2B Paul Popeck #6
Los Angeles Blockbusters MLB
Age: 33 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
07/05/1976
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2B PAUL POPECK #6 - AGE: 33 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
74 242 67 7 0 5 40 16 15 .277 .321 .368 0 -0.6
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 55 50 55
Gap 40 40 40 40
Power 35 35 35 35
Eye 45 45 45 45
Avoid K's 70 70 70 70
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 60 30
Errors: - 50 45
Arm: 20 55 55
Turn DP: - 55 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 45
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 55 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 45
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Aggressiveness: 25
Stealing Ability: 30
Baserunning Inst.: 30
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 30
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/04/1976 @ MIL Loss, 7-11 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/03/1976 @ MIL Loss, 6-7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/02/1976 @ MIL Loss, 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/29/1976 STL Loss, 7-10 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/28/1976 STL Loss, 2-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
06/27/1976 CHI Win, 3-0 3 1 1 3 1 1 0 0
06/26/1976 CHI Loss, 1-2 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
06/25/1976 CHI Win, 5-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/24/1976 MIL Loss, 2-6 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
06/23/1976 MIL Loss, 1-15 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Paul is clearly a team leader and is an extremely hard worker. His teammates have great respect for Popeck.
High: Leader, Work Ethic
Birthday:12/05/1942
Born in:Bradford, TN
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$80,000
Signed Through:1976 Season
Major Service:10 Years, 29 Days
Service This Yr:90 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1964, 20th Pick in Round 4
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1976 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 74 242 67 7 0 5 40 17 16 15 .277 .321 .368 .689 .315 .091 105
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 66 267 2 0 0 10 2 5 89 12 0 1 0.0 27.0 3.77 -0.6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   78 22 2 0 0 12 6 5 4 3 0 0 .282 .314 .308 .622
Versus Right   164 45 5 0 5 28 11 11 11 2 2 2 .274 .324 .396 .720
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .111 .111 .222 .333
April   64 12 1 0 1 12 4 5 4 3 0 0 .188 .236 .250 .486
May   84 26 1 0 2 13 8 2 8 1 1 2 .310 .337 .393 .730
June   91 29 5 0 2 15 5 9 3 1 1 0 .319 .376 .440 .816
July   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Spring Training   59 15 1 0 0 3 4 3 2 0 0 0 .254 .290 .271 .562
Last Year   289 71 10 3 3 30 20 19 17 4 2 2 .246 .293 .332 .625
2 Years Ago   24 6 1 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 .250 .296 .292 .588
Career   1531 393 60 5 14 169 111 104 114 17 29 7 .257 .304 .330 .634
Home   110 36 6 0 4 19 10 9 7 2 0 1 .327 .377 .491 .868
Road   132 31 1 0 1 21 7 7 8 3 2 1 .235 .273 .265 .538
Grass   230 66 7 0 5 39 17 15 14 5 1 2 .287 .329 .383 .712
Turf   12 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 .083 .154 .083 .237
Day   162 45 3 0 2 27 13 10 9 3 2 2 .278 .322 .333 .655
Night   80 22 4 0 3 13 4 6 6 2 0 0 .275 .318 .438 .756
As Starter   238 66 6 0 5 40 17 16 15 5 2 2 .277 .322 .366 .687
As Reliever / Substitution   4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Pinch Hitting   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   59 14 3 0 1 8 4 6 3 1 2 1 .237 .313 .339 .652
Inning 1-3   72 17 1 0 1 9 4 5 7 0 0 0 .236 .286 .292 .577
Inning 4-6   91 32 3 0 3 22 8 3 2 4 0 1 .352 .364 .484 .847
Inning 7-9   76 17 3 0 1 9 5 7 6 1 2 1 .224 .294 .303 .597
Extra Innings   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
0 Outs   77 15 2 0 1 4 5 3 3 0 2 1 .195 .235 .260 .494
1 Outs   72 19 3 0 4 18 9 4 7 5 0 0 .264 .284 .472 .756
2 Outs   93 33 2 0 0 18 3 9 5 0 0 1 .355 .417 .376 .794
Scoring Position   68 20 3 0 1 34 6 5 5 5 2 0 .294 .321 .382 .703
Bases Empty   133 40 4 0 2 2 8 4 5 0 0 1 .301 .326 .376 .702
Runner on 1st   41 7 0 0 2 4 3 7 5 0 0 1 .171 .306 .317 .623
Runner on 2nd   14 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
Runner on 3rd   8 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 .125 .111 .125 .236
Runner on 1st & 2nd   18 5 2 0 1 6 3 2 0 0 1 0 .278 .350 .556 .906
Runner on 1st & 3rd   10 4 1 0 0 7 2 0 1 2 0 0 .400 .333 .500 .833
