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Ted Cox

William Ted Cox

Positions: Third Baseman and Leftfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: January 24, 1955 in Oklahoma City, OK
High School: Midwest City (Midwest City, OK)
Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (17th pick) of the 1973 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 18, 1977
Teams (by GP): Indians/Mariners/BlueJays/RedSox 1977-1981

Final Game: October 4, 1981
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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
1977 22 BOS AL 13 62 58 11 21 3 1 1 6 0 0 3 6 .362 .393 .500 .893 130 29 0 0 1 0 0 D
1978 23 CLE AL 82 253 227 14 53 7 0 1 19 0 1 16 30 .233 .286 .278 .563 60 63 4 1 8 1 1 75D/396
1979 24 CLE AL 78 208 189 17 40 6 0 4 22 3 4 14 27 .212 .272 .307 .579 56 58 7 2 2 1 1 57/4
1980 25 SEA AL 83 269 247 17 60 9 0 2 23 0 0 19 25 .243 .295 .304 .598 64 75 8 0 1 2 3 5
1981 26 TOR AL 16 55 50 6 15 4 0 2 9 0 1 5 10 .300 .364 .500 .864 142 25 0 0 0 0 0 5/3
5 Seasons 272 847 771 65 189 29 1 10 79 3 6 57 98 .245 .298 .324 .622 71 250 19 3 12 4 5
162 Game Avg. 162 504 459 39 113 17 1 6 47 2 4 34 58 .245 .298 .324 .622 71 149 11 2 7 2 3
CLE (2 yrs) 160 461 416 31 93 13 0 5 41 3 5 30 57 .224 .279 .291 .570 58 121 11 3 10 2 2
BOS (1 yr) 13 62 58 11 21 3 1 1 6 0 0 3 6 .362 .393 .500 .893 130 29 0 0 1 0 0
SEA (1 yr) 83 269 247 17 60 9 0 2 23 0 0 19 25 .243 .295 .304 .598 64 75 8 0 1 2 3
TOR (1 yr) 16 55 50 6 15 4 0 2 9 0 1 5 10 .300 .364 .500 .864 142 25 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1977 22 BOS AL 62 2 0 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0.3 3 0.3 0.0 $ D
1978 23 CLE AL 253 -13 -1 1 0 -8 -2 8 -15 -1.6 -7 -0.7 -0.9 $ 75D/396
1979 24 CLE AL 208 -12 -1 3 -1 -3 0 7 -8 -0.8 -4 -0.4 -0.4 $ 57/4
1980 25 SEA AL 269 -13 -1 0 -1 -1 0 9 -7 -0.8 -6 -0.6 -0.2 $ 5
1981 26 TOR AL 55 2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 4 0.4 4 0.5 -0.1 $ 5/3
5 Seasons 847 -34 -3 4 -2 -13 -3 28 -23 -2.5 -10 -0.9 -1.6 $
CLE (2 yrs) 461 -25 -2 4 -1 -11 -2 15 -23 -2.4 -11 -1.1 -1.3 $
BOS (1 yr) 62 2 0 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0.3 3 0.3 0.0 $
SEA (1 yr) 269 -13 -1 0 -1 -1 0 9 -7 -0.8 -6 -0.6 -0.2 $
TOR (1 yr) 55 2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 4 0.4 4 0.5 -0.1 $

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
1977 22 BOS AL 62 38 12 8.5 110 .392 .362 .281 .393 .347 .500 .427 .893 .774 130 .750 2.3 0.2 .865 .190 .138 .0
1978 23 CLE AL 253 188 18 2.6 93 .264 .233 .260 .286 .325 .278 .383 .563 .708 60 .277 -12.0 -1.2 .441 .110 .044 .0
1979 24 CLE AL 208 163 14 2.3 103 .226 .212 .271 .272 .336 .307 .410 .579 .746 56 .211 -12.2 -1.2 .456 .164 .095 3.4
1980 25 SEA AL 269 198 21 2.9 100 .261 .243 .270 .295 .333 .304 .401 .598 .734 64 .295 -12.2 -1.2 .482 .138 .061 .0
1981 26 TOR AL 55 36 9 6.7 94 .342 .300 .263 .364 .328 .500 .382 .864 .711 142 .712 2.7 0.3 .806 .280 .200 .0
5 Seasons 847 623 74 3.2 99 .268 .245 .268 .298 .332 .324 .399 .622 .731 71 .345 -31.4 -3.1 .506 .149 .079 4.6
162 Game Avg. 504 371 44 3.2 99 .268 .245 .268 .298 .332 .324 .399 .622 .731 71 .345 -31.4 -3.1 .506 .149 .079 3
CLE (2 yrs) 461 351 32 2.4 97 .247 .224 .265 .279 .330 .291 .395 .570 .725 58 .246 -24.2 -2.4 .448 .135 .067 3.8
BOS (1 yr) 62 38 12 8.5 110 .392 .362 .281 .393 .347 .500 .427 .893 .774 130 .750 2.3 0.2 .865 .190 .138 .0
SEA (1 yr) 269 198 21 2.9 100 .261 .243 .270 .295 .333 .304 .401 .598 .734 64 .295 -12.2 -1.2 .482 .138 .061 .0
TOR (1 yr) 55 36 9 6.7 94 .342 .300 .263 .364 .328 .500 .382 .864 .711 142 .712 2.7 0.3 .806 .280 .200 .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
1977 22 BOS AL 62 1.6% 9.7% 4.8% 8.1% 24% 2.00 9.7 58.0 9.7 0.88 82%
1978 23 CLE AL 253 0.4% 11.9% 6.3% 3.2% 15% 1.88 7.6 227.0 11.9 1.14 78%
1979 24 CLE AL 208 1.9% 13.0% 6.7% 4.8% 25% 1.93 7.0 47.3 8.6 1.45 76%
1980 25 SEA AL 269 0.7% 9.3% 7.1% 4.1% 18% 1.32 9.9 123.5 10.7 1.38 83%
1981 26 TOR AL 55 3.6% 18.2% 9.1% 10.9% 40% 2.00 5.0 25.0 5.6 0.92 69%
5 Seasons 847 1.2% 11.6% 6.7% 4.7% 21% 1.72 7.9 77.1 9.8 1.25 79%
MLB Averages 2.0% 12.7% 8.4% 6.6% 28% 1.51 7.0 44.8 8.5 1.10 75%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1977 22 BOS AL 2.3 0.2 62 0.8 1.5 -0.7 .92 0.3 0.5 4.5 0.4 0.98 3.1 0
1978 23 CLE AL -12.0 -1.2 259 -1.5 3.3 -4.8 1.11 -1.2 -0.1 -12.8 -1.3 0.97 -13.9 1.69 12
1979 24 CLE AL -12.2 -1.2 216 -0.7 3.3 -4.0 1.00 -0.6 -0.1 -8.7 -0.8 0.94 -7.2 1.11 8
1980 25 SEA AL -12.2 -1.2 272 -1.5 3.7 -5.2 .97 -0.9 -0.6 -8.7 -0.9 0.90 -11.9 0.31 4
1981 26 TOR AL 2.7 0.3 56 -0.0 1.0 -1.1 1.03 0.4 -0.4 4.1 0.4 0.94 4.5 0
5 Seasons -31.4 -3.1 865 -2.9 12.8 -15.7 1.02 -2.1 -0.8 -21.6 -2.2 0.94 -25.3 1.26 24

