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Harry Bright

Harry James Bright

Positions: First Baseman, Pinch Hitter and Third Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: September 22, 1929 in Kansas City, MO
Signed
by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1946. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 25, 1958
Teams (by GP): Senators/Yankees/Pirates/Cubs/Reds 1958-1965

Final Game: June 30, 1965
Died: March 13, 2000 in Sacramento, CA
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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
1948 Did not play in major leagues (Did Not Play)
1958 28 PIT NL 15 26 24 4 6 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 6 .250 .269 .417 .686 80 10 0 0 0 1 0 /5
1959 29 PIT NL 40 54 48 4 12 1 0 3 8 0 0 5 10 .250 .321 .458 .779 107 22 0 0 1 0 0 /5749
1960 30 PIT NL 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1961 31 WSA AL 72 204 183 20 44 6 0 4 21 0 2 19 23 .240 .310 .339 .649 79 62 6 0 1 1 1 5/24
1962 32 WSA AL 113 425 392 55 107 15 4 17 67 2 1 26 51 .273 .319 .462 .781 108 181 14 2 2 3 0 3/25
1963 33 TOT MLB 61 174 158 15 37 7 0 7 23 0 0 13 32 .234 .295 .411 .706 97 65 4 1 1 1 1 35/9
1963 33 CIN NL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /3
1963 33 NYY AL 60 173 157 15 37 7 0 7 23 0 0 13 31 .236 .297 .414 .711 98 65 4 1 1 1 1 35/9
1964 34 NYY AL 4 6 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 .333 .200 .533 52 1 0 0 0 0 0 /3
1965 35 CHC NL 27 26 25 1 7 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 8 .280 .269 .320 .589 64 8 0 0 0 1 0
1970 Did not play in major leagues (Manager)
8 Yrs 336 919 839 99 214 31 4 32 126 2 3 65 133 .255 .309 .416 .725 96 349 24 3 5 7 2
162 Game Avg. 162 443 405 48 103 15 2 15 61 1 1 31 64 .255 .309 .416 .725 96 168 12 1 2 3 1
PIT (3 yrs) 59 84 76 8 18 2 0 4 11 0 0 6 18 .237 .289 .421 .710 88 32 0 0 1 1 0
WSA (2 yrs) 185 629 575 75 151 21 4 21 88 2 3 45 74 .263 .316 .423 .739 99 243 20 2 3 4 1
NYY (2 yrs) 64 179 162 15 38 7 0 7 23 0 0 14 32 .235 .298 .407 .705 97 66 4 1 1 1 1
CHC (1 yr) 27 26 25 1 7 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 8 .280 .269 .320 .589 64 8 0 0 0 1 0
CIN (1 yr) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (5 yrs) 87 111 102 9 25 3 0 4 15 0 0 6 27 .245 .282 .392 .674 81 40 0 0 1 2 0
AL (4 yrs) 249 808 737 90 189 28 4 28 111 2 3 59 106 .256 .312 .419 .731 98 309 24 3 4 5 2

