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Max Surkont

Matthew Constantine Surkont

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: June 16, 1922 in Central Falls, RI
Signed
by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1938. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 19, 1949
Teams (by GP): Braves/Pirates/WhiteSox/Giants/Cardinals 1949-1957

Final Game: May 1, 1957
Died: October 8, 1986 in Largo, FL
Buried: Notre Dame Cemetery, Pawtucket, RI
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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
1943 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1944 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1945 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1949 27 CHW AL 44 26 22 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 12 .045 .192 .045 .238 -34 1 0 0 0 1
1950 28 BSN NL 9 24 23 4 10 2 0 1 5 0 1 3 .435 .458 .652 1.111 196 15 0 0 0 /1
1951 29 BSN NL 37 88 73 2 11 1 0 0 4 0 0 7 17 .151 .225 .164 .389 10 12 4 0 8 1
1952 30 BSN NL 31 73 63 2 7 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 16 .111 .152 .159 .310 -13 10 1 0 7 1
1953 31 MLN NL 28 66 56 10 16 5 1 0 6 0 0 5 7 .286 .344 .411 .755 101 23 1 0 5 1
1954 32 PIT NL 33 76 60 3 10 1 0 0 5 0 0 6 19 .167 .239 .183 .422 13 11 2 0 9 1 1
1955 33 PIT NL 35 59 50 5 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 13 .140 .218 .160 .378 4 8 0 1 4 0 0 1
1956 34 TOT NL 14 13 10 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .100 .182 .100 .282 -21 1 0 0 2 0 0 1
1956 34 PIT NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1956 34 STL NL 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1956 34 NYG NL 8 12 9 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .111 .200 .111 .311 -13 1 0 0 2 0 0 /1
1957 35 NYG NL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
9 Yrs 236 425 357 28 63 13 1 1 28 0 0 31 90 .176 .244 .227 .470 29 81 8 1 35 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 292 245 19 43 9 1 1 19 0 21 62 .176 .244 .227 .470 29 56 5 1 24
MLN (4 yrs) 105 251 215 18 44 11 1 1 18 0 0 16 43 .205 .260 .279 .539 48 60 6 0 20
PIT (3 yrs) 69 135 110 8 17 2 0 0 7 0 0 10 32 .155 .230 .173 .402 9 19 2 1 13 1 0
NYG (2 yrs) 13 12 9 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .111 .200 .111 .311 -13 1 0 0 2 0 0
STL (1 yr) 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHW (1 yr) 44 26 22 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 12 .045 .192 .045 .238 -34 1 0 0 0
NL (8 yrs) 192 399 335 27 62 13 1 1 26 0 0 27 78 .185 .247 .239 .486 33 80 8 1 35 1 0
AL (1 yr) 44 26 22 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 12 .045 .192 .045 .238 -34 1 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
1949 27 CHW AL 44 26 -4 0 0 0 3 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.2 .496 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1 $ 1
1950 28 BSN NL 9 24 3 -0 0 0 3 6 0.6 1 7 0.6 .562 .503 0.6 0.0 7 $ /1
1951 29 BSN NL 37 88 -10 0 -1 0 9 -2 -0.2 3 1 -0.2 .495 .499 -0.2 -0.0 1 $ 1
1952 30 BSN NL 31 73 -10 0 -0 0 8 -2 -0.2 2 0 -0.2 .492 .499 -0.2 0.0 0 $ 1
1953 31 MLN NL 28 66 0 -0 0 0 7 8 0.7 2 10 0.7 .526 .504 0.7 -0.0 10 $ 1
1954 32 PIT NL 33 76 -8 -1 0 0 9 0 0.0 2 3 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 -0.0 3 $ 1
1955 33 PIT NL 35 59 -7 0 0 0 6 -0 -0.1 2 2 -0.1 .499 .500 0.0 -0.1 2 $ 1
1956 34 PIT NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1956 34 STL NL 5 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .496 .500 0.0 -0.0 -0 $ /1
1956 34 NYG NL 8 12 -2 0 0 0 1 -0 -0.0 0 0 0.0 .496 .500 0.0 -0.0 0 $ /1
1957 35 NYG NL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
9 Seasons 236 425 -37 -1 0 0 45 7 0.5 14 21 0.6 .503 .500 0.7 -0.1 21 $
MLN (4 yrs) 105 251 -17 -0 -1 0 27 9 0.8 8 18 0.9 .508 .501 0.9 -0.0 18 $
PIT (3 yrs) 69 135 -14 -1 1 0 14 -0 -0.1 4 4 -0.1 .500 .500 0.0 -0.1 4 $
NYG (2 yrs) 13 12 -2 0 0 0 1 -0 -0.0 0 0 0.0 .497 .500 0.0 -0.0 0 $
STL (1 yr) 5 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .496 .500 0.0 -0.0 -0 $
CHW (1 yr) 44 26 -4 0 0 0 3 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.2 .496 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1 $

