Ron Samford

Ronald Edward Samford

Positions: Shortstop and Second Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 156 lb.

Born: February 28, 1930 in Dallas, TX
High School: Adamson HS (Dallas, TX)
Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1948. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 15, 1954
Teams (by GP): Senators/Tigers/Giants 1954-1959

Final Game: September 23, 1959
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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
1948	18	SFG-min	C,D	91	315	315		58	7	2	0						.184	.184	.219	.403		69							FSM,LWT · WA,SOSL
1949	19	SFG-min	C	130	473	473		125	13	4	3						.264	.264	.328	.592		155							FSM · WA
1950	20	SFG-min	B	140	579	579		158	26	8	5						.273	.273	.371	.644		215							KNX · TRIS
1951	21	SFG-min	A	141	575	575		170	22	7	15						.296	.296	.437	.732		251							SXC · WL
1952	22	SFG-min	AAA	139	478	433	47	116	15	1	6	35	11		39	61	.268	.335	.349	.684		151	6	5	1				MNE · AA
1953	23	SFG-min	AAA	143	623	576	82	161	35	3	12	52	3		35	59	.280	.325	.413	.738		238	11	4	8				MNE · AA
1954	24	OLD	Opn	115	451	419	36	106	20	3	2	48	7		22	44	.253	.289	.329	.619		138	10	1	5	4			OLD · PCL
1954	24	NYG	NL	12	5	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	1	0	0	0		/4
1955	25	DET-min	AAA	125	460	437	40	111	20	5	9	49	4		17	52	.254	.282	.384	.667		168		1	3	2			BFL · IL
1955	25	DET	AL	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/6

1956	26	DET-min	AAA	124	526	484	66	131	29	5	4	43	8		27	48	.271	.315	.376	.691		182	10	5	8	2			CHL · AA
1957	27	DET	AL	54	99	91	6	20	1	2	0	5	1	0	6	15	.220	.276	.275	.550	49	25	1	1	1	0	0	64/5

1958	28	DET-min	AAA	151	604	549	75	165	29	4	7	51	5		35	60	.301	.350	.406	.756		223		7	12	1	2		CHL · AA
1959	29	WSH	AL	91	255	237	23	53	13	0	5	22	1	0	11	29	.224	.262	.342	.604	65	81	10	2	3	2	0	64
1960	30	BAL-min	AAA	151	589	544	49	138	19	7	10	62	5	2	37	74	.254	.303	.369	.672		201		2	4	2			MIA · IL
1961	31	BAL-min	AAA	148	367	331	37	75	9	3	5	35	0		36	47	.227	.302	.317	.620		105							ROC · IL
1962	32	CIN-min	AAA	71	177	158	24	50	3	3	8	23	1	1	13	26	.316	.377	.525	.902		83		3	2	1			SDG · PCL
1963	33	CIN-ANA-min	AAA	101	313	284	28	82	13	2	5	26	0	2	29	45	.289	.355	.401	.756		114							SDG,HAW · PCL
4 Yrs				158	360	334	31	73	14	2	5	27	2	1	17	46	.219	.261	.317	.579	58	106	12	3	4	2	0
162 Game Avg.				162	369	342	32	75	14	2	5	28	2	1	17	47	.219	.261	.317	.579	58	109	12	3	4	2

DET (2 yrs)				55	100	92	6	20	1	2	0	5	1	0	6	16	.217	.273	.272	.544	48	25	1	1	1	0	0
WSH (1 yr)				91	255	237	23	53	13	0	5	22	1	0	11	29	.224	.262	.342	.604	65	81	10	2	3	2	0
NYG (1 yr)				12	5	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	1	0	0	0

AL (3 yrs)				146	355	329	29	73	14	2	5	27	2	0	17	45	.222	.265	.322	.587	60	106	11	3	4	2	0
NL (1 yr)				12	5	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	1	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
1954	24	NYG	NL	12	5	-2	-0	-0	0	0	-2	-0.2	0	-2	-0.2	.484	.499	-0.2	0.0	-2	$	/4
1955	25	DET	AL	1	1	-0	0	0	-0	0	-0	-0.1	0	-0	-0.1	.447	.500	0.0	-0.0	-0	$	/6

1957	27	DET	AL	54	99	-5	0	0	2	2	-0	-0.0	3	3	0.3	.500	.500	0.0	0.5	0	$	64/5

1959	29	WSH	AL	91	255	-11	0	-2	-6	4	-14	-1.6	7	-8	-0.9	.483	.491	-0.2	-0.3	-1	$	64
4 Seasons				158	360	-18	0	-2	-4	7	-17	-1.9	10	-7	-0.9	.489	.497	-0.4	0.2	-3	$

DET (2 yrs)				55	100	-6	0	0	2	2	-1	-0.1	3	2	0.2	.499	.500	0.0	0.5	-0	$
WSH (1 yr)				91	255	-11	0	-2	-6	4	-14	-1.6	7	-8	-0.9	.483	.491	-0.2	-0.3	-1	$
NYG (1 yr)				12	5	-2	-0	-0	0	0	-2	-0.2	0	-2	-0.2	.484	.499	-0.2	0.0	-2	$

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
1954	24	NYG	NL	5	7	0	0.0	110	.000	.000	.275	.000	.347	.000	.426	.000	.773	-100	.000	-1.5	-0.1	-.143	-.200	.000
1955	25	DET	AL	1	1	0	0.0	101		.000	.264	.000	.343	.000	.393	.000	.736	-100	.000	-0.3	-0.0	.000	.000	.000

