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Roxie Lawson

Alfred Voyle Lawson

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: April 13, 1906 in Donnellson, IA
School: Iowa Wesleyan College (Mount Pleasant, IA)(All Transactions)
Debut: August 3, 1930
Teams (by GP): Tigers/Browns/Indians 1930-1940

Final Game: September 28, 1940
Died: April 9, 1977 in Stockport, IA
Buried: Dibble Cemetery, Stockport, IA
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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
1930 24 CLE AL 7 14 11 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 .091 .231 .091 .322 -16 1 0 1 /1
1931 25 CLE AL 17 15 14 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 .143 .200 .286 .486 24 4 1 0 1
1933 27 DET AL 4 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 /1
1935 29 DET AL 7 15 13 1 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 .308 .357 .385 .742 95 5 0 1 /1
1936 30 DET AL 41 47 45 2 10 0 1 0 5 0 0 2 6 .222 .255 .267 .522 29 12 0 0 1
1937 31 DET AL 37 92 81 11 21 3 0 0 6 0 0 6 14 .259 .310 .296 .607 52 24 0 5 1 MVP-19
1938 32 DET AL 27 47 45 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 9 .044 .065 .044 .110 -73 2 0 1 1
1939 33 TOT AL 39 53 47 6 8 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 8 .170 .170 .234 .404 1 11 0 0 6 1
1939 33 DET AL 2 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 /1
1939 33 SLB AL 37 48 43 6 8 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 8 .186 .186 .256 .442 11 11 0 0 5 1
1940 34 SLB AL 30 22 22 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .045 .045 .045 .091 -77 1 0 0 0 1
9 Yrs 209 310 283 26 49 5 3 0 17 0 0 12 57 .173 .209 .212 .421 6 60 0 1 14
162 Game Avg. 162 240 219 20 38 4 2 0 13 0 0 9 44 .173 .209 .212 .421 6 47 1 11
DET (6 yrs) 118 211 193 16 37 4 1 0 15 0 0 10 32 .192 .232 .223 .454 14 43 0 0 8
CLE (2 yrs) 24 29 25 3 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 12 .120 .214 .200 .414 6 5 1 1
SLB (2 yrs) 67 70 65 7 9 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 13 .138 .138 .185 .323 -18 12 0 0 5

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
1930 24 CLE AL 7 14 -2 0 0 0 2 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .487 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $ /1
1931 25 CLE AL 17 15 -2 0 0 0 2 -0 -0.0 0 0 0.0 .498 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1933 27 DET AL 4 5 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .478 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $ /1
1935 29 DET AL 7 15 -0 0 0 0 2 1 0.1 0 2 0.1 .519 .501 0.1 0.0 2 $ /1
1936 30 DET AL 41 47 -5 0 0 0 5 0 0.0 1 1 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 1 $ 1
1937 31 DET AL 37 92 -6 0 0 0 10 4 0.3 3 7 0.3 .509 .502 0.3 0.0 7 $ 1 MVP-19
1938 32 DET AL 27 47 -13 0 0 0 5 -8 -0.7 2 -6 -0.7 .474 .496 -0.7 0.0 -6 $ 1
1939 33 DET AL 2 5 -2 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .452 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $ /1
1939 33 SLB AL 37 48 -7 0 0 0 5 -2 -0.2 2 -0 -0.2 .496 .499 -0.2 0.0 -0 $ 1
1940 34 SLB AL 30 22 -6 0 0 0 2 -3 -0.3 1 -3 -0.3 .489 .498 -0.3 0.0 -3 $ 1
9 Seasons 209 310 -45 0 0 0 34 -11 -1.0 10 -1 -1.1 .495 .499 -1.1 0.0 -1 $
DET (6 yrs) 118 211 -28 0 0 0 23 -4 -0.4 7 2 -0.5 .497 .500 -0.5 0.0 2 $
CLE (2 yrs) 24 29 -4 0 0 0 3 -1 -0.1 1 -1 -0.1 .495 .500 -0.1 0.0 -0 $
SLB (2 yrs) 67 70 -13 0 0 0 8 -5 -0.5 2 -3 -0.5 .493 .499 -0.5 0.0 -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
1930 24 CLE AL 14 11 0 0.0 118 .250 .091 .299 .231 .364 .091 .439 .322 .803 -16 .000 -2.0 -0.2 .300 .182 .000
1931 25 CLE AL 15 12 1 2.2 112 .222 .143 .293 .200 .361 .286 .418 .486 .779 24 .190 -1.8 -0.2 .417 .143 .143
1933 27 DET AL 5 5 0 0.0 107 .000 .000 .282 .000 .353 .000 .406 .000 .760 -100 .000 -1.5 -0.2 .000 .000 .000
1935 29 DET AL 15 10 2 5.4 108 .364 .308 .282 .357 .354 .385 .408 .742 .763 95 .529 -0.1 0.0 .667 .154 .077
1936 30 DET AL 47 35 3 2.3 121 .256 .222 .299 .255 .374 .267 .439 .522 .813 29 .164 -5.4 -0.5 .400 .089 .044
1937 31 DET AL 92 65 7 2.8 119 .313 .259 .292 .310 .368 .296 .436 .607 .804 52 .245 -6.0 -0.6 .500 .111 .037
1938 32 DET AL 47 44 0 0.0 124 .056 .044 .299 .065 .379 .044 .445 .110 .824 -73 .000 -12.8 -1.2 .070 .022 .000
1939 33 TOT AL 53 45 2 1.2 116 .205 .170 .289 .170 .365 .234 .428 .404 .793 1 .065 -7.4 -0.7 .282 .064 .064
1939 33 DET AL 5 5 0 0.0 120 .000 .000 .295 .000 .371 .000 .436 .000 .807 -100 .000 -1.3 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1939 33 SLB AL 48 40 2 1.3 116 .229 .186 .289 .186 .364 .256 .427 .442 .791 11 .080 -6.2 -0.6 .314 .070 .070
1940 34 SLB AL 22 21 0 0.0 113 .059 .045 .282 .045 .355 .045 .427 .091 .782 -77 .000 -5.9 -0.6 .048 .000 .000
9 Yrs 310 248 15 1.6 118 .217 .173 .293 .209 .368 .212 .433 .421 .801 6 .103 -42.8 -4.0 .312 .081 .039
162 Game Avg. 240 192 12 1.6 118 .217 .173 .293 .209 .368 .212 .433 .421 .801 6 .103 -42.8 -4.0 .312 .081 .039
DET (6 yrs) 211 164 12 1.9 120 .230 .192 .294 .232 .371 .223 .436 .454 .807 14 .137 -27.0 -2.5 .340 .083 .031
CLE (2 yrs) 29 23 1 1.2 115 .231 .120 .295 .214 .362 .200 .428 .414 .789 6 .063 -3.8 -0.4 .364 .160 .080
SLB (2 yrs) 70 61 2 0.9 115 .173 .138 .286 .138 .361 .185 .427 .323 .788 -18 .039 -12.0 -1.1 .214 .046 .046

