Rosternomics
LD

Larry Doughty

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)

Percentile Rankings

vs. execs with toyrs exp.
PoorAverageGreat
Trade Decision Quality
Roster Construction
Depth
8.4
Dead WAR
-4.3
Dead money %
28%
PoorAverageGreat
Talent Creation
Cheap-talent surplus
$3M
Drafted surplus
$3M
Traded-for surplus
$1M
Int'l surplus
$0M
Results & Efficiency
GM WAR
+4.5
TAB
+38.0
WAB
+49.5
$ / WAR
$0.4M
Net WAR/trade
-1.03

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 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
Pirates 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
Pirates 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
Pirates 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
Pirates 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

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)+58.1
Trade-36.2
Free agency-146.2
Rule 5 / minor draft+0.1
Sourcing mix: 60% draft · 33% FA · 7% trade · 0% R5

Trades

Trades made — 42 deals credited to Larry Doughty, best expected value first; surplus is realized value in $M

1992 · PIT / CLE
PIT · Larry Doughty +$1.6M
Alex Cole
CLE · John Hart −$1.6M
Tony Mitchell
PIT came out ahead by $1.6M
1988 · PIT / CHW
PIT · Larry Doughty +$16.8M
Gary Redus
CHW · Larry Himes −$16.8M
Mike Diaz
PIT came out ahead by $16.8M
1992 · KCR / PIT
KCR · Herk Robinson +$3.2M
Neal Heaton
PIT · Larry Doughty −$3.2M
Kirk Gibson
KCR came out ahead by $3.2M
1991 · CLE / PIT
CLE · Hank Peters +$9.6M
Mike York
PIT · Larry Doughty −$9.6M
Mitch Webster
CLE came out ahead by $9.6M
1988 · PIT / SEA
PIT · Larry Doughty +$27.2M
Glenn Wilson
SEA · Dick Balderson −$27.2M
Darnell Coles
PIT came out ahead by $27.2M
1992 · PIT / CHC
PIT · Larry Doughty +$30.4M
Danny Jackson
CHC · Larry Himes −$30.4M
Steve Buechele
PIT came out ahead by $30.4M
1988 · CHW / PIT
CHW · Larry Himes +$4.0M
Barry Jones
PIT · Larry Doughty −$4.0M
Dave LaPoint
CHW came out ahead by $4.0M
1989 · PIT / HOU
PIT · Larry Doughty +$2.4M
Billy Hatcher
HOU · Bill Wood −$2.4M
Glenn Wilson
PIT came out ahead by $2.4M
1988 · ATL / PIT
ATL · Bobby Cox +$12.0M
Tommy Gregg
PIT · Larry Doughty −$12.0M
Ken Oberkfell
ATL came out ahead by $12.0M
1992 · PIT / KCR
PIT · Larry Doughty +$13.6M
Dennis Moeller, Joel Johnston
KCR · Herk Robinson −$13.6M
José Lind
PIT came out ahead by $13.6M
1990 · BAL / PIT
BAL · Roland Hemond +$2.4M
Dorn Taylor
PIT · Larry Doughty −$2.4M
Jay Tibbs
BAL came out ahead by $2.4M
1988 · NYY / PIT
NYY · Lou Piniella +$0.8M
Hipólito Peña
PIT · Larry Doughty −$0.8M
Orestes Destrade
NYY came out ahead by $0.8M
1990 · MIN / PIT
MIN · Andy MacPhail +$2.4M
Junior Ortiz, Orlando Lind
PIT · Larry Doughty −$2.4M
Mike Pomeranz
MIN came out ahead by $2.4M
1990 · PIT / CHC
PIT · Larry Doughty +$3.2M
Greg Kallevig
CHC · Jim Frey −$3.2M
Randy Kramer
PIT came out ahead by $3.2M
1991 · PIT / KCR
PIT · Larry Doughty +$4.0M
Victor Cole
KCR · Herk Robinson −$4.0M
Carmelo Martínez
PIT came out ahead by $4.0M
1989 · WSN / PIT
WSN · Dave Dombrowski +$3.2M
Brett Gideon
PIT · Larry Doughty −$3.2M
Neal Heaton
WSN came out ahead by $3.2M
1988 · PIT / NYM
PIT · Larry Doughty +$1.6M
Randy Milligan, Scott Henion
NYM · Frank Cashen −$1.6M
Mackey Sasser, Tim Drummond
