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William James Spiers

First name: Bill

Last name: Spiers

Birthdate: 1966-06-05

Bats: L   Throws: R

RetroID: spieb001

Batting – Career

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1989MIL4.81.66.41.13.03.49
1990MIL4.91.96.80.02.04.86
1991MIL5.82.38.02.14.43.613
1992MIL0.20.10.30.20.20.01
1993MIL4.91.46.2-1.30.55.72
1994MIL2.90.83.7-0.30.83.02
1995NYN1.10.11.20.00.40.81
1996HOU3.00.73.80.21.32.54
1997HOU4.41.15.44.86.4-1.019
1998HOU5.31.36.62.84.71.914
1999HOU5.41.26.61.33.23.410
2000HOU5.01.26.21.93.72.511
2001HOU0.00.00.00.00.00.00
Career47.713.761.212.830.630.692

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
1989MIL373-10-101310-1300-69.3-0.60.30.1-0.211
1990MIL389-17-17140-1-5400-189.8-1.80.40.0-1.410
1991MIL464232400-10500-110.0-0.10.50.00.47
1992MIL18000000100019.10.10.00.00.12
1993MIL386-17-160110-13100-2710.0-2.70.10.0-2.6-3
1994MIL237-12-130-10-13100-1210.3-1.20.10.0-1.19
1995NYN87-4-411000000-29.5-0.20.00.0-0.21
1996HOU242-5-30100-4000-610.0-0.60.00.0-0.61
1997HOU3552022612-14100349.53.60.10.03.712
1998HOU437024811-2000149.81.40.00.01.47
1999HOU444-4-2-110-12000-19.8-0.10.00.0-0.111
2000HOU4091-23-10-17100611.60.50.10.00.616
2001HOU40000000000010.40.00.00.00.00
Career3,845-46-4017225-4-181600-18--1.71.60.10.084

Defense

Infield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ GB+ DP Start DP Turn DP Runs Total Fielding Runs
1989 MIL 1B 43 2 -1.0 -1 -1 -3 -2 0.0 0.0 0 -1
1989 MIL 2B 57 13 1.0 1 1 3 3 -0.1 -0.2 0 1
1989 MIL 3B 280 44 0.0 0 0 5 4 -0.3 0.0 0 0
1989 MIL SS 2238 421 1.0 1 1 14 15 -2.3 0.7 -2 -1
1990 MIL SS 3050 528 -8.0 -8 -6 -19 -1 0.9 -0.2 1 -5
1991 MIL SS 3477 562 -16.0 -16 -12 -37 -14 2.9 -1.3 2 -10
1992 MIL 2B 60 8 1.0 1 1 0 0 0.0 -0.2 0 1
1992 MIL 3B 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
1992 MIL SS 43 3 0.0 0 0 -3 -3 0.0 0.0 0 0
1993 MIL 2B 2599 399 -10.0 -10 -8 -45 -56 -0.8 -0.7 -2 -10
1993 MIL SS 36 5 -1.0 -1 -1 -1 0 0.1 0.1 0 -1
1994 MIL 1B 4 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
1994 MIL 3B 720 97 3.0 3 2 4 2 0.1 0.0 0 2
1994 MIL SS 685 120 1.0 1 1 3 4 0.3 -0.2 0 1
1995 NYN 2B 60 14 2.0 2 2 4 5 0.0 0.1 0 2
1995 NYN 3B 192 43 -3.0 -3 -2 7 4 0.1 0.0 0 -2
1996 HOU 1B 21 4 0.0 0 0 2 2 -0.1 0.0 0 0
1996 HOU 2B 72 9 1.0 1 1 -1 -3 0.1 0.0 0 1
1996 HOU 3B 1133 172 -3.0 -4 -3 -2 2 -0.6 0.0 -1 -4
1996 HOU SS 115 15 -1.0 -1 -1 -6 -4 0.0 0.1 0 -1
1997 HOU 1B 106 8 0.0 0 0 -1 0 -0.1 0.0 0 0
1997 HOU 2B 52 13 2.0 2 2 5 6 -0.2 0.2 0 2
1997 HOU 3B 1455 233 3.0 3 2 13 11 -1.1 0.0 -1 1
1997 HOU SS 358 84 1.0 1 1 13 14 0.4 -0.4 0 1
1998 HOU 1B 90 5 0.0 0 0 -3 -2 0.0 0.0 0 0
1998 HOU 2B 146 24 -1.0 -1 -1 -1 0 -0.1 -0.2 0 -1
1998 HOU 3B 2164 320 -2.0 -1 -1 -5 -7 -0.5 0.0 0 -1
1998 HOU SS 4 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
1999 HOU 1B 4 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
1999 HOU 2B 63 14 1.0 1 1 4 3 -0.4 -0.3 -1 0
1999 HOU 3B 1523 250 5.0 6 5 28 33 -0.5 0.0 0 5
1999 HOU SS 222 39 0.0 0 0 1 -2 -0.1 0.2 0 0
2000 HOU 2B 534 85 -4.0 -4 -3 -7 -6 0.4 0.1 0 -3
2000 HOU 3B 1034 161 9.0 10 8 21 18 -0.3 0.0 0 8
2000 HOU SS 554 95 1.0 1 1 1 -4 0.3 1.1 1 2
1B 268 19 -1.0 -1 -1 -5 -2 -0.2 0.0 0 -1
2B 3643 579 -7.0 -7 -4 -38 -48 -1.1 -1.2 -3 -7
3B 8504 1320 12.0 14 11 71 67 -3.1 0.0 -2 9
SS 10782 1872 -22.0 -22 -16 -34 5 2.5 0.1 2 -14

Outfield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ OF Arm Opps OF Arm Runs Total Fielding Runs
1991 MIL CF 8 0 0.0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
1993 MIL LF 23 2 -1.0 -1 -1 -1 2 0 -1
1993 MIL CF 8 0 0.0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
1993 MIL RF 19 4 -1.0 -1 -1 0 5 0 -1
1994 MIL RF 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1996 HOU CF 6 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1996 HOU RF 11 3 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0
1999 HOU LF 378 40 -4.0 -4 -4 -6 26 1 -3
1999 HOU CF 90 12 0.0 0 0 0 9 0 0
1999 HOU RF 90 17 0.0 0 0 1 6 0 0
2000 HOU LF 47 5 -1.0 -1 -1 0 4 0 -1
2000 HOU RF 19 4 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 1
LF 448 47 -6.0 -6 -6 -7 32 1 -5
CF 112 13 0.0 0 0 -2 9 0 0
RF 142 28 0.0 0 0 2 13 0 0

Batting – Postseason

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1997HOU0.20.00.2-0.4-0.40.6-1
1998HOU0.20.00.20.20.20.01
1999HOU0.10.00.2-0.10.00.20
Career0.50.00.6-0.3-0.20.80

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
1997HOU12-3-30000-1000-48.9-0.50.00.0-0.5-1
1998HOU15110000000016.80.10.00.00.10
1999HOU11-1-100000000-19.0-0.10.00.0-0.10
Career38-3-30000-1000-4--0.50.00.0-0.5-1

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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