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Ray Semproch

Roman Anthony Semproch (Baby)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: January 7, 1931 in Cleveland, OH
Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1951. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 15, 1958
Teams (by GP): Phillies/Tigers/Angels 1958-1961

Final Game: May 2, 1961
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Standard Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1951	20	PHI-min	D	17	11	.607	4.24	36	27					229.0	219	137	108		115								1.459	8.6		4.5			ELZ · APPY
1952		Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1953		Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1954	23	PHI-min	B	9	11	.450	4.37	43	25					208.0	200	126	101	11	106								1.471	8.7	0.5	4.6			TER · IIIL
1955	24	PHI-min	C,B	8	10	.444	4.01	48	19					191.0	185	110	85	10	97								1.476	8.7	0.5	4.6			TRV,REI · PROV,CARL
1956	25	PHI-min	B	13	13	.500	2.91	31	29					210.0	162	82	68	18	69								1.100	6.9	0.8	3.0			WLS · CARL
1957	26	PHI-min	AAA	12	4	.750	2.76	37	17		9	3		176.0	158	63	54	7	70		95	4	0	2			1.295	8.1	0.4	3.6	4.9	1.36	MIA · IL
1958	27	PHI	NL	13	11	.542	3.92	36	30	3	12	2	0	204.1	211	105	89	25	58	1	92	6	0	5	872	102	1.316	9.3	1.1	2.6	4.1	1.59
1959	28	PHI	NL	3	10	.231	5.40	30	18	7	2	0	3	111.2	119	76	67	12	59	1	54	3	0	2	503	76	1.594	9.6	1.0	4.8	4.4	0.92
1960	29	LAD-min	AAA	11	2	.846	3.96	20	17					109.0	115	55	48	1	55								1.560	9.5	0.1	4.5			SPO · PCL
1960	29	DET	AL	3	0	1.000	4.00	17	0	8	0	0	0	27.0	29	17	12	2	16	0	9	0	0	2	125	101	1.667	9.7	0.7	5.3	3.0	0.56
1961	30	TTO	AAA	0	0		0.00	2	0					2.0	2	0	0	0	2								2.000	9.0	0.0	9.0			TTO · IL
1961	30	LAA	AL	0	0		9.00	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	1	2	1	0	3	0	1	0	0	1	7	67	4.000	9.0	0.0	27.0	9.0	0.33
4 Yrs				19	21	.475	4.42	85	48	18	14	2	3	344.0	360	200	169	39	136	2	156	9	0	10	1507	91	1.442	9.4	1.0	3.6	4.1	1.15
162 Game Avg.				10	11	.475	4.42	43	25	9	7	1	2	176	184	102	86	20	70	1	80	5	0	5	770	91	1.442	9.4	1.0	3.6	4.1	1.15

PHI (2 yrs)				16	21	.432	4.44	66	48	10	14	2	3	316.0	330	181	156	37	117	2	146	9	0	7	1375	91	1.415	9.4	1.1	3.3	4.2	1.25
LAA (1 yr)				0	0		9.00	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	1	2	1	0	3	0	1	0	0	1	7	67	4.000	9.0	0.0	27.0	9.0	0.33
DET (1 yr)				3	0	1.000	4.00	17	0	8	0	0	0	27.0	29	17	12	2	16	0	9	0	0	2	125	101	1.667	9.7	0.7	5.3	3.0	0.56

AL (2 yrs)				3	0	1.000	4.18	19	0	8	0	0	0	28.0	30	19	13	2	19	0	10	0	0	3	132	98	1.750	9.6	0.6	6.1	3.2	0.53
NL (2 yrs)				16	21	.432	4.44	66	48	10	14	2	3	316.0	330	181	156	37	117	2	146	9	0	7	1375	91	1.415	9.4	1.1	3.3	4.2	1.25

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary
1958	27	PHI	NL	204.1	36	30	105	4.62	4.59	-0.39	0.00	100.4	5.00	8	0.9	2.1	-0.1	2.7	31	.525	.506	$
1959	28	PHI	NL	111.2	30	18	76	6.13	4.56	-0.17	0.00	102.2	4.84	-17	-1.7	2.1	-0.3	-0.9	-4	.444	.490	$
1960	29	DET	AL	27.0	17	0	17	5.67	4.34	0.05	-0.18	104.5	4.30	-4	-0.4	1.1	-0.1	-0.3	-2	.476	.497	$
1961	30	LAA	AL	1.0	2	0	2	18.00	6.46	0.08	-0.27	109.1	6.67	-1	-0.1	.7	0.0	-0.1	-1	.439	.499	$
4 Seasons				344.0	85	48	200	5.23	4.57	-0.28	-0.01	101.3	4.90	-14	-1.3	1.6	-0.4	1.4	24	.485	.498	$

