Rudy Meoli

Rudolph Bartholomew Meoli

Positions: Shortstop, Third Baseman and Second Baseman
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 165 lb.

Born: May 1, 1951 in Troy, NY
High School: Royal Oak HS (Covina, CA)
Drafted by the California Angels in the 4th round of the 1969 amateur draft.
Signed June 13, 1969. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 9, 1971
Teams (by GP): Angels/Cubs/Phillies 1971-1979

Final Game: June 8, 1979
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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
1969	18	ANA-min	Rk	69	248	248		87	14	6	8						.351	.351	.552	.903		137							IDF · PION
1970	19	ANA-min	A,AA	117	424	424		110	15	12	9						.259	.259	.415	.675		176							QDS,ELP · MIDW,TL
1971	20	ATL-min	AA	139	579	494	84	142	22	6	7	44	19	9	75	73	.287	.381	.399	.780		197		1	7	2			SHV · TL
1971	20	CAL	AL	7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0

1972	21	ANA-min	AAA	128	482	419	52	111	22	7	1	43	7	3	54	72	.265	.346	.358	.704		150		0	5	4			SLC · PCL
1973	22	CAL	AL	120	344	305	36	68	12	1	2	23	2	4	31	38	.223	.290	.289	.579	71	88	5	0	3	5	1	65/4
1974	23	ANA-min	AAA	101	453	402	70	124	14	6	4	54	19	16	46	42	.308	.377	.403	.780		162		0	2	3			SLC · PCL
1974	23	CAL	AL	36	100	90	9	22	2	0	0	3	2	4	8	10	.244	.306	.267	.573	71	24	3	0	2	0	0	5/6D34
1975	24	CAL	AL	70	143	126	12	27	2	1	0	6	3	0	15	20	.214	.298	.246	.544	61	31	2	0	2	0	0	654/D

1976	25	CIN-min	AAA	120	494	403	63	105	23	6	5	51	22	7	82	48	.261	.384	.385	.768		155		1	4	4			INA · AA
1977	26	CIN-min	AAA	131	551	433	102	124	23	6	7	48	42	13	113	72	.286	.433	.416	.849		180		0	4	1			INA · AA
1978	27	CHC-min	AAA	49	205	167	25	49	8	0	3	15	10	5	33	20	.293	.411	.395	.806		66		1	3	1			WCH · AA
1978	27	CHC	NL	47	35	29	10	3	0	1	0	2	1	0	6	4	.103	.257	.172	.430	18	5	0	0	0	0	0	/45
1979	28	MIN-PHI-min	AAA	71	300	251	50	65	16	3	2	30	16	4	45	45	.259	.368	.371	.738		93		0	1	3			TOL,OKC · IL,AA
1979	28	PHI	NL	30	84	73	2	13	4	1	0	6	2	0	9	15	.178	.268	.260	.529	44	19	2	0	2	0	1	64/5
6 Yrs				310	709	626	69	133	20	4	2	40	10	8	69	88	.212	.289	.267	.555	62	167	12	0	9	5	2
162 Game Avg.				162	371	327	36	70	10	2	1	21	5	4	36	46	.212	.289	.267	.555	62	87	6	0	5	3	1

CAL (4 yrs)				233	590	524	57	117	16	2	2	32	7	8	54	69	.223	.293	.273	.566	68	143	10	0	7	5	1
PHI (1 yr)				30	84	73	2	13	4	1	0	6	2	0	9	15	.178	.268	.260	.529	44	19	2	0	2	0	1
CHC (1 yr)				47	35	29	10	3	0	1	0	2	1	0	6	4	.103	.257	.172	.430	18	5	0	0	0	0	0

AL (4 yrs)				233	590	524	57	117	16	2	2	32	7	8	54	69	.223	.293	.273	.566	68	143	10	0	7	5	1
NL (2 yrs)				77	119	102	12	16	4	2	0	8	3	0	15	19	.157	.265	.235	.500	36	24	2	0	2	0	1

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
1971	20	CAL	AL	7	3	-1	-0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	0	-1	-0.1	.487	.499	-0.1	0.0	-1	$

1973	22	CAL	AL	120	344	-9	-1	1	-3	6	-6	-0.4	11	6	0.6	.495	.496	0.8	0.6	8	$	65/4
1974	23	CAL	AL	36	100	-2	-2	-0	-0	1	-4	-0.4	3	-0	-0.1	.489	.498	0.0	0.1	-0	$	5/6D34
1975	24	CAL	AL	70	143	-7	-0	-0	-3	2	-8	-0.8	5	-4	-0.4	.488	.495	-0.1	-0.0	-1	$	654/D

1978	27	CHC	NL	47	35	-3	-0	0	-1	0	-4	-0.5	1	-3	-0.4	.490	.497	-0.3	-0.0	-2	$	/45
1979	28	PHI	NL	30	84	-6	-1	-0	3	1	-4	-0.4	2	-1	-0.2	.486	.497	-0.5	0.4	-4	$	64/5
6 Seasons				310	709	-28	-4	-0	-4	10	-26	-2.6	22	-4	-0.6	.491	.497	-0.2	1.0	0	$

