1952 Philadelphia Athletics
79 - 75
1951 / 1953 (Organization)
4th place in the AL (16 GB)
Home Record:
Away Record: 		45 - 32 (.584)
34 - 43 (.442)		 +2.7 wins
-0.7 wins
   
Scored/Expected: 664 / 678 ( -14 )
Allowed/Expected: 723 / 679 ( -44 )
Pyth Record: 71 - 83 (+8)
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Attendance: 627,100 Avg Att: 8,040 (0.60)
Att Rank: 7 / 8 Lg Avg: 13,356
       
Park Factor: 1.06    
HR Factor: 1.07 R/L HR: 1.20 / 0.82
Notes:


Defensive Regression Analysis

Filters
Positions
    Multi-Year   1-Year
#
G
Inn
 
Arm
A2
PB
 
Arm
GO2
CS
A2
PB
1 Dave Philley
CF
149
1,304.0
 
-10.6
-8.1
-9.1
-1.5
 
0.9
-1.1
2.0
2 Eddie Joost
SS
146
1,278.0
 
-9.4
-7.4
-9.4
 
-6.8
-6.8
3 Ferris Fain
1B
144
1,260.3
 
15.6
12.4
15.6
 
8.7
8.7
4 Gus Zernial
LF
141
1,234.0
 
3.0
2.4
0.2
2.9
 
-9.4
-8.1
-1.3
5 Billy Hitchcock
3B
104
886.3
 
2.4
2.7
2.4
 
-2.1
-2.1
6 Elmer Valo
RF
108
874.3
 
1.3
1.5
3.4
-2.1
 
-2.1
0.7
-2.8
7 Joe Astroth
C
102
868.0
 
-6.3
-7.3
-4.5
-1.8
 
-9.0
-10.1
1.6
-8.5
-0.5
8 Skeeter Kell
2B
68
532.7
 
-1.9
-3.5
-1.9
 
-3.3
-3.3
9 Cass Michaels
2B
55
456.7
 
-2.9
-6.3
-2.9
 
-17.5
-17.5
10 Ray Murray
C
42
350.0
 
1.6
4.5
3.8
-2.2
 
3.3
2.7
2.8
5.5
-2.1
11 Pete Suder
2B
43
347.7
 
-0.1
-0.4
-0.1
 
0.2
0.2
12 Allie Clark
RF
39
315.7
 
-3.6
-11.4
-3.3
-0.3
 
-5.8
-5.1
-0.7
13 Hank Majeski
3B
34
306.0
 
4.8
15.6
4.8
 
6.0
6.0
14 Joe Tipton
C
23
166.3
 
2.2
13.4
1.3
0.9
 
3.8
-0.4
1.6
1.2
2.6
15 Kite Thomas
RF
17
137.7
 
-0.3
-1.9
-0.1
-0.2
 
0.5
0.5
-0.0
16 Pete Suder
3B
16
127.0
 
1.5
11.4
1.5
 
-0.9
-0.9
17 Billy Hitchcock
1B
13
102.0
 
-0.3
-3.1
-0.3
 
0.8
0.8
18 Pete Suder
SS
17
100.3
 
-0.7
-6.5
-0.7
 
1.1
1.1
19 Kite Thomas
LF
12
86.0
 
0.2
2.1
0.3
-0.1
 
-0.5
-0.2
-0.3
20 Elmer Valo
CF
11
68.0
 
0.1
1.5
0.1
-0.0
 
-2.0
-1.1
-0.9
21 Sherry Robertson
RF
7
56.7
 
0.6
10.4
0.6
0.0
 
2.3
2.6
-0.3
22 Allie Clark
LF
7
50.0
 
0.3
5.2
0.3
-0.0
 
1.5
1.6
-0.1
23 Sherry Robertson
2B
8
47.3
 
-0.5
-10.6
-0.5
 
-3.4
-3.4
24 Hal Bevan
3B
6
40.7
 
-0.1
-3.4
-0.1
 
-0.2
-0.2
25 Tom Hamilton
1B
5
16.0
 
-0.0
-2.3
-0.0
 
-0.7
-0.7
26 Dave Philley
3B
2
16.0
 
-0.1
-6.1
-0.1
 
-1.5
-1.5
27 Elmer Valo
LF
2
14.3
 
0.2
15.6
0.2
-0.0
 
1.9
1.3
0.6
28 Allie Clark
CF
2
12.3
 
-0.1
-9.4
-0.1
-0.1
 
-2.1
-1.1
-1.0
29 Jack Littrell
SS
2
6.0
 
-0.0
-3.7
-0.0
 
0.3
0.3
30 Allie Clark
1B
2
6.0
 
-0.0
-3.5
-0.0
 
-0.3
-0.3
31 Sherry Robertson
3B
2
5.7
 
-0.0
-0.8
-0.0
 
-0.2
-0.2
32 Jack Littrell
3B
1
2.7
 
-0.0
-1.3
-0.0
 
-0.1
-0.1
  19        
-3.3
-0.3
0.6
-1.4
0.6
-3.1
  
-36.5
-29.6
-5.1
-7.8
6.0
-1.8
0.0
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James