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Donald Henry Heffner

First name: Don

Last name: Heffner

Birthdate: 1911-02-08

Bats: R   Throws: R

MLBAM ID: 115693

Retro ID: heffd101

Batting – Career

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1934NYA3.21.04.30.21.42.84
1935NYA0.50.20.60.40.60.02
1936NYA0.60.20.80.40.60.22
1937NYA2.70.83.5-0.60.53.11
1938SLA6.92.39.2-0.32.46.87
1939SLA5.31.87.1-0.31.75.35
1940SLA6.62.08.6-1.41.17.53
1941SLA5.41.67.0-1.50.66.42
1942SLA0.40.10.5-0.10.10.50
1943PHA2.60.83.3-0.60.43.01
1943SLA0.50.20.6-0.4-0.20.8-1
1944DET0.30.10.4-0.10.00.40
Career35.011.145.9-4.39.236.826

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
1934NYA270-11-90-111-1100-910.2-0.90.10.1-0.77
1935NYA401101001000310.20.30.00.00.32
1936NYA55-3-200004000211.50.20.00.00.26
1937NYA221-12-120-30-11100-1510.8-1.40.10.0-1.37
1938SLA555-24-2623-20-6300-2911.1-2.60.30.1-2.211
1939SLA434-15-173-7-1-2-2400-2611.4-2.30.40.1-1.811
1940SLA530-30-32011-2-5300-3710.8-3.40.3-0.1-3.210
1941SLA446-25-28-1-100-2200-3210.5-3.10.20.0-2.911
1942SLA37-4-410001000-29.7-0.20.00.0-0.21
1943PHA198-10-100-1-110100-118.7-1.30.1-0.1-1.35
1943SLA37-4-40001-1000-48.7-0.50.00.0-0.50
1944DET24000-100-1000-28.8-0.20.00.0-0.2-1
Career2,847-137-1435-9-2-2-111500-162--15.41.50.1-13.870

Defense

Infield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ GB+ DP Start DP Turn DP Runs Total Fielding Runs
1934 NYA 2B 2005 324 -3.0 -4 -3 -13 -24 1.2 1.0 2 -1
1935 NYA 2B 213 36 1.0 1 1 -1 -3 0.2 0.2 0 1
1936 NYA 2B 87 16 0.0 0 0 1 3 -0.1 0.1 0 0
1936 NYA 3B 208 41 5.0 5 4 12 7 0.0 0.0 0 4
1936 NYA SS 83 14 0.0 0 0 0 -2 0.0 0.1 0 0
1937 NYA 1B 4 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
1937 NYA 2B 1077 171 -2.0 -2 -2 7 -9 -0.5 0.6 0 -2
1937 NYA 3B 72 13 1.0 1 1 2 1 0.0 0.0 0 1
1937 NYA SS 329 55 2.0 2 2 4 3 -0.3 -0.2 0 2
1938 SLA 2B 3545 543 -13.0 -12 -9 -75 -57 0.9 1.8 3 -6
1939 SLA 2B 772 131 -3.0 -3 -2 -4 -1 0.6 -0.1 0 -2
1939 SLA SS 1981 352 2.0 2 2 3 4 -0.8 -1.3 -2 0
1940 SLA 2B 3610 564 -9.0 -8 -6 -50 -28 -0.5 1.1 1 -5
1941 SLA 2B 2623 444 1.0 1 1 -21 -15 -1.3 -1.4 -3 -2
1942 SLA 1B 35 4 0.0 0 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0
1942 SLA 2B 43 10 2.0 2 1 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 1
1943 PHA 1B 5 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
1943 PHA 2B 988 155 -2.0 -2 -1 -27 -17 1.0 0.2 1 0
1943 SLA 2B 176 26 -1.0 -1 -1 -4 -4 -0.3 0.1 0 -1
1944 DET 2B 90 10 -1.0 -1 -1 -3 -1 0.1 0.0 0 -1
1B 44 4 0.0 0 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0
2B 15229 2430 -30.0 -29 -22 -188 -156 1.3 3.6 4 -18
3B 280 54 6.0 6 5 14 8 0.0 0.0 0 5
SS 2393 421 4.0 4 4 7 5 -1.1 -1.4 -2 2

Outfield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ OF Arm Opps OF Arm Runs Total Fielding Runs
1937 NYA RF 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RF 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 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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