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Ralph Birkofer

Ralph Joseph Birkofer (Lefty)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 213 lb.

Born: November 5, 1908 in Cincinnati, OH(All Transactions)
Debut: April 25, 1933
Teams (by GP): Pirates/Dodgers 1933-1937

Final Game: July 11, 1937
Died: March 16, 1971 in Cincinnati, OH
Buried: St. Mary Cemetery, Cincinnati, OH
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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
1933 24 PIT NL 9 22 22 1 7 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 .318 .318 .318 .636 82 7 0 0 0 /1
1934 25 PIT NL 41 78 75 6 17 3 0 0 11 0 1 14 .227 .237 .267 .504 33 20 0 0 2 1
1935 26 PIT NL 38 59 58 5 14 3 1 0 4 0 0 8 .241 .254 .328 .582 53 19 1 1 0 1
1936 27 PIT NL 34 42 41 5 9 1 0 0 3 0 1 9 .220 .238 .244 .482 29 10 1 0 0 1
1937 28 BRO NL 12 12 11 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .273 .333 .273 .606 66 3 0 0 0 1
5 Yrs 134 213 207 18 50 7 1 0 22 0 3 39 .242 .256 .285 .541 45 59 2 1 2
162 Game Avg. 162 258 250 22 60 8 1 0 27 0 4 47 .242 .256 .285 .541 45 71 2 1 2
PIT (4 yrs) 122 201 196 17 47 7 1 0 22 0 2 35 .240 .251 .286 .537 43 56 2 1 2
BRO (1 yr) 12 12 11 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .273 .333 .273 .606 66 3 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
1933 24 PIT NL 9 22 -1 0 0 0 2 2 0.2 1 2 0.2 .519 .501 0.2 0.0 2 $ /1
1934 25 PIT NL 41 78 -7 0 0 0 9 2 0.2 2 4 0.2 .504 .501 0.1 0.0 4 $ 1
1935 26 PIT NL 38 59 -4 0 0 0 6 2 0.2 2 4 0.2 .506 .501 0.2 0.0 4 $ 1
1936 27 PIT NL 34 42 -4 0 0 0 5 1 0.1 1 2 0.1 .502 .500 0.1 0.0 2 $ 1
1937 28 BRO NL 12 12 -1 0 0 0 1 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .506 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $ 1
5 Seasons 134 213 -17 0 0 0 23 7 0.7 6 13 0.8 .505 .501 0.7 0.0 13 $
PIT (4 yrs) 122 201 -16 0 0 0 22 6 0.6 6 12 0.7 .505 .501 0.6 0.0 12 $
BRO (1 yr) 12 12 -1 0 0 0 1 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .506 .500 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
1933 24 PIT NL 22 15 2 3.6 91 .389 .318 .274 .318 .327 .318 .375 .636 .702 82 .440 -0.6 -0.1 .467 .000 .000
1934 25 PIT NL 78 60 5 2.2 107 .279 .227 .291 .237 .346 .267 .413 .504 .760 33 .200 -7.3 -0.7 .362 .053 .040
1935 26 PIT NL 59 45 5 3.0 106 .280 .241 .289 .254 .345 .328 .412 .582 .757 53 .303 -4.1 -0.4 .444 .086 .086
1936 27 PIT NL 42 33 2 1.6 105 .281 .220 .288 .238 .348 .244 .404 .482 .751 29 .126 -4.2 -0.4 .333 .049 .024
1937 28 BRO NL 12 8 1 3.3 102 .429 .273 .281 .333 .343 .273 .399 .606 .742 66 .366 -0.5 -0.1 .500 .091 .000
5 Yrs 213 161 15 2.5 104 .298 .242 .288 .256 .344 .285 .406 .541 .750 45 .243 -16.8 -1.6 .396 .058 .043
162 Game Avg. 258 195 18 2.5 104 .298 .242 .288 .256 .344 .285 .406 .541 .750 45 .243 -16.8 -1.6 .396 .058 .043
PIT (4 yrs) 201 153 14 2.4 104 .292 .240 .288 .251 .344 .286 .407 .537 .751 43 .237 -16.2 -1.6 .391 .056 .046
BRO (1 yr) 12 8 1 3.3 102 .429 .273 .281 .333 .343 .273 .399 .606 .742 66 .365 -0.5 -0.1 .500 .091 .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
1933 24 PIT NL 22 0.0% 18.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 5.5 5.5 82%
1934 25 PIT NL 78 0.0% 18.0% 1.3% 3.9% 18% 14.00 5.4 6.8 78%
1935 26 PIT NL 59 0.0% 13.6% 0.0% 6.8% 29% 7.3 14.5 85%
1936 27 PIT NL 42 0.0% 21.4% 2.4% 2.4% 11% 9.00 4.6 13.7 76%
1937 28 BRO NL 12 0.0% 33.3% 8.3% 0.0% 0% 4.00 2.8 58%
5 Yrs 213 0.0% 18.3% 1.4% 3.8% 16% 13.00 5.3 9.4 79%
MLB Averages 1.4% 8.6% 8.3% 6.8% 27% 1.03 10.5 66.0 7.7 80%

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
1933 24 9 22 22 1 7 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 .318 .318 .318 .636 82 7 0 0 0
1934 25 50 100 97 7 24 3 0 0 15 0 1 18 .247 .255 .278 .533 43 27 0 0 2
1935 26 88 159 155 12 38 6 1 0 19 0 1 26 .245 .255 .297 .552 47 46 1 1 2
1936 27 122 201 196 17 47 7 1 0 22 0 2 35 .240 .251 .286 .537 43 56 2 1 2
1937 28 134 213 207 18 50 7 1 0 22 0 3 39 .242 .256 .285 .541 45 59 2 1 2

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
1933 24 9 23 23 1 7 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 .304 .304 .304 .609 2 9
1934 25 44 81 78 5 16 3 0 0 10 0 1 15 .205 .215 .244 .459 4 41
1935 26 40 61 60 5 14 3 1 0 4 0 0 8 .233 .246 .317 .563 4 38
1936 27 36 43 42 4 9 1 0 0 3 0 1 9 .214 .233 .238 .471 2 34
1937 28 13 12 11 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .273 .333 .273 .606 1 12
5 Yrs 142 220 214 16 49 7 1 0 21 0 3 40 .229 .243 .271 .514 13 134
162 Game Avg. 162 251 244 18 56 8 1 0 24 0 3 46 .229 .243 .271 .514 15 134

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