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Bob Scanlan

Robert Guy Scanlan

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 7", Weight: 215 lb.

Born: August 9, 1966 in Los Angeles, CA
High School: Harvard HS (North Hollywood, CA)
Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 25th round of the 1984 amateur draft.
Signed June 16, 1984. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 7, 1991
Teams (by GP): Cubs/Brewers/Astros/Expos/Royals/... 1991-2001

Final Game: September 29, 2001
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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
1984	17	PHI-min	Rk	13	6	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.400	.500	.600	1.100		3		0	0	0	0		PLS · GULF
1985	18	PHI-min	A	26	17	15	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	8	.133	.133	.133	.267		2		0	2	0	0		SPB · SALL
1986	19	PHI-min	A	24	19	16	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	7	.000	.105	.000	.105		0		0	0	1	0		CLW · FLOR
1987	20	PHI-min	AA	27	24	19	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	10	.158	.238	.158	.396		3		1	3	0	0		REA · EL
1988	21	PHI-min	AAA	28	21	18	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	.056	.105	.056	.161		1		0	2	0	0		MAI · IL
1989	22	PHI-min	AA	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		REA · EL
1990	23	PHI-min	AAA	24	14	13	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.077	.077	.077	.154		1		0	1	0	0		SWB · IL
1991	24	CHC-min	AAA	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000		0		0	1	0	0		IWA · AA
1991	24	CHC	NL	40	27	24	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	10	.042	.080	.042	.122	-65	1	3	0	2	0	0	1
1992	25	CHC	NL	69	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1993	26	CHC	NL	70	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	.500	.333	.500	.833	123	1	0	0	1	1	0	1
1994	27	MIL	AL	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1995	28	MIL-min	AAA	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		NOR · AA
1995	28	MIL	AL	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1996	29	DET-KCR-min	A+,AAA	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		TOL,LAK,OMA · IL,FLOR,AA
1996	29	TOT	AL	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1996	29	DET	AL	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1996	29	KCR	AL	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1

1997	30	SDP-min	AAA	36	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000		1	0	0	0	0	0		LVG · PCL
1998	31	HOU-min	AAA	14	9	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000		0	0	0	2	0	0		NOR · PCL
1998	31	HOU	NL	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1

1999	32	HOU-min	AAA	28	31	29	0	3	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	10	.103	.133	.138	.271		4	0	0	1	0	0		NOR · PCL
2000	33	MIL-min	AAA	57	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000		1	0	0	0	0	0		INA · IL
2000	33	MIL	NL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
2001	34	WSN-min	AAA	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		OTT · IL
2001	34	MON	NL	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2002	35	COL-NYY-min	AAA	51	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000		0	0	0	0	0	0		CSP,CLB · PCL,IL
2003	36	HOU-min	AAA,AA	36	18	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000		0	1	0	4	0	0		NOR,RRK · PCL,TL
9 Yrs				290	35	30	1	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	12	.067	.094	.067	.160	-55	2	3	0	3	1	0
162 Game Avg.				162	20	17	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	7	.067	.094	.067	.160	-55	1	2	0	2	1	0

CHC (3 yrs)				179	35	30	1	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	12	.067	.094	.067	.160	-55	2	3	0	3	1	0
MIL (3 yrs)				49	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
KCR (1 yr)				9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
MON (1 yr)				18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
HOU (1 yr)				27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
DET (1 yr)				8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0

NL (6 yrs)				226	35	30	1	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	12	.067	.094	.067	.160	-55	2	3	0	3	1	0
AL (3 yrs)				64	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	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
1991	24	CHC	NL	40	27	-6	0	-1	0	3	-3	-0.3	1	-2	-0.3	.491	.498	-0.3	0.0	-2	$	1
1992	25	CHC	NL	69	4	-0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$150,000	1
1993	26	CHC	NL	70	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	0.2	0	2	0.2	.502	.501	0.2	0.1	1	$245,000	1
1994	27	MIL	AL	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$500,000	1
1995	28	MIL	AL	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$800,000	1
1996	29	DET	AL	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	/1
1996	29	KCR	AL	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	/1

1998	31	HOU	NL	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	-0.0	0	$	1

2000	33	MIL	NL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	/1
2001	34	MON	NL	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	1
9 Seasons				290	35	-5	0	-1	0	4	-1	-0.2	1	-0	-0.1	.499	.500	-0.1	0.2	-0	$1,695,000

CHC (3 yrs)				179	35	-5	0	-1	0	4	-1	-0.2	1	-0	-0.1	.499	.500	-0.1	0.1	-0	$395,000
MIL (3 yrs)				49	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$1,300,000
KCR (1 yr)				9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$
MON (1 yr)				18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$
HOU (1 yr)				27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	-0.0	0	$
DET (1 yr)				8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	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
1991	24	CHC	NL	27	28	0	0.0	97	.071	.042	.262	.080	.331	.042	.393	.122	.723	-65	.000	-5.5	-0.6	.077	.042	.000
1992	25	CHC	NL	4	4	0	0.0	95	.000	.000	.262	.000	.328	.000	.386	.000	.715	-100	.000	-1.1	-0.1	.000	.000	.000
1993	26	CHC	NL	4	3	1	8.9	101	.500	.500	.268	.333	.332	.500	.408	.833	.740	123	.769	0.2	0.0	1.000	.000	.000
9 Yrs				35	35	1	0.8	97	.105	.067	.263	.094	.330	.067	.393	.160	.723	-55	.042	-6.3	-0.7	.097	.033	.000
162 Game Avg.				20	20	1	0.8	97	.105	.067	.263	.094	.330	.067	.393	.160	.723	-55	.042	-6.3	-0.7	.097	.033	.000

