LF Ron Freeman #5
New York Knickerbockers MLB
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
09/08/1975
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LF RON FREEMAN #5 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
123 315 77 5 3 25 60 56 65 .244 .355 .517 7 3.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 35 40 35 40
Gap 35 35 30 35
Power 80 80 75 80
Eye 60 70 60 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: - 45 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 20
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
09/06/1975 @ PHI Win, 7-2 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
09/05/1975 @ PHI Loss, 3-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/03/1975 @ STL Loss, 2-6 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/02/1975 @ STL Loss, 3-5 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 0
09/01/1975 @ STL Loss, 0-4 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/31/1975 @ KCB Loss, 2-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/30/1975 @ KCB Loss, 3-5 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0
08/29/1975 @ KCB Win, 10-3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/27/1975 PHI Loss, 8-15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/24/1975 STL Loss, 2-10 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 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.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$136,440
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:5 Years, None
Service This Yr:153 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:7 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 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 123 315 77 5 3 25 60 51 56 65 .244 .355 .517 .873 .364 .273 129
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 75 378 1 14 0 8 1 5 163 33 7 3 70.0 58.9 6.23 3.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   181 49 4 3 14 36 32 36 44 3 1 0 .271 .386 .558 .944
Versus Right   134 28 1 0 11 24 19 20 21 2 0 1 .209 .312 .463 .775
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   16 3 0 2 1 3 2 2 3 0 0 0 .188 .278 .625 .903
April   43 10 0 0 3 10 8 15 6 2 1 0 .233 .417 .442 .859
May   55 13 2 0 5 15 7 14 9 1 0 1 .236 .394 .545 .940
June   54 10 1 0 3 7 6 6 19 0 0 0 .185 .267 .370 .637
July   77 21 0 1 4 8 15 9 17 0 0 0 .273 .349 .455 .803
August   70 20 2 0 9 17 13 10 11 2 0 0 .286 .366 .700 1.066
September   16 3 0 2 1 3 2 2 3 0 0 0 .188 .278 .625 .903
Spring Training   66 16 1 1 5 13 10 8 20 2 0 1 .242 .325 .515 .840
Last Year   246 59 3 0 18 41 40 53 48 0 1 2 .240 .379 .472 .850
2 Years Ago   563 151 10 5 40 116 105 76 105 7 1 5 .268 .356 .517 .873
Career   2250 562 35 11 163 417 397 356 482 20 6 15 .250 .353 .492 .846
Home   160 44 4 0 11 23 24 27 31 2 1 0 .275 .376 .506 .882
Road   155 33 1 3 14 37 27 29 34 3 0 1 .213 .335 .529 .864
Grass   315 77 5 3 25 60 51 56 65 5 1 1 .244 .355 .517 .873
Day   204 56 4 3 15 38 28 28 41 5 1 1 .275 .357 .544 .901
Night   111 21 1 0 10 22 23 28 24 0 0 0 .189 .353 .468 .821
As Starter   278 68 5 3 20 52 41 47 60 5 1 1 .245 .350 .500 .850
As Reliever / Substitution   37 9 0 0 5 8 10 9 5 0 0 0 .243 .391 .649 1.040
Pinch Hitting   33 7 0 0 4 5 9 7 5 0 0 0 .212 .350 .576 .926
Close/Late   89 21 2 0 4 11 11 17 22 0 1 0 .236 .358 .393 .752
Inning 1-3   98 20 1 0 7 23 13 17 23 4 0 0 .204 .311 .429 .739
Inning 4-6   92 24 1 3 6 15 16 16 15 1 0 1 .261 .373 .533 .905
Inning 7-9   120 33 3 0 12 22 22 22 26 0 1 0 .275 .387 .600 .987
