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John O'Donoghue

John Eugene O'Donoghue

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 203 lb.

Born: October 7, 1939 in Kansas City, MO
Signed by the Kansas City Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1959. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 29, 1963
Teams (by GP): Athletics/Indians/Pilots/Brewers/Expos/... 1963-1971

Final Game: June 22, 1971
Relatives: Father of John O'Donoghue
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All-Star

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 23 KCA AL 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1964 24 KCA AL 40 62 55 4 13 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 18 .236 .236 .291 .527 44 16 1 0 7 0 0 1
1965 25 KCA AL 39 62 55 7 12 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 12 .218 .232 .291 .523 49 16 2 0 6 0 0 1 AS
1966 26 CLE AL 32 33 33 2 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 .152 .152 .182 .333 -4 6 0 0 0 0 0 1
1967 27 CLE AL 33 44 40 3 4 0 0 1 4 1 0 3 16 .100 .163 .175 .338 -1 7 0 0 1 0 0 1
1968 28 BAL AL 16 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1969 29 SEP AL 55 16 13 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .077 .077 .154 .231 -36 2 0 0 3 0 0 1
1970 30 TOT MLB 34 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .143 .000 .143 -58 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1970 30 MIL AL 25 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1970 30 MON NL 9 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .200 .000 .200 -41 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1971 31 MON NL 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Yrs 263 228 206 16 35 3 0 3 11 1 0 5 67 .170 .190 .228 .418 18 47 3 0 17 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 140 127 10 22 2 0 2 7 1 0 3 41 .170 .190 .228 .418 18 29 2 0 10 0 0
KCA (3 yrs) 80 126 112 11 25 1 0 2 6 0 0 1 30 .223 .230 .286 .516 44 32 3 0 13 0 0
MON (2 yrs) 22 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .200 .000 .200 -41 0 0 0 0 0 0
CLE (2 yrs) 65 77 73 5 9 1 0 1 5 1 0 3 25 .123 .158 .178 .336 -2 13 0 0 1 0 0
MIL (2 yrs) 80 18 15 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .067 .067 .133 .200 -45 2 0 0 3 0 0
BAL (1 yr) 16 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (8 yrs) 241 223 202 16 35 3 0 3 11 1 0 4 63 .173 .189 .233 .422 19 47 3 0 17 0 0
NL (2 yrs) 22 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .200 .000 .200 -41 0 0 0 0 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 23 KCA AL 1 2 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .466 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ /1
1964 24 KCA AL 40 62 -5 -1 -0 0 7 2 0.2 2 3 0.2 .504 .501 0.2 -0.0 3 $ 1
1965 25 KCA AL 39 62 -2 -0 -0 0 7 4 0.5 2 6 0.5 .513 .503 0.5 -0.0 6 $ 1 AS
1966 26 CLE AL 32 33 -4 0 0 0 4 0 0.0 1 1 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 -0.0 1 $11,000 1
1967 27 CLE AL 33 44 -5 -1 0 0 5 -0 -0.1 1 1 -0.1 .498 .500 -0.1 -0.0 1 $12,000 1
1968 28 BAL AL 16 2 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .498 .500 0.0 -0.0 -0 $15,000 1
1969 29 SEP AL 55 16 -3 0 0 0 2 -1 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .498 .499 -0.1 -0.0 -0 $12,000 1
1970 30 MIL AL 25 2 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .499 .500 0.0 -0.0 -0 $ 1
1970 30 MON NL 9 5 -1 0 0 0 1 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .498 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $20,000 /1
1971 31 MON NL 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
9 Seasons 263 228 -21 -2 0 0 26 4 0.4 6 10 0.5 .502 .500 0.5 -0.2 10 $70,000
KCA (3 yrs) 80 126 -7 -1 -0 0 15 6 0.6 4 9 0.7 .508 .501 0.7 -0.0 9 $
MON (2 yrs) 22 5 -1 0 0 0 1 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .499 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $20,000
CLE (2 yrs) 65 77 -9 -1 1 0 8 -0 -0.1 2 2 -0.1 .499 .500 -0.1 -0.1 2 $23,000
MIL (2 yrs) 80 18 -3 0 0 0 2 -1 -0.1 1 -1 -0.1 .498 .500 -0.1 -0.0 -1 $12,000
BAL (1 yr) 16 2 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .498 .500 0.0 -0.0 -0 $15,000

