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Dave Morehead

David Michael Morehead (Moe)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: September 5, 1942 in San Diego, CA
High School: Herbert Hoover HS (San Diego, CA)
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1961. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 13, 1963
Teams (by GP): RedSox/Royals 1963-1970

Final Game: September 29, 1970
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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
1963 20 BOS AL 29 62 57 3 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 18 .105 .119 .105 .224 -37 6 2 0 3 1 0 1
1964 21 BOS AL 32 60 54 2 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 21 .093 .155 .111 .266 -26 6 0 0 2 0 0 1
1965 22 BOS AL 34 73 61 3 8 1 0 0 5 0 0 7 21 .131 .232 .148 .379 8 9 0 1 4 0 0 1
1966 23 BOS AL 12 6 6 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 177 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
1967 24 BOS AL 10 16 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .083 .154 .083 .237 -30 1 0 0 3 0 0 1
1968 25 BOS AL 11 18 16 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 .125 .176 .125 .301 -10 2 0 1 1 0 0 1
1969 26 KCR AL 21 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1970 27 KCR AL 28 40 36 1 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 15 .167 .189 .194 .384 7 7 1 0 3 0 0 1
8 Yrs 177 278 244 12 31 3 0 0 11 0 0 15 90 .127 .183 .139 .323 -9 34 3 2 16 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 254 223 11 28 3 0 0 10 0 0 14 82 .127 .183 .139 .323 -9 31 3 2 15 1 0
BOS (6 yrs) 128 235 206 11 25 2 0 0 10 0 0 13 74 .121 .180 .131 .311 -12 27 2 2 13 1 0
KCR (2 yrs) 49 43 38 1 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 16 .158 .200 .184 .384 7 7 1 0 3 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
1963 20 BOS AL 29 62 -11 -0 -0 0 7 -5 -0.6 2 -3 -0.6 .481 .497 -0.6 -0.0 -3 $ 1
1964 21 BOS AL 32 60 -8 -0 1 0 7 -0 -0.1 2 1 -0.1 .498 .500 -0.1 -0.0 1 $ 1
1965 22 BOS AL 34 73 -8 -0 1 0 8 1 0.1 2 3 0.1 .503 .501 0.1 -0.0 3 $ 1
1966 23 BOS AL 12 6 0 -0 0 0 1 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .510 .501 0.1 -0.0 1 $ 1
1967 24 BOS AL 10 16 -2 -0 0 0 2 -1 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .490 .499 -0.1 -0.0 -0 $ 1
1968 25 BOS AL 11 18 -2 0 0 0 2 -0 -0.0 0 0 0.0 .499 .500 0.0 -0.0 0 $25,000 1
1969 26 KCR AL 21 3 -0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 -0.0 0 $25,000 1
1970 27 KCR AL 28 40 -5 -0 -0 0 5 -0 -0.1 1 1 -0.1 .498 .500 -0.1 -0.0 1 $ 1
8 Seasons 177 278 -36 -1 1 0 32 -5 -0.6 8 3 -0.7 .497 .500 -0.7 -0.1 3 $50,000
BOS (6 yrs) 128 235 -31 -1 1 0 27 -4 -0.6 7 2 -0.6 .496 .499 -0.6 -0.1 2 $25,000
KCR (2 yrs) 49 43 -5 -0 -0 0 5 -0 -0.1 1 1 -0.1 .499 .500 -0.1 -0.0 1 $25,000

