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Dick Drott

Richard Fred Drott (Hummer)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: July 1, 1936 in Cincinnati, OH
High School: Western Hills HS (Cincinnati, OH)
Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1954. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 16, 1957
Teams (by GP): Cubs/Colt.45's 1957-1963

Final Game: September 27, 1963
Died: August 16, 1985 in Glendale Heights, IL
Buried: Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside, IL
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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
1957 20 CHC NL 38 85 80 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 25 .100 .122 .100 .222 -39 8 2 0 3 0 0 1 MVP-21,RoY-3
1958 21 CHC NL 39 59 55 6 15 0 0 0 6 0 0 3 18 .273 .310 .273 .583 57 15 0 0 1 0 0 1
1959 22 CHC NL 8 8 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125 .125 .125 .250 -32 1 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1960 23 CHC NL 23 10 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .100 .100 .100 .200 -44 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1961 24 CHC NL 35 23 22 1 6 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 7 .273 .304 .364 .668 77 8 1 0 0 0 0 1
1962 25 HOU NL 6 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 0 0 0 /1
1963 26 HOU NL 27 24 23 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .130 .130 .130 .261 -22 3 1 0 1 0 0 1
7 Yrs 176 213 202 12 34 0 1 0 7 0 0 6 66 .168 .192 .178 .371 2 36 5 0 5 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 196 186 11 31 0 1 0 6 0 0 6 61 .168 .192 .178 .371 2 33 5 0 5 0 0
CHC (5 yrs) 143 185 175 10 31 0 1 0 7 0 0 6 58 .177 .204 .189 .393 7 33 3 0 4 0 0
HOU (2 yrs) 33 28 27 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .111 .111 .111 .222 -35 3 2 0 1 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
1957 20 CHC NL 38 85 -15 -0 -0 0 9 -6 -0.7 3 -3 -0.7 .482 .496 -0.7 -0.0 -3 $15,000 1 MVP-21,RoY-3
1958 21 CHC NL 39 59 -3 -0 0 0 6 4 0.4 2 6 0.4 .511 .503 0.4 -0.0 6 $ 1
1959 22 CHC NL 8 8 -2 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .492 .500 -0.1 0.0 -0 $ /1
1960 23 CHC NL 23 10 -2 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .496 .499 -0.1 0.0 -0 $ 1
1961 24 CHC NL 35 23 -1 -0 -0 0 3 2 0.2 1 2 0.2 .505 .501 0.2 0.0 2 $ 1
1962 25 HOU NL 6 4 -1 0 -0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .486 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $ /1
1963 26 HOU NL 27 24 -4 0 -0 0 3 -1 -0.1 1 -0 -0.1 .496 .499 -0.1 0.0 -0 $ 1
7 Seasons 176 213 -27 -0 -0 0 23 -4 -0.5 7 3 -0.5 .497 .500 -0.5 -0.0 3 $15,000
CHC (5 yrs) 143 185 -22 -0 0 0 20 -2 -0.3 6 4 -0.3 .498 .500 -0.3 -0.0 4 $15,000
HOU (2 yrs) 33 28 -5 0 -0 0 3 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.2 .494 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1 $

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
1957 20 CHC NL 85 77 1 0.4 102 .145 .100 .267 .122 .331 .100 .414 .222 .745 -39 .009 -15.8 -1.6 .135 .025 .000
1958 21 CHC NL 59 41 5 3.3 105 .405 .273 .269 .310 .336 .273 .419 .583 .756 57 .343 -3.5 -0.3 .450 .055 .000
1959 22 CHC NL 8 7 0 0.0 103 .167 .125 .268 .125 .334 .125 .415 .250 .748 -32 .000 -1.5 -0.2 .143 .000 .000
1960 23 CHC NL 10 9 0 0.0 98 .250 .100 .261 .100 .326 .100 .400 .200 .727 -44 .000 -2.0 -0.2 .111 .000 .000
1961 24 CHC NL 23 17 2 3.1 106 .400 .273 .270 .304 .337 .364 .421 .668 .757 77 .327 -0.9 -0.1 .529 .136 .091
1962 25 HOU NL 4 5 0 0.0 97 .000 .000 .262 .000 .328 .000 .397 .000 .724 -100 .000 -1.1 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1963 26 HOU NL 24 22 0 0.0 84 .200 .130 .247 .130 .308 .130 .370 .261 .678 -22 .000 -3.6 -0.4 .143 .000 .000
7 Yrs 213 178 8 1.2 101 .250 .168 .265 .192 .330 .178 .410 .371 .740 2 .081 -28.4 -2.9 .243 .040 .010
162 Game Avg. 196 164 7 1.2 101 .250 .168 .265 .192 .330 .178 .410 .371 .740 2 .081 -28.4 -2.9 .243 .040 .010
CHC (5 yrs) 185 151 8 1.4 103 .265 .177 .268 .204 .333 .189 .416 .393 .749 7 .104 -23.7 -2.4 .265 .046 .011
HOU (2 yrs) 28 27 0 0.0 86 .158 .111 .249 .111 .311 .111 .374 .222 .685 -35 .000 -4.7 -0.5 .115 .000 .000

