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Mike Tresh

Michael Tresh

Position: Catcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: February 23, 1914 in Hazleton, PA
High School: Southwestern HS (Detroit, MI) (All Transactions)
Debut: September 4, 1938
Teams (by GP): WhiteSox/Indians 1938-1949

Final Game: September 25, 1949
Died: October 4, 1966 in Detroit, MI
Buried: Michigan Memorial Park, Flat Rock, MI
Relatives: Father of Tom Tresh
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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
1938 24 CHW AL 10 38 29 3 7 2 0 0 2 0 0 8 4 .241 .405 .310 .716 79 9 0 1 2
1939 25 CHW AL 119 430 352 49 91 5 2 0 38 3 2 64 30 .259 .377 .284 .661 69 100 8 3 11 *2
1940 26 CHW AL 135 538 480 62 135 15 5 1 64 3 10 49 40 .281 .349 .340 .689 79 163 12 1 8 *2 MVP-20
1941 27 CHW AL 115 433 390 38 98 10 1 0 33 1 0 38 27 .251 .319 .282 .601 61 110 13 1 4 *2
1942 28 CHW AL 72 266 233 21 54 8 1 0 15 2 0 28 24 .232 .314 .275 .589 68 64 6 0 5 2
1943 29 CHW AL 86 321 279 20 60 3 0 0 20 2 1 37 20 .215 .307 .226 .533 57 63 7 0 5 2
1944 30 CHW AL 93 352 312 22 81 8 1 0 25 0 3 37 15 .260 .342 .292 .634 83 91 9 2 1 2
1945 31 CHW AL 150 533 458 50 114 12 0 0 47 6 3 65 37 .249 .342 .275 .617 82 126 9 0 9 *2 MVP-11
1946 32 CHW AL 80 261 217 28 47 5 2 0 21 0 2 36 24 .217 .336 .258 .594 70 56 5 3 5 2
1947 33 CHW AL 90 304 274 19 66 6 2 0 20 2 0 26 26 .241 .311 .277 .589 68 76 9 2 1 2
1948 34 CHW AL 39 121 108 10 27 1 0 1 11 0 0 9 9 .250 .308 .287 .595 61 31 1 0 3 2
1949 35 CLE AL 38 43 37 4 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 7 .216 .310 .216 .526 41 8 0 0 1 2
12 Yrs 1027 3640 3169 326 788 75 14 2 297 19 21 402 263 .249 .335 .283 .619 71 897 79 12 54
162 Game Avg. 162 574 500 51 124 12 2 0 47 3 3 63 41 .249 .335 .283 .619 71 141 2 9
CHW (11 yrs) 989 3597 3132 322 780 75 14 2 296 19 21 397 256 .249 .336 .284 .620 72 889 79 12 53
CLE (1 yr) 38 43 37 4 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 7 .216 .310 .216 .526 41 8 0 0 1

