RF Bob Underwood #50
New York Knickerbockers MLB
Age: 28 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Good
08/16/1976
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RF BOB UNDERWOOD #50 - AGE: 28 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
114 420 113 17 9 16 58 31 59 .269 .325 .467 27 3.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 50 55 55
Gap 50 45 55 55
Power 60 50 65 65
Eye 45 40 45 45
Avoid K's 50 50 55 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 55
Errors: - 35 50
Arm: 20 45 60
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 55
1st Base: 20 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 60
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 60
Stealing Aggressiveness: 60
Stealing Ability: 70
Baserunning Inst.: 80
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 30
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/15/1976 CLE Loss, 12-14 4 2 2 2 1 1 2 1
08/15/1976 CLE Win, 1-0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 3
08/14/1976 CLE Win, 4-1 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 0
08/13/1976 CLE Loss, 2-11 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/12/1976 @ WAS Win, 8-4 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
08/11/1976 @ WAS Loss, 4-5 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/10/1976 @ WAS Loss, 3-9 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
08/07/1976 @ CIN Loss, 4-5 4 1 3 2 1 0 0 1
08/06/1976 @ CIN Win, 4-2 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
08/05/1976 @ CLE Loss, 2-7 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
He won't form an attachment to the city.
High: Financial Ambition
Low: Loyalty
Birthday:04/18/1948
Born in:St. Louis, MO
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$650,000
Signed Through:1979 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 31 Days
Service This Yr:132 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1965, 13th Pick in Round 2
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 114 420 113 17 9 16 58 63 31 59 .269 .325 .467 .791 .353 .198 129
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 103 459 5 5 0 11 0 3 196 42 27 10 73.0 61.3 5.00 3.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   112 25 3 3 1 11 13 7 19 1 0 0 .223 .267 .330 .597
Versus Right   308 88 14 6 15 47 50 24 40 2 0 5 .286 .345 .516 .861
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   26 11 3 0 2 6 4 2 4 0 0 1 .423 .483 .769 1.252
April   77 17 2 0 1 4 9 6 6 1 0 1 .221 .282 .286 .568
May   98 22 3 2 1 14 10 9 20 1 0 0 .224 .287 .327 .614
June   90 25 3 3 4 15 20 10 9 0 0 2 .278 .363 .511 .874
July   100 29 3 3 7 14 15 4 16 1 0 1 .290 .321 .590 .911
August   55 20 6 1 3 11 9 2 8 0 0 1 .364 .397 .673 1.069
Spring Training   59 11 1 0 2 10 6 5 12 0 0 0 .186 .250 .305 .555
Last Year   613 180 32 7 25 73 107 58 72 2 0 6 .294 .359 .491 .850
2 Years Ago   474 141 20 12 16 41 78 39 69 2 0 3 .297 .353 .492 .845
Career   3778 1103 176 57 161 505 599 303 514 17 0 40 .292 .349 .497 .846
Home   211 61 9 6 7 32 36 17 34 2 0 3 .289 .348 .488 .836
Road   209 52 8 3 9 26 27 14 25 1 0 2 .249 .301 .445 .746
Grass   401 110 17 9 16 56 62 30 58 3 0 4 .274 .329 .481 .810
Turf   19 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .158 .238 .158 .396
Day   241 65 11 5 9 30 34 15 36 0 0 3 .270 .320 .469 .789
Night   179 48 6 4 7 28 29 16 23 3 0 2 .268 .330 .464 .794
As Starter   409 110 16 9 15 55 61 31 59 3 0 5 .269 .326 .462 .788
