1B Francisco Chavez #32
New York Knickerbockers MLB
Age: 32 | Bats: R | Throws: L | Morale: Great
09/16/1974
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1B FRANCISCO CHAVEZ #32 - AGE: 32 - BATS: R - THROWS: L - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
141 545 149 27 5 23 81 83 112 .273 .370 .468 12 4.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 45
Gap 55 55 50 55
Power 55 60 55 55
Eye 65 70 65 65
Avoid K's 35 35 35 35
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 25
Errors: - 35 25
Arm: 20 40 25
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 40 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 55
Stealing Aggressiveness: 60
Stealing Ability: 55
Baserunning Inst.: 45
Sacrifice Bunt: 30
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/15/1974 @ CIN Win, 2-0 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
09/15/1974 @ CIN Win, 8-3 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/14/1974 @ CIN Loss, 0-8 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/13/1974 @ CIN Loss, 6-7 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 0
09/12/1974 @ CLE Loss, 0-7 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/11/1974 @ CLE Loss, 1-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10/1974 @ CLE Win, 13-1 4 3 2 1 0 0 1 0
09/08/1974 PHI Loss, 3-9 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
09/06/1974 PHI Win, 10-9 2 2 1 2 0 3 0 0
09/05/1974 PHI Loss, 1-8 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Teammates look up to Chavez as a leader.
Personality Class: Captain
High: Leader, Loyalty, Work Ethic
Birthday:11/03/1941
Born in:Caracas, DIS
Nationality:Venezuelan
Height:6' 1"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$475,000
Signed Through:1974 Season
Major Service:9 Years, 35 Days
Service This Yr:160 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:$1,920,000 total for 4 years
Drafted:1964, 22nd Pick in Round 2
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 141 545 149 27 5 23 81 89 83 112 .273 .370 .468 .838 .384 .194 149
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 140 635 3 0 0 14 0 4 255 55 12 8 60.0 95.8 6.13 4.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   189 49 8 3 7 26 30 20 31 0 0 3 .259 .340 .444 .784
Versus Right   356 100 19 2 16 55 59 63 81 4 0 0 .281 .385 .480 .866
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   30 10 5 0 0 2 6 1 7 0 0 0 .333 .355 .500 .855
April   75 23 5 0 4 9 16 12 18 1 0 0 .307 .398 .533 .931
May   99 28 3 1 6 13 17 24 20 0 0 0 .283 .423 .515 .938
June   101 20 5 0 3 16 12 16 20 1 0 0 .198 .305 .337 .642
July   102 29 7 0 1 9 13 13 18 0 0 1 .284 .371 .382 .753
August   114 30 2 4 7 22 17 12 25 0 0 2 .263 .344 .535 .879
September   54 19 5 0 2 12 14 6 11 2 0 0 .352 .403 .556 .959
Spring Training   68 15 2 0 0 5 3 8 16 0 0 3 .221 .329 .250 .579
Last Year   589 155 22 3 40 110 111 102 118 5 0 6 .263 .375 .514 .889
2 Years Ago   567 145 21 9 12 83 80 107 130 3 0 5 .256 .377 .388 .765
Career   4740 1286 193 62 213 734 735 686 1143 23 1 36 .271 .366 .473 .839
Home   243 69 10 2 10 37 42 41 43 3 0 2 .284 .388 .465 .853
Road   302 80 17 3 13 44 47 42 69 1 0 1 .265 .355 .470 .826
Grass   545 149 27 5 23 81 89 83 112 4 0 3 .273 .370 .468 .838
Day   337 94 15 3 15 50 52 51 69 4 0 2 .279 .373 .475 .848
Night   208 55 12 2 8 31 37 32 43 0 0 1 .264 .365 .457 .822
As Starter   545 149 27 5 23 81 89 82 112 4 0 3 .273 .369 .468 .837
As Reliever / Substitution   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Pinch Hitting   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Close/Late   114 29 8 1 5 17 21 17 22 0 0 1 .254 .356 .474 .830
Inning 1-3   192 63 11 2 12 39 37 27 40 1 0 1 .328 .412 .594 1.006
Inning 4-6   179 43 6 1 4 19 21 29 34 3 0 1 .240 .344 .352 .696
Inning 7-9   158 40 9 1 7 22 28 25 35 0 0 1 .253 .359 .456 .814
Extra Innings   16 3 1 1 0 1 3 2 3 0 0 0 .188 .278 .375 .653
0 Outs   158 44 10 1 6 21 36 28 28 2 0 0 .278 .383 .468 .851
1 Outs   194 47 6 4 9 30 27 22 45 2 0 1 .242 .320 .454 .773
2 Outs   193 58 11 0 8 30 26 33 39 0 0 2 .301 .408 .482 .890
Scoring Position   126 41 8 2 5 53 24 22 32 4 0 0 .325 .414 .540 .954
