Duane Theiss

Duane Charles Theiss

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: November 20, 1953 in Zanesville, OH
School: Marietta College (Marietta, OH)
Drafted
by the Atlanta Braves in the 12th round of the 1975 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 5, 1977
Team: Braves 1977-1978

Final Game: October 1, 1978
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Standard Pitching

Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1977 23 ATL NL 1 1 .500 6.53 17 0 7 0 0 0 20.2 26 16 15 1 16 5 7 1 0 0 102 69 2.032 11.3 0.4 7.0 3.0 0.44
1978 24 ATL NL 0 0 1.42 3 0 2 0 0 0 6.1 3 1 1 0 3 0 3 1 0 0 24 304 0.947 4.3 0.0 4.3 4.3 1.00
2 Yrs 1 1 .500 5.33 20 0 9 0 0 0 27.0 29 17 16 1 19 5 10 2 0 0 126 84 1.778 9.7 0.3 6.3 3.3 0.53
162 Game Avg. 3 3 .500 5.33 68 0 31 0 0 0 92 99 58 54 3 65 17 34 7 0 0 428 84 1.778 9.7 0.3 6.3 3.3 0.53

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1977 23 ATL NL 20.2 17 0 16 6.97 4.55 -0.99 -0.35 105.4 5.46 -4 -0.4 .9 -0.0 -0.2 -1 .478 .498 $
1978 24 ATL NL 6.1 3 0 1 1.42 4.39 -0.31 -0.36 113.0 4.90 2 0.3 .3 -0.1 0.2 3 .596 .502 $
2 Seasons 27.0 20 0 17 5.67 4.51 -0.83 -0.35 107.2 5.33 -1 -0.1 .8 -0.1 0.0 2 .496 .500 $

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB ROE
1977 23 ATL NL 17 102 77 16 26 8 0 1 4 1 16 7 .338 .439 .481 .919 .342 37 1 1 4 4 5 0
1978 24 ATL NL 3 24 19 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 3 .158 .292 .211 .502 .176 4 1 1 0 1 0 0
2 Yrs 20 126 96 17 29 9 0 1 4 2 19 10 .302 .410 .427 .837 .311 41 2 2 4 5 5 0
162 Game Avg. 68 428 326 58 99 31 0 3 14 7 65 34 .302 .410 .427 .837 .311 139 7 7 14 17 17 0
MLB Averages .261 .326 .390 .716 .283

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1977 23 ATL NL -3.7 -0.4 107 -0.2 1.2 -1.4 .88 -0.7 0.5 -7.1 -0.7 0.88 -7.8 4 4 9
1978 24 ATL NL 1.8 0.2 24 0.1 0.2 -0.1 .41 0.1 0.0 1.9 0.2 0.41 1.4 0 0 3
2 Yrs -1.8 -0.2 131 -0.1 1.4 -1.5 .79 -0.6 0.4 -5.2 -0.5 0.79 -6.5 4 4 12

Reliever Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1977 23 ATL NL 17 17 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 4 29% 7 .876 4 4 9 1 2 14 9 8 8 6 9 5 3.6
1978 24 ATL NL 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .411 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 3 2 0 2 0 6.3
2 Yrs 20 20 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 4 29% .787 4 4 12 1 2 17 9 11 10 6 11 5 4.1

Ratio Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1977 23 ATL NL 102 69% 1.0% 6.9% 15.7% 8.8% 35% 1.79 72% 21 1 5%
1978 24 ATL NL 24 54% 0.0% 12.5% 12.5% 4.2% 33% 4.00 71% 5 1 20%
2 Yrs 126 66% 0.8% 7.9% 15.1% 7.9% 35% 2.09 71% 26 2 8%
MLB Averages 45% 2.1% 13.0% 8.5% 6.7% 29% 1.10 75% 11%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1977 23 ATL NL 102 26 1 0 7 1 0 0 1 8 5 0 63% 0 0 0 49 4 1 80% 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0
1978 24 ATL NL 24 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 100% 0 0 0 9 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2 Yrs 126 29 1 0 7 1 0 0 1 9 6 0 67% 0 0 0 58 4 2 67% 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 0
MLB Averages 52% 64%

Cumulative Pitching

Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1977 23 1 1 .500 6.53 17 0 7 0 0 0 20.2 26 16 15 1 16 5 7 1 0 0 102 69 2.032 11.3 0.4 7.0 3.0 0.44 69
1978 24 1 1 .500 5.33 20 0 9 0 0 0 27.0 29 17 16 1 19 5 10 2 0 0 126 84 1.778 9.7 0.3 6.3 3.3 0.53 84

Neutralized Pitching

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 W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1977 23 1 1 .500 5.57 21.0 24 14 13 1 15 7 1 1.857 10.3 6.4 3.0 0.47 0.4 17
1978 24 0 0 1.50 6.0 3 1 1 0 3 3 1 1.000 4.5 4.5 4.5 1.00 0.0 3
2 Yrs 1 1 .500 4.67 27.0 27 15 14 1 18 10 2 1.667 9.0 3.3 0.56 0.3 20

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