As Reliever / Substitution   11 3 1 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .273 .636 .909
Pinch Hitting   11 3 1 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .273 .636 .909
Close/Late   88 25 4 3 5 18 19 12 7 1 0 0 .284 .366 .568 .935
Inning 1-3   152 35 7 2 4 14 19 11 23 2 0 2 .230 .287 .382 .669
Inning 4-6   137 41 6 3 6 21 21 7 23 0 0 2 .299 .342 .518 .861
Inning 7-9   124 35 4 4 6 23 22 9 13 1 0 1 .282 .333 .524 .858
Extra Innings   7 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 .286 .545 .286 .831
0 Outs   120 24 6 1 4 11 18 5 16 2 0 3 .200 .246 .367 .613
1 Outs   152 49 4 4 10 28 30 15 22 1 0 1 .322 .385 .599 .983
2 Outs   148 40 7 4 2 19 15 11 21 0 0 1 .270 .325 .412 .737
Scoring Position   110 36 4 3 5 42 20 18 19 3 0 1 .327 .417 .555 .971
Bases Empty   221 53 10 5 9 9 30 6 28 0 0 2 .240 .266 .452 .719
Runner on 1st   89 24 3 1 2 7 13 7 12 0 0 2 .270 .337 .393 .730
Runner on 2nd   51 19 3 3 4 19 13 8 8 0 0 1 .373 .467 .784 1.251
Runner on 3rd   9 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 3 1 0 0 .111 .250 .111 .361
Runner on 1st & 2nd   28 8 0 0 1 5 3 5 4 0 0 0 .286 .394 .393 .787
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 2 1 0 0 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 .333 .375 .500 .875
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 4 0 0 0 10 1 2 1 1 0 0 .500 .545 .500 1.045
Bases Loaded   8 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Two Strikes   159 28 7 2 4 14 16 15 59 1 0 2 .176 .254 .321 .575
First Pitch   79 29 1 2 6 12 15 5 0 0 0 1 .367 .412 .658 1.070
Count 0-1   46 13 2 4 3 10 10 0 0 0 0 1 .283 .298 .696 .994
Count 0-2   32 8 4 0 3 6 5 0 9 0 0 1 .250 .273 .656 .929
Count 1-0   51 13 1 0 1 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 .255 .255 .333 .588
Count 1-1   36 13 2 1 1 9 6 0 0 2 0 1 .361 .359 .556 .915
Count 1-2   49 3 0 1 0 2 1 0 23 0 0 0 .061 .061 .102 .163
Count 2-0   15 7 3 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .467 .467 .867 1.333
Count 2-1   25 7 0 0 0 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 .280 .280 .280 .560
Count 2-2   53 11 1 0 1 5 4 0 19 1 0 1 .208 .218 .283 .501
Count 3-0   2 1 1 0 0 0 2 8 0 0 0 0 .500 .900 1.000 1.900
Count 3-1   7 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 .286 .500 .286 .786
Full Count   25 6 2 1 0 1 6 15 8 0 0 0 .240 .525 .400 .925
Behind in Count   127 24 6 5 6 18 16 0 32 0 0 2 .189 .202 .457 .658
Ahead in Count   100 30 5 0 2 13 16 11 0 0 0 0 .300 .369 .410 .779
Batting 2nd   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 3rd   409 110 16 9 15 55 61 31 59 3 0 5 .269 .326 .462 .788
Batting 5th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 6th   1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Batting 8th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   4 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 1.000 1.250
Low Leverage   179 52 8 5 8 18 28 9 20 0 0 1 .291 .328 .525 .853
Medium Leverage   157 40 7 3 5 23 21 11 29 2 0 4 .255 .316 .433 .749
High Leverage   82 20 2 1 3 17 14 11 10 1 0 0 .244 .330 .402 .732
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
1968 New York - MLB 20 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .600 .500 1.100 243 256 0.1
1969 New York - MLB 21 16 32 8 1 2 0 3 2 2 0 0 5 0 0 .250 .294 .406 .700 101 84 -0.1
1970 New York - MLB 22 151 515 167 34 7 25 97 81 39 8 3 67 18 10 .324 .379 .563 .942 155 149 5.9
1971 New York - MLB 23 153 593 163 23 5 24 93 74 43 10 3 87 8 9 .275 .333 .452 .785 124 123 4.2
