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Stan Spence

Stanley Orville Spence

Position: Centerfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: March 20, 1915 in South Portsmouth, KY(All Transactions)
Debut: June 8, 1940
Teams (by GP): Senators/RedSox/Browns 1940-1949

Final Game: October 2, 1949
Died: January 9, 1983 in Kingston, NC
Buried: Maplewood Cemetery, Kinston, NC
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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
1940 25 BOS AL 51 72 68 5 19 2 1 2 13 0 1 4 9 .279 .319 .426 .746 88 29 1 0 0 O/97
1941 26 BOS AL 86 227 203 22 47 10 3 2 28 1 0 18 14 .232 .304 .340 .643 69 69 3 3 3 O798/3
1942 27 WSH AL 149 696 629 94 203 27 15 4 79 5 2 62 16 .323 .384 .432 .817 130 272 7 1 4 *8O/9 AS,MVP-8
1943 28 WSH AL 149 663 570 72 152 23 10 12 88 8 1 84 39 .267 .366 .405 .771 129 231 9 5 4 *8O
1944 29 WSH AL 153 669 592 83 187 31 8 18 100 3 7 69 28 .316 .391 .486 .877 155 288 5 4 4 *8O/3 AS,MVP-8
1946 31 WSH AL 152 652 578 83 169 50 10 16 87 1 7 62 31 .292 .365 .497 .861 145 287 14 4 8 *8O AS,MVP-23
1947 32 WSH AL 147 588 506 62 141 22 6 16 73 2 2 81 41 .279 .378 .441 .819 130 223 11 0 1 *8O AS,MVP-19
1948 33 BOS AL 114 476 391 71 92 17 4 12 61 0 2 82 33 .235 .368 .391 .759 98 153 7 0 4 O973
1949 34 TOT AL 111 402 334 49 80 14 3 13 46 1 1 58 37 .240 .355 .416 .771 100 139 10 2 8 879/3
1949 34 BOS AL 7 26 20 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 1 .150 .346 .200 .546 42 4 0 0 0 /O98
1949 34 SLB AL 104 376 314 46 77 13 3 13 45 1 1 52 36 .245 .356 .430 .786 103 135 10 2 8 O87/93
9 Yrs 1112 4445 3871 541 1090 196 60 95 575 21 23 520 248 .282 .369 .437 .806 125 1691 67 19 36
162 Game Avg. 162 648 564 79 159 29 9 14 84 3 3 76 36 .282 .369 .437 .806 125 246 10 3 5
WSH (5 yrs) 750 3268 2875 394 852 153 49 66 427 19 19 358 155 .296 .377 .453 .829 138 1301 46 14 21
BOS (4 yrs) 258 801 682 101 161 30 8 16 103 1 3 110 57 .236 .345 .374 .719 87 255 11 3 7
SLB (1 yr) 104 376 314 46 77 13 3 13 45 1 1 52 36 .245 .356 .430 .786 103 135 10 2 8

