Tim Nordbrook

Timothy Charles Nordbrook

Positions: Shortstop and Second Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: July 7, 1949 in Baltimore, MD
Schools: Loyola College in Maryland (Baltimore, MD), Loyola University New Orleans (New Orleans, LA)
Drafted
by the Baltimore Orioles in the 9th round of the 1970 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 13, 1974
Teams (by GP): Orioles/BlueJays/WhiteSox/Angels/Brewers 1974-1979

Final Game: June 10, 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
1974 24 BAL AL 6 17 15 4 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 .267 .353 .267 .620 83 4 0 0 0 0 0 /64
1975 25 BAL AL 40 41 34 6 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 .118 .268 .147 .415 24 5 0 0 0 0 0 6/4
1976 26 TOT AL 32 35 30 5 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 8 .167 .265 .167 .431 32 5 1 0 1 0 0 64/D
1976 26 BAL AL 27 25 22 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 .227 .320 .227 .547 67 5 1 0 0 0 0 46/D
1976 26 CAL AL 5 10 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 .000 .111 .000 .111 -64 0 0 0 1 0 0 /64
1977 27 TOT AL 39 97 83 11 16 0 1 0 2 2 0 11 15 .193 .284 .217 .501 40 18 3 0 2 1 0 6/D5
1977 27 CHW AL 15 29 20 2 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 7 4 .250 .429 .250 .679 91 5 0 0 1 1 0 6/D5
1977 27 TOR AL 24 68 63 9 11 0 1 0 1 1 0 4 11 .175 .224 .206 .430 19 13 3 0 1 0 0 6
1978 28 TOT AL 9 9 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .286 .000 .286 -13 0 0 1 2 0 0 /6
1978 28 TOR AL 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 1 0 0 0 /6
1978 28 MIL AL 2 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .167 .000 .167 -49 0 0 0 2 0 0 /6
1979 29 MIL AL 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 172 1 0 0 0 0 0 /6
6 Yrs 128 201 169 27 30 1 1 0 3 4 0 25 33 .178 .286 .195 .481 39 33 4 1 5 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 254 214 34 38 1 1 0 4 5 0 32 42 .178 .286 .195 .481 39 42 5 1 6 1 0
BAL (3 yrs) 73 83 71 14 13 1 0 0 1 1 0 12 14 .183 .301 .197 .498 49 14 1 0 0 0 0
MIL (2 yrs) 4 10 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .143 .250 .143 .393 13 1 0 0 2 0 0
TOR (2 yrs) 31 69 63 10 11 0 1 0 1 1 0 4 11 .175 .235 .206 .442 22 13 3 1 1 0 0
CAL (1 yr) 5 10 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 .000 .111 .000 .111 -64 0 0 0 1 0 0
CHW (1 yr) 15 29 20 2 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 7 4 .250 .429 .250 .679 91 5 0 0 1 1 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
1974 24 BAL AL 6 17 -0 1 0 -0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .513 .500 0.2 0.0 1 $ /64
1975 25 BAL AL 40 41 -3 -0 0 2 1 0 0.0 1 1 0.2 .500 .500 0.0 0.3 -0 $ 6/4
1976 26 BAL AL 27 25 -1 0 0 -1 1 -1 -0.1 1 0 0.0 .498 .500 0.1 -0.0 1 $ 46/D
1976 26 CAL AL 5 10 -2 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .479 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $ /64
1977 27 CHW AL 15 29 0 0 0 -3 0 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.1 .488 .499 0.2 -0.2 2 $ 6/D5
1977 27 TOR AL 24 68 -5 -0 -0 -2 1 -6 -0.6 2 -4 -0.4 .474 .496 -0.2 0.0 -2 $ 6
