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Hugh Casey

Hugh Thomas Casey (Fireman)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 207 lb.

Born: October 14, 1913 in Atlanta, GA
High School: Tech HS (Atlanta, GA)(All Transactions)
Debut: April 29, 1935
Teams (by GP): Dodgers/Pirates/Cubs/Yankees 1935-1949

Final Game: September 23, 1949
Died: July 3, 1951 in Atlanta, GA
Buried: Mount Paran Church of God Cemetery, Atlanta, GA
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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
1935 21 CHC NL 13 6 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .167 .167 .167 .333 -11 1 0 0 0 1
1939 25 BRO NL 40 87 74 10 15 3 0 0 6 0 3 13 .203 .234 .243 .477 26 18 2 0 10 1
1940 26 BRO NL 45 47 36 4 9 1 0 0 1 0 3 11 .250 .308 .278 .585 58 10 0 0 8 1
1941 27 BRO NL 45 59 50 4 6 1 0 0 0 0 4 15 .120 .185 .140 .325 -9 7 0 0 5 1
1942 28 BRO NL 50 33 27 2 4 1 0 0 4 0 2 7 .148 .207 .185 .392 14 5 0 0 4 1
1946 32 BRO NL 46 29 22 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .136 .208 .136 .345 -2 3 1 0 5 1
1947 33 BRO NL 46 21 18 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 .056 .105 .056 .161 -57 1 0 0 2 1 MVP-12
1948 34 BRO NL 22 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 1
1949 35 TOT MLB 37 5 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750 95 2 0 0 1 1
1949 35 PIT NL 33 4 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000 160 2 0 0 1 1
1949 35 NYY AL 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 /1
9 Yrs 344 295 244 23 40 7 0 0 14 0 0 15 56 .164 .212 .193 .405 10 47 3 0 36
162 Game Avg. 162 139 115 11 19 3 0 0 7 0 7 26 .164 .212 .193 .405 10 22 1 0 17
BRO (7 yrs) 294 284 234 21 38 6 0 0 12 0 15 53 .162 .213 .188 .401 9 44 3 0 35
PIT (1 yr) 33 4 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000 160 2 0 0 1
CHC (1 yr) 13 6 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .167 .167 .167 .333 -11 1 0 0 0
NYY (1 yr) 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
NL (9 yrs) 340 294 243 23 40 7 0 0 13 0 15 56 .165 .213 .193 .407 11 47 3 0 36
AL (1 yr) 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 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
1935 21 CHC NL 13 6 -1 0 0 0 1 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .497 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ 1
1939 25 BRO NL 40 87 -9 0 0 0 10 1 0.1 2 3 0.1 .502 .501 0.1 -0.0 3 $ 1
1940 26 BRO NL 45 47 -3 0 0 0 5 3 0.3 2 4 0.3 .506 .502 0.3 -0.0 4 $ 1
1941 27 BRO NL 45 59 -8 0 0 0 6 -2 -0.2 2 1 -0.2 .496 .499 -0.2 -0.0 1 $ 1
1942 28 BRO NL 50 33 -3 0 0 0 3 0 0.0 1 1 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 -0.0 1 $ 1
1946 32 BRO NL 46 29 -3 0 0 0 3 -0 -0.1 1 0 -0.1 .499 .500 -0.1 0.0 0 $ 1
1947 33 BRO NL 46 21 -4 0 0 0 2 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.2 .495 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1 $ 1 MVP-12
1948 34 BRO NL 22 8 -2 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.2 0 -1 -0.2 .493 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1 $ 1
1949 35 PIT NL 33 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .502 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $ 1
1949 35 NYY AL 4 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .495 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ /1
9 Seasons 344 295 -34 0 0 0 31 -2 -0.3 9 8 -0.2 .499 .500 -0.2 -0.1 8 $
BRO (7 yrs) 294 284 -33 0 0 0 30 -2 -0.3 9 7 -0.3 .499 .500 -0.3 -0.1 7 $
PIT (1 yr) 33 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .502 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $
CHC (1 yr) 13 6 -1 0 0 0 1 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .497 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $
NYY (1 yr) 4 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .495 .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
1935 21 CHC NL 6 5 0 0.0 104 .333 .167 .287 .167 .342 .167 .409 .333 .751 -11 .000 -1.0 -0.1 .200 .000 .000
1939 25 BRO NL 87 71 4 1.5 108 .246 .203 .286 .234 .353 .243 .409 .477 .762 26 .116 -8.1 -0.8 .344 .081 .041
1940 26 BRO NL 47 35 3 2.3 104 .360 .250 .280 .308 .346 .278 .403 .585 .748 58 .238 -2.2 -0.2 .481 .111 .028
1941 27 BRO NL 59 49 1 0.6 98 .171 .120 .272 .185 .343 .140 .383 .325 .725 -9 .024 -7.6 -0.8 .250 .100 .020
1942 28 BRO NL 33 27 1 1.0 88 .200 .148 .258 .207 .331 .185 .359 .392 .689 14 .080 -3.0 -0.3 .304 .111 .037
1946 32 BRO NL 29 25 1 1.1 94 .167 .136 .264 .208 .339 .136 .369 .345 .709 -2 .081 -3.0 -0.3 .250 .091 .000
1947 33 BRO NL 21 19 0 0.0 108 .063 .056 .278 .105 .353 .056 .412 .161 .765 -57 .000 -4.2 -0.4 .118 .056 .000
