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Glen Gorbous

Glen Edward Gorbous

Positions: Rightfielder and Pinch Hitter
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: July 8, 1930 in Drumheller, Alberta, CAN (All Transactions)
Debut: April 11, 1955
Teams (by GP): Phillies/Redlegs 1955-1957

Final Game: May 5, 1957
Died: June 12, 1990 in Calgary, Alberta, CAN
Buried: Mountain View Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, CAN
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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
1955 24 TOT NL 99 269 242 27 59 12 1 4 27 0 3 24 18 .244 .311 .351 .662 77 85 6 0 2 1 3 9/78
1955 24 CIN NL 8 21 18 2 6 3 0 0 4 0 0 3 1 .333 .429 .500 .929 141 9 0 0 0 0 0 /7
1955 24 PHI NL 91 248 224 25 53 9 1 4 23 0 3 21 17 .237 .301 .339 .640 71 76 6 0 2 1 3 9/8
1956 25 PHI NL 15 33 33 1 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .182 .182 .182 .364 -1 6 0 0 0 0 0 /9
1957 26 PHI NL 3 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .500 .667 1.000 1.667 347 2 0 0 0 0 0
3 Yrs 117 305 277 29 66 13 1 4 29 0 3 25 19 .238 .300 .336 .636 70 93 6 0 2 1 3
162 Game Avg. 162 422 384 40 91 18 1 6 40 0 4 35 26 .238 .300 .336 .636 70 129 8 0 3 1 4
PHI (3 yrs) 109 284 259 27 60 10 1 4 25 0 3 22 18 .232 .291 .324 .615 65 84 6 0 2 1 3
CIN (1 yr) 8 21 18 2 6 3 0 0 4 0 0 3 1 .333 .429 .500 .929 141 9 0 0 0 0 0

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
1955 24 CIN NL 8 21 1 -1 0 1 -0 2 0.2 1 2 0.2 .519 .501 0.1 0.1 1 $ /7
1955 24 PHI NL 91 248 -10 -1 1 8 -2 -4 -0.5 8 4 0.3 .495 .497 -0.4 0.5 -4 $ 9/8
1956 25 PHI NL 15 33 -4 -0 0 -2 -0 -6 -0.6 1 -4 -0.5 .460 .496 -0.3 -0.2 -3 $ /9
1957 26 PHI NL 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .528 .501 0.1 0.0 1 $
3 Seasons 117 305 -12 -2 2 8 -3 -7 -0.9 10 3 0.1 .493 .499 -0.5 0.4 -5 $
PHI (3 yrs) 109 284 -13 -1 2 7 -3 -9 -1.1 10 1 -0.1 .492 .498 -0.6 0.3 -6 $
CIN (1 yr) 8 21 1 -1 0 1 -0 2 0.2 1 2 0.2 .519 .501 0.1 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
1955 24 TOT NL 269 195 26 3.6 104 .249 .244 .264 .311 .335 .351 .418 .662 .752 77 .379 -7.8 -0.8 .552 .194 .107 .0
1955 24 CIN NL 21 12 4 8.9 110 .353 .333 .271 .429 .343 .500 .430 .929 .773 141 .765 1.4 0.1 1.000 .333 .167
1955 24 PHI NL 248 183 22 3.2 104 .240 .237 .263 .301 .334 .339 .417 .640 .751 71 .335 -9.2 -0.9 .522 .183 .103 .0
1956 25 PHI NL 33 27 1 1.0 101 .188 .182 .262 .182 .328 .182 .413 .364 .742 -1 .060 -4.7 -0.5 .222 .000 .000
1957 26 PHI NL 3 1 2 54.4 101 .500 .500 .265 .667 .328 1.000 .410 1.667 .738 347 .989 0.9 0.1 3.000 1.000 .500
3 Yrs 305 223 29 3.5 104 .243 .238 .264 .300 .334 .336 .417 .636 .751 70 .370 -11.6 -1.2 .523 .177 .097 .0
162 Game Avg. 422 309 40 3.5 104 .243 .238 .264 .300 .334 .336 .417 .636 .751 70 .370 -11.6 -1.2 .523 .177 .097
PHI (3 yrs) 284 211 25 3.2 104 .235 .232 .263 .291 .333 .324 .416 .615 .749 65 .331 -13.0 -1.3 .495 .166 .093 .0
CIN (1 yr) 21 12 4 8.9 110 .353 .333 .271 .429 .343 .500 .430 .929 .773 141 .765 1.4 0.1 1.000 .333 .167

