First name: Whitey
Last name: Kurowski
Birthdate: 1918-04-19
Bats: R Throws: R
RetroID: kurow101
| Year | Team | Off GS | Def GS | Game Shares | WAR | W | L | Victory Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | SLN | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 1942 | SLN | 5.2 | 1.3 | 6.4 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 11 |
| 1943 | SLN | 7.1 | 1.7 | 8.8 | 3.7 | 6.3 | 2.5 | 19 |
| 1944 | SLN | 7.7 | 1.8 | 9.5 | 5.1 | 7.9 | 1.7 | 24 |
| 1945 | SLN | 7.0 | 1.6 | 8.6 | 6.1 | 8.6 | 0.0 | 26 |
| 1946 | SLN | 7.5 | 1.7 | 9.2 | 5.7 | 8.4 | 0.8 | 25 |
| 1947 | SLN | 7.6 | 1.7 | 9.3 | 6.0 | 8.7 | 0.5 | 26 |
| 1948 | SLN | 3.4 | 0.7 | 4.1 | -0.2 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3 |
| 1949 | SLN | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0 |
| Career | 45.8 | 10.5 | 56.3 | 28.2 | 44.8 | 11.4 | 135 |
| Year | Team | PA | BatRuns | Adj R | RISP | BSR | DP | ROE | Fld | Pos | DH | Pit | RAA | RPW | WAA | Pos Wins | LgA | WAM | DVoDH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | SLN | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| 1942 | SLN | 419 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 10 |
| 1943 | SLN | 565 | 11 | 10 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 8.3 | 2.4 | -0.1 | -0.4 | 1.9 | 18 |
| 1944 | SLN | 625 | 15 | 15 | -2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 8.9 | 3.5 | 0.0 | -0.4 | 3.1 | 28 |
| 1945 | SLN | 573 | 31 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 9.4 | 4.7 | 0.0 | -0.4 | 4.3 | 18 |
| 1946 | SLN | 601 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 8.9 | 3.8 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 3.8 | 13 |
| 1947 | SLN | 615 | 41 | 40 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 2 | -5 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 9.7 | 4.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 4.1 | 8 |
| 1948 | SLN | 270 | -6 | -7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -10 | 9.6 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -1.0 | -2 |
| 1949 | SLN | 15 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 9.5 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0 |
| Career | 3,693 | 122 | 116 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 9 | 14 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 163 | - | 18.0 | -0.3 | -1.0 | 16.7 | 93 |
| Year | Team | POS | BIP | Chances | OAA | OAA adj | DER Runs | Play+ | GB+ | DP Start | DP Turn | DP Runs | Total Fielding Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | SLN | 3B | 70 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | -3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1942 | SLN | 3B | 2520 | 349 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | -30 | -23 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1942 | SLN | SS | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1943 | SLN | 3B | 3452 | 504 | 7.0 | 7 | 5 | -3 | -5 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1943 | SLN | SS | 15 | 4 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1944 | SLN | 2B | 44 | 9 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1944 | SLN | 3B | 3479 | 504 | 19.0 | 19 | 13 | 7 | -7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0 | 13 |
| 1945 | SLN | 3B | 3118 | 431 | 9.0 | 10 | 7 | -6 | -17 | -0.3 | 0.0 | 0 | 7 |
| 1945 | SLN | SS | 53 | 8 | -2.0 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1 |
| 1946 | SLN | 3B | 3820 | 521 | -1.0 | 1 | 1 | -10 | -21 | -1.0 | 0.0 | -1 | 0 |
| 1947 | SLN | 3B | 3620 | 493 | -7.0 | -5 | -4 | -59 | -41 | -1.2 | 0.0 | -1 | -5 |
| 1948 | SLN | 3B | 1590 | 211 | -11.0 | -10 | -7 | -34 | -27 | -0.4 | 0.0 | 0 | -7 |
| 1949 | SLN | 3B | 59 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2B | 44 | 9 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 3B | 21728 | 3029 | 17.0 | 23 | 16 | -140 | -146 | -2.7 | 0.0 | -2 | 14 | ||
| SS | 71 | 12 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Year | Team | POS | BIP | Chances | OAA | OAA adj | DER Runs | Play+ | OF Arm Opps | OF Arm Runs | Total Fielding Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | SLN | LF | 29 | 1 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| LF | 29 | 1 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| Year | Team | Off GS | Def GS | Game Shares | WAR | W | L | Victory Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | SLN | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 1943 | SLN | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0 |
| 1944 | SLN | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0 |
| 1946 | SLN | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1 |
| Career | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 2 |
| Year | Team | PA | BatRuns | Adj R | RISP | BSR | DP | ROE | Fld | Pos | DH | Pit | RAA | RPW | WAA | Pos Wins | LgA | WAM | DVoDH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | SLN | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -1 |
| 1943 | SLN | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 1944 | SLN | 25 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6.0 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 2 |
| 1946 | SLN | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2 |
| Career | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 |
| Stat description | |
|---|---|
| GS | Game Shares |
| WAM | Wins above Majors. Formerly wins above average, but WAM! sounds better than WAA. Credit to Don Sobocinski for the name. |
| WAR | Wins above Replacement |
| VS | Victory Shares |
| W | Wins - 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. |
| L | Losses - See wins above, just the opposite side of the final score. |
| BatRuns | Batting runs above average |
| Adj R | Park adjusted batting runs |
| RISP | Runs for hitting better or worse than overall with runners in scoring position |
| BSR | Baserunning runs |
| DP | Double play avoidance runs |
| ROE | Runs from reaching on error |
| Fld | Fielding runs |
| Pos | Position adjustment |
| DH | Designated hitter adjustment |
| Pit | Pitcher batting adjustment |
| RAA | Runs above average before position and league adjustment |
| RPW | Runs per win |
| WAA | Wins above average before position and league adjustment |
| POS Wins | Position adjustment converted to wins |
| LGA | League quality adjustment |
| DVoDH | Defensive Value (in runs) over designated hitter |
| G | Games pitched |
| GS | Game shares. For pitchers based on innings and leverage index |
| XR | Expected runs based on ballparks and opponents faced |
| DR | Defensive runs support |
| Role | Starter vs reliever role adjustment |
| LgAdj | League adjustment |
| R+ | Runs above average |
| LI | Leverage index |
| R_lev+ | Leverage adjusted runs above average |
| Chances | Estimated opportunies to make a defensive play |
| BIP | Balls in play while this player was on the field |
| OAA | Outs above average, based on defensive efficiency assigned at the player level |
| OAA adj | Park adjusted outs above average |
| DER runs | Run value of outs above average |
| Frame Runs | Runs from framing balls and strikes |
| SB Runs | Stolen base prevention runs |
| Block Runs | Wild pitch and passed ball prevention runs |
| Err Runs | Catcher error prevention runs |
| Catcher Runs | Catcher 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 Start | Runs from starting double plays |
| DP Turn | Runs from turning double plays |
| DP runs | Total double play runs |
| OF Arm opps | Opportunities for an outfielder to make a throwing play |
| OF Arm runs | Runs from throwing from the outfield |
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