1B Chris Berman #23
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
05/14/1973
1B CHRIS BERMAN #23 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
34 131 43 4 0 3 7 16 19 .328 .401 .427 0 1.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 55 55 55
Gap 55 65 55 55
Power 45 45 40 45
Eye 45 45 45 45
Avoid K's 50 55 50 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 50 30
Errors: - 60 60
Arm: 20 50 45
Turn DP: - 55 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 30
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 60 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 55 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 50
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 40
Stealing Aggressiveness: 75
Stealing Ability: 45
Baserunning Inst.: 40
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 40
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
05/13/1973 @ HOU Loss, 1-7 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0
05/12/1973 @ HOU Loss, 3-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
05/11/1973 @ HOU Win, 5-2 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 0
05/10/1973 @ SFS Loss, 2-6 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
05/09/1973 @ SFS Loss, 2-8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/08/1973 @ SFS Loss, 5-7 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
05/06/1973 @ MON Loss, 2-4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
05/05/1973 @ MON Win, 3-2 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
05/03/1973 HOU Win, 9-3 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
05/02/1973 HOU Loss, 4-5 5 1 2 2 1 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Excellent work habits.
Personality Class: Sparkplug
High: Adaptability, Financial Ambition, Work Ethic
Birthday:04/28/1946
Born in:Logan, UT
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$312,000
Signed Through:1973 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 74 Days
Service This Yr:41 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: -
Drafted:1963, 4th Pick in Round 3
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1973 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 34 131 43 4 0 3 7 16 16 19 .328 .401 .427 .829 .367 .099 135
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 33 149 0 2 0 3 2 0 56 7 0 0 0.0 22.8 6.62 1.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   37 11 3 0 1 2 5 5 4 0 1 0 .297 .381 .459 .840
Versus Right   94 32 1 0 2 5 11 11 15 0 1 0 .340 .410 .415 .824
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   22 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 0 0 0 .227 .292 .227 .519
April   90 29 3 0 1 4 12 10 12 0 2 0 .322 .390 .389 .779
May   41 14 1 0 2 3 4 6 7 0 0 0 .341 .426 .512 .938
Spring Training   66 19 2 0 2 5 8 5 8 0 0 1 .288 .347 .409 .756
Last Year   539 133 32 2 10 59 65 41 65 2 3 4 .247 .304 .369 .673
2 Years Ago   619 177 33 3 13 77 70 58 70 4 2 1 .286 .346 .412 .758
Career   4261 1177 192 33 56 406 477 334 584 22 17 40 .276 .333 .376 .709
Home   68 25 2 0 2 5 11 9 7 0 2 0 .368 .442 .485 .927
Road   63 18 2 0 1 2 5 7 12 0 0 0 .286 .357 .365 .722
Grass   131 43 4 0 3 7 16 16 19 0 2 0 .328 .401 .427 .829
Day   79 28 2 0 1 2 7 9 9 0 1 0 .354 .420 .418 .838
Night   52 15 2 0 2 5 9 7 10 0 1 0 .288 .373 .442 .815
As Starter   130 43 4 0 3 7 16 16 19 0 2 0 .331 .404 .431 .835
As Reliever / Substitution   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   24 12 0 0 0 0 3 5 2 0 1 0 .500 .586 .500 1.086
Inning 1-3   50 13 4 0 2 3 5 6 8 0 1 0 .260 .339 .460 .799
Inning 4-6   44 13 0 0 1 4 7 3 6 0 0 0 .295 .340 .364 .704
Inning 7-9   34 15 0 0 0 0 3 7 4 0 0 0 .441 .537 .441 .978
Extra Innings   3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
0 Outs   42 13 1 0 1 3 7 4 6 0 1 0 .310 .370 .405 .774
1 Outs   55 18 1 0 2 3 8 6 6 0 1 0 .327 .393 .455 .848
2 Outs   34 12 2 0 0 1 1 6 7 0 0 0 .353 .450 .412 .862
Scoring Position   28 6 1 0 0 4 2 4 10 0 2 0 .214 .312 .250 .562
Bases Empty   85 34 3 0 3 3 14 8 8 0 0 0 .400 .452 .541 .993
