Danny Kravitz

Daniel Kravitz (Dusty or Beak)

Positions: Catcher and Pinch Hitter
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: December 21, 1930 in Lopez, PA
Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1949. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 17, 1956
Teams (by GP): Pirates/Athletics 1956-1960

Final Game: September 18, 1960
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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
1949	18	PIT-min	D	122	462	462		129	18	10	7						.279	.279	.407	.686		188							GNV · ALSL
1950	19	PIT-min	D	112	396	396		121	25	4	17						.306	.306	.518	.823		205							MYF · KITL
1951	20	PIT-min	B,A	105	336	336		97	17	5	11						.289	.289	.467	.756		157							WAC,CHS · BSTL,SALL
1952		Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1953		Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1954	23	PIT-min	AA	82	271	271		79	13	2	11						.292	.292	.476	.768		129							NOR · SOUA
1955	24	PIT-min	AA	122	426	426		127	11	10	19						.298	.298	.505	.803		215							NOR · SOUA
1956	25	PIT-min	Opn	39	129	117	13	31	5	2	5	21	0		10	9	.265	.326	.470	.796		55	4	1	0	1			HOL · PCL
1956	25	PIT	NL	32	74	68	6	18	2	2	2	10	1	1	5	9	.265	.311	.441	.752	102	30	2	0	0	1	1	2/5
1957	26	PIT-min	AAA	107	366	345	30	86	15	4	5	34	1		16	38	.249	.281	.359	.640		124		0	3	2			CLB · IL
1957	26	PIT	NL	19	43	41	2	6	1	0	0	4	0	0	2	10	.146	.186	.171	.357	-2	7	0	0	0	0	0	2
1958	27	PIT	NL	45	113	100	9	24	3	2	1	5	0	0	11	10	.240	.313	.340	.653	75	34	4	0	0	1	5	2
1959	28	PIT	NL	52	169	162	18	41	9	1	3	21	0	1	5	14	.253	.274	.377	.650	73	61	2	0	1	1	1	2
1960	29	TOT	MLB	67	193	181	17	41	7	2	4	14	0	0	12	21	.227	.275	.354	.628	69	64	6	0	0	0	1	2
1960	29	PIT	NL	8	7	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	.143	.000	.143	-57	0	0	0	0	0	0	/2
1960	29	KCA	AL	59	186	175	17	41	7	2	4	14	0	0	11	19	.234	.280	.366	.645	73	64	6	0	0	0	1	2
1961	30	CIN-min	AAA	99	331	304	33	82	15	2	10	54	0		27	16	.270	.329	.431	.760		131							JER · IL
1962	31	BAL-NYY-min	AAA	107	385	339	50	93	17	1	18	60	0	0	34	39	.274	.347	.490	.837		166		6	2	4			ROC,RMD · IL
1963	32	BAL-NYY-min	AAA	98	280	260	20	61	13	2	8	28	0	2	20	28	.235	.289	.392	.682		102							ROC,RMD · IL
5 Yrs				215	592	552	52	130	22	7	10	54	1	2	35	64	.236	.280	.355	.635	70	196	14	0	1	3	8
162 Game Avg.				162	446	416	39	98	17	5	8	41	1	2	26	48	.236	.280	.355	.635	70	148	11	0	1	2	6

PIT (5 yrs)				156	406	377	35	89	15	5	6	40	1	2	24	45	.236	.280	.350	.630	69	132	8	0	1	3	7
KCA (1 yr)				59	186	175	17	41	7	2	4	14	0	0	11	19	.234	.280	.366	.645	73	64	6	0	0	0	1

NL (5 yrs)				156	406	377	35	89	15	5	6	40	1	2	24	45	.236	.280	.350	.630	69	132	8	0	1	3	7
AL (1 yr)				59	186	175	17	41	7	2	4	14	0	0	11	19	.234	.280	.366	.645	73	64	6	0	0	0	1

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
1956	25	PIT	NL	32	74	0	-0	-0	-1	1	-1	-0.1	2	2	0.1	.497	.499	0.3	-0.1	3	$	2/5
1957	26	PIT	NL	19	43	-5	0	0	-1	0	-5	-0.6	1	-4	-0.4	.469	.496	-0.3	-0.1	-3	$	2
1958	27	PIT	NL	45	113	-5	1	-0	-1	1	-5	-0.5	4	-1	-0.1	.489	.497	0.0	0.0	0	$	2
1959	28	PIT	NL	52	169	-5	-1	1	-2	2	-5	-0.5	6	1	0.1	.490	.497	0.3	0.0	3	$	2
1960	29	PIT	NL	8	7	-1	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	0	-1	-0.1	.485	.499	-0.1	0.0	-1	$	/2
1960	29	KCA	AL	59	186	-7	0	-0	-8	2	-13	-1.4	5	-8	-0.9	.477	.492	0.0	-0.6	0	$	2
5 Seasons				215	592	-23	-1	0	-13	7	-30	-3.3	19	-11	-1.3	.485	.497	0.2	-0.7	2	$

