Kermit Wahl Batting Statistics and History

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Kermit Wahl

Kermit Emerson Wahl

Positions: Third Baseman, Shortstop and Second Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: November 18, 1922 in Columbia, SD
High School: Columbia HS (Columbia, SD)
School: Indiana University-Bloomington (Bloomington, IN)
Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent in 1944. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 23, 1944 (Age 21)
Teams (by GP): Reds/Athletics/Browns 1944-1951

Final Game: July 29, 1951 (Age 28)
Died: September 16, 1987 in Tucson, AZ
Buried: Lakeview Cemetery, Columbia, SD
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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	Pos	Awards
1944	21	CIN-min	A1	23	52	52		12	4	0	0						.231	.231	.308	.538		16						BIR · SOUA
1944	21	CIN	NL	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0		/5
1945	22	CIN	NL	71	223	194	18	39	8	2	0	10	2		23	22	.201	.286	.263	.549	54	51	3	0	6		46/5

1946	23	CIN-min	AAA	109	432	362	52	98	15	3	7	58	2	4	57	40	.271	.376	.387	.763		140	13	4	9			SYR · IL
1947	24	CIN	NL	39	88	81	8	14	0	0	1	4	0		6	12	.173	.239	.210	.449	20	17	1	1	0		5/64

1948	25	CIN-min	AAA	141	602	498	92	127	20	2	20	95	9		93	77	.255	.373	.424	.797		211		1	10			SYR · IL
1949	26	LAD-min	AAA	134	528	451	80	129	30	5	11	83	12		66	60	.286	.383	.448	.831		202		5	6			MTL · IL
1950	27	PHA	AL	89	318	280	26	72	12	3	2	27	1	1	30	30	.257	.331	.343	.674	74	96	9	1	7		56/4
1951	28	NYY-min	AAA	28	124	109	18	30	5	0	0	9	0		13	11	.275	.358	.321	.679		35	4	1	1			KCY · AA
1951	28	TOT	AL	28	97	86	6	20	3	1	0	9	0	0	9	8	.233	.305	.291	.596	61	25	3	0	2		5
1951	28	PHA	AL	20	70	59	4	11	2	0	0	6	0	0	9	5	.186	.294	.220	.514	40	13	2	0	2		5
1951	28	SLB	AL	8	27	27	2	9	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	3	.333	.333	.444	.778	106	12	1	0	0		/5
1952	29	NYY-min	AAA	97	396	331	70	100	21	1	5	43	2		55	38	.302	.403	.417	.820		138	3	1	9			KCY · AA
1953	30	NYY-min	AAA	76	206	171	21	41	8	0	3	17	0		33	27	.240	.366	.339	.705		58	3	1	1			KCY · AA
1954	31	ATL-min	AAA	55	185	154	22	47	7	1	5	20	1		26	18	.305	.403	.461	.864		71	6	0	4	1		TOL · AA
5 Yrs				231	727	642	58	145	23	6	3	50	3	1	68	72	.226	.302	.294	.596	60	189	16	2	15
162 Game Avg.				162	510	450	41	102	16	4	2	35	2		48	50	.226	.302	.294	.596	60	133	11	1	11

CIN (3 yrs)				114	312	276	26	53	8	2	1	14	2		29	34	.192	.271	.246	.518	43	68	4	1	6
PHA (2 yrs)				109	388	339	30	83	14	3	2	33	1	1	39	35	.245	.325	.322	.646	68	109	11	1	9
SLB (1 yr)				8	27	27	2	9	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	3	.333	.333	.444	.778	106	12	1	0	0

AL (2 yrs)				117	415	366	32	92	15	4	2	36	1	1	39	38	.251	.325	.331	.656	71	121	12	1	9
NL (3 yrs)				114	312	276	26	53	8	2	1	14	2		29	34	.192	.271	.246	.518	43	68	4	1	6

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 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	Pos
1944	21	CIN	NL	4	1	-0	0	0	0	0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	-0.0	.493	.500	-0.0	0.0	-0	/5
1945	22	CIN	NL	71	223	-12	-0	0	-3	4	-11	-1.2	7	-4	-0.5	.483	.493	-0.2	0.1	-1	46/5

1947	24	CIN	NL	39	88	-9	0	0	-1	1	-9	-0.9	3	-6	-0.6	.476	.494	-0.5	-0.0	-5	5/64

1950	27	PHA	AL	89	318	-11	-1	-1	-4	1	-15	-1.4	10	-5	-0.4	.484	.491	-0.1	-0.2	-1	56/4
1951	28	PHA	AL	20	70	-5	0	0	0	0	-4	-0.4	2	-2	-0.2	.477	.497	-0.2	0.0	-2	5
1951	28	SLB	AL	8	27	0	-0	-0	0	0	-0	-0.0	1	1	0.1	.497	.500	0.0	0.0	1	/5
5 Seasons				231	727	-36	-0	-1	-8	6	-40	-4.0	23	-17	-1.7	.482	.496	-1.0	-0.2	-9

