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Don Schwall

Donald Bernard Schwall

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 6", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: March 2, 1936 in Wilkes-Barre, PA
High School: Ypsilanti HS (Ypsilanti, MI)
School: University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK)
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1958. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 21, 1961
Teams (by GP): Pirates/RedSox/Braves 1961-1967

Final Game: April 12, 1967
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All-Star

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
1961 25 BOS AL 27 73 61 5 11 2 0 0 6 0 0 1 10 .180 .194 .213 .407 9 13 1 0 11 0 0 1 AS,MVP-14,RoY-1
1962 26 BOS AL 34 73 66 5 9 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 12 .136 .162 .136 .298 -19 9 2 0 5 0 0 1
1963 27 PIT NL 33 52 50 3 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 10 .160 .173 .160 .333 -3 8 1 0 0 1 0 1
1964 28 PIT NL 16 19 19 1 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7 .263 .263 .368 .632 77 7 1 0 0 0 0 1
1965 29 PIT NL 43 15 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1966 30 TOT NL 22 25 23 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 .043 .083 .043 .127 -64 1 1 0 1 0 0 1
1966 30 PIT NL 11 12 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .100 .182 .100 .282 -19 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
1966 30 ATL NL 11 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
1967 31 ATL NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
7 Yrs 176 257 234 16 34 2 1 0 12 0 0 5 55 .145 .163 .162 .325 -10 38 6 0 17 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 237 215 15 31 2 1 0 11 0 0 5 51 .145 .163 .162 .325 -10 35 6 0 16 1 0
PIT (4 yrs) 103 98 94 6 14 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 27 .149 .165 .170 .335 -4 16 2 0 1 1 0
ATL (2 yrs) 12 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 0 0 0
BOS (2 yrs) 61 146 127 10 20 2 0 0 10 0 0 3 22 .157 .177 .173 .350 -6 22 3 0 16 0 0
NL (5 yrs) 115 111 107 6 14 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 33 .131 .145 .150 .295 -16 16 3 0 1 1 0
AL (2 yrs) 61 146 127 10 20 2 0 0 10 0 0 3 22 .157 .177 .173 .350 -6 22 3 0 16 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
1961 25 BOS AL 27 73 -7 -0 1 0 8 2 0.2 2 4 0.2 .508 .501 0.2 -0.0 4 $ 1 AS,MVP-14,RoY-1
1962 26 BOS AL 34 73 -11 0 -0 0 9 -2 -0.3 2 -0 -0.3 .493 .498 -0.2 -0.0 -0 $ 1
1963 27 PIT NL 33 52 -7 -0 0 0 6 -1 -0.1 2 1 -0.1 .496 .499 -0.1 0.0 1 $ 1
1964 28 PIT NL 16 19 -1 0 -0 0 2 1 0.2 1 2 0.2 .509 .501 0.2 0.0 2 $ 1
1965 29 PIT NL 43 15 -4 0 0 0 2 -2 -0.2 0 -1 -0.2 .495 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1 $ 1
1966 30 PIT NL 11 12 -1 0 0 0 1 0 0.1 0 1 0.1 .505 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $ 1
1966 30 ATL NL 11 13 -3 0 -0 0 1 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .477 .498 -0.2 0.0 -2 $ 1
1967 31 ATL NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
7 Seasons 176 257 -34 0 1 0 30 -4 -0.5 8 4 -0.3 .498 .500 -0.2 0.0 4 $
PIT (4 yrs) 103 98 -12 0 0 0 11 -1 -0.1 3 2 0.0 .499 .500 0.0 0.0 2 $
ATL (2 yrs) 12 13 -3 0 -0 0 1 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .479 .499 -0.2 0.0 -2 $
BOS (2 yrs) 61 146 -18 0 1 0 17 -0 -0.1 4 4 -0.1 .499 .500 0.0 -0.0 4 $