Runner on 1st   18 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 .167 .318 .167 .485
Runner on 2nd   12 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 3 0 2 0 .250 .400 .333 .733
Runner on 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   6 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Runner on 1st & 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Bases Loaded   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Two Strikes   49 9 2 0 1 2 2 3 19 0 0 0 .184 .231 .286 .516
First Pitch   21 7 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 .333 .391 .381 .772
Count 0-1   13 5 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .385 .385 .692 1.077
Count 0-2   10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 .100 .100 .100 .200
Count 1-0   18 7 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .389 .389 .556 .944
Count 1-1   12 8 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Count 1-2   16 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 7 0 0 0 .188 .188 .375 .562
Count 2-0   6 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Count 2-1   7 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Count 2-2   12 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 .250 .250 .333 .583
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   5 2 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 .400 .700 .400 1.100
Full Count   11 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 .182 .357 .273 .630
Behind in Count   39 9 1 0 2 3 2 0 13 0 0 0 .231 .231 .410 .641
Ahead in Count   36 14 0 0 1 2 9 11 0 0 1 0 .389 .532 .472 1.004
Batting 2nd   108 38 4 0 3 7 15 14 13 0 2 0 .352 .426 .472 .898
Batting 3rd   3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .667 .750 .667 1.417
Batting 6th   19 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 0 0 .158 .200 .158 .358
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   68 24 3 0 2 3 10 9 8 0 0 0 .353 .429 .485 .914
Medium Leverage   43 10 1 0 1 4 5 2 8 0 1 0 .233 .267 .326 .592
High Leverage   20 9 0 0 0 0 1 5 3 0 1 0 .450 .560 .450 1.010
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 Twin Cities - MLB 19 5 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250 268 276 0.1
1966 Atlanta - MLB 20 151 600 154 24 5 5 33 59 30 5 1 113 9 19 .257 .297 .338 .636 88 87 1.3
1967 Atlanta - MLB 21 156 612 171 22 7 5 52 63 33 9 3 96 14 20 .279 .324 .363 .687 114 115 2.8
1968 Atlanta - MLB 22 155 590 166 20 4 7 61 68 43 8 3 78 9 18 .281 .337 .364 .701 119 117 3.8
1969 Atlanta - MLB 23 156 600 173 23 4 6 59 61 50 7 4 73 0 1 .288 .348 .370 .718 109 110 3.1
1970 Atlanta - MLB 24 155 566 158 33 8 7 58 75 63 6 5 69 1 1 .279 .355 .403 .758 114 115 2.5
1971 Atlanta - MLB 25 156 619 177 33 3 13 77 70 58 1 4 70 4 3 .286 .346 .412 .758 122 124 3.1
1972 Atlanta - MLB 26 143 539 133 32 2 10 59 65 41 4 2 65 1 1 .247 .304 .369 .673 109 110 1.6
1973 Atlanta - MLB 27 34 131 43 4 0 3 7 16 16 0 0 19 0 0 .328 .401 .427 .829 130 135 1.1
Total MLB 1111 4261 1177 192 33 56 406 477 334 40 22 584 38 63 .276 .333 .376 .709 112 112 19.3
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
1963 Total - 17 25 108 48 12 6 1 25 44 11 5 1 5 13 5 .444 .512 .694 1.206 100 100 2.4
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
1971 Atlanta - MLB 25 6 22 9 2 0 0 3 6 3 0 0 2 0 0 .409 .480 .500 .980 188 186 -0.4
Total MLB 6 22 9 2 0 0 3 6 3 0 0 2 0 0 .409 .480 .500 .980 188 186
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1965 Twin Cities - MLB 2B 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 +0.2 1.041
1965 Twin Cities - MLB SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 Atlanta - MLB 2B 145 144 269 425 91 706 12 .983 1253.1 4.98 +3.2 1.009
1966 Atlanta - MLB SS 7 1 3 9 1 13 1 .923 23.1 4.63 -1.0 .776
1967 Atlanta - MLB 2B 149 148 290 446 95 762 26 .966 1327.2 4.99 -2.0 .985
1968 Atlanta - MLB 2B 137 137 276 384 96 676 16 .976 1209.1 4.91 +2.6 1.009
1968 Atlanta - MLB 3B 11 11 6 22 4 31 3 .903 95.0 2.65 -2.6 .808
1968 Atlanta - MLB SS 12 0 1 4 2 5 0 1.000 13.1 3.38 -0.4 .803
1969 Atlanta - MLB 1B 1 1 7 0 1 7 0 1.000 7.0 9.00 +0.2 1.047
