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Alexander George McCarthy

First name: Alex

Last name: McCarthy

Birthdate: 1889-05-12

Bats: R   Throws: R

RetroID: mccaa103

Batting – Career

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1910PIT0.20.00.2-0.10.00.20
1911PIT2.20.82.91.12.01.06
1912PIT5.61.47.01.53.53.511
1913PIT1.20.41.50.51.00.63
1914PIT2.50.83.3-1.1-0.23.40
1915PIT0.80.21.0-0.20.10.90
1915CHN1.10.31.40.71.10.33
1916CHN1.60.42.0-0.50.11.90
1916PIT2.30.83.1-1.2-0.33.3-1
1917PIT2.20.72.9-0.30.62.42
Career19.75.825.30.47.917.524

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
1910PIT12-2-200001000-18.8-0.10.00.0-0.11
1911PIT172-5-54-201610049.20.40.10.00.512
1912PIT450-9-7-3-1-201400019.40.10.0-0.10.025
1913PIT90-3-31211-110018.90.10.10.00.22
1914PIT189-19-1800-1-15100-157.7-1.90.10.0-1.811
1915PIT60-3-3000-11000-38.0-0.40.00.0-0.43
1915CHN83110-201300038.60.40.00.00.46
1916CHN12610-1-40-1-1000-77.9-0.90.00.0-0.92
1916PIT172-7-70-10-1-7200-167.9-2.00.20.0-1.8-1
1917PIT169-7-711-11-3100-87.8-1.00.10.0-0.92
Career1,523-53-512-7-3018600-41--5.30.6-0.1-4.863

Defense

Infield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ GB+ DP Start DP Turn DP Runs Total Fielding Runs
1910 PIT SS 86 17 0.6 1 1 1 2 -0.1 0.0 0 1
1911 PIT 2B 300 54 0.9 1 1 7 6 -0.3 0.9 1 2
1911 PIT 3B 25 2 -1.0 -1 -1 -2 -1 0.0 0.0 0 -1
1911 PIT SS 887 156 6.2 7 5 10 2 -0.2 0.4 0 5
1912 PIT 2B 3005 527 19.0 19 13 75 36 0.2 0.1 0 13
1912 PIT 3B 108 14 1.0 1 1 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 1
1913 PIT 2B 126 20 1.2 1 1 1 0 0.1 -0.1 0 1
1913 PIT 3B 288 37 -1.3 -1 -1 -1 -1 -0.1 0.0 0 -1
1913 PIT SS 264 55 -0.7 -1 -1 11 6 -0.3 0.0 0 -1
1914 PIT 2B 301 63 1.5 2 1 15 17 -0.4 -0.1 0 1
1914 PIT 3B 950 144 7.3 7 5 23 24 0.0 0.0 0 5
1914 PIT SS 177 25 -1.9 -2 -1 -5 -4 0.0 0.1 0 -1
1915 PIT 1B 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
1915 PIT 2B 240 41 1.8 2 1 6 2 -0.1 -0.5 -1 0
1915 CHN 2B 325 57 -0.2 0 0 3 5 0.2 -0.5 0 0
1915 PIT 3B 93 11 -1.2 -1 -1 -2 -2 0.1 0.0 0 -1
1915 CHN 3B 338 51 4.4 4 3 6 6 0.1 0.0 0 3
1915 PIT SS 120 25 2.6 3 2 6 5 -0.1 -0.1 0 2
1915 CHN SS 5 1 -0.2 0 0 -1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
1916 CHN 2B 839 148 1.9 2 1 17 13 0.1 -0.7 -1 0
1916 PIT 2B 107 10 0.1 0 0 -4 -2 0.1 0.0 0 0
1916 PIT 3B 116 13 -0.5 0 0 -2 0 0.2 0.0 0 0
1916 CHN SS 25 5 -1.2 -1 -1 -1 -1 -0.1 0.0 0 -1
1916 PIT SS 1108 183 -8.6 -8 -6 -17 -16 -0.6 -0.4 -1 -7
1917 PIT 2B 373 55 0.0 0 0 4 5 0.4 -0.3 0 0
1917 PIT 3B 742 99 -4.0 -4 -3 9 -4 -0.3 0.0 0 -3
1917 PIT SS 268 52 0.0 0 0 8 11 0.3 0.1 0 0
1B 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
2B 5616 975 26.2 27 18 124 82 0.3 -1.2 -1 17
3B 2660 371 4.7 5 3 33 22 0.0 0.0 0 3
SS 2940 519 -3.2 -1 -1 12 5 -1.1 0.1 -1 -2

Outfield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ OF Arm Opps OF Arm Runs Total Fielding Runs
1911 PIT LF 14 1 -0.3 0 0 -1 0 0 0
LF 14 1 -0.3 0 0 -1 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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