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Luis Gómez

Luis (Sanchez) Gomez

Positions: Shortstop, Second Baseman and Third Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 150 lb.

Born: August 19, 1951 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
High School: Belmont HS (Los Angeles, CA)
School: University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)
Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 7th round of the 1973 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 28, 1974
Teams (by GP): Twins/BlueJays/Braves 1974-1981
Agents: LaRue Harcourt [*]
Final Game: October 4, 1981
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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 MIN AL 82 186 168 18 35 1 0 0 3 2 3 12 16 .208 .261 .214 .475 36 36 2 0 6 0 0 6/D4
1975 23 MIN AL 89 81 72 7 10 0 0 0 5 0 2 4 12 .139 .182 .139 .321 -9 10 1 0 4 1 0 6D/4
1976 24 MIN AL 38 62 57 5 11 1 0 0 3 1 0 3 3 .193 .233 .211 .444 30 12 3 0 2 0 0 6/458D
1977 25 MIN AL 32 74 65 6 16 4 2 0 11 0 2 4 9 .246 .290 .369 .659 80 24 0 0 5 0 0 4/65D8
1978 26 TOR AL 153 469 413 39 92 7 3 0 32 2 10 34 41 .223 .280 .254 .534 51 105 10 0 19 3 1 *6
1979 27 TOR AL 59 171 163 11 39 7 0 0 11 1 0 6 17 .239 .266 .282 .548 49 46 7 0 2 0 0 546/D
1980 28 ATL NL 121 307 278 18 53 6 0 0 24 0 4 17 27 .191 .239 .212 .451 26 59 9 1 10 1 2 *6
1981 29 ATL NL 35 41 35 4 7 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 4 .200 .317 .200 .517 48 7 0 0 0 0 0 6/541
8 Yrs 609 1391 1251 108 263 26 5 0 90 6 22 86 129 .210 .261 .239 .500 40 299 32 1 48 5 3
162 Game Avg. 162 370 333 29 70 7 1 0 24 2 6 23 34 .210 .261 .239 .500 40 80 9 0 13 1 1
MIN (4 yrs) 241 403 362 36 72 6 2 0 22 3 7 23 40 .199 .246 .227 .473 34 82 6 0 17 1 0
ATL (2 yrs) 156 348 313 22 60 6 0 0 25 0 5 23 31 .192 .249 .211 .459 29 66 9 1 10 1 2
TOR (2 yrs) 212 640 576 50 131 14 3 0 43 3 10 40 58 .227 .276 .262 .538 51 151 17 0 21 3 1
AL (6 yrs) 453 1043 938 86 203 20 5 0 65 6 17 63 98 .216 .265 .248 .513 44 233 23 0 38 4 1
NL (2 yrs) 156 348 313 22 60 6 0 0 25 0 5 23 31 .192 .249 .211 .459 29 66 9 1 10 1 2

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 MIN AL 82 186 -14 -1 2 6 3 -5 -0.4 6 1 0.1 .494 .497 -0.5 1.1 -4 $ 6/D4
1975 23 MIN AL 89 81 -11 0 1 -2 2 -10 -1.1 3 -8 -0.8 .488 .493 -0.6 0.1 -6 $ 6D/4
1976 24 MIN AL 38 62 -5 2 -0 -1 1 -4 -0.4 2 -2 -0.2 .489 .498 -0.1 0.1 -1 $ 6/458D
1977 25 MIN AL 32 74 -3 -1 0 1 1 -2 -0.1 2 1 0.1 .495 .499 0.0 0.2 -0 $ 4/65D8
1978 26 TOR AL 153 469 -26 -5 0 -7 8 -29 -3.1 15 -14 -1.7 .479 .480 -0.9 0.3 -8 $ *6
1979 27 TOR AL 59 171 -10 -1 -1 2 2 -8 -0.7 6 -2 -0.2 .487 .495 -0.5 0.5 -4 $ 546/D
1980 28 ATL NL 121 307 -27 -3 0 4 6 -20 -2.2 9 -10 -1.3 .481 .486 -1.8 1.1 -14 $ *6
1981 29 ATL NL 35 41 -2 -1 0 -7 1 -9 -1.0 1 -7 -0.8 .472 .494 -0.1 -0.6 -0 $120,000 6/541
8 Seasons 609 1391 -98 -10 2 -3 24 -85 -9.0 44 -41 -4.8 .485 .493 -4.5 2.7 -38 $120,000
MIN (4 yrs) 241 403 -33 -0 2 4 7 -20 -2.0 13 -7 -0.8 .491 .497 -1.2 1.5 -11 $
ATL (2 yrs) 156 348 -29 -4 1 -3 7 -28 -3.2 11 -18 -2.1 .479 .490 -1.9 0.5 -15 $120,000
TOR (2 yrs) 212 640 -36 -6 -1 -4 10 -37 -3.8 21 -16 -1.9 .481 .488 -1.4 0.8 -12 $