1978 28 TOR AL 7 1 0 -0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .511 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $ /6
1978 28 MIL AL 2 8 -0 0 0 -0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .479 .500 0.0 -0.0 0 $ /6
1979 29 MIL AL 2 2 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .466 .500 0.0 -0.1 0 $ /6
6 Seasons 128 201 -11 1 1 -5 4 -9 -0.9 6 -3 -0.3 .493 .499 0.2 0.1 2 $
BAL (3 yrs) 73 83 -4 1 1 0 2 0 0.1 3 3 0.3 .500 .500 0.3 0.3 2 $
MIL (2 yrs) 4 10 -0 0 0 -1 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .472 .500 0.0 -0.1 1 $
TOR (2 yrs) 31 69 -5 -0 -0 -1 1 -5 -0.5 2 -3 -0.3 .482 .498 -0.2 0.1 -2 $
CAL (1 yr) 5 10 -2 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .479 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $
CHW (1 yr) 15 29 0 0 0 -3 0 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.1 .488 .499 0.2 -0.2 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
1974 24 BAL AL 17 11 2 4.9 87 .308 .267 .255 .353 .319 .267 .367 .620 .685 83 .577 -0.2 -0.0 .636 .200 .000 .0
1975 25 BAL AL 41 30 2 1.8 88 .148 .118 .251 .268 .320 .147 .369 .415 .689 24 .167 -3.1 -0.3 .400 .235 .029
1976 26 TOT AL 35 27 2 2.0 81 .227 .167 .249 .265 .312 .167 .351 .431 .663 32 .221 -2.4 -0.2 .385 .167 .000 .0
1976 26 BAL AL 25 18 2 3.0 81 .294 .227 .249 .320 .312 .227 .351 .547 .663 67 .373 -0.8 -0.1 .444 .136 .000
1976 26 CAL AL 10 9 0 0.0 80 .000 .000 .248 .111 .311 .000 .350 .111 .660 -64 .000 -1.6 -0.2 .250 .250 .000 .0
1977 27 TOT AL 97 73 6 2.2 100 .232 .193 .266 .284 .330 .217 .405 .501 .735 40 .203 -6.9 -0.7 .443 .181 .024 .0
1977 27 CHW AL 29 17 3 4.7 100 .294 .250 .266 .429 .330 .250 .405 .679 .735 91 .509 0.5 0.0 .867 .400 .000 .0
1977 27 TOR AL 68 56 3 1.4 100 .212 .175 .266 .224 .330 .206 .405 .430 .735 19 .105 -7.4 -0.7 .327 .111 .032 .0
1978 28 TOT AL 9 7 0 0.0 94 .000 .000 .261 .286 .327 .000 .385 .286 .711 -13 .000 -0.7 -0.1 .400 .200 .000
1978 28 TOR AL 1 0 0 1.000 .328 .000 0.3 0.0
1978 28 MIL AL 8 7 0 0.0 94 .000 .000 .261 .167 .326 .000 .385 .167 .711 -49 .000 -1.0 -0.1 .200 .200 .000
1979 29 MIL AL 2 1 1 26.7 102 .500 .500 .270 .500 .334 .500 .408 1.000 .743 172 .960 0.2 0.0 1.000 .000 .000
6 Yrs 201 149 13 2.4 93 .219 .178 .259 .286 .324 .195 .384 .481 .708 39 .241 -13.1 -1.3 .441 .189 .018 .0
162 Game Avg. 254 189 16 2.4 93 .219 .178 .259 .286 .324 .195 .384 .481 .708 39 .241 -13.1 -1.3 .441 .189 .018
BAL (3 yrs) 83 59 6 2.7 85 .228 .183 .251 .301 .317 .197 .363 .498 .680 49 .316 -4.1 -0.4 .458 .197 .014 .0
MIL (2 yrs) 10 8 1 3.3 96 .167 .143 .263 .250 .328 .143 .392 .393 .720 13 .377 -0.8 -0.1 .333 .143 .000
TOR (2 yrs) 69 56 3 1.4 100 .212 .175 .266 .235 .330 .206 .405 .442 .735 22 .105 -7.1 -0.7 .345 .111 .032 .0
CAL (1 yr) 10 9 0 0.0 80 .000 .000 .248 .111 .311 .000 .350 .111 .660 -64 .000 -1.6 -0.2 .250 .250 .000 .0
CHW (1 yr) 29 17 3 4.7 100 .294 .250 .266 .429 .330 .250 .405 .679 .735 91 .509 0.5 0.0 .867 .400 .000 .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
1974 24 BAL AL 17 0.0% 11.8% 11.8% 0.0% 0% 1.00 7.5 15.0 1.25 76%
1975 25 BAL AL 41 0.0% 17.1% 17.1% 2.4% 25% 1.00 4.9 0.57 66%
1976 26 TOT AL 35 0.0% 22.9% 11.4% 0.0% 0% 2.00 3.8 5.33 63%
