Ron Locke

Ronald Thomas Locke

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 168 lb.

Born: April 4, 1942 in Wakefield, RI
Signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent in 1963. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 23, 1964
Team: Mets 1964

Final Game: October 4, 1964
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Standard Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1963	21	NYM-min	A	18	8	.692	2.94	26	26					217.0	161	90	71	28	60								1.018	6.7	1.2	2.5			AUB · NYPL
1964	22	NYM-min	AAA	3	3	.500	3.53	9	8		0	0		51.0	47	27	20	4	31	1	23	1	2	2			1.529	8.3	0.7	5.5	4.1	0.74	BFL · IL
1964	22	NYM	NL	1	2	.333	3.48	25	3	13	0	0	0	41.1	46	23	16	3	22	0	17	1	0	2	188	103	1.645	10.0	0.7	4.8	3.7	0.77
1965	23	NYM-min	AA,AAA	10	9	.526	3.07	26	24		0	0		176.0	155	76	60	7	78	3	125	1	0	2			1.324	7.9	0.4	4.0	6.4	1.60	WPT,BFL · EL,IL
1966	24	PHI-NYM-CIN-min	AA,AAA	8	7	.533	3.38	35	15		1	1		96.0	91	44	36	8	36	4	93	1	0	2			1.323	8.5	0.8	3.4	8.7	2.58	MAC,JCK,BFL · SOUL,IL
1967	25	NYM-min	AA,AAA	9	7	.563	2.73	34	17		0	0		155.0	127	56	47	9	51	2	93	2	0	1			1.148	7.4	0.5	3.0	5.4	1.82	WPT,JCK · EL,IL
1968	26	NYM-min	AAA,AA	7	6	.538	2.21	53	5		1	0		118.0	105	34	29	8	43	4	84	1	0	4			1.254	8.0	0.6	3.3	6.4	1.95	JCK,MEM · IL,TL
1969	27	NYM-min	AAA,AA	4	5	.444	5.14	29	8		0	0	0	77.0	82	48	44	9	37	2	40	1	0	3			1.545	9.6	1.1	4.3	4.7	1.08	TID,MEM · IL,TL
1970	28	JCK	AA	3	3	.500	2.00	30	1					45.0	35	15	10	3	20								1.222	7.0	0.6	4.0			JCK · SOUL
1 Yr				1	2	.333	3.48	25	3	13	0	0	0	41.1	46	23	16	3	22	0	17	1	0	2	188	103	1.645	10.0	0.7	4.8	3.7	0.77
162 Game Avg.				2	5	.333	3.48	61	7	32	0	0	0	100	112	56	39	7	53	0	41	2	0	5	457	103	1.645	10.0	0.7	4.8	3.7	0.77

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary	Awards
1964	22	NYM	NL	41.1	25	3	23	5.01	3.97	-0.29	-0.07	97.5	4.09	-5	-0.5	.5	0.0	-0.1	0	.479	.497	$
1 Season				41.1	25	3	23	5.01	3.97	-0.29	-0.07	97.5	4.09	-5	-0.5	.5	0.0	-0.1	0	.479	.497	$

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	ROE
1964	22	NYM	NL	25	188	159	23	46	2	4	3	3	3	22	17	.289	.377	.409	.786	.307	65	3	1	5	1	0	3
1 Yr				25	188	159	23	46	2	4	3	3	3	22	17	.289	.377	.409	.786	.307	65	3	1	5	1	0	3
162 Game Avg.				61	457	386	56	112	5	10	7	7	7	53	41	.289	.377	.409	.786	.307	158	7	2	12	2	0	7
MLB Averages																.250	.313	.378	.690	.279

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PtchR	PitchW	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo
1964	22	NYM	NL	-1.7	-0.2	200	-0.2	1.6	-1.8	.56	-0.7	0.4	-10.7	-1.1	0.56	-9.4	2	2	15
1 Yr				-1.7	-0.2	200	-0.2	1.6	-1.8	.56	-0.7	0.4	-10.7	-1.1	0.56	-9.4	2	2	15

Starting Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GS	Wgs	Lgs	ND	Wchp	Ltuf	Wtm	Ltm	tmW-L%	Wlst	Lsv	CG	SHO	QS	QS%	GmScA	Best	Wrst	BQR	BQS	sDR	lDR	RS/GS	RS/IP	IP/GS
1964	22	NYM	NL	25	3	1	2	0	0	1	1	2	.333	0	0	0	0	2	67%	46.7	57	30	7	1	1	2	2.4	1.8	5.6
1 Yr				25	3	1	2	0	0	1	1	2	.333	0	0	0	0	2	67%	47	57	30	7	1	1	2	2.4	1.8	5.6
MLB Averages													.500						54%	53	116	7					4.1	4.0	6.3

Reliever Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GR	GF	Wgr	Lgr	SVOpp	SV	BSv	SV%	SVSit	Hold	IR	IS	IS%	1^stIP	aLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo	Ahd	Tie	Bhd	Runr	Empt	>3o	<3o	IPmult	0DR	Out/GR	Pit/GR
1964	22	NYM	NL	25	22	13	0	0	0	0	0		2	2	15	7	47%	8	.557	2	2	15	2	1	19	10	12	6	9	6	4	3.4
1 Yr				25	22	13	0	0	0	0	0		2	2	15	7	47%		.557	2	2	15	2	1	19	10	12	6	9	6	4	3.4

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	GO/AO	IP%	DPopp	DPs	DP%
1964	22	NYM	NL	188	31%	1.6%	9.0%	11.7%	4.8%	20%	1.22	74%	28	3	11%
1 Yr				188	31%	1.6%	9.0%	11.7%	4.8%	20%	1.22	74%	28	3	11%
MLB Averages					47%	2.3%	15.7%	7.8%	6.4%	28%	1.11	73%			11%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

					Hits			Home Runs							Advances				Baserunning
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	H	Inf	Bnt	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	<2,3B	Scr	SO	%	ROE	WP	PB	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	BT	PAu
1964	22	NYM	NL	188	46			3	0	5	3	0	2	1	8	6	0	75%	3	2	2	78	3	3	50%	2	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	7	0
1 Yr				188	46			3	0	5	3	0	2	1	8	6	0	75%	3	2	2	78	3	3	50%	2	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	7	0
MLB Averages																		50%							62%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1964	22	1	2	.333	3.48	25	3	13	0	0	0	41.1	46	23	16	3	22	0	17	1	0	2	188	103	1.645	10.0	0.7	4.8	3.7	0.77	103

Neutralized Pitching

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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	W	L	W-L%	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	HR/9	Gact
1964	22	2	2	.500	4.26	38.0	49	20	18	3	23	16	1	1.895	11.6	5.4	3.8	0.70	0.7	25
1 Yr		2	2	.500	4.26	38.0	49	20	18	3	23	16	1	1.895	11.6		3.8	0.70	0.7	25

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