Bob Wellman

Robert Joseph Wellman

Positions: Pinch Hitter, Rightfielder and First Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 210 lb.

Born: July 15, 1925 in Norwood, OH
High School: Purcell Marian HS (Cincinnati, OH)
Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1946. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 23, 1948
Team: Athletics 1948-1950

Final Game: June 3, 1950
Died: December 20, 1994 in Villa Hills, KY
Buried: Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Cincinnati, OH
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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
1942	16	BAL-min	C	19	71	71		19	3	1	0						.268	.268	.338	.606		24							HUN · MTNS
1946	20	PIT-min	D	65	265	265		88	13	6	3						.332	.332	.460	.792		122							TLL · GAAL
1947	21	OAK-min	C	117	497	497		183	27	6	15						.368	.368	.537	.905		267							MTV · CARL
1948	22	OAK-min	A	137	572	572		173	36	4	6						.302	.302	.411	.713		235							LIN · WL
1948	22	PHA	AL	4	13	10	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	2	.200	.385	.400	.785	108	4	0	0	0			/3O9

1949	23	OAK-CIN-min	A,AAA	115	417	417		117	15	4	13						.281	.281	.429	.710		179							SAV,SYR · SALL,IL
1950	24	OAK-min	AAA	73	289	277	33	68	14	1	3	41	1		10	35	.245	.277	.336	.613		93		2	0				BFL · IL
1950	24	PHA	AL	11	15	15	1	5	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	.333	.333	.533	.867	121	8	0	0	0			/O9
1951	25	BFL	AAA	111	411	383	49	112	20	1	5	47	3		25	48	.292	.337	.389	.726		149		1	2				BFL · IL
1952	26	OAK-CIN-min	AAA,AA	45	153	146	9	36	11	2	1	16	1		5	7	.247	.276	.370	.646		54		1	1				OTT,TUL · IL,TL
1953	27	CHW-min	A,AAA	123	451	449	5	156	39	3	26	4	0		2	6	.347	.350	.621	.972		279	0	0	0				YAK,CHL · WINT,AA
1954	28	VAN,SLE	A,Opn	127	449	446	2	146	35	7	21	0	0		2	4	.327	.332	.578	.910		258	1	1	0	0			VAN,SLE · WINT,PCL
1955	29	CIN-min	D	107	408	408		130	31	0	21						.319	.319	.549	.868		224							DGS · GASL
1956	30	CIN-min	D	137	475	475		165	37	2	30						.347	.347	.623	.971		296							MOU · GAFL
1957	31	CIN-min	D,A	140	515	515		190	38	1	47						.369	.369	.720	1.089		371							GRC,SAV · ALFL,SALL
1958	32	CIN-min	A	90	309	309		85	13	0	21						.275	.275	.521	.796		161							SAV · SALL
1959	33	CIN-min	A	129	530	440	53	119	16	0	7	57	0		79	57	.270	.376	.355	.731		156		1	1	9	7		SAV · SALL
2 Yrs				15	28	25	2	7	0	1	1	1	0	0	3	5	.280	.357	.480	.837	117	12	0	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	302	270	22	76	0	11	11	11	0	0	32	54	.280	.357	.480	.837	117	130	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
1948	22	PHA	AL	4	13	0	0	0	0	-0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	-0.0	0	$	/3O9

1950	24	PHA	AL	11	15	0	0	0	0	-0	0	0.0	0	1	0.1	.503	.500	0.1	-0.0	1	$	/O9
2 Seasons				15	28	0	0	0	0	-0	0	0.0	1	1	0.1	.502	.500	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	22	PHA	AL	13	8	2	6.7	106	.250	.200	.274	.385	.360	.400	.396	.785	.756	108	.662	0.1	0.0	.875	.500	.200

1950	24	PHA	AL	15	10	3	8.0	112	.364	.333	.276	.333	.363	.533	.414	.867	.776	121	.704	0.2	0.0	.800	.200	.200	.0
2 Yrs				28	18	5	7.4	110	.316	.280	.275	.357	.361	.480	.407	.837	.768	117	.687	0.4	0.0	.833	.320	.200	.0
162 Game Avg.				302	194	54	7.4	110	.316	.280	.275	.357	.361	.480	.407	.837	.768	117	.687	4	0	.833	.320	.200

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	22	PHA	AL	13	0.0%	15.4%	23.1%	7.7%	50%	0.67	5.0			0.00	62%

1950	24	PHA	AL	15	6.7%	20.0%	0.0%	6.7%	20%		5.0	15.0	15.0	1.50	73%
2 Yrs				28	3.6%	17.9%	10.7%	7.1%	29%	1.67	5.0	25.0	25.0	0.50	68%
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	22	PHA	AL	0.1	0.0	9	0.1	0.2	-0.1	1.01	0.0	0.1	0.4	0.0	0.94	0.2	0.34	1

1950	24	PHA	AL	0.2	0.0	12	0.1	0.3	-0.2	.94	0.1	-0.0	0.7	0.1	0.81	0.8	1.06	5
2 Yrs				0.4	0.0	21	0.2	0.5	-0.3	.97	0.1	0.1	1.2	0.1	0.87	0.9	0.94	6

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	XI	RS%	SBO	SB	CS	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	22	PHA	AL	0	0	20%	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0

1950	24	PHA	AL	0	0	0%	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	100%	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2 Yrs				0	0	11%	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	50%	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0

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	22	PHA	AL	13	11%	2			1	0	0	0	0.34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0%	1	0	0%	5	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0

1950	24	PHA	AL	15	83%	5			5	2	0	0	1.06	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		3	0	0%	1	1	100%	4	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
2 Yrs				28	52%	7			6	2	0	0	0.94	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		5	0	0%	2	1	50%	9	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
MLB Averages					51%																			113%			14%			33%			15%			51%			55%

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB
1948	22	4	13	10	1	2	1	0	0	3	2	.200	.385	.400	.785	108	4
1949	23	4	13	10	1	2	1	0	0	3	2	.200	.385	.400	.785	108	4
1950	24	15	28	25	2	7	1	1	1	3	5	.280	.357	.480	.837	117	12

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	22	4	13	10	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	2	.200	.385	.400	.785	1	4

1950	24	11	14	14	1	4	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	.286	.286	.500	.786	2	11
2 Yrs		15	27	24	2	6	0	1	1	1	0	3	5	.250	.333	.458	.792	3	15
162 Game Avg.		162	292	259	22	65	0	11	11	11	0	32	54	.250	.333	.458	.792	32	15

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