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 4 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 1 1 0 .571 .500 .571 1.071
Bases Loaded   11 4 0 0 0 11 0 1 2 1 0 0 .364 .385 .364 .748
Two Strikes   87 21 2 0 1 8 7 6 15 1 0 0 .241 .287 .299 .586
First Pitch   59 17 2 0 1 12 3 0 0 1 0 0 .288 .283 .373 .656
Count 0-1   21 6 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 .286 .304 .333 .638
Count 0-2   18 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222
Count 1-0   30 11 0 0 2 5 3 0 0 1 0 0 .367 .355 .567 .922
Count 1-1   19 5 2 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 1 1 .263 .300 .368 .668
Count 1-2   30 11 2 0 1 3 2 0 4 0 0 0 .367 .367 .533 .900
Count 2-0   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Count 2-1   14 4 0 0 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 .286 .267 .500 .767
Count 2-2   23 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 .130 .130 .130 .261
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 .000 .857 .000 .857
Count 3-1   5 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 .400 .667 .400 1.067
Full Count   16 5 0 0 0 5 3 6 2 1 0 0 .312 .478 .312 .791
Behind in Count   69 19 3 0 1 7 3 0 8 1 0 1 .275 .282 .362 .644
Ahead in Count   56 18 0 0 3 11 4 10 0 2 1 0 .321 .412 .482 .894
Batting Leadoff   2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Batting 5th   3 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 6th   68 15 3 0 0 6 5 5 4 1 1 1 .221 .280 .265 .545
Batting 7th   88 26 2 0 3 23 6 2 7 3 1 1 .295 .309 .420 .729
Batting 8th   79 22 1 0 2 11 6 7 4 1 0 0 .278 .333 .367 .700
Batting 9th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   96 28 3 0 2 8 3 5 5 1 0 1 .292 .330 .385 .716
Medium Leverage   99 29 3 0 2 10 10 7 4 0 0 0 .293 .340 .384 .723
High Leverage   47 10 1 0 1 22 4 4 6 4 2 1 .213 .268 .298 .566
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 Pittsburgh - MLB 22 4 7 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .286 .375 .429 .804 143 121 -0.1
1966 Pittsburgh - MLB 23 41 30 9 1 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 4 0 0 .300 .323 .333 .656 96 98 0.1
1967 Pittsburgh - MLB 24 69 126 39 7 0 0 15 11 6 2 0 11 0 0 .310 .351 .365 .716 120 114 0.6
1968 Pittsburgh - MLB 25 44 54 10 1 0 0 2 4 3 0 0 4 0 0 .185 .228 .204 .432 37 28 -0.7
1969 Pittsburgh - MLB 26 69 208 51 9 0 3 24 11 16 0 3 15 0 0 .245 .295 .332 .627 85 79 -0.2
1970 Pittsburgh - MLB 27 18 13 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .231 .231 .231 .462 28 27 -0.0
1971 Pittsburgh - MLB 28 41 66 12 4 0 1 5 2 3 0 0 7 0 0 .182 .217 .288 .505 47 47 -0.4
1972 Detroit - MLB 29 77 233 61 6 1 1 19 17 20 0 1 19 0 0 .262 .319 .309 .628 98 99 1.6
1973 Detroit - MLB 30 70 239 62 13 1 1 27 21 17 1 3 19 0 0 .259 .308 .335 .642 85 85 1.0
1974 San Diego - MLB 31 14 24 6 1 0 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 .250 .296 .292 .588 72 74 0.0
1975 Los Angeles - MLB 32 87 289 71 10 3 3 30 20 19 2 4 17 0 0 .246 .293 .332 .625 75 77 -0.3
1976 Los Angeles - MLB 33 74 242 67 7 0 5 40 17 16 2 5 15 0 1 .277 .321 .368 .689 98 105 -0.6
Total MLB 608 1531 393 60 5 14 169 111 104 7 17 114 0 1 .257 .304 .330 .634 87 87 1.1
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
1964 Total - 21 43 199 54 9 0 4 35 36 11 1 2 10 14 6 .271 .310 .377 .687 100 100 0.2
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
1967 Pittsburgh - MLB 24 5 5 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800 147 147 0.0
1968 Pittsburgh - MLB 25 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 216 227 -0.3
1971 Pittsburgh - MLB 28 3 7 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .143 .143 .286 .429 23 18 -0.1
1972 Detroit - MLB 29 5 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 216 236 0.8
1973 Detroit - MLB 30 11 34 10 2 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 .294 .314 .353 .667 92 92 0.8
1974 San Diego - MLB 31 8 7 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .375 .429 .804 133 140 0.1
Total MLB 34 59 18 4 0 0 4 7 2 0 0 5 0 0 .305 .328 .373 .701 106 108
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1965 Pittsburgh - MLB 2B 2 1 2 3 1 5 0 1.000 12.0 3.75 -0.6 .624
1965 Pittsburgh - MLB SS 2 1 2 4 0 7 1 .857 13.0 4.15 -0.4 .882
1966 Pittsburgh - MLB 2B 13 0 6 9 4 17 2 .882 29.2 4.55 -0.8 .853
1966 Pittsburgh - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 Pittsburgh - MLB SS 18 0 3 13 1 16 0 1.000 35.1 4.08 +0.7 1.067
1967 Pittsburgh - MLB 2B 20 15 24 27 7 54 3 .944 139.0 3.30 -1.5 .930
1967 Pittsburgh - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Pittsburgh - MLB SS 34 12 22 50 11 72 0 1.000 158.0 4.10 -0.6 .977
