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Pete Falcone

Peter Falcone

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: October 1, 1953 in Brooklyn, NY
High School: Lafayette HS (Brooklyn, NY)
Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1973 amateur draft (June Secondary). (All Transactions)
Debut: April 13, 1975
Teams (by GP): Mets/Cardinals/Braves/Giants 1975-1984

Final Game: September 17, 1984
Relatives: Cousin of Joe Pignatano
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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
1975 21 SFG NL 34 70 65 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 26 .062 .076 .062 .137 -62 4 2 0 4 0 0 1
1976 22 STL NL 32 76 62 3 8 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 23 .129 .156 .145 .301 -14 9 1 1 12 0 0 1
1977 23 STL NL 27 47 41 3 10 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 12 .244 .279 .293 .572 55 12 0 0 4 0 0 1
1978 24 STL NL 19 23 21 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .238 .238 .286 .524 47 6 0 0 2 0 0 1
1979 25 NYM NL 33 59 52 1 9 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 19 .173 .204 .173 .377 7 9 2 0 5 0 0 1
1980 26 NYM NL 37 49 41 2 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 12 .146 .186 .146 .332 -4 6 0 0 6 0 0 1
1981 27 NYM NL 35 22 22 1 4 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 4 .182 .182 .318 .500 41 7 1 0 0 0 0 1
1982 28 NYM NL 40 55 53 0 6 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 24 .113 .113 .132 .245 -31 7 1 0 2 0 0 1
1983 29 ATL NL 33 32 26 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 .115 .111 .115 .226 -39 3 3 0 5 1 0 1
1984 30 ATL NL 35 36 33 2 7 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 14 .212 .212 .273 .485 32 9 0 0 3 0 0 1
10 Yrs 325 469 416 17 62 5 1 1 21 1 0 8 141 .149 .167 .173 .340 -5 72 10 1 43 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 234 207 8 31 2 0 0 10 0 0 4 70 .149 .167 .173 .340 -5 36 5 0 21 0 0
NYM (4 yrs) 145 185 168 4 25 1 0 1 13 0 0 4 59 .149 .169 .173 .341 -3 29 4 0 13 0 0
STL (3 yrs) 78 146 124 9 23 2 1 0 4 0 0 3 37 .185 .211 .218 .429 20 27 1 1 18 0 0
ATL (2 yrs) 68 68 59 2 10 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 19 .169 .167 .203 .370 0 12 3 0 8 1 0
SFG (1 yr) 34 70 65 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 26 .062 .076 .062 .137 -62 4 2 0 4 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
1975 21 SFG NL 34 70 -15 1 -0 0 8 -7 -0.8 2 -5 -0.8 .477 .495 -0.8 0.0 -5 $ 1
1976 22 STL NL 32 76 -11 -1 -0 0 8 -3 -0.4 2 -1 -0.4 .488 .498 -0.4 0.0 -1 $ 1
1977 23 STL NL 27 47 -3 -1 0 0 6 2 0.2 1 3 0.2 .507 .501 0.2 0.0 3 $ 1
1978 24 STL NL 19 23 -2 -1 0 0 3 1 0.1 1 1 0.1 .504 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $ 1
1979 25 NYM NL 33 59 -7 -0 -0 0 7 -0 -0.0 2 1 0.0 .499 .500 0.0 0.0 1 $ 1
1980 26 NYM NL 37 49 -5 -2 0 0 6 -1 -0.1 2 1 -0.1 .498 .500 -0.1 0.0 1 $ 1
1981 27 NYM NL 35 22 -1 -0 -0 0 2 1 0.1 1 2 0.1 .503 .501 0.1 0.0 2 $ 1
1982 28 NYM NL 40 55 -8 -0 -0 0 6 -3 -0.3 2 -1 -0.3 .492 .498 -0.3 0.0 -1 $ 1
1983 29 ATL NL 33 32 -6 0 -0 0 4 -3 -0.3 1 -2 -0.3 .491 .498 -0.3 0.0 -2 $ 1
1984 30 ATL NL 35 36 -3 -0 0 0 4 1 0.1 1 2 0.1 .502 .500 0.1 0.0 2 $ 1
10 Seasons 325 469 -61 -4 -1 0 53 -13 -1.4 14 1 -1.4 .496 .499 -1.4 0.2 1 $
NYM (4 yrs) 145 185 -21 -2 -1 0 21 -3 -0.3 6 3 -0.3 .498 .500 -0.3 0.1 3 $
STL (3 yrs) 78 146 -16 -2 0 0 16 -1 -0.1 4 3 -0.1 .498 .500 -0.1 0.0 3 $
ATL (2 yrs) 68 68 -9 -0 -0 0 8 -2 -0.2 2 0 -0.2 .497 .499 -0.2 0.0 0 $
SFG (1 yr) 34 70 -15 1 -0 0 8 -7 -0.8 2 -5 -0.8 .477 .495 -0.8 0.0 -5 $

