Record: 71-69 / 4th place / C-O-W League
San Jose Cougars (S A)

Historical Team WAR (1956)

Batters
Pos Player Batting WAR
LF John Rhone -0.70
SS John Kendall -0.51
C Al Regnier -0.39
3B Bob Decker -0.38
LF Curt Richards -0.37
P Al Corbin -0.36
2B Charlie Chase -0.34
C Joe Welch -0.27
SS Maury Davis -0.20
P Allie Eddy -0.19
LF Fred Rowe -0.13
3B Howie White -0.13
P Lyle Payne -0.11
P Al LaRose -0.11
P Billy Stevens -0.11
P Stan Osborn -0.09
P Joe Roberson -0.09
2B Bill Jordan -0.09
2B Bill Marion -0.09
P Earl Williams -0.08
P Ivy Lloyd -0.07
P Charlie Briggs -0.05
P Howie Epps -0.05
P Art Whisenant -0.05
P Russ Swift -0.04
RF Harry H Williams -0.04
P Swede Cheatham -0.04
P George Murphy -0.03
P Earl Stark -0.02
P George Brown -0.02
P Jesse Sadlon -0.02
P Dick Melia -0.02
P Paul Seymour -0.02
P Tom Hodges -0.02
1B Paul Norton -0.01
P Tom McKinney -0.01
P Hank Kiernan -0.01
P Jack Humphrey -0.01
P Tiny Nye -0.01
P Grant Davis 0.00
P Mack Gillet 0.00
P Joe McMullen 0.00
P Owen Tilley 0.00
P Eddie Gray 0.00
P Dave J Smith 0.00
P Swede Ross 0.01
P Mario Saucedo 0.01
LF Jim Barton 0.02
P Johnny Hansen 0.03
P Andy Lackey 0.04
RF Harry Crump 0.04
3B Jack Lowe 0.05
LF Bubba Robinson 0.07
P Elbert Sutton 0.09
P Mike Smith 0.10
C Dick Smith 0.13
C Johnny Swan 0.13
P George Ewing 0.14
1B Gene Meeker 0.14
3B Bill Welch 0.15
P Allen Brown 0.15
3B Pat Hymes 0.16
1B Monty Brown 0.17
2B Jack Gibson 0.21
C Joe Harter 0.21
LF Gary Palmquist 0.24
P Jack Gaebel 0.26
1B Gene Case 0.30
P Sam Puckett 0.36
LF Morrie Phillips 0.58
2B Al Ditmars 0.60
2B Jack Sullivan 0.64
P Huck Simons 0.72
SS Al Hall 0.82
C Jim Hauer 0.82
CF Herm Ford 0.83
2B Charlie Sztwiertnia 1.01
C Artie Elkins 1.16
LF Frank Hernandez 1.24
SS Jack Betts 1.34
CF Billy Thompson 1.38
RF Guy Jones 1.62
2B Joe Marshall 1.92
3B Mooney Vetter 2.52
3B Gordon Blankenship 2.56
CF Jerry McMillan 2.78
Pitchers
Pos Player Pitching WAR
RP Mack Gillet -1.18
SP Dick Melia -0.53
RP Hank Kiernan -0.44
SP Jack Gaebel -0.42
RP Earl Williams -0.41
RP Lyle Payne -0.31
SP Joe Roberson -0.31
RP Tiny Nye -0.27
RP Allie Eddy -0.24
RP Johnny Hansen -0.19
SP Stan Osborn -0.17
RP Russ Swift -0.10
RP Howie Epps -0.08
SP Tom McKinney -0.08
SP Sam Puckett -0.07
SP Swede Ross -0.04
RP Earl Stark -0.02
RP Eddie Gray 0.06
RP Billy Stevens 0.06
RP Ivy Lloyd 0.07
CL Charlie Briggs 0.07
RP Art Whisenant 0.11
RP George Brown 0.11
SP Owen Tilley 0.11
SP Tom Hodges 0.12
SP Joe McMullen 0.13
RP Paul Seymour 0.14
SP Grant Davis 0.16
SP Mario Saucedo 0.16
RP Elbert Sutton 0.18
RP George Murphy 0.21
SP Jack Humphrey 0.33
SP Huck Simons 0.46
RP George Ewing 0.47
RP Dave J Smith 0.49
SP Swede Cheatham 0.52
RP Mike Smith 0.56
RP Andy Lackey 0.60
SP Al LaRose 0.76
SP Jesse Sadlon 0.91
RP Al Corbin 1.29
SP Allen Brown 1.47