General manager for the Pirates (1988–1992).
Across the full 5-season sample, the measured profile stands out most for playoff leverage per acquired WAR (97th percentile), cost per win (92nd percentile), and roster depth (92nd percentile). The clearest contrast is net WAR per trade (18th percentile): the realized net WAR return per trade has ranked below most peers.
5 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 · 3 playoff appearances · 448–360 (0.554)
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GM | 1988 85–75 | $6 | 54 | +5 | +17.0 | 39% | +6 | +2 | +2 | +2 | $0.2M | 37.3 | 9.0 | -2.7 | +7.8 | -18.8 | -2.09 | -2.1 | +0.1 | 3.83 | 0.26 | +11.8 | +10.9 | 0.531 | |||||
| GM | 1989 74–88 | $12 | 85 | +0 | +0.2 | 30% | +3 | +3 | -1 | +0 | $0.3M | 31.1 | 8.0 | -5.4 | +9.2 | -0.1 | -0.02 | +0.9 | +0.0 | 1.51 | 0.16 | -5.9 | -1.2 | 0.457 | |||||
| GM | 1990 95–67 | $14 | 83 | +6 | +13.0 | 24% | +5 | +4 | +1 | +0 | $0.3M | 45.5 | 8.0 | -3.6 | +9.4 | -17.1 | -2.13 | +9.2 | +0.0 | 6.66 | 0.57 | +15.4 | +13.5 | 0.586 | ✓ | ||||
| GM | 1991 98–64 | $23 | 100 | +4 | +5.8 | 17% | +6 | +5 | +1 | +0 | $0.4M | 47.8 | 10.0 | -3.7 | +5.7 | -0.8 | -0.09 | -23.6 | +0.0 | 4.23 | 0.95 | +16.0 | +13.5 | 0.605 | ✓ | ||||
| GM | 1992 96–66 | $34 | 115 | -6 | -7.3 | 30% | -3 | +1 | -1 | -3 | $0.8M | 37.2 | 7.0 | -5.9 | +26.0 | +0.6 | +0.20 | -130.5 | +0.0 | 5.85 | 0.36 | +12.3 | +1.3 | 0.593 | ✓ | ||||
| Career total (1985+ data) | $90 | 88 | +9 | +28.7 | 28% | +3 | +3 | +1 | +0 | $0.4M | 198.9 | 8.4 | -4.3 | +58.1 | -36.2 | -1.03 | -146.2 | +0.1 | – | 5.06 | 0.50 | +49.5 | +38.0 | 0.554 | 3 | – | – | ||
Acquired minus surrendered / signed minus walked.
| Player | Pos | Team | How | Year | Szns | fWAR | WAR/yr | RFA | PPA | CPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Kendall | C | Draft | 1992 | 9 | +31.5 | +3.5 | – | – | – | |
| Jay Bell | SS | Trade | 1989 | 8 | +24.5 | +3.1 | – | 1.1% | 0.12% | |
| Zane Smith | P | Trade | 1990 | 6 | +11.0 | +1.8 | – | 14.7% | 1.26% | |
| Don Slaught | C | Free agency | 1990 | 6 | +10.9 | +1.8 | – | 16.7% | 1.42% | |
| Randy Tomlin | P | Draft | 1988 | 5 | +9.0 | +1.8 | – | – | – | |
| Kevin Young | 1B | Draft | 1990 | 6 | +8.3 | +1.4 | – | – | – | |
| Paul Wagner | P | Draft | 1989 | 5 | +6.3 | +1.3 | – | – | – | |
| Denny Neagle | P | Trade | 1992 | 4 | +5.9 | +1.5 | – | 0.1% | 0.01% | |
| Gary Redus | OF | Trade | 1988 | 5 | +4.8 | +1.0 | – | 1.6% | 0.11% | |
| Steve Cooke | P | Draft | 1989 | 4 | +4.0 | +1.0 | – | – | – | |
| Esteban Loaiza | P | Intl FA | 1991 | 3 | +4.0 | +1.3 | – | – | – | |
| Glenn Wilson | OF | Trade | 1988 | 2 | +3.0 | +1.5 | – | 0.5% | 0.03% | |
| Bill Landrum | P | Free agency | 1989 | 3 | +2.7 | +0.9 | – | 1.7% | 0.18% | |
| Jason Christiansen | P | Intl FA | 1991 | 5 | +2.5 | +0.5 | – | – | – | |
| Dave Clark | OF | Free agency | 1992 | 5 | +2.2 | +0.4 | – | 0.2% | 0.01% | |
| Steve Buechele | 3B | Trade | 1991 | 2 | +2.0 | +1.0 | – | 2.3% | 0.51% | |
| Mark Johnson | 1B | Draft | 1990 | 2 | +1.8 | +0.9 | – | – | – | |