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 23 KCA AL 2 2 0 0.0 99 .000 .000 .262 .000 .329 .000 .404 .000 .734 -100 .000 -0.5 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1964 24 KCA AL 62 50 4 2.2 99 .333 .236 .260 .236 .329 .291 .404 .527 .734 44 .224 -4.6 -0.5 .372 .055 .055 .0
1965 25 KCA AL 62 51 3 1.6 91 .262 .218 .250 .232 .319 .291 .383 .523 .702 49 .153 -3.9 -0.4 .378 .091 .073 .0
1966 26 CLE AL 33 28 1 1.0 90 .208 .152 .248 .152 .315 .182 .383 .333 .698 -4 .071 -4.5 -0.5 .214 .030 .030
1967 27 CLE AL 44 37 1 0.7 86 .130 .100 .246 .163 .315 .175 .368 .338 .683 -1 .048 -5.2 -0.6 .306 .175 .075 1.0
1968 28 BAL AL 2 2 0 0.0 80 .000 .238 .000 .307 .000 .352 .000 .659 -100 .000 -0.5 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1969 29 SEP AL 16 15 0 0.0 92 .125 .077 .251 .077 .327 .154 .379 .231 .706 -36 .000 -2.3 -0.2 .167 .077 .077
1970 30 TOT MLB 7 6 0 0.0 101 .000 .000 .263 .143 .337 .000 .402 .143 .739 -58 .000 -1.4 -0.1 .167 .167 .000
1970 30 MIL AL 2 2 0 0.0 97 .000 .000 .258 .000 .332 .000 .394 .000 .726 -100 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1970 30 MON NL 5 4 0 0.0 103 .000 .266 .200 .339 .000 .406 .200 .745 -41 .000 -0.8 -0.1 .250 .250 .000
9 Yrs 228 191 9 1.3 92 .235 .170 .252 .190 .321 .228 .386 .418 .707 18 .107 -22.9 -2.5 .305 .087 .058 1.5
162 Game Avg. 140 118 6 1.3 92 .235 .170 .252 .190 .321 .228 .386 .418 .707 18 .107 -22.9 -2.5 .305 .087 .058 1
KCA (3 yrs) 126 103 7 1.8 95 .288 .223 .255 .230 .324 .286 .394 .516 .718 44 .184 -9.0 -1.0 .367 .071 .063 .0
CLE (2 yrs) 77 65 2 0.8 88 .170 .123 .247 .158 .315 .178 .375 .336 .690 -2 .058 -9.7 -1.1 .266 .110 .055 1.0
MIL (2 yrs) 18 17 0 0.0 93 .111 .067 .252 .067 .328 .133 .381 .200 .708 -45 .000 -2.9 -0.3 .143 .067 .067
MON (2 yrs) 5 4 0 0.0 103 .000 .266 .200 .339 .000 .406 .200 .745 -41 .000 -0.8 -0.1 .250 .250 .000
BAL (1 yr) 2 2 0 0.0 80 .000 .238 .000 .307 .000 .352 .000 .659 -100 .000 -0.5 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
AL (8 yrs) 223 187 9 1.3 92 .235 .173 .252 .189 .321 .233 .385 .422 .706 19 .112 -22.1 -2.4 .306 .084 .059 1.5
NL (2 yrs) 5 4 0 0.0 103 .000 .266 .200 .339 .000 .406 .200 .745 -41 .000 -0.8 -0.1 .250 .250 .000

All-Star Batting

Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1965 KCA AL 25 DNP

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 23 KCA AL 2 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.00 100%
1964 24 KCA AL 62 1.6% 29.0% 0.0% 1.6% 8% 3.1 55.0 11.0 2.44 58%
1965 25 KCA AL 62 1.6% 19.4% 1.6% 3.2% 17% 12.00 4.6 55.0 55.0 1.18 68%
1966 26 CLE AL 33 0.0% 27.3% 0.0% 3.0% 20% 3.7 33.0 3.50 73%
1967 27 CLE AL 44 2.3% 36.4% 6.8% 2.3% 25% 5.33 2.5 40.0 10.0 2.00 52%
1968 28 BAL AL 2 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0%
1969 29 SEP AL 16 0.0% 31.3% 0.0% 6.3% 100% 2.6 1.50 50%
1970 30 TOT MLB 7 0.0% 71.4% 14.3% 0.0% 5.00 1.2 14%
1970 30 MIL AL 2 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.0 50%
1970 30 MON NL 5 0.0% 80.0% 20.0% 0.0% 4.00 1.0 0%
9 Yrs 228 1.3% 29.4% 2.2% 2.6% 17% 13.40 3.1 68.7 18.7 1.86 60%
MLB Averages 2.1% 15.3% 8.3% 6.1% 28% 1.86 5.8 42.7 9.2 1.11 73%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1963 23 KCA AL -0.5 -0.1 2 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 1.22 -0.1 0.0 -0.5 -0.0 0.86 -0.5 0
1964 24 KCA AL -4.6 -0.5 63 -0.3 0.9 -1.2 1.05 -0.4 0.2 -3.6 -0.4 0.98 -4.2 0
1965 25 KCA AL -3.9 -0.4 65 -0.7 0.5 -1.3 .89 -0.5 -0.3 -6.5 -0.7 0.88 -5.1 0.07 1
1966 26 CLE AL -4.5 -0.5 33 -0.4 0.2 -0.6 .81 -0.4 -0.1 -3.6 -0.4 0.89 -4.3 0
1967 27 CLE AL -5.2 -0.6 46 -0.5 0.4 -0.8 .94 -0.5 -0.0 -2.6 -0.3 1.01 -4.8 0
1968 28 BAL AL -0.5 -0.1 2 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .90 -0.0 -0.0 -0.2 -0.0 0.59 -0.4 0
1969 29 SEP AL -2.3 -0.2 16 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 .90 -0.3 0.0 -2.9 -0.3 0.86 -3.0 0
1970 30 TOT MLB -1.4 -0.1 7 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .86 -0.1 -0.0 -1.3 -0.1 0.89 -1.3 0
1970 30 MIL AL -0.6 -0.1 2 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 1.12 -0.0 0.0 -0.5 -0.1 1.02 -0.5 0
1970 30 MON NL -0.8 -0.1 5 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .76 -0.1 -0.0 -0.9 -0.1 0.83 -0.8 0
1971 31 MON NL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
9 Yrs -22.9 -2.5 234 -2.3 2.1 -4.4 .93 -2.4 -0.1 -21.2 -2.2 0.93 -23.6 0.07 1

