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Buzz Dozier

William Joseph Dozier

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

Born: August 31, 1928 in Waco, TX
School: Baylor University (Waco, TX)
Signed by the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent in 1947. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.) (All Transactions)
Debut: September 12, 1947
Team: Senators 1947-1949

Final Game: September 20, 1949
Died: November 24, 2005 in Waco, TX
Buried: Rosemound Cemetery, Waco, TX
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Standard Pitching

Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1947 18 WSH AL 0 0 0.00 2 0 2 0 0 0 4.2 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 16 0.643 3.9 0.0 1.9 3.9 2.00
1949 20 WSH AL 0 0 11.37 2 0 2 0 0 0 6.1 12 8 8 0 6 1 0 0 0 34 39 2.842 17.1 0.0 8.5 1.4 0.17
2 Yrs 0 0 6.55 4 0 4 0 0 0 11.0 14 8 8 0 7 3 0 0 0 50 66 1.909 11.5 0.0 5.7 2.5 0.43
162 Game Avg. 0 0 6.55 68 0 68 0 0 0 187 238 136 136 0 119 51 0 0 0 850 66 1.909 11.5 0.0 5.7 2.5 0.43

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1947 18 WSH AL 4.2 2 0 0 0.00 4.08 -0.21 0.00 100.0 4.29 2 0.3 1.0 -0.0 0.3 3 .634 .502 $
1949 20 WSH AL 6.1 2 0 8 11.37 5.31 -0.41 0.00 92.9 5.31 -4 -0.4 .0 0.2 -0.1 -4 .322 .498 $
2 Seasons 11.0 4 0 8 6.55 4.79 -0.32 0.00 95.9 4.88 -2 -0.1 .5 0.2 0.2 -1 .478 .500 $

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB ROE
1949 20 WSH AL 2 34 28 8 12 1 1 0 0 0 6 1 .429 .529 .536 1.065 .444 15 1 0 0 0 0
1 Yr 2 34 28 8 12 1 1 0 0 0 6 1 .429 .529 .536 1.065 .444 15 1 0 0 0 0
162 Game Avg. 68 1156 952 272 408 34 34 0 0 0 204 34 .429 .529 .536 1.065 .444 510 34 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages .262 .340 .354 .694 .278

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1949 20 WSH AL -4.3 -0.4 34 0.0 0.0 0.0 .00 -5.1 -0.4 0.00 -3.9 0 0 0
2 Yrs -2.2 -0.2 34 0.0 0.0 0.0 .00 -5.1 -0.4 0.00 -3.9 0 0 0

Reliever Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1947 18 WSH AL 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 7.0
1949 20 WSH AL 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 33% 3 .000 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 9.5
2 Yrs 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 33% .000 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 3 0 1 0 8.3

Ratio Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1947 18 WSH AL 16 0.0% 12.5% 6.3% 81%
1949 20 WSH AL 34 53% 0.0% 2.9% 17.7% 5.9% 17% 0.70 79% 9 1 11%
2 Yrs 50 53% 0.0% 6.0% 14.0% 4.0% 14% 0.70 80% 9 1 11%
MLB Averages 48% 2.2% 12.3% 13.1% 5.6% 19% 0.95 101% 10%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1947 18 WSH AL 2 0 0
1949 20 WSH AL 34 12 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 100% 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Yrs 34 14 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 100% 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 53% 56%

Cumulative Pitching

Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1947 18 0 0 0.00 2 0 2 0 0 0 4.2 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 16 0.643 3.9 0.0 1.9 3.9 2.00
1948 19 0 0 0.00 2 0 2 0 0 0 4.2 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 16 0.643 3.9 0.0 1.9 3.9 2.00
1949 20 0 0 6.55 4 0 4 0 0 0 11.0 14 8 8 0 7 3 0 0 0 50 66 1.909 11.5 0.0 5.7 2.5 0.43 66

Neutralized Pitching

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 W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1947 18 0 0 0.00 4.0 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 1.250 6.8 4.5 4.5 1.00 0.0 2
1949 20 0 0 10.50 6.0 12 8 7 0 6 1 0 3.000 18.0 9.0 1.5 0.17 0.0 2
2 Yrs 0 0 6.30 10.0 15 8 7 0 8 3 0 2.300 13.5 2.7 0.38 0.0 4

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 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.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Youngest s c a p y
1947 AL  born 1928-08-31 (4th)
1949 AL  born 1928-08-31 (5th)

                                         

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