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Rufino Linares

Rufino de la Cruz Linares
born Rufino De La Cruz Linares

Positions: Leftfielder and Pinch Hitter
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: February 28, 1951 in San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris, D.R.
Signed by the Atlanta Braves as an amateur free agent in 1973. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 10, 1981
Teams (by GP): Braves/Angels 1981-1985

Final Game: October 6, 1985
Died: May 16, 1998 in San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris, D.R.
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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
1981 30 ATL NL 78 265 253 27 67 9 2 5 25 8 4 9 28 .265 .289 .375 .664 86 95 12 0 2 1 2 7
1982 31 ATL NL 77 200 191 28 57 7 1 2 17 5 2 7 29 .298 .325 .377 .702 93 72 10 1 0 1 0 7/9
1984 33 ATL NL 34 66 58 4 12 3 0 1 10 0 0 6 12 .207 .273 .310 .583 60 18 1 0 0 2 0 7/9
1985 34 CAL AL 18 46 43 7 11 2 0 3 11 2 0 2 5 .256 .283 .512 .794 113 22 1 0 0 1 0 D/9
4 Yrs 207 577 545 66 147 21 3 11 63 15 6 24 74 .270 .299 .380 .679 88 207 24 1 2 5 2
162 Game Avg. 162 452 427 52 115 16 2 9 49 12 5 19 58 .270 .299 .380 .679 88 162 19 1 2 4 2
ATL (3 yrs) 189 531 502 59 136 19 3 8 52 13 6 22 69 .271 .301 .369 .669 85 185 23 1 2 4 2
CAL (1 yr) 18 46 43 7 11 2 0 3 11 2 0 2 5 .256 .283 .512 .794 113 22 1 0 0 1 0
NL (3 yrs) 189 531 502 59 136 19 3 8 52 13 6 22 69 .271 .301 .369 .669 85 185 23 1 2 4 2
AL (1 yr) 18 46 43 7 11 2 0 3 11 2 0 2 5 .256 .283 .512 .794 113 22 1 0 0 1 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
1981 30 ATL NL 78 265 -2 0 -1 2 -2 -3 -0.3 8 5 0.5 .495 .498 0.2 0.0 3 $ 7
1982 31 ATL NL 77 200 1 -0 -0 6 -2 4 0.5 6 10 1.1 .506 .503 0.5 0.4 5 $ 7/9
1984 33 ATL NL 34 66 -3 -0 0 1 -0 -2 -0.2 2 -0 0.0 .492 .498 -0.2 0.1 -1 $ 7/9
1985 34 CAL AL 18 46 1 0 0 0 -2 0 0.1 1 2 0.2 .502 .500 0.2 -0.1 2 $ D/9
4 Seasons 207 577 -3 1 -0 9 -7 -1 0.1 17 17 1.8 .499 .500 0.7 0.4 8 $
ATL (3 yrs) 189 531 -4 0 -1 9 -5 -1 0.0 16 15 1.6 .499 .500 0.5 0.6 6 $
CAL (1 yr) 18 46 1 0 0 0 -2 0 0.1 1 2 0.2 .502 .500 0.2 -0.1 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 PwrSpd
1981 30 ATL NL 265 205 23 3.0 94 .281 .265 .266 .289 .332 .375 .381 .664 .713 86 .364 -6.3 -0.7 .535 .162 .111 6.2
1982 31 ATL NL 200 147 20 3.7 98 .342 .298 .270 .325 .334 .377 .393 .702 .727 93 .437 -2.3 -0.2 .568 .131 .079 2.9
1984 33 ATL NL 66 49 5 2.8 99 .234 .207 .271 .273 .337 .310 .394 .583 .732 60 .317 -3.1 -0.3 .511 .207 .103 .0
1985 34 CAL AL 46 34 6 4.7 99 .222 .256 .261 .283 .327 .512 .406 .794 .733 113 .513 0.5 0.0 .788 .349 .256 2.4
4 Yrs 577 435 54 3.4 96 .292 .270 .268 .299 .333 .380 .389 .679 .721 88 .399 -11.2 -1.2 .563 .171 .110 12.7
162 Game Avg. 452 340 42 3.4 96 .292 .270 .268 .299 .333 .380 .389 .679 .721 88 .399 -11.2 -1.2 .563 .171 .110 10
ATL (3 yrs) 531 401 48 3.2 96 .298 .271 .268 .301 .333 .369 .387 .669 .720 85 .387 -11.7 -1.2 .544 .155 .098 9.9
CAL (1 yr) 46 34 6 4.7 99 .222 .256 .261 .283 .327 .512 .406 .794 .733 113 .513 0.5 0.0 .788 .349 .256 2.4
NL (3 yrs) 531 401 48 3.2 96 .298 .271 .268 .301 .333 .369 .387 .669 .720 85 .387 -11.7 -1.2 .544 .155 .098 9.9
AL (1 yr) 46 34 6 4.7 99 .222 .256 .261 .283 .327 .512 .406 .794 .733 113 .513 0.5 0.0 .788 .349 .256 2.4