Extra Innings   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167
0 Outs   112 29 3 1 8 13 24 14 17 0 1 1 .259 .346 .518 .864
1 Outs   91 26 0 1 9 27 19 21 19 5 0 0 .286 .402 .604 1.006
2 Outs   112 22 2 1 8 20 8 21 29 0 0 0 .196 .323 .446 .770
Scoring Position   78 15 0 0 5 32 11 27 17 5 1 0 .192 .382 .385 .766
Bases Empty   164 46 2 2 14 14 31 20 33 0 0 1 .280 .362 .573 .935
Runner on 1st   73 16 3 1 6 14 9 9 15 0 0 0 .219 .305 .534 .839
Runner on 2nd   24 2 0 0 0 1 2 11 7 0 0 0 .083 .371 .083 .455
Runner on 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Runner on 1st & 2nd   28 6 0 0 3 10 3 5 5 0 0 0 .214 .333 .536 .869
Runner on 1st & 3rd   13 4 0 0 1 6 2 1 1 1 0 0 .308 .333 .538 .872
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 2 0 0 0 5 3 6 1 1 1 0 .500 .727 .500 1.227
Bases Loaded   5 1 0 0 1 10 1 3 1 3 0 0 .200 .364 .800 1.164
Two Strikes   184 27 1 0 9 25 15 18 65 3 0 0 .147 .220 .299 .518
First Pitch   28 11 0 1 5 11 11 12 0 0 0 0 .393 .575 1.000 1.575
Count 0-1   25 10 2 1 2 6 5 0 0 1 0 1 .400 .407 .800 1.207
Count 0-2   27 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   21 11 1 0 2 3 4 0 0 1 1 0 .524 .500 .857 1.357
Count 1-1   35 9 1 0 4 7 5 1 0 0 0 0 .257 .278 .629 .906
Count 1-2   45 6 0 0 3 8 4 0 20 1 0 0 .133 .130 .333 .464
Count 2-0   4 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .600 1.250 1.850
Count 2-1   14 6 0 1 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .786 1.214
Count 2-2   58 7 1 0 2 4 4 0 21 0 0 0 .121 .121 .241 .362
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 3 10 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   4 1 0 0 1 2 3 14 0 0 0 0 .250 .833 1.000 1.833
Full Count   54 14 0 0 4 12 7 18 9 2 0 0 .259 .432 .481 .914
Behind in Count   97 16 2 1 5 15 9 0 35 2 0 1 .165 .170 .361 .531
Ahead in Count   43 20 1 1 5 11 15 25 0 1 1 0 .465 .652 .884 1.536
Batting Leadoff   48 11 1 0 3 5 6 2 8 0 1 0 .229 .260 .438 .698
Batting 2nd   4 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 1.000 1.250
Batting 3rd   14 4 0 1 1 3 3 0 3 0 0 0 .286 .286 .643 .929
Batting 4th   196 45 4 2 11 33 26 43 48 4 0 0 .230 .362 .439 .801
Batting 5th   17 7 0 0 4 8 5 3 0 1 0 1 .412 .500 1.118 1.618
Batting 6th   5 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 .200 .429 .800 1.229
Batting 7th   2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Batting 9th   28 8 0 0 4 7 7 5 4 0 0 0 .286 .394 .714 1.108
Low Leverage   115 31 1 1 13 18 21 19 26 1 0 0 .270 .370 .635 1.005
Medium Leverage   126 28 3 2 5 15 17 17 22 1 1 1 .222 .317 .397 .714
High Leverage   74 18 1 0 7 27 13 20 17 3 0 0 .243 .392 .541 .932
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 28 123 315 77 5 3 25 60 51 56 1 5 65 7 3 .244 .355 .517 .873 136 129 3.4
Total MLB 685 2250 562 35 11 163 417 397 356 15 20 482 59 25 .250 .353 .492 .846 138 134 23.4
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 59 56 117 5 0 124 2 .984 477.0 2.30 +9.3 1.123
1975 New York - MLB CF 25 8 42 0 0 42 0 1.000 102.2 3.68 +0.1 .984
1975 New York - MLB RF 12 11 21 0 0 21 0 1.000 98.0 1.93 -1.0 .951
TOTAL LF 419 410 796 13 2 824 15 .982 3593.1 2.03 +38.2 1.067
TOTAL CF 166 131 383 8 2 400 9 .978 1197.1 2.94 -10.9 .960
TOTAL RF 34 29 53 1 0 55 1 .982 260.1 1.87 +0.4 1.010
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).
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
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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