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Albert Dwayne Newman

First name: Al

Last name: Newman

Birthdate: 1960-06-30

Bats: B   Throws: R

MLBAM ID: 119743

Retro ID: newma001

Batting – Career

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1985MON0.40.20.6-0.20.00.60
1986MON2.70.83.5-0.40.62.82
1987MIN4.51.35.8-0.51.24.64
1988MIN3.71.24.9-0.90.54.32
1989MIN6.61.78.3-0.12.46.07
1990MIN5.61.77.3-1.11.06.23
1991MIN3.51.14.6-1.00.34.31
1992TEX3.61.24.80.11.53.35
Career30.69.239.8-4.17.532.124

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
1985MON32-3-30100-1000-38.8-0.30.00.0-0.30
1986MON212-14-1400111100-119.0-1.20.10.0-1.17
1987MIN349-16-171020-7200-2110.3-2.00.20.1-1.73
1988MIN295-14-150-200-2100-199.5-2.00.10.0-1.97
1989MIN521-7-11-1000-8200-209.7-2.10.20.1-1.85
1990MIN433-17-20-110-1-5200-269.3-2.80.20.0-2.68
1991MIN278-21-220-1101200-219.5-2.20.20.0-2.09
1992TEX289-12-110-1101100-109.5-1.00.10.0-0.910
Career2,409-104-113-1-250-201100-131--13.61.10.2-12.349

Defense

Infield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ GB+ DP Start DP Turn DP Runs Total Fielding Runs
1985 MON 2B 247 40 -2.0 -2 -1 -5 -1 -0.7 0.6 0 -1
1985 MON SS 26 3 0.0 0 0 -2 -1 0.0 0.0 0 0
1986 MON 2B 1019 202 6.0 6 4 19 10 -0.1 -0.1 0 4
1986 MON SS 359 56 -4.0 -4 -3 -6 -6 0.0 0.1 0 -3
1987 MIN 2B 927 156 -1.0 -1 -1 -6 4 -0.6 -0.6 -1 -2
1987 MIN 3B 145 21 -1.0 -1 -1 -1 -1 -0.1 0.0 0 -1
1987 MIN SS 1030 169 -5.0 -5 -4 -12 -7 0.5 -0.4 0 -4
1988 MIN 2B 422 61 -2.0 -2 -1 -8 -8 0.3 0.3 1 0
1988 MIN 3B 1331 164 -5.0 -4 -3 -20 -21 1.1 0.0 1 -2
1988 MIN SS 454 79 -2.0 -2 -1 -2 -6 0.2 0.4 1 0
1989 MIN 2B 1812 274 -5.0 -5 -4 -22 -18 0.1 0.9 1 -3
1989 MIN 3B 736 104 -1.0 0 0 -1 -4 -0.7 0.0 -1 -1
1989 MIN SS 585 102 -6.0 -6 -4 -11 -12 0.6 0.4 1 -3
1990 MIN 2B 1622 246 -2.0 -2 -1 -20 -7 2.0 1.5 4 3
1990 MIN 3B 456 78 -2.0 -1 -1 3 -1 1.1 0.0 1 0
1990 MIN SS 952 160 -11.0 -11 -8 -18 -15 0.3 1.0 1 -7
1991 MIN 1B 19 2 0.0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
1991 MIN 2B 648 117 3.0 3 2 6 2 0.3 -0.1 0 2
1991 MIN 3B 266 37 0.0 0 0 -2 -4 -0.1 0.0 0 0
1991 MIN SS 938 150 -1.0 -1 -1 -9 -6 0.7 -0.9 0 -1
1992 TEX 2B 1399 252 7.0 7 5 14 10 -0.8 0.2 -1 4
1992 TEX 3B 483 60 -4.0 -4 -3 -7 -6 0.8 0.0 1 -2
1992 TEX SS 270 47 -2.0 -2 -1 -3 -3 0.2 0.1 0 -1
1B 19 2 0.0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
2B 8096 1348 4.0 4 3 -22 -8 0.5 2.7 4 7
3B 3417 464 -13.0 -10 -8 -28 -37 2.1 0.0 2 -6
SS 4614 766 -31.0 -31 -22 -63 -56 2.5 0.7 3 -19

Outfield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ OF Arm Opps OF Arm Runs Total Fielding Runs
1987 MIN LF 11 0 0.0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
1989 MIN LF 112 13 -1.0 -1 -1 1 6 0 -1
1989 MIN CF 7 0 0.0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
1990 MIN LF 36 4 -1.0 -1 -1 -1 2 0 -1
1991 MIN LF 17 0 0.0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
1992 TEX LF 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LF 182 17 -2.0 -2 -2 -2 8 0 -2
CF 7 0 0.0 0 0 -1 0 0 0

Batting – Postseason

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1987MIN0.10.00.1-0.10.00.20
1991MIN0.00.00.00.10.1-0.10
Career0.10.00.10.00.10.10

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
1987MIN9-1-100000000-110.4-0.10.00.0-0.10
1991MIN2110000000019.00.10.00.00.10
Career1100000000000-0.00.00.00.00

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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