Dave Hamilton

David Edward Hamilton

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: December 13, 1947 in Seattle, WA
High School: Edmonds HS (Edmonds, WA)
Drafted by the Kansas City Athletics in the 5th round of the 1966 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 29, 1972
Teams (by GP): Athletics/WhiteSox/Pirates/Cardinals 1972-1980

Final Game: September 19, 1980
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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
1966	18	OAK-min	A-	18	37	26	6	6	0	0	0	3	0	0	11	8	.231	.459	.231	.690		6							LEW · NORW
1967	19	OAK-min	A	15	19	19		6	0	0	0						.316	.316	.316	.632		6							BUR · MIDW
1968	20	OAK-min	A	21	55	55		7	1	0	0						.127	.127	.145	.273		8							LEE,PNS · FLOR,CARL
1969	21	OAK-min	A,AA	27	57	49	3	5	0	0	0	2	0	0	8	20	.102	.228	.102	.330		5							LOD,BIR · CALL,SOUL
1970	22	OAK-min	AA	21	26	26		7	0	0	0						.269	.269	.269	.538		7							BIR · SOUL
1971	23	OAK-min	AAA	30	47	40	4	7	1	0	0	4	0	0	4	11	.175	.250	.200	.450		8		0	3	0			IWA · AA
1972	24	OAK-min	AAA	8	26	23	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	12	.087	.192	.087	.279		2		0	0	0			IWA · AA
1972	24	OAK	AL	25	33	26	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	12	.154	.313	.192	.505	56	5	1	1	1	0	0	1
1973	25	OAK-min	AAA	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0			TUC · PCL
1973	25	OAK	AL	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1974	26	OAK	AL	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1975	27	TOT	AL	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1975	27	OAK	AL	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1975	27	CHW	AL	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1976	28	CHW	AL	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1977	29	CHW	AL	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1978	30	TOT	NL	29	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1978	30	STL	NL	13	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1978	30	PIT	NL	16	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1979	31	OAK	AL	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1980	32	OAK-min	AAA	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0			OGD · PCL
1980	32	OAK	AL	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1981	33	OAK-min	AAA	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		TAC · PCL
9 Yrs				301	40	33	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	16	.121	.256	.152	.408	24	5	1	1	1	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	22	18	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	9	.121	.256	.152	.408	24	3	1	1	1	0	0

OAK (6 yrs)				142	33	26	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	12	.154	.313	.192	.505	56	5	1	1	1	0	0
CHW (3 yrs)				130	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
PIT (1 yr)				16	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0
STL (1 yr)				13	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0

AL (8 yrs)				272	33	26	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	12	.154	.313	.192	.505	56	5	1	1	1	0	0
NL (1 yr)				29	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	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
1972	24	OAK	AL	25	33	-1	-0	-0	0	3	2	0.2	1	3	0.2	.509	.501	0.2	-0.0	3	$	1
1973	25	OAK	AL	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	1
1974	26	OAK	AL	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	1
1975	27	OAK	AL	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	1
1975	27	CHW	AL	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	1
1976	28	CHW	AL	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	1
1977	29	CHW	AL	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.1	0	$	1
1978	30	STL	NL	13	1	-0	0	0	0	0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	0.0	.498	.500	0.0	0.0	-0	$	1
1978	30	PIT	NL	16	6	-2	0	0	0	1	-1	-0.1	0	-1	-0.1	.494	.499	-0.1	0.0	-1	$	1
1979	31	OAK	AL	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	1
1980	32	OAK	AL	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	1
9 Seasons				301	40	-3	-0	-0	0	4	1	0.1	1	2	0.1	.500	.500	0.1	0.3	2	$

OAK (6 yrs)				142	33	-1	-0	-0	0	3	2	0.2	1	3	0.2	.502	.500	0.2	0.1	3	$
CHW (3 yrs)				130	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.1	0	$
PIT (1 yr)				16	6	-2	0	0	0	1	-1	-0.1	0	-1	-0.1	.494	.499	-0.1	0.0	-1	$
STL (1 yr)				13	1	-0	0	0	0	0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	0.0	.498	.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
1972	24	OAK	AL	33	24	2	2.2	79	.286	.154	.241	.313	.309	.192	.348	.505	.657	56	.292	-1.0	-0.1	.478	.231	.038

1978	30	TOT	NL	7	7	0	0.0	98	.000	.000	.267	.000	.335	.000	.392	.000	.728	-100	.000	-1.9	-0.2	.000	.000	.000
1978	30	STL	NL	1	1	0	0.0	94		.000	.261	.000	.329	.000	.384	.000	.713	-100	.000	-0.3	-0.0	.000	.000	.000
1978	30	PIT	NL	6	6	0	0.0	99	.000	.000	.268	.000	.336	.000	.394	.000	.730	-100	.000	-1.6	-0.2	.000	.000	.000
9 Yrs				40	31	2	1.7	83	.235	.121	.246	.256	.314	.152	.357	.408	.671	24	.197	-3.0	-0.3	.367	.182	.030
162 Game Avg.				22	17	1	1.7	83	.235	.121	.246	.256	.314	.152	.357	.408	.671	24	.197	-3.0	-0.3	.367	.182	.030

