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Jerry DaVanon

Frank Gerald DaVanon

Positions: Shortstop, Second Baseman and Third Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: August 21, 1945 in Oceanside, CA
High School: Herbert Hoover HS (San Diego, CA)
School: Westmont College (Santa Barbara, CA)
Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st round (17th pick) of the 1966 amateur draft (June Secondary). (All Transactions)
Debut: April 11, 1969
Teams (by GP): Astros/Cardinals/Angels/Orioles/Padres 1969-1977

Final Game: May 4, 1977
Relatives: Father of Jeff DaVanon
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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
1969 23 TOT NL 40 108 99 11 20 4 0 1 10 0 3 9 20 .202 .269 .273 .541 54 27 4 0 0 0 1 64
1969 23 SDP NL 24 62 59 4 8 1 0 0 3 0 3 3 12 .136 .177 .153 .330 -5 9 2 0 0 0 0 4/6
1969 23 STL NL 16 46 40 7 12 3 0 1 7 0 0 6 8 .300 .391 .450 .841 136 18 2 0 0 0 1 6
1970 24 STL NL 11 20 18 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 .111 .200 .167 .367 -1 3 1 0 0 0 0 /54
1971 25 BAL AL 38 94 81 14 19 5 0 0 4 0 0 12 20 .235 .340 .296 .637 83 24 5 1 0 0 0 46/53
1973 27 CAL AL 41 52 49 6 12 3 0 0 2 1 2 3 9 .245 .288 .306 .595 75 15 0 0 0 0 0 64/5D
1974 28 STL NL 30 47 40 4 6 1 0 0 4 0 1 4 5 .150 .255 .175 .430 23 7 1 2 0 1 0 6/549
1975 29 HOU NL 32 114 97 15 27 4 2 1 10 2 0 16 7 .278 .386 .392 .778 125 38 3 1 0 0 1 6/45
1976 30 HOU NL 61 130 107 19 31 3 3 1 20 0 2 21 12 .290 .408 .402 .810 141 43 2 1 0 1 1 46/5
1977 31 STL NL 9 9 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .111 .000 .111 -67 0 0 0 0 0 0 /4
8 Yrs 262 574 499 73 117 21 5 3 50 3 8 68 80 .234 .331 .315 .646 86 157 16 5 0 2 3
162 Game Avg. 162 355 309 45 72 13 3 2 31 2 5 42 49 .234 .331 .315 .646 86 97 10 3 0 1 2
STL (4 yrs) 66 122 106 15 20 5 0 1 11 0 1 13 20 .189 .287 .264 .551 54 28 4 2 0 1 1
HOU (2 yrs) 93 244 204 34 58 7 5 2 30 2 2 37 19 .284 .398 .397 .795 133 81 5 2 0 1 2
SDP (1 yr) 24 62 59 4 8 1 0 0 3 0 3 3 12 .136 .177 .153 .330 -5 9 2 0 0 0 0
CAL (1 yr) 41 52 49 6 12 3 0 0 2 1 2 3 9 .245 .288 .306 .595 75 15 0 0 0 0 0
BAL (1 yr) 38 94 81 14 19 5 0 0 4 0 0 12 20 .235 .340 .296 .637 83 24 5 1 0 0 0
NL (6 yrs) 183 428 369 53 86 13 5 3 44 2 6 53 51 .233 .334 .320 .654 88 118 11 4 0 2 3
AL (2 yrs) 79 146 130 20 31 8 0 0 6 1 2 15 29 .238 .322 .300 .622 80 39 5 1 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
1969 23 SDP NL 24 62 -8 -2 -0 -2 1 -11 -1.2 2 -9 -1.0 .449 .492 -0.8 -0.1 -7 $ 4/6
1969 23 STL NL 16 46 1 -0 -0 2 1 4 0.4 2 5 0.6 .526 .503 0.3 0.3 3 $ 6
1970 24 STL NL 11 20 -2 -0 -0 1 0 -1 -0.1 1 -0 0.0 .493 .500 -0.2 0.2 -1 $10,000 /54
1971 25 BAL AL 38 94 -0 2 -1 1 1 3 0.3 3 6 0.6 .508 .502 0.5 0.3 5 $13,000 46/53
1973 27 CAL AL 41 52 -2 -0 0 -3 1 -5 -0.5 2 -3 -0.3 .488 .497 0.0 -0.2 0 $ 64/5D
1974 28 STL NL 30 47 -4 -0 0 -4 1 -6 -0.7 1 -5 -0.5 .477 .496 -0.2 -0.3 -1 $ 6/549
1975 29 HOU NL 32 114 6 0 -0 2 2 9 1.0 3 13 1.3 .532 .506 1.1 0.4 10 $ 6/45
1976 30 HOU NL 61 130 6 -2 -0 4 2 9 1.0 4 13 1.4 .517 .506 1.0 0.6 9 $ 46/5
1977 31 STL NL 9 9 -2 0 0 -0 0 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .474 .499 -0.2 -0.0 -1 $ /4
8 Seasons 262 574 -5 -3 -2 1 8 0 0.1 18 18 1.9 .500 .500 1.5 1.3 17 $23,000
STL (4 yrs) 66 122 -6 -1 -0 -1 2 -6 -0.6 4 -2 -0.1 .491 .499 -0.3 0.2 -1 $10,000
HOU (2 yrs) 93 244 12 -2 -1 6 3 18 2.0 7 25 2.7 .522 .506 2.1 1.1 20 $
SDP (1 yr) 24 62 -8 -2 -0 -2 1 -11 -1.2 2 -9 -1.0 .449 .492 -0.8 -0.1 -7 $
CAL (1 yr) 41 52 -2 -0 0 -3 1 -5 -0.5 2 -3 -0.3 .488 .497 0.0 -0.2 0 $
BAL (1 yr) 38 94 -0 2 -1 1 1 3 0.3 3 6 0.6 .508 .502 0.5 0.3 5 $13,000

