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Dave Littlefield

Born Jun 16, 1960 · Portland, ME · age 65

General manager for the Pirates (2002–2007).

6 seasons with salary-era data across 1 stint. All figures are franchise-level outcomes during the tenure, not solely attributable to one executive.

Titles0
Pennants0
Playoffs0
Record421–549
Win %0.434
-21.3WAB — wins above budget150th/195 execs
-21.3Talent above budget — roster-construction alpha (talent your budget bought above expectation)146th/195 execs
0.25Acquisition leverage — playoff pts each bought win added, given the roster it joined (did you buy where wins matter?)162nd/195 execs
+3.6WAR surplus (era-neutral, win-equiv)39th/195 execs
+7Roster surplus $M34th/195 execs

How the roster was sourced

Share of gross-positive acquired fWAR by channel (vs. league average).

Build channels — net fWAR

Acquired minus surrendered / signed minus walked.

Home-grown (draft/intl)+110.7
Trade-37.0
Free agency-6.3
Rule 5 / minor draft-2.5
Sourcing mix: 79% draft · 7% FA · 13% trade · 1% R5

Tenure breakdown

TeamRoleYearsSzns WAB WAB/yr TAB WAR surp HG Trade FA R5 AcqLev W-L% POPenWS Surp $M
Pirates GM 2002–2007 6 -21.3 -3.54 -21.3 +3.6 +110.7 -37.0 -6.3 -2.5 0.25 0.434 +7
Career total (1985+ data) 6 -21.3 -21.3 +3.6 +110.7 -37.0 -6.3 -2.5 0.25 0.434 +7

Players acquired — 71 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)

PlayerPosTeam How Year fWAR
Andrew McCutchen OF PIT Draft 2005 +47.3
Starling Marte OF PIT Intl FA 2007 +24.9
Neil Walker 2B PIT Draft 2004 +15.5
Paul Maholm P PIT Draft 2003 +13.9
Freddy Sanchez 2B PIT Trade 2003 +10.6
Óliver Pérez P PIT Trade 2003 +4.0
Matt Capps P PIT Draft 2002 +3.6
Mike Gonzalez P PIT Trade 2003 +3.5
Tony Watson P PIT Draft 2007 +3.4
Reggie Sanders OF PIT Free agency 2003 +3.0
Tom Gorzelanny P PIT Draft 2003 +2.7
Jeff D'Amico P PIT Free agency 2003 +2.3
Brian Meadows P PIT Free agency 2002 +2.2
Nyjer Morgan OF PIT Draft 2002 +2.0
Mark Redman P PIT Trade 2004 +1.9
Matt Stairs DH/OF PIT Free agency 2002 +1.8
Pokey Reese 2B/SS PIT Free agency 2002 +1.7
Alex Presley OF PIT Draft 2006 +1.0
Julián Tavárez P PIT Free agency 2003 +1.0
Evan Meek P PIT Rule 5 2007 +0.9
Shawn Chacón P PIT Trade 2006 +0.6
Ron Villone P PIT Free agency 2002 +0.6
Mark Corey P PIT Free agency 2002 +0.5
Brad Lincoln P PIT Draft 2006 +0.5
Brian Boehringer P PIT Free agency 2002 +0.4
Raúl Chávez C PIT Free agency 2007 +0.4
Jeff Reboulet 2B/SS PIT Free agency 2003 +0.4
José Mesa P PIT Free agency 2004 +0.3
Alberto Reyes P PIT Free agency 2002 +0.3
Yoslán Herrera P PIT Intl FA 2007 +0.2
Kyle McPherson P PIT Draft 2007 +0.2
Daniel Moskos P PIT Draft 2007 +0.2
J. J. Furmaniak 2B PIT Trade 2005 +0.1
Pat Mahomes P PIT Free agency 2003 +0.1
Ray Sadler OF PIT Trade 2003 +0.1
John Wasdin P PIT Free agency 2002 +0.1
Jesse Chavez P PIT Trade 2006 -0.0
Willis Roberts P PIT Free agency 2004 -0.0
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
Benito Santiago C PIT Trade 2004 -0.1
Frank Brooks P PIT Trade 2003 -0.2
Michael Crotta P PIT Draft 2006 -0.2
Chris Gomez SS PIT Free agency 2007 -0.2
Bobby Hill 2B/3B PIT Trade 2003 -0.2
Carlos Maldonado C PIT Trade 2006 -0.2
Marty McLeary P PIT Free agency 2006 -0.2
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 -0.3
Steve Pearce 1B/OF PIT Draft 2005 -0.3
Brian Rogers P PIT Trade 2006 -0.3
Josh Sharpless P PIT Draft 2003 -0.3
Marino Salas P PIT Trade 2007 -0.4
Joe Randa 3B PIT Free agency 2006 -0.5
Nelson Figueroa P PIT Free agency 2003 -0.6
Jared Hughes P PIT Draft 2006 -0.7
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

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.