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John Stuper

John Anton Stuper

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

Born: May 9, 1957 in Butler, PA
School: Point Park University (Pittsburgh, PA)
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 18th round of the 1978 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 1, 1982
Teams (by GP): Cardinals/Reds 1982-1985

Final Game: October 4, 1985
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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
1982 25 STL NL 23 47 42 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 24 .119 .140 .167 .306 -15 7 0 0 4 0 0 1
1983 26 STL NL 40 70 59 2 8 0 0 0 6 0 0 4 32 .136 .190 .136 .326 -8 8 2 0 7 0 0 1
1984 27 STL NL 15 20 16 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 .063 .118 .063 .180 -47 1 0 0 3 0 0 1
1985 28 CIN NL 33 27 17 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 10 .059 .200 .059 .259 -25 1 0 0 7 0 0 1
4 Yrs 111 164 134 3 15 0 1 0 8 1 1 9 74 .112 .168 .127 .295 -17 17 2 0 21 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 239 196 4 22 0 1 0 12 1 1 13 108 .112 .168 .127 .295 -17 25 3 0 31 0 0
STL (3 yrs) 78 137 117 3 14 0 1 0 7 0 0 6 64 .120 .163 .137 .299 -16 16 2 0 14 0 0
CIN (1 yr) 33 27 17 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 10 .059 .200 .059 .259 -25 1 0 0 7 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
1982 25 STL NL 23 47 -7 0 0 0 5 -2 -0.2 1 -0 -0.2 .492 .499 -0.2 0.0 -0 $ 1
1983 26 STL NL 40 70 -8 -0 -0 0 8 -0 -0.0 2 2 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 2 $ 1
1984 27 STL NL 15 20 -4 0 0 0 2 -1 -0.1 1 -1 -0.1 .490 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1 $ 1
1985 28 CIN NL 33 27 -4 -0 0 0 3 -1 -0.1 1 0 -0.1 .498 .500 -0.1 0.0 0 $250,000 1
4 Seasons 111 164 -22 -0 0 0 19 -4 -0.4 5 1 -0.4 .496 .499 -0.5 0.1 1 $250,000
STL (3 yrs) 78 137 -18 0 -0 0 16 -3 -0.3 4 1 -0.3 .496 .499 -0.4 0.0 1 $
CIN (1 yr) 33 27 -4 -0 0 0 3 -1 -0.1 1 0 -0.1 .498 .500 -0.1 0.0 0 $250,000

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
1982 25 STL NL 47 41 1 0.7 95 .278 .119 .267 .140 .330 .167 .388 .306 .718 -15 .032 -6.8 -0.7 .216 .071 .048
1983 26 STL NL 70 60 2 0.9 97 .296 .136 .265 .190 .333 .136 .392 .326 .725 -8 .055 -8.9 -0.9 .226 .068 .000
1984 27 STL NL 20 18 0 0.0 92 .125 .063 .261 .118 .326 .063 .380 .180 .705 -47 .000 -3.2 -0.3 .133 .063 .000
1985 28 CIN NL 27 24 1 1.1 98 .143 .059 .264 .200 .333 .059 .394 .259 .727 -25 .081 -3.0 -0.3 .235 .176 .000 .0
4 Yrs 164 143 4 0.8 96 .250 .112 .265 .168 .331 .127 .389 .295 .721 -17 .041 -21.8 -2.3 .213 .082 .015 .0
162 Game Avg. 239 209 6 0.8 96 .250 .112 .265 .168 .331 .127 .389 .295 .721 -17 .041 -21.8 -2.3 .213 .082 .015
STL (3 yrs) 137 119 3 0.7 96 .264 .120 .265 .163 .331 .137 .389 .299 .720 -16 .034 -18.8 -2.0 .210 .068 .017
CIN (1 yr) 27 24 1 1.1 98 .143 .059 .264 .200 .333 .059 .394 .259 .727 -25 .082 -3.0 -0.3 .235 .176 .000 .0

