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Earle Brucker

Earle Francis Brucker Jr.

Position: Catcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 210 lb.

Born: August 25, 1925 in Los Angeles, CA
High School: San Diego HS (San Diego, CA)
School: San Diego State University (San Diego, CA) (All Transactions)
Debut: October 2, 1948
Team: Athletics 1948

Final Game: October 3, 1948
Died: March 28, 2009 in El Cajon, CA
Buried: Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, CA
Relatives: Son of Earle Brucker
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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 22 PHA AL 2 7 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167 .286 .333 .619 64 2 0 0 0 /2
1 Yr 2 7 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167 .286 .333 .619 64 2 0 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 567 486 0 81 81 0 0 0 0 0 81 81 .167 .286 .333 .619 64 162 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
1948 22 PHA AL 2 7 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 0 0.0 .490 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /2
1 Season 2 7 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 0 0.0 .490 .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
1948 22 PHA AL 7 5 1 5.3 106 .200 .167 .274 .286 .360 .333 .396 .619 .756 64 .566 -0.3 -0.0 .600 .333 .167
1 Yr 7 5 1 5.3 106 .200 .167 .274 .286 .360 .333 .396 .619 .756 64 .566 -0.3 -0.0 .600 .333 .167
162 Game Avg. 567 405 81 5.3 106 .200 .167 .274 .286 .360 .333 .396 .619 .756 64 .566 -0.3 -0.0 .600 .333 .167

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
1948 22 PHA AL 7 0.0% 14.3% 14.3% 14.3% 100% 1.00 6.0 1.00 71%
1 Yr 7 0.0% 14.3% 14.3% 14.3% 100% 1.00 6.0 1.00 71%
MLB Averages 1.6% 9.4% 10.0% 6.3% 27% 0.94 9.4 54.3 8.0 0.97 77%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1948 22 PHA AL -0.3 -0.0 7 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .93 -0.0 -0.1 -0.5 -0.0 0.97 -0.5 0
1 Yr -0.3 -0.0 7 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .93 -0.0 -0.1 -0.5 -0.0 0.97 -0.5 0

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
1948 22 PHA AL 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
1 Yr 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

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
1948 22 PHA AL 7 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 4 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1 Yr 7 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 4 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 51% 142% 17% 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
1948 22 2 7 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167 .286 .333 .619 64 2 0 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
1948 22 2 7 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167 .286 .333 .619 1 2
1 Yr 2 7 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167 .286 .333 .619 1 2
162 Game Avg. 162 567 486 0 81 81 0 0 0 0 81 81 .167 .286 .333 .619 81 2

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