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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 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
1978 23 CHW AL 2 2 .500 5.87 7 4 2 1 1 0 23.0 29 15 15 3 9 0 15 1 0 1 106 66 1.652 11.3 1.2 3.5 5.9 1.67
1979 24 CHW AL 13 8 .619 3.54 28 28 0 4 3 0 190.2 175 82 75 18 83 1 72 1 1 6 818 121 1.353 8.3 0.8 3.9 3.4 0.87 RoY-4
1980 25 CHW AL 2 12 .143 3.44 24 23 0 3 1 0 136.0 127 60 52 10 52 0 66 1 2 6 566 118 1.316 8.4 0.7 3.4 4.4 1.27
1981 26 CHW AL 5 9 .357 4.07 19 19 0 2 1 0 101.2 101 56 46 9 40 3 52 1 2 4 435 88 1.387 8.9 0.8 3.5 4.6 1.30
1982 27 PIT NL 0 5 .000 6.55 12 10 1 0 0 0 44.0 60 33 32 3 27 1 17 0 1 4 208 58 1.977 12.3 0.6 5.5 3.5 0.63
5 Yrs 22 36 .379 4.00 90 84 3 10 6 0 495.1 492 246 220 43 211 5 222 4 6 21 2133 100 1.419 8.9 0.8 3.8 4.0 1.05
162 Game Avg. 9 14 .379 4.00 35 33 1 4 2 0 194 192 96 86 17 82 2 87 2 2 8 834 100 1.419 8.9 0.8 3.8 4.0 1.05
CHW (4 yrs) 22 31 .415 3.75 78 74 2 10 6 0 451.1 432 213 188 40 184 4 205 4 5 17 1925 108 1.365 8.6 0.8 3.7 4.1 1.11
PIT (1 yr) 0 5 .000 6.55 12 10 1 0 0 0 44.0 60 33 32 3 27 1 17 0 1 4 208 58 1.977 12.3 0.6 5.5 3.5 0.63
AL (4 yrs) 22 31 .415 3.75 78 74 2 10 6 0 451.1 432 213 188 40 184 4 205 4 5 17 1925 108 1.365 8.6 0.8 3.7 4.1 1.11
NL (1 yr) 0 5 .000 6.55 12 10 1 0 0 0 44.0 60 33 32 3 27 1 17 0 1 4 208 58 1.977 12.3 0.6 5.5 3.5 0.63

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
1978 23 CHW AL 23.0 7 4 15 5.87 4.13 -0.06 0.05 98.8 4.19 -4 -0.4 .4 0.0 -0.2 -2 .438 .497 $
1979 24 CHW AL 190.2 28 28 82 3.87 4.71 0.08 0.15 101.1 4.84 20 2.2 -0.1 3.7 42 .577 .513 $ RoY-4
1980 25 CHW AL 136.0 24 23 60 3.97 4.45 -0.07 0.14 100.1 4.67 10 1.1 .4 -0.1 2.1 25 .544 .507 $
1981 26 CHW AL 101.2 19 19 56 4.96 4.23 -0.03 0.14 96.6 4.25 -8 -0.9 -0.1 -0.1 -2 .455 .495 $
1982 27 PIT NL 44.0 12 10 33 6.75 3.98 -0.02 0.11 106.3 4.36 -12 -1.2 .1 0.0 -0.9 -7 .397 .492 $
5 Seasons 495.1 90 84 246 4.47 4.45 -0.00 0.14 100.2 4.60 6 0.7 .3 -0.2 4.6 56 .508 .501 $
CHW (4 yrs) 451.1 78 74 213 4.25 4.49 0.00 0.14 99.6 4.62 18 1.9 .4 -0.2 5.5 64 .525 .503 $
PIT (1 yr) 44.0 12 10 33 6.75 3.98 -0.02 0.11 106.3 4.36 -12 -1.2 .1 0.0 -0.9 -7 .397 .492 $

