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Wally Judnich

Walter Franklin Judnich

Positions: Centerfielder and First Baseman
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 205 lb.

Born: January 24, 1916 in San Francisco, CA
High School: Mission HS (Fremont, CA) (All Transactions)
Debut: April 16, 1940
Teams (by GP): Browns/Indians/Pirates 1940-1949

Final Game: May 12, 1949
Died: July 10, 1971 in Glendale, CA
Buried: Bayou Meto Cemetery, Jacksonville, AR
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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
1940 24 SLB AL 137 577 519 97 157 27 7 24 89 8 5 54 71 .303 .368 .520 .888 126 270 7 0 4 *8O MVP-18
1941 25 SLB AL 146 632 546 90 155 40 6 14 83 5 5 80 45 .284 .377 .456 .833 117 249 12 2 4 *8O
1942 26 SLB AL 132 544 457 78 143 22 6 17 82 3 2 74 41 .313 .413 .499 .912 154 228 7 4 9 *8O MVP-16
1946 30 SLB AL 142 573 511 60 134 23 4 15 72 0 4 60 54 .262 .340 .411 .751 105 210 8 0 2 *O8/79
1947 31 SLB AL 144 564 500 58 129 24 3 18 64 2 5 60 62 .258 .338 .426 .764 110 213 6 0 4 *3O8/9
1948 32 CLE AL 79 281 218 36 56 13 3 2 29 2 3 56 23 .257 .411 .372 .782 111 81 5 1 6 O839
1949 33 PIT NL 10 36 35 5 8 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 .229 .250 .257 .507 35 9 0 0 0 /8O
7 Yrs 790 3207 2786 424 782 150 29 90 420 20 24 385 298 .281 .369 .452 .822 120 1260 45 7 29
162 Game Avg. 162 658 571 87 160 31 6 18 86 4 79 61 .281 .369 .452 .822 120 258 9 1 6
SLB (5 yrs) 701 2890 2533 383 718 136 26 88 390 18 21 328 273 .283 .367 .462 .829 121 1170 40 6 23
PIT (1 yr) 10 36 35 5 8 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 .229 .250 .257 .507 35 9 0 0 0
CLE (1 yr) 79 281 218 36 56 13 3 2 29 2 3 56 23 .257 .411 .372 .782 111 81 5 1 6
AL (6 yrs) 780 3171 2751 419 774 149 29 90 419 20 24 384 296 .281 .371 .455 .826 121 1251 45 7 29
NL (1 yr) 10 36 35 5 8 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 .229 .250 .257 .507 35 9 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 Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1940 24 SLB AL 137 577 18 0 0 -2 -1 15 1.4 14 29 2.9 .510 .509 3.0 -0.3 31 $ *8O MVP-18
1941 25 SLB AL 146 632 14 -1 0 -3 -1 10 0.9 16 25 2.5 .506 .506 2.8 -0.4 28 $ *8O
1942 26 SLB AL 132 544 34 0 0 0 -1 33 3.5 11 45 4.7 .527 .522 4.7 -0.1 45 $ *8O MVP-16
1946 30 SLB AL 142 573 4 -1 0 3 -1 4 0.5 15 19 2.0 .503 .503 1.6 0.2 16 $ *O8/79
1947 31 SLB AL 144 564 6 -1 0 -8 -6 -10 -1.1 14 5 0.3 .493 .494 1.2 -1.6 13 $ *3O8/9
1948 32 CLE AL 79 281 7 -1 -0 -1 -2 3 0.3 7 10 1.0 .503 .502 1.1 -0.3 11 $ O839
1949 33 PIT NL 10 36 -3 0 0 1 -0 -2 -0.2 1 -0 -0.1 .481 .499 -0.2 0.1 -2 $ /8O
7 Seasons 790 3207 79 -3 0 -10 -13 53 5.3 79 132 13.3 .507 .505 14.2 -2.3 142 $
SLB (5 yrs) 701 2890 75 -2 0 -10 -11 52 5.2 71 123 12.4 .508 .507 13.3 -2.1 133 $
PIT (1 yr) 10 36 -3 0 0 1 -0 -2 -0.2 1 -0 -0.1 .481 .499 -0.2 0.1 -2 $
CLE (1 yr) 79 281 7 -1 -0 -1 -2 3 0.3 7 10 1.0 .503 .502 1.1 -0.3 11 $

