Dave Littlefield

Overview

Percentiles On That year GM career Year range

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
Pirates	GM	2002 72–89	$37	56	-5	-3.1	40%	+3	-3	+8	-2	$1.5M	20.1	4.0	-5.1	+4.2	+0.7	+0.14	+6.0	-0.4	+0.00	0.04	0.03	-2.2	-7.1	0.447
Pirates	GM	2003 75–87	$45	66	+4	+2.0	39%	+6	-3	+8	+1	$1.3M	30.1	6.0	-5.6	+16.3	-24.6	-4.92	-4.9	-3.0	+0.01	0.37	0.07	-1.7	+0.8	0.463
Pirates	GM	2004 72–89	$30	45	+9	+5.2	27%	+17	+2	+17	-2	$1.0M	23.5	5.0	-7.9	+14.6	-6.1	-1.53	-0.2	+0.0	+0.18	0.46	0.09	+0.7	-1.0	0.447
Pirates	GM	2005 67–95	$36	50	-2	-1.1	47%	+11	+2	+10	-0	$1.4M	20.6	4.0	-5.2	+46.8	-1.6	-0.31	-2.6	+0.0	+0.03	0.05	0.03	-6.2	-5.4	0.414
Pirates	GM	2006 67–95	$40	53	+3	+1.3	79%	+21	+16	+7	-2	$1.5M	20.2	3.0	-6.2	-0.2	-3.1	-0.78	-4.9	+0.0	+0.01	0.11	0.05	-6.9	-6.4	0.414
Pirates	GM	2007 68–94	$44	54	+7	+3.2	43%	+18	+26	-5	-2	$1.5M	23.4	5.0	-6.3	+28.8	-2.3	-0.76	+0.3	+0.9	-0.00	0.18	0.06	-6.1	-3.4	0.420
Career total (1985+ data)			$234	54	+15	+7.6	46%	+13	+6	+7	-1	$1.3M	137.9	4.5	-6.1	+110.6	-37.0	-1.42	-6.3	-2.5	+0.01	0.21	0.05	-22.6	-22.4	0.434	–	–	–

Roster Construction

Trades

Trades made — 27 deals credited to Dave Littlefield, best expected value first; surplus is realized value in $M

