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Johnny Pramesa

John Steven Pramesa

Position: Catcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 210 lb.

Born: August 28, 1925 in Barton, OH
High School: Central Catholic HS (Wheeling, WV)
Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1943. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 24, 1949
Teams (by GP): Reds/Cubs 1949-1952

Final Game: July 26, 1952
Died: September 9, 1996 in Los Angeles, CA
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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 23 CIN NL 17 28 25 2 6 1 0 1 2 0 3 5 .240 .321 .400 .721 91 10 0 0 0 2
1950 24 CIN NL 74 251 228 14 70 10 1 5 30 0 19 15 .307 .363 .425 .788 107 97 8 1 3 2
1951 25 CIN NL 72 234 227 12 52 5 2 6 22 0 0 5 17 .229 .246 .348 .594 57 79 7 0 2 2
1952 26 CHC NL 22 50 46 1 13 1 0 1 5 0 0 4 4 .283 .340 .370 .710 96 17 1 0 0 2
4 Yrs 185 563 526 29 141 17 3 13 59 0 0 31 41 .268 .310 .386 .696 84 203 16 1 5
162 Game Avg. 162 493 461 25 123 15 3 11 52 0 27 36 .268 .310 .386 .696 84 178 14 1 4
CIN (3 yrs) 163 513 480 28 128 16 3 12 54 0 0 27 37 .267 .307 .388 .695 83 186 15 1 5
CHC (1 yr) 22 50 46 1 13 1 0 1 5 0 0 4 4 .283 .340 .370 .710 96 17 1 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
1949 23 CIN NL 17 28 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 1 1 0.1 .499 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $ 2
1950 24 CIN NL 74 251 3 0 -1 -3 2 1 0.0 8 9 0.9 .501 .501 1.2 -0.1 12 $ 2
1951 25 CIN NL 72 234 -14 -0 -1 -2 2 -15 -1.6 8 -7 -0.8 .478 .490 -0.6 -0.0 -5 $ 2
1952 26 CHC NL 22 50 -0 -1 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 2 1 0.1 .498 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $ 2
4 Seasons 185 563 -11 -1 -2 -5 5 -14 -1.6 19 4 0.3 .492 .498 0.8 -0.1 9 $
CIN (3 yrs) 163 513 -11 0 -2 -5 4 -14 -1.6 17 3 0.2 .491 .497 0.7 -0.1 8 $
CHC (1 yr) 22 50 -0 -1 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 2 1 0.1 .498 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $

