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Chris Zachary

William Christopher Zachary

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: February 19, 1944 in Knoxville, TN
High School: Central HS (Knoxville, TN)
Signed by the Houston Colt .45's as an amateur free agent in 1962. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 11, 1963
Teams (by GP): Tigers/Cardinals/Astros/Colt.45's/Royals/... 1963-1973

Final Game: September 29, 1973
Died: April 19, 2003 in Knoxville, TN
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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
1963 19 HOU NL 22 15 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .000 .071 .000 .071 -77 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
1964 20 HOU NL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1965 21 HOU NL 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1966 22 HOU NL 10 19 18 0 4 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 10 .222 .211 .333 .544 53 6 0 0 0 1 0 1
1967 23 HOU NL 10 11 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .100 .182 .100 .282 -15 1 1 0 0 0 0 /1
1969 25 KCR AL 8 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 181 1 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1971 27 STL NL 24 33 33 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .242 .242 .242 .485 36 8 2 0 0 0 0 1
1972 28 DET AL 25 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .500 .667 .500 1.167 247 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1973 29 PIT NL 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
9 Yrs 110 88 83 5 15 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 31 .181 .207 .205 .412 18 17 3 0 1 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 130 122 7 22 3 0 0 4 0 0 4 46 .181 .207 .205 .412 18 25 4 0 1 1 0
HOU (5 yrs) 47 48 44 2 5 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 22 .114 .149 .159 .308 -10 7 1 0 1 1 0
KCR (1 yr) 8 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 181 1 0 0 0 0 0
PIT (1 yr) 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
STL (1 yr) 24 33 33 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .242 .242 .242 .485 36 8 2 0 0 0 0
DET (1 yr) 25 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .500 .667 .500 1.167 247 1 0 0 0 0 0
NL (7 yrs) 77 83 79 5 13 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 29 .165 .183 .190 .373 7 15 3 0 1 1 0
AL (2 yrs) 33 5 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .500 .600 .500 1.100 220 2 0 0 0 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 Awards
1963 19 HOU NL 22 15 -2 0 0 0 2 -0 -0.1 0 0 -0.1 .498 .500 -0.1 0.0 0 $ 1
1964 20 HOU NL 1 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .489 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ /1
1965 21 HOU NL 4 2 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .491 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ /1
1966 22 HOU NL 10 19 -1 -0 0 0 2 0 0.0 1 1 0.0 .502 .500 0.0 0.0 1 $ 1
1967 23 HOU NL 10 11 -1 0 -0 0 1 -0 -0.1 0 0 -0.1 .495 .500 -0.1 0.0 0 $ /1
1969 25 KCR AL 8 2 0 -0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .504 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1971 27 STL NL 24 33 -3 -0 -0 0 4 0 0.0 1 1 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 1 $ 1
1972 28 DET AL 25 3 0 -0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .503 .500 0.1 -0.0 1 $ 1
1973 29 PIT NL 6 2 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .495 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $17,500 /1
9 Seasons 110 88 -8 -1 -1 0 9 -0 -0.0 3 3 -0.1 .500 .500 -0.1 0.0 3 $17,500
HOU (5 yrs) 47 48 -6 -0 -0 0 5 -1 -0.1 2 1 -0.2 .498 .500 -0.2 0.0 1 $
KCR (1 yr) 8 2 0 -0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .504 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $
PIT (1 yr) 6 2 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .495 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $17,500
STL (1 yr) 24 33 -3 -0 -0 0 4 0 0.0 1 1 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 1 $
DET (1 yr) 25 3 0 -0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .503 .500 0.1 -0.0 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
1963 19 HOU NL 15 14 0 0.0 84 .000 .000 .247 .071 .308 .000 .370 .071 .678 -77 .000 -2.9 -0.3 .077 .077 .000
1964 20 HOU NL 1 1 0 0.0 89 .000 .000 .256 .000 .313 .000 .381 .000 .694 -100 .000 -0.2 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
1965 21 HOU NL 2 2 0 0.0 87 .000 .000 .249 .000 .311 .000 .376 .000 .687 -100 .000 -0.5 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1966 22 HOU NL 19 15 1 1.8 90 .444 .222 .256 .211 .314 .333 .386 .544 .700 53 .173 -1.0 -0.1 .429 .111 .111
1967 23 HOU NL 11 10 0 0.0 87 .200 .100 .254 .182 .315 .100 .372 .282 .687 -15 .000 -1.5 -0.2 .200 .100 .000
1969 25 KCR AL 2 1 1 27.0 95 1.000 .500 .254 .500 .331 .500 .384 1.000 .715 181 .968 0.2 0.0 1.000 .000 .000
1971 27 STL NL 33 27 1 1.0 96 .286 .242 .264 .242 .331 .242 .387 .485 .718 36 .071 -3.0 -0.3 .296 .000 .000
1972 28 DET AL 3 1 1 26.9 85 1.000 .500 .250 .667 .319 .500 .361 1.167 .680 247 .975 0.5 0.1 2.000 .500 .000
1973 29 PIT NL 2 2 0 0.0 95 .000 .260 .000 .329 .000 .387 .000 .716 -100 .000 -0.5 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
9 Yrs 88 73 4 1.5 91 .283 .181 .257 .207 .321 .205 .381 .412 .702 18 .136 -8.9 -1.0 .282 .060 .024
162 Game Avg. 130 108 6 1.5 91 .283 .181 .257 .207 .321 .205 .381 .412 .702 18 .136 -8.9 -1.0 .282 .060 .024
HOU (5 yrs) 48 42 1 0.6 88 .217 .114 .253 .149 .312 .159 .378 .308 .690 -10 .033 -6.1 -0.7 .225 .091 .045
KCR (1 yr) 2 1 1 27.0 95 1.000 .500 .254 .500 .331 .500 .384 1.000 .715 181 .968 0.2 0.0 1.000 .000 .000
PIT (1 yr) 2 2 0 0.0 95 .000 .260 .000 .329 .000 .387 .000 .716 -100 .000 -0.5 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
STL (1 yr) 33 27 1 1.0 96 .286 .242 .264 .242 .331 .242 .387 .485 .718 36 .071 -3.0 -0.3 .296 .000 .000
DET (1 yr) 3 1 1 26.9 85 1.000 .500 .250 .667 .319 .500 .361 1.167 .680 247 .975 0.5 0.1 2.000 .500 .000
NL (7 yrs) 83 71 2 0.8 91 .255 .165 .258 .183 .320 .190 .382 .373 .702 7 .044 -9.6 -1.0 .246 .051 .025
AL (2 yrs) 5 2 2 26.9 90 1.000 .500 .252 .600 .324 .500 .372 1.100 .696 220 .972 0.7 0.1 1.500 .250 .000

