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Bob Stanley

Robert William Stanley (Stanley Steamer)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 210 lb.

Born: November 10, 1954 in Portland, ME
High School: Kearny HS (Kearny, NJ)
Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft (January Secondary). (All Transactions)
Debut: April 16, 1977
Team: RedSox 1977-1989
Agents: Bob Woolf [*]
Final Game: September 5, 1989
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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 22 BOS AL 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1978 23 BOS AL 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 CYA-7,MVP-25
1979 24 BOS AL 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS
1980 25 BOS AL 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1981 26 BOS AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1982 27 BOS AL 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 CYA-7,MVP-25
1983 28 BOS AL 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS,MVP-15
1984 29 BOS AL 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1985 30 BOS AL 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1986 31 BOS AL 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1987 32 BOS AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1988 33 BOS AL 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1989 34 BOS AL 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Yrs 637 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 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
1977 22 BOS AL 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1978 23 BOS AL 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1 CYA-7,MVP-25
1979 24 BOS AL 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $140,000 1 AS
1980 25 BOS AL 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $ 1
1981 26 BOS AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1982 27 BOS AL 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1 CYA-7,MVP-25
1983 28 BOS AL 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $ 1 AS,MVP-15
1984 29 BOS AL 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1985 30 BOS AL 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $1,075,000 1
1986 31 BOS AL 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $1,060,000 1
1987 32 BOS AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $1,075,000 1
1988 33 BOS AL 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $1,060,000 1
1989 34 BOS AL 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $1,075,000 1
13 Seasons 637 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.6 0 $5,485,000

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
1986 31 BOS AL ALCS CAL W 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1986 31 BOS AL WS NYM L 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1988 33 BOS AL ALCS OAK L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Yrs (3 Series) 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 ALCS 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

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
1979 BOS AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983 BOS AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Yrs (2 GP) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1977 22 BOS AL 0.0 0.0
1978 23 BOS AL 0.0 0.0
1979 24 BOS AL 0.0 0.0
1980 25 BOS AL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1981 26 BOS AL 0.0 0.0
1982 27 BOS AL 0.0 0.0
1983 28 BOS AL 0.0 0.0
1984 29 BOS AL 0.0 0.0
1985 30 BOS AL 0.0 0.0
1986 31 BOS AL 0.0 0.0
1987 32 BOS AL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1988 33 BOS AL 0.0 0.0
1989 34 BOS AL 0.0 0.0
13 Yrs 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

All-Star Games
1979 *
1983 *

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1978 AL (25, 2%)
1982 AL (25, 2%)
1983 AL (15, 3%)
0.07 Career Shares (1016th)

Cy Young (yr lg (rk, shr))
1978 AL (7, 1%)
1982 AL (7, 3%)
0.04 Career Shares (230th)

              

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