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Lee Tunnell

Byron Lee Tunnell

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: October 30, 1960 in Tyler, TX
School: Baylor University (Waco, TX)
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2nd round of the 1981 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 4, 1982
Teams (by GP): Pirates/Cardinals/Twins 1982-1989

Final Game: June 22, 1989
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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
1982 21 PIT NL 5 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 /1
1983 22 PIT NL 35 67 58 2 7 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 20 .121 .136 .155 .291 -20 9 0 0 8 0 0 1 RoY-9
1984 23 PIT NL 26 15 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .083 .083 .083 .167 -53 1 0 0 3 0 0 1
1985 24 PIT NL 24 49 47 2 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 20 .085 .102 .128 .230 -36 6 0 0 0 1 0 1
1987 26 STL NL 33 20 17 1 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 .235 .235 .235 .471 25 4 0 0 3 0 0 1
1989 28 MIN AL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 Yrs 133 156 138 5 16 0 2 0 7 0 1 2 54 .116 .128 .145 .273 -25 20 0 0 15 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 190 168 6 19 0 2 0 9 0 1 2 66 .116 .128 .145 .273 -25 24 0 0 18 1 0
PIT (4 yrs) 90 136 121 4 12 0 2 0 4 0 1 2 49 .099 .113 .132 .245 -32 16 0 0 12 1 0
MIN (1 yr) 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
STL (1 yr) 33 20 17 1 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 .235 .235 .235 .471 25 4 0 0 3 0 0
NL (5 yrs) 123 156 138 5 16 0 2 0 7 0 1 2 54 .116 .128 .145 .273 -25 20 0 0 15 1 0
AL (1 yr) 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
1982 21 PIT NL 5 5 -1 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .484 .500 -0.1 0.0 -0 $ /1
1983 22 PIT NL 35 67 -8 -0 0 0 8 0 0.0 2 2 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 2 $ 1 RoY-9
1984 23 PIT NL 26 15 -3 0 0 0 2 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .495 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $ 1
1985 24 PIT NL 24 49 -8 -0 0 0 6 -3 -0.3 2 -1 -0.3 .487 .498 -0.3 0.0 -1 $130,000 1
1987 26 STL NL 33 20 -2 -0 0 0 3 0 0.0 1 1 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 1 $62,500 1
1989 28 MIN AL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
6 Seasons 133 156 -22 -1 0 0 19 -4 -0.5 5 1 -0.5 .496 .499 -0.5 0.1 1 $192,500
PIT (4 yrs) 90 136 -20 -1 0 0 16 -5 -0.5 4 -0 -0.5 .494 .499 -0.5 0.0 -0 $130,000
MIN (1 yr) 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $
STL (1 yr) 33 20 -2 -0 0 0 3 0 0.0 1 1 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 1 $62,500

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
1982 21 PIT NL 5 5 0 0.0 98 .000 .000 .270 .000 .334 .000 .393 .000 .726 -100 .000 -1.1 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1983 22 PIT NL 67 59 2 0.9 99 .184 .121 .267 .136 .336 .155 .395 .291 .731 -20 .056 -10.0 -1.0 .196 .052 .034
1984 23 PIT NL 15 14 0 0.0 94 .167 .083 .263 .083 .328 .083 .383 .167 .711 -53 .000 -2.5 -0.3 .091 .000 .000
1985 24 PIT NL 49 45 1 0.6 94 .143 .085 .259 .102 .327 .128 .386 .230 .712 -36 .028 -8.7 -0.9 .136 .043 .043
1987 26 STL NL 20 16 1 1.7 108 .333 .235 .271 .235 .341 .235 .423 .471 .764 25 .130 -1.9 -0.2 .308 .000 .000
6 Yrs 156 139 4 0.8 98 .188 .116 .264 .128 .332 .145 .394 .273 .727 -25 .041 -24.2 -2.5 .171 .036 .029
162 Game Avg. 190 169 5 0.8 98 .188 .116 .264 .128 .332 .145 .394 .273 .727 -25 .041 -24.2 -2.5 .171 .036 .029
PIT (4 yrs) 136 123 3 0.7 96 .164 .099 .263 .113 .331 .132 .390 .245 .722 -32 .032 -22.2 -2.3 .155 .041 .033
STL (1 yr) 20 16 1 1.7 108 .333 .235 .271 .235 .341 .235 .423 .471 .764 25 .130 -1.9 -0.2 .308 .000 .000

