Rick Wrona

Richard James Wrona

Position: Catcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: December 10, 1963 in Tulsa, OK
High School: Bishop Kelley HS (Tulsa, OK)
School: Wichita State University (Wichita, KS)
Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 5th round of the 1985 amateur draft.
Signed June 4, 1985. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 3, 1988
Teams (by GP): Cubs/Reds/Brewers/WhiteSox 1988-1994

Final Game: July 22, 1994
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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
1985	21	CHC-min	A	26	70	65	6	15	5	0	0	4	0	1	5	20	.231	.286	.308	.593		20		0	0	0	0		WSM,PEO · CARL,MIDW
1986	22	CHC-min	A	91	305	267	43	68	15	0	4	32	5	2	25	37	.255	.330	.356	.686		95		5	8	0	1		WSM · CARL
1987	23	CHC-min	AA	70	231	218	22	48	10	3	1	25	5	1	7	32	.220	.245	.307	.552		67		1	2	3	3		PFD · EL
1988	24	CHC-min	AAA,AA	88	219	199	28	51	9	0	2	24	0	0	18	36	.256	.317	.332	.648		66		0	1	1	2		IWA,PFD · AA,EL
1988	24	CHC	NL	4	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/2
1989	25	CHC-min	AAA	60	197	189	15	41	8	3	2	13	1	1	7	40	.217	.249	.323	.571		61		1	0	0	2		IWA · AA
1989	25	CHC	NL	38	97	92	11	26	2	1	2	14	0	0	2	21	.283	.299	.391	.690	90	36	1	1	0	2	1	2
1990	26	CHC-min	AAA	58	160	146	16	33	4	0	2	15	0	2	10	35	.226	.280	.295	.575		43		1	3	0	1		IWA · AA
1990	26	CHC	NL	16	32	29	3	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	11	.172	.226	.172	.398	8	5	0	0	1	0	1	2

1991	27	TEX-min	AA	27	87	82	4	13	0	1	3	7	0	2	5	18	.159	.207	.293	.500		24	4	0	0	0	0		TUL · TL
1992	28	CIN-min	AAA	40	125	118	16	29	8	2	2	10	1	1	5	21	.246	.282	.398	.681		47	2	1	1	0	0		NVL · AA
1992	28	CIN	NL	11	23	23	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.174	.174	.174	.348	-2	4	2	0	0	0	0	2/3
1993	29	CHW-min	AAA	73	204	184	24	39	13	0	3	22	0	1	11	35	.212	.260	.332	.592		61	1	2	4	3	0		NVL · AA
1993	29	CHW	AL	4	8	8	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	.125	.125	.125	.250	-32	1	0	0	0	0	0	/2
1994	30	MIL-CIN-min	AAA	59	193	179	22	45	8	3	1	21	2	1	7	39	.251	.293	.346	.640		62	9	4	2	1	0		NOR,INA · AA
1994	30	MIL	AL	6	12	10	2	5	4	0	1	3	0	0	1	1	.500	.545	1.200	1.745	328	12	0	0	1	0	0	/23
1995	31	STL-CLE-min	AAA	47	135	124	10	28	7	1	1	12	0	1	5	25	.226	.263	.323	.586		40	8	2	2	2	0		LOU,BFL · AA
1996	32	PHI-min	AAA	61	191	175	10	40	8	0	5	20	1	1	7	41	.229	.267	.360	.627		63	4	3	4	2	0		SWB · IL
1997	33	CHW-min	AAA,AA	99	331	314	33	78	22	1	8	46	1	1	6	53	.248	.272	.401	.673		126	8	5	4	2	0		NVL,BIR · AA,SOUL
1998	34	TEX-min	AAA	100	328	300	46	83	15	1	5	35	1	3	15	56	.277	.327	.383	.710		115	12	8	4	1	3		OKC · PCL
6 Yrs				79	178	168	16	41	6	1	3	18	1	0	5	41	.244	.267	.345	.612	67	58	3	1	2	2	2
162 Game Avg.				162	365	345	33	84	12	2	6	37	2	0	10	84	.244	.267	.345	.612	67	119	6	2	4	4	4

