Glenn Brummer

Glenn Edward Brummer

Position: Catcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: November 23, 1954 in Olney, IL
High School: Matoon HS (Matoon, IL)
Signed
by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1974. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 25, 1981
Teams (by GP): Cardinals/Rangers 1981-1985

Final Game: October 6, 1985
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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
1981 26 STL NL 21 33 30 2 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 .200 .219 .233 .452 27 7 1 0 1 1 0 2
1982 27 STL NL 35 64 64 4 15 4 0 0 8 2 0 0 12 .234 .234 .297 .531 48 19 0 0 0 0 0 2
1983 28 STL NL 45 99 87 7 24 7 0 0 9 1 3 10 11 .276 .351 .356 .707 96 31 4 0 2 0 1 2
1984 29 STL NL 28 61 58 3 12 0 0 1 3 0 0 3 7 .207 .246 .259 .505 44 15 5 0 0 0 0 2
1985 30 TEX AL 49 121 108 7 30 4 0 0 5 1 5 11 22 .278 .355 .315 .670 85 34 2 2 0 0 1 2/D9
5 Yrs 178 378 347 23 87 16 0 1 27 4 8 25 54 .251 .304 .305 .609 70 106 12 2 3 1 2
162 Game Avg. 162 344 316 21 79 15 0 1 25 4 7 23 49 .251 .304 .305 .609 70 96 11 2 3 1 2
STL (4 yrs) 129 257 239 16 57 12 0 1 22 3 3 14 32 .238 .280 .301 .581 63 72 10 0 3 1 1
TEX (1 yr) 49 121 108 7 30 4 0 0 5 1 5 11 22 .278 .355 .315 .670 85 34 2 2 0 0 1
NL (4 yrs) 129 257 239 16 57 12 0 1 22 3 3 14 32 .238 .280 .301 .581 63 72 10 0 3 1 1
AL (1 yr) 49 121 108 7 30 4 0 0 5 1 5 11 22 .278 .355 .315 .670 85 34 2 2 0 0 1

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
1981 26 STL NL 21 33 -2 -0 -0 0 1 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.1 .488 .498 -0.2 0.1 -1 $ 2
1982 27 STL NL 35 64 -3 1 0 -1 1 -2 -0.2 2 0 0.0 .494 .499 0.1 0.1 1 $ 2
1983 28 STL NL 45 99 -0 -2 -0 -2 2 -3 -0.3 3 0 0.0 .493 .498 0.2 -0.0 2 $ 2
1984 29 STL NL 28 61 -4 0 -1 1 1 -3 -0.4 2 -1 -0.2 .487 .498 -0.3 0.2 -2 $ 2
1985 30 TEX AL 49 121 -2 -2 0 -3 2 -5 -0.5 4 -1 -0.1 .490 .497 0.2 -0.1 2 $ 2/D9
5 Seasons 178 378 -13 -3 -0 -5 6 -15 -1.6 12 -4 -0.4 .491 .498 -0.0 0.3 1 $
STL (4 yrs) 129 257 -11 -1 -1 -2 4 -10 -1.1 8 -2 -0.3 .491 .498 -0.2 0.3 -0 $
TEX (1 yr) 49 121 -2 -2 0 -3 2 -5 -0.5 4 -1 -0.1 .490 .497 0.2 -0.1 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
1981 26 STL NL 33 27 2 2.0 94 .207 .200 .266 .219 .332 .233 .381 .452 .713 27 .212 -2.9 -0.3 .320 .067 .033
1982 27 STL NL 64 49 5 2.8 95 .288 .234 .267 .234 .330 .297 .388 .531 .718 48 .314 -4.7 -0.5 .429 .094 .063 .0
1983 28 STL NL 99 72 10 3.7 97 .316 .276 .265 .351 .333 .356 .392 .707 .725 96 .442 -0.0 0.0 .557 .172 .080 .0
1984 29 STL NL 61 51 3 1.6 92 .220 .207 .261 .246 .326 .259 .380 .505 .705 44 .144 -4.6 -0.5 .353 .103 .052 .0
1985 30 TEX AL 121 85 11 3.5 100 .349 .278 .262 .355 .328 .315 .407 .670 .736 85 .374 -1.8 -0.2 .506 .102 .037 .0
5 Yrs 378 284 31 2.9 97 .294 .251 .264 .304 .330 .305 .393 .609 .723 70 .330 -14.0 -1.5 .461 .115 .055 1.6
162 Game Avg. 344 258 28 2.9 97 .294 .251 .264 .304 .330 .305 .393 .609 .723 70 .330 -14.0 -1.5 .461 .115 .055 1
STL (4 yrs) 257 199 20 2.7 95 .271 .238 .264 .280 .330 .301 .386 .581 .717 63 .309 -12.2 -1.3 .441 .121 .063 1.5
TEX (1 yr) 121 85 11 3.5 100 .349 .278 .262 .355 .328 .315 .407 .670 .736 85 .374 -1.8 -0.2 .506 .102 .037 .0
NL (4 yrs) 257 199 20 2.7 95 .271 .238 .264 .280 .330 .301 .386 .581 .717 63 .309 -12.2 -1.3 .441 .121 .063 1.5
AL (1 yr) 121 85 11 3.5 100 .349 .278 .262 .355 .328 .315 .407 .670 .736 85 .374 -1.8 -0.2 .506 .102 .037 .0

