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Sam Ewing

Samuel James Ewing

Positions: Pinch Hitter, Outfielder and Designated Hitter
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: April 9, 1949 in Lewisburg, TN
High School: Overton HS (Nashville, TN)
School: University of Tennessee (Knoxville, TN)
Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1971 amateur draft (January Secondary). (All Transactions)
Debut: September 11, 1973
Teams (by GP): BlueJays/WhiteSox 1973-1978

Final Game: October 1, 1978
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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
1973 24 CHW AL 11 22 20 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 6 .150 .227 .200 .427 20 4 1 0 0 0 0 /3
1976 27 CHW AL 19 43 41 3 9 2 1 0 2 0 0 2 8 .220 .256 .317 .573 67 13 0 0 0 0 0 D/3
1977 28 TOR AL 97 266 244 24 70 8 2 4 34 1 1 19 42 .287 .338 .385 .724 98 94 8 0 3 0 4 9D7/3
1978 29 TOR AL 40 62 56 3 10 0 0 2 9 0 0 5 9 .179 .242 .286 .528 48 16 0 0 0 1 2 /D9
4 Yrs 167 393 361 31 92 11 3 6 47 1 1 28 65 .255 .308 .352 .659 82 127 9 0 3 1 6
162 Game Avg. 162 381 350 30 89 11 3 6 46 1 1 27 63 .255 .308 .352 .659 82 123 9 0 3 1 6
TOR (2 yrs) 137 328 300 27 80 8 2 6 43 1 1 24 51 .267 .320 .367 .687 88 110 8 0 3 1 6
CHW (2 yrs) 30 65 61 4 12 3 1 0 4 0 0 4 14 .197 .246 .279 .525 51 17 1 0 0 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
1973 24 CHW AL 11 22 -2 -0 -0 0 -0 -2 -0.3 1 -2 -0.2 .476 .498 -0.2 0.1 -2 $ /3
1976 27 CHW AL 19 43 -2 0 0 -0 -1 -3 -0.4 1 -2 -0.2 .481 .498 -0.2 -0.2 -2 $ D/3
1977 28 TOR AL 97 266 -2 1 -1 -7 -5 -14 -1.4 8 -6 -0.6 .485 .491 0.1 -1.1 1 $ 9D7/3
1978 29 TOR AL 40 62 -4 0 0 -0 -1 -6 -0.6 2 -4 -0.4 .485 .496 -0.4 -0.1 -3 $ /D9
4 Seasons 167 393 -11 1 -1 -7 -8 -25 -2.6 13 -13 -1.4 .484 .496 -0.7 -1.3 -6 $
TOR (2 yrs) 137 328 -7 1 -1 -7 -6 -20 -1.9 10 -9 -1.0 .485 .494 -0.3 -1.2 -2 $
CHW (2 yrs) 30 65 -4 -0 0 0 -1 -6 -0.6 2 -4 -0.4 .479 .498 -0.4 -0.1 -4 $

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
1973 24 CHW AL 22 18 1 1.5 97 .214 .150 .264 .227 .334 .200 .388 .427 .722 20 .124 -2.2 -0.2 .333 .150 .050
1976 27 CHW AL 43 32 3 2.5 87 .273 .220 .257 .256 .322 .317 .362 .573 .684 67 .303 -1.9 -0.2 .469 .146 .098
1977 28 TOR AL 266 186 30 4.3 100 .333 .287 .266 .338 .330 .385 .405 .724 .735 98 .468 -1.3 -0.1 .617 .176 .098 1.6
1978 29 TOR AL 62 47 4 2.3 94 .174 .179 .262 .242 .328 .286 .386 .528 .714 48 .237 -4.1 -0.4 .457 .196 .107 .0
4 Yrs 393 283 38 3.6 97 .296 .255 .264 .308 .329 .352 .396 .659 .726 82 .399 -9.5 -1.0 .556 .175 .097 1.7
162 Game Avg. 381 275 37 3.6 97 .296 .255 .264 .308 .329 .352 .396 .659 .726 82 .399 -9.5 -1.0 .556 .175 .097 2
TOR (2 yrs) 328 233 34 3.9 99 .303 .267 .265 .320 .330 .367 .402 .687 .731 88 .428 -5.4 -0.5 .585 .180 .100 1.7
CHW (2 yrs) 65 50 4 2.2 90 .255 .197 .259 .246 .326 .279 .371 .525 .697 51 .235 -4.1 -0.4 .420 .148 .082

