Don Wheeler

Donald Wesley Wheeler (Scott)

Position: Catcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: September 29, 1922 in Minneapolis, MN
High School: South HS (Minneapolis, MN) (All Transactions)
Debut: April 23, 1949
Team: WhiteSox 1949

Final Game: October 2, 1949
Died: December 10, 2003 in Bloomington, MN
Buried: Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN
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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	Pos	Awards
1941	18	EAU	C	112	421	421		118	35	5	5						.280	.280	.423	.703		178					EAU · NORL
1942	19	EAU,MNE	C,AA	120	433	426	3	142	35	4	4	7	0		6	10	.333	.344	.462	.807		197	0	1	0		EAU,MNE · NORL,AA
1946	23	SFG-min	AAA,C	73	250	235	15	62	11	1	2	18	2		15	14	.264	.308	.345	.653		81	11	0	0		MNE,SCL · AA,NORL
1947	24	SFG-min	A	114	421	421		136	27	4	3						.323	.323	.428	.751		180					SXC · WL
1948	25	SFG-min	AAA	111	382	338	51	102	15	3	11	74	1		37	37	.302	.379	.462	.840		156		5	2		MNE · AA
1949	26	CHW	AL	67	220	192	17	46	9	2	1	22	2	0	27	19	.240	.333	.323	.656	77	62	5	0	1	2
1950	27	CHW-min	AA	123	405	405		106	19	3	6						.262	.262	.368	.630		149					MEM · SOUA
1951	28	CHW-min	A,AA	61	147	147		53	7	0	5						.361	.361	.510	.871		75					CSP,MEM · WL,SOUA
1952	29	CHW-min	AAA	19	69	59	8	18	2	0	1	9	0		9	3	.305	.397	.390	.787		23	3	0	1		TOL · AA
1960	37	BOS-min	AAA	1	0	0		0	0	0	0											0					MNE · AA
1 Yr				67	220	192	17	46	9	2	1	22	2	0	27	19	.240	.333	.323	.656	77	62	5	0	1
162 Game Avg.				162	532	464	41	111	22	5	2	53	5	0	65	46	.240	.333	.323	.656	77	150	12	0	2

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
1949	26	CHW	AL	67	220	-6	0	1	-1	2	-4	-0.4	6	2	0.2	.495	.498	0.3	0.1	3	$	2
1 Season				67	220	-6	0	1	-1	2	-4	-0.4	6	2	0.2	.495	.498	0.3	0.1	3	$

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
1949	26	CHW	AL	220	152	21	3.7	103	.262	.240	.266	.333	.357	.323	.386	.656	.743	77	.401	-6.0	-0.6	.603	.234	.083	1.3
1 Yr				220	152	21	3.7	103	.262	.240	.266	.333	.357	.323	.386	.656	.743	77	.401	-6.0	-0.6	.603	.234	.083	1.3
162 Game Avg.				532	368	51	3.7	103	.262	.240	.266	.333	.357	.323	.386	.656	.743	77	.401	-6.0	-0.6	.603	.234	.083	3

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GO/AO	IP%
1949	26	CHW	AL	220	0.5%	8.6%	12.3%	5.5%	26%	0.70	10.1	192.0	8.7	0.89	78%
1 Yr				220	0.5%	8.6%	12.3%	5.5%	26%	0.70	10.1	192.0	8.7	0.89	78%
MLB Averages					1.8%	9.3%	10.4%	6.3%	27%	0.89	9.4	49.5	7.9	0.96	77%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	PHlev	AB
1949	26	CHW	AL	-6.0	-0.6	118	-0.6	1.6	-2.2	1.06	-0.7	0.1	-6.2	-0.6	1.00	-7.2	1.66	5
1 Yr				-6.0	-0.6	118	-0.6	1.6	-2.2	1.06	-0.7	0.1	-6.2	-0.6	1.00	-7.2	1.66	5

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%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
1949	26	CHW	AL	3	0	22%	50	2	0	100%	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	25%	5	5	0	0	0	0	3	1	2
1 Yr				3	0	22%	50	2	0	100%	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	25%	5	5	0	0	0	0	3	1	2

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
1949	26	CHW	AL	220	44%	46			5	1	0	0	1.66	1	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	1		33	5	15%	16	3	19%	80	10	13%	11	7	64%	1	0	0%	0
1 Yr				220	44%	46			5	1	0	0	1.66	1	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	1		33	5	15%	16	3	19%	80	10	13%	11	7	64%	1	0	0%	0
MLB Averages					53%																			106%			14%			33%			15%			51%			56%

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
1949	26	67	220	192	17	46	9	2	1	22	2	0	27	19	.240	.333	.323	.656	77	62	5	0	1

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
1949	26	70	229	200	17	47	9	2	1	22	2	28	20	.235	.329	.315	.644	21	67
1 Yr		70	229	200	17	47	9	2	1	22	2	28	20	.235	.329	.315	.644	21	67
162 Game Avg.		162	530	463	39	109	21	5	2	51	5	65	46	.235	.329	.315	.644	49	67

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