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
1982 27 STL NL WS MIL W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
1981 26 STL NL 33 0.0% 6.1% 3.0% 3.0% 17% 2.00 15.0 15.0 2.43 88%
1982 27 STL NL 64 0.0% 18.8% 0.0% 6.3% 27% 5.3 8.0 1.12 81%
1983 28 STL NL 99 0.0% 11.1% 10.1% 7.1% 29% 1.10 7.9 9.7 2.00 77%
1984 29 STL NL 61 1.6% 11.5% 4.9% 1.6% 8% 2.33 8.3 58.0 19.3 2.67 82%
1985 30 TEX AL 121 0.0% 18.2% 9.1% 3.3% 13% 2.00 4.9 21.6 1.48 71%
5 Yrs 378 0.3% 14.3% 6.6% 4.5% 20% 2.16 6.4 347.0 12.9 1.79 78%
MLB Averages 2.1% 13.5% 8.4% 6.6% 29% 1.61 6.6 43.7 8.5 1.08 75%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1981 26 STL NL -2.9 -0.3 34 -0.2 0.4 -0.6 .93 -0.2 0.0 -3.3 -0.3 0.97 -3.2 0.59 2
1982 27 STL NL -4.7 -0.5 67 0.4 1.6 -1.2 1.15 -0.1 0.4 -1.0 -0.1 0.95 -2.1 1.21 1
1983 28 STL NL -0.0 0.0 104 -0.8 1.3 -2.2 1.10 -0.3 -0.5 -4.7 -0.5 0.99 -2.9 2.56 5
1984 29 STL NL -4.6 -0.5 62 -0.5 0.5 -1.0 .73 -0.6 -0.0 -5.2 -0.5 0.92 -5.7 2.23 2
1985 30 TEX AL -1.8 -0.2 128 -0.3 1.7 -2.0 .94 -0.3 0.0 -3.6 -0.4 0.91 -3.6 1.23 1
5 Yrs -14.0 -1.5 395 -1.4 5.6 -7.0 .98 -1.5 0.1 -17.9 -1.8 0.95 -17.7 1.90 11

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
1981 26 STL NL 1 0 29% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
1982 27 STL NL 2 0 27% 38 2 0 100% 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 17% 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 1
1983 28 STL NL 1 0 21% 45 1 3 25% 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
1984 29 STL NL 0 0 14% 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 33% 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1985 30 TEX AL 1 0 16% 57 1 5 17% 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 27% 8 8 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
5 Yrs 5 0 20% 170 4 8 33% 2 7 1 0 1 1 2 0 7 5 33% 13 13 0 0 0 0 11 1 8

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
1981 26 STL NL 33 48% 6 2 0 0 0 0.59 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 5 1 20% 5 3 60% 18 2 11% 2 2 100% 3 1 33% 0
1982 27 STL NL 64 42% 15 1 1 0 0 1.21 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 8 0 0% 7 1 14% 39 9 23% 5 3 60% 1 1 100% 0
1983 28 STL NL 99 72% 24 5 0 0 1 2.56 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 20 4 20% 8 5 63% 70 11 16% 11 6 55% 2 1 50% 0
1984 29 STL NL 61 57% 12 2 0 0 0 2.23 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 5 50% 3 1 33% 32 2 6% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
1985 30 TEX AL 121 46% 30 1 0 0 0 1.23 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 2 10% 6 2 33% 65 6 9% 6 1 17% 1 1 100% 0
5 Yrs 378 54% 87 11 1 0 1 1.90 1 0 7 1 0 0 1 0 4 3 75% 64 12 19% 29 12 41% 224 30 13% 24 12 50% 8 4 50% 0
MLB Averages 58% 85% 11% 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
1981 26 21 33 30 2 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 .200 .219 .233 .452 27 7 1 0 1 1 0
1982 27 56 97 94 6 21 5 0 0 10 2 0 1 14 .223 .229 .277 .506 41 26 1 0 1 1 0
1983 28 101 196 181 13 45 12 0 0 19 3 3 11 25 .249 .290 .315 .605 68 57 5 0 3 1 1
1984 29 129 257 239 16 57 12 0 1 22 3 3 14 32 .238 .280 .301 .581 63 72 10 0 3 1 1
1985 30 178 378 347 23 87 16 0 1 27 4 8 25 54 .251 .304 .305 .609 70 106 12 2 3 1 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
1981 26 32 52 46 4 10 2 0 0 4 0 2 3 .217 .240 .261 .501 3 21
1982 27 35 65 65 4 16 4 0 0 9 2 0 12 .246 .246 .308 .554 5 35
1983 28 45 100 88 8 25 7 0 0 10 1 10 11 .284 .357 .364 .721 12 45
1984 29 28 62 59 3 13 0 0 1 3 0 3 7 .220 .258 .271 .529 4 28
1985 30 49 121 108 7 30 4 0 0 5 1 11 22 .278 .355 .315 .670 12 49
5 Yrs 189 400 366 26 94 17 0 1 31 4 26 55 .257 .308 .311 .620 36 178
162 Game Avg. 162 343 314 22 81 15 0 1 27 3 22 47 .257 .308 .311 .620 31 178

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

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