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
1973 24 CHW AL 22 0.0% 27.3% 9.1% 4.6% 33% 3.00 3.3 10.0 1.40 64%
1976 27 CHW AL 43 0.0% 18.6% 4.7% 7.0% 33% 4.00 5.1 20.5 1.18 77%
1977 28 TOR AL 266 1.5% 15.8% 7.1% 5.3% 20% 2.21 5.8 61.0 7.2 1.66 74%
1978 29 TOR AL 62 3.2% 14.5% 8.1% 3.2% 20% 1.80 6.2 28.0 6.2 0.58 74%
4 Yrs 393 1.5% 16.5% 7.1% 5.1% 22% 2.32 5.6 60.2 7.7 1.31 74%
MLB Averages 1.9% 13.1% 8.7% 6.2% 27% 1.51 6.8 47.0 8.7 1.09 75%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1973 24 CHW AL -2.2 -0.2 22 -0.5 0.2 -0.7 1.21 -0.2 -0.2 -2.7 -0.3 1.17 -2.1 1.25 5
1976 27 CHW AL -1.9 -0.2 44 0.3 1.0 -0.7 1.07 -0.1 0.4 -0.6 -0.1 0.81 -1.2 1.95 7
1977 28 TOR AL -1.6 -0.2 270 -0.9 5.0 -5.9 1.19 -0.1 -0.6 2.3 0.2 0.96 1.8 1.86 28
1978 29 TOR AL -4.1 -0.4 62 -0.9 1.2 -2.1 1.74 -0.3 -0.2 -2.5 -0.3 1.04 -3.5 2.42 29
4 Yrs -9.8 -1.0 398 -2.0 7.4 -9.3 1.27 -0.7 -0.8 -3.4 -0.4 0.97 -5.0 2.06 69

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
1973 24 CHW AL 0 0 20% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1976 27 CHW AL 0 0 27% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 33% 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0
1977 28 TOR AL 2 0 24% 109 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 44% 6 5 1 4 3 1 8 1 6
1978 29 TOR AL 1 0 8% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Yrs 3 0 22% 130 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 8 39% 8 7 1 6 4 2 9 2 6

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
1973 24 CHW AL 22 100% 3 5 1 0 0 1.25 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 13% 4 1 25% 21 2 10% 2 1 50% 2 0 0% 0
1976 27 CHW AL 43 100% 9 7 3 0 1 1.95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0% 3 1 33% 18 2 11% 0 0 0 0 0
1977 28 TOR AL 266 92% 70 28 10 0 3 1.86 4 0 8 4 0 2 2 0 3 3 100% 49 8 16% 20 8 40% 170 31 18% 14 9 64% 7 5 71% 0
1978 29 TOR AL 62 98% 10 29 5 1 4 2.42 2 0 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 15 0 0% 4 1 25% 49 7 14% 6 3 50% 0 0 0
4 Yrs 393 94% 92 69 19 1 8 2.06 6 0 13 5 1 3 3 0 3 3 100% 77 9 12% 31 11 35% 258 42 16% 22 13 59% 9 5 56% 0
MLB Averages 55% 78% 11% 34% 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
1973 24 11 22 20 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 6 .150 .227 .200 .427 20 4 1 0 0 0 0
1974 25 11 22 20 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 6 .150 .227 .200 .427 20 4 1 0 0 0 0
1975 26 11 22 20 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 6 .150 .227 .200 .427 20 4 1 0 0 0 0
1976 27 30 65 61 4 12 3 1 0 4 0 0 4 14 .197 .246 .279 .525 51 17 1 0 0 0 0
1977 28 127 331 305 28 82 11 3 4 38 1 1 23 56 .269 .320 .364 .684 89 111 9 0 3 0 4
1978 29 167 393 361 31 92 11 3 6 47 1 1 28 65 .255 .308 .352 .659 82 127 9 0 3 1 6

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
1973 24 11 22 20 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 6 .150 .227 .200 .427 1 11
1976 27 19 44 42 4 10 2 1 0 2 0 2 8 .238 .273 .333 .606 4 19
1977 28 97 269 246 25 72 8 2 4 35 1 20 42 .293 .346 .390 .736 33 97
1978 29 40 62 56 3 10 0 0 2 9 0 5 9 .179 .242 .286 .528 4 40
4 Yrs 167 397 364 33 95 11 3 6 48 1 29 65 .261 .315 .357 .672 42 167
162 Game Avg. 162 385 353 32 92 11 3 6 47 1 28 63 .261 .315 .357 .672 41 167

* 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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