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John David Wathan

First name: John

Last name: Wathan

Birthdate: 1949-10-04

Bats: R   Throws: R

RetroID: wathj001

Batting – Career

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1976KCA0.60.30.90.20.40.41
1977KCA1.60.62.20.81.50.74
1978KCA2.60.63.21.52.40.87
1979KCA2.70.63.3-0.60.32.91
1980KCA6.32.18.32.55.03.415
1981KCA4.21.75.9-1.10.75.32
1982KCA6.42.79.02.55.13.915
1983KCA6.12.38.4-0.12.46.07
1984KCA2.51.23.7-0.80.33.51
1985KCA2.11.03.10.61.61.65
Career35.113.148.05.519.728.558

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
1976KCA46000000-1100-19.0-0.10.10.00.01
1977KCA12733-1012-320029.70.20.20.00.41
1978KCA2030001016-10089.30.9-0.10.00.810
1979KCA216-16-162200-2000-1410.6-1.30.00.0-1.33
1980KCA51010940-20-840039.80.30.40.10.87
1981KCA330-8-8-4-20-1-9500-248.7-2.80.50.0-2.34
1982KCA502-7-737-21-6900-49.8-0.40.90.10.614
1983KCA469-20-2022-2-2-3500-239.6-2.40.50.1-1.814
1984KCA196-11-110-200-4300-179.2-1.90.30.0-1.65
1985KCA165-4-4-110-12300-39.0-0.30.30.00.010
Career2,764-53-5459-50-283100-73--7.83.10.3-4.469

Defense

Catcher Defense

Year Team Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Frame Runs SB Runs Block Runs Err Runs Catcher Runs Total Fielding Runs
1976 KCA 3 0.0 0 0 0 -0.9 0.4 0.1 0 0
1977 KCA 8 0.0 0 0 -1 -3.0 0.3 0.3 -2 -3
1978 KCA 7 0.0 0 0 0 -0.5 0.5 -0.2 0 0
1979 KCA 9 0.0 0 0 0 -1.2 1.1 0.2 0 0
1980 KCA 27 0.0 0 0 -3 -3.5 1.3 -0.2 -2 -5
1981 KCA 36 1.0 1 1 -2 -4.0 2.0 -0.7 -3 -4
1982 KCA 37 -2.0 -2 -1 -5 0.0 0.1 -1.0 -1 -7
1983 KCA 27 0.0 0 0 -4 0.2 -0.7 0.3 0 -4
1984 KCA 18 -1.0 -1 -1 -2 -1.4 0.2 -0.8 -2 -5
1985 KCA 7 0.0 0 0 -2 1.6 1.7 -0.3 3 1
179 -2.0 -2 -1 -19 -12.7 6.9 -2.3 -7 -27

Infield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ GB+ DP Start DP Turn DP Runs Total Fielding Runs
1976 KCA 1B 37 2 -1.0 -1 -1 -1 0 0.0 0.0 0 -1
1977 KCA 1B 79 9 0.0 0 0 1 -1 0.0 0.0 0 0
1978 KCA 1B 958 100 8.0 8 6 13 7 0.2 0.0 0 6
1979 KCA 1B 845 81 -2.0 -2 -1 -4 -4 -0.2 0.0 0 -1
1980 KCA 1B 346 32 1.0 1 1 3 -2 0.3 0.0 0 1
1981 KCA 1B 4 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
1982 KCA 1B 60 8 1.0 1 1 2 1 0.0 0.0 0 1
1983 KCA 1B 798 84 0.0 0 0 4 8 0.4 0.0 0 0
1984 KCA 1B 267 29 1.0 1 1 1 2 0.2 0.0 0 1
1985 KCA 1B 45 7 1.0 1 1 3 2 0.0 0.0 0 1
1B 3439 352 9.0 9 8 22 13 0.9 0.0 0 8

Outfield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ OF Arm Opps OF Arm Runs Total Fielding Runs
1979 KCA LF 29 3 -1.0 -1 -1 -1 2 0 -1
1979 KCA RF 6 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1980 KCA LF 522 56 -2.0 -2 -2 -5 24 1 -1
1980 KCA RF 272 32 -2.0 -2 -2 -8 18 -1 -3
1981 KCA LF 84 5 -2.0 -2 -2 -6 5 0 -2
1981 KCA RF 197 25 -3.0 -3 -3 -8 13 0 -3
1983 KCA LF 33 3 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0
1983 KCA RF 56 12 1.0 1 1 1 3 0 1
1984 KCA LF 15 1 0.0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
LF 683 68 -5.0 -5 -5 -13 32 1 -4
RF 531 71 -4.0 -4 -4 -15 34 -1 -5

Batting – Postseason

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1977KCA0.10.00.1-0.2-0.20.20
1978KCA0.00.00.0-0.1-0.10.10
1980KCA0.20.10.30.20.20.01
1981KCA0.20.10.20.10.10.10
1984KCA0.00.00.00.00.00.00
1985KCA0.00.00.00.00.00.00
Career0.50.20.60.00.00.41

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
1977KCA6-2-200000000-29.3-0.20.00.0-0.20
1978KCA3-1-100000000-19.6-0.10.00.0-0.10
1980KCA19-1-10000200018.70.10.00.00.12
1981KCA11000000000005.40.00.00.00.01
1984KCA1000000000007.20.00.00.00.00
1985KCA1000000000007.70.00.00.00.00
Career41-4-400002000-2--0.20.00.0-0.23

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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