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Andy Tomberlin

Andy Lee Tomberlin

Positions: Pinch Hitter and Outfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 160 lb.

Born: November 7, 1966 in Monroe, NC
High School: Piedmont HS (Monroe, NC)
Signed by the Atlanta Braves as an amateur free agent in 1985. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 12, 1993
Teams (by GP): Mets/Athletics/Tigers/Pirates/RedSox 1993-1998

Final Game: June 21, 1998
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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
1993 26 PIT NL 27 45 42 4 12 0 1 1 5 0 0 2 14 .286 .333 .405 .738 98 17 0 1 0 0 0 /79
1994 27 BOS AL 18 42 36 1 7 0 1 1 1 1 0 6 12 .194 .310 .333 .643 64 12 0 0 0 0 0 /9D71
1995 28 OAK AL 46 92 85 15 18 0 0 4 10 4 1 5 22 .212 .256 .353 .608 63 30 2 0 2 0 0 98/7D
1996 29 NYM NL 63 76 66 12 17 4 0 3 10 0 0 9 27 .258 .355 .455 .810 117 30 0 1 0 0 0 /793
1997 30 NYM NL 6 8 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .286 .375 .286 .661 79 2 0 0 0 0 0 /79
1998 31 DET AL 32 75 69 8 15 2 0 2 12 1 0 3 25 .217 .280 .333 .613 59 23 3 3 0 0 1 D/79
6 Yrs 192 338 305 40 71 6 2 11 38 6 1 26 103 .233 .304 .374 .677 79 114 5 5 2 0 1
162 Game Avg. 162 285 257 34 60 5 2 9 32 5 1 22 87 .233 .304 .374 .677 79 96 4 4 2 0 1
NYM (2 yrs) 69 84 73 12 19 4 0 3 10 0 0 10 30 .260 .357 .438 .795 113 32 0 1 0 0 0
PIT (1 yr) 27 45 42 4 12 0 1 1 5 0 0 2 14 .286 .333 .405 .738 98 17 0 1 0 0 0
OAK (1 yr) 46 92 85 15 18 0 0 4 10 4 1 5 22 .212 .256 .353 .608 63 30 2 0 2 0 0
BOS (1 yr) 18 42 36 1 7 0 1 1 1 1 0 6 12 .194 .310 .333 .643 64 12 0 0 0 0 0
DET (1 yr) 32 75 69 8 15 2 0 2 12 1 0 3 25 .217 .280 .333 .613 59 23 3 3 0 0 1
AL (3 yrs) 96 209 190 24 40 2 1 7 23 6 1 14 59 .211 .275 .342 .617 62 65 5 3 2 0 1
NL (3 yrs) 96 129 115 16 31 4 1 4 15 0 0 12 44 .270 .349 .426 .775 108 49 0 2 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
1993 26 PIT NL 27 45 -0 -0 1 -2 -0 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.1 .492 .499 0.1 -0.2 1 $ /79
1994 27 BOS AL 18 42 -2 0 0 1 -0 -1 -0.1 1 0 0.0 .494 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $ /9D71
1995 28 OAK AL 46 92 -3 1 -0 -5 -1 -9 -0.8 3 -6 -0.5 .482 .495 0.0 -0.5 -1 $129,000 98/7D
1996 29 NYM NL 63 76 1 0 0 -1 -1 1 0.0 2 3 0.2 .501 .500 0.3 -0.2 3 $130,000 /793
1997 30 NYM NL 6 8 -0 -1 0 -1 -0 -2 -0.2 0 -1 -0.1 .474 .499 -0.1 -0.1 -1 $200,000 /79
1998 31 DET AL 32 75 -5 0 -0 0 -2 -7 -0.6 2 -4 -0.4 .480 .496 -0.4 -0.2 -5 $ D/79
6 Seasons 192 338 -9 0 1 -6 -5 -20 -1.9 10 -9 -0.9 .490 .498 -0.2 -1.1 -3 $459,000
NYM (2 yrs) 69 84 1 -0 0 -1 -1 -1 -0.1 2 1 0.1 .499 .500 0.2 -0.3 3 $330,000
PIT (1 yr) 27 45 -0 -0 1 -2 -0 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.1 .492 .499 0.1 -0.2 1 $
OAK (1 yr) 46 92 -3 1 -0 -5 -1 -9 -0.8 3 -6 -0.5 .482 .495 0.0 -0.5 -1 $129,000
BOS (1 yr) 18 42 -2 0 0 1 -0 -1 -0.1 1 0 0.0 .494 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $
DET (1 yr) 32 75 -5 0 -0 0 -2 -7 -0.6 2 -4 -0.4 .480 .496 -0.4 -0.2 -5 $