1976 26 BAL AL 25 0.0% 20.0% 12.0% 0.0% 0% 1.67 4.4 12.00 68%
1976 26 CAL AL 10 0.0% 30.0% 10.0% 0.0% 3.00 2.7 2.00 50%
1977 27 TOT AL 97 0.0% 15.5% 11.3% 1.0% 6% 1.36 5.5 41.5 1.12 71%
1977 27 CHW AL 29 0.0% 13.8% 24.1% 0.0% 0% 0.57 5.0 20.0 0.63 59%
1977 27 TOR AL 68 0.0% 16.2% 5.9% 1.5% 9% 2.75 5.7 63.0 1.33 76%
1978 28 TOT AL 9 0.0% 11.1% 11.1% 0.0% 1.00 5.0 4.00 44%
1978 28 TOR AL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0%
1978 28 MIL AL 8 0.0% 12.5% 12.5% 0.0% 1.00 5.0 4.00 50%
1979 29 MIL AL 2 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 100%
6 Yrs 201 0.0% 16.4% 12.4% 1.0% 7% 1.32 5.1 56.3 1.31 68%
MLB Averages 1.9% 12.9% 8.6% 6.3% 27% 1.50 6.9 46.8 8.6 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
1974 24 BAL AL -0.2 -0.0 19 0.0 0.3 -0.3 1.33 -0.1 0.1 -0.8 -0.1 0.99 -0.5 0
1975 25 BAL AL -3.1 -0.3 41 -0.3 0.5 -0.8 1.16 -0.3 0.0 -3.2 -0.3 0.96 -3.0 0
1976 26 TOT AL -2.4 -0.2 38 -0.3 0.4 -0.7 1.07 -0.2 -0.0 -3.6 -0.4 0.98 -2.7 0.00 1
1976 26 BAL AL -0.8 -0.1 27 -0.1 0.3 -0.4 .85 -0.1 -0.0 -1.9 -0.2 0.94 -1.1 0.00 1
1976 26 CAL AL -1.6 -0.2 11 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 1.60 -0.2 0.0 -1.8 -0.2 1.09 -1.6 0
1977 27 TOT AL -7.0 -0.7 99 -0.7 1.0 -1.7 .85 -0.5 -0.4 -7.2 -0.7 0.96 -5.8 0.04 1
1977 27 CHW AL 0.5 0.0 30 -0.1 0.2 -0.3 .65 -0.0 -0.1 -0.7 -0.1 0.97 0.2 0.04 1
1977 27 TOR AL -7.5 -0.8 69 -0.6 0.8 -1.4 .94 -0.5 -0.2 -6.5 -0.6 0.96 -5.9 0
1978 28 TOT AL -0.7 -0.1 9 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .65 -0.1 -0.1 -1.0 -0.1 1.24 -0.5 0
1978 28 TOR AL 0.3 0.0 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 .00 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.38 0.3 0
1978 28 MIL AL -1.0 -0.1 8 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .73 -0.1 -0.0 -1.1 -0.1 1.35 -0.8 0
1979 29 MIL AL 0.2 0.0 2 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .06 -0.0 -0.0 0.0 0.0 1.00 0.1 0
6 Yrs -13.2 -1.3 208 -1.5 2.2 -3.6 .98 -1.2 -0.3 -15.8 -1.6 0.98 -12.2 0.02 2

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
1974 24 BAL AL 0 0 67% 9 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 50% 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 1
1975 25 BAL AL 1 0 55% 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 44% 3 2 1 2 1 1 4 1 2
1976 26 TOT AL 0 0 56% 27 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 38% 6 5 1 1 0 1 1 0 1
1976 26 BAL AL 0 0 50% 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 29% 5 5 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
1976 26 CAL AL 0 0 100% 5 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1977 27 TOT AL 3 0 41% 43 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 36% 6 5 1 1 1 0 4 1 3
1977 27 CHW AL 0 0 17% 15 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 50% 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
1977 27 TOR AL 3 0 60% 28 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 29% 3 3 0 1 1 0 3 1 2
1978 28 TOT AL 1 0 50% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1978 28 TOR AL 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
