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Ray Oyler

Raymond Francis Oyler

Position: Shortstop
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 165 lb.

Born: August 4, 1938 in Indianapolis, IN
Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1960. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 18, 1965
Teams (by GP): Tigers/Pilots/Angels 1965-1970

Final Game: October 1, 1970
Died: January 26, 1981 in Redmond, WA
Buried: Sunset Hills Memorial Park, Bellevue, WA
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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
1965 26 DET AL 82 217 194 22 36 6 0 5 13 1 0 21 61 .186 .265 .294 .559 58 57 9 0 2 0 3 64/35
1966 27 DET AL 71 237 210 16 36 8 3 1 9 0 0 23 62 .171 .263 .252 .515 48 53 6 3 1 0 4 6
1967 28 DET AL 148 424 367 33 76 14 2 1 29 0 2 37 91 .207 .281 .264 .545 60 97 10 2 15 3 3 *6
1968 29 DET AL 111 247 215 13 29 6 1 1 12 0 2 20 59 .135 .213 .186 .399 20 40 8 2 7 3 0 *6
1969 30 SEP AL 106 291 255 24 42 5 0 7 22 1 2 31 80 .165 .260 .267 .526 50 68 9 2 2 1 0 6
1970 31 CAL AL 24 29 24 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 6 .083 .185 .083 .269 -22 2 0 0 2 0 0 6/5
6 Yrs 542 1445 1265 110 221 39 6 15 86 2 6 135 359 .175 .258 .251 .508 48 317 42 9 29 7 10
162 Game Avg. 162 432 378 33 66 12 2 4 26 1 2 40 107 .175 .258 .251 .508 48 95 13 3 9 2 3
DET (4 yrs) 412 1125 986 84 177 34 6 8 63 1 4 101 273 .180 .259 .251 .510 49 247 33 7 25 6 10
CAL (1 yr) 24 29 24 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 6 .083 .185 .083 .269 -22 2 0 0 2 0 0
SEP (1 yr) 106 291 255 24 42 5 0 7 22 1 2 31 80 .165 .260 .267 .526 50 68 9 2 2 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
1965 26 DET AL 82 217 -12 1 -1 5 4 -3 -0.4 6 3 0.2 .496 .498 -0.3 1.0 -2 $ 64/35
1966 27 DET AL 71 237 -14 1 -1 2 4 -8 -1.0 7 -1 -0.4 .487 .494 -0.5 0.6 -3 $ 6
1967 28 DET AL 148 424 -17 0 -0 17 7 6 0.6 12 18 1.8 .505 .505 -0.1 2.7 2 $ *6
1968 29 DET AL 111 247 -18 -2 -0 3 5 -12 -1.7 7 -5 -1.0 .486 .490 -1.3 0.9 -8 $ *6
1969 30 SEP AL 106 291 -16 -1 -2 -2 5 -15 -1.8 8 -7 -1.0 .484 .489 -0.6 0.2 -5 $18,800 6
1970 31 CAL AL 24 29 -4 0 0 -2 0 -5 -0.6 1 -4 -0.5 .476 .496 -0.3 -0.2 -3 $ 6/5
6 Seasons 542 1445 -81 -0 -4 23 25 -37 -4.8 41 4 -0.9 .492 .496 -3.1 5.3 -20 $18,800
DET (4 yrs) 412 1125 -61 0 -3 28 19 -16 -2.5 32 15 0.6 .495 .497 -2.2 5.2 -12 $
CAL (1 yr) 24 29 -4 0 0 -2 0 -5 -0.6 1 -4 -0.5 .476 .496 -0.3 -0.2 -3 $
SEP (1 yr) 106 291 -16 -1 -2 -2 5 -15 -1.8 8 -7 -1.0 .484 .489 -0.6 0.2 -5 $18,800