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
1940 24 SLB AL 577 378 99 7.0 113 .314 .303 .282 .368 .355 .520 .427 .888 .782 126 .650 18.1 1.7 .874 .328 .218 12.0
1941 25 SLB AL 632 412 92 6.0 109 .290 .284 .279 .377 .356 .456 .411 .833 .768 117 .605 14.9 1.4 .811 .319 .172 7.4
1942 26 SLB AL 544 332 93 7.5 96 .316 .313 .268 .413 .343 .499 .375 .912 .718 154 .750 34.9 3.6 .950 .350 .186 5.1
1946 30 SLB AL 573 391 70 4.8 100 .269 .262 .270 .340 .345 .411 .388 .751 .732 105 .563 2.6 0.3 .684 .258 .149 .0
1947 31 SLB AL 564 386 70 4.8 98 .264 .258 .265 .338 .345 .426 .381 .764 .726 110 .568 5.3 0.6 .707 .282 .168 3.6
1948 32 CLE AL 281 176 33 5.0 103 .280 .257 .269 .411 .354 .372 .389 .782 .743 111 .537 7.3 0.7 .806 .367 .115 2.0
1949 33 PIT NL 36 27 2 2.0 106 .242 .229 .273 .250 .347 .257 .408 .507 .755 35 .177 -3.3 -0.3 .370 .057 .029
7 Yrs 3207 2102 459 5.8 104 .289 .281 .273 .369 .349 .452 .397 .822 .746 120 .620 79.8 7.9 .795 .308 .172 32.7
162 Game Avg. 658 431 94 5.8 104 .289 .281 .273 .369 .349 .452 .397 .822 .746 120 .620 16 2 .795 .308 .172 7
SLB (5 yrs) 2890 1899 424 6.0 104 .290 .283 .273 .367 .349 .462 .397 .829 .746 121 .632 75.8 7.5 .800 .307 .178 29.9
PIT (1 yr) 36 27 2 2.0 106 .242 .229 .273 .250 .347 .257 .408 .507 .755 35 .178 -3.3 -0.3 .370 .057 .029
CLE (1 yr) 281 176 33 5.0 103 .280 .257 .269 .411 .354 .372 .389 .782 .743 111 .537 7.3 0.7 .806 .367 .115 2.0
AL (6 yrs) 3171 2075 457 5.9 103 .289 .281 .273 .371 .349 .455 .397 .826 .746 121 .624 83.2 8.2 .801 .312 .173 32.7
NL (1 yr) 36 27 2 2.0 106 .242 .229 .273 .250 .347 .257 .408 .507 .755 35 .178 -3.3 -0.3 .370 .057 .029

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1948 32 CLE AL WS BSN W 4 14 13 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 .077 .143 .077 .220 1 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 4 14 13 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 .077 .143 .077 .220 1 0 0 0 0 0

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
1940 24 SLB AL 577 4.2% 12.3% 9.4% 10.1% 37% 1.31 7.3 21.6 5.8 73%
1941 25 SLB AL 632 2.2% 7.1% 12.7% 9.5% 39% 0.56 12.1 39.0 6.6 77%
1942 26 SLB AL 544 3.1% 7.5% 13.6% 8.3% 32% 0.55 11.1 26.9 5.6 73%
1946 30 SLB AL 573 2.6% 9.4% 10.5% 7.3% 31% 0.90 9.5 34.1 7.1 77%
1947 31 SLB AL 564 3.2% 11.0% 10.6% 8.0% 35% 1.03 8.1 27.8 7.8 74%
1948 32 CLE AL 281 0.7% 8.2% 19.9% 6.4% 32% 0.41 9.5 109.0 7.5 0.64 69%
1949 33 PIT NL 36 0.0% 5.6% 2.8% 2.8% 13% 2.00 17.5 35.0 1.00 92%
7 Yrs 3207 2.8% 9.3% 12.0% 8.4% 34% 0.77 9.3 31.0 6.6 0.67 75%
MLB Averages 1.4% 9.2% 9.2% 6.0% 26% 1.00 9.7 65.4 8.6 0.97 78%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1940 24 SLB AL 18.1 1.7 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1941 25 SLB AL 14.2 1.4 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1942 26 SLB AL 34.9 3.6 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1946 30 SLB AL 2.0 0.2 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1947 31 SLB AL 5.3 0.6 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1948 32 CLE AL 7.3 0.7 285 0.2 4.7 -4.5 1.02 0.3 -0.1 3.1 0.3 1.01 5.5 2.11 10
1949 33 PIT NL -3.3 -0.3 20 -0.3 0.1 -0.3 .81 -0.2 -0.2 -2.1 -0.2 0.84 -2.1 0.75 2
7 Yrs 78.6 7.8 305 -0.1 4.8 -4.8 1.00 0.2 -0.2 1.1 0.1 1.00 3.4 1.88 12

