Hank Sauer | Baseball Prospectus

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Career Summary

Years	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	WARP
15	5414	.266	.347	.496	.223	16.5

Birth Date	3-17-1917
Height	6' 4"
Weight	199 lbs

Bats	R
Throws	R

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YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	TB	BB	SO	HBP	SF	SH	RBI	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	VORP	FRAA	WARP
1941	CIN	24	9	34	33	4	10	4	0	0	14	1	4	0		0	5	0		.303	.324	.424	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1942	CIN	25	7	22	20	4	5	0	0	2	11	2	2	0		0	4	0		.250	.318	.550	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1945	CIN	28	31	122	116	18	34	1	0	5	50	6	16	0		0	20	2		.293	.328	.431	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1948	CIN	31	145	598	530	78	138	22	1	35	267	60	85	4		4	97	2		.260	.340	.504	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1949	CHN	32	96	398	357	59	104	17	1	27	204	37	47	3		1	83	0		.291	.363	.571	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1949	CIN	32	42	170	152	22	36	6	0	4	54	18	19	0		0	16	0		.237	.318	.355	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1950	CHN	33	145	603	540	85	148	32	2	32	280	60	67	3		0	103	1		.274	.350	.519	.299	30.2	-16.2	1.3
1951	CHN	34	141	574	525	77	138	19	4	30	255	45	77	3		1	89	2	1	.263	.325	.486	.293	23.1	-0.1	2.4
1952	CHN	35	151	649	567	89	153	31	3	37	301	77	92	4		1	121	1	2	.270	.361	.531	.317	42.5	6.2	5.3
1953	CHN	36	108	447	395	61	104	16	5	19	187	50	56	2		0	60	0	0	.263	.349	.473	.288	15.7	2.1	1.8
1954	CHN	37	142	605	520	98	150	18	1	41	293	70	68	6	7	2	103	2	1	.288	.375	.563	.316	30.8	2.3	3.5
1955	CHN	38	79	290	261	29	55	8	1	12	101	26	47	2	1	0	28	0	0	.211	.286	.387	.261	6.8	-1.1	0.6
1956	SLN	39	75	181	151	11	45	4	0	5	64	25	31	3	2	0	24	0	0	.298	.403	.424	.285	8.1	-2.1	0.6
1957	NY1	40	127	429	378	46	98	14	1	26	192	49	59	0	2	0	76	1	0	.259	.343	.508	.293	20.8	-14.9	0.6
1958	SFN	41	88	277	236	27	59	8	0	12	103	35	37	4	2	0	46	0	0	.250	.354	.436	.290	12.2	-6.7	0.6
1959	SFN	42	13	15	15	1	1	0	0	1	4	0	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	.067	.067	.267	.120	-1.7	-0.1	-0.2
Career			1399	5414	4796	709	1278	200	19	288	2380	561	714	34	14	9	876	11	4	.266	.347	.496	.223	188.4	-30.6	16.5

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'opp' stats - quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.

YEAR	Team	Lg	G	PA	TAv	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	oppTAv	BABIP	BPF	BRAA	repLVL	POS_ADJ	FRAA	BRR	BVORP	BWARP	VORP	WARP
1941	CIN	MLB	9	34	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1942	CIN	MLB	7	22	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1945	CIN	MLB	31	122	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1948	CIN	MLB	145	598	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1949	CHN	MLB	96	398	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1949	CIN	MLB	42	170	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1950	CHN	MLB	145	603	.299	.253	.317	.392	.000	.000	103	21.9	14.7	-4.1	-16.2	-0.1	30.2	1.3	30.2	1.3
1951	CHN	MLB	141	574	.293	.253	.317	.381	.000	.000	101	16.3	12.9	-3	-0.1	-2.2	23.1	2.4	23.1	2.4
1952	CHN	MLB	151	649	.317	.250	.310	.366	.000	.000	98	29.6	13.7	-3.2	6.2	-1.2	42.5	5.3	42.5	5.3
1953	CHN	MLB	108	447	.288	.259	.322	.403	.000	.000	99	11.2	10.4	-3.4	2.1	1.2	15.7	1.8	15.7	1.8
1954	CHN	MLB	142	605	.316	.262	.323	.399	.000	.261	99	27.9	13.2	-4.8	2.3	-0.9	30.8	3.5	30.8	3.5
1955	CHN	MLB	79	290	.261	.260	.321	.406	.000	.212	97	0.3	6.1	-1.4	-1.1	0.8	6.8	0.6	6.8	0.6
1956	SLN	MLB	75	181	.285	.255	.311	.398	.000	.342	105	4.7	5.0	-1	-2.1	-2.5	8.1	0.6	8.1	0.6
1957	NY1	MLB	127	429	.293	.255	.309	.396	.000	.244	100	13.3	10.8	-2.4	-14.9	-0.4	20.8	0.6	20.8	0.6
1958	SFN	MLB	88	277	.290	.265	.322	.405	.000	.249	99	8.3	7.4	-1.6	-6.7	-1.8	12.2	0.6	12.2	0.6
1959	SFN	MLB	13	15	.120	.263	.317	.408	.000	.000	100	-2.1	0.4	0	-0.1	0.0	-1.7	-0.2	-1.7	-0.2
Career		MLB		5414	.223	.192	.238	.293	.195	.260	75	131.4	94.6	-24.9	-30.6	-7.1	188.4	16.5	188.4	16.5

