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Joe Gantenbein

Joseph Steven Gantenbein (Sep)

Positions: Second Baseman, Third Baseman and Shortstop
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 168 lb.

Born: August 25, 1915 in San Francisco, CA (All Transactions)
Debut: April 20, 1939
Team: Athletics 1939-1940

Final Game: September 28, 1940
Died: August 2, 1993 in Novato, CA
Buried: Valley Memorial Park, Novato, CA
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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
1939 23 PHA AL 111 387 348 47 101 14 4 4 36 1 5 32 22 .290 .353 .388 .741 92 135 4 2 5 45/6
1940 24 PHA AL 75 210 197 21 47 6 2 4 23 1 0 11 21 .239 .282 .350 .633 65 69 2 1 1 5/367O
2 Yrs 186 597 545 68 148 20 6 8 59 2 5 43 43 .272 .328 .374 .703 82 204 6 3 6
162 Game Avg. 162 520 475 59 129 17 5 7 51 2 4 37 37 .272 .328 .374 .703 82 178 5 3 5

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
1939 23 PHA AL 111 387 -3 -2 0 -15 4 -16 -1.5 12 -4 -0.2 .487 .491 1.1 -1.0 11 $ 45/6
1940 24 PHA AL 75 210 -10 0 0 0 0 -10 -0.9 5 -4 -0.4 .488 .494 -0.4 0.1 -4 $ 5/367O
2 Seasons 186 597 -13 -1 0 -15 4 -26 -2.4 17 -8 -0.6 .487 .493 0.7 -0.9 7 $

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
1939 23 PHA AL 387 261 46 4.7 111 .301 .290 .283 .353 .357 .388 .418 .741 .775 92 .463 -4.2 -0.4 .645 .178 .098 1.6
1940 24 PHA AL 210 153 19 3.3 108 .250 .239 .276 .282 .348 .350 .418 .633 .766 65 .322 -11.0 -1.0 .539 .173 .112 1.6
2 Yrs 597 414 65 4.2 110 .283 .272 .280 .328 .354 .374 .418 .703 .772 82 .415 -15.1 -1.4 .605 .176 .103 3.2
162 Game Avg. 520 361 57 4.2 110 .283 .272 .280 .328 .354 .374 .418 .703 .772 82 .415 -15.1 -1.4 .605 .176 .103 3

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
1939 23 PHA AL 387 1.0% 5.7% 8.3% 5.7% 22% 0.69 15.8 87.0 9.7 83%
1940 24 PHA AL 210 1.9% 10.0% 5.2% 5.7% 26% 1.91 9.4 49.3 8.6 82%
2 Yrs 597 1.3% 7.2% 7.2% 5.7% 23% 1.00 12.7 68.1 9.2 83%
MLB Averages 1.6% 9.2% 8.7% 6.8% 28% 1.05 9.7 56.7 7.9 78%

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
1939 23 111 387 348 47 101 14 4 4 36 1 5 32 22 .290 .353 .388 .741 92 135 4 2 5
1940 24 186 597 545 68 148 20 6 8 59 2 5 43 43 .272 .328 .374 .703 82 204 6 3 6

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
1939 23 117 396 358 43 98 14 4 4 33 1 31 23 .274 .335 .369 .704 43 111
1940 24 78 217 204 21 47 6 2 4 22 1 11 22 .230 .273 .338 .611 19 75
2 Yrs 195 613 562 64 145 20 6 8 55 2 42 45 .258 .313 .358 .671 62 186
162 Game Avg. 162 509 467 53 120 17 5 7 46 2 35 37 .258 .313 .358 .671 52 186

Similarity Scores

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