1948 34 BRO NL 8 8 0 0.0 105 .000 .000 .274 .000 .349 .000 .405 .000 .754 -100 .000 -2.0 -0.2 .000 .000 .000
1949 35 TOT MLB 5 4 1 6.7 106 .250 .250 .272 .250 .351 .500 .404 .750 .755 95 .666 -0.0 -0.0 .667 .250 .250
1949 35 PIT NL 4 3 1 8.9 105 .333 .333 .273 .333 .347 .667 .408 1.000 .755 160 .772 0.3 0.0 1.000 .333 .333
1949 35 NYY AL 1 1 0 0.0 107 .000 .000 .271 .000 .363 .000 .393 .000 .756 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
9 Yrs 295 243 11 1.2 102 .213 .164 .276 .212 .346 .193 .394 .405 .739 10 .089 -31.0 -3.2 .300 .090 .029
162 Game Avg. 139 114 5 1.2 102 .213 .164 .276 .212 .346 .193 .394 .405 .739 10 .089 -31.0 -3.2 .300 .090 .029
BRO (7 yrs) 284 234 10 1.1 101 .210 .162 .276 .213 .346 .188 .393 .401 .739 9 .081 -30.0 -3.1 .296 .090 .026
PIT (1 yr) 4 3 1 8.9 105 .333 .333 .273 .333 .347 .667 .408 1.000 .755 160 .772 0.3 0.0 1.000 .333 .333
CHC (1 yr) 6 5 0 0.0 104 .333 .167 .287 .167 .342 .167 .409 .333 .751 -11 .000 -1.0 -0.1 .200 .000 .000
NYY (1 yr) 1 1 0 0.0 107 .000 .000 .271 .000 .363 .000 .393 .000 .756 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
NL (9 yrs) 294 242 11 1.2 102 .214 .165 .276 .213 .345 .193 .394 .407 .739 11 .090 -30.7 -3.1 .301 .091 .029
AL (1 yr) 1 1 0 0.0 107 .000 .000 .271 .000 .363 .000 .393 .000 .756 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
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
1941 27 BRO NL WS NYY L 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 1 0 0 0 0 0
1947 33 BRO NL WS NYY L 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Yrs (2 Series) 9 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .333 .667 1 0 0 0 0 0
2 WS 9 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .333 .667 1 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
1935 21 CHC NL 6 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.0 50%
1939 25 BRO NL 87 0.0% 14.9% 3.5% 3.5% 20% 4.33 5.7 12.3 70%
1940 26 BRO NL 47 0.0% 23.4% 6.4% 2.1% 11% 3.67 3.3 36.0 53%
1941 27 BRO NL 59 0.0% 25.4% 6.8% 1.7% 17% 3.75 3.3 59%
1942 28 BRO NL 33 0.0% 21.2% 6.1% 3.0% 25% 3.50 3.9 6.8 61%
1946 32 BRO NL 29 0.0% 13.8% 6.9% 0.0% 0% 2.00 5.5 62%
1947 33 BRO NL 21 0.0% 9.5% 4.8% 0.0% 0% 2.00 9.0 18.0 76%
1948 34 BRO NL 8 0.0% 12.5% 0.0% 0.0% 7.0 0.75 75%
1949 35 TOT MLB 5 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 20.0% 100% 2.0 0.50 80%
1949 35 PIT NL 4 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 25.0% 100% 3.0 1.00 75%
1949 35 NYY AL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0.00 100%
9 Yrs 295 0.0% 19.0% 5.1% 2.4% 18% 3.73 4.4 17.4 0.67 64%
MLB Averages 1.4% 9.0% 9.0% 6.3% 27% 1.00 9.8 63.9 8.2 0.97 79%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1935 21 CHC NL -1.0 -0.1 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1939 25 BRO NL -8.1 -0.8 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1940 26 BRO NL -2.2 -0.2 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1941 27 BRO NL -7.6 -0.8 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1942 28 BRO NL -3.0 -0.3 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1946 32 BRO NL -3.0 -0.3 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1947 33 BRO NL -4.2 -0.4 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1948 34 BRO NL -2.0 -0.2 8 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .22 -0.2 0.0 -2.3 -0.2 1.12 -2.1 0
1949 35 TOT MLB -0.0 -0.0 4 0.3 0.3 -0.0 .94 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.93 0.0 0
1949 35 PIT NL 0.3 0.0 3 0.3 0.3 -0.0 1.18 0.0 0.2 0.7 0.1 0.76 0.3 0
1949 35 NYY AL -0.3 -0.0 1 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .22 -0.0 -0.0 -0.3 -0.0 1.42 -0.2 0
9 Yrs -31.2 -3.2 12 0.2 0.3 -0.1 .46 -0.2 0.7 -2.0 -0.2 1.05 -2.1 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 34 BRO NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1949 35 TOT MLB 0 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1949 35 PIT NL 0 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1949 35 NYY AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Yrs 0 0 42% 2 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 34 BRO NL 8 38% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 2 0 0% 2 1 50% 7 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1949 35 TOT MLB 5 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 4 2 50% 1 1 100% 0 0 0
1949 35 PIT NL 4 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 0 0 0 0 0
1949 35 NYY AL 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 2 1 50% 1 1 100% 0 0 0
9 Yrs 13 25% 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 36 1800% 3 3 100% 3 2 67% 11 2 18% 1 1 100% 0 0 0
MLB Averages 52% 990% 92% 34% 15% 51% 56%

