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Karl Drews

Karl August Drews

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 192 lb.

Born: February 22, 1920 in Staten Island, NY
High School: McKee Tech HS (Staten Island, NY)
Signed
by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1939. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 8, 1946
Teams (by GP): Phillies/Yankees/Browns/Redlegs 1946-1954

Final Game: September 20, 1954
Died: August 15, 1963 in Dania, FL
Buried: Hollywood Memorial Gardens, Hollywood, FL
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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
1946 26 NYY AL 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 /1
1947 27 NYY AL 30 31 27 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 .037 .133 .037 .170 -51 1 1 0 1 1
1948 28 TOT AL 39 21 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 .000 .211 .000 .211 -41 0 0 0 2 1
1948 28 NYY AL 19 10 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .125 .000 .125 -65 0 0 0 2 1
1948 28 SLB AL 20 11 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 .000 .273 .000 .273 -24 0 0 0 0 1
1949 29 SLB AL 31 54 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 22 .000 .132 .000 .132 -64 0 1 0 1 1
1951 31 PHI NL 5 9 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .250 .333 .250 .583 61 2 0 0 0 /1
1952 32 PHI NL 33 90 82 2 9 1 0 0 2 1 0 5 29 .110 .161 .122 .283 -20 10 1 0 2 1
1953 33 PHI NL 47 64 59 3 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 20 .119 .175 .119 .293 -22 7 0 0 1 1
1954 34 TOT NL 30 22 16 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 6 .125 .286 .188 .473 26 3 0 0 1 1 1
1954 34 PHI NL 8 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1954 34 CIN NL 22 18 12 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 2 .167 .353 .250 .603 60 3 0 0 1 1 1
8 Yrs 218 292 254 10 21 2 0 0 5 1 0 28 95 .083 .173 .091 .264 -27 23 3 0 8 1
162 Game Avg. 162 217 189 7 16 1 0 0 4 1 0 21 71 .083 .173 .091 .264 -27 17 2 0 6
PHI (4 yrs) 93 167 153 5 18 1 0 0 3 1 0 10 58 .118 .172 .124 .296 -19 19 1 0 3 0
NYY (3 yrs) 52 42 35 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 .029 .128 .029 .157 -55 1 1 0 3
SLB (2 yrs) 51 65 54 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 28 .000 .156 .000 .156 -58 0 1 0 1
CIN (1 yr) 22 18 12 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 2 .167 .353 .250 .603 60 3 0 0 1 1
NL (4 yrs) 115 185 165 7 20 2 0 0 5 1 0 14 60 .121 .189 .133 .322 -12 22 1 0 4 1
AL (4 yrs) 103 107 89 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 35 .011 .146 .011 .157 -57 1 2 0 4

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
1946 26 NYY AL 3 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .496 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ /1
1947 27 NYY AL 30 31 -5 0 0 0 3 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.2 .492 .499 -0.2 -0.0 -1 $ 1
1948 28 NYY AL 19 10 -2 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .495 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $ 1
1948 28 SLB AL 20 11 -2 -0 0 0 1 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .498 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ 1
1949 29 SLB AL 31 54 -12 -0 0 0 6 -6 -0.6 1 -5 -0.6 .480 .496 -0.6 0.0 -5 $ 1
1951 31 PHI NL 5 9 -0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 1 0.0 .508 .500 0.0 0.0 1 $ /1
1952 32 PHI NL 33 90 -14 -0 0 0 10 -3 -0.4 3 -0 -0.4 .489 .498 -0.3 0.0 -0 $ 1
1953 33 PHI NL 47 64 -11 -0 0 0 7 -5 -0.5 2 -3 -0.5 .490 .497 -0.5 -0.0 -3 $ 1
1954 34 PHI NL 8 4 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .491 .500 -0.1 0.0 -1 $ /1
1954 34 CIN NL 22 18 -1 -0 0 0 2 1 0.1 1 2 0.1 .505 .501 0.1 -0.0 2 $ 1
8 Seasons 218 292 -48 -1 1 0 32 -17 -1.8 9 -8 -1.8 .492 .499 -1.7 -0.0 -8 $
PHI (4 yrs) 93 167 -27 -1 0 0 18 -8 -0.9 6 -3 -1.0 .491 .499 -0.9 -0.0 -3 $
NYY (3 yrs) 52 42 -8 0 0 0 4 -3 -0.3 1 -2 -0.3 .493 .499 -0.3 -0.0 -2 $
SLB (2 yrs) 51 65 -13 -1 0 0 7 -7 -0.7 2 -5 -0.6 .487 .498 -0.6 0.0 -5 $
CIN (1 yr) 22 18 -1 -0 0 0 2 1 0.1 1 2 0.1 .505 .501 0.1 -0.0 2 $

