C Gasper Copeland #5
Detroit Wolverines MLB
Age: 33 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
09/15/1975
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C GASPER COPELAND #5 - AGE: 33 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
54 133 28 4 0 0 15 25 25 .211 .337 .241 2 -0.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 45
Gap 40 40 40 40
Power 50 50 45 50
Eye 55 65 55 55
Avoid K's 45 45 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 30
Errors: - 35 25
Arm: 65 65 55
Turn DP: - 30 -
Framing: 50 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 50 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 40
Stealing Aggressiveness: 25
Stealing Ability: 60
Baserunning Inst.: 40
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 30
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/14/1975 @ SEA Loss, 4-6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/13/1975 @ SEA Loss, 3-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/10/1975 NYE Win, 6-4 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/10/1975 NYE Loss, 1-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/09/1975 NYE Loss, 4-8 5 0 3 2 0 0 2 0
09/06/1975 BOS Win, 4-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/05/1975 BOS Win, 3-2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/02/1975 BAL Loss, 3-4 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/01/1975 BAL Win, 7-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/30/1975 TCN Win, 3-2 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Celebrates every win.
High: Adaptability
Birthday:08/21/1942
Born in:Hicksville, NY
Nationality:American
Height:5' 9"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$226,000
Signed Through:1977 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 31 Days
Service This Yr:160 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, 8th Pick in Round 3
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 54 133 28 4 0 0 15 13 25 25 .211 .337 .241 .578 .274 .030 74
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 36 164 2 3 0 4 1 3 32 4 2 4 33.3 11.9 2.74 -0.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   43 9 1 0 0 8 3 5 8 2 1 1 .209 .294 .233 .527
Versus Right   90 19 3 0 0 7 10 20 17 1 0 1 .211 .357 .244 .602
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   14 5 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 .357 .357 .357 .714
April   13 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 3 0 0 0 .231 .412 .231 .643
May   21 3 0 0 0 2 2 1 3 2 0 0 .143 .167 .143 .310
June   20 7 3 0 0 5 2 6 4 0 0 1 .350 .519 .500 1.019
July   22 5 1 0 0 1 4 5 4 0 1 1 .227 .393 .273 .666
August   34 4 0 0 0 3 1 8 9 1 0 0 .118 .279 .118 .397
September   23 6 0 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 0 0 .261 .292 .261 .553
Spring Training   40 7 0 0 2 6 7 9 10 0 0 0 .175 .327 .325 .652
Last Year   141 39 5 0 1 9 16 20 18 0 3 0 .277 .366 .333 .700
2 Years Ago   402 99 12 4 9 50 53 51 62 6 3 2 .246 .330 .363 .693
Career   2057 461 51 14 53 251 249 274 350 27 9 12 .224 .315 .340 .655
Home   69 20 3 0 0 8 10 15 13 0 1 1 .290 .424 .333 .757
Road   64 8 1 0 0 7 3 10 12 3 0 1 .125 .244 .141 .384
Grass   133 28 4 0 0 15 13 25 25 3 1 2 .211 .337 .241 .578
Day   120 27 4 0 0 15 11 23 22 3 1 1 .225 .347 .258 .605
Night   13 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 1 .077 .250 .077 .327
As Starter   116 26 4 0 0 15 12 24 21 3 1 2 .224 .359 .259 .617
As Reliever / Substitution   17 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 .118 .167 .118 .284
Pinch Hitting   8 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 .000 .111 .000 .111
Close/Late   41 7 2 0 0 7 3 5 11 1 0 1 .171 .271 .220 .490
Inning 1-3   39 12 1 0 0 4 5 6 5 0 1 0 .308 .400 .333 .733
Inning 4-6   37 8 1 0 0 4 4 12 7 2 0 0 .216 .392 .243 .635
