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Wayne Granger

Wayne Allan Granger

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 165 lb.

Born: March 15, 1944 in Springfield, MA
High School: Huntington HS (Huntington, MA)
School: Springfield College (Springfield, MA)
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1965. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 5, 1968
Teams (by GP): Reds/Cardinals/Twins/Astros/Expos/... 1968-1976

Final Game: June 25, 1976
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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
1968 24 STL NL 34 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 .200 .200 .400 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1969 25 CIN NL 90 27 21 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 12 .095 .208 .095 .304 -14 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 MVP-15
1970 26 CIN NL 67 10 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .100 .100 .100 .200 -47 1 0 0 0 0 0 1/7 CYA-8,MVP-30
1971 27 CIN NL 70 9 7 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 .143 .250 .571 .821 132 4 0 0 1 0 0 1
1972 28 MIN AL 63 10 10 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .200 .200 .300 .500 45 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
1973 29 TOT MLB 40 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 -25 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1973 29 STL NL 33 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 -25 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1973 29 NYY AL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1974 30 CHW AL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1975 31 HOU NL 55 10 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .100 .000 .100 -69 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
1976 32 MON NL 27 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
1977 Did not play in major leagues (Mexico)
9 Yrs 451 80 68 1 7 1 0 1 1 0 0 6 32 .103 .176 .162 .337 -5 11 1 0 6 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 29 24 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 .103 .176 .162 .337 -5 4 0 0 2 0 0
CIN (3 yrs) 227 46 38 1 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 19 .105 .190 .184 .375 3 7 0 0 4 0 0
STL (2 yrs) 67 9 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .125 .222 .125 .347 4 1 0 0 0 0 0
MIN (1 yr) 63 10 10 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .200 .200 .300 .500 45 3 0 0 0 0 0
MON (1 yr) 27 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 2 0 0
NYY (1 yr) 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HOU (1 yr) 55 10 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .100 .000 .100 -69 0 1 0 0 0 0
CHW (1 yr) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (7 yrs) 376 70 58 1 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 27 .086 .172 .138 .310 -12 8 1 0 6 0 0
AL (3 yrs) 75 10 10 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .200 .200 .300 .500 45 3 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
1968 24 STL NL 34 5 -0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $ 1
1969 25 CIN NL 90 27 -4 0 0 0 3 -0 -0.0 1 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $ 1 MVP-15
1970 26 CIN NL 67 10 -1 0 0 0 1 -0 -0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1/7 CYA-8,MVP-30
1971 27 CIN NL 70 9 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.2 0 2 0.2 .502 .501 0.2 0.1 2 $40,000 1
1972 28 MIN AL 63 10 -1 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 1 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 -0.0 1 $42,500 1
1973 29 STL NL 33 4 -0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $47,500 1
1973 29 NYY AL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1974 30 CHW AL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1975 31 HOU NL 55 10 -2 0 -0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .498 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $ 1
1976 32 MON NL 27 5 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .497 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $ 1
9 Seasons 451 80 -10 0 -0 0 9 -1 -0.1 3 2 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.2 2 $130,000
CIN (3 yrs) 227 46 -5 0 0 0 5 1 0.1 2 2 0.2 .500 .500 0.2 0.2 2 $40,000
STL (2 yrs) 67 9 -1 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $47,500
MIN (1 yr) 63 10 -1 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 1 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 -0.0 1 $42,500
MON (1 yr) 27 5 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .497 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $
NYY (1 yr) 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $
HOU (1 yr) 55 10 -2 0 -0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .498 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $
CHW (1 yr) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 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
1968 24 STL NL 5 4 0 0.0 81 .333 .200 .251 .200 .309 .200 .354 .400 .663 21 .000 -0.5 -0.1 .250 .000 .000
1969 25 CIN NL 27 22 1 1.2 99 .222 .095 .265 .208 .336 .095 .393 .304 .729 -14 .095 -3.3 -0.3 .263 .143 .000
1970 26 CIN NL 10 9 0 0.0 107 .167 .100 .272 .100 .345 .100 .415 .200 .760 -47 .000 -2.2 -0.2 .111 .000 .000
1971 27 CIN NL 9 7 1 3.8 88 .000 .143 .254 .250 .319 .571 .372 .821 .691 132 .474 0.2 0.0 .833 .571 .429 .0
1972 28 MIN AL 10 8 1 3.4 87 .400 .200 .252 .200 .322 .300 .364 .500 .686 45 .465 -0.7 -0.1 .375 .100 .100
1973 29 TOT MLB 4 3 0 0.0 97 .000 .000 .263 .250 .332 .000 .390 .250 .722 -25 .000 -0.5 -0.1 .333 .333 .000
1973 29 STL NL 4 3 0 0.0 97 .000 .000 .263 .250 .332 .000 .390 .250 .722 -25 .000 -0.5 -0.1 .333 .333 .000
1975 31 HOU NL 10 10 0 0.0 89 .000 .000 .256 .100 .325 .000 .370 .100 .695 -69 .000 -2.0 -0.2 .100 .111 .000
1976 32 MON NL 5 5 0 0.0 96 .000 .000 .268 .000 .336 .000 .383 .000 .718 -100 .000 -0.8 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
9 Yrs 80 68 3 1.2 94 .171 .103 .261 .176 .330 .162 .383 .337 .713 -5 .093 -9.8 -1.0 .274 .147 .059 .0
162 Game Avg. 29 24 1 1.2 94 .171 .103 .261 .176 .330 .162 .383 .337 .713 -5 .093 -9.8 -1.0 .274 .147 .059
CIN (3 yrs) 46 38 2 1.4 99 .167 .105 .265 .190 .335 .184 .395 .375 .730 3 .117 -5.3 -0.5 .324 .184 .079 .0
STL (2 yrs) 9 7 0 0.0 87 .167 .125 .255 .222 .319 .125 .368 .347 .686 4 .000 -1.0 -0.1 .286 .125 .000
MIN (1 yr) 10 8 1 3.4 87 .400 .200 .252 .200 .322 .300 .364 .500 .686 45 .465 -0.7 -0.1 .375 .100 .100
MON (1 yr) 5 5 0 0.0 96 .000 .000 .268 .000 .336 .000 .383 .000 .718 -100 .000 -0.8 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
HOU (1 yr) 10 10 0 0.0 89 .000 .000 .256 .100 .325 .000 .370 .100 .695 -69 .000 -2.0 -0.2 .100 .111 .000
NL (7 yrs) 70 60 2 0.9 96 .133 .086 .262 .172 .331 .138 .386 .310 .718 -12 .056 -9.1 -0.9 .259 .155 .052 .0
AL (3 yrs) 10 8 1 3.4 87 .400 .200 .252 .200 .322 .300 .364 .500 .686 45 .465 -0.7 -0.1 .375 .100 .100