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
1930 24 CLE AL 14 0.0% 50.0% 14.3% 0.0% 0% 3.50 1.6 29%
1931 25 CLE AL 15 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 6.7% 50% 2.8 14.0 60%
1933 27 DET AL 5 0.0% 20.0% 0.0% 0.0% 5.0 80%
1935 29 DET AL 15 0.0% 13.3% 6.7% 6.7% 25% 2.00 6.5 4.3 73%
1936 30 DET AL 47 0.0% 12.8% 4.3% 2.1% 10% 3.00 7.5 9.0 83%
1937 31 DET AL 92 0.0% 15.2% 6.5% 3.3% 14% 2.33 5.8 13.5 73%
1938 32 DET AL 47 0.0% 19.2% 2.1% 0.0% 0% 9.00 5.0 45.0 77%
1939 33 TOT AL 53 0.0% 15.1% 0.0% 3.8% 25% 5.9 47.0 74%
1939 33 DET AL 5 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 80%
1939 33 SLB AL 48 0.0% 16.7% 0.0% 4.2% 25% 5.4 43.0 73%
1940 34 SLB AL 22 0.0% 22.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 4.4 77%
9 Yrs 310 0.0% 18.4% 3.9% 2.6% 16% 4.75 5.0 16.6 73%
MLB Averages 1.4% 8.6% 8.3% 6.9% 28% 1.03 10.4 63.1 7.7 80%

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
1930 24 7 14 11 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 .091 .231 .091 .322 -16 1 0 1
1931 25 24 29 25 3 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 12 .120 .214 .200 .414 6 5 1 1
1932 26 24 29 25 3 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 12 .120 .214 .200 .414 6 5 1 1
1933 27 28 34 30 4 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 13 .100 .182 .167 .348 -10 5 1 1
1934 28 28 34 30 4 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 13 .100 .182 .167 .348 -10 5 1 1
1935 29 35 49 43 5 7 1 1 0 4 0 0 3 15 .163 .234 .233 .467 21 10 1 2
1936 30 76 96 88 7 17 1 2 0 9 0 0 5 21 .193 .245 .250 .495 25 22 1 2
1937 31 113 188 169 18 38 4 2 0 15 0 0 11 35 .225 .276 .272 .548 38 46 1 7
1938 32 140 235 214 19 40 4 2 0 16 0 0 12 44 .187 .233 .224 .458 15 48 1 8
1939 33 179 288 261 25 48 5 3 0 17 0 0 12 52 .184 .223 .226 .449 13 59 0 1 14
1940 34 209 310 283 26 49 5 3 0 17 0 0 12 57 .173 .209 .212 .421 6 60 0 1 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
1930 24 7 15 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 .000 .143 .000 .143 0 7
1931 25 18 16 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .063 .000 .063 0 17
1933 27 4 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 4
1935 29 7 17 15 1 5 1 0 0 4 0 1 2 .333 .375 .400 .775 2 7
1936 30 43 47 45 1 8 0 1 0 3 0 2 6 .178 .213 .222 .435 2 41
1937 31 38 91 81 9 19 3 0 0 5 0 5 15 .235 .279 .272 .551 6 37
1938 32 29 50 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 .000 .020 .000 .020 0 27
1939 33 41 56 50 6 9 1 1 0 1 0 0 8 .180 .180 .240 .420 2 39
1940 34 31 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 30
9 Yrs 218 320 294 18 41 5 2 0 13 0 11 59 .139 .173 .170 .343 12 209
162 Game Avg. 162 238 218 13 30 4 1 0 10 0 8 44 .139 .173 .170 .343 9 209

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1937 AL (19, 5%)
0.05 Career Shares (1113th)

                                         

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