Earl Turner

Earl Edwin Turner

Position: Catcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: May 6, 1923 in Pittsfield, MA
High School: Pittsfield HS (Pittsfield, MA)
Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1942. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 25, 1948
Team: Pirates 1948-1950

Final Game: July 19, 1950
Died: October 20, 1999 in Lee, MA
Buried: St. Ann Cemetery, Lenox, MA
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Standard Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	Pos	Awards
1942	19	SFG-min	B	68	212	212		55	7	2	1					.259	.259	.325	.585		69					JCK · SALL
1946	23	ATL-min	B	78	259	259		75	15	8	4					.290	.290	.456	.745		118					EVN · IIIL
1947	24	PIT-min	A	94	328	328		100	15	10	6					.305	.305	.466	.771		153					ALB · EL
1948	25	PIT-min	AAA	85	335	307	48	96	17	8	2	56	5	26	28	.313	.370	.440	.810		135		2	0		INA · AA
1948	25	PIT	NL	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	/2

1949	26	PIT-min	AAA	99	344	308	46	81	11	7	12	53	0	36	53	.263	.340	.461	.801		142	5	0	0		INA · AA
1950	27	PIT-min	AAA,AA	36	107	106	3	30	3	1	2	8	0	1	9	.283	.290	.387	.677		41	3	0	0		INA,NOR · AA,SOUA
1950	27	PIT	NL	40	78	74	10	18	0	0	3	5	1	4	13	.243	.282	.365	.647	67	27	3	0	0	2
1951	28	PIT-min	AAA	78	279	256	30	69	9	3	10	33	0	18	41	.270	.322	.445	.768		114	11	2	3		INA · AA
1952	29	CLE-min	AAA	28	66	62	3	11	0	0	1	5	1	3	13	.177	.215	.226	.441		14	2	0	1		INA · AA
2 Yrs				42	79	75	10	18	0	0	3	5	1	4	13	.240	.278	.360	.638	65	27	3	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	305	289	39	69	0	0	12	19	4	15	50	.240	.278	.360	.638	65	104	12	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
1948	25	PIT	NL	2	1	-0	0	0	0	0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	0.0	.484	.500	0.0	0.0	-0	$	/2

1950	27	PIT	NL	40	78	-4	0	-0	0	1	-4	-0.4	3	-1	-0.1	.491	.498	-0.1	0.0	-1	$	2
2 Seasons				42	79	-4	0	-0	0	1	-4	-0.4	3	-1	-0.1	.491	.499	-0.1	0.0	-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
1948	25	PIT	NL	1	1	0	0.0	104	.000	.000	.271	.000	.346	.000	.402	.000	.748	-100	.000	-0.3	-0.0	.000	.000	.000

1950	27	PIT	NL	78	59	8	3.6	111	.259	.243	.273	.282	.351	.365	.424	.647	.774	67	.380	-4.1	-0.4	.542	.189	.122	1.5
2 Yrs				79	60	8	3.6	110	.254	.240	.273	.278	.351	.360	.423	.638	.774	65	.373	-4.4	-0.4	.533	.187	.120	1.5
162 Game Avg.				305	231	31	3.6	110	.254	.240	.273	.278	.351	.360	.423	.638	.774	65	.373	-4.4	-0.4	.533	.187	.120	6

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GO/AO	IP%
1948	25	PIT	NL	1	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%							100%

1950	27	PIT	NL	78	3.9%	16.7%	5.1%	3.9%	17%	3.25	5.7	24.7	14.8	1.14	74%
2 Yrs				79	3.8%	16.5%	5.1%	3.8%	17%	3.25	5.8	25.0	15.0	1.14	75%
MLB Averages					1.9%	9.5%	10.3%	6.5%	28%	0.93	9.2	47.6	7.8	0.97	77%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	PHlev	AB
1948	25	PIT	NL	-0.3	-0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0

1950	27	PIT	NL	-4.1	-0.4	48	-0.8	0.5	-1.3	1.12	-0.3	-0.4	-4.5	-0.4	0.97	-4.2	1.16	7
2 Yrs				-4.4	-0.4	48	-0.8	0.5	-1.3	1.12	-0.3	-0.4	-4.5	-0.4	0.97	-4.2	1.16	7

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	XI	RS%	SBO	SB	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	OOB	BT	XBT%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
1948	25	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

1950	27	PIT	NL	1	0	37%	16	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25%	5	4	1	1	1	0	2	1	1
2 Yrs				1	0	37%	16	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25%	5	4	1	1	1	0	2	1	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
1948	25	PIT	NL	1		0				0	0			0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		0			0	0		0	0		0

1950	27	PIT	NL	78	23%	18			7	1	0	0	1.16	3	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0		13	3	23%	4	1	25%	28	2	7%	3	0	0%	1	1	100%	0
2 Yrs				79	23%	18			7	1	0	0	1.16	3	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0		13	3	23%	4	1	25%	28	2	7%	3	0	0%	1	1	100%	0
MLB Averages					51%																			113%			14%			33%			15%			51%			55%

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP
1948	25	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0
1949	26	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0
1950	27	42	79	75	10	18	3	5	1	4	13	.240	.278	.360	.638	65	27	3

Neutralized Batting

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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
1948	25	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	2

1950	27	42	81	77	10	18	0	0	3	5	1	4	14	.234	.272	.351	.622	7	40
2 Yrs		44	82	78	10	18	0	0	3	5	1	4	14	.231	.268	.346	.614	7	42
162 Game Avg.		162	302	287	37	66	0	0	11	18	4	15	52	.231	.268	.346	.614	26	42

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