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
1958 28 PIT NL 15 26 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 1 0 0.0 .495 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /5
1959 29 PIT NL 40 54 0 -0 1 -1 -0 -1 -0.1 2 1 0.1 .497 .499 0.2 -0.1 2 $ /5749
1960 30 PIT NL 4 4 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .470 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $
1961 31 WSA AL 72 204 -5 -2 -1 1 1 -6 -0.7 6 -0 -0.1 .492 .496 -0.1 0.2 -1 $ 5/24
1962 32 WSA AL 113 425 0 0 -1 0 -6 -6 -0.8 12 5 0.3 .494 .496 0.5 -0.7 5 $ 3/25
1963 33 CIN NL 1 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .476 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ /3
1963 33 NYY AL 60 173 -0 -1 -1 -4 -2 -9 -1.0 5 -4 -0.5 .484 .494 0.0 -0.8 1 $ 35/9
1964 34 NYY AL 4 6 0 -0 0 0 -0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .508 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /3
1965 35 CHC NL 27 26 -2 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 1 -0 0.0 .495 .499 0.0 0.0 -0 $
8 Seasons 336 919 -9 -4 -2 -5 -6 -25 -2.9 26 1 -0.3 .492 .498 0.5 -1.4 6 $
PIT (3 yrs) 59 84 -2 -0 1 -1 0 -3 -0.3 3 -0 0.0 .495 .499 0.1 -0.1 1 $
WSA (2 yrs) 185 629 -5 -2 -2 1 -4 -12 -1.5 17 5 0.2 .493 .496 0.4 -0.5 4 $
NYY (2 yrs) 64 179 -0 -1 -1 -4 -2 -8 -1.0 5 -3 -0.5 .486 .497 0.0 -0.8 1 $
CHC (1 yr) 27 26 -2 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 1 -0 0.0 .495 .499 0.0 0.0 -0 $
CIN (1 yr) 1 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .476 .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
1958 28 PIT NL 26 19 3 4.2 104 .278 .250 .267 .269 .335 .417 .418 .686 .753 80 .457 -0.7 -0.1 .611 .208 .167 .0
1959 29 PIT NL 54 37 7 5.1 103 .257 .250 .268 .321 .334 .458 .415 .779 .748 107 .542 0.2 0.0 .750 .313 .208 .0
1960 30 PIT NL 4 4 0 0.0 100 .000 .000 .264 .000 .330 .000 .406 .000 .736 -100 .000 -1.1 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1961 31 WSA AL 204 149 18 3.2 99 .255 .240 .257 .310 .331 .339 .399 .649 .730 79 .338 -5.3 -0.5 .537 .191 .098 .0
1962 32 WSA AL 425 305 54 4.8 103 .275 .273 .263 .319 .335 .462 .410 .781 .745 108 .520 2.5 0.2 .700 .258 .189 3.6
1963 33 TOT MLB 174 127 19 4.0 94 .250 .234 .254 .295 .320 .411 .393 .706 .713 97 .482 -0.9 -0.1 .632 .259 .177 .0
1963 33 CIN NL 1 1 0 0.0 92 .000 .258 .000 .320 .000 .385 .000 .705 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
1963 33 NYY AL 173 126 19 4.1 94 .250 .236 .254 .297 .320 .414 .393 .711 .713 98 .486 -0.7 -0.1 .637 .261 .178 .0
1964 34 NYY AL 6 4 0 0.0 98 .250 .200 .258 .333 .327 .200 .401 .533 .727 52 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .500 .200 .000
1965 35 CHC NL 26 19 2 2.8 95 .389 .280 .260 .269 .324 .320 .394 .589 .718 64 .334 -1.2 -0.1 .444 .040 .040
8 Yrs 919 664 103 4.2 100 .267 .255 .260 .309 .331 .416 .404 .725 .735 96 .465 -6.7 -0.7 .638 .237 .161 3.8
162 Game Avg. 443 320 50 4.2 100 .267 .255 .260 .309 .331 .416 .404 .725 .735 96 .465 -6.7 -0.7 .638 .237 .161 2
PIT (3 yrs) 84 60 10 4.5 103 .255 .237 .267 .289 .334 .421 .415 .710 .749 88 .484 -1.5 -0.2 .655 .263 .184 .0
WSA (2 yrs) 629 454 72 4.3 101 .269 .263 .261 .316 .334 .423 .407 .739 .740 99 .466 -2.8 -0.3 .647 .237 .160 3.7
NYY (2 yrs) 179 130 19 3.9 94 .250 .235 .254 .298 .321 .407 .393 .705 .713 97 .471 -1.0 -0.1 .633 .259 .173 .0
CHC (1 yr) 26 19 2 2.8 95 .389 .280 .260 .269 .324 .320 .394 .589 .718 64 .335 -1.2 -0.1 .444 .040 .040
CIN (1 yr) 1 1 0 0.0 92 .000 .258 .000 .320 .000 .385 .000 .705 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
NL (5 yrs) 111 80 12 4.0 101 .288 .245 .266 .282 .332 .392 .410 .674 .741 81 .449 -3.0 -0.3 .597 .206 .147 .0
AL (4 yrs) 808 584 91 4.2 100 .265 .256 .260 .312 .331 .419 .404 .731 .734 98 .467 -3.7 -0.4 .643 .242 .163 3.7

Postseason Batting

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
1963 33 NYY AL WS LAD L 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

