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Delbert W. Rice

First name: Del

Last name: Rice

Birthdate: 1922-10-27

Bats: R   Throws: R

MLBAM ID: 121136

Retro ID: riced101

Batting – Career

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1945SLN3.41.44.80.92.32.57
1946SLN1.90.82.70.41.21.63
1947SLN3.71.65.30.62.23.26
1948SLN4.21.96.10.01.74.35
1949SLN4.01.85.8-0.21.54.34
1950SLN5.92.68.41.13.64.811
1951SLN5.22.37.51.03.24.210
1952SLN6.82.89.72.45.24.416
1953SLN6.02.68.60.32.85.88
1954SLN2.00.93.00.31.21.84
1955SLN0.90.41.2-0.20.11.10
1955MLN1.00.41.4-0.10.31.11
1956MLN2.61.23.9-0.11.02.83
1957MLN2.01.03.00.71.61.45
1958MLN1.70.82.4-0.60.12.30
1959MLN0.40.20.6-0.3-0.10.70
1960BAL0.00.00.00.00.00.00
1960CHN0.70.41.1-0.30.01.00
1960SLN0.00.00.10.00.00.00
1961LAA1.30.61.90.30.81.03
Career53.723.777.56.228.748.386

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
1945SLN278-4-40-2003400-39.4-0.30.4-0.2-0.113
1946SLN150-2-2-1000-1200-48.9-0.40.20.0-0.26
1947SLN301-6-71-10-1-1400-99.7-0.90.40.0-0.511
1948SLN338-17-19-100-14500-179.6-1.80.50.0-1.318
1949SLN325-9-11-2-40-10500-189.5-1.90.50.0-1.413
1950SLN471-12-145-1-1-1-2700-149.6-1.50.70.2-0.617
1951SLN419-9-9-1-4003600-119.4-1.20.60.1-0.520
1952SLN538-5-41-2-1-11800-69.2-0.60.80.20.422
1953SLN479-18-181-4-10-2700-2410.0-2.40.70.2-1.518
1954SLN167-4-4-1000-2300-710.6-0.70.30.1-0.35
1955SLN68-3-3-1001-3100-69.8-0.60.10.0-0.5-1
1955MLN78-5-41-100-1100-59.8-0.50.10.0-0.42
1956MLN208-11-91-20-1-1300-129.0-1.30.30.1-0.98
1957MLN163-2-101-1-1-1300-39.6-0.30.30.10.16
1958MLN132-8-7-100-1-2200-118.8-1.30.20.0-1.14
1959MLN32-3-3-1000-1100-59.3-0.50.10.0-0.40
1960BAL1000000000009.10.00.00.00.00
1960CHN55-4-40-100-1100-69.7-0.60.10.0-0.52
1960SLN3000000000008.90.00.00.00.00
1961LAA107210-20-1-1200-310.0-0.30.20.0-0.13
Career4,313-120-1221-23-4-8-86500-164--17.16.50.8-9.8167

Defense

Catcher Defense

Year Team Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Frame Runs SB Runs Block Runs Err Runs Catcher Runs Total Fielding Runs
1945 SLN 54 1.0 1 1 -1 1.5 0.0 1.2 3 3
1946 SLN 33 1.0 1 1 0 -2.6 0.2 0.2 -2 -1
1947 SLN 62 -1.0 -1 -1 -2 1.7 -0.2 0.1 2 -1
1948 SLN 59 1.0 1 1 -1 1.1 1.4 1.6 4 4
1949 SLN 46 0.0 0 0 0 -1.5 0.6 1.2 0 0
1950 SLN 84 1.0 1 1 -2 0.3 -1.3 -0.2 -1 -2
1951 SLN 65 1.0 1 1 -2 0.9 3.0 0.2 4 3
1952 SLN 81 -1.0 -1 -1 -2 1.7 0.7 1.2 4 1
1953 SLN 78 1.0 1 1 -2 -0.2 -0.8 0.1 -1 -2
1954 SLN 33 -1.0 -1 -1 0 -0.3 -0.5 -0.4 -1 -2
1955 SLN 7 -1.0 -1 -1 0 -0.6 -0.8 -0.7 -2 -3
1955 MLN 11 -1.0 -1 -1 0 0.9 -0.6 -0.2 0 -1
1956 MLN 39 0.0 0 0 -1 -0.6 0.4 0.1 0 -1
1957 MLN 21 0.0 0 0 -1 -0.8 0.8 0.4 0 -1
1958 MLN 18 0.0 0 0 -1 -1.4 0.0 0.5 -1 -2
1959 MLN 2 0.0 0 0 0 -0.1 -0.5 -0.5 -1 -1
1960 BAL 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
1960 CHN 7 0.0 0 0 0 -0.5 -0.2 -0.5 -1 -1
1960 SLN 1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0 0
1961 LAA 14 -1.0 -1 -1 0 1.6 -1.7 0.2 0 -1
715 0.0 0 0 -15 1.1 0.6 4.5 7 -8

Batting – Postseason

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1946SLN0.10.00.20.10.20.01
1957MLN0.10.00.1-0.10.00.20
Career0.20.00.30.00.20.21

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
1946SLN8110000000017.90.10.00.00.10
1957MLN7-1-100000000-17.9-0.10.00.0-0.10
Career1500000000000-0.00.00.00.00

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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