Doug Frobel

Douglas Steven Frobel

Positions: Rightfielder and Pinch Hitter
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 196 lb.

Born: June 6, 1959 in Ottawa, Ontario, CAN
Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1977. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 5, 1982
Teams (by GP): Pirates/Indians/Expos 1982-1987

Final Game: August 23, 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
1978	19	PIT-min	A	93	287	287		68	15	1	2						.237	.237	.317	.554		91							CHS · WCRS
1979	20	PIT-min	A,A-	83	248	248		58	7	2	7						.234	.234	.363	.597		90							SHL,AUB · WCRS,NYPL
1980	21	PIT-min	A	107	431	390	63	114	22	2	20	59	14	6	35	98	.292	.353	.513	.866		200		3	1	2			SHL,SAL · SALL,CARL
1981	22	PIT-min	AA	135	542	479	72	120	17	3	28	78	8	5	55	147	.251	.333	.474	.807		227		5	2	1	4		BFL · EL
1982	23	PIT-min	AAA	135	530	472	76	123	38	3	23	75	21	6	50	134	.261	.334	.500	.834		236		4	0	4	4		POR · PCL
1982	23	PIT	NL	16	35	34	5	7	2	0	2	3	1	1	1	11	.206	.229	.441	.670	81	15	0	0	0	0	0	9
1983	24	PIT-min	AAA	101	420	378	66	115	18	6	24	80	23	8	40	82	.304	.374	.574	.948		217		2	0	0	5		HAW · PCL
1983	24	PIT	NL	32	64	60	10	17	4	1	3	11	1	1	4	17	.283	.328	.533	.861	133	32	2	0	0	0	0	7/9
1984	25	PIT	NL	126	306	276	33	56	9	3	12	28	7	5	24	84	.203	.271	.388	.658	84	107	7	2	3	1	2	*9
1985	26	WSN-min	AAA	23	80	74	9	21	6	1	2	11	3	2	6	18	.284	.338	.473	.810		35		0	0	0	0		INA · AA
1985	26	TOT	NL	65	156	132	17	25	6	0	1	11	4	3	21	30	.189	.301	.258	.558	59	34	4	0	3	0	5	79/8
1985	26	PIT	NL	53	130	109	14	22	5	0	0	7	4	3	19	24	.202	.320	.248	.568	62	27	2	0	2	0	5	79
1985	26	MON	NL	12	26	23	3	3	1	0	1	4	0	0	2	6	.130	.200	.304	.504	43	7	2	0	1	0	0	/987

1986	27	NYM-min	AAA	109	387	354	49	88	18	4	11	53	6	1	28	107	.249	.303	.415	.718		147		1	1	3	5		TID · IL
1987	28	CLE-min	AAA	58	232	209	34	63	12	1	15	42	3	1	20	36	.301	.366	.584	.950		122		2	0	1	0		BFL · AA
1987	28	CLE	AL	29	46	40	5	4	0	0	2	5	0	0	5	13	.100	.196	.250	.446	17	10	1	0	0	1	1	/9D87
1988	29	WSN-min	AA,AAA	24	55	54	8	11	0	1	3	9	1	1	1	16	.204	.218	.407	.626		22		0	0	0	0		JCK,INA · SOUL,AA
1989	30	CHW-min	AAA,AA	56	187	170	14	27	6	1	4	22	5	3	12	45	.159	.215	.276	.492		47		1	1	3	3		VAN,BIR · PCL,SOUL
5 Yrs				268	607	542	70	109	21	4	20	58	13	10	55	155	.201	.276	.365	.642	78	198	14	2	6	2	8
162 Game Avg.				162	367	328	42	66	13	2	12	35	8	6	33	94	.201	.276	.365	.642	78	120	8	1	4	1	5

PIT (4 yrs)				227	535	479	62	102	20	4	17	49	13	10	48	136	.213	.287	.378	.665	85	181	11	2	5	1	7
CLE (1 yr)				29	46	40	5	4	0	0	2	5	0	0	5	13	.100	.196	.250	.446	17	10	1	0	0	1	1
MON (1 yr)				12	26	23	3	3	1	0	1	4	0	0	2	6	.130	.200	.304	.504	43	7	2	0	1	0	0

