Adrián Zabala

Adrian (Rodriguez) Zabala

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 165 lb.

Born: August 26, 1916 in San Antonio de los Banos, Cuba (All Transactions)
Debut: August 11, 1945
Team: Giants 1945-1949

Final Game: September 24, 1949
Died: January 4, 2002 in Jacksonville, FL
Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, FL
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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	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1937	20	PNC	D	10	7	.588	2.01	21						143.0	96	38	32		61							1.098	6.0		3.8			PNC · ALFL
1938	21	PNC,JCK	D,B	11	14	.440	4.63	35						239.0	280	155	123		95							1.569	10.5		3.6			PNC,JCK · ALFL,SALL
1939	22	JCK	B	13	11	.542	4.11	37						206.0	232	115	94		90							1.563	10.1		3.9			JCK · SALL
1940	23	JCK	B	9	8	.529	3.97	28						170.0	181	86	75		54							1.382	9.6		2.9			JCK · SALL
1941	24	JCK	B	20	17	.541	3.09	43						277.0	265	125	95		94							1.296	8.6		3.1			JCK · SALL
1942	25	SFG-min	B,AA	19	10	.655	2.51	39	10		6	1		262.0	255	101	73		69	25	0	0	2			1.237	8.8		2.4	0.9	0.36	JCK,JER · SALL,IL
1943		Did not play in major leagues (Cuban Army)
1944		Did not play in major leagues (Cuban Army)
1945	28	SFG-min	AA	14	7	.667	3.21	28	21		15	1		171.0	153	86	61		75	77	3	0	5			1.333	8.1		3.9	4.1	1.03	JER · IL
1945	28	NYG	NL	2	4	.333	4.78	11	5	3	1	0	0	43.1	46	25	23	2	20	14	0	0	0	186	82	1.523	9.6	0.4	4.2	2.9	0.70
1946		Did not play in major leagues (Suspended)
1947		Did not play in major leagues (Suspended)
1948		Did not play in major leagues (Suspended)
1949	32	NYG	NL	2	3	.400	5.27	15	4	5	2	1	1	41.0	44	28	24	5	10	13	1	3	0	173	77	1.317	9.7	1.1	2.2	2.9	1.30
1950	33	SFG-min	AAA	11	4	.733	4.92	33	14		5	2		130.0	151	83	71		54	52	1	3	2			1.577	10.5		3.7	3.6	0.96	MNE · AA
1951	34	SFG-min	AAA	14	12	.538	3.97	49	16		4	0		177.0	198	98	78		60	76	2	0	4			1.458	10.1		3.1	3.9	1.27	MNE · AA
1952	35	SFG-min	AAA	14	10	.583	2.98	69	1		0	0		139.0	138	58	46		59	65	3	0	1			1.417	8.9		3.8	4.2	1.10	MNE · AA
1953	36	SFG-min	AAA	5	6	.455	2.78	48	1		0	0		97.0	108	40	30	9	33	56	1	0	4			1.454	10.0	0.8	3.1	5.2	1.70	MNE · AA
1954	37	SFR	Opn	11	8	.579	3.22	59	1		0	0		111.2	108	61	40	2	43	43	0	0	3			1.352	8.7	0.2	3.5	3.5	1.00	SFR · PCL
1955	38	ATL-min	A,Opn	11	5	.688	2.55	46	1		0	0		91.2	91	38	26	2	32	5	0	0	1			1.342	8.9	0.2	3.1	0.5	0.16	JCK,SFR,OLD · SALL,PCL
1956	39	ATL-min	A	5	2	.714	3.21	32	2					56.0	58	25	20	5	14							1.286	9.3	0.8	2.2			JCK · SALL
2 Yrs				4	7	.364	5.02	26	9	8	3	1	1	84.1	90	53	47	7	30	27	1	3	0	359	79	1.423	9.6	0.7	3.2	2.9	0.90
162 Game Avg.				8	14	.364	5.02	51	17	16	6	2	2	164	175	103	91	14	58	52	2	6	0	697	79	1.423	9.6	0.7	3.2	2.9	0.90

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
1945	28	NYG	NL	43.1	11	5	25	5.19	4.87	-0.02	0.00	102.0	4.99	-1	-0.1	1.0	-0.0	0.2	3	.488	.499	$

1949	32	NYG	NL	41.0	15	4	28	6.15	4.64	0.13	0.00	100.3	4.52	-8	-0.7	1.5	-0.1	-0.4	-3	.451	.495	$
2 Seasons				84.1	26	9	53	5.66	4.76	0.06	0.00	101.2	4.76	-9	-0.9	1.3	-0.1	-0.2	1	.466	.497	$

