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Wesley Noreen Westrum

First name: Wes

Last name: Westrum

Birthdate: 1922-11-28

Bats: R   Throws: R

MLBAM ID: 124121

Retro ID: westw101

Batting – Career

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1947NY10.20.00.20.10.20.01
1948NY11.80.82.70.31.01.63
1949NY12.61.03.71.32.31.37
1950NY16.62.79.34.27.02.421
1951NY15.82.48.34.36.71.520
1952NY15.12.27.22.74.82.414
1953NY14.42.06.41.43.33.110
1954NY13.81.85.50.42.13.56
1955NY12.11.13.20.31.22.04
1956NY12.11.03.10.11.02.03
1957NY11.30.92.2-0.8-0.12.30
Career35.815.951.814.329.522.189

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
1947NY1121100000000110.60.10.00.00.10
1948NY1145-8-8111-11200-510.1-0.50.20.0-0.38
1949NY1209330101-330029.80.20.30.00.55
1950NY1532992-3-1-17700139.61.40.70.22.327
1951NY1474131333-1-21600179.71.80.60.22.619
1952NY1403661000-260059.50.50.60.11.214
1953NY1348-6-720-13-3600-610.2-0.60.60.10.111
1954NY1299-14-14110-11500-129.1-1.30.50.1-0.714
1955NY1166-5-52-2-10-2300-89.6-0.80.30.1-0.46
1956NY1158-2-2-10-10-4300-88.6-0.90.30.1-0.54
1957NY1103-10-10-1000-3300-149.4-1.50.30.0-1.23
Career2,849-13-14101-4-1-74400-15--1.64.40.93.7111

Defense

Catcher Defense

Year Team Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Frame Runs SB Runs Block Runs Err Runs Catcher Runs Total Fielding Runs
1947 NY1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0.3 0.1 0.0 0 0
1948 NY1 37 0.0 0 0 -1 1.8 0.0 -0.1 2 1
1949 NY1 47 1.0 1 1 -1 -2.3 -0.9 -0.3 -3 -3
1950 NY1 92 2.0 2 1 -4 5.8 1.1 3.6 10 7
1951 NY1 95 0.0 0 0 -4 2.1 1.5 0.9 5 1
1952 NY1 56 -1.0 -1 -1 -3 2.7 0.8 -1.1 2 -2
1953 NY1 75 0.0 0 0 -3 2.0 -1.5 -0.4 0 -3
1954 NY1 56 1.0 1 1 -2 1.6 0.9 -0.4 2 1
1955 NY1 49 0.0 0 0 -2 -0.8 0.6 -0.1 0 -2
1956 NY1 46 1.0 1 1 -2 0.0 -2.2 -0.8 -3 -4
1957 NY1 23 -1.0 -1 -1 -2 0.6 0.3 -1.1 0 -3
577 3.0 3 2 -24 13.8 0.7 0.2 15 -7

Batting – Postseason

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1951NY10.30.10.40.10.20.21
1954NY10.20.10.30.00.00.20
Career0.50.20.70.10.20.41

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
1951NY122000000000008.70.00.00.00.01
1954NY115000-1000000-18.5-0.10.00.0-0.11
Career37000-1000000-1--0.10.00.0-0.12

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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