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
1961 25 BOS AL 73 62 3 1.3 105 .216 .180 .265 .194 .340 .213 .412 .407 .753 9 .087 -8.2 -0.8 .275 .049 .033
1962 26 BOS AL 73 64 1 0.4 105 .167 .136 .266 .162 .339 .136 .415 .298 .755 -19 .013 -11.5 -1.2 .186 .030 .000
1963 27 PIT NL 52 44 1 0.6 89 .195 .160 .254 .173 .316 .160 .380 .333 .696 -3 .032 -6.7 -0.7 .209 .020 .000
1964 28 PIT NL 19 15 1 1.8 93 .417 .263 .262 .263 .320 .368 .389 .632 .709 77 .181 -0.8 -0.1 .467 .105 .105
1965 29 PIT NL 15 15 0 0.0 94 .000 .000 .258 .000 .322 .000 .390 .000 .712 -100 .000 -4.0 -0.4 .000 .000 .000
1966 30 TOT NL 25 24 0 0.0 98 .067 .043 .267 .083 .326 .043 .402 .127 .727 -64 .000 -5.2 -0.5 .087 .043 .000
1966 30 PIT NL 12 10 0 0.0 96 .125 .100 .265 .182 .323 .100 .399 .282 .722 -19 .000 -1.6 -0.2 .222 .100 .000
1966 30 ATL NL 13 14 0 0.0 99 .000 .000 .268 .000 .327 .000 .404 .000 .731 -100 .000 -3.5 -0.4 .000 .000 .000
7 Yrs 257 224 6 0.7 99 .189 .145 .263 .163 .331 .162 .402 .325 .733 -10 .036 -36.3 -3.7 .209 .038 .017
162 Game Avg. 237 206 6 0.7 99 .189 .145 .263 .163 .331 .162 .402 .325 .733 -10 .036 -36.3 -3.7 .209 .038 .017
PIT (4 yrs) 98 84 2 0.6 91 .206 .149 .258 .165 .318 .170 .386 .335 .704 -4 .034 -13.1 -1.4 .220 .043 .021
BOS (2 yrs) 146 126 4 0.9 105 .190 .157 .266 .177 .340 .173 .414 .350 .754 -6 .043 -19.7 -2.0 .227 .039 .016
ATL (2 yrs) 13 14 0 0.0 99 .000 .000 .268 .000 .327 .000 .404 .000 .731 -100 .000 -3.5 -0.4 .000 .000 .000
NL (5 yrs) 111 98 2 0.5 92 .187 .131 .259 .145 .320 .150 .388 .295 .707 -16 .025 -16.6 -1.8 .188 .037 .019
AL (2 yrs) 146 126 4 0.9 105 .190 .157 .266 .177 .340 .173 .414 .350 .754 -6 .043 -19.7 -2.0 .227 .039 .016

All-Star Batting

Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1961 BOS AL 25 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1 0 0 0 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
1961 25 BOS AL 73 0.0% 13.7% 1.4% 2.7% 18% 10.00 6.1 10.2 1.94 70%
1962 26 BOS AL 73 0.0% 16.4% 2.7% 0.0% 0% 6.00 5.5 16.5 1.68 74%
1963 27 PIT NL 52 0.0% 19.2% 1.9% 0.0% 0% 10.00 5.0 50.0 1.29 79%
1964 28 PIT NL 19 0.0% 36.8% 0.0% 5.3% 20% 2.7 19.0 3.00 63%
1965 29 PIT NL 15 0.0% 53.3% 0.0% 0.0% 1.9 3.00 47%
1966 30 TOT NL 25 0.0% 32.0% 4.0% 0.0% 0% 8.00 2.9 6.50 60%
1966 30 PIT NL 12 0.0% 16.7% 8.3% 0.0% 0% 2.00 5.0 2.50 67%
1966 30 ATL NL 13 0.0% 46.2% 0.0% 0.0% 2.2 54%
7 Yrs 257 0.0% 21.4% 2.0% 1.2% 9% 11.00 4.3 19.5 1.93 70%
MLB Averages 2.2% 15.1% 8.2% 6.3% 28% 1.85 5.9 40.0 8.9 1.09 73%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1961 25 BOS AL -8.2 -0.8 73 -0.6 0.7 -1.3 1.00 -0.8 0.2 -8.2 -0.8 1.08 -8.7 0
1962 26 BOS AL -11.5 -1.2 73 -0.7 0.9 -1.6 1.11 -1.0 0.4 -10.3 -1.0 1.03 -11.6 0
1963 27 PIT NL -6.7 -0.7 51 -0.9 0.3 -1.2 1.10 -0.7 -0.1 -6.8 -0.7 0.86 -7.0 0
1964 28 PIT NL -0.8 -0.1 19 -0.3 0.0 -0.4 .79 -0.1 -0.3 -3.3 -0.4 0.96 -2.4 0
1965 29 PIT NL -4.0 -0.4 14 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 1.22 -0.3 0.0 -3.1 -0.3 0.90 -3.4 0
1966 30 TOT NL -5.2 -0.5 23 -0.5 0.1 -0.6 .99 -0.5 0.0 -5.6 -0.6 0.91 -5.5 0
1966 30 PIT NL -1.6 -0.2 11 -0.2 0.1 -0.2 1.06 -0.2 0.0 -1.4 -0.1 0.80 -1.9 0
1966 30 ATL NL -3.5 -0.4 12 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 .93 -0.3 -0.0 -4.2 -0.4 1.02 -3.6 0
1967 31 ATL NL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
7 Yrs -36.4 -3.8 253 -3.4 2.0 -5.4 1.04 -3.5 0.2 -37.4 -3.8 0.98 -38.5 0

