May 17, 1956

Bill Virdon and 2 others: Pittsburgh PiratesSt. Louis Cardinals

Pittsburgh Pirates got 15.1 WAR out of Bill Virdon over 8 seasons. St. Louis Cardinals got 0.1 from the whole return.

Pittsburgh Pirates
franchise trade score
98far better
Franchise trade score98
Rest of season98WAR in+2.7WAR out+0.1Net+2.5
Short term97WAR in+4.4WAR out+0.1Net+4.2
Control window98WAR in+15.1WAR out+0.1Net+14.9
Full tenure98WAR in+16.7WAR out+0.1Net+16.5

PIT won the World Series in 1960

St. Louis Cardinals
franchise trade score
2far worse
Franchise trade score2
Rest of season2WAR in+0.1WAR out+2.7Net-2.5
Short term3WAR in+0.1WAR out+4.4Net-4.2
Control window2WAR in+0.1WAR out+15.1Net-14.9
Full tenure2WAR in+0.1WAR out+16.7Net-16.5

Pittsburgh Pirates received

Bill VirdonCF · 25 · pre-arb · 8 yrs control+15.1WAR (control) · 8 yr87
Rest of season97WAR+2.7wRC+127PA547
Short term90WAR+4.4wRC+102PA1152
Control window88WAR+15.1wRC+90PA4823
Full tenure87WAR+16.7wRC+89PA5856

scored without value

On the day: +3.7 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ 97, salary $10K.

St. Louis Cardinals received

Dick LittlefieldP · 30 · FA eligible · 8 yrs control-0.2WAR (control) · 1 yr18
Rest of season10WAR-0.2FIP−134IP10
Short term17WAR-0.2FIP−134IP10
Control window18WAR-0.2FIP−134IP10
Full tenure19WAR-0.2FIP−134IP10

too little playing time to rate quality; scored without value

On the day: +3.4 WAR over the prior three seasons, wRC+ 32, FIP− 108.

Bobby Del GrecoCF · 23 · pre-arb · 8 yrs control+0.4WAR (control) · 1 yr55
Rest of season70WAR+0.4wRC+75PA315
Short term57WAR+0.4wRC+75PA315
Control window54WAR+0.4wRC+75PA315
Full tenure54WAR+0.4wRC+75PA315

scored without value

What this became

  1. Dick Littlefield → SFGAl Dark, SFG ⇄ STL, 1956+0.4 WAR
  2. Bobby Del Greco → CHCEd Mayer, CHC ⇄ STL, 1957+0.1 WAR
  3. Ray Katt → CHCSam Jones, CHC ⇄ STL, 19560.0 WAR
  4. Dick Littlefield → LADLAD ⇄ SFG, 19560.0 WAR
  5. Whitey Lockman → SFGHoyt Wilhelm, SFG ⇄ STL, 1957-1.2 WAR
  6. Red Schoendienst → ATLRed Schoendienst, ATL ⇄ SFG, 1957+5.2 WAR
  7. Al Dark → CHCAl Dark, CHC ⇄ STL, 1958+4.0 WAR
  8. Jackie Brandt → BALJackie Brandt, BAL ⇄ SFG, 1959+11.7 WAR
  9. Ray Katt → SFGRay Jablonski, CHC ⇄ SFG, 1957-0.1 WAR
  10. Jackie Collum → LADDon Elston, CHC ⇄ LAD, 1957-0.2 WAR
  11. Tom Poholsky → SFGCHC ⇄ SFG, 19570.0 WAR
  12. Bobby Thomson → CHCBobby Thomson, CHC ⇄ SFG, 1958+4.4 WAR
  13. Hobie Landrith → SFGErnie Broglio, SFG ⇄ STL, 1958+1.9 WAR
  14. Sam Jones → SFGBill White, SFG ⇄ STL, 1959+8.2 WAR
  15. Jim Brosnan → CINJim Brosnan, CIN ⇄ STL, 1959+5.2 WAR
  16. Al Dark → PHIRichie Ashburn, CHC ⇄ PHI, 1960-0.1 WAR
  17. Billy O'Dell → ATLBilly O'Dell, ATL ⇄ SFG, 1965+2.1 WAR
  18. Jackie Brandt → PHIDarold Knowles, BAL ⇄ PHI, 1965-1.3 WAR
  19. Ray Katt → STLJim King, SFG ⇄ STL, 1958-0.1 WAR
  20. Freddy Rodríguez → OAKCHC ⇄ OAK, 19580.0 WAR
  21. Billy Muffett → BOSBilly Muffett, BOS ⇄ SFG, 1959+2.8 WAR
  22. Bobby Thomson → BOSBobby Thomson, BOS ⇄ CHC, 1959+0.7 WAR
  23. Al Dark → ATLAl Dark, ATL ⇄ PHI, 1960+0.4 WAR
  24. John Buzhardt → CHWJohn Buzhardt, CHW ⇄ PHI, 1961+7.0 WAR
  25. Jim Brosnan → CHWJim Brosnan, CHW ⇄ CIN, 1963+0.8 WAR
  26. Ernie Broglio → CHCLou Brock, CHC ⇄ STL, 1964-0.9 WAR
  27. Ed Bailey → CHCEd Bailey, CHC ⇄ SFG, 1965+0.7 WAR
  28. Bill White → PHIBill White, PHI ⇄ STL, 1965+6.8 WAR
  29. Jack Baldschun → CINFrank Robinson, BAL ⇄ CIN, 1965+0.3 WAR
  30. Billy O'Dell → PITDon Schwall, ATL ⇄ PIT, 1966-0.3 WAR
  31. Darold Knowles → TEXDarold Knowles, PHI ⇄ TEX, 1966+5.7 WAR

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