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
1935 21 13 6 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .167 .167 .167 .333 -11 1 0 0 0
1936 22 13 6 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .167 .167 .167 .333 -11 1 0 0 0
1937 23 13 6 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .167 .167 .167 .333 -11 1 0 0 0
1938 24 13 6 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .167 .167 .167 .333 -11 1 0 0 0
1939 25 53 93 80 11 16 3 0 0 6 0 3 16 .200 .229 .238 .466 23 19 2 0 10
1940 26 98 140 116 15 25 4 0 0 7 0 6 27 .216 .254 .250 .504 34 29 2 0 18
1941 27 143 199 166 19 31 5 0 0 7 0 10 42 .187 .233 .217 .450 21 36 2 0 23
1942 28 193 232 193 21 35 6 0 0 11 0 12 49 .181 .229 .212 .442 20 41 2 0 27
1943 29 193 232 193 21 35 6 0 0 11 0 12 49 .181 .229 .212 .442 20 41 2 0 27
1944 30 193 232 193 21 35 6 0 0 11 0 12 49 .181 .229 .212 .442 20 41 2 0 27
1945 31 193 232 193 21 35 6 0 0 11 0 12 49 .181 .229 .212 .442 20 41 2 0 27
1946 32 239 261 215 22 38 6 0 0 11 0 14 53 .177 .227 .205 .432 18 44 3 0 32
1947 33 285 282 233 22 39 6 0 0 12 0 15 55 .167 .218 .193 .411 12 45 3 0 34
1948 34 307 290 240 22 39 6 0 0 12 0 15 56 .163 .212 .188 .399 9 45 3 0 35
1949 35 344 295 244 23 40 7 0 0 14 0 0 15 56 .164 .212 .193 .405 10 47 3 0 36

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
1935 21 14 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 13
1939 25 42 91 77 10 15 3 0 0 6 0 3 14 .195 .225 .234 .459 4 40
1940 26 47 48 37 4 9 1 0 0 1 0 3 12 .243 .300 .270 .570 3 45
1941 27 47 59 51 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 3 16 .098 .148 .118 .266 1 45
1942 28 53 34 28 2 4 1 0 0 4 0 2 7 .143 .200 .179 .379 1 50
1946 32 48 32 24 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 .167 .259 .167 .426 1 46
1947 33 48 22 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .050 .000 .050 0 46
1948 34 23 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 22
1949 35 38 6 5 2 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 .400 .400 .800 1.200 1 37
9 Yrs 360 306 254 23 39 8 0 0 14 0 15 59 .154 .201 .185 .386 11 344
162 Game Avg. 162 138 114 10 18 4 0 0 6 0 7 27 .154 .201 .185 .386 5 344

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1947 NL (12, 11%)
0.11 Career Shares (885th)

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1939 NL  5.2 (7th)

                           

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