Ernie Fazio

Ernest Joseph Fazio

Positions: Second Baseman and Shortstop
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 7", Weight: 165 lb.

Born: January 25, 1942 in Oakland, CA
High School: Saint Elizabeth HS (Oakland, CA)
School: Santa Clara University (Santa Clara, CA)
Signed
by the Houston Colt .45's as an amateur free agent in 1962. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 3, 1962
Teams (by GP): Colt.45's/Athletics 1962-1966

Final Game: October 2, 1966
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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
1962 20 HOU NL 12 14 12 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 .083 .214 .083 .298 -14 1 0 0 0 0 0 6
1963 21 HOU NL 102 258 228 31 42 10 3 2 5 4 4 27 70 .184 .273 .281 .554 65 64 2 1 2 0 1 4/56
1966 24 KCA AL 27 38 34 3 7 0 1 0 2 1 0 4 10 .206 .289 .265 .554 63 9 0 0 0 0 2 4/6
3 Yrs 141 310 274 37 50 10 4 2 8 5 4 33 85 .182 .273 .270 .543 61 74 2 1 2 0 3
162 Game Avg. 162 356 315 43 57 11 5 2 9 6 5 38 98 .182 .273 .270 .543 61 85 2 1 2 0 3
HOU (2 yrs) 114 272 240 34 43 10 3 2 6 4 4 29 75 .179 .270 .271 .541 60 65 2 1 2 0 1
KCA (1 yr) 27 38 34 3 7 0 1 0 2 1 0 4 10 .206 .289 .265 .554 63 9 0 0 0 0 2
NL (2 yrs) 114 272 240 34 43 10 3 2 6 4 4 29 75 .179 .270 .271 .541 60 65 2 1 2 0 1
AL (1 yr) 27 38 34 3 7 0 1 0 2 1 0 4 10 .206 .289 .265 .554 63 9 0 0 0 0 2

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
1962 20 HOU NL 12 14 -2 -0 0 -3 0 -5 -0.5 0 -4 -0.5 .457 .497 -0.1 -0.3 -1 $ 6
1963 21 HOU NL 102 258 -9 2 -0 -5 2 -11 -1.2 9 -2 -0.3 .488 .492 0.2 -0.4 3 $ 4/56
1966 24 KCA AL 27 38 -2 0 0 1 0 -1 -0.1 1 0 0.0 .497 .500 -0.1 0.2 -1 $7,000 4/6
3 Seasons 141 310 -13 2 -0 -7 2 -17 -1.8 10 -6 -0.8 .487 .496 0.0 -0.5 1 $7,000
HOU (2 yrs) 114 272 -11 2 -0 -9 2 -16 -1.7 9 -6 -0.8 .484 .495 0.1 -0.7 2 $
KCA (1 yr) 27 38 -2 0 0 1 0 -1 -0.1 1 0 0.0 .497 .500 -0.1 0.2 -1 $7,000

