1B Harvey Katzen #25
Los Angeles Blockbusters MLB
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
09/08/1975
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1B HARVEY KATZEN #25 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
137 510 173 27 8 8 65 53 32 .339 .401 .471 14 4.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 65 70 65 65
Gap 55 60 55 55
Power 45 45 45 55
Eye 45 50 45 45
Avoid K's 70 70 65 70
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 50 30
Errors: - 60 45
Arm: 20 35 25
Turn DP: - 55 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 65 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 50 Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 60
Stealing Aggressiveness: 65
Stealing Ability: 60
Baserunning Inst.: 65
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 45
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/07/1975 @ DEN Win, 6-4 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
09/06/1975 @ DEN Win, 14-10 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/05/1975 @ DEN Win, 5-2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/04/1975 @ DEN Win, 7-2 5 2 4 0 0 0 1 0
09/03/1975 @ PIT Loss, 4-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/02/1975 @ PIT Loss, 6-7 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
09/01/1975 @ PIT Loss, 2-3 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 1
08/31/1975 @ PHI Win, 8-2 4 3 2 0 0 1 0 0
08/30/1975 @ PHI Win, 6-1 5 1 2 2 1 0 0 0
08/28/1975 DEN Loss, 5-7 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Enjoys some quiet time at his locker before first pitch.
Birthday:03/22/1947
Born in:Turlock, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$430,000
Signed Through:1978 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 40 Days
Service This Yr:153 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1966, 24th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 137 510 173 27 8 8 65 94 53 32 .339 .401 .471 .872 .392 .131 149
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 126 573 4 5 0 15 0 6 240 43 14 8 63.6 95.3 7.03 4.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   147 44 5 1 5 30 22 18 8 4 0 0 .299 .367 .449 .816
Versus Right   363 129 22 7 3 35 72 35 24 2 0 4 .355 .416 .479 .895
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   22 7 0 0 0 2 3 3 3 1 0 0 .318 .385 .318 .703
April   86 34 4 3 2 11 22 11 5 2 0 2 .395 .465 .581 1.047
May   106 33 6 1 1 17 22 15 6 2 0 1 .311 .395 .415 .810
June   108 40 6 2 3 13 17 11 5 1 0 1 .370 .430 .546 .976
July   98 32 6 2 0 9 15 5 6 0 0 0 .327 .359 .429 .788
August   90 27 5 0 2 13 15 8 7 0 0 0 .300 .357 .422 .779
September   22 7 0 0 0 2 3 3 3 1 0 0 .318 .385 .318 .703
All-Star Game   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Spring Training   56 13 0 0 1 5 3 7 2 0 0 1 .232 .328 .286 .614
Last Year   528 161 31 9 12 74 90 52 42 4 0 2 .305 .367 .466 .833
2 Years Ago   415 119 19 4 2 51 45 42 35 5 0 2 .287 .351 .366 .718
Career   3629 1077 197 54 56 430 526 314 382 32 2 18 .297 .353 .427 .780
Home   249 93 16 5 5 38 51 21 15 2 0 1 .373 .421 .538 .959
Road   261 80 11 3 3 27 43 32 17 4 0 3 .307 .383 .406 .789
Grass   510 173 27 8 8 65 94 53 32 6 0 4 .339 .401 .471 .872
Day   294 93 18 5 4 40 55 32 18 3 0 3 .316 .386 .452 .838
Night   216 80 9 3 4 25 39 21 14 3 0 1 .370 .423 .495 .919
As Starter   500 171 27 8 8 65 92 50 30 6 0 4 .342 .402 .476 .878
As Reliever / Substitution   10 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 .200 .385 .200 .585
Pinch Hitting   7 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 .143 .333 .143 .476
Close/Late   92 30 6 3 0 11 19 16 5 1 0 2 .326 .432 .457 .889
Inning 1-3   204 67 7 1 3 26 38 11 11 2 0 1 .328 .362 .417 .779
Inning 4-6   158 58 10 3 3 22 29 17 11 3 0 0 .367 .421 .525 .947
Inning 7-9   137 44 10 4 2 17 25 21 7 1 0 3 .321 .420 .496 .916
Extra Innings   11 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 3 0 0 0 .364 .533 .364 .897
0 Outs   177 61 11 2 3 15 42 20 8 3 0 3 .345 .414 .480 .894