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
1940 25 BOS AL 51 72 -1 -0 0 -3 -1 -6 -0.5 2 -4 -0.3 .490 .497 0.0 -0.3 -1 $ O/97
1941 26 BOS AL 86 227 -9 0 0 0 -2 -11 -1.1 6 -5 -0.5 .487 .493 -0.5 -0.2 -5 $ O798/3
1942 27 WSH AL 149 696 25 1 0 -16 -1 9 1.0 15 24 2.5 .507 .506 4.2 -1.8 40 $ *8O/9 AS,MVP-8
1943 28 WSH AL 149 663 22 2 0 -1 -1 22 2.5 14 36 3.9 .517 .515 4.0 -0.2 37 $ *8O
1944 29 WSH AL 153 669 42 -2 0 -1 -1 38 4.1 14 51 5.5 .527 .525 5.6 -0.2 52 $ *8O/3 AS,MVP-8
1946 31 WSH AL 152 652 34 -2 0 -4 -1 27 2.9 17 44 4.6 .519 .518 5.0 -0.5 48 $ *8O AS,MVP-23
1947 32 WSH AL 147 588 21 0 0 -3 -1 18 1.8 15 33 3.3 .513 .512 3.7 -0.5 36 $ *8O AS,MVP-19
1948 33 BOS AL 114 476 0 -2 2 2 -5 -3 -0.3 12 9 0.9 .498 .498 0.7 -0.3 7 $ O973
1949 34 BOS AL 7 26 -1 -1 0 0 -0 -2 -0.2 1 -2 -0.2 .468 .499 -0.2 -0.0 -2 $ /O98
1949 34 SLB AL 104 376 1 0 -1 -6 -2 -8 -0.8 10 2 0.2 .492 .495 0.8 -0.8 8 $ O87/93
9 Seasons 1112 4445 134 -3 1 -32 -15 84 9.5 104 188 19.9 .509 .506 23.3 -4.9 220 $
WSH (5 yrs) 750 3268 144 -1 0 -25 -5 113 12.3 74 187 19.8 .517 .515 22.5 -3.3 212 $
BOS (4 yrs) 258 801 -11 -3 2 -1 -8 -21 -2.1 20 -1 -0.1 .492 .497 -0.0 -0.9 -0 $
SLB (1 yr) 104 376 1 0 -1 -6 -2 -8 -0.8 10 2 0.2 .492 .495 0.8 -0.8 8 $

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
1940 25 BOS AL 72 51 9 4.7 114 .298 .279 .284 .319 .358 .426 .431 .746 .789 88 .474 -1.6 -0.2 .627 .191 .147 .0
1941 26 BOS AL 227 162 20 3.3 108 .241 .232 .278 .304 .355 .340 .410 .643 .765 69 .341 -9.8 -1.0 .572 .202 .108 1.3
1942 27 WSH AL 696 439 105 6.4 94 .327 .323 .265 .384 .339 .432 .370 .817 .709 130 .692 24.7 2.6 .777 .213 .110 4.4
1943 28 WSH AL 663 432 85 5.4 84 .270 .267 .252 .366 .325 .405 .347 .771 .672 129 .653 22.4 2.4 .764 .298 .139 9.6
1944 29 WSH AL 669 421 109 7.0 87 .310 .316 .262 .391 .328 .486 .358 .877 .686 155 .733 42.5 4.4 .856 .280 .171 5.1
1946 31 WSH AL 652 438 101 6.2 91 .288 .292 .257 .365 .330 .497 .369 .861 .699 145 .672 34.5 3.5 .807 .301 .204 1.9
1947 32 WSH AL 588 379 84 5.9 94 .278 .279 .259 .378 .339 .441 .373 .819 .711 130 .654 21.8 2.2 .804 .322 .162 3.6
1948 33 BOS AL 476 312 56 4.8 110 .231 .235 .279 .368 .365 .391 .403 .759 .768 98 .517 0.1 0.0 .756 .361 .156 .0
1949 34 TOT AL 402 273 48 4.7 111 .236 .240 .277 .355 .370 .416 .402 .771 .772 100 .510 -0.9 -0.1 .751 .350 .177 1.9
1949 34 BOS AL 26 17 1 1.6 113 .158 .150 .280 .346 .374 .200 .407 .546 .781 42 .123 -1.5 -0.2 .588 .350 .050
1949 34 SLB AL 376 256 47 4.9 111 .242 .245 .277 .356 .370 .430 .402 .786 .772 103 .530 0.6 0.1 .762 .350 .185 1.9
9 Yrs 4445 2907 617 5.7 95 .282 .282 .264 .369 .340 .437 .374 .806 .715 125 .635 133.7 14.0 .776 .289 .155 34.4
162 Game Avg. 648 424 90 5.7 95 .282 .282 .264 .369 .340 .437 .374 .806 .715 125 .635 19 2 .776 .289 .155 5
WSH (5 yrs) 3268 2109 484 6.2 90 .296 .296 .259 .377 .332 .453 .363 .829 .695 138 .684 145.9 15.2 .801 .281 .156 29.5
BOS (4 yrs) 801 542 86 4.2 110 .238 .236 .279 .345 .362 .374 .408 .719 .770 87 .454 -12.8 -1.2 .684 .296 .138 1.9
SLB (1 yr) 376 256 47 4.9 111 .242 .245 .277 .356 .370 .430 .402 .786 .772 103 .530 0.6 0.1 .762 .350 .185 1.9

