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George Alexander Selkirk

First name: George

Last name: Selkirk

Birthdate: 1908-01-04

Bats: L   Throws: R

MLBAM ID: 121987

Retro ID: selkg101

Batting – Career

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1934NYA2.30.42.71.32.00.66
1935NYA6.61.07.65.27.40.222
1936NYA7.01.18.04.26.51.520
1937NYA3.50.54.13.14.3-0.313
1938NYA4.90.75.60.52.13.56
1939NYA6.41.07.46.68.8-1.426
1940NYA5.80.86.72.84.71.914
1941NYA2.40.32.70.51.31.54
1942NYA1.20.11.30.10.50.91
Career40.15.946.124.337.68.4112

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
1934NYA1923511002-200910.20.9-0.20.00.74
1935NYA5411318401315-5004110.24.0-0.50.13.622
1936NYA5932430-530-27-5003311.52.9-0.50.12.515
1937NYA2932222-21-107-3002710.82.5-0.30.12.311
1938NYA40602-3000-3-400-410.9-0.4-0.40.1-0.72
1939NYA5373538142111-5005710.45.5-0.50.15.118
1940NYA47020242-21-2-5-4001810.11.8-0.40.01.41
1941NYA195-3-201101-20019.90.1-0.20.0-0.13
1942NYA95-3-301001-100-19.2-0.1-0.10.0-0.22
Career3,322111134-294036-3100181-17.2-3.10.514.678

Defense

Outfield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ OF Arm Opps OF Arm Runs Total Fielding Runs
1934 NYA LF 1048 104 4.0 2 2 -7 29 0 2
1934 NYA RF 70 15 0.0 0 0 -1 8 0 0
1935 NYA RF 2173 383 23.0 15 14 36 117 1 15
1936 NYA LF 640 82 3.0 2 2 16 29 1 3
1936 NYA RF 2033 349 9.0 3 3 2 157 1 4
1937 NYA RF 1191 207 11.0 8 8 7 63 -1 7
1938 NYA LF 2722 281 -1.0 -2 -2 8 69 0 -2
1938 NYA RF 23 2 -1.0 -1 -1 -2 0 0 -1
1939 NYA LF 2487 267 13.0 12 12 20 38 0 12
1939 NYA RF 648 100 0.0 -2 -2 -6 27 1 -1
1940 NYA LF 2318 248 2.0 0 0 9 116 -1 -1
1940 NYA CF 35 7 1.0 1 1 3 0 0 1
1940 NYA RF 528 78 -2.0 -3 -3 -8 42 -2 -5
1941 NYA LF 458 50 2.0 2 2 6 11 0 2
1941 NYA RF 487 74 0.0 -1 -1 -3 28 0 -1
1942 NYA RF 297 51 1.0 0 0 3 15 1 1
LF 9673 1032 23.0 16 16 52 292 0 16
CF 35 7 1.0 1 1 3 0 0 1
RF 7450 1259 41.0 19 18 28 457 1 19

Batting – Postseason

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1936NYA0.30.00.40.20.30.11
1937NYA0.30.00.30.10.20.20
1938NYA0.20.00.20.10.10.10
1939NYA0.20.00.20.10.10.10
1941NYA0.00.00.00.00.00.00
1942NYA0.00.00.00.00.00.00
Career1.00.01.10.50.70.51

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
1936NYA2833-1000-1000111.10.10.00.00.1-1
1937NYA21001-100000008.90.00.00.00.00
1938NYA12000000000008.70.00.00.00.00
1939NYA15000000000008.10.00.00.00.00
1941NYA2000000000006.90.00.00.00.00
1942NYA1000000000009.00.00.00.00.00
Career79330-100-10001-0.10.00.00.1-1

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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