3B Ed Shofner #41
Houston Drillers MLB
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
07/31/1976
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3B ED SHOFNER #41 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
46 72 15 0 0 3 11 7 17 .208 .289 .333 0 -0.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 50
Gap 40 40 40 40
Power 40 40 40 40
Eye 45 45 45 45
Avoid K's 40 45 40 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 55 45
Errors: - 70 50
Arm: 20 60 50
Turn DP: - 75 -
Framing: 25 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 55
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 50 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 40 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 60
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 55
Stealing Aggressiveness: 45
Stealing Ability: 60
Baserunning Inst.: 70
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 30
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/31/1976 @ LAP Loss, 2-8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/27/1976 SEA Win, 9-4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/26/1976 ATL Win, 3-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/25/1976 ATL Loss, 1-10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/22/1976 @ DAL Loss, 5-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/19/1976 @ TCN Loss, 5-7 3 1 2 2 1 0 1 0
07/15/1976 @ CHH Win, 8-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/13/1976 @ LAP Loss, 2-5 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
07/10/1976 SEA Win, 3-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/04/1976 TOR Loss, 2-7 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
PERSONALITY
He works hard to hone his skills.
High: Work Ethic
Low: Financial Ambition
Birthday:02/06/1948
Born in:Waterford, ME
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$112,090
Signed Through:1976 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 38 Days
Service This Yr:116 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:1966, 15th Pick in Round 4
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 46 72 15 0 0 3 11 10 7 17 .208 .289 .333 .622 .292 .125 84
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 14 83 2 0 0 1 0 2 24 3 0 0 0.0 7.6 3.41 -0.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   32 8 0 0 3 9 6 3 7 1 0 1 .250 .324 .531 .856
Versus Right   40 7 0 0 0 2 4 4 10 1 0 1 .175 .261 .175 .436
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Last Week   5 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 1 .400 .500 1.000 1.500
April   7 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 .143 .333 .143 .476
May   28 4 0 0 1 3 4 3 6 0 0 1 .143 .250 .250 .500
June   21 7 0 0 1 5 4 1 2 1 0 0 .333 .348 .476 .824
July   16 3 0 0 1 3 1 1 5 1 0 1 .188 .263 .375 .638
Spring Training   44 9 1 0 0 2 5 6 9 0 3 0 .205 .300 .227 .527
Last Year   83 23 5 0 0 6 11 7 13 0 3 0 .277 .333 .337 .671
2 Years Ago   15 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 .200 .200 .267 .467
Career   870 198 20 6 16 89 102 76 197 9 18 10 .228 .294 .320 .614
Home   35 6 0 0 0 1 4 4 6 0 0 1 .171 .275 .171 .446
Road   37 9 0 0 3 10 6 3 11 2 0 1 .243 .302 .486 .789
Grass   72 15 0 0 3 11 10 7 17 2 0 2 .208 .289 .333 .622
Day   38 8 0 0 2 4 5 3 12 1 0 2 .211 .295 .368 .664
Night   34 7 0 0 1 7 5 4 5 1 0 0 .206 .282 .294 .576
As Starter   43 9 0 0 3 11 8 5 8 2 0 2 .209 .308 .419 .726
As Reliever / Substitution   29 6 0 0 0 0 2 2 9 0 0 0 .207 .258 .207 .465
Pinch Hitting   22 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 .227 .261 .227 .488
Close/Late   27 7 0 0 0 0 4 4 8 0 0 0 .259 .355 .259 .614
Inning 1-3   13 4 0 0 3 7 4 2 2 0 0 1 .308 .438 1.000 1.438
Inning 4-6   18 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 .056 .143 .056 .198