1968 Pittsburgh - MLB 2B 5 4 10 17 6 29 2 .931 39.0 6.23 -0.5 .915
1968 Pittsburgh - MLB 3B 4 4 1 7 0 11 3 .727 33.0 2.18 -2.2 .670
1968 Pittsburgh - MLB SS 22 1 6 24 3 31 1 .968 51.1 5.26 -0.9 .923
1968 Pittsburgh - MLB CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Pittsburgh - MLB 2B 7 2 10 6 1 16 0 1.000 31.0 4.65 +0.8 1.522
1969 Pittsburgh - MLB 3B 48 48 29 81 5 117 7 .940 379.2 2.61 -0.2 .985
1969 Pittsburgh - MLB SS 20 14 29 37 10 69 3 .957 141.0 4.21 -3.3 .883
1970 Pittsburgh - MLB 2B 4 0 3 4 2 7 0 1.000 10.0 6.30 +0.0 .997
1970 Pittsburgh - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Pittsburgh - MLB SS 11 0 5 6 2 11 0 1.000 20.0 4.95 +0.1 1.041
1971 Pittsburgh - MLB 2B 6 0 2 5 2 9 2 .778 16.0 3.94 -1.0 .827
1971 Pittsburgh - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Pittsburgh - MLB SS 29 13 26 40 11 68 2 .971 142.2 4.16 -0.8 .980
1972 Detroit - MLB 2B 70 62 124 177 31 306 5 .984 553.2 4.89 +5.4 1.055
1972 Detroit - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Detroit - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Detroit - MLB 2B 64 64 147 185 37 341 9 .974 539.2 5.54 +5.4 1.055
1973 Detroit - MLB SS 3 2 5 5 0 11 1 .909 20.0 4.50 -0.4 .872
1974 San Diego - MLB 2B 6 2 4 3 0 7 0 1.000 27.0 2.33 +0.1 1.030
1974 San Diego - MLB 3B 3 1 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 12.0 1.50 -0.2 1.056
1974 San Diego - MLB SS 2 1 3 2 0 5 0 1.000 14.0 3.21 +0.1 1.038
1975 Los Angeles - MLB 2B 18 17 32 55 14 89 2 .978 148.1 5.28 +1.7 1.077
1975 Los Angeles - MLB 3B 44 32 29 67 7 103 7 .932 312.2 2.76 -2.9 .967
1975 Los Angeles - MLB SS 28 28 44 90 9 142 8 .944 234.1 5.15 -5.7 .921
1976 Los Angeles - MLB 2B 21 20 40 51 12 99 8 .919 174.1 4.70 -3.5 .887
1976 Los Angeles - MLB SS 52 45 87 136 28 235 12 .949 399.2 5.02 -12.4 .881
1976 Los Angeles - MLB 3B 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 -0.5 .530
TOTAL 2B 236 187 404 542 117 979 33 .966 1719.2 4.95 +5.8 1.024
TOTAL 3B 102 86 59 158 12 234 17 .927 751.1 2.60 -6.0 .956
TOTAL SS 221 117 232 407 75 667 28 .958 1229.1 4.68 -23.5 .920
TOTAL CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
12/16/1964 Drafted in the 1964 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 20, 92nd overall pick) by the Pittsburgh Industrials, out of college UCLA
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 25 (35); Eye: 35 (35).
10/21/1965 Named the #77 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 25 (35); Eye: 35 (35).
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 (50); Power: 25 (30); Eye: 40 (40).
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 (50); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 40 (40).
11/17/1968 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $34,000.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (45).
11/15/1969 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $55,000.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (45).
11/15/1970 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $75,180.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (45).
06/23/1971 Injured (sore wrist),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
11/11/1971 Was not offered arbitration and became a free agent.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 40 (50).
02/04/1972 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $65,600 with the Detroit Wolverines organization.
08/18/1972 Injured (sprained ankle),out for 6 weeks.
10/19/1972 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $150,400 with the Detroit Wolverines organization.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 40 (40).
10/02/1973 Injured (sore groin),day-to-day for one week.
10/08/1973 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 45 (45).
04/09/1974 Released by the Detroit Wolverines.
05/22/1974 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $130,000 with the San Diego Captains organization.
11/16/1974 Became a free agent.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 45 (45).
03/12/1975 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $160,000 with the Los Angeles Blockbusters organization.
07/11/1975 Injured (sore quadriceps),day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 45 (45).
05/03/1976 Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for 4 days.
06/22/1976 Injured (strained hip muscle),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
06/29/1976 Injured (strained hip muscle),day-to-day for 2 days.
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