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Hersh Freeman

Hershell Baskin Freeman (Buster)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 220 lb.

Born: July 1, 1928 in Gadsden, AL
School: University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL)
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1948. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 10, 1952
Teams (by GP): Redlegs/RedSox/Cubs 1952-1958

Final Game: June 7, 1958
Died: January 17, 2004 in Orlando, FL
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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
1952 23 BOS AL 4 4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .600 .500 1.100 200 2 1 0 0 /1
1953 24 BOS AL 18 11 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .091 .091 .091 .182 -52 1 1 0 0 1
1955 26 TOT MLB 55 19 18 3 3 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 3 .167 .211 .389 .599 52 7 1 0 0 0 0 1/5
1955 26 BOS AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1955 26 CIN NL 53 19 18 3 3 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 3 .167 .211 .389 .599 52 7 1 0 0 0 0 1/5
1956 27 CIN NL 64 21 18 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 4 .056 .190 .111 .302 -17 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 MVP-13
1957 28 CIN NL 52 10 10 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .300 .500 29 3 1 0 0 0 0 1
1958 29 TOT NL 12 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1958 29 CIN NL 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1958 29 CHC NL 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
6 Yrs 205 67 63 4 9 3 0 1 5 0 0 5 12 .143 .206 .238 .444 17 15 4 0 0 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 53 50 3 7 2 0 1 4 0 0 4 9 .143 .206 .238 .444 17 12 3 0 0
CIN (4 yrs) 172 51 47 4 6 3 0 1 5 0 0 4 9 .128 .196 .255 .451 17 12 2 0 0 0 0
BOS (3 yrs) 24 15 15 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .200 .250 .200 .450 21 3 2 0 0 0 0
CHC (1 yr) 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (4 yrs) 181 52 48 4 6 3 0 1 5 0 0 4 9 .125 .192 .250 .442 15 12 2 0 0 0 0
AL (3 yrs) 24 15 15 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .200 .250 .200 .450 21 3 2 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
1952 23 BOS AL 4 4 0 -0 -0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .516 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $ /1
1953 24 BOS AL 18 11 -2 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .494 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $ 1
1955 26 BOS AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1955 26 CIN NL 53 19 -1 0 0 0 2 1 0.1 1 2 0.1 .503 .501 0.1 -0.1 2 $ 1/5
1956 27 CIN NL 64 21 -3 0 0 0 2 -0 -0.1 1 0 -0.1 .499 .500 -0.1 -0.1 0 $ 1 MVP-13
1957 28 CIN NL 52 10 -1 0 -0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 -0.0 0 $ 1
1958 29 CIN NL 3 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .493 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ /1
1958 29 CHC NL 9 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .498 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ /1
6 Seasons 205 67 -7 0 -0 0 7 -0 -0.0 2 2 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 -0.2 2 $
CIN (4 yrs) 172 51 -5 0 0 0 5 1 0.0 2 2 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 -0.2 2 $
BOS (3 yrs) 24 15 -2 0 -0 0 2 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .498 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $
CHC (1 yr) 9 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .498 .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
1952 23 BOS AL 4 3 1 9.0 102 .500 .500 .268 .600 .349 .500 .391 1.100 .740 200 .805 0.7 0.1 1.000 .250 .000
1953 24 BOS AL 11 11 0 0.0 106 .125 .091 .274 .091 .351 .091 .404 .182 .755 -52 .000 -2.4 -0.2 .091 .000 .000
1955 26 TOT MLB 19 16 1 1.7 110 .143 .167 .271 .211 .343 .389 .430 .599 .773 52 .132 -1.4 -0.1 .500 .278 .222 .0
1955 26 CIN NL 19 16 1 1.7 110 .143 .167 .271 .211 .343 .389 .430 .599 .773 52 .132 -1.4 -0.1 .500 .278 .222 .0
1956 27 CIN NL 21 17 1 1.6 107 .071 .056 .270 .190 .338 .111 .426 .302 .764 -17 .128 -3.1 -0.3 .294 .222 .056
1957 28 CIN NL 10 9 0 0.0 108 .222 .200 .276 .200 .340 .300 .427 .500 .766 29 .000 -1.0 -0.1 .333 .100 .100
1958 29 TOT NL 2 2 0 0.0 108 .000 .000 .273 .000 .341 .000 .426 .000 .767 -100 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1958 29 CIN NL 1 1 0 0.0 111 .000 .277 .000 .346 .000 .432 .000 .778 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
1958 29 CHC NL 1 1 0 0.0 105 .000 .000 .269 .000 .336 .000 .420 .000 .756 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
6 Yrs 67 58 3 1.4 108 .160 .143 .272 .206 .343 .238 .421 .444 .764 17 .103 -7.8 -0.8 .345 .175 .095 .0
162 Game Avg. 53 46 2 1.4 108 .160 .143 .272 .206 .343 .238 .421 .444 .764 17 .103 -7.8 -0.8 .345 .175 .095
CIN (4 yrs) 51 43 2 1.2 108 .135 .128 .272 .196 .340 .255 .428 .451 .768 17 .085 -5.8 -0.6 .372 .213 .128 .0
BOS (3 yrs) 15 14 1 1.9 105 .250 .200 .273 .250 .351 .200 .400 .450 .751 21 .181 -1.7 -0.2 .286 .067 .000
CHC (1 yr) 1 1 0 0.0 105 .000 .000 .269 .000 .336 .000 .420 .000 .756 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
NL (4 yrs) 52 44 2 1.2 108 .132 .125 .272 .192 .340 .250 .428 .442 .768 15 .081 -6.1 -0.6 .364 .208 .125 .0
AL (3 yrs) 15 14 1 1.9 105 .250 .200 .273 .250 .351 .200 .400 .450 .751 21 .181 -1.7 -0.2 .286 .067 .000

