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Ralph David Engle

First name: Dave

Last name: Engle

Birthdate: 1956-11-30

Bats: R   Throws: R

RetroID: engld001

Batting – Career

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1981MIN3.50.54.00.41.62.45
1982MIN2.50.22.7-0.30.52.31
1983MIN5.21.66.81.73.73.111
1984MIN5.41.97.31.13.34.110
1985MIN2.50.32.80.91.71.15
1986DET1.20.21.30.10.50.91
1987MON1.10.11.30.40.70.52
1988MON0.50.10.6-0.10.10.50
1989MIL0.90.11.0-0.20.10.90
Career22.85.027.84.012.215.835

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
1981MIN2650-23-2000-300-18.7-0.1-0.30.0-0.44
1982MIN197-8-9-31004-1-10-79.7-0.7-0.20.0-0.95
1983MIN408108-20-10-65-20-110.0-0.10.30.10.36
1984MIN424-8-10-24-12-26-10-99.1-1.00.50.1-0.412
1985MIN19532110001-2049.80.4-0.10.00.32
1986DET93-3-3-11002-100-19.9-0.1-0.10.0-0.23
1987MON90-5-52000400019.70.10.00.00.15
1988MON42-1-1-10000000-28.4-0.20.00.0-0.21
1989MIL70-3-30100-1-100-39.3-0.3-0.10.0-0.40
Career1,784-15-23-36-2216-60-19--2.00.00.2-1.838

Defense

Catcher Defense

Year Team Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Frame Runs SB Runs Block Runs Err Runs Catcher Runs Total Fielding Runs
1983 MIN 33 0.0 0 0 -2 -2.6 -0.2 -1.3 -4 -6
1984 MIN 30 0.0 0 0 -2 -0.5 0.9 -0.7 0 -2
1985 MIN 3 0.0 0 0 0 -0.6 -0.3 0.0 -1 -1
1986 DET 1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 -0.1 0.0 0 0
1987 MON 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 -0.1 0.1 0 0
1988 MON 0 0.0 0 0 0 -0.3 0.2 0.1 0 0
1989 MIL 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
67 0.0 0 0 -4 -4.0 0.4 -1.8 -5 -9

Infield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ GB+ DP Start DP Turn DP Runs Total Fielding Runs
1981 MIN 3B 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
1986 DET 1B 526 58 3.0 3 2 1 -1 0.2 0.0 0 2
1987 MON 1B 8 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
1987 MON 3B 3 1 0.0 0 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0
1988 MON 3B 4 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
1989 MIL 1B 394 36 -1.0 -1 -1 -4 -1 0.1 0.0 0 -1
1B 928 94 2.0 2 1 -3 -2 0.3 0.0 0 1
3B 10 1 0.0 0 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0

Outfield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ OF Arm Opps OF Arm Runs Total Fielding Runs
1981 MIN RF 1209 216 -1.0 0 0 12 83 0 0
1982 MIN LF 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1982 MIN RF 498 85 4.0 5 4 2 24 0 4
1983 MIN RF 75 13 -1.0 -1 -1 -2 3 1 0
1985 MIN LF 60 10 1.0 1 1 3 0 0 1
1986 DET LF 10 0 0.0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
1986 DET RF 4 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 MON LF 190 29 2.0 2 2 7 21 2 4
1987 MON RF 15 2 0.0 0 0 0 2 0 0
1988 MON LF 26 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1988 MON RF 13 3 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0
LF 288 42 3.0 3 3 9 21 2 5
RF 1814 320 2.0 4 3 13 112 1 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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