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Hardy Peterson

Oct 17, 1929 (Perth Amboy, NJ) – Apr 16, 2019 · died at 89

General manager for the Pirates and Yankees (1977–1990).

Across the full 2-season sample, the measured profile stands out most for cost per win (85th percentile). The clearest contrast is playoff leverage per acquired WAR (8th percentile): acquired WAR has produced less immediate playoff leverage than most peers. Because the sample covers fewer than five seasons, those comparisons are descriptive rather than stable.

2 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 · 124–199 (0.384)

Percentile Rankings

vs. execs with toyrs exp.
PoorAverageGreat
Trade Decision Quality
Roster Construction
Depth
3.5
Dead WAR
-6.3
Dead money %
45%
PoorAverageGreat
Talent Creation
Cheap-talent surplus
$0M
Drafted surplus
$0M
Traded-for surplus
$-1M
Int'l surplus
$1M
Results & Efficiency
GM WAR
-4.7
TAB
-25.5
WAB
-41.3
$ / WAR
$0.5M
Net WAR/trade
+0.12

Overview

TeamRoleYear 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% POPenWS
Pirates GM 1985 57–104 $10 99 -4 -16.1 32% -0 +0 -0 -0 $0.3M 23.8 3.0 -5.1 +62.3 +6.6 +1.66 +0.0 -11.1 -24.4 -10.2 0.354
Yankees GM 1990 67–95 $20 117 -10 -23.0 58% +1 +0 -1 +2 $0.7M 20.9 4.0 -7.4 +143.4 +1.0 +0.24 +0.3 +0.0 0.12 0.05 -17.0 -15.3 0.414
Career total (1985+ data) $30 108 -14 -39.1 45% +0 +0 -1 +1 $0.5M 44.7 3.5 -6.3 +222.2 +4.7 +0.12 -16.8 -11.1 – 0.12 0.05 -41.3 -25.5 0.384 –– –

Roster Construction

How the roster was sourced

Share of acquired fWAR by channel vs. league average.

Build channels — net fWAR

Acquired minus surrendered / signed minus walked.

Home-grown (draft/intl)+222.2
Trade+4.7
Free agency-16.8
Rule 5 / minor draft-11.1
Sourcing mix: 81% draft · 2% FA · 17% trade · 0% R5

Trades

Players acquired — 67 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)

