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Howard Samuel Shanks

First name: Howie

Last name: Shanks

Birthdate: 1890-07-21

Bats: R   Throws: R

RetroID: shanh101

Batting – Career

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1912WS15.90.86.80.22.24.67
1913WS15.40.86.20.11.94.36
1914WS17.41.18.5-0.12.46.07
1915WS17.21.48.60.42.95.79
1916WS17.01.48.42.95.43.016
1917WS16.51.98.41.13.64.811
1918WS16.11.27.33.05.22.215
1919WS17.02.39.4-1.21.67.85
1920WS16.11.47.50.93.14.59
1921WS18.02.410.53.16.14.318
1922WS14.01.05.00.82.32.77
1923BOS6.41.98.3-2.30.28.21
1924BOS2.80.83.60.21.32.34
1925NYA2.30.62.9-0.10.82.22
Career82.119.0101.49.039.062.6117

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
1912WS1458-12-1204-111-500-79.1-0.8-0.50.1-1.27
1913WS1413-13-13-2-3029-500-78.4-0.8-0.50.1-1.214
1914WS1562-14-152-3005-500-118.0-1.4-0.50.1-1.813
1915WS1545-10-10-50-1-39-200-107.9-1.3-0.20.1-1.420
1916WS1539-5-325-1-19-300117.91.4-0.30.11.219
1917WS1501-18-17-47-1-18300-88.1-1.00.30.1-0.623
1918WS1488-4-3100015-300137.81.7-0.30.11.524
1919WS1551-23-22-1-10-1-7500-328.7-3.70.50.1-3.111
1920WS1492-14-13-10-107000-810.4-0.80.00.1-0.717
1921WS164769-3-5-32530059.90.50.30.10.923
1922WS1315-20-31-100000-39.5-0.30.00.1-0.27
1923BOS499-26-26-4-2-30-7200-429.7-4.30.20.1-4.08
1924BOS224-6-6-12-1-11100-610.3-0.60.10.0-0.58
1925NYA184-8-8-1-1-112100-810.0-0.80.10.0-0.77
Career6,418-149-139-204-14-157-800-113--12.2-0.81.2-11.8201

Defense

Infield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ GB+ DP Start DP Turn DP Runs Total Fielding Runs
1914 WS1 2B 6 2 0.5 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
1915 WS1 2B 291 45 -2.7 -3 -2 -3 -4 -0.3 0.5 0 -2
1915 WS1 3B 1343 189 5.8 5 3 6 8 0.7 0.0 1 4
1916 WS1 1B 199 27 0.6 1 1 3 0 0.0 0.0 0 1
1916 WS1 3B 917 121 -1.7 -2 -1 -9 -7 -0.2 0.0 0 -1
1916 WS1 SS 265 45 -2.5 -3 -2 -10 -8 0.4 0.3 1 -1
1917 WS1 1B 91 7 0.0 0 0 -3 -3 0.0 0.0 0 0
1917 WS1 3B 11 1 0.0 0 0 -1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
1917 WS1 SS 2468 476 0.0 0 0 -31 -32 0.5 0.5 1 1
1918 WS1 2B 1270 237 9.0 9 6 -3 -7 -0.2 -0.4 -1 5
1918 WS1 3B 95 17 1.0 1 1 6 6 0.3 0.0 0 1
1919 WS1 2B 895 152 -1.0 -1 -1 4 1 -0.4 -0.3 -1 -2
1919 WS1 SS 2798 522 -12.0 -10 -7 25 -9 -0.9 1.3 0 -7
1920 WS1 1B 385 45 4.0 4 3 12 7 0.1 0.0 0 3
1920 WS1 2B 138 21 1.0 1 1 0 0 -0.1 0.0 0 1
1920 WS1 3B 1909 279 0.0 0 0 -44 -50 0.2 0.0 0 0
1921 WS1 2B 7 0 0.0 0 0 -1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
1921 WS1 3B 4776 691 5.0 5 4 -43 -58 1.2 0.0 1 5
1922 WS1 3B 1533 229 -6.0 -6 -5 -16 -16 0.7 0.0 1 -4
1923 BOS 2B 937 147 -6.0 -6 -5 -27 -20 0.1 -0.6 0 -5
1923 BOS 3B 2175 297 -2.0 -1 -1 -28 -18 0.3 0.0 0 -1
1923 BOS SS 54 6 -1.0 -1 -1 -2 -1 -0.1 -0.2 0 -1
1924 BOS 1B 78 8 -1.0 -1 -1 -2 -3 0.0 0.0 0 -1
1924 BOS 2B 44 5 -2.0 -2 -2 -3 -2 -0.1 -0.1 0 -2
1924 BOS 3B 511 85 7.0 7 6 10 11 0.3 0.0 0 6
1924 BOS SS 739 119 -3.0 -3 -2 -9 -6 0.0 0.5 0 -2
1925 NYA 2B 502 91 0.0 0 0 5 6 0.3 0.1 0 0
1925 NYA 3B 678 77 2.0 2 2 4 -4 -0.2 0.0 0 2
1B 753 87 3.6 4 3 10 1 0.1 0.0 0 3
2B 4090 700 -1.2 -2 -3 -28 -26 -0.7 -0.8 -2 -5
3B 13948 1986 11.1 11 9 -115 -128 3.3 0.0 3 12
SS 6324 1168 -18.5 -17 -12 -27 -56 -0.1 2.4 2 -10

