2B Paul Popeck #25
San Diego Captains MLB
Age: 31 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
07/15/1974
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2B PAUL POPECK #25 - AGE: 31 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
10 20 6 1 0 0 2 2 1 .300 .348 .350 0 0.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 55 55 55
Gap 40 40 40 40
Power 35 35 35 35
Eye 45 45 45 45
Avoid K's 70 75 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: 50
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 60 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 40
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Aggressiveness: 25
Stealing Ability: 30
Baserunning Inst.: 35
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 35
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
06/21/1974 @ NYK Win, 3-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/19/1974 @ WAS Loss, 4-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/16/1974 @ BRO Win, 7-3 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
06/14/1974 @ BRO Loss, 3-9 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
06/13/1974 LAB Win, 6-5 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
06/12/1974 LAB Win, 3-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/09/1974 CHI Loss, 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
06/09/1974 CHI Win, 4-1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
06/08/1974 CHI Win, 4-3 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
06/03/1974 @ DEN Loss, 1-4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Steady Eddie. Shows up, does the job.
Birthday:12/05/1942
Born in:Bradford, TN
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$130,000
Signed Through:1974 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 1 Day
Service This Yr:21 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:1964, 20th Pick in Round 4
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 10 20 6 1 0 0 2 2 2 1 .300 .348 .350 .698 .320 .050 109
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 4 23 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 1 0 0 0.0 2.8 5.03 .1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Versus Right   20 6 1 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 .300 .318 .350 .668
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
June   20 6 1 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 .300 .348 .350 .698
Spring Training   43 12 2 0 2 9 8 1 1 1 0 0 .279 .289 .465 .754
Last Year   239 62 13 1 1 27 21 17 19 3 5 1 .259 .308 .335 .642
2 Years Ago   233 61 6 1 1 19 17 20 19 1 4 0 .262 .319 .309 .628
Career   996 255 43 2 6 99 74 69 82 8 25 3 .256 .304 .321 .625
Home   9 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 .222 .333 .222 .556
Road   11 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .364 .364 .455 .818
Grass   20 6 1 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 .300 .348 .350 .698
Day   15 4 1 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 .267 .333 .333 .667
Night   5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
As Starter   13 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 .231 .286 .308 .593
As Reliever / Substitution   7 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 .429 .444 .429 .873
Pinch Hitting   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Close/Late   8 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 .125 .200 .125 .325
Inning 1-3   4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Inning 4-6   5 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
Inning 7-9   10 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .300 .364 .400 .764
Extra Innings   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000 .500 1.000 1.500
0 Outs   6 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .333 .375 .333 .708
1 Outs   4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .500 .900
2 Outs   10 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .300 .300 .300 .600
Scoring Position   5 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .200 .286 .200 .486
Bases Empty   10 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .545 .600 1.145
Runner on 1st   5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd   2 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Runner on 1st & 2nd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   4 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 .500 .400 .500 .900
First Pitch   8 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 0-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 0-2   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-1   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 2-1   4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Count 2-2   3 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Behind in Count   2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Ahead in Count   5 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .200 .429 .400 .829
Batting 2nd   3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Batting 4th   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .500 .333 .500 .833
Batting 6th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Batting 8th   10 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .200 .333 .300 .633
Low Leverage   10 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .500 .900
Medium Leverage   7 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 .143 .333 .143 .476
High Leverage   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .333 .250 .333 .583
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 10 20 6 1 0 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 .300 .348 .350 .698 99 109 0.1
Total MLB 443 996 255 43 2 6 99 74 69 3 8 82 0 0 .256 .304 .321 .625 88 86 2.1
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
Total MLB 26 52 16 3 0 0 4 6 1 0 0 5 0 0 .308 .321 .365 .686 102 103
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 5 2 3 3 0 6 0 1.000 24.0 2.25 +0.1 1.024
1974 San Diego - MLB 3B 2 1 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 11.0 1.64 -0.2 1.057
1974 San Diego - MLB SS 2 1 3 2 0 5 0 1.000 14.0 3.21 +0.1 1.040
TOTAL 2B 196 150 331 436 91 790 23 .971 1394.0 4.95 +7.5 1.034
TOTAL 3B 56 53 30 90 5 130 10 .923 428.2 2.52 -2.6 .954
TOTAL SS 141 44 101 181 38 290 8 .972 595.1 4.26 -5.4 .952
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.
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