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
1978 23 CHW AL 7 106 92 15 29 4 1 3 0 1 9 15 .315 .375 .478 .853 .342 44 0 1 2 2 0 1
1979 24 CHW AL 28 818 720 82 175 24 3 18 14 5 83 72 .243 .319 .360 .679 .246 259 12 1 7 7 1 11
1980 25 CHW AL 24 566 497 60 127 23 4 10 6 9 52 66 .256 .324 .378 .702 .274 188 11 1 10 6 0 3
1981 26 CHW AL 19 435 388 56 101 14 3 9 3 3 40 52 .260 .329 .381 .711 .280 148 8 1 4 2 3 4
1982 27 PIT NL 12 208 173 33 60 11 2 3 6 2 27 17 .347 .429 .486 .914 .365 84 6 0 5 3 1 1
5 Yrs 90 2133 1870 246 492 76 13 43 29 20 211 222 .263 .336 .387 .722 .276 723 37 4 28 20 5 20
162 Game Avg. 35 834 731 96 192 30 5 17 11 8 82 87 .263 .336 .387 .722 .276 283 14 2 11 8 2 8
MLB Averages .261 .325 .385 .710 .283

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1978 23 CHW AL -4.1 -0.4 108 -0.1 1.7 -1.7 1.00 -0.4 0.3 -4.7 -0.5 1.00 -3.2 0 1 2
1979 24 CHW AL 16.3 1.6 847 0.8 14.1 -13.2 .97 1.5 -0.6 16.8 1.7 0.97 18.2 0 0 0
1980 25 CHW AL 8.4 0.9 592 1.3 10.8 -9.5 1.03 0.1 1.2 9.9 1.0 1.03 2.2 0 0 1
1981 26 CHW AL -7.5 -0.8 450 -1.6 7.3 -8.8 1.00 -0.2 -1.4 -9.7 -1.0 1.00 -3.3 0 0 0
1982 27 PIT NL -11.6 -1.2 221 -1.5 3.4 -4.8 1.00 -1.2 -0.2 -12.2 -1.2 1.00 -13.6 0 0 2
5 Yrs 1.5 0.2 2218 -0.9 37.2 -38.1 1.00 -0.3 -0.6 -0.0 0.0 1.00 0.3 0 1 5

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
1978 23 CHW AL 7 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 .500 0 0 1 1 2 50% 44.0 82 16 3 1 0 2 4.6 4.3 4.8
1979 24 CHW AL 28 28 13 8 7 4 3 16 12 .571 2 0 4 3 15 54% 51.7 85 24 31 11 0 13 5.0 5.5 6.8
1980 25 CHW AL 24 23 2 12 9 0 5 4 18 .182 5 1 3 1 12 52% 51.9 89 26 11 5 1 12 2.1 1.8 5.9
1981 26 CHW AL 19 19 5 9 5 2 5 9 10 .474 1 3 2 1 8 42% 49.0 83 20 16 7 1 9 4.8 4.8 5.4
1982 27 PIT NL 12 10 0 5 5 0 1 4 6 .400 0 4 0 0 1 10% 39.2 55 24 13 4 1 7 4.2 2.1 4.1
5 Yrs 90 84 22 36 26 6 14 35 48 .422 8 8 10 6 38 45% 49 89 16 74 28 3 43 4.0 4.0 5.8
MLB Averages .500 52% 51 99 -12 4.3 4.2 6.3

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
1978 23 CHW AL 7 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 7 1.001 0 1 2 1 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 1 4.0
1980 25 CHW AL 24 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1.035 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 4.0
1982 27 PIT NL 12 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1.002 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 4.5
3 Yrs 43 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 1.023 0 1 5 1 0 5 1 5 3 0 3 1 4.2

