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Phillies PHI

198575–87 (0.463)
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GM: Bill Giles

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1985, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).

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Front Office

PoorAverageGreat
Value
Payroll $M
$10M
Surplus $M
-4
Win %
0.463
TAB
-9.5
WAB
-7.9
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
25.6
Dead money %
34%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-4.1

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1985 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

ROzzie Virgil Jr.120
LDarren Daulton28
RBo Diaz⇄26
RJohn Wockenfuss2
BDerrel Thomas1

1B

RMike Schmidt106
LTim Corcoran59
RJohn Russell18
LGreg Gross8
RJohn Wockenfuss7
RAlan Knicely⇄1

2B

RJuan Samuel159
RLuis Aguayo17
BDerrel Thomas1

3B

RRick Schu111
RMike Schmidt54
RLuis Aguayo7
BDerrel Thomas1
RKiko Garcia1

SS

BSteve Jeltz86
RLuis Aguayo60
LTom Foley⇄46
BDerrel Thomas21
RKiko Garcia3
RMike Schmidt1

LF

LJeff Stone69
LVon Hayes66
RJohn Russell49
LGreg Gross46
BDerrel Thomas5
RGlenn Wilson2
LTim Corcoran2

CF

LVon Hayes123
RGarry Maddox93
BDerrel Thomas2

RF

RGlenn Wilson157
LVon Hayes14
LGreg Gross9
LTim Corcoran2

DH

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Starters

RKevin Gross3.6 WAR
RJohn Denny2.8 WAR
LShane Rawley1.7 WAR
RCharles Hudson0.9 WAR
LSteve Carlton0.5 WAR
RFreddie Toliver0.2 WAR
RRocky Childress0.1 WAR
LJerry Koosman0.0 WAR
LDave Rucker-0.0 WAR

Bullpen

★ RKent Tekulve⇄14 sv
LDon Carman0 h
RLarry Andersen0 h
LDave Rucker0 h
RDave Shipanoff0 h
RRocky Childress0 h
RFreddie Toliver0 h
RPat Zachry0 h

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.

Key additions (new vs 1984)

PlayerfWAR
Mike Schmidt5.2
Kevin Gross3.6
John Denny2.8
Juan Samuel2.7
Von Hayes2.6
Glenn Wilson2.6

Key subtractions (gone from 1984)

Player1984 fWAR
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Contract Value

WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Phillies. 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.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Kevin Gross 1985 +3.6 +63.3 0.1 +63.1 $0.0M 2.19× –
Mike Schmidt 1985 +5.2 +57.3 2.1 +55.2 $0.4M 1.37× –
John Denny 1985 +2.8 +43.9 1.1 +42.8 $0.4M 1.96× –
Von Hayes 1985 +2.6 +33.7 0.5 +33.2 $0.2M 1.60× –
Glenn Wilson 1985 +2.6 +32.7 0.3 +32.4 $0.1M 1.60× –
Juan Samuel 1985 +2.7 +22.8 0.2 +22.6 $0.1M 1.07× –
Shane Rawley 1985 +1.7 +19.9 0.7 +19.2 $0.4M 1.49× –
Ozzie Virgil Jr. 1985 +2.2 +13.6 0.3 +13.3 $0.2M 0.76× –
Luis Aguayo 1985 +1.6 +11.3 0.2 +11.1 $0.1M 0.89× –
Charles Hudson 1985 +0.9 +7.4 0.2 +7.2 $0.2M 1.02× –
Steve Carlton 1985 +0.5 +4.3 1.1 +3.2 $2.0M 1.02× –
Kent Tekulve↔ 1985 +0.3 +3.4 0.8 +2.6 $2.5M 1.34× –
Tom Foley↔ 1985 +0.4 +1.8 0.1 +1.8 $0.2M 0.61× –
Larry Andersen 1985 +0.3 +1.8 0.3 +1.6 $0.7M 0.67× –
Bo Diaz↔ 1985 +0.2 +0.8 0.2 +0.6 $1.1M 0.52× –
Dave Stewart↔ 1985 -0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.2 – 0.67× –
Greg Gross 1985 +0.0 +0.2 0.3 -0.2 $13.7M 0.83× –
Dave Rucker 1985 -0.0 -0.0 0.2 -0.3 – 0.67× –
Jerry Koosman 1985 +0.0 +0.3 0.6 -0.3 $14.4M 1.02× –
Al Holland↔ 1985 -0.1 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Alan Knicely↔ 1985 -0.2 -0.7 0.0 -0.7 – 0.56× –
Garry Maddox 1985 -0.3 -2.1 0.8 -2.9 – 0.83× –
Tim Corcoran 1985 -0.8 -3.7 0.2 -3.9 – 0.56× –
Darren Daulton 1985 +0.5 +2.2 – – – 0.52× –
Dave Shipanoff 1985 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Derrel Thomas 1985 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.61× –
Don Carman 1985 +1.2 +12.8 – – – 1.34× –
Freddie Toliver 1985 +0.2 +1.1 – – – 0.67× –
Jeff Stone 1985 -0.6 -4.0 – – – 0.83× –
John Russell 1985 -0.2 -1.6 – – – 0.83× –
John Wockenfuss 1985 -0.4 -1.8 – – – 0.56× –
Kiko Garcia 1985 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.61× –
Pat Zachry 1985 -0.2 -0.8 – – – 0.67× –
Rick Schu 1985 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.58× –
Rick Surhoff↔ 1985 +0.1 +0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Rocky Childress 1985 +0.1 +0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Steve Jeltz 1985 -1.1 -5.4 – – – 0.61× –
Total—+25.6+313.510.3+300.9—

Trades

Every graded 1985 deal involving the Phillies — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 9 total.

