Al Newman

Albert Dwayne Newman

Positions: Second Baseman, Shortstop and Third Baseman
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: June 30, 1960 in Kansas City, MO
School: San Diego State University (San Diego, CA)
Drafted
by the Montreal Expos in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 1981 amateur draft (June Secondary). (All Transactions)
Debut: June 14, 1985
Teams (by GP): Twins/Expos/Rangers 1985-1992

Final Game: October 3, 1992
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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
1985 25 MON NL 25 32 29 7 5 1 0 0 1 2 1 3 4 .172 .250 .207 .457 32 6 0 0 0 0 0 4/6
1986 26 MON NL 95 212 185 23 37 3 0 1 8 11 11 21 20 .200 .279 .232 .511 43 43 4 0 4 2 2 46
1987 27 MIN AL 110 349 307 44 68 15 5 0 29 15 11 34 27 .221 .298 .303 .601 59 93 5 0 7 1 0 645/D7
1988 28 MIN AL 105 295 260 35 58 7 0 0 19 12 3 29 34 .223 .301 .250 .551 55 65 4 0 6 0 0 564/D
1989 29 MIN AL 141 521 446 62 113 18 2 0 38 25 12 59 46 .253 .341 .303 .643 78 135 3 2 10 4 0 456/7D8
1990 30 MIN AL 144 433 388 43 94 14 0 0 30 13 6 33 34 .242 .304 .278 .582 61 108 7 2 8 2 0 465/7
1991 31 MIN AL 118 278 246 25 47 5 0 0 19 4 5 23 21 .191 .260 .211 .471 30 52 5 1 5 3 0 645/D37
1992 32 TEX AL 116 289 246 25 54 5 0 0 12 9 6 34 26 .220 .317 .240 .557 61 59 5 1 8 0 0 456/D7
8 Yrs 854 2409 2107 264 476 68 7 1 156 91 55 236 212 .226 .304 .266 .570 58 561 33 6 48 12 2
162 Game Avg. 162 457 400 50 90 13 1 0 30 17 10 45 40 .226 .304 .266 .570 58 106 6 1 9 2 0
MIN (5 yrs) 618 1876 1647 209 380 59 7 0 135 69 37 178 162 .231 .306 .275 .581 60 453 24 5 36 10 0
MON (2 yrs) 120 244 214 30 42 4 0 1 9 13 12 24 24 .196 .275 .229 .504 42 49 4 0 4 2 2
TEX (1 yr) 116 289 246 25 54 5 0 0 12 9 6 34 26 .220 .317 .240 .557 61 59 5 1 8 0 0
AL (6 yrs) 734 2165 1893 234 434 64 7 0 147 78 43 212 188 .229 .307 .270 .578 60 512 29 6 44 10 0
NL (2 yrs) 120 244 214 30 42 4 0 1 9 13 12 24 24 .196 .275 .229 .504 42 49 4 0 4 2 2

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
1985 25 MON NL 25 32 -2 -0 0 -2 0 -3 -0.3 1 -2 -0.2 .486 .498 -0.1 -0.1 -1 $ 4/6
1986 26 MON NL 95 212 -12 -1 0 -1 3 -11 -1.2 6 -4 -0.5 .488 .493 -0.5 0.2 -4 $62,500 46
1987 27 MIN AL 110 349 -16 -2 2 2 4 -9 -0.8 11 2 0.2 .492 .495 0.0 0.7 -1 $70,000 645/D7
1988 28 MIN AL 105 295 -13 -1 1 -5 2 -16 -1.6 9 -7 -0.7 .484 .490 -0.2 -0.2 -2 $100,000 564/D
1989 29 MIN AL 141 521 -10 2 1 -1 4 -4 -0.2 16 12 1.2 .497 .497 1.3 0.4 13 $180,000 456/7D8
1990 30 MIN AL 144 433 -20 2 0 12 4 -1 -0.0 15 14 1.3 .499 .499 0.1 1.9 1 $350,000 465/7
1991 31 MIN AL 118 278 -22 -1 0 3 4 -17 -1.7 9 -7 -0.8 .485 .489 -1.1 0.8 -10 $450,000 645/D37
1992 32 TEX AL 116 289 -9 -1 0 6 3 -1 0.0 10 9 0.9 .499 .500 0.3 1.0 3 $260,000 456/D7
8 Seasons 854 2409 -104 -2 5 16 24 -61 -5.7 77 16 1.4 .492 .495 -0.2 4.8 0 $1,472,500
MIN (5 yrs) 618 1876 -81 0 4 12 18 -47 -4.2 60 13 1.2 .492 .494 0.1 3.6 2 $1,150,000
MON (2 yrs) 120 244 -14 -1 1 -2 3 -14 -1.5 8 -6 -0.7 .487 .495 -0.6 0.1 -4 $62,500
TEX (1 yr) 116 289 -9 -1 0 6 3 -1 0.0 10 9 0.9 .499 .500 0.3 1.0 3 $260,000