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
1961 25 BOS AL 3 0 42% 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20% 3 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 0
1962 26 BOS AL 1 0 46% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0
1963 27 PIT NL 0 0 33% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33% 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1964 28 PIT NL 0 0 20% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1965 29 PIT NL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1966 30 TOT NL 1 0 50% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1966 30 PIT NL 1 0 50% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1966 30 ATL NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Yrs 5 0 41% 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 38% 11 7 4 3 2 1 2 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
1961 25 BOS AL 73 25% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 11 100% 23 1 4% 23 9 39% 62 7 11% 2 2 100% 5 3 60% 0
1962 26 BOS AL 73 19% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 71% 17 2 12% 20 8 40% 63 5 8% 5 2 40% 6 3 50% 0
1963 27 PIT NL 52 41% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 14% 8 1 13% 23 1 4% 2 1 50% 0 0 0
1964 28 PIT NL 19 5% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 25% 5 0 0% 11 1 9% 2 1 50% 0 0 0
1965 29 PIT NL 15 14% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 4 0 0% 5 0 0% 7 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1966 30 TOT NL 25 48% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 4 1 25% 3 1 33% 12 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1966 30 PIT NL 12 36% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 2 0 0% 1 1 100% 3 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1966 30 ATL NL 13 58% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 2 0 0% 9 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
7 Yrs 257 26% 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 21 17 81% 59 6 10% 64 19 30% 178 14 8% 12 6 50% 11 6 55% 0
MLB Averages 52% 78% 10% 30% 14% 48% 52%

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
1961 25 27 73 61 5 11 2 0 0 6 0 0 1 10 .180 .194 .213 .407 9 13 1 0 11 0 0
1962 26 61 146 127 10 20 2 0 0 10 0 0 3 22 .157 .177 .173 .350 -6 22 3 0 16 0 0
1963 27 94 198 177 13 28 2 0 0 11 0 0 4 32 .158 .176 .169 .345 -5 30 4 0 16 1 0
1964 28 110 217 196 14 33 2 1 0 12 0 0 4 39 .168 .184 .189 .373 2 37 5 0 16 1 0
1965 29 153 232 211 15 33 2 1 0 12 0 0 4 47 .156 .171 .175 .347 -5 37 5 0 16 1 0
1966 30 175 257 234 16 34 2 1 0 12 0 0 5 55 .145 .163 .162 .325 -10 38 6 0 17 1 0
1967 31 176 257 234 16 34 2 1 0 12 0 0 5 55 .145 .163 .162 .325 -10 38 6 0 17 1 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
1961 25 27 72 60 4 10 2 0 0 5 0 1 10 .167 .180 .200 .380 2 27
1962 26 34 71 64 3 7 0 0 0 3 0 2 12 .109 .136 .109 .246 1 34
1963 27 33 54 52 4 10 0 0 0 1 0 1 10 .192 .204 .192 .396 2 33
1964 28 16 19 19 1 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 7 .263 .263 .368 .632 2 16
1965 29 43 15 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 43
1966 30 22 25 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 .000 .042 .000 .042 0 22
6 Yrs 175 256 233 13 32 2 1 0 10 0 5 55 .137 .155 .155 .309 7 175
162 Game Avg. 162 237 216 12 30 2 1 0 9 0 5 51 .137 .155 .155 .309 6 175

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

All-Star Games
1961-2 *

Awards (yr lg award)
1961 AL Rookie of the Year

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1961 AL (14, 2%)
0.02 Career Shares (1361st)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1961 AL  11 (5th)

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