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
1958 28 PIT NL 26 3.9% 23.1% 3.9% 7.7% 33% 6.00 4.0 24.0 8.0 0.30 69%
1959 29 PIT NL 54 5.6% 18.5% 9.3% 7.4% 33% 2.00 4.8 16.0 6.0 1.00 65%
1960 30 PIT NL 4 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.0 0.00 50%
1961 31 WSA AL 204 2.0% 11.3% 9.3% 4.9% 23% 1.21 8.0 45.8 8.7 0.95 77%
1962 32 WSA AL 425 4.0% 12.0% 6.1% 8.5% 34% 1.96 7.7 23.1 5.9 0.81 77%
1963 33 TOT MLB 174 4.0% 18.4% 7.5% 8.1% 38% 2.46 4.9 22.6 6.9 0.76 69%
1963 33 CIN NL 1 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0%
1963 33 NYY AL 173 4.1% 17.9% 7.5% 8.1% 38% 2.38 5.1 22.4 6.8 0.76 69%
1964 34 NYY AL 6 0.0% 16.7% 16.7% 0.0% 0% 1.00 5.0 67%
1965 35 CHC NL 26 0.0% 30.8% 0.0% 3.9% 14% 3.1 6.3 0.86 69%
8 Yrs 919 3.5% 14.5% 7.1% 7.3% 31% 2.05 6.3 26.2 6.7 0.82 74%
MLB Averages 2.3% 14.4% 8.4% 6.5% 29% 1.70 6.2 38.5 8.6 1.06 73%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1958 28 PIT NL -0.6 -0.1 28 0.0 0.5 -0.5 1.22 0.0 -0.0 1.8 0.2 0.92 0.3 2.02 4
1959 29 PIT NL 0.2 0.0 52 -0.1 1.2 -1.3 1.35 -0.0 -0.1 -1.3 -0.1 1.01 0.3 1.54 29
1960 30 PIT NL -1.1 -0.1 4 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 1.12 -0.1 0.0 -1.1 -0.1 1.03 -1.1 1.12 4
1961 31 WSA AL -5.6 -0.5 210 -0.6 3.7 -4.3 1.16 -0.6 0.2 -4.3 -0.4 0.97 -8.1 2.09 24
1962 32 WSA AL 2.5 0.2 437 -0.2 8.5 -8.7 1.06 0.2 -0.5 -0.4 -0.0 0.95 2.6 1.77 15
1963 33 TOT MLB -1.1 -0.1 174 -1.0 3.0 -4.0 1.16 0.0 -0.9 2.9 0.3 0.96 -0.2 1.23 12
1963 33 CIN NL -0.3 -0.0 1 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .13 -0.0 -0.0 -0.3 -0.0 1.19 -0.3 0.13 1
1963 33 NYY AL -0.9 -0.1 173 -1.0 3.0 -3.9 1.17 0.0 -0.9 3.3 0.3 0.96 0.1 1.33 11
1964 34 NYY AL -0.3 -0.0 6 0.0 0.1 -0.1 .92 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.80 0.3 1.61 1
1965 35 CHC NL -1.2 -0.1 26 -0.3 0.5 -0.8 1.71 -0.1 -0.1 -1.4 -0.1 1.07 -1.7 1.71 25
8 Yrs -7.2 -0.7 937 -2.3 17.5 -19.9 1.14 -0.6 -1.4 -3.6 -0.4 0.96 -7.7 1.70 114

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
1958 28 PIT NL 0 0 50% 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 25% 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1959 29 PIT NL 0 0 7% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 25% 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
1960 30 PIT 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
1961 31 WSA AL 3 0 27% 62 0 2 0% 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 3 37% 9 7 2 6 4 2 4 1 3
1962 32 WSA AL 0 0 32% 152 2 1 67% 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 10 44% 27 19 8 7 5 2 14 3 11
1963 33 TOT MLB 2 0 18% 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 20% 4 4 0 2 2 0 4 2 2
1963 33 CIN 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
1963 33 NYY AL 2 0 18% 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 20% 4 4 0 2 2 0 4 2 2
1964 34 NYY AL 1 0 0% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1965 35 CHC NL 0 0 14% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
8 Yrs 6 0 27% 297 2 3 40% 2 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 8 18 36% 48 34 12 17 13 4 23 7 16