NL (4 yrs)				239	561	502	65	105	21	4	18	53	13	10	50	142	.209	.283	.375	.657	83	188	13	2	6	1	7
AL (1 yr)				29	46	40	5	4	0	0	2	5	0	0	5	13	.100	.196	.250	.446	17	10	1	0	0	1	1

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
1982	23	PIT	NL	16	35	-1	-0	0	0	-0	-1	-0.1	1	0	0.0	.492	.499	0.0	0.0	-0	$	9
1983	24	PIT	NL	32	64	2	0	-0	1	-1	3	0.3	2	5	0.5	.509	.502	0.3	0.0	3	$	7/9
1984	25	PIT	NL	126	306	-8	-1	0	3	-4	-10	-1.0	10	-0	-0.1	.491	.493	-0.5	0.1	-4	$	*9
1985	26	PIT	NL	53	130	-6	-2	1	-3	-2	-12	-1.3	4	-8	-0.9	.475	.492	-0.6	-0.4	-5	$	79
1985	26	MON	NL	12	26	-2	0	-0	-0	-0	-2	-0.3	1	-2	-0.2	.476	.498	-0.2	-0.1	-1	$	/987

1987	28	CLE	AL	29	46	-6	0	0	-1	-1	-7	-0.7	1	-6	-0.6	.475	.496	-0.5	-0.1	-5	$	/9D87
5 Seasons				268	607	-21	-2	1	1	-8	-30	-3.1	19	-11	-1.3	.488	.497	-1.5	-0.6	-12	$

PIT (4 yrs)				227	535	-13	-3	1	2	-7	-20	-2.1	17	-3	-0.5	.490	.496	-0.8	-0.4	-6	$
CLE (1 yr)				29	46	-6	0	0	-1	-1	-7	-0.7	1	-6	-0.6	.475	.496	-0.5	-0.1	-5	$
MON (1 yr)				12	26	-2	0	-0	-0	-0	-2	-0.3	1	-2	-0.2	.476	.498	-0.2	-0.1	-1	$

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
1982	23	PIT	NL	35	28	3	2.9	98	.238	.206	.270	.229	.334	.441	.393	.670	.727	81	.334	-1.2	-0.1	.571	.265	.235	1.3
1983	24	PIT	NL	64	46	9	5.3	99	.350	.283	.267	.328	.336	.533	.395	.861	.731	133	.597	2.2	0.2	.783	.317	.250	1.5
1984	25	PIT	NL	306	236	27	3.1	94	.243	.203	.263	.271	.328	.388	.383	.658	.711	84	.364	-7.6	-0.8	.582	.279	.185	8.8
1985	26	TOT	NL	156	117	10	2.3	93	.238	.189	.258	.301	.326	.258	.385	.558	.710	59	.250	-6.6	-0.7	.491	.235	.068	1.6
1985	26	PIT	NL	130	94	9	2.6	94	.259	.202	.259	.320	.327	.248	.386	.568	.712	62	.290	-4.7	-0.5	.511	.229	.046	.0
1985	26	MON	NL	26	23	1	1.2	91	.125	.130	.254	.200	.321	.304	.379	.504	.700	43	.088	-1.8	-0.2	.409	.261	.174	.0

1987	28	CLE	AL	46	38	2	1.4	106	.077	.100	.265	.196	.334	.250	.426	.446	.759	17	.090	-5.0	-0.5	.405	.275	.150	.0
5 Yrs				607	465	51	3.0	95	.241	.201	.263	.276	.329	.365	.388	.642	.718	78	.338	-18.1	-1.8	.565	.271	.164	15.8
162 Game Avg.				367	281	31	3.0	95	.241	.201	.263	.276	.329	.365	.388	.642	.718	78	.338	-18.1	-1.8	.565	.271	.164	10

