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Otoniel (Franceschi) Velez

First name: Otto

Last name: Velez

Birthdate: 1950-11-29

Bats: R   Throws: R

MLBAM ID: 123694

Retro ID: veleo101

Batting – Career

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1973NYA1.20.21.40.20.60.82
1974NYA1.10.21.2-0.40.01.20
1975NYA0.10.00.10.00.10.10
1976NYA1.50.21.61.21.7-0.15
1977TOR5.60.66.11.53.32.910
1978TOR3.90.54.42.23.50.910
1979TOR4.20.54.73.04.40.413
1980TOR5.30.05.31.93.51.910
1981TOR4.00.04.00.92.11.96
1982TOR0.80.00.8-0.10.10.70
1983CLE0.40.00.4-0.3-0.20.6-1
Career28.12.230.010.119.111.355

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
1973NYA92-1-100001-10008.60.0-0.10.0-0.12
1974NYA84001-200-3-100-48.8-0.5-0.10.0-0.6-2
1975NYA10000000000008.80.00.00.00.00
1976NYA1175510003-10099.01.0-0.10.00.94
1977TOR43413121-1-10-4-3-2079.50.7-0.50.00.20
1978TOR30012112-20-15-300159.21.6-0.30.01.39
1979TOR325191912-111-3-10239.72.4-0.40.02.04
1980TOR4171513-23-1-100-60129.31.3-0.60.10.80
1981TOR302861-100-10-5058.50.6-0.50.00.1-1
1982TOR65-1-20-11000-10-29.1-0.2-0.10.0-0.30
1983CLE28-4-400000000-49.8-0.40.00.0-0.40
Career2,17466595-2-2-12-12-15061-6.5-2.70.13.916

Defense

Infield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ GB+ DP Start DP Turn DP Runs Total Fielding Runs
1974 NYA 1B 442 36 -3.0 -3 -2 -4 -2 0.0 0.0 0 -2
1974 NYA 3B 45 7 1.0 1 1 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 1
1975 NYA 1B 26 2 0.0 0 0 -1 -1 0.0 0.0 0 0
1976 NYA 1B 137 8 -1.0 -1 -1 -4 -3 0.0 0.0 0 -1
1976 NYA 3B 4 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
1978 TOR 1B 27 5 1.0 1 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 1
1979 TOR 1B 109 13 -1.0 -1 -1 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 -1
1980 TOR 1B 113 15 0.0 0 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0
1981 TOR 1B 35 4 -1.0 -1 -1 -1 0 0.0 0.0 0 -1
1B 889 83 -5.0 -5 -4 -9 -4 0.0 0.0 0 -4
3B 49 7 1.0 1 1 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 1

Outfield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ OF Arm Opps OF Arm Runs Total Fielding Runs
1973 NYA RF 444 65 0.0 0 0 -5 25 1 1
1974 NYA RF 32 3 -1.0 -1 -1 -3 4 -1 -2
1976 NYA LF 131 14 0.0 0 0 1 6 1 1
1976 NYA RF 282 47 3.0 3 3 2 8 0 3
1977 TOR RF 1267 217 -2.0 -2 -2 6 81 -2 -4
1978 TOR LF 872 113 3.0 3 3 19 56 0 3
1978 TOR RF 615 112 0.0 0 0 6 45 1 1
1979 TOR LF 855 95 -1.0 0 0 -1 37 1 1
1979 TOR RF 541 105 0.0 0 0 8 60 1 1
LF 1858 222 2.0 3 3 19 99 2 5
RF 3181 549 0.0 0 0 14 223 0 0

Batting – Postseason

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1976NYA0.00.00.0-0.1-0.10.10
Career0.00.00.0-0.1-0.10.10

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
1976NYA4-1-100000000-19.3-0.10.00.0-0.10
Career4-1-100000000-1--0.10.00.0-0.10

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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