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
1958 28 PIT NL 26 50% 6 4 1 0 1 2.02 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0% 2 1 50% 11 2 18% 2 1 50% 0 0 0
1959 29 PIT NL 54 71% 12 29 6 1 2 1.54 3 0 1 0 3 1 2 0 1 1 100% 10 0 0% 5 1 20% 43 4 9% 2 0 0% 0 0 0
1960 30 PIT NL 4 50% 0 4 0 0 0 1.12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 3 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1961 31 WSA AL 204 53% 44 24 3 0 2 2.09 4 0 5 0 4 2 2 0 2 1 50% 47 6 13% 17 4 24% 134 17 13% 10 5 50% 5 2 40% 0
1962 32 WSA AL 425 29% 107 15 4 1 3 1.77 17 0 5 13 4 8 9 0 2 2 100% 69 14 20% 43 14 33% 267 52 19% 31 15 48% 8 3 38% 0
1963 33 TOT MLB 174 75% 37 12 2 0 0 1.23 7 0 6 2 5 4 3 0 3 1 33% 34 4 12% 13 3 23% 113 17 15% 9 3 33% 4 4 100% 0
1963 33 CIN NL 1 100% 0 1 0 0 0 0.13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1963 33 NYY AL 173 75% 37 11 2 0 0 1.33 7 0 6 2 5 4 3 0 3 1 33% 34 4 12% 13 3 23% 112 17 15% 9 3 33% 4 4 100% 0
1964 34 NYY AL 6 83% 1 1 0 0 0 1.61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1965 35 CHC NL 26 73% 7 25 7 0 4 1.71 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0% 3 1 33% 23 4 17% 3 1 33% 0 0 0
8 Yrs 919 48% 214 114 23 2 12 1.70 32 0 19 15 17 16 16 0 8 5 63% 173 24 14% 83 24 29% 596 96 16% 57 25 44% 17 9 53% 0
MLB Averages 51% 75% 10% 30% 14% 49% 53%

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
1958 28 15 26 24 4 6 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 6 .250 .269 .417 .686 80 10 0 0 0 1 0
1959 29 55 80 72 8 18 2 0 4 11 0 0 6 16 .250 .304 .444 .748 98 32 0 0 1 1 0
1960 30 59 84 76 8 18 2 0 4 11 0 0 6 18 .237 .289 .421 .710 88 32 0 0 1 1 0
1961 31 131 288 259 28 62 8 0 8 32 0 2 25 41 .239 .304 .363 .667 82 94 6 0 2 2 1
1962 32 244 713 651 83 169 23 4 25 99 2 3 51 92 .260 .313 .422 .736 97 275 20 2 4 5 1
1963 33 305 887 809 98 206 30 4 32 122 2 3 64 124 .255 .310 .420 .730 97 340 24 3 5 6 2
1964 34 309 893 814 98 207 30 4 32 122 2 3 65 125 .254 .310 .419 .729 97 341 24 3 5 6 2
1965 35 336 919 839 99 214 31 4 32 126 2 3 65 133 .255 .309 .416 .725 96 349 24 3 5 7 2

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
1958 28 16 28 26 5 7 1 0 1 3 0 1 6 .269 .286 .423 .709 3 15
1959 29 42 56 50 4 12 1 0 3 8 0 5 10 .240 .309 .440 .749 7 40
1960 30 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 4
1961 31 72 205 184 21 45 6 0 4 22 0 19 23 .245 .314 .342 .656 20 72
1962 32 113 424 391 54 106 15 4 17 66 2 26 51 .271 .318 .460 .778 57 113
1963 33 61 177 160 16 39 7 0 7 25 0 14 32 .244 .307 .419 .726 21 61
1964 34 4 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .167 .000 .167 0 4
1965 35 27 26 25 1 7 1 0 0 4 0 0 8 .280 .269 .320 .589 2 27
8 Yrs 339 926 845 101 216 31 4 32 128 2 66 133 .256 .309 .415 .725 110 336
162 Game Avg. 162 443 404 48 103 15 2 15 61 1 32 64 .256 .309 .415 .725 53 336

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