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
1969 23 TOT NL 108 86 8 2.5 93 .244 .202 .257 .269 .327 .273 .380 .541 .707 54 .280 -6.1 -0.6 .384 .131 .071 .0
1969 23 SDP NL 62 56 1 0.5 91 .170 .136 .255 .177 .324 .153 .378 .330 .702 -5 .019 -8.3 -0.9 .161 .017 .017
1969 23 STL NL 46 30 7 6.2 95 .355 .300 .259 .391 .330 .450 .384 .841 .714 136 .677 2.2 0.2 .800 .300 .150 .0
1970 24 STL NL 20 17 1 1.6 105 .154 .111 .269 .200 .342 .167 .411 .367 .754 -1 .122 -2.6 -0.3 .294 .167 .056
1971 25 BAL AL 94 67 8 3.2 91 .311 .235 .254 .340 .326 .296 .377 .637 .703 83 .398 -1.2 -0.1 .552 .210 .062
1973 27 CAL AL 52 39 4 2.8 86 .300 .245 .249 .288 .316 .306 .366 .595 .682 75 .303 -1.5 -0.2 .436 .102 .061 .0
1974 28 STL NL 47 37 2 1.5 95 .167 .150 .262 .255 .334 .175 .379 .430 .714 23 .124 -4.0 -0.4 .333 .100 .025
1975 29 HOU NL 114 73 16 5.9 89 .292 .278 .256 .386 .325 .392 .370 .778 .695 125 .640 3.9 0.4 .781 .299 .113 1.3
1976 30 HOU NL 130 81 18 6.0 84 .316 .290 .252 .408 .317 .402 .359 .810 .676 141 .668 6.9 0.7 .788 .290 .112 .0
1977 31 STL NL 9 8 0 0.0 102 .000 .000 .268 .111 .336 .000 .409 .111 .744 -67 .000 -1.9 -0.2 .125 .125 .000
8 Yrs 574 408 57 3.8 90 .273 .234 .255 .331 .324 .315 .373 .646 .698 86 .450 -6.6 -0.7 .554 .206 .080 3.0
162 Game Avg. 355 252 35 3.8 90 .273 .234 .255 .331 .324 .315 .373 .646 .698 86 .450 -6.6 -0.7 .554 .206 .080 2
STL (4 yrs) 122 92 10 2.9 97 .221 .189 .263 .287 .334 .264 .389 .551 .723 54 .329 -6.4 -0.6 .462 .189 .075 .0
HOU (2 yrs) 244 154 34 5.9 87 .304 .284 .254 .398 .321 .397 .364 .795 .685 133 .654 10.8 1.1 .784 .294 .113 2.0
SDP (1 yr) 62 56 1 0.5 91 .170 .136 .255 .177 .324 .153 .378 .330 .702 -5 .019 -8.3 -0.9 .161 .017 .017
CAL (1 yr) 52 39 4 2.8 86 .300 .245 .249 .288 .316 .306 .366 .595 .682 75 .303 -1.5 -0.2 .436 .102 .061 .0
BAL (1 yr) 94 67 8 3.2 91 .311 .235 .254 .340 .326 .296 .377 .637 .703 83 .398 -1.2 -0.1 .552 .210 .062
NL (6 yrs) 428 302 45 4.0 90 .262 .233 .257 .334 .325 .320 .373 .654 .698 88 .476 -3.9 -0.4 .570 .220 .087 2.4
