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Tiny Bonham

Ernest Edward Bonham

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 215 lb.

Born: August 16, 1913 in Ione, CA(All Transactions)
Debut: August 5, 1940
Teams (by GP): Yankees/Pirates 1940-1949

Final Game: August 27, 1949
Died: September 15, 1949 in Pittsburgh, PA
Buried: St. Mary Catholic Cemetery, Sacramento, CA
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All-Star

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 26 NYY AL 12 39 37 3 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 6 .189 .231 .216 .447 19 8 0 0 0 1 MVP-17
1941 27 NYY AL 23 53 50 1 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 12 .160 .192 .160 .352 -6 8 0 0 1 1
1942 28 NYY AL 28 88 74 4 9 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 17 .122 .167 .122 .288 -18 9 3 1 10 1 AS,MVP-5
1943 29 NYY AL 28 85 76 5 15 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 15 .197 .238 .211 .448 31 16 1 0 5 1 AS
1944 30 NYY AL 26 85 75 5 10 1 0 0 3 1 0 5 12 .133 .188 .147 .334 -5 11 3 0 5 1
1945 31 NYY AL 23 71 63 6 15 5 0 0 4 0 0 5 9 .238 .294 .317 .612 75 20 3 0 3 1
1946 32 NYY AL 18 36 31 4 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 5 .129 .229 .129 .358 1 4 0 0 1 1
1947 33 PIT NL 33 55 45 4 7 1 0 0 4 0 3 5 .156 .224 .178 .402 7 8 2 1 6 1
1948 34 PIT NL 22 50 49 2 8 0 0 0 3 0 0 7 .163 .163 .163 .327 -12 8 0 0 1 1
1949 35 PIT NL 18 30 22 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 3 1 .045 .160 .045 .205 -43 1 0 0 5 1
10 Yrs 231 592 522 34 84 9 0 0 26 1 0 31 89 .161 .211 .178 .389 8 93 12 2 37
162 Game Avg. 162 415 366 24 59 6 0 0 18 1 22 62 .161 .211 .178 .389 8 65 8 1 26
NYY (7 yrs) 158 457 406 28 68 8 0 0 16 1 0 25 76 .167 .218 .187 .405 14 76 10 1 25
PIT (3 yrs) 73 135 116 6 16 1 0 0 10 0 6 13 .138 .187 .147 .334 -10 17 2 1 12
AL (7 yrs) 158 457 406 28 68 8 0 0 16 1 0 25 76 .167 .218 .187 .405 14 76 10 1 25
NL (3 yrs) 73 135 116 6 16 1 0 0 10 0 6 13 .138 .187 .147 .334 -10 17 2 1 12

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 26 NYY AL 12 39 -4 0 0 0 4 -0 -0.0 1 1 0.0 .499 .500 0.0 0.0 1 $ 1 MVP-17
1941 27 NYY AL 23 53 -8 0 0 0 6 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.2 .492 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1 $ 1
1942 28 NYY AL 28 88 -12 0 0 0 9 -4 -0.4 2 -2 -0.4 .486 .498 -0.4 0.0 -2 $ 1 AS,MVP-5
1943 29 NYY AL 28 85 -7 0 0 0 7 0 0.1 2 2 0.1 .502 .500 0.1 0.0 2 $ 1 AS
1944 30 NYY AL 26 85 -10 0 0 0 8 -2 -0.3 2 -1 -0.3 .489 .498 -0.3 0.0 -1 $ 1
1945 31 NYY AL 23 71 -2 0 0 0 6 4 0.5 2 6 0.5 .521 .503 0.5 -0.0 6 $ 1
1946 32 NYY AL 18 36 -4 0 0 0 4 -0 -0.0 1 1 0.0 .498 .500 0.0 0.0 1 $ 1
1947 33 PIT NL 33 55 -7 0 0 0 6 -1 -0.1 2 1 -0.1 .498 .500 -0.1 0.0 1 $ 1
1948 34 PIT NL 22 50 -8 -0 0 0 5 -2 -0.2 2 -0 -0.2 .491 .499 -0.2 0.0 -0 $ 1
1949 35 PIT NL 18 30 -5 0 0 0 3 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.2 .489 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1 $ 1
10 Seasons 231 592 -67 1 0 0 58 -8 -0.8 15 6 -0.8 .496 .499 -0.8 0.0 6 $
NYY (7 yrs) 158 457 -48 1 0 0 44 -4 -0.4 10 6 -0.3 .498 .500 -0.3 0.0 6 $
PIT (3 yrs) 73 135 -19 0 0 0 15 -4 -0.5 5 0 -0.5 .494 .499 -0.5 0.0 0 $

