First name: Steve
Last name: Mesner
Birthdate: 1918-01-13
Bats: R Throws: R
MLBAM ID: 118987
Retro ID: mesns101
| Year | Team | Off GS | Def GS | Game Shares | WAR | W | L | Victory Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | CHN | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0 |
| 1939 | CHN | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1 |
| 1941 | SLN | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.2 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 1943 | CIN | 7.0 | 1.6 | 8.6 | 1.2 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 11 |
| 1944 | CIN | 5.8 | 1.4 | 7.3 | -0.4 | 1.7 | 5.5 | 5 |
| 1945 | CIN | 7.8 | 1.9 | 9.7 | 0.6 | 3.5 | 6.3 | 10 |
| Career | 22.2 | 5.3 | 27.7 | 1.5 | 9.6 | 18.0 | 28 |
| Year | Team | PA | BatRuns | Adj R | RISP | BSR | DP | ROE | Fld | Pos | DH | Pit | RAA | RPW | WAA | Pos Wins | LgA | WAM | DVoDH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | CHN | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| 1939 | CHN | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 9.6 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0 |
| 1941 | SLN | 76 | -9 | -9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 9.3 | -0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 5 |
| 1943 | CIN | 549 | -11 | -9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 8.4 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.4 | -0.6 | 12 |
| 1944 | CIN | 453 | -14 | -11 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -12 | 8.2 | -1.5 | -0.1 | -0.3 | -1.9 | 14 |
| 1945 | CIN | 610 | -18 | -16 | -2 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 15 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -8 | 8.8 | -0.9 | -0.1 | -0.4 | -1.4 | 29 |
| Career | 1,741 | -52 | -45 | 2 | -3 | -2 | 4 | 19 | -2 | 0 | 0 | -25 | - | -2.9 | -0.2 | -1.1 | -4.2 | 60 |
| Year | Team | POS | BIP | Chances | OAA | OAA adj | DER Runs | Play+ | GB+ | DP Start | DP Turn | DP Runs | Total Fielding Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | CHN | SS | 33 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | -3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | CHN | 2B | 26 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | CHN | 3B | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | CHN | SS | 334 | 60 | -3.0 | -3 | -2 | -3 | 4 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0 | -2 |
| 1941 | SLN | 3B | 500 | 83 | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1943 | CIN | 3B | 3869 | 537 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 42 | -0.6 | 0.0 | -1 | 0 |
| 1944 | CIN | 3B | 3589 | 482 | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 25 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1945 | CIN | 2B | 79 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1945 | CIN | 3B | 4637 | 651 | 23.0 | 20 | 14 | 58 | 55 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1 | 15 |
| 2B | 105 | 13 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3B | 12599 | 1753 | 33.0 | 29 | 20 | 132 | 128 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 21 | ||
| SS | 367 | 67 | -3.0 | -3 | -2 | -7 | 1 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 0 | -2 |
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| 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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