1957	27	DET	AL	99	73	7	2.6	102	.263	.220	.267	.276	.339	.275	.403	.550	.742	49	.276	-6.9	-0.7	.458	.132	.055	.0

1959	29	WSH	AL	255	199	19	2.6	98	.234	.224	.260	.262	.332	.342	.398	.604	.729	65	.272	-11.9	-1.2	.490	.169	.118	1.7
4 Yrs				360	280	26	2.5	100	.239	.219	.262	.261	.334	.317	.400	.579	.733	58	.262	-20.6	-2.1	.464	.153	.099	2.9
162 Game Avg.				369	287	27	2.5	100	.239	.219	.262	.261	.334	.317	.400	.579	.733	58	.262	-20.6	-2.1	.464	.153	.099	3

DET (2 yrs)				100	74	7	2.6	102	.263	.217	.267	.273	.339	.272	.402	.544	.742	48	.271	-7.2	-0.7	.452	.130	.054	.0
WSH (1 yr)				255	199	19	2.6	98	.234	.224	.260	.262	.332	.342	.398	.604	.729	65	.272	-11.9	-1.2	.490	.169	.118	1.7
NYG (1 yr)				5	7	0	0.0	110	.000	.000	.275	.000	.347	.000	.426	.000	.773	-100	.000	-1.5	-0.1	-.143	-.200	.000

AL (3 yrs)				355	273	26	2.6	99	.242	.222	.262	.265	.334	.322	.399	.587	.733	60	.272	-19.1	-1.9	.479	.158	.100	2.9
NL (1 yr)				5	7	0	0.0	110	.000	.000	.275	.000	.347	.000	.426	.000	.773	-100	.000	-1.5	-0.1	-.143	-.200	.000

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GO/AO	IP%
1954	24	NYG	NL	5	0.0%	20.0%	0.0%	0.0%			5.0				80%
1955	25	DET	AL	1	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%			1.0				0%

1957	27	DET	AL	99	0.0%	15.2%	6.1%	3.0%	15%	2.50	6.1		18.2	1.07	77%

1959	29	WSH	AL	255	2.0%	11.4%	4.3%	7.1%	34%	2.64	8.2	47.4	10.8	1.26	80%
4 Yrs				360	1.4%	12.8%	4.7%	5.8%	29%	2.71	7.3	66.8	12.4	1.25	79%
MLB Averages					2.3%	12.2%	9.0%	6.6%	29%	1.34	7.3	38.4	8.3	0.99	75%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	PHlev	AB
1954	24	NYG	NL	-1.5	-0.1	6	-0.2	0.0	-0.2	1.01	-0.2	-0.0	-2.1	-0.2	0.90	-2.1	2.34	1
1955	25	DET	AL	-0.3	-0.0	1	-0.0	0.0	-0.0	.58	-0.0	-0.0	-0.1	-0.0	0.38	-0.3		0

1957	27	DET	AL	-6.9	-0.7	100	-0.8	1.0	-1.8	.93	-0.5	-0.3	-5.8	-0.6	0.96	-5.7		0

1959	29	WSH	AL	-11.9	-1.2	258	-1.5	3.1	-4.6	.88	-1.0	-0.7	-9.7	-1.0	0.92	-14.0	2.65	3
4 Yrs				-20.6	-2.1	365	-2.5	4.2	-6.6	.89	-1.7	-1.1	-17.7	-1.8	0.93	-22.0	2.57	4

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%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
1954	24	NYG	NL	0	0		6	0	1	0%	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100%	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1955	25	DET	AL	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

1957	27	DET	AL	2	0	22%	44	1	0	100%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	80%	3	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	2

1959	29	WSH	AL	4	0	30%	71	1	0	100%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	38%	10	7	3	5	4	1	6	2	4
4 Yrs				6	0	30%	121	2	1	67%	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	50%	15	8	7	5	4	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
1954	24	NYG	NL	5	20%	0			1	0	0	0	2.34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	1	100%	1	0	0%	2	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
1955	25	DET	AL	1	0%	0			0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0

1957	27	DET	AL	99	18%	20			0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	50%	21	1	5%	8	2	25%	65	6	9%	4	2	50%	1	0	0%	0

1959	29	WSH	AL	255	15%	53			3	0	0	0	2.65	5	0	4	4	1	0	5	0	3	3	100%	51	10	20%	20	6	30%	146	18	12%	10	5	50%	5	2	40%	0
4 Yrs				360	16%	73			4	0	0	0	2.57	5	0	5	4	1	0	5	0	5	4	80%	73	12	16%	29	8	28%	213	24	11%	14	7	50%	6	2	33%	0
MLB Averages					48%																			78%			11%			31%			14%			50%			53%

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
1954	24	12	5	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	1	0	0	0
1955	25	13	6	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	1	0	0	0	0
1956	26	13	6	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	1	0	0	0	0
1957	27	67	105	97	8	20	1	2	0	5	1	1	6	17	.206	.260	.258	.517	40	25	2	1	1	0	0
1958	28	67	105	97	8	20	1	2	0	5	1	1	6	17	.206	.260	.258	.517	40	25	2	1	1	0	0
1959	29	158	360	334	31	73	14	2	5	27	2	1	17	46	.219	.261	.317	.579	58	106	12	3	4	2	0

Neutralized Batting

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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
1954	24	13	5	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	12
1955	25	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	1

1957	27	57	106	97	7	22	1	2	0	5	1	7	16	.227	.286	.278	.564	7	54

1959	29	95	267	248	24	56	14	0	5	23	1	12	30	.226	.265	.343	.608	22	91
4 Yrs		166	379	351	33	78	15	2	5	28	2	19	48	.222	.267	.319	.586	29	158
162 Game Avg.		162	370	343	32	76	15	2	5	27	2	19	47	.222	.267	.319	.586	28	158

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