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
1965 26 DET AL 217 169 14 2.2 93 .242 .186 .252 .265 .322 .294 .386 .559 .708 58 .253 -10.9 -1.2 .473 .222 .108 1.7
1966 27 DET AL 237 181 14 2.1 92 .238 .171 .251 .263 .319 .252 .388 .515 .706 48 .241 -14.4 -1.6 .439 .190 .081 .0
1967 28 DET AL 424 321 28 2.4 87 .270 .207 .247 .281 .316 .264 .370 .545 .686 60 .301 -17.7 -2.0 .442 .153 .057 .0
1968 29 DET AL 247 206 8 1.0 82 .177 .135 .241 .213 .311 .186 .357 .399 .668 20 .097 -20.8 -2.4 .306 .135 .051 .0
1969 30 SEP AL 291 227 17 2.0 92 .207 .165 .251 .260 .327 .267 .379 .526 .706 50 .206 -17.4 -1.8 .446 .220 .102 1.8
1970 31 CAL AL 29 24 1 1.1 94 .111 .083 .253 .185 .327 .083 .387 .269 .713 -22 .079 -4.0 -0.4 .227 .125 .000
6 Yrs 1445 1128 82 2.0 89 .229 .175 .248 .258 .319 .251 .375 .508 .694 48 .223 -85.2 -9.3 .418 .179 .076 3.5
162 Game Avg. 432 337 25 2.0 89 .229 .175 .248 .258 .319 .251 .375 .508 .694 48 .223 -85.2 -9.3 .418 .179 .076 1
DET (4 yrs) 1125 877 64 2.0 88 .238 .180 .247 .259 .317 .251 .374 .510 .691 49 .232 -63.9 -7.1 .416 .170 .071 1.8
CAL (1 yr) 29 24 1 1.1 94 .111 .083 .253 .185 .327 .083 .387 .269 .713 -22 .079 -4.0 -0.4 .227 .125 .000
SEP (1 yr) 291 227 17 2.0 92 .207 .165 .251 .260 .327 .267 .379 .526 .706 50 .206 -17.4 -1.8 .446 .220 .102 1.8

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
1968 29 DET AL WS STL W 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
1 WS 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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
1965 26 DET AL 217 2.3% 28.1% 9.7% 5.1% 31% 2.90 3.2 38.8 14.9 1.25 59%
1966 27 DET AL 237 0.4% 26.2% 9.7% 5.1% 33% 2.70 3.4 210.0 23.3 1.07 62%
1967 28 DET AL 424 0.2% 21.5% 8.7% 4.0% 22% 2.46 4.0 367.0 12.7 0.84 66%
1968 29 DET AL 247 0.4% 23.9% 8.1% 3.2% 28% 2.95 3.6 215.0 17.9 0.97 64%
1969 30 SEP AL 291 2.4% 27.5% 10.7% 4.1% 29% 2.58 3.2 36.4 11.6 0.86 58%
1970 31 CAL AL 29 0.0% 20.7% 10.3% 0.0% 0% 2.00 4.0 24.0 0.70 62%
6 Yrs 1445 1.0% 24.8% 9.3% 4.2% 27% 2.66 3.5 84.3 14.7 0.95 62%
MLB Averages 2.1% 15.5% 8.3% 6.1% 28% 1.86 5.8 43.0 9.2 1.12 72%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1965 26 DET AL -11.2 -1.2 225 -0.0 3.9 -3.9 1.02 -0.3 0.3 -8.7 -0.9 0.94 -6.8 0.95 11
1966 27 DET AL -14.4 -1.6 239 -2.3 1.8 -4.1 .82 -1.6 -1.2 -14.8 -1.6 0.91 -14.5 0.62 1
1967 28 DET AL -17.7 -2.0 432 -1.3 5.2 -6.6 .89 -1.8 0.3 -14.6 -1.6 1.01 -15.0 4.11 1
1968 29 DET AL -20.8 -2.4 255 -1.9 2.3 -4.2 .89 -2.0 -0.2 -21.7 -2.4 1.00 -18.5 0
1969 30 SEP AL -17.4 -1.8 296 -1.9 3.3 -5.2 .87 -1.6 -0.6 -20.3 -2.2 0.92 -14.9 0
1970 31 CAL AL -4.0 -0.4 30 -0.3 0.4 -0.6 1.21 -0.2 0.0 -2.7 -0.3 0.95 -3.0 1.96 7
6 Yrs -85.5 -9.3 1477 -7.7 16.9 -24.6 .90 -7.4 -1.2 -82.8 -9.0 0.96 -72.8 1.44 20