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%
1978 23 CHW AL 106 22% 2.8% 14.2% 8.5% 7.6% 28% 0.89 72% 21 0 0%
1979 24 CHW AL 818 25% 2.2% 8.8% 10.2% 5.5% 26% 0.79 78% 141 12 9%
1980 25 CHW AL 566 22% 1.8% 11.7% 9.2% 6.5% 29% 1.05 75% 90 11 12%
1981 26 CHW AL 435 24% 2.1% 12.0% 9.2% 6.0% 26% 0.72 76% 92 8 9%
1982 27 PIT NL 208 20% 1.4% 8.2% 13.0% 7.7% 27% 0.96 75% 48 6 13%
5 Yrs 2133 23% 2.0% 10.4% 9.9% 6.2% 27% 0.86 76% 392 37 9%
MLB Averages 44% 2.0% 12.7% 8.4% 6.5% 28% 1.10 75% 11%

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
1978 23 CHW AL 106 29 3 0 1 3 0 2 1 8 6 0 75% 1 1 0 44 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
1979 24 CHW AL 818 175 18 1 11 16 2 9 9 25 17 1 68% 11 6 3 307 14 5 74% 12 3 2 0 0 2 7 6 18 0
1980 25 CHW AL 566 127 10 0 5 8 2 3 7 23 14 2 61% 3 6 0 202 6 9 40% 4 8 2 1 0 0 5 3 15 0
1981 26 CHW AL 435 101 9 1 6 9 0 4 5 16 7 2 44% 4 4 0 175 3 3 50% 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
1982 27 PIT NL 208 60 3 0 3 2 1 3 0 26 11 3 42% 1 4 0 89 6 2 75% 5 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 10 0
5 Yrs 2133 492 43 2 26 38 5 21 22 98 55 8 56% 20 21 3 817 29 20 59% 24 17 5 1 0 2 14 11 58 0
MLB Averages 53% 66%

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+
1978 23 2 2 .500 5.87 7 4 2 1 1 0 23.0 29 15 15 3 9 0 15 1 0 1 106 66 1.652 11.3 1.2 3.5 5.9 1.67 66
1979 24 15 10 .600 3.79 35 32 2 5 4 0 213.2 204 97 90 21 92 1 87 2 1 7 924 112 1.385 8.6 0.9 3.9 3.7 0.95 112
1980 25 17 22 .436 3.65 59 55 2 8 5 0 349.2 331 157 142 31 144 1 153 3 3 13 1490 114 1.358 8.5 0.8 3.7 3.9 1.06 114
1981 26 22 31 .415 3.75 78 74 2 10 6 0 451.1 432 213 188 40 184 4 205 4 5 17 1925 108 1.365 8.6 0.8 3.7 4.1 1.11 108
1982 27 22 36 .379 4.00 90 84 3 10 6 0 495.1 492 246 220 43 211 5 222 4 6 21 2133 100 1.419 8.9 0.8 3.8 4.0 1.05 100

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
1978 23 1 1 .500 6.55 22.0 30 18 16 3 9 14 1 1.773 12.3 3.7 5.7 1.56 1.2 7
1979 24 11 9 .550 3.59 188.0 176 83 75 18 83 71 1 1.378 8.4 4.0 3.4 0.86 0.9 28
1980 25 7 7 .500 3.83 127.0 130 60 54 10 53 62 1 1.441 9.2 3.8 4.4 1.17 0.7 24
1981 26 5 10 .333 5.30 141.0 167 92 83 15 66 72 2 1.652 10.7 4.2 4.6 1.09 1.0 19
1982 27 1 3 .250 7.43 40.0 61 37 33 3 27 15 0 2.200 13.7 6.1 3.4 0.56 0.7 12
5 Yrs 25 30 .455 4.53 518.0 564 290 261 49 238 234 5 1.548 9.8 4.1 0.98 0.9 90

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1979 AL  3.54 (9th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1979 AL  8.261 (5th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1979 AL  3 (6th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1979 AL  121 (9th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 7 (1687), Average HOFer ≈ 185

Similarity Scores

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