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William Howard Sharp

First name: Bill

Last name: Sharp

Birthdate: 1950-01-18

Bats: L   Throws: L

RetroID: sharb102

Batting – Career

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1973CHA2.90.73.50.31.42.24
1974CHA4.50.75.21.02.52.78
1975CHA0.50.10.5-0.20.00.60
1975MIL5.21.16.30.72.63.88
1976MIL2.50.32.8-0.10.72.12
Career15.62.918.31.77.211.422

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
1973CHA22432-2-10-1-1-100-39.1-0.3-0.10.0-0.44
1974CHA357-5-602-1-19-40039.30.3-0.40.0-0.114
1975CHA38-3-300000000-39.2-0.30.00.0-0.31
1975MIL407-9-90-2007-200-49.7-0.4-0.20.0-0.615
1976MIL195-8-80-3007-200-48.5-0.5-0.20.0-0.79
Career1,221-22-24-2-4-1-222-900-11--1.2-0.90.0-2.143

Defense

Outfield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ OF Arm Opps OF Arm Runs Total Fielding Runs
1973 CHA LF 103 11 -1.0 -1 -1 -2 5 0 -1
1973 CHA CF 1502 205 -3.0 -2 -2 5 72 2 0
1974 CHA LF 298 34 1.0 1 1 2 12 0 1
1974 CHA CF 119 28 4.0 4 3 10 9 1 4
1974 CHA RF 1395 245 -1.0 1 1 3 128 3 4
1975 MIL LF 557 64 -1.0 -1 -1 0 21 1 0
1975 CHA LF 62 10 1.0 1 1 3 7 1 2
1975 CHA CF 29 2 0.0 0 0 -2 0 0 0
1975 MIL CF 2113 314 6.0 4 3 22 85 2 5
1975 MIL RF 226 37 1.0 1 1 0 12 1 2
1975 CHA RF 111 15 -2.0 -2 -2 -3 3 0 -2
1976 MIL LF 259 38 4.0 4 3 11 17 0 3
1976 MIL CF 137 22 1.0 1 1 2 6 1 2
1976 MIL RF 499 85 2.0 2 2 0 37 0 2
LF 1279 157 4.0 4 3 14 62 2 5
CF 3900 571 8.0 7 5 37 172 6 11
RF 2231 382 0.0 2 2 0 180 4 6

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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