Wayne Krenchicki
Wayne Richard Krenchicki
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: September 17, 1954 in Trenton, NJ
High School: Ewing (Ewing, NJ)
School: University of Miami
Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1976 amateur draft (January Secondary). (All Transactions)
Debut: June 15, 1979
Final Game: September 22, 1986
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Standard Batting

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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
1979 24 BAL AL 16 23 21 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 .190 .238 .429 17 5 1 0 2 0 0 /54
1980 25 BAL AL 9 15 14 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .143 .200 .143 .343 -3 2 0 0 0 0 0 /64D
1981 26 BAL AL 33 60 56 7 12 4 0 0 6 0 0 4 9 .214 .267 .286 .552 60 16 1 0 0 0 0 6/45D
1982 27 CIN NL 94 205 187 19 53 6 1 2 21 5 3 13 23 .283 .324 .358 .682 90 67 3 0 1 4 1 5/4
1983 28 TOT MLB 110 236 210 24 58 9 0 1 27 0 0 19 31 .276 .338 .333 .671 87 70 3 2 2 3 2 5/463
1983 28 CIN NL 51 87 77 6 21 2 0 0 11 0 0 8 4 .273 .345 .299 .644 78 23 2 1 0 1 2 5/4
1983 28 DET AL 59 149 133 18 37 7 0 1 16 0 0 11 27 .278 .333 .353 .687 92 47 1 1 2 2 0 5/463
1984 29 CIN NL 97 204 181 18 54 9 2 6 22 0 1 19 23 .298 .358 .470 .827 128 85 4 0 0 4 3 5/34
1985 30 CIN NL 90 205 173 16 47 9 0 4 25 0 0 28 20 .272 .369 .393 .763 111 68 3 0 2 2 4 5/4
1986 31 MON NL 101 247 221 21 53 6 2 2 23 2 4 22 32 .240 .306 .312 .618 72 69 2 0 2 2 3 35/47
8 Seasons 550 1195 1063 107 283 44 5 15 124 7 8 106 141 .266 .330 .359 .689 91 382 17 2 9 15 13
162 Game Avg. 162 352 313 32 83 13 1 4 37 2 2 31 42 .266 .330 .359 .689 91 113 5 1 3 4 4
CIN (4 yrs) 332 701 618 59 175 26 3 12 79 5 4 68 70 .283 .350 .393 .743 105 243 12 1 3 11 10
BAL (3 yrs) 58 98 91 9 18 5 0 0 6 0 0 5 12 .198 .240 .253 .492 40 23 2 0 2 0 0
MON (1 yr) 101 247 221 21 53 6 2 2 23 2 4 22 32 .240 .306 .312 .618 72 69 2 0 2 2 3
DET (1 yr) 59 149 133 18 37 7 0 1 16 0 0 11 27 .278 .333 .353 .687 92 47 1 1 2 2 0
NL (5 yrs) 433 948 839 80 228 32 5 14 102 7 8 90 102 .272 .338 .372 .710 97 312 14 1 5 13 13
AL (4 yrs) 117 247 224 27 55 12 0 1 22 0 0 16 39 .246 .296 .313 .609 72 70 3 1 4 2 0