CHC (3 yrs)				58	135	127	14	31	2	1	2	14	1	0	4	33	.244	.269	.323	.591	62	41	1	1	1	2	2
CIN (1 yr)				11	23	23	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.174	.174	.174	.348	-2	4	2	0	0	0	0
MIL (1 yr)				6	12	10	2	5	4	0	1	3	0	0	1	1	.500	.545	1.200	1.745	328	12	0	0	1	0	0
CHW (1 yr)				4	8	8	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	.125	.125	.125	.250	-32	1	0	0	0	0	0

NL (4 yrs)				69	158	150	14	35	2	1	2	14	1	0	4	36	.233	.255	.300	.555	53	45	3	1	1	2	2
AL (2 yrs)				10	20	18	2	6	4	0	1	4	0	0	1	5	.333	.368	.722	1.091	177	13	0	0	1	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
1988	24	CHC	NL	4	6	-2	-0	0	0	0	-2	-0.2	0	-1	-0.2	.452	.499	-0.2	0.0	-1	$	/2
1989	25	CHC	NL	38	97	-1	0	-0	-1	2	-0	-0.0	3	3	0.3	.500	.500	0.4	0.1	4	$68,000	2
1990	26	CHC	NL	16	32	-4	0	0	0	0	-4	-0.4	1	-3	-0.3	.475	.498	-0.3	0.1	-3	$100,000	2

1992	28	CIN	NL	11	23	-3	-0	-0	-1	0	-4	-0.5	1	-3	-0.4	.457	.497	-0.3	-0.1	-2	$	2/3
1993	29	CHW	AL	4	8	-2	0	0	-1	0	-2	-0.2	0	-2	-0.2	.447	.499	-0.1	-0.1	-1	$	/2
1994	30	MIL	AL	6	12	4	0	0	0	0	4	0.4	0	4	0.4	.559	.502	0.4	0.0	4	$	/23
6 Seasons				79	178	-8	1	0	-3	3	-7	-0.9	5	-2	-0.4	.488	.499	-0.1	0.0	1	$168,000

CHC (3 yrs)				58	135	-7	0	-0	-1	2	-5	-0.6	4	-1	-0.2	.490	.499	-0.1	0.2	-0	$168,000
CIN (1 yr)				11	23	-3	-0	-0	-1	0	-4	-0.5	1	-3	-0.4	.457	.497	-0.3	-0.1	-2	$
MIL (1 yr)				6	12	4	0	0	0	0	4	0.4	0	4	0.4	.559	.502	0.4	0.0	4	$
CHW (1 yr)				4	8	-2	0	0	-1	0	-2	-0.2	0	-2	-0.2	.447	.499	-0.1	-0.1	-1	$

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
1988	24	CHC	NL	6	6	0	0.0	93	.000	.000	.262	.000	.326	.000	.384	.000	.711	-100	.000	-1.6	-0.2	.000	.000	.000
1989	25	CHC	NL	97	69	11	4.3	97	.338	.283	.263	.299	.331	.391	.391	.690	.723	90	.527	-1.6	-0.2	.582	.130	.109	.0
1990	26	CHC	NL	32	25	1	1.1	104	.278	.172	.273	.226	.341	.172	.411	.398	.751	8	.070	-3.9	-0.4	.333	.103	.000	.0

1992	28	CIN	NL	23	21	0	0.0	95	.200	.174	.264	.174	.330	.174	.388	.348	.718	-2	.000	-3.2	-0.3	.190	.000	.000
1993	29	CHW	AL	8	7	0	0.0	101	.250	.125	.264	.125	.335	.125	.404	.250	.739	-32	.000	-1.5	-0.2	.143	.000	.000
1994	30	MIL	AL	12	6	6	26.8	115	.500	.500	.277	.545	.350	1.200	.442	1.745	.792	328	.950	3.6	0.3	2.600	.800	.700	.0
6 Yrs				178	134	18	3.6	99	.302	.244	.266	.267	.334	.345	.398	.612	.732	67	.427	-8.3	-0.9	.500	.137	.101	1.5
162 Game Avg.				365	275	37	3.6	99	.302	.244	.266	.267	.334	.345	.398	.612	.732	67	.427	-8.3	-0.9	.500	.137	.101	3