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
1949 27 CHW AL 26 21 0 0.0 103 .100 .045 .266 .192 .357 .045 .386 .238 .743 -34 .000 -4.3 -0.4 .238 .182 .000
1950 28 BSN NL 24 13 7 14.4 103 .474 .435 .262 .458 .338 .652 .407 1.111 .745 196 .884 3.1 0.3 1.231 .261 .217 .0
1951 29 BSN NL 88 74 3 1.1 97 .196 .151 .259 .225 .332 .164 .392 .389 .724 10 .069 -9.0 -0.9 .288 .110 .014
1952 30 BSN NL 73 64 2 0.8 95 .149 .111 .258 .152 .330 .159 .384 .310 .714 -13 .051 -9.6 -1.0 .228 .095 .048
1953 31 MLN NL 66 46 8 4.6 105 .327 .286 .267 .344 .337 .411 .416 .755 .753 101 .478 0.3 0.0 .683 .214 .125
1954 32 PIT NL 76 62 3 1.3 107 .238 .167 .272 .239 .343 .183 .420 .422 .763 13 .084 -7.6 -0.7 .327 .117 .017
1955 33 PIT NL 59 47 2 1.1 104 .189 .140 .263 .218 .334 .160 .417 .378 .751 4 .070 -6.9 -0.7 .302 .100 .020
1956 34 TOT NL 13 11 0 0.0 102 .143 .100 .263 .182 .330 .100 .415 .282 .745 -21 .000 -1.7 -0.2 .222 .100 .000
1956 34 STL NL 1 1 0 0.0 102 .000 .000 .263 .000 .330 .000 .415 .000 .745 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
1956 34 NYG NL 12 10 0 0.0 102 .167 .111 .263 .200 .330 .111 .415 .311 .745 -13 .000 -1.4 -0.2 .250 .111 .000
9 Yrs 425 338 25 2.0 101 .232 .176 .264 .244 .337 .227 .404 .470 .740 29 .177 -35.6 -3.6 .374 .137 .050 .0
162 Game Avg. 292 232 17 2.0 101 .232 .176 .264 .244 .337 .227 .404 .470 .740 29 .177 -35.6 -3.6 .374 .137 .050
MLN (4 yrs) 251 197 20 2.7 99 .251 .205 .261 .260 .333 .279 .398 .539 .731 48 .283 -15.1 -1.6 .429 .149 .074 .0
PIT (3 yrs) 135 109 5 1.2 106 .215 .155 .268 .230 .339 .173 .419 .402 .757 9 .078 -14.5 -1.4 .316 .109 .018
NYG (2 yrs) 12 10 0 0.0 102 .167 .111 .263 .200 .330 .111 .415 .311 .745 -13 .000 -1.4 -0.2 .250 .111 .000
STL (1 yr) 1 1 0 0.0 102 .000 .000 .263 .000 .330 .000 .415 .000 .745 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
CHW (1 yr) 26 21 0 0.0 103 .100 .045 .266 .192 .357 .045 .386 .238 .743 -34 .000 -4.3 -0.4 .238 .182 .000
NL (8 yrs) 399 317 25 2.1 101 .237 .185 .263 .247 .335 .239 .405 .486 .740 33 .194 -31.3 -3.2 .384 .134 .054 .0
AL (1 yr) 26 21 0 0.0 103 .100 .045 .266 .192 .357 .045 .386 .238 .743 -34 .000 -4.3 -0.4 .238 .182 .000

