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Billy Traber

William Henry Traber

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 5", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: September 18, 1979 in Torrance, CA
High School: El Segundo HS (El Segundo, CA)
School: Loyola Marymount University (Los Angeles, CA)
Drafted by the New York Mets in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 2000 amateur draft.
Signed September 5, 2000. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 4, 2003
Teams (by GP): Nationals/Indians/Yankees/RedSox 2003-2009

Final Game: August 6, 2009
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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
2003 23 CLE AL 33 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2004 Did not play in major leagues (Injured)
2006 26 WSN NL 15 16 13 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 .077 .143 .077 .220 -39 1 0 0 2 0 0 1
2007 27 WSN NL 28 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2008 28 NYY AL 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2009 29 BOS AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
5 Yrs 96 24 21 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 13 .048 .091 .048 .139 -62 1 0 0 2 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 41 35 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 22 .048 .091 .048 .139 -62 2 0 0 3 0 0
WSN (2 yrs) 43 20 17 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 11 .059 .111 .059 .170 -53 1 0 0 2 0 0
BOS (1 yr) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CLE (1 yr) 33 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
NYY (1 yr) 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (3 yrs) 53 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (2 yrs) 43 20 17 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 11 .059 .111 .059 .170 -53 1 0 0 2 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
2003 23 CLE AL 33 4 -1 0 0 0 1 -0 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .498 .500 -0.1 0.0 -0 $300,000 1
2006 26 WSN NL 15 16 -3 -0 0 0 2 -1 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .495 .500 -0.1 0.0 -0 $ 1
2007 27 WSN NL 28 4 -1 0 0 0 1 -0 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .498 .500 -0.1 0.0 -0 $ 1
2008 28 NYY AL 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $500,000 1
2009 29 BOS AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
5 Seasons 96 24 -5 -0 0 0 4 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.3 .498 .500 -0.3 0.0 -1 $800,000
WSN (2 yrs) 43 20 -4 -0 0 0 3 -1 -0.1 1 -1 -0.2 .497 .500 -0.2 0.0 -1 $
BOS (1 yr) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $
CLE (1 yr) 33 4 -1 0 0 0 1 -0 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .498 .500 -0.1 0.0 -0 $300,000
NYY (1 yr) 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $500,000

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
2003 23 CLE AL 4 4 0 0.0 103 .000 .000 .263 .000 .328 .000 .421 .000 .750 -100 .000 -1.1 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
2006 26 WSN NL 16 14 0 0.0 107 .200 .077 .265 .143 .335 .077 .430 .220 .765 -39 .000 -2.7 -0.3 .167 .077 .000
2007 27 WSN NL 4 4 0 0.0 106 .000 .000 .266 .000 .334 .000 .424 .000 .758 -100 .000 -1.2 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
5 Yrs 24 22 0 0.0 106 .125 .048 .265 .091 .333 .048 .427 .139 .761 -62 .000 -5.0 -0.5 .100 .048 .000
162 Game Avg. 41 37 0 0.0 106 .125 .048 .265 .091 .333 .048 .427 .139 .761 -62 .000 -5.0 -0.5 .100 .048 .000
WSN (2 yrs) 20 18 0 0.0 107 .167 .059 .265 .111 .335 .059 .429 .170 .763 -53 .000 -3.9 -0.4 .125 .059 .000
CLE (1 yr) 4 4 0 0.0 103 .000 .000 .263 .000 .328 .000 .421 .000 .750 -100 .000 -1.1 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
NL (2 yrs) 20 18 0 0.0 107 .167 .059 .265 .111 .335 .059 .429 .170 .763 -53 .000 -3.9 -0.4 .125 .059 .000
AL (3 yrs) 4 4 0 0.0 103 .000 .000 .263 .000 .328 .000 .421 .000 .750 -100 .000 -1.1 -0.1 .000 .000 .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
2003 23 CLE AL 4 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.0 2.00 50% 0%
2006 26 WSN NL 16 0.0% 50.0% 6.3% 0.0% 0% 8.00 1.6 13.0 1.50 5.00 31% 14% 0.0% 0%
2007 27 WSN NL 4 0.0% 75.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.3 25% 0%
5 Yrs 24 0.0% 54.2% 4.2% 0.0% 0% 13.00 1.6 21.0 3.00 4.00 33% 10% 0.0% 0%
MLB Averages 2.7% 17.0% 8.5% 8.0% 34% 1.99 5.2 32.5 7.6 0.80 1.07 70% 19% 7.8% 12%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
2003 23 CLE AL -1.1 -0.1 4 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .69 -0.1 0.0 -1.1 -0.1 0.96 -1.2 0
2006 26 WSN NL -2.7 -0.3 16 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 .98 -0.3 0.0 -3.4 -0.3 1.06 -3.6 0
2007 27 WSN NL -1.2 -0.1 4 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 1.23 -0.1 0.0 -1.0 -0.1 0.91 -1.1 0
2008 28 NYY AL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 29 BOS AL 0.0 0.0
5 Yrs -5.0 -0.5 24 -0.5 0.1 -0.6 .97 -0.5 0.0 -5.5 -0.5 1.02 -5.9 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
2003 23 CLE AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006 26 WSN NL 0 0 50% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
2007 27 WSN 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
5 Yrs 0 0 50% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0

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
2003 23 CLE AL 4 75% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
2006 26 WSN NL 16 63% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 3 0 0% 5 1 20% 17 1 6% 3 0 0% 0 0 0
2007 27 WSN NL 4 75% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
5 Yrs 24 67% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 67% 5 0 0% 7 1 14% 21 1 5% 3 0 0% 0 0 0
MLB Averages 54% 67% 11% 33% 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
2003 23 CLE AL 4 16 4.00 13 81% 23% 31% 31% 15% 77% 0% 63% 60% 50% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 50% 0 0 0
2006 26 WSN NL 16 70 4.38 47 67% 49% 19% 17% 15% 51% 0% 34% 63% 13% 0% 0 0 19% 3 1 13% 2 0 25% 0 0 0
2007 27 WSN NL 4 19 4.75 13 68% 62% 15% 15% 8% 38% 0% 26% 60% 0% 25% 1 0 25% 1 0 25% 1 0 33% 0 0 0
3 Yrs 24 105 4.38 73 70% 47% 21% 19% 14% 53% 0% 37% 62% 17% 4% 1 0 17% 4 1 13% 3 0 31% 0 0 0
MLB Averages 3.77 63% 27% 14% 27% 31% 73% 2% 46% 80% 28% 5% 15% 9% 26%

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
2003 23 33 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 24 33 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 25 33 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006 26 48 20 17 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 10 .059 .111 .059 .170 -53 1 0 0 2 0 0
2007 27 76 24 21 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 13 .048 .091 .048 .139 -62 1 0 0 2 0 0
2008 28 95 24 21 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 13 .048 .091 .048 .139 -62 1 0 0 2 0 0
2009 29 96 24 21 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 13 .048 .091 .048 .139 -62 1 0 0 2 0 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
2003 23 33 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 33
2006 26 15 16 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 .000 .071 .000 .071 0 15
2007 27 28 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 28
3 Yrs 76 24 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 .000 .045 .000 .045 0 76
162 Game Avg. 162 51 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 28 .000 .045 .000 .045 0 76

* 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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