Brad Wellman

Brad Eugene Wellman

Positions: Second Baseman, Shortstop and Third Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: August 17, 1959 in Lodi, CA
Signed
by the Kansas City Royals as an amateur free agent in 1978. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 4, 1982
Teams (by GP): Giants/Royals/Dodgers 1982-1989

Final Game: October 1, 1989
Relatives: Brother-In-Law of Tom Candiotti
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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
1982 22 SFG NL 6 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 41 1 0 0 0 0 0 /4
1983 23 SFG NL 82 207 182 15 39 3 0 1 16 5 3 22 39 .214 .296 .247 .543 55 45 5 0 1 2 1 4/6
1984 24 SFG NL 93 293 265 23 60 9 1 2 25 10 5 19 41 .226 .274 .291 .565 61 77 8 0 3 4 0 46/5
1985 25 SFG NL 71 188 174 16 41 11 1 0 16 5 2 4 33 .236 .268 .310 .578 65 54 3 4 5 1 1 45/6
1986 26 SFG NL 12 14 13 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .154 .214 .154 .368 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 /645
1987 27 LAD NL 3 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 35 1 0 0 0 0 0 /456
1988 28 KCR AL 71 116 107 11 29 3 0 1 6 1 2 6 23 .271 .322 .327 .649 82 35 1 2 1 0 0 46/5D
1989 29 KCR AL 103 189 178 30 41 4 0 2 12 5 3 7 36 .230 .263 .287 .550 56 51 7 1 3 0 0 46/58D
8 Yrs 441 1015 927 97 214 30 2 6 77 26 15 59 176 .231 .280 .287 .567 61 266 24 7 13 7 2
162 Game Avg. 162 373 341 36 79 11 1 2 28 10 6 22 65 .231 .280 .287 .567 61 98 9 3 5 3 1
SFG (5 yrs) 264 706 638 55 143 23 2 3 58 20 10 46 116 .224 .278 .281 .558 59 179 16 4 9 7 2
KCR (2 yrs) 174 305 285 41 70 7 0 3 18 6 5 13 59 .246 .286 .302 .587 66 86 8 3 4 0 0
LAD (1 yr) 3 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 35 1 0 0 0 0 0
NL (6 yrs) 267 710 642 56 144 23 2 3 59 20 10 46 117 .224 .278 .280 .558 59 180 16 4 9 7 2
AL (2 yrs) 174 305 285 41 70 7 0 3 18 6 5 13 59 .246 .286 .302 .587 66 86 8 3 4 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
1982 22 SFG NL 6 4 -0 0 0 -0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .485 .499 0.0 -0.1 -0 $ /4
1983 23 SFG NL 82 207 -10 0 0 -4 2 -12 -1.4 6 -6 -0.7 .483 .492 -0.3 -0.2 -2 $ 4/6
1984 24 SFG NL 93 293 -11 -0 0 -4 4 -11 -1.2 9 -2 -0.3 .487 .492 0.1 0.1 2 $ 46/5
1985 25 SFG NL 71 188 -7 -1 -1 -8 1 -15 -1.7 6 -10 -1.1 .476 .489 -0.2 -0.7 -1 $ 45/6
1986 26 SFG NL 12 14 -2 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .492 .499 -0.1 0.1 -1 $ /645
1987 27 LAD NL 3 4 -0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .507 .500 0.0 0.1 -0 $100,000 /456
1988 28 KCR AL 71 116 -3 -0 0 1 2 -1 -0.0 4 3 0.3 .499 .499 0.2 0.3 2 $125,000 46/5D
1989 29 KCR AL 103 189 -9 1 -1 3 3 -2 -0.2 6 4 0.4 .498 .498 0.0 0.8 0 $155,000 46/58D
8 Seasons 441 1015 -42 -0 -1 -11 11 -43 -4.6 31 -12 -1.6 .489 .496 -0.3 0.4 -1 $380,000
SFG (5 yrs) 264 706 -30 -1 -0 -16 7 -40 -4.4 22 -19 -2.3 .483 .494 -0.5 -0.8 -3 $
KCR (2 yrs) 174 305 -12 1 -1 4 5 -3 -0.2 9 6 0.7 .498 .499 0.2 1.1 2 $280,000
LAD (1 yr) 3 4 -0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .507 .500 0.0 0.1 -0 $100,000

