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William Dion Venable

First name: Will

Last name: Venable

Birthdate: 1982-10-29

Bats: L   Throws: L

RetroID: venaw001

Batting – Career

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
2008SDN1.60.41.90.91.50.54
2009SDN4.10.74.81.02.42.47
2010SDN5.71.06.63.35.21.416
2011SDN5.30.86.11.73.42.610
2012SDN6.00.97.02.64.72.314
2013SDN6.61.37.92.54.83.015
2014SDN5.91.27.20.62.74.58
2015SDN4.00.94.90.62.12.96
2015TEX1.00.21.2-0.6-0.31.5-1
2016LAN0.20.00.3-0.3-0.30.5-1
Career40.47.447.912.326.221.678

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
2008SDN124-110101200059.40.50.00.00.55
2009SDN324-21-200-15-20039.40.3-0.2-0.10.010
2010SDN445-41062-112-300208.62.3-0.3-0.11.919
2011SDN411-4-134010-30078.40.8-0.3-0.10.46
2012SDN470484420-2-400169.21.7-0.4-0.11.25
2013SDN515913-522-10-200119.01.2-0.2-0.10.910
2014SDN448-15-12010-17-200-57.9-0.6-0.2-0.1-0.916
2015SDN308-4-3350-1-7000-39.3-0.30.0-0.1-0.40
2015TEX82-4-40-200-2-100-89.8-0.8-0.10.0-0.9-1
2016LAN19-4-400000000-49.2-0.40.00.0-0.40
Career3,146-2503216-315-170042-4.7-1.7-0.72.370

Defense

Infield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ GB+ DP Start DP Turn DP Runs Total Fielding Runs
2010 SDN 1B 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
1B 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0

Outfield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ OF Arm Opps OF Arm Runs Total Fielding Runs
2008 SDN CF 721 114 5.0 4 4 14 38 -2 2
2009 SDN LF 97 9 0.0 0 0 -4 6 0 0
2009 SDN CF 337 44 -1.0 -1 -1 -2 21 -1 -2
2009 SDN RF 942 174 8.0 6 6 13 77 1 7
2010 SDN LF 481 62 3.0 3 3 8 16 0 3
2010 SDN CF 466 74 4.0 4 4 10 27 -1 3
2010 SDN RF 1098 201 9.0 7 6 11 80 0 6
2011 SDN LF 93 9 1.0 1 1 1 4 0 1
2011 SDN CF 254 34 -2.0 -2 -2 -3 13 0 -2
2011 SDN RF 1267 216 3.0 1 1 1 74 0 1
2012 SDN LF 181 16 0.0 0 0 -3 8 0 0
2012 SDN CF 378 45 -3.0 -3 -3 -8 15 -1 -4
2012 SDN RF 1361 249 6.0 4 4 4 102 -2 2
2013 SDN CF 1376 186 2.0 2 2 4 47 0 2
2013 SDN RF 1100 206 0.0 -1 -1 5 100 -1 -2
2014 SDN LF 17 5 1.0 1 1 3 0 0 1
2014 SDN CF 1404 202 5.0 4 4 10 75 1 5
2014 SDN RF 809 147 6.0 5 4 12 54 -3 1
2015 TEX LF 421 43 -2.0 -2 -2 -2 20 0 -2
2015 SDN LF 215 24 1.0 1 1 -1 16 0 1
2015 TEX CF 71 9 0.0 0 0 -1 1 0 0
2015 SDN CF 1294 172 -2.0 -3 -3 -3 58 -3 -6
2015 SDN RF 112 13 -2.0 -2 -2 -5 14 0 -2
2015 TEX RF 6 0 0.0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
2016 LAN LF 18 2 0.0 0 0 0 3 0 0
2016 LAN RF 28 7 0.0 0 0 2 2 0 0
LF 1523 170 4.0 4 4 2 73 0 4
CF 6301 880 8.0 5 5 21 295 -7 -2
RF 6723 1213 30.0 20 18 42 503 -5 13

Batting – Postseason

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
2015TEX0.00.00.00.00.00.00
Career0.00.00.00.00.00.00

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
2015TEX2000000000009.60.00.00.00.00
Career200000000000-0.00.00.00.00

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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