SS Dave Matuzak #3
New York Empires MLB
Age: 26 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
05/20/1974
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SS DAVE MATUZAK #3 - AGE: 26 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
36 121 27 4 0 2 13 17 24 .223 .319 .306 8 1.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 50 55
Gap 50 45 50 50
Power 45 40 45 45
Eye 50 45 50 50
Avoid K's 40 35 40 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 65 45
Errors: - 65 50
Arm: 20 70 70
Turn DP: - 65 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 65
Catcher: - Left Field: 20
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 50 Right Field: 25
3rd Base: 65
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 55
Stealing Aggressiveness: 70
Stealing Ability: 70
Baserunning Inst.: 65
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
05/19/1974 CHH Loss, 0-2 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
05/18/1974 CHH Win, 4-3 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
05/17/1974 CHH Loss, 0-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
05/16/1974 TCN Win, 6-4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
05/15/1974 TCN Win, 3-0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/14/1974 TCN Win, 5-4 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 0
05/11/1974 @ MON Win, 10-2 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
05/10/1974 @ MON Loss, 3-4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
05/09/1974 @ CHH Win, 2-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/08/1974 @ CHH Win, 1-0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
He puts loyalty low on his list of priorities.
High: Financial Ambition
Low: Loyalty
Birthday:07/25/1947
Born in:Brooklyn, NY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$472,000
Signed Through:1977 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 7 Days
Service This Yr:41 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1965, 25th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 36 121 27 4 0 2 13 15 17 24 .223 .319 .306 .625 .287 .083 85
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 35 142 1 2 0 2 1 2 37 6 8 0 100.0 14.2 3.87 .0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   43 7 1 0 0 4 8 4 11 1 0 0 .163 .229 .186 .415
Versus Right   78 20 3 0 2 9 7 13 13 1 1 1 .256 .366 .372 .737
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   18 7 1 0 0 2 2 2 3 1 1 0 .389 .429 .444 .873
April   68 13 2 0 1 6 10 12 12 0 0 1 .191 .321 .265 .586
May   53 14 2 0 1 7 5 5 12 2 1 0 .264 .317 .358 .675
Spring Training   63 14 1 2 2 6 8 5 6 0 2 0 .222 .279 .397 .676
Last Year   533 128 11 4 7 42 61 59 93 2 6 1 .240 .316 .315 .631
2 Years Ago   540 140 14 4 15 54 56 46 121 2 14 1 .259 .317 .383 .701
Career   2787 714 100 25 54 305 328 300 615 17 30 15 .256 .330 .368 .698
Home   61 18 2 0 1 11 8 8 8 2 1 1 .295 .375 .377 .752
Road   60 9 2 0 1 2 7 9 16 0 0 0 .150 .261 .233 .494
Grass   121 27 4 0 2 13 15 17 24 2 1 1 .223 .319 .306 .625
Day   76 19 3 0 1 7 9 10 16 1 1 1 .250 .341 .329 .670
Night   45 8 1 0 1 6 6 7 8 1 0 0 .178 .283 .267 .550
As Starter   120 27 4 0 2 13 15 17 24 2 1 1 .225 .321 .308 .630
As Reliever / Substitution   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   24 3 1 0 1 4 2 5 6 0 0 0 .125 .276 .292 .568
Inning 1-3   35 10 3 0 0 4 2 3 7 1 1 1 .286 .350 .371 .721
Inning 4-6   46 11 0 0 1 5 9 6 9 1 0 0 .239 .321 .304 .625
Inning 7-9   38 6 1 0 1 4 4 7 8 0 0 0 .158 .289 .263 .552
Extra Innings   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
0 Outs   30 6 2 0 0 3 8 8 6 0 1 0 .200 .368 .267 .635
1 Outs   49 15 2 0 1 6 5 4 8 2 0 1 .306 .357 .408 .765
2 Outs   42 6 0 0 1 4 2 5 10 0 0 0 .143 .234 .214 .448
Scoring Position   39 9 0 0 2 13 5 5 11 2 1 0 .231 .304 .385 .689
Bases Empty   54 15 4 0 0 0 9 8 8 0 0 0 .278 .371 .352 .723
