SS Dave Matuzak #3
New York Empires MLB
Age: 28 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Good
09/08/1975
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SS DAVE MATUZAK #3 - AGE: 28 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
133 447 121 22 5 9 49 55 71 .271 .350 .403 19 4.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 50
Gap 45 40 50 50
Power 45 40 45 45
Eye 50 45 50 50
Avoid K's 40 35 40 45
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: 30
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 45 Right Field: 20
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
09/07/1975 MON Loss, 1-7 3 1 2 0 0 1 1 0
09/06/1975 MON Loss, 7-8 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/05/1975 MON Win, 3-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/03/1975 HOU Win, 7-6 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
09/02/1975 HOU Win, 7-2 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/01/1975 HOU Win, 2-1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/30/1975 DAL Loss, 3-12 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1
08/27/1975 @ MON Loss, 2-11 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/26/1975 @ MON Win, 5-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/24/1975 @ HOU Loss, 2-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
He is not the loyal type.
High: Financial Ambition
Low: Loyalty
Birthday:07/25/1947
Born in:Brooklyn, NY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$496,000
Signed Through:1977 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 42 Days
Service This Yr:153 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:9 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 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 133 447 121 22 5 9 49 61 55 71 .271 .350 .403 .753 .338 .132 118
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 128 510 1 5 0 8 5 2 180 36 19 6 76.0 66.1 5.14 4.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   112 24 3 1 0 10 9 10 24 0 1 0 .214 .279 .259 .538
Versus Right   335 97 19 4 9 39 51 45 47 2 4 1 .290 .373 .451 .824
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   20 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 2 0 0 0 .250 .375 .250 .625
April   73 16 4 1 2 7 11 6 12 1 0 0 .219 .275 .384 .659
May   89 26 4 2 1 11 15 13 14 0 1 0 .292 .382 .416 .798
June   90 22 3 0 0 4 8 8 18 0 2 1 .244 .313 .278 .591
July   83 27 5 2 4 14 14 11 17 0 1 0 .325 .404 .578 .983
August   92 25 6 0 2 13 10 13 8 1 1 0 .272 .358 .402 .761
September   20 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 2 0 0 0 .250 .375 .250 .625
Spring Training   51 10 2 0 0 4 6 7 10 1 0 2 .196 .311 .235 .547
Last Year   523 113 20 7 7 54 52 50 124 6 3 3 .216 .285 .321 .606
2 Years Ago   533 128 11 4 7 42 61 59 93 2 6 1 .240 .316 .315 .631
Career   3636 921 138 37 68 395 426 388 786 23 37 18 .253 .326 .368 .694
Home   225 60 9 1 4 24 30 31 35 1 2 1 .267 .357 .369 .725
Road   222 61 13 4 5 25 31 24 36 1 3 0 .275 .344 .437 .781
Grass   447 121 22 5 9 49 61 55 71 2 5 1 .271 .350 .403 .753
Day   275 80 17 3 5 34 39 35 43 2 1 0 .291 .369 .429 .798
Night   172 41 5 2 4 15 22 20 28 0 4 1 .238 .321 .360 .682
As Starter   443 121 22 5 9 49 60 55 71 2 5 1 .273 .353 .406 .760
As Reliever / Substitution   4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   111 31 7 1 3 8 16 14 14 0 1 0 .279 .360 .441 .801
Inning 1-3   125 29 4 1 3 15 12 15 23 0 3 1 .232 .319 .352 .671
Inning 4-6   161 45 10 3 2 21 24 24 26 1 1 0 .280 .371 .416 .787
Inning 7-9   149 44 7 1 4 12 22 14 22 1 1 0 .295 .354 .436 .790
Extra Innings   12 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 .250 .357 .333 .690
0 Outs   142 51 6 2 4 13 35 12 24 0 2 0 .359 .409 .514 .923
1 Outs   176 41 10 2 2 24 14 26 31 2 3 0 .233 .328 .347 .675