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
1972 28 DET AL ALCS OAK L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALCS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
1963 19 HOU NL 15 0.0% 40.0% 6.7% 0.0% 6.00 2.2 1.33 47%
1964 20 HOU NL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.00 100%
1965 21 HOU NL 2 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.0 50%
1966 22 HOU NL 19 0.0% 52.6% 0.0% 10.5% 50% 1.8 6.0 0.25 47%
1967 23 HOU NL 11 0.0% 45.5% 9.1% 0.0% 0% 5.00 2.0 4.00 45%
1969 25 KCR AL 2 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.0 50%
1971 27 STL NL 33 0.0% 15.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 6.6 1.00 85%
1972 28 DET AL 3 0.0% 33.3% 33.3% 0.0% 0% 1.00 2.0 33%
1973 29 PIT NL 2 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0%
9 Yrs 88 0.0% 35.2% 3.4% 2.3% 13% 10.33 2.7 27.7 1.05 60%
MLB Averages 2.1% 15.1% 8.3% 6.0% 27% 1.82 5.9 43.3 9.2 1.11 73%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1963 19 HOU NL -2.9 -0.3 15 -0.0 0.1 -0.1 .60 -0.2 0.2 -1.7 -0.2 0.96 -2.3 0
1964 20 HOU NL -0.2 -0.0 1 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .31 -0.0 -0.0 -0.1 -0.0 0.38 -0.2 0
1965 21 HOU NL -0.5 -0.1 2 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 1.16 -0.1 0.0 -0.6 -0.1 0.95 -0.6 0
1966 22 HOU NL -1.0 -0.1 19 -0.1 0.3 -0.4 1.10 -0.1 0.0 -0.6 -0.1 0.90 -1.1 0
1967 23 HOU NL -1.5 -0.2 11 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 .98 -0.2 -0.1 -1.8 -0.2 0.76 -1.7 2.82 1
1969 25 KCR AL 0.2 0.0 2 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .87 -0.0 -0.0 -0.2 -0.0 1.11 -0.0 0
1971 27 STL NL -3.0 -0.3 33 -0.2 0.3 -0.4 .75 -0.2 0.0 -3.3 -0.3 0.91 -3.5 0
1972 28 DET AL 0.5 0.1 3 0.0 0.0 -0.0 .81 0.1 -0.1 0.2 0.0 0.61 0.5 0
1973 29 PIT NL -0.5 -0.1 2 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .85 -0.1 0.0 -0.4 -0.0 0.80 -0.5 0
9 Yrs -8.9 -1.0 88 -0.7 0.8 -1.5 .84 -0.8 -0.0 -8.6 -0.9 0.89 -9.5 2.82 1

