Buzzie Bavasi
Dec 12, 1914 (Manhattan, NY) – May 1, 2008 (San Diego, CA) · died at 93
General manager for the Dodgers, Padres, Blue Jays, and Angels (1951–1984).
0 seasons with salary-era data across 4 stints. All figures are franchise-level outcomes during the tenure, not solely attributable to one executive.
0 pennants · 0 playoff appearances · 0–0
Overview
| Team | Role | Year | Pay $M |
Rel Pay |
Surp $M |
Surp WAR |
Dead % |
Cheap $M |
Draft $M |
Trd $M |
Int'l $M |
$ / WAR |
WAR | Depth | Dead WAR |
HG | Trade | Net/ Trd |
FA | R5 | RFA | PPA | CPA | WAB | TAB | W-L% | PO | Pen | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career total (1985+ data) | $0 | – | +0 | +0.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.0 | – | – | +132.7 | +1.0 | +0.01 | -51.0 | +6.2 | – | – | – | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | – | – | – | ||
Roster Construction
Build channels — net fWAR
Acquired minus surrendered / signed minus walked.
Trades
Trades made — 0 deals credited to Buzzie Bavasi, best expected value first; surplus is realized value in $M
No graded trades on record for this executive.
Players acquired — 38 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)
| Player | Pos | Team | How | Year | Szns | fWAR | WAR/yr | RFA | PPA | CPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Witt | P |  ANA |
Draft | 1978 | 6 | +22.5 | +3.8 | – | – | – |
| Jesse Barfield | OF |  TOR |
Draft | 1977 | 5 | +22.1 | +4.4 | – | – | – |
| Wally Joyner | 1B | ANA |
Draft | 1983 | 7 | +18.7 | +2.7 | – | – | – |
| Kirk McCaskill | P | ANA |
Draft | 1982 | 7 | +17.5 | +2.5 | – | – | – |
| Dick Schofield | SS | ANA |
Draft | 1981 | 9 | +12.2 | +1.4 | – | – | – |
| Devon White | OF | ANA |
Draft | 1981 | 6 | +11.8 | +2.0 | – | – | – |
| Bob Boone | C | ANA |
Trade | 1981 | 4 | +8.8 | +2.2 | – | – | – |
| Jack Howell | 3B | ANA |
Intl FA | 1983 | 7 | +8.7 | +1.2 | – | – | – |
| Gary Pettis | OF | ANA |
Draft | 1979 | 3 | +8.2 | +2.7 | – | – | – |
| Bryan Harvey | P | ANA |
Intl FA | 1984 | 6 | +7.7 | +1.3 | – | – | – |
| Willie Upshaw | 1B | TOR |
Rule 5 | 1977 | 3 | +5.7 | +1.9 | – | – | – |
| Doug DeCinces | 3B | ANA |
Trade | 1982 | 3 | +4.6 | +1.5 | – | – | – |
| Ron Romanick | P | ANA |
Draft | 1981 | 2 | +1.3 | +0.6 | – | – | – |
| Rick Burleson | SS | ANA |
Trade | 1980 | 1 | +0.7 | +0.7 | – | – | – |
| Craig Gerber | SS | ANA |
Draft | 1981 | 1 | +0.6 | +0.6 | – | – | – |
| Mark McLemore | 2B | ANA |
Draft | 1982 | 3 | +0.6 | +0.2 | – | – | – |
| Kent Anderson | SS | ANA |
Draft | 1984 | 1 | +0.5 | +0.5 | – | – | – |
| Darrell Miller | C/OF | ANA |
Draft | 1979 | 3 | +0.5 | +0.2 | – | – | – |
| Bill Russell | SS |  LAD |
Draft | 1966 | 2 | +0.4 | +0.2 | – | – | – |
| Sherman Corbett | P | ANA |
Draft | 1984 | 2 | +0.3 | +0.1 | – | – | – |
| Jim Slaton | P | ANA |
Trade | 1983 | 2 | +0.3 | +0.2 | – | – | – |
| Rob Wilfong | 2B | ANA |
Trade | 1982 | 1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | – | – | – |
| Dante Bichette | OF | ANA |
Draft | 1984 | 2 | +0.2 | +0.1 | – | – | – |
| Urbano Lugo | P | ANA |
Intl FA | 1982 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | – | – | – |
| Steve Yeager | C | LAD |
Draft | 1967 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | – | – | – |
| Brian Brady | OF | ANA |
Draft | 1984 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | – | – |
| Rod Carew | 1B/2B | ANA |
Trade | 1979 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | – | – |
| Pat Keedy | 3B | ANA |
Draft | 1979 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | – | – |
| Tony Mack | P | ANA |
Draft | 1982 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | – | – |
| Pete Coachman | 3B | ANA |
Draft | 1984 | – | -0.0 | – | – | – | – |
| Dave Smith | P | ANA |
Rule 5 | 1981 | – | -0.0 | – | – | – | – |
| T. R. Bryden | P | ANA |
Intl FA | 1981 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – |
| Ray Chadwick | P | ANA |
Draft | 1983 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – |
| Luis Sánchez | P | ANA |
Trade | 1981 | – | -0.3 | – | – | – | – |
| Doug Corbett | P | ANA |
Trade | 1982 | – | -0.4 | – | – | – | – |
| Doug Davis | C/3B | ANA |
Draft | 1984 | – | -0.4 | – | – | – | – |
| Ken Forsch | P | ANA |
Trade | 1981 | – | -0.4 | – | – | – | – |
| Gus Polidor | 3B/SS | ANA |
Intl FA | 1981 | 2 | -1.1 | -0.5 | – | – | – |
Trade-side columns: RFA is playoff-readiness percentage points added to the future roster foundation. It grades the franchise's entire side of a trade, so the same score repeats for every player acquired in that package. PPA/CPA remain player-level arrival-year probability points.
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.