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Jack Fimple

John Joseph Fimple

Position: Catcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: February 10, 1959 in Darby, PA
School: Humboldt State University (Arcata, CA)
Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 29th round of the 1980 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 30, 1983
Teams (by GP): Dodgers/Angels 1983-1987
Agents: Alan Meersand [*]
Final Game: October 4, 1987
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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
1983 24 LAD NL 54 167 148 16 37 8 1 2 22 1 0 11 39 .250 .300 .358 .658 83 53 4 0 7 1 0 2
1984 25 LAD NL 12 28 26 2 5 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 6 .192 .214 .231 .445 27 6 3 0 0 1 0 2
1986 27 LAD NL 13 20 13 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 6 .077 .350 .077 .427 29 1 0 0 0 1 1 /234
1987 28 CAL AL 13 11 10 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .200 .273 .200 .473 30 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
4 Yrs 92 226 197 21 45 9 1 2 28 1 0 19 53 .228 .292 .315 .607 70 62 7 0 7 3 1
162 Game Avg. 162 398 347 37 79 16 2 4 49 2 0 33 93 .228 .292 .315 .607 70 109 12 0 12 5 2
LAD (3 yrs) 79 215 187 20 43 9 1 2 27 1 0 18 51 .230 .293 .321 .614 72 60 7 0 7 3 1
CAL (1 yr) 13 11 10 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .200 .273 .200 .473 30 2 0 0 0 0 0
NL (3 yrs) 79 215 187 20 43 9 1 2 27 1 0 18 51 .230 .293 .321 .614 72 60 7 0 7 3 1
AL (1 yr) 13 11 10 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .200 .273 .200 .473 30 2 0 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
1983 24 LAD NL 54 167 -3 1 -0 2 3 2 0.2 5 7 0.7 .504 .501 0.5 0.5 5 $ 2
1984 25 LAD NL 12 28 -2 0 -1 0 0 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.1 .481 .499 -0.1 0.1 -1 $ 2
1986 27 LAD NL 13 20 -1 -0 0 -0 0 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.1 .486 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $ /234
1987 28 CAL AL 13 11 -1 -0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -0 0.0 .495 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $75,000 2
4 Seasons 92 226 -7 1 -1 2 3 -2 -0.3 7 5 0.5 .497 .500 0.3 0.6 3 $75,000
LAD (3 yrs) 79 215 -6 1 -1 2 3 -2 -0.2 7 5 0.5 .498 .500 0.3 0.6 3 $
CAL (1 yr) 13 11 -1 -0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -0 0.0 .495 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $75,000

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
1983 24 LAD NL 167 123 16 3.5 96 .324 .250 .262 .300 .330 .358 .388 .658 .719 83 .413 -3.6 -0.4 .565 .189 .108 1.3
1984 25 LAD NL 28 25 1 1.1 92 .238 .192 .261 .214 .326 .231 .380 .445 .705 27 .078 -2.5 -0.3 .292 .077 .038
1986 27 LAD NL 20 13 1 2.1 92 .125 .077 .253 .350 .322 .077 .382 .427 .704 29 .208 -0.7 -0.1 .583 .462 .000
1987 28 CAL AL 11 8 1 3.3 103 .250 .200 .262 .273 .329 .200 .420 .473 .749 30 .325 -1.0 -0.1 .375 .100 .000
4 Yrs 226 169 19 3.0 95 .297 .228 .261 .292 .329 .315 .388 .607 .717 70 .346 -7.8 -0.8 .516 .188 .086 1.3
162 Game Avg. 398 298 33 3.0 95 .297 .228 .261 .292 .329 .315 .388 .607 .717 70 .346 -7.8 -0.8 .516 .188 .086 2
LAD (3 yrs) 215 161 18 3.0 95 .299 .230 .261 .293 .329 .321 .387 .614 .716 72 .348 -6.8 -0.7 .523 .193 .091 1.3
CAL (1 yr) 11 8 1 3.3 103 .250 .200 .262 .273 .329 .200 .420 .473 .749 30 .325 -1.0 -0.1 .375 .100 .000
NL (3 yrs) 215 161 18 3.0 95 .299 .230 .261 .293 .329 .321 .387 .614 .716 72 .348 -6.8 -0.7 .523 .193 .091 1.3
AL (1 yr) 11 8 1 3.3 103 .250 .200 .262 .273 .329 .200 .420 .473 .749 30 .325 -1.0 -0.1 .375 .100 .000

