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Pumpsie Green

Elijah Jerry Green

Positions: Second Baseman, Pinch Hitter and Shortstop
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: October 27, 1933 in Boley, OK
High School: El Cerrito HS (Richmond, CA) (All Transactions)
Debut: July 21, 1959
Teams (by GP): RedSox/Mets 1959-1963

Final Game: September 26, 1963
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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
1959 25 BOS AL 50 207 172 30 40 6 3 1 10 4 2 29 22 .233 .350 .320 .670 83 55 1 2 4 0 0 4/6
1960 26 BOS AL 133 313 260 36 63 10 3 3 21 3 4 44 47 .242 .350 .338 .688 85 88 8 1 1 4 2 46
1961 27 BOS AL 88 264 219 33 57 12 3 6 27 4 2 42 32 .260 .376 .425 .801 114 93 4 0 1 2 3 6/4
1962 28 BOS AL 56 104 91 12 21 2 1 2 11 1 0 11 18 .231 .308 .341 .648 73 31 0 0 0 2 0 4/6
1963 29 NYM NL 17 66 54 8 15 1 2 1 5 0 2 12 13 .278 .409 .426 .835 142 23 1 0 0 0 0 5
5 Yrs 344 954 796 119 196 31 12 13 74 12 10 138 132 .246 .357 .364 .721 95 290 14 3 6 8 5
162 Game Avg. 162 449 375 56 92 15 6 6 35 6 5 65 62 .246 .357 .364 .721 95 137 7 1 3 4 2
BOS (4 yrs) 327 888 742 111 181 30 10 12 69 12 8 126 119 .244 .353 .360 .713 92 267 13 3 6 8 5
NYM (1 yr) 17 66 54 8 15 1 2 1 5 0 2 12 13 .278 .409 .426 .835 142 23 1 0 0 0 0
AL (4 yrs) 327 888 742 111 181 30 10 12 69 12 8 126 119 .244 .353 .360 .713 92 267 13 3 6 8 5
NL (1 yr) 17 66 54 8 15 1 2 1 5 0 2 12 13 .278 .409 .426 .835 142 23 1 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
1959 25 BOS AL 50 207 -4 2 0 4 1 4 0.3 6 9 0.9 .507 .502 0.5 0.5 5 $ 4/6
1960 26 BOS AL 133 313 -5 1 -0 -6 4 -7 -0.8 8 2 0.1 .495 .496 0.8 -0.3 8 $ 46
1961 27 BOS AL 88 264 6 -0 0 2 4 11 1.0 7 19 1.8 .513 .507 1.7 0.5 17 $ 6/4
1962 28 BOS AL 56 104 -4 -0 0 -3 1 -7 -0.8 3 -4 -0.5 .487 .495 -0.1 -0.3 -1 $ 4/6
1963 29 NYM NL 17 66 3 -0 0 -2 0 1 0.2 2 4 0.4 .508 .501 0.6 -0.2 5 $ 5
5 Seasons 344 954 -5 2 1 -6 10 2 -0.1 26 29 2.7 .501 .500 3.5 0.2 35 $
BOS (4 yrs) 327 888 -8 3 1 -4 10 1 -0.2 24 25 2.3 .500 .500 2.9 0.3 30 $
NYM (1 yr) 17 66 3 -0 0 -2 0 1 0.2 2 4 0.4 .508 .501 0.6 -0.2 5 $

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
1959 25 BOS AL 207 139 22 4.2 102 .262 .233 .265 .350 .337 .320 .405 .670 .742 83 .485 -3.4 -0.4 .652 .267 .087 1.6
1960 26 BOS AL 313 214 32 4.0 104 .280 .242 .267 .350 .341 .338 .408 .688 .749 85 .451 -3.9 -0.4 .632 .262 .096 3.0
1961 27 BOS AL 264 171 38 5.9 105 .279 .260 .265 .376 .340 .425 .412 .801 .753 114 .609 5.7 0.6 .815 .365 .164 4.8
1962 28 BOS AL 104 72 11 4.1 105 .260 .231 .267 .308 .339 .341 .415 .648 .755 73 .453 -3.5 -0.4 .614 .242 .110 1.3
1963 29 NYM NL 66 42 9 5.8 89 .350 .278 .254 .409 .316 .426 .380 .835 .696 142 .671 3.4 0.4 .786 .333 .148 .0
5 Yrs 954 638 112 4.7 103 .278 .246 .265 .357 .338 .364 .408 .721 .746 95 .523 -1.7 -0.2 .694 .294 .118 12.5
162 Game Avg. 449 300 53 4.7 103 .278 .246 .265 .357 .338 .364 .408 .721 .746 95 .523 -1.7 -0.2 .694 .294 .118 6
BOS (4 yrs) 888 596 103 4.6 104 .273 .244 .266 .353 .340 .360 .410 .713 .749 92 .511 -5.2 -0.5 .687 .291 .116 12.0
NYM (1 yr) 66 42 9 5.8 89 .350 .278 .254 .409 .316 .426 .380 .835 .696 142 .671 3.4 0.4 .786 .333 .148 .0
AL (4 yrs) 888 596 103 4.6 104 .273 .244 .266 .353 .340 .360 .410 .713 .749 92 .511 -5.2 -0.5 .687 .291 .116 12.0
NL (1 yr) 66 42 9 5.8 89 .350 .278 .254 .409 .316 .426 .380 .835 .696 142 .671 3.4 0.4 .786 .333 .148 .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
1959 25 BOS AL 207 0.5% 10.6% 14.0% 4.8% 25% 0.76 7.8 172.0 17.2 1.15 72%
1960 26 BOS AL 313 1.0% 15.0% 14.1% 5.1% 25% 1.07 5.5 86.7 12.4 1.52 68%
1961 27 BOS AL 264 2.3% 12.1% 15.9% 8.0% 37% 0.76 6.8 36.5 8.1 1.25 69%
1962 28 BOS AL 104 1.9% 17.3% 10.6% 4.8% 24% 1.64 5.1 45.5 8.3 1.08 70%
1963 29 NYM NL 66 1.5% 19.7% 18.2% 6.1% 27% 1.08 4.2 54.0 10.8 2.38 61%
5 Yrs 954 1.4% 13.8% 14.5% 5.9% 29% 0.96 6.0 61.2 10.8 1.33 69%
MLB Averages 2.4% 14.1% 8.6% 6.6% 29% 1.63 6.3 37.9 8.4 1.05 73%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1959 25 BOS AL -3.4 -0.4 218 -0.6 3.1 -3.7 1.00 -0.4 -0.2 -2.8 -0.3 0.92 -3.6 1.37 4
1960 26 BOS AL -3.9 -0.4 324 -0.8 4.8 -5.6 1.02 -0.6 -0.2 -8.9 -0.9 0.95 -6.8 0.97 24
1961 27 BOS AL 5.4 0.5 273 1.2 5.7 -4.5 1.10 0.7 0.4 10.7 1.0 0.98 9.7 1.46 25
1962 28 BOS AL -3.5 -0.4 106 -0.8 1.5 -2.3 1.20 -0.1 -0.6 -1.5 -0.1 1.02 -1.8 1.59 35
1963 29 NYM NL 3.4 0.4 69 -0.1 0.8 -0.8 .74 0.4 -0.5 1.6 0.2 0.88 2.9 1.61 0
5 Yrs -2.0 -0.2 990 -1.1 15.8 -16.9 1.04 0.1 -1.1 -0.9 -0.1 0.95 0.5 1.37 88