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
1981 30 ATL NL 265 1.9% 10.6% 3.4% 6.0% 24% 3.11 9.0 50.6 10.1 1.74 83%
1982 31 ATL NL 200 1.0% 14.5% 3.5% 5.0% 18% 4.14 6.6 95.5 11.2 2.96 81%
1984 33 ATL NL 66 1.5% 18.2% 9.1% 6.1% 33% 2.00 4.8 58.0 5.8 2.00 71%
1985 34 CAL AL 46 6.5% 10.9% 4.4% 10.9% 46% 2.50 8.6 14.3 3.9 1.07 78%
4 Yrs 577 1.9% 12.8% 4.2% 6.1% 24% 3.08 7.4 49.5 8.7 1.98 81%
MLB Averages 2.1% 13.5% 8.4% 6.6% 29% 1.61 6.6 43.7 8.5 1.08 75%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1981 30 ATL NL -6.0 -0.6 277 -1.0 4.5 -5.5 1.11 -0.3 -0.6 -5.0 -0.5 0.95 -2.9 1.85 24
1982 31 ATL NL -2.3 -0.2 210 -0.8 3.8 -4.5 1.20 0.1 -0.8 -4.4 -0.5 1.02 0.3 2.31 32
1984 33 ATL NL -3.1 -0.3 66 -0.5 1.1 -1.5 1.29 -0.3 -0.0 -3.1 -0.3 1.04 -3.1 2.03 20
1985 34 CAL AL 0.5 0.0 49 1.2 1.7 -0.5 1.02 0.3 0.8 3.5 0.3 1.06 2.2 1.07 5
4 Yrs -10.9 -1.2 602 -1.0 11.1 -12.1 1.15 -0.2 -0.7 -9.0 -0.9 0.99 -3.5 2.03 81

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
1981 30 ATL NL 7 0 31% 93 8 4 67% 7 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 60% 8 4 4 4 2 2 8 2 6
1982 31 ATL NL 6 0 41% 82 5 2 71% 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 44% 18 14 3 4 2 2 10 1 9
1984 33 ATL NL 1 0 18% 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 40% 3 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 0
1985 34 CAL AL 1 0 40% 16 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
4 Yrs 15 0 34% 208 15 6 71% 14 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 10 48% 30 22 7 10 4 6 19 4 15

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
1981 30 ATL NL 265 35% 67 24 5 0 2 1.85 5 0 4 3 2 5 0 0 3 2 67% 48 12 25% 19 6 32% 149 24 16% 11 7 64% 6 3 50% 0
1982 31 ATL NL 200 51% 57 32 8 0 1 2.31 2 0 7 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 49 10 20% 20 9 45% 143 17 12% 14 6 43% 13 11 85% 0
1984 33 ATL NL 66 47% 12 20 5 0 8 2.03 1 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 15 1 7% 9 5 56% 52 9 17% 10 6 60% 4 3 75% 0
1985 34 CAL AL 46 85% 11 5 1 0 1 1.07 3 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 14 1 7% 10 2 20% 39 9 23% 3 2 67% 0 0 0
4 Yrs 577 46% 147 81 19 0 12 2.03 11 0 17 6 5 8 3 0 3 2 67% 126 24 19% 58 22 38% 383 59 15% 38 21 55% 23 17 74% 0
MLB Averages 58% 85% 11% 35% 15% 52% 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
1981 30 78 265 253 27 67 9 2 5 25 8 4 9 28 .265 .289 .375 .664 86 95 12 0 2 1 2
1982 31 155 465 444 55 124 16 3 7 42 13 6 16 57 .279 .305 .376 .681 89 167 22 1 2 2 2
1983 32 155 465 444 55 124 16 3 7 42 13 6 16 57 .279 .305 .376 .681 89 167 22 1 2 2 2
1984 33 189 531 502 59 136 19 3 8 52 13 6 22 69 .271 .301 .369 .669 85 185 23 1 2 4 2
1985 34 207 577 545 66 147 21 3 11 63 15 6 24 74 .270 .299 .380 .679 88 207 24 1 2 5 2

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
1981 30 118 408 389 45 107 14 3 8 41 13 14 42 .275 .299 .388 .687 45 78
1982 31 77 201 192 29 58 7 1 2 18 5 7 29 .302 .328 .380 .709 24 77
1984 33 34 66 58 4 12 3 0 1 10 0 6 12 .207 .273 .310 .583 5 34
1985 34 18 47 44 8 12 2 0 3 12 2 2 5 .273 .298 .523 .821 7 18
4 Yrs 247 722 683 86 189 26 4 14 81 20 29 88 .277 .305 .388 .693 81 207
162 Game Avg. 162 474 448 56 124 17 3 9 53 13 19 58 .277 .305 .388 .693 53 207

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1981 NL  12 (5th)

                                         

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