RF Bob Underwood #50
New York Knickerbockers MLB
Age: 29 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Good
08/22/1977
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RF BOB UNDERWOOD #50 - AGE: 29 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
126 443 145 30 5 20 67 43 54 .327 .385 .553 27 5.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 50 60 60
BABIP 60 50 60 65
Avoid K's 50 45 55 50
Gap 50 45 55 55
Power 60 50 65 65
Eye 40 40 40 40
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 50
Errors: - 35 50
Arm: 20 45 60
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 45
1st Base: 20 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 55
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 55
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
08/21/1977 STL Loss, 1-6 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/20/1977 STL Loss, 4-12 5 0 3 1 0 0 1 0
08/19/1977 STL Win, 11-7 3 4 3 2 1 1 0 0
08/18/1977 KCB Loss, 2-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
08/17/1977 KCB Win, 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/16/1977 KCB Loss, 2-7 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/15/1977 @ CLE Win, 10-0 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/14/1977 @ CLE Win, 5-3 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
08/13/1977 @ CLE Loss, 6-7 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 1
08/12/1977 @ CLE Loss, 2-8 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
PERSONALITY
Bob is nothing if not fickle.
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:8 Years, 31 Days
Service This Yr:139 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:11 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 1977 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 126 443 145 30 5 20 67 69 43 54 .327 .385 .553 .938 .401 .226 156
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 112 496 3 4 0 11 0 7 245 55 27 14 65.9 91.6 7.49 5.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   117 41 7 1 2 12 16 9 19 3 0 1 .350 .392 .479 .871
Versus Right   326 104 23 4 18 55 53 34 35 4 0 2 .319 .383 .580 .962
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   24 11 2 0 1 3 7 2 2 0 0 1 .458 .519 .667 1.185
April   92 33 9 1 3 12 13 4 13 1 0 0 .359 .381 .576 .958
May   85 25 5 1 6 20 12 13 8 3 0 0 .294 .376 .588 .964
June   97 30 4 0 7 14 21 11 10 1 0 1 .309 .382 .567 .949
July   104 35 9 2 1 10 11 6 15 1 0 0 .337 .369 .490 .860
August   65 22 3 1 3 11 12 9 8 1 0 2 .338 .429 .554 .982
All-Star Game   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Spring Training   95 23 1 0 5 17 9 8 10 0 0 0 .242 .301 .411 .711
Last Year   562 156 24 12 21 77 88 41 79 4 0 5 .278 .330 .475 .805
2 Years Ago   613 180 32 7 25 73 107 58 72 2 0 6 .294 .359 .491 .850
Career   4363 1291 213 65 186 591 693 356 588 25 0 43 .296 .353 .502 .855
Home   218 74 12 2 13 41 37 21 25 5 0 3 .339 .397 .592 .989
Road   225 71 18 3 7 26 32 22 29 2 0 0 .316 .373 .516 .889
Grass   414 135 28 5 16 59 63 41 48 6 0 3 .326 .386 .534 .920
Turf   29 10 2 0 4 8 6 2 6 1 0 0 .345 .375 .828 1.203
Day   271 88 16 2 15 44 42 28 36 5 0 1 .325 .384 .565 .948
Night   172 57 14 3 5 23 27 15 18 2 0 2 .331 .387 .535 .922
As Starter   428 139 29 5 19 66 67 43 51 7 0 3 .325 .385 .549 .934
As Reliever / Substitution   15 6 1 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 .400 .400 .667 1.067
Pinch Hitting   13 5 1 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 .385 .385 .692 1.077
Close/Late   88 30 5 0 4 13 13 11 9 1 0 1 .341 .416 .534 .950
Inning 1-3   172 60 10 3 11 34 28 13 19 5 0 0 .349 .384 .634 1.018
Inning 4-6   140 33 10 2 1 10 14 11 19 1 0 0 .236 .289 .357 .647
Inning 7-9   128 51 10 0 7 20 26 19 15 1 0 3 .398 .483 .641 1.124
Extra Innings   3 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 1.333 1.667
0 Outs   137 46 10 0 5 11 26 14 21 1 0 0 .336 .395 .518 .913
1 Outs   155 53 10 4 7 29 26 15 13 6 0 2 .342 .393 .594 .987
2 Outs   151 46 10 1 8 27 17 14 20 0 0 1 .305 .367 .543 .911
Scoring Position   113 34 4 0 7 48 16 9 21 7 0 1 .301 .338 .522 .861