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
1975 21 SFG NL 70 67 0 0.0 99 .103 .062 .270 .076 .342 .062 .390 .137 .732 -62 .000 -14.8 -1.5 .095 .031 .000 .0
1976 22 STL NL 76 67 2 0.8 93 .205 .129 .264 .156 .330 .145 .376 .301 .706 -14 .048 -9.5 -1.0 .200 .032 .016
1977 23 STL NL 47 35 4 3.1 102 .345 .244 .268 .279 .336 .293 .409 .572 .744 55 .323 -2.9 -0.3 .452 .098 .049
1978 24 STL NL 23 18 2 3.0 94 .263 .238 .261 .238 .329 .286 .384 .524 .712 47 .350 -1.6 -0.2 .375 .048 .048
1979 25 NYM NL 59 50 2 1.1 95 .273 .173 .263 .204 .328 .173 .390 .377 .718 7 .071 -6.7 -0.7 .244 .038 .000
1980 26 NYM NL 49 41 2 1.3 93 .207 .146 .263 .186 .325 .146 .382 .332 .707 -4 .106 -5.8 -0.6 .229 .049 .000
1981 27 NYM NL 22 19 1 1.4 90 .176 .182 .260 .182 .325 .318 .373 .500 .698 41 .126 -1.9 -0.2 .368 .136 .136 .0
1982 28 NYM NL 55 50 1 0.5 94 .207 .113 .264 .113 .327 .132 .384 .245 .712 -31 .023 -9.4 -1.0 .146 .019 .019
1983 29 ATL NL 32 32 0 0.0 103 .136 .115 .272 .111 .342 .115 .404 .226 .746 -39 .000 -5.1 -0.5 .115 .000 .000
1984 30 ATL NL 36 29 2 1.9 99 .368 .212 .271 .212 .337 .273 .395 .485 .732 32 .185 -3.2 -0.3 .346 .061 .061
10 Yrs 469 408 16 1.1 96 .222 .149 .266 .167 .332 .173 .388 .340 .721 -5 .072 -60.7 -6.3 .225 .046 .024 1.0
162 Game Avg. 234 203 8 1.1 96 .222 .149 .266 .167 .332 .173 .388 .340 .721 -5 .072 -60.7 -6.3 .225 .046 .024
NYM (4 yrs) 185 160 6 1.0 94 .222 .149 .263 .169 .327 .173 .384 .341 .711 -3 .067 -23.7 -2.5 .224 .048 .024 .0
STL (3 yrs) 146 120 8 1.8 96 .264 .185 .265 .211 .332 .218 .388 .429 .720 20 .170 -13.9 -1.5 .304 .056 .032
ATL (2 yrs) 68 61 2 0.9 101 .244 .169 .272 .167 .339 .203 .398 .370 .738 0 .054 -8.3 -0.9 .231 .034 .034
SFG (1 yr) 70 67 0 0.0 99 .103 .062 .270 .076 .342 .062 .390 .137 .732 -62 .000 -14.8 -1.5 .095 .031 .000 .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
1975 21 SFG NL 70 0.0% 37.1% 1.4% 0.0% 0% 26.00 2.5 2.07 56%
1976 22 STL NL 76 0.0% 30.3% 1.3% 1.3% 13% 23.00 2.7 31.0 4.22 51%
1977 23 STL NL 47 0.0% 25.5% 4.3% 2.1% 10% 6.00 3.4 20.5 4.75 62%
1978 24 STL NL 23 0.0% 8.7% 0.0% 4.4% 20% 10.5 3.00 83%
1979 25 NYM NL 59 0.0% 32.2% 3.4% 0.0% 0% 9.50 2.7 26.0 5.40 56%
1980 26 NYM NL 49 0.0% 24.5% 4.1% 0.0% 0% 6.00 3.4 13.7 2.00 59%
1981 27 NYM NL 22 4.6% 18.2% 0.0% 4.6% 25% 5.5 22.0 4.4 13.00 77%
1982 28 NYM NL 55 0.0% 43.6% 0.0% 1.8% 17% 2.2 17.7 1.50 53%
1983 29 ATL NL 32 0.0% 15.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 5.2 13.0 4.40 69%
1984 30 ATL NL 36 0.0% 38.9% 0.0% 5.6% 29% 2.4 16.5 4.00 53%
10 Yrs 469 0.2% 30.1% 1.7% 1.5% 11% 17.63 3.0 416.0 19.8 3.18 59%
MLB Averages 2.0% 13.0% 8.4% 6.5% 28% 1.54 6.9 45.7 8.6 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
1975 21 SFG NL -14.8 -1.5 73 -1.2 0.3 -1.5 .95 -1.4 0.1 -14.3 -1.5 1.01 -14.7 0
1976 22 STL NL -9.5 -1.0 77 -1.2 0.4 -1.5 .92 -1.0 -0.2 -12.2 -1.3 1.02 -11.1 0
1977 23 STL NL -2.9 -0.3 47 -0.6 0.3 -0.9 .86 -0.5 -0.2 -4.8 -0.5 0.95 -4.4 0
1978 24 STL NL -1.6 -0.2 23 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 .79 -0.2 -0.1 -2.7 -0.3 0.96 -1.9 0
1979 25 NYM NL -6.8 -0.7 59 -0.7 0.5 -1.2 1.05 -0.7 0.0 -8.6 -0.9 0.97 -8.0 0
1980 26 NYM NL -5.8 -0.6 49 -0.5 0.4 -1.0 1.11 -0.4 -0.0 -3.5 -0.4 1.00 -4.6 0
1981 27 NYM NL -1.9 -0.2 23 -0.0 0.3 -0.3 .62 -0.1 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.81 -1.3 0
1982 28 NYM NL -9.4 -1.0 55 -0.7 0.4 -1.1 .92 -0.8 0.0 -8.1 -0.9 0.92 -8.5 0
1983 29 ATL NL -5.1 -0.5 32 -0.6 0.1 -0.7 .90 -0.6 -0.0 -7.2 -0.7 1.05 -6.9 0
1984 30 ATL NL -3.2 -0.3 36 -0.6 0.2 -0.8 .91 -0.4 -0.3 -4.6 -0.5 0.91 -4.4 0
10 Yrs -60.8 -6.3 474 -6.3 2.9 -9.2 .93 -6.2 -0.6 -65.5 -6.8 0.97 -65.8 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
1975 21 SFG NL 0 0 40% 5 1 0 100% 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 50% 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1976 22 STL NL 0 0 30% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 20% 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
1977 23 STL NL 0 0 25% 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1978 24 STL NL 0 0 60% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 25% 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1
1979 25 NYM NL 0 0 9% 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1980 26 NYM NL 2 0 25% 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0% 4 3 0 1 1 0 2 2 0
1981 27 NYM NL 1 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1982 28 NYM NL 1 0 0% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25% 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983 29 ATL NL 0 0 0% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1984 30 ATL NL 0 0 29% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
10 Yrs 4 0 23% 111 1 0 100% 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 6 3 13% 22 19 2 3 2 0 6 4 2