Runner on 1st   28 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 5 0 0 1 .107 .242 .107 .350
Runner on 2nd   9 3 0 0 1 3 2 0 3 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Runner on 3rd   4 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 1.000 1.250
Runner on 1st & 2nd   16 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 7 0 0 0 .188 .278 .188 .465
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .667 .000 .667
Bases Loaded   2 1 0 0 0 5 1 1 0 2 1 0 .500 .400 .500 .900
Two Strikes   46 8 1 0 0 3 5 4 24 0 0 1 .174 .255 .196 .451
First Pitch   21 7 2 0 2 7 4 2 0 2 0 0 .333 .360 .714 1.074
Count 0-1   15 4 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .267 .267 .533
Count 0-2   11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 1 .091 .167 .091 .258
Count 1-0   11 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .273 .273 .273 .545
Count 1-1   10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-2   13 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 0 0 0 .077 .077 .077 .154
Count 2-0   5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 2-1   10 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .400 .700
Count 2-2   11 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 6 0 0 0 .273 .273 .273 .545
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 .333 .714 .333 1.048
Full Count   11 3 1 0 0 2 1 4 3 0 0 0 .273 .467 .364 .830
Behind in Count   39 6 0 0 0 2 4 0 15 0 0 1 .154 .175 .154 .329
Ahead in Count   29 8 1 0 0 1 4 11 0 0 1 0 .276 .475 .310 .785
Batting Leadoff   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 2nd   9 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 .333 .300 .444 .744
Batting 5th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 6th   10 2 0 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 .200 .429 .200 .629
Batting 7th   29 6 0 0 1 4 5 2 8 1 1 0 .207 .250 .310 .560
Batting 8th   70 16 3 0 1 5 8 12 13 0 0 0 .229 .341 .314 .656
Low Leverage   56 13 3 0 0 0 6 3 10 0 0 0 .232 .271 .286 .557
Medium Leverage   42 10 1 0 1 6 7 5 8 0 0 1 .238 .333 .333 .667
High Leverage   23 4 0 0 1 7 2 8 6 2 1 0 .174 .364 .304 .668
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1967 New York - MLB 19 21 47 9 4 0 0 4 5 3 0 1 20 2 0 .191 .235 .277 .512 60 54 0.1
1968 New York - MLB 20 109 234 64 13 2 6 35 27 20 0 1 55 1 2 .274 .329 .423 .752 134 138 2.2
1969 New York - MLB 21 137 443 115 20 5 6 52 57 58 8 4 101 7 8 .260 .353 .368 .721 110 117 4.1
1970 New York - MLB 22 89 332 87 16 4 6 49 43 34 1 4 81 10 6 .262 .329 .389 .717 106 109 2.3
1971 New York - MLB 23 150 537 144 18 6 12 56 64 63 3 1 120 20 11 .268 .348 .391 .739 117 123 7.1
1972 New York - MLB 24 148 540 140 14 4 15 54 56 46 1 2 121 30 10 .259 .317 .383 .701 119 121 6.2
1973 New York - MLB 25 151 533 128 11 4 7 42 61 59 1 2 93 23 13 .240 .316 .315 .631 81 84 2.7
1974 New York - MLB 26 36 121 27 4 0 2 13 15 17 1 2 24 8 0 .223 .319 .306 .625 78 85 1.0
Total MLB 841 2787 714 100 25 54 305 328 300 15 17 615 101 50 .256 .330 .368 .698 107 111 25.7
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1965 Total - 17 24 103 51 14 4 2 32 48 14 2 1 7 19 4 .495 .558 .767 1.325 100 100 2.8
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1973 New York - MLB 25 7 25 9 1 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 8 2 1 .360 .385 .400 .785 125 118 1.9
Total MLB 7 25 9 1 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 8 2 1 .360 .385 .400 .785 125 118
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1967 New York - MLB 2B 6 6 7 13 2 20 0 1.000 46.0 3.91 -0.9 .897
1967 New York - MLB 3B 7 4 0 8 2 8 0 1.000 37.2 1.91 +0.4 1.053
1967 New York - MLB SS 12 4 9 14 3 24 1 .958 46.1 4.47 +0.5 .986
1968 New York - MLB 2B 11 8 15 26 10 43 2 .953 75.1 4.90 -0.1 .962
1968 New York - MLB 3B 32 15 6 36 2 44 2 .955 167.1 2.26 -0.9 1.054
1968 New York - MLB SS 57 26 44 96 18 143 3 .979 270.2 4.66 +3.0 1.071
