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Kenneth Wayne Singleton

First name: Ken

Last name: Singleton

Birthdate: 1947-06-10

Bats: B   Throws: R

MLBAM ID: 122272

Retro ID: singk001

Batting – Career

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1970NYN2.90.43.30.71.61.65
1971NYN4.60.75.31.73.32.110
1972MON7.61.08.62.04.54.113
1973MON8.71.39.95.78.71.326
1974MON7.71.18.81.03.65.211
1975BAL8.81.210.14.77.62.423
1976BAL8.11.09.13.86.42.619
1977BAL8.21.19.36.29.00.427
1978BAL7.81.08.84.67.21.622
1979BAL8.71.09.75.48.21.425
1980BAL8.51.19.63.86.63.020
1981BAL5.40.55.91.63.42.610
1982BAL8.20.08.21.43.84.411
1983BAL7.60.07.63.05.22.416
1984BAL5.10.05.1-1.8-0.45.4-1
Career107.911.4119.343.878.740.5237

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
1970NYN23400-1-2014-20029.00.2-0.20.00.07
1971NYN366890-2-110-30078.10.9-0.30.00.65
1972MON5851413-5-2-101-60068.20.7-0.60.10.28
1973MON6924442-22-10-1-700409.24.3-0.70.13.78
1974MON61012930-21-14-600-39.0-0.3-0.60.1-0.8-6
1975BAL7144046-3-20-1-11-600298.73.3-0.6-0.12.6-2
1976BAL630192431-10-4-6-10238.52.7-0.7-0.11.93
1977BAL65146511-2-21-3-600469.35.0-0.6-0.14.35
1978BAL60833380-1-21-6-500308.93.4-0.5-0.12.81
1979BAL688424501-2-2-4-5-10389.24.1-0.6-0.13.44
1980BAL6803537-3-3-12-10-600229.62.3-0.60.11.8-2
1981BAL4281717-30-2-1-4-3-2079.00.8-0.50.10.40
1982BAL657445-1-2-110-10069.60.6-1.00.1-0.31
1983BAL612212230-2-100-100229.62.3-1.00.11.40
1984BAL403-20-190-3-1100-60-229.1-2.4-0.60.1-2.90
Career8,558315338-2-14-202-51-61-300253-27.9-9.10.319.132

Defense

Outfield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ OF Arm Opps OF Arm Runs Total Fielding Runs
1970 NYN LF 657 67 5.0 4 3 5 32 -1 2
1970 NYN RF 370 63 2.0 2 2 3 31 0 2
1971 NYN LF 121 16 1.0 1 1 4 7 1 2
1971 NYN CF 49 9 0.0 0 0 2 7 0 0
1971 NYN RF 1316 192 -4.0 -5 -4 -16 79 2 -2
1972 MON LF 2970 301 2.0 3 3 -7 119 3 6
1972 MON RF 450 64 -6.0 -6 -5 -10 31 0 -5
1973 MON LF 8 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1973 MON RF 2847 432 -6.0 -4 -3 -13 157 2 -1
1974 MON RF 2588 363 -16.0 -15 -13 -39 163 -1 -14
1975 BAL RF 2912 424 2.0 -2 -2 -24 129 -9 -11
1976 BAL LF 2069 224 -3.0 -4 -3 -5 108 1 -2
1976 BAL RF 1091 186 2.0 0 0 -2 62 -2 -2
1977 BAL RF 2593 415 6.0 3 3 -11 150 -6 -3
1978 BAL LF 67 7 0.0 0 0 0 3 0 0
1978 BAL RF 2256 354 2.0 -1 -1 -15 133 -5 -6
1979 BAL LF 177 27 2.0 2 2 9 13 0 2
1979 BAL RF 2343 335 2.0 -2 -2 -38 120 -4 -6
1980 BAL LF 57 5 -1.0 -1 -1 -1 3 0 -1
1980 BAL RF 2525 373 -5.0 -9 -8 -33 138 -1 -9
1981 BAL RF 1178 186 1.0 -1 -1 -7 66 -3 -4
1982 BAL LF 33 5 0.0 0 0 1 2 0 0
1982 BAL RF 46 9 1.0 1 1 1 2 0 1
LF 6159 652 6.0 5 5 6 287 4 9
CF 49 9 0.0 0 0 2 7 0 0
RF 22515 3396 -19.0 -39 -33 -204 1261 -27 -60

Batting – Postseason

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1979BAL0.60.10.7-0.10.00.60
1983BAL0.20.00.20.20.20.01
Career0.80.10.90.10.20.61

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
1979BAL4822-1-100-3000-39.6-0.30.00.0-0.3-2
1983BAL16110000000016.70.10.00.00.10
Career6433-1-100-3000-2--0.20.00.0-0.2-2

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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