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Leo Posada

Leopoldo Jesus (Hernandez) Posada

Position: Outfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: April 15, 1936 in La Habana, La Habana, Cuba
Signed by the Milwaukee Braves as an amateur free agent in 1954. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 21, 1960
Team: Athletics 1960-1962

Final Game: July 20, 1962
Relatives: Uncle of Jorge Posada
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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
1960 24 KCA AL 10 40 36 8 13 0 2 1 2 1 0 3 7 .361 .410 .556 .966 158 20 1 0 1 0 0 /97
1961 25 KCA AL 116 400 344 37 87 10 4 7 53 0 0 36 84 .253 .321 .366 .687 84 126 8 4 4 12 1 798
1962 26 KCA AL 29 53 46 6 9 1 1 0 3 0 0 7 14 .196 .302 .261 .563 51 12 1 0 0 0 1 7/9
3 Yrs 155 493 426 51 109 11 7 8 58 1 0 46 105 .256 .326 .371 .697 86 158 10 4 5 12 2
162 Game Avg. 162 515 445 53 114 11 7 8 61 1 0 48 110 .256 .326 .371 .697 86 165 10 4 5 13 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
1960 24 KCA AL 10 40 4 0 -0 -1 -1 3 0.3 1 4 0.4 .531 .502 0.5 -0.2 5 $ /97
1961 25 KCA AL 116 400 -7 -0 -2 -1 -5 -15 -1.7 11 -4 -0.6 .486 .490 -0.4 -0.7 -3 $ 798
1962 26 KCA AL 29 53 -4 1 0 -1 -0 -4 -0.5 1 -3 -0.3 .485 .497 -0.2 -0.2 -2 $ 7/9
3 Seasons 155 493 -7 1 -2 -3 -6 -16 -1.9 14 -3 -0.5 .489 .496 -0.1 -1.1 -0 $

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
1960 24 KCA AL 40 25 8 8.6 102 .429 .361 .265 .410 .338 .556 .405 .966 .743 158 .767 2.6 0.3 1.000 .306 .194 1.0
1961 25 KCA AL 400 281 43 4.1 104 .302 .253 .264 .321 .339 .366 .411 .687 .750 84 .440 -7.0 -0.7 .626 .218 .113 .0
1962 26 KCA AL 53 38 4 2.8 106 .281 .196 .268 .302 .341 .261 .417 .563 .758 51 .295 -3.2 -0.3 .500 .217 .065
3 Yrs 493 344 55 4.3 104 .311 .256 .264 .326 .339 .371 .411 .697 .750 86 .463 -7.7 -0.7 .639 .225 .115 1.8
162 Game Avg. 515 360 57 4.3 104 .311 .256 .264 .326 .339 .371 .411 .697 .750 86 .463 -7.7 -0.7 .639 .225 .115 2

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
1960 24 KCA AL 40 2.5% 17.5% 7.5% 7.5% 23% 2.33 5.1 36.0 18.0 0.58 70%
1961 25 KCA AL 400 1.8% 21.0% 9.0% 5.3% 24% 2.33 4.1 49.1 6.5 1.17 66%
1962 26 KCA AL 53 0.0% 26.4% 13.2% 3.8% 22% 2.00 3.3 15.3 0.85 60%
3 Yrs 493 1.6% 21.3% 9.3% 5.3% 24% 2.28 4.1 53.3 7.3 1.07 66%
MLB Averages 2.4% 13.8% 8.9% 6.6% 29% 1.55 6.4 37.1 8.2 1.05 73%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1960 24 KCA AL 2.6 0.3 41 0.2 0.9 -0.7 .99 0.3 -0.1 -0.5 -0.0 0.96 2.9 0.63 1
1961 25 KCA AL -7.5 -0.7 408 0.2 7.4 -7.2 1.01 0.1 0.1 2.7 0.3 0.95 2.8 1.64 12
1962 26 KCA AL -3.2 -0.3 53 -0.2 0.7 -0.9 .91 -0.2 -0.0 -2.5 -0.2 0.96 -3.0 1.09 15
3 Yrs -8.1 -0.8 502 0.1 9.0 -8.9 1.00 0.1 -0.0 -0.3 -0.0 0.95 2.6 1.31 28

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
1960 24 KCA AL 2 0 47% 17 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 25% 5 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 1
1961 25 KCA AL 8 0 25% 175 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 9 31% 29 22 7 7 5 1 6 1 5
1962 26 KCA AL 0 0 38% 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 43% 5 2 3 1 1 0 1 1 0
3 Yrs 10 0 29% 216 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 15 32% 39 28 11 10 8 1 8 2 6

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
1960 24 KCA AL 40 18% 13 1 0 0 0 0.63 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 100% 10 1 10% 5 1 20% 25 2 8% 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 0
1961 25 KCA AL 400 42% 87 12 5 1 2 1.64 7 0 7 5 2 2 5 0 4 4 100% 82 8 10% 48 21 44% 255 49 19% 31 19 61% 12 7 58% 0
1962 26 KCA AL 53 46% 9 15 3 0 1 1.09 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 10% 3 0 0% 38 4 11% 3 1 33% 0 0 0
3 Yrs 493 40% 109 28 8 1 3 1.31 8 0 10 6 2 3 5 0 5 5 100% 102 10 10% 56 22 39% 318 55 17% 35 20 57% 13 8 62% 0
MLB Averages 50% 75% 10% 31% 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
1960 24 10 40 36 8 13 0 2 1 2 1 0 3 7 .361 .410 .556 .966 158 20 1 0 1 0 0
1961 25 126 440 380 45 100 10 6 8 55 1 0 39 91 .263 .329 .384 .713 91 146 9 4 5 12 1
1962 26 155 493 426 51 109 11 7 8 58 1 0 46 105 .256 .326 .371 .697 86 158 10 4 5 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
1960 24 11 41 37 8 13 0 2 1 2 1 3 7 .351 .400 .541 .941 8 10
1961 25 116 399 343 36 86 10 4 7 52 0 36 84 .251 .319 .364 .683 40 116
1962 26 29 51 45 5 8 1 1 0 2 0 6 14 .178 .275 .244 .519 3 29
3 Yrs 156 491 425 49 107 11 7 8 56 1 45 105 .252 .321 .367 .688 51 155
162 Game Avg. 162 510 441 51 111 11 7 8 58 1 47 109 .252 .321 .367 .688 53 155

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

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1961 AL  12 (1st)

                                         

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