1972 New York - MLB 24 137 606 165 23 7 25 59 95 34 6 1 92 9 9 .272 .317 .457 .774 124 124 4.6
1973 New York - MLB 25 128 521 164 26 8 30 81 99 56 2 3 62 10 2 .315 .381 .568 .950 161 151 7.2
1974 New York - MLB 26 127 474 141 20 12 16 41 78 39 3 2 69 17 8 .297 .353 .492 .845 139 130 3.6
1975 New York - MLB 27 154 613 180 32 7 25 73 107 58 6 2 72 27 8 .294 .359 .491 .850 136 128 5.2
1976 New York - MLB 28 114 420 113 17 9 16 58 63 31 5 3 59 27 10 .269 .325 .467 .791 124 129 3.3
Total MLB 982 3778 1103 176 57 161 505 599 303 40 17 514 116 56 .292 .349 .497 .846 137 133 34.0
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 - 17 22 97 46 15 1 4 30 36 10 5 1 4 3 1 .474 .540 .773 1.313 100 100 2.6
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
1969 New York - MLB 21 5 5 3 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 1.200 1.800 408 438 0.1
1972 New York - MLB 24 6 26 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 0 0 .192 .192 .192 .385 13 9 -0.2
1973 New York - MLB 25 2 7 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .429 .714 96 95 1.2
Total MLB 13 38 10 1 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 7 0 0 .263 .263 .368 .632 80 82
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1968 New York - MLB RF 2 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 +0.2 .990
1969 New York - MLB RF 9 6 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 57.0 1.89 -1.2 .979
1970 New York - MLB 1B 7 7 57 2 4 59 0 1.000 59.0 9.00 -0.2 1.030
1970 New York - MLB LF 104 103 175 0 0 178 3 .983 874.1 1.80 +6.1 1.026
1970 New York - MLB RF 44 11 22 0 0 23 1 .957 147.0 1.35 +0.0 1.028
1971 New York - MLB LF 140 138 235 12 2 255 8 .969 1210.2 1.84 +8.6 1.066
1971 New York - MLB RF 23 0 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 61.1 2.20 +1.6 1.139
1972 New York - MLB C 1 1 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 13.0 6.23 -0.7 .000 3 0 0 0.0
1972 New York - MLB LF 5 0 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 17.1 2.60 +0.0 .982
1972 New York - MLB RF 135 135 238 9 3 255 8 .969 1194.0 1.86 +7.0 1.019
1973 New York - MLB RF 121 121 237 10 0 253 6 .976 1064.1 2.09 +12.6 1.049
1974 New York - MLB LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 New York - MLB RF 110 108 198 12 0 216 6 .972 947.2 1.99 +2.2 1.030
1975 New York - MLB 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1975 New York - MLB LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1975 New York - MLB RF 147 143 292 16 2 319 11 .966 1257.2 2.20 +7.7 1.035
1976 New York - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1976 New York - MLB RF 104 103 187 11 0 205 7 .966 914.1 1.95 +1.7 1.009
TOTAL C 1 1 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 13.0 6.23 -0.7 .000 3 0 0 0.0
TOTAL 1B 7 7 57 2 4 59 0 1.000 59.0 9.00 -0.2 1.030
TOTAL LF 254 241 415 12 2 438 11 .975 2114.1 1.82 +14.7 1.048
TOTAL RF 695 628 1204 58 5 1301 39 .970 5652.1 2.01 +31.8 1.030
PLAYER HISTORY
12/13/1965 Drafted in the 1965 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 13, 41st overall pick) by the New York Knickerbockers, out of high school Beardstown (Beardstown; Beardstown, IL).
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (60); Power: 25 (50); Eye: 25 (45).
04/12/1966 Named the #31 prospect in the MLB
07/07/1966 Named the #19 prospect in the MLB
10/20/1966 Named the #15 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (55); Power: 25 (50); Eye: 30 (45).
