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Portrait of Bruce Bochy

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Career Summary
Years PA AVG OBP SLG DRC+ WARP
11 881 .239 .298 .388 88 1.3
Birth Date4-16-1955
Height6' 4"
Weight210 lbs
Age68 years, 11 months, 12 days
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WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

YEAR TEAM AGE G PA H 2B 3B HR BB SO HBP SB CS AVG OBP SLG DRC+ DRAA BRR FRAA BWARP
1978 HOU 23 54 167 41 8 0 3 11 35 0 0 0 .266 .311 .377 82 -2.9 -1.6 -1.6 0.1
1979 HOU 24 56 143 28 4 0 1 13 25 1 0 0 .217 .294 .271 82 -2.5 -3.3 -0.6 0.0
1980 HOU 25 22 28 4 1 0 0 5 7 1 0 0 .182 .357 .227 102 0.1 -0.4 -0.3 0.0
1982 NYN 27 17 53 15 4 0 2 4 6 0 0 0 .306 .358 .510 105 0.4 -0.2 -0.4 0.2
1983 SDN 28 23 44 9 1 1 0 0 9 0 0 0 .214 .205 .286 71 -1.4 0.5 0.2 0.1
1984 SDN 29 37 97 21 5 1 4 3 21 0 0 1 .228 .250 .435 81 -1.8 -0.4 -0.8 0.1
1985 SDN 30 48 120 30 2 0 6 6 30 0 0 0 .268 .305 .446 95 -0.4 -0.2 -1.4 0.3
1986 SDN 31 63 142 32 9 0 8 14 23 0 1 0 .252 .326 .512 114 2.5 -2.6 -1.0 0.5
1987 SDN 32 38 87 12 3 0 2 11 21 0 0 1 .160 .264 .280 63 -3.9 -0.5 -0.3 -0.1
Career3588811923722667177212.239.298.38888-9.9-8.7-6.41.3

Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
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YEAR Team Lg LG G PA oppAVG oppOBP oppSLG BABIP BPF BRAA repLVL POS_ADJ DRC+ DRC+ SD FRAA BRR DRAA BWARP
1978 HOU MLB NL 54 167 .247 .311 .360 .322 94 -2.8 4.3 2.6 82 18 -1.6 -1.6 -2.9 0.1
1978 CGA AA SOU 79 284 .000 .000 .000 .274 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1979 HOU MLB NL 56 143 .262 .323 .392 .262 91 -8 4.0 2.4 82 14 -0.6 -3.3 -2.5 0.0
1980 HOU MLB NL 22 28 .248 .310 .359 .267 97 -0.1 0.8 0.2 102 16 -0.3 -0.4 0.1 0.0
1981 TID AAA INT 85 297 .000 .000 .000 .244 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1982 NYN MLB NL 17 53 .257 .319 .375 .317 100 2.5 1.4 0.9 105 32 -0.4 -0.2 0.4 0.2
1982 TID AAA INT 81 276 .000 .000 .000 .222 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1983 SDN MLB NL 23 44 .247 .312 .363 .257 101 -3.3 1.2 0.5 71 11 0.2 0.5 -1.4 0.1
1983 LVG AAA PCL 42 165 .000 .000 .000 .303 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1984 SDN MLB NL 37 97 .258 .317 .378 .250 97 -1.3 2.6 1.6 81 22 -0.8 -0.4 -1.8 0.1
1984 LVG AAA PCL 34 140 .000 .000 .000 .248 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1985 SDN MLB NL 48 120 .247 .316 .365 .316 94 1.1 3.3 1.9 95 15 -1.4 -0.2 -0.4 0.3
1986 SDN MLB NL 63 142 .255 .322 .376 .250 102 6.1 3.9 2 114 20 -1.0 -2.6 2.5 0.5
1987 SDN MLB NL 38 87 .263 .329 .404 .189 100 -7.1 2.6 1.3 63 18 -0.3 -0.5 -3.9 -0.1
1988 LVG AAA PCL 53 166 .000 .000 .000 .254 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Statistics For All Levels

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Year Team lvl LG PA AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG ISO SF SH
1978 CGA AA SOU 284 261 25 70 10 2 7 105 34 13 30 0 2 .268 .304 .402 .134 6 6
1978 HOU MLB NL 167 154 8 41 8 0 3 58 15 11 35 0 0 .266 .311 .377 .110 2 0
1979 HOU MLB NL 143 129 11 28 4 0 1 35 6 13 25 0 0 .217 .294 .271 .054 0 0
1980 HOU MLB NL 28 22 0 4 1 0 0 5 0 5 7 0 0 .182 .357 .227 .045 0 0
1981 TID AAA INT 297 269 23 61 11 2 8 100 38 22 47 0 3 .227 .285 .372 .145 3 3
1982 NYN MLB NL 53 49 4 15 4 0 2 25 8 4 6 0 0 .306 .358 .510 .204 0 0
1982 TID AAA INT 276 251 32 57 11 0 15 113 52 19 47 2 3 .227 .281 .450 .223 0 0
1983 SDN MLB NL 44 42 2 9 1 1 0 12 3 0 9 0 0 .214 .205 .286 .071 2 0
1983 LVG AAA PCL 165 145 28 44 8 1 11 87 33 15 25 3 1 .303 .373 .600 .297 0 0
1984 SDN MLB NL 97 92 10 21 5 1 4 40 15 3 21 0 1 .228 .250 .435 .207 1 1
1984 LVG AAA PCL 140 121 18 32 7 0 7 60 22 17 13 0 0 .264 .355 .496 .231 0 0
1985 SDN MLB NL 120 112 16 30 2 0 6 50 13 6 30 0 0 .268 .305 .446 .179 0 2
1986 SDN MLB NL 142 127 16 32 9 0 8 65 22 14 23 1 0 .252 .326 .512 .260 0 1
1987 SDN MLB NL 87 75 8 12 3 0 2 21 11 11 21 0 1 .160 .264 .280 .120 1 0
1988 LVG AAA PCL 166 147 17 34 5 0 5 54 13 17 28 1 0 .231 .315 .367 .136 0 0

