CF Paul Backer #23
Chicago Hawks MLB
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
09/11/1972
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CF PAUL BACKER #23 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
130 373 67 4 2 2 31 48 80 .180 .279 .217 15 -3.9
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 40 40 40
Gap 40 40 40 40
Power 40 40 40 40
Eye 55 55 55 60
Avoid K's 45 45 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 55
Errors: - 35 55
Arm: 20 55 75
Turn DP: - 35 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 50
1st Base: - Center Field: 40
2nd Base: - Right Field: 50
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 50
Stealing Aggressiveness: 65
Stealing Ability: 65
Baserunning Inst.: 55
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 35
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/05/1972 @ LAP Loss, 1-8 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/04/1972 @ LAP Win, 6-5 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/03/1972 @ SFS Loss, 1-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/03/1972 @ SFS Loss, 0-11 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/02/1972 @ SFS Loss, 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/01/1972 @ SFS Loss, 1-12 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
08/31/1972 @ SEA Win, 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/30/1972 @ SEA Win, 6-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/29/1972 @ SEA Loss, 3-5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/27/1972 @ ATL Loss, 2-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Easy to please.
Personality Class: Humble
High: Leader, Loyalty, Work Ethic
Low: Adaptability, Financial Ambition
Birthday:07/22/1944
Born in:Biloxi, MS
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$44,000
Signed Through:1972 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 50 Days
Service This Yr:160 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1966, 14th Pick in Round 5
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1972 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 130 373 67 4 2 2 31 28 48 80 .180 .279 .217 .496 .244 .038 56
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 112 430 5 0 0 4 1 4 81 8 15 10 60.0 25.9 2.15 -3.9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   105 15 1 1 0 10 6 12 18 2 1 2 .143 .240 .171 .411
Versus Right   268 52 3 1 2 21 22 36 62 2 0 3 .194 .294 .235 .530
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   7 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
April   68 11 0 1 1 5 8 9 16 2 0 1 .162 .263 .235 .498
May   88 20 1 1 0 9 7 13 14 0 0 1 .227 .333 .261 .595
June   86 13 2 0 0 6 3 17 19 1 1 2 .151 .302 .174 .476
July   87 15 0 0 0 8 5 6 21 1 0 1 .172 .232 .172 .404
August   31 6 0 0 1 2 3 2 7 0 0 0 .194 .242 .290 .533
September   13 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 0 .154 .214 .231 .445
Spring Training   72 11 2 0 0 1 8 6 16 0 1 1 .153 .228 .181 .408
Last Year   464 94 7 1 14 51 55 77 73 6 5 9 .203 .324 .312 .636
2 Years Ago   497 110 12 3 8 41 52 86 92 3 6 5 .221 .340 .306 .646
Career   1519 307 25 7 24 127 166 256 283 13 19 21 .202 .323 .275 .598
Home   192 41 1 1 0 15 13 19 42 2 0 2 .214 .288 .229 .518
Road   181 26 3 1 2 16 15 29 38 2 1 3 .144 .270 .204 .474
Grass   373 67 4 2 2 31 28 48 80 4 1 5 .180 .279 .217 .496
Day   236 40 0 2 1 16 18 28 53 2 0 4 .169 .267 .199 .466
Night   137 27 4 0 1 15 10 20 27 2 1 1 .197 .300 .248 .548
As Starter   359 65 3 2 2 29 28 47 75 4 1 5 .181 .282 .217 .499
As Reliever / Substitution   14 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 5 0 0 0 .143 .200 .214 .414
Pinch Hitting   4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Close/Late   69 9 1 1 0 4 5 6 20 0 0 1 .130 .211 .174 .384
Inning 1-3   124 20 0 0 1 9 9 16 30 2 0 1 .161 .259 .185 .444
Inning 4-6   135 28 2 0 1 12 13 21 21 1 1 2 .207 .321 .244 .565
Inning 7-9   105 16 1 2 0 8 6 11 26 1 0 2 .152 .244 .200 .444
Extra Innings   9 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 .333 .333 .444 .778
0 Outs   142 26 0 1 1 4 16 18 43 0 1 2 .183 .284 .218 .502
1 Outs   118 22 1 0 0 15 6 17 16 4 0 1 .186 .286 .195 .481
2 Outs   113 19 3 1 1 12 6 13 21 0 0 2 .168 .266 .239 .505
Scoring Position   94 17 3 1 1 30 6 13 16 4 1 1 .181 .277 .266 .543
Bases Empty   237 40 1 1 1 1 20 26 59 0 0 2 .169 .257 .194 .451
Runner on 1st   42 10 0 0 0 0 2 9 5 0 0 2 .238 .396 .238 .634
Runner on 2nd   30 5 2 0 0 2 1 2 6 0 1 0 .167 .219 .233 .452
Runner on 3rd   8 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 3 0 0 0 .125 .300 .125 .425
Runner on 1st & 2nd   25 5 1 0 1 7 1 2 3 0 0 1 .200 .286 .360 .646
Runner on 1st & 3rd   12 2 0 0 0 4 2 2 2 2 0 0 .167 .250 .167 .417
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   11 2 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .182 .231 .182 .413
Bases Loaded   8 2 0 1 0 11 1 4 2 1 0 0 .250 .462 .500 .962
Two Strikes   180 23 1 0 1 11 9 20 80 2 0 2 .128 .221 .150 .371
First Pitch   60 9 1 1 0 4 4 0 0 1 1 1 .150 .161 .200 .361
Count 0-1   26 5 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .192 .214 .192 .407
Count 0-2   27 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222
Count 1-0   36 10 2 0 1 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .278 .417 .694
Count 1-1   28 10 0 1 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 .357 .357 .429 .786
Count 1-2   57 6 0 0 0 3 2 0 27 1 0 0 .105 .103 .105 .209
Count 2-0   9 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 2-1   22 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .182 .217 .182 .399