1968 New York - MLB LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 .987
1968 New York - MLB CF 14 14 37 2 0 43 4 .907 106.0 3.31 -0.4 .995
1968 New York - MLB RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 New York - MLB 2B 8 7 13 22 6 36 1 .972 62.0 5.08 +0.5 1.065
1969 New York - MLB 3B 15 12 8 35 2 45 2 .956 108.0 3.58 +0.3 .997
1969 New York - MLB SS 115 99 181 390 75 598 27 .955 939.0 5.47 +10.8 1.050
1970 New York - MLB 3B 68 68 61 143 16 210 6 .971 596.2 3.08 +1.2 1.019
1970 New York - MLB SS 26 21 45 76 20 124 3 .976 183.0 5.95 +2.9 1.081
1971 New York - MLB SS 150 150 255 542 95 823 26 .968 1325.1 5.41 +18.1 1.063
1972 New York - MLB 3B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 +0.4 2.094
1972 New York - MLB SS 148 146 265 463 83 758 30 .960 1303.1 5.03 +10.8 1.040
1973 New York - MLB 3B 6 4 5 12 1 17 0 1.000 37.0 4.14 +0.6 1.057
1973 New York - MLB SS 145 144 256 504 108 785 25 .968 1284.0 5.33 +8.4 1.029
1974 New York - MLB SS 36 35 70 113 20 190 7 .963 312.2 5.27 +2.1 1.073
TOTAL 2B 25 21 35 61 18 99 3 .970 183.1 4.71 -0.6 .982
TOTAL 3B 129 103 82 234 23 326 10 .969 948.2 3.00 +2.0 1.028
TOTAL SS 689 625 1125 2198 422 3445 122 .965 5664.1 5.28 +56.5 1.049
TOTAL LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 .987
TOTAL CF 14 14 37 2 0 43 4 .907 106.0 3.31 -0.4 .995
TOTAL RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
12/13/1965 Drafted in the 1965 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 25, 25th overall pick) by the New York Empires, out of high school Eastchester (Eastchester; Eastchester, NY).
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (55); Power: 20 (40); Eye: 30 (55).
03/26/1966 Injured (bruised thumb),day-to-day for 1 day.
04/12/1966 Named the #35 prospect in the MLB
07/07/1966 Named the #21 prospect in the MLB
10/20/1966 Named the #12 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (55); Power: 25 (40); Eye: 35 (50).
04/11/1967 Named the #24 prospect in the MLB
07/06/1967 Named the #7 prospect in the MLB
11/08/1967 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $21,000.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 25 (40); Eye: 40 (50).
11/19/1968 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $22,200.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 40 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
03/10/1969 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the New York Empires development complex.
11/17/1969 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $23,400.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
02/09/1970 Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the New York Empires development complex.
04/29/1970 Injured (fractured wrist),out for 6 weeks.
11/15/1970 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $60,000.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
07/04/1971 Was selected to the 1971 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07/10/1971 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for 4 days.
11/11/1971 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $175,000.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 50 (50).
03/24/1972 Injured (tendinitis (hamstring)),out for 4 days.
07/09/1972 Was selected to the 1972 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
11/10/1972 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $325,000.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 50 (50).
09/28/1973 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $2,024,000 with the New York Empires organization.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 50 (50).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1971 150 7
Year K Rank
1971 120 5
1972 121 5
Year SB Rank
1972 30 6
Year HP Rank
1969 8 8
Year WAR Rank
1971 6.8 7
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