Inning 7-9   38 8 0 0 0 1 4 3 13 1 0 0 .211 .262 .211 .472
Extra Innings   3 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .667 .750 .667 1.417
0 Outs   22 2 0 0 1 2 3 3 7 0 0 2 .091 .259 .227 .487
1 Outs   23 8 0 0 1 5 5 0 5 2 0 0 .348 .320 .478 .798
2 Outs   27 5 0 0 1 4 2 4 5 0 0 0 .185 .290 .296 .587
Scoring Position   24 5 0 0 1 8 3 2 5 2 0 0 .208 .250 .333 .583
Bases Empty   31 5 0 0 1 1 4 2 8 0 0 2 .161 .257 .258 .515
Runner on 1st   17 5 0 0 1 2 3 3 4 0 0 0 .294 .400 .471 .871
Runner on 2nd   10 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .200 .273 .200 .473
Runner on 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 .200 .200 .800 1.000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Bases Loaded   2 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .333 .500 .833
Two Strikes   34 6 0 0 2 5 4 3 17 1 0 1 .176 .256 .353 .609
First Pitch   8 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 0-1   7 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .375 .286 .661
Count 0-2   3 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 1.333 1.667
Count 1-0   7 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .286 .250 .286 .536
Count 1-1   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 1-2   14 3 0 0 1 1 3 0 9 0 0 1 .214 .267 .429 .695
Count 2-0   7 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .571 .714
Count 2-1   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   15 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 1 0 0 .133 .125 .133 .258
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .500 .750 .500 1.250
Full Count   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .600 .000 .600
Behind in Count   24 6 0 0 2 4 5 0 10 0 0 2 .250 .308 .500 .808
Ahead in Count   20 4 0 0 1 3 4 4 0 1 0 0 .200 .320 .350 .670
Batting 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 6th   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 7th   9 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .222 .300 .222 .522
Batting 8th   36 7 0 0 3 10 7 4 7 2 0 2 .194 .295 .444 .740
Batting 9th   21 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 0 0 0 .238 .304 .238 .542
Low Leverage   29 5 0 0 1 1 1 1 12 0 0 0 .172 .200 .276 .476
Medium Leverage   22 3 0 0 1 4 4 5 2 1 0 2 .136 .333 .273 .606
High Leverage   21 7 0 0 1 6 5 1 3 1 0 0 .333 .348 .476 .824
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
1969 Houston - MLB 21 12 33 6 0 0 0 4 1 4 0 0 8 0 0 .182 .270 .182 .452 32 29 -0.7
1970 Houston - MLB 22 46 73 19 1 2 2 11 7 4 0 1 16 0 0 .260 .295 .411 .706 95 85 0.1
1971 Houston - MLB 23 106 264 59 4 1 5 20 38 21 6 2 67 2 3 .223 .294 .303 .597 73 59 -1.3
1972 Houston - MLB 24 121 153 34 4 2 2 11 15 17 0 0 30 3 0 .222 .300 .314 .614 89 83 0.5
1973 Houston - MLB 25 92 177 39 5 1 4 25 19 16 2 4 43 4 1 .220 .286 .328 .614 74 66 0.1
1974 Houston - MLB 26 5 15 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 .200 .200 .267 .467 36 24 -0.2
1975 Houston - MLB 27 48 83 23 5 0 0 6 11 7 0 0 13 3 0 .277 .333 .337 .671 91 87 0.4
1976 Houston - MLB 28 46 72 15 0 0 3 11 10 7 2 2 17 0 0 .208 .289 .333 .622 78 84 -0.1
Total MLB 476 870 198 20 6 16 89 102 76 10 9 197 12 5 .228 .294 .320 .614 78 70 -1.3
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
1966 Total - 18 24 108 53 9 0 3 31 40 11 3 0 9 7 2 .491 .549 .657 1.207 100 100 2.4
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
1970 Houston - MLB 22 4 6 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .167 .167 .333 .500 36 21 -0.1
1973 Houston - MLB 25 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0.0
Total MLB 8 6 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .167 .167 .333 .500 36 21
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1969 Houston - MLB SS 12 11 28 32 6 63 3 .952 88.2 6.09 -3.3 .883