PlayerPosTeam How Year Szns fWAR WAR/yr RFA PPA CPA
Andy Pettitte P NYY Draft 1990 15 +57.0 +3.8 – – –
Barry Bonds OF PIT Draft 1985 7 +48.4 +6.9 – – –
Jorge Posada C NYY Draft 1990 12 +40.9 +3.4 – – –
Mariano Rivera P NYY Intl FA 1990 19 +39.1 +2.1 – – –
Orlando Merced 1B/OF PIT Intl FA 1985 6 +13.7 +2.3 – – –
Sid Bream 1B PIT Trade 1985 5 +10.3 +2.1 – – –
John Smiley P PIT Draft 1983 4 +10.2 +2.6 – – –
Bob Walk P PIT Trade 1985 9 +10.1 +1.1 – – –
Rick Rhoden P PIT Trade 1979 2 +8.8 +4.4 – – –
Johnny Ray 2B PIT Trade 1981 3 +5.1 +1.7 – – –
José Lind 2B PIT Intl FA 1982 4 +4.7 +1.2 – – –
Matt Nokes C NYY Trade 1990 5 +4.7 +0.9 – 0.0% 0.01%
Shane Spencer OF NYY Draft 1990 5 +4.4 +0.9 – – –
R. J. Reynolds OF PIT Trade 1985 6 +4.4 +0.7 – – –
John Habyan P NYY Trade 1990 4 +3.5 +0.9 – 0.0% 0.01%
Tim Leary P NYY Free agency 1990 2 +3.0 +1.5 – 0.3% 0.14%
Jim Morrison 2B/3B PIT Trade 1982 2 +2.9 +1.5 – – –
Mike Diaz 1B/OF PIT Trade 1985 2 +1.9 +1.0 – – –
Steve Farr P NYY Free agency 1990 2 +1.8 +0.9 – 0.4% 0.09%
Bill Almon SS PIT Trade 1985 2 +1.6 +0.8 – – –
José DeLeón P PIT Draft 1979 1 +1.6 +1.6 – – –
Pascual Pérez P NYY Trade 1990 2 +1.6 +0.8 – 0.1% 0.03%
Mike Witt P NYY Trade 1990 1 +1.3 +1.3 – 0.2% 0.06%
Cecilio Guante P PIT Intl FA 1979 1 +1.1 +1.1 – – –
Lee Mazzilli OF PIT Trade 1982 2 +1.1 +0.5 – – –
Rubén Rivera OF NYY Intl FA 1990 1 +1.0 +1.0 – – –
Rich Monteleone P NYY Trade 1990 3 +0.9 +0.3 – 0.0% 0.01%
Jason Thompson 1B PIT Trade 1981 1 +0.9 +0.9 – – –
Lee Tunnell P PIT Draft 1981 1 +0.9 +0.9 – – –
Ricky Ledée OF NYY Draft 1990 3 +0.8 +0.3 – – –
Sam Khalifa SS PIT Draft 1982 1 +0.7 +0.7 – – –
Mike Bielecki P PIT Draft 1979 2 +0.6 +0.3 – – –
Steve Kemp OF PIT Trade 1984 2 +0.5 +0.3 – – –
Sam Militello P NYY Draft 1990 1 +0.4 +0.4 – – –
Félix Fermín SS PIT Intl FA 1983 2 +0.4 +0.2 – – –
Sixto Lezcano OF PIT Trade 1985 1 +0.4 +0.4 – – –
Jim Winn P PIT Draft 1981 2 +0.4 +0.2 – – –
Dave Silvestri 3B NYY Trade 1990 2 +0.3 +0.1 – – –
Pat Clements P PIT Trade 1985 2 +0.3 +0.1 – – –
Jeff Robinson P NYY Trade 1990 1 +0.3 +0.3 – 0.0% 0.01%
Brett Gideon P PIT Draft 1985 1 +0.2 +0.2 – – –
Al Holland P PIT Trade 1985 1 +0.2 +0.2 – – –
Joe Orsulak OF PIT Draft 1980 1 +0.2 +0.2 – – –
Rafael Belliard SS PIT Intl FA 1980 3 +0.1 +0.0 – – –
Tim Drummond P PIT Draft 1983 1 +0.1 +0.1 – – –
Stan Fansler P PIT Draft 1983 1 +0.1 +0.1 – – –
Larry McWilliams P PIT Trade 1982 2 +0.1 +0.1 – – –
Junior Ortiz C PIT Intl FA 1977 2 +0.1 +0.0 – – –
Tim Foli SS PIT Trade 1979 1 +0.0 +0.0 – – –
Tommy Gregg 1B/OF PIT Draft 1985 – -0.0 – – – –
Dave Johnson P PIT Intl FA 1982 – -0.0 – – – –
Scott Loucks OF PIT Trade 1985 1 +0.0 +0.0 – – –
Rubén Rodríguez C PIT Intl FA 1981 1 -0.0 -0.0 – – –
Dave Tomlin P PIT Trade 1983 – -0.0 – – – –
Robert Eenhoorn 2B/SS NYY Draft 1990 1 -0.1 -0.1 – – –
Jerry Dybzinski SS PIT Trade 1985 – -0.1 – – – –
Rich Renteria 2B/3B PIT Draft 1980 – -0.1 – – – –
Rich Sauveur P PIT Draft 1983 – -0.2 – – – –
Dorn Taylor P PIT Intl FA 1981 – -0.2 – – – –
Barry Jones P PIT Draft 1984 2 -0.3 -0.2 – – –
Bob Kipper P PIT Trade 1985 3 -0.3 -0.1 – – –
Benny Distefano 1B/OF PIT Draft 1982 1 -0.4 -0.4 – – –
Ray Krawczyk P PIT Draft 1981 – -0.4 – – – –
Trench Davis OF PIT Intl FA 1980 – -0.5 – – – –
Denny González 3B/SS PIT Intl FA 1981 – -0.6 – – – –
Marvell Wynne OF PIT Trade 1983 – -1.8 – – – –
Tom Prince C PIT Draft 1984 2 -1.9 -0.9 – – –

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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