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George Michael Metkovich

First name: George

Last name: Metkovich

Birthdate: 1920-10-08

Bats: L   Throws: L

RetroID: metkg101

Batting – Career

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1943BOS4.40.85.20.11.63.65
1944BOS7.31.38.62.65.13.515
1945BOS7.51.28.70.32.95.99
1946BOS3.90.64.50.41.82.85
1947CLE6.51.37.91.53.84.011
1949CHA4.71.05.7-0.70.94.73
1951PIT5.71.06.70.82.73.98
1952PIT5.40.86.10.72.53.77
1953CHN1.80.32.1-0.10.61.62
1953PIT0.60.10.6-0.3-0.10.70
1954MLN1.80.22.0-0.20.41.61
Career49.68.658.15.122.236.066

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
1943BOS352-4-40100-3-100-68.5-0.7-0.1-0.2-1.03
1944BOS5873306015-300159.71.5-0.3-0.40.815
1945BOS598-2-4-201-11-500-58.9-0.6-0.5-0.4-1.510
1946BOS320-2-40210-2-200-39.5-0.3-0.20.0-0.52
1947CLE514-12-10-420-113-10009.00.0-0.10.0-0.123
1949CHA381-14-13-22-10-3-100-179.6-1.8-0.10.0-1.94
1951PIT454-3-6301-1-3-200-610.3-0.6-0.20.2-0.64
1952PIT4151-2-1310-5-300-49.2-0.4-0.30.1-0.61
1953CHN144-3-30-1000-100-410.0-0.4-0.10.0-0.52
1953PIT47-4-400000000-410.2-0.40.00.0-0.40
1954MLN142-2-10-1-1-10-100-48.8-0.5-0.10.0-0.61
Career3,954-42-48-6142-33-2000-38--4.2-2.0-0.7-6.965

Defense

Infield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ GB+ DP Start DP Turn DP Runs Total Fielding Runs
1943 BOS 1B 65 8 0.0 0 0 0 1 -0.1 0.0 0 0
1944 BOS 1B 960 91 2.0 2 1 11 8 0.1 0.0 0 1
1945 BOS 1B 2077 216 3.0 4 3 14 22 0.5 0.0 0 3
1947 CLE 1B 6 1 0.0 0 0 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0
1951 PIT 1B 829 79 1.0 1 1 1 9 0.0 0.0 0 1
1952 PIT 1B 1468 150 -3.0 -2 -1 -3 1 -0.5 0.0 0 -1
1953 CHN 1B 147 16 -1.0 -1 -1 0 0 -0.1 0.0 0 -1
1953 PIT 1B 85 3 0.0 0 0 -3 -2 0.0 0.0 0 0
1954 MLN 1B 426 44 1.0 1 1 2 3 0.0 0.0 0 1
1B 6063 608 3.0 5 4 22 43 -0.1 0.0 0 4

Outfield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ OF Arm Opps OF Arm Runs Total Fielding Runs
1943 BOS CF 1324 159 -2.0 -2 -2 -7 35 0 -2
1943 BOS RF 291 55 -2.0 -2 -2 -2 22 1 -1
1944 BOS CF 1650 234 2.0 3 3 13 55 1 4
1944 BOS RF 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1945 BOS CF 711 76 -5.0 -4 -3 -19 27 0 -3
1945 BOS RF 121 43 1.0 1 1 3 7 0 1
1946 BOS LF 41 3 -1.0 -1 -1 -3 4 0 -1
1946 BOS CF 86 14 0.0 0 0 3 2 0 0
1946 BOS RF 940 141 -3.0 -2 -2 -18 50 1 -1
1947 CLE CF 3148 465 13.0 15 13 58 147 0 13
1947 CLE RF 10 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1949 CHA LF 112 13 0.0 0 0 0 4 0 0
1949 CHA CF 1739 231 -3.0 -3 -3 -7 82 0 -3
1949 CHA RF 2 2 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0
1951 PIT LF 62 5 0.0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
1951 PIT CF 1612 206 -4.0 -4 -3 -11 52 -1 -4
1952 PIT LF 105 6 -3.0 -3 -3 -6 9 0 -3
1952 PIT CF 558 80 2.0 2 2 7 29 -2 0
1952 PIT RF 54 9 -1.0 -1 -1 -2 5 0 -1
1953 CHN LF 119 11 0.0 0 0 -3 6 0 0
1953 PIT CF 72 11 0.0 0 0 -1 6 0 0
1953 CHN CF 268 49 3.0 3 3 11 16 0 3
1953 CHN RF 193 35 -2.0 -2 -2 1 14 0 -2
1953 PIT RF 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1954 MLN RF 168 22 0.0 0 0 -2 4 -1 -1
LF 439 38 -4.0 -4 -4 -13 23 0 -4
CF 11168 1525 6.0 10 10 47 451 -2 8
RF 1781 308 -7.0 -6 -6 -19 102 1 -5

Batting – Postseason

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1946BOS0.00.00.00.10.1-0.10
Career0.00.00.00.10.1-0.10

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
1946BOS2110000000017.90.10.00.00.10
Career211000000001-0.10.00.00.10

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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