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
1949 23 CIN NL 28 19 3 4.2 105 .263 .240 .272 .321 .345 .400 .406 .721 .752 91 .464 -0.3 -0.0 .684 .280 .160 .0
1950 24 CIN NL 251 169 35 5.5 108 .313 .307 .270 .363 .346 .425 .418 .788 .764 107 .571 2.2 0.2 .705 .202 .118 .0
1951 25 CIN NL 234 184 19 2.8 104 .225 .229 .269 .246 .343 .348 .407 .594 .750 57 .291 -15.3 -1.5 .462 .141 .119 .0
1952 26 CHC NL 50 34 6 4.7 98 .293 .283 .263 .340 .336 .370 .391 .710 .727 96 .559 -0.3 -0.0 .618 .174 .087 .0
4 Yrs 563 406 63 4.2 105 .271 .268 .269 .310 .344 .386 .410 .696 .754 84 .456 -13.7 -1.4 .586 .177 .118 .0
162 Game Avg. 493 356 55 4.2 105 .271 .268 .269 .310 .344 .386 .410 .696 .754 84 .456 -13.7 -1.4 .586 .177 .118
CIN (3 yrs) 513 372 57 4.1 106 .269 .267 .269 .307 .345 .388 .412 .695 .757 83 .446 -13.4 -1.4 .583 .177 .121 .0
CHC (1 yr) 50 34 6 4.7 98 .293 .283 .263 .340 .336 .370 .391 .710 .727 96 .559 -0.3 -0.0 .618 .174 .087 .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
1949 23 CIN NL 28 3.6% 17.9% 10.7% 7.1% 33% 1.67 5.0 25.0 12.5 0.67 68%
1950 24 CIN NL 251 2.0% 6.0% 7.6% 6.4% 23% 0.79 15.2 45.6 7.6 1.00 83%
1951 25 CIN NL 234 2.6% 7.3% 2.1% 5.6% 25% 3.40 13.4 37.8 10.3 0.64 87%
1952 26 CHC NL 50 2.0% 8.0% 8.0% 4.0% 15% 1.00 11.5 46.0 9.2 0.73 82%
4 Yrs 563 2.3% 7.3% 5.5% 5.9% 23% 1.32 12.8 40.5 8.9 0.77 84%
MLB Averages 1.9% 10.0% 9.9% 6.4% 28% 1.01 8.9 46.1 8.0 0.97 76%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1949 23 CIN NL -0.3 -0.0 21 -0.1 0.3 -0.4 .97 -0.1 -0.0 0.1 0.0 0.91 -0.6 0.76 3
1950 24 CIN NL 2.2 0.2 167 0.8 3.4 -2.6 .99 0.7 0.1 5.6 0.5 0.95 6.3 0.01 2
1951 25 CIN NL -15.3 -1.5 176 -0.7 3.2 -3.8 1.16 -0.9 0.4 -13.6 -1.4 0.96 -11.2 2.62 9
1952 26 CHC NL -0.3 -0.0 44 -0.5 0.4 -0.9 1.01 -0.1 -0.4 -1.0 -0.1 0.99 -0.7 1.94 5
4 Yrs -13.7 -1.4 408 -0.4 7.2 -7.6 1.07 -0.4 0.1 -8.9 -0.9 0.96 -6.2 1.87 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% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1949 23 CIN NL 1 0 13% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1950 24 CIN NL 2 0 11% 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 30% 7 5 2 2 1 1 1 1 0
1951 25 CIN NL 3 0 12% 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18% 7 7 0 2 1 1 2 0 1
1952 26 CHC NL 1 0 0% 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Yrs 7 0 10% 129 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 20% 18 16 2 4 2 2 3 1 1

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
1949 23 CIN NL 28 38% 6 3 1 0 0 0.76 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0% 2 0 0% 13 2 15% 0 0 0 0 0
1950 24 CIN NL 251 36% 70 2 0 0 0 0.01 5 0 4 4 1 1 4 0 1 3 300% 39 8 21% 12 4 33% 105 17 16% 9 4 44% 4 2 50% 0
1951 25 CIN NL 234 44% 52 9 3 0 0 2.62 6 0 5 4 1 4 2 0 2 2 100% 33 7 21% 18 2 11% 113 8 7% 6 1 17% 10 3 30% 0
1952 26 CHC NL 50 66% 13 5 1 0 0 1.94 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 1 20% 2 0 0% 25 2 8% 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
4 Yrs 563 43% 141 19 5 0 0 1.87 13 0 11 8 3 6 7 0 3 5 167% 81 16 20% 34 6 18% 256 29 11% 17 5 29% 15 5 33% 0
MLB Averages 51% 95% 13% 33% 15% 51% 55%

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
1949 23 17 28 25 2 6 1 0 1 2 0 3 5 .240 .321 .400 .721 91 10 0 0 0
1950 24 91 279 253 16 76 11 1 6 32 0 22 20 .300 .359 .423 .782 105 107 8 1 3
1951 25 163 513 480 28 128 16 3 12 54 0 0 27 37 .267 .307 .388 .695 83 186 15 1 5
1952 26 185 563 526 29 141 17 3 13 59 0 0 31 41 .268 .310 .386 .696 84 203 16 1 5

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
1949 23 18 29 26 2 6 1 0 1 2 0 3 5 .231 .310 .385 .695 3 17
1950 24 77 259 236 14 71 10 1 5 30 0 19 16 .301 .355 .415 .771 34 74
1951 25 75 242 235 12 53 5 2 6 22 0 5 18 .226 .242 .340 .582 20 72
1952 26 23 52 48 1 14 1 0 1 5 0 4 4 .292 .346 .375 .721 6 22
4 Yrs 193 582 545 29 144 17 3 13 59 0 31 43 .264 .305 .378 .683 63 185
162 Game Avg. 162 489 457 24 121 14 3 11 50 0 26 36 .264 .305 .378 .683 53 185

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