1 Outs   177 56 9 6 2 25 31 17 11 3 0 0 .316 .371 .469 .839
2 Outs   156 56 7 0 3 25 21 16 13 0 0 1 .359 .422 .462 .884
Scoring Position   118 44 11 1 1 54 23 16 9 6 0 3 .373 .441 .508 .949
Bases Empty   276 92 14 5 5 5 51 27 17 0 0 1 .333 .395 .475 .869
Runner on 1st   116 37 2 2 2 6 20 10 6 0 0 0 .319 .373 .422 .795
Runner on 2nd   38 14 5 1 1 11 9 9 1 0 0 1 .368 .500 .632 1.132
Runner on 3rd   6 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 1 0 0 .333 .286 .333 .619
Runner on 1st & 2nd   46 15 2 0 0 8 4 3 2 0 0 1 .326 .380 .370 .750
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 1 0 0 0 3 3 2 4 2 0 0 .111 .231 .111 .342
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 6 2 0 0 13 2 1 0 1 0 0 .750 .700 1.000 1.700
Bases Loaded   11 6 2 0 0 16 4 1 0 2 0 1 .545 .533 .727 1.261
Two Strikes   188 53 8 1 3 21 23 20 32 1 0 0 .282 .349 .383 .732
First Pitch   75 28 4 3 1 13 11 3 0 2 0 2 .373 .402 .547 .949
Count 0-1   55 15 4 1 1 10 6 0 0 1 0 1 .273 .281 .436 .717
Count 0-2   34 8 1 1 1 3 5 0 8 0 0 0 .235 .235 .412 .647
Count 1-0   55 22 6 1 0 5 12 1 0 0 0 0 .400 .411 .545 .956
Count 1-1   62 23 5 2 1 8 19 0 0 1 0 1 .371 .375 .565 .940
Count 1-2   64 16 4 0 1 7 7 0 13 0 0 0 .250 .250 .359 .609
Count 2-0   26 11 0 0 1 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 .423 .444 .538 .983
Count 2-1   38 18 0 0 1 5 8 0 0 1 0 0 .474 .462 .553 1.014
Count 2-2   53 17 1 0 1 4 2 0 7 0 0 0 .321 .321 .396 .717
Count 3-0   1 1 0 0 0 0 2 11 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 3-1   10 2 0 0 0 1 8 17 0 0 0 0 .200 .704 .200 .904
Full Count   37 12 2 0 0 7 9 20 4 1 0 0 .324 .552 .378 .930
Behind in Count   153 39 9 2 3 20 18 0 21 1 0 1 .255 .258 .399 .657
Ahead in Count   130 54 6 1 2 13 35 30 0 1 0 0 .415 .522 .523 1.045
Batting Leadoff   42 15 3 1 1 4 10 2 1 0 0 1 .357 .400 .548 .948
Batting 2nd   317 113 19 6 2 32 63 31 22 2 0 3 .356 .416 .473 .890
Batting 3rd   12 2 0 0 1 2 3 4 0 0 0 0 .167 .375 .417 .792
Batting 4th   62 21 2 1 2 12 5 4 5 1 0 0 .339 .373 .500 .873
Batting 5th   72 21 3 0 2 15 12 10 3 3 0 0 .292 .365 .417 .781
Batting 8th   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .250 .500 .250 .750
Low Leverage   224 71 11 2 2 5 34 29 15 1 0 1 .317 .396 .411 .807
Medium Leverage   197 74 11 6 6 35 42 10 12 2 0 2 .376 .408 .584 .991
High Leverage   88 28 5 0 0 25 18 13 5 3 0 1 .318 .400 .375 .775
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
1967 Los Angeles - MLB 20 5 14 6 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .429 .467 .500 .967 192 196 0.1
1968 Los Angeles - MLB 21 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 55 50 -0.1
1969 Los Angeles - MLB 22 144 512 140 24 14 8 73 75 30 5 5 80 1 4 .273 .317 .422 .739 112 112 2.2
1970 Los Angeles - MLB 23 153 562 170 34 8 11 80 72 60 2 7 78 5 4 .302 .368 .450 .818 123 125 2.6
1971 Los Angeles - MLB 24 159 627 171 37 5 9 46 81 40 1 1 71 10 3 .273 .317 .391 .708 104 104 0.9
1972 Los Angeles - MLB 25 122 457 136 24 6 6 40 65 36 2 4 43 7 5 .298 .349 .416 .764 123 124 0.9
1973 Los Angeles - MLB 26 131 415 119 19 4 2 51 45 42 2 5 35 6 7 .287 .351 .366 .718 100 102 0.8
1974 Los Angeles - MLB 27 153 528 161 31 9 12 74 90 52 2 4 42 15 5 .305 .367 .466 .833 137 140 4.3
1975 Los Angeles - MLB 28 137 510 173 27 8 8 65 94 53 4 6 32 14 8 .339 .401 .471 .872 139 149 4.4
Total MLB 1008 3629 1077 197 54 56 430 526 314 18 32 382 58 36 .297 .353 .427 .780 120 123 16.2
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 - 19 63 289 98 13 7 7 58 66 21 3 1 20 33 8 .339 .389 .505 .894 100 100 2.6
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1967 Los Angeles - MLB 2B 4 4 12 10 5 23 1 .957 34.0 5.82 -1.5 .814
1968 Los Angeles - MLB 2B 1 0 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 3.0 12.00 +0.0 1.046
1969 Los Angeles - MLB 2B 134 131 331 366 101 717 20 .972 1104.2 5.68 -3.4 .972
1970 Los Angeles - MLB 2B 147 143 338 397 107 746 11 .985 1262.1 5.24 -17.5 .935
1971 Los Angeles - MLB 2B 152 148 391 454 118 857 12 .986 1322.0 5.75 -18.7 .931
