LF Ron Freeman #5
New York Knickerbockers MLB
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
09/14/1973
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LF RON FREEMAN #5 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
146 533 145 10 5 38 109 70 102 .272 .358 .523 3 5.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 35 40 35 35
Gap 35 35 35 35
Power 80 80 75 80
Eye 55 65 55 60
Avoid K's 40 40 40 40
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 50 65
Errors: - 45 45
Arm: 25 30 50
Turn DP: - 50 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 70
1st Base: - Center Field: 50
2nd Base: - Right Field: 50
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 50
Stealing Aggressiveness: 70
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
09/13/1973 BRO Loss, 4-7 6 1 0 0 0 1 4 0
09/12/1973 BRO Loss, 0-3 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/11/1973 BRO Win, 10-8 3 4 2 5 2 2 0 0
09/09/1973 CIN Win, 9-2 4 3 4 6 2 0 0 0
09/09/1973 CIN Win, 4-0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/07/1973 CIN Loss, 1-7 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/06/1973 @ PHI Loss, 0-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/05/1973 @ PHI Loss, 5-8 4 2 3 2 1 0 0 0
09/04/1973 @ PHI Win, 4-0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/03/1973 @ PHI Loss, 1-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 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.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$27,800
Signed Through:1973 Season
Major Service:3 Years, None
Service This Yr:164 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1968, 25th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1973 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 146 533 145 10 5 38 109 100 70 102 .272 .358 .523 .882 .383 .251 143
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 140 615 5 8 0 10 1 6 279 53 3 2 60.0 102.0 6.77 5.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   156 54 3 0 18 45 39 23 25 3 0 1 .346 .426 .712 1.138
Versus Right   377 91 7 5 20 64 61 47 77 3 1 4 .241 .329 .446 .775
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   12 3 0 0 2 5 5 4 5 0 0 0 .250 .438 .750 1.188
Last Week   25 10 0 0 3 8 7 3 2 0 0 0 .400 .464 .760 1.224
April   94 26 2 0 9 19 22 10 13 1 1 0 .277 .343 .585 .928
May   102 29 2 3 7 23 20 16 17 0 0 3 .284 .397 .569 .965
June   92 16 1 1 3 14 12 15 18 3 0 0 .174 .282 .304 .586
July   94 26 3 0 6 16 15 14 25 0 0 1 .277 .376 .500 .876
August   104 31 2 1 7 17 18 8 20 2 0 1 .298 .348 .538 .886
September   47 17 0 0 6 20 13 7 9 0 0 0 .362 .444 .745 1.189
Spring Training   60 16 0 0 6 13 10 7 18 0 0 0 .267 .343 .567 .910
Last Year   569 127 9 1 41 105 93 79 150 8 0 2 .223 .316 .459 .775
2 Years Ago   557 148 8 2 39 95 108 92 114 0 3 5 .266 .375 .497 .872
Career   1659 420 27 8 118 309 301 241 366 14 4 12 .253 .349 .492 .842
Home   257 73 6 3 24 62 56 39 47 3 0 2 .284 .379 .611 .990
Road   276 72 4 2 14 47 44 31 55 3 1 3 .261 .339 .442 .781
Grass   533 145 10 5 38 109 100 70 102 6 1 5 .272 .358 .523 .882
Day   294 77 5 3 18 54 52 39 58 2 0 1 .262 .348 .483 .831
Night   239 68 5 2 20 55 48 31 44 4 1 4 .285 .371 .573 .944
As Starter   528 144 9 5 38 107 99 69 100 6 1 5 .273 .359 .525 .883
As Reliever / Substitution   5 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .200 .333 .400 .733
Pinch Hitting   5 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .200 .333 .400 .733
Close/Late   101 24 1 0 8 16 16 16 18 0 1 0 .238 .342 .485 .827
Inning 1-3   186 56 3 3 12 44 33 18 39 4 0 2 .301 .362 .543 .905
Inning 4-6   187 50 6 2 13 37 42 30 34 2 0 1 .267 .368 .529 .898