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 23 KCA 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
1964 24 KCA AL 0 0 25% 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0% 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1965 25 KCA AL 3 0 50% 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 22% 6 5 1 1 1 0 2 1 1
1966 26 CLE AL 1 0 40% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1967 27 CLE AL 0 0 33% 14 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 17% 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 1 1
1968 28 BAL 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
1969 29 SEP AL 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1970 30 TOT MLB 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1970 30 MIL 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
1970 30 MON NL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Yrs 4 0 35% 73 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 18% 14 13 1 3 3 0 5 2 3

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 23 KCA AL 2 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
1964 24 KCA AL 62 39% 13 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 7 7 100% 14 1 7% 14 2 14% 41 5 12% 3 1 33% 0 0 0
1965 25 KCA AL 62 37% 12 1 0 0 0 0.07 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 7 6 86% 12 2 17% 11 2 18% 27 0 0% 2 0 0% 4 3 75% 0
1966 26 CLE AL 33 42% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 3 0 0% 5 0 0% 16 1 6% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
1967 27 CLE AL 44 34% 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 100% 4 0 0% 7 1 14% 25 3 12% 1 0 0% 2 2 100% 0
1968 28 BAL AL 2 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
1969 29 SEP AL 16 25% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 4 0 0% 4 0 0% 9 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1970 30 TOT MLB 7 14% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 3 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1970 30 MIL AL 2 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1970 30 MON NL 5 20% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
9 Yrs 228 36% 35 1 0 0 0 0.07 3 1 5 3 0 0 3 0 19 17 89% 38 3 8% 42 5 12% 121 9 7% 7 1 14% 7 5 71% 0
MLB Averages 53% 77% 11% 30% 13% 47% 52%

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 23 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1964 24 41 64 57 4 13 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 18 .228 .228 .281 .509 39 16 1 0 7 0 0
1965 25 80 126 112 11 25 1 0 2 6 0 0 1 30 .223 .230 .286 .516 44 32 3 0 13 0 0
1966 26 112 159 145 13 30 2 0 2 7 0 0 1 39 .207 .212 .262 .474 33 38 3 0 13 0 0
1967 27 145 203 185 16 34 2 0 3 11 1 0 4 55 .184 .201 .243 .444 26 45 3 0 14 0 0
1968 28 161 205 187 16 34 2 0 3 11 1 0 4 57 .182 .199 .241 .440 24 45 3 0 14 0 0
1969 29 216 221 200 16 35 3 0 3 11 1 0 4 62 .175 .191 .235 .426 21 47 3 0 17 0 0
1970 30 250 228 206 16 35 3 0 3 11 1 0 5 67 .170 .190 .228 .418 18 47 3 0 17 0 0
1971 31 263 228 206 16 35 3 0 3 11 1 0 5 67 .170 .190 .228 .418 18 47 3 0 17 0 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 23 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1
1964 24 40 62 55 4 13 0 0 1 5 0 0 18 .236 .236 .291 .527 4 40
1965 25 39 63 56 8 13 1 0 1 1 0 1 12 .232 .246 .304 .549 4 39
1966 26 32 33 33 2 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 9 .152 .152 .182 .333 1 32
1967 27 33 44 40 3 4 0 0 1 4 1 3 16 .100 .163 .175 .338 1 33
1968 28 16 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 16
1969 29 55 16 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 55
1970 30 34 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .143 .000 .143 0 34
8 Yrs 250 229 207 17 35 2 0 3 11 1 5 67 .169 .189 .222 .411 10 250
162 Game Avg. 162 148 134 11 23 1 0 2 7 1 3 43 .169 .189 .222 .411 6 250

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All-Star Games
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