Feb 18, 1929 (Providence, RI) – Apr 1, 2011 (Boston, MA) · died at 82
General manager for the Mariners and Red Sox (1976–1994).
Across the full 10-season sample, the measured profile stands out most for playoff leverage per acquired WAR (87th percentile), cost per win (84th percentile), and roster depth (79th percentile). The clearest contrast is net WAR per trade (4th percentile): the realized net WAR return per trade has ranked below most peers.
10 seasons with salary-era data across 2 stints. All figures are franchise-level outcomes during the tenure, not solely attributable to one executive.
1 pennant · 3 playoff appearances · 805–767 (0.512)
| 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 | 1985 81–81 | $10 | 105 | +1 | +4.9 | 23% | +4 | +3 | -0 | +1 | $0.2M | 45.7 | 9.0 | -2.6 | -0.1 | -49.8 | -9.96 | +1.8 | +0.0 | -1.6 | +10.9 | 0.500 | |||||||
| GM | 1986 95–66 | $14 | 129 | -3 | -8.6 | 35% | +3 | +3 | -0 | -0 | $0.3M | 40.3 | 9.0 | -6.0 | +8.3 | -3.7 | -1.83 | -1.1 | +0.0 | 6.54 | 0.44 | +10.3 | +3.2 | 0.590 | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| GM | 1987 78–84 | $13 | 117 | -1 | -5.0 | 35% | +4 | +5 | -1 | +0 | $0.3M | 37.2 | 7.0 | -6.6 | +2.3 | +1.8 | +0.61 | -1.2 | +0.0 | 6.89 | 0.44 | -5.9 | +1.1 | 0.481 | |||||
| GM | 1988 89–73 | $15 | 129 | +0 | +0.9 | 16% | +5 | +5 | -0 | +0 | $0.3M | 50.4 | 8.0 | -4.0 | +42.0 | -22.3 | -7.44 | -9.1 | +0.0 | 3.67 | 1.05 | +3.8 | +13.1 | 0.549 | ✓ | ||||
| GM | 1989 83–79 | $19 | 137 | -3 | -8.0 | 33% | +3 | +2 | +1 | -0 | $0.4M | 43.6 | 8.0 | -3.5 | +29.7 | +0.0 | +0.00 | -2.1 | +0.1 | 5.26 | 0.37 | -3.0 | +5.5 | 0.512 | |||||
| GM | 1990 88–74 | $21 | 123 | -3 | -7.3 | 44% | +2 | +3 | -2 | +1 | $0.5M | 38.8 | 8.0 | -3.8 | +0.2 | -81.7 | -40.83 | +14.0 | +0.0 | 3.83 | 0.27 | +3.4 | +2.1 | 0.543 | ✓ | ||||
| GM | 1991 84–78 | $34 | 149 | -14 | -23.0 | 36% | +0 | -1 | +0 | +1 | $0.8M | 37.8 | 7.0 | -3.1 | +11.7 | -0.8 | -0.39 | -4.5 | +0.0 | 3.23 | 0.24 | -3.0 | -1.2 | 0.519 | |||||
| GM | 1992 73–89 | $44 | 146 | -25 | -32.3 | 43% | -2 | -2 | +0 | -0 | $1.5M | 23.4 | 3.0 | -5.4 | +0.0 | +2.1 | +0.69 | -33.0 | +0.4 | 0.11 | 0.05 | -13.7 | -15.3 | 0.451 | |||||
| GM | 1993 80–82 | $38 | 119 | -7 | -9.0 | 39% | +10 | +11 | -0 | -1 | $0.9M | 36.9 | 9.0 | -5.1 | +27.0 | -0.7 | +0.8 | +0.0 | 3.12 | 0.23 | -4.1 | +0.6 | 0.494 | ||||||
| GM | 1994 54–61 | $38 | 119 | -14 | -12.0 | 68% | +12 | +12 | -1 | +1 | $1.5M | 18.9 | 5.0 | -6.2 | +38.0 | +11.3 | +1.26 | +0.4 | +1.7 | 1.14 | 0.14 | -5.7 | -9.6 | 0.470 | |||||
| Career total (1985+ data) | $246 | 127 | -69 | -99.4 | 37% | +4 | +4 | -0 | +0 | $0.6M | 373.2 | 7.3 | -4.6 | +197.1 | -145.1 | -3.09 | -34.1 | +2.1 | – | 3.63 | 0.36 | -19.5 | +10.3 | 0.512 | 3 | 1 | – | ||
Acquired minus surrendered / signed minus walked.
