Bruce Dal Canton

John Bruce Dal Canton

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 205 lb.

Born: June 15, 1941 in California, PA
High School: California HS (California, PA)
School: California University of Pennsylvania (California, PA)
Signed
by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1966. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 3, 1967
Teams (by GP): Royals/Pirates/Braves/WhiteSox 1967-1977

Final Game: May 27, 1977
Died: October 7, 2008 in Pittsburgh, PA
Buried: Mt. Prospect Cemetery, Hickory, PA
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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
1967 26 PIT NL 8 7 6 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .333 .429 .333 .762 122 2 0 1 0 0 0 /1
1968 27 PIT NL 7 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 /1
1969 28 PIT NL 57 12 10 2 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 3 .300 .417 .500 .917 159 5 0 0 0 0 0 1
1970 29 PIT NL 41 20 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 .000 .158 .000 .158 -53 0 1 1 1 0 0 1
1971 30 KCR AL 25 53 46 4 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 19 .087 .106 .087 .193 -44 4 0 0 6 0 0 1
1972 31 KCR AL 35 47 41 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 .098 .119 .122 .241 -28 5 1 0 5 0 0 1
1973 32 KCR AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1974 33 KCR AL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1975 34 TOT MLB 30 19 19 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .105 .105 .105 .211 -42 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
1975 34 KCR AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1975 34 ATL NL 26 19 19 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .105 .105 .105 .211 -42 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
1976 35 ATL NL 42 11 9 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .222 .300 .222 .522 47 2 0 0 1 0 0 1
1977 36 CHW AL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
11 Yrs 316 173 150 11 17 1 1 0 5 0 0 7 59 .113 .164 .133 .297 -14 20 2 2 14 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 89 77 6 9 1 1 0 3 0 0 4 30 .113 .164 .133 .297 -14 10 1 1 7 0 0
KCR (5 yrs) 127 100 87 7 8 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 33 .092 .112 .103 .216 -37 9 1 0 11 0 0
PIT (4 yrs) 113 43 35 2 5 0 1 0 3 0 0 4 16 .143 .268 .200 .468 33 7 1 2 2 0 0
ATL (2 yrs) 68 30 28 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 .143 .172 .143 .315 -12 4 0 0 1 0 0
CHW (1 yr) 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (6 yrs) 135 100 87 7 8 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 33 .092 .112 .103 .216 -37 9 1 0 11 0 0
NL (6 yrs) 181 73 63 4 9 0 1 0 3 0 0 5 26 .143 .229 .175 .403 14 11 1 2 3 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
1967 26 PIT NL 8 7 0 -0 0 0 1 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .513 .501 0.1 0.0 1 $ /1
1968 27 PIT NL 7 4 -1 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .491 .500 -0.1 0.0 -0 $ /1
1969 28 PIT NL 57 12 1 0 0 0 1 3 0.3 0 3 0.3 .506 .502 0.3 0.0 3 $ 1
1970 29 PIT NL 41 20 -4 0 -0 0 2 -1 -0.1 1 -1 -0.1 .497 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $14,500 1
1971 30 KCR AL 25 53 -9 -0 1 0 6 -3 -0.4 2 -2 -0.4 .484 .498 -0.4 0.0 -2 $16,000 1
1972 31 KCR AL 35 47 -6 0 -0 0 5 -1 -0.2 2 0 -0.2 .495 .499 -0.2 -0.0 0 $ 1
1973 32 KCR AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1974 33 KCR AL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1975 34 KCR AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1975 34 ATL NL 26 19 -4 -0 0 0 2 -2 -0.2 0 -1 -0.2 .493 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1 $ 1
1976 35 ATL NL 42 11 -1 -0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 1 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 1 $ 1
1977 36 CHW AL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
11 Seasons 316 173 -22 -1 1 0 19 -4 -0.5 5 1 -0.6 .498 .500 -0.6 0.2 1 $30,500
KCR (5 yrs) 127 100 -15 -0 1 0 10 -5 -0.6 3 -2 -0.6 .496 .499 -0.6 0.0 -1 $16,000
PIT (4 yrs) 113 43 -3 -0 -0 0 5 2 0.2 1 3 0.2 .502 .500 0.2 0.1 3 $14,500
ATL (2 yrs) 68 30 -4 -0 0 0 3 -1 -0.2 1 -1 -0.2 .498 .500 -0.2 0.0 -1 $
CHW (1 yr) 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .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
1967 26 PIT NL 7 4 1 6.8 90 .667 .333 .258 .429 .321 .333 .379 .762 .700 122 .725 0.2 0.0 .750 .000 .000
1968 27 PIT NL 4 4 0 0.0 80 .000 .000 .250 .000 .308 .000 .352 .000 .660 -100 .000 -0.7 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1969 28 PIT NL 12 7 2 7.7 93 .429 .300 .257 .417 .327 .500 .381 .917 .708 159 .753 0.8 0.1 1.000 .400 .200
1970 29 PIT NL 20 18 0 0.0 101 .000 .000 .263 .158 .336 .000 .402 .158 .738 -53 .000 -3.5 -0.4 .176 .125 .000
1971 30 KCR AL 53 48 1 0.6 91 .148 .087 .253 .106 .324 .087 .375 .193 .700 -44 .026 -8.8 -1.0 .119 .022 .000
1972 31 KCR AL 47 43 1 0.6 82 .148 .098 .246 .119 .314 .122 .354 .241 .669 -28 .039 -6.5 -0.7 .158 .049 .024
1975 34 TOT MLB 19 17 0 0.0 99 .182 .105 .269 .105 .340 .105 .389 .211 .729 -42 .000 -3.8 -0.4 .118 .000 .000
1975 34 ATL NL 19 17 0 0.0 99 .182 .105 .269 .105 .340 .105 .389 .211 .729 -42 .000 -3.8 -0.4 .118 .000 .000
1976 35 ATL NL 11 8 1 3.4 97 .286 .222 .270 .300 .337 .222 .384 .522 .721 47 .412 -0.6 -0.1 .429 .111 .000
11 Yrs 173 149 6 1.1 91 .187 .113 .255 .164 .325 .133 .375 .297 .700 -14 .083 -22.9 -2.5 .215 .067 .020
162 Game Avg. 89 76 3 1.1 91 .187 .113 .255 .164 .325 .133 .375 .297 .700 -14 .083 -22.9 -2.5 .215 .067 .020
PIT (4 yrs) 43 33 3 2.4 95 .263 .143 .260 .268 .329 .200 .388 .468 .717 33 .262 -3.2 -0.3 .419 .171 .057
KCR (5 yrs) 100 91 2 0.6 87 .148 .092 .249 .112 .320 .103 .365 .216 .685 -37 .032 -15.3 -1.7 .138 .034 .011
ATL (2 yrs) 30 25 1 1.1 98 .222 .143 .269 .172 .339 .143 .387 .315 .726 -12 .076 -4.4 -0.5 .208 .036 .000
NL (6 yrs) 73 58 4 1.9 96 .243 .143 .264 .229 .333 .175 .388 .403 .721 14 .178 -7.6 -0.8 .327 .111 .032
AL (6 yrs) 100 91 2 0.6 87 .148 .092 .249 .112 .320 .103 .365 .216 .685 -37 .032 -15.3 -1.7 .138 .034 .011

