Bobby Kline

John Robert Kline

Positions: Shortstop, Second Baseman and Third Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 179 lb.

Born: January 27, 1929 in St. Petersburg, FL (All Transactions)
Debut: April 11, 1955
Team: Senators 1955

Final Game: September 25, 1955
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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
1947	18	SPT	C	91	350	350		77	10	2	0						.220	.220	.260	.480		91							SPT · FLIN
1948	19	CLE-min	C,AAA	77	242	242	1	49	8	2	0	1	0		0	10	.202	.202	.252	.455		61		0	0				SPT,BLT · FLIN,IL
1949	20	BAL-min	B,C	100	386	386		104	9	7	3						.269	.269	.352	.622		136							ANN,GLJ · SEAL,CAML
1950	21	NYY-min	B,A,AAA	109	376	376		100	8	9	7						.266	.266	.391	.657		147							ANN,BNG,KCY · SEAL,EL,AA
1951	22	NYY-min	A,AAA	134	498	498		138	18	3	1						.277	.277	.331	.608		165							BNG,KCY · EL,AA
1952	23	NYY-min	AA	135	507	507		112	15	4	2						.221	.221	.278	.499		141							BMT · TL
1953	24	NYY-min	AA	113	407	407		115	24	3	4						.283	.283	.386	.668		157							BIR · SOUA
1954	25	NYY-min	AA	153	546	546		174	23	6	3						.319	.319	.399	.718		218							BIR · SOUA
1955	26	WSH	AL	77	156	140	12	31	5	0	0	9	0	0	11	27	.221	.288	.257	.545	50	36	3	2	3	0	0	6/451
1956	27	NYY-min	AAA	115	424	385	28	93	11	2	2	38	1		28	38	.242	.290	.296	.587		114	0	1	4	6			RMD,DEN · IL,AA
1957	28	NYY-min	AAA	99	289	253	29	67	6	3	1	31	0		29	40	.265	.342	.324	.666		82		1	5	1			RMD · IL
1958	29	NYY-min	AAA	69	208	183	16	45	5	1	0	11	0		22	37	.246	.329	.284	.613		52		1	1	1	5		RMD · IL
1 Yr				77	156	140	12	31	5	0	0	9	0	0	11	27	.221	.288	.257	.545	50	36	3	2	3	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	328	295	25	65	11	0	0	19	0	0	23	57	.221	.288	.257	.545	50	76	6	4	6	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
1955	26	WSH	AL	77	156	-10	0	0	-1	3	-7	-0.8	4	-3	-0.3	.490	.495	-0.2	0.2	-2	$	6/451
1 Season				77	156	-10	0	0	-1	3	-7	-0.8	4	-3	-0.3	.490	.495	-0.2	0.2	-2	$

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
1955	26	WSH	AL	156	115	11	2.6	99	.274	.221	.262	.288	.341	.257	.390	.545	.730	50	.256	-9.6	-1.0	.438	.114	.036
1 Yr				156	115	11	2.6	99	.274	.221	.262	.288	.341	.257	.390	.545	.730	50	.256	-9.6	-1.0	.438	.114	.036
162 Game Avg.				328	242	23	2.6	99	.274	.221	.262	.288	.341	.257	.390	.545	.730	50	.256	-9.6	-1.0	.438	.114	.036

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GO/AO	IP%
1955	26	WSH	AL	156	0.0%	17.3%	7.1%	3.2%	16%	2.45	5.2		15.6	1.61	72%
1 Yr				156	0.0%	17.3%	7.1%	3.2%	16%	2.45	5.2		15.6	1.61	72%
MLB Averages					2.3%	11.4%	9.5%	6.5%	29%	1.19	7.7	37.6	8.1	0.97	75%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	PHlev	AB
1955	26	WSH	AL	-9.8	-1.0	156	-0.4	1.9	-2.3	.86	-1.1	0.6	-6.5	-0.7	0.94	-9.9	0.97	1
1 Yr				-9.8	-1.0	156	-0.4	1.9	-2.3	.86	-1.1	0.6	-6.5	-0.7	0.94	-9.9	0.97	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%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
1955	26	WSH	AL	1	0	27%	53	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	56%	2	2	0	2	1	0	5	0	5
1 Yr				1	0	27%	53	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	56%	2	2	0	2	1	0	5	0	5

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
1955	26	WSH	AL	156	29%	31			1	0	0	0	0.97	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	100%	29	3	10%	8	3	38%	92	9	10%	4	1	25%	4	2	50%	0
1 Yr				156	29%	31			1	0	0	0	0.97	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	100%	29	3	10%	8	3	38%	92	9	10%	4	1	25%	4	2	50%	0
MLB Averages					50%																			84%			11%			31%			14%			49%			53%

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
1955	26	77	156	140	12	31	5	0	0	9	0	0	11	27	.221	.288	.257	.545	50	36	3	2	3	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	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	RC	Gact
1955	26	80	162	146	13	32	5	9	11	28	.219	.283	.253	.536	10	77
1 Yr		80	162	146	13	32	5	9	11	28	.219	.283	.253	.536	10	77
162 Game Avg.		162	328	296	26	65	10	18	22	57	.219	.283	.253	.536	20	77

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