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Brewers MILGM: Harry Dalton
Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1985, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).
Each position shows its top 3 by games (top = starter) — click "+more" for the rest. The letter is bats/throws; ⇄ marks a player traded mid-season. Starters are ranked by WAR, bullpen by holds; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Paul Molitor | 3.5 |
| Teddy Higuera | 3.0 |
| Moose Haas | 2.1 |
| Cecil Cooper | 1.8 |
| Robin Yount | 1.6 |
| Jim Gantner | 1.5 |
| Player | 1984 fWAR |
|---|---|
| — | |
WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Brewers. Guaranteed contracts from the 2015-present contract-data period use the known contract period through 1985; everyone else is shown as a 1985 season snapshot.
| Player | Period | fWAR | Tier Market $M | Paid $M | Surplus $M | $ / WAR | Tier | Contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teddy Higuera | 1985 | +3.0 | +46.8 | 0.1 | +46.8 | $0.0M | 1.96× | – |
| Paul Molitor | 1985 | +3.5 | +31.2 | 0.9 | +30.2 | $0.3M | 1.12× | – |
| Moose Haas | 1985 | +2.1 | +24.7 | 0.7 | +24.1 | $0.3M | 1.49× | – |
| Robin Yount | 1985 | +1.6 | +15.3 | 1.0 | +14.3 | $0.6M | 1.22× | – |
| Cecil Cooper | 1985 | +1.8 | +11.7 | 1.2 | +10.6 | $0.7M | 0.81× | – |
| Danny Darwin | 1985 | +1.3 | +10.3 | 0.6 | +9.8 | $0.4M | 1.02× | – |
| Jim Gantner | 1985 | +1.5 | +10.0 | 0.7 | +9.3 | $0.5M | 0.82× | – |
| Paul Householder | 1985 | +0.9 | +6.2 | 0.2 | +6.0 | $0.2M | 0.83× | – |
| Ray Burris | 1985 | +0.8 | +6.6 | 0.6 | +6.0 | $0.7M | 1.02× | – |
| Ben Oglivie | 1985 | +1.0 | +6.4 | 0.6 | +5.9 | $0.6M | 0.83× | – |
| Ted Simmons | 1985 | +1.0 | +5.5 | 1.0 | +4.5 | $1.0M | 0.69× | – |
| Charlie Moore | 1985 | +0.6 | +2.4 | 0.4 | +2.0 | $0.6M | 0.52× | – |
| Bill Schroeder | 1985 | +0.4 | +1.8 | 0.1 | +1.7 | $0.2M | 0.52× | – |
| Bob McClure | 1985 | +0.2 | +1.1 | 0.5 | +0.7 | $2.3M | 0.67× | – |
| Rick Waits | 1985 | +0.2 | +0.8 | 0.5 | +0.4 | $3.0M | 0.67× | – |
| Pete Vuckovich | 1985 | +0.1 | +0.6 | 0.5 | +0.1 | $7.1M | 1.02× | – |
| Ed Romero | 1985 | -0.1 | -0.6 | 0.3 | -0.9 | – | 0.61× | – |
| Rick Manning | 1985 | -1.0 | -6.4 | 0.5 | -7.0 | – | 0.83× | – |
| Rollie Fingers | 1985 | -0.7 | -7.8 | 1.1 | -8.8 | – | 1.34× | – |
| Bill Wegman | 1985 | +0.1 | +0.6 | – | – | – | 1.02× | – |
| Billy Jo Robidoux | 1985 | -0.0 | -0.2 | – | – | – | 0.83× | – |
| Bob Gibson | 1985 | -0.4 | -4.1 | – | – | – | 1.34× | – |
| Bobby Clark | 1985 | -0.5 | -3.0 | – | – | – | 0.83× | – |
| Brad Lesley | 1985 | -0.2 | -0.8 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Brian Giles | 1985 | -0.1 | -0.3 | – | – | – | 0.61× | – |
| Carlos Ponce | 1985 | -0.8 | -3.4 | – | – | – | 0.56× | – |
| Chuck Porter | 1985 | +0.2 | +1.1 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Dave Huppert | 1985 | -0.5 | -2.2 | – | – | – | 0.52× | – |
| Dion James | 1985 | -0.4 | -2.8 | – | – | – | 0.83× | – |
| Doug Loman | 1985 | -0.2 | -1.5 | – | – | – | 0.83× | – |
| Ernest Riles | 1985 | +1.4 | +7.1 | – | – | – | 0.61× | – |
| Jaime Cocanower | 1985 | +0.2 | +1.8 | – | – | – | 1.02× | – |
| Jim Kern | 1985 | -0.1 | -0.4 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Mark Brouhard | 1985 | -0.5 | -3.6 | – | – | – | 0.83× | – |
| Mike Felder | 1985 | -0.4 | -2.9 | – | – | – | 0.83× | – |
| Pete Ladd | 1985 | +0.1 | +0.5 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Randy Ready | 1985 | +0.0 | +0.2 | – | – | – | 0.83× | – |
| Ray Searage | 1985 | +0.4 | +2.3 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Tim Leary | 1985 | +0.5 | +4.2 | – | – | – | 1.02× | – |
| Total | — | +17.0 | +159.2 | 11.5 | +155.7 | — | ||
Every graded 1985 deal involving the Brewers — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 6 total.
