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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.

Overview

Titles0
Pennants0
Playoffs3
Record448–360
Win %0.554
+4.5GM WAR — wins above a replacement GM (org-adjusted, shrunk; per season) ±5.714th/195 execs
8.4Depth — 2+ WAR regulars per season (the breadth that drives TAB, not stars)17th/195 execs
-4.3Dead WAR — WAR/yr bled by sub-replacement players (closer to 0 = better)39th/195 execs
28%Dead money — payroll on <0.5-WAR players (lower = better)44th/195 execs
$3MCheap-talent surplus — $/yr of value from cost-controlled (pre-arb/arb) players above their pay; the selection engine, and the stickiest GM skill we track146th/195 execs
$3MDrafted surplus — cheap-talent surplus from his own draftees (the develop-from-the-draft engine)126th/195 execs
$1MTraded-for surplus — cheap-talent surplus from cost-controlled players he acquired via trade125th/195 execs
$0MInt'l surplus — cheap-talent surplus from his own international signees129th/195 execs
+38.2TAB — talent above budget — roster-construction alpha (talent your budget bought above expectation), tenure total26th/195 execs
+49.8WAB — realized wins (TAB + the non-repeatable luck of converting talent to wins)16th/195 execs
5.06Acquisition Leverage — playoff pts per acquired WAR, graded once in the year each deal's wins arrive (the repeatable decision skill)6th/195 execs
+9Roster surplus $M34th/195 execs

Tenure breakdown

TeamRoleYearsSzns WAB WAB/yr TAB WAR surp HG Trade FA R5 AcqLev W-L% POPenWS Surp $M
Pirates GM 1988–1992 5 +49.8 +9.95 +38.2 +28.7 +58.0 -36.2 -146.1 +0.1 5.06 0.554 3 +9
Career total (1985+ data) 5 +49.8 +38.2 +28.7 +58.0 -36.2 -146.1 +0.1 5.06 0.554 3 +9

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)+58.0
Trade-36.2
Free agency-146.1
Rule 5 / minor draft+0.1
Sourcing mix: 60% draft · 33% FA · 7% trade · 0% R5

Roster value distribution — career average — depth vs. stars

Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR, averaged across Larry Doughty's seasons. Bars = his rosters; the black line = the league-average player at each slot. Staying above the line deep into the roster is the depth edge.

Players acquired — 91 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)

PlayerPosTeam How Year Szns fWAR WAR/yr Lev
Jason Kendall C PIT Draft 1992 9 +31.5 +3.5
Jay Bell SS PIT Trade 1989 8 +24.5 +3.1 1.1
Zane Smith P PIT Free agency 1990 6 +11.0 +1.8 14.6
Don Slaught C PIT Free agency 1990 6 +10.9 +1.8 16.7
Randy Tomlin P PIT Draft 1988 5 +9.0 +1.8
Kevin Young 1B PIT Draft 1990 6 +8.3 +1.4
Paul Wagner P PIT Draft 1989 5 +6.3 +1.3
Denny Neagle P PIT Trade 1992 4 +5.9 +1.5 0.1
Gary Redus OF PIT Free agency 1988 5 +4.8 +1.0 1.6
Steve Cooke P PIT Draft 1989 4 +4.0 +1.0
Esteban Loaiza P PIT Intl FA 1991 3 +4.0 +1.3
Glenn Wilson OF PIT Trade 1988 2 +3.0 +1.5 0.5
Bill Landrum P PIT Free agency 1989 3 +2.7 +0.9 1.7
Jason Christiansen P PIT Intl FA 1991 5 +2.5 +0.5
Dave Clark OF PIT Free agency 1992 5 +2.2 +0.4 0.2
Steve Buechele 3B PIT Trade 1991 2 +2.0 +1.0 2.3
Mark Johnson 1B PIT Draft 1990 2 +1.8 +0.9
Mike LaValliere C PIT Free agency 1992 6 +1.7 +0.3 5.7
Danny Jackson P PIT Trade 1992 1 +1.6 +1.6 9.2
Wally Backman 2B PIT Free agency 1990 1 +1.4 +1.4 9.5
Neal Heaton P PIT Trade 1989 3 +1.3 +0.4 0.8
Rick White P PIT Draft 1990 3 +1.3 +0.4
Lloyd McClendon OF PIT Trade 1990 3 +0.9 +0.3 0.7
Blas Minor P PIT Draft 1988 2 +0.9 +0.5
Tom Foley 2B/SS PIT Free agency 1992 1 +0.8 +0.8 0.2
Tim Wakefield P PIT Draft 1988 1 +0.8 +0.8
Marc Wilkins P PIT Draft 1992 3 +0.7 +0.2
Doug Bair P PIT Free agency 1989 1 +0.6 +0.6
Dave LaPoint P PIT Trade 1988 1 +0.5 +0.5 1.8
Gary Varsho OF PIT Trade 1991 1 +0.5 +0.5 4.1
Alex Cole OF PIT Trade 1992 1 +0.4 +0.4 2.3
Randy Milligan 1B PIT Trade 1988 1 +0.3 +0.3 1.3
Ted Power P PIT Free agency 1989 1 +0.3 +0.3 2.0
Alejandro Peña P PIT Free agency 1992 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.0
Mike York P PIT Trade 1990 1 +0.1 +0.1
Danny Cox P PIT Trade 1992 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.5
Billy Hatcher OF PIT Trade 1989 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.1
Jeff Robinson P PIT Trade 1992 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.6
Jay Tibbs P PIT Trade 1990 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.6
John Candelaria P PIT Free agency 1992 2 +0.0 +0.0
Victor Cole P PIT Trade 1991 1 +0.0 +0.0
Héctor Fajardo P PIT Draft 1991 1 -0.0 -0.0
John Hope P PIT Draft 1989 2 -0.0 -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 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.2
Mike Smith P PIT Trade 1989 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0
Kirk Gibson OF PIT Trade 1992 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.2
Lou Collier SS PIT Draft 1992 1 -0.1 -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 1 -0.1 -0.1 0.4
Jason Johnson P PIT Intl FA 1992 -0.1
Ramón Morel P PIT Intl FA 1991 1 -0.1 -0.1
Kevin Polcovich SS PIT Draft 1992 1 -0.1 -0.1
Jerry Reuss P PIT Free agency 1990 -0.1
Rich Robertson P PIT Draft 1990 1 -0.1 -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 3 -0.2 -0.1
Carmelo Martínez 1B/OF PIT Trade 1990 1 -0.2 -0.2 0.1
Dann Bilardello C PIT Free agency 1989 1 -0.3 -0.3 0.1
Lee Hancock P PIT Trade 1990 1 -0.3 -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 3 -0.4 -0.1
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 1 -0.6 -0.6 2.3
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 1 -0.8 -0.8
Adrian Brown OF PIT Draft 1992 2 -0.9 -0.4
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 3 -1.5 -0.5
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.

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