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Bob Didier

Robert Daniel Didier

Position: Catcher
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: February 16, 1949 in Hattiesburg, MS
High School: Glen Oaks HS (Baton Rouge, LA)
School: Mesa Community College (Mesa, AZ)
Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 4th round of the 1967 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 7, 1969
Teams (by GP): Braves/Tigers/RedSox 1969-1974

Final Game: April 23, 1974
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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	18	ATL-min	A	51	181	159	6	28	1	0	0	6	1	1	22	30	.176	.276	.182	.459		29							KIN,WPB · CARL,FLOR
1968	19	ATL-min	A	82	284	284		69	9	1	1						.243	.243	.292	.535		83							GRW · WCRS
1969	20	ATL	NL	114	397	352	30	90	16	1	0	32	1	3	34	39	.256	.321	.307	.628	76	108	5	0	11	0	5	*2	RoY-4
1970	21	ATL-min	AAA	46	176	152	21	47	8	0	1	16	0	1	19	10	.309	.384	.382	.765		58		0	4	1			RMD · IL
1970	21	ATL	NL	57	183	168	9	25	2	1	0	7	1	0	12	11	.149	.210	.173	.383	2	29	3	1	2	0	4	2
1971	22	ATL-min	AAA	25	100	92	12	26	4	1	2	14	2	0	6	12	.283	.320	.413	.733		38		0	0	2			RMD · IL
1971	22	ATL	NL	51	171	155	9	34	4	1	0	5	0	0	6	17	.219	.248	.258	.507	41	40	3	0	10	0	5	2
1972	23	ATL-min	AAA	106	398	359	27	93	16	1	2	39	1	0	31	24	.259	.316	.326	.642		117		1	2	5			RMD · IL
1972	23	ATL	NL	13	44	40	5	12	2	1	0	5	0	0	2	4	.300	.341	.400	.741	103	16	1	1	0	1	0	2
1973	24	DET-ATL-min	AAA	113	393	352	29	102	15	2	3	42	3	4	26	37	.290	.336	.369	.705		130		1	9	5			TOL,RMD · IL
1973	24	DET	AL	7	25	22	3	10	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	.455	.520	.500	1.020	183	11	0	0	0	0	0	/2
1974	25	BOS-min	AAA	78	217	191	18	43	10	0	3	13	0	2	21	19	.225	.315	.325	.639		62		4	1	0			PAW · IL
1974	25	BOS	AL	5	17	14	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	.071	.176	.071	.248	-28	1	0	0	0	1	2	/2
1975	26	HOU-min	AAA	109	392	354	30	89	12	0	3	39	1	3	27	29	.251	.310	.311	.621		110		4	5	2			IWA · AA
1976	27	ATL-min	AAA	47	176	152	21	36	3	0	1	16	0	0	11	18	.237	.288	.276	.565		42		2	6	5			RMD · IL
6 Yrs				247	837	751	56	172	25	4	0	51	2	3	59	72	.229	.286	.273	.559	55	205	12	2	23	2	16
162 Game Avg.				162	549	493	37	113	16	3	0	33	1	2	39	47	.229	.286	.273	.559	55	134	8	1	15	1	10

ATL (4 yrs)				235	795	715	53	161	24	4	0	49	2	3	54	71	.225	.281	.270	.551	52	193	12	2	23	1	14
BOS (1 yr)				5	17	14	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	.071	.176	.071	.248	-28	1	0	0	0	1	2
DET (1 yr)				7	25	22	3	10	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	.455	.520	.500	1.020	183	11	0	0	0	0	0

NL (4 yrs)				235	795	715	53	161	24	4	0	49	2	3	54	71	.225	.281	.270	.551	52	193	12	2	23	1	14
AL (2 yrs)				12	42	36	3	11	1	0	0	2	0	0	5	1	.306	.381	.333	.714	100	12	0	0	0	1	2

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	20	ATL	NL	114	397	-9	-2	1	-5	6	-8	-0.8	14	5	0.5	.492	.494	1.0	0.2	10	$	*2	RoY-4
1970	21	ATL	NL	57	183	-23	-0	0	-2	3	-22	-2.3	5	-17	-1.8	.459	.486	-1.6	0.1	-15	$	2
1971	22	ATL	NL	51	171	-13	-0	-0	-1	3	-12	-1.4	5	-7	-0.9	.472	.491	-0.8	0.2	-6	$	2
1972	23	ATL	NL	13	44	-0	0	-0	-2	1	-2	-0.2	1	-0	-0.1	.485	.499	0.2	-0.2	2	$	2
1973	24	DET	AL	7	25	3	-0	0	-2	0	2	0.2	1	3	0.3	.526	.501	0.5	-0.2	5	$	/2
1974	25	BOS	AL	5	17	-4	0	0	0	0	-3	-0.3	0	-3	-0.3	.428	.498	-0.3	0.0	-3	$19,000	/2
6 Seasons				247	837	-46	-3	2	-12	13	-45	-4.8	26	-19	-2.3	.480	.495	-1.0	0.3	-7	$19,000