| Mike LaValliere | C | Free agency | 1992 | 6 | +1.7 | +0.3 | – | 6.0% | 0.53% | |
| Danny Jackson | P | Trade | 1992 | 1 | +1.6 | +1.6 | – | 9.2% | 0.57% | |
| Wally Backman | 2B | Free agency | 1990 | 1 | +1.4 | +1.4 | – | 9.5% | 0.83% | |
| Neal Heaton | P | Trade | 1989 | 3 | +1.3 | +0.4 | – | 0.8% | 0.08% | |
| Rick White | P | Draft | 1990 | 3 | +1.3 | +0.4 | – | – | – | |
| Lloyd McClendon | OF | Trade | 1990 | 3 | +0.9 | +0.3 | – | 0.7% | 0.06% | |
| Blas Minor | P | Draft | 1988 | 2 | +0.9 | +0.5 | – | – | – | |
| Tom Foley | 2B/SS | Free agency | 1992 | 1 | +0.8 | +0.8 | – | 0.2% | 0.08% | |
| Tim Wakefield | P | Draft | 1988 | 1 | +0.8 | +0.8 | – | – | – | |
| Marc Wilkins | P | Draft | 1992 | 3 | +0.7 | +0.2 | – | – | – | |
| Doug Bair | P | Free agency | 1989 | 1 | +0.6 | +0.6 | – | – | – | |
| Dave LaPoint | P | Trade | 1988 | 1 | +0.5 | +0.5 | – | 1.8% | 0.12% | |
| Gary Varsho | OF | Trade | 1991 | 1 | +0.5 | +0.5 | – | 4.0% | 0.91% | |
| Alex Cole | OF | Trade | 1992 | 1 | +0.4 | +0.4 | – | 2.3% | 0.14% | |
| Randy Milligan | 1B | Trade | 1988 | 1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | – | 1.3% | 0.09% | |
| Ted Power | P | Free agency | 1989 | 1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | – | 2.0% | 0.18% | |
| Alejandro Peña | P | Free agency | 1992 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | 0.0% | 0.01% | |
| Mike York | P | Trade | 1990 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | – | – | |
| Danny Cox | P | Trade | 1992 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | 0.5% | 0.03% | |
| Billy Hatcher | OF | Trade | 1989 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | 0.1% | 0.01% | |
| Jeff Robinson | P | Trade | 1992 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | 0.6% | 0.04% | |
| Jay Tibbs | P | Trade | 1990 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | 0.6% | 0.05% | |
| Victor Cole | P | Trade | 1991 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | – | – | |
| John Hope | P | Draft | 1989 | 2 | -0.0 | -0.0 | – | – | – | |
| Dave Hostetler | 1B/DH | Trade | 1988 | – | -0.0 | – | – | – | – | |
| Dennis Konuszewski | P | Draft | 1992 | – | -0.0 | – | – | – | – | |
| Dave Rucker | P | Free agency | 1988 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | 0.2% | 0.01% | |
| Mike Smith | P | Trade | 1989 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | 0.0% | 0.00% | |
| Kirk Gibson | OF | Trade | 1992 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | 0.2% | 0.01% | |
| Lou Collier | SS | Draft | 1992 | 1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | – | – | – | |
| Angelo Encarnación | C | Intl FA | 1990 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Albert Hall | OF | Free agency | 1989 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Mark Huismann | P | Free agency | 1990 | 1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | – | 0.4% | 0.10% | |
| Jason Johnson | P | Intl FA | 1992 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Ramón Morel | P | Intl FA | 1991 | 1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | – | – | – | |
