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Lamar Ashby Newsome

First name: Skeeter

Last name: Newsome

Birthdate: 1910-10-18

Bats: R   Throws: R

RetroID: newss101

Batting – Career

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1935PHA1.90.62.5-0.20.51.92
1936PHA6.32.38.6-0.52.06.66
1937PHA6.22.28.40.93.45.010
1938PHA0.60.20.90.00.20.61
1939PHA3.51.44.9-1.30.14.70
1941BOS3.21.24.40.11.43.04
1942BOS1.30.41.70.00.51.12
1943BOS6.02.08.00.22.65.48
1944BOS6.52.59.00.93.55.511
1945BOS6.02.08.01.64.04.012
1946PHI5.51.97.4-1.21.06.43
1947PHI4.31.55.8-0.61.14.73
Career51.318.269.6-0.120.348.962

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
1935PHA151-14-1400014100-910.8-0.80.10.0-0.79
1936PHA508-50-5025-1110500-3311.4-2.90.50.1-2.328
1937PHA489-27-27-101110600-1610.4-1.50.60.1-0.827
1938PHA51-3-30-1002000-211.1-0.20.00.0-0.24
1939PHA282-22-232000-10300-3111.4-2.70.30.1-2.30
1941BOS261-16-17-130-15200-1110.7-1.00.20.0-0.814
1942BOS104-1-10-3001000-39.6-0.30.00.0-0.34
1943BOS480-10-10-4-2-1-15400-138.5-1.50.4-0.3-1.421
1944BOS524-17-17-32006600-129.7-1.20.6-0.4-1.025
1945BOS4760-11-3-1-14400-18.9-0.10.4-0.30.019
1946PHI422-18-171-300-10500-299.0-3.20.50.0-2.75
1947PHI336-20-19-10001300-199.0-2.10.30.0-1.813
Career4,084-198-199-4-2-20283900-179--17.53.9-0.7-14.3169

Defense

Infield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ GB+ DP Start DP Turn DP Runs Total Fielding Runs
1935 PHA 2B 254 46 -2.0 -2 -2 1 0 -0.2 0.0 0 -2
1935 PHA 3B 114 16 -1.0 -1 -1 0 -1 -0.2 0.0 0 -1
1935 PHA SS 683 131 6.0 6 5 22 8 0.5 1.3 2 7
1936 PHA 2B 17 2 0.0 0 0 -1 -1 0.0 0.0 0 0
1936 PHA 3B 3 1 0.0 0 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0
1936 PHA SS 3666 654 15.0 12 9 50 41 0.2 0.6 1 10
1937 PHA SS 3677 684 16.0 13 10 73 43 -1.0 1.2 0 10
1938 PHA SS 285 51 2.0 2 2 -1 0 -0.1 0.1 0 2
1939 PHA 2B 20 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 -0.1 0 0
1939 PHA SS 2303 402 -8.0 -9 -7 32 8 -1.6 -1.1 -3 -10
1941 BOS 2B 496 82 3.0 3 2 2 4 -0.3 0.0 0 2
1941 BOS SS 1144 192 4.0 4 3 -7 -2 0.2 0.0 0 3
1942 BOS 2B 265 36 -2.0 -2 -1 -2 -5 0.0 -0.2 0 -1
1942 BOS 3B 266 42 2.0 2 1 -4 -3 0.4 0.0 0 1
1942 BOS SS 127 26 1.0 1 1 6 2 -0.1 0.2 0 1
1943 BOS 3B 351 52 1.0 1 1 -1 -7 0.3 0.0 0 1
1943 BOS SS 2134 394 9.0 7 5 47 29 -0.6 0.0 -1 4
1944 BOS 2B 133 22 -4.0 -4 -3 0 -2 0.2 0.4 1 -2
1944 BOS SS 2496 470 13.0 11 8 25 7 0.0 0.5 0 8
1945 BOS 2B 1567 258 -2.0 -2 -1 -6 0 0.9 0.6 2 1
1945 BOS 3B 261 45 4.0 4 3 7 8 0.1 0.0 0 3
1945 BOS SS 651 124 0.0 0 0 1 7 0.4 0.0 0 0
1946 PHI 2B 39 9 0.0 0 0 -3 -2 -0.2 0.0 0 0
1946 PHI 3B 23 2 0.0 0 0 -1 -1 0.0 0.0 0 0
1946 PHI SS 2655 464 -10.0 -11 -8 -15 -16 -1.4 -0.6 -2 -10
1947 PHI 2B 58 6 0.0 0 0 -3 -2 0.0 0.0 0 0
1947 PHI 3B 14 2 0.0 0 0 1 1 -0.1 0.0 0 0
1947 PHI SS 2097 373 -1.0 -1 -1 -3 -4 1.7 0.8 2 1
2B 2849 464 -7.0 -7 -5 -12 -8 0.4 0.7 3 -2
3B 1032 160 6.0 6 4 3 -2 0.5 0.0 0 4
SS 21918 3965 47.0 35 27 230 123 -1.8 3.0 -1 26

Outfield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ OF Arm Opps OF Arm Runs Total Fielding Runs
1935 PHA RF 18 3 0.0 0 0 0 3 0 0
RF 18 3 0.0 0 0 0 3 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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