ATL (4 yrs)				235	795	-45	-3	1	-10	12	-44	-4.7	25	-19	-2.3	.479	.493	-1.2	0.4	-9	$
BOS (1 yr)				5	17	-4	0	0	0	0	-3	-0.3	0	-3	-0.3	.428	.498	-0.3	0.0	-3	$19,000
DET (1 yr)				7	25	3	-0	0	-2	0	2	0.2	1	3	0.3	.526	.501	0.5	-0.2	5	$

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	20	ATL	NL	397	281	36	3.4	95	.288	.256	.260	.321	.331	.307	.386	.628	.717	76	.412	-10.6	-1.1	.519	.142	.051	.0
1970	21	ATL	NL	183	148	6	1.1	108	.159	.149	.273	.210	.346	.173	.417	.383	.763	2	.066	-24.5	-2.5	.295	.101	.024	.0
1971	22	ATL	NL	171	134	10	2.0	97	.246	.219	.267	.248	.334	.258	.390	.507	.724	41	.215	-13.0	-1.4	.371	.077	.039
1972	23	ATL	NL	44	30	6	5.4	99	.324	.300	.267	.341	.336	.400	.394	.741	.730	103	.628	0.2	0.0	.655	.150	.100
1973	24	DET	AL	25	12	6	13.4	98	.455	.455	.266	.520	.336	.500	.391	1.020	.727	183	.888	2.7	0.3	1.167	.182	.045
1974	25	BOS	AL	17	14	0	0.0	95	.071	.071	.267	.176	.333	.071	.384	.248	.717	-28	.000	-2.4	-0.2	.231	.143	.000
6 Yrs				837	619	64	2.8	99	.253	.229	.265	.286	.335	.273	.394	.559	.730	55	.314	-47.5	-4.9	.446	.121	.044	.0
162 Game Avg.				549	406	42	2.8	99	.253	.229	.265	.286	.335	.273	.394	.559	.730	55	.314	-47.5	-4.9	.446	.121	.044

ATL (4 yrs)				795	593	58	2.6	99	.250	.225	.265	.281	.336	.270	.395	.551	.730	52	.293	-47.9	-4.9	.436	.119	.045	.0
BOS (1 yr)				17	14	0	0.0	95	.071	.071	.267	.176	.333	.071	.384	.248	.717	-28	.000	-2.4	-0.2	.231	.143	.000
DET (1 yr)				25	12	6	13.4	98	.455	.455	.266	.520	.336	.500	.391	1.020	.727	183	.888	2.7	0.3	1.167	.182	.045

NL (4 yrs)				795	593	58	2.6	99	.250	.225	.265	.281	.336	.270	.395	.551	.730	52	.293	-47.9	-4.9	.436	.119	.045	.0
AL (2 yrs)				42	26	6	6.2	97	.306	.306	.267	.381	.335	.333	.389	.714	.723	100	.666	0.3	0.0	.680	.167	.028

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
1969	20	ATL	NL	NLCS	NYM	L	3	11	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
1 NLCS							3	11	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	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	GO/AO	IP%
1969	20	ATL	NL	397	0.0%	9.8%	8.6%	4.3%	19%	1.15	9.0		11.0	1.39	79%
1970	21	ATL	NL	183	0.0%	6.0%	6.6%	1.6%	12%	0.92	15.3		24.0	2.09	86%
1971	22	ATL	NL	171	0.0%	9.9%	3.5%	2.9%	15%	2.83	9.1		31.0	1.09	81%
1972	23	ATL	NL	44	0.0%	9.1%	4.6%	6.8%	25%	2.00	10.0		8.0	0.64	84%
1973	24	DET	AL	25	0.0%	0.0%	12.0%	4.0%	10%	0.00			22.0	1.20	88%
1974	25	BOS	AL	17	0.0%	5.9%	11.8%	0.0%	0%	0.50	14.0		14.0	0.56	82%
6 Yrs				837	0.0%	8.6%	7.1%	3.5%	17%	1.22	10.4		14.7	1.37	81%
MLB Averages					2.0%	14.3%	8.8%	6.0%	27%	1.63	6.2	44.3	9.0	1.11	73%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	PHlev	AB
1969	20	ATL	NL	-10.6	-1.1	406	-0.4	5.3	-5.7	.88	-0.6	0.2	-2.7	-0.3	0.95	-5.4		0
1970	21	ATL	NL	-24.7	-2.5	185	-2.0	1.3	-3.3	.89	-2.0	-0.3	-24.0	-2.3	0.95	-24.1		0
1971	22	ATL	NL	-13.0	-1.4	174	-1.1	1.8	-2.9	1.03	-1.3	0.2	-7.1	-0.7	0.91	-12.5	2.17	2
1972	23	ATL	NL	0.2	0.0	41	-0.1	0.7	-0.8	.99	0.2	-0.3	-0.6	-0.1	0.99	0.5	0.30	2
1973	24	DET	AL	2.7	0.3	25	0.2	0.4	-0.2	.98	0.2	-0.0	1.6	0.2	0.85	1.9		0
1974	25	BOS	AL	-2.4	-0.2	17	-0.2	0.1	-0.3	.84	-0.3	0.0	-3.2	-0.3	1.15	-3.2		0
6 Yrs				-47.7	-4.9	848	-3.7	9.6	-13.2	.92	-3.8	-0.2	-35.9	-3.6	0.95	-42.7	1.24	4