CHC (3 yrs)				135	100	12	3.2	98	.309	.244	.265	.269	.333	.323	.395	.591	.729	62	.390	-7.1	-0.7	.485	.118	.079	1.3
CIN (1 yr)				23	21	0	0.0	95	.200	.174	.264	.174	.330	.174	.388	.348	.718	-2	.000	-3.2	-0.3	.190	.000	.000
MIL (1 yr)				12	6	6	26.8	115	.500	.500	.277	.545	.350	1.200	.442	1.745	.792	328	.950	3.6	0.3	2.600	.800	.700	.0
CHW (1 yr)				8	7	0	0.0	101	.250	.125	.264	.125	.335	.125	.404	.250	.739	-32	.000	-1.5	-0.2	.143	.000	.000

NL (4 yrs)				158	121	12	2.7	98	.289	.233	.265	.255	.333	.300	.394	.555	.727	53	.311	-10.3	-1.1	.432	.100	.067	1.3
AL (2 yrs)				20	13	6	12.4	109	.417	.333	.272	.368	.344	.722	.425	1.091	.769	177	.833	2.1	0.2	1.167	.444	.389	.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
1989	25	CHC	NL	NLCS	SFG	L	2	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
1 NLCS							2	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	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
1988	24	CHC	NL	6	0.0%	16.7%	0.0%	0.0%			6.0			1.50	1.50	83%	20%	0.0%	50%
1989	25	CHC	NL	97	2.1%	21.7%	2.1%	5.2%	19%	10.50	4.4	46.0	6.6	1.25	1.29	73%	19%	8.3%	25%
1990	26	CHC	NL	32	0.0%	34.4%	6.3%	0.0%	0%	5.50	2.6			0.64	0.75	56%	21%	0.0%	45%

1992	28	CIN	NL	23	0.0%	13.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0%		7.7			1.22	1.57	87%	15%	0.0%	33%
1993	29	CHW	AL	8	0.0%	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0%		2.0		8.0	0.33	0.50	50%	0%	0.0%	33%
1994	30	MIL	AL	12	8.3%	8.3%	8.3%	41.7%	100%	1.00	10.0	10.0	3.3	0.29	1.50	67%	50%	14.3%	0%
6 Yrs				178	1.7%	23.0%	2.8%	5.6%	24%	8.20	4.1	56.0	9.3	1.00	1.21	71%	21%	6.5%	28%
MLB Averages					2.1%	15.0%	8.6%	6.8%	30%	1.75	5.9	42.0	8.4	0.81	1.06	73%	20%	6.5%	20%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	PHlev	AB
1988	24	CHC	NL	-1.6	-0.2	6	-0.2	0.0	-0.2	1.16	-0.1	-0.0	-1.9	-0.2	1.20	-1.6	1.69	1
1989	25	CHC	NL	-1.6	-0.2	99	0.8	2.1	-1.2	.88	0.3	0.6	6.6	0.7	0.99	2.7	1.92	3
1990	26	CHC	NL	-3.9	-0.4	32	-0.3	0.2	-0.5	.84	-0.4	0.1	-3.5	-0.3	0.81	-4.3		0

1992	28	CIN	NL	-3.2	-0.3	23	-0.6	0.1	-0.6	1.04	-0.3	-0.2	-5.5	-0.6	1.11	-3.9		0
1993	29	CHW	AL	-1.5	-0.2	8	-0.1	0.0	-0.1	.60	-0.1	0.0	-0.9	-0.1	0.86	-1.3		0
1994	30	MIL	AL	3.6	0.3	12	0.3	0.4	-0.1	1.16	0.3	-0.0	3.8	0.3	0.98	3.5	0.10	2
6 Yrs				-8.2	-0.9	180	-0.0	2.8	-2.8	.91	-0.4	0.4	-1.5	-0.2	0.97	-4.9	1.28	6

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
1988	24	CHC	NL	0	0		4	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1989	25	CHC	NL	2	0	33%	33	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	83%	3	1	2	0	0	0	3	0	3
1990	26	CHC	NL	0	0	43%	11	1	0	100%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	33%	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	1

1992	28	CIN	NL	0	0	0%	13	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1993	29	CHW	AL	0	0	0%	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1994	30	MIL	AL	0	0	20%	7	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	100%	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1
6 Yrs				2	0	30%	68	1	0	100%	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	4	67%	6	3	3	0	0	0	6	1	5