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
1955 24 TOT NL 269 1.5% 6.7% 8.9% 6.3% 29% 0.75 13.4 60.5 9.0 0.66 82%
1955 24 CIN NL 21 0.0% 4.8% 14.3% 14.3% 50% 0.33 18.0 4.5 0.57 81%
1955 24 PHI NL 248 1.6% 6.9% 8.5% 5.7% 26% 0.81 13.2 56.0 9.7 0.66 82%
1956 25 PHI NL 33 0.0% 3.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 33.0 33.0 0.92 97%
1957 26 PHI NL 3 0.0% 0.0% 33.3% 33.3% 100% 0.00 2.0 0.00 67%
3 Yrs 305 1.3% 6.2% 8.2% 5.9% 27% 0.76 14.6 69.3 9.6 0.68 84%
MLB Averages 2.4% 12.0% 9.2% 6.6% 29% 1.31 7.4 37.6 8.2 0.98 75%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1955 24 TOT NL -7.8 -0.8 270 -0.9 5.0 -5.9 1.20 -0.6 -0.2 -7.4 -0.7 0.98 -7.6 1.61 34
1955 24 CIN NL 1.4 0.1 21 0.1 0.5 -0.4 1.32 0.1 -0.0 0.6 0.1 1.11 1.2 1.81 3
1955 24 PHI NL -9.2 -0.9 249 -1.1 4.5 -5.6 1.18 -0.7 -0.2 -8.0 -0.8 0.97 -8.8 1.59 31
1956 25 PHI NL -4.7 -0.5 33 -0.2 0.3 -0.4 .68 -0.4 0.1 -2.4 -0.2 0.82 -3.6 0.57 6
1957 26 PHI NL 0.9 0.1 3 0.2 0.2 -0.0 1.89 0.1 0.0 1.4 0.1 1.38 0.8 1.89 2
3 Yrs -11.6 -1.2 306 -0.9 5.5 -6.4 1.15 -0.9 0.1 -8.4 -0.8 0.97 -10.4 1.48 42

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
1955 24 TOT NL 1 0 29% 110 0 3 0% 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 39% 18 13 5 3 1 2 10 5 5
1955 24 CIN NL 0 0 22% 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 40% 3 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
1955 24 PHI NL 1 0 30% 95 0 3 0% 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 39% 15 10 5 2 1 1 9 5 4
1956 25 PHI NL 1 0 17% 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25% 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1957 26 PHI NL 0 0 50% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
3 Yrs 2 0 29% 131 0 3 0% 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 36% 21 16 5 3 1 2 12 6 6

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
1955 24 TOT NL 269 93% 59 34 9 1 1 1.61 4 0 9 4 0 2 2 0 3 2 67% 73 6 8% 29 11 38% 176 24 14% 16 7 44% 10 7 70% 0
1955 24 CIN NL 21 81% 6 3 1 0 0 1.81 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0% 2 0 0% 20 4 20% 2 1 50% 0 0 0
1955 24 PHI NL 248 94% 53 31 8 1 1 1.59 4 0 6 4 0 2 2 0 3 2 67% 67 6 9% 27 11 41% 156 20 13% 14 6 43% 10 7 70% 0
1956 25 PHI NL 33 97% 6 6 0 0 0 0.57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0% 1 1 100% 14 1 7% 0 0 0 0 0
1957 26 PHI NL 3 100% 1 2 1 0 1 1.89 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 25% 0 0 0 0 0
3 Yrs 305 94% 66 42 10 1 2 1.48 4 0 10 4 0 2 2 0 3 2 67% 77 6 8% 30 12 40% 194 26 13% 16 7 44% 10 7 70% 0
MLB Averages 48% 80% 11% 31% 14% 49% 53%

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
1955 24 99 269 242 27 59 12 1 4 27 0 3 24 18 .244 .311 .351 .662 77 85 6 0 2 1 3
1956 25 114 302 275 28 65 12 1 4 28 0 3 24 19 .236 .297 .331 .628 68 91 6 0 2 1 3
1957 26 117 305 277 29 66 13 1 4 29 0 3 25 19 .238 .300 .336 .636 70 93 6 0 2 1 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
1955 24 104 285 256 29 63 13 1 4 29 0 26 19 .246 .314 .352 .666 28 99
1956 25 16 34 34 1 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .176 .176 .176 .353 1 15
1957 26 3 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 .500 .667 1.000 1.667 1 3
3 Yrs 123 322 292 31 70 14 1 4 31 0 27 20 .240 .303 .336 .639 30 117
162 Game Avg. 162 424 385 41 92 18 1 5 41 0 36 26 .240 .303 .336 .639 40 117

* 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.

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