AL (2 yrs) 146 106 12 3.0 89 .307 .238 .252 .322 .322 .300 .373 .622 .695 80 .363 -2.7 -0.3 .509 .169 .062 .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
1969 23 TOT NL 108 0.9% 18.5% 8.3% 4.6% 25% 2.22 5.0 99.0 9.9 1.37 72%
1969 23 SDP NL 62 0.0% 19.4% 4.8% 1.6% 13% 4.00 4.9 19.7 2.15 76%
1969 23 STL NL 46 2.2% 17.4% 13.0% 8.7% 33% 1.33 5.0 40.0 5.7 0.64 67%
1970 24 STL NL 20 0.0% 25.0% 10.0% 5.0% 50% 2.50 3.6 1.75 65%
1971 25 BAL AL 94 0.0% 21.3% 12.8% 5.3% 26% 1.67 4.1 20.3 2.21 65%
1973 27 CAL AL 52 0.0% 17.3% 5.8% 5.8% 25% 3.00 5.4 24.5 0.81 77%
1974 28 STL NL 47 0.0% 10.6% 8.5% 2.1% 17% 1.25 8.0 10.0 0.88 77%
1975 29 HOU NL 114 0.9% 6.1% 14.0% 6.1% 26% 0.44 13.9 97.0 9.7 0.82 78%
1976 30 HOU NL 130 0.8% 9.2% 16.2% 5.4% 23% 0.57 8.9 107.0 5.4 1.58 73%
1977 31 STL NL 9 0.0% 22.2% 11.1% 0.0% 2.00 4.0 0.50 67%
8 Yrs 574 0.5% 13.9% 11.9% 5.1% 25% 1.18 6.2 166.3 10.0 1.23 73%
MLB Averages 2.0% 13.9% 8.7% 6.1% 27% 1.59 6.4 45.3 8.9 1.10 74%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1969 23 TOT NL -6.1 -0.6 114 -0.7 1.6 -2.4 1.07 -0.8 0.2 -8.4 -0.9 0.97 -9.1 0.33 2
1969 23 SDP NL -8.3 -0.9 66 -0.5 0.8 -1.3 1.05 -1.0 0.5 -9.6 -1.0 0.98 -10.3 0.33 2
1969 23 STL NL 2.2 0.2 48 -0.2 0.8 -1.0 1.10 0.1 -0.3 1.1 0.1 0.95 1.1 0
1970 24 STL NL -2.7 -0.3 21 -0.2 0.5 -0.7 1.74 -0.1 0.0 -2.2 -0.2 0.98 -1.7 3.05 3
1971 25 BAL AL -1.2 -0.1 97 -0.6 1.1 -1.7 .93 -0.0 -0.6 -3.6 -0.4 1.03 -1.0 0.55 1
1973 27 CAL AL -1.6 -0.2 55 -0.3 0.7 -1.0 1.05 -0.5 0.2 -1.1 -0.1 0.96 -3.3 0
1974 28 STL NL -4.0 -0.4 49 -0.2 0.8 -1.0 1.24 -0.3 0.1 -2.1 -0.2 0.98 -2.8 4.38 1
1975 29 HOU NL 3.7 0.4 116 0.2 2.1 -1.8 .99 0.6 -0.4 7.6 0.8 0.92 6.8 0.05 3
1976 30 HOU NL 6.9 0.7 134 0.7 2.8 -2.1 1.05 0.5 0.1 8.6 0.9 1.02 5.9 1.67 15
1977 31 STL NL -1.9 -0.2 9 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .38 -0.1 -0.1 -1.8 -0.2 1.01 -2.1 0.99 1
8 Yrs -6.8 -0.7 595 -1.2 9.5 -10.7 1.05 -0.7 -0.5 -3.2 -0.3 0.98 -7.3 1.57 26