1970 Houston - MLB 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 0.0 .000
1970 Houston - MLB 2B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 -0.1 .000
1970 Houston - MLB 3B 20 13 4 23 5 27 0 1.000 122.1 1.99 +1.0 1.050
1970 Houston - MLB SS 23 3 9 19 4 28 0 1.000 57.1 4.40 -1.8 .877
1971 Houston - MLB 2B 1 1 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 -0.2 .744
1971 Houston - MLB 3B 26 7 11 21 5 33 1 .970 91.0 3.16 +0.1 .999
1971 Houston - MLB SS 84 71 114 233 52 357 10 .972 613.0 5.09 -13.9 .907
1972 Houston - MLB 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Houston - MLB 2B 4 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 4.0 4.50 +0.0 .989
1972 Houston - MLB 3B 88 19 24 73 5 98 1 .990 329.2 2.65 +2.3 1.047
1972 Houston - MLB SS 27 14 28 35 5 66 3 .955 152.0 3.73 -3.4 .903
1973 Houston - MLB 1B 9 0 16 2 3 18 0 1.000 19.1 8.38 +0.0 1.037
1973 Houston - MLB 2B 7 0 5 3 1 8 0 1.000 12.0 6.00 -0.6 .775
1973 Houston - MLB 3B 63 31 28 85 9 115 2 .983 318.2 3.19 +1.5 1.035
1973 Houston - MLB SS 21 14 21 44 8 68 3 .956 132.2 4.41 -1.5 .931
1974 Houston - MLB SS 5 5 3 7 0 10 0 1.000 37.0 2.43 -0.8 1.038
1975 Houston - MLB 1B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 0.0 .000
1975 Houston - MLB 3B 25 17 14 31 1 46 1 .978 154.0 2.63 -0.1 1.028
1975 Houston - MLB SS 23 0 15 18 4 34 1 .971 49.0 6.06 -0.1 1.012
1976 Houston - MLB 1B 1 1 8 1 1 9 0 1.000 7.0 11.57 +0.0 1.046
1976 Houston - MLB 3B 21 13 12 27 5 43 4 .907 131.2 2.67 -1.6 .975
1976 Houston - MLB SS 5 0 0 4 1 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 +0.2 1.033
TOTAL 1B 13 1 26 3 4 29 0 1.000 31.1 8.33 +0.0 1.041
TOTAL 2B 14 1 8 7 1 15 0 1.000 29.0 4.66 -0.8 .805
TOTAL 3B 243 100 93 260 30 362 9 .975 1147.1 2.77 +3.1 1.028
TOTAL SS 200 118 218 392 80 630 20 .968 1138.2 4.82 -24.6 .915
PLAYER HISTORY
12/11/1966 Drafted in the 1966 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 15, 99th overall pick) by the Houston Drillers, out of high school McGehee (McGehee; McGehee, AR).
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (55); Power: 20 (35); Eye: 30 (45).
04/11/1967 Named the #61 prospect in the MLB
07/06/1967 Named the #32 prospect in the MLB
10/20/1967 Named the #42 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (55); Power: 25 (35); Eye: 35 (45).
04/09/1968 Named the #44 prospect in the MLB
07/04/1968 Named the #33 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 40 (50).
07/03/1969 Named the #73 prospect in the MLB
10/29/1969 Named the #78 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 45 (50).
02/23/1970 Successfully completed training to learn a new position at the Houston Drillers development complex.
04/07/1970 Named the #72 prospect in the MLB
11/17/1970 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $24,800.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 45 (50).
11/13/1971 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $26,400.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 45 (50).
11/10/1972 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $47,000.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (50).
11/04/1973 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $55,000.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (45).
04/12/1974 Injured (strained rib cage muscles),out for 4 days.
10/27/1974 Wins the 1974 World Series with the Houston Drillers.
11/08/1974 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $80,751 with the Houston Drillers organization.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (45).
11/16/1975 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $112,090.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (45).
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