PIT came out ahead by $1.6M
1990 · CHC / PIT
CHC · Jim Frey +$8.0M
Mike Pomeranz
PIT · Larry Doughty −$8.0M
Lloyd McClendon
CHC came out ahead by $8.0M
1990 · SEA / PIT
SEA · Woody Woodward +$1.6M
Scott Medvin
PIT · Larry Doughty −$1.6M
Lee Hancock
SEA came out ahead by $1.6M
1990 · PIT / TOR
PIT · Larry Doughty +$0.0M
Brian Morrison
TOR · Pat Gillick +$0.0M
Joe Szekely
Even trade
1991 · PIT / MIN
PIT · Larry Doughty +$0.0M
Joey Meyer
MIN · Andy MacPhail +$0.0M
Greg Sims
Even trade
1988 · PIT / TEX
PIT · Larry Doughty +$0.0M
Dave Sax
TEX · Tom Grieve +$0.0M
Bill Merrifield
Even trade
1991 · PIT / BAL
PIT · Larry Doughty +$0.8M
Tony Beasley
BAL · Roland Hemond −$0.8M
Tommy Shields
PIT came out ahead by $0.8M
1990 · PIT / ATL
PIT · Larry Doughty +$0.8M
Greg Tubbs
ATL · Bobby Cox −$0.8M
Rico Rossy
PIT came out ahead by $0.8M
1991 · CHC / PIT
CHC · Jim Frey +$1.6M
Steve Carter
PIT · Larry Doughty −$1.6M
Gary Varsho
CHC came out ahead by $1.6M
1990 · PIT / MIL
PIT · Larry Doughty +$0.0M
Greg Edge
MIL · Harry Dalton +$0.0M
Jim Czajkowski
Even trade
1989 · PIT / MIL
PIT · Larry Doughty +$0.0M
Lou Thornton
MIL · Harry Dalton +$0.0M
Rubén Rodríguez
Even trade
1989 · BAL / PIT
BAL · Roland Hemond +$0.8M
Tony Chance
PIT · Larry Doughty −$0.8M
Mike Smith
BAL came out ahead by $0.8M
1988 · LAD / PIT
LAD · Fred Claire +$11.2M
Jim Neidlinger
PIT · Larry Doughty −$11.2M
Bill Krueger
LAD came out ahead by $11.2M
1988 · CHC / PIT
CHC · Jim Frey +$12.8M
Mike Bielecki
PIT · Larry Doughty −$12.8M
Mike Curtis
CHC came out ahead by $12.8M
1989 · PIT / SFG
PIT · Larry Doughty +$1.6M
Roger Samuels
SFG · Al Rosen −$1.6M
Ken Oberkfell
PIT came out ahead by $1.6M
1988 · BAL / PIT
BAL · Roland Hemond +$90.4M
Randy Milligan
PIT · Larry Doughty −$90.4M
Pete Blohm
BAL came out ahead by $90.4M
1991 · PIT / SDP
PIT · Larry Doughty +$0.0M
Brian Dorsett
SDP · Joe McIlvaine +$0.0M
Lynn Carlson
Even trade
1992 · MIN / PIT
MIN · Andy MacPhail +$36.0M
John Smiley
PIT · Larry Doughty −$36.0M
Denny Neagle, Midre Cummings
MIN came out ahead by $36.0M
1988 · PIT / CLE
PIT · Larry Doughty +$194.4M
Jay Bell
CLE · Hank Peters −$194.4M
Denny González, Félix Fermín
PIT came out ahead by $194.4M
1989 · PIT / NYY
PIT · Larry Doughty +$28.0M
Don Slaught
NYY · Bob Quinn −$28.0M
Jeff Robinson, Willie Smith
PIT came out ahead by $28.0M
1990 · CIN / PIT
CIN · Bob Quinn +$9.6M
Billy Hatcher
PIT · Larry Doughty −$9.6M
Mike Roesler, Jeff Richardson
CIN came out ahead by $9.6M
1991 · PIT / LAD
PIT · Larry Doughty +$7.2M
Jose Gonzalez
LAD · Fred Claire −$7.2M
Mitch Webster
PIT came out ahead by $7.2M
1990 · WSN / PIT
WSN · Dave Dombrowski +$10.4M
Scott Ruskin, Willie Greene, Moisés Alou
PIT · Larry Doughty −$10.4M
Zane Smith
WSN came out ahead by $10.4M
1990 · PHI / PIT
PHI · Lee Thomas +$15.2M
Wes Chamberlain, Julio Peguero, Tony Longmire
PIT · Larry Doughty −$15.2M
Carmelo Martínez
PHI came out ahead by $15.2M
1989 · SEA / PIT
SEA · Woody Woodward +$8.0M
Mike Dunne, Mike Walker, Mark Merchant
PIT · Larry Doughty −$8.0M
Rey Quiñones, Bill Wilkinson
SEA came out ahead by $8.0M
1991 · TEX / PIT
TEX · Tom Grieve +$4.8M
Kurt Miller, Héctor Fajardo
PIT · Larry Doughty −$4.8M
Steve Buechele
TEX came out ahead by $4.8M

