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Bill Brubaker

Wilbur Lee Brubaker

Positions: Third Baseman, Second Baseman and First Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: November 7, 1910 in Cleveland, OH
High School: Fairfax HS (Los Angeles, CA)
School: University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)(All Transactions)
Debut: September 8, 1932 (Age 21)
Teams (by GP): Pirates/Braves 1932-1943

Final Game: July 11, 1943 (Age 32)
Died: April 2, 1978 in Laguna Hills, CA
Cremated
Relatives: Grandfather of Dennis Rasmussen
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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
1932 21 PIT NL 7 27 24 3 10 3 0 0 4 1 3 4 .417 .481 .542 1.023 178 13 0 0 /5
1933 22 PIT NL 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 /5
1934 23 PIT NL 3 7 6 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 .333 .429 .500 .929 145 3 0 0 0 /5
1935 24 PIT NL 6 12 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 .000 .154 .000 .154 -55 0 0 0 0 /5
1936 25 PIT NL 145 620 554 77 160 27 4 6 102 5 50 96 .289 .352 .384 .736 96 213 17 4 12 *5
1937 26 PIT NL 120 473 413 57 105 20 4 6 48 2 47 51 .254 .335 .366 .700 91 151 13 3 9 *5/63
1938 27 PIT NL 45 123 112 18 33 5 0 3 19 2 9 14 .295 .347 .420 .767 110 47 3 0 2 5/367O
1939 28 PIT NL 100 380 345 41 80 23 1 7 43 3 29 51 .232 .297 .365 .662 79 126 10 3 3 45/6
1940 29 PIT NL 38 90 78 8 15 3 1 0 7 0 8 16 .192 .267 .256 .524 46 20 0 0 4 5/63
1943 32 BSN NL 13 21 19 3 8 3 0 0 1 0 2 2 .421 .476 .579 1.055 207 11 0 0 0 /53
10 Yrs 479 1755 1564 208 413 85 10 22 225 13 151 239 .264 .333 .373 .706 91 584 43 10 30
162 Game Avg. 162 594 529 70 140 29 3 7 76 4 51 81 .264 .333 .373 .706 91 198 3 10
PIT (9 yrs) 466 1734 1545 205 405 82 10 22 224 13 149 237 .262 .331 .371 .702 90 573 43 10 30
BSN (1 yr) 13 21 19 3 8 3 0 0 1 0 2 2 .421 .476 .579 1.055 207 11 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
1932 21 PIT NL 7 27 3 -0 0 0 0 3 0.3 1 4 0.4 .539 .502 0.4 0.0 4 /5
1933 22 PIT NL 2 2 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.1 0 -0 -0.0 .473 .500 -0.0 0.0 -0 /5
1934 23 PIT NL 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 1 0.1 .516 .500 0.1 0.0 1 /5
1935 24 PIT NL 6 12 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .461 .499 -0.2 0.0 -2 /5
1936 25 PIT NL 145 620 -4 -0 0 -8 3 -9 -1.0 20 11 1.2 .494 .494 1.9 -0.5 19 *5
1937 26 PIT NL 120 473 -5 0 0 3 2 0 0.0 15 16 1.6 .500 .500 1.4 0.5 13 *5/63
1938 27 PIT NL 45 123 1 -0 0 -3 -0 -2 -0.2 4 2 0.2 .496 .499 0.5 -0.3 5 5/367O
1939 28 PIT NL 100 380 -11 -0 0 -3 3 -11 -1.2 12 1 0.1 .488 .493 0.4 -0.1 4 45/6
1940 29 PIT NL 38 90 -6 0 0 -1 1 -6 -0.7 3 -3 -0.4 .482 .496 -0.2 -0.1 -2 5/63
1943 32 BSN NL 13 21 2 0 0 0 -0 2 0.3 1 3 0.3 .520 .502 0.3 -0.0 3 /53
10 Seasons 479 1755 -21 -1 0 -12 9 -25 -2.8 57 32 3.2 .495 .498 4.5 -0.5 44
PIT (9 yrs) 466 1734 -24 -1 0 -12 9 -27 -3.1 56 29 2.9 .494 .498 4.1 -0.4 41
BSN (1 yr) 13 21 2 0 0 0 -0 2 0.3 1 3 0.3 .520 .502 0.3 -0.0 3

