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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 (Age 23)
Team: Pirates 1953-1954

Final Game: September 10, 1954 (Age 24)
Died: February 27, 1996 in Columbus, OH
Buried: St. Joseph Cemetery, Lockbourne, OH
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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 (v2.2): 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 5 -7 -0.8 .471 .493 -0.4 -0.2 -4 2
1954 24 PIT NL 41 84 -8 0 0 -0 0 -8 -0.9 3 -5 -0.5 .480 .495 -0.5 -0.1 -4 5/7
2 Seasons 83 215 -16 -1 -0 -4 1 -20 -2.1 8 -12 -1.3 .476 .494 -0.9 -0.3 -8

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Awards
1953 PIT NL 23 C 35 32 27 263.2 127 104 15 8 2 .937 -3 -14 4.06 3.40 .984 5.53 5.42 7 9 14 4 22% 40% 2
1954 PIT NL 24 3B 18 18 13 139.0 52 15 32 5 3 .904 -0 -3 3.04 2.61 .952 3.17 3.15
1954 PIT NL 24 LF 1 1 1 9.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -27 1.00 1.00 .970 2.20 2.20
1954 PIT NL 24 OF 1 1 1 9.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -27 1.00 1.00 .980 2.40 2.30
1 Season C 35 32 27 263.2 127 104 15 8 2 .937 -3 -14 4.06 3.40 .984 5.53 5.42 7 9 14 4 22% 40% 2
1 Season 3B 18 18 13 139.0 52 15 32 5 3 .904 -0 -3 3.04 2.61 .952 3.17 3.15
1 Season LF 1 1 1 9.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -27 1.00 1.00 .970 2.20 2.20
1 Season OF 1 1 1 9.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -27 1.00 1.00 .980 2.40 2.30
2 Seasons TOT 54 51 41 411.2 180 120 47 13 5 .928 -4 -10 3.65 3.09 .975 4.67 4.61 7 9 14 4 22% 40% 2
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1945 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Passed Balls s c a p y
1953 NL  7 (4th)

                                         

Transactions

  • December 15, 1952: Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent (bonus baby).
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