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
1938 24 CHW AL 10 38 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 1 1 0.1 .498 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $ 2
1939 25 CHW AL 119 430 -12 0 0 0 4 -9 -0.8 13 5 0.6 .493 .495 0.5 0.4 5 $ *2
1940 26 CHW AL 135 538 -13 -3 0 -1 4 -13 -1.2 14 1 0.1 .491 .492 0.2 0.4 2 $ *2 MVP-20
1941 27 CHW AL 115 433 -20 1 0 -1 4 -16 -1.7 11 -6 -0.6 .486 .490 -0.4 0.3 -5 $ *2
1942 28 CHW AL 72 266 -9 1 0 -1 2 -7 -0.7 6 -1 -0.1 .490 .495 -0.1 0.2 -0 $ 2
1943 29 CHW AL 86 321 -13 0 0 -1 3 -11 -1.3 7 -4 -0.6 .485 .492 -0.5 0.2 -3 $ 2
1944 30 CHW AL 93 352 -4 -1 0 -1 3 -4 -0.4 7 4 0.3 .496 .498 0.4 0.2 5 $ 2
1945 31 CHW AL 150 533 -7 1 0 0 4 -2 -0.3 11 9 0.8 .498 .498 0.8 0.4 9 $ *2 MVP-11
1946 32 CHW AL 80 261 -6 -0 0 3 2 -2 -0.2 7 5 0.5 .498 .499 0.1 0.6 2 $ 2
1947 33 CHW AL 90 304 -10 1 0 0 2 -7 -0.8 8 1 0.0 .491 .495 0.0 0.2 1 $ 2
1948 34 CHW AL 39 121 -6 0 0 -1 1 -6 -0.6 3 -2 -0.2 .486 .497 -0.1 0.0 -2 $ 2
1949 35 CLE AL 38 43 -3 0 0 1 0 -1 -0.1 1 0 0.0 .497 .499 -0.1 0.1 -1 $ 2
12 Seasons 1027 3640 -104 -1 0 -2 30 -77 -8.1 88 11 0.9 .492 .496 0.9 3.1 13 $
CHW (11 yrs) 989 3597 -101 -2 0 -3 30 -76 -8.0 87 11 0.9 .492 .496 1.0 2.9 14 $
CLE (1 yr) 38 43 -3 0 0 1 0 -1 -0.1 1 0 0.0 .497 .499 -0.1 0.1 -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
1938 24 CHW AL 38 23 4 4.6 121 .280 .241 .294 .405 .373 .310 .438 .716 .811 79 .435 -0.4 -0.0 .773 .345 .069
1939 25 CHW AL 430 282 37 3.5 116 .283 .259 .290 .377 .366 .284 .429 .661 .795 69 .334 -13.7 -1.3 .620 .210 .026 .0
1940 26 CHW AL 538 375 54 3.8 112 .305 .281 .280 .349 .354 .340 .425 .689 .779 79 .383 -14.7 -1.4 .561 .146 .058 1.5
1941 27 CHW AL 433 309 35 3.0 106 .270 .251 .274 .319 .351 .282 .404 .601 .755 61 .307 -21.5 -2.1 .492 .131 .031 .0
1942 28 CHW AL 266 190 20 2.8 92 .258 .232 .262 .314 .336 .275 .367 .589 .703 68 .335 -9.0 -1.0 .508 .172 .043 .0
1943 29 CHW AL 321 232 19 2.2 86 .232 .215 .255 .307 .329 .226 .352 .533 .681 57 .275 -13.9 -1.5 .445 .147 .011 .0
1944 30 CHW AL 352 244 30 3.3 90 .273 .260 .266 .342 .332 .292 .363 .634 .695 83 .412 -5.2 -0.6 .523 .141 .032
1945 31 CHW AL 533 365 44 3.2 86 .271 .249 .258 .342 .330 .275 .351 .617 .680 82 .418 -7.2 -0.8 .545 .175 .026 .0
1946 32 CHW AL 261 182 18 2.6 92 .244 .217 .259 .336 .333 .258 .372 .594 .705 70 .303 -6.9 -0.7 .525 .198 .041
1947 33 CHW AL 304 218 24 2.9 92 .266 .241 .257 .311 .336 .277 .369 .589 .705 68 .345 -11.4 -1.2 .488 .139 .036 .0
1948 34 CHW AL 121 85 10 3.1 102 .265 .250 .268 .308 .353 .287 .388 .595 .740 61 .330 -6.1 -0.6 .488 .120 .037 .0
1949 35 CLE AL 43 30 2 1.8 105 .267 .216 .268 .310 .360 .216 .390 .526 .750 41 .150 -3.0 -0.3 .448 .135 .000
12 Yrs 3640 2535 297 3.1 99 .271 .249 .269 .335 .343 .283 .385 .619 .728 71 .350 -113.2 -11.5 .528 .161 .034 3.6
162 Game Avg. 574 400 47 3.1 99 .271 .249 .269 .335 .343 .283 .385 .619 .728 71 .350 -113.2 -11.5 .528 .161 .034 1
CHW (11 yrs) 3597 2505 295 3.2 99 .271 .249 .269 .336 .343 .284 .385 .620 .728 72 .353 -110.2 -11.2 .529 .161 .035 3.6
CLE (1 yr) 43 30 2 1.8 105 .267 .216 .268 .310 .360 .216 .390 .526 .750 41 .150 -3.0 -0.3 .448 .135 .000