Outfield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ OF Arm Opps OF Arm Runs Total Fielding Runs
1912 WS1 LF 3029 308 -1.0 -2 -2 -45 109 3 1
1912 WS1 RF 31 5 0.0 0 0 0 5 0 0
1913 WS1 LF 2693 307 10.8 10 8 1 82 1 9
1913 WS1 CF 25 2 0.1 0 0 -2 0 0 0
1913 WS1 RF 42 8 0.3 0 0 0 3 0 0
1914 WS1 LF 2392 248 6.9 6 5 -12 54 -3 2
1914 WS1 CF 1148 151 3.5 3 3 2 42 0 3
1914 WS1 RF 19 4 -0.2 0 0 -1 0 0 0
1915 WS1 LF 1920 218 7.8 6 5 -9 73 2 7
1915 WS1 CF 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1915 WS1 RF 9 2 0.0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
1916 WS1 LF 1836 213 9.4 9 8 3 70 3 11
1916 WS1 CF 80 9 -0.7 -1 -1 -2 1 0 -1
1916 WS1 RF 90 28 0.1 0 0 -1 4 0 0
1917 WS1 LF 504 61 3.0 3 3 3 16 2 5
1917 WS1 CF 136 25 2.0 2 2 4 4 0 2
1918 WS1 LF 1559 177 9.0 9 8 -6 46 0 8
1918 WS1 CF 70 10 0.0 0 0 2 3 0 0
1918 WS1 RF 135 30 1.0 1 1 0 6 0 1
1919 WS1 LF 189 26 2.0 2 2 5 7 0 2
1920 WS1 LF 830 94 1.0 1 1 -11 28 2 3
1920 WS1 CF 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1920 WS1 RF 61 14 0.0 0 0 0 5 0 0
1922 WS1 LF 614 73 3.0 2 2 0 24 1 3
1922 WS1 RF 64 21 -1.0 -1 -1 0 13 2 1
1923 BOS LF 61 8 1.0 1 1 -1 0 0 1
1923 BOS CF 48 5 -1.0 -1 -1 -2 3 0 -1
1924 BOS RF 48 5 0.0 0 0 -2 1 0 0
1925 NYA LF 56 6 0.0 0 0 0 2 0 0
1925 NYA RF 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LF 15683 1739 52.9 47 41 -72 511 11 52
CF 1513 202 3.9 3 3 2 53 0 3
RF 501 117 0.2 0 0 -5 37 2 2

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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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