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2004 · PIT / OAK

PIT · Dave Littlefield +$69.6M

Mark Redman, Arthur Rhodes

OAK · Billy Beane −$69.6M

Jason Kendall

PIT came out ahead by $69.6M

2005 · PIT / CHC

PIT · Dave Littlefield +$16.8M

Jody Gerut

CHC · Jim Hendry −$16.8M

Matt Lawton

PIT came out ahead by $16.8M

2006 · PIT / DET

PIT · Dave Littlefield +$26.4M

Brian Rogers

DET · Dave Dombrowski −$26.4M

Sean Casey

PIT came out ahead by $26.4M

2002 · PIT / CHC

PIT · Dave Littlefield +$3.2M

Darren Lewis

CHC · Andy MacPhail −$3.2M

Chad Hermansen

PIT came out ahead by $3.2M

2004 · NYM / PIT

NYM · Jim Duquette +$12.8M

Kris Benson, Jeff Keppinger

PIT · Dave Littlefield −$12.8M

José Bautista, Ty Wigginton, Matt Peterson#88

NYM came out ahead by $12.8M

2002 · PIT / ARI

PIT · Dave Littlefield +$4.0M

Duaner Sánchez

ARI · Joe Garagiola −$4.0M

Mike Fetters

PIT came out ahead by $4.0M

2003 · PIT / PHI

PIT · Dave Littlefield +$6.4M

Frank Brooks

PHI · Ed Wade −$6.4M

Mike Williams

PIT came out ahead by $6.4M

2005 · PIT / SDP

PIT · Dave Littlefield +$0.0M

Clayton Hamilton

SDP · Kevin Towers +$0.0M

Bobby Hill

Even trade

2003 · PIT / BOS

PIT · Dave Littlefield +$4.8M

Brandon Lyon, Anastacio Martínez

BOS · Theo Epstein −$4.8M

Mike Gonzalez, Scott Sauerbeck

PIT came out ahead by $4.8M

2003 · PIT / CHC

PIT · Dave Littlefield +$1.6M

Ray Sadler

CHC · Jim Hendry −$1.6M

Randall Simon

PIT came out ahead by $1.6M

2002 · CHW / PIT

CHW · Kenny Williams +$20.8M

Dámaso Marte, Ruddy Yan

PIT · Dave Littlefield −$20.8M

Matt Guerrier

CHW came out ahead by $20.8M

2004 · PIT / WSN

PIT · Dave Littlefield +$1.6M

Antonio Sucre

WSN · Omar Minaya −$1.6M

J. J. Davis

PIT came out ahead by $1.6M

2003 · PIT / TOR

PIT · Dave Littlefield +$1.6M

Rich Thompson

TOR · JP Ricciardi −$1.6M

John Wasdin

PIT came out ahead by $1.6M

2005 · PIT / CHW

PIT · Dave Littlefield +$2.4M

Dámaso Marte

CHW · Kenny Williams −$2.4M

Rob Mackowiak

PIT came out ahead by $2.4M

2006 · NYM / PIT

NYM · Omar Minaya +$8.8M

Roberto Hernández, Óliver Pérez

PIT · Dave Littlefield −$8.8M

Xavier Nady

NYM came out ahead by $8.8M

2002 · PIT / WSN

PIT · Dave Littlefield +$0.0M

Matt Herges

WSN · Larry Beinfest +$0.0M

Chris Young, Jon Searles

Even trade

2005 · SDP / PIT

SDP · Kevin Towers +$0.0M

David Ross

PIT · Dave Littlefield +$0.0M

J. J. Furmaniak

Even trade

2006 · PIT / TEX

PIT · Dave Littlefield +$6.4M

Jesse Chavez

TEX · Jon Daniels −$6.4M

Kip Wells

PIT came out ahead by $6.4M

2002 · DET / PIT

DET · Randy Smith +$12.8M

Adrian Burnside, Roberto Novoa

PIT · Dave Littlefield −$12.8M

Randall Simon

DET came out ahead by $12.8M

2003 · CHC / PIT

CHC · Jim Hendry +$59.2M

Aramis Ramírez, Kenny Lofton

PIT · Dave Littlefield −$59.2M

José Hernández, Matt Bruback, Bobby Hill

CHC came out ahead by $59.2M

2004 · CLE / PIT

CLE · Mark Shapiro +$9.6M

Arthur Rhodes

PIT · Dave Littlefield −$9.6M

Matt Lawton

CLE came out ahead by $9.6M

2004 · KCR / PIT

KCR · Allard Baird +$6.4M

Juan Carlos Oviedo

PIT · Dave Littlefield −$6.4M

Benito Santiago

KCR came out ahead by $6.4M

2006 · NYY / PIT

NYY · Brian Cashman +$0.8M

Craig Wilson

PIT · Dave Littlefield −$0.8M

Shawn Chacón

NYY came out ahead by $0.8M

2005 · CIN / PIT

CIN · Dan O'Brien +$12.8M

David Williams

PIT · Dave Littlefield −$12.8M

Sean Casey

CIN came out ahead by $12.8M

2005 · KCR / PIT

KCR · Allard Baird +$3.2M

Mark Redman

PIT · Dave Littlefield −$3.2M

Jonah Bayliss, Chad Blackwell

KCR came out ahead by $3.2M

2003 · PIT / BOS

PIT · Dave Littlefield +$67.2M

Mike Gonzalez, Freddy Sanchez

BOS · Theo Epstein −$67.2M

Brandon Lyon, Jeff Suppan, Anastacio Martínez

PIT came out ahead by $67.2M

2003 · PIT / SDP

PIT · Dave Littlefield +$43.2M

Jason Bay, Óliver Pérez, Cory Stewart

SDP · Kevin Towers −$43.2M

Brian Giles

PIT came out ahead by $43.2M

Players acquired — 92 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)

