Dick O'Connell
Sep 19, 1914 (Winthrop, MA) – Aug 18, 2002 · died at 87
General manager for the Red Sox (1961–1977).
0 seasons with salary-era data across 2 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 | – | – | +111.6 | -0.9 | -0.02 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | – | – | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | – | – | – | ||
Roster Construction
Build channels — net fWAR
Acquired minus surrendered / signed minus walked.
Trades
Trades made — 0 deals credited to Dick O'Connell, best expected value first; surplus is realized value in $M
No graded trades on record for this executive.
Players acquired — 9 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)
| Player | Pos | Team | How | Year | Szns | fWAR | WAR/yr | RFA | PPA | CPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wade Boggs | 3B |  BOS |
Draft | 1976 | 8 | +53.2 | +6.6 | – | – | – |
| Dwight Evans | OF | BOS |
Draft | 1969 | 6 | +20.8 | +3.5 | – | – | – |
| Bruce Hurst | P | BOS |
Draft | 1976 | 4 | +14.8 | +3.7 | – | – | – |
| Rich Gedman | C | BOS |
Intl FA | 1977 | 4 | +9.4 | +2.3 | – | – | – |
| Jim Rice | DH/OF | BOS |
Draft | 1971 | 4 | +8.7 | +2.2 | – | – | – |
| Bob Stanley | P | BOS |
Draft | 1974 | 5 | +4.7 | +0.9 | – | – | – |
| Glenn Hoffman | SS | BOS |
Draft | 1976 | 2 | +1.2 | +0.6 | – | – | – |
| Ed Jurak | 3B/SS | BOS |
Draft | 1975 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – |
| Dave Stapleton | 1B/2B | BOS |
Draft | 1975 | – | -1.0 | – | – | – | – |
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.