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
1982 22 SFG NL 4 3 0 0.0 94 .333 .250 .264 .250 .327 .250 .384 .500 .712 41 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .333 .000 .000
1983 23 SFG NL 207 154 14 2.4 94 .264 .214 .260 .296 .328 .247 .385 .543 .713 55 .267 -10.6 -1.1 .457 .165 .033 1.7
1984 24 SFG NL 293 225 21 2.5 91 .257 .226 .260 .274 .324 .291 .378 .565 .702 61 .282 -13.5 -1.4 .463 .155 .064 3.3
1985 25 SFG NL 188 144 14 2.6 91 .289 .236 .254 .268 .321 .310 .379 .578 .700 65 .296 -8.0 -0.8 .471 .115 .075 .0
1986 26 SFG NL 14 11 0 0.0 93 .182 .154 .256 .214 .325 .154 .385 .368 .710 6 .000 -1.7 -0.2 .273 .077 .000
1987 27 LAD NL 4 3 0 0.0 104 .333 .250 .267 .250 .336 .250 .416 .500 .752 35 .000 -0.4 -0.0 .333 .000 .000
1988 28 KCR AL 116 82 11 3.6 95 .337 .271 .261 .322 .326 .327 .392 .649 .718 82 .407 -2.7 -0.3 .519 .103 .056 1.0
1989 29 KCR AL 189 150 12 2.1 93 .279 .230 .261 .263 .326 .287 .384 .550 .709 56 .216 -11.2 -1.1 .415 .107 .056 2.9
8 Yrs 1015 772 72 2.5 93 .277 .231 .259 .280 .325 .287 .382 .567 .707 61 .275 -48.3 -5.0 .456 .132 .056 9.8
162 Game Avg. 373 284 26 2.5 93 .277 .231 .259 .280 .325 .287 .382 .567 .707 61 .275 -48.3 -5.0 .456 .132 .056 4
SFG (5 yrs) 706 537 49 2.5 92 .266 .224 .258 .278 .325 .281 .380 .558 .705 59 .272 -34.1 -3.6 .459 .144 .056 5.2
KCR (2 yrs) 305 232 23 2.7 94 .300 .246 .261 .286 .326 .302 .387 .587 .713 66 .287 -13.8 -1.4 .452 .105 .056 4.0
LAD (1 yr) 4 3 0 0.0 104 .333 .250 .267 .250 .336 .250 .416 .500 .752 35 .000 -0.4 -0.0 .333 .000 .000
NL (6 yrs) 710 540 49 2.4 92 .267 .224 .258 .278 .325 .280 .380 .558 .705 59 .270 -34.4 -3.6 .458 .143 .056 5.2
AL (2 yrs) 305 232 23 2.7 94 .300 .246 .261 .286 .326 .302 .387 .587 .713 66 .287 -13.8 -1.4 .452 .105 .056 4.0

