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Eddie Solomon

Eddie Solomon (Buddy J)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: February 9, 1951 in Perry, GA
Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1969. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 2, 1973
Teams (by GP): Braves/Pirates/Cardinals/Dodgers/WhiteSox/... 1973-1982

Final Game: July 1, 1982
Died: January 12, 1986 in Macon, GA
Buried: King Chapel Cemetery, Perry, GA
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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 22 LAD NL 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1974 23 LAD NL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1975 24 CHC NL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1976 25 STL NL 26 5 5 0 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 3 .400 .400 .600 1.000 181 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
1977 26 ATL NL 18 35 31 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 9 .129 .206 .129 .335 -12 4 0 0 1 0 0 1
1978 27 ATL NL 38 30 29 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 .138 .167 .138 .305 -18 4 3 1 0 0 0 1
1979 28 ATL NL 32 68 64 3 13 3 0 0 4 0 0 1 16 .203 .215 .250 .465 23 16 1 0 3 0 0 1
1980 29 PIT NL 27 35 32 3 7 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 .219 .219 .281 .500 37 9 1 0 3 0 0 1
1981 30 PIT NL 25 48 43 3 7 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 15 .163 .163 .163 .326 -9 7 0 0 5 0 0 1
1982 31 TOT MLB 18 16 15 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 .133 .133 .133 .267 -26 2 0 0 1 0 0 1
1982 31 PIT NL 12 16 15 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 .133 .133 .133 .267 -26 2 0 0 1 0 0 1
1982 31 CHW AL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
10 Yrs 198 238 220 13 39 6 0 0 15 0 0 4 69 .177 .196 .205 .400 8 45 5 1 13 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 195 180 11 32 5 0 0 12 0 0 3 56 .177 .196 .205 .400 8 37 4 1 11 0 0
PIT (3 yrs) 64 99 90 6 16 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 33 .178 .178 .200 .378 5 18 1 0 9 0 0
ATL (3 yrs) 88 133 124 7 21 3 0 0 6 0 0 4 33 .169 .202 .194 .395 5 24 4 1 4 0 0
LAD (2 yrs) 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
STL (1 yr) 26 5 5 0 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 3 .400 .400 .600 1.000 181 3 0 0 0 0 0
CHC (1 yr) 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHW (1 yr) 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (10 yrs) 192 238 220 13 39 6 0 0 15 0 0 4 69 .177 .196 .205 .400 8 45 5 1 13 0 0
AL (1 yr) 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 22 LAD NL 4 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .495 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ /1
1974 23 LAD NL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1975 24 CHC NL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1976 25 STL NL 26 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .505 .501 0.1 0.0 1 $ 1
1977 26 ATL NL 18 35 -5 -0 0 0 4 -1 -0.1 1 -0 -0.1 .492 .499 -0.1 0.0 -0 $ 1
1978 27 ATL NL 38 30 -4 0 -1 0 4 -1 -0.1 1 -0 -0.1 .497 .499 -0.1 0.0 -0 $ 1
1979 28 ATL NL 32 68 -6 -1 -0 0 8 1 0.1 2 3 0.1 .503 .501 0.1 0.0 3 $ 1
1980 29 PIT NL 27 35 -2 -0 0 0 4 2 0.2 1 3 0.2 .507 .501 0.2 0.0 3 $ 1
1981 30 PIT NL 25 48 -7 -0 0 0 5 -2 -0.2 1 -0 -0.2 .493 .499 -0.2 0.0 -0 $ 1
1982 31 PIT NL 12 16 -3 0 0 0 2 -1 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .493 .499 -0.1 0.0 -0 $ 1
1982 31 CHW AL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
10 Seasons 198 238 -27 -1 -1 0 27 -1 -0.1 7 6 -0.1 .499 .500 -0.1 0.1 6 $
PIT (3 yrs) 64 99 -11 -0 0 0 11 -1 -0.1 3 2 -0.1 .499 .500 -0.1 0.0 2 $
ATL (3 yrs) 88 133 -16 -1 -1 0 16 -1 -0.1 4 3 -0.1 .498 .500 -0.1 0.0 3 $
LAD (2 yrs) 8 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .497 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $
STL (1 yr) 26 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .505 .501 0.1 0.0 1 $
CHC (1 yr) 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $
CHW (1 yr) 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .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
1973 22 LAD NL 1 1 0 0.0 93 .000 .000 .258 .000 .326 .000 .383 .000 .709 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
1976 25 STL NL 5 3 1 9.0 93 1.000 .400 .264 .400 .330 .600 .376 1.000 .706 181 .808 0.5 0.0 1.000 .200 .200
1977 26 ATL NL 35 28 1 1.0 113 .182 .129 .283 .206 .352 .129 .431 .335 .784 -12 .054 -5.3 -0.5 .259 .097 .000
1978 27 ATL NL 30 28 0 0.0 104 .190 .138 .275 .167 .345 .138 .405 .305 .750 -18 .000 -4.9 -0.5 .179 .000 .000
1979 28 ATL NL 68 55 3 1.5 105 .271 .203 .277 .215 .344 .250 .411 .465 .755 23 .118 -7.1 -0.7 .327 .063 .047
1980 29 PIT NL 35 29 2 1.9 98 .333 .219 .270 .219 .333 .281 .392 .500 .725 37 .181 -2.8 -0.3 .346 .063 .063
1981 30 PIT NL 48 41 1 0.7 95 .250 .163 .267 .163 .333 .163 .383 .326 .716 -9 .034 -6.4 -0.7 .194 .000 .000
1982 31 TOT MLB 16 14 0 0.0 98 .250 .133 .270 .133 .334 .133 .393 .267 .726 -26 .000 -2.6 -0.3 .154 .000 .000
1982 31 PIT NL 16 14 0 0.0 98 .250 .133 .270 .133 .334 .133 .393 .267 .726 -26 .000 -2.6 -0.3 .154 .000 .000
10 Yrs 238 199 8 1.1 102 .258 .177 .274 .196 .341 .205 .403 .400 .743 8 .074 -28.9 -3.0 .269 .045 .027
162 Game Avg. 195 163 7 1.1 102 .258 .177 .274 .196 .341 .205 .403 .400 .743 8 .074 -28.9 -3.0 .269 .045 .027
PIT (3 yrs) 99 84 3 1.0 96 .281 .178 .269 .178 .333 .200 .388 .378 .721 5 .064 -11.8 -1.2 .240 .022 .022
ATL (3 yrs) 133 111 4 1.0 107 .231 .169 .278 .202 .346 .194 .415 .395 .761 5 .059 -17.3 -1.8 .271 .056 .024
STL (1 yr) 5 3 1 9.0 93 1.000 .400 .264 .400 .330 .600 .376 1.000 .706 181 .808 0.5 0.0 1.000 .200 .200
LAD (2 yrs) 1 1 0 0.0 93 .000 .000 .258 .000 .326 .000 .383 .000 .709 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
NL (10 yrs) 238 199 8 1.1 102 .258 .177 .274 .196 .341 .205 .403 .400 .743 8 .074 -28.9 -3.0 .269 .045 .027

