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William Joseph Skowron

First name: Bill

Last name: Skowron

Birthdate: 1930-12-18

Bats: R   Throws: R

RetroID: skowb101

Batting – Career

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1954NYA3.00.43.42.03.00.49
1955NYA3.90.54.41.93.21.210
1956NYA6.40.87.33.96.01.218
1957NYA6.20.87.02.94.92.115
1958NYA6.30.87.21.83.93.312
1959NYA3.90.44.31.62.91.59
1960NYA7.30.98.23.55.92.318
1961NYA7.71.08.61.33.84.811
1962NYA6.40.87.21.33.43.810
1963LAN3.30.43.7-1.2-0.13.90
1964CHA3.70.44.21.12.31.97
1964WS23.60.44.00.31.52.55
1965CHA7.60.98.51.94.44.213
1966CHA4.80.55.30.11.73.75
1967CAL1.70.21.9-0.7-0.22.00
1967CHA0.10.00.1-0.3-0.20.4-1
Career75.99.285.321.446.439.2141

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
1954NYA237181910-1-1-3-200159.51.6-0.2-0.11.30
1955NYA31414150-1-100-300139.41.4-0.3-0.11.03
1956NYA5232426-20133-5003110.13.1-0.5-0.22.49
1957NYA5011214-40019-600209.02.2-0.6-0.21.415
1958NYA5021421003-600109.31.1-0.6-0.20.39
1959NYA30914160-2-1-1-1-400119.31.2-0.4-0.10.72
1960NYA58424281-4-111-700269.52.7-0.7-0.21.87
1961NYA60837-4-1-223-80059.50.5-0.8-0.2-0.510
1962NYA524680-2001-70079.80.7-0.7-0.2-0.27
1963LAN256-14-121-1-11-3-300-158.3-1.8-0.30.1-2.00
1964CHA297241-1011-40068.10.7-0.4-0.10.24
1964WS227822-1-20-11-300-18.9-0.1-0.3-0.1-0.54
1965CHA6056110-10-1-1-70088.41.0-0.7-0.20.15
1966CHA369-4-1-3-203-1-400-47.8-0.5-0.4-0.1-1.03
1967CAL131-6-50000-3-100-88.2-1.0-0.10.0-1.1-2
1967CHA8-2-200000000-27.5-0.30.00.0-0.30
Career6,046100134-8-16-6810-7000122-12.5-7.0-1.93.676

Defense

Infield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ GB+ DP Start DP Turn DP Runs Total Fielding Runs
1954 NYA 1B 1185 100 -4.0 -4 -3 -14 -7 -0.1 0.0 0 -3
1954 NYA 2B 39 8 -1.0 -1 -1 2 3 -0.2 0.0 0 -1
1954 NYA 3B 81 13 1.0 1 1 2 4 -0.5 0.0 0 1
1955 NYA 1B 1702 151 -1.0 -1 -1 -6 -7 0.0 0.0 0 -1
1955 NYA 3B 32 8 1.0 1 1 4 2 -0.1 0.0 0 1
1956 NYA 1B 3167 304 3.0 4 3 2 -3 0.3 0.0 0 3
1956 NYA 3B 49 9 0.0 0 0 1 2 0.0 0.0 0 0
1957 NYA 1B 3040 306 12.0 13 9 26 19 0.2 0.0 0 9
1958 NYA 1B 3032 293 5.0 6 4 12 14 1.4 0.0 1 5
1958 NYA 3B 50 7 -3.0 -3 -2 -3 -3 0.0 0.0 0 -2
1959 NYA 1B 1830 166 -2.0 -1 -1 -5 4 -0.3 0.0 0 -1
1960 NYA 1B 3711 330 2.0 2 1 -11 21 0.1 0.0 0 1
1961 NYA 1B 3900 343 4.0 3 2 -3 17 1.0 0.0 1 3
1962 NYA 1B 3457 340 2.0 1 1 1 9 -0.4 0.0 0 1
1963 LAN 1B 1511 135 -4.0 -4 -3 -21 -9 0.0 0.0 0 -3
1963 LAN 3B 5 0 0.0 0 0 -1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
1964 WS2 1B 1770 177 0.0 0 0 2 4 0.6 0.0 1 1
1964 CHA 1B 1725 147 1.0 1 1 -13 -6 -0.2 0.0 0 1
1965 CHA 1B 3640 321 -2.0 -2 -1 -21 8 -0.1 0.0 0 -1
1966 CHA 1B 2042 173 -1.0 -2 -1 -23 4 -0.3 0.0 0 -1
1967 CAL 1B 677 60 -4.0 -4 -3 -12 -6 0.1 0.0 0 -3
1B 36389 3346 11.0 12 8 -86 62 2.3 0.0 3 11
2B 39 8 -1.0 -1 -1 2 3 -0.2 0.0 0 -1
3B 217 37 -1.0 -1 0 3 5 -0.6 0.0 0 0

Batting – Postseason

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1955NYA0.20.00.20.20.20.01
1956NYA0.10.00.1-0.10.00.20
1957NYA0.00.00.0-0.1-0.10.10
1958NYA0.40.00.40.20.30.11
1960NYA0.40.00.40.10.20.21
1961NYA0.20.00.30.20.20.01
1962NYA0.30.00.30.10.20.20
1963LAN0.20.00.20.50.5-0.32
Career1.80.01.91.11.50.56

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
1955NYA12110000000019.00.10.00.00.10
1956NYA10-1-100000000-19.1-0.10.00.0-0.10
1957NYA4-1-100000000-17.9-0.10.00.0-0.10
1958NYA28110000000018.60.10.00.00.10
1960NYA3322-1-1000000011.60.00.00.00.00
1961NYA20220-100000018.90.10.00.00.10
1962NYA20000000000007.10.00.00.00.00
1963LAN14220000000025.40.40.00.00.40
Career14166-1-20000003-0.50.00.00.50

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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