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 MIN AL 186 144 10 1.9 92 .230 .208 .263 .261 .328 .214 .378 .475 .706 36 .190 -14.3 -1.5 .341 .071 .006 .0
1975 23 MIN AL 81 70 2 0.8 94 .164 .139 .260 .182 .331 .139 .382 .321 .713 -9 .041 -10.6 -1.1 .185 .028 .000
1976 24 MIN AL 62 51 3 1.6 88 .204 .193 .259 .233 .324 .211 .366 .444 .690 30 .156 -5.3 -0.6 .327 .088 .018 .0
1977 25 MIN AL 74 56 7 3.4 99 .286 .246 .265 .290 .329 .369 .403 .659 .732 80 .355 -2.0 -0.2 .510 .154 .123
1978 26 TOR AL 469 363 28 2.1 94 .245 .223 .262 .280 .328 .254 .386 .534 .714 51 .205 -27.3 -2.8 .384 .094 .031 .0
1979 27 TOR AL 171 133 11 2.2 102 .267 .239 .270 .266 .334 .282 .408 .548 .743 49 .200 -12.0 -1.2 .405 .086 .043 .0
1980 28 ATL NL 307 249 13 1.4 98 .210 .191 .270 .239 .333 .212 .392 .451 .725 26 .118 -28.4 -3.0 .307 .068 .022
1981 29 ATL NL 41 29 3 2.8 94 .226 .200 .266 .317 .332 .200 .381 .517 .713 48 .330 -2.2 -0.2 .414 .143 .000
8 Yrs 1391 1095 77 1.9 96 .233 .210 .265 .261 .330 .239 .389 .500 .719 40 .180 -102.3 -10.6 .355 .085 .029 .0
162 Game Avg. 370 291 20 1.9 96 .233 .210 .265 .261 .330 .239 .389 .500 .719 40 .180 -102.3 -10.6 .355 .085 .029
MIN (4 yrs) 403 321 22 1.8 93 .223 .199 .262 .246 .328 .227 .381 .473 .709 34 .179 -32.3 -3.4 .333 .080 .028 .0
ATL (2 yrs) 348 278 16 1.6 97 .212 .192 .270 .249 .333 .211 .391 .459 .724 29 .138 -30.7 -3.2 .318 .077 .019
TOR (2 yrs) 640 496 39 2.1 96 .251 .227 .264 .276 .329 .262 .393 .538 .722 51 .204 -39.4 -4.0 .390 .092 .035 .0
AL (6 yrs) 1043 817 61 2.0 95 .241 .216 .264 .265 .329 .248 .388 .513 .717 44 .194 -71.6 -7.4 .368 .087 .032 .0
NL (2 yrs) 348 278 16 1.6 97 .212 .192 .270 .249 .333 .211 .391 .459 .724 29 .138 -30.7 -3.2 .318 .077 .019

