Overview
Titles0
Pennants0
Playoffs3
Record448–360
Win %0.554
8.4Depth — 2+ WAR regulars per season (the breadth that drives TAB, not stars)17th/195 execs
-4.3Dead WAR — WAR/yr bled by sub-replacement players (closer to 0 = better)37th/195 execs
28%Dead money — payroll on <0.5-WAR players (lower = better)44th/195 execs
$3MCheap-talent surplus — $/yr of value from cost-controlled (pre-arb/arb) players above their pay; the selection engine, and the stickiest GM skill we track146th/195 execs
$3MDrafted surplus — cheap-talent surplus from his own draftees (the develop-from-the-draft engine)127th/195 execs
$1MTraded-for surplus — cheap-talent surplus from cost-controlled players he acquired via trade125th/195 execs
$0MInt'l surplus — cheap-talent surplus from his own international signees132nd/195 execs
+38.0TAB — talent above budget — roster-construction alpha (talent your budget bought above expectation), tenure total26th/195 execs
5.06Acquisition Leverage — playoff pts per acquired WAR, graded once in the year each deal's wins arrive (the repeatable decision skill)6th/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
▸  Pirates |
GM | 1988–1992 | 5 | +49.5 | +9.89 | +38.0 | +28.7 | +58.1 | -36.2 | -146.2 | +0.1 | 5.06 | 0.554 | 3 | – | – | +9 |
| Career total (1985+ data) | 5 | +49.5 | +38.0 | +28.7 | +58.1 | -36.2 | -146.2 | +0.1 | 5.06 | 0.554 | 3 | – | – | +9 | |||
Roster Construction
Build channels — net fWAR
Acquired minus surrendered / signed minus walked.
Home-grown (draft/intl)+58.1
Trade-36.2
Free agency-146.2
Rule 5 / minor draft+0.1
Sourcing mix: 60% draft · 33% FA · 7% trade · 0% R5
Roster value distribution — career average — depth vs. stars
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR, averaged across Larry Doughty'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 — 90 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)
| Player | Pos | Team | How | Year | Szns | fWAR | WAR/yr | Lev |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Kendall | C | PIT |
Draft | 1992 | 9 | +31.5 | +3.5 | – |
| Jay Bell | SS | PIT |
Trade | 1989 | 8 | +24.5 | +3.1 | 1.1 |
| Zane Smith | P | PIT |
Free agency | 1990 | 6 | +11.0 | +1.8 | 14.6 |
| Don Slaught | C | PIT |
Free agency | 1990 | 6 | +10.9 | +1.8 | 16.7 |
| Randy Tomlin | P | PIT |
Draft | 1988 | 5 | +9.0 | +1.8 | – |
| Kevin Young | 1B | PIT |
Draft | 1990 | 6 | +8.3 | +1.4 | – |
| Paul Wagner | P | PIT |
Draft | 1989 | 5 | +6.3 | +1.3 | – |
| Denny Neagle | P | PIT |
Trade | 1992 | 4 | +5.9 | +1.5 | 0.1 |
| Gary Redus | OF | PIT |
Free agency | 1988 | 5 | +4.8 | +1.0 | 1.6 |
| Steve Cooke | P | PIT |
Draft | 1989 | 4 | +4.0 | +1.0 | – |
| Esteban Loaiza | P | PIT |
Intl FA | 1991 | 3 | +4.0 | +1.3 | – |
| Glenn Wilson | OF | PIT |
Trade | 1988 | 2 | +3.0 | +1.5 | 0.5 |
| Bill Landrum | P | PIT |
Free agency | 1989 | 3 | +2.7 | +0.9 | 1.7 |
| Jason Christiansen | P | PIT |