PIT (4 yrs)				535	404	48	3.2	95	.260	.213	.263	.287	.329	.378	.386	.665	.715	85	.378	-11.3	-1.2	.588	.271	.165	14.7
CLE (1 yr)				46	38	2	1.4	106	.077	.100	.265	.196	.334	.250	.426	.446	.759	17	.090	-5.0	-0.5	.405	.275	.150	.0
MON (1 yr)				26	23	1	1.2	91	.125	.130	.254	.200	.321	.304	.379	.504	.700	43	.088	-1.8	-0.2	.409	.261	.174	.0

NL (4 yrs)				561	427	49	3.1	95	.254	.209	.263	.283	.329	.375	.386	.657	.714	83	.364	-13.1	-1.4	.579	.271	.165	15.1
AL (1 yr)				46	38	2	1.4	106	.077	.100	.265	.196	.334	.250	.426	.446	.759	17	.090	-5.0	-0.5	.405	.275	.150	.0

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GO/AO	IP%
1982	23	PIT	NL	35	5.7%	31.4%	2.9%	11.4%	57%	11.00	3.1	17.0	11.3	0.78	60%
1983	24	PIT	NL	64	4.7%	26.6%	6.3%	12.5%	47%	4.25	3.5	20.0	5.5	1.00	63%
1984	25	PIT	NL	306	3.9%	27.5%	7.8%	7.8%	43%	3.50	3.3	23.0	9.9	1.13	59%
1985	26	TOT	NL	156	0.6%	19.2%	13.5%	4.5%	28%	1.43	4.4	132.0	12.0	1.44	65%
1985	26	PIT	NL	130	0.0%	18.5%	14.6%	3.9%	23%	1.26	4.5		15.6	1.20	65%
1985	26	MON	NL	26	3.9%	23.1%	7.7%	7.7%	67%	3.00	3.8	23.0	5.8	3.25	62%

1987	28	CLE	AL	46	4.4%	28.3%	10.9%	4.4%	50%	2.60	3.1	20.0	8.0	1.50	57%
5 Yrs				607	3.3%	25.5%	9.1%	7.4%	41%	2.82	3.5	27.1	9.3	1.20	61%
MLB Averages					2.3%	14.3%	8.6%	6.9%	30%	1.67	6.3	39.5	8.3	1.08	73%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	PHlev	AB
1982	23	PIT	NL	-1.2	-0.1	37	-0.1	0.7	-0.7	1.04	-0.1	-0.0	-0.9	-0.1	0.89	-0.6	1.13	4
1983	24	PIT	NL	2.2	0.2	66	0.1	1.4	-1.3	.99	0.4	-0.3	1.4	0.1	1.00	3.9	1.45	5
1984	25	PIT	NL	-8.0	-0.8	320	-0.8	5.4	-6.2	1.08	-0.6	-0.2	-6.2	-0.6	0.93	-4.9	1.38	19
1985	26	TOT	NL	-6.6	-0.7	165	-1.1	2.2	-3.3	1.22	-0.8	-0.1	-2.6	-0.3	1.00	-5.9	1.16	20
1985	26	PIT	NL	-4.7	-0.5	139	-0.8	1.9	-2.7	1.23	-0.6	-0.0	-1.4	-0.1	0.99	-4.7	1.23	14
1985	26	MON	NL	-1.8	-0.2	26	-0.3	0.3	-0.6	1.17	-0.2	-0.1	-1.2	-0.1	1.08	-1.2	1.01	6

1987	28	CLE	AL	-5.0	-0.5	46	-0.4	0.6	-1.0	1.10	-0.4	-0.0	-3.7	-0.4	0.92	-4.7	1.16	16
5 Yrs				-18.5	-1.9	634	-2.3	10.2	-12.5	1.11	-1.4	-0.7	-12.0	-1.2	0.95	-12.1	1.25	64

