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Preston Hanna

Preston Lee Hanna

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: September 10, 1954 in Pensacola, FL
High School: Escambia HS (Pensacola, FL)
Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1972 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 13, 1975
Teams (by GP): Braves/Athletics 1975-1982

Final Game: October 3, 1982
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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
1975 20 ATL NL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1976 21 ATL NL 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1977 22 ATL NL 17 18 14 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 6 .071 .235 .071 .307 -17 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
1978 23 ATL NL 29 52 49 4 9 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 18 .184 .200 .286 .486 28 14 1 0 2 0 0 1
1979 24 ATL NL 6 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .143 .000 .143 -58 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1980 25 ATL NL 32 14 14 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .143 .143 .286 .429 16 4 0 0 0 0 0 1
1981 26 ATL NL 20 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .400 .250 .650 86 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1982 27 TOT MLB 43 5 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000 173 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
1982 27 ATL NL 20 5 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000 173 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
1982 27 OAK AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Yrs 156 102 93 9 15 1 2 1 3 0 0 6 32 .161 .212 .247 .459 23 23 1 0 3 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 106 97 9 16 1 2 1 3 0 0 6 33 .161 .212 .247 .459 23 24 1 0 3 0 0
ATL (8 yrs) 133 102 93 9 15 1 2 1 3 0 0 6 32 .161 .212 .247 .459 23 23 1 0 3 0 0
OAK (1 yr) 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (8 yrs) 133 102 93 9 15 1 2 1 3 0 0 6 32 .161 .212 .247 .459 23 23 1 0 3 0 0
AL (1 yr) 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 Awards
1975 20 ATL NL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1976 21 ATL NL 5 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .495 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ /1
1977 22 ATL NL 17 18 -3 0 0 0 2 0 0.0 0 1 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 1 $ 1
1978 23 ATL NL 29 52 -4 -1 -0 0 6 1 0.1 2 2 0.1 .503 .500 0.1 0.0 2 $ 1
1979 24 ATL NL 6 7 -1 0 0 0 1 -0 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .491 .500 -0.1 0.0 -0 $ /1
1980 25 ATL NL 32 14 -2 -0 0 0 2 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 1 $ 1
1981 26 ATL NL 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 1 0.1 .503 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $100,000 1
1982 27 ATL NL 20 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .506 .501 0.1 0.0 1 $100,000 1
1982 27 OAK AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
8 Seasons 156 102 -10 -0 0 0 12 2 0.2 3 5 0.2 .501 .500 0.2 0.1 5 $200,000
ATL (8 yrs) 133 102 -10 -0 0 0 12 2 0.2 3 5 0.2 .502 .500 0.2 0.1 5 $200,000
OAK (1 yr) 23 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
1976 21 ATL NL 1 1 0 0.0 97 .000 .000 .270 .000 .337 .000 .384 .000 .721 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
1977 22 ATL NL 18 14 1 1.9 113 .125 .071 .283 .235 .352 .071 .431 .307 .784 -17 .168 -2.5 -0.2 .308 .214 .000
1978 23 ATL NL 52 43 3 1.9 104 .267 .184 .275 .200 .345 .286 .405 .486 .750 28 .187 -5.4 -0.6 .366 .122 .102 .0
1979 24 ATL NL 7 6 0 0.0 105 .000 .000 .277 .143 .344 .000 .411 .143 .755 -58 .000 -1.4 -0.1 .167 .167 .000
1980 25 ATL NL 14 12 1 2.2 97 .182 .143 .270 .143 .333 .286 .392 .429 .725 16 .239 -1.8 -0.2 .333 .143 .143
1981 26 ATL NL 5 3 1 9.0 94 .250 .250 .266 .400 .332 .250 .381 .650 .713 86 .808 -0.0 0.0 .667 .250 .000
1982 27 TOT MLB 5 3 1 9.0 98 .400 .400 .270 .400 .334 .600 .393 1.000 .727 173 .800 0.5 0.0 1.000 .200 .200
1982 27 ATL NL 5 3 1 9.0 98 .400 .400 .270 .400 .334 .600 .393 1.000 .727 173 .800 0.5 0.0 1.000 .200 .200
8 Yrs 102 82 7 2.3 104 .233 .161 .275 .212 .343 .247 .406 .459 .749 23 .243 -10.8 -1.1 .367 .151 .086 .0
162 Game Avg. 106 85 7 2.3 104 .233 .161 .275 .212 .343 .247 .406 .459 .749 23 .243 -10.8 -1.1 .367 .151 .086
NL (8 yrs) 102 82 7 2.3 104 .233 .161 .275 .212 .343 .247 .406 .459 .749 23 .242 -10.8 -1.1 .367 .151 .086 .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
1976 21 ATL NL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100%
1977 22 ATL NL 18 0.0% 33.3% 16.7% 0.0% 0% 2.00 2.3 14.0 1.67 44%
1978 23 ATL NL 52 1.9% 34.6% 1.9% 3.9% 22% 18.00 2.7 49.0 49.0 0.73 58%
1979 24 ATL NL 7 0.0% 71.4% 14.3% 0.0% 5.00 1.2 0.00 14%
1980 25 ATL NL 14 0.0% 21.4% 0.0% 7.1% 50% 4.7 1.25 79%
1981 26 ATL NL 5 0.0% 0.0% 20.0% 0.0% 0% 0.00 2.00 80%
1982 27 TOT MLB 5 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 20.0% 50% 5.0 0.50 100%
1982 27 ATL NL 5 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 20.0% 50% 5.0 0.50 100%
8 Yrs 102 1.0% 31.4% 5.9% 3.9% 27% 5.33 2.9 93.0 31.0 0.96 59%
MLB Averages 1.9% 12.8% 8.5% 6.4% 28% 1.51 7.0 46.3 8.6 1.10 75%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1975 20 ATL NL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1976 21 ATL NL -0.3 -0.0 1 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .27 -0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.0 0.38 -0.3 0
1977 22 ATL NL -2.5 -0.2 18 -0.1 0.2 -0.3 .99 -0.2 0.0 -1.5 -0.1 0.94 -1.7 0
1978 23 ATL NL -5.4 -0.6 52 -0.5 0.4 -0.9 .85 -0.5 -0.0 -6.5 -0.6 0.92 -6.0 0
1979 24 ATL NL -1.4 -0.1 7 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .73 -0.1 -0.0 -0.8 -0.1 0.66 -1.2 0
1980 25 ATL NL -1.8 -0.2 14 -0.2 0.1 -0.2 .68 -0.2 -0.1 -1.7 -0.2 0.94 -1.5 0
1981 26 ATL NL 0.0 0.0 5 -0.0 0.1 -0.1 1.00 -0.0 0.0 -0.2 -0.0 0.59 -0.1 0
1982 27 TOT MLB 0.5 0.0 5 0.1 0.1 -0.0 .68 0.0 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.83 0.2 0
1982 27 ATL NL 0.5 0.0 5 0.1 0.1 -0.0 .68 0.0 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.83 0.2 0
1982 27 OAK AL 0.0 0.0
8 Yrs -10.8 -1.1 102 -0.8 0.9 -1.6 .84 -1.0 0.1 -10.3 -1.0 0.88 -10.5 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
1976 21 ATL 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
1977 22 ATL NL 0 0 50% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
1978 23 ATL NL 1 0 33% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 50% 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
1979 24 ATL NL 0 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1980 25 ATL NL 0 0 50% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 26 ATL NL 0 0 0% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1982 27 TOT MLB 0 0 50% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1982 27 ATL NL 0 0 50% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
8 Yrs 1 0 40% 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 57% 4 2 2 1 0 1 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
1976 21 ATL NL 1 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 0
1977 22 ATL NL 18 44% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 2 0 0% 2 2 100% 9 1 11% 0 0 2 1 50% 0
1978 23 ATL NL 52 40% 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 2 50% 9 1 11% 11 1 9% 35 0 0% 4 0 0% 2 1 50% 0
1979 24 ATL NL 7 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1980 25 ATL NL 14 7% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 6 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1981 26 ATL NL 5 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1982 27 TOT MLB 5 20% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 3 1 33% 0 0 0 0 0
1982 27 ATL NL 5 20% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 3 1 33% 0 0 0 0 0
8 Yrs 102 30% 15 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 6 3 50% 12 1 8% 15 3 20% 55 2 4% 4 0 0% 4 2 50% 0
MLB Averages 56% 79% 11% 35% 15% 50% 54%