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
1988	24	CHC	NL	6	100%	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.69	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		4	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
1989	25	CHC	NL	97	39%	26	6	1	3	2	0	2	1.92	2	0	4	2	0	0	2	0	1	0	0%	18	1	6%	7	3	43%	61	13	21%	7	4	57%	4	2	50%	0
1990	26	CHC	NL	32	53%	5	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	100%	3	0	0%	2	1	50%	13	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0

1992	28	CIN	NL	23	26%	4	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		7	2	29%	6	3	50%	22	0	0%	1	0	0%	4	2	50%	0
1993	29	CHW	AL	8	38%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0%	2	1	50%	4	1	25%	1	1	100%	0	0		0
1994	30	MIL	AL	12	25%	5	0	0	2	1	0	1	0.10	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	100%	2	0	0%	2	2	100%	7	2	29%	0	0		2	2	100%	0
6 Yrs				178	41%	41	6	1	6	3	0	3	1.28	3	0	5	3	0	0	3	0	3	2	67%	32	3	9%	19	10	53%	111	16	14%	9	5	56%	10	6	60%	0
MLB Averages					59%																			72%			10%			36%			15%			52%			57%

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	24	CHC	NL	6	23	3.83	16	70%	31%	6%	31%	31%	69%	0%	48%	91%	33%	0%	0	0	17%	1	1	0%	0	0	100%	0	0	0
1989	25	CHC	NL	97	327	3.37	233	71%	12%	22%	33%	31%	87%	3%	62%	74%	54%	1%	1	0	5%	5	3	2%	2	2	14%	0	0	1
1990	26	CHC	NL	26	96	3.69	64	67%	22%	17%	36%	25%	78%	13%	52%	78%	65%	4%	1	0	8%	2	0	4%	1	0	38%	6	0	0

1992	28	CIN	NL	23	65	2.83	52	80%	10%	17%	35%	38%	90%	0%	72%	81%	83%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	33%	0	0	0
1993	29	CHW	AL	8	32	4.00	22	69%	23%	18%	41%	18%	77%	0%	53%	76%	63%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	50%	0	0	0
1994	30	MIL	AL	6	13	2.17	11	85%	36%	18%	0%	45%	64%	0%	54%	71%	67%	0%	0	0	17%	1	0	0%	0	0	0%	6	0	0
6 Yrs				166	556	3.35	398	72%	16%	20%	33%	31%	84%	4%	60%	76%	60%	1%	2	0	5%	9	4	2%	3	2	26%	12	0	1
MLB Averages						3.64		62%	25%	14%	27%	34%	75%	2%	46%	81%	31%	6%			16%			9%			27%

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1988	24	4	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0
1989	25	42	103	98	11	26	2	1	2	14	0	2	22	.265	.282	.367	.649	79	36	1	1	0	2	1
1990	26	58	135	127	14	31	2	1	2	14	1	4	33	.244	.269	.323	.591	62	41	1	1	1	2	2
1991	27	58	135	127	14	31	2	1	2	14	1	4	33	.244	.269	.323	.591	62	41	1	1	1	2	2
1992	28	69	158	150	14	35	2	1	2	14	1	4	36	.233	.255	.300	.555	53	45	3	1	1	2	2
1993	29	73	166	158	14	36	2	1	2	15	1	4	40	.228	.248	.291	.540	48	46	3	1	1	2	2
1994	30	79	178	168	16	41	6	1	3	18	1	5	41	.244	.267	.345	.612	67	58	3	1	2	2	2

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
1988	24	4	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	4
1989	25	38	97	92	11	26	2	1	2	14	0	2	21	.283	.299	.391	.690	11	38
1990	26	16	32	29	3	5	0	0	0	0	1	2	11	.172	.226	.172	.398	1	16

1992	28	11	24	24	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.208	.208	.208	.417	1	11
1993	29	4	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	4
1994	30	9	16	14	3	7	6	0	1	4	0	1	1	.500	.533	1.143	1.676	9	6
6 Yrs		82	183	173	17	43	8	1	3	18	1	5	41	.249	.271	.358	.629	22	79
162 Game Avg.		162	362	342	34	85	16	2	6	36	2	10	81	.249	.271	.358	.629	43	79

* 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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