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Paul Zuvella

Paul Zuvella

Positions: Shortstop, Second Baseman and Third Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 173 lb.

Born: October 31, 1958 in San Mateo, CA
High School: Samuel Ayer HS (Milpitas, CA)
School: Stanford University (Palo Alto, CA)
Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 15th round of the 1980 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 4, 1982
Teams (by GP): Braves/Indians/Yankees/Royals 1982-1991

Final Game: May 2, 1991
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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
1982 23 ATL NL 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /6
1983 24 ATL NL 3 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 .375 .000 .375 10 0 0 1 0 0 0 /6
1984 25 ATL NL 11 27 25 2 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 .200 .259 .240 .499 38 6 0 0 0 0 0 /46
1985 26 ATL NL 81 210 190 16 48 8 1 0 4 2 0 16 14 .253 .311 .305 .616 70 58 3 0 4 0 1 46/5
1986 27 NYY AL 21 57 48 2 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 5 4 .083 .170 .104 .274 -23 5 1 0 4 0 0 6
1987 28 NYY AL 14 36 34 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .176 .176 .176 .353 -5 6 1 0 2 0 0 /465
1988 29 CLE AL 51 146 130 9 30 5 1 0 7 0 0 8 13 .231 .275 .285 .560 56 37 3 0 8 0 0 6
1989 30 CLE AL 24 60 58 10 16 2 0 2 6 0 0 1 11 .276 .300 .414 .714 99 24 0 1 0 0 0 6/5D
1991 32 KCR AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /5
9 Yrs 209 545 491 41 109 17 2 2 20 2 0 34 50 .222 .275 .277 .552 53 136 8 2 18 0 1
162 Game Avg. 162 422 381 32 84 13 2 2 16 2 0 26 39 .222 .275 .277 .552 53 105 6 2 14 0 1
ATL (4 yrs) 97 246 221 18 53 9 1 0 5 2 0 20 18 .240 .306 .290 .595 64 64 3 1 4 0 1
CLE (2 yrs) 75 206 188 19 46 7 1 2 13 0 0 9 24 .245 .283 .324 .607 69 61 3 1 8 0 0
NYY (2 yrs) 35 93 82 4 10 1 0 0 2 0 0 5 8 .122 .172 .134 .307 -15 11 2 0 6 0 0
KCR (1 yr) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (5 yrs) 112 299 270 23 56 8 1 2 15 0 0 14 32 .207 .249 .267 .516 43 72 5 1 14 0 0
NL (4 yrs) 97 246 221 18 53 9 1 0 5 2 0 20 18 .240 .306 .290 .595 64 64 3 1 4 0 1

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
1982 23 ATL NL 2 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .494 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ /6
1983 24 ATL NL 3 8 -0 -0 0 -1 0 -1 -0.2 0 -1 -0.1 .449 .499 0.0 -0.1 -0 $ /6
1984 25 ATL NL 11 27 -2 0 0 -0 0 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.1 .481 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $ /46
1985 26 ATL NL 81 210 -8 1 1 -7 3 -9 -1.0 6 -3 -0.4 .487 .494 0.4 -0.4 4 $ 46/5
1986 27 NYY AL 21 57 -9 -1 0 -1 1 -9 -1.0 2 -8 -0.8 .453 .494 -0.7 0.1 -7 $ 6
1987 28 NYY AL 14 36 -6 0 -0 -1 0 -6 -0.6 1 -5 -0.5 .457 .496 -0.4 -0.0 -4 $ /465
1988 29 CLE AL 51 146 -7 -1 0 -6 2 -11 -1.1 4 -7 -0.7 .477 .493 -0.1 -0.3 -1 $100,000 6
1989 30 CLE AL 24 60 -1 -0 0 -1 0 -1 -0.0 2 1 0.1 .497 .500 0.2 0.0 2 $ 6/5D
1991 32 KCR AL 2 0 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .470 .500 0.0 -0.1 0 $ /5
9 Seasons 209 545 -33 -1 2 -16 8 -41 -4.2 17 -24 -2.6 .479 .497 -0.7 -0.7 -8 $100,000
ATL (4 yrs) 97 246 -11 1 1 -8 4 -13 -1.4 8 -5 -0.6 .485 .498 0.3 -0.4 3 $
CLE (2 yrs) 75 206 -8 -1 1 -7 3 -12 -1.2 6 -6 -0.6 .483 .496 0.1 -0.3 1 $100,000
NYY (2 yrs) 35 93 -15 -1 -0 -2 2 -15 -1.6 3 -13 -1.3 .455 .495 -1.1 0.0 -11 $
KCR (1 yr) 2 0 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .470 .500 0.0 -0.1 0 $

