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Sam Mejias

Samuel Elias Mejias

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

Born: May 9, 1952 in Santiago, Santiago, D.R.
High School: Onesimo Jiminez HS (Santiago, DO)
Signed by the Milwaukee Brewers as an amateur free agent in 1970. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 6, 1976
Teams (by GP): Reds/Expos/Cubs/Cardinals 1976-1981

Final Game: October 3, 1981
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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
1976 24 STL NL 18 23 21 1 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 .143 .217 .190 .408 16 4 2 0 0 0 1 9/78
1977 25 MON NL 74 104 101 14 23 4 1 3 8 1 0 2 17 .228 .243 .376 .619 67 38 1 0 1 0 0 98/7
1978 26 MON NL 67 59 56 9 13 1 0 0 6 0 0 2 5 .232 .259 .250 .509 45 14 3 0 1 0 1 97/81
1979 27 TOT NL 38 16 13 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 .231 .333 .231 .564 52 3 0 0 1 0 0 78/9
1979 27 CHC NL 31 14 11 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 .182 .308 .182 .490 32 2 0 0 1 0 0 7/89
1979 27 CIN NL 7 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 173 1 0 0 0 0 0 /8
1980 28 CIN NL 71 117 108 16 30 5 1 1 10 4 2 6 13 .278 .322 .370 .692 93 40 1 1 2 0 0 89/7
1981 29 CIN NL 66 56 49 6 14 2 0 0 7 1 0 2 9 .286 .302 .327 .628 77 16 1 0 3 2 1 98
6 Yrs 334 375 348 51 86 13 2 4 31 8 2 16 51 .247 .281 .330 .611 69 115 8 1 8 2 3
162 Game Avg. 162 182 169 25 42 6 1 2 15 4 1 8 25 .247 .281 .330 .611 69 56 4 0 4 1 1
CIN (3 yrs) 144 175 159 23 45 7 1 1 17 5 2 8 22 .283 .318 .358 .676 89 57 2 1 5 2 1
MON (2 yrs) 141 163 157 23 36 5 1 3 14 1 0 4 22 .229 .248 .331 .580 59 52 4 0 2 0 1
STL (1 yr) 18 23 21 1 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 .143 .217 .190 .408 16 4 2 0 0 0 1
CHC (1 yr) 31 14 11 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 .182 .308 .182 .490 32 2 0 0 1 0 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
1976 24 STL NL 18 23 -3 0 -0 2 -1 -1 -0.1 1 -0 0.0 .494 .499 -0.3 0.2 -3 $ 9/78
1977 25 MON NL 74 104 -4 -0 0 4 -2 -2 -0.2 3 1 0.1 .497 .499 -0.3 0.3 -3 $ 98/7
1978 26 MON NL 67 59 -5 -1 -0 0 -1 -6 -0.7 2 -4 -0.5 .490 .496 -0.6 -0.1 -5 $ 97/81
1979 27 CHC NL 31 14 -0 0 0 -1 -0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .496 .499 0.0 -0.1 0 $ 7/89
1979 27 CIN NL 7 2 0 -0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .503 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /8
1980 28 CIN NL 71 117 1 -1 0 9 -1 8 0.9 4 12 1.3 .513 .506 0.3 0.9 3 $ 89/7
1981 29 CIN NL 66 56 -2 -0 0 -3 -1 -5 -0.6 2 -4 -0.4 .491 .496 -0.1 -0.3 -1 $ 98
6 Seasons 334 375 -12 -1 0 12 -6 -7 -0.7 11 4 0.4 .498 .499 -1.0 0.8 -8 $
CIN (3 yrs) 144 175 -0 -1 0 6 -2 3 0.4 5 8 0.9 .502 .501 0.2 0.5 2 $
MON (2 yrs) 141 163 -8 -1 0 4 -3 -8 -0.9 5 -3 -0.4 .494 .497 -0.9 0.2 -7 $
STL (1 yr) 18 23 -3 0 -0 2 -1 -1 -0.1 1 -0 0.0 .494 .499 -0.3 0.2 -3 $
CHC (1 yr) 31 14 -0 0 0 -1 -0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .496 .499 0.0 -0.1 0 $

