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Ed Putman

Eddy William Putman

Positions: Catcher, Pinch Hitter and First Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: September 25, 1953 in Los Angeles, CA
High School: Northview HS (Covina, CA)
School: University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)
Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1975 amateur draft (January Secondary). Player signed February 21, 1975. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 7, 1976
Teams (by GP): Cubs/Tigers 1976-1979

Final Game: September 26, 1979
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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
1976 22 CHC NL 5 7 7 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .429 .857 137 3 2 0 0 0 0 /23
1978 24 CHC NL 17 29 25 2 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 6 .200 .310 .200 .510 40 5 0 0 0 0 0 /532
1979 25 DET AL 21 43 39 4 9 3 0 2 4 0 1 4 12 .231 .302 .462 .764 101 18 1 0 0 0 0 2/3
3 Yrs 43 79 71 6 17 3 0 2 7 0 1 8 18 .239 .316 .366 .683 83 26 3 0 0 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 298 267 23 64 11 0 8 26 0 4 30 68 .239 .316 .366 .683 83 98 11 0 0 0 0
CHC (2 yrs) 22 36 32 2 8 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 6 .250 .333 .250 .583 60 8 2 0 0 0 0
DET (1 yr) 21 43 39 4 9 3 0 2 4 0 1 4 12 .231 .302 .462 .764 101 18 1 0 0 0 0
NL (2 yrs) 22 36 32 2 8 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 6 .250 .333 .250 .583 60 8 2 0 0 0 0
AL (1 yr) 21 43 39 4 9 3 0 2 4 0 1 4 12 .231 .302 .462 .764 101 18 1 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
1976 22 CHC NL 5 7 0 0 -0 -0 0 -0 -0.0 0 0 0.0 .495 .500 0.0 -0.0 0 $ /23
1978 24 CHC NL 17 29 -2 0 0 1 0 -1 -0.1 1 -0 0.0 .493 .499 -0.1 0.1 -1 $ /532
1979 25 DET AL 21 43 -0 -0 -0 -1 0 -2 -0.1 1 -0 0.0 .493 .499 0.1 -0.0 1 $ 2/3
3 Seasons 43 79 -2 -0 -0 -0 1 -3 -0.3 2 -0 0.0 .493 .499 0.0 0.1 -0 $
CHC (2 yrs) 22 36 -2 0 -0 1 0 -1 -0.1 1 -0 0.0 .494 .500 -0.1 0.1 -1 $
DET (1 yr) 21 43 -0 -0 -0 -1 0 -2 -0.1 1 -0 0.0 .493 .499 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
1976 22 CHC NL 7 6 0 0.0 98 .429 .429 .272 .429 .339 .429 .387 .857 .727 137 .000 0.3 0.0 .500 .000 .000
1978 24 CHC NL 29 20 2 2.7 104 .263 .200 .274 .310 .344 .200 .404 .510 .747 40 .307 -2.0 -0.2 .450 .160 .000
1979 25 DET AL 43 32 5 4.2 104 .280 .231 .273 .302 .338 .462 .414 .764 .752 101 .444 -0.1 -0.0 .656 .308 .231 .0
3 Yrs 79 58 7 3.2 104 .294 .239 .273 .316 .340 .366 .407 .683 .748 83 .356 -1.8 -0.2 .569 .225 .127 .0
162 Game Avg. 298 219 26 3.2 104 .294 .239 .273 .316 .340 .366 .407 .683 .748 83 .356 -1.8 -0.2 .569 .225 .127
CHC (2 yrs) 36 26 2 2.1 102 .308 .250 .274 .333 .343 .250 .400 .583 .743 60 .217 -1.8 -0.2 .462 .125 .000
DET (1 yr) 43 32 5 4.2 104 .280 .231 .273 .302 .338 .462 .414 .764 .752 101 .444 -0.1 -0.0 .656 .308 .231 .0
NL (2 yrs) 36 26 2 2.1 102 .308 .250 .274 .333 .343 .250 .400 .583 .743 60 .217 -1.8 -0.2 .462 .125 .000
AL (1 yr) 43 32 5 4.2 104 .280 .231 .273 .302 .338 .462 .414 .764 .752 101 .444 -0.1 -0.0 .656 .308 .231 .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
1976 22 CHC NL 7 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 5.00 100%
1978 24 CHC NL 29 0.0% 20.7% 13.8% 0.0% 0% 1.50 4.2 8.3 0.25 66%
1979 25 DET AL 43 4.7% 27.9% 9.3% 11.6% 56% 3.00 3.3 19.5 9.8 0.80 58%
3 Yrs 79 2.5% 22.8% 10.1% 6.3% 29% 2.25 3.9 35.5 10.1 0.70 65%
MLB Averages 2.0% 12.8% 8.5% 6.5% 28% 1.51 6.9 45.6 8.5 1.09 75%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1976 22 CHC NL 0.3 0.0 7 -0.4 0.1 -0.5 1.69 -0.0 -0.2 -2.5 -0.3 1.04 -0.8 1.11 2
1978 24 CHC NL -2.1 -0.2 29 -0.4 0.6 -1.1 1.77 -0.1 -0.1 -1.6 -0.2 1.06 -1.8 2.21 5
1979 25 DET AL -0.1 -0.0 44 -0.2 0.4 -0.6 .66 -0.1 -0.2 -1.1 -0.1 0.88 -1.2 0.07 4
3 Yrs -1.9 -0.2 80 -1.0 1.1 -2.1 1.15 -0.3 -0.6 -5.2 -0.5 0.96 -3.8 1.23 11

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
1976 22 CHC NL 0 0 0% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1978 24 CHC NL 0 0 22% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 50% 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
1979 25 DET AL 0 0 18% 15 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
3 Yrs 0 0 17% 23 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 33% 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0

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
1976 22 CHC NL 7 86% 3 2 1 0 0 1.11 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 2 0 0% 6 0 0% 2 0 0% 0 0 0
1978 24 CHC NL 29 66% 5 5 2 0 1 2.21 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0% 3 0 0% 23 3 13% 3 1 33% 1 0 0% 0
1979 25 DET AL 43 40% 9 4 0 0 0 0.07 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 1 25% 4 0 0% 22 2 9% 2 1 50% 2 0 0% 0
3 Yrs 79 53% 17 11 3 0 1 1.23 2 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 14 3 21% 9 0 0% 51 5 10% 7 2 29% 3 0 0% 0
MLB Averages 55% 79% 11% 35% 15% 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
1976 22 5 7 7 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .429 .857 137 3 2 0 0 0 0
1977 23 5 7 7 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .429 .857 137 3 2 0 0 0 0
1978 24 22 36 32 2 8 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 6 .250 .333 .250 .583 60 8 2 0 0 0 0
1979 25 43 79 71 6 17 3 0 2 7 0 1 8 18 .239 .316 .366 .683 83 26 3 0 0 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
1976 22 5 7 7 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .429 .857 1 5
1978 24 17 31 26 3 6 0 0 0 4 0 5 6 .231 .355 .231 .586 2 17
1979 25 21 43 39 4 9 3 0 2 4 0 4 12 .231 .302 .462 .764 5 21
3 Yrs 43 81 72 7 18 3 0 2 8 0 9 18 .250 .333 .375 .708 8 43
162 Game Avg. 162 305 271 26 68 11 0 8 30 0 34 68 .250 .333 .375 .708 30 43

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

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