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Al Brancato

Albert Brancato (Bronk)

Positions: Shortstop and Third Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 188 lb.

Born: May 29, 1919 in Philadelphia, PA
High School: South HS (Philadelphia, PA) (All Transactions)
Debut: September 7, 1939
Team: Athletics 1939-1945

Final Game: September 19, 1945
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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
1939 20 PHA AL 21 79 68 12 14 5 0 1 8 1 0 8 4 .206 .299 .324 .622 61 22 3 1 2 5/6
1940 21 PHA AL 107 330 298 42 57 11 2 1 23 3 1 28 36 .191 .265 .252 .517 36 75 10 2 2 65
1941 22 PHA AL 144 594 530 60 124 20 9 2 49 1 5 59 49 .234 .311 .317 .628 68 168 11 0 5 *6/5
1945 26 PHA AL 10 35 34 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .118 .143 .147 .290 -15 5 0 0 0 6
4 Yrs 282 1038 930 117 199 37 11 4 80 5 6 96 92 .214 .290 .290 .580 55 270 24 3 9
162 Game Avg. 162 596 534 67 114 21 6 2 46 3 3 55 53 .214 .290 .290 .580 55 155 14 2 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
1939 20 PHA AL 21 79 -4 0 0 0 0 -3 -0.3 2 -1 -0.1 .485 .498 -0.1 0.0 -1 $ 5/6
1940 21 PHA AL 107 330 -27 0 0 -11 6 -32 -3.1 8 -24 -2.2 .471 .481 -1.2 -0.5 -13 $ 65
1941 22 PHA AL 144 594 -23 -1 0 -15 9 -30 -2.9 15 -15 -1.5 .479 .482 0.0 -0.5 0 $ *6/5
1945 26 PHA AL 10 35 -5 0 0 -1 1 -5 -0.6 1 -4 -0.5 .441 .496 -0.4 -0.1 -3 $ 6
4 Seasons 282 1038 -58 -1 0 -27 16 -70 -6.9 26 -44 -4.3 .475 .489 -1.7 -1.0 -17 $

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
1939 20 PHA AL 79 59 7 3.2 111 .206 .206 .283 .299 .357 .324 .418 .622 .775 61 .295 -3.8 -0.4 .561 .250 .118 1.0
1940 21 PHA AL 330 254 20 2.1 108 .215 .191 .276 .265 .348 .252 .418 .517 .766 36 .171 -28.0 -2.7 .425 .161 .060 1.5
1941 22 PHA AL 594 427 51 3.2 104 .255 .234 .272 .311 .348 .317 .401 .628 .749 68 .327 -24.2 -2.4 .528 .187 .083 1.3
1945 26 PHA AL 35 30 1 0.9 87 .129 .118 .259 .143 .331 .147 .352 .290 .684 -15 .064 -5.1 -0.6 .200 .059 .029
4 Yrs 1038 770 79 2.7 105 .234 .214 .273 .290 .348 .290 .406 .580 .754 55 .264 -61.1 -6.0 .484 .178 .076 4.4
162 Game Avg. 596 442 45 2.7 105 .234 .214 .273 .290 .348 .290 .406 .580 .754 55 .264 -61.1 -6.0 .484 .178 .076 3

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
1939 20 PHA AL 79 1.3% 5.1% 10.1% 7.6% 43% 0.50 17.0 68.0 8.5 80%
1940 21 PHA AL 330 0.3% 10.9% 8.5% 4.2% 25% 1.29 8.3 298.0 13.0 79%
1941 22 PHA AL 594 0.3% 8.3% 9.9% 5.2% 25% 0.83 10.8 265.0 10.8 81%
1945 26 PHA AL 35 0.0% 8.6% 2.9% 2.9% 25% 3.00 11.3 89%
4 Yrs 1038 0.4% 8.9% 9.3% 5.0% 26% 0.96 10.1 232.5 11.6 80%
MLB Averages 1.3% 8.9% 8.8% 6.1% 26% 1.01 10.0 71.2 8.6 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
1939 20 21 79 68 12 14 5 0 1 8 1 0 8 4 .206 .299 .324 .622 61 22 3 1 2
1940 21 128 409 366 54 71 16 2 2 31 4 1 36 40 .194 .272 .265 .537 41 97 13 3 4
1941 22 272 1003 896 114 195 36 11 4 80 5 6 95 89 .218 .295 .296 .591 57 265 24 3 9
1942 23 272 1003 896 114 195 36 11 4 80 5 6 95 89 .218 .295 .296 .591 57 265 24 3 9
1943 24 272 1003 896 114 195 36 11 4 80 5 6 95 89 .218 .295 .296 .591 57 265 24 3 9
1944 25 272 1003 896 114 195 36 11 4 80 5 6 95 89 .218 .295 .296 .591 57 265 24 3 9
1945 26 282 1038 930 117 199 37 11 4 80 5 6 96 92 .214 .290 .290 .580 55 270 24 3 9

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
1939 20 22 82 71 12 14 5 0 1 8 1 8 4 .197 .288 .310 .597 6 21
1940 21 112 341 309 40 57 11 2 1 22 3 28 38 .184 .257 .243 .499 19 107
1941 22 150 613 548 60 126 20 9 2 49 1 60 51 .230 .306 .310 .616 52 144
1945 26 11 38 37 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .135 .158 .162 .320 1 10
4 Yrs 295 1074 965 116 202 37 11 4 79 5 97 96 .209 .284 .283 .566 78 282
162 Game Avg. 162 590 530 64 111 20 6 2 43 3 53 53 .209 .284 .283 .566 43 282

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Youngest s c a p y
1939 AL  born 1919-05-29 (6th)

                                         

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