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Bobby Ray Murcer

First name: Bobby

Last name: Murcer

Birthdate: 1946-05-20

Bats: L   Throws: R

MLBAM ID: 119535

Retro ID: murcb101

Batting – Career

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1965NYA0.50.20.70.20.40.41
1966NYA1.00.31.3-0.20.11.10
1969NYA8.21.49.61.64.45.213
1970NYA8.61.810.53.76.73.720
1971NYA7.91.79.66.69.40.228
1972NYA8.51.810.27.110.10.130
1973NYA8.71.810.54.07.13.521
1974NYA8.61.410.0-0.42.57.58
1975SFN8.01.19.01.84.44.613
1976SFN8.01.19.12.45.14.115
1977CHN8.11.29.3-1.21.57.75
1978CHN7.31.28.50.02.55.98
1979CHN2.90.43.30.31.32.14
1979NYA3.80.74.5-0.21.13.33
1980NYA4.30.44.60.11.43.24
1981NYA1.70.01.70.30.80.83
1982NYA2.00.02.0-0.20.41.61
1983NYA0.30.00.3-0.1-0.10.30
Career98.416.5114.725.859.155.3177

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
1965NYA42001-100000008.50.00.00.00.02
1966NYA73-6-600100100-58.6-0.60.10.0-0.52
1969NYA625912-300-1-6-40028.10.2-0.4-0.2-0.45
1970NYA6801014122-1-2-200168.81.8-0.2-0.11.512
1971NYA6245255231-2-17-100428.84.8-0.1-0.14.6-4
1972NYA6544547301-1-8-100428.05.2-0.1-0.15.05
1973NYA6722325-222-3-6-200188.62.1-0.2-0.11.88
1974NYA679450-11-2-20-500-178.8-1.9-0.5-0.1-2.5-10
1975SFN6322724061-2-25-60049.10.4-0.60.1-0.1-17
1976SFN6241917-231-1-9-60098.81.0-0.60.10.5-1
1977CHN649135-2-22-2-26-600-259.5-2.6-0.60.1-3.1-17
1978CHN585147150-2-23-500-129.3-1.3-0.50.1-1.7-15
1979CHN23152-1-20-10-200-29.4-0.2-0.20.0-0.43
1979NYA29412-10-2-1-7-100-99.5-1.0-0.10.0-1.1-2
1980NYA345672-3-1-1-9-2-20-59.7-0.5-0.40.0-0.9-6
1981NYA1304400-1-100-2028.20.2-0.20.00.00
1982NYA156-2-10-20-100-20-49.5-0.4-0.20.0-0.60
1983NYA23-1-10-1000000-29.7-0.20.00.0-0.20
Career7,718223218-198-22-158-42-6054-7.0-4.8-0.31.9-35

Defense

Infield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ GB+ DP Start DP Turn DP Runs Total Fielding Runs
1965 NYA SS 290 61 -1.0 -1 -1 5 4 -0.1 0.7 1 0
1966 NYA SS 438 93 2.0 2 1 7 0 -0.7 0.0 -1 0
1969 NYA 3B 816 136 -5.0 -6 -4 -4 4 0.6 0.0 1 -3
1977 CHN 2B 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 -0.1 0 0
1977 CHN SS 6 0 0.0 0 0 -1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
2B 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 -0.1 0 0
3B 816 136 -5.0 -6 -4 -4 4 0.6 0.0 1 -3
SS 734 154 1.0 1 0 11 4 -0.8 0.7 0 0

Outfield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ OF Arm Opps OF Arm Runs Total Fielding Runs
1969 NYA CF 644 80 0.0 0 0 -2 20 -2 -2
1969 NYA RF 1698 228 1.0 1 1 -16 86 -2 -1
1970 NYA CF 4376 532 -3.0 -5 -4 -28 201 2 -2
1971 NYA CF 4017 459 -16.0 -19 -17 -69 172 0 -17
1972 NYA CF 4324 533 -9.0 -12 -10 -28 179 2 -8
1973 NYA CF 4467 546 -6.0 -9 -8 -43 230 2 -6
1974 NYA CF 1548 169 -14.0 -14 -12 -44 80 -2 -14
1974 NYA RF 1787 279 -2.0 -4 -3 -8 116 -3 -6
1975 SFN CF 28 2 0.0 0 0 -2 1 0 0
1975 SFN RF 2440 351 -29.0 -28 -24 -59 166 -1 -25
1976 SFN RF 2672 438 -10.0 -8 -7 -16 197 -2 -9
1977 CHN RF 2622 387 -26.0 -24 -21 -51 169 -5 -26
1978 CHN CF 739 88 -4.0 -3 -3 -13 37 -1 -4
1978 CHN RF 1997 276 -20.0 -18 -16 -56 142 -3 -19
1979 NYA LF 209 22 0.0 0 0 -2 10 0 0
1979 CHN CF 5 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1979 NYA CF 1413 206 0.0 0 0 10 79 -4 -4
1979 NYA RF 118 13 -3.0 -3 -3 -7 9 0 -3
1979 CHN RF 901 166 -1.0 1 1 4 71 -1 0
1980 NYA LF 904 96 -5.0 -6 -5 -9 43 -1 -6
1980 NYA RF 235 36 -1.0 -1 -1 -4 17 -2 -3
LF 1113 118 -5.0 -6 -5 -11 53 -1 -6
CF 21561 2616 -52.0 -62 -54 -219 999 -3 -57
RF 14470 2174 -91.0 -84 -73 -213 973 -19 -92

Batting – Postseason

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1980NYA0.00.00.0-0.1-0.10.10
1981NYA0.10.00.10.00.10.10
Career0.10.00.1-0.10.00.20

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
1980NYA4-1-100000000-17.8-0.10.00.0-0.10
1981NYA10000000000008.50.00.00.00.00
Career14-1-100000000-1--0.10.00.0-0.10

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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