Advanced Batting

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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
1979 24 BAL AL 23 20 1 1.3 99 .190 .190 .266 .190 .330 .238 .403 .429 .733 17 .090 -2.4 -0.2 .278 .048 .048
1980 25 BAL AL 15 12 0 0.0 98 .182 .143 .268 .200 .330 .143 .397 .343 .728 -3 .000 -2.0 -0.2 .250 .071 .000
1981 26 BAL AL 60 45 4 2.4 89 .255 .214 .256 .267 .321 .286 .373 .552 .693 60 .271 -2.9 -0.3 .444 .143 .071
1982 27 CIN NL 205 145 22 4.1 96 .307 .283 .268 .324 .331 .358 .389 .682 .720 90 .487 -2.6 -0.3 .586 .155 .075 2.9
1983 28 TOT MLB 236 160 25 4.2 97 .315 .276 .264 .338 .328 .333 .395 .671 .723 87 .474 -2.8 -0.3 .587 .148 .057 .0
1983 28 CIN NL 87 59 8 3.6 99 .284 .273 .267 .345 .336 .299 .395 .644 .731 78 .432 -1.9 -0.2 .552 .130 .026
1983 28 DET AL 149 101 17 4.5 95 .336 .278 .262 .333 .324 .353 .395 .687 .719 92 .496 -0.8 -0.1 .608 .158 .075 .0
1984 29 CIN NL 204 136 30 5.9 97 .308 .298 .268 .358 .334 .470 .390 .827 .723 128 .655 7.0 0.7 .780 .271 .171 .0
1985 30 CIN NL 205 133 27 5.5 98 .285 .272 .265 .369 .333 .393 .394 .763 .727 111 .618 3.7 0.4 .744 .283 .121 .0
1986 31 MON NL 247 178 22 3.3 97 .270 .240 .261 .306 .332 .312 .394 .618 .726 72 .384 -8.7 -0.9 .511 .163 .072 2.0
8 Seasons 1195 829 131 4.3 97 .291 .266 .265 .330 .331 .359 .392 .689 .723 91 .498 -10.7 -1.1 .607 .192 .093 9.5
162 Game Avg. 352 244 39 4.3 97 .291 .266 .265 .330 .331 .359 .392 .689 .723 91 .498 -10.7 -1.1 .607 .192 .093 3
CIN (4 yrs) 701 473 87 5.0 97 .298 .283 .267 .350 .333 .393 .391 .743 .724 105 .575 6.2 0.6 .682 .222 .110 7.1
BAL (3 yrs) 98 77 5 1.7 93 .228 .198 .260 .240 .324 .253 .383 .492 .708 40 .160 -7.3 -0.7 .373 .110 .055
MON (1 yr) 247 178 22 3.3 97 .270 .240 .261 .306 .332 .312 .394 .618 .726 72 .385 -8.7 -0.9 .511 .163 .072 2.0
DET (1 yr) 149 101 17 4.5 95 .336 .278 .262 .333 .324 .353 .395 .687 .719 92 .496 -0.8 -0.1 .608 .158 .075 .0
NL (5 yrs) 948 651 109 4.5 97 .291 .272 .265 .338 .333 .372 .392 .710 .725 97 .529 -2.6 -0.3 .635 .206 .100 9.3
AL (4 yrs) 247 178 22 3.3 94 .290 .246 .261 .296 .324 .313 .390 .609 .714 72 .368 -8.2 -0.8 .506 .138 .067 .0