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1987 26 STL NL WS MIN L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
1982 21 PIT NL 5 0.0% 60.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.3 1.00 20%
1983 22 PIT NL 67 0.0% 29.9% 1.5% 1.5% 14% 20.00 2.9 19.3 1.40 57%
1984 23 PIT NL 15 0.0% 40.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.0 3.00 40%
1985 24 PIT NL 49 0.0% 40.8% 2.0% 2.0% 25% 20.00 2.4 47.0 0.92 57%
1987 26 STL NL 20 0.0% 25.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.4 5.7 0.86 60%
6 Yrs 156 0.0% 34.6% 1.3% 1.3% 13% 27.00 2.6 19.7 1.22 54%
MLB Averages 2.2% 14.4% 8.5% 6.8% 29% 1.69 6.2 40.9 8.4 0.81 1.07 73% 20% 6.8% 29%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1982 21 PIT NL -1.1 -0.1 5 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .85 -0.1 0.0 -0.8 -0.1 0.71 -1.1 0
1983 22 PIT NL -10.0 -1.0 67 -0.6 0.6 -1.2 .93 -0.7 0.0 -8.5 -0.9 1.05 -8.5 0
1984 23 PIT NL -2.5 -0.3 15 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 .92 -0.3 -0.0 -3.0 -0.3 0.83 -3.2 0
1985 24 PIT NL -8.7 -0.9 50 -0.8 0.2 -1.0 .85 -0.8 -0.1 -8.5 -0.9 0.92 -8.2 0
1987 26 STL NL -1.9 -0.2 20 -0.1 0.3 -0.4 1.11 -0.2 0.1 -0.6 -0.1 1.00 -1.9 0
1989 28 MIN AL 0.0 0.0
6 Yrs -24.2 -2.5 157 -1.9 1.2 -3.1 .92 -2.1 0.1 -21.4 -2.2 0.97 -22.9 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
1982 21 PIT 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
1983 22 PIT NL 3 0 25% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25% 2 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 0
1984 23 PIT NL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1985 24 PIT NL 1 0 40% 8 0 1 0% 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1987 26 STL NL 0 0 25% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Yrs 4 0 28% 25 0 1 0% 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 29% 4 4 0 2 1 1 1 0 1

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
1982 21 PIT NL 5 60% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1983 22 PIT NL 67 21% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 100% 14 0 0% 15 8 53% 54 5 9% 4 2 50% 4 2 50% 0
1984 23 PIT NL 15 20% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 4 0 0% 4 0 0% 7 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1985 24 PIT NL 49 43% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 7 1 14% 27 1 4% 3 1 33% 0 0 0
1987 26 STL NL 20 70% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 60% 4 0 0% 5 2 40% 14 3 21% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
6 Yrs 156 35% 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 17 15 88% 26 0 0% 32 11 34% 103 9 9% 9 3 33% 4 2 50% 0
MLB Averages 59% 78% 11% 35% 15% 52% 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
1982 21 5 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0
1983 22 40 72 62 2 7 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 23 .113 .127 .145 .272 -25 9 0 0 9 0 0
1984 23 66 87 74 2 8 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 29 .108 .120 .135 .255 -30 10 0 0 12 0 0
1985 24 90 136 121 4 12 0 2 0 4 0 1 2 49 .099 .113 .132 .245 -32 16 0 0 12 1 0
1986 25 90 136 121 4 12 0 2 0 4 0 1 2 49 .099 .113 .132 .245 -32 16 0 0 12 1 0
1987 26 123 156 138 5 16 0 2 0 7 0 1 2 54 .116 .128 .145 .273 -25 20 0 0 15 1 0
1988 27 123 156 138 5 16 0 2 0 7 0 1 2 54 .116 .128 .145 .273 -25 20 0 0 15 1 0
1989 28 133 156 138 5 16 0 2 0 7 0 1 2 54 .116 .128 .145 .273 -25 20 0 0 15 1 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
1982 21 5 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 5
1983 22 35 66 57 2 6 0 1 0 2 0 1 20 .105 .121 .140 .261 1 35
1984 23 26 15 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 26
1985 24 24 50 48 3 5 0 1 0 2 0 1 20 .104 .120 .146 .266 1 24
1987 26 33 20 17 1 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 .235 .235 .235 .471 1 33
5 Yrs 123 156 138 6 15 0 2 0 7 0 2 54 .109 .121 .138 .258 3 123
162 Game Avg. 162 205 182 8 20 0 3 0 9 0 3 71 .109 .121 .138 .258 4 123

* 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

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1982 NL  born 1960-10-30 (8th)

                                         

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