George Freese

George Walter Freese (Bud)

Position: Third Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: September 12, 1926 in Wheeling, WV
High School: Wheeling Central HS (Wheeling, WV)
School: West Virginia University (Morgantown, WV)
Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1948. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 29, 1953
Teams (by GP): Pirates/Cubs/Tigers 1953-1961

Final Game: May 31, 1961
Relatives: Brother of Gene Freese
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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
1948	21	LAD-min	C	96	347	347		121	16	5	9						.349	.349	.501	.850		174							JHN · MATL
1949	22	LAD-min	B	136	571	571		167	12	13	2						.292	.292	.370	.662		211							LNC,NNW · ISLG,PIED
1950	23	LAD-min	A	110	369	369		105	8	7	1						.285	.285	.352	.637		130							ELM · EL
1951	24	LAD-min	A,AA	143	566	566		189	37	15	12						.334	.334	.516	.850		292							PBO,FTW · WL,TL
1952	25	LAD-min	AA	150	571	571		179	37	14	8						.313	.313	.469	.783		268							MOB · SOUA
1953	26	CHC-min	AAA	132	529	493	53	131	26	2	9	66	7		32	43	.266	.312	.381	.693		188		1	3				SPF · IL
1953	26	DET	AL	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0

1954	27	PIT-min	AA	134	497	497		161	26	2	23						.324	.324	.523	.847		260							NOR · SOUA
1955	28	PIT-min	Opn	79	267	235	37	71	17	1	10	40	0		27	26	.302	.377	.511	.888		120	3	2	2	1			HOL · PCL
1955	28	PIT	NL	51	202	179	17	46	8	2	3	22	1	1	17	18	.257	.327	.374	.701	88	67	7	2	3	1	2	5

1956	29	CHC-min	Opn	137	544	474	87	138	31	4	22	113	5		53	49	.291	.365	.513	.877		243	11	6	4	7			LOS · PCL
1957	30	CHC-min	Opn	71	271	253	27	66	12	0	11	39	1		13	18	.261	.296	.439	.735		111	4	1	1	3			POR · PCL
1958	31	CHC-min	AAA	146	610	537	94	164	23	1	35	81	2		66	50	.305	.385	.547	.932		294	16	4	2	1			POR · PCL
1959	32	OAK-min	AAA	120	482	423	65	135	17	1	21	80	2	0	46	30	.319	.390	.513	.903		217		6	2	5			POR · PCL
1960	33	CHW-min	AAA	127	494	451	68	115	11	1	25	87	1	0	43	48	.255	.320	.450	.770		203							SDG,POR · PCL
1961	34	CHC-min	AAA	58	98	86	11	27	2	0	6	18	0		12	10	.314	.398	.547	.944		47							HSN · AA
1961	34	CHC	NL	9	8	7	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	.286	.375	.286	.661	79	2	0	0	0	0	0
1962	35	CHC-min	C	10	9	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		1	2	.000	.111	.000	.111		0		0	0	0	0		SCL · NORL
1963	36	CHC-min	A	16	12	12		4	2	0	1						.333	.333	.750	1.083		9							WEN · NORW
1964	37	CHC-min	Rk	1	0	0		0	0	0	0											0							CDW · PION
3 Yrs				61	211	187	17	48	8	2	3	23	1	1	18	22	.257	.327	.369	.696	86	69	7	2	3	1	2
162 Game Avg.				162	560	497	45	127	21	5	8	61	3	3	48	58	.257	.327	.369	.696	86	183	19	5	8

PIT (1 yr)				51	202	179	17	46	8	2	3	22	1	1	17	18	.257	.327	.374	.701	88	67	7	2	3	1	2
CHC (1 yr)				9	8	7	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	.286	.375	.286	.661	79	2	0	0	0	0	0
DET (1 yr)				1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0

NL (2 yrs)				60	210	186	17	48	8	2	3	23	1	1	18	22	.258	.329	.371	.699	87	69	7	2	3	1	2
AL (1 yr)				1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	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
1953	26	DET	AL	1	1	-0	0	0	0	0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	0.0	.468	.500	0.0	0.0	-0	$

1955	28	PIT	NL	51	202	-2	0	-1	-9	0	-11	-1.2	7	-4	-0.6	.478	.493	0.4	-0.9	5	$	5

1961	34	CHC	NL	9	8	-0	0	0	0	0	-0	-0.0	0	0	0.0	.498	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$
3 Seasons				61	211	-2	0	-1	-9	0	-12	-1.3	7	-5	-0.6	.481	.498	0.4	-0.9	4	$

PIT (1 yr)				51	202	-2	0	-1	-9	0	-11	-1.2	7	-4	-0.6	.478	.493	0.4	-0.9	5	$
CHC (1 yr)				9	8	-0	0	0	0	0	-0	-0.0	0	0	0.0	.498	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$
DET (1 yr)				1	1	-0	0	0	0	0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	0.0	.468	.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
1953	26	DET	AL	1	1	0	0.0	101	.000	.000	.267	.000	.343	.000	.393	.000	.736	-100	.000	-0.3	-0.0	.000	.000	.000