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
1985 25 MON NL 32 25 2 2.2 91 .200 .172 .254 .250 .321 .207 .379 .457 .700 32 .228 -2.5 -0.3 .400 .172 .034 .0
1986 26 MON NL 212 169 12 1.9 97 .217 .200 .261 .279 .332 .232 .394 .511 .726 43 .185 -14.2 -1.5 .393 .146 .032 1.8
1987 27 MIN AL 349 263 28 2.8 108 .242 .221 .269 .298 .337 .303 .431 .601 .769 59 .264 -18.8 -1.8 .514 .205 .081 .0
1988 28 MIN AL 295 215 22 2.7 96 .257 .223 .262 .301 .327 .250 .394 .551 .721 55 .295 -15.4 -1.6 .493 .173 .027 .0
1989 29 MIN AL 521 362 52 3.8 99 .280 .253 .269 .341 .335 .303 .395 .643 .730 78 .445 -11.3 -1.2 .601 .211 .049 .0
1990 30 MIN AL 433 317 35 3.0 99 .264 .242 .266 .304 .335 .278 .398 .582 .733 61 .327 -20.9 -2.1 .489 .139 .036 .0
1991 31 MIN AL 278 217 14 1.7 101 .206 .191 .266 .260 .335 .211 .403 .471 .739 30 .147 -24.0 -2.4 .359 .110 .020 .0
1992 32 TEX AL 289 211 21 2.7 92 .245 .220 .256 .317 .324 .240 .380 .557 .704 61 .288 -11.8 -1.2 .478 .171 .020 .0
8 Yrs 2409 1779 186 2.8 99 .249 .226 .265 .304 .333 .266 .400 .570 .732 58 .298 -119.0 -12.0 .488 .169 .040 2.0
162 Game Avg. 457 337 35 2.8 99 .249 .226 .265 .304 .333 .266 .400 .570 .732 58 .298 -119.0 -12.0 .488 .169 .040
MIN (5 yrs) 1876 1374 151 2.9 101 .254 .231 .266 .306 .334 .275 .404 .581 .738 60 .314 -90.4 -9.0 .503 .172 .044 .0
MON (2 yrs) 244 194 14 2.0 97 .215 .196 .260 .275 .330 .229 .392 .504 .722 42 .190 -16.8 -1.7 .394 .150 .033 1.9
TEX (1 yr) 289 211 21 2.7 92 .245 .220 .256 .317 .324 .240 .380 .557 .704 61 .287 -11.8 -1.2 .478 .171 .020 .0
AL (6 yrs) 2165 1585 172 2.9 99 .253 .229 .265 .307 .333 .270 .400 .578 .733 60 .311 -102.2 -10.2 .500 .172 .041 .0
NL (2 yrs) 244 194 14 2.0 97 .215 .196 .260 .275 .330 .229 .392 .504 .722 42 .190 -16.8 -1.7 .394 .150 .033 1.9

