Bob Giggie

Robert Thomas Giggie

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: August 13, 1933 in Dorchester, MA (All Transactions)
Debut: April 18, 1959
Teams (by GP): Braves/Athletics 1959-1962

Final Game: July 24, 1962
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Standard Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1951	17	PRS	D	2	2	.500	3.75	8						48.0	62	29	20	1	15								1.604	11.6	0.2	2.8			PRS · MSOH
1952	18	ATL-min	B	18	7	.720	2.82	26	24					214.0	171	78	67		79								1.168	7.2		3.3			HGR · ISLG
1953	19	ATL-min	AA	12	7	.632	3.52	38	18					156.0	153	74	61	9	55								1.333	8.8	0.5	3.2			ATA · SOUA
1954	20	ATL-min	AA	8	10	.444	4.74	45	22					167.0	176	95	88	11	69								1.467	9.5	0.6	3.7			ATA · SOUA
1955	21	ATL-min	AA	10	12	.455	3.66	39	26					187.0	200	116	76	11	74								1.465	9.6	0.5	3.6			ATA · SOUA
1956	22	ATL-min	AAA	3	8	.273	4.84	20	14		3	2		80.0	84	49	43	11	36	5	40	3	0	5			1.500	9.4	1.2	4.0	4.5	1.11	WCH · AA
1957		Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1958	24	ATL-min	AA,AAA	13	8	.619	3.10	35	20					145.0	142	54	50	10	53								1.345	8.8	0.6	3.3			ATA,WCH · SOUA,AA
1959	25	MLN	NL	1	0	1.000	4.05	13	0	7	0	0	1	20.0	24	10	9	2	10	0	15	0	1	0	88	89	1.700	10.8	0.9	4.5	6.8	1.50
1960	26	OAK-min	AAA	7	7	.500	3.39	20	15					114.0	108	49	43	11	31								1.219	8.5	0.9	2.4			DFW · AA
1960	26	TOT	MLB	1	0	1.000	5.48	13	0	4	0	0	0	23.0	29	14	14	1	19	3	13	0	0	1	114	73	2.087	11.3	0.4	7.4	5.1	0.68
1960	26	MLN	NL	0	0		4.15	3	0	2	0	0	0	4.1	5	2	2	0	4	1	5	0	0	0	22	91	2.077	10.4	0.0	8.3	10.4	1.25
1960	26	KCA	AL	1	0	1.000	5.79	10	0	2	0	0	0	18.2	24	12	12	1	15	2	8	0	0	1	92	70	2.089	11.6	0.5	7.2	3.9	0.53

1961	27	BAL-OAK-min	AAA	1	7	.125	4.50	50	8					124.0	139	78	62	17	37								1.419	10.1	1.2	2.7			ROC,HAW · IL,PCL
1962	28	OAK-min	AAA	9	13	.409	3.75	29	27		7	2		185.0	208	94	77	21	48	1	110	1	0	6			1.384	10.1	1.0	2.3	5.4	2.29	POR · PCL
1962	28	KCA	AL	1	1	.500	6.28	4	2	2	0	0	0	14.1	17	11	10	5	3	0	4	1	0	0	64	69	1.395	10.7	3.1	1.9	2.5	1.33
3 Yrs				3	1	.750	5.18	30	2	13	0	0	1	57.1	70	35	33	8	32	3	32	1	1	1	266	76	1.779	11.0	1.3	5.0	5.0	1.00
162 Game Avg.				6	2	.750	5.18	64	4	28	0	0	2	122	149	74	70	17	68	6	68	2	2	2	565	76	1.779	11.0	1.3	5.0	5.0	1.00

MLN (2 yrs)				1	0	1.000	4.07	16	0	9	0	0	1	24.1	29	12	11	2	14	1	20	0	1	0	110	89	1.767	10.7	0.7	5.2	7.4	1.43
KCA (2 yrs)				2	1	.667	6.00	14	2	4	0	0	0	33.0	41	23	22	6	18	2	12	1	0	1	156	70	1.788	11.2	1.6	4.9	3.3	0.67

AL (2 yrs)				2	1	.667	6.00	14	2	4	0	0	0	33.0	41	23	22	6	18	2	12	1	0	1	156	70	1.788	11.2	1.6	4.9	3.3	0.67
NL (2 yrs)				1	0	1.000	4.07	16	0	9	0	0	1	24.1	29	12	11	2	14	1	20	0	1	0	110	89	1.767	10.7	0.7	5.2	7.4	1.43

