Overview
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Playoffs0
Record223–259
Win %0.463
5.7Depth — 2+ WAR regulars per season (the breadth that drives TAB, not stars)125th/195 execs
-4.8Dead WAR — WAR/yr bled by sub-replacement players (closer to 0 = better)79th/195 execs
28%Dead money — payroll on <0.5-WAR players (lower = better)39th/195 execs
$0MCheap-talent surplus — $/yr of value from cost-controlled (pre-arb/arb) players above their pay; the selection engine, and the stickiest GM skill we track177th/195 execs
$0MDrafted surplus — cheap-talent surplus from his own draftees (the develop-from-the-draft engine)176th/195 execs
$0MTraded-for surplus — cheap-talent surplus from cost-controlled players he acquired via trade151st/195 execs
$0MInt'l surplus — cheap-talent surplus from his own international signees129th/195 execs
-31.2TAB — talent above budget — roster-construction alpha (talent your budget bought above expectation), tenure total161st/195 execs
-31.8WAB — realized wins (TAB + the non-repeatable luck of converting talent to wins)162nd/195 execs
0.22Acquisition Leverage — playoff pts per acquired WAR, graded once in the year each deal's wins arrive (the repeatable decision skill)166th/195 execs
Tenure breakdown
| Team | Role | Years | Szns | WAB | WAB/yr | TAB | WAR surp | HG | Trade | FA | R5 | AcqLev | W-L% | PO | Pen | WS | Surp $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
▸  Cubs |
GM | 1981–1987 | 3 | -31.8 | -10.60 | -31.2 | -68.3 | +142.8 | +27.3 | -27.5 | -0.1 | 0.22 | 0.463 | – | – | – | -19 |
| Career total (1985+ data) | 3 | -31.8 | -31.2 | -68.3 | +142.8 | +27.3 | -27.5 | -0.1 | 0.22 | 0.463 | – | – | – | -19 | |||
Roster Construction
Build channels — net fWAR
Acquired minus surrendered / signed minus walked.
Home-grown (draft/intl)+142.8
Trade+27.3
Free agency-27.5
Rule 5 / minor draft-0.1
Sourcing mix: 56% draft · 8% FA · 36% trade · 0% R5
Roster value distribution — career average — depth vs. stars
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR, averaged across Dallas Green's seasons. Bars = his rosters; the black line = the league-average player at each slot. Staying above the line deep into the roster is the depth edge.
Players acquired — 82 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)
| Player | Pos | Team | How | Year | Szns | fWAR | WAR/yr | Lev |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryne Sandberg | 2B | CHC |
Trade | 1982 | 12 | +48.2 | +4.0 | – |
| Mark Grace | 1B | CHC |
Draft | 1985 | 13 | +44.2 | +3.4 | – |
| Greg Maddux | P | CHC |
Draft | 1984 | 10 | +34.0 | +3.4 | – |
| Andre Dawson | OF | CHC |
Free agency | 1987 | 6 | +17.2 | +2.9 | 0.7 |
| Rick Sutcliffe | P | CHC |
Trade | 1984 | 7 | +17.2 | +2.5 | – |
| Rick Wilkins | C | CHC |
Draft | 1986 | 5 | +10.8 | +2.2 | – |
| Frank Castillo | P | CHC |
Draft | 1987 | 7 | +9.8 | +1.4 | – |
| Dennis Eckersley | P | CHC |
Trade | 1984 | 2 | +8.3 | +4.2 | – |
| Scott Sanderson | P | CHC |
Trade | 1983 | 5 | +6.6 | +1.3 | – |
