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Joe Hatten

Joseph Hilarian Hatten

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 176 lb.

Born: November 7, 1916 in Bancroft, IA
High School: St. John's HS (Bancroft, IA) (All Transactions)
Debut: April 21, 1946
Teams (by GP): Dodgers/Cubs 1946-1952

Final Game: July 4, 1952
Died: December 16, 1988 in Redding, CA
Buried: Inwood/Ogburn Cemetery, Shingletown, 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 IBB Pos Awards
1946 29 BRO NL 42 85 79 4 6 1 0 0 4 1 2 24 .076 .099 .089 .187 -47 7 0 0 4 1
1947 30 BRO NL 42 88 83 3 17 2 0 0 8 1 2 16 .205 .224 .229 .452 19 19 1 0 3 1
1948 31 BRO NL 43 75 63 6 13 2 0 0 5 0 4 19 .206 .254 .238 .492 32 15 0 0 8 1
1949 32 BRO NL 39 71 67 4 12 1 0 0 4 0 1 21 .179 .203 .194 .397 5 13 1 1 3 1
1950 33 BRO NL 27 19 18 6 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 .111 .111 .111 .222 -42 2 0 0 1 1
1951 34 TOT NL 34 34 32 1 6 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 8 .188 .188 .188 .375 0 6 2 0 2 1
1951 34 BRO NL 11 16 15 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 .133 .133 .133 .267 -29 2 0 0 1 1
1951 34 CHC NL 23 18 17 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .235 .235 .235 .471 26 4 2 0 1 1
1952 35 CHC NL 17 16 15 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .067 .067 .067 .133 -63 1 0 0 1 1
7 Yrs 244 388 357 26 57 6 0 0 24 2 1 9 99 .160 .183 .176 .359 -3 63 4 1 22
162 Game Avg. 162 258 237 17 38 4 0 0 16 1 6 66 .160 .183 .176 .359 -3 42 3 1 15
BRO (6 yrs) 204 354 325 24 52 6 0 0 23 2 1 9 90 .160 .185 .178 .364 -2 58 2 1 20
CHC (2 yrs) 40 34 32 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 .156 .156 .156 .313 -15 5 2 0 2