Intl FA | 1991 | 5 | +2.5 | +0.5 | – |
| Dave Clark | OF | PIT |
Free agency | 1992 | 5 | +2.2 | +0.4 | 0.2 |
| Steve Buechele | 3B | PIT |
Trade | 1991 | 2 | +2.0 | +1.0 | 2.3 |
| Mark Johnson | 1B | PIT |
Draft | 1990 | 2 | +1.8 | +0.9 | – |
| Mike LaValliere | C | PIT |
Free agency | 1992 | 6 | +1.7 | +0.3 | 5.6 |
| Danny Jackson | P | PIT |
Trade | 1992 | 1 | +1.6 | +1.6 | 9.2 |
| Wally Backman | 2B | PIT |
Free agency | 1990 | 1 | +1.4 | +1.4 | 9.5 |
| Neal Heaton | P | PIT |
Trade | 1989 | 3 | +1.3 | +0.4 | 0.8 |
| Rick White | P | PIT |
Draft | 1990 | 3 | +1.3 | +0.4 | – |
| Lloyd McClendon | OF | PIT |
Trade | 1990 | 3 | +0.9 | +0.3 | 0.7 |
| Blas Minor | P | PIT |
Draft | 1988 | 2 | +0.9 | +0.5 | – |
| Tom Foley | 2B/SS | PIT |
Free agency | 1992 | 1 | +0.8 | +0.8 | 0.2 |
| Tim Wakefield | P | PIT |
Draft | 1988 | 1 | +0.8 | +0.8 | – |
| Marc Wilkins | P | PIT |
Draft | 1992 | 3 | +0.7 | +0.2 | – |
| Doug Bair | P | PIT |
Free agency | 1989 | 1 | +0.6 | +0.6 | – |
| Dave LaPoint | P | PIT |
Trade | 1988 | 1 | +0.5 | +0.5 | 1.8 |
| Gary Varsho | OF | PIT |
Trade | 1991 | 1 | +0.5 | +0.5 | 4.1 |
| Alex Cole | OF | PIT |
Trade | 1992 | 1 | +0.4 | +0.4 | 2.3 |
| Randy Milligan | 1B | PIT |
Trade | 1988 | 1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | 1.3 |
| Ted Power | P | PIT |
Free agency | 1989 | 1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | 2.0 |
| Alejandro Peña | P | PIT |
Free agency | 1992 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | 0.0 |
| Mike York | P | PIT |
Trade | 1990 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – |
| Danny Cox | P | PIT |
Trade | 1992 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | 0.5 |
| Billy Hatcher | OF | PIT |
Trade | 1989 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | 0.1 |
| Jeff Robinson | P | PIT |
Trade | 1992 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | 0.6 |
| Jay Tibbs | P | PIT |
Trade | 1990 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | 0.6 |
| Victor Cole | P | PIT |
Trade | 1991 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – |
| John Hope | P | PIT |
Draft | 1989 | 2 | -0.0 | -0.0 | – |
| Dave Hostetler | 1B/DH | PIT |
Trade | 1988 | – | -0.0 | – | – |
| Dennis Konuszewski | P | PIT |
Draft | 1992 | – | -0.0 | – | – |
| Dave Rucker | P | PIT |
Free agency | 1988 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | 0.2 |
| Mike Smith | P | PIT |
Trade | 1989 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | 0.0 |
| Héctor Fajardo | P | PIT |
Trade | 1991 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | 0.2 |
| Kirk Gibson | OF | PIT |
Trade | 1992 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | 0.2 |
| Lou Collier | SS | PIT |
Draft | 1992 | 1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | – |
| Angelo Encarnación | C | PIT |
Intl FA | 1990 | – | -0.1 | – | – |
| Albert Hall | OF | PIT |
Free agency | 1989 | – | -0.1 | – | – |