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
1946 26 NYY AL 1 1 0 0.0 96 .000 .000 .265 .000 .339 .000 .381 .000 .720 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
1947 27 NYY AL 31 28 0 0.0 96 .048 .037 .261 .133 .341 .037 .376 .170 .717 -51 .000 -5.6 -0.6 .148 .111 .000
1948 28 TOT AL 21 17 0 0.0 106 .000 .000 .274 .211 .359 .000 .396 .211 .755 -41 .000 -3.1 -0.3 .267 .267 .000
1948 28 NYY AL 10 9 0 0.0 105 .000 .000 .272 .125 .357 .000 .393 .125 .750 -65 .000 -1.7 -0.2 .143 .143 .000
1948 28 SLB AL 11 8 0 0.0 107 .000 .000 .275 .273 .361 .000 .398 .273 .759 -24 .000 -1.4 -0.1 .375 .375 .000
1949 29 SLB AL 54 48 0 0.0 111 .000 .000 .277 .132 .370 .000 .402 .132 .772 -64 .000 -11.6 -1.2 .149 .152 .000
1951 31 PHI NL 9 6 1 4.5 102 .667 .250 .265 .333 .339 .250 .402 .583 .740 61 .496 -0.4 -0.0 .500 .125 .000
1952 32 PHI NL 90 76 2 0.7 96 .170 .110 .260 .161 .333 .122 .388 .283 .721 -20 .037 -13.5 -1.4 .216 .085 .012 .0
1953 33 PHI NL 64 53 1 0.5 110 .179 .119 .274 .175 .345 .119 .427 .293 .773 -22 .016 -10.8 -1.0 .212 .068 .000
1954 34 TOT NL 22 16 1 1.7 110 .182 .125 .276 .286 .348 .188 .427 .473 .774 26 .128 -1.6 -0.2 .500 .313 .063
1954 34 PHI NL 4 4 0 0.0 109 .000 .274 .000 .346 .000 .424 .000 .770 -100 .000 -1.2 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1954 34 CIN NL 18 12 1 2.2 111 .182 .167 .277 .353 .348 .250 .428 .603 .776 60 .199 -0.4 -0.0 .700 .417 .083
8 Yrs 292 245 5 0.5 104 .131 .083 .269 .173 .347 .091 .402 .264 .748 -27 .020 -46.8 -4.8 .220 .122 .008 .0
162 Game Avg. 217 182 4 0.5 104 .131 .083 .269 .173 .347 .091 .402 .264 .748 -27 .020 -46.8 -4.8 .220 .122 .008
PHI (4 yrs) 167 139 4 0.8 102 .189 .118 .266 .172 .338 .124 .405 .296 .743 -19 .039 -25.9 -2.6 .221 .078 .007 .0
NYY (3 yrs) 42 38 0 0.0 98 .036 .029 .264 .128 .344 .029 .380 .157 .724 -55 .000 -7.6 -0.8 .143 .114 .000
SLB (2 yrs) 65 56 0 0.0 110 .000 .000 .276 .156 .368 .000 .401 .156 .770 -58 .000 -13.0 -1.3 .182 .185 .000
CIN (1 yr) 18 12 1 2.2 111 .182 .167 .277 .353 .348 .250 .428 .603 .776 60 .198 -0.4 -0.0 .700 .417 .083
NL (4 yrs) 185 151 5 0.9 103 .189 .121 .267 .189 .339 .133 .406 .322 .746 -12 .049 -26.2 -2.7 .253 .103 .012 .0
AL (4 yrs) 107 94 0 0.0 105 .019 .011 .271 .146 .359 .011 .393 .157 .752 -57 .000 -20.5 -2.1 .167 .157 .000

