1B Phil Soroka #35
Seattle Emeralds MLB
Age: 31 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
08/23/1976
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1B PHIL SOROKA #35 - AGE: 31 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
85 232 59 11 5 0 19 26 43 .254 .327 .345 17 0.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 55 55 55
Gap 45 50 45 45
Power 30 30 30 30
Eye 55 60 50 55
Avoid K's 50 50 50 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 55 45
Errors: - 60 60
Arm: 20 50 45
Turn DP: - 50 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 45
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 55 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 55 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 45
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 55
Stealing Aggressiveness: 60
Stealing Ability: 60
Baserunning Inst.: 65
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 35
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/22/1976 CHH Win, 4-3 5 1 1 2 0 0 2 0
08/20/1976 CHH Loss, 4-5 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
08/19/1976 @ TCN Win, 4-3 6 1 2 1 0 0 2 1
08/17/1976 @ TCN Win, 8-3 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/01/1976 SFS Loss, 4-6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/30/1976 SFS Loss, 1-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
07/29/1976 @ HOU Loss, 5-6 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/27/1976 @ HOU Loss, 4-9 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
07/25/1976 @ MON Win, 5-4 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
07/24/1976 @ MON Win, 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Always has snacks in his locker.
Low: Leader, Loyalty, Adaptability
Birthday:05/07/1945
Born in:Florence, AL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$140,000
Signed Through:1976 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 14 Days
Service This Yr:125 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:1966, 21st Pick in Round 5
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 85 232 59 11 5 0 19 34 26 43 .254 .327 .345 .672 .303 .091 95
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 53 268 1 1 0 2 5 4 80 16 17 9 65.4 28.1 3.93 .3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   64 20 4 1 0 4 9 11 8 0 0 0 .312 .413 .406 .820
Versus Right   168 39 7 4 0 15 25 15 35 4 5 1 .232 .293 .321 .614
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   21 5 0 0 0 3 4 1 5 0 0 0 .238 .273 .238 .511
April   37 11 1 0 0 3 6 3 4 0 0 0 .297 .350 .324 .674
May   99 25 5 3 0 3 14 15 18 1 4 1 .253 .353 .364 .717
June   40 9 2 1 0 6 7 4 11 2 1 0 .225 .283 .325 .608
July   32 9 3 1 0 4 3 3 5 1 0 0 .281 .333 .438 .771
August   24 5 0 0 0 3 4 1 5 0 0 0 .208 .240 .208 .448
Spring Training   45 8 1 0 1 3 3 5 10 0 1 1 .178 .275 .267 .541
Last Year   270 66 8 5 1 34 31 35 40 3 8 5 .244 .339 .322 .661
2 Years Ago   246 53 5 1 1 19 29 33 42 2 6 1 .215 .309 .256 .565
Career   1379 346 51 17 6 134 175 184 206 17 30 12 .251 .340 .326 .666
Home   109 24 5 1 0 13 18 12 13 3 1 1 .220 .296 .284 .580
Road   123 35 6 4 0 6 16 14 30 1 4 0 .285 .355 .398 .753
Grass   232 59 11 5 0 19 34 26 43 4 5 1 .254 .327 .345 .672
Day   130 32 4 3 0 10 17 13 25 2 2 0 .246 .310 .323 .633
Night   102 27 7 2 0 9 17 13 18 2 3 1 .265 .347 .373 .720
As Starter   199 49 8 4 0 13 28 19 38 3 5 1 .246 .311 .327 .637
As Reliever / Substitution   33 10 3 1 0 6 6 7 5 1 0 0 .303 .415 .455 .869
Pinch Hitting   24 8 2 1 0 4 5 6 3 0 0 0 .333 .467 .500 .967
Close/Late   62 11 2 0 0 4 7 11 11 1 1 0 .177 .297 .210 .507
Inning 1-3   78 19 4 0 0 3 12 5 17 1 1 1 .244 .294 .295 .589
Inning 4-6   67 19 4 3 0 9 10 7 13 2 3 0 .284 .342 .433 .775
Inning 7-9   68 14 1 2 0 6 8 12 9 1 0 0 .206 .321 .279 .600
Extra Innings   19 7 2 0 0 1 4 2 4 0 1 0 .368 .429 .474 .902
0 Outs   97 28 3 4 0 2 21 8 20 0 4 0 .289 .343 .402 .745
1 Outs   66 14 5 0 0 8 8 10 12 4 1 1 .212 .309 .288 .597
2 Outs   69 17 3 1 0 9 5 8 11 0 0 0 .246 .325 .319 .644