All-Star Batting

Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1945 CHW AL 31 DNP

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
1938 24 CHW AL 38 0.0% 10.5% 21.1% 5.3% 29% 0.50 7.3 14.5 66%
1939 25 CHW AL 430 0.0% 7.0% 14.9% 1.6% 8% 0.47 11.7 9.3 75%
1940 26 CHW AL 538 0.2% 7.4% 9.1% 3.9% 16% 0.82 12.0 480.0 7.5 82%
1941 27 CHW AL 433 0.0% 6.2% 8.8% 2.5% 11% 0.71 14.4 11.8 84%
1942 28 CHW AL 266 0.0% 9.0% 10.5% 3.4% 17% 0.86 9.7 15.5 79%
1943 29 CHW AL 321 0.0% 6.2% 11.5% 0.9% 5% 0.54 14.0 14.0 81%
1944 30 CHW AL 352 0.0% 4.3% 10.5% 2.6% 11% 0.41 20.8 12.5 84%
1945 31 CHW AL 533 0.0% 6.9% 12.2% 2.3% 11% 0.57 12.4 9.7 79%
1946 32 CHW AL 261 0.0% 9.2% 13.8% 2.7% 15% 0.67 9.0 10.3 74%
1947 33 CHW AL 304 0.0% 8.6% 8.6% 2.6% 12% 1.00 10.5 13.7 82%
1948 34 CHW AL 121 0.8% 7.4% 7.4% 1.7% 7% 1.00 12.0 108.0 9.8 1.43 81%
1949 35 CLE AL 43 0.0% 16.3% 11.6% 0.0% 0% 1.40 5.3 37.0 2.83 70%
12 Yrs 3640 0.1% 7.2% 11.0% 2.5% 12% 0.65 12.0 1584.5 10.7 2.08 80%
MLB Averages 1.4% 9.1% 9.2% 6.2% 26% 1.00 9.7 64.1 8.4 0.97 78%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1938 24 CHW AL -0.4 -0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1939 25 CHW AL -13.7 -1.3 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1940 26 CHW AL -15.4 -1.5 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1941 27 CHW AL -21.5 -2.1 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1942 28 CHW AL -9.0 -1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1943 29 CHW AL -13.9 -1.5 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1944 30 CHW AL -5.2 -0.6 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1945 31 CHW AL -7.2 -0.8 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1946 32 CHW AL -6.9 -0.7 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1947 33 CHW AL -11.8 -1.2 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1948 34 CHW AL -6.1 -0.6 32 -0.0 0.5 -0.5 .94 -0.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 1.00 -0.5 0.43 1
1949 35 CLE AL -3.0 -0.3 45 0.4 1.0 -0.5 1.02 -0.2 0.6 -3.6 -0.4 0.93 -4.2 0.35 3
12 Yrs -114.3 -11.6 77 0.4 1.4 -1.0 .99 -0.3 0.7 -3.4 -0.3 0.96 -4.7 0.37 4

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
1948 34 CHW AL 0 0 26% 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20% 3 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 1
1949 35 CLE AL 0 0 31% 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 2
12 Yrs 0 0 27% 36 19 21 48% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 33% 4 4 0 1 1 0 4 1 3

