LF Ron Freeman #15
Brooklyn Bluebirds MLB
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
04/26/1976
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LF RON FREEMAN #15 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
15 34 12 3 0 2 10 3 5 .353 .405 .618 1 0.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 40 40 40
Gap 45 50 45 45
Power 70 80 65 70
Eye 65 70 60 65
Avoid K's 40 40 40 40
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 50 65
Errors: - 40 45
Arm: 25 30 50
Turn DP: - 45 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 20
Catcher: - Left Field: 70
1st Base: 50 Center Field: 50
2nd Base: - Right Field: 50
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 50
Stealing Aggressiveness: 75
Stealing Ability: 70
Baserunning Inst.: 80
Sacrifice Bunt: 70
Bunt for Hit: 60
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
04/25/1976 @ NYK Loss, 2-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
04/23/1976 @ NYK Loss, 1-8 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
04/22/1976 @ PIT Win, 7-4 4 2 3 2 1 1 0 1
04/21/1976 @ PIT Win, 4-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/20/1976 @ PIT Win, 5-2 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 0
04/19/1976 @ PIT Loss, 1-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
04/17/1976 @ PHI Win, 5-2 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
04/16/1976 @ PHI Win, 3-0 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0
04/15/1976 NYK Win, 6-2 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 0
04/14/1976 NYK Win, 7-6 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Ron represents what's good about ballplayers.
Personality Class: Fan Fav
High: Work Ethic, Baseball IQ
Birthday:06/08/1946
Born in:Palm Springs, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$232,890
Signed Through:1976 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 20 Days
Service This Yr:20 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1968, 25th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1976 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 15 34 12 3 0 2 10 7 3 5 .353 .405 .618 1.023 .441 .265 190
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 7 37 0 1 0 1 0 0 21 5 1 3 25.0 6.6 6.80 .5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   14 3 0 0 1 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 .214 .312 .429 .741
Versus Right   20 9 3 0 1 7 5 1 3 0 0 0 .450 .476 .750 1.226
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   15 5 0 0 2 5 3 1 3 0 0 0 .333 .375 .733 1.108
April   34 12 3 0 2 10 7 3 5 0 0 0 .353 .405 .618 1.023
Spring Training   55 9 0 0 1 4 5 5 6 0 0 0 .164 .233 .218 .452
Last Year   367 92 5 3 30 71 61 61 81 5 1 1 .251 .355 .526 .881
2 Years Ago   246 59 3 0 18 41 40 53 48 0 1 2 .240 .379 .472 .850
Career   2336 589 38 11 170 438 414 364 503 20 6 15 .252 .354 .496 .850
Home   15 5 2 0 0 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .467 .800
Road   19 7 1 0 2 5 5 3 4 0 0 0 .368 .455 .737 1.191
Grass   30 10 2 0 2 10 5 1 4 0 0 0 .333 .355 .600 .955
Turf   4 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 .500 .667 .750 1.417
Day   21 9 3 0 2 9 6 1 3 0 0 0 .429 .455 .857 1.312
Night   13 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 .231 .333 .231 .564
As Starter   25 7 2 0 1 4 4 3 3 0 0 0 .280 .357 .480 .837
As Reliever / Substitution   9 5 1 0 1 6 3 0 2 0 0 0 .556 .556 1.000 1.556
Pinch Hitting   7 4 1 0 1 5 3 0 1 0 0 0 .571 .571 1.143 1.714
Close/Late   14 7 2 0 1 8 4 1 2 0 0 0 .500 .533 .857 1.390
Inning 1-3   8 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .625 .875
Inning 4-6   9 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .222 .300 .333 .633
Inning 7-9   16 7 2 0 0 5 4 2 2 0 0 0 .438 .500 .562 1.062
Extra Innings   1 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000
0 Outs   9 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 .111 .200 .222 .422
1 Outs   17 7 1 0 2 6 4 2 3 0 0 0 .412 .474 .824 1.297
2 Outs   8 4 1 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .625 1.125
Scoring Position   13 6 1 0 1 9 3 1 1 0 0 0 .462 .500 .769 1.269
Bases Empty   16 4 1 0 1 1 3 1 4 0 0 0 .250 .294 .500 .794
Runner on 1st   5 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .400 .500 .600 1.100
Runner on 2nd   6 3 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .500 .571 .500 1.071
Runner on 1st & 2nd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 2 1 0 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 3.000 4.000
