Dave Hajek

David Vincent Hajek

Positions: Pinch Hitter, Third Baseman and Second Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 165 lb.

Born: October 14, 1967 in Roseville, CA
School: California Polytechnic State University, Pomona (Pomona, CA)
Signed
by the Houston Astros as an amateur free agent in 1989. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 15, 1995
Team: Astros 1995-1996

Final Game: September 26, 1996
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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
1995 27 HOU NL 5 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
1996 28 HOU NL 8 12 10 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .300 .417 .400 .817 125 4 3 0 0 0 0 /54
2 Yrs 13 17 12 3 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 .250 .400 .333 .733 104 4 3 0 2 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 212 150 37 37 12 0 0 0 12 0 37 12 .250 .400 .333 .733 104 50 37 0 25 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
1995 27 HOU NL 5 5 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 0 0.0 .498 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $
1996 28 HOU NL 8 12 0 0 -0 1 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .513 .501 0.1 0.1 1 $ /54
2 Seasons 13 17 0 1 -0 1 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .507 .500 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
1995 27 HOU NL 5 4 0 0.0 100 .000 .000 .261 .333 .329 .000 .406 .333 .735 1 .000 -0.2 -0.0 1.000 1.000 .000 .0
1996 28 HOU NL 12 10 1 2.7 100 .300 .300 .260 .417 .328 .400 .407 .817 .735 125 .253 0.5 0.0 .600 .300 .100
2 Yrs 17 14 1 1.9 100 .273 .250 .260 .400 .328 .333 .407 .733 .735 104 .156 0.4 0.0 .667 .417 .083 .0
162 Game Avg. 212 174 12 1.9 100 .273 .250 .260 .400 .328 .333 .407 .733 .735 104 .156 5 0 .667 .417 .083

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
1995 27 HOU NL 5 0.0% 20.0% 20.0% 0.0% 1.00 2.0 0.00 2.00 20% 33% 0.0% 0%
1996 28 HOU NL 12 0.0% 0.0% 16.7% 8.3% 33% 0.00 1.50 2.33 83% 10% 0.0% 50%
2 Yrs 17 0.0% 5.9% 17.7% 5.9% 33% 0.33 12.0 1.20 2.25 65% 15% 0.0% 40%
MLB Averages 2.7% 16.4% 9.1% 7.7% 32% 1.80 5.4 32.7 7.4 0.83 1.11 70% 22% 8.3% 17%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1995 27 HOU NL -0.2 -0.0 6 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 1.27 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 -0.0 1.05 -0.1 1.50 2
1996 28 HOU NL 0.5 0.0 12 -0.1 0.2 -0.3 1.03 -0.0 -0.1 -1.3 -0.1 1.04 -0.4 1.14 2
2 Yrs 0.3 0.0 18 -0.2 0.2 -0.4 1.11 -0.0 -0.1 -1.5 -0.2 1.05 -0.4 1.32 4

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
1995 27 HOU NL 0 0 0% 3 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1996 28 HOU NL 0 0 60% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 67% 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1
2 Yrs 0 0 50% 9 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 67% 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1

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
1995 27 HOU NL 5 60% 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1.50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 2 0 0% 2 2 100% 4 0 0% 0 0 2 2 100% 0
1996 28 HOU NL 12 8% 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 1.14 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 50% 2 0 0% 8 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
2 Yrs 17 24% 3 0 0 4 1 0 0 1.32 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 8 3 38% 4 2 50% 12 0 0% 1 0 0% 2 2 100% 0
MLB Averages 56% 71% 11% 34% 15% 52% 57%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
1995 27 HOU NL 4 9 2.25 4 44% 25% 0% 0% 75% 75% 0% 33% 100% 50% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 25% 1 0 1 0 0
1996 28 HOU NL 11 46 4.18 29 63% 17% 3% 48% 31% 83% 0% 52% 96% 18% 0% 0 0 9% 1 1 0% 0 0 1 0 0
2 Yrs 15 55 3.67 33 60% 18% 3% 42% 36% 82% 0% 49% 96% 27% 0% 0 0 7% 1 1 7% 1 0 2 0 0
MLB Averages 3.70 61% 26% 15% 27% 32% 74% 2% 46% 80% 31% 5% 16% 9% 28%

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
1995 27 5 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
1996 28 13 17 12 3 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 .250 .400 .333 .733 104 4 3 0 2 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
1995 27 6 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 0 5
1996 28 8 12 10 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 .300 .417 .400 .817 2 8
2 Yrs 14 17 12 4 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 1 .250 .400 .333 .733 2 13
162 Game Avg. 162 197 139 46 35 12 0 0 0 12 35 12 .250 .400 .333 .733 23 13

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