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
1952 23 BOS AL 4 0.0% 0.0% 25.0% 0.0% 0% 0.00 2.00 100%
1953 24 BOS AL 11 0.0% 27.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.7 1.00 73%
1955 26 TOT MLB 19 5.3% 15.8% 5.3% 10.5% 67% 3.00 6.0 18.0 6.0 1.40 74%
1955 26 CIN NL 19 5.3% 15.8% 5.3% 10.5% 67% 3.00 6.0 18.0 6.0 1.40 74%
1956 27 CIN NL 21 0.0% 19.1% 14.3% 4.8% 100% 1.33 4.5 9.0 1.60 67%
1957 28 CIN NL 10 0.0% 10.0% 0.0% 10.0% 50% 10.0 1.00 90%
1958 29 TOT NL 2 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.0 50%
1958 29 CIN NL 1 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0%
1958 29 CHC NL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100%
6 Yrs 67 1.5% 17.9% 7.5% 6.0% 44% 2.40 5.3 63.0 12.6 1.37 75%
MLB Averages 2.2% 11.6% 9.1% 6.5% 29% 1.27 7.6 40.2 8.3 0.98 75%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1952 23 BOS AL 0.7 0.1 4 -0.0 0.1 -0.1 .93 -0.0 -0.0 -0.6 -0.1 1.03 -0.1 0
1953 24 BOS AL -2.4 -0.2 11 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 1.25 -0.2 -0.1 -2.4 -0.2 0.86 -2.6 0
1955 26 TOT MLB -1.4 -0.1 19 -0.1 0.2 -0.3 .81 -0.1 -0.1 -0.7 -0.1 1.12 -1.0 0.00 1
1955 26 BOS AL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1955 26 CIN NL -1.4 -0.1 19 -0.1 0.2 -0.3 .81 -0.1 -0.1 -0.7 -0.1 1.12 -1.0 0.00 1
1956 27 CIN NL -3.1 -0.3 21 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 .64 -0.3 0.0 -2.1 -0.2 0.95 -3.3 0
1957 28 CIN NL -1.0 -0.1 10 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 .80 -0.2 0.1 -2.7 -0.3 0.93 -1.9 0
1958 29 TOT NL -0.6 -0.1 2 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .97 -0.1 -0.0 -0.3 -0.0 0.50 -0.5 0
1958 29 CIN NL -0.3 -0.0 1 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .59 -0.0 -0.0 -0.2 -0.0 0.61 -0.3 0
1958 29 CHC NL -0.3 -0.0 1 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 1.35 -0.0 -0.0 -0.1 -0.0 0.38 -0.3 0
6 Yrs -7.8 -0.8 67 -0.8 0.5 -1.3 .84 -0.9 -0.1 -8.8 -0.9 0.97 -9.4 0.00 1

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
1952 23 BOS AL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1953 24 BOS AL 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1955 26 TOT MLB 1 0 67% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
1955 26 CIN NL 1 0 67% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
1956 27 CIN NL 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
1957 28 CIN NL 0 0 50% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1958 29 TOT 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
1958 29 CIN 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
1958 29 CHC 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
6 Yrs 1 0 23% 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75% 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 3

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
1952 23 BOS AL 4 25% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 1 0 0% 3 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1953 24 BOS AL 11 9% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 2 1 50% 3 0 0% 5 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1955 26 TOT MLB 19 32% 3 1 0 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0% 6 1 17% 4 0 0% 19 2 11% 0 0 0 0 0
1955 26 CIN NL 19 32% 3 1 0 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0% 6 1 17% 4 0 0% 19 2 11% 0 0 0 0 0
1956 27 CIN NL 21 14% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 3 0 0% 16 2 13% 2 0 0% 0 0 0
1957 28 CIN NL 10 30% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 2 1 50% 6 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 0
1958 29 TOT NL 2 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1958 29 CIN NL 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1958 29 CHC NL 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Yrs 67 21% 9 1 0 0 0 0.00 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0% 12 4 33% 13 1 8% 49 4 8% 3 0 0% 1 1 100% 0
MLB Averages 49% 81% 11% 31% 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
1952 23 4 4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .600 .500 1.100 200 2 1 0 0
1953 24 22 15 15 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .200 .250 .200 .450 21 3 2 0 0
1954 25 22 15 15 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .200 .250 .200 .450 21 3 2 0 0
1955 26 77 34 33 3 6 1 0 1 3 0 0 2 6 .182 .229 .303 .532 39 10 3 0 0 0 0
1956 27 141 55 51 3 7 2 0 1 5 0 0 5 10 .137 .214 .235 .450 18 12 3 0 0 0 0
1957 28 193 65 61 4 9 3 0 1 5 0 0 5 11 .148 .212 .246 .458 20 15 4 0 0 0 0
1958 29 205 67 63 4 9 3 0 1 5 0 0 5 12 .143 .206 .238 .444 17 15 4 0 0 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
1952 23 4 5 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .600 .500 1.100 1 4
1953 24 19 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 18
1955 26 58 20 19 2 3 1 0 1 2 0 1 3 .158 .200 .368 .568 1 55
1956 27 67 22 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 .000 .136 .000 .136 0 64
1957 28 54 11 11 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 .273 .455 .727 1 52
1958 29 13 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 12
6 Yrs 215 71 66 4 8 3 0 1 2 0 5 12 .121 .183 .212 .395 3 205
162 Game Avg. 162 53 50 3 6 2 0 1 2 0 4 9 .121 .183 .212 .395 2 205

* 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

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1956 NL (13, 7%)
0.07 Career Shares (1016th)

                                          

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