Statistics For All Levels

Year	Team	Lg	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	TAv	VORP	FRAA	WARP
1941	CIN	MLB	34	4	10	4	0	0	5	1	4	0		.303	.324	.424	.121	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1942	CIN	MLB	22	4	5	0	0	2	4	2	2	0		.250	.318	.550	.300	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1945	CIN	MLB	122	18	34	1	0	5	20	6	16	2		.293	.328	.431	.138	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1948	CIN	MLB	598	78	138	22	1	35	97	60	85	2		.260	.340	.504	.243	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1949	CIN	MLB	170	22	36	6	0	4	16	18	19	0		.237	.318	.355	.118	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1949	CHN	MLB	398	59	104	17	1	27	83	37	47	0		.291	.363	.571	.280	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
1950	CHN	MLB	603	85	148	32	2	32	103	60	67	1		.274	.350	.519	.244	.299	30.2	-16.2	1.3
1951	CHN	MLB	574	77	138	19	4	30	89	45	77	2	1	.263	.325	.486	.223	.293	23.1	-0.1	2.4
1952	CHN	MLB	649	89	153	31	3	37	121	77	92	1	2	.270	.361	.531	.261	.317	42.5	6.2	5.3
1953	CHN	MLB	447	61	104	16	5	19	60	50	56	0	0	.263	.349	.473	.210	.288	15.7	2.1	1.8
1954	CHN	MLB	605	98	150	18	1	41	103	70	68	2	1	.288	.375	.563	.275	.316	30.8	2.3	3.5
1955	CHN	MLB	290	29	55	8	1	12	28	26	47	0	0	.211	.286	.387	.176	.261	6.8	-1.1	0.6
1956	SLN	MLB	181	11	45	4	0	5	24	25	31	0	0	.298	.403	.424	.126	.285	8.1	-2.1	0.6
1957	NY1	MLB	429	46	98	14	1	26	76	49	59	1	0	.259	.343	.508	.249	.293	20.8	-14.9	0.6
1958	SFN	MLB	277	27	59	8	0	12	46	35	37	0	0	.250	.354	.436	.186	.290	12.2	-6.7	0.6
1959	SFN	MLB	15	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	7	0	0	.067	.067	.267	.200	.120	-1.7	-0.1	-0.2

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Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation

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	Title	Author	Date
	BP Unfiltered: The Biggest Late Rallies That Came Up Short	Ryan Lind	2013-04-08
	Kiss'Em Goodbye: Toronto Blue Jays	Kevin Goldstein	2010-09-20
	Kiss'Em Goodbye: Toronto Blue Jays	Christina Kahrl	2010-09-20
	Kiss'Em Goodbye: Toronto Blue Jays	ESPN Insider	2010-09-20
	You Can Blog It Up: DPOTD: Stan Hack for the Hall of Fame	Steven Goldman	2010-05-25
	Transaction Analysis: Moving and Shaking	Christina Kahrl	2008-12-10
	Stupid Lawyer Tricks: Advice for the Young at Heart	Derek Jacques	2008-04-22
	Transaction Analysis: Big Moves in the NL	Christina Kahrl	2007-12-09
	Transaction Analysis: American League Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2007-07-26
	You Could Look It Up: Prejudices	Steven Goldman	2004-03-19
	Transaction Analysis: April 11-13, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-04-15

BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2008-09-09 13:30:00	Would Delgado be the least valuable MVP winner ever? I know there probably has to be somebody from the 50s or 60s like Hank Sauer that had worse seasons, but no one recently is jumping to mind. And this is comign from a Mets fan who would slot him behind Wright, Reyes, Beltran, Santana and Pelfrey. (J.P. from Hartford)	He'd be in the mix. I don't think he's a realistic candidate, but then again, I didn't think Shannon Stewart could finish fourth a few years ago. Delgado is the third-best player in his own team's infield. That would be one hell of a bad MVP. (Joe Sheehan)

BP Roundtables

Date	Roundtable Name	Comment
2009-11-02 17:00:00	2009 WS Game Five	No. Jack Cust is the poor man's Matt Stairs. Matt Stairs is the poor man's Hank Sauer. (Jay Jaffe)