1985 · ATL / PHI
ATL · John Mullen +$17.6M
Ozzie Virgil, Pete Smith
PHI · Bill Giles −$17.6M
Steve Bedrosian, Milt Thompson
ATL came out ahead by $17.6M
1985 · PHI / TOR
PHI · Bill Giles +$6.4M
José Escobar, Ken Kinnard, Dave Shipanoff
TOR · Pat Gillick −$6.4M
Len Matuszek
PHI came out ahead by $6.4M
1985 · PHI / CIN
PHI · Bill Giles +$29.6M
Tom Foley, Alan Knicely, Freddie Toliver
CIN · Bill Bergesch −$29.6M
Bo Díaz, Greg Simpson
PHI came out ahead by $29.6M
1985 · CIN / PHI
CIN · Bill Bergesch +$29.6M
John Denny, Jeff Gray
PHI · Bill Giles −$29.6M
Gary Redus, Tom Hume
CIN came out ahead by $29.6M
1985 · PHI / STL
PHI · Bill Giles +$12.0M
Dave Rucker
STL · Joe McDonald −$12.0M
Bill Campbell, Iván de Jesús
PHI came out ahead by $12.0M
1985 · PHI / LAD
PHI · Bill Giles +$12.0M
Pat Zachry
LAD · Al Campanis −$12.0M
Al Oliver
PHI came out ahead by $12.0M
1985 · PIT / PHI
PIT · Joe Brown +$24.8M
Al Holland, Frankie Griffin
PHI · Bill Giles −$24.8M
Kent Tekulve
PIT came out ahead by $24.8M
1985 · PIT / PHI
PIT · Joe Brown +$4.8M
Mike Diaz
PHI · Bill Giles −$4.8M
Steve Herz
PIT came out ahead by $4.8M
1985 · TEX / PHI
TEX · Tom Grieve +$7.2M
Rich Surhoff
PHI · Bill Giles −$7.2M
Dave Stewart
TEX came out ahead by $7.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

1985 payroll
$10.5M

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.

current $ guaranteed $ actual $ (hindsight) arbitration (proj) pre-arb (proj) free agent

Guaranteed / signed (14)

PlayerAgeSvc1985198619871988198919901991
Mike Schmidt3513.000$2.1M$2.1M$2.1M$2.2MFREE AGENT
John Denny3211.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Steve Carlton4020.000$1.1M$500kFREE AGENT
Garry Maddox3513.000$820kFREE AGENT
Kent Tekulve3811.000$789k$890k$925k$850kFREE AGENT
Shane Rawley297.000$700k$800k$800k$900kFREE AGENT
Jerry Koosman4218.000$600kFREE AGENT
Greg Gross3212.000$350k$375k$420k$320kFREE AGENT
Larry Andersen3210.000$250k$190kFREE AGENT
Tim Corcoran328.000$220kFREE AGENT
Bo Diaz328.000$209kFREE AGENT
Dave Stewart287.000$44k$47kFREE AGENT
Al Holland328.000$33kFREE AGENT
Alan Knicely306.000$8kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (5)

PlayerAgeSvc1985198619871988198919901991
Von Hayes264.000$500kARB 3FREE AGENT
Ozzie Virgil Jr.285.000$350kFREE AGENT
Glenn Wilson263.000$260kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Aguayo265.000$237kFREE AGENT
Dave Rucker274.000$220kARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (18)

PlayerAgeSvc1985198619871988198919901991
Juan Samuel242.000$240kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Charles Hudson262.000$192kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Gross242.000$140kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tom Foley252.000$61kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Don Carman252.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rocky Childress23–—
Darren Daulton232.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kiko Garcia31–—
Steve Jeltz262.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Russell241.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rick Schu231.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave Shipanoff25–—
Jeff Stone242.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rick Surhoff22–—
Derrel Thomas34–—
Freddie Toliver241.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Wockenfuss36–—
Pat Zachry33–—

Graphs

How each 1985 acquisition stacked onto Phillies's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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Decision-maker records extend to 1933; resource-controlled WAR and payroll metrics cover 1985–2026. Data sources include FanGraphs, Baseball-Reference, the Chadwick Bureau register, the Lahman Database, prospect rankings from Baseball America, MLB Pipeline, and FanGraphs, and public payroll records. Transaction and trade data was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Executive birth/death data via Wikidata (CC0).
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