| Player | Pos | Team | How | Year | Szns | fWAR | WAR/yr | RFA | PPA | CPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nomar Garciaparra | SS | Draft | 1994 | 9 | +38.5 | +4.3 | – | – | – | |
| John Valentin | 3B/SS | Draft | 1988 | 9 | +31.2 | +3.5 | – | – | – | |
| Mo Vaughn | 1B | Draft | 1989 | 7 | +27.6 | +3.9 | – | – | – | |
| Trot Nixon | OF | Draft | 1993 | 8 | +23.2 | +2.9 | – | – | – | |
| Harold Reynolds | 2B | Draft | 1980 | 6 | +12.4 | +2.1 | – | – | – | |
| Tim Naehring | 3B | Draft | 1988 | 7 | +11.8 | +1.7 | – | – | – | |
| Dave Valle | C | Draft | 1978 | 8 | +10.5 | +1.3 | – | – | – | |
| Aaron Sele | P | Draft | 1991 | 5 | +9.5 | +1.9 | – | – | – | |
| Mike Boddicker | P | Trade | 1988 | 3 | +9.0 | +3.0 | – | 7.6% | 2.20% | |
| Matt Young | P | Draft | 1980 | 3 | +8.9 | +3.0 | – | – | – | |
| Greg Harris | P | Free agency | 1990 | 5 | +6.8 | +1.4 | – | 1.7% | 0.12% | |
| Scott Cooper | 3B | Draft | 1986 | 4 | +6.7 | +1.7 | – | – | – | |
| Frank Viola | P | Free agency | 1992 | 3 | +6.7 | +2.2 | – | 0.4% | 0.18% | |
| Danny Darwin | P | Free agency | 1990 | 3 | +6.6 | +2.2 | – | 0.4% | 0.15% | |
| Joe Hesketh | P | Free agency | 1990 | 5 | +5.8 | +1.2 | – | 1.6% | 0.11% | |
| Jim Presley | 3B | Draft | 1979 | 3 | +5.5 | +1.8 | – | – | – | |
| John Dopson | P | Trade | 1988 | 4 | +4.6 | +1.2 | – | 9.1% | 0.66% | |
| Scott Fletcher | 2B/SS | Free agency | 1992 | 2 | +4.5 | +2.2 | – | 11.9% | 0.91% | |
| Nick Esasky | 1B/3B | Trade | 1988 | 1 | +4.2 | +4.2 | – | 22.6% | 1.54% | |
| Dennis Lamp | P | Free agency | 1988 | 4 | +3.6 | +0.9 | – | 4.8% | 1.37% | |
| Lee Smith | P | Trade | 1987 | 3 | +3.1 | +1.0 | – | 6.1% | 1.72% | |
| Lee Tinsley | OF | Trade | 1994 | 2 | +2.8 | +1.4 | – | 0.7% | 0.08% | |
| Scott Hatteberg | C/1B | Draft | 1991 | 6 | +2.5 | +0.4 | – | – | – | |
| Tom Seaver | P | Trade | 1986 | 1 | +2.3 | +2.3 | – | 15.0% | 1.00% | |
| Jack Clark | 1B/OF | Free agency | 1990 | 1 | +2.2 | +2.2 | – | 7.8% | 0.58% | |
| Phil Plantier | OF | Draft | 1987 | 1 | +2.2 | +2.2 | – | – | – | |
| Mike Gardiner | P | Trade | 1991 | 2 | +2.2 | +1.1 | – | 3.9% | 0.29% | |
| Jeff Suppan | P | Draft | 1993 | 4 | +2.0 | +0.5 | – | – | – | |
| Luis Alicea | 2B | Trade | 1994 | 1 | +1.9 | +1.9 | – | 7.7% | 1.65% | |
| Paul Quantrill | P | Draft | 1989 | 2 | +1.9 | +1.0 | – | – | – | |
| Tom Brunansky | OF | Trade | 1990 | 3 | +1.8 | +0.6 | – | 6.9% | 0.48% | |
| Rick Cerone | C | Free agency | 1988 | 2 | +1.8 | +0.9 | – | 3.5% | 1.00% | |
| Jim Corsi | P | Free agency | 1985 | 2 | +1.8 | +0.9 | – | 5.1% | 0.35% | |
| Jeff Gray | P | Free agency | 1990 | 2 | +1.8 | +0.9 | – | 4.4% | 0.31% | |
| Lou Merloni | 2B/3B | Draft | 1993 | 5 | +1.8 | +0.4 | – | – | – | |
| Jeff Russell | P | Free agency | 1993 | 2 | +1.8 | +0.9 | – | 5.8% | 0.42% | |