Players acquired — 89 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)

PlayerPosTeam How Year Szns fWAR WAR/yr RFA PPA CPA
Jason Kendall C PIT Draft 1992 9 +31.5 +3.5
Jay Bell SS PIT Trade 1989 8 +24.5 +3.1 1.1% 0.12%
Zane Smith P PIT Trade 1990 6 +11.0 +1.8 14.7% 1.26%
Don Slaught C PIT Free agency 1990 6 +10.9 +1.8 16.7% 1.42%
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% 0.01%
Gary Redus OF PIT Trade 1988 5 +4.8 +1.0 1.6% 0.11%
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% 0.03%
Bill Landrum P PIT Free agency 1989 3 +2.7 +0.9 1.7% 0.18%
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% 0.01%
Steve Buechele 3B PIT Trade 1991 2 +2.0 +1.0 2.3% 0.51%
Mark Johnson 1B PIT Draft 1990 2 +1.8 +0.9
Mike LaValliere C PIT Free agency 1992 6 +1.7 +0.3 6.0% 0.53%
Danny Jackson P PIT Trade 1992 1 +1.6 +1.6 9.2% 0.57%
Wally Backman 2B PIT Free agency 1990 1 +1.4 +1.4 9.5% 0.83%
Neal Heaton P PIT Trade 1989 3 +1.3 +0.4 0.8% 0.08%
Rick White P PIT Draft 1990 3 +1.3 +0.4
Lloyd McClendon OF PIT Trade 1990 3 +0.9 +0.3 0.7% 0.06%
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% 0.08%
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% 0.12%
Gary Varsho OF PIT Trade 1991 1 +0.5 +0.5 4.0% 0.91%
Alex Cole OF PIT Trade 1992 1 +0.4 +0.4 2.3% 0.14%
Randy Milligan 1B PIT Trade 1988 1 +0.3 +0.3 1.3% 0.09%
Ted Power P PIT Free agency 1989 1 +0.3 +0.3 2.0% 0.18%
Alejandro Peña P PIT Free agency 1992 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.0% 0.01%
Mike York P PIT Trade 1990 1 +0.1 +0.1
Danny Cox P PIT Trade 1992 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.5% 0.03%
Billy Hatcher OF PIT Trade 1989 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.1% 0.01%
Jeff Robinson P PIT Trade 1992 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.6% 0.04%
Jay Tibbs P PIT Trade 1990 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.6% 0.05%
Victor Cole P PIT Trade 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% 0.01%
Mike Smith P PIT Trade 1989 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0% 0.00%
Kirk Gibson OF PIT Trade 1992 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.2% 0.01%
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% 0.10%
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% 0.01%
Dann Bilardello C PIT Free agency 1989 1 -0.3 -0.3 0.1% 0.01%
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% 0.51%
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

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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