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Rich Gale

Richard Blackwell Gale

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 7", Weight: 225 lb.

Born: January 19, 1954 in Littleton, NH
High School: Littleton (Littleton, NH)
School: University of New Hampshire
Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 5th round of the 1975 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 30, 1978
Teams (by GP): Royals/Reds/Giants/RedSox 1978-1984

Final Game: September 28, 1984
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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 24 KCR AL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 MVP-34,RoY-4
1979 25 KCR AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1980 26 KCR AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1981 27 KCR AL 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1982 28 SFG NL 33 54 48 4 6 1 0 1 2 0 0 5 34 .125 .208 .208 .416 18 10 0 0 1 0 0 1
1983 29 CIN NL 33 23 20 2 3 1 0 1 3 0 1 2 16 .150 .227 .350 .577 56 7 0 0 1 0 0 1
1984 30 BOS AL 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Seasons 195 77 68 6 9 2 0 2 5 0 1 7 50 .132 .213 .250 .463 29 17 0 0 2 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 64 56 5 7 2 0 2 4 0 1 6 42 .132 .213 .250 .463 29 14 0 0 2 0 0
KCR (4 yrs) 116 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SFG (1 yr) 33 54 48 4 6 1 0 1 2 0 0 5 34 .125 .208 .208 .416 18 10 0 0 1 0 0
BOS (1 yr) 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CIN (1 yr) 33 23 20 2 3 1 0 1 3 0 1 2 16 .150 .227 .350 .577 56 7 0 0 1 0 0
AL (5 yrs) 129 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (2 yrs) 66 77 68 6 9 2 0 2 5 0 1 7 50 .132 .213 .250 .463 29 17 0 0 2 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1982 28 SFG NL 54 -5 -1 0 0 0 5 2 1 0.0 1 0.1 -0.1 $ 1
1983 29 CIN NL 24 -1 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0.2 2 0.2 0.0 $ 1
2 Seasons 78 -6 -1 0 0 0 7 3 3 0.2 3 0.3 -0.1 $
SFG (1 yr) 54 -5 -1 0 0 0 5 2 1 0.0 1 0.1 -0.1 $
CIN (1 yr) 24 -1 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0.2 2 0.2 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
1982 28 SFG NL 54 43 2 1.3 94 .385 .125 .264 .208 .327 .208 .384 .416 .712 18 .098 -5.4 -0.6 .357 .188 .083 .0
1983 29 CIN NL 23 19 1 1.4 99 .667 .150 .267 .227 .336 .350 .395 .577 .731 56 .119 -1.3 -0.1 .444 .250 .200 .0
7 Seasons 77 62 3 1.3 95 .438 .132 .265 .213 .330 .250 .388 .463 .717 29 .105 -6.8 -0.7 .383 .206 .118 .0
162 Game Avg. 64 52 2 1.3 95 .438 .132 .265 .213 .330 .250 .388 .463 .717 29 .105 -6.8 -0.7 .383 .206 .118
SFG (1 yr) 54 43 2 1.3 94 .385 .125 .264 .208 .327 .208 .384 .416 .712 18 .098 -5.4 -0.6 .357 .188 .083 .0
CIN (1 yr) 23 19 1 1.4 99 .667 .150 .267 .227 .336 .350 .395 .577 .731 56 .118 -1.3 -0.1 .444 .250 .200 .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
1982 28 SFG NL 54 1.9% 63.0% 9.3% 3.7% 33% 6.80 1.4 48.0 24.0 8.00 24%
1983 29 CIN NL 23 4.4% 69.6% 8.7% 8.7% 67% 8.00 1.3 20.0 6.7 13%
7 Seasons 77 2.6% 64.9% 9.1% 5.2% 44% 7.14 1.4 34.0 13.6 10.00 21%
MLB Averages 2.0% 13.0% 8.4% 6.5% 28% 1.56 6.9 45.0 8.5 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
1978 24 KCR AL 0.0
1979 25 KCR AL 0.0
1980 26 KCR AL 0.0
1981 27 KCR AL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1982 28 SFG NL -5.4 -0.6 54 -0.5 0.5 -1.0 .94 -0.5 -0.0 -5.4 -0.6 0.86 -5.3 0
1983 29 CIN NL -1.3 -0.1 26 0.1 0.5 -0.3 .85 -0.1 0.3 -1.8 -0.2 1.05 -1.6 0
1984 30 BOS AL 0.0
7 Seasons -6.8 -0.7 80 -0.4 1.0 -1.4 .91 -0.7 0.3 -7.2 -0.8 0.92 -7.0 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
1982 28 SFG NL 0 0 30% 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 50% 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 1
1983 29 CIN NL 0 1 25% 2 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0% 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
7 Seasons 0 1 29% 20 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 40% 0 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 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
1982 28 SFG NL 54 31% 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 100% 2 0 0% 5 0 0% 27 1 4% 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 0
1983 29 CIN NL 24 29% 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 100% 3 0 0% 5 0 0% 20 2 10% 2 2 100% 3 1 33% 0
7 Seasons 78 31% 9 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 2 100% 5 0 0% 10 0 0% 47 3 6% 3 2 67% 5 1 20% 0
MLB Averages 57% 82% 11% 36% 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 28 149 54 48 4 6 1 0 1 2 0 0 5 34 .125 .208 .208 .416 18 10 0 0 1 0 0
1983 29 182 77 68 6 9 2 0 2 5 0 1 7 50 .132 .213 .250 .463 29 17 0 0 2 0 0
1984 30 195 77 68 6 9 2 0 2 5 0 1 7 50 .132 .213 .250 .463 29 17 0 0 2 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
1982 28 33 53 48 4 6 1 0 1 2 0 5 34 .125 .208 .208 .416 2 33
1983 29 33 22 20 3 3 1 0 1 4 0 2 16 .150 .227 .350 .577 2 33
2 Seasons 66 75 68 7 9 2 0 2 6 0 7 50 .132 .213 .250 .463 4 66
162 Game Avg. 162 184 167 17 22 5 0 5 15 0 17 123 .132 .213 .250 .463 10 66

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1919 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))
1978 AL (34, 1%)
0.01 Career Shares (1498th)

                                          

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