CF Paul Backer #23
Chicago Hawks MLB
Age: 30 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
07/14/1975
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CF PAUL BACKER #23 - AGE: 30 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
5 16 1 0 0 0 2 1 3 .062 .118 .062 0 -0.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 40 40 40
Gap 35 40 35 35
Power 40 40 40 40
Eye 55 60 50 55
Avoid K's 45 45 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 50
Errors: - 30 55
Arm: 20 50 75
Turn DP: - 35 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 50
1st Base: - Center Field: 35
2nd Base: - Right Field: 45
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 50
Stealing Aggressiveness: 65
Stealing Ability: 65
Baserunning Inst.: 55
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 30
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/13/1975 LAP Loss, 4-9 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 0
07/13/1975 LAP Win, 7-5 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
07/12/1975 @ DET Loss, 3-12 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/11/1975 @ DET Win, 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/10/1975 @ DET Loss, 3-9 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
04/04/1975 BOS Win, 2-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/03/1975 @ SEA Loss, 2-3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/02/1975 @ MON Loss, 3-3 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
04/01/1975 NYE Win, 2-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
03/31/1975 @ TOR Loss, 5-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Puts his efforts into the team's needs and not his own.
Personality Class: Humble
High: Loyalty
Low: Adaptability, Financial Ambition
Birthday:07/22/1944
Born in:Biloxi, MS
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$70,400
Signed Through:1977 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 57 Days
Service This Yr:7 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1966, 14th Pick in Round 5
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 5 16 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 .062 .118 .062 .180 .097 .000 -48
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 5 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 0.27 -0.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   8 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .111 .000 .111
Versus Right   8 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   16 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 .062 .118 .062 .180
July   16 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 .062 .118 .062 .180
Spring Training   53 7 1 0 0 2 4 6 11 0 1 2 .132 .246 .151 .397
Last Year   145 32 4 1 1 13 13 14 35 0 5 1 .221 .294 .283 .577
2 Years Ago   435 90 9 2 6 40 39 51 59 4 5 5 .207 .295 .278 .573
Career   2150 435 38 10 31 183 220 328 389 17 29 28 .202 .314 .273 .586
Home   7 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
Road   9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Grass   16 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 .062 .118 .062 .180
Day   11 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .091 .167 .091 .258
Night   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
As Starter   16 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 .062 .118 .062 .180
Close/Late   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Inning 1-3   6 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Inning 4-6   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Inning 7-9   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
0 Outs   3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1 Outs   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167
2 Outs   8 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Scoring Position   6 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Bases Empty   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Runner on 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 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   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Two Strikes   10 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
First Pitch   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-1   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 1-2   7 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 3-1   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Full Count   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Behind in Count   7 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Ahead in Count   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Batting 5th   3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Batting 8th   13 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .077 .077 .077 .154
Low Leverage   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Medium Leverage   8 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .125 .222 .125 .347
High Leverage   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
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 -37 -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 -116 -0.1
1969 Chicago - MLB 24 90 176 35 2 1 0 4 30 45 2 0 35 6 2 .199 .368 .222 .589 76 88 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 89 89 -1.3
1972 Chicago - MLB 27 143 408 72 4 2 2 32 30 54 6 4 89 16 13 .176 .280 .211 .490 54 59 -4.3
1973 Chicago - MLB 28 157 435 90 9 2 6 40 39 51 5 4 59 10 6 .207 .295 .278 .573 66 64 -1.3
1974 Chicago - MLB 29 67 145 32 4 1 1 13 13 14 1 0 35 9 4 .221 .294 .283 .577 71 68 -0.7
1975 Chicago - MLB 30 5 16 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 .062 .118 .062 .180 -49 -48 -0.4
Total MLB 787 2150 435 38 10 31 183 220 328 28 17 389 69 45 .202 .314 .273 .586 74 76 -8.9
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 0.7
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 .907
1972 Chicago - MLB LF 11 2 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 24.1 2.59 -1.3 .763
1972 Chicago - MLB CF 126 120 276 24 3 309 9 .971 995.2 2.71 -37.0 .870
1972 Chicago - MLB RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 -0.0 .971
1973 Chicago - MLB CF 150 147 330 27 0 369 12 .967 1176.2 2.73 -17.5 .939
1973 Chicago - MLB RF 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 7.0 2.57 +0.1 1.049
1974 Chicago - MLB LF 2 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 17.0 2.12 -1.1 .830
1974 Chicago - MLB CF 47 40 103 2 0 106 1 .991 331.1 2.85 -6.5 .940
1974 Chicago - MLB RF 4 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 6.0 4.50 +0.2 1.030
1975 Chicago - MLB CF 5 5 13 2 0 16 1 .938 37.2 3.58 -1.5 .873
TOTAL 3B 3 3 4 9 1 15 2 .867 25.0 4.68 -0.6 .907
TOTAL SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.2 .000
TOTAL LF 14 4 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 44.1 2.23 -2.4 .787
TOTAL CF 698 654 1553 113 17 1702 36 .979 5520.1 2.72 -124.9 .905
TOTAL RF 27 2 17 0 0 17 0 1.000 62.0 2.47 +0.5 .999
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.
11/10/1972 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $60,000.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 55 (60).
11/04/1973 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $70,000.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 55 (60).
04/19/1974 Injured (bruised collarbone),out for 2 weeks.
09/02/1974 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),day-to-day for 2 days.
10/23/1974 Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $211,200 with the Chicago Hawks organization.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 55 (55).
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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