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
1963 20 BOS AL 62 57 1 0.5 97 .150 .105 .259 .119 .325 .105 .400 .224 .725 -37 .018 -10.7 -1.1 .132 .018 .000
1964 21 BOS AL 60 51 1 0.5 100 .152 .093 .261 .155 .330 .111 .406 .266 .736 -26 .022 -9.5 -1.0 .204 .093 .019
1965 22 BOS AL 73 57 3 1.4 97 .200 .131 .257 .232 .328 .148 .394 .379 .723 8 .129 -7.6 -0.8 .321 .131 .016
1966 23 BOS AL 6 3 2 18.0 98 .500 .500 .260 .500 .328 .500 .401 1.000 .729 177 .942 0.6 0.1 1.000 .000 .000
1967 24 BOS AL 16 14 0 0.0 91 .125 .083 .253 .154 .324 .083 .379 .237 .703 -30 .000 -2.1 -0.2 .182 .083 .000
1968 25 BOS AL 18 15 0 0.0 85 .333 .125 .245 .176 .316 .125 .363 .301 .679 -10 .000 -2.2 -0.2 .214 .000 .000
1969 26 KCR AL 3 2 0 0.0 95 .000 .000 .254 .333 .331 .000 .384 .333 .715 1 .000 -0.2 -0.0 .500 .500 .000
1970 27 KCR AL 40 34 1 0.8 97 .286 .167 .257 .189 .331 .194 .392 .384 .723 7 .043 -4.6 -0.5 .258 .056 .028
8 Yrs 278 233 8 0.9 97 .200 .127 .257 .183 .328 .139 .395 .323 .723 -9 .062 -36.3 -3.8 .236 .074 .012
162 Game Avg. 254 213 7 0.9 97 .200 .127 .257 .183 .328 .139 .395 .323 .723 -9 .062 -36.3 -3.8 .236 .074 .012
BOS (6 yrs) 235 197 7 1.0 96 .188 .121 .258 .180 .327 .131 .396 .311 .723 -12 .066 -31.4 -3.4 .230 .073 .010
KCR (2 yrs) 43 36 1 0.7 97 .273 .158 .257 .200 .331 .184 .391 .384 .722 7 .039 -4.9 -0.5 .273 .079 .026

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1967 24 BOS AL WS STL L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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
1963 20 BOS AL 62 0.0% 29.0% 1.6% 0.0% 0% 18.00 3.2 28.5 0.86 65%
1964 21 BOS AL 60 0.0% 35.0% 6.7% 1.7% 20% 5.25 2.6 27.0 1.80 55%
1965 22 BOS AL 73 0.0% 28.8% 9.6% 1.4% 13% 3.00 2.9 12.2 2.27 55%
1966 23 BOS AL 6 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 0.50 100%
1967 24 BOS AL 16 0.0% 25.0% 6.3% 0.0% 0% 4.00 3.0 2.33 50%
1968 25 BOS AL 18 0.0% 55.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 1.6 16.0 33%
1969 26 KCR AL 3 0.0% 33.3% 33.3% 0.0% 1.00 2.0 33%
1970 27 KCR AL 40 0.0% 37.5% 2.5% 2.5% 17% 15.00 2.4 36.0 1.50 53%
8 Yrs 278 0.0% 32.4% 5.4% 1.1% 10% 6.00 2.7 22.2 1.59 56%
MLB Averages 2.1% 15.5% 8.2% 6.1% 28% 1.89 5.8 42.4 9.2 1.11 72%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1963 20 BOS AL -10.7 -1.1 62 -1.1 0.2 -1.3 .89 -1.2 -0.1 -12.1 -1.3 1.00 -11.7 0
1964 21 BOS AL -9.5 -1.0 60 -1.0 0.4 -1.4 1.13 -0.9 0.0 -9.1 -0.9 1.07 -9.0 0
1965 22 BOS AL -7.6 -0.8 73 -0.6 0.6 -1.2 .96 -0.6 -0.0 -7.7 -0.8 1.00 -6.8 0
1966 23 BOS AL 0.6 0.1 6 0.0 0.1 -0.0 .31 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.1 0.57 0.6 0
1967 24 BOS AL -2.1 -0.2 16 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 .90 -0.3 0.1 -2.2 -0.2 0.93 -2.5 0
1968 25 BOS AL -2.2 -0.3 18 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 .81 -0.2 0.1 -1.6 -0.2 0.81 -1.9 0
1969 26 KCR AL -0.2 -0.0 3 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .74 -0.0 0.0 -0.2 -0.0 0.73 -0.2 0
1970 27 KCR AL -4.6 -0.5 41 -0.6 0.3 -0.9 1.09 -0.5 -0.0 -7.1 -0.7 1.03 -5.8 0
8 Yrs -36.3 -3.9 279 -3.5 1.8 -5.3 .97 -3.6 0.0 -39.3 -4.1 0.99 -37.4 0