1978 28 MIL AL 1 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1979 29 MIL AL 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Yrs 5 0 48% 112 4 0 100% 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 8 39% 17 13 4 5 3 2 11 3 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
1974 24 BAL AL 17 12% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 3 0 0% 3 1 33% 8 1 13% 2 1 50% 1 0 0% 0
1975 25 BAL AL 41 37% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 12 0 0% 5 0 0% 28 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
1976 26 TOT AL 35 31% 5 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 11 1 9% 6 3 50% 23 0 0% 1 0 0% 2 1 50% 0
1976 26 BAL AL 25 40% 5 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 14% 3 1 33% 14 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 0
1976 26 CAL AL 10 10% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 4 0 0% 3 2 67% 9 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
1977 27 TOT AL 97 31% 16 1 1 0 0 0.04 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 21 3 14% 13 4 31% 61 3 5% 6 2 33% 3 2 67% 0
1977 27 CHW AL 29 24% 5 1 1 0 0 0.04 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 6 0 0% 2 2 100% 21 1 5% 1 1 100% 0 0 0
1977 27 TOR AL 68 34% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 15 3 20% 11 2 18% 40 2 5% 5 1 20% 3 2 67% 0
1978 28 TOT AL 9 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 4 0 0% 0 0 10 0 0% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
1978 28 TOR AL 1 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 0 0
1978 28 MIL AL 8 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 4 0 0% 0 0 10 0 0% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
1979 29 MIL AL 2 100% 1 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
6 Yrs 201 30% 30 2 1 0 0 0.02 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 71% 51 4 8% 27 8 30% 131 4 3% 10 3 30% 8 4 50% 0
MLB Averages 55% 78% 11% 35% 14% 50% 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
1974 24 6 17 15 4 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 .267 .353 .267 .620 83 4 0 0 0 0 0
1975 25 46 58 49 10 8 1 0 0 1 1 0 9 9 .163 .293 .184 .477 42 9 0 0 0 0 0
1976 26 78 93 79 15 13 1 0 0 1 2 0 13 17 .165 .283 .177 .460 38 14 1 0 1 0 0
1977 27 117 190 162 26 29 1 1 0 3 4 0 24 32 .179 .283 .198 .481 39 32 4 0 3 1 0
1978 28 126 199 167 27 29 1 1 0 3 4 0 25 33 .174 .284 .192 .475 37 32 4 1 5 1 0
1979 29 128 201 169 27 30 1 1 0 3 4 0 25 33 .178 .286 .195 .481 39 33 4 1 5 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
1974 24 6 18 16 6 5 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 .313 .389 .313 .701 2 6
1975 25 40 44 35 9 5 1 0 0 0 0 9 7 .143 .318 .171 .490 2 40
1976 26 32 37 31 6 6 0 0 0 0 1 5 8 .194 .306 .194 .499 2 32
1977 27 39 97 83 11 16 0 1 0 2 2 11 15 .193 .284 .217 .501 5 39
1978 28 9 9 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .286 .000 .286 0 9
1979 29 2 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333 1 2
6 Yrs 128 208 173 33 34 1 1 0 3 4 28 33 .197 .310 .214 .524 12 128
162 Game Avg. 162 263 219 42 43 1 1 0 4 5 35 42 .197 .310 .214 .524 15 128

* 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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