Dave Hengel

David Lee Hengel

Positions: Outfielder, Designated Hitter and Pinch Hitter
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: December 18, 1961 in Oakland, CA
High School: Mission HS (Fremont, CA)
School: University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley, CA)
Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 3rd round of the 1983 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 3, 1986
Teams (by GP): Mariners/Indians 1986-1989

Final Game: June 27, 1989
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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
1983	21	SEA-min	A-	9	33	27	4	9	4	0	0	6	2	1	5	6	.333	.455	.481	.936		13		1	0	0	0		BLH · NORW
1984	22	SEA-min	A	120	511	441	68	136	31	2	26	98	10	9	58	65	.308	.391	.565	.956		249		6	0	6	5		WAU · MIDW
1985	23	SEA-min	AA,AAA	128	538	483	72	134	31	5	17	92	7	2	41	70	.277	.334	.468	.802		226		4	2	8	3		CNG,CGY · SOUL,PCL
1986	24	SEA-min	AAA	113	452	407	73	116	22	1	27	94	1	0	35	78	.285	.336	.543	.879		221		1	0	9	1		CGY · PCL
1986	24	SEA	AL	21	66	63	3	12	1	0	1	6	0	0	1	13	.190	.215	.254	.469	28	16	1	1	1	0	0	D/79
1987	25	SEA-min	AAA	117	506	448	80	132	25	2	23	103	5	2	45	73	.295	.364	.513	.877		230		7	0	6	5		CGY · PCL
1987	25	SEA	AL	10	19	19	2	6	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	4	.316	.316	.474	.789	102	9	2	0	0	0	0	/97D
1988	26	SEA-min	AAA	62	246	222	29	51	17	1	6	37	0	0	20	58	.230	.289	.396	.685		88		0	0	4	1		CGY · PCL
1988	26	SEA	AL	26	62	60	3	10	1	0	2	7	0	0	1	15	.167	.177	.283	.461	25	17	0	0	0	1	0	D/97
1989	27	CLE-min	AAA	95	400	354	53	112	13	1	18	82	1	2	35	56	.316	.383	.511	.894		181		6	0	5	2		CSP · PCL
1989	27	CLE	AL	12	29	25	2	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	4	.120	.185	.160	.345	-2	4	1	0	1	0	0	/7D
1990	28	LOT	Fgn																										LOT · JPPL
1991	29	LOT	Fgn																										LOT · JPPL
1992	30	SFG-min	AAA	27	63	55	1	7	2	0	0	6	0	1	7	17	.127	.222	.164	.386		9	1	0	0	1	0		PHX · PCL
4 Yrs				69	176	167	10	31	3	0	4	18	0	0	4	36	.186	.208	.275	.484	31	46	4	1	2	1	0
162 Game Avg.				162	413	392	23	73	7	0	9	42	0	0	9	85	.186	.208	.275	.484	31	108	9	2	5	2	0

SEA (3 yrs)				57	147	142	8	28	2	0	4	17	0	0	2	32	.197	.212	.296	.508	37	42	3	1	1	1	0
CLE (1 yr)				12	29	25	2	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	4	.120	.185	.160	.345	-2	4	1	0	1	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
1986	24	SEA	AL	21	66	-7	-0	0	-1	-2	-10	-1.0	2	-8	-0.8	.452	.494	-0.7	-0.2	-7	$	D/79
1987	25	SEA	AL	10	19	-0	0	-0	-2	-0	-2	-0.2	1	-2	-0.2	.477	.499	0.0	-0.2	0	$	/97D
1988	26	SEA	AL	26	62	-7	-0	0	-0	-2	-9	-0.9	2	-7	-0.8	.463	.494	-0.7	-0.2	-7	$	D/97
1989	27	CLE	AL	12	29	-4	0	-0	-2	-1	-6	-0.6	1	-5	-0.6	.445	.496	-0.4	-0.3	-3	$	/7D
4 Seasons				69	176	-17	0	-1	-5	-4	-27	-2.8	5	-22	-2.4	.459	.496	-1.8	-0.9	-17	$

SEA (3 yrs)				57	147	-14	-0	-0	-3	-4	-21	-2.1	4	-16	-1.8	.461	.495	-1.4	-0.6	-13	$
CLE (1 yr)				12	29	-4	0	-0	-2	-1	-6	-0.6	1	-5	-0.6	.445	.496	-0.4	-0.3	-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	PwrSpd
1986	24	SEA	AL	66	53	3	1.5	100	.224	.190	.261	.215	.330	.254	.408	.469	.737	28	.112	-6.6	-0.7	.346	.079	.063	.0
1987	25	SEA	AL	19	15	2	3.6	110	.357	.316	.271	.316	.340	.474	.435	.789	.775	102	.351	-0.1	-0.0	.600	.158	.158	.0
1988	26	SEA	AL	62	51	3	1.6	98	.182	.167	.264	.177	.330	.283	.397	.461	.727	25	.131	-6.4	-0.6	.360	.133	.117	.0
1989	27	CLE	AL	29	24	1	1.1	94	.143	.120	.262	.185	.327	.160	.385	.345	.712	-2	.076	-3.4	-0.4	.261	.120	.040
4 Yrs				176	143	9	1.7	100	.211	.186	.263	.208	.330	.275	.404	.484	.734	31	.139	-16.6	-1.7	.364	.114	.090	.0
162 Game Avg.				413	336	21	1.7	100	.211	.186	.263	.208	.330	.275	.404	.484	.734	31	.139	-16.6	-1.7	.364	.114	.090

SEA (3 yrs)				147	119	8	1.8	101	.224	.197	.264	.212	.331	.296	.407	.508	.738	37	.152	-13.2	-1.3	.385	.113	.099	.0
CLE (1 yr)				29	24	1	1.1	94	.143	.120	.262	.185	.327	.160	.385	.345	.712	-2	.077	-3.4	-0.4	.261	.120	.040