Bases Empty   235 84 18 3 11 11 38 30 23 0 0 1 .357 .432 .600 1.032
Runner on 1st   95 27 8 2 2 8 15 4 10 0 0 1 .284 .320 .474 .794
Runner on 2nd   40 12 1 0 3 10 4 6 4 0 0 1 .300 .404 .550 .954
Runner on 3rd   11 2 1 0 0 5 2 1 6 3 0 0 .182 .200 .273 .473
Runner on 1st & 2nd   29 8 1 0 3 13 6 2 6 0 0 0 .276 .323 .621 .943
Runner on 1st & 3rd   19 6 1 0 0 11 2 0 3 3 0 0 .316 .273 .368 .641
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .400 .500 .900
Bases Loaded   10 4 0 0 1 7 1 0 2 0 0 0 .400 .400 .700 1.100
Two Strikes   204 54 9 1 7 22 31 27 54 3 0 2 .265 .352 .422 .773
First Pitch   65 26 7 0 2 9 10 4 0 0 0 0 .400 .435 .600 1.035
Count 0-1   56 20 3 4 5 17 9 0 0 1 0 0 .357 .351 .821 1.172
Count 0-2   38 10 1 0 0 1 4 0 8 1 0 0 .263 .256 .289 .546
Count 1-0   29 13 4 0 3 10 6 0 0 3 0 0 .448 .406 .897 1.303
Count 1-1   41 17 2 0 2 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 .415 .415 .610 1.024
Count 1-2   66 20 4 1 1 3 11 0 9 0 0 1 .303 .313 .439 .753
Count 2-0   8 2 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .333 .750 1.083
Count 2-1   19 9 3 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .474 .474 .632 1.105
Count 2-2   54 17 4 0 5 13 10 0 13 0 0 1 .315 .327 .667 .994
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   21 4 1 0 0 1 1 8 0 0 0 0 .190 .414 .238 .652
Full Count   46 7 0 0 1 5 6 27 24 2 0 0 .152 .453 .217 .671
Behind in Count   160 50 8 5 6 21 24 0 17 2 0 1 .312 .313 .537 .850
Ahead in Count   77 28 9 0 4 13 12 12 0 3 0 1 .364 .441 .636 1.077
Batting Leadoff   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 2nd   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 3rd   312 101 23 5 15 49 49 31 34 3 0 3 .324 .387 .574 .961
Batting 4th   118 39 6 0 5 18 19 12 18 4 0 0 .331 .381 .508 .889
Batting 8th   3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.000 1.667
Batting 9th   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Low Leverage   195 64 12 3 11 18 28 20 21 1 0 3 .328 .397 .590 .987
Medium Leverage   177 58 16 2 6 24 30 18 21 3 0 0 .328 .384 .542 .926
High Leverage   68 22 2 0 3 25 10 5 12 3 0 0 .324 .355 .485 .841
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 28 151 562 156 24 12 21 77 88 41 5 4 79 40 12 .278 .330 .475 .805 135 129 4.9
1977 New York - MLB 29 126 443 145 30 5 20 67 69 43 3 7 54 27 14 .327 .385 .553 .938 146 156 5.1
Total MLB 1145 4363 1291 213 65 186 591 693 356 43 25 588 156 72 .296 .353 .502 .855 139 135 40.7
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 138 137 261 17 0 285 7 .975 1218.1 2.05 +4.4 1.024
1977 New York - MLB 1B 1 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 2.0 18.00 +0.3 .000
1977 New York - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1977 New York - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1977 New York - MLB RF 113 112 195 22 4 227 10 .956 970.0 2.01 +1.0 .996
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 8 7 61 2 4 63 0 1.000 61.0 9.30 +0.2 1.030
TOTAL LF 254 241 415 12 2 438 11 .975 2114.1 1.82 +14.7 1.048
TOTAL RF 842 774 1473 86 9 1608 49 .970 6926.1 2.03 +35.5 1.027
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).
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 55 (65); Eye: 45 (45).
07/04/1977 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
07/10/1977 Was selected to the 1977 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
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
1976 267 7
Year 3B Rank
1973 8 7
1974 12 3
1976 12 2
Year HR Rank
1971 24 8
1972 25 6
1973 30 6
1975 25 9
1976 21 7
Year SB Rank
1976 40 9
Year RBI Rank
1970 97 9
1971 93 9
Year R Rank
1972 95 10
1973 99 10
1975 107 6
1976 88 10
Year IBB Rank
1970 7 6
1975 18 9
Year HP Rank
1970 8 4
1971 10 1
1975 6 10
1976 5 10
Year EBH Rank
1970 66 10
1973 64 7
1975 64 7
1976 57 6
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
1976 .475 7
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
1976 .198 5
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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