Rosternomics
LD

Larry Doughty

General manager for the Pirates (1988–1992).

5 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
Playoffs3
Record448–360
Win %0.554
+49.6WAB — wins above budget16th/195 execs
+38.1Talent above budget — roster-construction alpha (talent your budget bought above expectation)26th/195 execs
1.72Acquisition leverage — playoff pts each bought win added, given the roster it joined (did you buy where wins matter?)35th/195 execs
+28.7WAR surplus (era-neutral, win-equiv)14th/195 execs
+9Roster surplus $M32nd/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)+58.1
Trade-36.3
Free agency-146.2
Rule 5 / minor draft+0.1
Sourcing mix: 60% draft · 33% FA · 7% trade · 0% R5

Tenure breakdown

TeamRoleYearsSzns WAB WAB/yr TAB WAR surp HG Trade FA R5 AcqLev W-L% POPenWS Surp $M
Pirates GM 1988–1992 5 +49.6 +9.93 +38.1 +28.7 +58.1 -36.3 -146.2 +0.1 1.72 0.554 3 +9
Career total (1985+ data) 5 +49.6 +38.1 +28.7 +58.1 -36.3 -146.2 +0.1 1.72 0.554 3 +9

Players acquired — 76 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)

PlayerPosTeam How Year fWAR
Jason Kendall C PIT Draft 1992 +31.5
Zane Smith P PIT Free agency 1990 +11.0
Don Slaught C PIT Free agency 1990 +10.9
Randy Tomlin P PIT Draft 1988 +9.0
Kevin Young 1B PIT Draft 1990 +8.3
Paul Wagner P PIT Draft 1989 +6.3
Denny Neagle P PIT Trade 1992 +5.9
Gary Redus OF PIT Free agency 1988 +4.8
Steve Cooke P PIT Draft 1989 +4.0
Esteban Loaiza P PIT Intl FA 1991 +4.0
Bill Landrum P PIT Free agency 1989 +2.7
Jason Christiansen P PIT Intl FA 1991 +2.5
Dave Clark OF PIT Free agency 1992 +2.2
Mark Johnson 1B PIT Draft 1990 +1.8
Mike LaValliere C PIT Free agency 1992 +1.7
Wally Backman 2B PIT Free agency 1990 +1.4
Neal Heaton P PIT Trade 1989 +1.3
Rick White P PIT Draft 1990 +1.3
Lloyd McClendon OF PIT Trade 1990 +0.9
Blas Minor P PIT Draft 1988 +0.9
Tom Foley 2B/SS PIT Free agency 1992 +0.8
Tim Wakefield P PIT Draft 1988 +0.8
Marc Wilkins P PIT Draft 1992 +0.7
Doug Bair P PIT Free agency 1989 +0.6
Randy Milligan 1B PIT Trade 1988 +0.3
Ted Power P PIT Free agency 1989 +0.3
Alejandro Peña P PIT Free agency 1992 +0.1
Mike York P PIT Trade 1990 +0.1
Victor Cole P PIT Trade 1991 +0.0
John Hope P PIT Draft 1989 -0.0
Dave Hostetler 1B/DH PIT Trade 1988 -0.0
Dennis Konuszewski P PIT Draft 1992 -0.0
Dave Rucker P PIT Free agency 1988 +0.0
Mike Smith P PIT Trade 1989 +0.0
Lou Collier SS PIT Draft 1992 -0.1
Angelo Encarnación C PIT Intl FA 1990 -0.1
Albert Hall OF PIT Free agency 1989 -0.1
Mark Huismann P PIT Free agency 1990 -0.1
Jason Johnson P PIT Intl FA 1992 -0.1
Ramón Morel P PIT Intl FA 1991 -0.1
Kevin Polcovich SS PIT Draft 1992 -0.1
Jerry Reuss P PIT Free agency 1990 -0.1
Rich Robertson P PIT Draft 1990 -0.1
Jeff Schulz OF PIT Free agency 1991 -0.1
Brian Shouse P PIT Draft 1990 -0.1
Walt Terrell P PIT Free agency 1989 -0.1
Gary Wilson P PIT Draft 1992 -0.1
Trey Beamon OF PIT Draft 1992 -0.2
Orestes Destrade 1B PIT Trade 1988 -0.2
Joel Johnston P PIT Trade 1992 -0.2
Dennis Lamp P PIT Free agency 1992 -0.2
Tony Menéndez P PIT Free agency 1992 -0.2
Jason Phillips P PIT Draft 1992 -0.2
Joe Redfield 3B PIT Free agency 1990 -0.2
Tony Womack 2B/SS PIT Draft 1991 -0.2
Dann Bilardello C PIT Free agency 1989 -0.3
Lee Hancock P PIT Trade 1990 -0.3
Sean Lawrence P PIT Draft 1992 -0.3
Mark Ryal OF PIT Free agency 1990 -0.3
Roger Samuels P PIT Trade 1989 -0.3
Cecil Espy OF PIT Free agency 1991 -0.4
Keith Osik C PIT Draft 1990 -0.4
Will Pennyfeather OF PIT Intl FA 1988 -0.5
Mark Petkovsek P PIT Free agency 1992 -0.5
Matt Ruebel P PIT Draft 1991 -0.5
Jerry Don Gleaton P PIT Free agency 1992 -0.6
Roger Mason P PIT Free agency 1990 -0.6
Chance Sanford 2B/3B PIT Draft 1992 -0.7
Curt Wilkerson 2B/SS PIT Free agency 1991 -0.7
Midre Cummings OF PIT Trade 1992 -0.8
Adrian Brown OF PIT Draft 1992 -0.9
Scott Bullett OF PIT Intl FA 1988 -0.9
Rich Aude 1B PIT Draft 1989 -1.1
Jeff McCurry P PIT Draft 1990 -1.3
John Wehner 3B/OF PIT Draft 1988 -1.5
José Guillén OF PIT Intl FA 1992 -3.4

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.