Jake Jacobs

Lamar Gary Jacobs

Positions: Pinch Runner, Pinch Hitter and Centerfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: June 9, 1937 in Youngstown, OH
High School: Boardman HS (Boardman, OH)
School: Ohio University (Athens, OH)
Signed by the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent in 1959. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 13, 1960
Teams (by GP): Senators/Twins 1960-1961

Final Game: September 28, 1961
Died: July 26, 2010 in Palmetto, FL
Cremated
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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
1959	22	MIN-min	D	67	259	259		81	14	3	5						.313	.313	.448	.761		116							SNF · FLOR
1960	23	MIN-min	A	138	614	588	84	167	20	5	0	35	18		26	51	.284	.314	.335	.649		197							CHR · SALL
1960	23	WSH	AL	6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	2	0	0	0	0
1961	24	MIN-CIN-min	AAA	116	401	388	49	113	11	4	0	21	5		13	47	.291	.314	.340	.654		132							SYR,INA · IL,AA
1961	24	MIN	AL	4	8	8	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.250	.250	.250	.500	32	2	0	0	0	0	0	/8
1962	25	MIN-min	AAA	123	450	403	39	101	14	2	1	26	7	7	24	47	.251	.297	.303	.600		122		5	13	5			VAN · PCL
1963	26	MIN-min	AA	101	387	359	39	91	9	2	1	28	12	7	28	32	.253	.307	.298	.606		107							CHR · SALL
2 Yrs				10	10	10	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.200	.200	.200	.400	6	2	2	0	0	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	162	162	0	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	32	.200	.200	.200	.400	6	32	32	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	Rdp	Rfield	RAA	WAA	RAR	WAR	waaWL%	162WL%	oWAR	dWAR	oRAR	Salary	Pos
1960	23	WSH	AL	6	2	-1	-0	0	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	.480	.499	-0.1	0.0	-1	$
1961	24	MIN	AL	4	8	-0	0	-1	-0	-0.1	-0	0.0	.487	.500	0.0	-0.1	0	$	/8
2 Seasons				10	10	-1	-0	-1	-2	-0.2	-1	-0.1	.483	.499	-0.1	-0.1	-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
1960	23	WSH	AL	2	4	0	0.0	103	.000	.000	.266	.000	.340	.000	.406	.000	.746	-100	.000	-0.6	-0.1	.000	.000	.000
1961	24	MIN	AL	8	6	1	4.4	108	.333	.250	.270	.250	.346	.250	.420	.500	.765	32	.480	-0.8	-0.1	.333	.000	.000
2 Yrs				10	10	1	2.7	107	.250	.200	.269	.200	.344	.200	.417	.400	.762	6	.268	-1.4	-0.1	.200	.000	.000
162 Game Avg.				162	162	16	2.7	107	.250	.200	.269	.200	.344	.200	.417	.400	.762	6	.268	-1.4	-0.1	.200	.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%
1960	23	WSH	AL	2	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%							100%
1961	24	MIN	AL	8	0.0%	25.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0%		4.0			2.00	75%
2 Yrs				10	0.0%	20.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0%		5.0			6.00	80%
MLB Averages					2.4%	13.6%	9.0%	6.7%	29%	1.52	6.5	37.3	8.2	1.04	73%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	PHlev	AB
1960	23	WSH	AL	-0.6	-0.1	2	-0.3	0.0	-0.3	2.81	-0.1	-0.0	-1.4	-0.1	1.45	-1.0	2.81	2
1961	24	MIN	AL	-0.8	-0.1	8	-0.0	0.1	-0.1	.95	0.0	-0.0	0.1	0.0	0.96	0.2	0.74	1
2 Yrs				-1.4	-0.1	10	-0.3	0.1	-0.4	1.32	-0.1	-0.1	-1.3	-0.1	1.05	-0.8	2.12	3

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	RS%	SBO
1960	23	WSH	AL	0		5
1961	24	MIN	AL	1	0%	8
2 Yrs				1	0%	13

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
1960	23	WSH	AL	2	100%	0			2	0	0	0	2.81	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	2	100%	0	0		3	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
1961	24	MIN	AL	8	50%	2			1	0	0	0	0.74	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0%	0	0		4	1	25%	0	0		0	0		0
2 Yrs				10	60%	2			3	0	0	0	2.12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		4	2	50%	0	0		7	1	14%	0	0		0	0		0
MLB Averages					50%																			77%			10%			32%			14%			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
1960	23	6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	2	0	0	0	0
1961	24	10	10	10	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.200	.200	.200	.400	6	2	2	0	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	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	Gact
1960	23	6	2	2	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6
1961	24	4	8	8	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	4
2 Yrs		10	10	10	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	10
162 Game Avg.		162	162	162	32	.000	.000	.000	.000	10

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