Inning 7-9   154 38 0 0 13 28 25 21 26 0 0 2 .247 .345 .500 .845
Extra Innings   6 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 .167 .286 .333 .619
0 Outs   170 47 4 0 11 23 40 25 29 0 1 2 .276 .376 .494 .870
1 Outs   177 51 4 1 15 48 38 23 37 6 0 2 .288 .365 .576 .942
2 Outs   186 47 2 4 12 38 22 22 36 0 0 1 .253 .335 .500 .835
Scoring Position   130 39 2 1 8 63 22 27 23 6 1 0 .300 .405 .515 .920
Bases Empty   265 67 6 2 16 16 55 36 50 0 0 4 .253 .351 .472 .823
Runner on 1st   138 39 2 2 14 30 23 7 29 0 0 1 .283 .322 .630 .952
Runner on 2nd   25 5 1 0 0 4 3 11 6 0 1 0 .200 .444 .240 .684
Runner on 3rd   7 2 0 0 1 3 2 5 0 0 0 0 .286 .583 .714 1.298
Runner on 1st & 2nd   54 15 0 0 2 13 8 2 11 0 0 0 .278 .304 .389 .692
Runner on 1st & 3rd   16 7 0 0 4 18 5 3 3 2 0 0 .438 .476 1.188 1.664
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 2 0 1 1 7 1 2 0 2 0 0 .400 .444 1.400 1.844
Bases Loaded   23 8 1 0 0 18 3 4 3 2 0 0 .348 .414 .391 .805
Two Strikes   296 71 6 5 19 52 50 25 102 2 0 4 .240 .306 .486 .792
First Pitch   66 27 0 0 7 25 13 8 0 3 1 0 .409 .455 .727 1.182
Count 0-1   30 9 0 0 2 5 4 0 0 0 0 1 .300 .323 .500 .823
Count 0-2   48 8 0 0 1 4 5 0 22 1 0 1 .167 .180 .229 .409
Count 1-0   43 15 2 0 6 14 9 0 0 0 0 0 .349 .349 .814 1.163
Count 1-1   41 9 1 0 2 6 5 0 0 1 0 0 .220 .214 .390 .605
Count 1-2   80 18 2 1 6 16 9 0 32 0 0 1 .225 .235 .500 .735
Count 2-0   12 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Count 2-1   31 7 1 0 1 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 .226 .226 .355 .581
Count 2-2   85 28 2 4 9 23 14 0 25 0 0 2 .329 .345 .765 1.110
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 7 20 0 0 0 0 .000 .952 .000 .952
Count 3-1   13 4 0 0 0 2 4 17 0 0 0 0 .308 .700 .308 1.008
Full Count   83 17 2 0 3 9 22 25 23 1 0 0 .205 .385 .337 .723
Behind in Count   158 35 2 1 9 25 18 0 54 1 0 3 .222 .235 .418 .652
Ahead in Count   100 29 3 0 8 21 28 37 0 0 0 0 .290 .482 .560 1.042
Batting 3rd   3 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .667 .750 1.000 1.750
Batting 4th   525 142 8 5 38 107 99 68 100 6 1 5 .270 .356 .522 .878
Batting 6th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   4 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .400 .500 .900
Low Leverage   204 59 7 2 18 33 40 22 41 0 0 3 .289 .367 .608 .975
Medium Leverage   222 50 2 2 12 34 39 32 45 3 0 2 .225 .324 .414 .739
High Leverage   104 35 1 1 8 42 20 16 16 3 1 0 .337 .415 .596 1.011
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 26 146 533 145 10 5 38 109 100 70 5 6 102 3 2 .272 .358 .523 .882 138 143 5.4
Total MLB 447 1659 420 27 8 118 309 301 241 12 14 366 39 17 .253 .349 .492 .842 137 138 17.5
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
Total MLB 6 25 6 1 0 2 5 4 1 0 0 4 1 0 .240 .269 .520 .789 126 130
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 140 140 264 3 0 276 9 .967 1207.0 1.99 +7.0 1.042
TOTAL LF 287 287 538 5 0 554 11 .980 2516.2 1.94 +21.8 1.057
TOTAL CF 137 123 340 8 2 357 9 .975 1090.2 2.87 -11.0 .957
TOTAL RF 20 18 32 1 0 34 1 .971 159.1 1.86 +1.4 1.058
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.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year PA Rank
1971 654 9
Year K Rank
1971 114 3
1972 150 1
Year TB Rank
1971 277 8
Year HR Rank
1971 39 3
1972 41 2
Year RBI Rank
1971 95 8
1972 105 2
Year R Rank
1971 108 3
Year BB Rank
1971 92 6
Year IBB Rank
1972 7 8
Year SF Rank
1972 8 4
Year SLG Rank
1971 .497 8
Year RC Rank
1971 107.95 8
Year RC/27 Rank
1971 6.75 10
Year ISO Rank
1971 .232 5
1972 .236 3
Year wOBA Rank
1971 .393 9
Year OPS Rank
1971 .872 8
Year WAR Rank
1971 6.1 9
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