All channels Hitters & pitchersHitters onlyPitchers only

Player	Pos	Team	How	Year	Szns	fWAR	WAR/yr	RFA	PPA	CPA
Andrew McCutchen	OF	PIT	Draft	2005	11	+47.2	+4.3	–	–	–
Starling Marte	OF	PIT	Intl FA	2007	8	+24.9	+3.1	–	–	–
Neil Walker	2B	PIT	Draft	2004	6	+15.5	+2.6	–	–	–
Jason Bay	OF	PIT	Trade	2003	5	+14.5	+2.9	+0.05	0.4%	0.07%
Paul Maholm	P	PIT	Draft	2003	7	+13.9	+2.0	–	–	–
Freddy Sanchez	2B	PIT	Trade	2003	5	+10.6	+2.1	-0.01	0.1%	0.10%
Kip Wells	P	PIT	Trade	2002	5	+7.6	+1.5	+0.14	0.1%	0.07%
Óliver Pérez	P	PIT	Trade	2003	2	+4.0	+2.0	+0.05	0.1%	0.02%
Matt Capps	P	PIT	Draft	2002	4	+3.6	+0.9	–	–	–
Mike Gonzalez	P	PIT	Trade	2003	3	+3.5	+1.2	-0.01	–	–
Tony Watson	P	PIT	Draft	2007	5	+3.4	+0.7	–	–	–
Adam LaRoche	1B	PIT	Trade	2007	3	+3.4	+1.1	-0.00	0.3%	0.11%
Jeff Suppan	P	PIT	Trade	2003	1	+3.2	+3.2	–	1.1%	0.23%
Salomón Torres	P	PIT	Trade	2002	6	+3.2	+0.5	–	0.0%	0.00%
Reggie Sanders	OF	PIT	Free agency	2003	1	+3.0	+3.0	–	1.1%	0.21%
Xavier Nady	OF	PIT	Trade	2006	3	+2.9	+1.0	+0.01	0.0%	0.01%
Josh Fogg	P	PIT	Trade	2002	4	+2.8	+0.7	+0.14	0.0%	0.02%
Tom Gorzelanny	P	PIT	Draft	2003	3	+2.7	+0.9	–	–	–
Jeff D'Amico	P	PIT	Free agency	2003	1	+2.3	+2.3	–	0.8%	0.17%
Brian Meadows	P	PIT	Free agency	2002	4	+2.2	+0.5	–	0.0%	0.01%
Nyjer Morgan	OF	PIT	Draft	2002	3	+2.0	+0.7	–	–	–
Mark Redman	P	PIT	Trade	2004	1	+1.9	+1.9	+0.00	0.1%	0.07%
Matt Stairs	DH/OF	PIT	Free agency	2002	1	+1.8	+1.8	–	0.7%	0.13%
Kenny Lofton	OF	PIT	Trade	2003	1	+1.8	+1.8	–	0.7%	0.13%
Pokey Reese	2B/SS	PIT	Free agency	2002	1	+1.7	+1.7	–	0.1%	0.07%
Josh Phelps	DH	PIT	Trade	2007	1	+1.4	+1.4	–	0.3%	0.08%
Ryan Vogelsong	P	PIT	Trade	2003	5	+1.1	+0.2	–	0.2%	0.03%
Alex Presley	OF	PIT	Draft	2006	2	+1.0	+0.5	–	–	–
Julián Tavárez	P	PIT	Free agency	2003	1	+1.0	+1.0	–	0.4%	0.08%
Evan Meek	P	PIT	Rule 5	2007	3	+0.9	+0.3	–	–	–
Matt Lawton	OF	PIT	Trade	2005	1	+0.9	+0.9	+0.00	0.0%	0.03%
Víctor Santos	P	PIT	Trade	2006	1	+0.9	+0.9	–	0.1%	0.04%
Shawn Chacón	P	PIT	Trade	2006	1	+0.6	+0.6	+0.00	0.1%	0.03%
Ron Villone	P	PIT	Free agency	2002	1	+0.6	+0.6	–	0.0%	0.02%
Mark Corey	P	PIT	Free agency	2002	2	+0.5	+0.2	–	0.2%	0.03%
Brad Lincoln	P	PIT	Draft	2006	3	+0.5	+0.2	–	–	–
Brian Boehringer	P	PIT	Free agency	2002	1	+0.4	+0.4	–	0.0%	0.03%
Raúl Chávez	C	PIT	Free agency	2007	1	+0.4	+0.4	–	0.0%	0.02%
Jeff Reboulet	2B/SS	PIT	Free agency	2003	1	+0.4	+0.4	–	0.2%	0.03%
José Mesa	P	PIT	Free agency	2004	1	+0.3	+0.3	–	0.3%	0.06%
Alberto Reyes	P	PIT	Free agency	2002	1	+0.3	+0.3	–	0.0%	0.01%
David Ross	C	PIT	Trade	2005	1	+0.3	+0.3	–	0.0%	0.01%
Yoslán Herrera	P	PIT	Intl FA	2007	1	+0.2	+0.2	–	–	–
Kyle McPherson	P	PIT	Draft	2007	1	+0.2	+0.2	–	–	–
