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Herman Besse

Herman A. Besse

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: August 16, 1911 in St. Louis, MO(All Transactions)
Debut: April 19, 1940
Team: Athletics 1940-1946

Final Game: May 22, 1946
Died: August 13, 1972 in Los Angeles, CA
Buried: Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis, MO
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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
1940 28 PHA AL 17 23 19 1 5 1 0 0 7 0 0 4 6 .263 .391 .316 .707 88 6 0 0 0 1
1941 29 PHA AL 6 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 7 1 0 0 0 /1
1942 30 PHA AL 34 57 53 7 12 1 0 0 7 0 0 4 10 .226 .281 .245 .526 49 13 0 0 0 1
1943 31 PHA AL 7 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 /1
1946 34 PHA AL 7 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .167 .000 .167 -50 0 0 0 0 /1
5 Yrs 71 99 90 8 18 2 0 0 15 0 0 9 20 .200 .273 .222 .495 39 20 0 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 226 205 18 41 5 0 0 34 0 0 21 46 .200 .273 .222 .495 39 46 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
1940 28 PHA AL 17 23 -0 0 0 0 2 2 0.2 1 3 0.2 .513 .501 0.2 0.0 3 $ 1
1941 29 PHA AL 6 5 -1 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .497 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ /1
1942 30 PHA AL 34 57 -4 0 0 0 6 2 0.2 1 3 0.2 .507 .501 0.2 0.0 3 $ 1
1943 31 PHA AL 7 8 -2 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .481 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $ /1
1946 34 PHA AL 7 6 -1 0 0 0 1 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .494 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ /1
5 Seasons 71 99 -7 0 0 0 10 3 0.3 2 5 0.3 .504 .500 0.3 0.0 5 $

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
1940 28 PHA AL 23 14 2 3.8 108 .385 .263 .276 .391 .348 .316 .418 .707 .766 88 .379 -0.1 0.0 .714 .263 .053
1941 29 PHA AL 5 4 0 0.0 104 .250 .200 .272 .200 .348 .200 .401 .400 .749 7 .000 -0.7 -0.1 .250 .000 .000
1942 30 PHA AL 57 41 4 2.6 94 .279 .226 .265 .281 .339 .245 .370 .526 .709 49 .304 -3.6 -0.4 .415 .094 .019
1943 31 PHA AL 8 8 0 0.0 86 .000 .000 .255 .000 .329 .000 .352 .000 .681 -100 .000 -2.0 -0.2 .000 .000 .000
1946 34 PHA AL 6 5 0 0.0 94 .000 .000 .261 .167 .335 .000 .376 .167 .711 -50 .000 -1.0 -0.1 .200 .200 .000
5 Yrs 99 72 6 2.2 97 .257 .200 .266 .273 .340 .222 .381 .495 .721 39 .230 -7.4 -0.8 .403 .122 .022
162 Game Avg. 226 164 14 2.2 97 .257 .200 .266 .273 .340 .222 .381 .495 .721 39 .230 -7.4 -0.8 .403 .122 .022

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
1940 28 PHA AL 23 0.0% 26.1% 17.4% 4.4% 20% 1.50 3.2 2.7 57%
1941 29 PHA AL 5 0.0% 20.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 5.0 5.0 80%
1942 30 PHA AL 57 0.0% 17.5% 7.0% 1.8% 8% 2.50 5.3 7.6 75%
1943 31 PHA AL 8 0.0% 12.5% 0.0% 0.0% 8.0 88%
1946 34 PHA AL 6 0.0% 33.3% 16.7% 0.0% 2.00 2.5 50%
5 Yrs 99 0.0% 20.2% 9.1% 2.0% 11% 2.22 4.5 6.0 71%
MLB Averages 1.2% 9.1% 8.8% 5.9% 26% 1.03 9.8 73.1 8.8 79%

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
1940 28 17 23 19 1 5 1 0 0 7 0 0 4 6 .263 .391 .316 .707 88 6 0 0 0
1941 29 23 28 24 1 6 1 0 0 8 0 0 4 7 .250 .357 .292 .649 73 7 0 0 0
1942 30 57 85 77 8 18 2 0 0 15 0 0 8 17 .234 .306 .260 .566 57 20 0 0 0
1943 31 64 93 85 8 18 2 0 0 15 0 0 8 18 .212 .280 .235 .515 44 20 0 0 0
1944 32 64 93 85 8 18 2 0 0 15 0 0 8 18 .212 .280 .235 .515 44 20 0 0 0
1945 33 64 93 85 8 18 2 0 0 15 0 0 8 18 .212 .280 .235 .515 44 20 0 0 0
1946 34 71 99 90 8 18 2 0 0 15 0 0 9 20 .200 .273 .222 .495 39 20 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
1940 28 18 24 20 1 5 1 0 0 6 0 4 6 .250 .375 .300 .675 2 17
1941 29 6 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 6
1942 30 36 60 56 8 13 1 0 0 8 0 4 11 .232 .283 .250 .533 4 34
1943 31 7 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 7
1946 34 7 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .167 .000 .167 0 7
5 Yrs 74 103 94 9 18 2 0 0 14 0 9 21 .191 .262 .213 .475 6 71
162 Game Avg. 162 225 206 20 39 4 0 0 31 0 20 46 .191 .262 .213 .475 13 71

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