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Lary Sorensen

Lary Alan Sorensen

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: October 4, 1955 in Detroit, MI
High School: L'Anse Creuse HS (Mount Clemens, MI)
School: University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)
Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 8th round of the 1976 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 7, 1977
Teams (by GP): Brewers/Indians/Athletics/Cubs/Expos/... 1977-1988

Final Game: September 24, 1988
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All-Star

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
1977 21 MIL AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1978 22 MIL AL 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS
1979 23 MIL AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1980 24 MIL AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1981 25 STL NL 23 52 46 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 .065 .085 .087 .172 -52 4 0 1 5 0 0 1
1982 26 CLE AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1983 27 CLE AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1984 28 OAK AL 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1985 29 CHC NL 45 11 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .143 .000 .143 -58 0 1 0 4 0 0 1
1987 31 MON NL 23 11 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .111 .000 .111 -68 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
1988 32 SFG NL 12 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
11 Yrs 346 76 61 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 30 .049 .094 .066 .159 -55 4 1 1 12 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 36 29 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 .049 .094 .066 .159 -55 2 0 0 6 0 0
MIL (4 yrs) 129 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CLE (2 yrs) 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SFG (1 yr) 12 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0
STL (1 yr) 23 52 46 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 .065 .085 .087 .172 -52 4 0 1 5 0 0
OAK (1 yr) 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MON (1 yr) 23 11 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .111 .000 .111 -68 0 0 0 2 0 0
CHC (1 yr) 45 11 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .143 .000 .143 -58 0 1 0 4 0 0
AL (7 yrs) 243 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (4 yrs) 103 76 61 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 30 .049 .094 .066 .159 -55 4 1 1 12 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
1977 21 MIL AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1978 22 MIL AL 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1 AS
1979 23 MIL AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1980 24 MIL AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1981 25 STL NL 23 52 -10 0 0 0 6 -4 -0.5 2 -2 -0.5 .479 .497 -0.5 0.0 -2 $ 1
1982 26 CLE AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1983 27 CLE AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $400,000 1
1984 28 OAK AL 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1985 29 CHC NL 45 11 -2 0 -0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .498 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $320,000 1
1987 31 MON NL 23 11 -2 0 0 0 2 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1988 32 SFG NL 12 2 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .497 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $100,000 1
11 Seasons 346 76 -14 0 -0 0 9 -5 -0.6 2 -3 -0.6 .498 .500 -0.6 0.3 -3 $820,000
MIL (4 yrs) 129 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $
CLE (2 yrs) 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $400,000
SFG (1 yr) 12 2 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .497 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $100,000
STL (1 yr) 23 52 -10 0 0 0 6 -4 -0.5 2 -2 -0.5 .479 .497 -0.5 0.0 -2 $
OAK (1 yr) 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $
MON (1 yr) 23 11 -2 0 0 0 2 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $
CHC (1 yr) 45 11 -2 0 -0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .498 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $320,000

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
1981 25 STL NL 52 48 1 0.6 94 .120 .065 .266 .085 .332 .087 .381 .172 .713 -52 .025 -9.4 -1.0 .116 .022 .022
1985 29 CHC NL 11 11 0 0.0 103 .000 .000 .271 .143 .341 .000 .404 .143 .745 -58 .000 -1.4 -0.1 .143 .167 .000
1987 31 MON NL 11 10 0 0.0 108 .000 .000 .273 .111 .343 .000 .425 .111 .767 -68 .000 -2.0 -0.2 .125 .125 .000
1988 32 SFG NL 2 2 0 0.0 87 .000 .000 .252 .000 .315 .000 .370 .000 .685 -100 .000 -0.2 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
11 Yrs 76 71 1 0.4 97 .097 .049 .267 .094 .334 .066 .389 .159 .723 -55 .012 -13.1 -1.4 .119 .049 .016
162 Game Avg. 36 33 0 0.4 97 .097 .049 .267 .094 .334 .066 .389 .159 .723 -55 .012 -13.1 -1.4 .119 .049 .016
SFG (1 yr) 2 2 0 0.0 87 .000 .000 .252 .000 .315 .000 .370 .000 .685 -100 .000 -0.2 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
STL (1 yr) 52 48 1 0.6 94 .120 .065 .266 .085 .332 .087 .381 .172 .713 -52 .026 -9.4 -1.0 .116 .022 .022
MON (1 yr) 11 10 0 0.0 108 .000 .000 .273 .111 .343 .000 .425 .111 .767 -68 .000 -2.0 -0.2 .125 .125 .000
CHC (1 yr) 11 11 0 0.0 103 .000 .000 .271 .143 .341 .000 .404 .143 .745 -58 .000 -1.4 -0.1 .143 .167 .000

