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 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
1947	18	STL-min	D	3	6	.333	6.39	17	8					62.0	91	53	44		40								2.113	13.2		5.8			HAM · PONY
1948	19	STL-min	C	12	7	.632	4.53	28						157.0	172	105	79		82								1.618	9.9		4.7			PCT · PION
1949	20	STL-min	B	4	6	.400	4.67	37						108.0	118	67	56		50								1.556	9.8		4.2			LBG · PIED
1950	21	STL-min	B	12	11	.522	2.13	38						224.0	169	76	53	5	107								1.232	6.8	0.2	4.3			LBG · PIED
1951	22	STL-min	B,A	14	11	.560	2.47	38	19					193.0	145	71	53		76								1.145	6.8		3.5			ALN,CBS · ISLG,SALL
1952	23	STL-min	AAA	8	11	.421	3.66	31	18		7	0		150.0	140	78	61		58		54	5	1	6			1.320	8.4		3.5	3.2	0.93	CLB · AA
1953	24	STL-min	AAA	14	8	.636	4.02	33	27		11	1		197.0	211	95	88	12	87		82	8	1	7			1.513	9.6	0.5	4.0	3.7	0.94	CLB · AA
1954	25	STL-min	AAA	5	6	.455	2.68	14	14		4	2		94.0	86	31	28	7	32		44	2	0	1			1.255	8.2	0.7	3.1	4.2	1.38	CLB · AA
1954	25	STL	NL	0	4	.000	3.72	13	10	0	0	0	0	58.0	62	32	24	2	28		17	2	0	2	260	111	1.552	9.6	0.3	4.3	2.6	0.61
1955	26	STL-min	AA,AAA	10	10	.500	3.45	43	26		6	1		180.0	170	84	69	19	73	4	89	6	0	5			1.350	8.5	1.0	3.6	4.4	1.22	HSN,ROC · TL,IL
1956	27	LAD-ATL-STL-min	AA	3	12	.200	5.54	38	11		3	0		117.0	131	83	72	8	70	15	46	5	1	5			1.718	10.1	0.6	5.4	3.5	0.66	FTW,AUS,HSN · TL
1 Yr				0	4	.000	3.72	13	10	0	0	0	0	58.0	62	32	24	2	28		17	2	0	2	260	111	1.552	9.6	0.3	4.3	2.6	0.61
162 Game Avg.				0	12	.000	3.72	38	30	0	0	0	0	171	183	95	71	6	83		50	6	0	6	769	111	1.552	9.6	0.3	4.3	2.6	0.61

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
1954	25	STL	NL	58.0	13	10	32	4.97	4.29	0.08	0.00	103.0	4.34	-4	-0.4	.1	-0.0	0.1	3	.471	.498	$
1 Season				58.0	13	10	32	4.97	4.29	0.08	0.00	103.0	4.34	-4	-0.4	.1	-0.0	0.1	3	.471	.498	$

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	ROE
1954	25	STL	NL	13	153	224	32	62	7	3	2	0	1	28	17	.277	.357	.362	.718	.287	81	5	2	2	4	4
1 Yr				13	153	224	32	62	7	3	2	0	1	28	17	.277	.357	.362	.718	.287	81	5	2	2	4	4
162 Game Avg.				38	452	662	95	183	21	9	6	0	3	83	50	.277	.357	.362	.718	.287	239	15	6	6	12	12
MLB Averages																.261	.333	.387	.720	.275

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PtchR	PitchW	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo
1954	25	STL	NL	0.5	0.0	157	-1.2	2.0	-3.2	.90	-0.9	-0.4	-9.6	-0.9	0.90	-11.2	0	0	3
1 Yr				0.5	0.0	157	-1.2	2.0	-3.2	.90	-0.9	-0.4	-9.6	-0.9	0.90	-11.2	0	0	3

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
1954	25	STL	NL	13	10	0	4	6	0	2	2	8	.200	0	2	0	0	4	40%	46.7	83	27	10	3	1	5	3.0	3.1	4.9
1 Yr				13	10	0	4	6	0	2	2	8	.200	0	2	0	0	4	40%	47	83	27	10	3	1	5	3.0	3.1	4.9
MLB Averages													.500						51%	51	109	-2					4.4	4.3	6.6

Reliever Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GR	GF	Wgr	Lgr	SVOpp	SV	BSv	SV%	SVSit	Hold	IR	IS	IS%	1^stIP	aLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo	Ahd	Tie	Bhd	Runr	Empt	>3o	<3o	IPmult	0DR	Out/GR	Pit/GR
1954	25	STL	NL	13	3	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	4	3	75%	3	.904	0	0	3	0	0	3	3	0	3	0	3	0	9.3
1 Yr				13	3	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	4	3	75%		.904	0	0	3	0	0	3	3	0	3	0	3	0	9.3

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	GO/AO	IP%	DPopp	DPs	DP%
1954	25	STL	NL	260	54%	1.3%	11.1%	18.3%	7.8%	19%	1.74	137%	39	5	13%
1 Yr				260	54%	1.3%	11.1%	18.3%	7.8%	19%	1.74	137%	39	5	13%
MLB Averages					52%	2.2%	11.3%	10.0%	6.6%	27%	0.94	81%			10%

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
1954	25	STL	NL	153	62			2	0	4	0	1	0	1	11	7	1	64%	4	2	0	71	0	1	0%	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	107
1 Yr				153	62			2	0	4	0	1	0	1	11	7	1	64%	4	2	0	71	0	1	0%	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	107
MLB Averages																		51%							53%

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+
1954	25	0	4	.000	3.72	13	10	0	0	0	0	58.0	62	32	24	2	28		17	2	0	2	260	111	1.552	9.6	0.3	4.3	2.6	0.61	111

Neutralized Pitching

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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	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
1954	25	3	3	.500	3.60	60.0	64	27	24	2	29	17	2	1.550	9.6	4.4	2.6	0.59	0.3	13
1 Yr		3	3	.500	3.60	60.0	64	27	24	2	29	17	2	1.550	9.6		2.6	0.59	0.3	13

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