| Shawon Dunston | SS | CHC |
Draft | 1982 | 9 | +6.0 | +0.7 | – |
| Les Lancaster | P | CHC |
Intl FA | 1985 | 5 | +5.5 | +1.1 | – |
| Mike Harkey | P | CHC |
Draft | 1987 | 5 | +4.9 | +1.0 | – |
| Dwight Smith | OF | CHC |
Draft | 1984 | 3 | +4.3 | +1.4 | – |
| Jamie Moyer | P | CHC |
Draft | 1984 | 3 | +4.2 | +1.4 | – |
| Jim Bullinger | P | CHC |
Draft | 1986 | 4 | +3.7 | +0.9 | – |
| Joe Girardi | C | CHC |
Draft | 1986 | 5 | +3.7 | +0.7 | – |
| Steve Trout | P | CHC |
Trade | 1983 | 3 | +3.2 | +1.1 | – |
| Rafael Palmeiro | 1B | CHC |
Draft | 1985 | 2 | +2.8 | +1.4 | – |
| Calvin Schiraldi | P | CHC |
Trade | 1987 | 1 | +2.5 | +2.5 | 1.4 |
| Damon Berryhill | C | CHC |
Draft | 1984 | 2 | +2.4 | +1.2 | – |
| Vance Law | 2B/3B | CHC |
Free agency | 1987 | 2 | +2.3 | +1.1 | 1.2 |
| Davey Lopes | 2B | CHC |
Trade | 1984 | 2 | +2.2 | +1.1 | – |
| Keith Moreland | OF | CHC |
Trade | 1981 | 2 | +2.2 | +1.1 | – |
| Ron Cey | 3B | CHC |
Trade | 1983 | 2 | +2.1 | +1.1 | – |
| Jeff Pico | P | CHC |
Draft | 1984 | 3 | +2.1 | +0.7 | – |
| Héctor Villanueva | C | CHC |
Intl FA | 1985 | 2 | +2.1 | +1.0 | – |
| Frank DiPino | P | CHC |
Trade | 1986 | 3 | +1.6 | +0.5 | 0.1 |
| Shawn Boskie | P | CHC |
Draft | 1986 | 4 | +1.5 | +0.4 | – |
| Jerome Walton | OF | CHC |
Draft | 1986 | 2 | +1.5 | +0.7 | – |
| Derrick May | OF | CHC |
Draft | 1986 | 3 | +1.4 | +0.5 | – |
| Darrin Jackson | OF | CHC |
Draft | 1981 | 2 | +0.8 | +0.4 | – |
| Bob Dernier | OF | CHC |
Trade | 1984 | 2 | +0.7 | +0.4 | – |
| Gary Matthews | OF | CHC |
Trade | 1984 | 2 | +0.7 | +0.3 | – |
| Reggie Patterson | P | CHC |
Trade | 1982 | 1 | +0.7 | +0.7 | – |
| Dave Martinez | OF | CHC |
Draft | 1983 | 1 | +0.6 | +0.6 | – |
| Chris Speier | SS | CHC |
Trade | 1985 | 1 | +0.6 | +0.6 | – |
| Jerry Mumphrey | OF | CHC |
Trade | 1987 | 1 | +0.6 | +0.6 | 0.4 |
| Manny Trillo | 2B | CHC |
Free agency | 1987 | 3 | +0.5 | +0.2 | 0.1 |
| Brian Dayett | OF | CHC |
Trade | 1984 | 2 | +0.4 | +0.2 | – |
| Dave Gumpert | P | CHC |
Trade | 1985 | 1 | +0.4 | +0.4 | – |
| Alex Arias | 3B/SS | CHC |
Draft | 1987 | 1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | – |
| Dick Ruthven | P | CHC |
Trade | 1983 | 1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | – |
| Gary Woods | OF | CHC |
Trade | 1981 | 1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | – |
| Steve Lake | C | CHC |
Trade | 1983 | 2 | +0.2 | +0.1 | – |
| Ray Fontenot | P | CHC |
Trade | 1984 | 2 | +0.1 | +0.0 | – |
| Drew Hall | P | CHC |
Draft | 1984 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – |
| Ced Landrum | OF | CHC |
Intl FA | 1985 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – |
| Mike Mason | P | CHC |
Trade | 1987 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | 0.0 |
| Matt Keough | P | CHC |
Trade | 1986 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | 0.0 |
| Matt Franco | 1B/3B | CHC |
Draft | 1987 | – | -0.0 | – | – |
| Joe Kraemer | P | CHC |
Draft | 1985 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – |
