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Ed Willett

Robert Edgar Willett

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 183 lb.

Born: March 7, 1884 in Norfolk, VA (All Transactions)
Debut: September 5, 1906
Teams (by GP): Tigers/Terriers 1906-1915

Final Game: September 23, 1915
Died: May 10, 1934 in Wellington, KS
Buried: Caldwell Cemetery, Caldwell, KS
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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
1906 22 DET AL 3 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 /1
1907 23 DET AL 10 14 13 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 .077 .143 .077 .220 -30 1 0 0 1
1908 24 DET AL 30 70 67 4 11 1 0 0 8 0 0 19 .164 .176 .179 .356 14 12 1 2 1
1909 25 DET AL 42 119 112 10 22 5 3 0 10 0 3 37 .196 .224 .295 .519 60 33 1 3 1/O
1910 26 DET AL 38 90 83 5 11 3 1 0 4 0 2 30 .133 .182 .193 .375 14 16 3 2 1/O
1911 27 DET AL 39 94 82 15 22 4 3 1 7 1 8 26 .268 .333 .427 .760 107 35 0 4 1
1912 28 DET AL 37 122 115 6 19 4 1 2 10 0 1 4 42 .165 .193 .270 .463 34 31 0 3 1
1913 29 DET AL 35 102 92 8 26 4 1 1 13 0 3 23 .283 .313 .380 .693 103 35 1 6 1
1914 30 SLM FL 28 68 64 4 15 4 1 1 8 0 2 19 .234 .258 .375 .633 76 24 0 2 1
1915 31 SLM FL 17 19 15 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 .200 .333 .200 .533 54 3 0 1 1
10 Yrs 279 707 652 56 130 25 10 5 63 1 1 26 203 .199 .237 .291 .528 56 190 6 23
162 Game Avg. 162 411 379 33 75 15 6 3 37 1 15 118 .199 .237 .291 .528 56 110 3 13
DET (8 yrs) 234 620 573 49 112 21 9 4 53 1 1 21 184 .195 .232 .284 .516 53 163 6 20
SLM (2 yrs) 45 87 79 7 18 4 1 1 10 0 5 19 .228 .274 .342 .616 72 27 0 3
AL (8 yrs) 234 620 573 49 112 21 9 4 53 1 1 21 184 .195 .232 .284 .516 53 163 6 20
FL (2 yrs) 45 87 79 7 18 4 1 1 10 0 5 19 .228 .274 .342 .616 72 27 0 3

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
1906 22 DET AL 3 9 -2 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.2 0 -1 -0.2 .446 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1 $ /1
1907 23 DET AL 10 14 -2 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .488 .499 -0.1 0.0 -0 $ 1
1908 24 DET AL 30 70 -6 0 0 0 5 -2 -0.2 2 1 -0.2 .493 .499 -0.2 0.0 1 $ 1
1909 25 DET AL 42 119 -6 0 0 0 9 3 0.4 4 7 0.4 .510 .502 0.4 -0.0 7 $ 1/O
1910 26 DET AL 38 90 -9 0 0 0 6 -2 -0.3 3 1 -0.3 .492 .498 -0.3 -0.0 1 $ 1/O
1911 27 DET AL 39 94 -1 -0 0 0 8 8 0.8 3 11 0.8 .520 .505 0.8 0.0 11 $ 1
1912 28 DET AL 37 122 -12 0 0 0 10 -2 -0.2 4 2 -0.2 .495 .499 -0.2 0.0 2 $ 1
1913 29 DET AL 35 102 -0 0 0 0 9 8 0.9 4 12 0.9 .526 .506 0.9 -0.0 12 $ 1
1914 30 SLM FL 28 68 -3 0 0 0 6 3 0.4 1 4 0.4 .512 .502 0.3 0.0 4 $ 1
1915 31 SLM FL 17 19 -1 0 0 0 1 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .505 .501 0.1 0.0 1 $ 1
10 Seasons 279 707 -41 0 0 0 55 15 1.5 22 37 1.6 .506 .501 1.5 0.0 37 $
DET (8 yrs) 234 620 -38 0 0 0 48 11 1.1 21 32 1.1 .505 .501 1.1 -0.0 32 $
SLM (2 yrs) 45 87 -3 0 0 0 7 4 0.5 1 5 0.5 .510 .501 0.4 0.0 5 $