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	ROE
1949	32	NYG	NL	15	74	160	28	44	3	1	5	0	1	10	13	.275	.322	.400	.722	.275	64	2	1	2	0	2
1 Yr				15	74	160	28	44	3	1	5	0	1	10	13	.275	.322	.400	.722	.275	64	2	1	2	0	2
162 Game Avg.				54	265	573	100	157	11	4	18	0	4	36	47	.275	.322	.400	.722	.275	229	7	4	7	0	7
MLB Averages																.260	.335	.339	.674	.278

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PtchR	PitchW	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo
1949	32	NYG	NL	-6.0	-0.6	75	-0.6	0.9	-1.5	.78	-0.4	-0.5	-7.0	-0.7	0.78	-3.7	3	1	4
2 Yrs				-9.2	-0.9	75	-0.6	0.9	-1.5	.78	-0.4	-0.5	-7.0	-0.7	0.78	-3.7	3	1	4

Starting Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GS	Wgs	Lgs	ND	Wchp	Ltuf	Wtm	Ltm	tmW-L%	Wlst	Lsv	CG	SHO	QS	QS%	GmScA	Best	Wrst	BQR	BQS	sDR	lDR	RS/GS	RS/IP	IP/GS
1945	28	NYG	NL	11	5	1	3	1	0	1	1	4	.200	0	0	1	0	3	60%	49.4	72	31			3	2	3.3		6.1

1949	32	NYG	NL	15	4	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	.667	0	1	2	1	2	50%	54.2	78	22	4	4	2	2	5.8	6.0	6.3
2 Yrs				26	9	3	4	2	0	1	3	5	.375	0	1	3	1	5	56%	52	78	22	4	4	5	4	4.4	6.0	6.2
MLB Averages													.500						52%	50	115	-11					4.4	4.8	6.7

Reliever Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GR	GF	Wgr	Lgr	SVOpp	SV	BSv	SV%	SVSit	Hold	IR	IS	IS%	1^stIP	aLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo	Ahd	Tie	Bhd	Runr	Empt	>3o	<3o	IPmult	0DR	Out/GR
1945	28	NYG	NL	11	6	3	1	1	0	0	0		0	0														4	2		1	6.3

1949	32	NYG	NL	15	11	5	0	2	2	1	1	50%	2	0	7	4	57%	8	.779	3	1	4	3	0	5	4	4	5	4	5	2	4.4
2 Yrs				26	17	8	1	3	2	1	1	50%	2	0	7	4	57%		.779	3	1	4	3	0	5	4	4	9	6	5	3	5.1

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	GO/AO	IP%	DPopp	DPs	DP%
1945	28	NYG	NL	193		1.0%	7.3%	10.4%	1.6%	7%		79%

1949	32	NYG	NL	173	32%	6.8%	17.6%	13.5%	12.2%	21%	1.26	192%	17	2	12%
2 Yrs				366	32%	2.6%	10.1%	11.2%	4.5%	13%	1.26	110%	17	2	12%
MLB Averages					48%	1.7%	10.9%	11.2%	4.3%	16%	0.95	90%			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
1945	28	NYG	NL		46			2												0

1949	32	NYG	NL	74	44			5	1	2	4	0	3	1	4	3	0	75%	2	0	0	29	0	1	0%	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	99
2 Yrs				74	90			7	1	2	4	0	3	1	4	3	0	75%	2	0	0	29	0	1	0%	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	99
MLB Averages																		53%							56%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1945	28	2	4	.333	4.78	11	5	3	1	0	0	43.1	46	25	23	2	20	14	0	0	186	82	1.523	9.6	0.4	4.2	2.9	0.70	82
1946	29	2	4	.333	4.78	11	5	3	1	0	0	43.1	46	25	23	2	20	14	0	0	186	82	1.523	9.6	0.4	4.2	2.9	0.70	82
1947	30	2	4	.333	4.78	11	5	3	1	0	0	43.1	46	25	23	2	20	14	0	0	186	82	1.523	9.6	0.4	4.2	2.9	0.70	82
1948	31	2	4	.333	4.78	11	5	3	1	0	0	43.1	46	25	23	2	20	14	0	0	186	82	1.523	9.6	0.4	4.2	2.9	0.70	82
1949	32	4	7	.364	5.02	26	9	8	3	1	1	84.1	90	53	47	7	30	27	1	3	359	79	1.423	9.6	0.7	3.2	2.9	0.90	79

Neutralized Pitching

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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
1945	28	1	3	.250	5.14	42.0	48	27	24	2	21	13	0	1.643	10.3	4.5	2.8	0.62	0.4	11

1949	32	1	3	.250	5.49	41.0	46	28	25	5	10	13	1	1.366	10.1	2.2	2.9	1.30	1.1	15
2 Yrs		2	6	.250	5.31	83.0	94	55	49	7	31	26	1	1.506	10.2		2.8	0.84	0.8	26

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