CAL (4 yrs)				233	590	-18	-3	-0	-6	9	-18	-1.7	19	1	0.0	.492	.497	0.6	0.6	7	$
PHI (1 yr)				30	84	-6	-1	-0	3	1	-4	-0.4	2	-1	-0.2	.486	.497	-0.5	0.4	-4	$
CHC (1 yr)				47	35	-3	-0	0	-1	0	-4	-0.5	1	-3	-0.4	.490	.497	-0.3	-0.0	-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
1971	20	CAL	AL	3	3	0	0.0	86	.000	.000	.246	.000	.316	.000	.365	.000	.681	-100	.000	-0.8	-0.1	.000	.000	.000

1973	22	CAL	AL	344	254	26	2.8	86	.244	.223	.249	.290	.316	.289	.366	.579	.682	71	.303	-10.0	-1.0	.476	.161	.066	2.0
1974	23	CAL	AL	100	77	6	2.1	84	.275	.244	.251	.306	.315	.267	.361	.573	.676	71	.225	-3.1	-0.3	.400	.089	.022	.0
1975	24	CAL	AL	143	103	10	2.6	86	.255	.214	.249	.298	.317	.246	.365	.544	.682	61	.285	-5.9	-0.6	.485	.175	.032	.0

1978	27	CHC	NL	35	26	2	2.1	104	.120	.103	.274	.257	.344	.172	.404	.430	.747	18	.215	-3.5	-0.4	.462	.310	.069	.0
1979	28	PHI	NL	84	64	6	2.5	102	.224	.178	.272	.268	.338	.260	.404	.529	.743	44	.264	-5.8	-0.6	.484	.233	.082	.0
6 Yrs				709	527	50	2.6	88	.242	.212	.253	.289	.320	.267	.371	.555	.691	62	.278	-29.1	-3.0	.464	.168	.054	3.3
162 Game Avg.				371	275	26	2.6	88	.242	.212	.253	.289	.320	.267	.371	.555	.691	62	.278	-29.1	-3.0	.464	.168	.054	2

CAL (4 yrs)				590	437	42	2.6	86	.251	.223	.249	.293	.316	.273	.365	.566	.681	68	.283	-19.8	-2.0	.461	.151	.050	3.1
PHI (1 yr)				84	64	6	2.5	102	.224	.178	.272	.268	.338	.260	.404	.529	.743	44	.265	-5.8	-0.6	.484	.233	.082	.0
CHC (1 yr)				35	26	2	2.1	104	.120	.103	.274	.257	.344	.172	.404	.430	.747	18	.215	-3.5	-0.4	.462	.310	.069	.0

AL (4 yrs)				590	437	42	2.6	86	.251	.223	.249	.293	.316	.273	.365	.566	.681	68	.283	-19.8	-2.0	.461	.151	.050	3.1
NL (2 yrs)				119	90	8	2.4	103	.193	.157	.273	.265	.340	.235	.404	.500	.744	36	.251	-9.3	-1.0	.477	.255	.078	.0

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GO/AO	IP%
1971	20	CAL	AL	3	0.0%	33.3%	0.0%	0.0%			3.0			1.00	67%

1973	22	CAL	AL	344	0.6%	11.1%	9.0%	4.4%	22%	1.23	8.0	152.5	13.3	1.09	78%
1974	23	CAL	AL	100	0.0%	10.0%	8.0%	2.0%	9%	1.25	9.0		30.0	0.79	80%
1975	24	CAL	AL	143	0.0%	14.0%	10.5%	2.1%	11%	1.33	6.3		21.0	0.89	74%

1978	27	CHC	NL	35	0.0%	11.4%	17.1%	2.9%	33%	0.67	7.3		14.5	0.69	71%
1979	28	PHI	NL	84	0.0%	17.9%	10.7%	6.0%	39%	1.67	4.9		12.2	1.45	69%
6 Yrs				709	0.3%	12.4%	9.7%	3.7%	20%	1.28	7.1	313.0	15.7	1.01	76%
MLB Averages					1.9%	13.3%	8.6%	6.2%	27%	1.55	6.7	46.4	8.8	1.09	74%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	PHlev	AB
1971	20	CAL	AL	-0.8	-0.1	3	-0.0	0.0	-0.0	.62	-0.1	-0.0	-0.6	-0.1	0.77	-0.7	0.62	3

1973	22	CAL	AL	-10.5	-1.1	354	-1.0	4.1	-5.1	.86	-1.2	0.0	-11.4	-1.2	0.93	-12.5	0.30	1
1974	23	CAL	AL	-3.1	-0.3	107	0.1	1.7	-1.7	1.03	-0.4	0.4	-1.3	-0.1	0.96	-3.7	1.26	4
1975	24	CAL	AL	-5.9	-0.6	149	-1.5	1.8	-3.3	1.19	-0.7	-0.5	-10.0	-1.1	0.94	-8.5	3.33	8