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
1906 22 DET AL 9 9 0 0.0 76 .000 .000 .258 .000 .314 .000 .330 .000 .645 -100 .000 -2.1 -0.3 .000 .000 .000
1907 23 DET AL 14 12 0 0.0 74 .125 .077 .257 .143 .313 .077 .322 .220 .635 -30 .000 -1.9 -0.2 .167 .077 .000
1908 24 DET AL 70 58 2 0.9 71 .229 .164 .250 .176 .308 .179 .318 .356 .626 14 .108 -6.6 -0.8 .232 .015 .015
1909 25 DET AL 119 93 7 2.0 77 .293 .196 .258 .224 .320 .295 .328 .519 .647 60 .317 -5.8 -0.7 .411 .125 .098
1910 26 DET AL 90 74 2 0.7 80 .208 .133 .258 .182 .325 .193 .333 .375 .657 14 .063 -8.6 -1.0 .292 .084 .060
1911 27 DET AL 94 64 12 5.0 100 .382 .268 .287 .333 .354 .427 .378 .760 .732 107 .588 0.3 0.0 .733 .268 .159 1.0
1912 28 DET AL 122 100 6 1.6 89 .239 .165 .269 .193 .337 .270 .354 .463 .691 34 .168 -10.6 -1.2 .351 .130 .104 .0
1913 29 DET AL 102 72 11 4.1 86 .368 .283 .263 .313 .335 .380 .346 .693 .681 103 .553 -0.2 -0.0 .591 .130 .098 .0
1914 30 SLM FL 68 51 6 3.1 96 .318 .234 .276 .258 .342 .375 .373 .633 .716 76 .402 -2.0 -0.2 .531 .172 .141 .0
1915 31 SLM FL 19 13 1 2.1 91 .200 .200 .269 .333 .337 .200 .361 .533 .698 54 .263 -0.6 -0.1 .500 .200 .000
10 Yrs 707 546 47 2.3 85 .282 .199 .265 .237 .331 .291 .346 .528 .677 56 .315 -38.1 -4.5 .424 .132 .092 1.7
162 Game Avg. 411 317 27 2.3 85 .282 .199 .265 .237 .331 .291 .346 .528 .677 56 .315 -38.1 -4.5 .424 .132 .092 1
DET (8 yrs) 620 482 40 2.2 84 .281 .195 .264 .232 .330 .284 .342 .516 .672 53 .305 -35.5 -4.2 .411 .126 .089 1.6
SLM (2 yrs) 87 64 7 2.9 95 .288 .228 .275 .274 .341 .342 .371 .616 .712 72 .378 -2.6 -0.3 .525 .177 .114 .0
AL (8 yrs) 620 482 40 2.2 84 .281 .195 .264 .232 .330 .284 .342 .516 .672 53 .305 -35.5 -4.2 .411 .126 .089 1.6
FL (2 yrs) 87 64 7 2.9 95 .288 .228 .275 .274 .341 .342 .371 .616 .712 72 .378 -2.6 -0.3 .525 .177 .114 .0

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1909 25 DET AL WS PIT L 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

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
1906 22 3 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0
1907 23 13 23 22 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 .045 .087 .045 .132 -58 1 0 0
1908 24 43 93 89 5 12 1 0 0 9 0 1 26 .135 .154 .146 .300 -5 13 1 2
1909 25 85 212 201 15 34 6 3 0 19 0 4 63 .169 .193 .229 .422 32 46 2 5
1910 26 123 302 284 20 45 9 4 0 23 0 6 93 .158 .190 .218 .408 27 62 5 7
1911 27 162 396 366 35 67 13 7 1 30 1 14 119 .183 .223 .265 .488 47 97 5 11
1912 28 199 518 481 41 86 17 8 3 40 1 1 18 161 .179 .216 .266 .482 44 128 5 14
1913 29 234 620 573 49 112 21 9 4 53 1 1 21 184 .195 .232 .284 .516 53 163 6 20
1914 30 262 688 637 53 127 25 10 5 61 1 1 23 203 .199 .234 .294 .528 56 187 6 22
1915 31 279 707 652 56 130 25 10 5 63 1 1 26 203 .199 .237 .291 .528 56 190 6 23

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
1906 22 3 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 3
1907 23 11 15 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .067 .000 .067 0 10
1908 24 31 73 70 4 12 1 0 0 8 0 0 20 .171 .183 .186 .369 2 30
1909 25 44 128 120 13 26 6 4 0 13 0 4 39 .217 .248 .333 .581 9 42
1910 26 39 95 87 6 13 4 1 0 5 0 2 31 .149 .204 .218 .423 3 38
1911 27 41 97 85 15 22 4 3 1 7 1 8 27 .259 .323 .412 .734 12 39
1912 28 39 127 120 6 20 4 1 2 10 0 4 44 .167 .194 .267 .460 6 37
1913 29 37 108 98 9 29 4 1 1 15 0 3 24 .296 .324 .388 .711 13 35
1914 30 29 70 66 4 15 4 1 1 8 0 2 20 .227 .250 .364 .614 6 28
1915 31 18 20 16 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 .188 .316 .188 .503 1 17
10 Yrs 292 743 686 60 140 27 11 5 68 1 27 212 .204 .242 .297 .539 52 279
162 Game Avg. 162 412 381 33 78 15 6 3 38 1 15 118 .204 .242 .297 .539 29 279

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