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Rick Sweet

Ricky Joe Sweet

Position: Catcher
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: September 7, 1952 in Longview, WA
High School: Mark Morris HS (Longview, WA)
School: Gonzaga University (Spokane, WA)
Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 3rd round of the 1975 amateur draft (January Secondary). (All Transactions)
Debut: April 8, 1978
Teams (by GP): Mariners/Padres/Mets 1978-1983

Final Game: October 2, 1983
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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
1978 25 SDP NL 88 259 226 15 50 8 0 1 11 1 4 27 22 .221 .306 .270 .576 69 61 4 1 4 1 7 2
1982 29 TOT MLB 91 289 261 29 67 6 1 4 24 3 0 20 25 .257 .311 .333 .645 76 87 2 2 3 3 0 2
1982 29 NYM NL 3 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 89 1 0 0 0 0 0
1982 29 SEA AL 88 286 258 29 66 6 1 4 24 3 0 20 24 .256 .311 .333 .644 75 86 2 2 3 3 0 2
1983 30 SEA AL 93 267 249 18 55 9 0 1 22 2 2 13 26 .221 .259 .269 .528 44 67 11 0 2 1 1 2
3 Yrs 272 815 736 62 172 23 1 6 57 6 6 60 73 .234 .292 .292 .584 63 215 17 3 9 5 8
162 Game Avg. 162 485 438 37 102 14 1 4 34 4 4 36 43 .234 .292 .292 .584 63 128 10 2 5 3 5
SEA (2 yrs) 181 553 507 47 121 15 1 5 46 5 2 33 50 .239 .286 .302 .587 60 153 13 2 5 4 1
NYM (1 yr) 3 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 89 1 0 0 0 0 0
SDP (1 yr) 88 259 226 15 50 8 0 1 11 1 4 27 22 .221 .306 .270 .576 69 61 4 1 4 1 7
AL (2 yrs) 181 553 507 47 121 15 1 5 46 5 2 33 50 .239 .286 .302 .587 60 153 13 2 5 4 1
NL (2 yrs) 91 262 229 15 51 8 0 1 11 1 4 27 23 .223 .306 .271 .577 70 62 4 1 4 1 7

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
1978 25 SDP NL 88 259 -9 -2 1 4 4 -3 -0.2 8 5 0.5 .497 .498 0.0 0.9 1 $ 2
1982 29 NYM NL 3 3 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 0 0.0 .496 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $
1982 29 SEA AL 88 286 -9 1 1 -2 4 -5 -0.5 9 4 0.3 .494 .497 0.6 0.3 6 $ 2
1983 30 SEA AL 93 267 -20 -1 -0 -3 4 -21 -2.1 8 -12 -1.3 .477 .487 -1.0 0.2 -10 $ 2
3 Seasons 272 815 -39 -2 2 -1 12 -29 -2.8 25 -4 -0.5 .489 .495 -0.4 1.4 -3 $
SEA (2 yrs) 181 553 -30 0 1 -5 8 -26 -2.5 17 -9 -1.0 .485 .492 -0.4 0.4 -4 $
NYM (1 yr) 3 3 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 0 0.0 .496 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $
SDP (1 yr) 88 259 -9 -2 1 4 4 -3 -0.2 8 5 0.5 .497 .498 0.0 0.9 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
1978 25 SDP NL 259 189 19 2.7 87 .240 .221 .251 .306 .318 .270 .370 .576 .687 69 .309 -7.9 -0.8 .467 .155 .049 1.0
1982 29 TOT MLB 289 202 29 3.9 101 .268 .257 .267 .311 .332 .333 .407 .645 .739 76 .422 -9.0 -0.9 .571 .165 .077 3.4
1982 29 NYM NL 3 2 0 0.0 94 .500 .333 .264 .333 .327 .333 .384 .667 .712 89 .000 -0.1 -0.0 .500 .000 .000
1982 29 SEA AL 286 200 29 3.9 101 .266 .256 .268 .311 .332 .333 .408 .644 .740 75 .426 -9.0 -0.9 .572 .167 .078 3.4
1983 30 SEA AL 267 210 15 1.9 101 .242 .221 .270 .259 .333 .269 .408 .528 .740 44 .170 -19.9 -2.0 .386 .100 .048 1.3
3 Yrs 815 601 63 2.8 97 .251 .234 .263 .292 .328 .292 .396 .584 .723 63 .301 -36.8 -3.7 .474 .140 .058 6.0
162 Game Avg. 485 358 38 2.8 97 .251 .234 .263 .292 .328 .292 .396 .584 .723 63 .301 -36.8 -3.7 .474 .140 .058 4
SEA (2 yrs) 553 410 44 2.9 101 .254 .239 .269 .286 .332 .302 .408 .587 .740 60 .300 -28.9 -2.9 .476 .134 .063 5.0
NYM (1 yr) 3 2 0 0.0 94 .500 .333 .264 .333 .327 .333 .384 .667 .712 89 .000 -0.1 -0.0 .500 .000 .000
SDP (1 yr) 259 189 19 2.7 87 .240 .221 .251 .306 .318 .270 .370 .576 .687 69 .309 -7.9 -0.8 .467 .155 .049 1.0
AL (2 yrs) 553 410 44 2.9 101 .254 .239 .269 .286 .332 .302 .408 .587 .740 60 .300 -28.9 -2.9 .476 .134 .063 5.0
NL (2 yrs) 262 191 19 2.7 87 .243 .223 .251 .306 .318 .271 .370 .577 .688 70 .305 -7.9 -0.8 .468 .153 .048 1.0

