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Robert Herbert Forsch

First name: Bob

Last name: Forsch

Birthdate: 1950-01-13

Bats: R   Throws: R

MLBAM ID: 114316

Retro ID: forsb001

Batting – Career

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1974SLN0.50.00.50.30.40.01
1975SLN1.10.01.11.31.7-0.55
1976SLN0.90.00.90.30.60.42
1977SLN1.10.01.10.50.80.23
1978SLN1.20.01.20.50.90.33
1979SLN1.00.01.00.30.60.42
1980SLN1.10.01.11.51.9-0.76
1981SLN0.60.00.60.10.30.31
1982SLN1.10.01.10.50.90.33
1983SLN0.80.00.80.60.80.02
1984SLN0.20.00.20.10.20.01
1985SLN0.60.00.60.30.50.12
1986SLN1.10.01.10.81.20.03
1987SLN0.90.00.91.21.4-0.64
1988HOU0.10.00.10.00.00.00
1988SLN0.40.00.40.20.30.11
1989HOU0.40.00.40.10.20.21
Career13.10.013.18.612.70.540

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
1974SLN37-2-20000000429.00.20.00.00.20
1975SLN8822-1-10000010109.11.10.00.01.10
1976SLN72-6-60-100000818.90.10.00.00.10
1977SLN86-9-900110001039.50.30.00.00.30
1978SLN89-7-71-1000001038.70.30.00.00.30
1979SLN84-10-1001000001019.40.10.00.00.10
1980SLN891111000009129.61.30.00.01.30
1981SLN48-6-61000000509.30.00.00.00.00
1982SLN90-6-6-10000001038.80.30.00.00.30
1983SLN66-2-2-1-100000849.30.40.00.00.40
1984SLN17-1-10000000218.90.10.00.00.10
1985SLN47-2-20-100000529.00.20.00.00.20
1986SLN88-7-710000001158.50.60.00.00.60
1987SLN711100000009109.81.00.00.01.00
1988HOU8-1-10000000108.60.00.00.00.00
1988SLN31-1-10-200000418.40.10.00.00.10
1989HOU30-3-30000000309.00.00.00.00.00
Career1,041-59-591-51100011958-6.10.00.06.10

Pitching

Year Team Lg G GS IP R XR DR IP/G RPW Role LgAdj R+ LI R_lev+ WAM W L WAR VS
1974 SLN NL 19 4.2 100.0 38 46 3 5.26 8.9 0.09 0.03 6 0.98 6 0.7 2.8 1.4 1.6 8
1975 SLN NL 34 10.2 230.0 89 112 3 6.76 9.0 0.14 0.03 24 1.00 24 2.7 7.8 2.4 4.8 23
1976 SLN NL 33 8.6 194.0 111 89 -3 5.88 9.5 0.09 0.03 -16 1.01 -16 -1.7 2.6 6.0 0.1 8
1977 SLN NL 35 9.8 217.3 97 103 6 6.21 9.3 0.07 0.03 2 1.00 2 0.2 5.1 4.7 2.2 15
1978 SLN NL 34 10.7 233.7 109 103 4 6.87 9.0 0.12 0.03 -6 1.00 -6 -0.7 4.6 6.0 1.5 14
1979 SLN NL 33 9.3 218.7 102 106 2 6.63 9.4 0.10 0.03 6 1.00 6 0.6 5.2 4.0 2.5 16
1980 SLN NL 31 9.7 214.7 102 101 0 6.93 9.2 0.09 -0.04 1 1.00 1 0.1 5.0 4.8 2.1 15
1981 SLN NL 20 5.3 124.3 47 56 5 6.22 8.8 0.15 -0.04 5 1.00 5 0.6 3.2 2.0 1.6 10
1982 SLN NL 36 10.0 233.0 95 107 7 6.47 9.0 0.11 -0.04 6 1.02 6 0.7 5.7 4.3 2.8 17
1983 SLN NL 34 8.1 187.0 104 86 5 5.50 9.6 0.16 -0.04 -20 0.97 -20 -2.1 1.9 6.1 -0.5 6
1984 SLN NL 16 2.2 52.3 38 23 -1 3.27 9.5 -0.13 -0.04 -15 0.93 -14 -1.5 -0.4 2.6 -1.0 -1
1985 SLN NL 34 6.0 136.0 62 60 6 4.00 9.0 -0.05 -0.04 -9 1.00 -9 -1.0 2.0 4.0 0.3 6
1986 SLN NL 33 9.7 230.0 91 109 12 6.97 9.1 0.10 -0.04 7 1.00 7 0.8 5.7 4.1 2.8 17
1987 SLN NL 33 7.6 179.0 90 90 3 5.42 9.7 0.14 -0.04 -1 1.00 -1 -0.1 3.7 3.9 1.5 11
1988 SLN NL 30 4.6 108.7 51 47 0 3.62 8.8 -0.16 -0.04 -6 1.01 -6 -0.7 1.6 3.0 0.2 5
1988 HOU NL 6 1.2 27.7 22 12 -3 4.62 9.6 0.09 -0.04 -7 1.00 -7 -0.7 -0.1 1.3 -0.5 0
1989 HOU NL 37 4.4 108.3 68 45 -4 2.93 8.8 -0.26 -0.04 -22 0.85 -20 -2.3 -0.1 4.5 -1.4 0
Career 498 121.6 2794.7 1316 1295 45 -45 -42 -4.4 56.3 65.1 20.6 170

Defense

Pitcher Defense

Year Team Chances OAA OAA adj
1974 SLN 17 0.0 0
1975 SLN 47 0.0 0
1976 SLN 33 -1.0 -1
1977 SLN 36 -2.0 -2
1978 SLN 47 2.0 2
1979 SLN 43 1.0 1
1980 SLN 56 2.0 2
1981 SLN 28 2.0 2
1982 SLN 36 -2.0 -2
1983 SLN 36 -1.0 -1
1984 SLN 11 0.0 0
1985 SLN 28 1.0 1
1986 SLN 42 1.0 1
1987 SLN 36 -1.0 -1
1988 HOU 6 -1.0 -1
1988 SLN 18 -2.0 -2
1989 HOU 19 -3.0 -3
539 -4.0 -4

Batting – Postseason

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1982SLN0.00.00.00.10.1-0.10
1985SLN0.00.00.00.00.00.00
1987SLN0.00.00.0-0.1-0.10.10
Career0.00.00.00.00.00.00

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
1982SLN4110000000019.90.10.00.00.10
1985SLN1000000000008.20.00.00.00.00
1987SLN2-1-100000000-18.7-0.10.00.0-0.10
Career700000000000-0.00.00.00.00

Postseason Pitching

Year Team Lg G GS IP R XR DR IP/G RPW Role LgAdj R+ LI R_lev+ WAM W L WAR VS
1982 SLN MLB 3 1.0 21.7 10 12 1 7.23 10.2 0.11 0.00 2 1.00 2 0.2 0.7 0.3 0.5 2
1985 SLN MLB 3 0.3 6.3 6 3 0 2.10 10.0 -0.36 0.00 -3 0.87 -3 -0.3 -0.2 0.4 -0.3 -1
1987 SLN MLB 6 0.5 9.3 11 5 0 1.55 11.0 -0.32 0.00 -6 1.31 -7 -0.6 -0.4 0.8 -0.5 -1
Career 12 1.8 37.3 27 20 1 -7 -8 -0.7 0.1 1.5 -0.3 0

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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