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary
1959	25	MLN	NL	20.0	13	0	10	4.50	4.36	-0.12	0.00	93.5	4.20	-1	-0.1	.1	-0.0	0.1	2	.493	.499	$
1960	26	MLN	NL	4.1	3	0	2	4.15	5.04	-0.07	-0.21	100.5	4.92	0	0.0	1.3	-0.0	0.1	1	.513	.500	$
1960	26	KCA	AL	18.2	10	0	12	5.79	4.67	-0.21	-0.19	105.9	4.96	-2	-0.2	.6	0.0	0.0	-0	.484	.499	$

1962	28	KCA	AL	14.1	4	2	11	6.91	4.38	0.01	0.04	112.0	4.95	-3	-0.3	.1	0.0	-0.2	-2	.428	.498	$
3 Seasons				57.1	30	2	35	5.49	4.52	-0.12	-0.07	102.7	4.69	-5	-0.5	.4	0.0	0.0	0	.483	.499	$

MLN (2 yrs)				24.1	16	0	12	4.44	4.49	-0.11	-0.04	94.8	4.33	-0	-0.0	.3	-0.0	0.2	2	.497	.500	$
KCA (2 yrs)				33.0	14	2	23	6.27	4.54	-0.12	-0.09	108.6	4.96	-5	-0.5	.5	0.0	-0.2	-2	.468	.499	$

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	ROE
1959	25	MLN	NL	13	88	75	10	24	4	1	2	0	2	10	15	.320	.400	.480	.880	.379	36	5	0	3	0	0	2
1960	26	KCA	AL	10	91	72	12	24	4	1	1	0	0	15	8	.333	.443	.458	.902	.359	33	2	0	4	1	2	0
1960	26	MLN	NL	3	22	18	2	5	1	0	0	0	0	4	5	.278	.409	.333	.742	.385	6	0	0	0	0	1	0
1960	26	TOT	MLB	13	113	90	14	29	5	1	1	0	0	19	13	.322	.436	.433	.870	.364	39	2	0	4	1	3	0

1962	28	KCA	AL	4	64	58	11	17	1	0	5	0	0	3	4	.293	.339	.569	.908	.245	33	2	1	2	0	0	2
3 Yrs				30	265	223	35	70	10	2	8	0	2	32	32	.314	.401	.484	.885	.337	108	9	1	9	1	3	4
162 Game Avg.				64	563	474	74	149	21	4	17	0	4	68	68	.314	.401	.484	.885	.337	230	19	2	19	2	6	9
MLB Averages																.257	.326	.393	.719	.278

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PtchR	PitchW	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo
1959	25	MLN	NL	-1.0	-0.1	90	0.0	0.3	-0.2	.18	-0.3	0.6	-2.3	-0.2	0.18	-5.5	0	0	12
1960	26	TOT	MLB	-2.8	-0.3	115	-0.7	0.5	-1.2	.41	-0.2	-1.6	-5.3	-0.5	0.41	-3.9	3	1	9
1960	26	MLN	NL	-0.1	-0.0	22	-0.3	0.0	-0.4	.46	-0.0	-0.7	-1.9	-0.2	0.46	-0.2	1	1	1
1960	26	KCA	AL	-2.8	-0.3	93	-0.4	0.4	-0.8	.40	-0.2	-0.8	-3.4	-0.3	0.39	-3.7	2	0	8

1962	28	KCA	AL	-2.9	-0.3	64	-0.2	1.3	-1.4	1.07	-0.3	0.2	-4.5	-0.4	1.07	-4.0	0	0	2
3 Yrs				-6.7	-0.7	269	-0.9	2.0	-2.8	.49	-0.8	-1.0	-12.0	-1.2	0.49	-13.4	3	1	23

Starting Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GS	Wgs	Lgs	ND	Wchp	Ltuf	Wtm	Ltm	tmW-L%	Wlst	Lsv	CG	SHO	QS	QS%	GmScA	Best	Wrst	BQR	BQS	sDR	lDR	RS/GS	RS/IP	IP/GS
1962	28	KCA	AL	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	.500	0	0	0	0	1	50%	45.0	57	33	2	0	2	0	3.7	4.1	6.2
1 Yr				4	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	.500	0	0	0	0	1	50%	45	57	33	2	0	2	0	3.7	4.1	6.2
MLB Averages													.500						51%	51	115	-14					4.5	4.3	6.4

