Ralph Brickner

Ralph Harold Brickner (Brick)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 215 lb.

Born: May 2, 1925 in Cincinnati, OH
High School: Elder HS (Cincinnati, OH)
School: Indiana University-Bloomington (Bloomington, IN) (All Transactions)
Debut: May 4, 1952
Team: RedSox 1952

Final Game: September 17, 1952
Died: May 9, 1994 in Bridgetown, OH
Buried: St. Aloysius Cemetery, Cincinnati, OH
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Standard Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1948	23	PHI-min	B	8	9	.471	3.62	28						144.0	163	77	58		42							1.424	10.2		2.6			TER · IIIL
1949	24	PHI-min	A	6	12	.333	5.79	20	20					160.0	189	110	103		48							1.481	10.6		2.7			UTI · EL
1950	25	PHI-min	B,A,AAA	12	4	.750	3.32	31	1		0	0		133.0	127	59	49	4	34	0	0		0			1.211	8.6	0.3	2.3	0.0	0.00	PTH,UTI,TTO · PIED,EL,IL
1951	26	BOS-min	AA	15	9	.625	3.91	32	28					212.0	232	100	92		42							1.292	9.8		1.8			BIR · SOUA
1952	27	BOS-min	AAA	2	2	.500	2.37	6			1			38.0	30	13	10	0	10	12	1	0	1			1.053	7.1	0.0	2.4	2.8	1.20	LOU · AA
1952	27	BOS	AL	3	1	.750	2.18	14	1	6	0	0	1	33.0	32	8	8	1	11	9	0	0	1	135	182	1.303	8.7	0.3	3.0	2.5	0.82
1953	28	BOS-min	AAA	4	4	.500	4.74	21	8		2	0		74.0	88	49	39	5	22	36	4	1	2			1.486	10.7	0.6	2.7	4.4	1.64	LOU · AA
1 Yr				3	1	.750	2.18	14	1	6	0	0	1	33.0	32	8	8	1	11	9	0	0	1	135	182	1.303	8.7	0.3	3.0	2.5	0.82
162 Game Avg.				14	5	.750	2.18	63	5	27	0	0	5	150	145	36	36	5	50	41	0	0	5	612	182	1.303	8.7	0.3	3.0	2.5	0.82

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary	Awards
1952	27	BOS	AL	33.0	14	1	8	2.18	4.40	0.09	0.00	103.8	4.48	8	1.0	1.0	-0.1	1.1	11	.568	.506	$
1 Season				33.0	14	1	8	2.18	4.40	0.09	0.00	103.8	4.48	8	1.0	1.0	-0.1	1.1	11	.568	.506	$

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	ROE
1952	27	BOS	AL	14	123	121	8	32	5	1	1	2	3	11	9	.264	.326	.347	.673	.279	42	6	0	3	0	2
1 Yr				14	123	121	8	32	5	1	1	2	3	11	9	.264	.326	.347	.673	.279	42	6	0	3	0	2
162 Game Avg.				63	558	549	36	145	23	5	5	9	14	50	41	.264	.326	.347	.673	.279	190	27	0	14	0	9
MLB Averages																.253	.327	.362	.689	.271

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PtchR	PitchW	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo
1952	27	BOS	AL	6.6	0.7	128	0.6	1.9	-1.3	.85	0.4	0.3	5.3	0.5	0.85	3.2	3	3	6
1 Yr				6.6	0.7	128	0.6	1.9	-1.3	.85	0.4	0.3	5.3	0.5	0.85	3.2	3	3	6

Starting Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GS	Wgs	Lgs	ND	Wchp	Ltuf	Wtm	Ltm	tmW-L%	Wlst	Lsv	CG	SHO	QS	QS%	GmScA	Best	Wrst	BQR	BQS	sDR	lDR	RS/GS	RS/IP	IP/GS
1952	27	BOS	AL	14	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.000	0	1	0	0	0	0%	42.0	42	42	7	1	0	0	2.0	0.0	2.3
1 Yr				14	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.000	0	1	0	0	0	0%	42	42	42	7	1	0	0	2.0	0.0	2.3
MLB Averages													.500						55%	52	101	-6					4.2	4.1	6.8

Reliever Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GR	GF	Wgr	Lgr	SVOpp	SV	BSv	SV%	SVSit	Hold	IR	IS	IS%	1^stIP	aLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo	Ahd	Tie	Bhd	Runr	Empt	>3o	<3o	IPmult	0DR	Out/GR	Pit/GR
1952	27	BOS	AL	14	13	6	3	1	1	1	0	100%	1	0	12	4	33%	5	.848	3	3	6	3	0	9	7	5	10	2	9	0	7.1
1 Yr				14	13	6	3	1	1	1	0	100%	1	0	12	4	33%		.848	3	3	6	3	0	9	7	5	10	2	9	0	7.1

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	GO/AO	IP%	DPopp	DPs	DP%
1952	27	BOS	AL	135	52%	0.8%	7.3%	8.9%	5.7%	22%	1.11	90%	32	6	19%
1 Yr				135	52%	0.8%	7.3%	8.9%	5.7%	22%	1.11	90%	32	6	19%
MLB Averages					50%	2.1%	12.6%	10.6%	6.4%	25%	0.98	87%			11%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

					Hits			Home Runs							Advances				Baserunning
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	H	Inf	Bnt	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	<2,3B	Scr	SO	%	ROE	WP	PB	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	BT	PAu
1952	27	BOS	AL	123	32			1	0	6	0	1	0	1	10	5	1	50%	2	1	0	48	2	3	40%	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	12
1 Yr				123	32			1	0	6	0	1	0	1	10	5	1	50%	2	1	0	48	2	3	40%	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	12
MLB Averages																		51%							55%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1952	27	3	1	.750	2.18	14	1	6	0	0	1	33.0	32	8	8	1	11		9	0	0	1	135	182	1.303	8.7	0.3	3.0	2.5	0.82	182

Neutralized Pitching

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	HR/9	Gact
1952	27	2	1	.667	2.25	32.0	33	9	8	1	11	9	0	1.375	9.3	3.1	2.5	0.82	0.3	14
1 Yr		2	1	.667	2.25	32.0	33	9	8	1	11	9	0	1.375	9.3		2.5	0.82	0.3	14

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