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Jack Graham

John Bernard Graham

Positions: First Baseman and Rightfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: December 24, 1916 in Minneapolis, MN
High School: Woodrow Wilson HS (Long Beach, CA) (All Transactions)
Debut: April 16, 1946
Teams (by GP): Browns/Giants/Dodgers 1946-1949

Final Game: September 25, 1949
Died: December 30, 1998 in Los Alamitos, CA
Relatives: Son of Peaches Graham
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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	Pos	Awards
1936	19	NYY-min	C	118	451	451		135	33	8	15						.299	.299	.508	.807		229					AKR · MATL
1937	20	NYY-min	C	125	505	505		155	42	15	28						.307	.307	.616	.923		311					AKR · MATL
1938	21	NYY-min	B	138	534	534		156	22	5	36						.292	.292	.554	.846		296					NFK · PIED
1939	22	NYY-min	A,A1,AA	134	491	491		152	20	18	29						.310	.310	.601	.910		295					BNG,OKC,FTW,NWK · EL,TL,IL
1940	23	NYY-min	A,AA	139	491	491		133	18	8	21						.271	.271	.468	.739		230					BNG,NWK · EL,IL
1941	24	LAD-min	AA	146	572	516	87	152	31	3	31	107	15		50	58	.295	.360	.547	.907		282		3	3		MTL · IL
1942	25	LAD-min	AA	116	469	431	63	123	24	3	25	93	7	1	33	52	.285	.340	.529	.869		228	7	3	2		MTL · IL
1943	26	LAD-min	AA	51	213	175	42	52	11	2	14	38	4	2	35	18	.297	.420	.623	1.043		109		2	1		MTL · IL
1946	29	TOT	NL	102	300	275	34	60	6	4	14	47	1		23	37	.218	.281	.422	.703	98	116	5	1	1	O9/37
1946	29	BRO	NL	2	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	13	1	0	0	0	/3
1946	29	NYG	NL	100	295	270	34	59	6	4	14	47	1		23	37	.219	.282	.426	.708	99	115	5	1	1	O9/37

1947	30	SFG-min	AAA	155	664	592	94	171	29	3	34	121	12		62	52	.289	.358	.520	.879		308		2	8		JER · IL
1948	31	SDG	AAA	138	582	473	111	141	23	6	48	136	6		97	56	.298	.427	.677	1.103		320		9	3		SDG · PCL
1949	32	SLB	AL	137	573	500	71	119	22	1	24	79	0	1	61	62	.238	.326	.430	.756	95	215	12	4	8	*3
1950	33	CLE-min	AAA	185	749	663	98	194	23	8	33	136	8		79	94	.293	.370	.501	.871		332		3	4		SDG · PCL
1951	34	NYY-CLE-min	AAA	152	630	536	91	145	27	1	30	105	0		83	52	.271	.374	.493	.867		264		6	5		SFR,SDG · PCL
1952	35	SDG	Opn	167	641	552	87	151	31	7	22	88	8		82	75	.274	.373	.475	.848		262		6	1		SDG · PCL
1953	36	PHI-min	AAA	99	369	318	45	78	11	2	15	58	0		45	33	.245	.348	.434	.782		138		5	1		BLT · IL
1954	37	NYY-min	C	24	73	73		28	7	0	3						.384	.384	.603	.986		44					MOD · CALL
2 Yrs				239	873	775	105	179	28	5	38	126	1	1	84	99	.231	.310	.427	.737	96	331	17	5	9
162 Game Avg.				162	592	525	71	121	19	3	26	85	1		57	67	.231	.310	.427	.737	96	224	12	3	6

NYG (1 yr)				100	295	270	34	59	6	4	14	47	1		23	37	.219	.282	.426	.708	99	115	5	1	1
BRO (1 yr)				2	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	13	1	0	0	0
SLB (1 yr)				137	573	500	71	119	22	1	24	79	0	1	61	62	.238	.326	.430	.756	95	215	12	4	8

NL (1 yr)				102	300	275	34	60	6	4	14	47	1		23	37	.218	.281	.422	.703	98	116	5	1	1
AL (1 yr)				137	573	500	71	119	22	1	24	79	0	1	61	62	.238	.326	.430	.756	95	215	12	4	8

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
1946	29	BRO	NL	2	5	-0	0	0	0	-0	-1	-0.1	0	-0	-0.1	.465	.500	-0.1	-0.0	-0	$	/3
1946	29	NYG	NL	100	295	-1	0	0	0	-3	-4	-0.5	10	6	0.5	.495	.497	0.5	-0.4	6	$	O9/37

1949	32	SLB	AL	137	573	-6	-2	0	-8	-6	-22	-2.3	14	-8	-0.8	.484	.486	0.0	-1.4	-0	$	*3
2 Seasons				239	873	-8	-2	0	-8	-10	-28	-2.8	25	-3	-0.4	.488	.494	0.4	-1.8	5	$

NYG (1 yr)				100	295	-1	0	0	0	-3	-4	-0.5	10	6	0.5	.495	.497	0.5	-0.4	6	$
BRO (1 yr)				2	5	-0	0	0	0	-0	-1	-0.1	0	-0	-0.1	.465	.500	-0.1	-0.0	-0	$
SLB (1 yr)				137	573	-6	-2	0	-8	-6	-22	-2.3	14	-8	-0.8	.484	.486	0.0	-1.4	-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
1946	29	TOT	NL	300	221	32	3.9	93	.205	.218	.263	.281	.338	.422	.368	.703	.706	98	.482	-3.5	-0.4	.641	.291	.204	1.9
1946	29	BRO	NL	5	4	0	0.0	94	.200	.200	.264	.200	.339	.200	.369	.400	.708	13	.000	-0.6	-0.1	.250	.000	.000
1946	29	NYG	NL	295	217	32	4.0	93	.205	.219	.262	.282	.338	.426	.368	.708	.706	99	.490	-2.9	-0.3	.648	.296	.207	1.9

