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Bobby Estalella

Roberto (Ventoza) Estalella

Positions: Outfielder and Third Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 8", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: April 25, 1911 in Cardenas, Matanzas, Cuba(All Transactions)
Debut: September 7, 1935
Teams (by GP): Athletics/Senators/Browns 1935-1949

Final Game: September 16, 1949
Died: January 6, 1991 in Hialeah, FL
Buried: Vista Memorial Gardens, Hialeah, FL
Relatives: Grandfather of Bobby Estalella
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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
1935 24 WSH AL 15 68 51 7 16 2 0 2 10 1 0 17 7 .314 .485 .471 .956 151 24 0 0 5
1936 25 WSH AL 13 13 9 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 5 .222 .462 .667 1.128 182 6 0 0
1939 28 WSH AL 82 324 280 51 77 18 6 8 41 2 3 40 27 .275 .368 .468 .835 120 131 8 1 3 O7/9
1941 30 SLB AL 46 101 83 7 20 6 1 0 14 0 0 18 13 .241 .376 .337 .714 88 28 3 0 0 O7/9
1942 31 WSH AL 133 517 429 68 119 24 5 8 65 5 2 85 42 .277 .400 .413 .813 130 177 19 3 0 5O79/8
1943 32 PHA AL 117 424 367 43 95 14 4 11 63 1 3 52 44 .259 .352 .409 .761 123 150 16 1 4 O7/89
1944 33 PHA AL 140 574 506 54 151 17 9 7 60 3 3 59 60 .298 .374 .409 .783 126 207 13 2 7 *O89/37
1945 34 PHA AL 126 527 451 45 135 25 6 8 52 1 6 74 46 .299 .399 .435 .834 144 196 15 1 1 *O8/7 MVP-26
1949 38 PHA AL 8 21 20 2 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 .250 .286 .250 .536 44 5 5 0 0 /O9
9 Yrs 680 2569 2196 279 620 106 33 44 308 13 17 350 246 .282 .383 .421 .804 128 924 79 8 15
162 Game Avg. 162 612 523 66 148 25 8 10 73 3 4 83 59 .282 .383 .421 .804 128 220 2 4
WSH (4 yrs) 243 922 769 128 214 44 13 18 116 8 5 146 81 .278 .396 .440 .836 129 338 27 4 3
PHA (4 yrs) 391 1546 1344 144 386 56 19 26 178 5 12 186 152 .287 .375 .415 .791 130 558 49 4 12
SLB (1 yr) 46 101 83 7 20 6 1 0 14 0 0 18 13 .241 .376 .337 .714 88 28 3 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
1935 24 WSH AL 15 68 5 0 0 1 0 7 0.6 2 9 0.8 .543 .504 0.8 0.1 8 $ 5
1936 25 WSH AL 13 13 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 2 0.1 .507 .501 0.1 0.0 2 $
1939 28 WSH AL 82 324 9 -1 0 0 -4 5 0.4 10 15 1.4 .505 .503 1.4 -0.3 15 $ O7/9
1941 30 SLB AL 46 101 -1 0 0 -2 -1 -4 -0.4 2 -1 -0.1 .492 .498 0.1 -0.3 1 $ O7/9
1942 31 WSH AL 133 517 20 1 0 -6 -1 13 1.4 11 24 2.5 .510 .509 3.1 -0.7 30 $ 5O79/8
1943 32 PHA AL 117 424 11 -1 0 -2 -4 4 0.4 9 12 1.3 .504 .503 1.6 -0.8 14 $ O7/89
1944 33 PHA AL 140 574 17 -0 0 -1 -2 13 1.5 12 25 2.7 .511 .509 2.8 -0.4 26 $ *O89/37
1945 34 PHA AL 126 527 25 -2 0 0 -1 23 2.5 11 34 3.6 .520 .516 3.6 -0.2 34 $ *O8/7 MVP-26
1949 38 PHA AL 8 21 -2 0 -1 0 -0 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .471 .499 -0.2 -0.0 -2 $ /O9
9 Seasons 680 2569 86 -2 -1 -10 -14 60 6.3 58 118 12.1 .509 .504 13.3 -2.5 128 $
WSH (4 yrs) 243 922 35 0 0 -5 -4 26 2.6 23 49 4.8 .511 .504 5.4 -0.9 54 $
PHA (4 yrs) 391 1546 52 -2 -1 -3 -8 38 4.1 32 70 7.4 .511 .507 7.8 -1.3 73 $
SLB (1 yr) 46 101 -1 0 0 -2 -1 -4 -0.4 2 -1 -0.1 .492 .498 0.1 -0.3 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
1935 24 WSH AL 68 35 12 9.2 109 .333 .314 .284 .485 .356 .471 .410 .956 .766 151 .751 5.5 0.5 1.200 .510 .157 1.3
1936 25 WSH AL 13 7 3 11.4 116 .500 .222 .291 .462 .365 .667 .427 1.128 .792 182 .789 1.2 0.1 1.429 .889 .444
1939 28 WSH AL 324 217 47 5.8 107 .282 .275 .276 .368 .350 .468 .408 .835 .758 120 .557 8.8 0.8 .799 .332 .193 3.2
1941 30 SLB AL 101 66 11 4.5 109 .286 .241 .279 .376 .356 .337 .411 .714 .768 88 .473 -0.6 -0.1 .697 .313 .096
1942 31 WSH AL 517 331 71 5.8 94 .293 .277 .264 .400 .339 .413 .370 .813 .709 130 .649 21.5 2.2 .810 .340 .135 6.2
1943 32 PHA AL 424 295 52 4.8 86 .269 .259 .255 .352 .329 .409 .352 .761 .681 123 .606 11.0 1.2 .691 .286 .150 1.8
1944 33 PHA AL 574 378 76 5.4 89 .328 .298 .264 .374 .331 .409 .361 .783 .692 126 .633 17.9 1.9 .722 .227 .111 4.2
1945 34 PHA AL 527 338 76 6.0 87 .320 .299 .259 .399 .331 .435 .353 .834 .684 144 .692 28.2 3.0 .789 .288 .135 1.8
1949 38 PHA AL 21 20 1 1.3 104 .278 .250 .267 .286 .358 .250 .388 .536 .746 44 .095 -1.7 -0.2 .300 .050 .000
9 Yrs 2569 1687 349 5.6 93 .302 .282 .264 .383 .337 .421 .369 .804 .706 128 .628 91.8 9.5 .764 .296 .138 20.1
162 Game Avg. 612 402 83 5.6 93 .302 .282 .264 .383 .337 .421 .369 .804 .706 128 .628 22 2 .764 .296 .138 5
WSH (4 yrs) 922 590 133 6.0 100 .293 .278 .270 .396 .344 .440 .387 .836 .732 129 .627 37.0 3.7 .836 .355 .161 11.1
PHA (4 yrs) 1546 1031 205 5.4 88 .309 .287 .260 .375 .331 .415 .356 .791 .687 130 .640 55.4 5.9 .727 .261 .128 8.4
SLB (1 yr) 101 66 11 4.5 109 .286 .241 .279 .376 .356 .337 .411 .714 .768 88 .473 -0.6 -0.1 .697 .313 .096