1969 Atlanta - MLB 2B 2 0 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 7.0 5.14 -0.1 1.015
1969 Atlanta - MLB 3B 149 149 116 287 25 422 19 .955 1305.2 2.78 -3.4 .986
1969 Atlanta - MLB SS 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 4.0 4.50 +0.1 1.050
1970 Atlanta - MLB 2B 12 5 14 23 6 39 2 .949 63.0 5.29 -0.9 .914
1970 Atlanta - MLB 3B 145 143 119 289 24 429 21 .951 1260.2 2.91 -4.9 .973
1970 Atlanta - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Atlanta - MLB 1B 145 144 1346 94 122 1448 8 .994 1236.2 10.48 +5.0 1.025
1971 Atlanta - MLB 2B 3 0 0 2 0 4 2 .500 4.1 4.15 -1.6 .397
1971 Atlanta - MLB 3B 18 10 12 15 1 27 0 1.000 112.2 2.16 +0.5 1.043
1971 Atlanta - MLB SS 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 4.1 4.15 -0.1 .000
1972 Atlanta - MLB 1B 107 104 950 64 97 1020 6 .994 903.2 10.10 +4.4 1.055
1972 Atlanta - MLB 2B 30 27 48 67 12 120 5 .958 243.1 4.25 -4.9 .872
1972 Atlanta - MLB 3B 5 2 1 5 1 6 0 1.000 26.1 2.05 +0.2 1.047
1972 Atlanta - MLB SS 10 5 7 14 2 21 0 1.000 45.2 4.14 -0.9 .957
1973 Atlanta - MLB 1B 29 29 264 20 20 284 0 1.000 246.0 10.39 +1.3 1.044
1973 Atlanta - MLB 3B 5 4 3 11 0 14 0 1.000 38.0 3.32 -0.8 .907
1973 Atlanta - MLB SS 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 -0.0 1.048
TOTAL 1B 282 278 2567 178 240 2759 14 .995 2393.1 10.32 +10.9 1.038
TOTAL 2B 480 461 901 1349 300 2313 63 .973 4111.0 4.93 -3.5 .989
TOTAL 3B 333 319 257 629 55 929 43 .954 2838.1 2.81 -10.9 .973
TOTAL SS 35 6 13 30 5 44 1 .977 94.2 4.09 -2.3 .889
PLAYER HISTORY
12/16/1963 Drafted in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 4, 52nd overall pick) by the Twin Cities Northmen, out of high school Cottonwood (Cottonwood; Salt Lake City, UT).
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (55); Power: 20 (35); Eye: 25 (45).
07/09/1964 Named the #50 prospect in the MLB
10/26/1964 Named the #28 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 25 (35); Eye: 30 (45).
04/13/1965 Named the #58 prospect in the MLB
07/08/1965 Named the #30 prospect in the MLB
11/07/1965 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $20,000.
11/08/1965 Drafted in the 1965 expansion draft from the Twin Cities Northmen by the Atlanta Generals. (Round 4, Pick 2, 14th overall pick).
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 25 (35); Eye: 35 (45).
08/01/1966 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
08/11/1966 Injured (hyperextended ankle),day-to-day for one week.
11/08/1966 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $20,000.
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 25 (35); Eye: 40 (45).
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: 30 (35); Eye: 40 (45).
11/17/1968 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $80,150.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
08/09/1969 Injured (sore thumb),day-to-day for 1 day.
08/10/1969 Goes 5-5 against the Detroit Wolverines, with 2 RBI and 0 R.
11/15/1969 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $120,000.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
04/11/1970 Goes 0-2 against the Detroit Wolverines, ending his hitting streak at 21 games.
11/15/1970 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $194,820.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
05/31/1971 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
10/29/1971 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $612,000 with the Atlanta Generals organization.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
08/17/1972 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 2 days.
10/24/1972 Executed his contract year option.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1967 148 9
1969 150 7
1971 154 1
Year PA Rank
1966 643 10
1967 657 4
1968 646 9
1971 682 2
Year AB Rank
1966 600 7
1967 612 3
1968 590 6
1969 600 8
1971 619 4
Year H Rank
1967 171 6
1968 166 5
1971 177 6
Year K Rank
1966 113 7
Year 2B Rank
1971 33 7
1972 32 8
Year 3B Rank
1967 7 10
Year HP Rank
1966 5 9
1967 9 5
1968 8 10
1969 7 10
1970 6 10
Year AVG Rank
1968 .281 8
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