Count 2-2   63 11 1 0 1 4 5 0 27 0 0 2 .175 .200 .238 .438
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 2 16 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   12 3 0 0 0 2 3 12 0 0 0 0 .250 .625 .250 .875
Full Count   33 3 0 0 0 4 2 20 11 1 0 0 .091 .426 .091 .517
Behind in Count   110 14 0 0 0 6 3 0 42 2 0 1 .127 .133 .127 .260
Ahead in Count   79 20 2 0 1 8 11 28 0 0 0 1 .253 .454 .316 .770
Batting Leadoff   19 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 .053 .100 .053 .153
Batting 2nd   15 5 1 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 .333 .444 .400 .844
Batting 4th   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Batting 5th   261 44 1 2 1 25 21 40 57 3 0 4 .169 .286 .199 .485
Batting 6th   53 11 1 0 0 3 1 3 12 1 1 1 .208 .259 .226 .485
Batting 7th   11 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 .091 .091 .364 .455
Batting 8th   4 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .750 .750 .750 1.500
Batting 9th   9 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 .222 .222 .333 .556
Low Leverage   159 33 2 1 1 7 8 17 31 0 0 1 .208 .288 .252 .540
Medium Leverage   152 20 1 0 1 9 13 20 38 1 0 4 .132 .249 .158 .406
High Leverage   60 13 1 1 0 15 7 11 11 3 1 0 .217 .324 .267 .591
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
1967 Chicago - MLB 22 6 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286 -11 -25 -0.2
1968 Chicago - MLB 23 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -115 -0.1
1969 Chicago - MLB 24 90 176 35 2 1 0 4 30 45 2 0 35 6 2 .199 .368 .222 .589 75 91 0.4
1970 Chicago - MLB 25 155 497 110 12 3 8 41 52 86 5 3 92 13 7 .221 .340 .306 .646 85 91 -1.0
1971 Chicago - MLB 26 156 464 94 7 1 14 51 55 77 9 6 73 15 13 .203 .324 .312 .636 87 89 -1.3
1972 Chicago - MLB 27 130 373 67 4 2 2 31 28 48 5 4 80 15 10 .180 .279 .217 .496 47 56 -3.9
Total MLB 545 1519 307 25 7 24 127 166 256 21 13 283 49 32 .202 .323 .275 .598 75 81 -6.1
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 - 21 49 210 57 6 1 2 40 42 26 7 1 30 38 9 .271 .369 .338 .707 100 100 0.8
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1967 Chicago - MLB CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 12.0 0.75 +0.0 .991
1967 Chicago - MLB RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 8.2 1.04 +0.0 .988
1968 Chicago - MLB CF 6 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 -0.5 .663
1968 Chicago - MLB RF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.1 7.71 -0.1 .990
1969 Chicago - MLB 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Chicago - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Chicago - MLB SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.2 .000
1969 Chicago - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Chicago - MLB CF 59 44 98 6 3 107 3 .972 408.1 2.29 -6.1 .931
1969 Chicago - MLB RF 11 0 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 16.0 2.81 +0.4 .979
1970 Chicago - MLB CF 151 147 371 26 8 402 5 .988 1295.2 2.76 -29.4 .890
1970 Chicago - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Chicago - MLB CF 151 150 359 26 3 390 5 .987 1254.0 2.76 -26.3 .906
1971 Chicago - MLB RF 3 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 16.0 1.69 -0.0 .987
1972 Chicago - MLB 3B 3 3 4 9 1 15 2 .867 25.0 4.68 -0.6 .906
1972 Chicago - MLB LF 11 2 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 24.1 2.59 -1.3 .764
1972 Chicago - MLB CF 113 107 247 23 3 279 9 .968 895.0 2.72 -32.1 .873
1972 Chicago - MLB RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 -0.0 .971
TOTAL 3B 3 3 4 9 1 15 2 .867 25.0 4.68 -0.6 .906
TOTAL SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.2 .000
TOTAL LF 12 2 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 27.1 2.30 -1.3 .764
TOTAL CF 483 449 1078 81 17 1181 22 .981 3874.0 2.69 -94.5 .894
TOTAL RF 20 2 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 49.0 2.20 +0.3 .983
PLAYER HISTORY
12/11/1966 Drafted in the 1966 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 14, 126th overall pick) by the Chicago Hawks, out of college Creighton
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 30 (35); Eye: 45 (55).
03/08/1967 Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for 2 days.
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: 40 (40); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 50 (55).
11/19/1968 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $22,200.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 55 (60).
08/06/1969 Injured (strained shoulder),day-to-day for 5 days.
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: 45 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 60 (60).
04/21/1970 Injured (sore forearm),day-to-day for 5 days.
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: 45 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 60 (60).
05/18/1971 Hits three home runs against the Los Angeles Pobladores, going 3-4 with 4 RBI and 3 runs scored!
06/15/1971 Injured (sore groin),day-to-day for 5 days.
08/22/1971 Injured (sore shoulder),day-to-day for one week.
11/11/1971 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $44,000.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 60 (60).
07/20/1972 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),day-to-day for one week.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1971 152 4
Year IBB Rank
1971 5 7
Year HP Rank
1971 9 5
Year SF Rank
1971 6 10
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