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Dave Freisleben

David James Freisleben

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: October 31, 1951 in Coraopolis, PA
High School: Sam Rayburn HS (Pasadena, TX)
Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 5th round of the 1971 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 26, 1974
Teams (by GP): Padres/BlueJays/Indians 1974-1979

Final Game: September 30, 1979
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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
1974 22 SDP NL 33 80 64 4 11 2 1 0 3 0 0 7 20 .172 .254 .234 .488 41 15 2 0 9 0 0 1
1975 23 SDP NL 36 60 48 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 17 .083 .185 .083 .269 -21 4 0 0 6 0 0 1
1976 24 SDP NL 34 48 37 3 7 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 8 .189 .231 .243 .474 40 9 0 0 9 0 0 1
1977 25 SDP NL 33 43 37 4 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 14 .135 .220 .162 .382 10 6 0 0 2 0 0 1
1978 26 TOT MLB 24 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
1978 26 SDP NL 12 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
1978 26 CLE AL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1979 27 TOR AL 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 Yrs 202 238 192 13 27 3 2 0 8 0 0 19 61 .141 .218 .177 .395 15 34 2 0 27 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 191 154 10 22 2 2 0 6 0 0 15 49 .141 .218 .177 .395 15 27 2 0 22 0 0
SDP (5 yrs) 148 238 192 13 27 3 2 0 8 0 0 19 61 .141 .218 .177 .395 15 34 2 0 27 0 0
CLE (1 yr) 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOR (1 yr) 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (5 yrs) 148 238 192 13 27 3 2 0 8 0 0 19 61 .141 .218 .177 .395 15 34 2 0 27 0 0
AL (2 yrs) 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
1974 22 SDP NL 33 80 -6 -0 -0 0 8 2 0.2 2 4 0.2 .507 .501 0.2 0.0 4 $ 1
1975 23 SDP NL 36 60 -8 0 1 0 7 -0 -0.0 2 1 0.0 .499 .500 0.0 0.0 1 $ 1
1976 24 SDP NL 34 48 -3 -0 0 0 5 3 0.3 1 4 0.3 .509 .502 0.3 0.0 4 $ 1
1977 25 SDP NL 33 43 -5 -0 0 0 5 0 0.0 1 2 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 2 $ 1
1978 26 SDP NL 12 7 -2 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .493 .500 -0.1 0.0 -0 $ 1
1978 26 CLE AL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1979 27 TOR AL 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
6 Seasons 202 238 -22 -0 1 0 26 4 0.5 7 11 0.4 .502 .500 0.4 0.1 11 $
SDP (5 yrs) 148 238 -22 -0 1 0 26 4 0.5 7 11 0.4 .503 .501 0.4 0.1 11 $
CLE (1 yr) 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $
TOR (1 yr) 42 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
1974 22 SDP NL 80 64 4 1.7 90 .250 .172 .256 .254 .328 .234 .371 .488 .698 41 .156 -5.0 -0.5 .400 .172 .063
1975 23 SDP NL 60 50 1 0.5 91 .129 .083 .258 .185 .328 .083 .373 .269 .701 -21 .022 -7.7 -0.8 .227 .125 .000
1976 24 SDP NL 48 39 3 2.1 85 .241 .189 .253 .231 .318 .243 .361 .474 .679 40 .223 -3.0 -0.3 .367 .108 .054
1977 25 SDP NL 43 34 2 1.6 93 .217 .135 .256 .220 .322 .162 .390 .382 .711 10 .124 -4.4 -0.4 .313 .135 .027
1978 26 TOT MLB 7 7 0 0.0 87 .000 .000 .251 .000 .318 .000 .370 .000 .687 -100 .000 -1.5 -0.2 .000 .000 .000
1978 26 SDP NL 7 7 0 0.0 87 .000 .000 .251 .000 .318 .000 .370 .000 .687 -100 .000 -1.5 -0.2 .000 .000 .000
6 Yrs 238 194 10 1.4 90 .206 .141 .256 .218 .325 .177 .373 .395 .698 15 .112 -21.7 -2.2 .317 .135 .036
162 Game Avg. 191 156 8 1.4 90 .206 .141 .256 .218 .325 .177 .373 .395 .698 15 .112 -21.7 -2.2 .317 .135 .036
NL (5 yrs) 238 194 10 1.4 90 .206 .141 .256 .218 .325 .177 .373 .395 .698 15 .112 -21.7 -2.2 .317 .135 .036