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 26 NYY AL 39 30 2 1.8 107 .226 .189 .274 .231 .347 .216 .416 .447 .763 19 .132 -4.4 -0.4 .333 .081 .027
1941 27 NYY AL 53 43 2 1.2 106 .211 .160 .274 .192 .351 .160 .404 .352 .755 -6 .079 -7.8 -0.8 .238 .040 .000
1942 28 NYY AL 88 78 1 0.3 93 .158 .122 .263 .167 .337 .122 .369 .288 .706 -18 .010 -11.7 -1.2 .191 .041 .000
1943 29 NYY AL 85 67 4 1.6 88 .246 .197 .257 .238 .332 .211 .355 .448 .687 31 .175 -6.9 -0.8 .323 .066 .013
1944 30 NYY AL 85 73 2 0.7 94 .159 .133 .271 .188 .339 .147 .371 .334 .710 -5 .043 -10.6 -1.2 .250 .093 .013 .0
1945 31 NYY AL 71 54 6 3.0 92 .278 .238 .266 .294 .339 .317 .362 .612 .701 75 .383 -2.0 -0.2 .490 .159 .079
1946 32 NYY AL 36 28 1 1.0 97 .154 .129 .265 .229 .339 .129 .381 .358 .720 1 .063 -4.2 -0.4 .296 .129 .000
1947 33 PIT NL 55 46 2 1.2 108 .175 .156 .278 .224 .354 .178 .412 .402 .765 7 .072 -6.2 -0.6 .300 .089 .022
1948 34 PIT NL 50 42 1 0.6 104 .190 .163 .271 .163 .346 .163 .402 .327 .748 -12 .027 -7.9 -0.8 .195 .000 .000
1949 35 PIT NL 30 26 0 0.0 106 .048 .045 .273 .160 .347 .045 .408 .205 .755 -43 .000 -4.6 -0.5 .190 .136 .000
10 Yrs 592 487 21 1.2 97 .194 .161 .268 .211 .342 .178 .382 .389 .724 8 .085 -66.4 -6.9 .282 .079 .017 .0
162 Game Avg. 415 342 15 1.2 97 .194 .161 .268 .211 .342 .178 .382 .389 .724 8 .085 -66.4 -6.9 .282 .079 .017
NYY (7 yrs) 457 373 18 1.3 95 .206 .167 .267 .218 .339 .187 .375 .405 .715 14 .107 -47.6 -5.0 .296 .084 .020 .0
PIT (3 yrs) 135 114 3 0.7 106 .155 .138 .274 .187 .349 .147 .407 .334 .756 -10 .031 -18.8 -1.9 .235 .060 .009
AL (7 yrs) 457 373 18 1.3 95 .206 .167 .267 .218 .339 .187 .375 .405 .715 14 .107 -47.6 -5.0 .296 .084 .020 .0
NL (3 yrs) 135 114 3 0.7 106 .155 .138 .274 .187 .349 .147 .407 .334 .756 -10 .031 -18.8 -1.9 .235 .060 .009

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1941 27 NYY AL WS BRO W 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1942 28 NYY AL WS STL L 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 0 0 0 0 0 0
1943 29 NYY AL WS STL W 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Yrs (3 Series) 4 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .111 .000 .111 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 WS 4 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .111 .000 .111 0 0 0 0 0 0

All-Star Batting

Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1942 NYY AL 28 DNP
1943 NYY AL 29 DNP

