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Dick Rand

Richard Hilton Rand

Position: Catcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: March 7, 1931 in South Gate, CA
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1949. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 16, 1953
Teams (by GP): Pirates/Cardinals 1953-1957

Final Game: September 17, 1957
Died: January 22, 1996 in Moreno Valley, CA
Cremated
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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
1953 22 STL NL 9 34 31 3 9 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 6 .290 .333 .323 .656 72 10 0 0 1 /2
1955 24 STL NL 3 11 10 1 3 0 0 1 3 0 1 1 1 .300 .364 .600 .964 152 6 0 0 0 0 0 /2
1957 26 PIT NL 60 122 105 7 23 2 1 1 9 0 0 11 24 .219 .288 .286 .574 58 30 0 0 4 2 1 2
3 Seasons 72 167 146 11 35 3 1 2 13 0 1 14 31 .240 .302 .315 .618 67 46 0 0 5 2 1
162 Game Avg. 162 376 329 25 79 7 2 5 29 0 2 32 70 .240 .302 .315 .618 67 104 0 0 11
STL (2 yrs) 12 45 41 4 12 1 0 1 4 0 1 3 7 .293 .341 .390 .731 91 16 0 0 1 0 0
PIT (1 yr) 60 122 105 7 23 2 1 1 9 0 0 11 24 .219 .288 .286 .574 58 30 0 0 4 2 1

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1953 22 STL NL 34 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /2
1955 24 STL NL 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $ /2
1957 26 PIT NL 122 -6 0 -1 1 -1 2 4 -1 -0.1 0 0.0 -0.1 $ 2
3 Seasons 167 -6 0 -1 1 -1 2 5 0 0.0 1 0.1 -0.1 $
STL (2 yrs) 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $
PIT (1 yr) 122 -6 0 -1 1 -1 2 4 -1 -0.1 0 0.0 -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
1953 22 STL NL 34 23 3 3.4 110 .360 .290 .274 .333 .345 .323 .427 .656 .773 72 .351 -1.2 -0.1 .545 .097 .032
1955 24 STL NL 11 8 2 6.7 105 .250 .300 .264 .364 .335 .600 .419 .964 .754 152 .658 0.7 0.1 .750 .300 .300 .0
1957 26 PIT NL 122 88 10 3.1 100 .268 .219 .265 .288 .328 .286 .410 .574 .738 58 .322 -6.0 -0.6 .500 .171 .067 .0
3 Seasons 167 119 15 3.4 103 .287 .240 .267 .302 .332 .315 .415 .618 .746 67 .358 -6.6 -0.7 .527 .164 .075 .0
162 Game Avg. 376 268 34 3.4 103 .287 .240 .267 .302 .332 .315 .415 .618 .746 67 .358 -6.6 -0.7 .527 .164 .075
STL (2 yrs) 45 31 5 4.3 109 .333 .293 .272 .341 .343 .390 .425 .731 .768 91 .448 -0.6 -0.1 .600 .146 .098 .0
PIT (1 yr) 122 88 10 3.1 100 .268 .219 .265 .288 .328 .286 .410 .574 .738 58 .322 -6.0 -0.6 .500 .171 .067 .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
1953 22 STL NL 34 0.0% 17.7% 5.9% 2.9% 11% 3.00 5.2 31.0 1.00 74%
1955 24 STL NL 11 9.1% 9.1% 9.1% 9.1% 33% 1.00 10.0 10.0 3.3 2.00 73%
1957 26 PIT NL 122 0.8% 19.7% 9.0% 3.3% 17% 2.18 4.4 105.0 11.7 0.57 67%
3 Seasons 167 1.2% 18.6% 8.4% 3.6% 17% 2.21 4.7 73.0 11.2 0.63 69%
MLB Averages 2.3% 11.5% 9.2% 6.6% 29% 1.25 7.7 39.3 8.2 0.96 75%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1953 22 STL NL -1.2 -0.1 10 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 .69 -0.2 0.0 -3.0 -0.3 1.07 -2.8 0
1955 24 STL NL 0.7 0.1 7 0.2 0.3 -0.1 1.38 0.2 -0.0 2.3 0.2 0.97 2.7 0
1957 26 PIT NL -6.0 -0.6 102 -0.9 0.9 -1.8 .89 -0.9 -0.1 -9.5 -1.0 0.94 -9.0 1.19 3
3 Seasons -6.6 -0.7 119 -0.9 1.2 -2.0 .90 -0.9 -0.0 -10.2 -1.0 0.96 -9.2 1.19 3

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
1953 22 STL NL 0 0 27% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1955 24 STL NL 0 0 0% 1 0 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1957 26 PIT NL 0 0 18% 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 40% 6 5 1 1 0 1 3 1 2
3 Seasons 0 0 19% 33 0 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 36% 6 5 1 1 0 1 4 2 2

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 22 STL NL 6 67% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 28
1955 24 STL NL 7 57% 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 5 2 40% 0 0 1 0 0% 4
1957 26 PIT NL 101 29% 23 3 1 0 0 1.19 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 400% 19 0 0% 10 3 30% 66 7 11% 6 2 33% 4 0 0% 21
3 Seasons 114 32% 35 3 1 0 0 1.19 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 5 500% 21 0 0% 11 3 27% 73 9 12% 6 2 33% 5 0 0% 53
MLB Averages 49% 83% 11% 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
1953 22 9 34 31 3 9 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 6 .290 .333 .323 .656 72 10 0 0 1
1954 23 9 34 31 3 9 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 6 .290 .333 .323 .656 72 10 0 0 1
1955 24 12 45 41 4 12 1 0 1 4 0 1 3 7 .293 .341 .390 .731 91 16 0 0 1 0 0
1956 25 12 45 41 4 12 1 0 1 4 0 1 3 7 .293 .341 .390 .731 91 16 0 0 1 0 0
1957 26 72 167 146 11 35 3 1 2 13 0 1 14 31 .240 .302 .315 .618 67 46 0 0 5 2 1

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
1953 22 9 34 32 3 9 1 0 0 1 0 2 6 .281 .324 .313 .636 3 9
1955 24 3 11 10 1 3 0 0 1 3 0 1 1 .300 .364 .600 .964 2 3
1957 26 63 123 110 7 24 2 1 1 10 0 11 25 .218 .285 .282 .566 9 60
3 Seasons 75 168 152 11 36 3 1 2 14 0 14 32 .237 .298 .309 .607 14 72
162 Game Avg. 162 363 328 24 78 6 2 4 30 0 30 69 .237 .298 .309 .607 30 72

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1919 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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