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1968 24 STL NL WS DET L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1970 26 CIN NL NLCS PIT W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1970 26 CIN NL WS BAL L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Yrs (3 Series) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLCS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 WS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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
1968 24 STL NL 5 0.0% 40.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.5 1.00 60%
1969 25 CIN NL 27 0.0% 44.4% 11.1% 0.0% 0% 4.00 1.8 2.33 33%
1970 26 CIN NL 10 0.0% 40.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.5 0.33 60%
1971 27 CIN NL 9 11.1% 33.3% 11.1% 11.1% 100% 3.00 2.3 7.0 7.0 0.00 33%
1972 28 MIN AL 10 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 10.0% 50% 2.0 0.33 50%
1973 29 TOT MLB 4 0.0% 0.0% 25.0% 0.0% 0.00 0.50 75%
1973 29 STL NL 4 0.0% 0.0% 25.0% 0.0% 0.00 0.50 75%
1975 31 HOU NL 10 0.0% 50.0% 10.0% 0.0% 5.00 1.8 1.00 40%
1976 32 MON NL 5 0.0% 20.0% 0.0% 0.0% 3.0 3.00 40%
9 Yrs 80 1.3% 40.0% 7.5% 2.5% 29% 5.33 2.1 68.0 68.0 0.89 44%
MLB Averages 1.9% 14.1% 8.7% 5.9% 27% 1.63 6.3 46.9 9.1 1.11 74%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1968 24 STL NL -0.5 -0.1 5 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 1.15 -0.1 -0.0 -0.6 -0.1 0.88 -0.5 0
1969 25 CIN NL -3.3 -0.3 27 -0.2 0.2 -0.4 1.02 -0.4 0.2 -6.2 -0.6 1.10 -4.2 0
1970 26 CIN NL -2.2 -0.2 10 -0.0 0.1 -0.1 .54 -0.1 0.1 -1.1 -0.1 0.76 -1.4 0
1971 27 CIN NL 0.2 0.0 8 -0.0 0.0 -0.1 .38 0.0 -0.1 0.2 0.0 0.72 1.7 0
1972 28 MIN AL -0.7 -0.1 10 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 1.08 -0.1 0.0 -0.8 -0.1 0.90 -0.8 0
1973 29 TOT MLB -0.5 -0.1 5 -0.0 0.0 -0.1 .87 -0.0 -0.0 -0.1 -0.0 0.76 -0.2 0
1973 29 STL NL -0.5 -0.1 5 -0.0 0.0 -0.1 .87 -0.0 -0.0 -0.1 -0.0 0.76 -0.2 0
1973 29 NYY AL 0.0 0.0
1974 30 CHW AL 0.0 0.0
1975 31 HOU NL -2.0 -0.2 10 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 1.05 -0.2 -0.0 -2.8 -0.3 0.98 -2.7 0
1976 32 MON NL -0.8 -0.1 5 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 1.22 -0.1 0.0 -1.1 -0.1 1.07 -1.1 0
9 Yrs -9.8 -1.0 80 -0.9 0.5 -1.4 .92 -1.0 0.0 -12.6 -1.3 0.94 -9.2 0