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
1957 20 CHC NL 85 0.0% 29.4% 2.4% 0.0% 0% 12.50 3.2 1.61 65%
1958 21 CHC NL 59 0.0% 30.5% 5.1% 0.0% 0% 6.00 3.1 9.2 3.40 63%
1959 22 CHC NL 8 0.0% 25.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 4.0 0.25 75%
1960 23 CHC NL 10 0.0% 60.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 1.7 2.00 40%
1961 24 CHC NL 23 0.0% 30.4% 4.4% 4.4% 17% 7.00 3.1 22.0 2.33 65%
1962 25 HOU NL 4 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.50 100%
1963 26 HOU NL 24 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.9 2.50 63%
7 Yrs 213 0.0% 31.0% 2.8% 0.5% 3% 11.00 3.1 28.9 1.86 64%
MLB Averages 2.4% 13.7% 8.6% 6.6% 29% 1.59 6.5 37.9 8.4 1.03 74%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1957 20 CHC NL -15.8 -1.6 76 -1.4 0.2 -1.5 .87 -1.3 -0.2 -16.5 -1.7 0.98 -15.4 0
1958 21 CHC NL -3.4 -0.3 62 -0.3 0.9 -1.2 1.01 -0.3 0.0 -2.2 -0.2 1.03 -2.9 0
1959 22 CHC NL -1.5 -0.2 8 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .64 -0.1 0.0 -1.3 -0.1 0.78 -1.6 0
1960 23 CHC NL -2.0 -0.2 10 -0.1 0.0 -0.2 .79 -0.2 0.0 -1.4 -0.1 0.73 -2.0 0
1961 24 CHC NL -0.9 -0.1 23 -0.1 0.3 -0.4 .83 -0.2 0.0 -2.0 -0.2 0.88 -1.5 0.38 1
1962 25 HOU NL -1.1 -0.1 4 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 1.17 -0.1 -0.0 -1.7 -0.2 1.15 -1.4 0
1963 26 HOU NL -3.6 -0.4 24 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 .84 -0.4 0.1 -2.4 -0.3 0.74 -3.5 0
7 Yrs -28.4 -2.9 207 -2.4 1.5 -4.0 .90 -2.6 -0.1 -27.6 -2.8 0.94 -28.3 0.38 1

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
1957 20 CHC NL 1 0 30% 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1958 21 CHC NL 1 0 33% 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 20% 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 2 1
1959 22 CHC NL 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1960 23 CHC NL 0 0 0% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1961 24 CHC NL 0 0 14% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1962 25 HOU 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
1963 26 HOU NL 0 0 67% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 33% 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
7 Yrs 2 0 30% 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 22% 5 4 1 1 1 0 3 2 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
1957 20 CHC NL 85 25% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 75% 12 2 17% 16 3 19% 49 0 0% 4 0 0% 2 0 0% 0
1958 21 CHC NL 59 24% 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 13 0 0% 13 1 8% 49 6 12% 6 1 17% 2 1 50% 0
1959 22 CHC NL 8 13% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 4 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
1960 23 CHC NL 10 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
1961 24 CHC NL 23 17% 6 1 0 0 0 0.38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 17% 8 0 0% 14 1 7% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1962 25 HOU NL 4 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 5 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1963 26 HOU NL 24 17% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 4 1 25% 4 0 0% 6 0 0% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
7 Yrs 213 21% 34 1 0 0 0 0.38 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 9 5 56% 36 5 14% 44 4 9% 129 7 5% 11 1 9% 7 2 29% 0
MLB Averages 50% 74% 10% 31% 14% 49% 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
1957 20 38 85 80 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 25 .100 .122 .100 .222 -39 8 2 0 3 0 0
1958 21 77 144 135 9 23 0 0 0 6 0 0 5 43 .170 .200 .170 .370 1 23 2 0 4 0 0
1959 22 85 152 143 9 24 0 0 0 6 0 0 5 45 .168 .196 .168 .364 -1 24 2 0 4 0 0
1960 23 108 162 153 9 25 0 0 0 6 0 0 5 51 .163 .190 .163 .353 -4 25 2 0 4 0 0
1961 24 143 185 175 10 31 0 1 0 7 0 0 6 58 .177 .204 .189 .393 7 33 3 0 4 0 0
1962 25 149 189 179 10 31 0 1 0 7 0 0 6 58 .173 .200 .184 .384 4 33 4 0 4 0 0
1963 26 176 213 202 12 34 0 1 0 7 0 0 6 66 .168 .192 .178 .371 2 36 5 0 5 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
1957 20 40 88 83 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 2 26 .096 .118 .096 .214 1 38
1958 21 41 62 58 7 16 0 0 0 7 0 3 19 .276 .311 .276 .587 5 39
1959 22 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 8
1960 23 24 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 23
1961 24 37 24 23 1 6 0 1 0 1 0 1 7 .261 .292 .348 .639 2 35
1962 25 6 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 6
1963 26 27 24 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 27
7 Yrs 183 220 209 11 30 0 1 0 8 0 6 68 .144 .167 .153 .321 8 176
162 Game Avg. 162 195 185 10 27 0 1 0 7 0 5 60 .144 .167 .153 .321 7 176

* 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

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1957 NL (21, 2%)
0.02 Career Shares (1361st)

                                          

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