| Don Baylor | DH/OF | Trade | 1986 | 2 | +1.8 | +0.9 | – | 8.7% | 0.59% | |
| Wes Gardner | P | Trade | 1986 | 4 | +1.8 | +0.4 | – | 0.1% | 0.01% | |
| Vaughn Eshelman | P | Rule 5 | 1994 | 2 | +1.7 | +0.8 | – | – | – | |
| Ken Ryan | P | Intl FA | 1986 | 2 | +1.6 | +0.8 | – | – | – | |
| Iván Calderón | OF | Intl FA | 1979 | 1 | +1.6 | +1.6 | – | – | – | |
| Calvin Schiraldi | P | Trade | 1985 | 2 | +1.5 | +0.8 | – | 8.3% | 0.56% | |
| Matt Young | P | Free agency | 1990 | 2 | +1.5 | +0.8 | – | 4.5% | 0.33% | |
| Billy Hatcher | OF | Trade | 1992 | 1 | +1.4 | +1.4 | – | 4.5% | 0.34% | |
| Karl Best | P | Draft | 1977 | 2 | +1.4 | +0.7 | – | – | – | |
| Rob Murphy | P | Trade | 1988 | 1 | +1.3 | +1.3 | – | 9.8% | 0.71% | |
| Bill Haselman | C | Free agency | 1994 | 2 | +1.2 | +0.6 | – | 1.7% | 0.38% | |
| Tony Peña | C | Free agency | 1989 | 3 | +1.1 | +0.4 | – | 5.6% | 0.39% | |
| Bruce Kison | P | Trade | 1985 | 1 | +1.0 | +1.0 | – | – | – | |
| Luis Rivera | SS | Trade | 1988 | 2 | +1.0 | +0.5 | – | 3.7% | 0.27% | |
| Larry Andersen | P | Trade | 1990 | 1 | +1.0 | +1.0 | – | 3.9% | 0.27% | |
| Tony Fossas | P | Free agency | 1991 | 3 | +0.9 | +0.3 | – | 0.3% | 0.03% | |
| Jim Beattie | P | Trade | 1979 | 2 | +0.8 | +0.4 | – | – | – | |
| Randy Kutcher | OF | Trade | 1987 | 1 | +0.7 | +0.7 | – | 5.3% | 0.40% | |
| Nate Minchey | P | Trade | 1992 | 2 | +0.7 | +0.3 | – | – | – | |
| Kevin Morton | P | Draft | 1989 | 1 | +0.6 | +0.6 | – | – | – | |
| Dave Henderson | OF | Draft | 1977 | 2 | +0.5 | +0.2 | – | – | – | |
| Brian Snyder | P | Draft | 1979 | 1 | +0.5 | +0.5 | – | – | – | |
| Ed Vande Berg | P | Draft | 1980 | 1 | +0.5 | +0.5 | – | – | – | |
| Dave Henderson | OF | Trade | 1986 | 2 | +0.5 | +0.3 | – | 1.9% | 0.13% | |
| Scott Bankhead | P | Free agency | 1992 | 2 | +0.4 | +0.2 | – | 0.5% | 0.04% | |
| Otis Nixon | OF | Free agency | 1993 | 1 | +0.4 | +0.4 | – | 0.7% | 0.08% | |
| Tony Rodríguez | SS | Draft | 1991 | 1 | +0.4 | +0.4 | – | – | – | |
| Mike Marshall | OF | Trade | 1990 | 2 | +0.4 | +0.2 | – | 1.2% | 0.09% | |
| Spike Owen | SS | Trade | 1987 | 2 | +0.4 | +0.2 | – | 1.2% | 0.08% | |
| Jerry Reed | P | Trade | 1990 | 1 | +0.4 | +0.4 | – | 1.5% | 0.10% | |
| Jeff Richardson | SS | Trade | 1993 | 1 | +0.4 | +0.4 | – | 1.2% | 0.09% | |
| Gar Finnvold | P | Draft | 1990 | 1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | – | – | – | |
| Joe Hudson | P | Draft | 1992 | 2 | +0.3 | +0.2 | – | – | – | |
| Jeff Reardon | P | Free agency | 1989 | 3 | +0.3 | +0.1 | – | 0.8% | 0.05% | |
| Eric Wedge | DH | Draft | 1989 | 2 | +0.3 | +0.1 | – | – | – | |
| Ed Núñez | P | Intl FA | 1979 | 2 | +0.3 | +0.2 | – | – | – | |
| Chris Howard | P | Free agency | 1994 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | – | 0.3% | 0.03% | |
| Jeff McNeely | OF | Draft | 1989 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | – | – | – | |
