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Fred Breining

Fred Lawrence Breining

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: November 15, 1955 in San Francisco, CA
School: College of San Mateo (San Mateo, CA)
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 3rd round of the 1974 amateur draft (January). (All Transactions)
Debut: September 4, 1980 (Age 24)
Teams (by GP): Giants/Expos 1980-1984

Final Game: May 6, 1984 (Age 28)
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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
1980 24 SFG NL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1981 25 SFG NL 45 13 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .000 .083 .000 .083 -74 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
1982 26 SFG NL 54 38 29 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 14 .207 .303 .207 .510 46 6 0 0 5 0 0 1
1983 27 SFG NL 32 78 67 1 10 1 0 0 4 0 0 6 31 .149 .219 .164 .383 10 11 4 0 5 0 0 1
1984 28 MON NL 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
5 Yrs 140 130 108 5 16 1 0 0 4 0 0 11 53 .148 .227 .157 .384 10 17 4 0 11 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 150 125 6 19 1 0 0 5 0 0 13 61 .148 .227 .157 .384 10 20 5 0 13 0 0
SFG (4 yrs) 136 129 107 5 16 1 0 0 4 0 0 11 52 .150 .229 .159 .388 11 17 4 0 11 0 0
MON (1 yr) 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 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
1980 24 SFG NL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /1
1981 25 SFG NL 45 13 -3 -0 0 0 2 -1 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .498 .499 -0.1 0.0 -0 1
1982 26 SFG NL 54 38 -2 0 0 0 5 2 0.3 1 4 0.3 .505 .502 0.3 0.1 4 1
1983 27 SFG NL 32 78 -9 -0 -1 0 9 0 0.0 3 3 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 3 1
1984 28 MON NL 4 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 -0.0 .497 .500 -0.0 0.0 -0 /1
5 Seasons 140 130 -14 0 -0 0 16 2 0.2 4 6 0.2 .502 .501 0.2 0.1 6
SFG (4 yrs) 136 129 -13 0 -0 0 16 2 0.2 4 6 0.2 .502 .501 0.2 0.1 6
MON (1 yr) 4 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 -0.0 .497 .500 -0.0 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
1981 25 SFG NL 13 12 0 0.0 90 .000 .000 .260 .083 .325 .000 .373 .083 .698 -74 .000 -2.5 -0.3 .091 .091 .000
1982 26 SFG NL 38 28 3 2.9 94 .400 .207 .264 .303 .327 .207 .384 .510 .712 46 .334 -2.0 -0.2 .435 .138 .000
1983 27 SFG NL 78 66 2 0.8 94 .278 .149 .260 .219 .328 .164 .385 .383 .713 10 .046 -8.2 -0.9 .279 .104 .015
1984 28 MON NL 1 1 0 0.0 90 .000 .259 .000 .323 .000 .376 .000 .699 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
5 Yrs 130 107 5 1.3 94 .291 .148 .261 .227 .327 .157 .383 .384 .711 10 .099 -13.0 -1.4 .292 .111 .009
162 Game Avg. 150 124 6 1.3 94 .291 .148 .261 .227 .327 .157 .383 .384 .711 10 .099 -13.0 -1.4 .292 .111 .009
SFG (4 yrs) 129 106 5 1.3 94 .291 .150 .261 .229 .327 .159 .383 .388 .711 11 .100 -12.7 -1.3 .295 .112 .009
MON (1 yr) 1 1 0 0.0 90 .000 .259 .000 .323 .000 .376 .000 .699 -100 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .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
1981 25 SFG NL 13 0.0% 53.9% 7.7% 0.0% 7.00 1.6 4.00 31%
1982 26 SFG NL 38 0.0% 36.8% 10.5% 0.0% 0% 3.50 2.1 5.50 39%
1983 27 SFG NL 78 0.0% 39.7% 7.7% 1.3% 10% 5.17 2.2 16.8 6.00 46%
1984 28 MON NL 1 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0%
5 Yrs 130 0.0% 40.8% 8.5% 0.8% 6% 4.82 2.0 27.0 5.63 42%
MLB Averages 2.0% 13.2% 8.3% 6.5% 28% 1.59 6.8 45.3 8.6 1.09 75%

Win Probability*

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1980 24 SFG NL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1981 25 SFG NL -2.5 -0.3 13 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 .83 -0.3 0.0 -3.1 -0.3 1.10 -2.5 0
1982 26 SFG NL -2.0 -0.2 38 -0.3 0.2 -0.5 .82 -0.3 -0.0 -3.6 -0.4 0.99 -3.2 0
1983 27 SFG NL -8.2 -0.9 78 -1.1 0.5 -1.5 .83 -0.9 -0.4 -10.7 -1.1 0.93 -9.6 0
1984 28 MON NL -0.3 -0.0 1 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .51 -0.0 -0.0 -0.1 -0.0 0.38 -0.3 0
5 Yrs -13.0 -1.4 130 -1.5 0.7 -2.2 .83 -1.5 -0.4 -17.5 -1.9 0.96 -15.6 0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB OOB1 OOB2 OOB3 OOBHm BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1981 25 SFG NL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1982 26 SFG NL 0 0 40% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
1983 27 SFG NL 0 0 6% 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1984 28 MON NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Yrs 0 0 19% 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 67% 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1

Situational Batting*

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 % DPopp DPs DP% Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1981 25 SFG NL 13 15% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 4 0 0% 4 0 0% 11 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1982 26 SFG NL 38 55% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 100% 6 0 0% 8 4 50% 23 0 0% 4 0 0% 4 2 50% 0
1983 27 SFG NL 78 14% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 71% 14 4 29% 19 4 21% 49 4 8% 4 1 25% 2 1 50% 0
1984 28 MON NL 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Yrs 130 26% 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 13 11 85% 24 4 17% 31 8 26% 83 4 5% 8 1 13% 6 3 50% 0
MLB Averages 58% 84% 11% 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
1981 25 50 13 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .000 .083 .000 .083 -74 0 0 0 1 0 0
1982 26 104 51 40 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 21 .150 .244 .150 .394 14 6 0 0 6 0 0
1983 27 136 129 107 5 16 1 0 0 4 0 0 11 52 .150 .229 .159 .388 11 17 4 0 11 0 0
1984 28 140 130 108 5 16 1 0 0 4 0 0 11 53 .148 .227 .157 .384 10 17 4 0 11 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
1981 25 68 21 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 .000 .105 .000 .105 0 45
1982 26 54 38 29 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 4 14 .207 .303 .207 .510 2 54
1983 27 32 80 68 1 11 1 0 0 5 0 7 31 .162 .240 .176 .416 3 32
1984 28 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 4
4 Yrs 158 140 115 5 17 1 0 0 5 0 13 57 .148 .234 .157 .391 5 135
162 Game Avg. 162 144 118 5 17 1 0 0 5 0 13 58 .148 .234 .157 .391 5 135



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