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Ross Baumgarten

Ross Baumgarten

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: May 27, 1955 in Highland Park, IL
High School: New Trier HS (Winnetka, IL)
School: University of Florida (Gainesville, FL)
Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 20th round of the 1977 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 16, 1978
Teams (by GP): WhiteSox/Pirates 1978-1982

Final Game: August 23, 1982
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Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1978 23 CHW AL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1979 24 CHW AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 RoY-4
1980 25 CHW AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1981 26 CHW AL 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/D
1982 27 PIT NL 12 12 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .083 .083 .083 .167 -54 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
5 Yrs 92 12 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .083 .083 .083 .167 -54 1 0 0 0 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 21 21 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .083 .083 .083 .167 -54 2 0 0 0 0 0
CHW (4 yrs) 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PIT (1 yr) 12 12 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .083 .083 .083 .167 -54 1 0 0 0 0 0
AL (4 yrs) 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (1 yr) 12 12 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .083 .083 .083 .167 -54 1 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
1978 23 CHW AL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1979 24 CHW AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1 RoY-4
1980 25 CHW AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1981 26 CHW AL 21 0 0 -0 0 0 -0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .499 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ 1/D
1982 27 PIT NL 12 12 -2 0 0 0 1 -0 -0.0 0 0 0.0 .498 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
5 Seasons 92 12 -2 0 0 0 1 -0 -0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $
CHW (4 yrs) 80 0 0 -0 0 0 -0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 -0 $
PIT (1 yr) 12 12 -2 0 0 0 1 -0 -0.0 0 0 0.0 .498 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1982 27 PIT NL 12 11 0 0.0 98 .125 .083 .270 .083 .334 .083 .393 .167 .726 -54 .000 -2.5 -0.3 .091 .000 .000
5 Yrs 12 11 0 0.0 98 .125 .083 .270 .083 .334 .083 .393 .167 .726 -54 .000 -2.5 -0.3 .091 .000 .000
162 Game Avg. 21 19 0 0.0 98 .125 .083 .270 .083 .334 .083 .393 .167 .726 -54 .000 -2.5 -0.3 .091 .000 .000

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1982 27 PIT NL 12 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.0 67%
5 Yrs 12 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.0 67%
MLB Averages 2.0% 12.7% 8.4% 6.5% 28% 1.52 7.0 45.6 8.5 1.10 75%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1978 23 CHW AL 0.0 0.0
1979 24 CHW AL 0.0 0.0
1980 25 CHW AL 0.0 0.0
1981 26 CHW AL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1982 27 PIT NL -2.5 -0.3 12 -0.1 0.2 -0.3 1.21 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 -0.0 0.99 -1.2 0
5 Yrs -2.5 -0.3 12 -0.1 0.2 -0.3 1.21 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 -0.0 0.99 -1.2 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% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1982 27 PIT NL 1 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Yrs 1 0 0% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
1982 27 PIT NL 12 75% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 7 1 14% 0 0 0 0 0
5 Yrs 12 75% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 7 1 14% 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 56% 80% 11% 36% 15% 51% 55%

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
1982 27 92 12 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .083 .083 .083 .167 -54 1 0 0 0 0 0

Neutralized Batting

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 G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1982 27 12 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 12
1 Yr 12 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 12
162 Game Avg. 162 162 162 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 54 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 12

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