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
1932 21 PIT NL 27 14 6 11.6 101 .500 .417 .281 .481 .333 .542 .406 1.023 .739 178 .838 3.0 0.3 1.214 .292 .125 .0
1933 22 PIT NL 2 2 0 0.0 91 .000 .000 .274 .000 .327 .000 .376 .000 .702 -100 .000 -0.5 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1934 23 PIT NL 7 4 1 6.7 107 .333 .333 .291 .429 .346 .500 .413 .929 .760 145 .651 0.5 0.0 1.000 .333 .167
1935 24 PIT NL 12 11 0 0.0 106 .000 .000 .289 .154 .345 .000 .412 .154 .757 -55 .000 -2.5 -0.2 .182 .182 .000
1936 25 PIT NL 620 423 74 4.7 105 .341 .289 .288 .352 .348 .384 .404 .736 .751 96 .501 -2.0 -0.2 .662 .195 .096 5.5
1937 26 PIT NL 473 330 50 4.0 100 .278 .254 .279 .335 .340 .366 .395 .700 .736 91 .451 -4.3 -0.4 .632 .230 .111 3.0
1938 27 PIT NL 123 84 16 5.1 99 .316 .295 .275 .347 .339 .420 .391 .767 .730 110 .568 1.4 0.1 .707 .223 .125 2.4
1939 28 PIT NL 380 278 37 3.6 102 .254 .232 .278 .297 .343 .365 .397 .662 .740 79 .387 -10.6 -1.0 .585 .226 .133 4.2
1940 29 PIT NL 90 67 5 2.0 97 .242 .192 .271 .267 .335 .256 .389 .524 .724 46 .194 -5.8 -0.6 .444 .167 .064
1943 32 BSN NL 21 11 5 12.3 88 .471 .421 .262 .476 .331 .579 .356 1.055 .687 207 .888 2.8 0.3 1.182 .263 .158
10 Yrs 1755 1224 194 4.2 102 .300 .264 .281 .333 .343 .373 .398 .706 .741 91 .467 -18.1 -1.8 .635 .214 .109 16.3
162 Game Avg. 594 414 66 4.2 102 .300 .264 .281 .333 .343 .373 .398 .706 .741 91 .467 -18.1 -1.8 .635 .214 .109 6
PIT (9 yrs) 1734 1213 189 4.2 102 .298 .262 .281 .331 .343 .371 .398 .702 .742 90 .458 -20.8 -2.1 .630 .214 .109 16.3
BSN (1 yr) 21 11 5 12.3 88 .471 .421 .262 .476 .331 .579 .356 1.055 .687 207 .888 2.8 0.3 1.182 .263 .158