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
1976 21 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1977 22 26 19 15 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 6 .067 .222 .067 .289 -21 1 0 0 1 0 0
1978 23 55 71 64 6 10 0 1 1 2 0 0 4 24 .156 .206 .234 .440 16 15 1 0 3 0 0
1979 24 61 78 70 7 10 0 1 1 2 0 0 5 29 .143 .200 .214 .414 10 15 1 0 3 0 0
1980 25 93 92 84 8 12 0 2 1 2 0 0 5 32 .143 .191 .226 .417 11 19 1 0 3 0 0
1981 26 113 97 88 8 13 0 2 1 2 0 0 6 32 .148 .202 .227 .429 15 20 1 0 3 0 0
1982 27 156 102 93 9 15 1 2 1 3 0 0 6 32 .161 .212 .247 .459 23 23 1 0 3 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
1976 21 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 5
1977 22 17 18 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 .000 .176 .000 .176 0 17
1978 23 29 52 49 4 9 0 1 1 1 0 1 18 .184 .200 .286 .486 3 29
1979 24 6 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .143 .000 .143 0 6
1980 25 32 15 15 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 .200 .200 .467 .667 1 32
1981 26 30 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 0 20
1982 27 43 5 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000 1 43
7 Yrs 162 106 96 8 14 1 3 1 2 0 7 32 .146 .204 .250 .454 5 152
162 Game Avg. 162 106 96 8 14 1 3 1 2 0 7 32 .146 .204 .250 .454 5 152

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