Scoring Position   52 16 2 0 0 18 8 7 7 4 5 0 .308 .365 .346 .711
Bases Empty   148 35 8 4 0 0 20 17 33 0 0 1 .236 .319 .345 .664
Runner on 1st   32 8 1 1 0 1 6 2 3 0 0 0 .250 .294 .344 .638
Runner on 2nd   26 7 2 0 0 3 3 5 6 0 4 0 .269 .387 .346 .733
Runner on 3rd   7 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Runner on 1st & 2nd   9 4 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .444 .444 .444 .889
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 2 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .600 .500 1.100
Bases Loaded   4 1 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
Two Strikes   116 24 4 0 0 6 14 15 43 0 0 0 .207 .298 .241 .539
First Pitch   34 11 3 2 0 7 4 1 0 2 1 0 .324 .324 .529 .854
Count 0-1   19 5 2 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 2 1 .263 .300 .368 .668
Count 0-2   17 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 0 0 .059 .059 .059 .118
Count 1-0   12 5 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 1 0 .417 .357 .417 .774
Count 1-1   23 8 1 3 0 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 .348 .348 .652 1.000
Count 1-2   39 10 1 0 0 2 4 0 17 0 0 0 .256 .256 .282 .538
Count 2-0   7 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Count 2-1   18 5 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .278 .333 .611
Count 2-2   30 6 1 0 0 2 2 0 10 0 0 0 .200 .200 .233 .433
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   3 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 .000 .625 .000 .625
Full Count   30 7 2 0 0 2 7 15 6 0 0 0 .233 .489 .300 .789
Behind in Count   75 16 3 0 0 4 9 0 27 0 2 1 .213 .224 .253 .477
Ahead in Count   40 11 1 0 0 3 7 10 0 2 1 0 .275 .404 .300 .704
Batting Leadoff   71 15 2 0 0 4 9 4 16 0 3 0 .211 .253 .239 .493
Batting 2nd   68 15 3 1 0 2 7 12 11 1 2 1 .221 .341 .294 .636
Batting 4th   3 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .667 .750 .667 1.417
Batting 5th   13 4 0 2 0 3 4 1 3 1 0 0 .308 .333 .615 .949
Batting 6th   4 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .600 .500 1.100
Batting 7th   41 12 3 1 0 3 5 1 7 1 0 0 .293 .302 .415 .717
Batting 8th   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 .250 .500 .250 .750
Batting 9th   28 8 3 1 0 6 5 4 4 1 0 0 .286 .364 .464 .828
Low Leverage   84 21 5 2 0 3 13 12 17 0 0 1 .250 .351 .357 .708
Medium Leverage   102 24 4 3 0 7 13 9 20 1 3 0 .235 .295 .333 .628
High Leverage   46 14 2 0 0 9 8 5 6 3 2 0 .304 .352 .348 .700
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
1968 Washington - MLB 23 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -120 -0.0
1969 Washington - MLB 24 38 49 11 0 0 0 3 4 9 0 0 9 0 2 .224 .345 .224 .569 70 70 -0.4
1970 Washington - MLB 25 75 97 29 5 2 1 14 21 15 2 4 9 0 2 .299 .390 .423 .813 127 128 1.0
1971 Washington - MLB 26 81 126 39 6 0 1 6 14 16 2 0 15 5 4 .310 .396 .381 .777 125 125 0.9
1972 Washington - MLB 27 89 151 38 5 2 0 10 22 27 1 1 14 9 3 .252 .367 .311 .678 102 105 0.7
1973 Washington - MLB 28 91 205 51 11 2 2 29 20 23 0 3 32 6 6 .249 .320 .351 .672 87 88 -0.3
1974 Washington - MLB 29 113 246 53 5 1 1 19 29 33 1 2 42 12 8 .215 .309 .256 .565 64 68 -1.3
1975 Seattle - MLB 30 111 270 66 8 5 1 34 31 35 5 3 40 19 8 .244 .339 .322 .661 89 90 0.0
1976 Seattle - MLB 31 85 232 59 11 5 0 19 34 26 1 4 43 17 9 .254 .327 .345 .672 92 95 0.3
Total MLB 685 1379 346 51 17 6 134 175 184 12 17 206 68 42 .251 .340 .326 .666 91 93 0.8
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 57 254 75 9 2 0 44 60 28 3 0 33 38 7 .295 .372 .346 .718 100 100 0.9
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1968 Washington - MLB SS 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 +0.1 1.071
1969 Washington - MLB 2B 5 0 2 2 1 4 0 1.000 8.0 4.50 -0.1 1.015
1969 Washington - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Washington - MLB SS 13 8 15 23 6 40 2 .950 74.1 4.60 -2.3 .833
1969 Washington - MLB LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Washington - MLB 2B 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 7.0 2.57 -0.5 .997