Inning 7-9   52 8 2 0 0 7 3 6 11 1 0 2 .154 .262 .192 .455
Extra Innings   5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167
0 Outs   41 9 2 0 0 3 9 12 9 1 1 1 .220 .400 .268 .668
1 Outs   42 8 0 0 0 4 3 5 12 2 0 1 .190 .280 .190 .470
2 Outs   50 11 2 0 0 8 1 8 4 0 0 0 .220 .328 .260 .588
Scoring Position   42 10 2 0 0 15 6 8 8 3 1 1 .238 .352 .286 .638
Bases Empty   66 14 2 0 0 0 5 15 12 0 0 1 .212 .366 .242 .608
Runner on 1st   25 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 0 0 0 .160 .222 .160 .382
Runner on 2nd   11 3 0 0 0 2 1 5 2 0 0 0 .273 .500 .273 .773
Runner on 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   21 5 0 0 0 5 3 1 1 0 1 0 .238 .273 .238 .511
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 3 0 1 .000 .167 .000 .167
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 1 1 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 .500 .750 1.000 1.750
Bases Loaded   4 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Two Strikes   76 14 1 0 0 7 6 10 25 1 0 0 .184 .276 .197 .473
First Pitch   13 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 .154 .353 .154 .507
Count 0-1   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .125 .000 .125
Count 0-2   11 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 .364 .364 .364 .727
Count 1-0   10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 1-1   12 5 3 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 .417 .417 .667 1.083
Count 1-2   27 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 15 0 0 0 .148 .148 .185 .333
Count 2-0   5 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .400 .333 .400 .733
Count 2-1   7 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Count 2-2   20 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 5 1 0 0 .100 .095 .100 .195
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   3 2 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 .667 .750 .667 1.417
Full Count   18 4 0 0 0 1 3 10 3 0 0 0 .222 .500 .222 .722
Behind in Count   45 8 1 0 0 5 1 0 17 0 0 1 .178 .196 .200 .396
Ahead in Count   25 7 0 0 0 3 4 12 0 2 0 0 .280 .487 .280 .767
Batting 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   14 3 0 0 0 3 0 2 4 1 0 1 .214 .333 .214 .548
Batting 6th   40 9 1 0 0 6 7 10 5 1 1 1 .225 .385 .250 .635
Batting 7th   37 6 1 0 0 3 2 7 5 0 0 0 .162 .295 .189 .485
Batting 8th   27 8 2 0 0 3 3 5 8 1 0 0 .296 .394 .370 .764
Batting 9th   14 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 .143 .200 .143 .343
Low Leverage   52 9 0 0 0 0 1 11 10 0 0 2 .173 .338 .173 .512
Medium Leverage   40 11 2 0 0 4 9 13 8 2 0 0 .275 .436 .325 .761
High Leverage   39 8 2 0 0 11 3 1 7 1 1 0 .205 .220 .256 .476
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 Detroit - MLB 24 7 16 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250 -21 -35 -0.2
1968 Detroit - MLB 25 67 219 49 5 2 5 28 22 25 0 4 37 0 1 .224 .298 .333 .632 98 92 0.8
1969 Detroit - MLB 26 88 258 50 3 3 10 32 32 37 0 3 43 2 0 .194 .292 .345 .637 86 81 0.8
1970 Detroit - MLB 27 105 281 67 11 3 9 42 44 39 2 4 44 1 0 .238 .331 .395 .726 108 108 1.2
1971 Detroit - MLB 28 78 251 54 5 1 7 26 29 32 4 1 44 0 0 .215 .312 .327 .639 89 94 1.0
1972 Detroit - MLB 29 115 356 73 6 1 12 49 40 45 2 6 75 1 1 .205 .293 .329 .622 96 99 2.1
1973 Detroit - MLB 30 119 402 99 12 4 9 50 53 51 2 6 62 2 3 .246 .330 .363 .693 99 98 2.1
1974 Detroit - MLB 31 55 141 39 5 0 1 9 16 20 0 0 18 0 2 .277 .366 .333 .700 110 112 0.6
1975 Detroit - MLB 32 54 133 28 4 0 0 15 13 25 2 3 25 2 4 .211 .337 .241 .578 61 74 -0.5
Total MLB 688 2057 461 51 14 53 251 249 274 12 27 350 8 11 .224 .315 .340 .655 94 95 7.8
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 - 22 46 205 58 8 0 6 35 52 20 2 1 24 11 2 .283 .351 .410 .761 100 100 0.8
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