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
1959 25 BOS AL 1 0 41% 76 4 2 67% 4 2 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 6 67% 11 7 4 2 0 2 11 1 10
1960 26 BOS AL 3 0 31% 155 3 4 43% 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 51% 25 12 13 4 3 1 8 3 5
1961 27 BOS AL 5 0 29% 110 4 2 67% 4 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 4 39% 11 7 3 7 5 1 8 2 6
1962 28 BOS AL 0 0 33% 43 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 44% 8 5 3 0 0 0 1 0 1
1963 29 NYM NL 0 0 27% 30 0 2 0% 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 20% 4 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
5 Yrs 9 0 33% 414 12 10 55% 11 10 1 0 0 0 5 2 12 23 50% 59 34 24 14 9 4 28 6 22

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
1959 25 BOS AL 207 100% 40 4 0 0 0 1.37 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 4 4 100% 24 1 4% 11 4 36% 100 9 9% 6 2 33% 8 4 50% 0
1960 26 BOS AL 313 100% 63 24 8 1 3 0.97 3 1 8 3 0 2 1 1 1 1 100% 57 8 14% 27 7 26% 175 18 10% 15 7 47% 4 1 25% 0
1961 27 BOS AL 264 100% 57 25 7 1 7 1.46 6 0 6 3 3 2 4 0 2 1 50% 56 4 7% 22 7 32% 174 23 13% 11 6 55% 14 9 64% 0
1962 28 BOS AL 104 100% 21 35 8 0 2 1.59 2 0 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 19 0 0% 8 3 38% 72 9 13% 5 3 60% 4 3 75% 0
1963 29 NYM NL 66 100% 15 0 0 0 0 1.61 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 10 1 10% 6 2 33% 30 4 13% 4 2 50% 1 0 0% 0
5 Yrs 954 100% 196 88 23 2 12 1.37 13 1 22 10 3 7 6 1 7 6 86% 166 14 8% 74 23 31% 551 63 11% 41 20 49% 31 17 55% 0
MLB Averages 50% 75% 10% 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
1959 25 50 207 172 30 40 6 3 1 10 4 2 29 22 .233 .350 .320 .670 83 55 1 2 4 0 0
1960 26 183 520 432 66 103 16 6 4 31 7 6 73 69 .238 .350 .331 .681 84 143 9 3 5 4 2
1961 27 271 784 651 99 160 28 9 10 58 11 8 115 101 .246 .359 .363 .721 94 236 13 3 6 6 5
1962 28 327 888 742 111 181 30 10 12 69 12 8 126 119 .244 .353 .360 .713 92 267 13 3 6 8 5
1963 29 344 954 796 119 196 31 12 13 74 12 10 138 132 .246 .357 .364 .721 95 290 14 3 6 8 5

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
1959 25 52 215 179 30 41 6 3 1 10 4 30 23 .229 .346 .313 .659 19 50
1960 26 140 323 272 37 65 10 3 3 21 3 45 49 .239 .345 .331 .676 32 133
1961 27 88 262 218 32 56 12 3 6 26 4 41 32 .257 .372 .422 .794 34 88
1962 28 56 102 90 11 20 2 1 2 10 1 10 18 .222 .294 .333 .627 9 56
1963 29 17 70 56 9 17 1 2 1 6 0 14 13 .304 .443 .446 .889 11 17
5 Yrs 353 972 815 119 199 31 12 13 73 12 140 135 .244 .354 .360 .714 105 344
162 Game Avg. 162 446 374 55 91 14 6 6 34 6 64 62 .244 .354 .360 .714 48 344

* 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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