04/11/1967 Named the #37 prospect in the MLB
07/06/1967 Named the #16 prospect in the MLB
10/20/1967 Named the #27 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 25 (50); Eye: 35 (45).
04/09/1968 Named the #30 prospect in the MLB
07/04/1968 Named the #13 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 55 (65); Eye: 35 (45).
04/08/1969 Named the #16 prospect in the MLB
07/03/1969 Named the #12 prospect in the MLB
10/29/1969 Named the #11 prospect in the MLB
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: 55 (60); Power: 60 (65); Eye: 40 (45).
04/07/1970 Named the #17 prospect in the MLB
08/01/1970 Wins the MLB NBL Rookie of the Month Award.
09/09/1970 Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/14/1970 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
10/01/1970 Wins the MLB NBL Rookie of the Month Award.
10/29/1970 Wins the 1970 MLB NBL Rookie of the Year Award.
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: 60 (60); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 45 (45).
06/03/1971 Injured (bruised ankle),day-to-day for 2 days.
07/13/1971 Goes 5-8 against the Philadelphia Quakers, with 2 HR, 4 RBI and 4 R.
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: 60 (60); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 45 (45).
02/07/1972 Detrimentally completed training to improve his defense at left field at the New York Knickerbockers development complex.
03/12/1972 Successfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the New York Knickerbockers development complex.
06/10/1972 Injured (bruised knee),out for 2 days.
07/15/1972 Injured (tendinitis (forearm)),out for one week.
08/06/1972 Injured (strained calf),day-to-day for 1 day.
08/14/1972 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
11/10/1972 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $150,000.
11/29/1972 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at left field at the New York Knickerbockers development complex.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 60 (65); Eye: 45 (45).
05/28/1973 Injured (shoulder bursitis),out for 4 weeks.
07/08/1973 Was selected to the 1973 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
08/11/1973 Goes 5-7 against the Pittsburgh Industrials, with 1 2B, 2 HR, 9 RBI and 2 R.
09/26/1973 Injured (fractured hand),out for 2-3 months.
11/04/1973 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $196,942.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 60 (65); Eye: 45 (45).
07/24/1974 Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for 5 days.
07/27/1974 Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-5 against the Brooklyn Bluebirds, with 2 RBI and 3 runs scored.
09/27/1974 Injured (sore hamstring),day-to-day for 1 day.
11/14/1974 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $362,500.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 60 (65); Eye: 45 (45).
05/05/1975 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $2,600,000 with the New York Knickerbockers organization.
05/18/1975 Goes 5-6 against the Chicago Traders, with 1 HR, 2 RBI and 3 R.
07/30/1975 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 5 days.
09/24/1975 Injured (bruised ankle),day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 60 (65); Eye: 45 (45).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year PA Rank
1971 649 10
Year AB Rank
1971 593 9
1972 606 8
Year TB Rank
1970 290 10
1973 296 10
1975 301 8
Year 3B Rank
1973 8 7
1974 12 3
Year HR Rank
1971 24 8
1972 25 6
1973 30 6
1975 25 9
Year RBI Rank
1970 97 9
1971 93 9
Year R Rank
1972 95 10
1973 99 10
1975 107 6
Year IBB Rank
1970 7 6
1975 18 9
Year HP Rank
1970 8 4
1971 10 1
1975 6 10
Year EBH Rank
1970 66 10
1973 64 7
1975 64 7
Year AVG Rank
1970 .324 6
1973 .315 10
Year OBP Rank
1973 .381 10
Year SLG Rank
1970 .563 6
1973 .568 3
1974 .492 7
1975 .491 10
Year RC Rank
1973 112.29 9
1975 111.12 8
Year RC/27 Rank
1970 8.09 7
1973 8.11 5
Year ISO Rank
1970 .239 7
1971 .177 10
1973 .253 2
1974 .194 7
1975 .197 10
Year wOBA Rank
1973 .404 5
Year OPS Rank
1970 .942 8
1973 .950 5
1974 .845 10
Year WAR Rank
1970 6.2 8
1973 7.4 4
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