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
1942 WSH AL 27 DNP
1944 WSH AL 29 as RF 4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 2 0 0 0 0 0
1946 WSH AL 31 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 1
1947 WSH AL 32 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1 0 0 0 0 0
4 Yrs (3 GP) 6 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .600 .667 .600 1.267 3 0 0 0 0 1

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
1940 25 BOS AL 72 2.8% 12.5% 5.6% 6.9% 26% 2.25 7.6 34.0 5.2 79%
1941 26 BOS AL 227 0.9% 6.2% 7.9% 6.6% 32% 0.78 14.5 101.5 7.3 82%
1942 27 WSH AL 696 0.6% 2.3% 8.9% 6.6% 23% 0.26 39.3 157.3 8.0 88%
1943 28 WSH AL 663 1.8% 5.9% 12.7% 6.8% 30% 0.46 14.6 47.5 6.5 78%
1944 29 WSH AL 669 2.7% 4.2% 10.3% 8.5% 31% 0.41 21.1 32.9 5.9 82%
1946 31 WSH AL 652 2.5% 4.8% 9.5% 11.7% 45% 0.50 18.6 36.1 6.6 81%
1947 32 WSH AL 588 2.7% 7.0% 13.8% 7.5% 31% 0.51 12.3 31.6 6.9 76%
1948 33 BOS AL 476 2.5% 6.9% 17.2% 6.9% 36% 0.40 11.8 32.6 6.4 0.63 73%
1949 34 TOT AL 402 3.2% 9.2% 14.4% 7.5% 38% 0.64 9.0 25.7 7.3 0.60 71%
1949 34 BOS AL 26 0.0% 3.9% 23.1% 3.9% 33% 0.17 20.0 20.0 0.45 73%
1949 34 SLB AL 376 3.5% 9.6% 13.8% 7.7% 38% 0.69 8.7 24.2 7.0 0.62 70%
9 Yrs 4445 2.1% 5.6% 11.7% 7.9% 32% 0.48 15.6 40.7 6.7 0.62 79%
MLB Averages 1.4% 9.2% 9.2% 6.0% 26% 1.00 9.7 65.4 8.6 0.97 78%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1940 25 BOS AL -1.6 -0.2 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1941 26 BOS AL -10.1 -1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1942 27 WSH AL 24.7 2.6 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1943 28 WSH AL 22.4 2.4 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1944 29 WSH AL 42.5 4.4 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1946 31 WSH AL 34.5 3.5 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1947 32 WSH AL 21.8 2.2 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1948 33 BOS AL 0.1 0.0 381 0.9 6.9 -6.0 .98 0.6 0.3 2.6 0.3 1.04 7.3 2.19 5
1949 34 TOT AL -0.9 -0.1 287 -0.3 4.5 -4.8 .98 0.1 -0.4 -3.6 -0.3 0.93 -1.6 1.48 12
1949 34 BOS AL -1.5 -0.2 26 -0.2 0.4 -0.6 1.44 -0.1 -0.0 -1.3 -0.1 1.05 -1.1 0.86 2
1949 34 SLB AL 0.6 0.1 261 -0.1 4.1 -4.2 .94 0.2 -0.3 -2.3 -0.2 0.92 -0.5 1.60 10
9 Yrs 133.4 13.9 668 0.6 11.4 -10.9 .98 0.7 -0.1 -0.9 -0.1 1.00 5.7 1.69 17

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
1948 33 BOS AL 6 0 36% 191 0 2 0% 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 35% 31 25 6 9 7 2 12 2 10
1949 34 TOT AL 3 0 28% 122 1 1 50% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 37% 18 15 2 1 0 1 11 3 8
1949 34 BOS AL 0 0 33% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20% 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
1949 34 SLB AL 3 0 28% 110 1 1 50% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 40% 15 12 2 1 0 1 9 2 7
9 Yrs 9 0 29% 313 21 23 48% 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 7 35% 49 40 8 10 7 3 23 5 18

