Tony Balsamo

Anthony Fred Balsamo

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

Born: November 21, 1937 in Brooklyn, NY
High School: Erasmus Hall HS (Brooklyn, NY)
School: Fordham University (New York, NY)
Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1959. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 14, 1962
Team: Cubs 1962

Final Game: June 26, 1962
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Standard Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1959	21	CHC-min	D,B	44	66	66		16	4						.242	.242	.303	.545		20							PRS,BUR · MIDW,IIIL
1960	22	CHC-min	C	33	45	45		8	1						.178	.178	.200	.378		9							SCL · NORL
1961	23	CHC-min	B,AA	43	21	21		4	0						.190	.190	.190	.381		4							WEN,SAN · NORW,TL
1962	24	CHC-min	AA	19	19	17	0	3	0	0	0		1	6	.176	.222	.176	.399		3		0	1	0	0		SAN · TL
1962	24	CHC	NL	18	5	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	.200	.200	.400	.600	54	2	0	0	0	0	0	1
1 Yr				18	5	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	.200	.200	.400	.600	54	2	0	0	0	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	45	45	9	9	9	0	0	0	0	27	.200	.200	.400	.600	54	18	0	0	0	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR	waaWL%	162WL%	oWAR	dWAR	oRAR	Salary	Pos	Awards
1962	24	CHC	NL	18	5	-0	0	0	0	1	0	0.0	0	1	0.0	.502	.500	0.0	0.0	1	$	1
1 Season				18	5	-0	0	0	0	1	0	0.0	0	1	0.0	.502	.500	0.0	0.0	1	$

Advanced Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Outs	AIR	BAbip	BA	lgBA	OBP	lgOBP	SLG	lgSLG	OPS	lgOPS	OPS+	OWn%	BtRuns	BtWins	TotA	SecA	ISO
1962	24	CHC	NL	5	4	107	.500	.200	.275	.200	.343	.400	.417	.600	.760	54	.000	-0.3	-0.0	.500	.200	.200
1 Yr				5	4	107	.500	.200	.275	.200	.343	.400	.417	.600	.760	54	.000	-0.3	-0.0	.500	.200	.200
162 Game Avg.				45	36	107	.500	.200	.275	.200	.343	.400	.417	.600	.760	54	.000	-0.3	-0.0	.500	.200	.200

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GO/AO	IP%
1962	24	CHC	NL	5	0.0%	60.0%	0.0%	20.0%	100%		1.7				40%
1 Yr				5	0.0%	60.0%	0.0%	20.0%	100%		1.7				40%
MLB Averages					2.4%	14.1%	8.8%	6.6%	29%	1.61	6.3	36.9	8.2	1.05	73%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	PHlev	AB
1962	24	CHC	NL	-0.3	-0.0	5	0.0	0.0	-0.0	.25	-0.0	0.1	0.3	0.0	0.85	0.1		0
1 Yr				-0.3	-0.0	5	0.0	0.0	-0.0	.25	-0.0	0.1	0.3	0.0	0.85	0.1		0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	XI	RS%	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	OOB	BT	XBT%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
1962	24	CHC	NL	0	0	100%	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1 Yr				0	0	100%	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Situational Hitting*

						Hits			Pinch Hitting					Home Runs								SH			GIDP			PrdOut			BaseRunners			Advances
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	H	Inf	Bnt	AB	H	HR	RBI	PHlev	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	IP	Att	Suc	%	Opp	DP	%	Opp	Suc	%	BR	BRS	BRS%	<2,3B	Scr	%	0,2B	Adv	%	PAu
1962	24	CHC	NL	5	25%	1			0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		2	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
1 Yr				5	25%	1			0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		2	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
MLB Averages					50%																			71%			10%			30%			14%			49%			54%

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1962	24	18	5	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.200	.200	.400	.600	54	2	0	0	0	0	0

Neutralized Batting

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	Gact
1962	24	18	5	5	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	18
1 Yr		18	5	5	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	18
162 Game Avg.		162	45	45	27	.000	.000	.000	.000	18

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