1972 Los Angeles - MLB 1B 22 22 169 17 17 188 2 .989 184.0 9.10 -1.1 .939
1972 Los Angeles - MLB 2B 93 89 234 240 67 486 12 .975 799.1 5.34 -16.6 .904
1972 Los Angeles - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Los Angeles - MLB CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Los Angeles - MLB 1B 119 114 1010 70 83 1088 8 .993 955.0 10.18 +4.1 1.022
1974 Los Angeles - MLB 1B 124 121 1083 107 100 1202 12 .990 1052.2 10.17 +2.4 1.021
1974 Los Angeles - MLB 2B 15 9 26 33 9 61 2 .967 100.2 5.27 -3.4 .878
1975 Los Angeles - MLB 1B 106 96 912 84 84 1005 9 .991 846.2 10.59 +2.1 1.035
1975 Los Angeles - MLB 2B 35 30 71 80 20 155 4 .974 255.0 5.33 -4.5 .926
TOTAL 1B 371 353 3174 278 284 3483 31 .991 3038.1 10.23 +7.4 1.021
TOTAL 2B 581 554 1405 1582 427 3049 62 .980 4881.0 5.51 -65.5 .935
TOTAL CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
12/11/1966 Drafted in the 1966 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 24, 24th overall pick) by the Los Angeles Blockbusters, out of college West Valley
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 25 (40); Eye: 30 (45).
04/11/1967 Named the #30 prospect in the MLB
07/06/1967 Named the #10 prospect in the MLB
10/20/1967 Named the #21 prospect in the MLB
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 (60); Power: 25 (40); Eye: 35 (45).
04/09/1968 Named the #24 prospect in the MLB
07/04/1968 Named the #20 prospect in the MLB
11/19/1968 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $22,200.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (70); Power: 40 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
07/25/1969 Injured (strained hamstring),day-to-day for 5 days.
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 (70); Power: 40 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
03/18/1970 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 2 days.
06/23/1970 Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
11/17/1970 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $24,800.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (70); Power: 40 (55); Eye: 45 (45).
05/04/1971 Injured (eye irritation),day-to-day for 4 days.
11/11/1971 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $75,000.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (70); Power: 45 (55); Eye: 45 (45).
04/26/1972 Goes 5-5 against the Milwaukee Dairymen, with 1 2B, 1 RBI and 1 R.
07/01/1972 Injured (strained hip muscle),out for 4 weeks.
07/25/1972 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
11/10/1972 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $136,890.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 45 (55); Eye: 45 (50).
04/18/1973 Injured (tendinitis (hamstring)),out for one week.
09/07/1973 Injured (spained knee),out for 6 weeks.
11/04/1973 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $160,000.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 45 (55); Eye: 45 (45).
07/07/1974 Was selected to the 1974 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
10/20/1974 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $1,720,000 with the Los Angeles Blockbusters organization.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 45 (55); Eye: 45 (45).
04/13/1975 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 1 day.
05/05/1975 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
06/05/1975 Injured (bruised thigh),day-to-day for 5 days.
06/16/1975 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
06/23/1975 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
07/06/1975 Was selected to the 1975 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
08/03/1975 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for one week.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1971 149 9
Year PA Rank
1971 669 4
Year AB Rank
1971 627 5
Year 2B Rank
1971 37 7
Year 3B Rank
1969 14 2
1970 8 9
1974 9 7
Year SF Rank
1970 7 5
Year AVG Rank
1974 .305 10
Year RC/27 Rank
1974 6.38 9
Year wOBA Rank
1974 .376 10
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