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 MIN AL 186 0.0% 8.6% 6.5% 0.5% 3% 1.33 10.5 56.0 1.67 82%
1975 23 MIN AL 81 0.0% 14.8% 4.9% 0.0% 0% 3.00 6.0 14.4 1.39 75%
1976 24 MIN AL 62 0.0% 4.8% 4.8% 1.6% 9% 1.00 19.0 19.0 1.09 87%
1977 25 MIN AL 74 0.0% 12.2% 5.4% 8.1% 38% 2.25 7.2 5.9 1.05 76%
1978 26 TOR AL 469 0.0% 8.7% 7.3% 2.1% 11% 1.21 10.1 12.9 1.53 80%
1979 27 TOR AL 171 0.0% 9.9% 3.5% 4.1% 18% 2.83 9.6 14.8 1.15 85%
1980 28 ATL NL 307 0.0% 8.8% 5.5% 2.0% 11% 1.59 10.3 11.6 1.50 82%
1981 29 ATL NL 41 0.0% 9.8% 14.6% 0.0% 0% 0.67 8.8 35.0 0.71 76%
8 Yrs 1391 0.0% 9.3% 6.2% 2.2% 12% 1.50 9.7 13.9 1.40 81%
MLB Averages 1.9% 12.8% 8.5% 6.3% 27% 1.50 7.0 47.2 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 MIN AL -14.3 -1.5 192 -1.4 1.8 -3.2 .93 -1.7 0.1 -16.4 -1.7 0.92 -16.4 0.01 1
1975 23 MIN AL -10.6 -1.1 84 -0.9 0.6 -1.5 .95 -1.0 0.0 -8.7 -0.9 1.04 -10.5 0
1976 24 MIN AL -5.3 -0.6 65 -0.6 0.4 -1.0 .86 -0.6 -0.2 -6.3 -0.7 0.99 -5.8 0
1977 25 MIN AL -2.0 -0.2 76 -0.5 0.7 -1.2 .83 -0.3 -0.3 -0.5 -0.1 0.98 -3.1 0.51 4
1978 26 TOR AL -27.3 -2.8 482 -2.1 5.6 -7.7 .94 -3.1 0.9 -27.2 -2.8 0.92 -32.4 0
1979 27 TOR AL -12.0 -1.2 172 -0.5 2.6 -3.1 1.00 -0.9 0.4 -7.7 -0.8 0.93 -11.4 0.02 1
1980 28 ATL NL -28.4 -3.0 314 -1.6 3.3 -4.9 .87 -2.6 0.8 -22.9 -2.4 0.95 -27.2 0
1981 29 ATL NL -2.2 -0.2 42 -0.5 0.2 -0.7 .97 -0.4 -0.1 -2.0 -0.2 1.02 -2.8 0.22 2
8 Yrs -102.3 -10.6 1427 -8.2 15.2 -23.4 .92 -10.6 1.7 -91.9 -9.4 0.94 -109.7 0.32 8

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 MIN AL 1 0 38% 75 2 3 40% 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 4 48% 17 11 6 4 2 1 8 1 7
1975 23 MIN AL 1 0 50% 40 0 2 0% 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 38% 6 4 2 0 0 0 2 1 1
1976 24 MIN AL 0 0 36% 18 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 75% 2 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0
1977 25 MIN AL 0 0 30% 21 0 2 0% 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 57% 6 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 1
1978 26 TOR AL 6 0 31% 137 2 10 17% 2 9 0 0 0 1 3 1 4 6 48% 30 15 15 6 5 1 14 6 8
1979 27 TOR AL 4 0 24% 78 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 39% 10 9 1 2 1 1 6 1 5
1980 28 ATL NL 4 0 25% 99 0 4 0% 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 6 41% 7 5 2 4 2 2 6 3 3
1981 29 ATL NL 0 0 31% 17 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17% 3 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 0
8 Yrs 16 0 31% 485 6 22 21% 6 21 0 0 0 1 8 5 14 23 45% 81 50 31 19 11 7 39 13 25