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% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1963 19 HOU NL 1 0 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1964 20 HOU NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1965 21 HOU NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1966 22 HOU NL 0 0 0% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1967 23 HOU NL 0 0 50% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1969 25 KCR AL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1971 27 STL NL 0 0 38% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 33% 5 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
1972 28 DET AL 0 0 0% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1973 29 PIT NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Yrs 1 0 28% 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 25% 6 5 1 1 1 0 1 0 1

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
1963 19 HOU NL 15 80% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 0 0 0 0 11 0 0% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
1964 20 HOU NL 1 100% 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 0
1965 21 HOU NL 2 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1966 22 HOU NL 19 84% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 4 1 25% 13 3 23% 2 1 50% 0 0 0
1967 23 HOU NL 11 73% 1 1 0 0 0 2.82 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 1 0 0% 5 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1969 25 KCR AL 2 50% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1971 27 STL NL 33 73% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2 22% 6 1 17% 18 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
1972 28 DET AL 3 67% 1 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
1973 29 PIT NL 2 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
9 Yrs 88 75% 15 1 0 0 0 2.82 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 13 3 23% 12 2 17% 53 3 6% 3 1 33% 2 1 50% 0
MLB Averages 53% 76% 11% 30% 13% 47% 52%

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
1963 19 22 15 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .000 .071 .000 .071 -77 0 0 0 1 0 0
1964 20 23 16 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .000 .067 .000 .067 -78 0 0 0 1 0 0
1965 21 27 18 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .000 .059 .000 .059 -81 0 0 0 1 0 0
1966 22 37 37 34 1 4 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 17 .118 .139 .176 .315 -9 6 0 0 1 1 0
1967 23 47 48 44 2 5 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 22 .114 .149 .159 .308 -10 7 1 0 1 1 0
1968 24 47 48 44 2 5 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 22 .114 .149 .159 .308 -10 7 1 0 1 1 0
1969 25 55 50 46 2 6 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 23 .130 .163 .174 .337 -2 8 1 0 1 1 0
1970 26 55 50 46 2 6 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 23 .130 .163 .174 .337 -2 8 1 0 1 1 0
1971 27 79 83 79 5 14 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 28 .177 .195 .203 .398 14 16 3 0 1 1 0
1972 28 104 86 81 5 15 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 29 .185 .212 .210 .422 21 17 3 0 1 1 0
1973 29 110 88 83 5 15 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 31 .181 .207 .205 .412 18 17 3 0 1 1 0

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
1963 19 22 15 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .000 .071 .000 .071 0 22
1964 20 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1
1965 21 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 4
1966 22 10 20 19 0 5 2 0 0 5 0 0 10 .263 .250 .368 .618 2 10
1967 23 10 11 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .091 .000 .091 0 10
1969 25 8 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .667 .667 .667 1.333 1 8
1971 27 24 33 33 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .242 .242 .242 .485 2 24
1972 28 26 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .500 .667 .500 1.167 1 25
1973 29 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 6
9 Yrs 111 90 85 4 16 2 0 0 5 0 3 31 .188 .213 .212 .425 6 110
162 Game Avg. 162 131 124 6 23 3 0 0 7 0 4 45 .188 .213 .212 .425 9 110

* 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.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

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