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Walter William Beck

First name: Boom-Boom

Last name: Beck

Birthdate: 1904-10-16

Bats: R   Throws: R

RetroID: beckb104

Batting – Career

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1927SLA0.00.00.00.00.00.00
1928SLA0.20.00.20.10.20.01
1933BRO1.30.01.30.10.40.81
1934BRO0.20.00.20.10.20.01
1939PHI0.90.00.9-0.30.01.00
1940PHI0.50.00.5-0.3-0.10.70
1941PHI0.30.00.30.00.10.30
1942PHI0.20.00.20.20.3-0.11
1943PHI0.00.00.00.00.00.00
1944DET0.30.00.30.30.3-0.11
1945CIN0.20.00.20.10.20.01
1945PIT0.30.00.30.10.10.10
Career4.40.04.40.41.72.76

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
1927SLA40000000000010.80.00.00.00.00
1928SLA140000000001110.30.10.00.00.10
1933BRO98-9-9-100-10009-29.1-0.20.00.0-0.20
1934BRO19-1-100000002110.40.10.00.00.10
1939PHI72-11-11-10000007-59.8-0.50.00.0-0.50
1940PHI39-8-800000004-49.0-0.40.00.0-0.40
1941PHI26-4-400000003-19.1-0.10.00.0-0.10
1942PHI12001000000128.30.20.00.00.20
1943PHI4000000000008.80.00.00.00.00
1944DET23000000000228.80.20.00.00.20
1945CIN16-1-10000000218.80.10.00.00.10
1945PIT22-2-20000000209.90.00.00.00.00
Career349-36-36-100-100033-5--0.50.00.0-0.50

Pitching

Year Team Lg G GS IP R XR DR IP/G RPW Role LgAdj R+ LI R_lev+ WAM W L WAR VS
1924 SLA AL 1 0.0 1.0 0 1 0 1.00 15.7 -0.13 0.05 1 0.07 1 0.1 0.1 -0.1 0.1 0
1927 SLA AL 3 0.5 11.3 8 6 0 3.77 10.6 0.00 0.05 -2 0.73 -2 -0.2 0.0 0.4 -0.1 0
1928 SLA AL 16 1.9 48.3 29 25 -2 3.02 10.0 -0.06 0.05 -2 0.68 -2 -0.2 0.7 1.1 0.2 2
1933 BRO NL 43 12.0 257.0 130 110 -6 5.98 8.9 0.07 -0.05 -13 1.03 -13 -1.5 4.5 7.5 1.0 14
1934 BRO NL 22 2.4 57.0 51 27 -2 2.59 10.0 -0.12 -0.05 -22 0.87 -21 -2.1 -0.9 3.3 -1.6 -3
1939 PHI NL 34 8.8 181.3 101 88 -2 5.33 9.7 0.05 -0.05 -12 1.08 -12 -1.2 3.2 5.6 0.6 10
1940 PHI NL 29 5.9 129.3 69 64 -2 4.46 9.6 -0.04 0.03 -4 0.94 -4 -0.4 2.5 3.3 0.8 8
1941 PHI NL 34 4.2 95.3 52 43 0 2.80 9.2 -0.11 0.03 -9 0.89 -8 -0.9 1.2 3.0 0.0 4
1942 PHI NL 26 1.8 53.0 30 24 -2 2.04 9.1 -0.16 0.03 -5 0.44 -4 -0.4 0.5 1.3 0.0 2
1943 PHI NL 4 0.3 13.7 15 7 -1 3.42 11.1 -0.09 -0.18 -7 0.06 -4 -0.4 -0.2 0.6 -0.3 -1
1944 DET AL 28 2.9 74.0 36 35 0 2.64 9.3 -0.16 -0.18 -4 0.72 -3 -0.3 1.1 1.7 0.3 3
1945 CIN NL 11 2.2 47.7 21 21 1 4.34 8.9 -0.03 -0.18 -2 1.01 -2 -0.2 0.9 1.3 0.2 3
1945 PIT NL 14 2.7 63.0 19 29 2 4.50 8.6 -0.03 -0.18 6 0.89 6 0.7 2.0 0.6 1.2 6
Career 265 45.6 1031.9 561 480 -14 -75 -68 -7 15.6 29.6 2.4 48

Defense

Pitcher Defense

Year Team Chances OAA OAA adj
1924 SLA 0 0.0 0
1927 SLA 0 0.0 0
1928 SLA 14 0.0 0
1933 BRO 67 -1.0 -1
1934 BRO 16 0.0 0
1939 PHI 48 -1.0 -1
1940 PHI 26 0.0 0
1941 PHI 8 -1.0 -1
1942 PHI 12 0.0 0
1943 PHI 1 -1.0 -1
1944 DET 6 -1.0 -1
1945 PIT 8 0.0 0
1945 CIN 13 1.0 1
219 -4.0 -4

No batting records available for this player.

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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