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Don Black

Donald Paul Black

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: July 20, 1916 in Salix, IA(All Transactions)
Debut: April 24, 1943
Teams (by GP): Athletics/Indians 1943-1948

Final Game: September 13, 1948
Died: April 21, 1959 in Cuyahoga Falls, OH
Buried: Good Shepherd Church Cemetery, McKenney, VA
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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
1943 26 PHA AL 33 73 69 5 13 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 16 .188 .211 .188 .400 18 13 1 0 2 1
1944 27 PHA AL 29 64 59 2 11 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 13 .186 .213 .203 .417 21 12 2 0 3 1
1945 28 PHA AL 26 38 37 0 6 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 3 .162 .184 .162 .346 2 6 0 0 1 1
1946 29 CLE AL 18 11 10 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .200 .200 .300 .500 43 3 0 0 1 1
1947 30 CLE AL 30 70 66 2 12 2 0 0 8 0 0 1 14 .182 .194 .212 .406 14 14 4 0 3 1
1948 31 CLE AL 18 16 15 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 .200 .200 .400 8 3 0 0 1 1
6 Yrs 154 272 256 11 47 4 0 0 19 1 1 6 52 .184 .202 .199 .402 16 51 7 0 11
162 Game Avg. 162 286 269 12 49 4 0 0 20 1 1 6 55 .184 .202 .199 .402 16 54 7 0 12
PHA (3 yrs) 88 175 165 7 30 1 0 0 10 1 1 5 32 .182 .206 .188 .394 15 31 3 0 6
CLE (3 yrs) 66 97 91 4 17 3 0 0 9 0 0 1 20 .187 .196 .220 .415 16 20 4 0 5

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
1943 26 PHA AL 33 73 -7 0 0 0 6 -1 -0.1 2 1 -0.1 .498 .500 -0.1 0.0 1 $ 1
1944 27 PHA AL 29 64 -6 0 0 0 6 -0 -0.0 1 1 0.0 .499 .500 0.0 0.0 1 $ 1
1945 28 PHA AL 26 38 -4 -0 0 0 3 -1 -0.1 1 -0 -0.1 .495 .499 -0.1 -0.0 -0 $ 1
1946 29 CLE AL 18 11 -1 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 1 $ 1
1947 30 CLE AL 30 70 -8 0 0 0 8 -0 -0.0 2 2 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 -0.0 2 $ 1
1948 31 CLE AL 18 16 -2 0 0 0 2 -0 -0.0 0 0 0.0 .498 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
6 Seasons 154 272 -28 0 0 0 26 -2 -0.3 6 4 -0.2 .498 .500 -0.2 -0.0 4 $
PHA (3 yrs) 88 175 -17 0 0 0 15 -2 -0.2 4 2 -0.2 .497 .500 -0.2 -0.0 2 $
CLE (3 yrs) 66 97 -11 0 0 0 10 -0 -0.0 2 2 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 -0.0 2 $

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
1943 26 PHA AL 73 59 3 1.4 86 .245 .188 .255 .211 .329 .188 .352 .400 .681 18 .137 -7.4 -0.8 .281 .043 .000 .0
1944 27 PHA AL 64 53 3 1.5 89 .239 .186 .264 .213 .331 .203 .361 .417 .692 21 .145 -6.2 -0.7 .280 .051 .017
1945 28 PHA AL 38 33 1 0.8 87 .176 .162 .259 .184 .331 .162 .352 .346 .683 2 .054 -4.8 -0.5 .188 .000 .000
1946 29 CLE AL 11 9 1 3.0 90 .286 .200 .255 .200 .328 .300 .367 .500 .696 43 .350 -0.8 -0.1 .375 .100 .100
1947 30 CLE AL 70 61 3 1.3 94 .231 .182 .259 .194 .339 .212 .373 .406 .711 14 .107 -7.8 -0.8 .259 .045 .030
1948 31 CLE AL 16 13 1 2.0 103 .250 .200 .269 .200 .354 .200 .389 .400 .743 8 .185 -2.0 -0.2 .250 .000 .000
6 Yrs 272 228 12 1.4 90 .230 .184 .260 .202 .334 .199 .362 .402 .696 16 .130 -28.9 -3.1 .263 .039 .016 .0
162 Game Avg. 286 240 13 1.4 90 .230 .184 .260 .202 .334 .199 .362 .402 .696 16 .130 -28.9 -3.1 .263 .039 .016
PHA (3 yrs) 175 145 7 1.3 87 .226 .182 .259 .206 .330 .188 .355 .394 .686 15 .119 -18.3 -2.0 .259 .036 .006 .0
CLE (3 yrs) 97 83 5 1.6 95 .239 .187 .260 .196 .340 .220 .375 .415 .715 16 .145 -10.6 -1.1 .269 .044 .033

