Hal Keller
Jul 7, 1927 (Middletown, MD) – Jun 5, 2012 (Sequim, WA) · died at 84
General manager for the Mariners (1984–1985).
Across the full 1-season sample, the measured profile stands out most for cost per win (100th percentile), and avoidance of dead payroll (89th percentile). 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 · 74–88 (0.457)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mariners |
GM | 1985 74–88 | $4 | 44 | +3 | +11.6 | 23% | +4 | +4 | +0 | -0 | $0.1M | 30.6 | 6.0 | -6.1 | +5.3 | +0.8 | +0.20 | +0.0 | +0.0 | +2.4 | +6.2 | 0.457 | ||||||
| Career total (1985+ data) | $4 | 44 | +3 | +11.6 | 23% | +4 | +4 | +0 | -0 | $0.1M | 30.6 | 6.0 | -6.1 | +25.4 | -0.0 | -0.00 | -0.4 | +5.4 | – | – | – | +2.4 | +6.2 | 0.457 | – | – | – | ||
Roster Construction
Build channels — net fWAR
Acquired minus surrendered / signed minus walked.
Trades
Trades made — 5 deals credited to Hal Keller, best expected value first; surplus is realized value in $M
SEA · Hal Keller
+$0.0M
NYM · Frank Cashen
+$0.0M
NYM · Frank Cashen
+$0.0M
SEA · Hal Keller
+$0.0M
TEX · Tom Grieve
+$0.0M
SEA · Hal Keller
+$0.0M
SEA · Hal Keller
+$4.8M
DET · Bill Lajoie
−$4.8M
SEA · Hal Keller
+$4.0M
LAD · Al Campanis
−$4.0M
Players acquired — 18 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)
| Player | Pos | Team | How | Year | Szns | fWAR | WAR/yr | RFA | PPA | CPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Swift | P | SEA |
Draft | 1984 | 7 | +11.5 | +1.6 | – | – | – |
| Omar Vizquel | SS | SEA |
Intl FA | 1984 | 5 | +8.5 | +1.7 | – | – | – |
| Mike Morgan | P | SEA |
Rule 5 | 1984 | 2 | +5.4 | +2.7 | – | – | – |
| Mike Schooler | P | SEA |
Draft | 1985 | 4 | +4.6 | +1.2 | – | – | – |
| Mike Campbell | P | SEA |
Draft | 1985 | 2 | +0.5 | +0.3 | – | – | – |
| Clint Zavaras | P | SEA |
Draft | 1985 | 1 | +0.4 | +0.4 | – | – | – |
| Paul Mirabella | P | SEA |
Trade | 1985 | 2 | +0.3 | +0.2 | – | – | – |
| Frank Wills | P | SEA |
Trade | 1985 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | – | – |
| Calvin Jones | P | SEA |
Draft | 1984 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | – | – |
| Jack Lazorko | P | SEA |
Trade | 1985 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | – | – |
| Dave Tobik | P | SEA |
Trade | 1985 | – | -0.0 | – | – | – | – |
| Steve Yeager | C | SEA |
Trade | 1985 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | 0.0% | 0.00% |
| Salomé Barojas | P | SEA |
Trade | 1984 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – |
| Bill McGuire | C | SEA |
Draft | 1985 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – |
| Rich Monteleone | P | SEA |
Trade | 1985 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – |
| Clay Parker | P | SEA |
Draft | 1985 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – |
| Bob Long | P | SEA |
Trade | 1985 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – |
| Donnie Scott | C | SEA |
Trade | 1985 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – |
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.