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Samuel Joseph Dente

First name: Sam

Last name: Dente

Birthdate: 1922-04-26

Bats: R   Throws: R

MLBAM ID: 113276

Retro ID: dents101

Batting – Career

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1947BOS2.40.62.90.11.02.03
1948SLA3.71.24.90.41.93.16
1949WS17.92.810.7-1.91.39.54
1950WS18.12.911.0-2.30.910.13
1951WS13.81.35.1-0.51.04.03
1952CHA1.90.62.6-0.9-0.12.70
1954CLE2.41.03.40.61.61.85
1955CLE1.50.72.20.31.01.23
Career31.711.142.8-4.28.634.427

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
1947BOS189-8-912010000-59.5-0.50.00.0-0.54
1948SLA296-9-11-21003300-910.2-0.90.30.0-0.613
1949WS1625-27-26-6-31-2-11700-4710.0-4.70.7-0.1-4.111
1950WS1654-45-4421-2-2-7700-5210.2-5.10.7-0.2-4.615
1951WS1301-16-162-1-10-1300-179.9-1.70.3-0.1-1.59
1952CHA155-12-1200000100-128.5-1.40.1-0.1-1.45
1954CLE194-4-410001200-28.9-0.20.2-0.1-0.18
1955CLE121-4-40-1003100-29.2-0.20.10.0-0.18
Career2,535-125-126-2-1-2-3-122400-146--14.72.4-0.6-12.973

Defense

Infield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ GB+ DP Start DP Turn DP Runs Total Fielding Runs
1947 BOS 3B 1176 153 -3.0 -2 -1 -2 3 1.1 0.0 1 0
1948 SLA 3B 141 19 -1.0 -1 -1 -1 1 0.2 0.0 0 -1
1948 SLA SS 1145 207 4.0 5 4 5 2 0.2 -0.2 0 4
1949 WS1 SS 4325 732 -15.0 -14 -10 -7 0 -0.5 -0.1 -1 -11
1950 WS1 2B 829 157 12.0 12 9 33 10 -0.3 0.6 0 9
1950 WS1 SS 3815 645 -20.0 -19 -14 -20 -3 -1.9 -0.5 -2 -16
1951 WS1 2B 254 45 1.0 1 1 4 0 -0.1 0.2 0 1
1951 WS1 3B 93 11 1.0 1 1 -1 0 0.1 0.0 0 1
1951 WS1 SS 1754 292 -3.0 -3 -2 -10 -12 0.1 -0.9 -1 -3
1952 CHA 1B 27 4 0.0 0 0 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0
1952 CHA 2B 150 33 3.0 3 2 8 2 0.1 -0.2 0 2
1952 CHA 3B 299 37 -2.0 -2 -1 -8 -7 0.0 0.0 0 -1
1952 CHA SS 508 91 -1.0 -1 -1 5 -3 -0.7 0.9 0 -1
1953 CHA SS 4 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
1954 CLE 2B 138 26 -1.0 -1 -1 2 1 0.0 0.1 0 -1
1954 CLE SS 1295 216 3.0 2 1 -6 5 1.1 -0.4 1 2
1955 CLE 2B 43 9 1.0 1 1 2 0 0.0 0.1 0 1
1955 CLE 3B 122 21 2.0 2 1 3 -1 -0.1 0.0 0 1
1955 CLE SS 807 143 1.0 1 1 -3 -15 0.7 -0.5 0 1
1B 27 4 0.0 0 0 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0
2B 1414 270 16.0 16 12 49 13 -0.3 0.8 0 12
3B 1831 241 -3.0 -2 -1 -9 -4 1.3 0.0 1 0
SS 13653 2326 -31.0 -29 -21 -36 -26 -1.0 -1.7 -3 -24

Outfield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ OF Arm Opps OF Arm Runs Total Fielding Runs
1952 CHA LF 76 9 0.0 0 0 0 4 0 0
1952 CHA RF 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LF 76 9 0.0 0 0 0 4 0 0
RF 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Batting – Postseason

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1954CLE0.10.00.1-0.1-0.10.10
Career0.10.00.1-0.1-0.10.10

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
1954CLE5000000-1000-18.5-0.10.00.0-0.1-1
Career5000000-1000-1--0.10.00.0-0.1-1

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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