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
1969 23 TOT NL 0 0 36% 35 0 3 0% 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 3 33% 3 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 2
1969 23 SDP NL 0 0 36% 13 0 3 0% 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 33% 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1969 23 STL NL 0 0 35% 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 33% 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1
1970 24 STL NL 1 0 50% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1971 25 BAL AL 2 0 44% 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 80% 5 2 3 0 0 0 5 0 5
1973 27 CAL AL 0 0 40% 34 1 2 33% 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 57% 5 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 2
1974 28 STL NL 1 0 33% 28 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 40% 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 2
1975 29 HOU NL 4 0 33% 57 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 57% 9 5 4 0 0 0 5 0 4
1976 30 HOU NL 1 0 35% 78 0 2 0% 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 3 41% 11 6 5 2 1 1 4 2 1
1977 31 STL NL 0 0 200% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Yrs 9 0 37% 292 3 8 27% 3 7 0 0 0 1 4 3 9 20 52% 35 21 14 3 2 1 22 4 16

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
1969 23 TOT NL 108 31% 20 2 0 0 0 0.33 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 14 4 29% 7 0 0% 60 9 15% 6 2 33% 2 1 50% 0
1969 23 SDP NL 62 24% 8 2 0 0 0 0.33 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 29% 4 0 0% 32 3 9% 3 1 33% 1 0 0% 0
1969 23 STL NL 46 41% 12 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 2 29% 3 0 0% 28 6 21% 3 1 33% 1 1 100% 0
1970 24 STL NL 20 50% 2 3 0 0 0 3.05 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 20% 2 0 0% 10 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1971 25 BAL AL 94 26% 19 1 0 0 0 0.55 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 5 24% 8 0 0% 65 4 6% 4 1 25% 3 1 33% 0
1973 27 CAL AL 52 52% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0% 3 0 0% 32 4 13% 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 0
1974 28 STL NL 47 26% 6 1 0 0 0 4.38 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 9 1 11% 6 1 17% 31 4 13% 3 2 67% 3 2 67% 0
1975 29 HOU NL 114 24% 27 3 0 0 0 0.05 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 14 3 21% 3 0 0% 58 10 17% 3 1 33% 2 1 50% 0
1976 30 HOU NL 130 41% 31 15 2 0 1 1.67 1 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 28 2 7% 9 2 22% 86 19 22% 10 4 40% 4 3 75% 0
1977 31 STL NL 9 44% 0 1 0 0 0 0.99 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 6 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
8 Yrs 574 33% 117 26 2 0 1 1.57 3 0 17 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 0% 100 16 16% 38 3 8% 348 50 14% 27 10 37% 16 8 50% 0
MLB Averages 54% 76% 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
1969 23 40 108 99 11 20 4 0 1 10 0 3 9 20 .202 .269 .273 .541 54 27 4 0 0 0 1
1970 24 51 128 117 13 22 5 0 1 10 0 3 11 25 .188 .258 .256 .514 45 30 5 0 0 0 1
1971 25 89 222 198 27 41 10 0 1 14 0 3 23 45 .207 .293 .273 .566 61 54 10 1 0 0 1
1972 26 89 222 198 27 41 10 0 1 14 0 3 23 45 .207 .293 .273 .566 61 54 10 1 0 0 1
1973 27 130 274 247 33 53 13 0 1 16 1 5 26 54 .215 .292 .279 .571 63 69 10 1 0 0 1
1974 28 160 321 287 37 59 14 0 1 20 1 6 30 59 .206 .287 .265 .551 58 76 11 3 0 1 1
1975 29 192 435 384 52 86 18 2 2 30 3 6 46 66 .224 .313 .297 .610 75 114 14 4 0 1 2
1976 30 253 565 491 71 117 21 5 3 50 3 8 67 78 .238 .335 .320 .654 89 157 16 5 0 2 3
1977 31 262 574 499 73 117 21 5 3 50 3 8 68 80 .234 .331 .315 .646 86 157 16 5 0 2 3

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
1969 23 40 114 103 13 24 5 0 1 12 0 11 20 .233 .307 .311 .618 10 40
1970 24 11 22 19 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 3 5 .158 .273 .263 .536 1 11
1971 25 38 97 83 16 21 6 0 0 5 0 13 20 .253 .361 .325 .686 9 38
1973 27 41 53 50 7 13 3 0 0 2 1 3 9 .260 .302 .320 .622 5 41
1974 28 30 49 41 5 7 1 0 0 5 0 5 5 .171 .286 .195 .481 2 30
1975 29 32 119 100 18 30 4 2 1 12 2 18 7 .300 .412 .410 .822 17 32
1976 30 61 137 111 23 35 3 3 1 24 0 24 12 .315 .438 .423 .861 21 61
1977 31 9 9 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .111 .000 .111 0 9
8 Yrs 262 600 515 87 133 24 5 3 60 3 78 80 .258 .360 .342 .702 65 262
162 Game Avg. 162 371 318 54 82 15 3 2 37 2 48 49 .258 .360 .342 .702 40 262

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