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
1986	24	SEA	AL	66	1.5%	19.7%	1.5%	3.0%	17%	13.00	4.8	63.0	10.5		0.60	74%
1987	25	SEA	AL	19	5.3%	21.1%	0.0%	5.3%	17%		4.8	19.0	4.8		1.00	74%
1988	26	SEA	AL	62	3.2%	24.2%	1.6%	4.8%	30%	15.00	4.0	30.0	8.6	0.29	0.29	71%	20%	14.3%	59%
1989	27	CLE	AL	29	0.0%	13.8%	6.9%	3.5%	33%	2.00	6.3		25.0	0.40	0.43	72%	9%	0.0%	47%
4 Yrs				176	2.3%	20.5%	2.3%	4.0%	23%	9.00	4.6	41.8	9.3	0.33	0.48	73%	16%	9.1%	55%
MLB Averages					2.3%	15.1%	8.6%	6.9%	30%	1.76	5.9	39.4	8.4	0.81	1.06	73%	20%	6.8%	29%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	PHlev	AB
1986	24	SEA	AL	-6.6	-0.7	66	-0.2	1.1	-1.3	1.16	-0.6	0.4	-6.3	-0.6	1.04	-8.0	2.20	4
1987	25	SEA	AL	-0.1	-0.0	20	0.3	0.7	-0.4	1.12	-0.1	0.3	-0.5	-0.0	0.99	-1.8	2.36	4
1988	26	SEA	AL	-6.4	-0.6	62	-0.6	0.8	-1.4	1.07	-0.6	0.0	-7.3	-0.7	0.95	-7.8	1.07	8
1989	27	CLE	AL	-3.4	-0.4	29	-0.5	0.2	-0.7	1.09	-0.4	-0.1	-3.8	-0.4	0.93	-3.7		3
4 Yrs				-16.6	-1.7	177	-1.0	2.8	-3.8	1.11	-1.6	0.7	-17.8	-1.8	0.99	-21.3	1.41	19

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	XI	RS%	SBO	BT	XBT%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndSH
1986	24	SEA	AL	0	15%	14	0	33%	2	2	0	0	0	1	1
1987	25	SEA	AL	0	20%	5	1	67%	2	1	1	1	1	0	0
1988	26	SEA	AL	0	11%	14	0	0%	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
1989	27	CLE	AL	1	40%	5	1	100%	1	0	1	0	0	2	2
4 Yrs				1	19%	38	2	55%	7	5	2	1	1	3	3

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
1986	24	SEA	AL	66	53%	12			4	1	0	0	2.20	1	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	100%	17	1	6%	8	2	25%	54	5	9%	5	2	40%	1	0	0%	0
1987	25	SEA	AL	19	68%	6			4	2	1	2	2.36	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		7	2	29%	2	0	0%	16	3	19%	1	0	0%	0	0		0
1988	26	SEA	AL	62	71%	10	0	0	8	1	0	0	1.07	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	0%	13	0	0%	7	1	14%	43	5	12%	4	2	50%	3	0	0%	0
1989	27	CLE	AL	29	69%	3	0	0	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	100%	6	1	17%	3	1	33%	14	1	7%	0	0		0	0		0
4 Yrs				176	64%	31	0	0	19	4	1	2	1.41	4	0	5	1	3	3	1	0	3	2	67%	43	4	9%	20	4	20%	127	14	11%	10	4	40%	4	0	0%	0
MLB Averages					60%																			72%			11%			35%			15%			51%			56%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Pit	Pit/PA	Str	Str%	L/Str	S/Str	F/Str	I/Str	AS/Str	I/Bll	AS/Pit	Con	1stS	30%	30c	30s	20%	20c	20s	31%	31c	31s	L/SO	PAu	Pitu	Stru
1988	26	SEA	AL	62	215	3.47	148	69%	26%	16%	27%	31%	74%	0%	51%	78%	44%	2%	1	0	5%	3	1	5%	3	2	40%	0	0	0
1989	27	CLE	AL	29	93	3.21	60	65%	20%	18%	23%	38%	80%	0%	52%	77%	41%	3%	1	0	10%	3	1	3%	1	0	0%	0	0	0
2 Yrs				91	308	3.38	208	68%	24%	17%	26%	33%	76%	0%	51%	78%	43%	2%	2	0	7%	6	2	4%	4	2	32%	0	0	0
MLB Averages						3.60		62%	24%	14%	27%	34%	75%	2%	47%	81%	32%	6%			15%			8%			26%

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF
1986	24	21	66	63	3	12	1	1	6	1	13	.190	.215	.254	.469	28	16	1	1	1	0
1987	25	31	85	82	5	18	1	2	10	1	17	.220	.238	.305	.543	45	25	3	1	1	0
1988	26	57	147	142	8	28	2	4	17	2	32	.197	.212	.296	.508	37	42	3	1	1	1
1989	27	69	176	167	10	31	3	4	18	4	36	.186	.208	.275	.484	31	46	4	1	2	1

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	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	RC	Gact
1986	24	21	65	62	3	11	1	1	6	1	13	.177	.203	.242	.445	3	21
1987	25	10	19	19	2	6	0	1	4	0	4	.316	.316	.474	.789	3	10
1988	26	26	62	60	3	10	1	2	7	1	15	.167	.177	.283	.461	3	26
1989	27	12	30	26	3	4	1	0	1	3	4	.154	.241	.192	.434	1	12
4 Yrs		69	176	167	11	31	3	4	18	5	36	.186	.213	.275	.488	10	69
162 Game Avg.		162	413	392	26	73	7	9	42	12	85	.186	.213	.275	.488	23	69

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