P Arturo 'Flounder' Lopez #22
Age: 34 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
04/26/1976
P ARTURO 'FLOUNDER' LOPEZ #22 - AGE: 34 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
4 4 1-1 0 4.21 25.2 29 2 5 16 1.32 0.5
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 45 45 45 45
Movement 50 50 50 50
Control 50 50 50 50
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 45 45
Slider 45 45
Changeup 55 55
Sinker 50 50
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 90-92 Mph
Stamina 50
Suggested Role Starter
Type Extreme Groundball
Hold Runners 30
Defense 50
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 25
Sacrifice Bunt: 65
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
04/25/1976 HOU Loss, 4-6 X 7.2 10 6 6 1 5 Loss
04/20/1976 LAP Win, 5-4 X 6.0 6 3 3 0 3
04/15/1976 @ HOU Win, 9-2 X 5.0 6 2 2 1 1 Win
04/09/1976 @ LAP Win, 2-1 X 7.0 7 1 1 3 7
04/01/1976 TCN Win, 7-4 X 4.2 7 3 3 3 2
03/26/1976 @ BAL Loss, 0-2 X 4.0 5 1 1 1 0 Loss
03/19/1976 TOR Win, 5-2 X 4.0 3 0 0 0 1 Win
03/12/1976 MON Loss, 3-3 X 3.0 3 1 1 3 2
03/06/1976 NYE Win, 4-3 X 4.0 8 2 2 0 2
PERSONALITY
He has few peers intellectually.
High: Baseball IQ
Birthday:11/16/1941
Born in:Ranchuelo, VIL
Nationality:Cuban
Height:6' 1"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$85,000
Signed Through:1976 Season
Major Service:11 Years, 20 Days
Service This Yr:20 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension:$600,000 total for 4 years
Drafted:1963, 6th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1976 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 4 4 1 1 0 4.21 25.2 29 12 12 2 5 16 0 0.0 0 2 50.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 12.27 10.17 5.61 1.75 3.09 1.32 91 0.5 .329        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 42 11 0 0 2 5 3 8 0 0 0 .262 .311 .405 .716      
vs. RHB 57 18 4 1 0 7 2 8 1 1 1 .316 .344 .421 .765      
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1976 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 2 2 0 1 0 5.93 13.2 16 9 9 1 1 8  
April 4 4 1 1 0 4.21 25.2 29 12 12 2 5 16  
Spring Training 5 5 1 1 0 3.20 19.2 26 7 7 1 7 7  
Last Year 30 30 13 9 0 2.73 224.1 160 72 68 18 76 136  
2 Years Ago 16 14 7 5 0 2.73 105.2 88 39 32 12 24 55  
Career 308 113 47 54 20 3.59 1043.2 968 460 416 92 353 626  
Home 2 2 0 1 0 5.93 13.2 16 9 9 1 1 8  
Road 2 2 1 0 0 2.25 12.0 13 3 3 1 4 8  
Grass 4 4 1 1 0 4.21 25.2 29 12 12 2 5 16  
Day 4 4 1 1 0 4.21 25.2 29 12 12 2 5 16  
As Starter 4 4 1 1 0 4.21 25.2 29 12 12 2 5 16  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1964 New York - MLB 22 24 24 6 9 0 4.53 135.0 152 78 68 8 66 71 1 0 1.61 .321 3.94 1.0 76
1965 New York - MLB 23 29 16 6 7 1 4.80 123.2 131 71 66 17 39 70 2 0 1.37 .280 4.19 0.1 70
1966 New York - MLB 24 43 0 3 4 8 2.90 59.0 63 21 19 4 17 34 0 0 1.36 .307 3.14 0.4 115
1968 New York - MLB 26 30 0 0 0 4 3.92 39.0 40 18 17 2 16 24 0 0 1.44 .292 3.21 0.0 76
1969 New York - MLB 27 42 0 3 4 6 2.36 53.1 34 15 14 6 16 39 0 0 0.94 .199 3.37 0.4 153
1970 New York - MLB 28 37 0 1 1 1 3.91 48.1 52 21 21 2 15 42 0 0 1.39 .338 2.38 1.1 96
1971 New York - MLB 29 15 12 4 5 0 4.45 91.0 91 49 45 6 30 55 2 0 1.33 .286 3.08 1.6 77
1972 New York - MLB 30 16 1 0 3 0 4.08 35.1 37 19 16 3 13 19 1 0 1.42 .293 3.45 0.0 76
1973 New York - MLB 31 22 12 3 6 0 3.31 103.1 91 45 38 12 36 65 2 0 1.23 .260 3.96 0.8 110
1974 San Francisco - MLB 32 16 14 7 5 0 2.73 105.2 88 39 32 12 24 55 3 0 1.06 .236 3.63 1.1 127
1975 San Francisco - MLB 33 30 30 13 9 0 2.73 224.1 160 72 68 18 76 136 6 3 1.05 .219 3.53 3.8 140
1976 San Francisco - MLB 34 4 4 1 1 0 4.21 25.2 29 12 12 2 5 16 0 0 1.32 .329 3.09 0.5 81
Total MLB 308 113 47 54 20 3.59 1043.2 968 460 416 92 353 626 17 3 1.27 .271 3.57 10.9 97
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1963 Total - 21 19 19 10 4 0 2.13 127.0 101 33 30 6 33 144 0 0 1.06 .284 2.37 4.7 100
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1965 New York - MLB 23 2 0 0 0 0 2.70 3.1 2 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 0.60 .111 4.67 -0.0 125
1973 New York - MLB 31 1 0 0 0 0 27.00 0.2 2 2 2 0 3 1 0 0 7.50 .667 13.70 -0.1 14
1974 San Francisco - MLB 32 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.50 .200 4.76 -0.0 999
1975 San Francisco - MLB 33 1 1 0 0 0 9.00 5.0 6 5 5 1 3 4 0 0 1.80 .333 5.50 -0.0 43
Total MLB 5 1 0 0 0 6.97 10.1 11 8 8 2 7 8 0 0 1.74 .281 5.66 53.8