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
1982 22 SFG NL 4 0.0% 25.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 4.0 0.00 75%
1983 23 SFG NL 207 0.5% 18.8% 10.6% 1.9% 10% 1.77 4.7 182.0 11.4 0.86 70%
1984 24 SFG NL 293 0.7% 14.0% 6.5% 4.1% 20% 2.16 6.5 132.5 10.6 1.28 77%
1985 25 SFG NL 188 0.0% 17.6% 2.1% 6.4% 29% 8.25 5.3 10.9 0.91 76%
1986 26 SFG NL 14 0.0% 14.3% 7.1% 0.0% 0% 2.00 6.5 13.0 0.50 79%
1987 27 LAD NL 4 0.0% 25.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 4.0 4.0 0.00 75%
1988 28 KCR AL 116 0.9% 19.8% 5.2% 3.5% 14% 3.83 4.7 107.0 17.8 0.57 0.84 72% 20% 2.7% 30%
1989 29 KCR AL 189 1.1% 19.1% 3.7% 3.2% 15% 5.14 4.9 89.0 14.8 1.08 1.79 74% 22% 3.4% 12%
8 Yrs 1015 0.6% 17.3% 5.8% 3.7% 18% 2.98 5.3 154.5 12.0 0.85 1.10 74% 21% 3.2% 20%
MLB Averages 2.2% 14.4% 8.5% 6.8% 29% 1.69 6.2 40.9 8.4 0.81 1.07 73% 20% 6.8% 29%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1982 22 SFG NL -0.3 -0.0 4 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .85 -0.1 -0.1 -0.9 -0.1 1.09 -0.5 1.69 2
1983 23 SFG NL -10.6 -1.1 216 -1.0 2.9 -3.8 1.01 -0.9 -0.0 -7.6 -0.8 0.94 -8.7 1.08 4
1984 24 SFG NL -13.5 -1.4 313 0.0 5.3 -5.3 1.05 -1.0 1.0 -10.7 -1.1 1.01 -10.3 1.96 8
1985 25 SFG NL -8.0 -0.8 195 -0.8 2.6 -3.3 1.01 -0.8 0.0 -3.6 -0.4 0.95 -7.8 0.75 6
1986 26 SFG NL -1.7 -0.2 15 0.0 0.5 -0.5 2.43 -0.1 0.1 -0.6 -0.1 1.16 -1.3 1.17 2
1987 27 LAD NL -0.4 -0.0 4 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .18 -0.0 -0.0 0.3 0.0 1.01 -0.1 0
1988 28 KCR AL -2.7 -0.3 124 -0.7 1.2 -1.9 .81 -0.5 -0.4 -5.7 -0.6 0.85 -4.6 1.25 2
1989 29 KCR AL -11.2 -1.1 204 -0.8 2.6 -3.3 .94 -0.9 0.1 -10.0 -1.0 0.95 -12.0 3.97 1
8 Yrs -48.3 -5.0 1075 -3.3 15.1 -18.4 1.00 -4.2 0.9 -39.0 -4.1 0.96 -45.4 1.47 25

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
1982 22 SFG NL 0 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1983 23 SFG NL 2 0 23% 86 5 3 63% 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 68% 14 4 9 2 0 2 6 0 4
1984 24 SFG NL 6 2 27% 108 10 5 67% 8 5 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 9 52% 12 7 5 1 1 0 10 3 7
1985 25 SFG NL 3 0 33% 80 5 2 71% 5 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 47% 8 5 3 3 1 2 6 3 3
1986 26 SFG NL 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 27 LAD NL 0 0 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1988 28 KCR AL 0 0 28% 58 1 2 33% 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 36% 7 5 2 1 1 0 6 3 3
1989 29 KCR AL 4 0 60% 74 5 3 63% 5 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 9 65% 11 6 5 4 2 2 16 3 13
8 Yrs 15 2 33% 410 26 15 63% 24 15 2 0 0 0 4 3 11 31 56% 54 28 25 12 6 6 44 12 30