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
1978 25 SDP NL 259 0.4% 8.5% 10.4% 3.5% 18% 0.81 10.3 226.0 20.5 1.21 79%
1982 29 TOT MLB 289 1.4% 8.7% 6.9% 3.8% 16% 1.25 10.4 65.3 10.9 1.12 81%
1982 29 NYM NL 3 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.0 67%
1982 29 SEA AL 286 1.4% 8.4% 7.0% 3.9% 17% 1.20 10.8 64.5 10.8 1.11 81%
1983 30 SEA AL 267 0.4% 9.7% 4.9% 3.8% 18% 2.00 9.6 249.0 11.3 1.70 84%
3 Yrs 815 0.7% 9.0% 7.4% 3.7% 17% 1.22 10.1 122.7 12.9 1.32 81%
MLB Averages 2.0% 12.8% 8.4% 6.6% 28% 1.53 7.0 45.2 8.5 1.10 75%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1978 25 SDP NL -7.9 -0.8 266 -1.6 3.0 -4.7 1.02 -1.3 -0.3 -16.8 -1.8 1.00 -12.9 1.34 12
1982 29 TOT MLB -9.0 -0.9 296 -1.0 5.0 -6.0 1.18 -0.3 -0.5 -4.0 -0.4 0.94 -4.7 2.08 21
1982 29 NYM NL -0.1 -0.0 3 0.0 0.1 -0.0 .71 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.86 0.1 0.71 3
1982 29 SEA AL -9.0 -0.9 293 -1.0 4.9 -6.0 1.19 -0.3 -0.6 -4.3 -0.4 0.94 -4.8 2.31 18
1983 30 SEA AL -19.9 -2.0 272 -2.3 3.9 -6.2 1.17 -1.9 -0.0 -19.0 -1.9 0.93 -22.3 2.44 20
3 Yrs -36.8 -3.7 834 -5.0 11.9 -16.9 1.13 -3.6 -0.8 -39.8 -4.1 0.95 -39.8 2.05 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
1978 25 SDP NL 3 0 18% 86 1 4 20% 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 3 24% 13 12 1 2 1 1 6 3 3
1982 29 TOT MLB 2 0 29% 92 3 0 100% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 35% 12 7 4 5 4 1 9 5 4
1982 29 NYM 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
1982 29 SEA AL 2 0 30% 91 3 0 100% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 35% 12 7 4 5 4 1 9 5 4
1983 30 SEA AL 2 2 25% 96 2 2 50% 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 4 4 16% 14 13 1 0 0 0 5 3 2
3 Yrs 7 2 25% 274 6 6 50% 5 4 1 1 0 1 2 1 7 14 26% 39 32 6 7 5 2 20 11 9

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
1978 25 SDP NL 259 100% 50 12 0 0 1 1.34 1 0 9 0 1 1 0 0 4 4 100% 53 4 8% 25 8 32% 182 10 5% 13 2 15% 5 1 20% 0
1982 29 TOT MLB 289 100% 67 21 2 0 2 2.08 4 0 6 4 0 3 1 0 3 3 100% 54 2 4% 24 13 54% 173 21 12% 16 10 63% 12 8 67% 0
1982 29 NYM NL 3 100% 1 3 1 0 0 0.71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1982 29 SEA AL 286 100% 66 18 1 0 2 2.31 4 0 6 4 0 3 1 0 3 3 100% 53 2 4% 24 13 54% 172 21 12% 16 10 63% 12 8 67% 0
1983 30 SEA AL 267 100% 55 20 8 0 4 2.44 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 67% 54 11 20% 20 9 45% 156 21 13% 14 11 79% 6 4 67% 0
3 Yrs 815 100% 172 53 10 0 7 2.05 6 0 17 5 1 5 1 0 10 9 90% 161 17 11% 69 30 43% 511 52 10% 43 23 53% 23 13 57% 0
MLB Averages 57% 81% 11% 36% 15% 51% 54%

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
1978 25 88 259 226 15 50 8 0 1 11 1 4 27 22 .221 .306 .270 .576 69 61 4 1 4 1 7
1979 26 88 259 226 15 50 8 0 1 11 1 4 27 22 .221 .306 .270 .576 69 61 4 1 4 1 7
1980 27 88 259 226 15 50 8 0 1 11 1 4 27 22 .221 .306 .270 .576 69 61 4 1 4 1 7
1981 28 88 259 226 15 50 8 0 1 11 1 4 27 22 .221 .306 .270 .576 69 61 4 1 4 1 7
1982 29 179 548 487 44 117 14 1 5 35 4 4 47 47 .240 .309 .304 .613 73 148 6 3 7 4 7
1983 30 272 815 736 62 172 23 1 6 57 6 6 60 73 .234 .292 .292 .584 63 215 17 3 9 5 8

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
1978 25 88 270 233 19 57 9 0 1 14 1 31 22 .245 .335 .296 .631 23 88
1982 29 91 292 263 30 69 6 1 4 25 3 21 25 .262 .318 .338 .657 28 91
1983 30 93 266 250 19 56 9 0 1 23 2 13 26 .224 .261 .272 .533 18 93
3 Yrs 272 828 746 68 182 24 1 6 62 6 65 73 .244 .305 .303 .608 69 272
162 Game Avg. 162 493 444 41 108 14 1 4 37 4 39 43 .244 .305 .303 .608 41 272

* 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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