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
1975 21 SFG NL 70 61% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 4 57% 12 2 17% 14 2 14% 51 0 0% 3 0 0% 4 1 25% 0
1976 22 STL NL 76 62% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 12 86% 17 1 6% 19 8 42% 52 2 4% 3 0 0% 2 1 50% 0
1977 23 STL NL 47 64% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 100% 6 0 0% 7 0 0% 32 2 6% 2 0 0% 0 0 0
1978 24 STL NL 23 70% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 2 0 0% 5 2 40% 12 0 0% 0 0 2 1 50% 0
1979 25 NYM NL 59 63% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 71% 11 2 18% 15 3 20% 36 2 6% 3 0 0% 4 1 25% 0
1980 26 NYM NL 49 78% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 6 67% 11 0 0% 10 4 40% 30 3 10% 2 2 100% 1 1 100% 0
1981 27 NYM NL 22 59% 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 50% 2 1 50% 11 4 36% 2 2 100% 0 0 0
1982 28 NYM NL 55 82% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 6 1 17% 12 1 8% 30 3 10% 2 1 50% 3 0 0% 0
1983 29 ATL NL 32 78% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 83% 10 3 30% 11 6 55% 25 3 12% 3 2 67% 1 0 0% 0
1984 30 ATL NL 36 75% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 7 0 0% 9 0 0% 22 2 9% 3 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
10 Yrs 469 68% 62 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 0 1 0 1 0 54 43 80% 84 10 12% 104 27 26% 301 21 7% 23 7 30% 18 5 28% 0
MLB Averages 56% 81% 11% 35% 15% 51% 54%

