Dick Sharon

Richard Louis Sharon

Position: Outfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: April 15, 1950 in San Mateo, CA
High School: Sequoia HS (Redwood City, CA)
Drafted
by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1968 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 13, 1973
Teams (by GP): Tigers/Padres 1973-1975

Final Game: September 28, 1975
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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
1973 23 DET AL 91 190 178 20 43 9 0 7 16 2 0 10 31 .242 .280 .410 .691 88 73 5 0 1 1 0 97/8
1974 24 DET AL 60 145 129 12 28 4 0 2 10 4 4 14 29 .217 .292 .295 .586 68 38 3 0 1 1 0 798
1975 25 SDP NL 91 191 160 14 31 7 0 4 20 0 2 26 35 .194 .306 .313 .619 77 50 6 0 5 0 0 78/9
3 Yrs 242 526 467 46 102 20 0 13 46 6 6 50 95 .218 .293 .345 .638 79 161 14 0 7 2 0
162 Game Avg. 162 352 313 31 68 13 0 9 31 4 4 33 64 .218 .293 .345 .638 79 108 9 0 5 1 0
DET (2 yrs) 151 335 307 32 71 13 0 9 26 6 4 24 60 .231 .285 .362 .647 80 111 8 0 2 2 0
SDP (1 yr) 91 191 160 14 31 7 0 4 20 0 2 26 35 .194 .306 .313 .619 77 50 6 0 5 0 0
AL (2 yrs) 151 335 307 32 71 13 0 9 26 6 4 24 60 .231 .285 .362 .647 80 111 8 0 2 2 0
NL (1 yr) 91 191 160 14 31 7 0 4 20 0 2 26 35 .194 .306 .313 .619 77 50 6 0 5 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
1973 23 DET AL 91 190 -1 1 -1 6 -4 2 0.3 6 8 0.9 .502 .501 0.2 0.4 2 $12,000 97/8
1974 24 DET AL 60 145 -5 -0 0 2 -2 -6 -0.6 5 -1 -0.2 .489 .496 -0.4 0.0 -3 $19,000 798
1975 25 SDP NL 91 191 -3 -2 -1 1 -2 -7 -0.8 6 -2 -0.2 .491 .495 -0.4 -0.1 -3 $ 78/9
3 Seasons 242 526 -9 -2 -1 9 -8 -11 -1.1 16 5 0.5 .495 .497 -0.6 0.3 -4 $31,000
DET (2 yrs) 151 335 -6 0 -1 8 -6 -4 -0.3 11 7 0.7 .497 .499 -0.2 0.4 -1 $31,000
SDP (1 yr) 91 191 -3 -2 -1 1 -2 -7 -0.8 6 -2 -0.2 .491 .495 -0.4 -0.1 -3 $

