Fred Waters

Fred Warren Waters

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: February 2, 1927 in Benton, MS
High School: Benton HS (Benton, MS)
School: University of Southern Mississippi (Hattiesburg, MS)
Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1949. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 20, 1955
Team: Pirates 1955-1956

Final Game: September 23, 1956
Died: August 28, 1989 in Pensacola, FL
Buried: Roseland Park Cemetery, Hattiesburg, MS
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Standard Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1949	22	LAD-min	C	18	6	.750	2.63	33	24					236.0	176	105	69		163								1.436	6.7		6.2			GWD · CSTL
1950	23	LAD-min	A,AAA,AA	6	10	.375	4.54	30	16		0			123.0	116	78	62	3	88		6	0	0	0			1.659	8.5	0.2	6.4	0.4	0.07	ELM,STP,FTW · EL,AA,TL
1951	24	LAD-min	C,B	13	1	.929	2.33	19	16					135.0	92	44	35		92								1.363	6.1		6.1			GWD,AVL,NNW · CSTL,TRIS,PIED
1952	25	LAD-min	AA	4	8	.333	4.88	38	11					129.0	140	86	70		70								1.628	9.8		4.9			MOB · SOUA
1953	26	ATL-min	A,AA	10	10	.500	4.36	32	27					196.0	183	117	95	8	114								1.515	8.4	0.4	5.2			LIN,ATA · WL,SOUA
1954	27	PIT-min	B,A	13	4	.765	3.64	23	13					131.0	143	66	53	10	61								1.557	9.8	0.7	4.2			WAC,DEN · BSTL,WL
1955	28	PIT-min	B,AA	4	1	.800		38																									WAC,MCT · BSTL,MEX
1955	28	PIT	NL	0	0		3.60	2	0	2	0	0	0	5.0	7	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	24	122	1.800	12.6	1.8	3.6	0.0	0.00
1956	29	PIT-min	Opn	4	3	.571	3.25	14	11		2	2		72.0	74	31	26	5	30		29	1	2	4			1.444	9.2	0.6	3.8	3.6	0.97	HOL · PCL
1956	29	PIT	NL	2	2	.500	2.82	23	5	6	1	0	0	51.0	48	18	16	3	30	1	14	1	0	1	224	133	1.529	8.5	0.5	5.3	2.5	0.47
1957	30	PIT-min	Opn	5	7	.417	3.55	39	11		3	0		121.2	123	58	48	9	56		63	0	0	5			1.471	9.1	0.7	4.1	4.7	1.13	HOL · PCL
1958	31	MIN-min	AA	0	1	.000		7																									CNG · SOUA
1960	33	CHW-min	D	14	7	.667	2.55	26	20					194.0	153	65	55	12	44								1.015	7.1	0.6	2.0			PSC · ALFL
1961	34	TEX-min	D	16	4	.800	1.97	24	23					183.0	136	52	40	10	45								0.989	6.7	0.5	2.2			PSC · ALFL
1962	35	TEX-min	D	11	2	.846	1.42	23	14		11	2		139.0	93	34	22	5	30		158	0	0	5			0.885	6.0	0.3	1.9	10.2	5.27	PSC · ALFL
2 Yrs				2	2	.500	2.89	25	5	8	1	0	0	56.0	55	20	18	4	32	1	14	1	0	1	248	132	1.554	8.8	0.6	5.1	2.3	0.44
162 Game Avg.				5	5	.500	2.89	57	11	18	2	0	0	127	125	45	41	9	73	2	32	2	0	2	562	132	1.554	8.8	0.6	5.1	2.3	0.44

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary
1955	28	PIT	NL	5.0	2	0	2	3.60	4.52	-0.32	102.0	4.94	1	0.1	.0	-0.0	0.1	1	.545	.501	$
1956	29	PIT	NL	51.0	23	5	18	3.18	4.31	-0.02	99.4	4.31	8	0.8	1.1	-0.0	1.3	12	.536	.505	$
2 Seasons				56.0	25	5	20	3.21	4.33	-0.05	99.7	4.37	8	0.9	1.0	-0.1	1.4	13	.537	.503	$