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
1965 26 DET AL 1 0 33% 74 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 53% 7 2 5 4 2 1 4 2 2
1966 27 DET AL 4 0 25% 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 64% 4 2 2 1 0 1 6 2 4
1967 28 DET AL 6 0 28% 179 0 2 0% 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 12 50% 26 15 10 0 0 0 16 4 11
1968 29 DET AL 5 0 24% 68 0 2 0% 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 3 47% 9 7 2 1 1 0 5 0 5
1969 30 SEP AL 3 0 25% 91 1 2 33% 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 3 52% 11 9 2 3 0 3 7 1 6
1970 31 CAL AL 0 0 40% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Yrs 19 0 27% 488 2 6 25% 2 5 0 0 0 1 4 0 17 34 52% 58 35 22 9 3 5 38 9 28

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
1965 26 DET AL 217 37% 36 11 3 0 0 0.95 5 0 3 2 3 3 2 0 2 2 100% 42 9 21% 18 3 17% 123 10 8% 4 2 50% 8 3 38% 0
1966 27 DET AL 237 37% 36 1 0 0 0 0.62 1 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 50% 43 6 14% 22 1 5% 127 9 7% 12 0 0% 6 3 50% 0
1967 28 DET AL 424 40% 76 1 0 0 0 4.11 1 0 11 1 0 1 0 0 16 15 94% 91 10 11% 52 20 38% 286 32 11% 27 10 37% 24 11 46% 0
1968 29 DET AL 247 41% 29 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 1 1 0 0 7 7 100% 48 8 17% 34 14 41% 165 13 8% 16 6 38% 10 4 40% 0
1969 30 SEP AL 291 29% 42 0 0 0 0 7 0 6 4 3 5 2 0 3 2 67% 47 9 19% 31 6 19% 155 15 10% 15 2 13% 8 3 38% 0
1970 31 CAL AL 29 62% 2 7 0 0 0 1.96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 7 0 0% 2 1 50% 17 1 6% 1 1 100% 0 0 0
6 Yrs 1445 37% 221 20 3 0 0 1.44 15 0 32 8 7 10 5 0 32 29 91% 278 42 15% 159 45 28% 873 80 9% 75 21 28% 56 24 43% 0
MLB Averages 53% 78% 10% 30% 14% 46% 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
1965 26 82 217 194 22 36 6 0 5 13 1 0 21 61 .186 .265 .294 .559 58 57 9 0 2 0 3
1966 27 153 454 404 38 72 14 3 6 22 1 0 44 123 .178 .264 .272 .536 53 110 15 3 3 0 7
1967 28 301 878 771 71 148 28 5 7 51 1 2 81 214 .192 .272 .268 .541 56 207 25 5 18 3 10
1968 29 412 1125 986 84 177 34 6 8 63 1 4 101 273 .180 .259 .251 .510 49 247 33 7 25 6 10
1969 30 518 1416 1241 108 219 39 6 15 85 2 6 132 353 .176 .259 .254 .513 49 315 42 9 27 7 10
1970 31 542 1445 1265 110 221 39 6 15 86 2 6 135 359 .175 .258 .251 .508 48 317 42 9 29 7 10

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
1965 26 82 222 197 25 39 6 0 5 15 1 23 61 .198 .282 .305 .586 17 82
1966 27 71 243 214 18 39 9 3 1 10 0 25 62 .182 .277 .266 .543 15 71
1967 28 148 433 373 38 82 15 2 1 33 0 40 91 .220 .297 .279 .575 31 148
1968 29 111 255 220 17 34 7 1 1 16 0 23 59 .155 .238 .209 .447 11 111
1969 30 106 294 257 26 44 5 0 7 24 1 32 80 .171 .267 .272 .539 19 106
1970 31 24 29 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 .000 .111 .000 .111 0 24
6 Yrs 542 1476 1285 124 238 42 6 15 98 2 146 359 .185 .272 .262 .534 93 542
162 Game Avg. 162 441 384 37 71 13 2 4 29 1 44 107 .185 .272 .262 .534 28 542

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
1967 AL  2.7 (2nd)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1967 AL  15 (3rd)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 6 (1412), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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