Reliever Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GR	GF	Wgr	Lgr	SVOpp	SV	BSv	SV%	SVSit	Hold	IR	IS	IS%	1^stIP	aLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo	Ahd	Tie	Bhd	Runr	Empt	>3o	<3o	IPmult	0DR	Out/GR
1959	25	MLN	NL	13	13	7	1	0	1	1	0	100%	1	0	4	3	75%	8	.177	0	0	12	1	0	12	2	11	6	2	6	0	4.6
1960	26	TOT	MLB	13	13	4	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	10	5	50%		.409	3	1	9	0	3	10	7	6	9	4	10	0	5.3
1960	26	MLN	NL	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	3	2	67%	4	.457	1	1	1	0	1	2	2	1	2	1	2	0	4.3
1960	26	KCA	AL	10	10	2	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	7	3	43%	6	.397	2	0	8	0	2	8	5	5	7	3	8	0	5.6

1962	28	KCA	AL	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0		9	1.069	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	3.0
3 Yrs				30	28	13	2	0	1	1	0	100%	1	0	14	8	57%		.491	3	1	23	1	3	24	9	19	15	6	16	0	4.8

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	GO/AO	IP%	DPopp	DPs	DP%
1959	25	MLN	NL	88	60%	2.3%	17.1%	11.4%	8.0%	29%	2.82	66%	20	5	25%
1960	26	TOT	MLB	114	66%	0.9%	11.5%	16.8%	6.2%	24%	1.39	68%	32	2	6%
1960	26	MLN	NL	22	73%	0.0%	22.7%	18.2%	4.6%	20%	7.00	59%	4	0	0%
1960	26	KCA	AL	92	65%	1.1%	8.8%	16.5%	6.6%	25%	1.14	70%	28	2	7%

1962	28	KCA	AL	64	52%	7.8%	6.3%	4.7%	9.4%	35%	1.17	77%	15	2	13%
3 Yrs				266	61%	3.0%	12.1%	12.1%	7.6%	29%	1.62	69%	67	9	13%
MLB Averages					50%	2.4%	13.7%	8.9%	6.7%	29%	1.04	74%			10%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

					Hits			Home Runs							Advances				Baserunning
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	H	Inf	Bnt	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	<2,3B	Scr	SO	%	ROE	WP	PB	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	BT	PAu
1959	25	MLN	NL	88	24			2	0	1	1	1	0	2	6	1	2	17%	2	0	0	45	0	2	0%	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1960	26	TOT	MLB	113	29			1	0	7	1	0	0	1	14	7	3	50%	0	1	0	50	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
1960	26	MLN	NL	22	5			0	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	33%	0	0	0	6	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1960	26	KCA	AL	91	24			1	0	5	1	0	0	1	11	6	2	55%	0	1	0	44	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1

1962	28	KCA	AL	64	17			5	0	0	1	4	5	0	4	2	0	50%	2	0	0	26	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3 Yrs				265	70			8	0	8	3	5	5	3	24	10	5	42%	4	1	0	121	0	2	0%	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
MLB Averages																		52%							62%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1959	25	1	0	1.000	4.05	13	0	7	1	20.0	24	10	9	2	10	0	15	0	1	0	88	89	1.700	10.8	0.9	4.5	6.8	1.50	89
1960	26	2	0	1.000	4.81	26	0	11	1	43.0	53	24	23	3	29	3	28	0	1	1	202	79	1.907	11.1	0.6	6.1	5.9	0.97	79
1961	27	2	0	1.000	4.81	26	0	11	1	43.0	53	24	23	3	29	3	28	0	1	1	202	79	1.907	11.1	0.6	6.1	5.9	0.97	79
1962	28	3	1	.750	5.18	30	2	13	1	57.1	70	35	33	8	32	3	32	1	1	1	266	76	1.779	11.0	1.3	5.0	5.0	1.00	76

Neutralized Pitching

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Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	HR/9	Gact
1959	25	1	1	.500	5.00	18.0	26	11	10	2	11	14	0	2.056	13.0	5.5	7.0	1.27	1.0	13
1960	26	1	1	.500	5.87	23.0	31	17	15	1	20	13	0	2.217	12.1	7.8	5.1	0.65	0.4	13

1962	28	0	1	.000	6.43	14.0	17	11	10	5	3	4	1	1.429	10.9	1.9	2.6	1.33	3.2	4
3 Yrs		2	3	.400	5.73	55.0	74	39	35	8	34	31	1	1.964	12.1		5.1	0.91	1.3	30

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