1955	28	PIT	NL	202	145	21	3.9	104	.270	.257	.263	.327	.334	.374	.417	.701	.751	88	.414	-3.0	-0.3	.610	.212	.117	1.5

1961	34	CHC	NL	8	5	1	5.3	106	.667	.286	.270	.375	.337	.286	.421	.661	.757	79	.562	-0.2	-0.0	.600	.143	.000
3 Yrs				211	151	22	3.9	104	.276	.257	.263	.327	.334	.369	.417	.696	.751	86	.417	-3.5	-0.4	.605	.209	.112	1.5
162 Game Avg.				560	401	58	3.9	104	.276	.257	.263	.327	.334	.369	.417	.696	.751	86	.417	-3.5	-0.4	.605	.209	.112	4

PIT (1 yr)				202	145	21	3.9	104	.270	.257	.263	.327	.334	.374	.417	.701	.751	88	.414	-3.0	-0.3	.610	.212	.117	1.5
CHC (1 yr)				8	5	1	5.3	106	.667	.286	.270	.375	.337	.286	.421	.661	.757	79	.562	-0.2	-0.0	.600	.143	.000
DET (1 yr)				1	1	0	0.0	101	.000	.000	.267	.000	.343	.000	.393	.000	.736	-100	.000	-0.3	-0.0	.000	.000	.000

NL (2 yrs)				210	150	22	3.9	104	.278	.258	.263	.329	.334	.371	.417	.699	.751	87	.420	-3.2	-0.3	.610	.210	.113	1.5
AL (1 yr)				1	1	0	0.0	101	.000	.000	.267	.000	.343	.000	.393	.000	.736	-100	.000	-0.3	-0.0	.000	.000	.000

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GO/AO	IP%
1953	26	DET	AL	1	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%							100%

1955	28	PIT	NL	202	1.5%	8.9%	8.4%	6.4%	28%	1.06	9.9	59.7	8.1	0.91	79%

1961	34	CHC	NL	8	0.0%	50.0%	12.5%	0.0%	0%	4.00	1.8		7.0	0.00	38%
3 Yrs				211	1.4%	10.4%	8.5%	6.2%	27%	1.22	8.5	62.3	8.1	0.91	77%
MLB Averages					2.3%	12.3%	9.0%	6.6%	29%	1.37	7.2	38.4	8.2	1.00	75%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	PHlev	AB
1953	26	DET	AL	-0.3	-0.0	1	-0.0	0.0	-0.0	.42	-0.0	-0.0	-0.4	-0.0	1.47	-0.3	0.42	1

1955	28	PIT	NL	-3.0	-0.3	172	0.4	3.4	-3.0	1.00	0.1	0.3	-1.9	-0.2	0.99	-0.3	1.91	1

1961	34	CHC	NL	-0.2	-0.0	8	-0.0	0.2	-0.2	1.23	-0.0	0.0	-0.9	-0.1	1.12	-0.5	1.23	7
3 Yrs				-3.5	-0.4	181	0.4	3.5	-3.2	1.00	-0.0	0.4	-3.2	-0.3	1.00	-1.1	1.21	9

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%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
1953	26	DET	AL	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

1955	28	PIT	NL	4	0	23%	54	1	1	50%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	50%	7	4	3	1	0	1	2	1	1

1961	34	CHC	NL	0	0	0%	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3 Yrs				4	0	22%	54	1	1	50%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	46%	8	5	3	1	0	1	2	1	1

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
1953	26	DET	AL	1	100%	0			1	0	0	0	0.42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		2	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0

1955	28	PIT	NL	202	32%	46			1	0	0	0	1.91	3	1	8	3	0	3	0	1	3	3	100%	39	7	18%	20	4	20%	122	18	15%	12	3	25%	3	1	33%	0

1961	34	CHC	NL	8	88%	2			7	2	0	1	1.23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0%	1	0	0%	9	1	11%	2	1	50%	0	0		0
3 Yrs				211	35%	48			9	2	0	1	1.21	3	1	8	3	0	3	0	1	3	3	100%	41	7	17%	21	4	19%	133	19	14%	14	4	29%	3	1	33%	0
MLB Averages					49%																			79%			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
1953	26	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0
1954	27	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0
1955	28	52	203	180	17	46	8	2	3	22	1	1	17	18	.256	.325	.372	.697	87	67	7	2	3	1	2
1956	29	52	203	180	17	46	8	2	3	22	1	1	17	18	.256	.325	.372	.697	87	67	7	2	3	1	2
1957	30	52	203	180	17	46	8	2	3	22	1	1	17	18	.256	.325	.372	.697	87	67	7	2	3	1	2
1958	31	52	203	180	17	46	8	2	3	22	1	1	17	18	.256	.325	.372	.697	87	67	7	2	3	1	2
1959	32	52	203	180	17	46	8	2	3	22	1	1	17	18	.256	.325	.372	.697	87	67	7	2	3	1	2
1960	33	52	203	180	17	46	8	2	3	22	1	1	17	18	.256	.325	.372	.697	87	67	7	2	3	1	2
1961	34	61	211	187	17	48	8	2	3	23	1	1	18	22	.257	.327	.369	.696	86	69	7	2	3	1	2

Neutralized Batting

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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
1953	26	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	1

1955	28	54	212	188	17	48	8	2	3	23	1	18	19	.255	.325	.367	.692	22	51

1961	34	9	10	8	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	4	.375	.500	.375	.875	1	9
3 Yrs		64	223	197	17	51	8	2	3	24	1	20	23	.259	.332	.365	.697	23	61
162 Game Avg.		162	564	499	43	129	20	5	8	61	3	51	58	.259	.332	.365	.697	58	61

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