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Daniel Webster Litwhiler

First name: Danny

Last name: Litwhiler

Birthdate: 1916-08-31

Bats: R   Throws: R

RetroID: litwd101

Batting – Career

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1940PHI1.90.32.20.51.21.04
1941PHI8.21.29.42.45.24.216
1942PHI8.21.29.40.02.86.68
1943PHI1.90.32.20.51.11.13
1943SLN3.60.54.11.93.10.99
1944SLN6.81.07.82.54.83.014
1946SLN0.10.00.1-0.1-0.10.10
1946BSN3.40.53.92.03.20.89
1947BSN3.20.43.60.41.52.14
1948BSN0.50.10.50.40.60.02
1948CIN5.10.85.82.74.41.413
1949CIN4.20.64.81.73.11.79
1950CIN1.70.21.90.30.81.03
1951CIN0.40.00.40.30.40.01
Career49.27.156.115.532.123.995

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
1940PHI14666-1-20-10-10029.00.2-0.10.00.12
1941PHI6372123-4-2-2-3-2-700109.11.1-0.70.10.56
1942PHI62613-4-1-11-10-600-128.3-1.4-0.60.1-1.9-2
1943PHI15011-10011-10028.80.2-0.1-0.10.03
1943SLN284660-2117-300138.31.6-0.3-0.21.111
1944SLN552666-80-114-600178.91.9-0.6-0.40.921
1946SLN6-1-100000000-18.9-0.10.00.0-0.10
1946BSN2757722001-200128.81.4-0.20.01.24
1947BSN254-2-1-1-10-13-200-19.3-0.1-0.20.0-0.36
1948BSN39001000200039.30.30.00.00.32
1948CIN3911112-20-227-300179.51.8-0.30.01.512
1949CIN33612112-120-4-300109.61.0-0.30.00.70
1950CIN13333-1-1-100-10009.70.0-0.10.0-0.11
1951CIN3111-1000200028.80.20.00.00.22
Career3,8607277-4-16-3-121-350074-8.1-3.5-0.54.168

Defense

Infield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ GB+ DP Start DP Turn DP Runs Total Fielding Runs
1946 BSN 3B 65 5 -2.0 -2 -1 -3 -1 0.0 0.0 0 -1
1948 CIN 3B 369 66 4.0 4 3 13 11 -0.3 0.0 0 3
1949 CIN 3B 74 14 0.0 0 0 2 0 -0.2 0.0 0 0
3B 508 85 2.0 2 2 12 10 -0.5 0.0 0 2

Outfield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ OF Arm Opps OF Arm Runs Total Fielding Runs
1940 PHI LF 63 5 -1.0 -1 -1 -3 1 0 -1
1940 PHI CF 43 4 0.0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
1940 PHI RF 464 81 -1.0 -1 -1 6 27 2 1
1941 PHI LF 3318 395 1.0 0 0 7 93 -1 -1
1941 PHI RF 31 8 -1.0 -1 -1 1 1 0 -1
1942 PHI LF 3224 332 -8.0 -8 -7 -26 91 -1 -8
1942 PHI RF 334 57 -3.0 -3 -3 -8 18 1 -2
1943 SLN LF 1786 204 5.0 7 6 8 49 1 7
1943 PHI LF 908 108 1.0 1 1 16 36 0 1
1944 SLN LF 3116 354 15.0 18 15 5 73 -1 14
1946 BSN LF 1410 152 2.0 3 3 -2 39 -1 2
1947 BSN LF 1510 170 3.0 4 3 6 54 0 3
1948 BSN LF 211 28 2.0 2 2 5 6 0 2
1948 CIN LF 395 48 2.0 2 2 5 20 1 3
1948 CIN CF 13 2 0.0 0 0 1 1 0 0
1948 CIN RF 1172 194 2.0 1 1 11 63 0 1
1949 CIN LF 391 59 4.0 4 3 16 20 0 3
1949 CIN RF 1124 157 -5.0 -6 -5 -17 63 -2 -7
1950 CIN LF 210 22 0.0 0 0 -1 12 0 0
1950 CIN RF 333 49 1.0 1 1 0 8 -1 0
1951 CIN RF 128 20 1.0 1 1 1 10 1 2
LF 16542 1877 26.0 32 27 36 494 -2 25
CF 56 6 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0
RF 3586 566 -6.0 -8 -7 -6 190 1 -6

Batting – Postseason

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1943SLN0.20.00.30.30.3-0.11
1944SLN0.30.00.3-0.10.00.40
Career0.50.00.60.20.30.31

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
1943SLN17110000000016.50.20.00.00.20
1944SLN2200-10000000-16.0-0.20.00.0-0.20
Career3911-100000000-0.00.00.00.00

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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