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Fred Baczewski

Frederic John Baczewski (Lefty)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: May 15, 1926 in St. Paul, MN
High School: Humboldt HS (St. Paul, MN) (All Transactions)
Debut: April 26, 1953
Teams (by GP): Redlegs/Reds/Cubs 1953-1955

Final Game: April 16, 1955
Died: November 14, 1976 in Culver City, CA
Buried: Holy Cross Cemetery & Mausoleum, Culver City, CA
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Standard Pitching

Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1953 27 TOT NL 11 4 .733 3.64 33 18 6 10 1 1 148.1 145 65 60 14 58 61 2 0 1 628 120 1.369 8.8 0.8 3.5 3.7 1.05 RoY-6
1953 27 CHC NL 0 0 6.30 9 0 2 0 0 0 10.0 20 9 7 1 6 3 1 0 0 53 73 2.600 18.0 0.9 5.4 2.7 0.50
1953 27 CIN NL 11 4 .733 3.45 24 18 4 10 1 1 138.1 125 56 53 13 52 58 1 0 1 575 126 1.280 8.1 0.8 3.4 3.8 1.12
1954 28 CIN NL 6 6 .500 5.26 29 22 2 4 1 0 130.0 159 82 76 22 53 43 1 0 1 587 80 1.631 11.0 1.5 3.7 3.0 0.81
1955 29 CIN NL 0 0 18.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 32 2.000 18.0 18.0 0.0 0.0
3 Yrs 17 10 .630 4.45 63 40 8 14 2 1 279.1 306 149 138 38 111 0 104 3 0 2 1220 97 1.493 9.9 1.2 3.6 3.4 0.94
162 Game Avg. 11 7 .630 4.45 42 26 5 9 1 1 184 202 98 91 25 73 69 2 0 1 805 97 1.493 9.9 1.2 3.6 3.4 0.94
CIN (3 yrs) 17 10 .630 4.38 54 40 6 14 2 1 269.1 286 140 131 37 105 0 101 2 0 2 1167 98 1.452 9.6 1.2 3.5 3.4 0.96
CHC (1 yr) 0 0 6.30 9 0 2 0 0 0 10.0 20 9 7 1 6 3 1 0 0 53 73 2.600 18.0 0.9 5.4 2.7 0.50

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1953 27 CHC NL 10.0 9 0 9 8.10 5.27 -0.46 0.00 105.6 6.05 -2 -0.2 .7 0.0 -0.1 -1 .476 .499 $ RoY-6
1953 27 CIN NL 138.1 24 18 56 3.64 4.86 0.26 0.00 100.7 4.63 16 1.7 1.0 -0.1 2.9 32 .571 .510 $ RoY-6
1954 28 CIN NL 130.0 29 22 82 5.68 4.59 -0.07 0.00 102.5 4.78 -13 -1.2 .2 -0.0 -0.1 2 .457 .492 $
1955 29 CIN NL 1.0 1 0 2 18.00 5.08 0.24 0.00 108.0 5.22 -1 -0.1 .5 0.0 -0.1 -1 .372 .499 $
3 Seasons 279.1 63 40 149 4.80 4.75 0.08 0.00 101.7 4.75 0 0.1 .7 -0.1 2.6 31 .502 .500 $
CIN (3 yrs) 269.1 54 40 140 4.68 4.73 0.10 0.00 101.6 4.70 2 0.3 .6 -0.1 2.7 32 .506 .501 $
CHC (1 yr) 10.0 9 0 9 8.10 5.27 -0.46 0.00 105.6 6.05 -2 -0.2 .7 0.0 -0.1 -1 .476 .499 $

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB ROE
1953 27 TOT NL 33 622 558 65 145 25 4 14 2 0 58 61 .260 .332 .394 .726 .271 220 21 2 10 0 8
1953 27 CHC NL 9 47 46 9 20 2 0 1 0 0 6 3 .435 .509 .543 1.053 .452 25 2 1 0 0 1
1953 27 CIN NL 24 575 512 56 125 23 4 13 2 0 52 58 .244 .315 .381 .696 .254 195 19 1 10 0 7
1954 28 CIN NL 29 587 522 82 159 23 4 22 2 1 53 43 .305 .367 .490 .858 .297 256 19 1 7 4 7
1955 29 CIN NL 1 5 5 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 1.600 2.000 .000 8 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Yrs 63 1214 1085 149 306 48 8 38 4 1 111 104 .282 .349 .446 .795 .283 484 40 3 17 4 0 15
162 Game Avg. 42 801 716 98 202 32 5 25 3 1 73 69 .282 .349 .446 .795 .283 320 26 2 11 3 10
MLB Averages .261 .334 .390 .724 .276

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1953 27 TOT NL 13.0 1.3 627 1.9 12.0 -10.1 1.00 1.4 0.5 12.9 1.3 1.00 14.4 2 3 6
1953 27 CHC NL -2.3 -0.2 47 -0.5 0.3 -0.8 .58 -0.4 -0.4 -5.5 -0.5 0.58 -5.1 1 2 3
1953 27 CIN NL 15.3 1.5 580 2.4 11.7 -9.3 1.03 1.8 0.5 18.4 1.8 1.03 19.5 1 1 3
1954 28 CIN NL -13.2 -1.3 595 -1.0 10.9 -11.8 1.03 -1.9 0.9 -15.5 -1.5 1.03 -18.0 0 0 7
1955 29 CIN NL -1.2 -0.1 5 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .33 -0.2 0.0 -1.5 -0.1 0.33 -1.5 0 0 1
3 Yrs -1.4 -0.1 1227 0.9 22.9 -22.0 1.01 -0.7 1.6 -4.1 -0.3 1.01 -5.1 2 3 14

