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Duane B. Sims

First name: Duke

Last name: Sims

Birthdate: 1941-06-05

Bats: L   Throws: R

MLBAM ID: 122263

Retro ID: simsd101

Batting – Career

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1964CLE0.10.00.1-0.2-0.10.30
1965CLE1.70.82.50.61.31.14
1966CLE1.90.82.80.91.71.15
1967CLE4.01.95.91.02.73.18
1968CLE5.61.97.53.96.21.418
1969CLE5.22.27.43.75.91.518
1970CLE5.11.36.41.53.43.010
1971LAN3.41.54.81.63.01.89
1972DET1.60.62.21.72.3-0.17
1972LAN2.11.03.1-0.10.92.33
1973DET3.71.55.21.22.72.58
1973NYA0.20.00.20.20.3-0.11
1974NYA0.20.00.2-0.2-0.10.30
1974TEX1.50.62.1-0.60.02.00
Career36.314.150.415.230.220.291

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
1964CLE6-2-200000000-29.2-0.20.00.0-0.20
1965CLE133-5-5-100-15300-28.8-0.20.30.00.111
1966CLE148441-301-330008.20.00.30.00.33
1967CLE310-1-1-1-10-1-2600-68.2-0.70.6-0.1-0.212
1968CLE42915152-1-110400167.52.10.4-0.12.414
1969CLE39912130-50-28700148.91.60.7-0.12.224
1970CLE3981612-3-20-2-410019.00.10.10.00.26
1971LAN26346-3-40-1350018.60.10.50.00.614
1972DET12110102-21-1-220087.91.00.20.01.23
1972LAN169-8-7-1-2002300-88.2-1.00.30.0-0.79
1973DET2880-20-2-101500-49.0-0.40.50.00.113
1973NYA12220000000028.60.20.00.00.20
1974NYA16-2-200000000-28.8-0.20.00.0-0.20
1974TEX118-5-5-200-1-3200-119.3-1.20.20.0-1.01
Career2,8104038-6-22-1-7541007-1.24.1-0.35.0110

Defense

Catcher Defense

Year Team Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Frame Runs SB Runs Block Runs Err Runs Catcher Runs Total Fielding Runs
1964 CLE 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 -0.1 0.0 0 0
1965 CLE 31 1.0 1 1 1 1.8 1.5 -0.7 3 5
1966 CLE 25 -1.0 -1 -1 1 -1.0 -0.8 -1.4 -3 -3
1967 CLE 41 0.0 0 0 2 -2.0 -2.2 -0.2 -4 -2
1968 CLE 34 0.0 0 0 2 1.0 -0.3 -1.3 -1 1
1969 CLE 58 1.0 1 1 2 2.6 1.6 0.5 5 8
1970 CLE 23 0.0 0 0 1 -1.6 1.1 0.4 0 1
1971 LAN 36 -1.0 -1 -1 2 0.0 1.3 0.6 2 3
1972 DET 11 0.0 0 0 1 -3.2 0.0 0.4 -3 -2
1972 LAN 21 0.0 0 0 2 -1.6 1.7 0.0 0 2
1973 DET 33 1.0 1 1 3 1.2 -1.0 -1.1 -1 3
1973 NYA 1 0.0 0 0 0 0.3 -0.2 0.0 0 0
1974 NYA 0 0.0 0 0 0 -0.2 0.1 0.0 0 0
1974 TEX 10 -1.0 -1 -1 1 0.2 -2.4 -0.8 -3 -3
324 0.0 0 0 18 -2.5 0.3 -3.6 -5 13

Infield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ GB+ DP Start DP Turn DP Runs Total Fielding Runs
1968 CLE 1B 693 71 -3.0 -3 -2 -2 3 -0.1 0.0 0 -2
1969 CLE 1B 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
1970 CLE 1B 539 49 0.0 0 0 -1 -2 -0.3 0.0 0 0
1B 1234 120 -3.0 -3 -2 -3 1 -0.4 0.0 0 -2

Outfield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ OF Arm Opps OF Arm Runs Total Fielding Runs
1968 CLE LF 23 3 1.0 1 1 2 0 0 1
1968 CLE RF 26 7 1.0 1 1 0 5 -1 0
1969 CLE LF 27 4 0.0 0 0 2 2 0 0
1969 CLE RF 17 2 0.0 0 0 -1 1 0 0
1970 CLE LF 592 60 -3.0 -3 -3 -4 27 -1 -4
1970 CLE RF 129 20 -1.0 -1 -1 -3 8 0 -1
1972 DET RF 54 9 0.0 0 0 0 2 0 0
1973 DET LF 131 9 -2.0 -2 -2 -4 2 0 -2
1973 DET RF 12 2 0.0 0 0 0 2 0 0
1974 TEX RF 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LF 773 76 -4.0 -4 -4 -4 31 -1 -5
RF 240 40 0.0 0 0 -4 18 -1 -1

Batting – Postseason

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1972DET0.20.10.30.10.10.10
Career0.20.10.30.10.10.10

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
1972DET15110-100000006.00.00.00.00.00
Career15110-10000000-0.00.00.00.00

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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