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George Spriggs

George Herman Spriggs

Positions: Pinch Hitter and Rightfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: May 22, 1937 in Jewell, MD
Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1963. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 15, 1965
Teams (by GP): Royals/Pirates 1965-1970

Final Game: October 1, 1970
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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
1965 28 PIT NL 9 2 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 183 1 0 0 0 0 0 /9
1966 29 PIT NL 9 7 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .143 .143 .143 .286 -20 1 0 0 0 0 0
1967 30 PIT NL 38 66 57 14 10 1 1 0 5 3 0 6 20 .175 .246 .228 .474 37 13 0 0 1 2 0 7/9
1969 32 KCR AL 23 33 29 4 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 8 .138 .242 .276 .518 45 8 0 1 0 0 0 /789
1970 33 KCR AL 51 145 130 12 27 2 3 1 7 4 3 14 32 .208 .283 .292 .575 60 38 0 0 0 1 0 9
5 Yrs 130 253 225 35 43 5 5 1 12 9 3 23 63 .191 .266 .271 .537 51 61 0 1 1 3 0
162 Game Avg. 162 315 280 44 54 6 6 1 15 11 4 29 79 .191 .266 .271 .537 51 76 0 1 1 4 0
PIT (3 yrs) 56 75 66 19 12 1 1 0 5 5 0 6 23 .182 .243 .227 .471 35 15 0 0 1 2 0
KCR (2 yrs) 74 178 159 16 31 4 4 1 7 4 3 17 40 .195 .275 .289 .565 57 46 0 1 0 1 0
NL (3 yrs) 56 75 66 19 12 1 1 0 5 5 0 6 23 .182 .243 .227 .471 35 15 0 0 1 2 0
AL (2 yrs) 74 178 159 16 31 4 4 1 7 4 3 17 40 .195 .275 .289 .565 57 46 0 1 0 1 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
1965 28 PIT NL 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 1 0.1 .506 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $ /9
1966 29 PIT NL 9 7 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .489 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $
1967 30 PIT NL 38 66 -5 1 0 0 -1 -4 -0.4 2 -2 -0.2 .488 .497 -0.2 -0.0 -2 $ 7/9
1969 32 KCR AL 23 33 -2 1 0 1 -0 -1 -0.1 1 0 0.0 .497 .500 -0.1 0.1 -1 $11,000 /789
1970 33 KCR AL 51 145 -8 -0 1 -3 -1 -12 -1.3 5 -7 -0.9 .474 .492 -0.5 -0.5 -4 $ 9
5 Seasons 130 253 -16 2 1 -2 -2 -17 -1.9 8 -8 -1.1 .486 .498 -0.8 -0.4 -7 $11,000
PIT (3 yrs) 56 75 -6 2 0 0 -1 -4 -0.5 3 -2 -0.2 .491 .499 -0.2 -0.0 -2 $
KCR (2 yrs) 74 178 -10 0 1 -2 -2 -13 -1.4 6 -7 -0.9 .481 .496 -0.6 -0.4 -5 $11,000

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
1965 28 PIT NL 2 1 1 27.0 94 .500 .500 .258 .500 .322 .500 .390 1.000 .712 183 .969 0.2 0.0 3.000 1.000 .000 .0
1966 29 PIT NL 7 6 0 0.0 96 .250 .143 .265 .143 .323 .143 .399 .286 .722 -20 .000 -1.2 -0.1 .167 .000 .000
1967 30 PIT NL 66 50 4 2.2 90 .256 .175 .258 .246 .320 .228 .379 .474 .699 37 .247 -4.6 -0.5 .468 .211 .053 .0
1969 32 KCR AL 33 25 2 2.2 95 .190 .138 .254 .242 .331 .276 .384 .518 .715 45 .227 -2.2 -0.2 .480 .241 .138
1970 33 KCR AL 145 107 12 3.0 97 .265 .208 .257 .283 .331 .292 .392 .575 .723 60 .344 -7.4 -0.8 .500 .200 .085 1.6
5 Yrs 253 189 19 2.7 95 .256 .191 .257 .266 .328 .271 .388 .537 .716 51 .310 -15.2 -1.6 .492 .209 .080 1.8
162 Game Avg. 315 236 24 2.7 95 .256 .191 .257 .266 .328 .271 .388 .537 .716 51 .310 -15.2 -1.6 .492 .209 .080 2
PIT (3 yrs) 75 57 5 2.4 91 .267 .182 .259 .243 .321 .227 .381 .471 .702 35 .277 -5.5 -0.6 .481 .212 .045 .0
KCR (2 yrs) 178 132 14 2.9 96 .252 .195 .256 .275 .331 .289 .390 .565 .721 57 .322 -9.7 -1.0 .496 .208 .094 1.6
NL (3 yrs) 75 57 5 2.4 91 .267 .182 .259 .243 .321 .227 .381 .471 .702 35 .277 -5.5 -0.6 .481 .212 .045 .0
AL (2 yrs) 178 132 14 2.9 96 .252 .195 .256 .275 .331 .289 .390 .565 .721 57 .322 -9.7 -1.0 .496 .208 .094 1.6