PIT (5 yrs)				156	406	-17	-1	1	-5	5	-17	-1.9	14	-3	-0.4	.488	.498	0.2	-0.1	1	$
KCA (1 yr)				59	186	-7	0	-0	-8	2	-13	-1.4	5	-8	-0.9	.477	.492	0.0	-0.6	0	$

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
1956	25	PIT	NL	74	54	9	4.4	100	.276	.265	.260	.311	.327	.441	.411	.752	.738	102	.498	-0.0	0.0	.660	.250	.176	1.3
1957	26	PIT	NL	43	35	1	0.8	100	.194	.146	.265	.186	.328	.171	.410	.357	.738	-2	.037	-5.9	-0.6	.257	.073	.024
1958	27	PIT	NL	113	81	10	3.3	104	.256	.240	.267	.313	.335	.340	.418	.653	.753	75	.348	-3.6	-0.4	.563	.210	.100	.0
1959	28	PIT	NL	169	126	16	3.4	103	.260	.253	.268	.274	.334	.377	.415	.650	.748	73	.362	-6.6	-0.7	.524	.148	.123	.0
1960	29	TOT	MLB	193	146	16	3.0	102	.237	.227	.265	.275	.338	.354	.405	.628	.743	69	.317	-9.0	-0.9	.521	.193	.127	.0
1960	29	PIT	NL	7	6	0	0.0	100	.000	.000	.264	.143	.330	.000	.406	.143	.736	-57	.000	-1.3	-0.1	.167	.167	.000
1960	29	KCA	AL	186	140	16	3.1	102	.243	.234	.265	.280	.338	.366	.405	.645	.743	73	.334	-7.6	-0.8	.536	.194	.131	.0
5 Yrs				592	442	52	3.2	103	.249	.236	.266	.280	.334	.355	.411	.635	.745	70	.337	-25.2	-2.5	.525	.181	.120	1.8
162 Game Avg.				446	333	39	3.2	103	.249	.236	.266	.280	.334	.355	.411	.635	.745	70	.337	-25.2	-2.5	.525	.181	.120	1

PIT (5 yrs)				406	302	36	3.2	103	.252	.236	.266	.280	.332	.350	.414	.630	.746	69	.339	-17.5	-1.8	.520	.175	.114	1.7
KCA (1 yr)				186	140	16	3.1	102	.243	.234	.265	.280	.338	.366	.405	.645	.743	73	.334	-7.6	-0.8	.536	.194	.131	.0

NL (5 yrs)				406	302	36	3.2	103	.252	.236	.266	.280	.332	.350	.414	.630	.746	69	.339	-17.5	-1.8	.520	.175	.114	1.7
AL (1 yr)				186	140	16	3.1	102	.243	.234	.265	.280	.338	.366	.405	.645	.743	73	.334	-7.6	-0.8	.536	.194	.131	.0

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GO/AO	IP%
1956	25	PIT	NL	74	2.7%	12.2%	6.8%	8.1%	33%	1.80	7.6	34.0	6.8	1.00	78%
1957	26	PIT	NL	43	0.0%	23.3%	4.7%	2.3%	17%	5.00	4.1		10.3	1.00	72%
1958	27	PIT	NL	113	0.9%	8.9%	9.7%	5.3%	25%	0.91	10.0	100.0	20.0	0.65	80%
1959	28	PIT	NL	169	1.8%	8.3%	3.0%	7.7%	32%	2.80	11.6	54.0	7.7	0.93	86%
1960	29	TOT	MLB	193	2.1%	10.9%	6.2%	6.7%	32%	1.75	8.6	45.3	12.9	0.81	81%
1960	29	PIT	NL	7	0.0%	28.6%	14.3%	0.0%		2.00	3.0			1.00	57%
1960	29	KCA	AL	186	2.2%	10.2%	5.9%	7.0%	32%	1.73	9.2	43.8	12.5	0.81	82%
5 Yrs				592	1.7%	10.8%	5.9%	6.6%	30%	1.83	8.6	55.2	10.2	0.84	81%
MLB Averages					2.3%	12.9%	8.8%	6.6%	29%	1.46	6.9	37.9	8.3	1.01	74%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	PHlev	AB
1956	25	PIT	NL	-0.0	0.0	51	0.4	1.6	-1.2	1.41	-0.1	0.4	-1.6	-0.2	1.02	-1.8	1.82	10
1957	26	PIT	NL	-5.9	-0.6	36	-0.7	0.2	-0.9	1.10	-0.4	-0.2	-4.2	-0.4	1.01	-4.9	2.16	8
1958	27	PIT	NL	-3.5	-0.3	114	-0.9	1.2	-2.1	.93	-0.4	-0.6	-6.3	-0.6	0.96	-4.4	1.32	8
1959	28	PIT	NL	-6.9	-0.7	170	-0.4	3.4	-3.9	1.24	-0.2	-0.2	2.5	0.2	0.96	-0.8	3.42	8
1960	29	TOT	MLB	-8.8	-0.9	194	-0.9	2.9	-3.8	1.07	-1.1	0.2	-6.4	-0.6	0.94	-6.8	2.47	18
1960	29	PIT	NL	-1.3	-0.1	7	-0.2	0.0	-0.3	1.81	-0.2	0.0	-1.4	-0.1	1.00	-1.5	1.81	6
1960	29	KCA	AL	-7.4	-0.8	187	-0.7	2.9	-3.6	1.04	-0.9	0.3	-5.0	-0.5	0.94	-5.3	2.80	12
5 Yrs				-25.0	-2.5	565	-2.5	9.4	-11.9	1.13	-2.1	-0.1	-16.0	-1.6	0.96	-18.8	2.27	52