MIL · Harry Dalton
+$16.0M
BOS · Lou Gorman
−$16.0M
OAK · Sandy Alderson
+$0.0M
MIL · Harry Dalton
+$0.0M
MIL · Harry Dalton
+$49.6M
SFG · Tom Haller
−$49.6M
MIL · Harry Dalton
+$48.8M
KCR · John Schuerholz
−$1.6M
NYM · Frank Cashen
−$20.8M
TEX · Tom Grieve
−$26.4M
CLE · Phil Seghi
+$0.0M
MIL · Harry Dalton
+$0.0M
SFG · Tom Haller
+$0.0M
MIL · Harry Dalton
+$0.0M
What the front office was committed to as of 1985, 1985–1991. Pre-2015 has no contract-terms data — forward italic $ are realized actuals (hindsight, not commitments known then). Control labels (ARB/FA) are point-in-time.
| Player | Age | Svc | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cecil Cooper | 35 | 14.000 | $1.2M | $607k | $493k | FREE AGENT | |||
| Rollie Fingers | 38 | 17.000 | $1.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Robin Yount | 29 | 11.000 | $1.0M | $950k | $1.1M | $1.1M | $1.1M | $3.2M | $3.2M |
| Ted Simmons | 35 | 17.000 | $1.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Paul Molitor | 28 | 7.000 | $950k | $1.2M | $1.3M | $1.4M | $2.1M | $2.6M | $3.2M |
| Jim Gantner | 32 | 9.000 | $688k | $888k | $375k | $938k | $900k | $700k | $1.0M |
| Moose Haas | 29 | 9.000 | $679k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Ray Burris | 34 | 12.000 | $581k | FREE AGENT | $100k | ||||
| Danny Darwin | 29 | 7.000 | $565k | $422k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Ben Oglivie | 36 | 14.000 | $560k | $767k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Pete Vuckovich | 32 | 10.000 | $540k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Rick Manning | 30 | 10.000 | $510k | $495k | $560k | FREE AGENT | |||
| Bob McClure | 33 | 10.000 | $480k | $390k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Rick Waits | 33 | 12.000 | $460k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Charlie Moore | 32 | 12.000 | $365k | $402k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Ed Romero | 27 | 8.000 | $290k | FREE AGENT | $46k | ||||
| Jim Kern | 36 | 11.000 | — | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Pete Ladd | 28 | 6.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Householder | 26 | 5.000 | $215k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Brian Giles | 25 | 4.000 | — | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Tim Leary | 26 | 4.000 | — | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Ray Searage | 30 | 4.000 | — | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Schroeder | 26 | 2.000 | $100k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Teddy Higuera | 27 | 0.000 | $60k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Mark Brouhard | 29 | – | — | ||||||
| Bobby Clark | 30 | – | — | ||||||
| Jaime Cocanower | 28 | – | — | ||||||
| Mike Felder | 23 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Bob Gibson | 28 | – | — | ||||||
| Dave Huppert | 28 | – | — | ||||||
| Dion James | 22 | 2.000 | — | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Brad Lesley | 26 | – | — | ||||||
| Doug Loman | 27 | – | — | ||||||
| Carlos Ponce | 26 | – | — | ||||||
| Chuck Porter | 30 | – | — | ||||||
| Randy Ready | 25 | 2.000 | — | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Ernest Riles | 24 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Billy Jo Robidoux | 21 | – | — | ||||||
| Bill Wegman | 22 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
How each 1985 acquisition stacked onto Brewers's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.