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
1967 26 PIT NL 7 0.0% 42.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.0 6.0 43%
1968 27 PIT NL 4 0.0% 25.0% 0.0% 0.0% 3.0 50%
1969 28 PIT NL 12 0.0% 25.0% 16.7% 8.3% 33% 1.50 3.3 5.0 0.50 58%
1970 29 PIT NL 20 0.0% 45.0% 10.0% 0.0% 4.50 1.8 3.50 35%
1971 30 KCR AL 53 0.0% 35.9% 1.9% 0.0% 0% 19.00 2.4 23.0 2.50 51%
1972 31 KCR AL 47 0.0% 29.8% 2.1% 2.1% 25% 14.00 2.9 1.31 57%
1975 34 TOT MLB 19 0.0% 42.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.4 1.25 58%
1975 34 ATL NL 19 0.0% 42.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.4 1.25 58%
1976 35 ATL NL 11 0.0% 18.2% 9.1% 0.0% 0% 2.00 4.5 1.00 64%
11 Yrs 173 0.0% 34.1% 4.1% 1.2% 12% 8.43 2.5 30.0 1.78 53%
MLB Averages 1.9% 14.2% 8.6% 6.0% 27% 1.65 6.3 46.1 9.0 1.11 74%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1967 26 PIT NL 0.2 0.0 7 0.0 0.2 -0.1 1.31 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.1 1.14 0.2 0
1968 27 PIT NL -0.7 -0.1 4 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 1.09 -0.1 0.0 -0.5 -0.1 0.83 -0.7 0
1969 28 PIT NL 0.8 0.1 12 0.3 0.4 -0.1 1.00 0.1 0.1 1.5 0.2 1.12 1.3 0
1970 29 PIT NL -3.5 -0.4 20 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 .71 -0.4 -0.0 -4.1 -0.4 0.97 -4.3 0
1971 30 KCR AL -8.8 -1.0 53 -0.9 0.1 -1.0 .84 -0.9 -0.1 -8.5 -0.9 1.03 -8.7 0
1972 31 KCR AL -6.5 -0.7 47 -0.9 0.2 -1.0 .96 -0.8 -0.1 -9.5 -1.1 1.03 -7.7 0
1973 32 KCR AL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1974 33 KCR AL 0.0 0.0
1975 34 TOT MLB -3.8 -0.4 19 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 .97 -0.4 0.1 -3.2 -0.3 0.82 -4.0 0
1975 34 KCR AL 0.0 0.0
1975 34 ATL NL -3.8 -0.4 19 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 .97 -0.4 0.1 -3.2 -0.3 0.82 -4.0 0
1976 35 ATL NL -0.6 -0.1 11 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 .96 -0.1 0.0 -0.9 -0.1 1.15 -0.9 0
1977 36 CHW AL 0.0 0.0
11 Yrs -23.0 -2.5 173 -2.3 1.0 -3.3 .91 -2.5 0.1 -24.8 -2.7 1.02 -24.9 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
1967 26 PIT NL 0 0 0% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1968 27 PIT NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1969 28 PIT NL 1 0 40% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1970 29 PIT NL 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1971 30 KCR AL 0 0 80% 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 33% 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1
1972 31 KCR AL 1 0 60% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1975 34 TOT MLB 0 0 0% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1975 34 ATL NL 0 0 0% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1976 35 ATL NL 0 0 67% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
11 Yrs 2 0 42% 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 8% 8 8 0 2 1 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
1967 26 PIT NL 7 14% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 6 1 17% 0 0 0 0 0
1968 27 PIT NL 4 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1969 28 PIT NL 12 8% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 13 2 15% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1970 29 PIT NL 20 35% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 3 1 33% 3 0 0% 14 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1971 30 KCR AL 53 36% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 12 6 50% 15 0 0% 13 2 15% 45 2 4% 5 1 20% 6 4 67% 0
1972 31 KCR AL 47 26% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 83% 7 1 14% 10 2 20% 35 1 3% 4 1 25% 2 1 50% 0
1975 34 TOT MLB 19 21% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 12 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1975 34 ATL NL 19 21% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 12 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1976 35 ATL NL 11 18% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 5 0 0% 4 1 25% 10 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
11 Yrs 173 28% 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 22 14 64% 34 2 6% 34 6 18% 136 6 4% 11 2 18% 9 5 56% 0
MLB Averages 54% 77% 11% 32% 14% 48% 53%