PHI (2 yrs)				316.0	66	48	181	5.16	4.58	-0.31	0.00	101.0	4.94	-8	-0.8	2.1	-0.4	1.8	27	.488	.498	$
LAA (1 yr)				1.0	2	0	2	18.00	6.46	0.08	-0.27	109.1	6.67	-1	-0.1	.7	0.0	-0.1	-1	.439	.499	$
DET (1 yr)				27.0	17	0	17	5.67	4.34	0.05	-0.18	104.5	4.30	-4	-0.4	1.1	-0.1	-0.3	-2	.476	.497	$

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	ROE
1958	27	PHI	NL	36	871	798	105	211	36	12	25	4	3	58	92	.264	.318	.434	.752	.272	346	18	6	6	3	1	7
1959	28	PHI	NL	30	503	430	76	119	30	8	12	7	2	59	54	.277	.366	.467	.833	.292	201	11	3	8	3	1	8
1960	29	DET	AL	17	125	108	17	29	6	1	2	0	1	16	9	.269	.363	.398	.761	.278	43	4	0	1	0	0	3
1961	30	LAA	AL	2	7	3	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	3	1	.333	.571	.333	.905	.333	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
4 Yrs				85	1506	1339	200	360	72	21	39	13	6	136	156	.269	.339	.441	.780	.279	591	33	9	15	7	2	18
162 Game Avg.				43	770	685	102	184	37	11	20	7	3	70	80	.269	.339	.441	.780	.279	302	17	5	8	4	1	9
MLB Averages																.257	.325	.393	.719	.277

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PtchR	PitchW	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo
1958	27	PHI	NL	-1.5	-0.2	885	0.0	16.5	-16.5	1.08	-0.6	0.6	-6.1	-0.6	1.08	-8.6	5	0	1
1959	28	PHI	NL	-15.5	-1.5	518	-1.9	8.2	-10.2	.98	-2.2	0.2	-21.7	-2.1	0.98	-24.1	5	3	4
1960	29	DET	AL	-1.3	-0.1	129	0.6	2.6	-2.0	1.12	-0.3	0.8	-4.4	-0.4	1.12	-3.7	3	4	10
1961	30	LAA	AL	-0.6	-0.1	10	-0.2	0.0	-0.2	.58	-0.1	-0.2	-1.9	-0.2	0.58	-2.1	0	1	1
4 Yrs				-19.0	-1.8	1542	-1.5	27.3	-28.8	1.05	-3.2	1.7	-34.1	-3.3	1.05	-38.5	13	8	16

Starting Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GS	Wgs	Lgs	ND	Wchp	Ltuf	Wtm	Ltm	tmW-L%	Wlst	Lsv	CG	SHO	QS	QS%	GmScA	Best	Wrst	BQR	BQS	sDR	lDR	RS/GS	RS/IP	IP/GS
1958	27	PHI	NL	36	30	11	9	10	0	1	15	15	.500	1	5	12	2	15	50%	50.0	77	22	21	10	11	6	5.0	5.0	6.3
1959	28	PHI	NL	30	18	2	10	6	0	3	2	16	.111	2	3	2	0	6	33%	42.8	74	19	15	4	11	7	3.6	3.2	5.1
2 Yrs				66	48	13	19	16	0	4	17	31	.354	3	8	14	2	21	44%	47	77	19	36	14	22	13	4.5	4.4	5.9
MLB Averages													.500						51%	51	111	4					4.4	4.3	6.4

