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Dick Selma

Richard Jay Selma (Mortimer Snerd)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 160 lb.

Born: November 4, 1943 in Santa Ana, CA
High School: Fresno HS (Fresno, CA)
Signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent in 1963. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 2, 1965 (Age 21)
Teams (by GP): Phillies/Mets/Cubs/Angels/Padres/... 1965-1974

Final Game: August 9, 1974 (Age 30)
Died: August 29, 2001 in Clovis, CA
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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
1965 21 NYM NL 7 9 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .222 .222 .222 .444 29 2 1 0 0 0 0 /1
1966 22 NYM NL 31 19 14 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 7 .071 .222 .214 .437 24 3 0 1 1 1 0 1
1967 23 NYM NL 43 23 22 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .091 .091 .091 .182 -47 2 0 0 1 0 0 1
1968 24 NYM NL 39 62 58 4 12 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 20 .207 .207 .241 .448 35 14 1 0 4 0 0 1
1969 25 TOT NL 40 68 59 3 10 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 19 .169 .183 .220 .404 8 13 0 0 8 0 0 1
1969 25 SDP NL 4 8 7 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .286 .286 .286 .571 64 2 0 0 1 0 0 /1
1969 25 CHC NL 36 60 52 3 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 17 .154 .170 .212 .381 1 11 0 0 7 0 0 1
1970 26 PHI NL 73 22 20 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 8 .150 .190 .200 .390 6 4 1 0 1 0 0 1/53
1971 27 PHI NL 18 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 470 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1972 28 PHI NL 47 22 20 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 8 .200 .238 .250 .488 38 5 1 0 1 0 0 1
1973 29 PHI NL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1974 30 TOT AL 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1974 30 CAL AL 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1974 30 MIL AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
10 Yrs 324 226 203 13 35 5 2 0 7 1 0 5 76 .172 .195 .217 .412 17 44 4 1 16 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 113 102 7 18 3 1 0 4 1 0 3 38 .172 .195 .217 .412 17 22 2 1 8 1 0
NYM (4 yrs) 120 113 103 8 17 2 1 0 2 1 0 2 41 .165 .187 .204 .391 15 21 2 1 6 1 0
PHI (4 yrs) 144 45 41 2 8 2 0 0 4 0 0 2 16 .195 .233 .244 .476 32 10 2 0 2 0 0
SDP (1 yr) 4 8 7 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .286 .286 .286 .571 64 2 0 0 1 0 0
CAL (1 yr) 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC (1 yr) 36 60 52 3 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 17 .154 .170 .212 .381 1 11 0 0 7 0 0
MIL (1 yr) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (9 yrs) 304 226 203 13 35 5 2 0 7 1 0 5 76 .172 .195 .217 .412 17 44 4 1 16 1 0
AL (1 yr) 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 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
1965 21 NYM NL 7 9 -1 -0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 1 0.0 .504 .500 0.0 0.0 1 /1
1966 22 NYM NL 31 19 -2 -0 0 0 2 -0 -0.0 1 1 -0.0 .500 .500 -0.0 0.0 1 $7,000 1
1967 23 NYM NL 43 23 -4 -0 0 0 3 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.2 .496 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1 $10,000 1