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
1982 25 STL NL NLCS ATL W 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0
1982 25 STL NL WS MIL W 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Yr (2 Series) 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0
1 NLCS 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0
1 WS 2 0 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
1982 25 STL NL 47 0.0% 51.1% 2.1% 2.1% 20% 24.00 1.8 3.75 38%
1983 26 STL NL 70 0.0% 45.7% 5.7% 0.0% 0% 8.00 1.8 9.8 8.33 39%
1984 27 STL NL 20 0.0% 40.0% 5.0% 0.0% 0% 8.00 2.0 16.0 9.00 40%
1985 28 CIN NL 27 0.0% 37.0% 11.1% 0.0% 0% 3.33 1.7 17.0 26%
4 Yrs 164 0.0% 45.1% 5.5% 0.6% 7% 8.22 1.8 16.8 7.75 37%
MLB Averages 2.1% 13.7% 8.4% 6.7% 29% 1.63 6.5 42.4 8.5 1.08 74%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1982 25 STL NL -6.8 -0.7 47 -0.8 0.3 -1.1 1.04 -0.7 -0.1 -7.7 -0.8 0.92 -7.5 0
1983 26 STL NL -8.9 -0.9 70 -0.7 0.5 -1.3 .91 -0.8 0.0 -7.5 -0.8 1.03 -8.3 0
1984 27 STL NL -3.2 -0.3 20 -0.2 0.1 -0.4 .89 -0.3 0.0 -2.8 -0.3 0.96 -3.2 0
1985 28 CIN NL -3.0 -0.3 29 -0.2 0.2 -0.4 .90 -0.3 0.2 -3.8 -0.4 1.05 -3.7 0
4 Yrs -21.8 -2.3 166 -2.0 1.2 -3.1 .94 -2.2 0.1 -21.7 -2.3 0.99 -22.7 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
1982 25 STL NL 0 0 17% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983 26 STL NL 2 0 17% 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20% 4 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
1984 27 STL NL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1985 28 CIN NL 0 0 0% 6 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Yrs 2 0 13% 38 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20% 4 3 1 1 1 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
1982 25 STL NL 47 34% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 67% 5 0 0% 9 3 33% 25 0 0% 2 0 0% 2 0 0% 0
1983 26 STL NL 70 13% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 7 70% 14 2 14% 16 3 19% 54 7 13% 4 2 50% 4 2 50% 0
1984 27 STL NL 20 35% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 4 0 0% 4 1 25% 11 1 9% 0 0 0 0 0
1985 28 CIN NL 27 33% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 100% 11 0 0% 11 3 27% 22 1 5% 2 0 0% 2 2 100% 0
4 Yrs 164 25% 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 26 21 81% 34 2 6% 40 10 25% 112 9 8% 8 2 25% 8 4 50% 0
MLB Averages 59% 86% 11% 35% 15% 52% 55%

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
1982 25 23 47 42 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 24 .119 .140 .167 .306 -15 7 0 0 4 0 0
1983 26 63 117 101 3 13 0 1 0 6 0 0 5 56 .129 .170 .149 .318 -11 15 2 0 11 0 0
1984 27 78 137 117 3 14 0 1 0 7 0 0 6 64 .120 .163 .137 .299 -16 16 2 0 14 0 0
1985 28 111 164 134 3 15 0 1 0 8 1 1 9 74 .112 .168 .127 .295 -17 17 2 0 21 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
1982 25 23 47 42 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 24 .119 .140 .167 .306 1 23
1983 26 40 71 60 3 9 0 0 0 8 0 4 32 .150 .203 .150 .353 2 40
1984 27 15 20 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 .000 .059 .000 .059 0 15
1985 28 33 27 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 10 .000 .150 .000 .150 0 33
4 Yrs 111 165 135 4 14 0 1 0 8 1 9 74 .104 .160 .119 .278 3 111
162 Game Avg. 162 241 197 6 20 0 1 0 12 1 13 108 .104 .160 .119 .278 4 111

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