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
1948 33 BOS AL 476 80% 92 5 3 0 2 2.19 12 0 20 8 0 7 5 0 4 4 100% 105 7 7% 46 22 48% 314 41 13% 38 24 63% 24 16 67% 0
1949 34 TOT AL 402 64% 80 12 2 0 3 1.48 13 0 10 5 2 9 4 0 5 8 160% 57 10 18% 25 10 40% 163 23 14% 15 9 60% 13 6 46% 0
1949 34 BOS AL 26 96% 3 2 0 0 0 0.86 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0% 1 0 0% 18 1 6% 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 0
1949 34 SLB AL 376 61% 77 10 2 0 3 1.60 13 0 9 5 2 9 4 0 5 8 160% 49 10 20% 24 10 42% 145 22 15% 14 9 64% 12 5 42% 0
9 Yrs 878 73% 1090 17 5 0 5 1.69 95 0 30 13 2 16 9 0 9 36 400% 162 67 41% 71 32 45% 477 64 13% 53 33 62% 37 22 59% 0
MLB Averages 52% 649% 70% 34% 15% 51% 56%

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
1940 25 51 72 68 5 19 2 1 2 13 0 1 4 9 .279 .319 .426 .746 88 29 1 0 0
1941 26 137 299 271 27 66 12 4 4 41 1 1 22 23 .244 .307 .362 .669 74 98 4 3 3
1942 27 286 995 900 121 269 39 19 8 120 6 3 84 39 .299 .361 .411 .772 112 370 11 4 7
1943 28 435 1658 1470 193 421 62 29 20 208 14 4 168 78 .286 .363 .409 .772 119 601 20 9 11
1944 29 588 2327 2062 276 608 93 37 38 308 17 11 237 106 .295 .371 .431 .802 129 889 25 13 15
1945 30 588 2327 2062 276 608 93 37 38 308 17 11 237 106 .295 .371 .431 .802 129 889 25 13 15
1946 31 740 2979 2640 359 777 143 47 54 395 18 18 299 137 .294 .370 .445 .815 132 1176 39 17 23
1947 32 887 3567 3146 421 918 165 53 70 468 20 20 380 178 .292 .371 .445 .816 132 1399 50 17 24
1948 33 1001 4043 3537 492 1010 182 57 82 529 20 22 462 211 .286 .371 .439 .810 128 1552 57 17 28
1949 34 1112 4445 3871 541 1090 196 60 95 575 21 23 520 248 .282 .369 .437 .806 125 1691 67 19 36

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1940 25 53 73 69 5 18 2 1 2 12 0 4 9 .261 .301 .406 .707 8 51
1941 26 89 233 209 21 47 10 3 2 27 1 18 15 .225 .296 .330 .626 20 86
1942 27 158 744 672 104 221 29 16 4 87 5 67 17 .329 .391 .438 .828 115 149
1943 28 157 726 618 90 178 27 12 14 110 9 98 41 .288 .391 .439 .829 104 149
1944 29 160 722 635 99 212 35 9 20 119 3 78 29 .334 .411 .512 .923 133 153
1946 31 159 704 620 100 193 57 11 18 105 1 71 32 .311 .386 .526 .912 125 152
1947 32 153 626 535 71 156 24 7 18 84 2 90 43 .292 .394 .464 .857 97 147
1948 33 119 485 402 66 89 16 4 12 57 0 79 34 .221 .349 .371 .720 52 114
1949 34 116 410 343 46 78 14 3 13 43 1 57 39 .227 .341 .399 .740 46 111
9 Yrs 1164 4723 4103 602 1192 214 66 103 644 22 562 259 .291 .379 .450 .829 700 1112
162 Game Avg. 162 657 571 84 166 30 9 14 90 3 78 36 .291 .379 .450 .829 97 1112

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

All-Star Games
1942
1944 (RF)
1946 *
1947 *

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1942 AL (8, 19%)
1944 AL (8, 17%)
1946 AL (23, 1%)
1947 AL (19, 3%)
0.40 Career Shares (514th)

