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Al Luplow

Alvin David Luplow

Positions: Outfielder and Pinch Hitter
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: March 13, 1939 in Saginaw, MI
High School: St. Andrew HS (Saginaw, MI)
School: Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI)
Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1959. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 16, 1961
Teams (by GP): Indians/Mets/Pirates 1961-1967

Final Game: September 26, 1967
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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
1961 22 CLE AL 5 20 18 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 .056 .150 .056 .206 -42 1 0 0 0 0 0 /97
1962 23 CLE AL 97 362 318 54 88 15 3 14 45 1 0 36 44 .277 .359 .475 .834 126 151 3 6 0 2 0 79
1963 24 CLE AL 100 333 295 34 69 6 2 7 27 4 4 33 62 .234 .316 .339 .655 85 100 6 3 1 1 2 97
1964 25 CLE AL 19 19 18 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 .111 .158 .111 .269 -23 2 3 0 0 0 0 /98
1965 26 CLE AL 53 48 45 3 6 2 0 1 4 0 1 3 14 .133 .188 .244 .432 22 11 1 0 0 0 0 /978
1966 27 NYM NL 111 377 334 31 84 9 1 7 31 2 6 38 46 .251 .331 .347 .678 92 116 10 2 2 1 3 987
1967 28 TOT NL 96 238 215 24 42 2 0 4 17 1 0 14 33 .195 .247 .260 .507 46 56 5 2 3 4 1 978
1967 28 NYM NL 41 123 112 11 23 1 0 3 9 0 0 8 19 .205 .260 .295 .555 60 33 3 1 0 2 1 89/7
1967 28 PIT NL 55 115 103 13 19 1 0 1 8 1 0 6 14 .184 .232 .223 .455 31 23 2 1 3 2 0 7/98
7 Yrs 481 1397 1243 147 292 34 6 33 125 8 11 127 213 .235 .311 .352 .662 86 437 28 13 6 8 6
162 Game Avg. 162 471 419 50 98 11 2 11 42 3 4 43 72 .235 .311 .352 .662 86 147 9 4 2 3 2
CLE (5 yrs) 274 782 694 92 166 23 5 22 77 5 5 75 134 .239 .320 .382 .702 94 265 13 9 1 3 2
NYM (2 yrs) 152 500 446 42 107 10 1 10 40 2 6 46 65 .240 .313 .334 .647 84 149 13 3 2 3 4
PIT (1 yr) 55 115 103 13 19 1 0 1 8 1 0 6 14 .184 .232 .223 .455 31 23 2 1 3 2 0
AL (5 yrs) 274 782 694 92 166 23 5 22 77 5 5 75 134 .239 .320 .382 .702 94 265 13 9 1 3 2
NL (2 yrs) 207 615 549 55 126 11 1 11 48 3 6 52 79 .230 .298 .313 .612 74 172 15 4 5 5 4

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
1961 22 CLE AL 5 20 -4 0 0 -0 -0 -4 -0.4 0 -3 -0.4 .420 .498 -0.3 -0.0 -3 $ /97
1962 23 CLE AL 97 362 12 -1 1 4 -5 11 1.0 10 21 2.0 .512 .507 1.8 -0.2 17 $ 79
1963 24 CLE AL 100 333 -6 -2 -0 2 -4 -10 -1.2 9 -1 -0.3 .489 .493 -0.4 -0.3 -3 $ 97
1964 25 CLE AL 19 19 -3 0 -1 0 -0 -3 -0.4 0 -3 -0.3 .481 .498 -0.4 0.0 -3 $ /98
1965 26 CLE AL 53 48 -4 -0 0 0 -0 -4 -0.5 1 -3 -0.3 .491 .497 -0.4 0.0 -3 $9,000 /978
1966 27 NYM NL 111 377 -4 -1 -0 -8 -4 -19 -2.0 13 -6 -0.7 .481 .487 0.1 -1.3 3 $ 987
1967 28 NYM NL 41 123 -6 0 -0 0 -1 -7 -0.8 4 -2 -0.3 .481 .495 -0.4 -0.0 -3 $ 89/7
1967 28 PIT NL 55 115 -9 1 0 4 -1 -5 -0.5 4 -1 -0.2 .489 .496 -0.6 0.3 -4 $ 7/98
7 Seasons 481 1397 -24 -2 0 2 -16 -40 -4.7 42 3 -0.5 .490 .496 -0.6 -1.5 0 $9,000
CLE (5 yrs) 274 782 -4 -3 1 7 -9 -9 -1.4 21 12 0.7 .496 .499 0.3 -0.5 5 $9,000
NYM (2 yrs) 152 500 -11 -1 -0 -8 -6 -25 -2.7 17 -8 -1.0 .481 .491 -0.3 -1.4 -0 $
PIT (1 yr) 55 115 -9 1 0 4 -1 -5 -0.5 4 -1 -0.2 .489 .496 -0.6 0.3 -4 $