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 26 NYY AL 39 0.0% 15.4% 5.1% 2.6% 14% 3.00 6.2 18.5 79%
1941 27 NYY AL 53 0.0% 22.6% 3.8% 0.0% 0% 6.00 4.2 25.0 72%
1942 28 NYY AL 88 0.0% 19.3% 3.4% 0.0% 0% 5.67 4.4 37.0 65%
1943 29 NYY AL 85 0.0% 17.7% 4.7% 1.2% 7% 3.75 5.1 38.0 72%
1944 30 NYY AL 85 0.0% 14.1% 5.9% 1.2% 10% 2.40 6.3 25.0 74%
1945 31 NYY AL 71 0.0% 12.7% 7.0% 7.0% 33% 1.80 7.0 15.8 76%
1946 32 NYY AL 36 0.0% 13.9% 11.1% 0.0% 0% 1.25 6.2 31.0 72%
1947 33 PIT NL 55 0.0% 9.1% 5.5% 1.8% 14% 1.67 9.0 11.3 73%
1948 34 PIT NL 50 0.0% 14.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 7.0 16.3 1.50 84%
1949 35 PIT NL 30 0.0% 3.3% 10.0% 0.0% 0% 0.33 22.0 7.3 1.80 70%
10 Yrs 592 0.0% 15.0% 5.2% 1.5% 11% 2.87 5.9 20.1 1.62 73%
MLB Averages 1.4% 9.2% 9.2% 6.0% 26% 1.00 9.7 65.4 8.6 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
1940 26 NYY AL -4.4 -0.4 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1941 27 NYY AL -7.8 -0.8 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1942 28 NYY AL -11.7 -1.2 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1943 29 NYY AL -6.9 -0.8 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1944 30 NYY AL -10.7 -1.2 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1945 31 NYY AL -2.1 -0.2 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1946 32 NYY AL -4.2 -0.4 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1947 33 PIT NL -6.2 -0.6 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1948 34 PIT NL -7.9 -0.8 24 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 .81 -0.5 -0.1 -5.4 -0.5 1.00 -5.4 0
1949 35 PIT NL -4.6 -0.5 17 -0.1 0.2 -0.2 .80 -0.2 0.1 -0.8 -0.1 1.02 -2.3 0
10 Yrs -66.5 -6.9 41 -0.6 0.2 -0.8 .80 -0.7 0.0 -6.2 -0.6 1.01 -7.8 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
1948 34 PIT NL 0 0 25% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1949 35 PIT NL 0 0 0% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Yrs 0 0 29% 8 1 0 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 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
1948 34 PIT NL 50 25% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 4 0 0% 4 1 25% 19 2 11% 3 1 33% 1 0 0% 0
1949 35 PIT NL 30 18% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 250% 4 0 0% 3 1 33% 12 3 25% 1 1 100% 1 1 100% 0
10 Yrs 80 22% 84 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 37 1233% 8 12 150% 7 2 29% 31 5 16% 4 2 50% 2 1 50% 0
MLB Averages 52% 649% 70% 34% 15% 51% 56%

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 26 12 39 37 3 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 6 .189 .231 .216 .447 19 8 0 0 0
1941 27 35 92 87 4 15 1 0 0 4 0 0 4 18 .172 .209 .184 .393 5 16 0 0 1
1942 28 63 180 161 8 24 1 0 0 6 0 0 7 35 .149 .189 .155 .345 -5 25 3 1 11
1943 29 91 265 237 13 39 2 0 0 8 0 0 11 50 .165 .205 .173 .378 6 41 4 1 16
1944 30 117 350 312 18 49 3 0 0 11 1 0 16 62 .157 .201 .167 .367 3 52 7 1 21
1945 31 140 421 375 24 64 8 0 0 15 1 0 21 71 .171 .217 .192 .409 15 72 10 1 24
1946 32 158 457 406 28 68 8 0 0 16 1 0 25 76 .167 .218 .187 .405 14 76 10 1 25
1947 33 191 512 451 32 75 9 0 0 20 1 0 28 81 .166 .218 .186 .405 13 84 12 2 31
1948 34 213 562 500 34 83 9 0 0 23 1 0 28 88 .166 .213 .184 .397 11 92 12 2 32
1949 35 231 592 522 34 84 9 0 0 26 1 0 31 89 .161 .211 .178 .389 8 93 12 2 37

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 26 13 41 39 3 8 1 0 0 2 0 2 6 .205 .244 .231 .475 2 12
1941 27 24 54 51 1 7 0 0 0 1 0 2 12 .137 .170 .137 .307 1 23
1942 28 30 92 77 3 8 0 0 0 2 0 3 18 .104 .148 .104 .252 1 28
1943 29 29 89 80 6 16 1 0 0 2 0 4 16 .200 .238 .213 .451 4 28
1944 30 27 88 78 5 10 1 0 0 3 1 5 13 .128 .181 .141 .322 2 26
1945 31 24 75 67 6 16 5 0 0 4 0 5 10 .239 .292 .313 .605 6 23
1946 32 19 37 32 5 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 5 .125 .222 .125 .347 1 18
1947 33 34 58 48 5 8 1 0 0 5 0 3 5 .167 .231 .188 .418 2 33
1948 34 23 51 50 2 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 .140 .140 .140 .280 1 22
1949 35 19 31 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 .000 .115 .000 .115 0 18
10 Yrs 242 616 545 36 84 9 0 0 22 1 31 93 .154 .202 .171 .373 20 231
162 Game Avg. 162 412 365 24 56 6 0 0 15 1 21 62 .154 .202 .171 .373 13 231

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

All-Star Games
1942
1943

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1940 AL (17, 2%)
1942 AL (5, 30%)
0.32 Career Shares (587th)

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1943 AL  4.6 (9th)

             

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