Fred Hancock

Fred James Hancock

Positions: Shortstop and Third Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 8", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: March 28, 1920 in Allenport, PA (All Transactions)
Debut: April 26, 1949
Team: WhiteSox 1949

Final Game: September 29, 1949
Died: March 12, 1986 in Clearwater, FL
Buried: Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN
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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
1939	19	LKC	D	135	509	509		126	25	5	4						.248	.248	.340	.587		173					LKC · EVAN
1940	20	LKC	D	137	533	533		153	23	5	11						.287	.287	.411	.698		219					LKC · EVAN
1941	21	DET-min	B,A1	129	466	466		112	17	3	4						.240	.240	.309	.549		144					WSM,LRK · PIED,SOUA
1942	22	LRK	A1	110	327	327		74	15	2	1						.226	.226	.294	.520		96					LRK · SOUA
1943	23	LRK	A1	134	543	543		158	27	6	3						.291	.291	.379	.670		206					LRK · SOUA
1946	26	CHW-min	AA	117	360	360		87	14	6	2						.242	.242	.331	.572		119					LRK · SOUA
1947	27	ATL-min	AA	153	564	564		167	32	6	5						.296	.296	.401	.697		226					MEM,LRK · SOUA
1948	28	CHW-min	AA	155	620	620		163	34	3	7						.263	.263	.361	.624		224					MEM · SOUA
1949	29	CHW	AL	39	61	52	7	7	2	1	0	9	0	1	8	9	.135	.262	.212	.474	28	11	2	1	0	6/5O9
1950	30	OAK-min	AAA	130	525	457	71	117	25	1	10	69	0		58	32	.256	.347	.381	.728		174		6	4		BFL · IL
1951	31	BFL	AAA	152	696	596	85	141	28	4	11	50	2		82	44	.237	.337	.352	.689		210		8	10		BFL · IL
1952	32	BAL-min	AA	130	444	444		92	18	1	5						.207	.207	.286	.493		127					SAN · TL
1953	33	ATL-min	A	135	484	484		130	30	3	8						.269	.269	.393	.661		190					LIN · WL
1954	34	ATL-min	A	62	236	236		70	16	1	4						.297	.297	.424	.720		100					LIN · WL
1 Yr				39	61	52	7	7	2	1	0	9	0	1	8	9	.135	.262	.212	.474	28	11	2	1	0
162 Game Avg.				162	253	216	29	29	8	4	0	37	0	4	33	37	.135	.262	.212	.474	28	46	8	4	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
1949	29	CHW	AL	39	61	-5	-0	-0	0	1	-5	-0.5	2	-3	-0.3	.487	.497	-0.3	0.1	-3	$	6/5O9
1 Season				39	61	-5	-0	-0	0	1	-5	-0.5	2	-3	-0.3	.487	.497	-0.3	0.1	-3	$

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
1949	29	CHW	AL	61	48	3	1.7	103	.163	.135	.266	.262	.357	.212	.386	.474	.743	28	.136	-5.4	-0.5	.396	.212	.077
1 Yr				61	48	3	1.7	103	.163	.135	.266	.262	.357	.212	.386	.474	.743	28	.136	-5.4	-0.5	.396	.212	.077
162 Game Avg.				253	199	12	1.7	103	.163	.135	.266	.262	.357	.212	.386	.474	.743	28	.136	-5.4	-0.5	.396	.212	.077

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GO/AO	IP%
1949	29	CHW	AL	61	0.0%	14.8%	13.1%	4.9%	43%	1.13	5.8		5.8	0.38	70%
1 Yr				61	0.0%	14.8%	13.1%	4.9%	43%	1.13	5.8		5.8	0.38	70%
MLB Averages					1.8%	9.3%	10.4%	6.3%	27%	0.89	9.4	49.5	7.9	0.96	77%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	PHlev	AB
1949	29	CHW	AL	-5.4	-0.5	40	-0.3	0.7	-1.0	1.16	-0.2	-0.1	-1.2	-0.1	1.02	-2.4	1.84	6
1 Yr				-5.4	-0.5	40	-0.3	0.7	-1.0	1.16	-0.2	-0.1	-1.2	-0.1	1.02	-2.4	1.84	6

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	29	CHW	AL	0	0	44%	14	0	1	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	67%	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	1
1 Yr				0	0	44%	14	0	1	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
1949	29	CHW	AL	61	53%	7			6	1	0	1	1.84	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		7	2	29%	4	1	25%	30	6	20%	3	1	33%	1	0	0%	0
1 Yr				61	53%	7			6	1	0	1	1.84	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		7	2	29%	4	1	25%	30	6	20%	3	1	33%	1	0	0%	0
MLB Averages					53%																			106%			14%			33%			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	SF	IBB
1949	29	39	61	52	7	7	2	1	0	9	0	1	8	9	.135	.262	.212	.474	28	11	2	1	0

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	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	RC	Gact
1949	29	41	65	55	8	8	2	1	10	9	9	.145	.277	.218	.495	3	39
1 Yr		41	65	55	8	8	2	1	10	9	9	.145	.277	.218	.495	3	39
162 Game Avg.		162	257	217	32	32	8	4	40	36	36	.145	.277	.218	.495	12	39

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