1968 24 NYM NL 39 62 -4 1 0 0 6 3 0.4 2 5 0.4 .510 .502 0.4 0.1 5 $15,700 1
1969 25 SDP NL 4 8 -0 -0 0 0 1 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .518 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $24,000 /1
1969 25 CHC NL 36 60 -8 0 0 0 7 -0 -0.1 2 2 -0.1 .498 .500 -0.1 0.0 2 1
1970 26 PHI NL 73 22 -2 -0 -0 0 3 0 0.0 1 1 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 1 1/53
1971 27 PHI NL 18 1 0 -1 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 0 -0.0 .500 .500 -0.0 0.0 -0 1
1972 28 PHI NL 47 22 -2 -0 -0 0 2 0 0.0 1 1 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 1 1
1973 29 PHI NL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /1
1974 30 CAL AL 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $38,000 1
1974 30 MIL AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /1
10 Seasons 324 226 -23 -1 0 0 25 2 0.3 8 10 0.3 .501 .500 0.3 0.3 10 $94,700
NYM (4 yrs) 120 113 -11 0 0 0 12 2 0.3 4 6 0.3 .502 .500 0.2 0.1 6 $32,700
PHI (4 yrs) 144 45 -3 -1 -0 0 5 1 0.1 2 2 0.1 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 2
SDP (1 yr) 4 8 -0 -0 0 0 1 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .518 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $24,000
CAL (1 yr) 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $38,000
CHC (1 yr) 36 60 -8 0 0 0 7 -0 -0.1 2 2 -0.1 .498 .500 -0.1 0.0 2
MIL (1 yr) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .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 PwrSpd
1965 21 NYM NL 9 8 0 0.0 89 .400 .222 .252 .222 .315 .222 .382 .444 .697 29 .000 -0.9 -0.1 .250 .000 .000
1966 22 NYM NL 19 15 1 1.8 94 .125 .071 .261 .222 .320 .214 .394 .437 .713 24 .173 -1.4 -0.2 .462 .286 .143
1967 23 NYM NL 23 21 0 0.0 89 .167 .091 .256 .091 .318 .091 .376 .182 .694 -47 .000 -4.2 -0.4 .100 .000 .000
1968 24 NYM NL 62 51 3 1.6 81 .316 .207 .252 .207 .310 .241 .355 .448 .666 35 .185 -4.8 -0.5 .319 .052 .034 .0
1969 25 TOT NL 68 57 3 1.4 103 .250 .169 .272 .183 .344 .220 .402 .404 .746 8 .121 -7.9 -0.8 .286 .068 .051
1969 25 SDP NL 8 6 1 4.5 91 .400 .286 .255 .286 .324 .286 .378 .571 .702 64 .532 -0.4 -0.0 .400 .000 .000
1969 25 CHC NL 60 51 2 1.0 105 .229 .154 .274 .170 .346 .212 .406 .381 .752 1 .074 -7.6 -0.8 .273 .077 .058
1970 26 PHI NL 22 19 1 1.4 101 .250 .150 .263 .190 .336 .200 .402 .390 .738 6 .102 -2.6 -0.3 .278 .100 .050
1971 27 PHI NL 1 0 1 92 1.000 1.000 .260 1.000 .326 1.000 .380 2.000 .706 470 .000 0.5 0.0 .000 .000
1972 28 PHI NL 22 18 1 1.5 93 .333 .200 .259 .238 .327 .250 .382 .488 .710 38 .140 -1.7 -0.2 .353 .100 .050
10 Yrs 226 189 10 1.4 93 .273 .172 .261 .195 .326 .217 .382 .412 .708 17 .131 -23.0 -2.4 .297 .074 .044 .0
162 Game Avg. 113 95 5 1.4 93 .273 .172 .261 .195 .326 .217 .382 .412 .708 17 .131 -23.0 -2.4 .297 .074 .044
NYM (4 yrs) 113 95 4 1.1 85 .270 .165 .254 .187 .314 .204 .367 .391 .681 15 .099 -11.3 -1.2 .284 .068 .039 .0
PHI (4 yrs) 45 37 3 2.2 97 .320 .195 .261 .233 .331 .244 .392 .476 .723 32 .221 -3.8 -0.4 .343 .098 .049
SDP (1 yr) 8 6 1 4.5 91 .400 .286 .255 .286 .324 .286 .378 .571 .702 64 .531 -0.4 -0.0 .400 .000 .000
CHC (1 yr) 60 51 2 1.1 105 .229 .154 .274 .170 .346 .212 .406 .381 .752 1 .074 -7.6 -0.8 .273 .077 .058

