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Al Cicotte

Alva Warren Cicotte (Bozo)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: December 23, 1929 in Melvindale, MI
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1948. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 22, 1957
Teams (by GP): Cardinals/Indians/Yankees/Tigers/Senators/... 1957-1962

Final Game: May 8, 1962
Died: November 29, 1982 in Westland, MI
Buried: Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, MI
Relatives: Greatnephew of Eddie Cicotte
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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
1949 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1951 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1957 27 NYY AL 20 20 20 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .150 .150 .200 .350 -5 4 1 0 0 0 0 1
1958 28 TOT AL 24 27 27 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .185 .185 .185 .370 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 1
1958 28 WSH AL 9 10 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 .200 .200 .400 12 2 2 0 0 0 0 /1
1958 28 DET AL 15 17 17 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .176 .176 .176 .353 -5 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
1959 29 CLE AL 26 5 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .500 .333 .833 138 1 0 1 1 0 0 1
1961 31 STL NL 29 21 21 2 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 .286 .286 .333 .619 58 7 0 0 0 0 0 1
1962 32 HOU NL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
5 Yrs 104 73 71 3 15 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 18 .211 .222 .239 .462 24 17 3 1 1 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 114 111 5 23 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 28 .211 .222 .239 .462 24 26 5 2 2 0 0
WSH (1 yr) 9 10 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 .200 .200 .400 12 2 2 0 0 0 0
STL (1 yr) 29 21 21 2 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 .286 .286 .333 .619 58 7 0 0 0 0 0
CLE (1 yr) 26 5 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .500 .333 .833 138 1 0 1 1 0 0
NYY (1 yr) 20 20 20 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .150 .150 .200 .350 -5 4 1 0 0 0 0
HOU (1 yr) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DET (1 yr) 15 17 17 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .176 .176 .176 .353 -5 3 0 0 0 0 0
AL (3 yrs) 70 52 50 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 .180 .196 .200 .396 9 10 3 1 1 0 0
NL (2 yrs) 34 21 21 2 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 .286 .286 .333 .619 58 7 0 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
1957 27 NYY AL 20 20 -2 0 -0 0 2 -0 -0.0 0 0 0.0 .499 .500 0.0 -0.0 0 $ 1
1958 28 WSH AL 9 10 -1 0 -0 0 1 -0 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .494 .500 -0.1 0.0 -0 $ /1
1958 28 DET AL 15 17 -2 0 0 0 2 -0 -0.0 0 0 0.0 .498 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1959 29 CLE AL 26 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .504 .501 0.1 -0.0 1 $ 1
1961 31 STL NL 29 21 -1 0 0 0 2 1 0.1 1 2 0.1 .504 .501 0.1 0.0 2 $ 1
1962 32 HOU NL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
5 Seasons 104 73 -7 0 -0 0 8 1 0.1 2 3 0.1 .501 .500 0.1 -0.0 3 $
WSH (1 yr) 9 10 -1 0 -0 0 1 -0 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .494 .500 -0.1 0.0 -0 $
STL (1 yr) 29 21 -1 0 0 0 2 1 0.1 1 2 0.1 .504 .501 0.1 0.0 2 $
CLE (1 yr) 26 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .504 .501 0.1 -0.0 1 $
NYY (1 yr) 20 20 -2 0 -0 0 2 -0 -0.0 0 0 0.0 .499 .500 0.0 -0.0 0 $
HOU (1 yr) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $
DET (1 yr) 15 17 -2 0 0 0 2 -0 -0.0 0 0 0.0 .498 .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
1957 27 NYY AL 20 18 0 0.0 99 .188 .150 .262 .150 .334 .200 .396 .350 .729 -5 .000 -2.9 -0.3 .222 .050 .050
1958 28 TOT AL 27 24 1 1.1 101 .250 .185 .266 .185 .335 .185 .404 .370 .739 1 .078 -3.8 -0.4 .208 .000 .000
1958 28 WSH AL 10 10 0 0.0 96 .250 .200 .259 .200 .328 .200 .394 .400 .722 12 .000 -1.2 -0.1 .200 .000 .000
1958 28 DET AL 17 14 1 1.9 104 .250 .176 .270 .176 .340 .176 .409 .353 .749 -5 .185 -2.6 -0.3 .214 .000 .000
1959 29 CLE AL 5 3 1 8.9 96 .500 .333 .257 .500 .328 .333 .393 .833 .720 138 .786 0.3 0.0 1.000 .000 .000
1961 31 STL NL 21 15 2 3.6 113 .400 .286 .280 .286 .348 .333 .437 .619 .785 58 .379 -1.3 -0.1 .467 .048 .048
5 Yrs 73 60 4 1.8 104 .283 .211 .269 .222 .338 .239 .411 .462 .749 24 .160 -7.8 -0.8 .305 .028 .028
162 Game Avg. 114 93 6 1.8 104 .283 .211 .269 .222 .338 .239 .411 .462 .749 24 .160 -7.8 -0.8 .305 .028 .028
WSH (1 yr) 10 10 0 0.0 96 .250 .200 .259 .200 .328 .200 .394 .400 .722 12 .000 -1.2 -0.1 .200 .000 .000
STL (1 yr) 21 15 2 3.6 113 .400 .286 .280 .286 .348 .333 .437 .619 .785 58 .380 -1.3 -0.1 .467 .048 .048
CLE (1 yr) 5 3 1 8.9 96 .500 .333 .257 .500 .328 .333 .393 .833 .720 138 .786 0.3 0.0 1.000 .000 .000
NYY (1 yr) 20 18 0 0.0 99 .188 .150 .262 .150 .334 .200 .396 .350 .729 -5 .000 -2.9 -0.3 .222 .050 .050
DET (1 yr) 17 14 1 1.9 104 .250 .176 .270 .176 .340 .176 .409 .353 .749 -5 .185 -2.6 -0.3 .214 .000 .000
AL (3 yrs) 52 45 2 1.2 100 .237 .180 .264 .196 .334 .200 .400 .396 .734 9 .086 -6.4 -0.7 .250 .020 .020
NL (2 yrs) 21 15 2 3.6 113 .400 .286 .280 .286 .348 .333 .437 .619 .785 58 .380 -1.3 -0.1 .467 .048 .048

