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John Michael Pesky

First name: Johnny

Last name: Pesky

Birthdate: 1919-02-27

Bats: L   Throws: R

RetroID: peskj101

Batting – Career

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1942BOS8.42.811.26.910.21.031
1946BOS8.62.911.67.410.80.832
1947BOS9.02.811.84.07.54.322
1948BOS8.11.89.82.25.14.715
1949BOS8.51.810.44.87.92.524
1950BOS7.11.68.73.76.32.519
1951BOS6.92.29.13.46.03.018
1952BOS1.10.21.3-0.6-0.31.5-1
1952DET2.80.93.70.61.72.15
1953DET4.21.25.40.72.33.17
1954DET0.30.00.30.10.10.10
1954WS12.10.62.70.10.91.93
Career67.118.886.033.358.527.5175

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
1942BOS6861816041215700389.64.00.7-0.14.637
1946BOS7032925-132013700429.54.40.7-0.15.035
1947BOS7191914-2000-2600109.51.10.6-0.11.620
1948BOS67774-293-1-9-100410.80.4-0.1-0.10.24
1949BOS712148372010-1003010.42.9-0.1-0.12.724
1950BOS605167-1320140002511.82.10.0-0.21.926
1951BOS5731912-2420-45001210.31.20.5-0.21.513
1952BOS84-5-60-2000000-89.3-0.90.00.0-0.92
1952DET22310110-1-4200-39.1-0.30.2-0.1-0.23
1953DET342111-111-8200-510.6-0.50.2-0.1-0.41
1954DET20000000000008.90.00.00.00.00
1954WS1171-7-6021-1-1100-59.2-0.50.1-0.1-0.53
Career5,51511275-330140242800140-13.92.8-1.215.5168

Defense

Infield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ GB+ DP Start DP Turn DP Runs Total Fielding Runs
1942 BOS SS 3830 703 24.0 22 15 33 21 0.4 -0.9 0 15
1946 BOS SS 3802 710 23.0 21 15 75 61 0.2 -1.9 -2 13
1947 BOS 3B 609 70 -6.0 -5 -4 -10 -5 0.7 0.0 1 -3
1947 BOS SS 3213 542 0.0 -1 -1 -1 -11 2.0 -0.4 2 1
1948 BOS 3B 3954 536 -20.0 -15 -11 -13 15 1.8 0.0 2 -9
1949 BOS 3B 4097 654 8.0 11 8 49 26 2.1 0.0 2 10
1950 BOS 3B 3096 507 18.0 19 14 58 25 0.2 0.0 0 14
1950 BOS SS 242 49 1.0 1 1 6 3 -0.8 0.1 -1 0
1951 BOS 2B 202 32 -2.0 -2 -1 -1 1 -0.1 0.1 0 -1
1951 BOS 3B 306 46 -3.0 -3 -2 -4 -4 0.0 0.0 0 -2
1951 BOS SS 3003 550 3.0 3 2 8 14 -2.0 -0.7 -3 -1
1952 DET 2B 300 45 -1.0 -1 -1 -2 2 0.2 0.4 1 0
1952 BOS 3B 453 59 0.0 0 0 -5 -6 -0.4 0.0 0 0
1952 DET 3B 68 9 -1.0 -1 -1 -3 -1 0.0 0.0 0 -1
1952 BOS SS 26 5 0.0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0.0 0 0
1952 DET SS 851 149 -4.0 -4 -3 -11 -15 0.5 -0.8 0 -3
1953 DET 2B 2046 303 -10.0 -10 -7 -23 -10 -0.8 -0.1 -1 -8
1954 WS1 2B 1011 156 0.0 0 0 3 2 0.2 -0.8 -1 -1
1954 WS1 SS 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
2B 3559 536 -13.0 -13 -9 -23 -5 -0.5 -0.4 -1 -10
3B 12583 1881 -4.0 6 4 72 50 4.4 0.0 5 9
SS 14970 2708 47.0 42 29 110 72 0.2 -4.6 -4 25

Batting – Postseason

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1946BOS0.40.10.5-0.3-0.10.70
Career0.40.10.5-0.3-0.10.70

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
1946BOS31-2-20000-1000-37.9-0.40.00.0-0.40
Career31-2-20000-1000-3--0.40.00.0-0.40

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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