Dick Sipek

Richard Francis Sipek

Positions: Pinch Hitter and Outfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: January 16, 1923 in Chicago, IL
High School: Illinois School for the Deaf (Jacksonville, IL) (All Transactions)
Debut: April 28, 1945
Team: Reds 1945

Final Game: September 29, 1945
Died: July 17, 2005 in Quincy, IL
Buried: Calvary Cemetery, Quincy, IL
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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	Pos	Awards
1943	20	CIN-CHC-min	A1,D	111	425	425		158	23	14	4						.372	.372	.520	.892		221					BIR,ERW · SOUA,APPY
1944	21	CIN-min	A1	134	508	508		162	17	9	4						.319	.319	.411	.730		209					BIR · SOUA
1945	22	CIN	NL	82	170	156	14	38	6	2	0	13	0		9	15	.244	.302	.308	.609	71	48	4	4	1	O97
1946	23	CIN-min	AAA	98	354	319	35	78	14	8	1	22	3	0	26	28	.245	.307	.348	.655		111	4	3	6		SYR · IL
1947	24	CIN-min	A	127	437	437		119	18	6	4						.272	.272	.368	.641		161					CLM · SALL
1948	25	REI	C	121	437	437		139	35	6	13						.318	.318	.515	.833		225					REI · CARL
1949	26	REI	B	143	567	567		182	34	3	14						.321	.321	.466	.787		264					REI · CARL
1950	27	REI	B	48	171	171		42	8	1	2						.246	.246	.339	.585		58					REI · CARL
1951	28	REI	B	137	518	518		167	29	4	11						.322	.322	.458	.780		237					REI · CARL
1 Yr				82	170	156	14	38	6	2	0	13	0		9	15	.244	.302	.308	.609	71	48	4	4	1
162 Game Avg.				162	336	308	28	75	12	4	0	26	0		18	30	.244	.302	.308	.609	71	95	8	8	2

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
1945	22	CIN	NL	82	170	-6	0	0	0	-1	-7	-0.7	5	-2	-0.2	.491	.495	-0.2	-0.1	-2	$	O97
1 Season				82	170	-6	0	0	0	-1	-7	-0.7	5	-2	-0.2	.491	.495	-0.2	-0.1	-2	$

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
1945	22	CIN	NL	170	123	14	3.0	95	.270	.244	.271	.302	.340	.308	.374	.609	.714	71	.350	-6.2	-0.6	.500	.122	.064
1 Yr				170	123	14	3.0	95	.270	.244	.271	.302	.340	.308	.374	.609	.714	71	.350	-6.2	-0.6	.500	.122	.064
162 Game Avg.				336	243	28	3.0	95	.270	.244	.271	.302	.340	.308	.374	.609	.714	71	.350	-6.2	-0.6	.500	.122	.064

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	IP%
1945	22	CIN	NL	170	0.0%	8.8%	5.3%	4.7%	21%	1.67	10.4		12.0	83%
1 Yr				170	0.0%	8.8%	5.3%	4.7%	21%	1.67	10.4		12.0	83%
MLB Averages					1.1%	8.5%	8.8%	5.5%	24%	0.97	10.5	83.9	8.9	80%

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
1945	22	82	170	156	14	38	6	2	0	13	0		9	15	.244	.302	.308	.609	71	48	4	4	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	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	RC	Gact
1945	22	86	177	163	15	40	6	2	14	9	16	.245	.301	.307	.608	15	82
1 Yr		86	177	163	15	40	6	2	14	9	16	.245	.301	.307	.608	15	82
162 Game Avg.		162	333	307	28	75	11	4	26	17	30	.245	.301	.307	.608	28	82

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