1978	27	CHC	NL	-3.5	-0.4	39	0.2	0.9	-0.7	1.34	-0.1	0.2	-0.7	-0.1	0.85	-1.2	1.03	19
1979	28	PHI	NL	-5.8	-0.6	87	-0.1	1.1	-1.2	.85	-0.7	0.6	-4.7	-0.5	0.97	-7.6	0.48	2
6 Yrs				-29.6	-3.0	739	-2.4	9.6	-12.1	.97	-3.2	0.7	-28.7	-3.0	0.94	-34.3	1.47	37

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%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
1971	20	CAL	AL	0	0		9	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

1973	22	CAL	AL	7	0	35%	139	2	4	33%	2	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	11	49%	16	8	6	5	4	1	12	3	9
1974	23	CAL	AL	2	0	30%	44	2	4	33%	2	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	25%	4	3	0	2	1	1	2	1	1
1975	24	CAL	AL	0	0	29%	74	3	0	100%	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	14%	14	12	2	1	1	0	6	5	1

1978	27	CHC	NL	0	0	111%	36	1	0	100%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	33%	4	4	0	4	1	2	4	1	2
1979	28	PHI	NL	0	0	9%	17	2	0	100%	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	25%	2	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	0
6 Yrs				9	0	34%	319	10	8	56%	10	7	0	0	0	1	3	0	10	17	33%	40	28	9	12	7	4	26	11	13

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
1971	20	CAL	AL	3	100%	0			3	0	0	0	0.62	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0

1973	22	CAL	AL	344	74%	68			1	1	0	0	0.30	2	0	11	2	0	0	2	1	3	3	100%	64	5	8%	35	14	40%	192	22	11%	18	10	56%	9	3	33%	0
1974	23	CAL	AL	100	77%	22			4	0	0	0	1.26	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	100%	22	3	14%	10	3	30%	50	4	8%	5	3	60%	2	0	0%	0
1975	24	CAL	AL	143	87%	27			8	1	0	0	3.33	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	100%	20	2	10%	8	2	25%	83	6	7%	5	0	0%	0	0		0

1978	27	CHC	NL	35	100%	3			19	2	0	2	1.03	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0%	2	0	0%	14	2	14%	2	1	50%	1	0	0%	0
1979	28	PHI	NL	84	94%	13			2	0	0	0	0.48	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	100%	13	2	15%	10	3	30%	57	6	11%	6	2	33%	5	1	20%	0
6 Yrs				709	81%	133			37	4	0	2	1.47	2	0	22	2	0	0	2	1	9	9	100%	122	12	10%	65	22	34%	396	40	10%	36	16	44%	17	4	24%	0
MLB Averages					55%																			77%			11%			33%			14%			49%			53%

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	SH	SF	IBB
1971	20	7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0
1972	21	7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0
1973	22	127	347	308	36	68	12	1	2	23	2	4	31	39	.221	.288	.286	.574	69	88	5	3	5	1
1974	23	163	447	398	45	90	14	1	2	26	4	8	39	49	.226	.292	.281	.573	70	112	8	5	5	1
1975	24	233	590	524	57	117	16	2	2	32	7	8	54	69	.223	.293	.273	.566	68	143	10	7	5	1
1976	25	233	590	524	57	117	16	2	2	32	7	8	54	69	.223	.293	.273	.566	68	143	10	7	5	1
1977	26	233	590	524	57	117	16	2	2	32	7	8	54	69	.223	.293	.273	.566	68	143	10	7	5	1
1978	27	280	625	553	67	120	16	3	2	34	8	8	60	73	.217	.291	.268	.559	65	148	10	7	5	1
1979	28	310	709	626	69	133	20	4	2	40	10	8	69	88	.212	.289	.267	.555	62	167	12	9	5	2

Neutralized Batting

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Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	RC	Gact
1971	20	7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	7

1973	22	120	356	313	43	76	13	1	2	27	2	35	38	.243	.314	.310	.624	31	120
1974	23	36	104	93	11	25	2	0	0	4	2	9	10	.269	.333	.290	.624	9	36
1975	24	70	149	130	14	30	2	1	0	7	3	17	20	.231	.320	.262	.581	11	70

1978	27	47	35	29	8	3	0	1	0	2	1	6	4	.103	.257	.172	.430	1	47
1979	28	30	84	73	2	13	4	1	0	6	2	9	15	.178	.268	.260	.529	5	30
6 Yrs		310	731	641	78	147	21	4	2	46	10	76	88	.229	.309	.284	.593	57	310
162 Game Avg.		162	382	335	41	77	11	2	1	24	5	40	46	.229	.309	.284	.593	30	310

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Youngest s c a p y 1971 AL born 1951-05-01 (4th)

Youngest s c a p y
1971 AL born 1951-05-01 (4th)

Similarity Scores

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