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
1975 21 34 70 65 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 26 .062 .076 .062 .137 -62 4 2 0 4 0 0
1976 22 66 146 127 5 12 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 49 .094 .115 .102 .218 -39 13 3 1 16 0 0
1977 23 93 193 168 8 22 1 1 0 4 1 0 4 61 .131 .156 .149 .305 -15 25 3 1 20 0 0
1978 24 112 216 189 11 27 2 1 0 4 1 0 4 63 .143 .165 .164 .329 -9 31 3 1 22 0 0
1979 25 145 275 241 12 36 2 1 0 6 1 0 6 82 .149 .173 .166 .339 -5 40 5 1 27 0 0
1980 26 182 324 282 14 42 2 1 0 9 1 0 8 94 .149 .175 .163 .338 -5 46 5 1 33 0 0
1981 27 217 346 304 15 46 2 1 1 14 1 0 8 98 .151 .176 .174 .350 -2 53 6 1 33 0 0
1982 28 257 401 357 15 52 3 1 1 17 1 0 8 122 .146 .167 .168 .335 -6 60 7 1 35 0 0
1983 29 290 433 383 15 55 3 1 1 19 1 0 8 127 .144 .163 .164 .327 -9 63 10 1 40 1 0
1984 30 325 469 416 17 62 5 1 1 21 1 0 8 141 .149 .167 .173 .340 -5 72 10 1 43 1 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
1975 21 34 70 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 26 .000 .015 .000 .015 0 34
1976 22 32 75 61 2 7 1 0 0 2 0 1 23 .115 .143 .131 .274 1 32
1977 23 27 46 40 3 9 0 1 0 2 0 2 12 .225 .262 .275 .537 3 27
1978 24 19 24 22 4 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273 .273 .318 .591 2 19
1979 25 33 59 52 1 9 0 0 0 2 0 2 19 .173 .204 .173 .377 2 33
1980 26 37 49 41 2 6 0 0 0 3 0 2 12 .146 .186 .146 .332 1 37
1981 27 53 32 32 1 5 0 0 1 6 0 0 6 .156 .156 .250 .406 2 35
1982 28 40 56 54 0 7 1 0 0 4 0 0 24 .130 .130 .148 .278 1 40
1983 29 33 32 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 33
1984 30 35 36 33 2 7 2 0 0 2 0 0 14 .212 .212 .273 .485 2 35
10 Yrs 343 479 426 15 56 5 1 1 21 1 8 143 .131 .149 .155 .304 14 325
162 Game Avg. 162 226 201 7 26 2 0 0 10 0 4 68 .131 .149 .155 .304 7 325

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