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
1974 22 SDP NL 80 0.0% 25.0% 8.8% 3.8% 27% 2.86 3.2 21.3 2.67 55%
1975 23 SDP NL 60 0.0% 28.3% 10.0% 0.0% 0% 2.83 2.8 24.0 6.00 52%
1976 24 SDP NL 48 0.0% 16.7% 4.2% 2.1% 14% 4.00 4.6 18.5 1.82 60%
1977 25 SDP NL 43 0.0% 32.6% 9.3% 2.3% 20% 3.50 2.6 37.0 2.50 53%
1978 26 TOT MLB 7 0.0% 28.6% 0.0% 0.0% 3.0 57%
1978 26 SDP NL 7 0.0% 28.6% 0.0% 0.0% 3.0 57%
6 Yrs 238 0.0% 25.6% 8.0% 2.1% 19% 3.21 3.1 24.0 3.00 55%
MLB Averages 1.9% 12.9% 8.6% 6.3% 27% 1.50 6.9 46.8 8.6 1.09 75%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1974 22 SDP NL -5.0 -0.5 81 -0.8 0.7 -1.5 1.01 -0.7 -0.1 -7.6 -0.8 0.95 -7.3 0
1975 23 SDP NL -7.7 -0.8 60 -0.9 0.4 -1.3 1.16 -0.9 0.1 -9.5 -1.0 1.05 -9.2 0
1976 24 SDP NL -3.0 -0.3 48 -0.3 0.5 -0.8 1.00 -0.3 0.0 -3.8 -0.4 0.99 -3.9 0
1977 25 SDP NL -4.5 -0.4 43 -0.7 0.2 -0.9 1.01 -0.5 -0.2 -7.2 -0.8 0.98 -5.4 0
1978 26 TOT MLB -1.5 -0.2 7 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .90 -0.2 0.0 -1.5 -0.2 0.88 -1.7 0
1978 26 SDP NL -1.5 -0.2 7 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .90 -0.2 0.0 -1.5 -0.2 0.88 -1.7 0
1978 26 CLE AL 0.0 0.0
1979 27 TOR AL 0.0 0.0
6 Yrs -21.7 -2.2 239 -2.8 1.7 -4.5 1.04 -2.6 -0.1 -29.6 -3.2 0.98 -27.5 0

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
1974 22 SDP NL 0 0 22% 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14% 4 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 1
1975 23 SDP NL 1 0 20% 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60% 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
1976 24 SDP NL 1 0 33% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 100% 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1
1977 25 SDP NL 0 0 44% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 3 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
1978 26 TOT MLB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1978 26 SDP 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 2 0 28% 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 35% 14 9 5 2 2 0 4 2 2

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
1974 22 SDP NL 80 33% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 12 9 75% 16 2 13% 16 5 31% 52 3 6% 4 2 50% 1 1 100% 0
1975 23 SDP NL 60 23% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 6 67% 11 0 0% 14 5 36% 44 2 5% 3 2 67% 0 0 0
1976 24 SDP NL 48 31% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 9 90% 11 0 0% 15 7 47% 27 2 7% 2 1 50% 1 0 0% 0
1977 25 SDP NL 43 21% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 50% 7 0 0% 10 3 30% 27 1 4% 2 1 50% 3 0 0% 0
1978 26 TOT MLB 7 14% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 2 0 0% 2 1 50% 4 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
1978 26 SDP NL 7 14% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 2 0 0% 2 1 50% 4 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
6 Yrs 238 27% 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 36 27 75% 47 2 4% 57 21 37% 154 8 5% 11 6 55% 6 1 17% 0
MLB Averages 55% 78% 11% 35% 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
1974 22 33 80 64 4 11 2 1 0 3 0 0 7 20 .172 .254 .234 .488 41 15 2 0 9 0 0
1975 23 69 140 112 6 15 2 1 0 5 0 0 13 37 .134 .224 .170 .394 14 19 2 0 15 0 0
1976 24 103 188 149 9 22 2 2 0 7 0 0 15 45 .148 .226 .188 .414 20 28 2 0 24 0 0
1977 25 136 231 186 13 27 3 2 0 8 0 0 19 59 .145 .224 .183 .407 18 34 2 0 26 0 0
1978 26 160 238 192 13 27 3 2 0 8 0 0 19 61 .141 .218 .177 .395 15 34 2 0 27 0 0
1979 27 202 238 192 13 27 3 2 0 8 0 0 19 61 .141 .218 .177 .395 15 34 2 0 27 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
1974 22 33 80 64 4 11 2 1 0 3 0 7 20 .172 .254 .234 .488 4 33
1975 23 36 63 49 3 5 0 0 0 3 0 8 17 .102 .228 .102 .330 1 36
1976 24 34 51 39 4 9 0 1 0 3 0 3 8 .231 .286 .282 .568 3 34
1977 25 33 41 36 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 14 .111 .179 .139 .318 1 33
1978 26 24 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 24
5 Yrs 160 242 194 14 29 3 2 0 10 0 21 61 .149 .233 .186 .418 9 160
162 Game Avg. 162 245 196 14 29 3 2 0 10 0 21 62 .149 .233 .186 .418 9 160

* 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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