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
1991	24	CHC	NL	27	0.0%	37.0%	3.7%	0.0%	0%	10.00	2.4		24.0	2.67	8.00	52%	6%	0.0%	0%
1992	25	CHC	NL	4	0.0%	25.0%	0.0%	0.0%			4.0					75%	0%
1993	26	CHC	NL	4	0.0%	25.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0%		2.0		1.0	0.00	0.00	50%	67%	0.0%	0%
9 Yrs				35	0.0%	34.3%	2.9%	0.0%	0%	12.00	2.5		10.0	2.00	6.00	54%	14%	0.0%	0%
MLB Averages					2.6%	16.2%	8.9%	7.6%	32%	1.82	5.5	33.9	7.6	0.80	1.08	71%	22%	7.7%	15%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	AB
1991	24	CHC	NL	-5.5	-0.6	27	-0.6	0.1	-0.7	.97	-0.6	-0.0	-5.4	-0.6	0.92	-5.9	0
1992	25	CHC	NL	-1.1	-0.1	4	-0.0	0.0	-0.1	.99	-0.0	0.0	-0.3	-0.0	1.08	-0.4	0
1993	26	CHC	NL	0.2	0.0	4	0.1	0.1	-0.0	.92	0.1	0.0	1.7	0.2	1.26	0.9	0
1994	27	MIL	AL	0.0	0.0
1995	28	MIL	AL	0.0	0.0
1996	29	TOT	AL	0.0	0.0
1996	29	DET	AL	0.0	0.0
1996	29	KCR	AL	0.0	0.0

1998	31	HOU	NL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0

2000	33	MIL	NL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
2001	34	MON	NL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
9 Yrs				-6.3	-0.7	35	-0.5	0.3	-0.8	.96	-0.5	0.0	-4.0	-0.4	0.98	-5.4	0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	RS%	SBO
1991	24	CHC	NL	0	0%	2
1992	25	CHC	NL	1		0
1993	26	CHC	NL	1	0%	2
9 Yrs				2	33%	4

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
1991	24	CHC	NL	27	37%	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	40%	5	3	60%	7	1	14%	14	1	7%	0	0		0	0		0
1992	25	CHC	NL	4	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0%	2	0	0%	1	0	0%	3	0	0%	1	0	0%	0	0		0
1993	26	CHC	NL	4	25%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	100%	1	0	0%	1	1	100%	6	2	33%	1	1	100%	1	1	100%	0
9 Yrs				35	31%	2	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	3	43%	8	3	38%	9	2	22%	23	3	13%	2	1	50%	1	1	100%	0
MLB Averages					56%																			73%			10%			35%			15%			52%			57%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Pit	Pit/PA	Str	Str%	L/Str	S/Str	F/Str	I/Str	AS/Str	I/Bll	AS/Pit	Con	1stS	30%	30c	30s	20%	20c	20s	31%	31c	31s	L/SO	PAu	Pitu	Stru
1991	24	CHC	NL	27	100	3.70	70	70%	21%	26%	30%	23%	79%	0%	55%	67%	70%	4%	1	0	7%	2	1	4%	1	0	50%	0	0	0
1992	25	CHC	NL	4	15	3.75	11	73%	27%	18%	27%	27%	73%	0%	53%	75%	25%	0%	0	0	25%	1	1	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0
1993	26	CHC	NL	3	7	2.33	6	86%	33%	17%	17%	33%	67%	0%	57%	75%	67%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	100%	1	0	0
3 Yrs				34	122	3.59	87	71%	23%	24%	29%	24%	77%	0%	55%	69%	65%	3%	1	0	9%	3	2	3%	1	0	50%	1	0	0
MLB Averages						3.70		62%	26%	15%	27%	32%	74%	2%	46%	80%	30%	6%			16%			9%			28%

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	SH	SF
1991	24	40	27	24	0	1	1	1	10	.042	.080	.042	.122	-65	1	3	2	0
1992	25	109	31	28	1	1	1	1	11	.036	.069	.036	.105	-70	1	3	2	0
1993	26	179	35	30	1	2	3	1	12	.067	.094	.067	.160	-55	2	3	3	1
1994	27	209	35	30	1	2	3	1	12	.067	.094	.067	.160	-55	2	3	3	1
1995	28	226	35	30	1	2	3	1	12	.067	.094	.067	.160	-55	2	3	3	1
1996	29	243	35	30	1	2	3	1	12	.067	.094	.067	.160	-55	2	3	3	1
1997	30	243	35	30	1	2	3	1	12	.067	.094	.067	.160	-55	2	3	3	1
1998	31	270	35	30	1	2	3	1	12	.067	.094	.067	.160	-55	2	3	3	1
1999	32	270	35	30	1	2	3	1	12	.067	.094	.067	.160	-55	2	3	3	1
2000	33	272	35	30	1	2	3	1	12	.067	.094	.067	.160	-55	2	3	3	1
2001	34	290	35	30	1	2	3	1	12	.067	.094	.067	.160	-55	2	3	3	1

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	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	RC	Gact
1991	24	40	27	24	0	0	0	1	10	.000	.040	.000	.040	0	40
1992	25	69	4	4	1	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	69
1993	26	70	5	3	0	2	4	0	1	.667	.500	.667	1.167	1	70
3 Yrs		179	36	31	1	2	4	1	12	.065	.091	.065	.155	1	179
162 Game Avg.		162	33	28	1	2	4	1	11	.065	.091	.065	.155	1	179

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