Draft History

48 amateur drafts since 1965
5835 players drafted have made it to Major Leagues
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1976 Expansion Draft

Filters
Team
               
Wins Above Replacement
 
Player
From
Pos
 
1
  Ruppert Jones
KCA
CF
21.6
 
-0.3
22.8
8.0
4.1
2
  Bob Bailor
BAL
SS
25.3
 
0.2
8.8
3.4
2.0
3
  Gary Wheelock
CAL
SP
24.9
 
-0.2
-0.3
-0.3
-0.3
4
  Jerry Garvin
MIN
SW
21.0
 
0.0
7.4
7.4
3.7
5
  Bill Stein
CHA
3B
29.8
 
0.8
4.7
3.3
1.1
6
  Jim Clancy
TEX
SP
20.9
 
0.0
21.3
25.5
0.3
7
  Dick Pole
BOS
SP
26.1
 
0.1
-2.3
-2.3
-0.2
8
  Gary Woods
OAK
CF
22.3
 
-0.1
0.6
-0.6
-0.6
9
  Dan Meyer
DET
1B
24.3
 
-2.0
-4.5
-2.2
0.9
10
  Rico Carty
CLE
LF
37.2
 
28.4
4.2
1.6
1.3
11
  Grant Jackson
NYA
RP
34.1
 
10.7
3.7
0.0
0.4
12
  Butch Edge
ML4
SP
20.3
 
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.0
13
  Al Fitzmorris
KCA
SP
30.6
 
16.2
0.3
0.0
-0.4
14
  Dave Collins
CAL
LF
24.0
 
3.4
12.6
-0.4
-0.4
15
  Al Woods
MIN
LF
23.2
 
0.0
2.1
1.9
0.5
16
  Frank MacCormack
DET
SP
22.1
 
-0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
17
  Mike Darr
BAL
SP
20.6
 
0.0
-0.3
-0.3
-0.3
18
  Stan Thomas
CLE
RP
27.3
 
3.5
-1.3
-1.0
-1.3
19
  Pete Vuckovich
CHA
SP
24.0
 
-0.5
16.9
2.9
2.9
20
  Juan Bernhardt
NYA
3B
23.2
 
-0.4
-0.7
-0.7
-0.4
21
  Jeff Byrd
TEX
SP
20.0
 
0.0
-1.1
-1.1
-1.1
22
  Rick Jones
BOS
SP
21.6
 
1.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
23
  Steve Bowling
ML4
CF
24.4
 
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
-0.1
24
  Glenn Abbott
OAK
SP
25.7
 
0.2
5.5
5.6
1.2
25
  Bob Stinson
KCA
C
31.1
 
1.8
2.6
2.6
0.4
26
  Dennis DeBarr
DET
RP
23.8
 
0.0
-0.0
-0.0
-0.0
27
  Carlos Lopez
CAL
RF
28.1
 
-0.1
1.8
2.0
2.0
28
  Bill Singer
MIN
SP
32.5
 
20.1
-1.2
-1.2
-1.2
29
  Dave Pagan
BAL
SW
27.1
 
-0.9
-1.2
-1.3
-1.2
30
  Jim Mason
NYA
SS
26.2
 
-0.5
-1.0
-0.6
-0.4
31
  Roy Thomas
CHA
RP
23.4
 
0.0
3.2
2.4
0.1
32
  Doug Ault
TEX
1B
26.7
 
0.0
0.2
0.2
0.4
33
  Tom McMillan
CLE
SS
25.1
 
0.0
-0.2
-0.2
-0.2
34
  Ernie Whitt
BOS
C
24.4
 
0.1
18.4
19.5
-0.2
35
  Pete Broberg
ML4
SP
26.7
 
-0.5
-0.5
0.0
0.1
37
  Steve Staggs
KCA
2B
25.5
 
0.0
0.6
-0.1
-0.1
38
  Steve Braun
MIN
LF
28.5
 
15.0
2.6
0.5
0.5
39
  Steve Hargan
TEX
SP
34.2
 
11.3
-0.8
0.3
-0.8
40
  Leroy Stanton
CAL
RF
30.6
 
5.1
1.6
1.6
3.0
41
  Garth Iorg
NYA
3B
22.1
 
0.0
3.6
3.6
0.0
42
  Bob Galasso
BAL
RP
24.8
 
0.0
-1.4
-1.3
-1.2
43
  Dave Lemanczyk
DET
SP
26.2
 
0.7
3.3
3.4
2.3
44
  Steve Burke
BOS
RP
21.7
 
0.0
0.7
0.7
0.3
45
  Larry Anderson
ML4
RP
23.9
 
0.1
-0.6
0.0
-0.6
46
  Joe Lis
CLE
1B
30.2
 
1.4
-0.1
-0.1
-0.1
47
  Jesse Jefferson
CHA
SP
27.7
 
-3.0
3.9
3.7
2.0
49
  Dave McKay
MIN
2B
26.6
 
-1.4
-1.4
-2.1
-1.9
50
  Bill Laxton
DET
RP
28.8
 
-0.4
-0.4
-0.4
-0.4
51
  Tom Bruno
KCA
RP
23.8
 
-0.4
1.0
-0.5
-0.5
52
  Julio Cruz
CAL
2B
21.9
 
0.0
16.9
12.7
1.2
53
  Otto Velez
NYA
RF
25.9
 
1.2
8.6
9.0
1.7
54
  Steve Barr
TEX
SP
25.2
 
-1.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
55
  Mike Willis
BAL
RP
25.9
 
0.0
1.6
1.6
2.0
56
  Puchy Delgado
BOS
RF
22.8
 
0.0
-0.0
-0.0
-0.0
57
  Sam Ewing
CHA
RF
27.6
 
-0.4
-0.8
-0.8
-0.5
58
  Tommy Smith
CLE
RF
28.3
 
-0.5
-0.1
-0.1
-0.1
59
  Leon Hooten
OAK
RP
28.6
 
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
60
  Greg Erardi
ML4
RP
22.4
 
0.0
-0.2
-0.2
-0.2

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Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry.

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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James