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr% CSAA

Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
1987-04-06 1987-05-07 15-DL 31 29 Right Hand Contusion - -

Compensation

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2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2019-10-09 13:00:00 (link to chat)in your opinion what would be the absolute funniest alignment of current managerial candidates and current managerial openings
(fake name from fake location)
METS: Beltran
CUBS: Matheny
ANGELS: Scioscia
ROYALS: Kapler
PADRES: The embodiment of a rule that AJ Preller can't follow
GIANTS: Someone with a larger noggin than Bruce Bochy
PHILLIES: Brad Ausmus (Craig Goldstein)
2013-04-18 14:00:00 (link to chat)What's been the problem with Brandon Belt?
(nubber from tx)
Bruce Bochy mentioned some mechanical inconsistencies, but batted-ball luck has been as much of a problem as anything. He hit four balls hard in Tuesday's game and came away with next to nothing; a .231 BABIP and 28.2% line-drive rate won't jibe for long. (Daniel Rathman)
2012-11-20 13:00:00 (link to chat)Wondering how the Giants keep winning titles with such a mediocre farm system? The are never ranked very high and they never sign the big free agent guys. What gives?
(Paul Reiger from Bay)
The most precise answer is the draft. Their farm systems haven't ranked high because their top draft picks since 2006 -- Lincecum, Bumgarner, Posey -- haven't spent a lot of time in the minors. . John Barr has done a good job, especially considering he's not simply the domestic scouting director but the one who oversees the international front, too. Barr's first draft was 2008 (Posey, Crawford, Surkamp), but in '09 he drafted Zack Wheeler (traded for Carlos Beltran), Tommy Joseph (traded n the deal to land Hunter Pence) and Belt. Brian Wilson and Sergio Romo were also draftees. Romo a 28th rounder in 2005.

It also helps that Bruce Bochy runs a goldilocks clubhouse and they have leaders (Posey, Pence, Wilson) that don't allow things to crumble. (Jason A. Churchill)
2011-03-02 13:00:00 (link to chat)Should we give any credit to the Giants for developing and keeping their star pitchers healthy? With all the words written about Moneyball and Billy Beane wasn't this same situation what really what made him look like a genius?
(EricJ from SF)
Absolutely, they should get credit, from the training staff to Bruce Bochy; it's the sort of basic logistical challenge every organization and every skipper has to deal with that trumps the value of any in-game machinations. (Christina Kahrl)
2009-04-28 13:00:00 (link to chat)Which GM will be the first to get canned this year? What about field manager? As a Giants fan yearning for a real rebuild, I'm desperately hoping the Brian Sabean/Bruce Bochy era ends yesterday. But if it's not these two, I'm still curious to hear who it will be. Bonus: Replacement candidates for these recently canned managers?
(Gregjitsu from Southern California (most unfortunately))
I really believe that Kevin Towers' time might be running short in San Diego. Anytime there is an ownership change, it's a possibility. He got put in a tough spot with Moores slashing the budget but there is still no excuse that you have to scour the waiver wire just to fill out a staff. That's because their farm system is terrible and that ultimately falls on the GM. As far as managers, as much as I like the guy, I think Manny Acta has to on thin ice for as horrible as his team is playing. It's not just that they're losing but they are playing like Little Leaguers. (John Perrotto)
2008-01-14 13:00:00 (link to chat)I continually hear that Lincecum should be considered for the super reliever role, 130-150IP. Is this a function of his size or that his stuff is better suited for such a role. Seems to me like he should be slotted as the #1 starter and left alone.
(Matt from Allisterisaprickville)
I agree with you. I always think an ace is the best role for a special talent, but if we can do though experiments (or even test this with a product like Diamond Mind), I'd like to see the relative value of both. That said, I don't see Bruce Bochy being the guy who'd both use someone in that role or effectively use a super-reliever.

I'd be much more interested in seeing Lincecum (and others) relieving on their throw day. That's a technique that's actually gaining some traction around baseball. (Will Carroll)


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Advanced Catching Metrics

Year lvl CSAA Framing Runs Blocking Chances EPAA Blocking Runs SB Attempts SRAA TRAA Throwing Runs FRAA Adj. FRAA
1978 mlb .000 0.0 1834 .000 0.2 62 .034 .007 -1.3 -1.1 -1.6
1979 mlb .000 0.0 1589 .000 -0.2 46 -.012 .004 0.4 0.2 -0.6
1980 mlb .000 0.0 152 .000 0.0 3 .025 -.001 -0.1 -0.1 -0.3
1982 mlb .000 0.0 642 .000 0.0 25 .000 .006 0.0 0.0 -0.4
1983 mlb .000 0.0 381 .000 0.0 11 -.038 .002 0.3 0.2 0.2
1984 mlb .000 0.0 1050 .000 0.0 27 .039 .000 -0.7 -0.6 -0.8
1985 mlb .000 0.0 1232 .000 0.1 41 .032 .003 -0.9 -0.8 -1.4
1986 mlb .000 0.0 1444 .000 0.0 45 .016 .005 -0.5 -0.4 -1.0
1987 mlb .000 0.0 735 .000 0.1 20 .063 .001 -0.8 -0.8 -0.3

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