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
1968 24 STL NL 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1969 25 CIN NL 0 0 0% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1970 26 CIN NL 1 0 0% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1971 27 CIN NL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1972 28 MIN AL 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1973 29 TOT MLB 0 0 0% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1973 29 STL NL 0 0 0% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1975 31 HOU NL 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1976 32 MON NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Yrs 1 0 0% 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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
1968 24 STL NL 5 20% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1969 25 CIN NL 27 11% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 5 0 0% 9 1 11% 24 0 0% 3 0 0% 1 1 100% 0
1970 26 CIN NL 10 40% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1971 27 CIN NL 9 13% 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1972 28 MIN AL 10 30% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 3 0 0% 3 0 0% 4 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1973 29 TOT MLB 4 75% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1973 29 STL NL 4 75% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1975 31 HOU NL 10 10% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 3 1 33% 4 0 0% 8 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
1976 32 MON NL 5 20% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 2 0 0% 2 1 50% 4 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
9 Yrs 80 22% 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 7 6 86% 14 1 7% 20 2 10% 48 0 0% 3 0 0% 2 1 50% 0
MLB Averages 54% 76% 11% 31% 14% 47% 52%

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
1968 24 34 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 .200 .200 .400 21 1 0 0 0 0 0
1969 25 124 32 26 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 14 .115 .207 .115 .322 -8 3 0 0 3 0 0
1970 26 191 42 36 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 18 .111 .179 .111 .291 -18 4 0 0 3 0 0
1971 27 261 51 43 1 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 21 .116 .191 .186 .378 5 8 0 0 4 0 0
1972 28 324 61 53 1 7 1 0 1 1 0 0 4 26 .132 .193 .208 .401 12 11 0 0 4 0 0
1973 29 364 65 56 1 7 1 0 1 1 0 0 5 26 .125 .197 .196 .393 10 11 0 0 4 0 0
1974 30 369 65 56 1 7 1 0 1 1 0 0 5 26 .125 .197 .196 .393 10 11 0 0 4 0 0
1975 31 424 75 65 1 7 1 0 1 1 0 0 6 31 .108 .183 .169 .352 -0 11 1 0 4 0 0
1976 32 451 80 68 1 7 1 0 1 1 0 0 6 32 .103 .176 .162 .337 -5 11 1 0 6 0 0

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
1968 24 34 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 34
1969 25 90 27 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 12 .000 .125 .000 .125 0 90
1970 26 67 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 67
1971 27 70 9 7 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 3 .143 .250 .571 .821 1 70
1972 28 66 11 11 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 .273 .273 .455 .727 1 63
1973 29 40 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 0 40
1975 31 55 10 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .100 .000 .100 0 55
1976 32 27 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 27
8 Yrs 449 81 69 1 4 2 0 1 1 0 6 32 .058 .133 .130 .264 2 446
162 Game Avg. 162 29 25 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 12 .058 .133 .130 .264 1 446

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1969 NL (15, 2%)
1970 NL (30, 0%)
0.02 Career Shares (1361st)

Cy Young (yr lg (rk, shr))
1970 NL (8, 2%)
0.02 Career Shares (255th)

                            

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