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
1949 27 CHW AL 26 0.0% 46.2% 15.4% 0.0% 0% 3.00 1.8 11.0 2.00 38%
1950 28 BSN NL 24 4.2% 12.5% 4.2% 12.5% 30% 3.00 7.7 23.0 4.6 3.50 79%
1951 29 BSN NL 88 0.0% 19.3% 8.0% 1.1% 9% 2.43 4.3 18.3 1.27 64%
1952 30 BSN NL 73 0.0% 21.9% 4.1% 4.1% 43% 5.33 3.9 21.0 1.29 64%
1953 31 MLN NL 66 0.0% 10.6% 7.6% 9.1% 38% 1.40 8.0 9.3 1.58 74%
1954 32 PIT NL 76 0.0% 25.0% 7.9% 1.3% 10% 3.17 3.2 12.0 2.00 55%
1955 33 PIT NL 59 0.0% 22.0% 6.8% 1.7% 14% 3.25 3.8 25.0 1.80 63%
1956 34 TOT NL 13 0.0% 23.1% 7.7% 0.0% 0% 3.00 3.3 10.0 3.00 54%
1956 34 STL NL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100%
1956 34 NYG NL 12 0.0% 25.0% 8.3% 0.0% 0% 3.00 3.0 9.0 2.50 50%
9 Yrs 425 0.2% 21.2% 7.3% 3.5% 24% 2.90 4.0 357.0 12.8 1.58 63%
MLB Averages 2.1% 10.8% 9.5% 6.5% 28% 1.13 8.2 42.0 8.1 0.97 76%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1949 27 CHW AL -4.3 -0.4 11 -0.2 0.1 -0.2 .83 -0.2 -0.0 -1.7 -0.2 0.86 -2.0 0
1950 28 BSN NL 3.1 0.3 18 0.3 0.5 -0.2 1.05 0.2 0.1 1.7 0.2 0.97 1.5 0
1951 29 BSN NL -9.0 -0.9 89 -0.8 1.1 -1.9 1.10 -1.0 0.3 -10.9 -1.1 1.00 -11.4 0
1952 30 BSN NL -9.6 -1.0 71 -1.0 0.4 -1.4 1.00 -1.0 -0.0 -10.4 -1.1 0.91 -10.6 0
1953 31 MLN NL 0.3 0.0 56 -0.1 0.7 -0.8 .77 -0.0 -0.1 1.0 0.1 0.92 -0.0 0
1954 32 PIT NL -7.6 -0.7 62 -0.7 0.5 -1.2 1.04 -0.5 -0.1 -6.3 -0.6 0.98 -5.8 0
1955 33 PIT NL -6.9 -0.7 48 -0.3 0.4 -0.7 .88 -0.5 0.2 -4.3 -0.4 0.94 -5.2 0
1956 34 TOT NL -1.7 -0.2 13 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .55 -0.1 -0.0 -0.7 -0.1 0.82 -1.8 0
1956 34 PIT NL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1956 34 STL NL -0.3 -0.0 1 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .25 -0.0 0.0 -0.2 -0.0 0.61 -0.2 0
1956 34 NYG NL -1.4 -0.2 12 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .58 -0.1 -0.0 -0.5 -0.1 0.84 -1.5 0
1957 35 NYG NL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
9 Yrs -35.6 -3.6 368 -2.8 3.7 -6.6 .96 -3.2 0.3 -31.6 -3.3 0.95 -35.1 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
1949 27 CHW AL 0 0 20% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1950 28 BSN NL 0 0 30% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 2 2 0 2 2 0 1 1 0
1951 29 BSN NL 0 0 11% 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0% 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1952 30 BSN NL 0 0 20% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1953 31 MLN NL 1 0 48% 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29% 3 2 1 1 1 0 3 2 1
1954 32 PIT NL 2 0 19% 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 7 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
1955 33 PIT NL 1 0 42% 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0% 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
1956 34 TOT NL 0 0 50% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1956 34 STL 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
1956 34 NYG NL 0 0 50% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Yrs 4 0 29% 115 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 10% 18 16 2 6 6 0 6 4 1