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
1976 24 STL NL 23 20 1 1.4 93 .158 .143 .264 .217 .330 .190 .376 .408 .706 16 .116 -2.3 -0.2 .400 .238 .048 .0
1977 25 MON NL 104 80 9 3.0 100 .247 .228 .265 .243 .332 .376 .403 .619 .735 67 .316 -5.4 -0.5 .519 .178 .149 1.5
1978 26 MON NL 59 47 3 1.7 93 .255 .232 .260 .259 .327 .250 .382 .509 .709 45 .163 -4.3 -0.4 .348 .054 .018
1979 27 TOT NL 16 11 2 4.9 107 .375 .231 .279 .333 .346 .231 .414 .564 .760 52 .547 -0.9 -0.1 .500 .154 .000
1979 27 CHC NL 14 10 1 2.7 108 .333 .182 .280 .308 .347 .182 .416 .490 .763 32 .288 -1.0 -0.1 .444 .182 .000
1979 27 CIN NL 2 1 1 26.9 101 .500 .500 .270 .500 .336 .500 .401 1.000 .737 173 .965 0.2 0.0 1.000 .000 .000
1980 28 CIN NL 117 83 13 4.2 96 .309 .278 .268 .322 .331 .370 .389 .692 .720 93 .499 -1.3 -0.1 .605 .167 .093 1.6
1981 29 CIN NL 56 41 5 3.3 94 .333 .286 .265 .302 .330 .327 .380 .628 .710 77 .400 -1.4 -0.1 .528 .102 .041 .0
6 Yrs 375 282 33 3.2 96 .278 .247 .265 .281 .331 .330 .391 .611 .722 69 .361 -15.5 -1.6 .507 .147 .083 5.3
162 Game Avg. 182 137 16 3.2 96 .278 .247 .265 .281 .331 .330 .391 .611 .722 69 .361 -15.5 -1.6 .507 .147 .083 3
CIN (3 yrs) 175 125 19 4.1 95 .319 .283 .267 .318 .331 .358 .386 .676 .717 89 .490 -2.5 -0.3 .585 .145 .075 1.7
MON (2 yrs) 163 127 12 2.5 97 .250 .229 .263 .248 .330 .331 .396 .580 .726 59 .263 -9.7 -1.0 .456 .134 .102 1.5
STL (1 yr) 23 20 1 1.3 93 .158 .143 .264 .217 .330 .190 .376 .408 .706 16 .116 -2.3 -0.2 .400 .238 .048 .0
CHC (1 yr) 14 10 1 2.7 108 .333 .182 .280 .308 .347 .182 .416 .490 .763 32 .288 -1.0 -0.1 .444 .182 .000

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
1976 24 STL NL 23 0.0% 8.7% 8.7% 4.4% 33% 1.00 10.5 2.00 83%
1977 25 MON NL 104 2.9% 16.4% 1.9% 7.7% 35% 8.50 5.9 33.7 12.6 0.85 78%
1978 26 MON NL 59 0.0% 8.5% 3.4% 1.7% 8% 2.50 11.2 9.3 1.87 86%
1979 27 TOT NL 16 0.0% 31.3% 12.5% 0.0% 0% 2.50 2.6 0.67 50%
1979 27 CHC NL 14 0.0% 35.7% 14.3% 0.0% 0% 2.50 2.2 1.00 43%
1979 27 CIN NL 2 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 0.00 100%
1980 28 CIN NL 117 0.9% 11.1% 5.1% 6.0% 23% 2.17 8.3 108.0 10.8 0.68 80%
1981 29 CIN NL 56 0.0% 16.1% 3.6% 3.6% 14% 4.50 5.4 7.0 2.00 75%
6 Yrs 375 1.1% 13.6% 4.3% 5.1% 22% 3.19 6.8 87.0 11.2 1.10 79%
MLB Averages 1.9% 12.7% 8.4% 6.4% 28% 1.51 7.0 46.6 8.6 1.10 75%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1976 24 STL NL -2.3 -0.2 26 -0.2 0.2 -0.5 1.05 -0.3 0.1 -4.8 -0.5 1.02 -3.1 0
1977 25 MON NL -5.5 -0.5 106 -0.4 1.6 -2.0 .97 -0.4 0.0 -9.1 -0.9 1.02 -6.4 1.08 20
1978 26 MON NL -4.4 -0.4 60 0.4 1.3 -0.9 .95 -0.3 0.7 -5.6 -0.6 0.99 -5.8 1.73 10
1979 27 TOT NL -0.9 -0.1 16 -0.1 0.2 -0.3 1.14 0.0 -0.1 -1.5 -0.1 0.98 -0.0 1.98 6
1979 27 CHC NL -1.0 -0.1 14 -0.1 0.2 -0.3 1.22 0.0 -0.1 -1.4 -0.1 1.04 -0.1 2.24 5
1979 27 CIN NL 0.2 0.0 2 0.0 0.0 -0.0 .62 0.0 -0.0 -0.1 -0.0 0.62 0.1 0.64 1
1980 28 CIN NL -1.3 -0.1 123 -0.5 1.7 -2.2 .98 0.2 -0.7 1.7 0.2 0.94 3.0 0.82 6
1981 29 CIN NL -1.4 -0.1 57 0.6 1.4 -0.8 1.08 0.0 0.5 -1.0 -0.1 1.10 -0.3 1.40 8
6 Yrs -15.7 -1.6 388 -0.3 6.3 -6.7 1.00 -0.8 0.5 -20.3 -2.1 1.00 -12.6 1.34 50