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
1935 24 WSH AL 68 2.9% 10.3% 25.0% 5.9% 25% 0.41 7.3 25.5 5.1 62%
1936 25 WSH AL 13 0.0% 38.5% 30.8% 15.4% 100% 1.25 1.8 31%
1939 28 WSH AL 324 2.5% 8.3% 12.4% 9.9% 42% 0.68 10.4 35.0 6.8 76%
1941 30 SLB AL 101 0.0% 12.9% 17.8% 6.9% 35% 0.72 6.4 5.9 69%
1942 31 WSH AL 517 1.6% 8.1% 16.4% 7.2% 31% 0.49 10.2 53.6 6.6 73%
1943 32 PHA AL 424 2.6% 10.4% 12.3% 6.8% 31% 0.85 8.3 33.4 5.8 74%
1944 33 PHA AL 574 1.2% 10.5% 10.3% 5.8% 22% 1.02 8.4 72.3 8.4 76%
1945 34 PHA AL 527 1.5% 8.7% 14.0% 7.4% 29% 0.62 9.8 56.4 8.7 75%
1949 38 PHA AL 21 0.0% 9.5% 4.8% 0.0% 0% 2.00 10.0 6.7 3.33 86%
9 Yrs 2569 1.7% 9.6% 13.6% 7.1% 30% 0.70 8.9 49.9 7.1 3.33 74%
MLB Averages 1.4% 9.0% 9.0% 6.3% 27% 1.00 9.8 63.9 8.2 0.97 79%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1935 24 WSH AL 5.5 0.5 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1936 25 WSH AL 1.2 0.1 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1939 28 WSH AL 8.8 0.8 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1941 30 SLB AL -0.7 -0.1 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1942 31 WSH AL 21.5 2.2 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1943 32 PHA AL 11.0 1.2 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1944 33 PHA AL 17.9 1.9 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1945 34 PHA AL 28.2 3.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1949 38 PHA AL -1.7 -0.2 17 -0.4 0.2 -0.6 1.23 -0.2 -0.1 -2.6 -0.3 1.10 -2.5 1.92 2
9 Yrs 91.7 9.5 17 -0.4 0.2 -0.6 1.23 -0.2 -0.1 -2.6 -0.3 1.10 -2.5 1.92 2