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	RS%	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CSH	PO	OOB	BT	XBT%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
1969	20	ATL	NL	8	24%	179	1	3	25%	1	1	1	4	12	31%	19	16	3	3	0	3	14	8	5
1970	21	ATL	NL	4	24%	49	1	0	100%	1	0	0	1	1	30%	5	5	0	0	0	0	5	2	3
1971	22	ATL	NL	3	23%	42	0	0		0	0	1	1	3	25%	3	3	0	0	0	0	5	2	2
1972	23	ATL	NL	0	33%	20	0	0		0	0	0	0	2	25%	3	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	0
1973	24	DET	AL	1	23%	16	0	0		0	0	0	0	1	0%	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
1974	25	BOS	AL	0	0%	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6 Yrs				16	24%	307	2	3	40%	2	1	2	6	19	28%	32	28	4	4	1	3	25	13	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
1969	20	ATL	NL	397	100%	90			0	0	0	0		0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	12	11	92%	75	5	7%	33	17	52%	237	36	15%	25	14	56%	12	10	83%	0
1970	21	ATL	NL	183	100%	25			0	0	0	0		0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	100%	30	3	10%	14	6	43%	122	7	6%	8	1	13%	2	0	0%	0
1971	22	ATL	NL	171	100%	34			2	1	0	1	2.17	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	10	10	100%	29	3	10%	16	8	50%	95	6	6%	4	2	50%	8	6	75%	0
1972	23	ATL	NL	44	100%	12			2	0	0	0	0.30	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		7	1	14%	6	1	17%	28	5	18%	5	2	40%	1	0	0%	0
1973	24	DET	AL	25	100%	10			0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0%	5	0	0%	1	1	100%	13	1	8%	1	1	100%	0	0		0
1974	25	BOS	AL	17	100%	1			0	0	0	0		0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		4	0	0%	3	1	33%	17	1	6%	2	1	50%	0	0		0
6 Yrs				837	100%	172			4	1	0	1	1.24	0	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	25	23	92%	150	12	8%	73	34	47%	512	56	11%	45	21	47%	23	16	70%	0
MLB Averages					54%																			74%			11%			31%			14%			47%			52%

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1969	20	114	397	352	30	90	16	1	32	1	3	34	39	.256	.321	.307	.628	76	108	5	0	11	0	5
1970	21	171	580	520	39	115	18	2	39	2	3	46	50	.221	.286	.263	.549	52	137	8	1	13	0	9
1971	22	222	751	675	48	149	22	3	44	2	3	52	67	.221	.277	.262	.540	49	177	11	1	23	0	14
1972	23	235	795	715	53	161	24	4	49	2	3	54	71	.225	.281	.270	.551	52	193	12	2	23	1	14
1973	24	242	820	737	56	171	25	4	50	2	3	57	71	.232	.289	.277	.565	56	204	12	2	23	1	14
1974	25	247	837	751	56	172	25	4	51	2	3	59	72	.229	.286	.273	.559	55	205	12	2	23	2	16

Neutralized Batting

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Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	RC	Gact
1969	20	114	403	356	32	94	17	1	34	1	36	39	.264	.332	.317	.649	37	114
1970	21	57	183	168	9	25	2	1	7	1	12	11	.149	.210	.173	.383	6	57
1971	22	51	173	157	10	36	4	1	6	0	6	17	.229	.258	.268	.525	11	51
1972	23	14	46	42	6	13	2	1	6	0	2	4	.310	.348	.405	.753	6	13
1973	24	7	25	22	3	10	1	0	1	0	3	0	.455	.520	.500	1.020	6	7
1974	25	5	17	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	.000	.118	.000	.118	0	5
6 Yrs		248	847	759	60	178	26	4	54	2	61	72	.235	.292	.279	.572	66	247
162 Game Avg.		162	553	496	39	116	17	3	35	1	40	47	.235	.292	.279	.572	43	247

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Sacrifice Hits s c a p y 1969 NL 11 (6th)

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Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Batting - 2 (2147), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

Similarity Scores

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