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
1982 23 ATL NL 1 1 0 0.0 98 .000 .000 .270 .000 .334 .000 .393 .000 .727 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
1983 24 ATL NL 8 5 0 0.0 103 .000 .000 .272 .375 .342 .000 .404 .375 .746 10 .000 -0.4 -0.1 .600 .400 .000
1984 25 ATL NL 27 20 2 2.7 99 .227 .200 .271 .259 .337 .240 .394 .499 .732 38 .309 -2.2 -0.2 .400 .120 .040
1985 26 ATL NL 210 149 19 3.4 99 .273 .253 .266 .311 .334 .305 .396 .616 .730 70 .409 -7.9 -0.8 .524 .147 .053 .0
1986 27 NYY AL 57 49 1 0.6 99 .091 .083 .260 .170 .328 .104 .406 .274 .734 -23 .020 -8.3 -0.8 .222 .125 .021
1987 28 NYY AL 36 31 1 0.9 105 .200 .176 .264 .176 .332 .176 .424 .353 .756 -5 .039 -5.2 -0.5 .207 .000 .000
1988 29 CLE AL 146 111 10 2.4 96 .256 .231 .262 .275 .327 .285 .394 .560 .721 56 .249 -8.0 -0.8 .437 .115 .054
1989 30 CLE AL 60 42 7 4.4 94 .311 .276 .262 .300 .327 .414 .385 .714 .712 99 .512 -0.4 -0.0 .619 .155 .138 .0
9 Yrs 545 408 40 2.6 98 .244 .222 .264 .275 .331 .277 .397 .552 .728 53 .283 -32.6 -3.3 .446 .128 .055 2.0
162 Game Avg. 422 316 31 2.6 98 .244 .222 .264 .275 .331 .277 .397 .552 .728 53 .283 -32.6 -3.3 .446 .128 .055 2
ATL (4 yrs) 246 175 21 3.2 99 .261 .240 .266 .306 .335 .290 .396 .595 .731 64 .382 -10.7 -1.1 .509 .149 .050 .0
CLE (2 yrs) 206 153 17 3.0 95 .272 .245 .262 .283 .327 .324 .391 .607 .718 69 .329 -8.4 -0.8 .490 .128 .080 .0
NYY (2 yrs) 93 80 2 0.7 102 .135 .122 .262 .172 .330 .134 .413 .307 .743 -15 .026 -13.5 -1.3 .216 .073 .012
AL (5 yrs) 299 233 19 2.2 97 .229 .207 .262 .249 .328 .267 .398 .516 .726 43 .209 -21.9 -2.2 .397 .111 .059 .0
NL (4 yrs) 246 175 21 3.2 99 .261 .240 .266 .306 .335 .290 .396 .595 .731 64 .382 -10.7 -1.1 .509 .149 .050 .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