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	XI	RS%	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	PO	OOB	BT	XBT%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
1956	25	PIT	NL	1	0	19%	15	1	1	50%	1	0	0	1	0	33%	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
1957	26	PIT	NL	1	0	25%	4	0	0		0	0	0	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1958	27	PIT	NL	1	1	24%	44	0	0		0	0	0	0	2	67%	6	3	3	0	0	0	3	0	3
1959	28	PIT	NL	4	0	35%	63	0	1	0%	0	1	1	3	1	31%	7	4	2	1	0	1	5	3	1
1960	29	TOT	MLB	2	0	27%	67	0	0		0	0	0	3	2	46%	7	5	2	1	1	0	3	0	3
1960	29	PIT	NL	0	0	0%	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1960	29	KCA	AL	2	0	27%	65	0	0		0	0	0	3	2	46%	7	5	2	1	1	0	3	0	3
5 Yrs				9	1	27%	193	1	2	33%	1	1	1	8	6	44%	22	14	7	2	1	1	12	3	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
1956	25	PIT	NL	74	92%	18			10	1	0	1	1.82	2	1	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0		9	2	22%	4	2	50%	42	9	21%	4	3	75%	1	1	100%	0
1957	26	PIT	NL	43	94%	6			8	1	0	1	2.16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		5	0	0%	2	1	50%	29	2	7%	0	0		1	1	100%	0
1958	27	PIT	NL	113	78%	24			8	1	0	0	1.32	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0		26	4	15%	12	2	17%	71	4	6%	4	1	25%	4	1	25%	0
1959	28	PIT	NL	169	88%	41			8	3	0	1	3.42	3	0	4	3	0	2	1	0	3	1	33%	36	2	6%	13	4	31%	104	19	18%	8	6	75%	0	0		0
1960	29	TOT	MLB	193	94%	41			18	4	0	4	2.47	4	0	3	4	0	1	3	0	1	0	0%	48	6	13%	15	0	0%	112	10	9%	3	2	67%	4	0	0%	0
1960	29	PIT	NL	7	100%	0			6	0	0	0	1.81	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0%	0	0		6	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
1960	29	KCA	AL	186	94%	41			12	4	0	4	2.80	4	0	3	4	0	1	3	0	1	0	0%	47	6	13%	15	0	0%	106	10	9%	3	2	67%	4	0	0%	0
5 Yrs				592	89%	130			52	10	0	7	2.27	10	1	10	10	0	6	4	0	4	1	25%	124	14	11%	46	9	20%	358	44	12%	19	12	63%	10	3	30%	0
MLB Averages					48%																			75%			11%			31%			14%			50%			54%

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	SH	SF	IBB
1956	25	32	74	68	6	18	2	2	2	10	1	1	5	9	.265	.311	.441	.752	102	30	2	0	1	1
1957	26	51	117	109	8	24	3	2	2	14	1	1	7	19	.220	.265	.339	.604	64	37	2	0	1	1
1958	27	96	230	209	17	48	6	4	3	19	1	1	18	29	.230	.288	.340	.628	69	71	6	0	2	6
1959	28	148	399	371	35	89	15	5	6	40	1	2	23	43	.240	.282	.356	.638	71	132	8	1	3	7
1960	29	215	592	552	52	130	22	7	10	54	1	2	35	64	.236	.280	.355	.635	70	196	14	1	3	8

Neutralized Batting

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Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	RC	Gact
1956	25	33	77	71	7	19	2	2	2	11	1	5	9	.268	.312	.437	.748	10	32
1957	26	20	44	42	2	5	1	0	0	3	0	2	10	.119	.159	.143	.302	1	19
1958	27	47	119	106	10	26	3	2	1	5	0	12	11	.245	.319	.340	.659	12	45
1959	28	54	176	169	19	43	9	1	3	22	0	5	15	.254	.274	.373	.647	18	52
1960	29	70	204	191	18	44	8	2	4	15	0	13	22	.230	.279	.356	.635	19	67
5 Yrs		224	620	579	56	137	23	7	10	56	1	37	67	.237	.281	.352	.633	60	215
162 Game Avg.		162	448	419	41	99	17	5	7	41	1	27	48	.237	.281	.352	.633	43	215

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