Starting Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
1953 27 TOT NL 33 18 10 4 4 2 0 10 8 .556 0 1 10 1 8 44% 77 20 12 3 7 5 4.8 5.4 6.9
1953 27 CIN NL 24 18 10 4 4 2 0 10 8 .556 0 1 10 1 8 44% 51.9 77 20 6 1 7 5 4.8 5.4 6.9
1954 28 CIN NL 29 22 6 6 10 2 1 9 13 .409 2 5 4 1 8 36% 45.1 68 24 22 8 4 14 5.0 4.5 5.5
2 Yrs 53 40 16 10 14 4 1 19 21 .475 2 6 14 2 16 40% 48 77 20 28 9 11 19 4.9 4.9 6.1
MLB Averages .500 49% 50 118 -2 4.5 4.5 6.5

Reliever Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1953 27 TOT NL 33 15 6 1 0 2 1 1 50% 2 0 13 6 46% 1.001 2 3 6 2 1 11 9 5 7 4 7 2 4.9
1953 27 CHC NL 9 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 4 44% 8 .581 1 2 3 0 1 7 6 2 3 4 3 1 3.3
1953 27 CIN NL 24 6 4 1 0 2 1 1 50% 2 0 4 2 50% 8 1.035 1 1 3 2 0 4 3 3 4 0 4 1 7.3
1954 28 CIN NL 29 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 8 1.029 0 0 7 0 0 7 1 6 4 2 4 0 4.0
1955 29 CIN NL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .330 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 3.0
3 Yrs 63 23 8 1 0 2 1 1 50% 2 0 14 6 43% 1.012 2 3 14 2 1 19 10 12 11 6 12 2 4.6

Ratio Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1953 27 TOT NL 628 26% 2.3% 9.8% 9.3% 6.9% 30% 0.88 78% 143 21 15%
1953 27 CHC NL 53 36% 2.1% 6.4% 12.8% 6.4% 15% 0.50 89% 14 2 14%
1953 27 CIN NL 575 25% 2.3% 10.1% 9.0% 7.0% 32% 0.91 77% 129 19 15%
1954 28 CIN NL 587 30% 3.8% 7.3% 9.0% 8.4% 31% 0.88 79% 145 19 13%
1955 29 CIN NL 5 20% 40.0% 0.0% 0.0% 40.0% 100% 2.00 60% 0 0
3 Yrs 1220 28% 3.1% 8.6% 9.1% 7.7% 31% 0.89 78% 288 40 14%
MLB Averages 51% 2.3% 11.7% 10.1% 6.8% 27% 0.94 81% 10%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1953 27 TOT NL 622 145 14 0 15 10 4 6 8 24 12 3 50% 8 1 0 260 2 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 6
1953 27 CHC NL 47 20 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 4 3 0 75% 1 0 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
1953 27 CIN NL 575 125 13 0 13 10 3 6 7 20 9 3 45% 7 1 0 236 2 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
1954 28 CIN NL 587 159 22 1 6 17 5 9 13 24 14 3 58% 7 1 0 254 2 1 67% 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
1955 29 CIN NL 5 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Yrs 1214 306 38 1 21 29 9 17 21 48 26 6 54% 15 2 0 514 4 1 80% 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 6 6
MLB Averages 52% 54%

Cumulative Pitching

Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1953 27 11 4 .733 3.64 33 18 6 10 1 1 148.1 145 65 60 14 58 61 2 0 1 628 120 1.369 8.8 0.8 3.5 3.7 1.05 120
1954 28 17 10 .630 4.40 62 40 8 14 2 1 278.1 304 147 136 36 111 104 3 0 2 1215 97 1.491 9.8 1.2 3.6 3.4 0.94 97
1955 29 17 10 .630 4.45 63 40 8 14 2 1 279.1 306 149 138 38 111 0 104 3 0 2 1220 97 1.493 9.9 1.2 3.6 3.4 0.94 97

Neutralized Pitching

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1953 27 9 7 .563 3.44 149.0 144 63 57 14 58 61 2 1.356 8.7 3.5 3.7 1.05 0.8 33
1954 28 5 9 .357 5.14 133.0 163 84 76 23 54 44 1 1.632 11.0 3.7 3.0 0.81 1.6 29
1955 29 0 0 9.00 2.0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1
3 Yrs 14 16 .467 4.28 284.0 307 149 135 37 112 105 3 1.475 9.7 3.3 0.94 1.2 63

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Complete Games s c a p y
1953 NL  10 (10th)

Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)† s c a p y
1953 NL  12.86 (10th)

Win Probability Added (WPA)† s c a p y
1953 NL  1.9 (9th)

Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)† s c a p y
1953 NL  1.4 (8th)

Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)† s c a p y
1953 NL  1.3 (9th)

                                         

† Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1948-1973, the data is incomplete, though for most seasons only less than 20 games per season total are missing. Please see our page on data coverage for a full view of the data used to create these leaderboards.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 2 (2466), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 2 (1697), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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