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
1965 21 NYM NL 9 0.0% 44.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.3 56%
1966 22 NYM NL 19 0.0% 36.8% 10.5% 5.3% 100% 3.50 2.0 14.0 0.67 42%
1967 23 NYM NL 23 0.0% 43.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.2 1.75 52%
1968 24 NYM NL 62 0.0% 32.3% 0.0% 3.2% 17% 2.9 58.0 1.58 61%
1969 25 TOT NL 68 0.0% 27.9% 1.5% 2.9% 20% 19.00 3.1 59.0 2.90 59%
1969 25 SDP NL 8 0.0% 25.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.5 7.0 63%
1969 25 CHC NL 60 0.0% 28.3% 1.7% 3.3% 25% 17.00 3.1 2.50 58%
1970 26 PHI NL 22 0.0% 36.4% 4.6% 4.6% 33% 8.00 2.5 10.0 1.20 55%
1971 27 PHI NL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 100%
1972 28 PHI NL 22 0.0% 36.4% 4.6% 4.6% 25% 8.00 2.5 10.0 4.00 55%
10 Yrs 226 0.0% 33.6% 2.2% 3.1% 20% 15.20 2.7 29.0 1.97 57%
MLB Averages 2.0% 14.8% 8.5% 6.0% 27% 1.76 6.0 44.5 9.2 1.11 73%

Win Probability*

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1965 21 NYM NL -0.9 -0.1 9 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 1.08 -0.1 -0.1 -1.3 -0.1 0.94 -1.2 0
1966 22 NYM NL -1.4 -0.2 20 -0.3 0.2 -0.5 .99 -0.2 -0.0 -2.2 -0.2 0.87 -2.3 0
1967 23 NYM NL -4.2 -0.4 23 -0.4 0.1 -0.5 .93 -0.5 0.0 -5.4 -0.6 1.08 -4.5 0
1968 24 NYM NL -4.8 -0.5 63 -0.8 0.3 -1.1 .91 -0.6 -0.4 -7.4 -0.8 0.97 -5.8 0
1969 25 TOT NL -7.9 -0.8 68 -0.8 0.3 -1.0 .77 -0.8 -0.2 -10.2 -1.0 0.95 -9.0 0
1969 25 SDP NL -0.4 -0.0 8 -0.0 0.1 -0.1 .98 -0.0 -0.0 -0.2 -0.0 1.08 -0.2 0
1969 25 CHC NL -7.6 -0.8 60 -0.7 0.2 -0.9 .75 -0.8 -0.2 -10.0 -1.0 0.94 -8.8 0
1970 26 PHI NL -2.6 -0.3 22 -0.3 0.2 -0.5 1.21 -0.3 0.1 -3.4 -0.3 1.15 -2.8 0
1971 27 PHI NL 0.5 0.0 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 .45 0.0 -0.0 0.1 0.0 0.38 0.3 0
1972 28 PHI NL -1.7 -0.2 22 -0.2 0.3 -0.5 1.03 -0.2 0.0 -1.5 -0.2 0.85 -2.0 0
1973 29 PHI NL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1974 30 TOT AL 0.0 0.0
1974 30 CAL AL 0.0 0.0
1974 30 MIL AL 0.0 0.0
10 Yrs -23.0 -2.5 228 -2.9 1.4 -4.4 .92 -2.6 -0.5 -31.2 -3.3 0.97 -27.2 0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB OOB1 OOB2 OOB3 OOBHm BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1965 21 NYM NL 0 0 50% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40% 4 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
1966 22 NYM NL 0 0 25% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1967 23 NYM NL 0 0 100% 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33% 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
1968 24 NYM NL 1 0 33% 33 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 63% 5 2 3 1 0 1 2 1 1
1969 25 TOT NL 0 0 27% 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 67% 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
1969 25 SDP 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 0 0 0 0
1969 25 CHC NL 0 0 33% 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 67% 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
1970 26 PHI NL 1 0 25% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33% 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1971 27 PHI NL 0 0 0% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
1972 28 PHI NL 0 0 20% 7 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
10 Yrs 2 0 32% 104 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 46% 15 10 5 1 0 1 8 2 5

