First name: Barney
Last name: McCosky
Birthdate: 1917-04-11
Bats: L Throws: R
RetroID: mccob101
| Year | Team | Off GS | Def GS | Game Shares | WAR | W | L | Victory Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | DET | 8.5 | 1.7 | 10.2 | 3.9 | 6.9 | 3.3 | 21 |
| 1940 | DET | 8.0 | 1.6 | 9.6 | 3.8 | 6.6 | 3.0 | 20 |
| 1941 | DET | 7.0 | 1.3 | 8.3 | 3.2 | 5.7 | 2.7 | 17 |
| 1942 | DET | 8.7 | 1.2 | 9.9 | 3.1 | 6.0 | 3.8 | 18 |
| 1946 | DET | 1.4 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2 |
| 1946 | PHA | 4.7 | 0.9 | 5.6 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 0.9 | 14 |
| 1947 | PHA | 7.8 | 1.1 | 8.9 | 3.5 | 6.2 | 2.8 | 18 |
| 1948 | PHA | 7.4 | 1.0 | 8.5 | 2.9 | 5.4 | 3.0 | 16 |
| 1950 | PHA | 2.6 | 0.3 | 2.9 | -1.1 | -0.3 | 3.1 | -1 |
| 1951 | CIN | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1 |
| 1951 | CLE | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1 |
| 1951 | PHA | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1 |
| 1952 | CLE | 1.1 | 0.1 | 1.2 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 1953 | CLE | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0 |
| Career | 59.5 | 9.7 | 69.2 | 22.6 | 42.9 | 26.1 | 129 |
| Year | Team | PA | BatRuns | Adj R | RISP | BSR | DP | ROE | Fld | Pos | DH | Pit | RAA | RPW | WAA | Pos Wins | LgA | WAM | DVoDH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | DET | 692 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10.7 | 1.9 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 20 |
| 1940 | DET | 660 | 29 | 22 | -6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 10.6 | 2.0 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 1.8 | 11 |
| 1941 | DET | 565 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9.8 | 1.8 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 1.5 | 10 |
| 1942 | DET | 681 | 14 | 9 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8.5 | 1.8 | -0.6 | -0.1 | 1.1 | 16 |
| 1946 | DET | 109 | -3 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 9.0 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 2 |
| 1946 | PHA | 362 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8.7 | 2.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 2 |
| 1947 | PHA | 616 | 17 | 14 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 8.8 | 2.3 | -0.5 | -0.1 | 1.7 | 15 |
| 1948 | PHA | 605 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10.0 | 1.8 | -0.5 | -0.1 | 1.2 | 10 |
| 1950 | PHA | 207 | -10 | -10 | -1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -7 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -16 | 10.6 | -1.5 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -1.7 | -5 |
| 1951 | CIN | 55 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -1 |
| 1951 | CLE | 69 | -4 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 9.1 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 2 |
| 1951 | PHA | 30 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 1952 | CLE | 88 | -3 | -2 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 9.5 | -0.3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.4 | 0 |
| 1953 | CLE | 22 | -2 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 9.6 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0 |
| Career | 4,761 | 96 | 71 | -4 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 10 | -24 | 0 | 0 | 105 | - | 11.3 | -2.4 | -0.5 | 8.4 | 82 |
| 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 |
| Year | Team | Off GS | Def GS | Game Shares | WAR | W | L | Victory Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | DET | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Career | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Year | Team | PA | BatRuns | Adj R | RISP | BSR | DP | ROE | Fld | Pos | DH | Pit | RAA | RPW | WAA | Pos Wins | LgA | WAM | DVoDH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | DET | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0 |
| Career | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0 |
| 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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