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
1973 23 DET AL 190 142 20 3.8 98 .255 .242 .266 .280 .336 .410 .391 .691 .727 88 .437 -3.7 -0.4 .607 .236 .169 3.1
1974 24 DET AL 145 110 11 2.7 91 .263 .217 .261 .292 .325 .295 .375 .586 .700 68 .313 -5.2 -0.6 .481 .186 .078 2.7
1975 25 SDP NL 191 142 15 2.8 91 .223 .194 .258 .306 .328 .313 .373 .619 .701 77 .318 -4.3 -0.4 .540 .269 .119 .0
3 Yrs 526 394 46 3.1 94 .247 .218 .262 .293 .330 .345 .381 .638 .711 79 .363 -13.3 -1.4 .548 .233 .126 8.2
162 Game Avg. 352 264 31 3.1 94 .247 .218 .262 .293 .330 .345 .381 .638 .711 79 .363 -13.3 -1.4 .548 .233 .126 5
DET (2 yrs) 335 252 31 3.3 95 .258 .231 .264 .285 .331 .362 .384 .647 .716 80 .387 -9.0 -0.9 .552 .215 .130 7.2
SDP (1 yr) 191 142 15 2.8 91 .223 .194 .258 .306 .328 .313 .373 .619 .701 77 .318 -4.3 -0.4 .540 .269 .119 .0
AL (2 yrs) 335 252 31 3.3 95 .258 .231 .264 .285 .331 .362 .384 .647 .716 80 .387 -9.0 -0.9 .552 .215 .130 7.2
NL (1 yr) 191 142 15 2.8 91 .223 .194 .258 .306 .328 .313 .373 .619 .701 77 .318 -4.3 -0.4 .540 .269 .119 .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
1973 23 DET AL 190 3.7% 16.3% 5.3% 8.4% 37% 3.10 5.7 25.4 11.1 0.75 74%
1974 24 DET AL 145 1.4% 20.0% 9.7% 4.1% 21% 2.07 4.4 64.5 12.9 1.00 68%
1975 25 SDP NL 191 2.1% 18.3% 13.6% 5.8% 36% 1.35 4.6 40.0 8.0 1.12 63%
3 Yrs 526 2.5% 18.1% 9.5% 6.3% 32% 1.90 4.9 35.9 10.2 0.94 69%
MLB Averages 1.9% 13.3% 8.8% 6.0% 26% 1.50 6.7 46.9 8.8 1.09 74%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1973 23 DET AL -3.7 -0.4 194 -0.7 2.5 -3.1 .89 -0.2 -0.6 -6.8 -0.7 0.93 -2.6 1.66 3
1974 24 DET AL -5.2 -0.6 157 -1.7 1.5 -3.2 1.05 -0.9 -0.7 -12.1 -1.3 0.95 -9.1 2.16 5
1975 25 SDP NL -4.3 -0.4 197 -0.8 3.1 -3.9 1.14 -0.3 -0.4 -6.3 -0.7 1.03 -4.1 1.35 33
3 Yrs -13.3 -1.4 548 -3.2 7.1 -10.3 1.03 -1.4 -1.8 -25.2 -2.6 0.97 -15.8 1.47 41

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
1973 23 DET AL 6 0 28% 70 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 4 48% 15 9 5 2 1 1 4 0 4
1974 24 DET AL 1 0 25% 57 4 4 50% 4 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 5 75% 5 0 5 2 1 0 5 1 4
1975 25 SDP NL 3 0 19% 67 0 2 0% 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 5 25% 10 9 1 4 2 1 6 2 3
3 Yrs 10 0 24% 194 6 6 50% 6 5 0 1 0 0 4 0 19 14 45% 30 18 11 8 4 2 15 3 11

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
1973 23 DET AL 190 63% 43 3 1 0 0 1.66 7 0 8 1 6 3 4 0 1 1 100% 36 5 14% 18 4 22% 115 11 10% 7 3 43% 8 4 50% 0
1974 24 DET AL 145 74% 28 5 0 0 1 2.16 2 0 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 100% 28 3 11% 16 6 38% 84 9 11% 9 5 56% 3 1 33% 0
1975 25 SDP NL 191 63% 31 33 8 0 4 1.35 4 0 5 1 3 2 2 0 5 5 100% 40 6 15% 26 9 35% 142 16 11% 10 4 40% 7 3 43% 0
3 Yrs 526 66% 102 41 9 0 5 1.47 13 0 17 3 10 6 7 0 7 7 100% 104 14 13% 60 19 32% 341 36 11% 26 12 46% 18 8 44% 0
MLB Averages 55% 76% 11% 33% 14% 48% 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
1973 23 91 190 178 20 43 9 0 7 16 2 0 10 31 .242 .280 .410 .691 88 73 5 0 1 1 0
1974 24 151 335 307 32 71 13 0 9 26 6 4 24 60 .231 .285 .362 .647 80 111 8 0 2 2 0
1975 25 242 526 467 46 102 20 0 13 46 6 6 50 95 .218 .293 .345 .638 79 161 14 0 7 2 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
1973 23 91 191 179 20 44 9 0 7 16 2 10 31 .246 .284 .413 .698 21 91
1974 24 60 150 132 14 31 4 0 2 12 4 16 29 .235 .315 .311 .626 13 60
1975 25 91 195 162 16 33 7 0 4 22 0 28 35 .204 .321 .321 .642 17 91
3 Yrs 242 536 473 50 108 20 0 13 50 6 54 95 .228 .306 .353 .659 51 242
162 Game Avg. 162 359 317 33 72 13 0 9 33 4 36 64 .228 .306 .353 .659 34 242

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

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