | R | XR | DR | IP/G | RPW | Role | LgAdj | R+ | LI | R_lev+ | WAM | W | L | WAR | VS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | KCA | MLB | 1 | 0.2 | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5.00 | 11.6 | 0.14 | 0.00 | -1 | 1.00 | -1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 1985 | KCA | MLB | 5 | 0.8 | 16.0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3.20 | 9.6 | -0.17 | 0.00 | 2 | 1.27 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 2 |
| Career | 6 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2 | |||||||
| 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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