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Ralph Beard

Ralph William Beard

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: February 11, 1929 in Cincinnati, OH
School: University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, OH)
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1947. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 29, 1954
Team: Cardinals 1954

Final Game: September 9, 1954
Died: February 10, 2003 in West Palm Beach, FL
Cremated
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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
1954 25 STL NL 13 18 17 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 .059 .111 .059 .170 -54 1 0 0 0 0 1
1 Yr 13 18 17 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 .059 .111 .059 .170 -54 1 0 0 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 224 212 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 100 .059 .111 .059 .170 -54 12 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
1954 25 STL NL 13 18 -4 0 0 0 2 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.2 .486 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1 $ 1
1 Season 13 18 -4 0 0 0 2 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.2 .486 .499 -0.2 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
1954 25 STL NL 18 16 0 0.0 109 .111 .059 .274 .111 .345 .059 .424 .170 .769 -54 .000 -4.0 -0.4 .125 .059 .000
1 Yr 18 16 0 0.0 109 .111 .059 .274 .111 .345 .059 .424 .170 .769 -54 .000 -4.0 -0.4 .125 .059 .000
162 Game Avg. 224 199 0 0.0 109 .111 .059 .274 .111 .345 .059 .424 .170 .769 -54 .000 -4.0 -0.4 .125 .059 .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
1954 25 STL NL 18 0.0% 44.4% 5.6% 0.0% 0% 8.00 2.1 6.00 50%
1 Yr 18 0.0% 44.4% 5.6% 0.0% 0% 8.00 2.1 6.00 50%
MLB Averages 2.0% 10.7% 9.5% 6.5% 28% 1.13 8.2 43.3 8.3 0.96 76%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1954 25 STL NL -4.0 -0.4 10 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 .71 -0.3 -0.0 -2.4 -0.2 0.83 -2.8 0
1 Yr -4.0 -0.4 10 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 .71 -0.3 -0.0 -2.4 -0.2 0.83 -2.8 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
1954 25 STL NL 0 0 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Yr 0 0 50% 0 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
1954 25 STL NL 18 60% 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 18 60% 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 48% 81% 11% 32% 14% 50% 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
1954 25 13 18 17 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 .059 .111 .059 .170 -54 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
1954 25 14 19 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 .000 .053 .000 .053 0 13
1 Yr 14 19 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 .000 .053 .000 .053 0 13
162 Game Avg. 162 220 208 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 93 .000 .053 .000 .053 0 13

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