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Ed Farmer

Edward Joseph Farmer

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: October 18, 1949 in Evergreen Park, IL
High School: St. Rita HS (Chicago, IL)
Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 5th round of the 1967 amateur draft.
Signed June 12, 1967. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 9, 1971
Teams (by GP): WhiteSox/Indians/Phillies/Tigers/Rangers/... 1971-1983

Final Game: October 2, 1983
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All-Star

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
1971 21 CLE AL 43 16 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .071 .133 .071 .205 -42 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
1972 22 CLE AL 46 8 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .143 .143 .143 .286 -16 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
1973 23 TOT AL 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1973 23 CLE AL 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1973 23 DET AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1974 24 PHI NL 14 9 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .111 .111 .111 .222 -38 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1977 27 BAL AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1978 28 MIL AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1979 29 TOT AL 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1979 29 TEX AL 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1979 29 CHW AL 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1980 30 CHW AL 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS
1981 31 CHW AL 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1982 32 PHI NL 47 13 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
1983 33 TOT MLB 17 7 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .167 .333 -7 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
1983 33 PHI NL 12 7 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .167 .333 -7 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
1983 33 OAK AL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
11 Yrs 370 53 47 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 22 .085 .104 .085 .189 -47 4 0 0 5 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 23 21 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .085 .104 .085 .189 -47 2 0 0 2 0 0
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
PHI (3 yrs) 73 29 26 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 .077 .077 .077 .154 -57 2 0 0 3 0 0
CLE (3 yrs) 105 24 21 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 .095 .136 .095 .232 -34 2 0 0 2 0 0
CHW (3 yrs) 148 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
OAK (1 yr) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEX (1 yr) 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BAL (1 yr) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DET (1 yr) 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MIL (1 yr) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (9 yrs) 297 24 21 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 .095 .136 .095 .232 -34 2 0 0 2 0 0
NL (3 yrs) 73 29 26 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 .077 .077 .077 .154 -57 2 0 0 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
1971 21 CLE AL 43 16 -3 -0 0 0 2 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .497 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $ 1
1972 22 CLE AL 46 8 -1 0 0 0 1 -0 -0.0 0 0 0.0 .499 .500 0.0 -0.0 0 $15,000 1
1973 23 CLE AL 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1973 23 DET AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $19,000 1
1974 24 PHI NL 14 9 -2 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .495 .500 -0.1 0.0 -0 $22,500 1
1977 27 BAL AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1978 28 MIL AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1979 29 TEX AL 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $35,000 1
1979 29 CHW AL 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1980 30 CHW AL 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $ 1 AS
1981 31 CHW AL 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $495,000 1
1982 32 PHI NL 47 13 -3 0 0 0 2 -2 -0.2 0 -1 -0.2 .496 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1 $433,333 1
1983 33 PHI NL 12 7 -1 0 0 0 1 -0 -0.0 0 0 0.0 .498 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $433,333 1
1983 33 OAK AL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
11 Seasons 370 53 -10 0 0 0 6 -4 -0.5 2 -2 -0.4 .499 .500 -0.4 0.2 -2 $1,453,166
PHI (3 yrs) 73 29 -6 0 0 0 3 -3 -0.3 1 -2 -0.3 .496 .499 -0.3 0.0 -2 $889,166
CLE (3 yrs) 105 24 -4 -0 0 0 3 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.1 .498 .500 -0.1 -0.0 -1 $15,000
CHW (3 yrs) 148 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $495,000
OAK (1 yr) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $
TEX (1 yr) 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $35,000
BAL (1 yr) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $
DET (1 yr) 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $19,000
MIL (1 yr) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $

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
1971 21 CLE AL 16 14 0 0.0 99 .125 .071 .265 .133 .339 .071 .393 .205 .732 -42 .000 -2.8 -0.3 .154 .071 .000
1972 22 CLE AL 8 7 0 0.0 86 .250 .143 .251 .143 .320 .143 .362 .286 .683 -16 .000 -1.0 -0.1 .167 .000 .000
1974 24 PHI NL 9 8 0 0.0 98 .250 .111 .267 .111 .340 .111 .386 .222 .725 -38 .000 -1.7 -0.2 .125 .000 .000
1982 32 PHI NL 13 13 0 0.0 97 .000 .000 .269 .000 .333 .000 .391 .000 .724 -100 .000 -3.0 -0.3 .000 .000 .000
1983 33 TOT MLB 7 6 0 0.0 96 .250 .167 .262 .167 .330 .167 .388 .333 .719 -7 .000 -0.9 -0.1 .200 .000 .000
1983 33 PHI NL 7 6 0 0.0 96 .250 .167 .262 .167 .330 .167 .388 .333 .719 -7 .000 -0.9 -0.1 .200 .000 .000
11 Yrs 53 48 0 0.0 96 .160 .085 .264 .104 .334 .085 .386 .189 .720 -47 .000 -9.4 -1.0 .116 .021 .000
162 Game Avg. 23 21 0 0.0 96 .160 .085 .264 .104 .334 .085 .386 .189 .720 -47 .000 -9.4 -1.0 .116 .021 .000
PHI (3 yrs) 29 27 0 0.0 97 .154 .077 .267 .077 .334 .077 .389 .154 .723 -57 .000 -5.6 -0.6 .083 .000 .000
CLE (3 yrs) 24 21 0 0.0 95 .167 .095 .260 .136 .333 .095 .383 .232 .716 -34 .000 -3.8 -0.4 .158 .048 .000
NL (3 yrs) 29 27 0 0.0 97 .154 .077 .267 .077 .334 .077 .389 .154 .723 -57 .000 -5.6 -0.6 .083 .000 .000
AL (9 yrs) 24 21 0 0.0 95 .167 .095 .260 .136 .333 .095 .383 .232 .716 -34 .000 -3.8 -0.4 .158 .048 .000