Daniel Moskos	P	PIT	Draft	2007	1	+0.2	+0.2	–	–	–
Raúl Mondesí	OF	PIT	Trade	2004	1	+0.2	+0.2	–	0.1%	0.02%
J. J. Furmaniak	2B	PIT	Trade	2005	1	+0.1	+0.1	-0.02	–	–
Pat Mahomes	P	PIT	Free agency	2003	1	+0.1	+0.1	–	0.0%	0.00%
Ray Sadler	OF	PIT	Trade	2003	1	+0.1	+0.1	+0.01	–	–
John Wasdin	P	PIT	Free agency	2002	1	+0.1	+0.1	–	0.0%	0.00%
Sean Casey	1B	PIT	Trade	2006	1	+0.1	+0.1	+0.00	0.0%	0.00%
Roberto Hernández	P	PIT	Trade	2006	1	+0.1	+0.1	–	0.0%	0.01%
César Izturis	SS	PIT	Trade	2007	1	+0.1	+0.1	–	0.0%	0.00%
Jesse Chavez	P	PIT	Trade	2006	1	-0.0	-0.0	+0.02	–	–
Willis Roberts	P	PIT	Free agency	2004	–	-0.0	–	–	–	–
José Hernández	3B/SS	PIT	Trade	2006	1	+0.0	+0.0	–	0.0%	0.01%
Armando Ríos	OF	PIT	Trade	2002	1	-0.0	-0.0	+0.18	0.0%	0.00%
Tony Armas	P	PIT	Free agency	2007	–	-0.1	–	–	–	–
T. J. Beam	P	PIT	Free agency	2007	–	-0.1	–	–	–	–
Bryan Bullington	P	PIT	Draft	2002	–	-0.1	–	–	–	–
Dave Davidson	P	PIT	Draft	2002	–	-0.1	–	–	–	–
Mike Edwards	3B/OF	PIT	Free agency	2005	–	-0.1	–	–	–	–
Danny Kolb	P	PIT	Free agency	2007	–	-0.1	–	–	–	–
Britt Reames	P	PIT	Free agency	2005	–	-0.1	–	–	–	–
Duaner Sánchez	P	PIT	Trade	2002	–	-0.1	–	+0.00	–	–
Benito Santiago	C	PIT	Trade	2004	–	-0.1	–	–	–	–
Frank Brooks	P	PIT	Trade	2003	–	-0.2	–	+0.01	–	–
Michael Crotta	P	PIT	Draft	2006	–	-0.2	–	–	–	–
Chris Gomez	SS	PIT	Free agency	2007	–	-0.2	–	–	–	–
Bobby Hill	2B/3B	PIT	Trade	2003	1	-0.2	-0.2	+0.02	0.0%	0.00%
Carlos Maldonado	C	PIT	Trade	2006	1	-0.2	-0.2	–	–	–
Marty McLeary	P	PIT	Free agency	2006	1	-0.2	-0.2	–	0.0%	0.01%
Juan Pérez	P	PIT	Trade	2006	–	-0.2	–	–	–	–
Chris Stynes	3B	PIT	Free agency	2004	–	-0.2	–	–	–	–
Jimmy Barthmaier	P	PIT	Trade	2007	–	-0.3	–	–	–	–
Don Kelly	OF	PIT	Trade	2007	–	-0.3	–	–	–	–
Matt Morris	P	PIT	Trade	2007	1	-0.3	-0.3	-0.00	0.2%	0.06%
Steve Pearce	1B/OF	PIT	Draft	2005	2	-0.3	-0.2	–	–	–
Brian Rogers	P	PIT	Trade	2006	–	-0.3	–	+0.02	–	–
Josh Sharpless	P	PIT	Draft	2003	1	-0.3	-0.3	–	–	–
Jonah Bayliss	P	PIT	Trade	2006	1	-0.3	-0.3	+0.05	0.0%	0.00%
Marino Salas	P	PIT	Trade	2007	–	-0.4	–	+0.03	–	–
Joe Randa	3B	PIT	Free agency	2006	1	-0.5	-0.5	–	0.9%	0.25%
Nelson Figueroa	P	PIT	Free agency	2003	–	-0.6	–	–	–	–
Jared Hughes	P	PIT	Draft	2006	2	-0.7	-0.4	–	–	–
Brian Bixler	SS/OF	PIT	Draft	2004	–	-0.8	–	–	–	–
Masumi Kuwata	P	PIT	Intl FA	2006	–	-0.8	–	–	–	–
Luis Rivas	2B	PIT	Free agency	2007	–	-0.8	–	–	–	–
Daryle Ward	1B/OF	PIT	Free agency	2004	–	-0.9	–	–	–	–
Jeromy Burnitz	OF	PIT	Free agency	2006	–	-1.1	–	–	–	–
Brad Eldred	1B	PIT	Draft	2002	–	-1.3	–	–	–	–
Randall Simon	1B	PIT	Trade	2003	1	-1.7	-1.7	–	0.1%	0.02%

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.

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