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 MIN AL 186 32% 35 1 0 0 0 0.01 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 86% 34 2 6% 14 6 43% 105 3 3% 6 1 17% 6 4 67% 0
1975 23 MIN AL 81 35% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 80% 20 1 5% 10 5 50% 63 8 13% 4 2 50% 5 4 80% 0
1976 24 MIN AL 62 47% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 17 3 18% 5 3 60% 42 3 7% 2 0 0% 0 0 0
1977 25 MIN AL 74 73% 16 4 0 0 1 0.51 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 100% 11 0 0% 11 6 55% 47 11 23% 4 2 50% 5 3 60% 0
1978 26 TOR AL 469 38% 92 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 23 19 83% 83 10 12% 44 29 66% 249 33 13% 23 15 65% 9 6 67% 0
1979 27 TOR AL 171 36% 39 1 0 0 0 0.02 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 67% 24 7 29% 10 3 30% 88 14 16% 4 2 50% 3 2 67% 0
1980 28 ATL NL 307 29% 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 11 10 91% 54 9 17% 36 15 42% 193 26 13% 15 8 53% 11 8 73% 0
1981 29 ATL NL 41 20% 7 2 0 0 0 0.22 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0% 1 0 0% 29 3 10% 3 1 33% 2 1 50% 0
8 Yrs 1391 37% 263 8 0 0 1 0.32 0 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 56 48 86% 252 32 13% 131 67 51% 816 101 12% 61 31 51% 41 28 68% 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 82 186 168 18 35 1 0 0 3 2 3 12 16 .208 .261 .214 .475 36 36 2 0 6 0 0
1975 23 171 267 240 25 45 1 0 0 8 2 5 16 28 .188 .237 .192 .429 23 46 3 0 10 1 0
1976 24 209 329 297 30 56 2 0 0 11 3 5 19 31 .189 .237 .195 .432 24 58 6 0 12 1 0
1977 25 241 403 362 36 72 6 2 0 22 3 7 23 40 .199 .246 .227 .473 34 82 6 0 17 1 0
1978 26 394 872 775 75 164 13 5 0 54 5 17 57 81 .212 .264 .241 .506 43 187 16 0 36 4 1
1979 27 453 1043 938 86 203 20 5 0 65 6 17 63 98 .216 .265 .248 .513 44 233 23 0 38 4 1
1980 28 574 1350 1216 104 256 26 5 0 89 6 21 80 125 .211 .259 .240 .499 40 292 32 1 48 5 3
1981 29 609 1391 1251 108 263 26 5 0 90 6 22 86 129 .210 .261 .239 .500 40 299 32 1 48 5 3

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 82 187 169 19 36 1 0 0 3 2 12 16 .213 .265 .219 .484 10 82
1975 23 90 82 73 8 11 0 0 0 5 0 4 12 .151 .192 .151 .343 2 89
1976 24 38 63 58 5 12 1 0 0 3 1 3 3 .207 .246 .224 .470 3 38
1977 25 32 74 65 6 16 4 2 0 11 0 4 9 .246 .290 .369 .659 7 32
1978 26 153 477 419 43 98 7 3 0 36 2 36 41 .234 .293 .265 .557 33 153
1979 27 59 172 164 11 39 7 0 0 11 1 6 17 .238 .265 .280 .545 12 59
1980 28 121 310 280 19 55 6 0 0 26 0 18 27 .196 .247 .218 .465 15 121
1981 29 53 61 52 5 10 0 0 0 1 0 9 6 .192 .311 .192 .504 3 35
8 Yrs 628 1426 1280 116 277 26 5 0 96 6 92 131 .216 .269 .245 .513 85 609
162 Game Avg. 162 368 330 30 71 7 1 0 25 2 24 34 .216 .269 .245 .513 22 609

* 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.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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1978 AL  19 (3rd)

                                         

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