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
1993 26 PIT NL 45 30 6 5.4 103 .407 .286 .270 .333 .335 .405 .411 .738 .746 98 .566 -0.4 -0.0 .667 .167 .119 .0
1994 27 BOS AL 42 29 4 3.7 115 .261 .194 .277 .310 .350 .333 .442 .643 .792 64 .336 -2.2 -0.2 .655 .333 .139 1.0
1995 28 OAK AL 92 72 7 2.6 101 .237 .212 .259 .256 .332 .353 .410 .608 .741 63 .218 -4.9 -0.5 .543 .235 .141 4.0
1996 29 NYM NL 76 49 12 6.6 102 .389 .258 .264 .355 .332 .455 .413 .810 .745 117 .636 1.8 0.2 .816 .333 .197 .0
1997 30 NYM NL 8 5 1 5.4 106 .500 .286 .267 .375 .338 .286 .419 .661 .757 79 .544 -0.2 -0.0 .600 .143 .000
1998 31 DET AL 75 57 6 2.8 110 .310 .217 .272 .280 .340 .333 .432 .613 .773 59 .245 -4.4 -0.4 .526 .174 .116 1.3
6 Yrs 338 242 36 4.0 105 .314 .233 .267 .304 .337 .374 .420 .677 .756 79 .392 -10.4 -1.0 .625 .243 .141 7.8
162 Game Avg. 285 204 30 4.0 105 .314 .233 .267 .304 .337 .374 .420 .677 .756 79 .392 -10.4 -1.0 .625 .243 .141 7
NYM (2 yrs) 84 54 13 6.5 103 .400 .260 .264 .357 .333 .438 .413 .795 .746 113 .629 1.6 0.2 .796 .315 .178 .0
PIT (1 yr) 45 30 6 5.4 103 .407 .286 .270 .333 .335 .405 .411 .738 .746 98 .566 -0.4 -0.0 .667 .167 .119 .0
OAK (1 yr) 92 72 7 2.6 101 .237 .212 .259 .256 .332 .353 .410 .608 .741 63 .218 -4.9 -0.5 .543 .235 .141 4.0
BOS (1 yr) 42 29 4 3.7 115 .261 .194 .277 .310 .350 .333 .442 .643 .792 64 .337 -2.2 -0.2 .655 .333 .139 1.0
DET (1 yr) 75 57 6 2.8 110 .310 .217 .272 .280 .340 .333 .432 .613 .773 59 .245 -4.4 -0.4 .526 .174 .116 1.3
AL (3 yrs) 209 158 17 2.9 107 .266 .211 .267 .275 .339 .342 .424 .617 .762 62 .250 -11.6 -1.1 .558 .232 .132 6.5