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
1962 20 HOU NL 14 11 0 0.0 97 .143 .083 .262 .214 .328 .083 .397 .298 .725 -14 .000 -1.9 -0.2 .273 .167 .000
1963 21 HOU NL 258 194 18 2.5 84 .256 .184 .247 .273 .308 .281 .370 .554 .678 65 .306 -9.7 -1.0 .479 .215 .096 2.7
1966 24 KCA AL 38 27 3 3.0 87 .292 .206 .245 .289 .311 .265 .378 .554 .689 63 .381 -1.7 -0.2 .519 .206 .059 .0
3 Yrs 310 232 21 2.4 85 .257 .182 .248 .273 .309 .270 .372 .543 .681 61 .294 -13.2 -1.4 .474 .212 .088 2.9
162 Game Avg. 356 267 24 2.4 85 .257 .182 .248 .273 .309 .270 .372 .543 .681 61 .294 -13.2 -1.4 .474 .212 .088 3
HOU (2 yrs) 272 205 18 2.4 85 .252 .179 .248 .270 .309 .271 .371 .541 .680 60 .281 -11.6 -1.2 .468 .213 .092 2.7
KCA (1 yr) 38 27 3 3.0 87 .292 .206 .245 .289 .311 .265 .378 .554 .689 63 .381 -1.7 -0.2 .519 .206 .059 .0
NL (2 yrs) 272 205 18 2.4 85 .252 .179 .248 .270 .309 .271 .371 .541 .680 60 .281 -11.6 -1.2 .468 .213 .092 2.7
AL (1 yr) 38 27 3 3.0 87 .292 .206 .245 .289 .311 .265 .378 .554 .689 63 .381 -1.7 -0.2 .519 .206 .059 .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
1962 20 HOU NL 14 0.0% 35.7% 14.3% 0.0% 0% 2.50 2.4 12.0 1.00 50%
1963 21 HOU NL 258 0.8% 27.1% 10.5% 5.8% 36% 2.59 3.3 114.0 45.6 0.66 60%
1966 24 KCA AL 38 0.0% 26.3% 10.5% 2.6% 14% 2.50 3.4 17.0 0.60 63%
3 Yrs 310 0.7% 27.4% 10.7% 5.2% 32% 2.58 3.2 137.0 34.3 0.66 60%
MLB Averages 2.3% 15.2% 8.1% 6.3% 28% 1.89 5.9 39.6 8.9 1.09 73%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1962 20 HOU NL -1.9 -0.2 14 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .59 -0.2 0.0 -1.6 -0.2 0.93 -2.2 0.45 1
1963 21 HOU NL -9.7 -1.0 277 -1.1 3.8 -4.9 1.05 -0.5 -0.6 -8.1 -0.9 0.93 -6.1 0.70 9
1966 24 KCA AL -1.7 -0.2 39 -0.0 0.5 -0.5 .85 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 -0.0 0.97 -1.7 0.95 12
3 Yrs -13.2 -1.4 330 -1.3 4.3 -5.5 1.01 -0.9 -0.4 -10.1 -1.1 0.93 -9.9 0.82 22

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
1962 20 HOU NL 0 0 100% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25% 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
1963 21 HOU NL 4 0 43% 100 4 4 50% 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 38% 6 4 2 2 2 0 8 3 4
1966 24 KCA AL 0 0 27% 15 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 33% 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0
3 Yrs 4 0 43% 126 5 4 56% 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 16 35% 9 7 2 4 3 1 10 4 5

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
1962 20 HOU NL 14 7% 1 1 0 0 0 0.45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 2 0 0% 8 1 13% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1963 21 HOU NL 258 46% 42 9 2 0 1 0.70 2 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 3 2 67% 31 2 6% 13 1 8% 115 5 4% 1 0 0% 7 1 14% 0
1966 24 KCA AL 38 37% 7 12 1 0 0 0.95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0% 1 0 0% 21 2 10% 2 1 50% 0 0 0
3 Yrs 310 43% 50 22 3 0 1 0.82 2 0 4 0 2 1 1 0 3 2 67% 39 2 5% 16 1 6% 144 8 6% 4 1 25% 7 1 14% 0
MLB Averages 52% 76% 10% 30% 14% 48% 52%

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
1962 20 12 14 12 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 .083 .214 .083 .298 -14 1 0 0 0 0 0
1963 21 114 272 240 34 43 10 3 2 6 4 4 29 75 .179 .270 .271 .541 60 65 2 1 2 0 1
1964 22 114 272 240 34 43 10 3 2 6 4 4 29 75 .179 .270 .271 .541 60 65 2 1 2 0 1
1965 23 114 272 240 34 43 10 3 2 6 4 4 29 75 .179 .270 .271 .541 60 65 2 1 2 0 1
1966 24 141 310 274 37 50 10 4 2 8 5 4 33 85 .182 .273 .270 .543 61 74 2 1 2 0 3

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
1962 20 12 14 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 .000 .143 .000 .143 0 12
1963 21 102 266 233 38 47 11 3 2 6 4 30 70 .202 .295 .300 .596 21 102
1966 24 27 40 35 3 8 0 1 0 2 1 5 10 .229 .325 .286 .611 3 27
3 Yrs 141 320 280 41 55 11 4 2 8 5 37 85 .196 .292 .286 .578 24 141
162 Game Avg. 162 368 322 47 63 13 5 2 9 6 43 98 .196 .292 .286 .578 28 141

* 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

Youngest s c a p y
1962 NL  born 1942-01-25 (10th)

                                         

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