Bases Loaded   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Two Strikes   27 8 2 0 1 7 3 0 5 0 0 0 .296 .296 .481 .778
First Pitch   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Count 0-1   1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000
Count 0-2   4 3 1 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .750 .750 1.750 2.500
Count 1-0   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 1-1   2 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.500 2.500
Count 1-2   5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 2-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Full Count   10 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 .200 .200 .300 .500
Behind in Count   10 5 1 0 2 6 3 0 3 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.200 1.700
Ahead in Count   3 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 .333 .600 .333 .933
Batting 2nd   4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Batting 4th   4 3 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 .750 .800 1.500 2.300
Batting 6th   17 3 1 0 0 2 2 2 3 0 0 0 .176 .263 .235 .498
Batting 8th   1 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000
Batting 9th   8 4 1 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 .500 .500 .625 1.125
Low Leverage   11 3 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 .273 .333 .545 .879
Medium Leverage   12 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 .250 .308 .250 .558
High Leverage   11 6 3 0 1 7 5 1 0 0 0 0 .545 .583 1.091 1.674
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
1971 New York - MLB 24 152 557 148 8 2 39 95 108 92 5 0 114 24 13 .266 .375 .497 .872 149 149 5.8
1972 New York - MLB 25 149 569 127 9 1 41 105 93 79 2 8 150 12 2 .223 .316 .459 .775 124 122 6.3
1973 New York - MLB 26 155 563 151 10 5 40 116 105 76 5 7 105 5 3 .268 .356 .517 .873 140 135 5.1
1974 New York - MLB 27 106 246 59 3 0 18 41 40 53 2 0 48 11 4 .240 .379 .472 .850 142 132 2.8
1975 New York - MLB 28 140 367 92 5 3 30 71 61 61 1 5 81 8 3 .251 .355 .526 .881 144 127 3.8
1976 Brooklyn - MLB 29 15 34 12 3 0 2 10 7 3 0 0 5 1 3 .353 .405 .618 1.023 189 190 0.5
Total MLB 717 2336 589 38 11 170 438 414 364 15 20 503 61 28 .252 .354 .496 .850 140 134 24.3
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
1968 Total - 21 56 240 61 6 1 14 53 57 34 5 2 38 40 6 .254 .356 .463 .818 100 100 1.6
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
1972 New York - MLB 25 6 25 6 1 0 2 5 4 1 0 0 4 1 0 .240 .269 .520 .789 126 130 1.7
1973 New York - MLB 26 5 18 2 0 0 2 4 3 3 0 0 3 0 0 .111 .238 .444 .683 86 88 -0.1
Total MLB 11 43 8 1 0 4 9 7 4 0 0 7 1 0 .186 .255 .488 .744 108 111
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1971 New York - MLB CF 129 123 333 8 2 350 9 .974 1061.2 2.89 -11.5 .956
1971 New York - MLB RF 19 17 31 1 0 33 1 .970 150.1 1.92 +0.6 1.058
1972 New York - MLB LF 147 147 274 2 0 278 2 .993 1309.2 1.90 +14.9 1.073
1972 New York - MLB CF 8 0 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 29.0 2.17 +0.5 .993
1972 New York - MLB RF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 +0.8 .000
1973 New York - MLB LF 149 149 277 3 0 289 9 .969 1276.1 1.97 +7.0 1.042
1974 New York - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 New York - MLB LF 64 58 128 3 2 133 2 .985 530.1 2.22 +7.1 1.064
1974 New York - MLB CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.0 1.004
1974 New York - MLB RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1975 New York - MLB LF 69 65 138 6 0 146 2 .986 553.2 2.34 +9.9 1.107
1975 New York - MLB CF 28 10 48 0 0 48 0 1.000 122.0 3.54 -1.3 .948
1975 New York - MLB RF 13 12 22 0 0 22 0 1.000 107.0 1.85 -1.0 .955
1976 Brooklyn - MLB 1B 6 6 48 2 3 50 0 1.000 50.0 9.00 +1.0 1.175
1976 Brooklyn - MLB SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1976 Brooklyn - MLB LF 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 11.0 1.64 +0.5 2.087
1976 Brooklyn - MLB CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 6 6 48 2 3 50 0 1.000 50.0 9.00 +1.0 1.175
TOTAL SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL LF 431 420 819 14 2 848 15 .982 3681.0 2.04 +39.4 1.067
TOTAL CF 171 133 389 8 2 406 9 .978 1218.2 2.93 -12.3 .956
TOTAL RF 35 30 54 1 0 56 1 .982 269.1 1.84 +0.5 1.011
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1968 Drafted in the 1968 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 25, 25th overall pick) by the New York Knickerbockers, out of college Arkansas
10/31/1968 Named the #71 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (40); Power: 55 (75); Eye: 50 (65).