| Ron Meridith | P | CHC |
Trade | 1984 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – |
| Dave Pavlas | P | CHC |
Intl FA | 1984 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – |
| Jim Sundberg | C | CHC |
Trade | 1987 | 2 | +0.0 | +0.0 | 0.0 |
| Johnny Abrego | P | CHC |
Rule 5 | 1983 | – | -0.1 | – | – |
| Steve Christmas | C | CHC |
Trade | 1986 | – | -0.1 | – | – |
| Steve Engel | P | CHC |
Draft | 1983 | – | -0.1 | – | – |
| Laddie Renfroe | P | CHC |
Draft | 1984 | – | -0.1 | – | – |
| Matt Walbeck | C | CHC |
Draft | 1987 | – | -0.1 | – | – |
| Rick Wrona | C | CHC |
Draft | 1985 | 1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | – |
| Dave Beard | P | CHC |
Trade | 1985 | – | -0.2 | – | – |
| Ed Lynch | P | CHC |
Trade | 1986 | 2 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 0.4 |
| Dickie Noles | P | CHC |
Free agency | 1987 | 1 | -0.2 | -0.2 | 0.1 |
| Wade Rowdon | 3B | CHC |
Trade | 1987 | – | -0.2 | – | – |
| Bob Tewksbury | P | CHC |
Trade | 1987 | 1 | -0.2 | -0.2 | 0.0 |
| Mike Martin | C | CHC |
Trade | 1986 | – | -0.3 | – | – |
| Dean Wilkins | P | CHC |
Trade | 1987 | – | -0.3 | – | – |
| Mike Brumley | SS | CHC |
Trade | 1984 | – | -0.4 | – | – |
| Terry Francona | 1B/OF | CHC |
Free agency | 1986 | – | -0.4 | – | – |
| Richie Hebner | 3B | CHC |
Trade | 1985 | – | -0.4 | – | – |
| Al Nipper | P | CHC |
Trade | 1987 | – | -0.4 | – | – |
| Fernando Ramsey | OF | CHC |
Draft | 1987 | – | -0.4 | – | – |
| Jay Baller | P | CHC |
Trade | 1985 | – | -0.5 | – | – |
| Warren Brusstar | P | CHC |
Trade | 1983 | – | -0.5 | – | – |
| Mike Capel | P | CHC |
Draft | 1983 | – | -0.5 | – | – |
| Billy Hatcher | OF | CHC |
Draft | 1981 | – | -0.5 | – | – |
| Paul Noce | 2B/SS | CHC |
Trade | 1984 | – | -0.6 | – | – |
| Greg Smith | 2B/SS | CHC |
Draft | 1985 | – | -0.6 | – | – |
| Gary Varsho | OF | CHC |
Draft | 1982 | – | -0.6 | – | – |
| Luis Quiñones | 2B/3B/SS | CHC |
Trade | 1987 | – | -0.7 | – | – |
| Doug Dascenzo | OF | CHC |
Draft | 1985 | 2 | -0.9 | -0.4 | – |
| George Frazier | P | CHC |
Trade | 1984 | – | -1.4 | – | – |
WAB = wins above what the team's payroll predicted (resource-controlled). WAR surplus = era-neutral value (WAR minus payroll in win-equivalents). Roster surplus $M = dollar value of WAR over cost. Build channels (realized fWAR): HG = home-grown via amateur draft / international signing; Trade = acquired minus surrendered (incl. purchases/waivers); FA = signed minus walked; R5 = Rule-5 / minor-league-draft pickups. Credit follows the acquisition year — home-grown to the regime at the player's draft/signing (not whoever was in the chair when he peaked), trade/FA/R5 to the GM who made the move. Players acquired as prospects before debuting (e.g. Smoltz, Bagwell; Rule-5 picks like Uggla) are counted as trade/R5, not home-grown. All are franchise-level outcomes during the stint, not solely attributable to one executive.
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