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Vic Janowicz

Victor Felix Janowicz

Positions: Catcher and Third Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: February 26, 1930 in Elyria, OH
School: The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH)
Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) in 1952. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 31, 1953
Team: Pirates 1953-1954

Final Game: September 10, 1954
Died: February 27, 1996 in Columbus, OH
Buried: St. Joseph Cemetery, Lockbourne, OH
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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
1953 23 PIT NL 42 131 123 10 31 3 1 2 8 0 1 5 31 .252 .287 .341 .628 64 42 3 1 2 2
1954 24 PIT NL 41 84 73 10 11 3 0 0 2 0 0 7 23 .151 .235 .192 .426 14 14 0 1 3 0 5/7
2 Yrs 83 215 196 20 42 6 1 2 10 0 1 12 54 .214 .267 .286 .552 45 56 3 2 5 0
162 Game Avg. 162 420 383 39 82 12 2 4 20 0 2 23 105 .214 .267 .286 .552 45 109 6 4 10

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
1953 23 PIT NL 42 131 -8 -1 -1 -3 1 -12 -1.2 4 -8 -0.8 .472 .493 -0.4 -0.2 -5 $ 2
1954 24 PIT NL 41 84 -8 0 0 -0 0 -8 -0.9 3 -5 -0.6 .479 .495 -0.5 -0.1 -5 $ 5/7
2 Seasons 83 215 -16 -1 -0 -4 1 -20 -2.1 7 -13 -1.4 .475 .494 -0.9 -0.3 -9 $

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
1953 23 PIT NL 131 98 11 3.0 109 .322 .252 .273 .287 .344 .341 .426 .628 .770 64 .291 -6.9 -0.7 .490 .122 .089 .0
1954 24 PIT NL 84 65 3 1.2 107 .220 .151 .272 .235 .343 .192 .420 .426 .763 14 .078 -9.2 -0.9 .355 .137 .041
2 Yrs 215 163 14 2.3 108 .286 .214 .273 .267 .344 .286 .424 .552 .767 45 .204 -16.2 -1.6 .437 .128 .071 .0
162 Game Avg. 420 318 27 2.3 108 .286 .214 .273 .267 .344 .286 .424 .552 .767 45 .204 -16.2 -1.6 .437 .128 .071

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
1953 23 PIT NL 131 1.5% 23.7% 3.8% 4.6% 19% 6.20 4.0 61.5 15.4 0.83 69%
1954 24 PIT NL 84 0.0% 27.4% 8.3% 3.6% 27% 3.29 3.2 36.5 1.33 60%
2 Yrs 215 0.9% 25.1% 5.6% 4.2% 21% 4.50 3.6 98.0 19.6 0.97 65%
MLB Averages 2.1% 10.7% 9.3% 6.6% 28% 1.15 8.3 42.1 8.1 0.96 76%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1953 23 PIT NL -6.9 -0.7 88 0.0 1.6 -1.6 .94 -0.1 0.1 -1.6 -0.2 0.91 -1.0 0.61 3
1954 24 PIT NL -9.2 -0.9 55 -0.4 0.6 -1.0 1.00 -0.3 -0.1 -4.3 -0.4 0.97 -4.6 0.72 8
2 Yrs -16.2 -1.6 143 -0.4 2.2 -2.6 .97 -0.4 -0.0 -5.9 -0.6 0.93 -5.7 0.69 11

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
1953 23 PIT NL 0 0 23% 28 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 29% 4 3 1 0 0 0 3 2 1
1954 24 PIT NL 2 0 53% 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 64% 4 1 3 2 1 1 5 2 3
2 Yrs 2 0 33% 50 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 3 50% 8 4 4 2 1 1 8 4 4

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
1953 23 PIT NL 131 49% 31 3 0 0 0 0.61 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 2 100% 11 3 27% 2 1 50% 45 5 11% 1 1 100% 1 1 100% 0
1954 24 PIT NL 84 44% 11 8 2 0 0 0.72 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 12 0 0% 8 3 38% 34 2 6% 1 1 100% 7 3 43% 0
2 Yrs 215 47% 42 11 2 0 0 0.69 2 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 5 5 100% 23 3 13% 10 4 40% 79 7 9% 2 2 100% 8 4 50% 0
MLB Averages 49% 84% 11% 32% 14% 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
1953 23 42 131 123 10 31 3 1 2 8 0 1 5 31 .252 .287 .341 .628 64 42 3 1 2
1954 24 83 215 196 20 42 6 1 2 10 0 1 12 54 .214 .267 .286 .552 45 56 3 2 5 0

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
1953 23 44 135 127 10 31 3 1 2 8 0 5 32 .244 .278 .331 .609 11 42
1954 24 43 87 76 10 11 3 0 0 2 0 7 24 .145 .226 .184 .410 3 41
2 Yrs 87 222 203 20 42 6 1 2 10 0 12 56 .207 .258 .276 .534 14 83
162 Game Avg. 162 413 378 37 78 11 2 4 19 0 22 104 .207 .258 .276 .534 26 83

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