2 Outs   129 29 6 1 3 12 11 17 16 0 0 1 .225 .320 .357 .676
Scoring Position   106 27 4 2 0 38 11 22 16 2 5 1 .255 .382 .330 .712
Bases Empty   262 71 15 3 8 8 36 20 41 0 0 0 .271 .323 .443 .765
Runner on 1st   79 23 3 0 1 3 13 13 14 0 0 0 .291 .391 .367 .758
Runner on 2nd   43 10 2 1 0 7 1 8 6 0 2 1 .233 .365 .326 .691
Runner on 3rd   7 3 0 0 0 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 .429 .600 .429 1.029
Runner on 1st & 2nd   27 5 0 0 0 5 3 5 8 0 2 0 .185 .312 .185 .498
Runner on 1st & 3rd   10 3 0 1 0 6 4 1 0 0 0 0 .300 .364 .500 .864
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 3 1 0 0 9 1 3 0 2 1 0 .375 .462 .500 .962
Bases Loaded   11 3 1 0 0 8 1 2 1 0 0 0 .273 .385 .364 .748
Two Strikes   174 29 8 1 4 15 19 19 71 0 0 0 .167 .249 .293 .542
First Pitch   89 25 5 0 0 6 11 3 0 0 3 0 .281 .304 .337 .641
Count 0-1   41 12 2 1 1 3 4 0 0 0 1 1 .293 .310 .463 .773
Count 0-2   28 3 2 0 0 3 1 0 13 0 0 0 .107 .107 .179 .286
Count 1-0   46 17 0 0 3 8 6 2 0 1 0 0 .370 .388 .565 .953
Count 1-1   41 13 4 1 1 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 .317 .317 .537 .854
Count 1-2   58 8 3 1 1 4 6 0 31 0 0 0 .138 .138 .276 .414
Count 2-0   21 11 2 1 0 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 .524 .500 .714 1.214
Count 2-1   26 8 1 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 1 0 .308 .308 .423 .731
Count 2-2   56 10 2 0 2 3 6 0 17 0 0 0 .179 .179 .321 .500
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 4 13 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   9 6 0 0 0 2 6 18 0 0 0 0 .667 .889 .667 1.556
Full Count   32 8 1 0 1 5 6 19 10 0 0 0 .250 .529 .375 .904
Behind in Count   127 23 7 2 2 10 11 0 44 0 1 1 .181 .188 .315 .502
Ahead in Count   102 42 3 2 3 19 20 33 0 2 1 0 .412 .547 .569 1.116
Batting Leadoff   8 4 0 0 1 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 .500 .600 .875 1.475
Batting 2nd   7 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 .286 .444 .286 .730
Batting 4th   10 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .100 .250 .100 .350
Batting 5th   21 4 1 0 1 3 3 1 2 0 0 0 .190 .227 .381 .608
Batting 6th   51 11 3 0 2 4 6 7 9 0 2 0 .216 .310 .392 .703
Batting 7th   130 35 4 1 2 12 17 15 20 2 2 0 .269 .340 .362 .702
Batting 8th   218 64 14 4 3 29 29 26 38 0 1 1 .294 .371 .436 .807
Batting 9th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   190 47 9 1 3 7 20 16 35 1 0 0 .247 .304 .353 .657
Medium Leverage   158 46 8 2 4 18 22 27 20 0 4 1 .291 .398 .443 .841
High Leverage   96 26 5 2 1 23 17 12 16 1 1 0 .271 .349 .396 .744
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 26 153 523 113 20 7 7 54 52 50 3 6 124 25 3 .216 .285 .321 .606 81 80 2.6
1975 New York - MLB 27 133 447 121 22 5 9 49 61 55 1 2 71 19 6 .271 .350 .403 .753 107 118 4.0
Total MLB 1091 3636 921 138 37 68 395 426 388 18 23 786 137 59 .253 .326 .368 .694 104 108 31.3
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 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 New York - MLB 3B 4 2 2 3 0 6 1 .833 15.0 3.00 -0.3 .792
1974 New York - MLB SS 132 126 211 449 81 687 27 .961 1114.2 5.33 +3.7 1.012
1974 New York - MLB LF 18 18 20 0 0 20 0 1.000 144.2 1.24 -1.9 .939
1975 New York - MLB SS 131 128 219 422 88 667 26 .961 1120.0 5.15 +4.0 1.030
TOTAL 2B 25 21 35 61 18 99 3 .970 183.1 4.71 -0.6 .982
TOTAL 3B 133 105 84 237 23 332 11 .967 963.2 3.00 +1.7 1.024
TOTAL SS 916 844 1485 2956 571 4609 168 .964 7586.1 5.27 +62.1 1.040
TOTAL LF 19 18 21 0 0 21 0 1.000 145.2 1.30 -1.9 .941
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).
01/01/1975 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
1974 124 1
Year 3B Rank
1974 7 6
Year SB Rank
1972 30 6
Year HP Rank
1969 8 8
Year WAR Rank
1971 6.8 7
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