Bob Oldis

Robert Carl Oldis

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

Born: January 5, 1928 in Preston, IA
Signed by the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent in 1949. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 28, 1953
Teams (by GP): Phillies/Pirates/Senators 1953-1963

Final Game: September 29, 1963
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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
1949	21	MIN-min	D	79	228	228		65	8	2	5						.285	.285	.404	.689		92							EMA · VIRL
1950	22	MIN-min	D	118	425	425		123	20	4	3						.289	.289	.376	.666		160							EMA · VIRL
1951	23	MIN-min	B	116	396	396		113	19	7	0						.285	.285	.369	.654		146							CHR · TRIS
1952	24	MIN-min	AA	95	289	289		80	14	3	0						.277	.277	.346	.623		100							CNG · SOUA
1953	25	MIN-min	AA	28	79	79		21	7	1	0						.266	.266	.380	.646		30							CNG · SOUA
1953	25	WSH	AL	7	17	16	0	4	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	2	.250	.294	.250	.544	50	4	1	0	0			/2
1954	26	WSH	AL	11	26	24	1	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.333	.360	.375	.735	107	9	0	0	1	0		/25
1955	27	MIN-min	AA,A	65	202	202		54	10	1	1						.267	.267	.342	.609		69							CNG,CHR · SOUA,SALL
1955	27	WSH	AL	6	8	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	-58	0	1	0	1	0	0	/2

1956	28	MIN-min	AA	118	378	378		108	13	5	0						.286	.286	.347	.632		131							CNG · SOUA
1957	29	NYY-min	AAA	85	299	262	42	77	13	3	4	31	1		32	18	.294	.368	.412	.780		108		0	3	2	0		DEN · AA
1958	30	NYY-min	AAA	124	450	384	51	103	21	6	5	49	1		59	29	.268	.368	.393	.762		151		3	2	2	6		RMD · IL
1959	31	DEN	AAA	135	524	453	59	133	29	3	2	65	4		56	30	.294	.371	.384	.755		174		3	6	6	1		DEN · AA
1960	32	PIT	NL	22	21	20	1	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	.200	.238	.250	.488	34	5	0	0	0	0	0	2
1961	33	PIT-min	AAA	81	271	241	24	54	6	2	2	21	1		30	9	.224	.310	.290	.600		70							CLB · IL
1961	33	PIT	NL	4	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	1	0	0	0	0	/2
1962	34	PHI	NL	38	96	80	9	21	1	0	1	10	0	1	13	10	.263	.366	.313	.678	87	25	2	0	3	0	0	2
1963	35	PHI	NL	47	89	85	8	19	3	0	0	8	0	0	3	5	.224	.250	.259	.509	48	22	2	0	1	0	1	2
7 Yrs				135	262	236	20	56	6	0	1	22	0	1	20	22	.237	.297	.275	.572	61	65	7	0	6	0	1
162 Game Avg.				162	314	283	24	67	7	0	1	26	0	1	24	26	.237	.297	.275	.572	61	78	8	0	7

WSH (3 yrs)				24	51	46	2	12	1	0	0	3	0	0	3	5	.261	.306	.283	.589	64	13	2	0	2	0	0
PIT (2 yrs)				26	26	25	1	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	.160	.192	.200	.392	7	5	1	0	0	0	0
PHI (2 yrs)				85	185	165	17	40	4	0	1	18	0	1	16	15	.242	.309	.285	.594	68	47	4	0	4	0	1

NL (4 yrs)				111	211	190	18	44	5	0	1	19	0	1	17	17	.232	.295	.274	.568	60	52	5	0	4	0	1
AL (3 yrs)				24	51	46	2	12	1	0	0	3	0	0	3	5	.261	.306	.283	.589	64	13	2	0	2	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
1953	25	WSH	AL	7	17	-1	0	-0	0	0	-1	-0.1	0	-1	-0.1	.483	.499	-0.1	0.0	-1	$	/2
1954	26	WSH	AL	11	26	0	-0	0	-2	0	-2	-0.2	1	-2	-0.2	.479	.499	0.1	-0.2	1	$	/25
1955	27	WSH	AL	6	8	-1	0	-0	0	0	-1	-0.1	0	-0	-0.1	.488	.500	-0.1	0.0	-0	$	/2

1960	32	PIT	NL	22	21	-0	-0	0	0	0	-0	-0.1	1	0	0.0	.498	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	2
1961	33	PIT	NL	4	5	-1	0	-0	0	0	-2	-0.2	0	-1	-0.1	.460	.499	-0.1	0.0	-1	$	/2
1962	34	PHI	NL	38	96	-1	-1	-0	-2	1	-2	-0.2	3	1	0.1	.494	.499	0.3	-0.1	3	$	2
1963	35	PHI	NL	47	89	-5	0	0	-4	1	-8	-0.9	3	-4	-0.6	.481	.495	-0.1	-0.3	-0	$	2
7 Seasons				135	262	-9	-1	-1	-8	4	-16	-1.7	9	-7	-1.0	.487	.498	0.0	-0.5	1	$