Postseason Batting

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
1987 27 MIN AL ALCS DET W 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0
1987 27 MIN AL WS STL W 4 6 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 .333 .200 .533 1 0 0 0 0 0
1991 31 MIN AL ALCS TOR W 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1991 31 MIN AL WS ATL W 4 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.500 2.000 3 0 0 0 0 0
2 Yrs (4 Series) 11 11 9 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 .222 .300 .444 .744 4 0 0 1 0 0
2 ALCS 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0
2 WS 8 8 7 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 .286 .375 .571 .946 4 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
1985 25 MON NL 32 0.0% 12.5% 9.4% 3.1% 20% 1.33 7.3 29.0 0.90 78%
1986 26 MON NL 212 0.5% 9.4% 9.9% 1.9% 11% 0.95 9.3 185.0 23.1 1.53 78%
1987 27 MIN AL 349 0.0% 7.7% 9.7% 5.7% 29% 0.79 11.4 10.6 1.56 81%
1988 28 MIN AL 295 0.0% 11.5% 9.8% 2.4% 12% 1.17 7.6 13.7 1.19 1.78 77% 19% 0.0% 17%
1989 29 MIN AL 521 0.0% 8.8% 11.3% 3.8% 18% 0.78 9.7 11.7 1.10 1.57 78% 20% 0.0% 11%
1990 30 MIN AL 433 0.0% 7.9% 7.6% 3.2% 15% 1.03 11.4 12.9 1.13 1.49 82% 18% 0.0% 16%
1991 31 MIN AL 278 0.0% 7.6% 8.3% 1.8% 11% 0.91 11.7 12.9 1.29 1.70 82% 15% 0.0% 22%
1992 32 TEX AL 289 0.0% 9.0% 11.8% 1.7% 9% 0.76 9.5 20.5 1.22 1.46 76% 16% 0.0% 15%
8 Yrs 2409 0.0% 8.8% 9.8% 3.2% 16% 0.90 9.9 2107.0 13.5 1.17 1.56 79% 18% 0.0% 15%
MLB Averages 2.2% 14.9% 8.6% 6.8% 30% 1.73 6.0 41.1 8.4 0.80 1.06 73% 20% 6.2% 22%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1985 25 MON NL -2.5 -0.3 37 0.2 0.7 -0.6 1.08 -0.1 0.3 -1.4 -0.1 0.85 -1.4 0.96 2
1986 26 MON NL -14.2 -1.5 238 -1.6 2.8 -4.4 1.04 -1.3 -0.2 -15.7 -1.6 0.94 -14.4 1.57 14
1987 27 MIN AL -18.8 -1.8 381 -0.5 5.6 -6.1 .97 -1.1 0.5 -9.6 -0.9 0.97 -14.0 0.86 6
1988 28 MIN AL -15.7 -1.6 313 -0.7 4.0 -4.7 .86 -0.9 0.1 -11.8 -1.2 0.92 -13.2 0.39 3
1989 29 MIN AL -11.3 -1.2 564 -0.9 7.8 -8.7 .97 -0.6 -0.3 -3.0 -0.3 0.94 -5.7 0.75 9
1990 30 MIN AL -21.4 -2.2 463 -2.2 5.9 -8.1 1.02 -1.9 -0.3 -19.1 -1.9 0.98 -20.9 1.71 12
1991 31 MIN AL -24.0 -2.4 290 -1.7 3.4 -5.2 .97 -1.9 0.1 -21.2 -2.1 0.97 -22.1 0.80 21
1992 32 TEX AL -11.8 -1.2 309 -1.2 3.4 -4.6 .91 -1.1 -0.3 -9.9 -1.0 0.94 -12.1 1.89 5
8 Yrs -119.7 -12.0 2595 -8.8 33.6 -42.4 .97 -8.9 -0.2 -91.7 -9.1 0.95 -103.9 1.16 72

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
1985 25 MON NL 1 0 88% 39 2 1 67% 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 83% 1 1 0 1 0 1 4 0 4
1986 26 MON NL 5 0 39% 87 11 11 50% 11 9 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 8 61% 9 7 2 1 0 1 8 0 8
1987 27 MIN AL 7 0 43% 140 15 11 58% 12 10 3 1 0 0 3 1 6 14 48% 14 8 6 6 3 3 9 4 5
1988 28 MIN AL 5 0 40% 122 12 3 80% 12 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 5 30% 18 15 2 3 2 1 12 5 7
1989 29 MIN AL 7 0 36% 223 25 12 68% 21 11 4 1 0 0 2 1 6 13 46% 36 22 14 4 3 1 19 6 12
1990 30 MIN AL 4 0 33% 163 13 6 68% 11 5 2 0 0 1 4 1 3 11 51% 25 15 10 5 2 3 11 3 8
1991 31 MIN AL 4 0 35% 103 4 5 44% 4 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 7 46% 17 9 8 1 0 1 10 6 4
1992 32 TEX AL 5 0 28% 131 9 6 60% 9 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 7 52% 11 6 5 4 2 2 6 1 4
8 Yrs 38 0 37% 1008 91 55 62% 82 50 9 3 0 2 14 3 28 67 48% 131 83 47 25 12 13 79 25 52

