Joe Krakauskas
Joseph Victor Lawrence Krakauskas
 
 
Born: March 28, 1915 in Montreal, CAN
Died: July 8, 1960 - 45 years old
Bats: L Throws: L Ht: 6'1" Wt: 203
(legend)
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Notes:
- Served in the RCAF during World War II

Overall

Multi-Team Years
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr
Tm
Lg
WS1
AL
22.3
SP
17
40.0
 
1.1
-0.1
0.0
1.2
0.0
4.0
0.0
0.0
4.0
2.6
-0.0
0.0
2.6
WS1
AL
23.3
SP
40
121.3
 
1.9
0.1
0.0
1.9
0.0
9.9
0.0
0.0
9.9
5.6
-0.1
0.0
5.7
WS1
AL
24.3
SP
88
217.3
 
1.8
0.3
0.0
1.5
0.0
10.2
0.0
0.0
10.2
3.1
-0.2
0.0
3.3
WS1
AL
25.3
SP
32
109.0
 
-1.5
0.1
0.0
-1.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-4.1
-0.1
0.0
-4.0
CLE
AL
26.3
SP
13
41.7
 
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
-0.0
0.0
1.5
0.0
0.0
1.5
-0.0
-0.0
0.0
-0.0
CLE
AL
27.3
RP
2
7.0
 
0.1
-0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
-0.0
0.0
0.0
CLE
AL
31.3
SW
10
47.3
 
-1.1
-0.2
0.0
-1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-1.6
-0.0
0.0
-1.6
7
2
SP
202
583.7
  
2.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
0.0
25.9
0.0
0.0
25.9
5.6
-0.4
0.0
6.0
162 Game Average
65
187.2
  
0.7
0.0
0.0
0.6
0.0
  
8.3
0.0
0.0
8.3
  
1.8
-0.1
0.0
1.9
 
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr Tm    
4
P
177
487.7
 
3.3
0.4
0.0
2.9
0.0
24.2
0.0
0.0
24.2
7.2
-0.4
0.0
7.6
3
P
25
96.0
 
-1.2
-0.3
0.0
-0.9
0.0
1.8
0.0
0.0
1.8
-1.6
-0.0
0.0
-1.6
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Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry.

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Uniform images used with permission from Marc Okkonen, author of Baseball Uniforms of the 20th Century.
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James