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
1946 29 BRO NL 42 85 -15 0 0 0 8 -7 -0.8 3 -4 -0.8 .481 .495 -0.8 0.0 -4 $ 1
1947 30 BRO NL 42 88 -10 -0 0 0 10 -1 -0.1 3 2 -0.1 .498 .500 -0.1 0.0 2 $ 1
1948 31 BRO NL 43 75 -7 -0 0 0 8 1 0.1 3 3 0.1 .502 .500 0.1 0.0 3 $ 1
1949 32 BRO NL 39 71 -10 -0 0 0 8 -2 -0.2 2 1 -0.2 .496 .499 -0.2 0.0 1 $ 1
1950 33 BRO NL 27 19 -4 0 0 0 2 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.2 .494 .499 -0.2 -0.0 -1 $ 1
1951 34 BRO NL 11 16 -3 -0 0 0 2 -1 -0.2 0 -1 -0.2 .486 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1 $ 1
1951 34 CHC NL 23 18 -2 -0 -0 0 2 -0 -0.0 1 0 0.0 .499 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1952 35 CHC NL 17 16 -3 0 0 0 2 -2 -0.2 0 -1 -0.2 .490 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1 $ 1
7 Seasons 244 388 -54 -1 1 0 41 -13 -1.5 13 0 -1.6 .494 .499 -1.6 0.0 0 $
BRO (6 yrs) 204 354 -49 -1 1 0 37 -11 -1.3 12 1 -1.4 .494 .499 -1.4 0.0 1 $
CHC (2 yrs) 40 34 -5 -0 -0 0 4 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.2 .495 .499 -0.2 0.0 -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
1946 29 BRO NL 85 77 1 0.4 94 .109 .076 .264 .099 .339 .089 .369 .187 .709 -47 .011 -15.6 -1.7 .137 .051 .013 .0
1947 30 BRO NL 88 70 4 1.5 108 .254 .205 .278 .224 .354 .229 .412 .452 .765 19 .115 -10.0 -1.0 .328 .060 .024 .0
1948 31 BRO NL 75 58 4 1.8 105 .295 .206 .274 .254 .349 .238 .405 .492 .754 32 .164 -6.3 -0.6 .380 .095 .032
1949 32 BRO NL 71 59 2 0.9 107 .261 .179 .275 .203 .349 .194 .412 .397 .761 5 .049 -9.4 -0.9 .268 .030 .015
1950 33 BRO NL 19 17 0 0.0 111 .167 .111 .273 .111 .351 .111 .424 .222 .774 -42 .000 -3.8 -0.4 .125 .000 .000
1951 34 TOT NL 34 31 1 0.9 105 .250 .188 .270 .188 .344 .188 .409 .375 .753 0 .047 -4.6 -0.5 .172 -.031 .000
1951 34 BRO NL 16 15 0 0.0 105 .182 .133 .270 .133 .344 .133 .409 .267 .753 -29 .000 -2.8 -0.3 .071 -.067 .000
1951 34 CHC NL 18 16 1 1.7 105 .308 .235 .270 .235 .344 .235 .409 .471 .753 26 .140 -1.8 -0.2 .267 .000 .000
1952 35 CHC NL 16 15 0 0.0 98 .100 .067 .263 .067 .336 .067 .391 .133 .727 -63 .000 -3.4 -0.4 .071 .000 .000
7 Yrs 388 327 12 1.0 104 .221 .160 .272 .183 .347 .176 .401 .359 .748 -3 .060 -53.1 -5.4 .243 .045 .017 .0
162 Game Avg. 258 217 8 1.0 104 .221 .160 .272 .183 .347 .176 .401 .359 .748 -3 .060 -53.1 -5.4 .243 .045 .017
BRO (6 yrs) 354 296 11 1.0 104 .221 .160 .272 .185 .348 .178 .401 .364 .748 -2 .060 -47.9 -4.9 .250 .049 .018 .0
CHC (2 yrs) 34 31 1 0.9 102 .217 .156 .266 .156 .340 .156 .400 .313 .741 -15 .050 -5.2 -0.5 .172 .000 .000

Postseason Batting

Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1947 30 BRO NL WS NYY L 4 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 1 0 0 0 0 0
1949 32 BRO NL WS NYY L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Yrs (2 Series) 6 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 1 0 0 0 0 0
2 WS 6 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 1 0 0 0 0 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
1946 29 BRO NL 85 0.0% 28.2% 2.4% 1.2% 17% 12.00 3.3 19.8 65%
1947 30 BRO NL 88 0.0% 18.2% 2.3% 2.3% 12% 8.00 5.2 10.4 76%
1948 31 BRO NL 75 0.0% 25.3% 5.3% 2.7% 15% 4.75 3.3 12.6 1.60 59%
1949 32 BRO NL 71 0.0% 29.6% 1.4% 1.4% 8% 21.00 3.2 16.8 1.40 65%
1950 33 BRO NL 19 0.0% 31.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.0 18.0 0.67 63%
1951 34 TOT NL 34 0.0% 23.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 4.0 16.0 2.60 71%
1951 34 BRO NL 16 0.0% 25.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.8 15.0 1.50 69%
1951 34 CHC NL 18 0.0% 22.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 4.3 17.0 7.00 72%
1952 35 CHC NL 16 0.0% 31.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.0 3.00 63%
7 Yrs 388 0.0% 25.5% 2.3% 1.6% 11% 11.00 3.6 14.9 1.58 66%
MLB Averages 1.7% 9.9% 9.8% 6.3% 27% 1.01 9.0 50.7 8.2 0.97 77%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1946 29 BRO NL -15.6 -1.7 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1947 30 BRO NL -10.1 -1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1948 31 BRO NL -6.3 -0.6 75 -0.8 0.5 -1.3 .96 -0.7 -0.1 -7.7 -0.8 0.96 -7.6 0
1949 32 BRO NL -9.4 -0.9 71 -0.9 0.3 -1.3 .83 -0.7 -0.4 -10.7 -1.0 0.97 -10.5 0
1950 33 BRO NL -3.8 -0.4 19 -0.2 0.2 -0.4 1.01 -0.3 0.1 -3.1 -0.3 1.02 -3.7 0
1951 34 TOT NL -4.6 -0.5 31 -0.4 0.2 -0.6 .91 -0.4 -0.0 -3.6 -0.4 0.90 -4.9 0
1951 34 BRO NL -2.8 -0.3 17 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 .83 -0.2 -0.0 -2.2 -0.2 0.98 -2.5 0
1951 34 CHC NL -1.8 -0.2 14 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 1.01 -0.2 -0.0 -1.5 -0.1 0.82 -2.4 0
1952 35 CHC NL -3.4 -0.4 12 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 .73 -0.2 -0.0 -2.3 -0.2 0.91 -2.4 0
7 Yrs -53.3 -5.4 208 -2.5 1.2 -3.8 .90 -2.4 -0.4 -27.4 -2.7 0.96 -29.0 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
1948 31 BRO NL 1 0 35% 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 44% 5 5 0 2 0 2 2 0 2
1949 32 BRO NL 0 0 29% 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 50% 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0
1950 33 BRO NL 0 0 300% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 1 3
1951 34 TOT NL 1 0 17% 9 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33% 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1951 34 BRO NL 1 0 50% 1 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1951 34 CHC NL 0 0 0% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1952 35 CHC NL 0 0 200% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Yrs 2 0 39% 71 2 1 200% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 48% 13 10 3 2 0 2 8 2 6

