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Sam Khalifa

Sam Khalifa

Positions: Shortstop and Second Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: December 5, 1963 in Fontana, CA
High School: Sahuaro HS (Sahuaro, AZ)
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1982 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 25, 1985
Team: Pirates 1985-1987

Final Game: July 31, 1987
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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
1985 21 PIT NL 95 367 320 30 76 14 3 2 31 5 2 34 56 .238 .307 .319 .626 77 102 9 0 9 4 8 6
1986 22 PIT NL 64 173 151 8 28 6 0 0 4 0 2 19 28 .185 .276 .225 .502 39 34 5 0 3 0 6 6/4
1987 23 PIT NL 5 18 17 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .176 .176 .176 .353 -6 3 0 0 1 0 0 /6
3 Yrs 164 558 488 39 107 20 3 2 37 5 4 53 86 .219 .294 .285 .578 62 139 14 0 13 4 14
162 Game Avg. 162 551 482 39 106 20 3 2 37 5 4 52 85 .219 .294 .285 .578 62 137 14 0 13 4 14

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
1985 21 PIT NL 95 367 -12 -0 -0 5 5 -2 -0.1 11 10 1.0 .498 .499 0.4 1.2 4 $ 6
1986 22 PIT NL 64 173 -13 -1 -1 6 3 -5 -0.6 5 -0 -0.1 .491 .496 -0.7 1.0 -6 $ 6/4
1987 23 PIT NL 5 18 -2 -0 0 -1 0 -3 -0.3 0 -2 -0.3 .438 .498 -0.1 -0.1 -1 $ /6
3 Seasons 164 558 -26 -1 -1 10 9 -10 -1.0 17 7 0.6 .493 .498 -0.4 2.1 -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
1985 21 PIT NL 367 268 32 3.2 94 .278 .238 .259 .307 .327 .319 .386 .626 .712 77 .380 -9.4 -1.0 .545 .197 .081 2.9
1986 22 PIT NL 173 133 9 1.8 99 .228 .185 .264 .276 .334 .225 .398 .502 .732 39 .172 -12.5 -1.3 .392 .152 .040
1987 23 PIT NL 18 15 1 1.8 106 .200 .176 .269 .176 .339 .176 .419 .353 .758 -6 .144 -2.6 -0.3 .214 .000 .000
3 Yrs 558 416 42 2.7 96 .260 .219 .261 .294 .329 .285 .391 .578 .720 62 .307 -24.5 -2.5 .484 .176 .066 2.9
162 Game Avg. 551 411 41 2.7 96 .260 .219 .261 .294 .329 .285 .391 .578 .720 62 .307 -24.5 -2.5 .484 .176 .066 3

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
1985 21 PIT NL 367 0.5% 15.3% 9.3% 5.2% 25% 1.65 5.7 160.0 10.3 1.30 72%
1986 22 PIT NL 173 0.0% 16.2% 11.0% 3.5% 21% 1.47 5.4 37.8 1.53 71%
1987 23 PIT NL 18 0.0% 11.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 8.5 8.5 1.00 83%
3 Yrs 558 0.4% 15.4% 9.5% 4.5% 23% 1.62 5.7 244.0 13.2 1.35 72%
MLB Averages 2.5% 15.0% 8.8% 7.1% 31% 1.70 6.0 36.2 8.1 1.09 72%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1985 21 PIT NL -9.4 -1.0 380 -1.2 5.3 -6.6 1.08 -1.3 0.1 -12.4 -1.3 0.98 -12.7 0
1986 22 PIT NL -12.5 -1.3 175 -1.5 1.6 -3.1 .95 -1.3 -0.2 -15.6 -1.6 0.96 -14.6 0.19 1
1987 23 PIT NL -2.6 -0.3 18 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 .67 -0.2 -0.0 -1.3 -0.1 0.80 -1.7 0
3 Yrs -24.5 -2.5 573 -2.8 7.0 -9.9 1.02 -2.8 0.0 -29.3 -3.0 0.97 -29.0 0.19 1

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
1985 21 PIT NL 4 0 26% 131 5 2 71% 5 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 9 41% 14 10 4 5 3 2 8 3 5
1986 22 PIT NL 3 0 17% 65 0 2 0% 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 56% 5 3 2 1 1 0 3 0 3
1987 23 PIT NL 1 0 33% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
3 Yrs 8 0 23% 203 5 4 56% 5 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 4 10 45% 20 14 6 6 4 2 12 3 9

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
1985 21 PIT NL 367 28% 76 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 2 0 1 1 0 10 9 90% 71 9 13% 42 18 43% 227 32 14% 24 14 58% 11 5 45% 0
1986 22 PIT NL 173 40% 28 1 0 0 0 0.19 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 32 5 16% 14 7 50% 109 5 5% 5 2 40% 6 3 50% 0
1987 23 PIT NL 18 22% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 3 0 0% 1 1 100% 9 2 22% 2 2 100% 0 0 0
3 Yrs 558 32% 107 1 0 0 0 0.19 2 0 16 2 0 1 1 0 14 13 93% 106 14 13% 57 26 46% 345 39 11% 31 18 58% 17 8 47% 0
MLB Averages 60% 75% 11% 34% 15% 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
1985 21 95 367 320 30 76 14 3 2 31 5 2 34 56 .238 .307 .319 .626 77 102 9 0 9 4 8
1986 22 159 540 471 38 104 20 3 2 35 5 4 53 84 .221 .297 .289 .586 64 136 14 0 12 4 14
1987 23 164 558 488 39 107 20 3 2 37 5 4 53 86 .219 .294 .285 .578 62 139 14 0 13 4 14

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
1985 21 95 374 325 33 81 15 3 2 34 5 36 56 .249 .321 .332 .653 35 95
1986 22 64 175 152 9 29 6 0 0 4 0 20 28 .191 .285 .230 .515 10 64
1987 23 5 19 18 2 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 .222 .222 .222 .444 1 5
3 Yrs 164 568 495 44 114 21 3 2 42 5 56 86 .230 .306 .297 .603 46 164
162 Game Avg. 162 561 489 43 113 21 3 2 41 5 55 85 .230 .306 .297 .603 45 164

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Youngest s c a p y
1985 NL  born 1963-12-05 (7th)

                                         

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