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
1985 25 MON NL 32 100% 5 2 0 0 0 0.96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 4 1 25% 11 2 18% 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 0
1986 26 MON NL 212 100% 37 14 2 0 0 1.57 1 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 6 4 67% 34 4 12% 17 9 53% 100 8 8% 8 5 63% 4 2 50% 0
1987 27 MIN AL 349 100% 68 6 0 0 0 0.86 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 12 7 58% 62 5 8% 28 13 46% 200 30 15% 13 9 69% 13 7 54% 0
1988 28 MIN AL 295 100% 58 9 3 3 0 0 0 0.39 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 8 6 75% 31 4 13% 17 8 47% 164 22 13% 9 3 33% 7 4 57% 0
1989 29 MIN AL 521 100% 113 15 6 9 2 0 1 0.75 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 15 10 67% 68 3 4% 36 24 67% 268 38 14% 21 16 76% 19 14 74% 0
1990 30 MIN AL 433 100% 94 12 4 12 2 0 1 1.71 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 9 8 89% 71 7 10% 36 17 47% 276 31 11% 28 19 68% 13 8 62% 0
1991 31 MIN AL 278 100% 47 17 3 21 5 0 3 0.80 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 9 5 56% 49 5 10% 28 16 57% 187 20 11% 17 11 65% 12 9 75% 0
1992 32 TEX AL 289 100% 54 30 5 5 2 0 0 1.89 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 11 8 73% 41 5 12% 24 11 46% 160 13 8% 10 3 30% 12 8 67% 0
8 Yrs 2409 100% 476 83 21 72 13 0 5 1.16 1 0 54 0 1 0 1 0 70 48 69% 359 33 9% 190 99 52% 1366 164 12% 107 67 63% 81 52 64% 0
MLB Averages 60% 73% 11% 35% 14% 52% 56%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
1988 28 MIN AL 296 1062 3.59 628 59% 30% 8% 25% 37% 70% 0% 42% 88% 35% 6% 18 1 16% 48 10 8% 25 14 44% -1 0 0
1989 29 MIN AL 524 1791 3.42 1059 59% 31% 9% 21% 39% 69% 0% 41% 87% 34% 8% 43 1 18% 94 21 11% 59 17 33% -3 1 4
1990 30 MIN AL 433 1400 3.23 833 60% 30% 6% 19% 44% 69% 0% 41% 90% 35% 6% 26 2 17% 73 22 11% 47 26 44% 0 1 8
1991 31 MIN AL 278 920 3.31 540 59% 31% 8% 18% 43% 69% 0% 40% 89% 32% 5% 15 1 18% 49 16 13% 35 14 29% 0 0 0
1992 32 TEX AL 291 1045 3.59 624 60% 33% 7% 23% 37% 67% 0% 40% 89% 30% 5% 14 0 14% 41 6 10% 29 6 42% -2 0 0
5 Yrs 1822 6218 3.41 3684 59% 31% 8% 21% 40% 69% 0% 41% 89% 33% 6% 116 5 17% 305 75 11% 195 77 39% -6 2 12
MLB Averages 3.62 62% 25% 14% 27% 34% 75% 2% 46% 81% 31% 6% 16% 9% 26%

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
1985 25 25 32 29 7 5 1 0 0 1 2 1 3 4 .172 .250 .207 .457 32 6 0 0 0 0 0
1986 26 120 244 214 30 42 4 0 1 9 13 12 24 24 .196 .275 .229 .504 42 49 4 0 4 2 2
1987 27 230 593 521 74 110 19 5 1 38 28 23 58 51 .211 .289 .273 .561 52 142 9 0 11 3 2
1988 28 335 888 781 109 168 26 5 1 57 40 26 87 85 .215 .293 .265 .558 53 207 13 0 17 3 2
1989 29 476 1409 1227 171 281 44 7 1 95 65 38 146 131 .229 .310 .279 .589 62 342 16 2 27 7 2
1990 30 620 1842 1615 214 375 58 7 1 125 78 44 179 165 .232 .309 .279 .587 62 450 23 4 35 9 2
1991 31 738 2120 1861 239 422 63 7 1 144 82 49 202 186 .227 .302 .270 .572 58 502 28 5 40 12 2
1992 32 854 2409 2107 264 476 68 7 1 156 91 55 236 212 .226 .304 .266 .570 58 561 33 6 48 12 2

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
1985 25 25 34 30 9 6 1 0 0 1 2 4 4 .200 .294 .233 .527 2 25
1986 26 95 215 187 25 39 3 0 1 9 12 22 20 .209 .289 .241 .530 13 95
1987 27 110 344 304 41 65 14 5 0 27 14 32 27 .214 .288 .293 .581 26 110
1988 28 105 298 262 38 60 7 0 0 20 12 30 34 .229 .308 .256 .564 21 105
1989 29 141 524 448 63 115 18 2 0 39 25 60 46 .257 .344 .306 .650 47 141
1990 30 144 436 390 45 96 14 0 0 31 13 34 34 .246 .308 .282 .590 34 144
1991 31 118 279 247 26 48 5 0 0 20 4 23 21 .194 .263 .215 .477 14 118
1992 32 116 296 250 28 58 5 0 0 14 10 37 26 .232 .333 .252 .585 21 116
8 Yrs 854 2426 2118 275 487 67 7 1 161 92 242 212 .230 .309 .270 .579 178 854
162 Game Avg. 162 460 402 52 92 13 1 0 31 17 46 40 .230 .309 .270 .579 34 854

* 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.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Defensive WARs c a p y
1990 AL  1.9 (9th)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1987 AL  11 (9th)
1989 AL  12 (9th)

                           

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