| Carlos Rodríguez | 2B/SS | Free agency | 1993 | 2 | +0.2 | +0.1 | – | 0.2% | 0.03% | |
| Joe Price | P | Trade | 1989 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | – | 1.1% | 0.08% | |
| Danny Heep | OF | Free agency | 1989 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | 3.1% | 0.23% | |
| Jeff Pierce | P | Trade | 1994 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | – | – | |
| Rich Rowland | C | Trade | 1994 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | 0.7% | 0.08% | |
| Joe Sambito | P | Free agency | 1986 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | 2.1% | 0.14% | |
| Dave Sax | C | Trade | 1985 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | – | – | |
| Bob Zupcic | OF | Draft | 1987 | 2 | +0.1 | +0.0 | – | – | – | |
| Darnell Coles | 3B/OF | Draft | 1980 | 2 | +0.1 | +0.0 | – | – | – | |
| Donell Nixon | OF | Draft | 1980 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | – | – | |
| Rob Deer | OF | Trade | 1993 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | 0.3% | 0.02% | |
| Chris Nabholz | P | Trade | 1994 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | 0.1% | 0.01% | |
| Larry Parrish | 3B | Trade | 1988 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | 0.3% | 0.08% | |
| Tommy Barrett | 2B | Free agency | 1991 | – | -0.0 | – | – | – | – | |
| Damon Berryhill | C | Free agency | 1994 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | 0.0% | 0.00% | |
| Jim Byrd | PH/PR | Draft | 1987 | – | +0.0 | – | – | – | – | |
| Alex Delgado | C | Intl FA | 1987 | – | -0.0 | – | – | – | – | |
| Eric Hetzel | P | Draft | 1985 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | – | – | |
| Peter Hoy | P | Draft | 1988 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | – | – | |
| Jeff Plympton | P | Draft | 1987 | – | -0.0 | – | – | – | – | |
| Donnie Sadler | 2B/OF | Draft | 1994 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | – | – | |
| Keith Shepherd | P | Trade | 1994 | – | -0.0 | – | – | – | – | |
| Mike Stenhouse | OF | Trade | 1985 | – | -0.0 | – | – | – | – | |
| Jeff Stone | OF | Free agency | 1989 | – | -0.0 | – | – | – | – | |
| Andy Tomberlin | DH/OF | Free agency | 1994 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | 0.0% | 0.00% | |
| Iván Calderón | OF | Trade | 1993 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | 0.1% | 0.01% | |
| Steve Farr | P | Trade | 1994 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | 0.1% | 0.01% | |
| Cory Bailey | P | Draft | 1991 | 1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | – | – | – | |
| Mike Brumley | SS | Free agency | 1991 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Wayne Housie | DH/OF | Trade | 1990 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Daryl Irvine | P | Draft | 1985 | 1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | – | – | – | |