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1974 23 LAD NL NLCS PIT W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLCS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
1973 22 LAD NL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100%
1976 25 STL NL 5 0.0% 60.0% 0.0% 20.0% 50% 1.7 1.3 40%
1977 26 ATL NL 35 0.0% 25.7% 8.6% 0.0% 0% 3.00 3.4 31.0 2.80 63%
1978 27 ATL NL 30 0.0% 26.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.6 29.0 2.80 70%
1979 28 ATL NL 68 0.0% 23.5% 1.5% 4.4% 23% 16.00 4.0 16.0 2.45 71%
1980 29 PIT NL 35 0.0% 31.4% 0.0% 5.7% 29% 2.9 32.0 1.83 60%
1981 30 PIT NL 48 0.0% 31.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.9 14.3 3.67 58%
1982 31 TOT MLB 16 0.0% 43.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.1 15.0 2.50 50%
1982 31 PIT NL 16 0.0% 43.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.1 15.0 2.50 50%
10 Yrs 238 0.0% 29.0% 1.7% 2.5% 15% 17.25 3.2 14.7 2.69 63%
MLB Averages 1.9% 12.9% 8.5% 6.3% 27% 1.52 6.9 46.2 8.6 1.10 75%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1973 22 LAD NL -0.3 -0.0 1 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 1.87 -0.0 0.0 -0.4 -0.0 1.15 -0.4 0
1974 23 LAD NL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1975 24 CHC NL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1976 25 STL NL 0.5 0.0 5 0.1 0.2 -0.1 1.00 0.1 0.0 2.1 0.2 1.73 1.0 0
1977 26 ATL NL -5.3 -0.5 35 -0.4 0.2 -0.6 .78 -0.5 -0.1 -3.7 -0.3 0.77 -4.9 0
1978 27 ATL NL -4.9 -0.5 30 -0.6 0.1 -0.7 .83 -0.6 -0.2 -6.6 -0.6 1.03 -5.6 0
1979 28 ATL NL -7.1 -0.7 69 -0.4 0.8 -1.2 .98 -0.6 0.2 -6.5 -0.6 0.94 -6.7 0
1980 29 PIT NL -2.8 -0.3 35 -0.4 0.2 -0.6 .79 -0.3 -0.2 -5.6 -0.6 1.00 -3.4 0
1981 30 PIT NL -6.4 -0.7 49 -0.5 0.3 -0.8 .88 -0.7 0.1 -8.3 -0.9 1.13 -7.2 0
1982 31 TOT MLB -2.6 -0.3 16 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 .92 -0.2 -0.0 -2.3 -0.2 1.03 -2.4 0
1982 31 PIT NL -2.6 -0.3 16 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 .92 -0.2 -0.0 -2.3 -0.2 1.03 -2.4 0
1982 31 CHW AL 0.0 0.0
10 Yrs -28.9 -3.0 240 -2.5 1.9 -4.4 .88 -2.7 -0.1 -31.2 -3.1 1.00 -29.5 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
1973 22 LAD NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1976 25 STL NL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1977 26 ATL NL 0 0 29% 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 67% 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
1978 27 ATL NL 1 0 40% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 50% 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1979 28 ATL NL 1 0 21% 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0% 5 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
1980 29 PIT NL 1 0 43% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 30 PIT NL 0 0 43% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 29% 4 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 2
1982 31 TOT MLB 0 0 0% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1982 31 PIT NL 0 0 0% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Yrs 3 0 30% 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 26% 17 13 3 1 1 0 5 1 3

