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William Joseph Klaus

First name: Billy

Last name: Klaus

Birthdate: 1928-12-09

Bats: L   Throws: R

RetroID: klaub101

Batting – Career

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1952BSN0.10.00.1-0.2-0.20.20
1953MLN0.00.00.0-0.1-0.10.10
1955BOS7.42.59.92.35.24.616
1956BOS7.51.99.42.95.73.717
1957BOS6.72.28.91.33.94.912
1958BOS1.20.21.4-0.9-0.51.9-1
1959BAL4.81.46.20.82.63.68
1960BAL0.70.30.90.20.50.51
1961WS23.71.04.60.61.92.76
1962PHI3.61.04.5-0.31.13.53
1963PHI0.30.00.3-0.3-0.20.6-1
Career36.010.546.26.319.926.361

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
1952BSN5-1-10000-1000-28.8-0.20.00.0-0.2-1
1953MLN2-1-100000000-19.2-0.10.00.0-0.10
1955BOS610-1-7-1102-1-4600-19.7-0.10.6-0.20.315
1956BOS6206-2211-1101001110.31.10.1-0.21.024
1957BOS537-5-9-260-30500-89.7-0.80.5-0.2-0.516
1958BOS93-9-10110-1-3100-129.6-1.30.10.0-1.2-1
1959BAL377-5-32-60-13200-58.5-0.60.2-0.1-0.514
1960BAL53-1-11-100100009.10.00.00.00.03
1961WS2287-8-700102100-49.4-0.40.1-0.1-0.49
1962PHI283-14-130010-2100-149.7-1.40.10.1-1.25
1963PHI20-3-300000000-38.5-0.40.00.0-0.40
Career2,887-42-573115-761700-39--4.21.7-0.7-3.284

Defense

Infield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ GB+ DP Start DP Turn DP Runs Total Fielding Runs
1952 BSN SS 25 4 -1.0 -1 -1 -1 -2 0.0 0.0 0 -1
1955 BOS 3B 239 42 -1.0 -1 -1 3 6 -0.2 0.0 0 -1
1955 BOS SS 3550 651 0.0 2 1 -2 6 -2.4 -1.9 -4 -3
1956 BOS 3B 2999 474 12.0 16 12 34 26 -1.6 0.0 -2 10
1956 BOS SS 663 105 2.0 2 1 -6 -4 -0.3 -0.9 -1 0
1957 BOS SS 3250 601 -2.0 -1 -1 -2 26 0.3 0.7 1 0
1958 BOS SS 396 71 -4.0 -4 -3 -8 -6 -0.2 -0.2 0 -3
1959 BAL 2B 7 0 0.0 0 0 -1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
1959 BAL 3B 1125 164 1.0 1 1 -7 -10 -0.1 0.0 0 1
1959 BAL SS 1280 232 4.0 4 3 -2 5 -0.6 0.0 -1 2
1960 BAL 2B 261 41 1.0 1 1 0 1 0.2 0.3 0 1
1960 BAL 3B 39 6 0.0 0 0 0 1 -0.1 0.0 0 0
1960 BAL SS 139 27 0.0 0 0 0 1 0.2 -0.1 0 0
1961 WS2 2B 7 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0.0 0 0
1961 WS2 3B 1300 206 3.0 3 2 4 10 -0.9 0.0 -1 1
1961 WS2 SS 466 82 2.0 2 1 2 2 0.0 0.5 0 1
1962 PHI 2B 219 36 0.0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -0.4 0 0
1962 PHI 3B 1056 149 2.0 1 1 -2 -8 -0.5 0.0 0 1
1962 PHI SS 424 84 -4.0 -4 -3 -1 4 0.4 -0.5 0 -3
1963 PHI 3B 50 7 0.0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0.0 0 0
1963 PHI SS 36 3 0.0 0 0 -2 -1 0.0 0.0 0 0
2B 494 78 1.0 1 1 -1 1 0.2 -0.1 0 1
3B 6808 1048 17.0 20 15 32 26 -3.3 0.0 -3 12
SS 10229 1860 -3.0 0 -2 -22 31 -2.6 -2.4 -5 -7

Outfield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ OF Arm Opps OF Arm Runs Total Fielding Runs
1961 WS2 LF 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LF 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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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