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
1961 22 CLE AL 20 17 0 0.0 101 .083 .056 .260 .150 .335 .056 .405 .206 .740 -42 .000 -3.7 -0.4 .176 .111 .000
1962 23 CLE AL 362 235 57 6.5 100 .282 .277 .260 .359 .331 .475 .404 .834 .736 126 .659 11.8 1.2 .833 .314 .198 1.9
1963 24 CLE AL 333 238 32 3.6 94 .273 .234 .254 .316 .320 .339 .393 .655 .713 85 .434 -5.8 -0.6 .576 .217 .105 5.1
1964 25 CLE AL 19 19 0 0.0 96 .200 .111 .256 .158 .324 .111 .397 .269 .721 -23 .000 -3.0 -0.3 .158 .056 .000
1965 26 CLE AL 48 41 2 1.3 93 .167 .133 .252 .188 .322 .244 .386 .432 .708 22 .113 -4.8 -0.5 .317 .156 .111 .0
1966 27 NYM NL 377 269 37 3.7 94 .273 .251 .261 .331 .319 .347 .394 .678 .713 92 .440 -2.8 -0.3 .571 .198 .096 3.1
1967 28 TOT NL 238 185 15 2.2 90 .209 .195 .257 .247 .319 .260 .377 .507 .696 46 .252 -15.1 -1.6 .410 .135 .065 1.6
1967 28 NYM NL 123 94 9 2.6 89 .217 .205 .256 .260 .318 .295 .376 .555 .694 60 .314 -5.9 -0.6 .457 .161 .089 .0
1967 28 PIT NL 115 91 6 1.8 90 .200 .184 .258 .232 .320 .223 .379 .455 .700 31 .187 -9.2 -1.0 .360 .107 .039 1.0
7 Yrs 1397 1004 143 3.8 95 .258 .235 .258 .311 .323 .352 .393 .662 .716 86 .453 -23.4 -2.6 .580 .216 .117 12.9
162 Game Avg. 471 338 48 3.8 95 .258 .235 .258 .311 .323 .352 .393 .662 .716 86 .453 -23.4 -2.6 .580 .216 .117 4
CLE (5 yrs) 782 550 91 4.5 97 .266 .239 .257 .320 .326 .382 .398 .702 .724 94 .509 -5.5 -0.6 .639 .251 .143 8.1
NYM (2 yrs) 500 363 46 3.4 93 .259 .240 .260 .313 .319 .334 .389 .647 .708 84 .411 -8.7 -0.9 .542 .188 .094 3.3
PIT (1 yr) 115 91 6 1.8 90 .200 .184 .258 .232 .320 .223 .379 .455 .700 31 .187 -9.2 -1.0 .360 .107 .039 1.0
AL (5 yrs) 782 550 91 4.5 97 .266 .239 .257 .320 .326 .382 .398 .702 .724 94 .509 -5.5 -0.6 .639 .251 .143 8.1
NL (2 yrs) 615 454 52 3.1 92 .248 .230 .260 .298 .319 .313 .387 .612 .707 74 .371 -18.0 -1.9 .507 .173 .084 4.7