All-Star Batting

Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1980 CHW AL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
1971 21 CLE AL 16 0.0% 37.5% 6.3% 0.0% 0% 6.00 2.3 2.00 50%
1972 22 CLE AL 8 0.0% 37.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.3 4.00 50%
1974 24 PHI NL 9 0.0% 55.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 1.8 9.0 44%
1982 32 PHI NL 13 0.0% 46.2% 0.0% 0.0% 1.8 3.50 38%
1983 33 TOT MLB 7 0.0% 28.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.0 3.00 57%
1983 33 PHI NL 7 0.0% 28.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.0 3.00 57%
11 Yrs 53 0.0% 41.5% 1.9% 0.0% 0% 22.00 2.1 47.0 3.29 47%
MLB Averages 1.9% 13.2% 8.5% 6.3% 27% 1.55 6.7 46.1 8.7 1.10 75%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1971 21 CLE AL -2.8 -0.3 16 -0.2 0.0 -0.3 .70 -0.3 -0.0 -2.9 -0.3 0.96 -3.1 0
1972 22 CLE AL -1.0 -0.1 8 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 .95 -0.1 -0.1 -0.9 -0.1 0.88 -1.1 0
1973 23 TOT AL 0.0 0.0
1973 23 CLE AL 0.0 0.0
1973 23 DET AL 0.0 0.0
1974 24 PHI NL -1.7 -0.2 9 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .66 -0.2 -0.0 -1.2 -0.1 0.96 -1.6 0
1977 27 BAL AL 0.0 0.0
1978 28 MIL AL 0.0 0.0
1979 29 TOT AL 0.0 0.0
1979 29 TEX AL 0.0 0.0
1979 29 CHW AL 0.0 0.0
1980 30 CHW AL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1981 31 CHW AL 0.0 0.0
1982 32 PHI NL -3.0 -0.3 13 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 .88 -0.3 0.0 -3.3 -0.3 1.00 -3.3 0
1983 33 TOT MLB -0.9 -0.1 7 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 1.26 -0.1 -0.0 -1.4 -0.1 0.97 -1.1 0
1983 33 PHI NL -0.9 -0.1 7 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 1.26 -0.1 -0.0 -1.4 -0.1 0.97 -1.1 0
1983 33 OAK AL 0.0 0.0
11 Yrs -9.4 -1.0 53 -1.0 0.1 -1.0 .85 -1.0 -0.1 -9.8 -1.0 0.96 -10.2 0
BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB

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
1971 21 CLE AL 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1972 22 CLE AL 0 0 0% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1974 24 PHI NL 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1982 32 PHI 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
1983 33 TOT MLB 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983 33 PHI NL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Yrs 0 0 0% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 2 1 1 0 0 0 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
1971 21 CLE AL 16 19% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 3 0 0% 3 0 0% 10 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1972 22 CLE AL 8 38% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 2 0 0% 3 0 0% 3 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1974 24 PHI NL 9 11% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 8 1 13% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
1982 32 PHI NL 13 38% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 50% 4 0 0% 4 0 0% 8 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
1983 33 TOT MLB 7 43% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 2 0 0% 3 0 0% 4 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1983 33 PHI NL 7 43% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 2 0 0% 3 0 0% 4 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
11 Yrs 53 28% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 5 56% 12 0 0% 14 0 0% 33 1 3% 3 0 0% 2 0 0% 0
MLB Averages 56% 78% 11% 34% 14% 50% 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
1971 21 43 16 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .071 .133 .071 .205 -42 1 0 0 1 0 0
1972 22 89 24 21 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 .095 .136 .095 .232 -34 2 0 0 2 0 0
1973 23 129 24 21 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 .095 .136 .095 .232 -34 2 0 0 2 0 0
1974 24 143 33 30 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 14 .100 .129 .100 .229 -35 3 0 0 2 0 0
1975 25 143 33 30 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 14 .100 .129 .100 .229 -35 3 0 0 2 0 0
1976 26 143 33 30 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 14 .100 .129 .100 .229 -35 3 0 0 2 0 0
1977 27 144 33 30 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 14 .100 .129 .100 .229 -35 3 0 0 2 0 0
1978 28 147 33 30 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 14 .100 .129 .100 .229 -35 3 0 0 2 0 0
1979 29 200 33 30 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 14 .100 .129 .100 .229 -35 3 0 0 2 0 0
1980 30 264 33 30 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 14 .100 .129 .100 .229 -35 3 0 0 2 0 0
1981 31 306 33 30 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 14 .100 .129 .100 .229 -35 3 0 0 2 0 0
1982 32 353 46 41 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 20 .073 .095 .073 .168 -53 3 0 0 4 0 0
1983 33 370 53 47 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 22 .085 .104 .085 .189 -47 4 0 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
1971 21 43 16 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .000 .067 .000 .067 0 43
1972 22 48 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 46
1974 24 14 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 14
1982 32 47 13 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 47
1983 33 17 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 17
5 Yrs 169 53 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 22 .000 .021 .000 .021 0 167
162 Game Avg. 162 51 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 21 .000 .021 .000 .021 0 167

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All-Star Games
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