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1964 New York - MLB P 24 24 8 12 1 21 1 .952 135.0 1.33 -0.6 1.003
1965 New York - MLB P 29 16 3 9 0 13 1 .923 123.2 0.87 -1.7 1.123
1966 New York - MLB P 42 0 2 3 0 6 1 .833 59.0 0.76 -0.8 1.501
1968 New York - MLB P 29 0 2 2 1 4 0 1.000 39.0 0.92 -0.5 .662
1969 New York - MLB P 42 0 3 9 0 13 1 .923 53.1 2.02 -0.6 .913
1970 New York - MLB P 37 0 3 3 0 7 1 .857 48.1 1.12 -1.1 .760
1971 New York - MLB P 15 12 8 8 2 17 1 .941 91.0 1.58 -2.1 .985
1972 New York - MLB P 16 1 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 35.1 0.76 +0.8 .983
1973 New York - MLB P 22 12 9 10 2 20 1 .950 103.1 1.65 +0.0 1.016
1974 San Francisco - MLB P 16 14 5 16 0 23 2 .913 105.2 1.79 -1.6 .883
1975 San Francisco - MLB P 30 30 12 17 2 31 2 .935 224.1 1.16 -3.2 .908
1976 San Francisco - MLB P 4 4 3 3 1 6 0 1.000 25.2 2.10 +0.4 1.052
TOTAL P 306 113 58 95 9 164 11 .933 1043.2 1.32 -11.0 .955
PLAYER HISTORY
12/16/1963 Drafted in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 6, 6th overall pick) by the New York Empires, out of college Oregon State
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (60); Movement: 60 (70); Control: 45 (60).
04/14/1964 Named the #18 prospect in the MLB
05/01/1964 Wins the MLB ABL Rookie of the Month Award.
06/13/1964 Injured (strained shoulder),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (60); Movement: 60 (65); Control: 45 (50).
11/07/1965 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $36,000.
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (55); Movement: 60 (65); Control: 45 (45).
03/23/1966 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for one week.
11/06/1966 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $48,004.
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (55); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 45 (45).
11/06/1967 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $65,460.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (55); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 50 (50).
11/06/1968 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $73,200 with the New York Empires organization.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
11/07/1969 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $95,000 with the New York Empires organization.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
08/30/1970 Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $450,000 with the New York Empires organization.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
07/27/1971 Injured (tendinitis (shoulder)),out for 3 weeks.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
03/05/1973 Unsuccessfully completed training to make one of his poorer pitches more usable at the New York Empires development complex.
11/06/1973 Became a free agent.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
02/08/1974 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $39,200 with the Philadelphia Quakers organization.
04/01/1974 Released by the Philadelphia Quakers.
04/14/1974 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $87,500 with the San Francisco Seagulls organization.
06/14/1974 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $170,000 with the San Francisco Seagulls organization.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
05/21/1975 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 2 days.
08/11/1975 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Houston Drillers with 7 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
08/21/1975 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Toronto Hurons with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
09/02/1975 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Montreal Habitants with 9 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
01/05/1976 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $600,000 with the San Francisco Seagulls organization.
04/20/1976 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for one week.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HLD Rank
1966 4 8
1969 6 4
Year ERA Rank
1975 2.73 8
Year BABIP Rank
1975 .219 1
Year WHIP Rank
1975 1.05 3
Year RA/9 Rank
1975 9.59 3
Year H/9 Rank
1975 6.42 1
Year QS Rank
1975 24 9
Year QSP Rank
1975 .800 5
Year SHO Rank
1975 3 4
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