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
1948 31 BRO NL 75 44% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 8 89% 17 0 0% 18 7 39% 52 6 12% 9 5 56% 2 0 0% 0
1949 32 BRO NL 71 35% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 50% 15 1 7% 12 4 33% 48 4 8% 6 3 50% 4 2 50% 0
1950 33 BRO NL 19 37% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 4 0 0% 4 0 0% 14 1 7% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
1951 34 TOT NL 34 20% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 67% 7 2 29% 7 2 29% 16 2 13% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
1951 34 BRO NL 16 25% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 33% 4 0 0% 5 2 40% 11 1 9% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
1951 34 CHC NL 18 14% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 67% 2 0 0% 5 1 20% 0 0 0 0 0
1952 35 CHC NL 16 42% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 1 0 0% 2 1 50% 7 0 0% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
7 Yrs 215 37% 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 22 22 100% 44 4 9% 43 14 33% 137 13 9% 16 8 50% 9 4 44% 0
MLB Averages 51% 148% 18% 33% 15% 51% 55%

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
1946 29 42 85 79 4 6 1 0 0 4 1 2 24 .076 .099 .089 .187 -47 7 0 0 4
1947 30 84 173 162 7 23 3 0 0 12 2 4 40 .142 .163 .160 .323 -12 26 1 0 7
1948 31 127 248 225 13 36 5 0 0 17 2 8 59 .160 .189 .182 .371 1 41 1 0 15
1949 32 166 319 292 17 48 6 0 0 21 2 9 80 .164 .192 .185 .377 2 54 2 1 18
1950 33 193 338 310 23 50 6 0 0 22 2 9 86 .161 .188 .181 .368 -1 56 2 1 19
1951 34 227 372 342 24 56 6 0 0 24 2 1 9 94 .164 .188 .181 .369 -1 62 4 1 21
1952 35 244 388 357 26 57 6 0 0 24 2 1 9 99 .160 .183 .176 .359 -3 63 4 1 22

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
1946 29 44 91 84 6 8 1 0 0 6 1 3 25 .095 .126 .107 .234 1 42
1947 30 44 91 86 3 17 2 0 0 8 1 2 17 .198 .216 .221 .437 4 42
1948 31 45 78 66 7 14 2 0 0 5 0 4 20 .212 .257 .242 .500 4 43
1949 32 40 73 68 3 11 1 0 0 3 0 1 22 .162 .186 .176 .362 2 39
1950 33 28 20 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 27
1951 34 35 35 33 1 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 8 .182 .182 .182 .364 1 34
1952 35 18 17 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 17
7 Yrs 254 405 372 20 56 6 0 0 24 2 10 103 .151 .175 .167 .342 12 244
162 Game Avg. 162 258 237 13 36 4 0 0 15 1 6 66 .151 .175 .167 .342 8 244

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