Bases Empty   299 75 16 1 11 11 43 47 64 0 0 2 .251 .356 .421 .778
Runner on 1st   120 33 3 2 7 17 22 14 16 0 0 1 .275 .356 .508 .864
Runner on 2nd   38 10 3 0 1 8 6 5 10 0 0 0 .263 .349 .421 .770
Runner on 3rd   13 4 1 0 0 5 1 2 4 0 0 0 .308 .400 .385 .785
Runner on 1st & 2nd   43 16 3 1 2 16 13 8 11 0 0 0 .372 .471 .628 1.098
Runner on 1st & 3rd   8 5 0 0 0 7 1 1 1 2 0 0 .625 .545 .625 1.170
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   9 5 1 1 1 10 1 4 0 1 0 0 .556 .643 1.222 1.865
Bases Loaded   15 1 0 0 1 7 2 2 6 1 0 0 .067 .167 .267 .433
Two Strikes   352 84 13 2 17 55 52 34 112 4 0 3 .239 .308 .432 .740
First Pitch   49 20 5 0 1 7 8 0 0 0 0 0 .408 .408 .571 .980
Count 0-1   30 8 2 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .267 .333 .600
Count 0-2   44 11 3 0 2 6 6 0 18 0 0 0 .250 .250 .455 .705
Count 1-0   29 9 0 0 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 .310 .310 .414 .724
Count 1-1   41 11 4 1 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 .268 .268 .561 .829
Count 1-2   97 14 3 1 2 12 6 0 41 2 0 2 .144 .158 .258 .416
Count 2-0   8 5 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .625 .625 1.125 1.750
Count 2-1   25 9 2 1 0 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 .360 .360 .520 .880
Count 2-2   93 21 4 1 4 14 15 0 34 0 0 0 .226 .226 .419 .645
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 5 15 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   11 3 0 1 1 4 7 34 0 0 0 0 .273 .822 .727 1.549
Full Count   118 38 3 0 9 23 25 34 19 2 0 1 .322 .471 .576 1.047
Behind in Count   171 33 8 1 4 20 15 0 59 2 0 2 .193 .200 .322 .522
Ahead in Count   73 26 3 2 3 13 22 49 0 0 0 0 .356 .615 .575 1.190
Batting 3rd   545 149 27 5 23 81 89 82 112 4 0 3 .273 .369 .468 .837
Batting 7th   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Low Leverage   254 63 13 0 10 15 36 36 58 0 0 1 .248 .344 .417 .761
Medium Leverage   187 64 9 3 10 41 33 27 29 2 0 2 .342 .427 .583 1.009
High Leverage   101 22 5 2 3 25 20 20 23 2 0 0 .218 .341 .396 .738
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
1965 New York - MLB 23 12 36 7 0 1 2 4 5 2 0 0 12 1 0 .194 .237 .417 .654 92 87 0.1
1966 New York - MLB 24 118 418 131 14 7 25 78 70 42 5 1 120 6 11 .313 .382 .560 .942 172 177 3.9
1967 New York - MLB 25 160 587 141 16 11 20 81 70 55 6 3 171 14 9 .240 .310 .407 .717 116 116 1.3
1968 New York - MLB 26 122 399 101 17 7 6 37 36 39 3 1 102 11 5 .253 .324 .376 .699 115 116 0.6
1969 New York - MLB 27 144 519 135 23 5 29 84 84 77 2 3 134 9 7 .260 .356 .491 .847 143 140 3.0
1970 New York - MLB 28 148 516 156 26 9 25 86 93 91 1 0 124 10 10 .302 .408 .533 .941 156 157 4.0
1971 New York - MLB 29 154 564 166 27 5 31 90 97 88 5 3 120 3 11 .294 .392 .525 .917 162 163 5.3
1972 New York - MLB 30 151 567 145 21 9 12 83 80 107 5 3 130 10 8 .256 .377 .388 .765 124 127 2.0
1973 New York - MLB 31 157 589 155 22 3 40 110 111 102 6 5 118 3 2 .263 .375 .514 .889 145 141 3.9
1974 New York - MLB 32 141 545 149 27 5 23 81 89 83 3 4 112 12 8 .273 .370 .468 .838 135 149 4.2
Total MLB 1307 4740 1286 193 62 213 734 735 686 36 23 1143 79 71 .271 .366 .473 .839 140 142 28.3
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
1964 Total - 22 62 266 78 9 9 13 56 68 40 3 2 44 37 7 .293 .389 .541 .930 100 100 2.8
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
1968 New York - MLB 26 4 9 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222 -31 -48 -1.9
1969 New York - MLB 27 6 25 5 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 9 1 0 .200 .200 .360 .560 59 54 -1.7
1972 New York - MLB 30 6 22 6 2 1 0 3 3 4 0 0 4 0 0 .273 .385 .455 .839 145 145 -2.4
1973 New York - MLB 31 5 17 6 3 0 2 6 2 4 0 0 5 0 0 .353 .476 .882 1.359 270 262 -1.4
Total MLB 21 73 18 6 1 3 11 7 8 0 0 21 1 0 .247 .321 .479 .800 131 126
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1965 New York - MLB 1B 9 9 94 4 7 98 0 1.000 81.0 10.89 -0.2 1.044
1966 New York - MLB 1B 111 111 972 74 71 1056 10 .991 952.2 9.88 -0.1 1.010
1967 New York - MLB 1B 154 154 1249 108 96 1369 12 .991 1328.0 9.20 -5.7 .978