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
1949 27 CHW AL 26 9% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 3 0 0% 6 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
1950 28 BSN NL 24 50% 10 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0% 3 0 0% 1 0 0% 14 2 14% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
1951 29 BSN NL 88 33% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 100% 24 4 17% 25 9 36% 63 4 6% 5 2 40% 5 5 100% 0
1952 30 BSN NL 73 38% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 7 88% 15 1 7% 17 7 41% 44 3 7% 3 3 100% 3 2 67% 0
1953 31 MLN NL 66 11% 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 100% 10 1 10% 9 3 33% 34 7 21% 3 2 67% 0 0 0
1954 32 PIT NL 76 37% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 100% 18 2 11% 18 3 17% 43 5 12% 2 2 100% 2 2 100% 0
1955 33 PIT NL 59 35% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4 57% 13 0 0% 12 4 33% 27 2 7% 3 2 67% 2 0 0% 0
1956 34 TOT NL 13 38% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 2 0 0% 2 2 100% 7 1 14% 0 0 0 0 0
1956 34 STL NL 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1956 34 NYG NL 12 33% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 2 0 0% 2 2 100% 7 1 14% 0 0 0 0 0
9 Yrs 425 32% 63 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 40 35 88% 88 8 9% 87 28 32% 238 24 10% 16 11 69% 14 9 64% 0
MLB Averages 50% 87% 12% 32% 14% 50% 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
1949 27 44 26 22 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 12 .045 .192 .045 .238 -34 1 0 0 0
1950 28 53 50 45 5 11 2 0 1 7 0 0 5 15 .244 .320 .356 .676 82 16 0 0 0
1951 29 90 138 118 7 22 3 0 1 11 0 0 12 32 .186 .262 .237 .499 38 28 4 0 8
1952 30 121 211 181 9 29 6 0 1 14 0 0 15 48 .160 .224 .210 .434 21 38 5 0 15
1953 31 149 277 237 19 45 11 1 1 20 0 0 20 55 .190 .253 .257 .510 40 61 6 0 20
1954 32 182 353 297 22 55 12 1 1 25 0 0 26 74 .185 .250 .242 .492 35 72 8 0 29 1
1955 33 217 412 347 27 62 13 1 1 27 0 0 30 87 .179 .245 .231 .476 30 80 8 1 33 1 0
1956 34 231 425 357 28 63 13 1 1 28 0 0 31 90 .176 .244 .227 .470 29 81 8 1 35 1 0
1957 35 236 425 357 28 63 13 1 1 28 0 0 31 90 .176 .244 .227 .470 29 81 8 1 35 1 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
1949 27 46 27 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 13 .000 .148 .000 .148 0 44
1950 28 9 26 25 4 11 2 0 1 5 0 1 3 .440 .462 .640 1.102 7 9
1951 29 38 92 76 2 12 1 0 0 5 0 8 18 .158 .238 .171 .409 3 37
1952 30 32 79 68 3 9 4 0 0 4 0 4 17 .132 .181 .191 .372 2 31
1953 31 29 69 59 10 17 5 1 0 6 0 5 7 .288 .344 .407 .751 8 28
1954 32 35 81 64 4 11 1 0 0 6 0 7 20 .172 .250 .188 .438 3 33
1955 33 37 63 53 6 8 1 0 0 3 0 5 14 .151 .237 .170 .407 2 35
1956 34 15 13 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .091 .000 .091 0 14
8 Yrs 241 450 378 29 68 14 1 1 29 0 35 95 .180 .251 .230 .481 25 231
162 Game Avg. 162 302 254 19 46 9 1 1 19 0 24 64 .180 .251 .230 .481 17 231

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