| Joel Johnston | P | Free agency | 1994 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Ron Mahay | P | Draft | 1991 | 1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | – | – | – | |
| Walt McKeel | C | Draft | 1990 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Brian Rose | P | Draft | 1994 | 2 | -0.1 | -0.0 | – | – | – | |
| Al Chambers | DH/OF | Draft | 1979 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Jim Lewis | P | Intl FA | 1977 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| José Meléndez | P | Trade | 1993 | 1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | – | 0.5% | 0.04% | |
| Juan Bell | 2B/SS | Free agency | 1994 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Michael Coleman | OF | Draft | 1994 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Todd Frohwirth | P | Free agency | 1994 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Rick Lancellotti | 1B/OF | Free agency | 1989 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Billy Jo Robidoux | 1B | Free agency | 1989 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – | |
| John Trautwein | P | Trade | 1988 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Tim Van Egmond | P | Draft | 1991 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Brian Barkley | P | Draft | 1994 | – | -0.3 | – | – | – | – | |
| Ernie Riles | 3B/SS | Free agency | 1993 | – | -0.3 | – | – | – | – | |
| Bill Selby | 2B/3B | Draft | 1992 | – | -0.3 | – | – | – | – | |
| Sergio Valdez | P | Free agency | 1994 | – | -0.3 | – | – | – | – | |
| Greg Blosser | OF | Draft | 1989 | – | -0.4 | – | – | – | – | |
| John Flaherty | C | Draft | 1988 | – | -0.4 | – | – | – | – | |
| José Malavé | OF | Intl FA | 1989 | – | -0.5 | – | – | – | – | |
| Luis Ortiz | 3B | Draft | 1991 | – | -0.5 | – | – | – | – | |
| Sammy Stewart | P | Trade | 1985 | – | -0.5 | – | – | – | – | |
| Scott Taylor | P | Draft | 1988 | – | -0.5 | – | – | – | – | |
| Mario Díaz | SS | Intl FA | 1978 | 2 | -0.6 | -0.3 | – | – | – | |
| Tim Lollar | P | Trade | 1985 | – | -0.7 | – | – | – | – | |
| La Schelle Tarver | OF | Trade | 1985 | – | -0.7 | – | – | – | – | |
| Greg Litton | 2B/OF | Free agency | 1994 | – | -0.8 | – | – | – | – | |
| Bob Melvin | C | Free agency | 1992 | – | -0.8 | – | – | – | – | |
| Herm Winningham | OF | Free agency | 1992 | – | -0.8 | – | – | – | – | |
| Mike Smithson | P | Free agency | 1988 | – | -0.9 | – | – | – | – | |
| Andre Dawson | OF | Free agency | 1992 | – | -1.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Ed Romero | 2B/SS | Trade | 1985 | – | -2.5 | – | – | – | – | |
| John Moses | OF | Draft | 1980 | – | -3.5 | – | – | – | – |
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.