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1944 AL  5.5 (6th)

WAR Position Players† s c a p y
1943 AL  3.9 (8th)
1944 AL  5.5 (4th)
1946 AL  4.6 (10th)

Offensive WAR† s c a p y
1942 AL  4.2 (7th)
1943 AL  4.0 (7th)
1944 AL  5.6 (5th)
1946 AL  5.0 (6th)
1947 AL  3.7 (8th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1942 AL  .323 (3rd)
1944 AL  .316 (5th)
1946 AL  .292 (10th)

On-Base% s c a p y
1942 AL  .384 (9th)
1943 AL  .366 (9th)
1944 AL  .391 (7th)

Slugging % s c a p y
1944 AL  .486 (4th)
1946 AL  .497 (7th)
1947 AL  .441 (7th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1942 AL  .817 (10th)
1944 AL  .877 (3rd)
1946 AL  .861 (7th)
1947 AL  .819 (9th)

Games Played s c a p y
1944 AL  153 (7th)
1946 AL  152 (4th)

At Bats s c a p y
1942 AL  629 (2nd)
1944 AL  592 (6th)
1946 AL  578 (9th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1942 AL  696 (2nd)
1943 AL  663 (7th)
1944 AL  669 (6th)
1946 AL  652 (10th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1942 AL  94 (8th)
1946 AL  83 (10th)

Hits s c a p y
1942 AL  203 (2nd)
1944 AL  187 (3rd)
1946 AL  169 (6th)

Total Bases s c a p y
1942 AL  272 (4th)
1943 AL  231 (9th)
1944 AL  288 (3rd)
1946 AL  287 (4th)

Doubles s c a p y
1946 AL  50 (2nd)

Triples s c a p y
1942 AL  15 (1st)
1943 AL  10 (5th)
1944 AL  8 (10th)
1946 AL  10 (3rd)

Home Runs s c a p y
1943 AL  12 (10th)
1944 AL  18 (3rd)
1946 AL  16 (10th)
1947 AL  16 (10th)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1943 AL  88 (5th)
1944 AL  100 (4th)
1946 AL  87 (7th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1943 AL  84 (6th)
1944 AL  69 (8th)
1947 AL  81 (8th)

Singles s c a p y
1942 AL  157 (2nd)
1944 AL  130 (4th)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1942 AL  130 (9th)
1943 AL  129 (9th)
1944 AL  155 (3rd)
1946 AL  145 (6th)
1947 AL  130 (8th)
Career  125 (239th)

Runs Created s c a p y
1942 AL  105 (5th)
1943 AL  85 (6th)
1944 AL  109 (3rd)
1946 AL  101 (6th)
1947 AL  84 (10th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1942 AL  25 (9th)
1943 AL  22 (10th)
1944 AL  43 (2nd)
1946 AL  34 (6th)
1947 AL  22 (10th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1942 AL  2.6 (9th)
1943 AL  2.4 (10th)
1944 AL  4.4 (2nd)
1946 AL  3.5 (6th)
1947 AL  2.2 (10th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1943 AL  45 (10th)
1944 AL  57 (5th)
1946 AL  76 (3rd)

Times On Base s c a p y
1942 AL  266 (4th)
1943 AL  241 (5th)
1944 AL  260 (5th)
1946 AL  235 (10th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1942 AL  .693 (7th)
1943 AL  .653 (8th)
1944 AL  .733 (4th)
1946 AL  .672 (8th)
1947 AL  .654 (9th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1941 AL  3 (10th)
1943 AL  5 (6th)
1944 AL  4 (9th)
1946 AL  4 (4th)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1946 AL  7 (8th)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1943 AL  9.6 (4th)

AB per SO s c a p y
1942 AL  39.3 (1st)
1944 AL  21.1 (10th)
1946 AL  18.6 (8th)

AB per HR s c a p y
1944 AL  32.9 (7th)
1947 AL  31.6 (9th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1946 AL  438 (7th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 1 (743), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 81 (296), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 28 (640), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 18 (827), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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