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1983 24 LAD NL NLCS PHI L 3 7 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .143 .143 .143 .286 1 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLCS 3 7 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .143 .143 .143 .286 1 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
1983 24 LAD NL 167 1.2% 23.4% 6.6% 6.6% 30% 3.55 3.8 74.0 6.7 1.05 65%
1984 25 LAD NL 28 0.0% 21.4% 3.6% 3.6% 20% 6.00 4.3 8.7 1.00 75%
1986 27 LAD NL 20 0.0% 30.0% 30.0% 0.0% 0% 1.00 2.2 6.5 0.40 40%
1987 28 CAL AL 11 0.0% 18.2% 9.1% 0.0% 0% 2.00 5.0 10.0 0.50 73%
4 Yrs 226 0.9% 23.5% 8.4% 5.3% 27% 2.79 3.7 98.5 7.0 0.95 64%
MLB Averages 2.3% 14.5% 8.6% 6.9% 30% 1.68 6.2 38.9 8.2 1.07 73%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1983 24 LAD NL -3.6 -0.4 169 -0.2 2.8 -2.9 1.07 -0.1 -0.0 -0.9 -0.1 1.05 -1.9 0
1984 25 LAD NL -2.5 -0.3 28 -0.4 0.2 -0.6 .87 -0.3 -0.2 -2.5 -0.3 0.90 -2.8 0
1986 27 LAD NL -0.7 -0.1 20 -0.1 0.2 -0.3 .81 -0.1 -0.0 -0.3 -0.0 0.94 -0.9 1.37 3
1987 28 CAL AL -1.0 -0.1 11 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 .87 -0.1 -0.1 -1.5 -0.1 1.02 -0.9 0
4 Yrs -7.8 -0.8 228 -0.7 3.3 -4.0 1.01 -0.5 -0.2 -5.2 -0.5 1.02 -6.4 1.37 3

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
1983 24 LAD NL 2 0 30% 53 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 33% 6 6 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
1984 25 LAD NL 1 0 33% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1986 27 LAD NL 0 0 29% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 2 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
1987 28 CAL AL 0 0 33% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
4 Yrs 3 0 31% 76 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 41% 10 10 0 1 0 1 6 0 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
1983 24 LAD NL 167 16% 37 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 2 0 0 2 0 7 7 100% 37 4 11% 17 9 53% 123 21 17% 10 6 60% 3 2 67% 0
1984 25 LAD NL 28 18% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3 43% 3 2 67% 16 4 25% 3 3 100% 2 1 50% 0
1986 27 LAD NL 20 35% 1 3 0 0 0 1.37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 13 2 15% 1 1 100% 0 0 0
1987 28 CAL AL 11 36% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 10 1 10% 0 0 0 0 0
4 Yrs 226 19% 45 3 0 0 0 1.37 2 0 9 2 0 0 2 0 7 7 100% 45 7 16% 21 12 57% 162 28 17% 14 10 71% 5 3 60% 0
MLB Averages 60% 80% 11% 34% 15% 52% 55%

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
1983 24 54 167 148 16 37 8 1 2 22 1 0 11 39 .250 .300 .358 .658 83 53 4 0 7 1 0
1984 25 66 195 174 18 42 9 1 2 25 1 0 12 45 .241 .287 .339 .626 75 59 7 0 7 2 0
1985 26 66 195 174 18 42 9 1 2 25 1 0 12 45 .241 .287 .339 .626 75 59 7 0 7 2 0
1986 27 79 215 187 20 43 9 1 2 27 1 0 18 51 .230 .293 .321 .614 72 60 7 0 7 3 1
1987 28 92 226 197 21 45 9 1 2 28 1 0 19 53 .228 .292 .315 .607 70 62 7 0 7 3 1

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
1983 24 54 168 149 17 38 8 1 2 23 1 11 39 .255 .304 .362 .667 17 54
1984 25 12 27 25 2 4 1 0 0 2 0 1 6 .160 .185 .200 .385 1 12
1986 27 13 20 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 .000 .300 .000 .300 0 13
1987 28 13 13 11 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 .273 .385 .273 .657 1 13
4 Yrs 92 228 198 21 45 9 1 2 27 1 20 53 .227 .294 .313 .607 19 92
162 Game Avg. 162 401 349 37 79 16 2 4 48 2 35 93 .227 .294 .313 .607 33 92

* 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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