Bud Hardin

William Edgar Hardin

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

Born: June 14, 1922 in Shelby, NC
Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1942. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 15, 1952
Team: Cubs 1952

Final Game: May 1, 1952
Died: July 28, 1997 in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Buried: Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, CA
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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	Pos	Awards
1942	20	SFG-min	D	51	202	202		54	8	1	0						.267	.267	.317	.584		64						SBY · NCSL
1946	24	SFG-min	B	90	335	335		94	17	3	4						.281	.281	.385	.666		129						MAN · NENL
1947	25	SFG-min	B	137	512	512		141	18	6	5						.275	.275	.363	.639		186						RMD · PIED
1948	26	STL-min	AA	63	227	227		62	7	1	2						.273	.273	.339	.612		77						HSN · TL
1949	27	STL-min	AA,AAA	120	404	404		97	10	3	0						.240	.240	.270	.510		109						HSN,CLB · TL,AA
1950	28	STL-min	AA	143	515	515		114	10	4	0						.221	.221	.256	.478		132						HSN · TL
1951	29	STL-min	AAA	143	642	577	88	151	17	8	1	48	4		52	48	.262	.327	.324	.651		187		4	9			ROC · IL
1952	30	CHC-min	AAA,Opn	56	213	196	17	38	1	2	0	5	1		10	14	.194	.240	.219	.460		43		2	5			SPF,LOS · IL,PCL
1952	30	CHC	NL	3	7	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	-21	1	0	0	0		/64
1953	31	CHC-min	Opn	125	464	425	45	111	8	1	0	28	0		31	42	.261	.316	.285	.601		121	16	3	5			LOS · PCL
1954	32	CHC-min	Opn	135	468	434	49	105	11	2	2	21	5		30	35	.242	.292	.290	.583		126	11	1	3	0		LOS · PCL
1955	33	CHC-min	Opn	123	328	299	19	78	11	1	0	24	1		24	35	.261	.319	.304	.623		91	8	2	2	1		LOS · PCL
1956	34	CLE-min	AA	123	426	426		109	12	2	1						.256	.256	.300	.556		128						MOB · SOUA
1957	35	CLE-min	AA,Opn	38	74	69	4	14	1	0	0	1	0		2	2	.203	.222	.217	.440		15	1	0	2	1		MOB,SDG · SOUA,PCL
1 Yr				3	7	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	-21	1	0	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	378	378	54	54	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	-21	54	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
1952	30	CHC	NL	3	7	-1	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	0	-1	-0.1	.470	.499	-0.1	0.0	-1	$	/64
1 Season				3	7	-1	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	0	-1	-0.1	.470	.499	-0.1	0.0	-1	$

Advanced Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Outs	AIR	BAbip	BA	lgBA	OBP	lgOBP	SLG	lgSLG	OPS	lgOPS	OPS+	OWn%	BtRuns	BtWins	TotA	SecA	ISO
1952	30	CHC	NL	7	6	98	.143	.143	.263	.143	.336	.143	.391	.286	.727	-21	.000	-1.2	-0.1	.167	.000	.000
1 Yr				7	6	98	.143	.143	.263	.143	.336	.143	.391	.286	.727	-21	.000	-1.2	-0.1	.167	.000	.000
162 Game Avg.				378	324	98	.143	.143	.263	.143	.336	.143	.391	.286	.727	-21	.000	-1.2	-0.1	.167	.000	.000

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GO/AO	IP%
1952	30	CHC	NL	7	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0%					4.00	100%
1 Yr				7	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0%					4.00	100%
MLB Averages					1.8%	11.0%	9.3%	6.1%	27%	1.18	8.1	49.5	8.7	1.00	76%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	PHlev	AB
1952	30	CHC	NL	-1.2	-0.1	5	-0.1	0.0	-0.1	1.04	-0.1	-0.0	-1.5	-0.2	1.06	-1.4	0.34	1
1 Yr				-1.2	-0.1	5	-0.1	0.0	-0.1	1.04	-0.1	-0.0	-1.5	-0.2	1.06	-1.4	0.34	1

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
1952	30	CHC	NL	0	0	100%	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1 Yr				0	0	100%	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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
1952	30	CHC	NL	7	40%	1			1	0	0	0	0.34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		4	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
1 Yr				7	40%	1			1	0	0	0	0.34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		4	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
MLB Averages					50%																			87%			12%			33%			14%			49%			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
1952	30	3	7	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	-21	1	0	0	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	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	Gact
1952	30	3	7	7	.000	.000	.000	.000	3
1 Yr		3	7	7	.000	.000	.000	.000	3
162 Game Avg.		162	378	378	.000	.000	.000	.000	3

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