Postseason Batting

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
1947 27 NYY AL WS BRO W 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 2 2 2 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 GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1946 26 NYY AL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100%
1947 27 NYY AL 31 0.0% 19.4% 9.7% 0.0% 0% 2.00 4.5 68%
1948 28 TOT AL 21 0.0% 33.3% 19.1% 0.0% 1.75 2.1 0.33 38%
1948 28 NYY AL 10 0.0% 10.0% 10.0% 0.0% 1.00 7.0 0.00 60%
1948 28 SLB AL 11 0.0% 54.6% 27.3% 0.0% 2.00 1.3 18%
1949 29 SLB AL 54 0.0% 40.7% 13.0% 0.0% 3.14 2.1 1.00 44%
1951 31 PHI NL 9 0.0% 55.6% 11.1% 0.0% 0% 5.00 1.6 33%
1952 32 PHI NL 90 0.0% 32.2% 5.6% 1.1% 11% 5.80 2.8 41.0 1.35 59%
1953 33 PHI NL 64 0.0% 31.3% 6.3% 0.0% 0% 5.00 3.0 59.0 1.08 61%
1954 34 TOT NL 22 0.0% 27.3% 18.2% 4.6% 50% 1.50 2.7 8.0 2.33 50%
1954 34 PHI NL 4 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0%
1954 34 CIN NL 18 0.0% 11.1% 22.2% 5.6% 50% 0.50 6.0 6.0 2.33 61%
8 Yrs 292 0.0% 32.5% 9.6% 0.7% 10% 3.39 2.7 50.8 1.23 55%
MLB Averages 1.8% 10.1% 9.7% 6.4% 28% 1.04 8.8 48.5 8.2 0.97 77%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1946 26 NYY AL -0.3 -0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1947 27 NYY AL -5.6 -0.6 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1948 28 TOT AL -3.1 -0.3 6 0.0 0.1 -0.1 .63 -0.0 0.0 -0.2 -0.0 0.78 -0.4 0
1948 28 NYY AL -1.7 -0.2 4 -0.0 0.0 -0.1 .77 -0.0 0.0 -0.2 -0.0 0.81 -0.5 0
1948 28 SLB AL -1.4 -0.1 2 0.0 0.0 0.0 .34 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.74 0.1 0
1949 29 SLB AL -11.6 -1.2 31 -0.6 0.1 -0.6 .87 -0.6 -0.1 -6.6 -0.6 0.91 -6.8 0
1951 31 PHI NL -0.4 -0.0 9 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 .75 -0.1 -0.1 -2.4 -0.2 0.97 -1.6 0
1952 32 PHI NL -13.5 -1.4 84 -1.5 0.3 -1.8 .95 -1.4 -0.2 -13.5 -1.4 0.96 -14.7 0
1953 33 PHI NL -10.7 -1.0 55 -0.7 0.3 -0.9 .80 -0.8 -0.0 -8.9 -0.9 0.95 -9.6 0
1954 34 TOT NL -1.6 -0.2 22 -0.1 0.2 -0.3 .70 -0.1 0.0 -1.6 -0.2 1.00 -1.5 0
1954 34 PHI NL -1.2 -0.1 4 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .58 -0.1 0.0 -1.1 -0.1 0.86 -1.2 0
1954 34 CIN NL -0.4 -0.0 18 -0.0 0.2 -0.2 .73 -0.0 0.0 -0.5 -0.0 1.03 -0.2 0
8 Yrs -46.7 -4.8 207 -3.0 0.9 -3.9 .85 -3.0 -0.5 -33.2 -3.4 0.95 -34.5 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
1948 28 TOT AL 0 0 50% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1948 28 NYY AL 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1948 28 SLB AL 0 0 67% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1949 29 SLB AL 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1951 31 PHI NL 0 0 0% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1952 32 PHI NL 1 0 14% 16 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 3 3 0 2 2 0 1 1 0
1953 33 PHI NL 0 0 27% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 50% 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 1 0
1954 34 TOT NL 0 0 33% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
1954 34 PHI 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
1954 34 CIN NL 0 0 33% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
8 Yrs 1 0 20% 42 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 13% 7 6 0 5 3 2 3 3 0