1982 23 ATL NL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.00 100%
1983 24 ATL NL 8 0.0% 12.5% 25.0% 0.0% 0.50 5.0 0.33 50%
1984 25 ATL NL 27 0.0% 11.1% 7.4% 3.7% 20% 1.50 8.3 25.0 2.40 81%
1985 26 ATL NL 210 0.0% 6.7% 7.6% 4.3% 19% 0.88 13.6 47.5 1.58 84%
1986 27 NYY AL 57 0.0% 7.0% 8.8% 1.8% 25% 0.80 12.0 24.0 1.50 77%
1987 28 NYY AL 36 0.0% 11.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 8.5 1.08 83%
1988 29 CLE AL 146 0.0% 8.9% 5.5% 4.1% 20% 1.63 10.0 18.6 0.92 1.13 80% 19% 0.0% 47%
1989 30 CLE AL 60 3.3% 18.3% 1.7% 6.7% 25% 11.00 5.3 29.0 9.7 0.61 0.83 75% 36% 8.3% 14%
9 Yrs 545 0.4% 9.2% 6.2% 3.9% 19% 1.47 9.8 245.5 24.6 0.82 1.30 81% 24% 3.6% 36%
MLB Averages 2.2% 14.5% 8.5% 6.8% 29% 1.70 6.2 41.2 8.4 0.80 1.07 73% 20% 6.5% 24%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1982 23 ATL NL -0.3 -0.0 1 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .16 -0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.0 0.60 -0.2 0
1983 24 ATL NL -0.4 -0.1 8 -0.1 0.1 -0.1 .90 -0.0 -0.0 -0.1 -0.0 0.85 -0.1 0.06 1
1984 25 ATL NL -2.2 -0.2 28 -0.2 0.3 -0.5 .90 -0.2 -0.0 -1.7 -0.2 0.95 -2.4 0
1985 26 ATL NL -7.9 -0.8 217 -2.1 2.1 -4.1 .98 -0.9 -1.3 -11.6 -1.2 0.92 -10.2 0.97 5
1986 27 NYY AL -8.3 -0.8 57 -0.7 0.2 -0.9 .71 -0.8 -0.2 -8.4 -0.8 0.95 -10.2 0.07 1
1987 28 NYY AL -5.2 -0.5 37 -0.5 0.0 -0.6 .68 -0.4 -0.3 -7.8 -0.8 0.96 -7.0 0.07 3
1988 29 CLE AL -8.0 -0.8 147 -0.5 2.0 -2.5 1.00 -0.9 0.4 -7.9 -0.8 0.96 -9.8 2.10 1
1989 30 CLE AL -0.4 -0.0 60 -0.6 0.6 -1.1 .85 -0.1 -0.6 -4.1 -0.4 0.94 -1.0 1.36 3
1991 32 KCR AL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
9 Yrs -32.6 -3.3 555 -4.7 5.2 -9.9 .92 -3.3 -1.7 -41.8 -4.2 0.94 -41.0 0.81 14

