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Louis Boudreau

First name: Lou

Last name: Boudreau

Birthdate: 1917-07-17

Bats: R   Throws: R

RetroID: boudl101

Batting – Career

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1938CLE0.00.00.00.00.00.00
1939CLE3.21.04.21.52.71.58
1940CLE8.92.911.87.010.51.332
1941CLE8.62.811.45.99.22.228
1942CLE7.72.710.44.17.23.222
1943CLE8.02.911.06.49.61.429
1944CLE8.32.911.28.111.4-0.234
1945CLE5.21.87.04.97.00.021
1946CLE7.42.610.05.58.41.625
1947CLE7.92.710.77.710.8-0.232
1948CLE8.22.911.111.414.6-3.644
1949CLE7.02.19.13.15.83.417
1950CLE3.61.24.80.72.12.76
1951BOS3.81.24.90.11.63.45
1952BOS0.00.00.0-0.1-0.10.10
Career87.829.7117.666.3100.816.8303

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
1938CLE20000000000010.90.00.00.00.00
1939CLE256-7-5121-16200410.20.40.20.00.613
1940CLE706111563-2-117700389.44.00.7-0.14.639
1941CLE68149121311700279.42.90.7-0.13.533
1942CLE6041013-1-4112700128.91.40.7-0.12.023
1943CLE64922262-10-17700338.63.80.7-0.44.130
1944CLE681343603-2014800519.35.50.8-0.55.836
1945CLE402121440028500288.53.30.5-0.33.522
1946CLE5717112-2-2-116700248.52.80.7-0.13.436
1947CLE6242124-21-1022700449.04.90.7-0.15.543
1948CLE6765355421119700829.78.50.7-0.19.141
1949CLE561141-2-20740088.90.90.4-0.11.223
1950CLE295-7-50-1-102300-510.0-0.50.3-0.1-0.311
1951BOS3132-2-1-1-11-6200-1010.3-1.00.2-0.1-0.93
1952BOS3-1-100000000-19.3-0.10.00.0-0.10
Career7,024162194172-741257300335-36.87.3-2.142.0353

Defense

Catcher Defense

Year Team Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Frame Runs SB Runs Block Runs Err Runs Catcher Runs Total Fielding Runs
1943 CLE 1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
1944 CLE 1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
1948 CLE 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
2 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0

Infield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ GB+ DP Start DP Turn DP Runs Total Fielding Runs
1938 CLE 3B 9 0 0.0 0 0 -1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
1939 CLE SS 1441 277 8.0 8 6 22 17 -0.4 0.1 0 6
1940 CLE SS 4371 741 19.0 17 13 94 72 1.4 2.4 4 17
1941 CLE SS 4153 708 13.0 11 9 50 30 0.9 1.4 2 11
1942 CLE SS 4154 649 2.0 0 0 0 9 0.7 1.8 2 2
1943 CLE SS 2984 507 7.0 6 4 5 -4 0.9 1.9 3 7
1944 CLE SS 2315 445 17.0 16 11 1 13 1.4 1.2 3 14
1945 CLE SS 1832 317 5.0 5 4 -16 -18 2.3 1.9 4 8
1946 CLE SS 3373 617 20.0 20 14 50 12 0.1 1.4 2 16
1947 CLE SS 4070 717 27.0 27 20 74 58 2.1 0.3 2 22
1948 CLE SS 4258 720 21.0 20 15 41 35 0.8 3.1 4 19
1949 CLE 1B 107 14 1.0 1 1 3 4 -0.1 0.0 0 1
1949 CLE 2B 8 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 0 0
1949 CLE 3B 1077 151 2.0 1 1 3 3 0.8 0.0 1 2
1949 CLE SS 2487 420 3.0 1 1 16 21 2.6 0.6 3 4
1950 CLE 1B 138 18 2.0 2 1 6 6 0.0 0.0 0 1
1950 CLE 2B 9 0 0.0 0 0 -1 -1 0.0 -0.2 0 0
1950 CLE 3B 43 4 -1.0 -1 -1 -2 -3 0.0 0.0 0 -1
1950 CLE SS 1640 260 3.0 1 1 -4 -2 0.8 0.1 1 2
1951 BOS 1B 25 2 0.0 0 0 -1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
1951 BOS 3B 438 55 -5.0 -5 -4 -13 -10 0.7 0.0 1 -3
1951 BOS SS 1498 251 -7.0 -7 -5 -16 3 1.6 0.6 2 -3
1952 BOS 3B 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
1952 BOS SS 3 1 0.0 0 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0
1B 270 34 3.0 3 2 8 10 -0.1 0.0 0 2
2B 17 1 0.0 0 0 -1 -1 0.0 -0.1 0 0
3B 1570 210 -4.0 -5 -4 -13 -10 1.5 0.0 2 -2
SS 38579 6630 138.0 125 93 318 247 15.2 16.8 32 125

Batting – Postseason

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1948CLE0.30.10.40.40.5-0.12
Career0.30.10.40.40.5-0.12

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
1948CLE24111000000026.90.30.00.00.31
Career2411100000002-0.30.00.00.31

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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