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
1982 22 SFG NL 4 50% 1 2 0 0 0 1.69 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 3 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
1983 23 SFG NL 207 44% 39 4 0 0 0 1.08 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 100% 34 5 15% 17 6 35% 112 15 13% 15 9 60% 4 2 50% 0
1984 24 SFG NL 293 31% 60 8 4 0 1 1.96 2 0 5 1 1 2 0 0 3 3 100% 61 8 13% 44 16 36% 182 24 13% 19 10 53% 14 8 57% 0
1985 25 SFG NL 188 20% 41 6 1 0 0 0.75 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 100% 37 3 8% 19 8 42% 106 16 15% 8 5 63% 8 6 75% 0
1986 26 SFG NL 14 64% 2 2 1 0 0 1.17 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 13 1 8% 0 0 0 0 0
1987 27 LAD NL 4 50% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 3 1 33% 0 0 0 0 0
1988 28 KCR AL 116 36% 29 2 1 2 1 0 0 1.25 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 100% 14 1 7% 7 1 14% 56 5 9% 4 0 0% 4 2 50% 0
1989 29 KCR AL 189 36% 41 6 1 1 0 0 0 3.97 2 0 3 1 1 0 2 0 5 3 60% 34 7 21% 14 5 36% 114 10 9% 10 6 60% 6 3 50% 0
8 Yrs 1015 34% 214 8 2 25 7 0 1 1.47 6 0 19 4 2 4 2 1 15 13 87% 183 24 13% 102 36 35% 589 72 12% 57 30 53% 37 21 57% 0
MLB Averages 59% 78% 11% 35% 15% 52% 55%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
1988 28 KCR AL 116 426 3.67 277 65% 23% 13% 32% 31% 77% 0% 50% 83% 41% 1% 1 0 3% 4 1 6% 7 5 30% 0 0 0
1989 29 KCR AL 189 673 3.56 452 67% 25% 10% 31% 32% 73% 0% 49% 85% 35% 2% 4 0 7% 14 8 4% 8 5 43% 0 0 9
2 Yrs 305 1099 3.60 729 66% 25% 11% 32% 32% 74% 0% 49% 84% 37% 2% 5 0 6% 18 9 5% 15 10 38% 0 0 9
MLB Averages 3.60 62% 24% 14% 27% 34% 75% 2% 47% 81% 32% 6% 15% 8% 26%

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
1982 22 6 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 41 1 0 0 0 0 0
1983 23 88 211 186 16 40 3 0 1 16 5 3 22 40 .215 .295 .247 .543 54 46 5 0 1 2 1
1984 24 181 504 451 39 100 12 1 3 41 15 8 41 81 .222 .283 .273 .556 59 123 13 0 4 6 1
1985 25 252 692 625 55 141 23 2 3 57 20 10 45 114 .226 .279 .283 .562 60 177 16 4 9 7 2
1986 26 264 706 638 55 143 23 2 3 58 20 10 46 116 .224 .278 .281 .558 59 179 16 4 9 7 2
1987 27 267 710 642 56 144 23 2 3 59 20 10 46 117 .224 .278 .280 .558 59 180 16 4 9 7 2
1988 28 338 826 749 67 173 26 2 4 65 21 12 52 140 .231 .284 .287 .571 62 215 17 6 10 7 2
1989 29 441 1015 927 97 214 30 2 6 77 26 15 59 176 .231 .280 .287 .567 61 266 24 7 13 7 2

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
1982 22 6 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 6
1983 23 82 212 185 17 42 3 0 1 18 5 24 39 .227 .313 .259 .572 15 82
1984 24 93 296 269 26 64 10 1 2 28 11 20 41 .238 .287 .305 .592 24 93
1985 25 71 192 178 19 45 12 1 0 19 5 4 33 .253 .283 .331 .615 16 71
1986 26 12 14 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .071 .000 .071 0 12
1987 27 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 3
1988 28 71 118 109 12 31 3 0 1 7 1 6 23 .284 .333 .339 .673 12 71
1989 29 103 193 181 34 44 4 0 2 14 5 8 36 .243 .279 .298 .577 15 103
8 Yrs 441 1033 943 108 226 32 2 6 86 27 63 176 .240 .290 .297 .587 82 441
162 Game Avg. 162 379 346 40 83 12 1 2 32 10 23 65 .240 .290 .297 .587 30 441

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