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
1967 26 8 7 6 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .333 .429 .333 .762 122 2 0 1 0 0 0
1968 27 15 11 9 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .222 .300 .222 .522 55 2 0 1 1 0 0
1969 28 72 23 19 2 5 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 7 .263 .364 .368 .732 111 7 0 1 1 0 0
1970 29 113 43 35 2 5 0 1 0 3 0 0 4 16 .143 .268 .200 .468 33 7 1 2 2 0 0
1971 30 138 96 81 6 9 0 1 0 5 0 0 5 35 .111 .182 .136 .318 -9 11 1 2 8 0 0
1972 31 173 143 122 9 13 1 1 0 5 0 0 6 49 .107 .162 .131 .293 -15 16 2 2 13 0 0
1973 32 205 143 122 9 13 1 1 0 5 0 0 6 49 .107 .162 .131 .293 -15 16 2 2 13 0 0
1974 33 236 143 122 9 13 1 1 0 5 0 0 6 49 .107 .162 .131 .293 -15 16 2 2 13 0 0
1975 34 266 162 141 9 15 1 1 0 5 0 0 6 57 .106 .154 .128 .282 -18 18 2 2 13 0 0
1976 35 308 173 150 11 17 1 1 0 5 0 0 7 59 .113 .164 .133 .297 -14 20 2 2 14 0 0
1977 36 316 173 150 11 17 1 1 0 5 0 0 7 59 .113 .164 .133 .297 -14 20 2 2 14 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
1967 26 8 9 7 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 .429 .556 .429 .984 1 8
1968 27 7 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 7
1969 28 57 12 10 2 3 0 1 0 2 0 2 3 .300 .417 .500 .917 2 57
1970 29 41 20 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 .000 .158 .000 .158 0 41
1971 30 25 53 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 19 .000 .021 .000 .021 0 25
1972 31 37 52 45 5 6 2 0 0 0 0 2 15 .133 .170 .178 .348 1 35
1975 34 30 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 30
1976 35 42 13 10 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .300 .417 .300 .717 1 42
8 Yrs 247 182 156 10 15 2 1 0 3 0 9 60 .096 .161 .122 .283 5 245
162 Game Avg. 162 119 102 7 10 1 1 0 2 0 6 39 .096 .161 .122 .283 3 245

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