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
1948 28 TOT AL 21 33% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1948 28 NYY AL 10 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1948 28 SLB AL 11 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1949 29 SLB AL 54 23% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 2 1 50% 7 2 29% 16 0 0% 1 0 0% 3 1 33% 0
1951 31 PHI NL 9 11% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 3 0 0% 7 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1952 32 PHI NL 90 16% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 29% 20 1 5% 19 1 5% 55 1 2% 3 0 0% 2 1 50% 0
1953 33 PHI NL 64 40% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 25% 9 0 0% 8 2 25% 34 1 3% 3 1 33% 1 1 100% 0
1954 34 TOT NL 22 27% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 4 0 0% 4 2 50% 17 2 12% 2 2 100% 0 0 0
1954 34 PHI NL 4 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1954 34 CIN NL 18 22% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 4 0 0% 4 2 50% 14 2 14% 2 2 100% 0 0 0
8 Yrs 260 25% 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 13 8 62% 38 3 8% 41 7 17% 130 4 3% 10 3 30% 6 3 50% 0
MLB Averages 50% 128% 16% 33% 15% 51% 55%

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
1946 26 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
1947 27 33 32 28 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 .036 .129 .036 .165 -53 1 1 0 1
1948 28 72 53 43 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 13 .023 .160 .023 .183 -48 1 1 0 3
1949 29 103 107 89 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 35 .011 .146 .011 .157 -57 1 2 0 4
1950 30 103 107 89 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 35 .011 .146 .011 .157 -57 1 2 0 4
1951 31 108 116 97 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 40 .031 .161 .031 .192 -47 3 2 0 4
1952 32 141 206 179 5 12 1 0 0 2 1 0 20 69 .067 .161 .073 .233 -35 13 3 0 6
1953 33 188 270 238 8 19 1 0 0 3 1 0 24 89 .080 .164 .084 .248 -32 20 3 0 7
1954 34 218 292 254 10 21 2 0 0 5 1 0 28 95 .083 .173 .091 .264 -27 23 3 0 8 1

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
1946 26 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 3
1947 27 31 32 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 .000 .097 .000 .097 0 30
1948 28 41 22 16 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 .000 .200 .000 .200 0 39
1949 29 32 56 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 23 .000 .127 .000 .127 0 31
1951 31 5 11 9 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 .333 .455 .333 .788 1 5
1952 32 34 95 87 3 11 1 0 0 3 1 6 30 .126 .183 .138 .321 2 33
1953 33 49 66 61 3 7 0 0 0 1 0 4 21 .115 .169 .115 .284 1 47
1954 34 32 23 17 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 4 6 .118 .273 .176 .449 1 30
8 Yrs 227 306 267 10 23 2 0 0 6 1 30 98 .086 .178 .094 .271 5 218
162 Game Avg. 162 218 191 7 16 1 0 0 4 1 21 70 .086 .178 .094 .271 4 218

* 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.

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