Charlie Beamon

Charles Alfonzo Beamon Jr.

Positions: Pinch Hitter, Pinch Runner and Designated Hitter
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 183 lb.

Born: December 4, 1953 in Oakland, CA
Signed
by the Kansas City Royals as an amateur free agent in 1973. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 11, 1978
Teams (by GP): Mariners/BlueJays 1978-1981

Final Game: September 22, 1981
Relatives: Son of Charlie Beamon
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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 24 SEA AL 10 12 11 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .182 .250 .182 .432 24 2 0 0 0 0 0 /D3
1979 25 SEA AL 27 25 25 5 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 .200 .200 .240 .440 18 6 1 0 0 0 0 /3D7
1981 27 TOR AL 8 17 15 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .200 .294 .267 .561 59 4 0 0 0 0 0 /D3
3 Yrs 45 54 51 8 10 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 8 .196 .241 .235 .476 32 12 1 0 0 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 194 184 29 36 7 0 0 0 4 0 11 29 .196 .241 .235 .476 32 43 4 0 0 0 0
SEA (2 yrs) 37 37 36 7 7 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 .194 .216 .222 .438 20 8 1 0 0 0 0
TOR (1 yr) 8 17 15 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .200 .294 .267 .561 59 4 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 24 SEA AL 10 12 -1 -0 0 1 -1 -0 -0.1 0 -0 0.0 .494 .500 -0.1 0.1 -1 $ /D3
1979 25 SEA AL 27 25 -3 -0 -0 -0 -1 -4 -0.4 1 -4 -0.4 .483 .497 -0.4 -0.1 -4 $ /3D7
1981 27 TOR AL 8 17 -1 0 0 0 -0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .484 .499 -0.1 -0.0 -1 $ /D3
3 Seasons 45 54 -5 -0 0 1 -2 -6 -0.6 2 -4 -0.5 .486 .499 -0.6 -0.1 -6 $
SEA (2 yrs) 37 37 -4 -0 0 1 -2 -5 -0.5 1 -4 -0.4 .486 .498 -0.5 -0.0 -5 $
TOR (1 yr) 8 17 -1 0 0 0 -0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .484 .499 -0.1 -0.0 -1 $

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
1978 24 SEA AL 12 9 1 3.0 93 .200 .182 .260 .250 .325 .182 .383 .432 .708 24 .335 -1.1 -0.1 .333 .091 .000
1979 25 SEA AL 25 21 1 1.3 104 .250 .200 .272 .200 .337 .240 .412 .440 .749 18 .083 -3.0 -0.3 .333 .080 .040 .0
1981 27 TOR AL 17 12 1 2.2 94 .231 .200 .263 .294 .328 .267 .382 .561 .711 59 .249 -0.8 -0.1 .500 .200 .067
3 Yrs 54 42 3 1.9 98 .233 .196 .267 .241 .332 .235 .397 .476 .729 32 .177 -4.8 -0.5 .381 .118 .039 .0
162 Game Avg. 194 151 11 1.9 98 .233 .196 .267 .241 .332 .235 .397 .476 .729 32 .177 -4.8 -0.5 .381 .118 .039
SEA (2 yrs) 37 30 2 1.8 100 .233 .194 .268 .216 .333 .222 .403 .438 .736 20 .150 -4.1 -0.4 .333 .083 .028 .0
TOR (1 yr) 17 12 1 2.2 94 .231 .200 .263 .294 .328 .267 .382 .561 .711 59 .249 -0.8 -0.1 .500 .200 .067

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
1978 24 SEA AL 12 0.0% 8.3% 8.3% 0.0% 0% 1.00 11.0 1.00 83%
1979 25 SEA AL 25 0.0% 20.0% 0.0% 4.0% 20% 5.0 2.20 80%
1981 27 TOR AL 17 0.0% 11.8% 11.8% 5.9% 33% 1.00 7.5 4.00 76%
3 Yrs 54 0.0% 14.8% 5.6% 3.7% 20% 2.67 6.4 2.09 80%
MLB Averages 1.9% 12.5% 8.4% 6.5% 28% 1.49 7.1 46.5 8.6 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 24 SEA AL -1.1 -0.1 12 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 .86 -0.1 -0.1 -1.7 -0.2 1.01 -1.0 1.75 1
1979 25 SEA AL -3.0 -0.3 26 -0.2 0.2 -0.4 .78 -0.2 0.0 -3.9 -0.4 0.99 -3.7 0.88 14
1981 27 TOR AL -0.8 -0.1 17 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 1.05 -0.1 -0.2 -1.7 -0.2 0.83 -1.2 1.52 3
3 Yrs -4.9 -0.5 55 -0.6 0.4 -1.0 .88 -0.4 -0.3 -7.3 -0.7 0.94 -5.9 1.03 18

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
1978 24 SEA AL 0 0 67% 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1979 25 SEA AL 0 0 100% 15 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29% 4 3 1 1 1 0 2 1 1
1981 27 TOR AL 0 0 20% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Yrs 0 0 62% 38 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 22% 5 4 1 2 2 0 2 1 1

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
1978 24 SEA AL 12 92% 2 1 0 0 0 1.75 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 2 1 50% 9 0 0% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
1979 25 SEA AL 25 96% 5 14 3 0 0 0.88 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 25% 1 0 0% 19 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1981 27 TOR AL 17 100% 3 3 0 0 0 1.52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
3 Yrs 54 96% 10 18 3 0 0 1.03 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 17% 3 1 33% 36 0 0% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
MLB Averages 56% 79% 11% 36% 15% 51% 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
1978 24 10 12 11 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .182 .250 .182 .432 24 2 0 0 0 0 0
1979 25 37 37 36 7 7 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 .194 .216 .222 .438 20 8 1 0 0 0 0
1980 26 37 37 36 7 7 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 .194 .216 .222 .438 20 8 1 0 0 0 0
1981 27 45 54 51 8 10 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 8 .196 .241 .235 .476 32 12 1 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
1978 24 10 14 12 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .250 .357 .250 .607 1 10
1979 25 27 25 25 4 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 .200 .200 .240 .440 1 27
1981 27 12 25 22 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 .182 .280 .227 .507 2 8
3 Yrs 49 64 59 9 12 2 0 0 0 1 5 9 .203 .266 .237 .503 4 45
162 Game Avg. 162 212 195 30 40 7 0 0 0 3 17 30 .203 .266 .237 .503 13 45

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