CIN (3 yrs)				114	312	-21	-0	0	-4	4	-21	-2.1	11	-10	-1.1	.481	.496	-0.7	0.1	-6
PHA (2 yrs)				109	388	-16	-0	-1	-4	1	-19	-1.8	12	-7	-0.7	.483	.494	-0.3	-0.2	-3
SLB (1 yr)				8	27	0	-0	-0	0	0	-0	-0.0	1	1	0.1	.497	.500	0.0	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
1944	21	CIN	NL	1	1	0	0.0	91	.000	.000	.263	.000	.330	.000	.370	.000	.700	-100	.000	-0.3	-0.0	.000	.000	.000
1945	22	CIN	NL	223	164	15	2.4	95	.227	.201	.271	.286	.340	.263	.374	.549	.714	54	.265	-11.7	-1.2	.481	.191	.062	.0

1947	24	CIN	NL	88	68	4	1.6	106	.191	.173	.274	.239	.349	.210	.406	.449	.756	20	.120	-9.6	-1.0	.353	.111	.037	.0

1950	27	PHA	AL	318	225	31	3.6	112	.282	.257	.276	.331	.363	.343	.414	.674	.776	74	.363	-10.9	-1.0	.583	.193	.086	1.3
1951	28	TOT	AL	97	71	8	3.0	104	.256	.233	.269	.305	.351	.291	.395	.596	.746	61	.326	-4.9	-0.5	.493	.163	.058
1951	28	PHA	AL	70	52	4	2.1	103	.204	.186	.269	.294	.350	.220	.394	.514	.744	40	.194	-4.8	-0.5	.440	.186	.034
1951	28	SLB	AL	27	19	4	5.7	105	.375	.333	.271	.333	.353	.444	.397	.778	.750	106	.602	-0.0	0.0	.632	.111	.111
5 Yrs				727	529	58	2.9	105	.250	.226	.273	.302	.353	.294	.398	.596	.751	60	.299	-37.3	-3.7	.508	.178	.069	3.0
162 Game Avg.				510	371	41	2.9	105	.250	.226	.273	.302	.353	.294	.398	.596	.751	60	.299	-37.3	-3.7	.508	.178	.069	2

CIN (3 yrs)				312	233	19	2.2	98	.216	.192	.272	.271	.343	.246	.383	.518	.726	43	.218	-21.6	-2.2	.441	.167	.054	1.3
PHA (2 yrs)				388	277	35	3.4	110	.268	.245	.275	.325	.360	.322	.410	.646	.771	68	.336	-15.7	-1.5	.556	.192	.077	1.3
SLB (1 yr)				27	19	4	5.7	105	.375	.333	.271	.333	.353	.444	.397	.778	.750	106	.602	-0.0	0.0	.632	.111	.111

AL (2 yrs)				415	296	39	3.5	110	.276	.251	.274	.325	.360	.331	.409	.656	.769	71	.355	-15.8	-1.5	.561	.186	.079	1.3
NL (3 yrs)				312	233	19	2.2	98	.216	.192	.272	.271	.343	.246	.383	.518	.726	43	.218	-21.6	-2.2	.441	.167	.054	1.3

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GO/AO	IP%
1944	21	CIN	NL	1	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%							100%
1945	22	CIN	NL	223	0.0%	9.9%	10.3%	4.5%	26%	0.96	8.8		19.4	0.96	77%

1947	24	CIN	NL	88	1.1%	13.6%	6.8%	1.1%	7%	2.00	6.8	81.0	20.3	0.92	77%

1950	27	PHA	AL	318	0.6%	9.4%	9.4%	5.4%	24%	1.00	9.3	140.0	10.4	1.16	78%
1951	28	TOT	AL	97	0.0%	8.3%	9.3%	4.1%	20%	0.89	10.8		9.6	0.74	80%
1951	28	PHA	AL	70	0.0%	7.1%	12.9%	2.9%	18%	0.56	11.8		9.8	0.77	77%
1951	28	SLB	AL	27	0.0%	11.1%	0.0%	7.4%	22%		9.0		9.0	0.67	89%
5 Yrs				727	0.4%	9.9%	9.4%	4.4%	22%	1.06	8.9	214.0	12.8	0.99	78%
MLB Averages					1.6%	9.4%	9.6%	6.2%	27%	0.98	9.4	56.4	8.3	0.96	78%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	PHlev	AB
1944	21	CIN	NL	-0.3	-0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
1945	22	CIN	NL	-11.7	-1.2	95	-0.2	1.2	-1.4	.89	0.1	-0.4	-1.2	-0.1	0.86	0.7		0

