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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 (Age 24)
Teams (by GP): BlueJays/WhiteSox 1973-1978

Final Game: October 1, 1978 (Age 29)
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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 (v2.2): 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 -0.2 1 -2 -0.2 .476 .498 -0.2 0.1 -2 /3
1976 27 CHW AL 19 43 -2 0 0 -0 -1 -3 -0.3 2 -2 -0.2 .481 .498 -0.2 -0.2 -1 D/3
1977 28 TOR AL 97 266 -3 1 -1 -7 -5 -14 -1.4 10 -4 -0.5 .485 .491 0.2 -1.1 2 9D7/3
1978 29 TOR AL 40 62 -4 0 0 -0 -1 -5 -0.6 2 -3 -0.3 .486 .496 -0.3 -0.1 -3 /D9
4 Seasons 167 393 -11 1 -1 -7 -7 -25 -2.5 14 -11 -1.2 .484 .496 -0.5 -1.3 -4
TOR (2 yrs) 137 328 -7 1 -1 -7 -5 -19 -1.9 12 -8 -0.8 .485 .494 -0.1 -1.2 -0
CHW (2 yrs) 30 65 -4 -0 0 0 -1 -5 -0.6 2 -3 -0.4 .480 .498 -0.4 -0.1 -3

Standard Fielding

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1973 CHW AL 24 1B 4 4 4 35.0 38 34 4 0 7 1.000 0 17 9.77 9.50 .992 9.85 9.80
1976 CHW AL 27 DH 12 10
1976 CHW AL 27 1B 1 0 0 3.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -80 12.00 4.00 .992 9.90 9.90
1977 TOR AL 28 OF 46 39 22 340.1 69 65 1 3 0 .957 -6 -22 1.75 1.43 .978 2.34 2.32
1977 TOR AL 28 RF 32 29 17 247.0 47 44 0 3 0 .936 -7 -35 1.60 1.38 .974 2.08 2.07
1977 TOR AL 28 DH 27 25
1977 TOR AL 28 LF 15 10 5 93.1 23 22 1 0 0 1.000 1 13 2.22 1.53 .976 2.11 2.09
1977 TOR AL 28 1B 2 0 0 3.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -200 9.00 1.50 .990 9.90 9.95
1978 TOR AL 29 DH 9 7
1978 TOR AL 29 OF 3 2 1 14.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -34 2.57 1.33 .980 2.44 2.47
1978 TOR AL 29 RF 3 2 1 14.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -34 2.57 1.33 .978 2.25 2.23
2 Seasons OF 49 41 23 354.1 73 69 1 3 0 .959 -7 -22 1.78 1.43 .978 2.34 2.33
2 Seasons RF 35 31 18 261.0 51 48 0 3 0 .941 -8 -35 1.66 1.37 .974 2.09 2.08
1 Season LF 15 10 5 93.1 23 22 1 0 0 1.000 1 13 2.22 1.53 .976 2.11 2.09
3 Seasons 1B 7 4 4 41.0 45 41 4 0 7 1.000 -0 -6 9.88 6.43 .992 9.86 9.86
4 Seasons TOT 56 45 27 395.1 118 110 5 3 7 .975 -7 -21 2.62 2.05 .983 3.12 3.27
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1945 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

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