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
1961 22 CLE AL 20 0.0% 30.0% 10.0% 0.0% 0% 3.00 3.0 0.57 60%
1962 23 CLE AL 362 3.9% 12.2% 9.9% 8.8% 36% 1.22 7.2 22.7 7.1 0.84 72%
1963 24 CLE AL 333 2.1% 18.6% 9.9% 4.5% 22% 1.88 4.8 42.1 10.9 1.06 68%
1964 25 CLE AL 19 0.0% 42.1% 5.3% 0.0% 0% 8.00 2.3 18.0 4.50 53%
1965 26 CLE AL 48 2.1% 29.2% 6.3% 6.3% 50% 4.67 3.2 45.0 11.3 0.86 63%
1966 27 NYM NL 377 1.9% 12.2% 10.1% 4.5% 20% 1.21 7.3 47.7 10.8 1.12 75%
1967 28 TOT NL 238 1.7% 13.9% 5.9% 2.5% 14% 2.36 6.5 53.8 12.6 1.00 76%
1967 28 NYM NL 123 2.4% 15.5% 6.5% 3.3% 17% 2.38 5.9 37.3 12.4 1.03 75%
1967 28 PIT NL 115 0.9% 12.2% 5.2% 1.7% 11% 2.33 7.4 103.0 12.9 0.97 78%
7 Yrs 1397 2.4% 15.3% 9.1% 5.2% 25% 1.68 5.8 37.7 9.9 1.01 72%
MLB Averages 2.2% 15.1% 8.2% 6.3% 28% 1.85 5.9 40.0 8.9 1.09 73%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1961 22 CLE AL -3.7 -0.4 20 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 .82 -0.3 -0.0 -3.3 -0.3 0.99 -3.2 0
1962 23 CLE AL 11.8 1.2 368 2.3 7.9 -5.6 .98 1.8 0.6 19.9 2.0 0.92 19.2 2.36 13
1963 24 CLE AL -6.1 -0.6 343 -0.2 5.8 -6.1 1.04 -0.4 0.2 -5.4 -0.6 0.91 -4.1 1.57 18
1964 25 CLE AL -3.0 -0.3 19 -0.5 0.1 -0.6 1.21 -0.4 -0.1 -5.3 -0.6 1.11 -4.1 0.98 15
1965 26 CLE AL -4.8 -0.5 50 -0.9 0.7 -1.6 1.39 -0.5 -0.2 -6.0 -0.6 1.04 -5.0 1.34 43
1966 27 NYM NL -2.8 -0.3 388 0.9 7.0 -6.1 1.00 0.0 0.9 -1.2 -0.1 0.94 0.2 1.51 20
1967 28 TOT NL -15.1 -1.6 235 -1.5 3.5 -5.1 1.19 -1.4 0.1 -17.5 -1.9 0.95 -14.6 1.54 40
1967 28 NYM NL -5.9 -0.6 123 -0.9 1.8 -2.7 1.17 -0.6 -0.1 -9.1 -1.0 0.91 -6.5 1.96 14
1967 28 PIT NL -9.2 -1.0 112 -0.7 1.7 -2.4 1.21 -0.8 0.3 -8.3 -0.9 1.00 -8.1 1.31 26
7 Yrs -23.8 -2.6 1423 -0.2 25.2 -25.4 1.05 -1.2 1.0 -18.6 -2.1 0.94 -11.5 1.50 149

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
1961 22 CLE AL 0 0 0% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1962 23 CLE AL 4 0 35% 164 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 12 58% 25 13 12 4 3 1 16 3 13
1963 24 CLE AL 3 0 28% 143 4 4 50% 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 35% 20 15 5 4 3 1 5 1 4
1964 25 CLE AL 0 0 33% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 67% 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
1965 26 CLE AL 1 0 25% 20 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 33% 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1966 27 NYM NL 2 0 21% 131 2 6 25% 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 48% 19 13 6 2 0 2 4 0 4
1967 28 TOT NL 1 0 37% 83 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 60% 15 7 8 2 0 2 3 1 2
1967 28 NYM NL 0 0 28% 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 75% 6 2 4 2 0 2 0 0 0
1967 28 PIT NL 1 0 48% 42 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 50% 9 5 4 0 0 0 3 1 2
7 Yrs 11 0 29% 554 8 11 42% 8 10 0 0 0 1 1 0 12 27 50% 86 52 34 12 6 6 28 5 23