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
1965 28 PIT NL 2 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 100%
1966 29 PIT NL 7 0.0% 42.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.3 2.00 57%
1967 30 PIT NL 66 0.0% 30.3% 9.1% 3.0% 20% 3.33 2.9 11.4 2.00 59%
1969 32 KCR AL 33 0.0% 24.2% 9.1% 9.1% 75% 2.67 3.6 1.57 64%
1970 33 KCR AL 145 0.7% 22.1% 9.7% 4.1% 22% 2.29 4.1 130.0 18.6 1.61 68%
5 Yrs 253 0.4% 24.9% 9.1% 4.4% 26% 2.74 3.6 225.0 18.8 1.71 65%
MLB Averages 2.1% 15.5% 8.3% 6.1% 28% 1.86 5.8 43.0 9.2 1.12 72%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1965 28 PIT NL 0.2 0.0 4 0.0 0.0 -0.0 .69 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.88 0.3 0.60 1
1966 29 PIT NL -1.2 -0.1 7 -0.0 0.0 -0.1 .71 -0.1 0.0 -0.7 -0.1 0.70 -1.1 0.71 7
1967 30 PIT NL -4.6 -0.5 70 1.0 2.1 -1.0 1.26 0.1 0.7 2.1 0.2 1.05 -0.1 1.11 21
1969 32 KCR AL -2.2 -0.2 35 -0.6 0.3 -0.9 1.42 -0.3 -0.1 -4.2 -0.4 0.94 -2.5 1.65 14
1970 33 KCR AL -7.4 -0.8 152 -0.5 2.2 -2.7 1.03 -0.6 0.2 -6.0 -0.6 0.91 -8.3 1.23 10
5 Yrs -15.2 -1.6 268 -0.1 4.7 -4.7 1.12 -0.9 0.8 -8.4 -0.9 0.94 -11.7 1.21 53

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
1965 28 PIT NL 0 0 500% 8 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0
1966 29 PIT NL 0 0 0% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1967 30 PIT NL 0 0 88% 25 3 0 100% 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 88% 2 1 1 0 0 0 6 0 6
1969 32 KCR AL 0 0 50% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 60% 3 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 1
1970 33 KCR AL 0 0 28% 51 4 3 57% 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 3 75% 6 1 5 0 0 0 2 1 1
5 Yrs 0 0 52% 100 9 3 75% 8 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 11 74% 11 4 7 3 1 2 9 1 8

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
1965 28 PIT NL 2 100% 1 1 0 0 0 0.60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1966 29 PIT NL 7 100% 1 7 1 0 0 0.71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1967 30 PIT NL 66 97% 10 21 3 0 1 1.11 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 12 0 0% 8 3 38% 37 5 14% 4 2 50% 4 2 50% 0
1969 32 KCR AL 33 100% 4 14 1 0 0 1.65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0% 2 1 50% 16 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1970 33 KCR AL 145 86% 27 10 2 0 1 1.23 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 16 0 0% 12 4 33% 60 6 10% 2 2 100% 6 4 67% 0
5 Yrs 253 91% 43 53 7 0 2 1.21 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 50% 35 0 0% 22 8 36% 115 11 10% 7 4 57% 10 6 60% 0
MLB Averages 53% 78% 10% 30% 14% 46% 51%

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
1965 28 9 2 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 183 1 0 0 0 0 0
1966 29 18 9 9 5 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 .222 .222 .222 .444 25 2 0 0 0 0 0
1967 30 56 75 66 19 12 1 1 0 5 5 0 6 23 .182 .243 .227 .471 35 15 0 0 1 2 0
1968 31 56 75 66 19 12 1 1 0 5 5 0 6 23 .182 .243 .227 .471 35 15 0 0 1 2 0
1969 32 79 108 95 23 16 3 2 0 5 5 0 9 31 .168 .243 .242 .485 38 23 0 1 1 2 0
1970 33 130 253 225 35 43 5 5 1 12 9 3 23 63 .191 .266 .271 .537 51 61 0 1 1 3 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
1965 28 9 3 3 10 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333 1 9
1966 29 9 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 9
1967 30 38 68 58 17 11 1 1 0 6 3 7 20 .190 .269 .241 .510 4 38
1969 32 23 33 29 5 4 2 1 0 0 0 3 8 .138 .242 .276 .518 2 23
1970 33 51 148 132 13 29 2 3 1 8 4 15 32 .220 .297 .303 .600 12 51
5 Yrs 130 259 229 45 46 5 5 1 14 11 25 63 .201 .279 .279 .559 19 130
162 Game Avg. 162 323 285 56 57 6 6 1 17 14 31 79 .201 .279 .279 .559 24 130

* 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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