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
1943 26 PHA AL 73 0.0% 21.9% 2.7% 0.0% 0% 8.00 4.3 34.5 73%
1944 27 PHA AL 64 0.0% 20.3% 3.1% 1.6% 9% 6.50 4.5 14.8 72%
1945 28 PHA AL 38 0.0% 7.9% 2.6% 0.0% 0% 3.00 12.3 9.3 89%
1946 29 CLE AL 11 0.0% 27.3% 0.0% 9.1% 50% 3.3 10.0 64%
1947 30 CLE AL 70 0.0% 20.0% 1.4% 2.9% 17% 14.00 4.7 8.3 74%
1948 31 CLE AL 16 0.0% 18.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 5.0 2.33 75%
6 Yrs 272 0.0% 19.1% 2.2% 1.5% 9% 8.67 4.9 13.5 2.33 75%
MLB Averages 1.3% 9.2% 9.1% 5.9% 25% 1.01 9.6 69.8 8.8 0.97 78%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1943 26 PHA AL -7.4 -0.8 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1944 27 PHA AL -6.2 -0.7 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1945 28 PHA AL -4.8 -0.5 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1946 29 CLE AL -0.8 -0.1 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1947 30 CLE AL -7.9 -0.8 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1948 31 CLE AL -2.0 -0.2 16 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 .99 -0.3 -0.0 -3.3 -0.3 0.87 -2.9 0
6 Yrs -29.0 -3.1 16 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 .99 -0.3 -0.0 -3.3 -0.3 0.87 -2.9 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
1948 31 CLE AL 0 0 33% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 33% 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
6 Yrs 0 0 21% 5 1 1 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 33% 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 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
1948 31 CLE AL 16 31% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 3 1 33% 9 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
6 Yrs 16 31% 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 1100% 1 7 700% 3 1 33% 9 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
MLB Averages 51% 955% 96% 35% 15% 52% 55%

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
1943 26 33 73 69 5 13 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 16 .188 .211 .188 .400 18 13 1 0 2
1944 27 62 137 128 7 24 1 0 0 6 1 0 4 29 .188 .212 .195 .407 19 25 3 0 5
1945 28 88 175 165 7 30 1 0 0 10 1 1 5 32 .182 .206 .188 .394 15 31 3 0 6
1946 29 106 186 175 8 32 2 0 0 11 1 1 5 35 .183 .206 .194 .400 17 34 3 0 7
1947 30 136 256 241 10 44 4 0 0 19 1 1 6 49 .183 .202 .199 .402 16 48 7 0 10
1948 31 154 272 256 11 47 4 0 0 19 1 1 6 52 .184 .202 .199 .402 16 51 7 0 11

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
1943 26 35 77 73 6 14 0 0 0 2 1 2 17 .192 .213 .192 .405 3 33
1944 27 30 68 63 2 13 1 0 0 5 0 2 14 .206 .231 .222 .453 3 29
1945 28 28 41 39 0 6 0 0 0 4 0 1 3 .154 .175 .154 .329 1 26
1946 29 19 12 11 2 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 .273 .273 .455 .727 1 18
1947 30 31 73 69 2 13 2 0 0 9 0 1 15 .188 .200 .217 .417 3 30
1948 31 19 18 17 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .235 .235 .235 .471 1 18
6 Yrs 162 289 272 14 53 5 0 0 22 1 6 55 .195 .212 .213 .425 12 154
162 Game Avg. 162 289 272 14 53 5 0 0 22 1 6 55 .195 .212 .213 .425 12 154

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

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