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	ROE
1955	28	PIT	NL	2	24	22	2	7	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	.318	.375	.500	.875	.286	11	0	0	0	0	0	0
1956	29	PIT	NL	23	174	186	18	48	4	0	3	0	3	30	14	.258	.357	.328	.685	.260	61	3	1	3	4	1	1
2 Yrs				25	198	208	20	55	5	0	4	0	3	32	14	.264	.359	.346	.705	.263	72	3	1	3	4	1	1
162 Game Avg.				57	449	471	45	125	11	0	9	0	7	73	32	.264	.359	.346	.705	.263	163	7	2	7	9	2	2
MLB Averages																.258	.332	.393	.725	.273

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PtchR	PitchW	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo
1955	28	PIT	NL	0.6	0.1	24	-0.0	0.0	-0.0	.01	-0.1	0.0	0.6	0.1	0.01	-0.8	0	0	2
1956	29	PIT	NL	5.6	0.6	178	-0.0	2.6	-2.7	.91	0.2	-0.2	-1.7	-0.2	0.91	-0.1	4	3	7
2 Yrs				6.2	0.6	202	-0.0	2.6	-2.7	.80	0.0	-0.1	-1.2	-0.1	0.80	-0.9	4	3	9

Starting Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GS	Wgs	Lgs	ND	Wchp	Ltuf	Wtm	Ltm	tmW-L%	Wlst	Lsv	CG	SHO	QS	QS%	GmScA	Best	Wrst	BQR	BQS	sDR	lDR	RS/GS	RS/IP	IP/GS
1956	29	PIT	NL	23	5	2	1	2	1	0	3	2	.600	1	0	1	0	2	40%	51.8	70	41	16	1	3	2	5.0	3.4	5.7
1 Yr				23	5	2	1	2	1	0	3	2	.600	1	0	1	0	2	40%	52	70	41	16	1	3	2	5.0	3.4	5.7
MLB Averages													.500						49%	51	118	2					4.5	4.5	6.4

Reliever Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GR	GF	Lgr	IR	IS	IS%	1^stIP	aLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo	Tie	Bhd	Runr	Empt	>3o	<3o	IPmult	0DR	Out/GR
1955	28	PIT	NL	2	2	2	0	0	0		5	.008	0	0	2	0	2	0	2	1	0	1	1	7.5
1956	29	PIT	NL	23	18	6	1	20	9	45%		.912	4	3	7	2	12	10	4	7	9	6	7	3.8
2 Yrs				25	20	8	1	20	9	45%		.802	4	3	9	2	14	10	6	8	9	7	8	4.2

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	GO/AO	IP%	DPopp	DPs	DP%
1955	28	PIT	NL	24	46%	4.2%	0.0%	8.3%	8.3%	29%	1.14	88%	6	0	0%
1956	29	PIT	NL	224	39%	1.7%	8.1%	17.2%	4.0%	15%	0.73	99%	48	3	6%
2 Yrs				248	39%	2.0%	7.1%	16.2%	4.6%	16%	0.77	98%	54	3	6%
MLB Averages					51%	2.5%	12.4%	10.0%	6.8%	28%	0.96	79%			11%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

					Hits			Home Runs							Advances				Baserunning
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	H	Inf	Bnt	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	<2,3B	Scr	SO	%	ROE	WP	PB	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	BT	PAu
1955	28	PIT	NL	24	7			1	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	50%	0	0	0	10	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1956	29	PIT	NL	174	48			3	0	4	0	3	1	2	14	10	1	71%	1	1	0	75	0	3	0%	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	6	50
2 Yrs				198	55			4	0	4	1	3	1	3	16	11	1	69%	1	1	0	85	0	3	0%	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	6	50
MLB Averages																		51%							56%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1955	28	0	0		3.60	2	0	2	0	0	0	5.0	7	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	24	122	1.800	12.6	1.8	3.6	0.0	0.00	122
1956	29	2	2	.500	2.89	25	5	8	1	0	0	56.0	55	20	18	4	32	1	14	1	0	1	248	132	1.554	8.8	0.6	5.1	2.3	0.44	132

Neutralized Pitching

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
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Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	HR/9	Gact
1955	28	0	0		3.60	5.0	7	2	2	1	2	0	0	1.800	12.6	3.6	0.0	0.00	1.8	2
1956	29	3	2	.600	3.06	50.0	51	19	17	3	32	14	1	1.660	9.2	5.8	2.5	0.44	0.5	23
2 Yrs		3	2	.600	3.11	55.0	58	21	19	4	34	14	1	1.673	9.5		2.3	0.41	0.7	25

* 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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