04/08/1969 Named the #85 prospect in the MLB
07/03/1969 Named the #63 prospect in the MLB
10/29/1969 Named the #54 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (40); Power: 70 (75); Eye: 50 (65).
04/07/1970 Named the #58 prospect in the MLB
07/02/1970 Named the #37 prospect in the MLB
10/29/1970 Named the #23 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 70 (75); Eye: 65 (65).
04/06/1971 Named the #29 prospect in the MLB
06/01/1971 Wins the MLB NBL Rookie of the Month Award.
06/07/1971 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
06/24/1971 Injured (strained leg muscle),day-to-day for 3 days.
07/01/1971 Wins the MLB NBL Rookie of the Month Award.
07/04/1971 Was selected to the 1971 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
08/03/1971 Injured (sore thumb),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/01/1971 Injured (bruised elbow),day-to-day for 5 days.
10/25/1971 Finished 2nd in 1971 MLB NBL Rookie of the Year Award voting.
11/13/1971 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $26,400.
11/30/1971 Successfully completed training to improve his defense at center field at the New York Knickerbockers development complex.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 75 (75); Eye: 65 (65).
06/13/1972 Injured (sore groin),day-to-day for one week.
07/09/1972 Was selected to the 1972 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
11/12/1972 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $27,800.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 75 (75); Eye: 55 (60).
03/05/1973 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the New York Knickerbockers development complex.
04/14/1973 Hits three home runs against the Cincinnati Packers, going 4-6 with 6 RBI and 3 runs scored!
04/30/1973 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
07/25/1973 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 1 day.
08/06/1973 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
09/20/1973 Injured (strained leg muscle),day-to-day for 4 days.
11/04/1973 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $60,000.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (35); Power: 80 (80); Eye: 60 (60).
11/14/1974 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $136,440.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (40); Power: 80 (80); Eye: 60 (60).
09/14/1975 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for one week.
11/10/1975 Was traded by the New York Knickerbockers to the Brooklyn Bluebirds in exchange for SP Ron Haney and SS George Fenton.
11/16/1975 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $232,890.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 70 (70); Eye: 60 (60).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year PA Rank
1971 654 9
Year K Rank
1971 114 3
1972 150 1
1973 105 6
Year TB Rank
1971 277 8
Year HR Rank
1971 39 3
1972 41 2
1973 40 2
1975 30 5
Year RBI Rank
1971 95 8
1972 105 2
1973 116 2
Year R Rank
1971 108 3
1973 105 5
Year BB Rank
1971 92 6
Year IBB Rank
1972 7 8
Year SF Rank
1972 8 4
1973 7 7
Year SLG Rank
1971 .497 8
1973 .517 7
Year RC Rank
1971 107.95 8
Year RC/27 Rank
1971 6.75 10
Year ISO Rank
1971 .232 5
1972 .236 3
1973 .249 4
Year wOBA Rank
1971 .393 9
1973 .379 10
Year OPS Rank
1971 .872 8
Year WAR Rank
1971 6.1 9
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