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
1982	23	PIT	NL	0	0	50%	14	1	1	50%	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	100%	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1
1983	24	PIT	NL	0	0	39%	26	1	1	50%	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	80%	2	1	1	1	0	1	2	0	2
1984	25	PIT	NL	1	0	30%	98	7	5	58%	7	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	6	52%	15	9	6	2	1	1	4	0	4
1985	26	TOT	NL	1	0	36%	69	4	3	57%	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	39%	7	7	0	1	1	0	10	2	7
1985	26	PIT	NL	1	0	34%	66	4	3	57%	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	39%	7	7	0	1	1	0	10	2	7
1985	26	MON	NL	0	0	50%	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

1987	28	CLE	AL	0	0	43%	10	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20%	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
5 Yrs				2	0	34%	217	13	10	57%	13	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	11	49%	29	20	9	5	3	2	17	2	14

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
1982	23	PIT	NL	35	89%	7			4	1	0	0	1.13	2	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0		6	0	0%	4	0	0%	16	1	6%	0	0		0	0		0
1983	24	PIT	NL	64	95%	17			5	1	0	1	1.45	3	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	0		11	2	18%	2	0	0%	50	8	16%	3	2	67%	3	2	67%	0
1984	25	PIT	NL	306	92%	56			19	3	0	1	1.38	12	1	4	12	0	6	6	0	3	3	100%	62	7	11%	28	9	32%	171	16	9%	10	2	20%	14	8	57%	0
1985	26	TOT	NL	156	87%	25			20	6	1	4	1.16	1	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	3	3	100%	36	4	11%	16	6	38%	106	11	10%	10	3	30%	11	5	45%	0
1985	26	PIT	NL	130	86%	22			14	4	0	3	1.23	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	100%	27	2	7%	11	3	27%	85	8	9%	9	2	22%	9	4	44%	0
1985	26	MON	NL	26	92%	3			6	2	1	1	1.01	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	100%	9	2	22%	5	3	60%	21	3	14%	1	1	100%	2	1	50%	0

1987	28	CLE	AL	46	100%	4			16	2	1	2	1.16	2	0	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0		10	1	10%	1	1	100%	31	3	10%	2	2	100%	0	0		0
5 Yrs				607	91%	109			64	13	2	8	1.25	20	1	8	20	0	13	7	0	6	6	100%	125	14	11%	51	16	31%	374	39	10%	25	9	36%	28	15	54%	0
MLB Averages					59%																			81%			11%			35%			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
1982	23	16	35	34	5	7	2	0	2	3	1	1	1	11	.206	.229	.441	.670	81	15	0	0	0	0	0
1983	24	48	99	94	15	24	6	1	5	14	2	2	5	28	.255	.293	.500	.793	114	47	2	0	0	0	0
1984	25	174	405	370	48	80	15	4	17	42	9	7	29	112	.216	.276	.416	.692	92	154	9	2	3	1	2
1985	26	239	561	502	65	105	21	4	18	53	13	10	50	142	.209	.283	.375	.657	83	188	13	2	6	1	7
1986	27	239	561	502	65	105	21	4	18	53	13	10	50	142	.209	.283	.375	.657	83	188	13	2	6	1	7
1987	28	268	607	542	70	109	21	4	20	58	13	10	55	155	.201	.276	.365	.642	78	198	14	2	6	2	8

Neutralized Batting

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Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	RC	Gact
1982	23	16	36	35	6	8	2	0	2	3	1	1	11	.229	.250	.457	.707	4	16
1983	24	32	64	60	10	17	4	1	3	12	1	4	17	.283	.328	.533	.861	11	32
1984	25	126	310	279	36	59	9	3	13	30	7	25	84	.211	.280	.405	.685	31	126
1985	26	65	158	133	19	26	6	0	1	12	4	22	30	.195	.310	.263	.573	11	65

1987	28	29	46	40	5	4	0	0	2	5	0	5	13	.100	.196	.250	.446	2	29
5 Yrs		268	614	547	76	114	21	4	21	62	13	57	155	.208	.285	.377	.661	59	268
162 Game Avg.		162	371	331	46	69	13	2	13	37	8	34	94	.208	.285	.377	.661	36	268

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