NL (3 yrs) 129 84 19 6.1 103 .403 .270 .266 .349 .334 .426 .412 .775 .746 108 .608 1.2 0.1 .750 .261 .157 .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
1993 26 PIT NL 45 2.2% 31.1% 4.4% 4.4% 17% 7.00 3.0 42.0 8.4 1.15 1.67 60% 18% 9.1% 15%
1994 27 BOS AL 42 2.4% 28.6% 14.3% 4.8% 29% 2.00 3.0 36.0 36.0 0.33 0.42 55% 33% 6.7% 17%
1995 28 OAK AL 92 4.4% 23.9% 5.4% 4.4% 22% 4.40 3.9 21.3 8.5 1.00 1.04 64% 12% 16.0% 19%
1996 29 NYM NL 76 4.0% 35.5% 11.8% 9.2% 41% 3.00 2.4 22.0 6.6 0.86 0.92 47% 21% 16.7% 14%
1997 30 NYM NL 8 0.0% 37.5% 12.5% 0.0% 0% 3.00 2.3 0.33 0.00 50% 25% 0.0% 33%
1998 31 DET AL 75 2.7% 33.3% 4.0% 5.3% 27% 8.33 2.8 34.5 5.8 0.91 1.75 56% 20% 10.5% 17%
6 Yrs 338 3.3% 30.5% 7.7% 5.6% 27% 3.96 3.0 27.7 8.0 0.84 1.06 57% 19% 12.2% 17%
MLB Averages 2.6% 16.3% 8.9% 7.6% 32% 1.83 5.4 33.9 7.5 0.83 1.10 70% 21% 7.9% 16%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1993 26 PIT NL -0.4 -0.0 46 -0.3 0.6 -0.9 .94 0.1 -0.4 -2.7 -0.3 1.05 -0.5 1.21 18
1994 27 BOS AL -2.3 -0.2 45 -0.2 0.9 -1.1 1.34 -0.1 -0.1 -5.1 -0.5 1.03 -1.7 3.99 4
1995 28 OAK AL -4.9 -0.5 97 -0.5 1.4 -1.9 .93 -0.4 -0.1 -5.7 -0.6 0.91 -3.5 0.98 6
1996 29 NYM NL 1.8 0.2 79 0.4 2.3 -1.9 1.52 -0.1 0.3 2.8 0.3 0.97 5.2 1.79 42
1997 30 NYM NL -0.2 -0.0 8 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 1.30 -0.0 -0.0 -0.5 -0.1 0.83 -0.2 1.26 4
1998 31 DET AL -4.4 -0.4 76 -0.1 1.5 -1.6 1.01 -0.4 0.3 -2.4 -0.2 0.93 -6.1 1.12 9
6 Yrs -10.4 -1.0 351 -0.7 6.7 -7.5 1.14 -0.8 0.2 -13.6 -1.3 0.96 -6.9 1.61 83