1947	24	CIN	NL	-9.6	-1.0	38	-0.5	0.2	-0.8	.90	-0.5	-0.0	-7.3	-0.7	0.96	-6.6	0.74	4

1950	27	PHA	AL	-10.9	-1.0	222	-1.6	3.4	-5.1	1.17	-0.6	-0.8	-9.3	-0.9	1.02	-8.2	0.33	5
1951	28	TOT	AL	-4.9	-0.5	96	-0.1	1.8	-1.9	1.16	-0.3	0.2	-5.9	-0.6	0.97	-4.6	1.47	2
1951	28	PHA	AL	-4.8	-0.5	70	-0.3	1.2	-1.6	1.29	-0.4	0.2	-5.5	-0.6	0.99	-5.0	2.51	1
1951	28	SLB	AL	-0.0	0.0	26	0.2	0.5	-0.4	.81	0.1	0.1	-0.3	-0.0	0.92	0.4	0.42	1
5 Yrs				-37.3	-3.7	451	-2.5	6.7	-9.2	1.09	-1.4	-0.9	-23.6	-2.3	0.97	-18.7	0.69	11

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	XI	RS%	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	OOB	OOB1	OOB2	OOB3	OOBHm	BT	XBT%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
1945	22	CIN	NL	3	0	29%	44	2			1	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	3	67%	4	2	2	2	0	2	3	1	2

1947	24	CIN	NL	0	0	35%	8	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	80%	2	1	1	1	0	1	2	0	2

1950	27	PHA	AL	1	0	24%	91	1	1	50%	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	2	27%	12	11	1	3	3	0	7	2	5
1951	28	TOT	AL	1	0	21%	46	0	0		0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	50%	5	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	1
1951	28	PHA	AL	1	0	20%	34	0	0		0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	60%	4	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	1
1951	28	SLB	AL	0	0	22%	12	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5 Yrs				5	0	26%	189	3	1	150%	1	3	0	0	0	2	1	0	8	0	2	1	0	5	45%	23	17	6	6	3	3	13	3	10

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	%	DPopp	DPs	DP%	Opp	Suc	%	BR	BRS	BRS%	<2,3B	Scr	%	0,2B	Adv	%	PAu
1945	22	CIN	NL	223	8%	39			0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	200%	12	3	25%	5	3	60%	41	5	12%	4	2	50%	1	1	100%	0

1947	24	CIN	NL	88	55%	14			4	1	0	0	0.74	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		7	1	14%	3	0	0%	29	0	0%	3	0	0%	1	0	0%	0

1950	27	PHA	AL	318	35%	72			5	2	0	0	0.33	2	0	10	1	1	2	0	0	6	7	117%	44	9	20%	24	9	38%	171	21	12%	13	5	38%	12	9	75%	0
1951	28	TOT	AL	97	37%	20			2	0	0	0	1.47	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	67%	21	3	14%	12	5	42%	67	9	13%	5	2	40%	4	3	75%	0
1951	28	PHA	AL	70	38%	11			1	0	0	0	2.51	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	67%	17	2	12%	11	5	45%	50	6	12%	5	2	40%	4	3	75%	0
1951	28	SLB	AL	27	35%	9			1	0	0	0	0.42	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		4	1	25%	1	0	0%	17	3	18%	0	0		0	0		0
5 Yrs				726	31%	145			11	3	0	0	0.69	3	0	16	1	1	2	1	0	12	15	125%	84	16	19%	44	17	39%	308	35	11%	25	9	36%	18	13	72%	0
MLB Averages					50%																			146%			18%			34%			15%			51%			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
1944	21	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0
1945	22	75	224	195	18	39	8	2	0	10	2		23	22	.200	.284	.262	.546	54	51	3	0	6
1946	23	75	224	195	18	39	8	2	0	10	2		23	22	.200	.284	.262	.546	54	51	3	0	6
1947	24	114	312	276	26	53	8	2	1	14	2		29	34	.192	.271	.246	.518	43	68	4	1	6
1948	25	114	312	276	26	53	8	2	1	14	2		29	34	.192	.271	.246	.518	43	68	4	1	6
1949	26	114	312	276	26	53	8	2	1	14	2		29	34	.192	.271	.246	.518	43	68	4	1	6
1950	27	203	630	556	52	125	20	5	3	41	3	1	59	64	.225	.301	.295	.596	59	164	13	2	13
1951	28	231	727	642	58	145	23	6	3	50	3	1	68	72	.226	.302	.294	.596	60	189	16	2	15

Neutralized Batting

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Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	RC	Gact
1944	21	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	4
1945	22	74	233	203	19	41	8	2	0	11	2	24	23	.202	.286	.261	.547	16	71

1947	24	41	92	85	9	15	0	0	1	4	0	6	13	.176	.239	.212	.451	4	39

1950	27	93	324	287	24	70	12	3	2	25	1	29	31	.244	.315	.328	.643	29	89
1951	28	29	100	89	6	20	3	1	0	8	0	9	8	.225	.296	.281	.577	7	28
5 Yrs		241	750	665	58	146	23	6	3	48	3	68	75	.220	.294	.286	.580	56	231
162 Game Avg.		162	504	447	39	98	15	4	2	32	2	46	50	.220	.294	.286	.580	38	231

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