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
1963 20 BOS AL 0 0 43% 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1964 21 BOS AL 2 0 22% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1965 22 BOS AL 0 0 19% 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
1966 23 BOS AL 0 0 33% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1967 24 BOS AL 0 0 50% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1968 25 BOS AL 0 0 33% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1969 26 KCR AL 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1970 27 KCR AL 0 0 14% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Yrs 2 0 25% 79 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 23% 10 7 3 1 1 0 2 2 0

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
1963 20 BOS AL 62 24% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 50% 15 2 13% 18 4 22% 41 2 5% 2 1 50% 3 0 0% 0
1964 21 BOS AL 60 25% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 14 0 0% 12 1 8% 50 2 4% 3 1 33% 1 1 100% 0
1965 22 BOS AL 73 40% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 100% 14 0 0% 15 3 20% 51 5 10% 4 3 75% 1 0 0% 0
1966 23 BOS AL 6 0% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1967 24 BOS AL 16 13% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 4 0 0% 5 1 20% 10 0 0% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
1968 25 BOS AL 18 44% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 3 0 0% 5 2 40% 8 1 13% 2 1 50% 1 0 0% 0
1969 26 KCR AL 3 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1970 27 KCR AL 40 23% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 75% 8 1 13% 11 3 27% 30 2 7% 3 1 33% 2 1 50% 0
8 Yrs 278 28% 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 20 16 80% 58 3 5% 66 14 21% 191 12 6% 14 7 50% 9 3 33% 0
MLB Averages 53% 78% 10% 30% 14% 47% 51%

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
1963 20 29 62 57 3 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 18 .105 .119 .105 .224 -37 6 2 0 3 1 0
1964 21 61 122 111 5 11 1 0 0 4 0 0 5 39 .099 .137 .108 .245 -31 12 2 0 5 1 0
1965 22 95 195 172 8 19 2 0 0 9 0 0 12 60 .110 .172 .122 .294 -17 21 2 1 9 1 0
1966 23 107 201 178 9 22 2 0 0 9 0 0 12 60 .124 .182 .135 .317 -11 24 2 1 9 1 0
1967 24 117 217 190 10 23 2 0 0 9 0 0 13 64 .121 .180 .132 .312 -12 25 2 1 12 1 0
1968 25 128 235 206 11 25 2 0 0 10 0 0 13 74 .121 .180 .131 .311 -12 27 2 2 13 1 0
1969 26 149 238 208 11 25 2 0 0 10 0 0 14 75 .120 .182 .130 .312 -11 27 2 2 13 1 0
1970 27 177 278 244 12 31 3 0 0 11 0 0 15 90 .127 .183 .139 .323 -9 34 3 2 16 1 0

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
1963 20 29 63 58 4 7 0 0 0 3 0 1 18 .121 .133 .121 .254 1 29
1964 21 32 60 54 2 5 1 0 0 2 0 4 21 .093 .155 .111 .266 1 32
1965 22 34 73 61 3 8 1 0 0 5 0 7 21 .131 .232 .148 .379 2 34
1966 23 12 7 7 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .571 .571 .571 1.143 2 12
1967 24 10 16 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .077 .000 .077 0 10
1968 25 11 18 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .000 .059 .000 .059 0 11
1969 26 21 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 0 21
1970 27 28 39 35 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 15 .143 .167 .171 .338 1 28
8 Yrs 177 279 245 11 29 3 0 0 11 0 15 90 .118 .175 .131 .306 7 177
162 Game Avg. 162 255 224 10 27 3 0 0 10 0 14 82 .118 .175 .131 .306 6 177

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