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
1957 27 NYY AL 20 0.0% 20.0% 0.0% 5.0% 33% 5.0 0.86 80%
1958 28 TOT AL 27 0.0% 25.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.9 1.83 74%
1958 28 WSH AL 10 0.0% 20.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 5.0 1.67 80%
1958 28 DET AL 17 0.0% 29.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.4 2.00 71%
1959 29 CLE AL 5 0.0% 20.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.0 40%
1961 31 STL NL 21 0.0% 28.6% 0.0% 4.8% 17% 3.5 10.5 1.25 71%
5 Yrs 73 0.0% 24.7% 0.0% 2.7% 13% 3.9 35.5 1.41 73%
MLB Averages 2.4% 13.4% 8.8% 6.6% 29% 1.53 6.6 37.4 8.3 1.03 74%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1957 27 NYY AL -2.9 -0.3 20 -0.4 0.1 -0.5 .81 -0.2 -0.2 -3.1 -0.3 0.82 -2.7 0
1958 28 TOT AL -3.8 -0.4 28 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 .73 -0.4 -0.0 -5.5 -0.6 0.92 -5.0 0.53 1
1958 28 WSH AL -1.2 -0.1 10 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 .63 -0.2 -0.0 -2.8 -0.3 1.03 -2.5 0.53 1
1958 28 DET AL -2.6 -0.3 18 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 .79 -0.2 -0.0 -2.7 -0.3 0.85 -2.5 0
1959 29 CLE AL 0.3 0.0 5 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .44 -0.0 -0.0 -0.2 -0.0 0.69 -0.1 0
1961 31 STL NL -1.4 -0.1 22 -0.2 0.2 -0.4 .86 -0.1 -0.1 -1.9 -0.2 0.96 -1.1 0
1962 32 HOU NL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
5 Yrs -7.8 -0.8 75 -0.9 0.4 -1.3 .77 -0.7 -0.4 -10.6 -1.1 0.89 -8.9 0.53 1

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
1957 27 NYY AL 1 0 0% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1958 28 TOT AL 0 0 20% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0% 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1958 28 WSH AL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1958 28 DET AL 0 0 33% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1959 29 CLE 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
1961 31 STL NL 0 0 33% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 33% 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
5 Yrs 1 0 19% 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 20% 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1

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
1957 27 NYY AL 20 30% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 7 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1958 28 TOT AL 27 41% 5 1 0 0 0 0.53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 40% 8 1 13% 14 0 0% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
1958 28 WSH AL 10 80% 2 1 0 0 0 0.53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 67% 4 1 25% 6 0 0% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
1958 28 DET AL 17 18% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 4 0 0% 8 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1959 29 CLE AL 5 20% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1961 31 STL NL 21 29% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 3 0 0% 11 2 18% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
5 Yrs 73 33% 15 1 0 0 0 0.53 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 9 3 33% 13 1 8% 34 2 6% 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 0
MLB Averages 49% 74% 10% 31% 14% 50% 54%

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
1957 27 20 20 20 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .150 .150 .200 .350 -5 4 1 0 0 0 0
1958 28 44 47 47 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 .170 .170 .191 .362 -1 9 3 0 0 0 0
1959 29 70 52 50 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 .180 .196 .200 .396 9 10 3 1 1 0 0
1960 30 70 52 50 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 .180 .196 .200 .396 9 10 3 1 1 0 0
1961 31 99 73 71 3 15 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 18 .211 .222 .239 .462 24 17 3 1 1 0 0
1962 32 104 73 71 3 15 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 18 .211 .222 .239 .462 24 17 3 1 1 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
1957 27 21 22 22 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 .182 .182 .227 .409 1 20
1958 28 25 28 28 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .179 .179 .179 .357 1 24
1959 29 27 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .250 .000 .250 0 26
1961 31 30 22 22 2 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 6 .273 .273 .318 .591 2 29
4 Yrs 103 77 75 3 15 2 0 0 2 0 0 18 .200 .211 .227 .437 4 99
162 Game Avg. 162 121 118 5 24 3 0 0 3 0 0 28 .200 .211 .227 .437 6 99

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