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 22 LAD NL 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1976 25 STL NL 5 40% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 10 4 40% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1977 26 ATL NL 35 17% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 3 0 0% 5 0 0% 14 1 7% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1978 27 ATL NL 30 20% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 5 3 60% 7 0 0% 20 1 5% 3 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
1979 28 ATL NL 68 28% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 9 1 11% 11 4 36% 41 4 10% 3 0 0% 4 3 75% 0
1980 29 PIT NL 35 29% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 5 1 20% 8 0 0% 24 1 4% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1981 30 PIT NL 48 38% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 83% 4 0 0% 9 3 33% 44 3 7% 2 1 50% 4 2 50% 0
1982 31 TOT MLB 16 19% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 4 0 0% 4 2 50% 15 1 7% 3 1 33% 0 0 0
1982 31 PIT NL 16 19% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 4 0 0% 4 2 50% 15 1 7% 3 1 33% 0 0 0
10 Yrs 238 27% 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 16 13 81% 31 5 16% 45 9 20% 169 15 9% 14 2 14% 9 5 56% 0
MLB Averages 55% 79% 11% 35% 14% 50% 54%

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 22 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1974 23 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1975 24 14 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1976 25 40 6 6 0 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 3 .333 .333 .500 .833 134 3 0 0 0 0 0
1977 26 58 41 37 2 6 1 0 0 5 0 0 3 12 .162 .225 .189 .414 9 7 0 0 1 0 0
1978 27 96 71 66 4 10 1 0 0 6 0 0 3 20 .152 .200 .167 .367 -2 11 3 1 1 0 0
1979 28 128 139 130 7 23 4 0 0 10 0 0 4 36 .177 .207 .208 .415 10 27 4 1 4 0 0
1980 29 155 174 162 10 30 6 0 0 11 0 0 4 47 .185 .210 .222 .432 15 36 5 1 7 0 0
1981 30 180 222 205 13 37 6 0 0 14 0 0 4 62 .180 .200 .210 .410 11 43 5 1 12 0 0
1982 31 198 238 220 13 39 6 0 0 15 0 0 4 69 .177 .196 .205 .400 8 45 5 1 13 0 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 22 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 4
1976 25 26 5 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 .400 .400 .600 1.000 1 26
1977 26 18 35 31 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 9 .129 .206 .129 .335 1 18
1978 27 38 33 31 4 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 8 .194 .242 .194 .436 1 38
1979 28 32 67 63 3 12 3 0 0 3 0 1 16 .190 .203 .238 .441 3 32
1980 29 27 35 32 3 7 2 0 0 1 0 0 11 .219 .219 .281 .500 2 27
1981 30 38 73 65 4 10 0 0 0 4 0 0 23 .154 .154 .154 .308 2 25
1982 31 18 16 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 18
8 Yrs 201 265 243 16 41 6 0 0 14 0 4 77 .169 .189 .193 .382 10 188
162 Game Avg. 162 214 196 13 33 5 0 0 11 0 3 62 .169 .189 .193 .382 8 188

* 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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