| Mark Huismann | P | PIT |
Free agency | 1990 | 1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.4 |
| Jason Johnson | P | PIT |
Intl FA | 1992 | – | -0.1 | – | – |
| Ramón Morel | P | PIT |
Intl FA | 1991 | 1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | – |
| Kevin Polcovich | SS | PIT |
Draft | 1992 | 1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | – |
| Jerry Reuss | P | PIT |
Free agency | 1990 | – | -0.1 | – | – |
| Rich Robertson | P | PIT |
Draft | 1990 | 1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | – |
| Jeff Schulz | OF | PIT |
Free agency | 1991 | – | -0.1 | – | – |
| Brian Shouse | P | PIT |
Draft | 1990 | – | -0.1 | – | – |
| Walt Terrell | P | PIT |
Free agency | 1989 | – | -0.1 | – | – |
| Gary Wilson | P | PIT |
Draft | 1992 | – | -0.1 | – | – |
| Trey Beamon | OF | PIT |
Draft | 1992 | – | -0.2 | – | – |
| Orestes Destrade | 1B | PIT |
Trade | 1988 | – | -0.2 | – | – |
| Joel Johnston | P | PIT |
Trade | 1992 | – | -0.2 | – | – |
| Dennis Lamp | P | PIT |
Free agency | 1992 | – | -0.2 | – | – |
| Tony Menéndez | P | PIT |
Free agency | 1992 | – | -0.2 | – | – |
| Jason Phillips | P | PIT |
Draft | 1992 | – | -0.2 | – | – |
| Joe Redfield | 3B | PIT |
Free agency | 1990 | – | -0.2 | – | – |
| Tony Womack | 2B/SS | PIT |
Draft | 1991 | 3 | -0.2 | -0.1 | – |
| Carmelo Martínez | 1B/OF | PIT |
Trade | 1990 | 1 | -0.2 | -0.2 | 0.1 |
| Dann Bilardello | C | PIT |
Free agency | 1989 | 1 | -0.3 | -0.3 | 0.1 |
| Lee Hancock | P | PIT |
Trade | 1990 | 1 | -0.3 | -0.3 | – |
| Sean Lawrence | P | PIT |
Draft | 1992 | – | -0.3 | – | – |
| Mark Ryal | OF | PIT |
Free agency | 1990 | – | -0.3 | – | – |
| Roger Samuels | P | PIT |
Trade | 1989 | – | -0.3 | – | – |
| Cecil Espy | OF | PIT |
Free agency | 1991 | – | -0.4 | – | – |
| Keith Osik | C | PIT |
Draft | 1990 | 3 | -0.4 | -0.1 | – |
| Will Pennyfeather | OF | PIT |
Intl FA | 1988 | – | -0.5 | – | – |
| Mark Petkovsek | P | PIT |
Free agency | 1992 | – | -0.5 | – | – |
| Matt Ruebel | P | PIT |
Draft | 1991 | – | -0.5 | – | – |
| Jerry Don Gleaton | P | PIT |
Free agency | 1992 | – | -0.6 | – | – |
| Roger Mason | P | PIT |
Free agency | 1990 | 1 | -0.6 | -0.6 | 2.3 |
| Chance Sanford | 2B/3B | PIT |
Draft | 1992 | – | -0.7 | – | – |
| Curt Wilkerson | 2B/SS | PIT |
Free agency | 1991 | – | -0.7 | – | – |
| Midre Cummings | OF | PIT |
Trade | 1992 | 1 | -0.8 | -0.8 | – |
| Adrian Brown | OF | PIT |
Draft | 1992 | 2 | -0.9 | -0.4 | – |
| Scott Bullett | OF | PIT |
Intl FA | 1988 | – | -0.9 | – | – |
| Rich Aude | 1B | PIT |
Draft | 1989 | – | -1.1 | – | – |
| Jeff McCurry | P | PIT |
Draft | 1990 | – | -1.3 | – | – |
| John Wehner | 3B/OF | PIT |
Draft | 1988 | 3 | -1.5 | -0.5 | – |
| José Guillén | OF | PIT |
Intl FA | 1992 | – | -3.4 | – | – |
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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