All-Star Batting

Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1978 MIL AL 22 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
1981 25 STL NL 52 0.0% 40.4% 0.0% 1.9% 33% 2.2 1.25 48%
1985 29 CHC NL 11 0.0% 36.4% 9.1% 0.0% 4.00 1.5 18%
1987 31 MON NL 11 0.0% 45.5% 9.1% 0.0% 5.00 1.6 3.00 27%
1988 32 SFG NL 2 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.00 1.00 50% 0% 100%
11 Yrs 76 0.0% 39.5% 2.6% 1.3% 33% 15.00 2.0 0.00 1.86 41% 0% 100%
MLB Averages 2.1% 13.7% 8.5% 6.7% 29% 1.62 6.5 41.9 8.4 0.80 1.09 74% 20% 8.2% 41%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1977 21 MIL AL 0.0 0.0
1978 22 MIL AL 0.0 0.0
1979 23 MIL AL 0.0 0.0
1980 24 MIL AL 0.0 0.0
1981 25 STL NL -9.4 -1.0 52 -1.0 0.1 -1.1 .94 -1.0 -0.1 -13.1 -1.4 1.10 -10.4 0
1982 26 CLE AL 0.0 0.0
1983 27 CLE AL 0.0 0.0
1984 28 OAK AL 0.0 0.0
1985 29 CHC NL -1.4 -0.1 12 -0.2 0.1 -0.2 1.22 -0.2 0.0 -1.5 -0.1 1.01 -1.7 1.56 1
1987 31 MON NL -2.0 -0.2 11 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 .83 -0.2 0.1 -0.9 -0.1 0.89 -1.7 0
1988 32 SFG NL -0.2 -0.0 2 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .61 -0.0 0.0 -0.4 -0.0 1.16 -0.4 0
11 Yrs -13.1 -1.4 77 -1.3 0.2 -1.5 .96 -1.4 0.0 -15.9 -1.7 1.05 -14.1 1.56 1

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
1981 25 STL NL 0 0 25% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1985 29 CHC NL 0 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 31 MON NL 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
1988 32 SFG NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Yrs 1 0 33% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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
1981 25 STL NL 52 17% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 83% 10 0 0% 11 2 18% 45 0 0% 2 0 0% 0 0 0
1985 29 CHC NL 11 36% 0 1 0 0 0 1.56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 100% 5 1 20% 4 2 50% 5 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1987 31 MON NL 11 55% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 6 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1988 32 SFG NL 2 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
11 Yrs 76 25% 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.56 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 13 12 92% 18 1 6% 17 5 29% 57 0 0% 2 0 0% 0 0 0
MLB Averages 58% 79% 11% 35% 15% 51% 55%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
1988 32 SFG NL 2 4 2.00 3 75% 33% 0% 0% 67% 67% 0% 50% 100% 50% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1 Yr 2 4 2.00 3 75% 33% 0% 0% 67% 67% 0% 50% 100% 50% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 3.58 62% 24% 14% 27% 34% 76% 2% 47% 81% 33% 5% 16% 8% 26%

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
1981 25 152 52 46 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 .065 .085 .087 .172 -52 4 0 1 5 0 0
1982 26 184 52 46 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 .065 .085 .087 .172 -52 4 0 1 5 0 0
1983 27 220 52 46 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 .065 .085 .087 .172 -52 4 0 1 5 0 0
1984 28 266 52 46 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 .065 .085 .087 .172 -52 4 0 1 5 0 0
1985 29 311 63 52 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 25 .058 .093 .077 .170 -52 4 1 1 9 0 0
1986 30 311 63 52 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 25 .058 .093 .077 .170 -52 4 1 1 9 0 0
1987 31 334 74 60 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 30 .050 .095 .067 .162 -54 4 1 1 11 0 0
1988 32 346 76 61 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 30 .049 .094 .066 .159 -55 4 1 1 12 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
1981 25 35 80 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 .000 .028 .000 .028 0 23
1985 29 45 11 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .143 .000 .143 0 45
1987 31 23 11 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .111 .000 .111 0 23
1988 32 12 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 12
4 Yrs 115 104 85 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 41 .000 .045 .000 .045 0 103
162 Game Avg. 162 147 120 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 58 .000 .045 .000 .045 0 103

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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All-Star Games
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