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Bruce Miller

Charles Bruce Miller

Positions: Third Baseman, Second Baseman and Shortstop
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: March 4, 1947 in Fort Wayne, IN
School: Indiana University-Bloomington (Bloomington, IN)
Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 20th round of the 1970 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 4, 1973
Team: Giants 1973-1976

Final Game: August 28, 1976
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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
1973 26 SFG NL 12 23 21 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 .143 .217 .143 .360 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 /546
1974 27 SFG NL 73 215 198 19 55 7 1 0 16 1 1 11 15 .278 .316 .323 .639 76 64 7 1 3 2 2 56/4
1975 28 SFG NL 99 328 309 22 74 6 3 1 31 0 1 15 26 .239 .275 .288 .563 54 89 15 1 1 2 0 54/6
1976 29 SFG NL 12 27 25 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 .160 .222 .200 .422 20 5 0 0 0 0 1 /45
4 Yrs 196 593 553 43 136 14 4 1 51 1 2 30 49 .246 .285 .291 .576 59 161 22 2 4 4 4
162 Game Avg. 162 490 457 36 112 12 3 1 42 1 2 25 41 .246 .285 .291 .576 59 133 18 2 3 3 3

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
1973 26 SFG NL 12 23 -2 -0 0 -0 0 -2 -0.3 1 -2 -0.2 .477 .498 -0.2 -0.0 -2 $ /546
1974 27 SFG NL 73 215 -8 0 0 3 2 -2 -0.2 6 4 0.4 .497 .499 0.0 0.6 1 $ 56/4
1975 28 SFG NL 99 328 -13 -1 -2 -4 2 -18 -2.1 10 -9 -1.1 .479 .487 -0.7 -0.2 -5 $ 54/6
1976 29 SFG NL 12 27 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.1 .483 .499 -0.2 0.1 -1 $ /45
4 Seasons 196 593 -26 -1 -2 -1 5 -25 -2.8 17 -8 -1.0 .486 .496 -1.1 0.5 -7 $

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
1973 26 SFG NL 23 18 1 1.5 100 .167 .143 .267 .217 .337 .143 .397 .360 .734 1 .128 -2.9 -0.3 .278 .095 .000
1974 27 SFG NL 215 156 19 3.3 99 .297 .278 .268 .316 .341 .323 .388 .639 .728 76 .384 -6.7 -0.7 .503 .101 .045 .0
1975 28 SFG NL 328 254 21 2.2 99 .257 .239 .270 .275 .342 .288 .390 .563 .732 54 .230 -20.7 -2.1 .414 .094 .049 .0
1976 29 SFG NL 27 21 1 1.3 93 .200 .160 .265 .222 .332 .200 .378 .422 .709 20 .107 -2.7 -0.3 .333 .120 .040
4 Yrs 593 449 42 2.5 99 .266 .246 .269 .285 .341 .291 .389 .576 .730 59 .274 -33.0 -3.4 .435 .098 .045 1.0
162 Game Avg. 490 371 35 2.5 99 .266 .246 .269 .285 .341 .291 .389 .576 .730 59 .274 -33.0 -3.4 .435 .098 .045 1

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
1973 26 SFG NL 23 0.0% 13.0% 8.7% 0.0% 0% 1.50 7.0 10.5 1.00 78%
1974 27 SFG NL 215 0.0% 7.0% 5.1% 3.7% 15% 1.36 13.2 12.4 1.71 86%
1975 28 SFG NL 328 0.3% 7.9% 4.6% 3.1% 14% 1.73 11.9 309.0 10.0 1.45 87%
1976 29 SFG NL 27 0.0% 18.5% 7.4% 3.7% 25% 2.50 5.0 12.5 0.23 74%
4 Yrs 593 0.2% 8.3% 5.1% 3.2% 14% 1.63 11.3 553.0 10.8 1.42 86%
MLB Averages 1.8% 13.1% 8.7% 5.9% 26% 1.50 6.8 49.4 8.8 1.09 75%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1973 26 SFG NL -3.0 -0.3 23 -0.5 0.2 -0.7 1.53 -0.2 -0.1 -1.1 -0.1 0.93 -2.2 2.26 4
1974 27 SFG NL -6.7 -0.7 220 -0.7 3.6 -4.3 1.16 -0.8 0.2 -11.2 -1.1 1.02 -10.4 1.47 10
1975 28 SFG NL -20.7 -2.1 334 -1.3 4.9 -6.2 1.02 -1.3 0.1 -11.1 -1.1 1.00 -12.5 1.65 12
1976 29 SFG NL -2.7 -0.3 27 -0.1 0.3 -0.4 .72 -0.1 -0.0 -0.7 -0.1 0.91 -1.6 0.27 3
4 Yrs -33.1 -3.4 604 -2.6 9.0 -11.6 1.08 -2.5 0.1 -24.1 -2.4 1.00 -26.7 1.53 29

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
1973 26 SFG NL 1 0 20% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1974 27 SFG NL 1 0 28% 88 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 39% 13 10 3 5 2 3 8 4 4
1975 28 SFG NL 11 0 24% 118 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 6 21% 17 15 2 2 0 1 5 3 2
1976 29 SFG NL 1 0 17% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Yrs 14 0 25% 224 1 2 33% 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 3 10 30% 32 27 5 7 2 4 14 7 7

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
1973 26 SFG NL 23 87% 3 4 0 0 1 2.26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 2 1 50% 13 2 15% 4 2 50% 0 0 0
1974 27 SFG NL 215 34% 55 10 3 0 0 1.47 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 54 7 13% 24 9 38% 153 19 12% 11 6 55% 6 4 67% 0
1975 28 SFG NL 328 63% 74 12 1 0 0 1.65 1 0 12 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 100% 74 15 20% 25 11 44% 232 33 14% 17 13 76% 12 10 83% 0
1976 29 SFG NL 27 26% 4 3 0 0 0 0.27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0% 1 0 0% 16 3 19% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
4 Yrs 593 52% 136 29 4 0 1 1.53 1 0 18 1 0 0 1 0 4 4 100% 135 22 16% 52 21 40% 414 57 14% 32 21 66% 19 14 74% 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 HBP SH SF IBB
1973 26 12 23 21 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 .143 .217 .143 .360 1 3 0 0 0 0 1
1974 27 85 238 219 20 58 7 1 0 18 1 1 13 18 .265 .306 .306 .612 69 67 7 1 3 2 3
1975 28 184 566 528 42 132 13 4 1 49 1 2 28 44 .250 .288 .295 .584 60 156 22 2 4 4 3
1976 29 196 593 553 43 136 14 4 1 51 1 2 30 49 .246 .285 .291 .576 59 161 22 2 4 4 4

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
1973 26 12 25 22 2 4 0 0 0 3 0 3 3 .182 .280 .182 .462 1 12
1974 27 73 215 198 19 55 7 1 0 16 1 11 15 .278 .316 .323 .639 20 73
1975 28 99 329 310 22 75 6 3 1 32 0 15 26 .242 .277 .290 .568 25 99
1976 29 12 27 25 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 2 5 .160 .222 .200 .422 1 12
4 Yrs 196 596 555 44 138 14 4 1 53 1 31 49 .249 .289 .294 .583 47 196
162 Game Avg. 162 493 459 36 114 12 3 1 44 1 26 41 .249 .289 .294 .583 39 196

* 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.

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