PIT (1 yr)				6	6	0	0.0	99	.000	.000	.268	.000	.336	.000	.394	.000	.730	-100	.000	-1.6	-0.2	.000	.000	.000
STL (1 yr)				1	1	0	0.0	94		.000	.261	.000	.329	.000	.384	.000	.713	-100	.000	-0.3	-0.0	.000	.000	.000
OAK (6 yrs)				33	24	2	2.2	79	.286	.154	.241	.313	.309	.192	.348	.505	.657	56	.293	-1.0	-0.1	.478	.231	.038

NL (1 yr)				7	7	0	0.0	98	.000	.000	.267	.000	.335	.000	.392	.000	.728	-100	.000	-1.9	-0.2	.000	.000	.000
AL (8 yrs)				33	24	2	2.2	79	.286	.154	.241	.313	.309	.192	.348	.505	.657	56	.293	-1.0	-0.1	.478	.231	.038

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Series	Opp	Rslt	G
1972	24	OAK	AL	ALCS	DET	W	1
1972	24	OAK	AL	WS	CIN	W	2
1 Yr (2 Series)							3
1 ALCS							1
1 WS							2

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GO/AO	IP%
1972	24	OAK	AL	33	0.0%	36.4%	15.2%	3.0%	25%	2.40	2.2			3.00	42%

1978	30	TOT	NL	7	0.0%	57.1%	0.0%	0.0%			1.8				43%
1978	30	STL	NL	1	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%			1.0				0%
1978	30	PIT	NL	6	0.0%	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%			2.0				50%
9 Yrs				40	0.0%	40.0%	12.5%	2.5%	25%	3.20	2.1			4.00	43%
MLB Averages					1.9%	13.1%	8.6%	6.3%	27%	1.53	6.8	46.5	8.7	1.09	75%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	AB
1972	24	OAK	AL	-1.0	-0.1	33	-0.2	0.3	-0.5	.81	-0.2	-0.1	-1.6	-0.2	0.90	-1.7	0
1973	25	OAK	AL	0.0	0.0
1974	26	OAK	AL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
1975	27	TOT	AL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
1975	27	OAK	AL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
1975	27	CHW	AL	0.0	0.0
1976	28	CHW	AL	0.0	0.0
1977	29	CHW	AL	0.0	0.0
1978	30	TOT	NL	-1.9	-0.2	7	-0.0	0.0	-0.0	.25	-0.2	0.0	-1.0	-0.1	0.57	-1.7	0
1978	30	STL	NL	-0.3	-0.0	1	-0.0	0.0	-0.0	.90	-0.0	-0.0	-0.2	-0.0	0.60	-0.2	0
1978	30	PIT	NL	-1.6	-0.2	6	-0.0	0.0	-0.0	.14	-0.2	0.0	-0.9	-0.1	0.57	-1.5	0
1979	31	OAK	AL	0.0	0.0
1980	32	OAK	AL	0.0	0.0
9 Yrs				-2.9	-0.3	40	-0.3	0.3	-0.5	.71	-0.4	0.0	-2.6	-0.3	0.84	-3.4	0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	XI	RS%	SBO	SB	CS	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
1972	24	OAK	AL	0	0	20%	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	75%	2	0	2	0	0	0	2	1	1

1978	30	TOT	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
1978	30	STL	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
1978	30	PIT	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				0	0	20%	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	75%	2	0	2	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
1972	24	OAK	AL	33	64%	4			0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	100%	3	1	33%	3	1	33%	16	0	0%	2	0	0%	2	0	0%	0

1978	30	TOT	NL	7	71%	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
1978	30	STL	NL	1	100%	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
1978	30	PIT	NL	6	67%	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
9 Yrs				40	65%	4			0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	100%	3	1	33%	3	1	33%	16	0	0%	2	0	0%	2	0	0%	0
MLB Averages					55%																			77%			11%			34%			14%			49%			54%

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH
1972	24	25	33	26	2	4	1	5	12	.154	.313	.192	.505	56	5	1	1	1
1973	25	41	33	26	2	4	1	5	12	.154	.313	.192	.505	56	5	1	1	1
1974	26	70	33	26	2	4	1	5	12	.154	.313	.192	.505	56	5	1	1	1
1975	27	111	33	26	2	4	1	5	12	.154	.313	.192	.505	56	5	1	1	1
1976	28	156	33	26	2	4	1	5	12	.154	.313	.192	.505	56	5	1	1	1
1977	29	211	33	26	2	4	1	5	12	.154	.313	.192	.505	56	5	1	1	1
1978	30	240	40	33	2	4	1	5	16	.121	.256	.152	.408	24	5	1	1	1
1979	31	280	40	33	2	4	1	5	16	.121	.256	.152	.408	24	5	1	1	1
1980	32	301	40	33	2	4	1	5	16	.121	.256	.152	.408	24	5	1	1	1

Neutralized Batting

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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
1972	24	26	36	28	3	5	1	0	0	0	0	6	13	.179	.343	.214	.557	2	25

1978	30	29	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	29
2 Yrs		55	43	35	3	5	1	0	0	0	0	6	17	.143	.286	.171	.457	2	54
162 Game Avg.		162	127	103	9	15	3	0	0	0	0	18	50	.143	.286	.171	.457	6	54

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