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
1982 23 ATL NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983 24 ATL NL 0 0 0% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1984 25 ATL NL 0 0 29% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1985 26 ATL NL 2 0 25% 87 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 50% 8 4 4 1 0 1 13 6 6
1986 27 NYY AL 0 0 22% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 50% 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0
1987 28 NYY AL 0 0 33% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 25% 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
1988 29 CLE AL 2 0 24% 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 46% 8 6 2 0 0 0 3 0 3
1989 30 CLE AL 0 0 50% 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20% 6 6 0 1 1 0 3 1 2
9 Yrs 4 0 27% 199 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 12 38% 30 22 8 5 2 2 20 8 11

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
1982 23 ATL NL 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 0 0
1983 24 ATL NL 8 38% 0 1 0 0 0 0.06 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 3 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1984 25 ATL NL 27 19% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 2 1 50% 14 1 7% 2 1 50% 2 2 100% 0
1985 26 ATL NL 210 36% 48 5 1 0 0 0.97 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 100% 36 3 8% 19 7 37% 122 5 4% 7 0 0% 8 4 50% 0
1986 27 NYY AL 57 40% 4 1 1 0 0 0.07 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 100% 14 1 7% 7 5 71% 37 2 5% 2 1 50% 2 1 50% 0
1987 28 NYY AL 36 28% 6 3 0 0 0 0.07 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 7 1 14% 8 3 38% 25 0 0% 3 0 0% 4 2 50% 0
1988 29 CLE AL 146 20% 30 3 0 1 0 0 0 2.10 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 8 80% 35 3 9% 14 8 57% 91 8 9% 4 1 25% 3 1 33% 0
1989 30 CLE AL 60 42% 16 2 0 3 1 0 0 1.36 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0% 11 0 0% 9 2 22% 36 4 11% 1 0 0% 3 1 33% 0
9 Yrs 545 31% 109 5 0 14 3 0 0 0.81 2 0 14 2 0 2 0 0 21 18 86% 107 8 7% 59 26 44% 328 20 6% 19 3 16% 22 11 50% 0
MLB Averages 60% 77% 11% 35% 15% 52% 55%

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 29 CLE AL 136 449 3.30 282 63% 33% 7% 18% 41% 67% 0% 42% 89% 24% 6% 8 0 18% 25 7 12% 16 8 38% 10 0 0
1989 30 CLE AL 55 197 3.58 133 68% 32% 12% 25% 32% 68% 0% 46% 82% 18% 2% 1 0 11% 6 1 2% 1 1 36% 5 1 0
2 Yrs 191 646 3.38 415 64% 33% 9% 20% 38% 67% 0% 43% 87% 22% 5% 9 0 16% 31 8 9% 17 9 38% 15 1 0
MLB Averages 3.62 62% 25% 14% 27% 34% 75% 2% 46% 81% 32% 6% 16% 9% 26%

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
1982 23 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983 24 5 9 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 -2 0 0 1 0 0 0
1984 25 16 36 31 2 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 4 .161 .278 .194 .471 31 6 0 1 0 0 0
1985 26 97 246 221 18 53 9 1 0 5 2 0 20 18 .240 .306 .290 .595 64 64 3 1 4 0 1
1986 27 118 303 269 20 57 10 1 0 7 2 0 25 22 .212 .281 .257 .538 49 69 4 1 8 0 1
1987 28 132 339 303 22 63 10 1 0 7 2 0 25 26 .208 .271 .248 .518 43 75 5 1 10 0 1
1988 29 183 485 433 31 93 15 2 0 14 2 0 33 39 .215 .272 .259 .531 47 112 8 1 18 0 1
1989 30 207 545 491 41 109 17 2 2 20 2 0 34 50 .222 .275 .277 .552 53 136 8 2 18 0 1
1990 31 207 545 491 41 109 17 2 2 20 2 0 34 50 .222 .275 .277 .552 53 136 8 2 18 0 1
1991 32 209 545 491 41 109 17 2 2 20 2 0 34 50 .222 .275 .277 .552 53 136 8 2 18 0 1

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
1982 23 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 2
1983 24 3 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 .375 .000 .375 0 3
1984 25 11 28 26 3 6 1 0 0 1 0 2 3 .231 .286 .269 .555 2 11
1985 26 81 213 192 17 50 8 1 0 4 2 17 14 .260 .321 .313 .633 19 81
1986 27 21 57 48 2 4 1 0 0 2 0 5 4 .083 .170 .104 .274 1 21
1987 28 14 36 34 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .176 .176 .176 .353 1 14
1988 29 51 147 131 10 31 5 1 0 8 0 8 13 .237 .281 .290 .571 11 51
1989 30 24 61 59 12 17 2 0 2 7 0 1 11 .288 .311 .424 .735 8 24
8 Yrs 207 551 496 46 114 17 2 2 22 2 35 50 .230 .283 .284 .568 42 207
162 Game Avg. 162 431 388 36 89 13 2 2 17 2 27 39 .230 .283 .284 .568 33 207

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