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
1977 22 BOS AL 0 0 44% 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 36% 5 3 2 3 3 0 3 1 2
1978 23 CLE AL 4 0 19% 75 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 4 26% 16 10 4 1 1 0 2 1 1
1979 24 CLE AL 8 0 25% 65 3 4 43% 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 47% 8 5 3 1 0 1 6 3 3
1980 25 SEA AL 5 0 20% 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 22% 10 9 1 3 2 1 5 3 2
1981 26 TOR AL 0 0 22% 21 0 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 33% 3 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 2
5 Seasons 17 0 23% 280 3 6 33% 2 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 11 14 32% 42 30 10 9 7 2 18 8 10

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
1977 22 BOS AL 62 35% 21 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 100% 16 0 0% 6 2 33% 40 5 13% 2 1 50% 4 2 50% 0
1978 23 CLE AL 253 49% 53 12 1 0 0 1.69 1 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 9 8 89% 51 4 8% 30 14 47% 160 20 13% 13 10 77% 8 6 75% 0
1979 24 CLE AL 208 30% 40 8 2 0 1 1.11 4 0 6 4 0 2 2 0 2 2 100% 39 7 18% 19 6 32% 134 21 16% 11 6 55% 4 1 25% 0
1980 25 SEA AL 269 29% 60 4 3 0 1 0.31 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 50% 38 8 21% 22 6 27% 152 23 15% 11 6 55% 8 5 63% 0
1981 26 TOR AL 55 42% 15 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0% 7 0 0% 4 2 50% 30 7 23% 0 0 4 2 50% 0
5 Seasons 847 36% 189 24 6 0 2 1.26 10 0 15 8 2 5 5 0 15 12 80% 151 19 13% 81 30 37% 516 76 15% 37 23 62% 28 16 57% 0
MLB Averages 56% 79% 11% 36% 15% 51% 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
1977 22 13 62 58 11 21 3 1 1 6 0 0 3 6 .362 .393 .500 .893 130 29 0 0 1 0 0
1978 23 95 315 285 25 74 10 1 2 25 0 1 19 36 .260 .307 .323 .630 76 92 4 1 9 1 1
1979 24 173 523 474 42 114 16 1 6 47 3 5 33 63 .241 .293 .316 .609 68 150 11 3 11 2 2
1980 25 256 792 721 59 174 25 1 8 70 3 5 52 88 .241 .294 .312 .606 66 225 19 3 12 4 5
1981 26 272 847 771 65 189 29 1 10 79 3 6 57 98 .245 .298 .324 .622 71 250 19 3 12 4 5

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
1977 22 13 61 58 11 21 3 1 1 6 0 3 6 .362 .393 .500 .893 11 13
1978 23 82 250 231 16 57 8 0 1 21 0 17 30 .247 .300 .294 .594 20 82
1979 24 78 207 190 17 40 6 0 4 22 3 14 27 .211 .271 .305 .576 15 78
1980 25 83 269 248 18 61 9 0 2 24 0 19 25 .246 .297 .306 .604 23 83
1981 26 24 85 77 10 24 6 0 3 15 0 8 15 .312 .376 .506 .883 15 16
5 Seasons 280 872 804 72 203 32 1 11 88 3 61 103 .252 .306 .336 .642 84 272
162 Game Avg. 162 505 465 42 117 19 1 6 51 2 35 60 .252 .306 .336 .642 49 272

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1919 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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