1949	32	SLB	AL	573	402	69	4.6	111	.229	.238	.277	.326	.370	.430	.402	.756	.772	95	.499	-7.1	-0.7	.708	.312	.192	.0
2 Yrs				873	623	101	4.3	105	.221	.231	.272	.310	.359	.427	.390	.737	.748	96	.493	-10.6	-1.1	.684	.305	.196	1.9
162 Game Avg.				592	422	68	4.3	105	.221	.231	.272	.310	.359	.427	.390	.737	.748	96	.493	-10.6	-1.1	.684	.305	.196	1

NYG (1 yr)				295	217	32	3.9	93	.205	.219	.262	.282	.338	.426	.368	.708	.706	99	.489	-2.9	-0.3	.648	.296	.207	1.9
BRO (1 yr)				5	4	0	0.0	94	.200	.200	.264	.200	.339	.200	.369	.400	.708	13	.000	-0.6	-0.1	.250	.000	.000
SLB (1 yr)				573	402	69	4.6	111	.229	.238	.277	.326	.370	.430	.402	.756	.772	95	.499	-7.1	-0.7	.708	.312	.192	.0

NL (1 yr)				300	221	32	3.9	93	.205	.218	.263	.281	.338	.422	.368	.703	.706	98	.481	-3.5	-0.4	.641	.291	.204	1.9
AL (1 yr)				573	402	69	4.6	111	.229	.238	.277	.326	.370	.430	.402	.756	.772	95	.499	-7.1	-0.7	.708	.312	.192	.0

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GO/AO	IP%
1946	29	TOT	NL	300	4.7%	12.3%	7.7%	8.0%	40%	1.61	7.4	19.6	5.9		75%
1946	29	BRO	NL	5	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0%						100%
1946	29	NYG	NL	295	4.8%	12.5%	7.8%	8.1%	41%	1.61	7.3	19.3	5.7		74%

1949	32	SLB	AL	573	4.2%	10.8%	10.7%	8.2%	40%	1.02	8.1	20.8	6.3	0.57	72%
2 Yrs				873	4.4%	11.3%	9.6%	8.1%	40%	1.18	7.8	20.4	6.2	0.57	73%
MLB Averages					1.6%	9.6%	9.9%	6.2%	27%	0.98	9.2	55.9	8.3	0.97	77%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	PHlev	AB
1946	29	TOT	NL	-3.5	-0.4	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
1946	29	BRO	NL	-0.6	-0.1	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
1946	29	NYG	NL	-2.9	-0.3	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0

1949	32	SLB	AL	-7.1	-0.7	338	0.5	6.5	-6.0	1.02	-0.2	0.7	3.1	0.3	0.98	0.4	1.57	1
2 Yrs				-10.6	-1.1	338	0.5	6.5	-6.0	1.02	-0.2	0.7	3.1	0.3	0.98	0.4	1.57	1

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%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
1949	32	SLB	AL	5	0	29%	113	0	1	0%	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	15%	15	13	2	7	7	0	4	1	2
2 Yrs				5	0	29%	113	1	1	100%	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	15%	15	13	2	7	7	0	4	1	2

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
1949	32	SLB	AL	573	64%	119			1	1	0	1	1.57	24	0	7	13	1	18	6	0	5	8	160%	74	12	16%	30	11	37%	226	35	15%	19	12	63%	9	3	33%	0
2 Yrs				573	64%	179			1	1	0	1	1.57	38	0	7	13	1	18	6	0	5	9	180%	74	17	23%	30	11	37%	226	35	15%	19	12	63%	9	3	33%	0
MLB Averages					52%																			252%			29%			34%			15%			51%			56%

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
1946	29	102	300	275	34	60	6	4	14	47	1		23	37	.218	.281	.422	.703	98	116	5	1	1
1947	30	102	300	275	34	60	6	4	14	47	1		23	37	.218	.281	.422	.703	98	116	5	1	1
1948	31	102	300	275	34	60	6	4	14	47	1		23	37	.218	.281	.422	.703	98	116	5	1	1
1949	32	239	873	775	105	179	28	5	38	126	1	1	84	99	.231	.310	.427	.737	96	331	17	5	9

Neutralized Batting

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Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	RC	Gact
1946	29	107	320	292	40	67	7	4	16	55	1	26	39	.229	.295	.445	.740	38	102

1949	32	143	587	515	67	117	22	1	24	74	0	60	65	.227	.313	.414	.726	65	137
2 Yrs		250	907	807	107	184	29	5	40	129	1	86	104	.228	.306	.425	.731	103	239
162 Game Avg.		162	588	523	69	119	19	3	26	84	1	56	67	.228	.306	.425	.731	67	239

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Home Runs s c a p y 1946 NL 14 (7th) 1949 AL 24 (3rd)	Strikeouts s c a p y 1949 AL 62 (9th)	Hit By Pitch s c a p y 1949 AL 4 (7th)	AB per HR s c a p y 1949 AL 20.8 (5th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1946 NL 14 (7th)
1949 AL 24 (3rd)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1949 AL 62 (9th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1949 AL 4 (7th)

AB per HR s c a p y
1949 AL 20.8 (5th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Batting - 8 (1540), Average HOFer ≈ 144

Similarity Scores

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