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
1932 21 PIT NL 27 0.0% 14.8% 11.1% 11.1% 30% 1.33 6.0 6.0 74%
1933 22 PIT NL 2 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100%
1934 23 PIT NL 7 0.0% 0.0% 14.3% 14.3% 50% 0.00 6.0 86%
1935 24 PIT NL 12 0.0% 41.7% 16.7% 0.0% 2.50 2.2 50%
1936 25 PIT NL 620 1.0% 15.5% 8.1% 6.0% 23% 1.92 5.8 92.3 5.4 73%
1937 26 PIT NL 473 1.3% 10.8% 9.9% 6.3% 29% 1.09 8.1 68.8 8.6 75%
1938 27 PIT NL 123 2.4% 11.4% 7.3% 6.5% 24% 1.56 8.0 37.3 5.9 77%
1939 28 PIT NL 380 1.8% 13.4% 7.6% 8.2% 39% 1.76 6.8 49.3 8.0 76%
1940 29 PIT NL 90 0.0% 17.8% 8.9% 4.4% 27% 2.00 4.9 11.1 69%
1943 32 BSN NL 21 0.0% 9.5% 9.5% 14.3% 38% 1.00 9.5 19.0 81%
10 Yrs 1755 1.3% 13.6% 8.6% 6.7% 28% 1.58 6.5 71.1 7.0 74%
MLB Averages 1.4% 8.8% 8.6% 6.6% 27% 1.02 10.2 65.6 8.0 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
1932 21 7 27 24 3 10 3 0 0 4 1 3 4 .417 .481 .542 1.023 178 13 0 0
1933 22 9 29 26 3 10 3 0 0 4 1 3 4 .385 .448 .500 .948 159 13 0 0 0
1934 23 12 36 32 3 12 4 0 0 5 1 4 4 .375 .444 .500 .944 156 16 0 0 0
1935 24 18 48 43 4 12 4 0 0 5 1 6 9 .279 .367 .372 .739 100 16 0 0 0
1936 25 163 668 597 81 172 31 4 6 107 6 56 105 .288 .353 .384 .737 97 229 17 4 12
1937 26 283 1141 1010 138 277 51 8 12 155 8 103 156 .274 .346 .376 .722 94 380 30 7 21
1938 27 328 1264 1122 156 310 56 8 15 174 10 112 170 .276 .346 .381 .726 96 427 33 7 23
1939 28 428 1644 1467 197 390 79 9 22 217 13 141 221 .266 .334 .377 .711 92 553 43 10 26
1940 29 466 1734 1545 205 405 82 10 22 224 13 149 237 .262 .331 .371 .702 90 573 43 10 30
1941 30 466 1734 1545 205 405 82 10 22 224 13 149 237 .262 .331 .371 .702 90 573 43 10 30
1942 31 466 1734 1545 205 405 82 10 22 224 13 149 237 .262 .331 .371 .702 90 573 43 10 30
1943 32 479 1755 1564 208 413 85 10 22 225 13 151 239 .264 .333 .373 .706 91 584 43 10 30

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
1932 21 7 28 25 3 10 3 0 0 4 1 3 4 .400 .464 .520 .984 6 7
1933 22 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 2
1934 23 3 7 6 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 .333 .429 .500 .929 1 3
1935 24 6 14 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 .000 .143 .000 .143 0 6
1936 25 152 638 571 74 159 27 4 6 98 5 50 100 .278 .341 .371 .712 71 145
1937 26 126 494 433 59 109 21 4 6 50 2 49 54 .252 .332 .360 .692 52 120
1938 27 48 131 119 19 35 5 0 3 20 2 10 15 .294 .349 .412 .761 17 45
1939 28 105 401 364 43 85 24 1 7 46 3 31 54 .234 .299 .363 .662 39 100
1940 29 40 93 81 8 15 3 1 0 7 0 8 17 .185 .258 .247 .505 5 38
1943 32 14 22 20 4 9 3 0 0 1 0 2 2 .450 .500 .600 1.100 6 13
10 Yrs 503 1830 1633 211 424 87 10 22 227 13 156 251 .260 .328 .366 .694 197 479
162 Game Avg. 162 589 526 68 137 28 3 7 73 4 50 81 .260 .328 .366 .694 63 479

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1936 NL  102 (5th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1936 NL  96 (1st)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1936 NL  17 (7th)

Youngest s c a p y
1932 NL  born 1910-11-07 (8th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 4 (1889), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 3 (1796), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 4 (2384), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Third Base (307th), 3.2 career WAR/3.8 7yr-peak WAR/3.5 JAWS
Average HOF 3B (out of 13) = 67.4 career WAR/42.6 7yr-peak WAR/55.0 JAWS

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