WSH (3 yrs)				24	51	-2	0	-0	-2	1	-4	-0.4	1	-3	-0.4	.482	.499	-0.1	-0.2	-0	$
PIT (2 yrs)				26	26	-2	-0	-0	0	1	-2	-0.2	1	-1	-0.1	.492	.499	-0.1	0.0	-1	$
PHI (2 yrs)				85	185	-6	-1	0	-6	3	-10	-1.1	6	-4	-0.5	.487	.497	0.2	-0.3	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
1953	25	WSH	AL	17	13	1	2.1	100	.286	.250	.266	.294	.342	.250	.392	.544	.733	50	.197	-1.1	-0.1	.385	.063	.000
1954	26	WSH	AL	26	17	3	4.7	95	.381	.333	.259	.360	.334	.375	.379	.735	.713	107	.548	0.2	0.0	.625	.083	.042
1955	27	WSH	AL	8	8	0	0.0	99	.000	.000	.262	.143	.341	.000	.390	.143	.730	-58	.000	-1.3	-0.1	.143	.167	.000

1960	32	PIT	NL	21	16	1	1.7	100	.222	.200	.264	.238	.330	.250	.406	.488	.736	34	.148	-1.8	-0.2	.375	.100	.050
1961	33	PIT	NL	5	6	0	0.0	105	.000	.000	.269	.000	.335	.000	.419	.000	.754	-100	.000	-1.4	-0.1	.000	.000	.000
1962	34	PHI	NL	96	65	10	4.1	101	.290	.263	.266	.366	.333	.313	.404	.678	.738	87	.454	-0.9	-0.1	.597	.200	.050	.0
1963	35	PHI	NL	89	69	5	2.0	89	.238	.224	.253	.250	.315	.259	.378	.509	.693	48	.219	-5.8	-0.6	.368	.071	.035
7 Yrs				262	194	20	2.8	96	.258	.237	.261	.297	.327	.275	.392	.572	.719	61	.310	-12.3	-1.3	.447	.119	.038	.0
162 Game Avg.				314	233	24	2.8	96	.258	.237	.261	.297	.327	.275	.392	.572	.719	61	.310	-12.3	-1.3	.447	.119	.038

WSH (3 yrs)				51	38	4	2.8	97	.293	.261	.262	.306	.338	.283	.385	.589	.723	64	.310	-2.3	-0.2	.444	.087	.022
PIT (2 yrs)				26	22	1	1.2	101	.174	.160	.265	.192	.331	.200	.408	.392	.740	7	.087	-3.3	-0.3	.273	.080	.040
PHI (2 yrs)				185	134	15	3.0	95	.262	.242	.260	.309	.324	.285	.391	.594	.715	68	.347	-6.7	-0.7	.477	.133	.042	.0

NL (4 yrs)				211	156	16	2.8	95	.250	.232	.260	.295	.325	.274	.393	.568	.718	60	.310	-10.0	-1.0	.447	.126	.042	.0
AL (3 yrs)				51	38	4	2.8	97	.293	.261	.262	.306	.338	.283	.385	.589	.723	64	.310	-2.3	-0.2	.444	.087	.022

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
1960	32	PIT	NL	WS	NYY	W	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	GO/AO	IP%
1953	25	WSH	AL	17	0.0%	11.8%	5.9%	0.0%	0%	2.00	8.0		5.3	1.75	82%
1954	26	WSH	AL	26	0.0%	11.5%	3.9%	3.9%	13%	3.00	8.0			0.86	81%
1955	27	WSH	AL	8	0.0%	0.0%	12.5%	0.0%		0.00				1.33	75%

1960	32	PIT	NL	21	0.0%	9.5%	4.8%	4.8%	25%	2.00	10.0		20.0	3.00	86%
1961	33	PIT	NL	5	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%						2.00	100%
1962	34	PHI	NL	96	1.0%	10.4%	13.5%	2.1%	10%	0.77	8.0	80.0	8.0	2.00	72%
1963	35	PHI	NL	89	0.0%	5.6%	3.4%	3.4%	16%	1.67	17.0		10.6	1.52	90%
7 Yrs				262	0.4%	8.4%	7.6%	2.7%	13%	1.10	10.7	236.0	10.7	1.68	81%
MLB Averages					2.3%	12.9%	8.9%	6.6%	29%	1.45	6.9	38.4	8.3	1.01	74%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	PHlev	AB
1953	25	WSH	AL	-1.2	-0.1	17	0.1	0.4	-0.3	1.08	-0.0	0.1	-0.4	-0.0	1.03	-0.4		0
1954	26	WSH	AL	0.2	0.0	26	-0.1	0.4	-0.5	1.18	-0.0	-0.1	-0.4	-0.0	0.87	-0.7	0.71	1
1955	27	WSH	AL	-1.4	-0.1	8	-0.1	0.1	-0.2	1.34	-0.1	0.0	-1.3	-0.1	1.09	-1.0		0

