Rosternomics
KH

Ken Harrelson

Born Sep 4, 1941 · Woodruff, SC · age 84

General manager for the White Sox (1986–1986).

1 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
Record72–90
Win %0.444
-9.0WAB — wins above budget113th/195 execs
-7.4Talent above budget — roster-construction alpha (talent your budget bought above expectation)102nd/195 execs
0.21Acquisition leverage — playoff pts each bought win added, given the roster it joined (did you buy where wins matter?)165th/195 execs
-10.3WAR surplus (era-neutral, win-equiv)62nd/195 execs
-3Roster surplus $M47th/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)+9.1
Trade-3.4
Free agency-0.3
Rule 5 / minor draft+0.0
Sourcing mix: 34% draft · 4% FA · 62% trade · 0% R5

Tenure breakdown

TeamRoleYearsSzns WAB WAB/yr TAB WAR surp HG Trade FA R5 AcqLev W-L% POPenWS Surp $M
White Sox GM 1986–1986 1 -9.0 -8.96 -7.4 -10.3 +9.1 -3.4 -0.3 +0.0 0.21 0.444 -3
Career total (1985+ data) 1 -9.0 -7.4 -10.3 +9.1 -3.4 -0.3 +0.0 0.21 0.444 -3

Players acquired — 16 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)

PlayerPosTeam How Year fWAR
Iván Calderón OF CHW Trade 1986 +8.4
Craig Grebeck 2B/SS CHW Intl FA 1986 +8.3
José DeLeón P CHW Trade 1986 +2.4
Scott Radinsky P CHW Draft 1986 +2.4
Neil Allen P CHW Trade 1986 +1.8
Steve Lyons 3B/OF CHW Trade 1986 +1.6
Fred Manrique 2B CHW Trade 1986 +1.5
Bill Dawley P CHW Free agency 1986 +0.8
Donnie Hill 2B CHW Trade 1986 +0.6
Bryan Clark P CHW Free agency 1986 +0.3
Jack Perconte 2B CHW Free agency 1986 +0.1
Bill Lindsey C CHW Trade 1986 +0.0
Rod Craig OF CHW Trade 1986 -0.1
Pat Keedy 3B CHW Free agency 1986 -0.1
Carlos Martínez 1B/3B CHW Trade 1986 -0.6
Matt Merullo C CHW Draft 1986 -1.7

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.