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
1993 26 PIT NL 0 0 21% 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0% 5 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
1994 27 BOS AL 0 0 0% 22 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 25% 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
1995 28 OAK AL 3 0 58% 54 4 1 80% 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 50% 7 5 2 1 0 1 6 2 4
1996 29 NYM NL 0 0 38% 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 20% 6 5 1 3 3 0 1 0 1
1997 30 NYM NL 0 0 0% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
1998 31 DET AL 0 0 32% 26 1 0 100% 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13% 5 5 0 2 1 1 1 1 0
6 Yrs 3 0 32% 158 6 1 86% 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 11 26% 26 22 4 7 5 2 10 3 5

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
1993 26 PIT NL 45 87% 12 2 0 18 4 0 0 1.21 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 0 0% 8 0 0% 37 4 11% 5 1 20% 6 2 33% 0
1994 27 BOS AL 42 93% 7 1 0 4 1 1 1 3.99 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 0 0% 9 1 11% 34 0 0% 3 0 0% 2 1 50% 0
1995 28 OAK AL 92 91% 18 4 1 6 2 2 2 0.98 4 0 2 4 0 3 1 0 2 2 100% 14 2 14% 9 2 22% 49 6 12% 3 2 67% 1 0 0% 0
1996 29 NYM NL 76 100% 17 2 0 42 9 0 5 1.79 3 0 2 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 14 0 0% 6 1 17% 46 7 15% 3 2 67% 3 1 33% 0
1997 30 NYM NL 8 100% 2 1 0 4 1 0 0 1.26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 3 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1998 31 DET AL 75 85% 15 3 0 9 1 1 1 1.12 2 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 13 3 23% 7 2 29% 54 10 19% 8 3 38% 3 1 33% 0
6 Yrs 338 92% 71 13 1 83 18 4 9 1.61 11 0 10 11 0 7 4 0 2 2 100% 68 5 7% 40 6 15% 223 27 12% 22 8 36% 15 5 33% 0
MLB Averages 56% 72% 10% 35% 15% 52% 57%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
1993 26 PIT NL 44 173 3.93 119 69% 23% 22% 32% 24% 77% 0% 53% 72% 45% 0% 0 0 9% 4 4 7% 3 2 23% 1 0 0
1994 27 BOS AL 42 162 3.86 100 62% 25% 23% 28% 24% 75% 0% 46% 69% 40% 7% 3 0 12% 5 2 10% 4 3 25% 0 0 0
1995 28 OAK AL 91 322 3.54 207 64% 24% 21% 24% 31% 76% 0% 49% 72% 41% 1% 1 0 8% 7 3 5% 5 2 26% 1 0 0
1996 29 NYM NL 74 279 3.77 169 61% 20% 31% 27% 23% 80% 0% 49% 62% 41% 7% 5 0 11% 8 3 11% 8 6 12% 2 0 0
1997 30 NYM NL 8 25 3.13 14 56% 29% 29% 14% 29% 71% 0% 40% 60% 0% 13% 1 0 25% 2 1 0% 0 0 33% 0 0 0
1998 31 DET AL 75 290 3.87 179 62% 27% 24% 25% 25% 73% 4% 45% 67% 29% 9% 7 1 20% 15 8 8% 6 4 28% 0 0 0
6 Yrs 334 1251 3.75 788 63% 24% 24% 26% 26% 76% 1% 48% 68% 38% 5% 17 1 12% 41 21 8% 26 17 23% 4 0 0
MLB Averages 3.69 61% 26% 15% 27% 33% 74% 2% 46% 80% 31% 5% 16% 9% 28%

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
1993 26 27 45 42 4 12 0 1 1 5 0 0 2 14 .286 .333 .405 .738 98 17 0 1 0 0 0
1994 27 45 87 78 5 19 0 2 2 6 1 0 8 26 .244 .322 .372 .694 81 29 0 1 0 0 0
1995 28 91 179 163 20 37 0 2 6 16 5 1 13 48 .227 .288 .362 .650 72 59 2 1 2 0 0
1996 29 154 255 229 32 54 4 2 9 26 5 1 22 75 .236 .308 .389 .697 85 89 2 2 2 0 0
1997 30 160 263 236 32 56 4 2 9 26 5 1 23 78 .237 .310 .386 .696 85 91 2 2 2 0 0
1998 31 192 338 305 40 71 6 2 11 38 6 1 26 103 .233 .304 .374 .677 79 114 5 5 2 0 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
1993 26 27 44 41 4 11 0 1 1 5 0 2 14 .268 .318 .390 .708 5 27
1994 27 26 58 50 1 9 0 1 1 1 1 8 17 .180 .293 .280 .573 4 18
1995 28 52 104 96 18 21 0 0 5 12 5 6 25 .219 .265 .375 .640 9 46
1996 29 63 76 66 12 17 4 0 3 10 0 9 27 .258 .355 .455 .810 10 63
1997 30 6 8 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .286 .375 .286 .661 1 6
1998 31 32 74 68 7 14 2 0 2 10 1 3 25 .206 .270 .324 .594 5 32
6 Yrs 206 364 328 42 74 6 2 12 38 7 29 111 .226 .298 .366 .664 34 192
162 Game Avg. 162 286 258 33 58 5 2 9 30 6 23 87 .226 .298 .366 .664 27 192

* 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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