1960	32	PIT	NL	-1.8	-0.2	21	-0.2	0.3	-0.4	1.15	-0.1	-0.1	-0.3	-0.0	0.96	-0.7		0
1961	33	PIT	NL	-1.4	-0.1	5	-0.1	0.0	-0.1	.56	-0.1	0.0	-2.5	-0.3	1.06	-1.9		0
1962	34	PHI	NL	-0.9	-0.1	98	0.4	2.0	-1.6	1.10	0.1	0.3	-0.7	-0.1	0.94	-0.4	1.35	7
1963	35	PHI	NL	-5.8	-0.6	91	0.4	2.4	-2.0	1.42	-0.2	0.5	-3.8	-0.4	0.95	-4.1	1.64	11
7 Yrs				-12.3	-1.3	266	0.4	5.7	-5.2	1.22	-0.5	0.9	-9.6	-1.0	0.95	-9.1	1.48	19

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%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
1953	25	WSH	AL	0	0	0%	9	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1954	26	WSH	AL	0	0	11%	9	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	33%	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
1955	27	WSH	AL	1	0	100%	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

1960	32	PIT	NL	2	0	20%	4	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	100%	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
1961	33	PIT	NL	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1962	34	PHI	NL	1	0	24%	52	0	1	0%	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	36%	6	6	0	2	1	1	3	0	3
1963	35	PHI	NL	2	0	36%	41	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	38%	5	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	0
7 Yrs				6	0	25%	115	0	1	0%	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	3	42%	14	11	3	5	2	3	5	1	4

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
1953	25	WSH	AL	17	71%	4			0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	1	100%	1	0	0%	13	3	23%	2	1	50%	0	0		0
1954	26	WSH	AL	26	23%	8			1	0	0	0	0.71	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	50%	5	0	0%	2	1	50%	13	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
1955	27	WSH	AL	8	38%	0			0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	100%	4	1	25%	2	1	50%	6	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0

1960	32	PIT	NL	21	24%	4			0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0%	0	0		13	1	8%	0	0		0	0		0
1961	33	PIT	NL	5	100%	0			0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	1	100%	1	0	0%	3	0	0%	1	0	0%	0	0		0
1962	34	PHI	NL	96	85%	21			7	2	0	1	1.35	1	0	6	0	1	0	1	0	4	3	75%	12	2	17%	9	4	44%	48	9	19%	4	3	75%	4	2	50%	0
1963	35	PHI	NL	89	83%	19			11	3	0	1	1.64	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	100%	10	2	20%	9	4	44%	54	9	17%	5	3	60%	3	0	0%	0
7 Yrs				262	71%	56			19	5	0	2	1.48	1	0	12	0	1	0	1	0	8	6	75%	36	7	19%	24	10	42%	150	22	15%	12	7	58%	7	2	29%	0
MLB Averages					49%																			77%			10%			31%			14%			50%			54%

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	SH	SF	IBB
1953	25	7	17	16	0	4	0	0	3	0	1	2	.250	.294	.250	.544	50	4	1	0
1954	26	18	43	40	1	12	1	0	3	0	2	5	.300	.333	.325	.658	83	13	1	1	0
1955	27	24	51	46	2	12	1	0	3	0	3	5	.261	.306	.283	.589	64	13	2	2	0	0
1956	28	24	51	46	2	12	1	0	3	0	3	5	.261	.306	.283	.589	64	13	2	2	0	0
1957	29	24	51	46	2	12	1	0	3	0	3	5	.261	.306	.283	.589	64	13	2	2	0	0
1958	30	24	51	46	2	12	1	0	3	0	3	5	.261	.306	.283	.589	64	13	2	2	0	0
1959	31	24	51	46	2	12	1	0	3	0	3	5	.261	.306	.283	.589	64	13	2	2	0	0
1960	32	46	72	66	3	16	2	0	4	0	4	7	.242	.286	.273	.558	55	18	2	2	0	0
1961	33	50	77	71	3	16	2	0	4	0	4	7	.225	.267	.254	.520	44	18	3	2	0	0
1962	34	88	173	151	12	37	3	1	14	1	17	17	.245	.321	.285	.606	68	43	5	5	0	0
1963	35	135	262	236	20	56	6	1	22	1	20	22	.237	.297	.275	.572	61	65	7	6	0	1

Neutralized Batting

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Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	RC	Gact
1953	25	7	18	17	0	4	0	0	0	3	0	1	2	.235	.278	.235	.513	1	7
1954	26	11	29	27	1	10	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	.370	.393	.407	.800	4	11
1955	27	6	8	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	0	6

1960	32	23	22	21	1	4	1	0	0	1	0	1	2	.190	.227	.238	.465	1	22
1961	33	4	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	4
1962	34	38	96	80	9	21	1	0	1	10	0	13	10	.263	.366	.313	.678	9	38
1963	35	47	90	86	9	20	3	0	0	9	0	3	5	.233	.258	.267	.526	6	47
7 Yrs		136	268	242	21	59	6	0	1	23	0	20	22	.244	.302	.281	.583	21	135
162 Game Avg.		162	319	288	25	70	7	0	1	27	0	24	26	.244	.302	.281	.583	25	135

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