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Dave Wehrmeister

David Thomas Wehrmeister

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: November 9, 1952 in Berwyn, IL
School: Truman State University (Kirksville, MO)
Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1973 amateur draft (January). Player signed January 24, 1973. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 16, 1976
Teams (by GP): Padres/WhiteSox/Phillies/Yankees 1976-1985

Final Game: October 4, 1985
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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
1976 23 SDP NL 7 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1977 24 SDP NL 30 14 12 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .167 .167 .250 .417 16 3 0 0 2 0 0 1
1978 25 SDP NL 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 /1
1981 28 NYY AL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1984 31 PHI NL 7 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1985 32 CHW AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 Yrs 76 23 20 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .100 .100 .150 .250 -30 3 0 0 3 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 49 43 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 .100 .100 .150 .250 -30 6 0 0 6 0 0
SDP (3 yrs) 41 21 18 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .111 .111 .167 .278 -21 3 0 0 3 0 0
PHI (1 yr) 7 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
NYY (1 yr) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHW (1 yr) 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (4 yrs) 48 23 20 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .100 .100 .150 .250 -30 3 0 0 3 0 0
AL (2 yrs) 28 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
1976 23 SDP NL 7 6 -1 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .488 .500 -0.1 0.0 -0 $ /1
1977 24 SDP NL 30 14 -2 0 0 0 2 0 0.0 0 1 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 1 $ 1
1978 25 SDP NL 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .503 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1981 28 NYY AL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1984 31 PHI NL 7 2 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .495 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ /1
1985 32 CHW AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
6 Seasons 76 23 -4 0 0 0 3 -1 -0.1 1 0 -0.1 .499 .500 -0.1 0.0 0 $
SDP (3 yrs) 41 21 -3 0 0 0 3 -0 -0.0 1 0 -0.1 .499 .500 -0.1 0.0 0 $
PHI (1 yr) 7 2 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .495 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $
NYY (1 yr) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $
CHW (1 yr) 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $

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
1976 23 SDP NL 6 6 0 0.0 85 .000 .000 .253 .000 .318 .000 .361 .000 .679 -100 .000 -1.5 -0.2 .000 .000 .000
1977 24 SDP NL 14 12 1 2.2 93 .333 .167 .256 .167 .322 .250 .390 .417 .711 16 .211 -1.3 -0.1 .300 .083 .083
1978 25 SDP NL 1 1 0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0
1984 31 PHI NL 2 2 0 0.0 95 .000 .000 .266 .000 .331 .000 .386 .000 .718 -100 .000 -0.5 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
6 Yrs 23 21 1 1.3 91 .167 .100 .256 .100 .322 .150 .381 .250 .702 -30 .095 -3.4 -0.4 .167 .050 .050
162 Game Avg. 49 45 2 1.3 91 .167 .100 .256 .100 .322 .150 .381 .250 .702 -30 .095 -3.4 -0.4 .167 .050 .050
SDP (3 yrs) 21 19 1 1.4 91 .182 .111 .255 .111 .320 .167 .380 .278 .701 -21 .110 -2.8 -0.3 .188 .056 .056
PHI (1 yr) 2 2 0 0.0 95 .000 .000 .266 .000 .331 .000 .386 .000 .718 -100 .000 -0.5 -0.1 .000 .000 .000

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
1976 23 SDP NL 6 0.0% 16.7% 0.0% 0.0% 6.0 0.25 83%
1977 24 SDP NL 14 0.0% 42.9% 0.0% 7.1% 50% 2.0 2.50 43%
1978 25 SDP NL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0%
1984 31 PHI NL 2 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.0 50%
6 Yrs 23 0.0% 34.8% 0.0% 4.4% 50% 2.5 1.33 52%
MLB Averages 2.0% 13.1% 8.4% 6.5% 28% 1.56 6.8 44.8 8.5 1.09 75%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1976 23 SDP NL -1.5 -0.2 6 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .97 -0.1 -0.0 -1.3 -0.1 0.89 -1.5 0
1977 24 SDP NL -1.3 -0.1 14 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 1.00 -0.2 -0.1 -2.7 -0.3 1.02 -2.3 0
1978 25 SDP NL 0.0 0.0 1 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 1.38 -0.0 0.0 -0.3 -0.0 1.77 -0.2 0
1981 28 NYY AL 0.0 0.0
1984 31 PHI NL -0.5 -0.1 2 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .09 -0.1 0.0 -0.3 -0.0 0.56 -0.5 0
1985 32 CHW AL 0.0 0.0
6 Yrs -3.4 -0.4 23 -0.4 0.1 -0.5 .93 -0.4 -0.0 -4.6 -0.5 0.98 -4.4 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
1976 23 SDP 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
1977 24 SDP NL 0 0 100% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1978 25 SDP 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
1984 31 PHI 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
6 Yrs 0 0 100% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
1976 23 SDP NL 6 33% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1977 24 SDP NL 14 7% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 67% 2 0 0% 3 0 0% 9 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
1978 25 SDP NL 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1984 31 PHI NL 2 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
6 Yrs 23 22% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 75% 3 0 0% 4 0 0% 16 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
MLB Averages 57% 82% 11% 35% 15% 51% 54%

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
1976 23 7 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1977 24 37 20 18 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .111 .111 .167 .278 -21 3 0 0 2 0 0
1978 25 41 21 18 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .111 .111 .167 .278 -21 3 0 0 3 0 0
1979 26 41 21 18 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .111 .111 .167 .278 -21 3 0 0 3 0 0
1980 27 41 21 18 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .111 .111 .167 .278 -21 3 0 0 3 0 0
1981 28 46 21 18 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .111 .111 .167 .278 -21 3 0 0 3 0 0
1982 29 46 21 18 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .111 .111 .167 .278 -21 3 0 0 3 0 0
1983 30 46 21 18 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .111 .111 .167 .278 -21 3 0 0 3 0 0
1984 31 53 23 20 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .100 .100 .150 .250 -30 3 0 0 3 0 0
1985 32 76 23 20 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .100 .100 .150 .250 -30 3 0 0 3 0 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
1976 23 7 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 7
1977 24 30 15 13 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 .231 .231 .385 .615 1 30
1978 25 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
1984 31 7 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 7
4 Yrs 48 24 21 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 .143 .143 .238 .381 1 48
162 Game Avg. 162 81 71 14 10 7 0 0 0 0 0 27 .143 .143 .238 .381 3 48

* 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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