Jim Campbell

Overview

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Win %–

–GM WAR — wins above a replacement GM (org-adjusted, shrunk; per season)

–Depth — 2+ WAR regulars per season (the breadth that drives TAB, not stars)

–Dead WAR — WAR/yr bled by sub-replacement players (closer to 0 = better)

–Dead money — payroll on <0.5-WAR players (lower = better)

+0.0TAB — talent above budget — roster-construction alpha (talent your budget bought above expectation), tenure total

+0.0WAB — realized wins (TAB + the non-repeatable luck of converting talent to wins)

–Acquisition Leverage — playoff pts per acquired WAR, graded once in the year each deal's wins arrive (the repeatable decision skill)

+0Roster surplus $M

Tenure breakdown

Team	Role	Years	Szns	WAB	WAB/yr	TAB	WAR surp	HG	Trade	FA	R5	AcqLev	W-L%	PO	Pen	WS	Surp $M
▸ Tigers	GM	1963–1983	0	+0.0	–	+0.0	+0.0	+133.0	+18.2	-1.7	+0.0	–	–	–	–	–	–
Career total (1985+ data)			0	+0.0		+0.0	+0.0	+133.0	+18.2	-1.7	+0.0	–	–	–	–	–	+0

Roster Construction

How the roster was sourced

by value by volume

Share of acquired fWAR by channel vs. league average.

Build channels — net fWAR

Acquired minus surrendered / signed minus walked.

Home-grown (draft/intl)+133.0

Trade+18.2

Free agency-1.7

Rule 5 / minor draft+0.0

Sourcing mix: 87% draft · 0% FA · 13% trade · 0% R5

Players acquired — 28 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)

Player	Pos	Team	How	Year	Szns	fWAR	WAR/yr	Lev
Lou Whitaker	2B	DET	Draft	1975	11	+41.9	+3.8	–
Alan Trammell	SS	DET	Draft	1976	10	+37.2	+3.7	–
Jack Morris	P	DET	Draft	1976	6	+21.0	+3.5	–
Kirk Gibson	OF	DET	Draft	1978	6	+15.3	+2.5	–
Chet Lemon	OF	DET	Trade	1981	5	+14.2	+2.8	–
Lance Parrish	C	DET	Draft	1974	2	+7.4	+3.7	–
Dan Petry	P	DET	Draft	1976	4	+4.2	+1.0	–
Larry Herndon	OF	DET	Trade	1981	3	+3.8	+1.3	–
Tom Brookens	3B	DET	Draft	1975	3	+2.5	+0.8	–
Johnny Grubb	OF	DET	Trade	1983	2	+2.5	+1.2	–
Jeff Robinson	P	DET	Draft	1983	2	+2.3	+1.2	–
Randy O'Neal	P	DET	Draft	1981	2	+2.0	+1.0	–
Dwight Lowry	C	DET	Draft	1980	1	+1.2	+1.2	–
Chuck Cary	P	DET	Draft	1981	2	+0.4	+0.2	–
Bárbaro Garbey	1B	DET	Intl FA	1980	1	+0.2	+0.2	–
Don Heinkel	P	DET	Draft	1982	1	+0.2	+0.2	–
Milt Wilcox	P	DET	Trade	1976	1	+0.2	+0.2	–
Bryan Kelly	P	DET	Draft	1981	1	-0.0	-0.0	–
Bruce Fields	OF	DET	Draft	1978	–	-0.1	–	–
Rusty Kuntz	OF	DET	Trade	1983	–	-0.1	–	–
Mike Laga	1B	DET	Draft	1980	1	-0.1	-0.1	–
Chris Pittaro	2B/3B	DET	Draft	1982	–	-0.2	–	–
Nelson Simmons	DH/OF	DET	Draft	1981	–	-0.2	–	–
Bob Melvin	C	DET	Draft	1981	–	-0.3	–	–
Jim Walewander	2B	DET	Draft	1983	1	-0.4	-0.4	–
Doug Baker	2B/SS	DET	Draft	1982	1	-0.6	-0.6	–
Marty Castillo	C/3B	DET	Draft	1978	–	-0.7	–	–
Aurelio López	P	DET	Trade	1978	–	-1.0	–	–

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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