1968 Detroit - MLB 25 4 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 .000 .100 .000 .100 -67 -62 0.1
1969 Detroit - MLB 26 8 18 5 1 0 0 2 2 3 1 1 2 0 0 .278 .391 .333 .725 114 124 0.5
1970 Detroit - MLB 27 5 9 2 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 4 0 0 .222 .417 .556 .972 178 186 0.4
1971 Detroit - MLB 28 6 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 3 0 0 .000 .235 .000 .235 -26 -2 -0.1
1972 Detroit - MLB 29 16 59 12 2 1 1 10 4 6 0 0 11 0 0 .203 .277 .322 .599 88 84 0.4
1973 Detroit - MLB 30 11 36 9 0 0 1 4 2 5 1 0 4 1 0 .250 .357 .333 .690 100 103 0.5
Total MLB 50 144 28 3 1 3 18 9 22 2 1 29 1 0 .194 .308 .292 .599 80 84
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1967 Detroit - MLB C 6 4 29 3 0 33 1 .970 37.2 7.65 -0.2 .490 0 1 1 100.0
1967 Detroit - MLB 1B 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 .500 2.0 4.50 -0.6 .523
1968 Detroit - MLB C 64 62 416 38 4 456 2 .996 570.2 7.16 +0.0 .772 2 51 21 41.2
1968 Detroit - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Detroit - MLB C 77 71 426 54 4 484 4 .992 634.1 6.81 -1.7 .821 10 48 20 41.7
1969 Detroit - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.6 .000
1970 Detroit - MLB C 82 74 407 35 6 445 3 .993 657.0 6.05 -1.6 .785 10 41 16 39.0
1971 Detroit - MLB C 73 66 389 53 4 444 2 .995 606.2 6.56 -2.0 .848 7 40 17 42.5
1972 Detroit - MLB C 99 93 536 70 8 609 3 .995 824.2 6.61 -1.2 .879 6 65 26 40.0
1973 Detroit - MLB C 113 112 570 76 8 648 2 .997 971.1 5.99 -2.0 .815 12 71 32 45.1
1974 Detroit - MLB C 42 36 202 30 2 233 1 .996 329.0 6.35 +1.9 1.256 4 34 16 47.1
1975 Detroit - MLB C 43 34 187 17 2 209 5 .976 315.2 5.82 -1.0 .899 7 19 7 36.8
1975 Detroit - MLB 3B 3 2 1 2 0 5 2 .600 18.0 1.50 -1.1 .527
TOTAL C 599 552 3162 376 38 3561 23 .994 4947.0 6.44 -7.8 .853 58 370 156 42.2
TOTAL 1B 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 .500 2.0 4.50 -0.6 .523
TOTAL 3B 5 2 1 2 0 6 3 .500 22.0 1.23 -1.7 .421
PLAYER HISTORY
12/13/1965 Drafted in the 1965 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 8, 64th overall pick) by the Detroit Wolverines, out of college Rhode Island
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 40 (50).
11/08/1966 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $19,800.
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 45 (50).
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 50 (50).
06/05/1968 Injured (sinus infection),day-to-day for 3 days.
11/19/1968 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $22,200.
12/24/1968 Successfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Detroit Wolverines development complex.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 50 (50).
10/28/1969 Wins the 1969 World Series with the Detroit Wolverines.
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 (50); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 50 (55).
11/15/1970 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $39,000.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 50 (60).
08/20/1971 Injured (flu-like symptoms),day-to-day for 1 day.
11/11/1971 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $71,045.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 50 (60).
11/10/1972 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $119,680.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 50 (50).
07/27/1973 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $904,000 with the Detroit Wolverines organization.
08/14/1973 Injured (bruised wrist),day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 55 (55).
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 55 (55).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year IBB Rank
1969 7 8
Year SF Rank
1972 6 9
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