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
1948 34 CHW AL 121 41% 27 1 0 0 0 0.43 1 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 5 1 20% 2 0 0% 21 4 19% 3 1 33% 0 0 0
1949 35 CLE AL 43 26% 8 3 0 0 0 0.35 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 4 0 0% 2 2 100% 28 2 7% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
12 Yrs 164 32% 788 4 0 0 0 0.37 2 0 6 0 0 1 0 0 1 54 5400% 9 79 878% 4 2 50% 49 6 12% 3 1 33% 1 1 100% 0
MLB Averages 52% 801% 81% 34% 15% 51% 56%

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
1938 24 10 38 29 3 7 2 0 0 2 0 0 8 4 .241 .405 .310 .716 79 9 0 1
1939 25 129 468 381 52 98 7 2 0 40 3 2 72 34 .257 .379 .286 .665 70 109 8 3 12
1940 26 264 1006 861 114 233 22 7 1 104 6 12 121 74 .271 .363 .316 .679 75 272 20 4 20
1941 27 379 1439 1251 152 331 32 8 1 137 7 12 159 101 .265 .350 .305 .655 71 382 33 5 24
1942 28 451 1705 1484 173 385 40 9 1 152 9 12 187 125 .259 .344 .301 .645 70 446 39 5 29
1943 29 537 2026 1763 193 445 43 9 1 172 11 13 224 145 .252 .338 .289 .627 69 509 46 5 34
1944 30 630 2378 2075 215 526 51 10 1 197 11 16 261 160 .253 .339 .289 .628 71 600 55 7 35
1945 31 780 2911 2533 265 640 63 10 1 244 17 19 326 197 .253 .339 .287 .626 73 726 64 7 44
1946 32 860 3172 2750 293 687 68 12 1 265 17 21 362 221 .250 .339 .284 .624 72 782 69 10 49
1947 33 950 3476 3024 312 753 74 14 1 285 19 21 388 247 .249 .337 .284 .620 72 858 78 12 50
1948 34 989 3597 3132 322 780 75 14 2 296 19 21 397 256 .249 .336 .284 .620 72 889 79 12 53
1949 35 1027 3640 3169 326 788 75 14 2 297 19 21 402 263 .249 .335 .283 .619 71 897 79 12 54

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
1938 24 11 39 30 3 7 2 0 0 2 0 8 4 .233 .395 .300 .695 3 10
1939 25 125 436 361 43 86 5 2 0 33 3 60 32 .238 .351 .263 .615 33 119
1940 26 141 549 492 57 131 15 5 1 59 3 48 42 .266 .333 .323 .656 52 135
1941 27 119 444 401 37 98 10 1 0 32 1 38 28 .244 .311 .274 .586 34 115
1942 28 76 285 249 23 59 9 1 0 17 2 31 25 .237 .321 .281 .603 22 72
1943 29 90 345 298 24 68 3 0 0 24 2 42 21 .228 .324 .238 .562 23 86
1944 30 97 375 331 25 90 9 1 0 29 0 41 16 .272 .356 .305 .661 36 93
1945 31 159 581 496 61 132 14 0 0 58 7 75 39 .266 .363 .294 .657 53 150
1946 32 84 280 231 33 53 6 2 0 25 0 41 25 .229 .353 .273 .625 22 80
1947 33 93 321 289 22 73 7 2 0 23 2 29 27 .253 .325 .291 .616 27 90
1948 34 41 124 112 10 27 1 0 1 11 0 9 9 .241 .298 .277 .574 9 39
1949 35 40 42 37 3 7 0 0 0 1 0 4 7 .189 .268 .189 .457 2 38
12 Yrs 1076 3821 3327 341 831 81 14 2 314 20 426 275 .250 .337 .284 .621 316 1027
162 Game Avg. 162 575 501 51 125 12 2 0 47 3 64 41 .250 .337 .284 .621 48 1027

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

All-Star Games
1945--not played

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1940 AL (20, 1%)
1945 AL (11, 10%)
0.11 Career Shares (885th)

Games Played s c a p y
1945 AL  150 (7th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1939 AL  3 (9th)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1940 AL  10 (1st)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 1 (2399), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 3 (1776), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 23 (578), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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