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
1949 38 PHA AL 0 0 33% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
9 Yrs 0 0 25% 3 13 17 43% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 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
1949 38 PHA AL 21 88% 5 2 0 0 0 1.92 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 83% 3 0 0% 19 2 11% 4 1 25% 0 0 0
9 Yrs 21 88% 620 2 0 0 0 1.92 44 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 6 79 1317% 3 0 0% 19 2 11% 4 1 25% 0 0 0
MLB Averages 52% 990% 92% 34% 15% 51% 56%

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
1935 24 15 68 51 7 16 2 0 2 10 1 0 17 7 .314 .485 .471 .956 151 24 0 0
1936 25 28 81 60 9 18 2 2 2 10 1 0 21 12 .300 .481 .500 .981 156 30 0 0
1937 26 28 81 60 9 18 2 2 2 10 1 0 21 12 .300 .481 .500 .981 156 30 0 0
1938 27 28 81 60 9 18 2 2 2 10 1 0 21 12 .300 .481 .500 .981 156 30 0 0
1939 28 110 405 340 60 95 20 8 10 51 3 3 61 39 .279 .391 .474 .864 127 161 8 1 3
1940 29 110 405 340 60 95 20 8 10 51 3 3 61 39 .279 .391 .474 .864 127 161 8 1 3
1941 30 156 506 423 67 115 26 9 10 65 3 3 79 52 .272 .388 .447 .834 119 189 11 1 3
1942 31 289 1023 852 135 234 50 14 18 130 8 5 164 94 .275 .394 .430 .824 124 366 30 4 3
1943 32 406 1447 1219 178 329 64 18 29 193 9 8 216 138 .270 .382 .423 .805 124 516 46 5 7
1944 33 546 2021 1725 232 480 81 27 36 253 12 11 275 198 .278 .380 .419 .799 125 723 59 7 14
1945 34 672 2548 2176 277 615 106 33 44 305 13 17 349 244 .283 .384 .422 .806 129 919 74 8 15
1946 35 672 2548 2176 277 615 106 33 44 305 13 17 349 244 .283 .384 .422 .806 129 919 74 8 15
1947 36 672 2548 2176 277 615 106 33 44 305 13 17 349 244 .283 .384 .422 .806 129 919 74 8 15
1948 37 672 2548 2176 277 615 106 33 44 305 13 17 349 244 .283 .384 .422 .806 129 919 74 8 15
1949 38 680 2569 2196 279 620 106 33 44 308 13 17 350 246 .282 .383 .421 .804 128 924 79 8 15

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
1935 24 16 68 52 6 15 2 0 2 9 1 16 7 .288 .456 .442 .898 11 15
1936 25 14 13 9 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 4 5 .222 .462 .667 1.128 2 13
1939 28 86 335 291 49 77 18 6 8 40 2 40 28 .265 .355 .450 .806 46 82
1941 30 48 103 85 7 20 6 1 0 14 0 18 14 .235 .369 .329 .698 10 46
1942 31 141 554 458 76 130 26 5 9 72 5 93 44 .284 .408 .421 .829 78 133
1943 32 123 458 394 52 108 16 5 13 76 1 59 46 .274 .370 .439 .809 63 117
1944 33 146 615 540 63 169 19 10 8 70 3 66 63 .313 .390 .430 .819 90 140
1945 34 133 579 491 55 156 29 7 9 64 1 86 49 .318 .420 .460 .881 95 126
1949 38 8 21 20 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 .200 .238 .200 .438 1 8
9 Yrs 715 2746 2340 311 681 116 36 49 347 13 383 258 .291 .393 .434 .827 396 680
162 Game Avg. 162 622 530 70 154 26 8 11 79 3 87 58 .291 .393 .434 .827 90 680

* 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))
1945 AL (26, 1%)
0.01 Career Shares (1497th)

WAR Position Players† s c a p y
1945 AL  3.6 (8th)

Offensive WAR† s c a p y
1945 AL  3.6 (7th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1945 AL  .299 (4th)

On-Base% s c a p y
1942 AL  .400 (7th)
1945 AL  .399 (3rd)

Slugging % s c a p y
1943 AL  .409 (10th)
1945 AL  .435 (5th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1945 AL  .834 (3rd)

Triples s c a p y
1944 AL  9 (5th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1942 AL  85 (7th)
1945 AL  74 (9th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1944 AL  60 (8th)

Singles s c a p y
1944 AL  118 (10th)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1942 AL  130 (10th)
1945 AL  144 (2nd)

Runs Created s c a p y
1945 AL  76 (10th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1945 AL  28 (5th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1945 AL  3.0 (5th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1945 AL  .692 (3rd)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1942 AL  19 (5th)
1943 AL  16 (9th)
1945 AL  15 (4th)

AB per HR s c a p y
1943 AL  33.4 (6th)

Oldest s c a p y
1949 AL  born 1911-04-25 (6th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 15 (1187), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 13 (1263), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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