Dave Wallace
Born Sep 7, 1947 · Waterbury, CT · age 78
General manager for the Dodgers (2001–2001).
Across the full 1-season sample, the measured profile stands out most for future-foundation returns (98th percentile), net WAR per trade (84th percentile), and avoidance of dead payroll (76th percentile). The clearest contrast is traded-for surplus (12th percentile): players acquired by trade have created less surplus value than for most peers. Because the sample covers fewer than five seasons, those comparisons are descriptive rather than stable.
1 seasons with salary-era data across 1 stint. All figures are franchise-level outcomes during the tenure, not solely attributable to one executive.
0 pennants · 0 playoff appearances · 86–76 (0.531)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dodgers |
GM | 2001 86–76 | $105 | 169 | -50 | -30.7 | 28% | +10 | +7 | -1 | +3 | $2.7M | 34.6 | 6.0 | -4.4 | +0.2 | +4.7 | +0.78 | -11.4 | +0.0 | +0.94 | 2.73 | 0.22 | -2.6 | -5.9 | 0.531 | |||
| Career total (1985+ data) | $105 | 169 | -50 | -30.7 | 28% | +10 | +7 | -1 | +3 | $2.7M | 34.6 | 6.0 | -4.4 | +0.2 | +4.7 | +0.78 | -11.4 | +0.0 | +0.94 | 2.73 | 0.22 | -2.6 | -5.9 | 0.531 | – | – | – | ||
Roster Construction
Build channels — net fWAR
Acquired minus surrendered / signed minus walked.
Trades
Trades made — 9 deals credited to Dave Wallace, best expected value first; surplus is realized value in $M
CHW · Kenny Williams
+$0.0M
LAD · Dave Wallace
+$0.0M
CHW · Kenny Williams
+$10.4M
LAD · Dave Wallace
−$10.4M
LAD · Dave Wallace
+$6.4M
PHI · Ed Wade
−$6.4M
LAD · Dave Wallace
+$0.0M
CHW · Kenny Williams
+$0.0M
LAD · Dave Wallace
+$41.6M
CLE · John Hart
−$41.6M
PIT · Roy Smith
+$8.0M
LAD · Dave Wallace
−$8.0M
BAL · Syd Thrift
+$6.4M
LAD · Dave Wallace
−$6.4M
MIL · Dean Taylor
+$13.6M
LAD · Dave Wallace
−$13.6M
LAD · Dave Wallace
+$2.4M
TOR · Dave Stewart
−$2.4M
Players acquired — 14 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)
| Player | Pos | Team | How | Year | Szns | fWAR | WAR/yr | RFA | PPA | CPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Roberts | OF | LAD |
Trade | 2001 | 3 | +3.9 | +1.3 | -0.97 | 7.1% | 0.56% |
| Andy Ashby | P | LAD |
Trade | 2001 | 3 | +2.7 | +0.9 | – | 0.8% | 0.07% |
| Giovanni Carrara | P | LAD |
Free agency | 2001 | 4 | +1.7 | +0.4 | – | 2.1% | 0.16% |
| Omar Daal | P | LAD |
Trade | 2001 | 2 | +1.6 | +0.8 | -1.06 | – | – |
| James Baldwin | P | LAD |
Trade | 2001 | 1 | +0.8 | +0.8 | -1.40 | 2.1% | 0.17% |
| Tim Bogar | SS | LAD |
Free agency | 2001 | 1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | – | 0.9% | 0.07% |
| Edwin Jackson | P | LAD |
Draft | 2001 | 2 | +0.2 | +0.1 | – | – | – |
| McKay Christensen | OF | LAD |
Trade | 2001 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | -0.37 | 0.4% | 0.03% |
| Jesse Orosco | P | LAD |
Free agency | 2001 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | 0.3% | 0.02% |
| Bryan Corey | P | LAD |
Free agency | 2001 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | 0.0% | 0.00% |
| Joel Guzmán | 3B | LAD |
Intl FA | 2001 | – | -0.0 | – | – | – | – |
| Jeff Reboulet | 2B/SS | LAD |
Free agency | 2001 | 1 | -0.0 | -0.0 | – | 0.7% | 0.05% |
| Kevin Beirne | P | LAD |
Free agency | 2001 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – |
| Dennis Springer | P | LAD |
Free agency | 2001 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – |
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.