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William Murray Werber

First name: Billy

Last name: Werber

Birthdate: 1908-06-20

Bats: R   Throws: R

RetroID: werbb101

Batting – Career

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1930NYA0.20.10.30.20.20.01
1933BOS5.81.87.5-0.51.85.85
1933NYA0.00.00.0-0.2-0.20.2-1
1934BOS8.72.311.05.48.62.426
1935BOS6.71.88.54.26.71.920
1936BOS7.81.89.61.44.25.413
1937PHA7.31.89.03.46.03.018
1938PHA7.51.89.31.74.54.913
1939CIN8.72.110.84.98.12.724
1940CIN8.32.010.35.98.91.327
1941CIN6.11.47.52.24.53.113
1942NY15.41.26.60.22.14.56
Career72.518.190.428.855.435.2165

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
1930NYA170001000000112.30.10.00.00.10
1933BOS470-12-1301-10-12300-2510.2-2.40.30.1-2.01
1933NYA2-1-10000-1000-211.2-0.20.00.0-0.2-1
1934BOS7142217080142003010.72.80.20.13.121
1935BOS5492-2-11012121002210.02.20.10.12.426
1936BOS639-2-63-412-2-100-610.3-0.6-0.10.1-0.611
1937PHA57644-260061001410.41.30.10.11.519
1938PHA599-2-10-3-101100-411.1-0.40.10.1-0.215
1939CIN7071212-101113000269.42.80.0-0.12.728
1940CIN6631314-311119000338.83.70.00.13.834
1941CIN477-11-1050-1-11300068.60.70.00.00.724
1942NY1429-14-14-13-221000-119.1-1.20.00.0-1.210
Career5,842110023-185470084-8.80.70.610.1188

Defense

Infield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ GB+ DP Start DP Turn DP Runs Total Fielding Runs
1930 NYA 3B 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
1930 NYA SS 102 19 0.0 0 0 1 -1 0.0 -0.3 0 0
1933 BOS 2B 28 6 0.0 0 0 -1 -1 0.0 0.0 0 0
1933 NYA 3B 13 1 -1.0 -1 -1 -1 -1 0.0 0.0 0 -1
1933 BOS 3B 911 122 -4.0 -4 -3 -15 -9 -0.4 0.0 0 -3
1933 BOS SS 1898 334 -11.0 -11 -9 -21 -18 -0.6 0.3 0 -9
1934 BOS 3B 3656 557 6.0 7 6 16 16 0.3 0.0 0 6
1934 BOS SS 659 126 -2.0 -2 -2 -5 -4 -0.2 0.2 0 -2
1935 BOS 3B 3696 567 15.0 15 12 25 7 -0.4 0.0 0 12
1936 BOS 2B 7 1 0.0 0 0 -1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
1936 BOS 3B 2958 400 -10.0 -10 -8 -16 -30 0.5 0.0 0 -8
1937 PHA 3B 3749 537 9.0 5 4 23 8 0.1 0.0 0 4
1938 PHA 3B 3668 523 6.0 2 2 16 -6 -0.6 0.0 -1 1
1939 CIN 3B 4265 634 15.0 17 13 101 56 -0.1 0.0 0 13
1940 CIN 3B 4209 570 23.0 25 20 76 60 -1.1 0.0 -1 19
1941 CIN 3B 3173 495 14.0 15 12 84 60 1.2 0.0 1 13
1942 NY1 3B 2696 410 4.0 1 1 6 19 -0.4 0.0 0 1
2B 35 7 0.0 0 0 -2 -1 0.0 0.0 0 0
3B 32997 4816 77.0 72 58 315 180 -0.9 0.0 -1 57
SS 2659 479 -13.0 -13 -11 -25 -23 -0.8 0.2 0 -11

Outfield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ OF Arm Opps OF Arm Runs Total Fielding Runs
1933 NYA RF 0 2 0.0 0 0 0 2 0 0
1936 BOS LF 1121 125 5.0 7 7 16 45 1 8
1936 BOS RF 112 18 -2.0 -2 -2 -3 9 0 -2
1937 PHA LF 36 7 1.0 1 1 3 2 0 1
1937 PHA CF 16 5 1.0 1 1 3 2 0 1
LF 1157 132 6.0 8 8 19 47 1 9
CF 16 5 1.0 1 1 3 2 0 1
RF 112 20 -2.0 -2 -2 -3 11 0 -2

Batting – Postseason

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1939CIN0.20.00.30.30.40.01
1940CIN0.40.10.50.50.7-0.12
Career0.60.10.80.81.1-0.13

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
1939CIN18001000100028.10.20.00.00.21
1940CIN31330000000038.20.40.00.00.41
Career4933100010005-0.60.00.00.62

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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