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Sandy Wihtol

Alexander Ames Wihtol

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: June 1, 1955 in Palo Alto, CA
High School: Homestead HS (Cupertino, CA)
Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 2nd round of the 1974 amateur draft (June Secondary). (All Transactions)
Debut: September 7, 1979
Team: Indians 1979-1982

Final Game: October 2, 1982
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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
1979 24 CLE AL 0 0 3.38 5 0 0 0 0 0 10.2 10 4 4 0 3 0 6 0 0 0 45 131 1.219 8.4 0.0 2.5 5.1 2.00
1980 25 CLE AL 1 0 1.000 3.57 17 0 10 0 0 1 35.1 35 18 14 2 14 2 20 2 1 2 156 117 1.387 8.9 0.5 3.6 5.1 1.43
1982 27 CLE AL 0 0 4.63 6 0 4 0 0 0 11.2 9 6 6 1 7 0 8 1 0 0 50 92 1.371 6.9 0.8 5.4 6.2 1.14
3 Yrs 1 0 1.000 3.75 28 0 14 0 0 1 57.2 54 28 24 3 24 2 34 3 1 2 251 113 1.353 8.4 0.5 3.7 5.3 1.42
162 Game Avg. 2 0 1.000 3.75 68 0 34 0 0 2 140 131 68 58 7 58 5 83 7 2 5 610 113 1.353 8.4 0.5 3.7 5.3 1.42

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
1979 24 CLE AL 10.2 5 0 4 3.38 4.72 -0.24 -0.38 101.8 4.67 2 0.2 .1 -0.1 0.2 3 .531 .501 $
1980 25 CLE AL 35.1 17 0 18 4.58 4.86 -0.30 -0.39 101.6 4.85 1 0.1 1.0 -0.1 0.3 5 .505 .501 $
1982 27 CLE AL 11.2 6 0 6 4.63 4.52 -0.11 -0.35 103.3 4.42 -0 -0.0 .3 -0.0 0.1 1 .496 .500 $
3 Seasons 57.2 28 0 28 4.37 4.77 -0.25 -0.38 102.0 4.73 2 0.2 .6 -0.2 0.6 8 .508 .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
1979 24 CLE AL 5 45 42 4 10 3 0 0 0 0 3 6 .238 .289 .310 .598 .278 13 0 0 0 0 0 0
1980 25 CLE AL 17 156 136 18 35 8 1 2 0 0 14 20 .257 .333 .375 .708 .287 51 2 2 3 1 2 3
1982 27 CLE AL 6 50 41 6 9 3 0 1 0 0 7 8 .220 .340 .366 .706 .242 15 1 1 0 1 0 0
3 Yrs 28 251 219 28 54 14 1 3 0 0 24 34 .247 .327 .361 .687 .277 79 3 3 3 2 2 3
162 Game Avg. 68 610 532 68 131 34 2 7 0 0 58 83 .247 .327 .361 .687 .277 192 7 7 7 5 5 7
MLB Averages .262 .326 .387 .713 .284

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1979 24 CLE AL 1.4 0.1 45 0.0 0.0 -0.0 .05 0.2 -0.2 0.9 0.1 0.05 2.5 0 0 3
1980 25 CLE AL 1.3 0.1 162 -0.1 1.4 -1.5 .55 0.1 -0.3 -4.7 -0.5 0.55 0.7 4 3 10
1982 27 CLE AL -0.2 -0.0 51 -0.0 0.1 -0.1 .17 0.1 -0.2 -0.6 -0.1 0.17 0.4 0 1 5
3 Yrs 2.5 0.2 258 -0.1 1.6 -1.7 .38 0.4 -0.7 -4.3 -0.4 0.38 3.7 4 4 18

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
1979 24 CLE AL 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 5 .049 0 0 3 1 0 4 1 4 3 0 4 0 6.4
1980 25 CLE AL 17 17 10 1 0 2 1 1 50% 2 0 25 11 44% 8 .545 4 3 10 2 0 15 13 4 11 4 11 3 6.2
1982 27 CLE AL 6 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 67% 6 .172 0 1 5 0 0 6 2 4 3 0 3 1 5.8
3 Yrs 28 28 14 1 0 2 1 1 50% 2 0 30 13 43% .382 4 4 18 3 0 25 16 12 17 4 18 4 6.2

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%
1979 24 CLE AL 45 44% 0.0% 13.3% 6.7% 6.7% 30% 2.25 80% 6 0 0%
1980 25 CLE AL 156 61% 1.3% 12.8% 9.0% 7.1% 31% 0.81 74% 38 2 5%
1982 27 CLE AL 50 62% 2.0% 16.0% 14.0% 8.0% 44% 0.53 66% 14 1 7%
3 Yrs 251 58% 1.2% 13.6% 9.6% 7.2% 33% 0.90 73% 58 3 5%
MLB Averages 44% 2.0% 12.7% 8.3% 6.6% 28% 1.10 75% 11%

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
1979 24 CLE AL 45 10 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 50% 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1980 25 CLE AL 156 35 2 0 6 0 2 1 1 22 12 2 55% 3 2 3 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
1982 27 CLE AL 50 9 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 6 3 0 50% 0 0 1 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
3 Yrs 251 54 3 0 9 1 2 1 2 32 17 3 53% 3 2 4 104 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0
MLB Averages 54% 66%

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+
1979 24 0 0 3.38 5 0 0 0 0 0 10.2 10 4 4 0 3 0 6 0 0 0 45 131 1.219 8.4 0.0 2.5 5.1 2.00 131
1980 25 1 0 1.000 3.52 22 0 10 0 0 1 46.0 45 22 18 2 17 2 26 2 1 2 201 120 1.348 8.8 0.4 3.3 5.1 1.53 120
1981 26 1 0 1.000 3.52 22 0 10 0 0 1 46.0 45 22 18 2 17 2 26 2 1 2 201 120 1.348 8.8 0.4 3.3 5.1 1.53 120
1982 27 1 0 1.000 3.75 28 0 14 0 0 1 57.2 54 28 24 3 24 2 34 3 1 2 251 113 1.353 8.4 0.5 3.7 5.3 1.42 113

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
1979 24 1 0 1.000 3.60 10.0 11 4 4 0 3 6 0 1.400 9.9 2.7 5.4 2.00 0.0 5
1980 25 2 1 .667 3.86 35.0 36 17 15 2 14 20 2 1.429 9.3 3.6 5.1 1.43 0.5 17
1982 27 0 1 .000 4.91 11.0 9 7 6 1 7 8 1 1.455 7.4 5.7 6.5 1.14 0.8 6
3 Yrs 3 2 .600 4.02 56.0 56 28 25 3 24 34 3 1.429 9.0 5.5 1.42 0.5 28

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