Situational Batting*

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 % DPopp DPs DP% Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1965 21 NYM NL 9 33% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 3 1 33% 4 0 0% 4 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1966 22 NYM NL 19 21% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 33% 4 0 0% 4 2 50% 10 1 10% 1 1 100% 2 1 50% 0
1967 23 NYM NL 23 22% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 3 0 0% 4 0 0% 20 0 0% 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 0
1968 24 NYM NL 62 29% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 67% 12 1 8% 12 3 25% 40 1 3% 3 1 33% 0 0 0
1969 25 TOT NL 68 15% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 8 89% 16 0 0% 19 8 42% 38 2 5% 1 1 100% 2 1 50% 0
1969 25 SDP NL 8 13% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 2 0 0% 4 2 50% 7 2 29% 1 1 100% 1 1 100% 0
1969 25 CHC NL 60 15% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 7 88% 14 0 0% 15 6 40% 31 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
1970 26 PHI NL 22 23% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 25% 9 1 11% 7 3 43% 20 2 10% 4 2 50% 3 2 67% 0
1971 27 PHI NL 1 100% 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
1972 28 PHI NL 22 41% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 3 1 33% 5 1 20% 9 2 22% 0 0 0 0 0
10 Yrs 226 24% 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 27 16 59% 50 4 8% 55 17 31% 141 8 6% 11 5 45% 9 4 44% 0
MLB Averages 54% 76% 11% 31% 14% 47% 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
1965 21 7 9 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .222 .222 .222 .444 29 2 1 0 0 0 0
1966 22 38 28 23 2 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 11 .130 .222 .217 .440 26 5 1 1 1 1 0
1967 23 81 51 45 4 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 21 .111 .163 .156 .319 -8 7 1 1 2 1 0
1968 24 120 113 103 8 17 2 1 0 2 1 0 2 41 .165 .187 .204 .391 15 21 2 1 6 1 0
1969 25 160 181 162 11 27 3 2 0 3 1 0 3 60 .167 .186 .210 .396 12 34 2 1 14 1 0
1970 26 233 203 182 12 30 4 2 0 5 1 0 4 68 .165 .186 .209 .395 12 38 3 1 15 1 0
1971 27 251 204 183 12 31 4 2 0 5 1 0 4 68 .169 .190 .213 .404 14 39 3 1 15 1 0
1972 28 298 226 203 13 35 5 2 0 7 1 0 5 76 .172 .195 .217 .412 17 44 4 1 16 1 0
1973 29 304 226 203 13 35 5 2 0 7 1 0 5 76 .172 .195 .217 .412 17 44 4 1 16 1 0
1974 30 324 226 203 13 35 5 2 0 7 1 0 5 76 .172 .195 .217 .412 17 44 4 1 16 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
1965 21 7 10 10 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .300 .300 .300 .600 1 7
1966 22 31 19 14 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 7 .071 .222 .214 .437 1 31
1967 23 43 23 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 43
1968 24 39 64 60 5 14 2 0 0 1 1 0 20 .233 .233 .267 .500 4 39
1969 25 40 67 58 2 9 1 1 0 1 0 1 19 .155 .169 .207 .376 2 40
1970 26 73 22 20 1 3 1 0 0 3 0 1 8 .150 .190 .200 .390 1 73
1971 27 18 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1 18
1972 28 49 23 21 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 1 8 .190 .227 .238 .465 1 47
8 Yrs 300 229 206 13 35 5 2 0 9 1 5 76 .170 .192 .214 .406 11 298
162 Game Avg. 162 124 111 7 19 3 1 0 5 1 3 41 .170 .192 .214 .406 6 298



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