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Bob Talbot

Robert Dale Talbot

Position: Centerfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: June 6, 1927 in Visalia, CA
High School: Union HS (Visalia, CA)
Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1946. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 16, 1953
Team: Cubs 1953-1954

Final Game: September 26, 1954
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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
1953 26 CHC NL 8 32 30 5 10 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 .333 .333 .400 .733 89 12 2 0 2 /8O
1954 27 CHC NL 114 428 403 45 97 15 4 1 19 3 6 16 25 .241 .274 .305 .579 51 123 6 3 5 1 *8
2 Yrs 122 460 433 50 107 15 5 1 19 4 6 16 29 .247 .278 .312 .590 53 135 8 3 7 1
162 Game Avg. 162 611 575 66 142 20 7 1 25 5 8 21 39 .247 .278 .312 .590 53 179 11 4 9

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
1953 26 CHC NL 8 32 -0 0 -0 -1 0 -1 -0.1 1 0 0.0 .491 .500 0.1 -0.1 1 $ /8O
1954 27 CHC NL 114 428 -28 -1 -0 -2 -1 -32 -3.4 14 -17 -2.0 .471 .480 -1.6 -0.4 -15 $ *8
2 Seasons 122 460 -28 -0 -1 -3 -1 -32 -3.5 15 -17 -2.0 .472 .490 -1.5 -0.4 -14 $

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
1953 26 CHC NL 32 24 4 4.4 112 .385 .333 .277 .333 .348 .400 .431 .733 .779 89 .458 -0.7 -0.1 .591 .100 .067 .0
1954 27 CHC NL 428 324 32 2.6 110 .254 .241 .275 .274 .347 .305 .426 .579 .772 51 .252 -30.7 -3.0 .437 .097 .065 1.5
2 Yrs 460 348 36 2.8 110 .262 .247 .275 .278 .347 .312 .426 .590 .773 53 .268 -31.4 -3.1 .447 .097 .065 1.6
162 Game Avg. 611 462 48 2.8 110 .262 .247 .275 .278 .347 .312 .426 .590 .773 53 .268 -31.4 -3.1 .447 .097 .065 2

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
1953 26 CHC NL 32 0.0% 12.5% 0.0% 3.1% 10% 7.5 3.33 81%
1954 27 CHC NL 428 0.2% 5.8% 3.7% 4.7% 21% 1.56 16.1 403.0 21.2 0.94 88%
2 Yrs 460 0.2% 6.3% 3.5% 4.6% 20% 1.81 14.9 433.0 22.8 1.00 88%
MLB Averages 2.1% 10.7% 9.3% 6.6% 28% 1.15 8.3 42.1 8.1 0.96 76%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1953 26 CHC NL -0.7 -0.1 22 0.0 0.4 -0.4 1.22 -0.1 0.1 -1.4 -0.1 0.92 -0.9 0
1954 27 CHC NL -30.7 -3.0 353 -2.3 3.7 -6.1 .90 -2.0 -0.6 -16.9 -1.6 0.91 -19.7 0.38 2
2 Yrs -31.4 -3.1 375 -2.3 4.2 -6.5 .92 -2.1 -0.4 -18.3 -1.8 0.91 -20.6 0.38 2

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
1953 26 CHC NL 1 0 50% 13 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
1954 27 CHC NL 7 0 38% 145 3 6 33% 2 6 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 7 46% 13 9 3 2 1 1 7 1 6
2 Yrs 8 0 39% 158 4 6 40% 3 6 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 7 46% 14 10 3 3 1 2 7 1 6

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
1953 26 CHC NL 32 90% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 7 2 29% 4 2 50% 8 0 0% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
1954 27 CHC NL 428 28% 97 2 1 0 0 0.38 1 0 6 1 0 1 0 0 4 5 125% 52 6 12% 15 6 40% 148 16 11% 5 4 80% 7 5 71% 0
2 Yrs 460 32% 107 2 1 0 0 0.38 1 0 6 1 0 1 0 0 6 7 117% 59 8 14% 19 8 42% 156 16 10% 5 4 80% 8 6 75% 0
MLB Averages 49% 84% 11% 32% 14% 51% 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
1953 26 8 32 30 5 10 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 .333 .333 .400 .733 89 12 2 0 2
1954 27 122 460 433 50 107 15 5 1 19 4 6 16 29 .247 .278 .312 .590 53 135 8 3 7 1

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
1953 26 8 33 31 5 10 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 .323 .323 .387 .710 4 8
1954 27 120 447 422 46 100 15 4 1 19 3 16 26 .237 .269 .299 .568 34 114
2 Yrs 128 480 453 51 110 15 5 1 19 4 16 30 .243 .273 .305 .577 38 122
162 Game Avg. 162 608 573 65 139 19 6 1 24 5 20 38 .243 .273 .305 .577 48 122

* 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.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1954 NL  6 (9th)

AB per SO s c a p y
1954 NL  16.1 (9th)

                           

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