RF Bob Underwood #50
New York Knickerbockers MLB
Age: 27 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Good
04/21/1975
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RF BOB UNDERWOOD #50 - AGE: 27 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
12 54 17 1 2 1 7 5 5 .315 .373 .463 1 0.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 50 55 55
Gap 55 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: 60
1st Base: 25 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
04/20/1975 @ WAS Win, 8-5 5 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
04/19/1975 @ WAS Loss, 1-2 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
04/18/1975 @ WAS Win, 9-5 5 2 3 0 0 1 0 0
04/17/1975 @ CIN Win, 4-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
04/16/1975 @ CIN Loss, 10-13 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 0
04/15/1975 @ CIN Win, 8-6 5 2 2 1 1 0 1 0
04/13/1975 BRO Loss, 4-6 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
04/12/1975 BRO Loss, 3-11 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
04/11/1975 BRO Win, 4-3 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
04/10/1975 WAS Win, 8-1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
He is loyal only to himself.
High: Financial Ambition
Low: Loyalty
Birthday:04/18/1948
Born in:St. Louis, MO
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$362,500
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 44 Days
Service This Yr:13 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1965, 13th Pick in Round 2
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 12 54 17 1 2 1 7 11 5 5 .315 .373 .463 .836 .369 .148 133
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 12 59 0 1 0 0 0 0 25 4 1 0 100.0 9.9 7.23 .4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   20 9 1 0 1 3 5 1 2 0 0 0 .450 .476 .650 1.126
Versus Right   34 8 0 2 0 4 6 4 3 0 0 0 .235 .316 .353 .669
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   27 9 1 0 1 3 6 3 3 0 0 0 .333 .400 .481 .881
April   54 17 1 2 1 7 11 5 5 0 0 0 .315 .373 .463 .836
Spring Training   77 13 1 1 2 6 11 7 11 0 0 1 .169 .247 .286 .533
Last Year   474 141 20 12 16 41 78 39 69 2 0 3 .297 .353 .492 .845
2 Years Ago   521 164 26 8 30 81 99 56 62 3 0 2 .315 .381 .568 .950
Career   2799 827 128 43 121 381 440 219 388 12 0 29 .295 .351 .502 .853
Home   27 8 0 2 0 4 5 2 2 0 0 0 .296 .345 .444 .789
Road   27 9 1 0 1 3 6 3 3 0 0 0 .333 .400 .481 .881
Grass   54 17 1 2 1 7 11 5 5 0 0 0 .315 .373 .463 .836
Day   34 9 0 2 0 4 6 4 2 0 0 0 .265 .342 .382 .724
Night   20 8 1 0 1 3 5 1 3 0 0 0 .400 .429 .600 1.029
As Starter   54 17 1 2 1 7 11 5 5 0 0 0 .315 .373 .463 .836
Close/Late   12 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 .167 .167 .417 .583
Inning 1-3   23 11 1 1 0 5 6 2 2 0 0 0 .478 .520 .609 1.129
Inning 4-6   15 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
Inning 7-9   13 3 0 1 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 .231 .231 .615 .846
Extra Innings   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   27 10 1 0 1 1 8 3 1 0 0 0 .370 .433 .519 .952
1 Outs   17 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 .118 .211 .118 .328
2 Outs   10 5 0 2 0 6 2 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .900 1.400
Scoring Position   12 2 0 1 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 .167 .231 .333 .564
Bases Empty   29 10 1 0 1 1 7 2 4 0 0 0 .345 .387 .483 .870
Runner on 1st   13 5 0 1 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 .385 .467 .538 1.005
Runner on 2nd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Bases Loaded   5 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .600 .800
Two Strikes   12 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 5 0 0 0 .083 .312 .083 .396
First Pitch   10 4 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 .400 .455 .700 1.155
Count 0-1   9 4 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .444 .444 .444 .889
Count 0-2   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   11 5 0 2 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .455 .455 .818 1.273
Count 1-1   4 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Count 1-2   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 2-0   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 2-1   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 3-1   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Full Count   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Behind in Count   16 5 0 0 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 .312 .312 .312 .625
Ahead in Count   19 6 0 2 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .316 .316 .526 .842
Batting Leadoff   54 17 1 2 1 7 11 5 5 0 0 0 .315 .373 .463 .836
Low Leverage   17 7 0 1 1 2 4 2 2 0 0 0 .412 .474 .706 1.180
Medium Leverage   28 9 1 0 0 2 7 3 2 0 0 0 .321 .387 .357 .744
High Leverage   9 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .111 .111 .333 .444
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 12 54 17 1 2 1 7 11 5 0 0 5 1 0 .315 .373 .463 .836 129 133 0.4
Total MLB 726 2799 827 128 43 121 381 440 219 29 12 388 63 38 .295 .351 .502 .853 139 135 25.8
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 RF 12 12 19 1 0 20 0 1.000 108.0 1.67 +0.3 1.047
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 252 241 415 12 2 438 11 .975 2111.1 1.82 +14.7 1.048
TOTAL RF 456 394 744 32 3 797 21 .974 3588.1 1.95 +22.7 1.034
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).
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
Year 3B Rank
1973 8 7
1974 12 3
Year HR Rank
1971 24 8
1972 25 6
1973 30 6
Year RBI Rank
1970 97 9
1971 93 9
Year R Rank
1972 95 10
1973 99 10
Year IBB Rank
1970 7 6
Year HP Rank
1970 8 4
1971 10 1
Year EBH Rank
1970 66 10
1973 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
Year RC Rank
1973 112.29 9
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
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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