Reliever Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GR	GF	Wgr	Lgr	SVOpp	SV	BSv	SV%	SVSit	Hold	IR	IS	IS%	1^stIP	aLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo	Ahd	Tie	Bhd	Runr	Empt	>3o	<3o	IPmult	0DR	Out/GR
1958	27	PHI	NL	36	6	3	2	2	1	0	1	0%	2	1	3	3	100%	9	1.083	5	0	1	2	3	1	2	4	6	0	6	0	7.0
1959	28	PHI	NL	30	12	7	1	0	3	3	0	100%	4	0	16	5	31%	8	.975	5	3	4	6	1	5	9	3	6	5	6	4	4.9
1960	29	DET	AL	17	17	8	3	0	1	0	1	0%	1	0	12	2	17%	8	1.124	3	4	10	1	3	13	7	10	8	4	9	4	4.8
1961	30	LAA	AL	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0		6	.584	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	1.5
4 Yrs				85	37	18	6	2	5	3	2	60%	7	1	31	10	32%		1.048	13	8	16	9	8	20	18	19	20	10	21	8	5.0

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	GO/AO	IP%	DPopp	DPs	DP%
1958	27	PHI	NL	871	58%	2.9%	10.6%	6.7%	8.4%	35%	1.00	79%	162	18	11%
1959	28	PHI	NL	503	50%	2.4%	10.7%	11.7%	9.9%	42%	1.06	73%	107	11	10%
1960	29	DET	AL	125	67%	1.6%	7.2%	12.8%	7.2%	31%	1.45	78%	26	4	15%
1961	30	LAA	AL	7	71%	0.0%	14.3%	42.9%	0.0%	0%	1.00	43%	0	0
4 Yrs				1506	56%	2.6%	10.4%	9.0%	8.8%	37%	1.05	76%	295	33	11%
MLB Averages					51%	2.4%	13.4%	8.8%	6.7%	29%	1.02	74%			11%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

					Hits			Home Runs							Advances				Baserunning
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	H	Inf	Bnt	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	<2,3B	Scr	SO	%	ROE	WP	PB	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	BT	PAu
1958	27	PHI	NL	871	211			25	0	13	12	13	15	10	41	25	2	61%	7	5	4	301	4	3	57%	4	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	0
1959	28	PHI	NL	503	119			12	0	8	4	8	7	5	22	19	3	86%	8	2	0	217	7	2	78%	6	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	5	0
1960	29	DET	AL	125	29			2	0	4	1	1	1	1	8	4	0	50%	3	2	1	46	0	1	0%	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6	0
1961	30	LAA	AL	7	1			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	200%	0	1	0	1	2	0	100%	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
4 Yrs				1506	360			39	0	25	17	22	23	16	72	50	5	69%	18	10	5	565	13	6	68%	12	4	0	1	1	1	1	0	30	0
MLB Averages																		52%							60%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1958	27	13	11	.542	3.92	36	30	3	12	2	0	204.1	211	105	89	25	58	1	92	6	5	872	102	1.316	9.3	1.1	2.6	4.1	1.59	102
1959	28	16	21	.432	4.44	66	48	10	14	2	3	316.0	330	181	156	37	117	2	146	9	7	1375	91	1.415	9.4	1.1	3.3	4.2	1.25	91
1960	29	19	21	.475	4.41	83	48	18	14	2	3	343.0	359	198	168	39	133	2	155	9	9	1500	91	1.434	9.4	1.0	3.5	4.1	1.17	91
1961	30	19	21	.475	4.42	85	48	18	14	2	3	344.0	360	200	169	39	136	2	156	9	10	1507	91	1.442	9.4	1.0	3.6	4.1	1.15	91

Neutralized Pitching

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Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	HR/9	Gact
1958	27	11	12	.478	3.99	210.0	221	103	93	26	61	94	6	1.343	9.5	2.6	4.0	1.54	1.1	36
1959	28	4	8	.333	5.42	113.0	123	76	68	12	61	55	3	1.628	9.8	4.9	4.4	0.90	1.0	30
1960	29	1	2	.333	4.18	28.0	30	14	13	2	17	9	0	1.679	9.6	5.5	2.9	0.53	0.6	17
1961	30	0	0		9.00	1.0	1	1	1	0	3	1	0	4.000	9.0	27.0	9.0	0.33	0.0	2
4 Yrs		16	22	.421	4.47	352.0	375	194	175	40	142	159	9	1.469	9.6		4.1	1.12	1.0	85

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Wins s c a p y 1958 NL 13 (9th)	Complete Games s c a p y 1958 NL 12 (8th)	Shutouts s c a p y 1958 NL 2 (6th)	Home Runs s c a p y 1958 NL 25 (7th)
Hit By Pitch s c a p y 1958 NL 6 (7th)

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Similarity Scores

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