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
1976 24 STL NL 0 0 20% 20 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 50% 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
1977 25 MON NL 2 0 50% 41 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 36% 7 5 1 2 1 1 5 2 3
1978 26 MON NL 0 0 60% 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 33% 3 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 0
1979 27 TOT NL 1 0 100% 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 75% 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1
1979 27 CHC NL 1 0 100% 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1
1979 27 CIN NL 0 0 100% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1980 28 CIN NL 4 0 42% 55 4 2 67% 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 56% 7 4 3 5 1 2 6 1 5
1981 29 CIN NL 1 0 38% 24 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 40% 4 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
6 Yrs 8 0 48% 195 8 2 80% 8 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 8 47% 28 16 11 9 4 3 14 4 10

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
1976 24 STL NL 23 61% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 33% 3 1 33% 16 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 0
1977 25 MON NL 104 41% 23 20 4 1 1 1.08 3 0 3 3 0 1 2 0 1 1 100% 23 1 4% 13 3 23% 75 6 8% 7 1 14% 6 3 50% 0
1978 26 MON NL 59 66% 13 10 3 0 3 1.73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 12 3 25% 6 2 33% 37 6 16% 2 1 50% 1 0 0% 0
1979 27 TOT NL 16 69% 3 6 1 0 0 1.98 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 4 0 0% 3 2 67% 11 0 0% 1 0 0% 2 2 100% 0
1979 27 CHC NL 14 71% 2 5 1 0 0 2.24 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 4 0 0% 3 2 67% 11 0 0% 1 0 0% 2 2 100% 0
1979 27 CIN NL 2 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0.64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1980 28 CIN NL 117 45% 30 6 2 0 0 0.82 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 5 2 40% 14 1 7% 8 4 50% 57 9 16% 3 2 67% 5 3 60% 0
1981 29 CIN NL 56 48% 14 8 2 0 0 1.40 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 11 1 9% 5 4 80% 50 8 16% 4 2 50% 2 2 100% 0
6 Yrs 375 50% 86 50 12 1 4 1.34 4 0 8 4 0 2 2 0 12 8 67% 70 8 11% 38 16 42% 246 29 12% 18 6 33% 17 11 65% 0
MLB Averages 56% 79% 11% 35% 15% 51% 54%

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
1976 24 18 23 21 1 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 .143 .217 .190 .408 16 4 2 0 0 0 1
1977 25 92 127 122 15 26 5 1 3 8 3 0 4 19 .213 .238 .344 .582 58 42 3 0 1 0 1
1978 26 159 186 178 24 39 6 1 3 14 3 0 6 24 .219 .245 .315 .559 54 56 6 0 2 0 2
1979 27 197 202 191 29 42 6 1 3 14 3 0 8 29 .220 .251 .309 .560 54 59 6 0 3 0 2
1980 28 268 319 299 45 72 11 2 4 24 7 2 14 42 .241 .277 .331 .608 68 99 7 1 5 0 2
1981 29 334 375 348 51 86 13 2 4 31 8 2 16 51 .247 .281 .330 .611 69 115 8 1 8 2 3

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
1976 24 18 23 21 1 3 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 .143 .217 .190 .408 1 18
1977 25 74 105 102 15 24 4 1 3 9 1 2 17 .235 .250 .382 .632 10 74
1978 26 67 60 57 10 14 1 0 0 7 0 2 5 .246 .271 .263 .534 4 67
1979 27 38 16 13 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 .231 .333 .231 .564 1 38
1980 28 71 119 110 18 32 5 1 1 11 4 6 13 .291 .333 .382 .715 14 71
1981 29 100 88 77 11 24 3 0 0 13 2 3 14 .312 .325 .351 .676 9 66
6 Yrs 368 411 380 59 100 14 2 4 40 9 17 56 .263 .294 .342 .636 39 334
162 Game Avg. 162 181 167 26 44 6 1 2 18 4 7 25 .263 .294 .342 .636 17 334

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