Ratio Batting*

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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
1979 24 BAL AL 23 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 4.4% 25% 1.86 91%
1980 25 BAL AL 15 0.0% 20.0% 6.7% 0.0% 0% 3.00 4.7 0.29 73%
1981 26 BAL AL 60 0.0% 15.0% 6.7% 6.7% 33% 2.25 6.2 9.3 2.27 78%
1982 27 CIN NL 205 1.0% 11.2% 6.3% 4.4% 17% 1.77 8.1 93.5 8.9 1.11 81%
1983 28 TOT MLB 236 0.4% 13.1% 8.1% 4.2% 17% 1.63 6.8 210.0 7.8 1.51 77%
1983 28 CIN NL 87 0.0% 4.6% 9.2% 2.3% 10% 0.50 19.3 7.0 1.12 85%
1983 28 DET AL 149 0.7% 18.1% 7.4% 5.4% 22% 2.45 4.9 133.0 8.3 1.92 72%
1984 29 CIN NL 204 2.9% 11.3% 9.3% 8.3% 32% 1.21 7.9 30.2 8.2 0.63 76%
1985 30 CIN NL 205 2.0% 9.8% 13.7% 6.3% 28% 0.71 8.7 43.3 6.9 1.17 74%
1986 31 MON NL 247 0.8% 13.0% 8.9% 4.1% 19% 1.45 6.9 110.5 9.6 0.81 77%
8 Seasons 1195 1.3% 11.8% 8.9% 5.4% 23% 1.33 7.5 70.9 8.6 1.05 77%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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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
1979 24 BAL AL 0 0 25% 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1980 25 BAL AL 0 0 33% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1
1981 26 BAL AL 0 0 44% 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 40% 6 4 2 0 0 0 4 2 2
1982 27 CIN NL 1 0 27% 93 5 3 63% 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 24% 18 16 1 3 1 1 8 3 5
1983 28 TOT MLB 1 0 30% 101 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 54% 13 6 7 7 5 2 6 1 5
1983 28 CIN NL 0 0 20% 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 13% 4 3 1 3 3 0 1 1 0
1983 28 DET AL 1 0 35% 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 72% 9 3 6 4 2 2 5 0 5
1984 29 CIN NL 4 0 18% 86 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 50% 9 6 3 1 0 1 4 1 3
1985 30 CIN NL 0 0 17% 78 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 14% 14 14 0 1 1 0 6 3 3
1986 31 MON NL 1 0 26% 83 2 4 33% 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 44% 14 10 4 4 2 2 5 1 4
8 Seasons 7 0 25% 489 7 8 47% 6 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 17 36% 75 57 17 17 10 6 35 12 23
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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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
1979 24 BAL AL 23 100% 4 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 5 1 20% 3 2 67% 16 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
1980 25 BAL AL 15 73% 2 1 0 0 0 7.16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0% 1 0 0% 9 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1981 26 BAL AL 60 97% 12 1 0 0 0 5.06 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 13 1 8% 8 5 63% 45 8 18% 2 1 50% 7 5 71% 0
1982 27 CIN NL 205 91% 53 28 7 1 4 1.84 2 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 50% 33 3 9% 19 10 53% 113 21 19% 14 9 64% 12 6 50% 0
1983 28 TOT MLB 236 96% 58 18 2 0 2 1.65 1 0 8 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 67% 48 3 6% 21 12 57% 149 26 17% 16 11 69% 13 8 62% 0
1983 28 CIN NL 87 91% 21 11 1 0 2 1.97 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 20 2 10% 8 6 75% 64 11 17% 8 6 75% 3 2 67% 0
1983 28 DET AL 149 99% 37 7 1 0 0 1.14 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 100% 28 1 4% 13 6 46% 85 15 18% 8 5 63% 10 6 60% 0
1984 29 CIN NL 203 91% 54 37 7 0 1 1.53 6 0 3 6 0 2 4 0 0 0 31 4 13% 15 6 40% 128 16 13% 10 7 70% 12 6 50% 1
1985 30 CIN NL 205 94% 47 32 5 1 3 1.60 4 1 4 4 0 2 2 0 2 2 100% 34 3 9% 15 10 67% 146 21 14% 12 7 58% 9 6 67% 0
1986 31 MON NL 247 97% 53 32 7 1 5 1.79 2 0 5 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 100% 42 2 5% 28 9 32% 162 21 13% 18 10 56% 23 11 48% 0
8 Seasons 1194 94% 283 150 28 3 15 1.72 15 1 24 15 0 6 9 0 12 9 75% 210 17 8% 110 54 49% 768 113 15% 72 45 63% 77 42 55% 1
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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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
1979 24 16 23 21 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 .190 .238 .429 17 5 1 0 2 0 0
1980 25 25 38 35 2 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .171 .194 .200 .394 9 7 1 0 2 0 0
1981 26 58 98 91 9 18 5 0 0 6 0 0 5 12 .198 .240 .253 .492 40 23 2 0 2 0 0
1982 27 152 303 278 28 71 11 1 2 27 5 3 18 35 .255 .297 .324 .620 74 90 5 0 3 4 1
1983 28 262 539 488 52 129 20 1 3 54 5 3 37 66 .264 .315 .328 .642 80 160 8 2 5 7 3
1984 29 359 743 669 70 183 29 3 9 76 5 4 56 89 .274 .327 .366 .693 93 245 12 2 5 11 6
1985 30 449 948 842 86 230 38 3 13 101 5 4 84 109 .273 .336 .372 .708 97 313 15 2 7 13 10
1986 31 550 1195 1063 107 283 44 5 15 124 7 8 106 141 .266 .330 .359 .689 91 382 17 2 9 15 13

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
1979 24 16 21 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 16
1980 25 9 15 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .067 .000 .067 0 9
1981 26 50 94 87 12 20 7 0 0 11 0 7 14 .230 .287 .310 .598 8 33
1982 27 94 205 188 20 54 6 1 2 22 5 13 23 .287 .327 .362 .689 23 94
1983 28 110 241 215 26 63 10 0 1 29 0 21 31 .293 .357 .353 .710 27 110
1984 29 97 205 182 19 55 9 2 6 23 0 19 23 .302 .361 .473 .834 32 97
1985 30 90 208 176 17 50 10 0 4 26 0 30 20 .284 .385 .409 .794 28 90
1986 31 101 248 223 22 55 6 2 2 25 2 23 32 .247 .315 .318 .633 23 101
8 Seasons 567 1237 1106 117 297 48 5 15 136 7 114 146 .269 .334 .362 .696 142 550
162 Game Avg. 162 353 316 33 85 14 1 4 39 2 33 42 .269 .334 .362 .696 41 550

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