1970 Washington - MLB 3B 3 2 3 7 1 10 0 1.000 20.0 4.50 +0.6 1.200
1970 Washington - MLB SS 33 15 31 59 10 93 3 .968 166.0 4.88 -0.6 .967
1970 Washington - MLB LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 -0.1 .977
1971 Washington - MLB 2B 5 5 7 11 0 18 0 1.000 43.0 3.77 -0.3 .910
1971 Washington - MLB 3B 12 10 8 19 2 29 2 .931 75.2 3.21 -0.9 .959
1971 Washington - MLB SS 28 13 23 49 9 74 2 .973 135.1 4.79 +0.5 .966
1972 Washington - MLB 2B 13 7 13 24 2 37 0 1.000 71.0 4.69 +0.9 .952
1972 Washington - MLB 3B 15 5 9 13 1 23 1 .957 69.0 2.87 +0.6 .982
1972 Washington - MLB SS 23 15 21 51 8 75 3 .960 150.0 4.32 -4.8 .900
1972 Washington - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Washington - MLB 1B 20 18 183 11 19 196 2 .990 157.0 11.12 -1.8 .948
1973 Washington - MLB 2B 2 1 2 6 0 8 0 1.000 10.0 7.20 +0.2 1.033
1973 Washington - MLB 3B 14 1 6 12 0 20 2 .900 44.0 3.68 -0.9 .859
1973 Washington - MLB SS 30 24 58 86 24 146 2 .986 221.2 5.85 -2.0 .965
1973 Washington - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Washington - MLB 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.039
1974 Washington - MLB 2B 17 9 27 39 10 67 1 .985 99.0 6.00 -1.4 .942
1974 Washington - MLB 3B 3 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 10.2 3.38 +0.1 1.056
1974 Washington - MLB SS 46 41 73 137 21 216 6 .972 376.1 5.02 -9.7 .920
1974 Washington - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.8 .000
1974 Washington - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1975 Seattle - MLB 1B 19 17 157 7 11 165 1 .994 147.0 10.04 -0.7 .996
1975 Seattle - MLB 2B 40 32 75 86 23 168 7 .958 286.1 5.06 -5.5 .899
1975 Seattle - MLB 3B 24 22 12 43 2 57 2 .965 189.0 2.62 -0.1 .989
1975 Seattle - MLB SS 4 0 0 4 0 5 1 .800 7.1 4.91 -0.3 .845
1976 Seattle - MLB 1B 7 4 47 4 3 51 0 1.000 37.0 12.41 +0.4 1.046
1976 Seattle - MLB 2B 30 17 47 55 12 104 2 .981 192.2 4.76 -2.4 .931
1976 Seattle - MLB 3B 33 32 21 62 4 84 1 .988 272.1 2.74 -2.0 .953
1976 Seattle - MLB SS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.2 1.030
TOTAL 1B 47 39 388 22 33 413 3 .993 343.0 10.76 -2.1 .982
TOTAL 2B 114 71 174 224 48 408 10 .975 717.0 5.00 -9.1 .924
TOTAL 3B 105 72 60 159 10 227 8 .965 681.2 2.89 -2.6 .968
TOTAL SS 179 116 221 412 78 652 19 .971 1135.0 5.02 -18.8 .933
TOTAL LF 8 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.2 0.93 -0.9 .488
PLAYER HISTORY
12/11/1966 Drafted in the 1966 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 21, 133rd overall pick) by the Washington Rough Riders, out of college Mercer
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 20 (20); Eye: 40 (50).
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 20 (20); Eye: 45 (50).
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 50 (50).
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: 55 (55); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 55 (55).
11/17/1970 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $24,800.
12/10/1970 Injured (shoulder inflammation),day-to-day for 5 days.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 55 (55).
08/23/1971 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
11/11/1971 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $48,000.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 55 (60).
11/10/1972 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $101,745.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 55 (65).
10/22/1973 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $115,000 with the Washington Eagles organization.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 55 (65).
11/16/1974 Became a free agent.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 55 (65).
01/30/1975 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $280,000 with the Seattle Emeralds organization.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 55 (55).
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