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William Barney McCosky

First name: Barney

Last name: McCosky

Birthdate: 1917-04-11

Bats: L   Throws: R

RetroID: mccob101

Batting – Career

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1939DET8.51.710.23.96.93.321
1940DET8.01.69.63.86.63.020
1941DET7.01.38.33.25.72.717
1942DET8.71.29.93.16.03.818
1946DET1.40.31.60.10.61.02
1946PHA4.70.95.63.14.70.914
1947PHA7.81.18.93.56.22.818
1948PHA7.41.08.52.95.43.016
1950PHA2.60.32.9-1.1-0.33.1-1
1951CIN0.70.10.80.20.40.41
1951CLE0.90.11.00.00.30.71
1951PHA0.40.00.40.10.20.21
1952CLE1.10.11.2-0.20.21.01
1953CLE0.30.00.30.00.00.20
Career59.59.769.222.642.926.1129

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
1939DET6929417017-2002010.71.9-0.20.11.820
1940DET6602922-6510-1-1002110.62.0-0.1-0.11.811
1941DET565151034100-200189.81.8-0.2-0.11.510
1942DET681149-40127-600158.51.8-0.6-0.11.116
1946DET109-3-301000000-29.0-0.20.00.0-0.22
1946PHA36220190011-4-100178.72.0-0.10.01.92
1947PHA61617140-2107-500208.82.3-0.5-0.11.715
1948PHA605111023003-5001810.01.8-0.5-0.11.210
1950PHA207-10-10-121-1-7-100-1610.6-1.5-0.1-0.1-1.7-5
1951CIN55221-100-200008.80.00.00.00.0-1
1951CLE69-4-300001000-29.1-0.20.00.0-0.22
1951PHA3011-10000000010.10.00.00.00.00
1952CLE88-3-20-110-1-100-39.5-0.3-0.10.0-0.40
1953CLE22-2-210000000-19.6-0.10.00.0-0.10
Career4,7619671-4187310-2400105-11.3-2.4-0.58.482

Defense

Outfield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ OF Arm Opps OF Arm Runs Total Fielding Runs
1939 DET CF 3683 510 7.0 7 7 -19 107 0 7
1940 DET CF 3230 421 -1.0 -1 -1 -23 149 0 -1
1941 DET LF 564 66 0.0 0 0 1 34 0 0
1941 DET CF 2507 323 2.0 3 3 -32 106 -3 0
1942 DET LF 3681 404 9.0 8 7 -4 108 1 8
1942 DET CF 179 21 -1.0 -1 -1 -5 7 0 -1
1946 PHA LF 126 13 -1.0 -1 -1 -3 2 0 -1
1946 PHA CF 1758 234 -2.0 -2 -2 2 62 -1 -3
1946 DET CF 621 75 0.0 0 0 -12 26 0 0
1947 PHA LF 2847 335 7.0 7 6 12 90 -1 5
1947 PHA CF 480 67 3.0 3 3 1 20 -1 2
1948 PHA LF 3303 370 -1.0 0 0 -3 153 3 3
1950 PHA LF 1053 103 -8.0 -7 -6 -24 54 -1 -7
1951 PHA LF 131 13 0.0 0 0 -2 5 -1 -1
1951 CIN LF 164 14 -1.0 -1 -1 -4 6 0 -1
1951 CLE LF 11 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1951 CLE CF 35 6 1.0 1 1 2 3 0 1
1951 CIN CF 119 12 -1.0 -1 -1 -3 7 0 -1
1951 CLE RF 202 32 0.0 0 0 0 8 0 0
1951 PHA RF 33 5 1.0 1 1 1 2 0 1
1952 CLE LF 189 16 -2.0 -2 -2 -6 8 0 -2
1952 CLE RF 127 14 1.0 1 1 -2 5 0 1
LF 12069 1335 3.0 4 3 -33 460 1 4
CF 12612 1669 8.0 9 9 -89 487 -5 4
RF 362 51 2.0 2 2 -1 15 0 2

Batting – Postseason

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1940DET0.40.10.50.30.40.01
Career0.40.10.50.30.40.01

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
1940DET30220100-100028.20.20.00.00.20
Career30220100-10002-0.20.00.00.20

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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