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Fred Wenz

Frederick Charles Wenz (Fireball)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 214 lb.

Born: August 26, 1941 in Bound Brook, NJ
Signed by the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent in 1959. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 4, 1968
Teams (by GP): Phillies/RedSox 1968-1970

Final Game: September 29, 1970
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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
1968 26 BOS AL 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 5 2.000 0.0 0.0 18.0 27.0 1.50
1969 27 BOS AL 1 0 1.000 5.73 8 0 1 0 0 0 11.0 9 7 7 7 10 3 11 0 0 1 50 70 1.727 7.4 5.7 8.2 9.0 1.10
1970 28 PHI NL 2 0 1.000 4.45 22 0 11 0 0 1 30.1 27 16 15 2 13 0 24 1 0 2 133 91 1.319 8.0 0.6 3.9 7.1 1.85
3 Yrs 3 0 1.000 4.68 31 0 13 0 0 1 42.1 36 23 22 9 25 3 38 1 0 3 188 87 1.441 7.7 1.9 5.3 8.1 1.52
162 Game Avg. 7 0 1.000 4.68 68 0 29 0 0 2 93 79 50 48 20 55 7 83 2 0 7 412 87 1.441 7.7 1.9 5.3 8.1 1.52
BOS (2 yrs) 1 0 1.000 5.25 9 0 2 0 0 0 12.0 9 7 7 7 12 3 14 0 0 1 55 77 1.750 6.8 5.3 9.0 10.5 1.17
PHI (1 yr) 2 0 1.000 4.45 22 0 11 0 0 1 30.1 27 16 15 2 13 0 24 1 0 2 133 91 1.319 8.0 0.6 3.9 7.1 1.85
AL (2 yrs) 1 0 1.000 5.25 9 0 2 0 0 0 12.0 9 7 7 7 12 3 14 0 0 1 55 77 1.750 6.8 5.3 9.0 10.5 1.17
NL (1 yr) 2 0 1.000 4.45 22 0 11 0 0 1 30.1 27 16 15 2 13 0 24 1 0 2 133 91 1.319 8.0 0.6 3.9 7.1 1.85

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 RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1968 26 BOS AL 1.0 1 0 0 0.00 3.98 0.00 -0.17 114.0 4.34 0 0.1 .2 -0.0 0.0 1 .566 .500 $
1969 27 BOS AL 11.0 8 0 7 5.73 4.10 -0.01 -0.17 108.6 4.28 -2 -0.2 1.1 -0.0 -0.1 -1 .477 .499 $13,000
1970 28 PHI NL 30.1 22 0 16 4.75 4.70 -0.43 -0.20 102.0 5.03 1 0.1 .7 -0.1 0.2 4 .503 .500 $
3 Seasons 42.1 31 0 23 4.89 4.53 -0.31 -0.19 104.0 4.82 -1 -0.1 .8 -0.1 0.1 4 .498 .500 $13,000
BOS (2 yrs) 12.0 9 0 7 5.25 4.09 -0.01 -0.17 109.1 4.29 -1 -0.1 1.0 -0.1 -0.1 -0 .487 .500 $13,000
PHI (1 yr) 30.1 22 0 16 4.75 4.70 -0.43 -0.20 102.0 5.03 1 0.1 .7 -0.1 0.2 4 .503 .500 $

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
1968 26 BOS AL 1 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 .400 .000 .400 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1969 27 BOS AL 8 50 40 7 9 0 0 7 0 0 10 11 .225 .380 .750 1.130 .091 30 2 0 0 0 3 1
1970 28 PHI NL 22 133 114 16 27 5 1 2 3 0 13 24 .237 .313 .351 .664 .275 40 1 1 2 3 0 2
3 Yrs 31 188 157 23 36 5 1 9 3 0 25 38 .229 .333 .446 .779 .239 70 3 1 2 3 3 3
162 Game Avg. 68 412 344 50 79 11 2 20 7 0 55 83 .229 .333 .446 .779 .239 154 7 2 4 7 7 7
MLB Averages .247 .316 .366 .682 .276

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1968 26 BOS AL 0.5 0.1 5 0.0 0.0 -0.0 .36 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.36 -0.0 0 0 1
1969 27 BOS AL -1.6 -0.2 51 0.2 0.9 -0.7 1.14 -0.4 0.6 -3.2 -0.3 1.14 -6.0 2 1 5
1970 28 PHI NL -1.0 -0.1 137 0.3 1.1 -0.8 .42 0.3 0.5 -1.1 -0.1 0.42 -1.1 4 2 14
3 Yrs -2.1 -0.2 193 0.6 2.0 -1.4 .61 -0.2 1.1 -3.8 -0.4 0.61 -7.2 6 3 20

Reliever Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1968 26 BOS AL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .362 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3.0
1969 27 BOS AL 8 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 67% 7 1.144 2 1 5 0 2 6 2 6 4 2 4 0 4.1
1970 28 PHI NL 22 22 11 2 0 1 1 0 100% 3 2 12 5 42% 7 .417 4 2 14 3 2 17 6 16 12 4 12 3 4.1
3 Yrs 31 31 13 3 0 1 1 0 100% 3 2 15 7 47% .609 6 3 20 3 4 24 8 23 16 6 16 3 4.1

Ratio Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1968 26 BOS AL 5 40% 0.0% 60.0% 40.0% 0.0% 0% 3 0 0%
1969 27 BOS AL 50 72% 14.0% 22.0% 20.0% 14.0% 78% 0.91 44% 6 2 33%
1970 28 PHI NL 133 63% 1.5% 18.1% 9.8% 6.0% 30% 0.56 68% 34 1 3%
3 Yrs 188 65% 4.8% 20.2% 13.3% 8.0% 42% 0.63 60% 43 3 7%
MLB Averages 47% 2.1% 15.5% 8.8% 6.0% 27% 1.11 73% 10%

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
1968 26 BOS AL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1969 27 BOS AL 50 9 7 0 1 7 0 5 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1970 28 PHI NL 133 27 2 0 5 2 0 0 2 12 6 1 50% 2 2 0 53 3 0 100% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
3 Yrs 188 36 9 0 6 9 0 5 4 12 6 1 50% 3 3 0 72 3 0 100% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
MLB Averages 49% 63%

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+
1968 26 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 5 2.000 0.0 0.0 18.0 27.0 1.50
1969 27 1 0 1.000 5.25 9 0 2 0 0 0 12.0 9 7 7 7 12 3 14 0 0 1 55 77 1.750 6.8 5.3 9.0 10.5 1.17 77
1970 28 3 0 1.000 4.68 31 0 13 0 0 1 42.1 36 23 22 9 25 3 38 1 0 3 188 87 1.441 7.7 1.9 5.3 8.1 1.52 87

Neutralized Pitching

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 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
1968 26 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 2.000 0.0 18.0 27.0 1.50 0.0 1
1969 27 0 1 .000 6.30 10.0 9 8 7 7 10 10 0 1.900 8.1 9.0 9.0 1.00 6.3 8
1970 28 1 2 .333 4.35 31.0 27 17 15 2 13 24 1 1.290 7.8 3.8 7.0 1.85 0.6 22
3 Yrs 1 3 .250 4.71 42.0 36 25 22 9 25 37 1 1.452 7.7 7.9 1.48 1.9 31

* 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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