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Lee Andrew May

First name: Lee

Last name: May

Birthdate: 1943-03-23

Bats: R   Throws: R

MLBAM ID: 118474

Retro ID: may-l101

Batting – Career

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1965CIN0.00.00.0-0.2-0.20.2-1
1966CIN1.00.11.1-0.10.20.81
1967CIN6.20.86.91.13.23.810
1968CIN7.51.08.52.75.23.415
1969CIN8.31.09.44.77.51.922
1970CIN8.21.09.21.34.05.212
1971CIN7.90.98.85.37.90.924
1972HOU8.11.09.03.56.12.918
1973HOU7.50.98.43.05.52.917
1974HOU7.60.98.41.94.44.013
1975BAL7.80.98.62.34.83.814
1976BAL7.50.58.03.45.72.317
1977BAL7.90.78.60.22.75.98
1978BAL7.60.07.60.32.55.17
1979BAL6.20.06.2-0.31.54.74
1980BAL3.00.03.0-0.70.22.81
1981KCA0.70.00.80.10.30.51
1982KCA1.40.11.50.20.60.82
Career104.49.8114.028.762.151.9185

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
1965CIN4-1-10-1000000-210.0-0.20.00.0-0.20
1966CIN7532-1000-3-100-29.4-0.2-0.10.0-0.3-2
1967CIN4724-2-3-2-127-60018.20.1-0.60.2-0.313
1968CIN6022522-1-4-21-3-700139.11.4-0.70.20.94
1969CIN66527234-1-1-110-8003410.13.4-0.80.22.817
1970CIN64922-82-115-80019.60.1-0.80.1-0.612
1971CIN60227282-1-124-700348.24.1-0.70.13.510
1972HOU6472324-2402-6-800229.52.3-0.80.11.61
1973HOU5909104-1-141-700179.11.9-0.70.11.38
1974HOU59014-33-131-70078.80.8-0.70.10.27
1975BAL6262730-414-700118.71.3-0.7-0.10.510
1976BAL58311157-1-1-12-4-30218.52.5-0.7-0.11.76
1977BAL629-7-300-11-3-6-30-69.3-0.6-0.9-0.1-1.61
1978BAL590-7-2-10-12-10-90-38.9-0.3-0.9-0.1-1.3-1
1979BAL491-9-710-1-110-80-79.2-0.8-0.80.0-1.61
1980BAL239-5-40-3-1-1-10-30-109.6-1.0-0.30.0-1.3-1
1981KCA58-1-12-100-1000-18.7-0.10.00.0-0.1-1
1982KCA10766-3-100-2-10009.80.0-0.10.0-0.1-1
Career8,2191101231-7-171515-77-260130-14.7-10.30.75.184

Defense

Infield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ GB+ DP Start DP Turn DP Runs Total Fielding Runs
1966 CIN 1B 441 42 -4.0 -4 -3 -4 -7 0.1 0.0 0 -3
1967 CIN 1B 1878 213 8.0 9 6 29 10 0.1 0.0 0 6
1968 CIN 1B 3114 303 -6.0 -5 -3 -6 -8 0.1 0.0 0 -3
1969 CIN 1B 4382 450 10.0 12 9 29 13 0.2 0.0 0 9
1970 CIN 1B 4148 419 6.0 6 4 13 8 0.9 0.0 1 5
1971 CIN 1B 3641 336 5.0 5 4 -13 -13 -0.1 0.0 0 4
1972 HOU 1B 3905 351 -10.0 -9 -6 -34 -36 0.1 0.0 0 -6
1973 HOU 1B 3814 368 -1.0 1 1 1 -11 -0.1 0.0 0 1
1974 HOU 1B 3763 347 0.0 1 1 -10 -11 -0.3 0.0 0 1
1975 BAL 1B 3763 360 5.0 5 4 1 -8 0.3 0.0 0 4
1976 BAL 1B 2298 201 3.0 3 2 -3 -9 -0.2 0.0 0 2
1977 BAL 1B 2830 225 -4.0 -4 -3 -31 -32 -0.1 0.0 0 -3
1978 BAL 1B 109 10 -1.0 -1 -1 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 -1
1979 BAL 1B 66 7 1.0 1 1 2 1 0.0 0.0 0 1
1980 BAL 1B 195 12 -1.0 -1 -1 -6 -7 0.0 0.0 0 -1
1981 KCA 1B 201 13 -1.0 -1 -1 -5 -4 0.0 0.0 0 -1
1982 KCA 1B 628 52 -3.0 -3 -2 -8 -6 -0.1 0.0 0 -2
1B 39176 3709 7.0 15 12 -45 -120 0.9 0.0 1 13

Outfield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ OF Arm Opps OF Arm Runs Total Fielding Runs
1967 CIN LF 779 81 3.0 4 3 3 37 0 3
1967 CIN RF 257 43 -1.0 -1 -1 2 10 -1 -2
1968 CIN LF 200 21 2.0 2 2 3 14 0 2
1968 CIN RF 338 59 -2.0 -2 -2 -1 31 0 -2
1969 CIN LF 76 12 1.0 1 1 3 4 0 1
1969 CIN RF 7 0 0.0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
LF 1055 114 6.0 7 6 9 55 0 6
RF 602 102 -3.0 -3 -3 0 41 -1 -4

Batting – Postseason

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1970CIN0.40.00.50.50.6-0.22
1979BAL0.10.00.1-0.10.00.20
Career0.50.00.60.40.60.02

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
1970CIN32222000000049.00.40.00.00.40
1979BAL10-1-100000000-19.6-0.10.00.0-0.10
Career4211200000003-0.30.00.00.30

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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