1968 New York - MLB 1B 109 100 858 69 64 937 10 .989 877.0 9.51 -7.1 .958
1969 New York - MLB 1B 133 132 1245 75 124 1336 16 .988 1162.1 10.22 -5.3 .955
1970 New York - MLB 1B 134 132 1252 67 115 1328 9 .993 1174.2 10.11 -4.9 .971
1971 New York - MLB 1B 150 148 1334 87 144 1434 13 .991 1281.1 9.98 -2.9 .977
1972 New York - MLB 1B 151 151 1430 93 136 1542 19 .988 1361.2 10.07 -11.0 .951
1973 New York - MLB 1B 152 152 1413 98 139 1519 8 .995 1348.0 10.09 -6.4 .958
1974 New York - MLB 1B 140 140 1296 96 127 1407 15 .989 1257.1 9.96 -5.0 .954
TOTAL 1B 1243 1229 11143 771 1023 12026 112 .991 10824.0 9.91 -48.5 .967
PLAYER HISTORY
12/16/1964 Drafted in the 1964 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 22, 46th overall pick) by the New York Knickerbockers, out of college UC-Irvine
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 45 (55); Eye: 45 (55).
07/08/1965 Named the #57 prospect in the MLB
11/07/1965 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $18,600.
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 50 (55).
05/29/1966 Suspended 4 games after ejection following arguing a strike call.
08/08/1966 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
10/20/1966 Finished 3rd in 1966 MLB NBL Rookie of the Year Award voting.
11/08/1966 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $19,800.
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 55 (55).
11/08/1967 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $21,000.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 55 (60).
11/09/1968 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $59,800 with the New York Knickerbockers organization.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 55 (65).
03/08/1969 Successfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the New York Knickerbockers development complex.
06/16/1969 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
07/02/1969 Hits three home runs against the Cleveland Bobcats, going 3-5 with 3 RBI and 3 runs scored!
11/15/1969 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $122,400.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 60 (65).
07/05/1970 Was selected to the 1970 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
11/15/1970 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $224,010.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 60 (65).
04/26/1971 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
07/04/1971 Was selected to the 1971 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
09/03/1971 Injured (strained rib cage muscles),day-to-day for one week.
10/01/1971 Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $1,325,000 with the New York Knickerbockers organization.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 60 (60).
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 60 (60).
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 65 (65).
07/07/1974 Was selected to the 1974 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
09/03/1974 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $1,920,000 with the New York Knickerbockers organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1967 154 1
1973 152 8
Year PA Rank
1967 651 6
1971 660 6
1972 682 5
1973 702 4
Year AB Rank
1967 587 7
Year K Rank
1966 120 5
1967 171 1
1969 134 3
1970 124 2
1971 120 2
1972 130 2
1973 118 3
Year TB Rank
1969 255 10
1971 296 6
1973 303 6
Year 3B Rank
1967 11 7
1970 9 7
1972 9 9
Year HR Rank
1969 29 3
1971 31 4
1973 40 2
Year RBI Rank
1967 81 4
1969 84 9
1971 90 10
1972 83 7
1973 110 3
Year R Rank
1971 97 7
1973 111 3
Year BB Rank
1970 91 9
1971 88 7
1972 107 5
1973 102 4
Year IBB Rank
1969 6 8
Year HP Rank
1966 5 8
1967 6 9
Year EBH Rank
1969 57 7
1971 63 5
1973 65 5
Year OBP Rank
1970 .408 7
1971 .392 8
Year SLG Rank
1969 .491 6
1970 .533 9
1971 .525 7
1973 .514 9
Year RC Rank
1971 113.95 6
1973 113.72 7
Year RC/27 Rank
1971 7.21 8
1973 6.65 10
Year ISO Rank
1967 .167 7
1969 .231 2
1970 .231 10
1971 .230 6
1973 .251 3
Year wOBA Rank
1969 .376 9
1970 .418 7
1971 .412 6
1973 .388 6
Year OPS Rank
1969 .847 9
1970 .941 9
1971 .917 7
1973 .889 7
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