| Kevin Polcovich | SS | Draft | 1992 | 1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | – | – | – | |
| Jerry Reuss | P | Free agency | 1990 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Rich Robertson | P | Draft | 1990 | 1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | – | – | – | |
| Jeff Schulz | OF | Free agency | 1991 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Brian Shouse | P | Draft | 1990 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Walt Terrell | P | Free agency | 1989 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Gary Wilson | P | Draft | 1992 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Trey Beamon | OF | Draft | 1992 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Orestes Destrade | 1B | Trade | 1988 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Joel Johnston | P | Trade | 1992 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Dennis Lamp | P | Free agency | 1992 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Tony Menéndez | P | Free agency | 1992 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Jason Phillips | P | Draft | 1992 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Joe Redfield | 3B | Free agency | 1990 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Tony Womack | 2B/SS | Draft | 1991 | 3 | -0.2 | -0.1 | – | – | – | |
| Carmelo Martínez | 1B/OF | Trade | 1990 | 1 | -0.2 | -0.2 | – | 0.1% | 0.01% | |
| Dann Bilardello | C | Free agency | 1989 | 1 | -0.3 | -0.3 | – | 0.1% | 0.01% | |
| Lee Hancock | P | Trade | 1990 | 1 | -0.3 | -0.3 | – | – | – | |
| Sean Lawrence | P | Draft | 1992 | – | -0.3 | – | – | – | – | |
| Mark Ryal | OF | Free agency | 1990 | – | -0.3 | – | – | – | – | |
| Roger Samuels | P | Trade | 1989 | – | -0.3 | – | – | – | – | |
| Cecil Espy | OF | Free agency | 1991 | – | -0.4 | – | – | – | – | |
| Keith Osik | C | Draft | 1990 | 3 | -0.4 | -0.1 | – | – | – | |
| Will Pennyfeather | OF | Intl FA | 1988 | – | -0.5 | – | – | – | – | |
| Mark Petkovsek | P | Free agency | 1992 | – | -0.5 | – | – | – | – | |
| Matt Ruebel | P | Draft | 1991 | – | -0.5 | – | – | – | – | |
| Jerry Don Gleaton | P | Free agency | 1992 | – | -0.6 | – | – | – | – | |
| Roger Mason | P | Free agency | 1990 | 1 | -0.6 | -0.6 | – | 2.3% | 0.51% | |
| Chance Sanford | 2B/3B | Draft | 1992 | – | -0.7 | – | – | – | – | |
| Curt Wilkerson | 2B/SS | Free agency | 1991 | – | -0.7 | – | – | – | – | |
| Midre Cummings | OF | Trade | 1992 | 1 | -0.8 | -0.8 | – | – | – | |
| Adrian Brown | OF | Draft | 1992 | 2 | -0.9 | -0.4 | – | – | – | |
| Scott Bullett | OF | Intl FA | 1988 | – | -0.9 | – | – | – | – | |
| Rich Aude | 1B | Draft | 1989 | – | -1.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Jeff McCurry | P | Draft | 1990 | – | -1.3 | – | – | – | – | |
| John Wehner | 3B/OF | Draft | 1988 | 3 | -1.5 | -0.5 | – | – | – | |
| José Guillén | OF | Intl FA | 1992 | – | -3.4 | – | – | – | – |
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.