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Johnny Broaca

John Joseph Broaca

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: October 3, 1909 in Lawrence, MA
High School: Phillips Academy HS (Andover, MA)
School: Yale University (New Haven, CT)(All Transactions)
Debut: June 2, 1934
Teams (by GP): Yankees/Indians 1934-1939

Final Game: September 23, 1939
Died: May 16, 1985 in Lawrence, MA
Buried: Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Lawrence, MA
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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
1934 24 NYY AL 26 74 66 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 33 .030 .086 .030 .116 -68 2 0 4 1
1935 25 NYY AL 29 89 80 4 12 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 36 .150 .190 .150 .340 -9 12 0 5 1
1936 26 NYY AL 37 86 82 2 9 0 0 0 5 0 1 1 40 .110 .120 .110 .230 -42 9 0 3 1
1937 27 NYY AL 7 15 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 1 /1
1939 29 CLE AL 22 13 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .000 .077 .000 .077 -78 0 0 0 0 1
5 Yrs 121 277 254 10 23 0 0 0 9 0 1 10 119 .091 .125 .091 .216 -43 23 0 0 13
162 Game Avg. 162 371 340 13 31 0 0 0 12 0 1 13 159 .091 .125 .091 .216 -43 31 0 17
NYY (4 yrs) 99 264 242 8 23 0 0 0 9 0 1 9 113 .095 .127 .095 .223 -42 23 0 13
CLE (1 yr) 22 13 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .000 .077 .000 .077 -78 0 0 0 0

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
1934 24 NYY AL 26 74 -18 0 0 0 8 -10 -1.0 2 -8 -1.0 .463 .494 -1.0 0.0 -8 $ 1
1935 25 NYY AL 29 89 -15 0 0 0 9 -5 -0.5 3 -3 -0.5 .482 .497 -0.5 -0.0 -3 $ 1
1936 26 NYY AL 37 86 -21 -0 0 0 10 -12 -1.0 3 -9 -1.0 .472 .494 -1.0 0.0 -9 $ 1
1937 27 NYY AL 7 15 -5 0 0 0 2 -3 -0.3 0 -3 -0.3 .457 .498 -0.3 0.0 -3 $ /1
1939 29 CLE AL 22 13 -4 0 0 0 1 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .491 .499 -0.2 0.0 -2 $ 1
5 Seasons 121 277 -62 -0 0 0 30 -32 -3.0 9 -24 -3.0 .475 .496 -3.0 0.0 -24 $
NYY (4 yrs) 99 264 -59 -0 0 0 29 -30 -2.8 8 -22 -2.8 .472 .496 -2.8 -0.0 -22 $
CLE (1 yr) 22 13 -4 0 0 0 1 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .491 .499 -0.2 0.0 -2 $

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
1934 24 NYY AL 74 68 0 0.0 106 .061 .030 .280 .086 .353 .030 .404 .116 .757 -68 .000 -16.5 -1.6 .094 .061 .000
1935 25 NYY AL 89 73 2 0.7 107 .273 .150 .281 .190 .353 .150 .406 .340 .759 -9 .028 -13.0 -1.2 .235 .050 .000
1936 26 NYY AL 86 77 1 0.3 119 .214 .110 .295 .120 .370 .110 .433 .230 .803 -42 .006 -18.7 -1.7 .122 .000 .000
1937 27 NYY AL 15 15 0 0.0 119 .000 .000 .292 .000 .368 .000 .436 .000 .804 -100 .000 -4.4 -0.4 .000 .000 .000
1939 29 CLE AL 13 12 0 0.0 111 .000 .000 .283 .077 .357 .000 .418 .077 .775 -78 .000 -3.3 -0.3 .083 .083 .000
5 Yrs 277 245 3 0.3 111 .170 .091 .286 .125 .359 .091 .416 .216 .776 -43 .006 -55.9 -5.3 .138 .035 .000
162 Game Avg. 371 328 4 0.3 111 .170 .091 .286 .125 .359 .091 .416 .216 .776 -43 .006 -55.9 -5.3 .138 .035 .000
NYY (4 yrs) 264 233 3 0.3 111 .178 .095 .286 .127 .359 .095 .416 .223 .776 -42 .007 -52.6 -5.0 .141 .033 .000
CLE (1 yr) 13 12 0 0.0 111 .000 .000 .283 .077 .357 .000 .418 .077 .775 -78 .000 -3.3 -0.3 .083 .083 .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
1934 24 NYY AL 74 0.0% 44.6% 5.4% 0.0% 0% 8.25 2.0 45%
1935 25 NYY AL 89 0.0% 40.5% 4.5% 0.0% 0% 9.00 2.2 20.0 49%
1936 26 NYY AL 86 0.0% 46.5% 1.2% 0.0% 0% 40.00 2.1 16.4 49%
1937 27 NYY AL 15 0.0% 26.7% 0.0% 0.0% 3.5 67%
1939 29 CLE AL 13 0.0% 46.2% 7.7% 0.0% 6.00 2.0 46%
5 Yrs 277 0.0% 43.0% 3.6% 0.0% 0% 11.90 2.1 28.2 49%
MLB Averages 1.5% 8.8% 8.6% 6.9% 28% 1.02 10.2 61.5 7.6 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
1934 24 26 74 66 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 33 .030 .086 .030 .116 -68 2 0 4
1935 25 55 163 146 6 14 0 0 0 4 0 0 8 69 .096 .143 .096 .239 -36 14 0 9
1936 26 92 249 228 8 23 0 0 0 9 0 1 9 109 .101 .135 .101 .236 -38 23 0 12
1937 27 99 264 242 8 23 0 0 0 9 0 1 9 113 .095 .127 .095 .223 -42 23 0 13
1938 28 99 264 242 8 23 0 0 0 9 0 1 9 113 .095 .127 .095 .223 -42 23 0 13
1939 29 121 277 254 10 23 0 0 0 9 0 1 10 119 .091 .125 .091 .216 -43 23 0 0 13

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
1934 24 27 77 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 35 .000 .055 .000 .055 0 26
1935 25 31 93 84 4 12 0 0 0 4 0 4 38 .143 .182 .143 .325 2 29
1936 26 39 89 85 2 9 0 0 0 5 0 1 42 .106 .116 .106 .222 1 37
1937 27 7 16 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 7
1939 29 23 14 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .000 .071 .000 .071 0 22
5 Yrs 127 289 266 8 21 0 0 0 9 0 10 125 .079 .112 .079 .191 3 121
162 Game Avg. 162 369 339 10 27 0 0 0 11 0 13 159 .079 .112 .079 .191 4 121

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