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Ben Hayes

Ben Joseph Hayes

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: August 4, 1957 in Niagara Falls, NY
School: University of South Florida (Tampa, FL)
Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent in 1978. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 25, 1982
Team: Reds 1982-1983

Final Game: October 2, 1983
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Standard Pitching

Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1982 24 CIN NL 2 0 1.000 1.97 26 0 11 0 0 2 45.2 37 12 10 3 22 5 38 0 0 1 197 188 1.292 7.3 0.6 4.3 7.5 1.73
1983 25 CIN NL 4 6 .400 6.49 60 0 34 0 0 7 69.1 82 53 50 8 37 6 44 1 1 1 318 59 1.716 10.6 1.0 4.8 5.7 1.19
2 Yrs 6 6 .500 4.70 86 0 45 0 0 9 115.0 119 65 60 11 59 11 82 1 1 2 515 80 1.548 9.3 0.9 4.6 6.4 1.39
162 Game Avg. 5 5 .500 4.70 68 0 36 0 0 7 91 94 51 47 9 47 9 65 1 1 2 407 80 1.548 9.3 0.9 4.6 6.4 1.39

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1982 24 CIN NL 45.2 26 0 12 2.36 4.15 -0.32 -0.32 102.4 4.25 9 1.0 1.3 0.1 1.5 14 .540 .506 $
1983 25 CIN NL 69.1 60 0 53 6.88 4.25 0.15 -0.33 103.6 3.90 -23 -2.5 1.3 -0.5 -2.4 -16 .459 .485 $
2 Seasons 115.0 86 0 65 5.09 4.21 -0.04 -0.33 103.1 4.04 -14 -1.4 1.3 -0.4 -0.9 -2 .483 .496 $

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB ROE
1982 24 CIN NL 26 197 169 12 37 9 0 3 3 0 22 38 .219 .307 .325 .633 .264 55 2 0 5 1 5 4
1983 25 CIN NL 60 318 272 53 82 12 3 8 6 2 37 44 .301 .381 .456 .837 .329 124 5 1 3 5 6 2
2 Yrs 86 515 441 65 119 21 3 11 9 2 59 82 .270 .353 .406 .759 .305 179 7 1 8 6 11 6
162 Game Avg. 68 407 349 51 94 17 2 9 7 2 47 65 .270 .353 .406 .759 .305 142 6 1 6 5 9 5
MLB Averages .261 .324 .389 .713 .284

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1982 24 CIN NL 8.4 0.9 200 0.6 3.5 -2.9 1.07 0.3 0.2 7.2 0.8 1.07 1.3 9 4 12
1983 25 CIN NL -18.4 -1.9 329 -1.1 5.1 -6.2 .96 -1.1 -0.0 -20.8 -2.1 0.96 -12.0 23 10 24
2 Yrs -10.0 -1.0 529 -0.5 8.6 -9.1 1.00 -0.8 0.2 -13.6 -1.3 1.00 -10.7 32 14 36

Reliever Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1982 24 CIN NL 26 26 11 2 0 3 2 1 67% 4 1 26 10 38% 8 1.068 9 4 12 4 5 17 11 15 17 4 17 6 5.3
1983 25 CIN NL 60 60 34 4 6 10 7 3 70% 14 3 43 12 28% 8 .958 23 10 24 17 13 30 25 35 22 19 25 20 3.5
2 Yrs 86 86 45 6 6 13 9 4 69% 18 4 69 22 32% 1.000 32 14 36 21 18 47 36 50 39 23 42 26 4.0

Ratio Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1982 24 CIN NL 197 59% 1.5% 19.3% 11.2% 6.1% 32% 0.46 65% 37 2 5%
1983 25 CIN NL 318 62% 2.5% 13.8% 11.6% 7.2% 28% 0.71 71% 60 5 8%
2 Yrs 515 61% 2.1% 15.9% 11.5% 6.8% 29% 0.60 69% 97 7 7%
MLB Averages 43% 2.1% 13.4% 8.3% 6.7% 29% 1.09 75% 11%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1982 24 CIN NL 197 37 3 0 17 2 1 1 2 15 5 3 33% 4 1 0 73 3 0 100% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1983 25 CIN NL 318 82 8 1 15 3 5 7 1 19 10 4 53% 2 1 0 130 6 2 75% 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
2 Yrs 515 119 11 1 32 5 6 8 3 34 15 7 44% 6 2 0 203 9 2 82% 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
MLB Averages 53% 67%

Cumulative Pitching

Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1982 24 2 0 1.000 1.97 26 0 11 0 0 2 45.2 37 12 10 3 22 5 38 0 0 1 197 188 1.292 7.3 0.6 4.3 7.5 1.73 188
1983 25 6 6 .500 4.70 86 0 45 0 0 9 115.0 119 65 60 11 59 11 82 1 1 2 515 80 1.548 9.3 0.9 4.6 6.4 1.39 80

Neutralized Pitching

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 W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1982 24 4 1 .800 2.00 45.0 38 11 10 3 23 38 0 1.356 7.6 4.6 7.6 1.65 0.6 26
1983 25 2 5 .286 7.20 65.0 84 58 52 8 38 41 1 1.877 11.6 5.3 5.7 1.08 1.1 60
2 Yrs 6 6 .500 5.07 110.0 122 69 62 11 61 79 1 1.664 10.0 6.5 1.30 0.9 86

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