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
1961 22 CLE AL 20 90% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0% 2 2 100% 17 0 0% 2 0 0% 1 1 100% 0
1962 23 CLE AL 362 90% 88 13 4 2 7 2.36 14 0 3 13 1 9 5 0 0 0 73 3 4% 43 11 26% 197 32 16% 16 11 69% 15 6 40% 0
1963 24 CLE AL 333 80% 69 18 1 0 1 1.57 7 0 7 7 0 5 2 0 1 1 100% 56 6 11% 32 7 22% 176 20 11% 18 7 39% 15 8 53% 0
1964 25 CLE AL 19 100% 2 15 1 0 0 0.98 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 50% 3 0 0% 17 1 6% 3 1 33% 1 0 0% 0
1965 26 CLE AL 48 96% 6 43 6 1 3 1.34 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 1 7% 8 0 0% 36 3 8% 4 1 25% 2 0 0% 0
1966 27 NYM NL 377 88% 84 20 5 0 1 1.51 7 0 4 7 0 1 6 0 2 2 100% 74 10 14% 33 10 30% 216 26 12% 16 6 38% 13 4 31% 0
1967 28 TOT NL 238 94% 42 40 7 0 2 1.54 4 0 5 4 0 3 1 0 3 3 100% 43 5 12% 31 12 39% 143 12 8% 13 4 31% 14 7 50% 0
1967 28 NYM NL 123 92% 23 14 1 0 0 1.96 3 0 3 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 18 3 17% 13 4 31% 70 6 9% 7 2 29% 4 2 50% 0
1967 28 PIT NL 115 97% 19 26 6 0 2 1.31 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 3 100% 25 2 8% 18 8 44% 73 6 8% 6 2 33% 10 5 50% 0
7 Yrs 1397 88% 292 149 24 3 14 1.50 33 0 22 32 1 19 14 0 6 6 100% 271 28 10% 152 42 28% 802 94 12% 72 30 42% 61 26 43% 0
MLB Averages 52% 78% 10% 30% 14% 48% 52%

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
1961 22 5 20 18 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 .056 .150 .056 .206 -42 1 0 0 0 0 0
1962 23 102 382 336 54 89 15 3 14 45 1 0 38 50 .265 .348 .452 .801 117 152 3 6 0 2 0
1963 24 202 715 631 88 158 21 5 21 72 5 4 71 112 .250 .333 .399 .733 102 252 9 9 1 3 2
1964 25 221 734 649 89 160 21 5 21 73 5 4 72 120 .247 .329 .391 .720 99 254 12 9 1 3 2
1965 26 274 782 694 92 166 23 5 22 77 5 5 75 134 .239 .320 .382 .702 94 265 13 9 1 3 2
1966 27 385 1159 1028 123 250 32 6 29 108 7 11 113 180 .243 .324 .371 .694 93 381 23 11 3 4 5
1967 28 481 1397 1243 147 292 34 6 33 125 8 11 127 213 .235 .311 .352 .662 86 437 28 13 6 8 6

Neutralized Batting

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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
1961 22 5 20 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 .000 .100 .000 .100 0 5
1962 23 97 363 319 55 89 15 3 14 46 1 36 44 .279 .361 .476 .837 54 97
1963 24 100 339 299 37 73 6 2 7 30 4 35 62 .244 .328 .348 .676 34 100
1964 25 19 19 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 .000 .053 .000 .053 0 19
1965 26 53 48 45 3 6 2 0 1 4 0 3 14 .133 .188 .244 .432 2 53
1966 27 111 384 339 34 89 10 1 7 34 2 40 46 .263 .343 .360 .703 42 111
1967 28 96 243 219 28 46 2 0 4 20 1 15 33 .210 .263 .274 .536 16 96
7 Yrs 481 1416 1257 157 303 35 6 33 134 8 132 213 .241 .318 .357 .675 148 481
162 Game Avg. 162 477 423 53 102 12 2 11 45 3 44 72 .241 .318 .357 .675 50 481

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 3 (2531), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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