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
1948 32 CLE AL 4 0 31% 113 2 3 40% 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 41% 13 10 3 5 4 1 9 2 7
1949 33 PIT NL 0 0 56% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
7 Yrs 4 0 31% 126 20 24 45% 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 43% 13 10 3 5 4 1 10 2 8

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
1948 32 CLE AL 281 76% 56 10 2 0 1 2.11 2 0 14 2 0 1 1 0 6 6 100% 77 5 6% 33 10 30% 217 28 13% 19 9 47% 12 5 42% 0
1949 33 PIT NL 36 100% 8 2 0 0 0 0.75 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 1 1 100% 9 0 0% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
7 Yrs 317 77% 782 12 2 0 1 1.88 90 0 14 2 0 1 1 0 6 29 483% 79 45 57% 34 11 32% 226 28 12% 19 9 47% 13 6 46% 0
MLB Averages 52% 649% 70% 34% 15% 51% 56%

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
1940 24 137 577 519 97 157 27 7 24 89 8 5 54 71 .303 .368 .520 .888 126 270 7 0 4
1941 25 283 1209 1065 187 312 67 13 38 172 13 10 134 116 .293 .373 .487 .860 121 519 19 2 8
1942 26 415 1753 1522 265 455 89 19 55 254 16 12 208 157 .299 .385 .491 .876 130 747 26 6 17
1943 27 415 1753 1522 265 455 89 19 55 254 16 12 208 157 .299 .385 .491 .876 130 747 26 6 17
1944 28 415 1753 1522 265 455 89 19 55 254 16 12 208 157 .299 .385 .491 .876 130 747 26 6 17
1945 29 415 1753 1522 265 455 89 19 55 254 16 12 208 157 .299 .385 .491 .876 130 747 26 6 17
1946 30 557 2326 2033 325 589 112 23 70 326 16 16 268 211 .290 .374 .471 .845 124 957 34 6 19
1947 31 701 2890 2533 383 718 136 26 88 390 18 21 328 273 .283 .367 .462 .829 121 1170 40 6 23
1948 32 780 3171 2751 419 774 149 29 90 419 20 24 384 296 .281 .371 .455 .826 121 1251 45 7 29
1949 33 790 3207 2786 424 782 150 29 90 420 20 24 385 298 .281 .369 .452 .822 120 1260 45 7 29

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
1940 24 143 585 529 89 151 26 7 23 81 8 52 74 .285 .349 .491 .841 91 137
1941 25 152 642 558 85 152 39 6 14 78 5 78 47 .272 .364 .439 .803 88 146
1942 26 140 578 485 84 153 24 6 18 89 3 79 43 .315 .415 .501 .917 101 132
1946 30 148 603 537 65 143 25 4 16 78 0 64 56 .266 .344 .417 .762 77 142
1947 31 150 590 522 63 137 25 3 19 69 2 64 64 .262 .343 .431 .774 78 144
1948 32 83 290 226 36 57 13 3 2 29 2 57 24 .252 .405 .363 .768 33 79
1949 33 10 37 36 5 8 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 .222 .243 .250 .493 2 10
7 Yrs 826 3325 2893 427 801 153 29 92 425 20 395 310 .277 .365 .445 .810 470 790
162 Game Avg. 162 652 567 84 157 30 6 18 83 4 77 61 .277 .365 .445 .810 92 790

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1940 AL (18, 2%)
1942 AL (16, 4%)
0.06 Career Shares (1057th)

WAR Position Players† s c a p y
1942 AL  4.7 (8th)

Offensive WAR† s c a p y
1942 AL  4.7 (5th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1942 AL  .313 (6th)

On-Base% s c a p y
1942 AL  .413 (3rd)

Slugging % s c a p y
1940 AL  .520 (7th)
1942 AL  .499 (3rd)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1940 AL  .888 (10th)
1942 AL  .912 (3rd)

Doubles s c a p y
1941 AL  40 (3rd)

Home Runs s c a p y
1940 AL  24 (9th)
1942 AL  17 (7th)
1947 AL  18 (8th)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1942 AL  82 (10th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1940 AL  71 (7th)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1942 AL  154 (4th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1942 AL  35 (6th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1942 AL  3.6 (6th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1942 AL  .751 (3rd)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1942 AL  4 (7th)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1940 AL  12.0 (8th)

AB per HR s c a p y
1940 AL  21.6 (9th)
1942 AL  26.9 (4th)
1947 AL  27.8 (6th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 28 (838), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 6 (1412), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 16 (993), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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