1B Harvey Katzen #25
Los Angeles Blockbusters MLB
Age: 30 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
04/25/1977
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1B HARVEY KATZEN #25 - AGE: 30 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
18 69 19 1 0 2 8 10 10 .275 .362 .377 4 0.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 70 70 65 70
BABIP 60 65 60 60
Avoid K's 70 75 70 70
Gap 55 60 55 55
Power 45 45 40 45
Eye 45 50 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 50 30
Errors: - 60 40
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
04/24/1977 @ CHI Win, 6-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/23/1977 @ CHI Loss, 3-5 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 1
04/22/1977 @ CHI Win, 3-2 4 1 1 2 1 0 0 0
04/21/1977 @ SDC Win, 8-2 4 2 3 2 1 0 0 0
04/20/1977 @ SDC Loss, 3-5 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 0
04/19/1977 @ SDC Win, 5-2 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 1
04/17/1977 DEN Win, 7-4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/15/1977 DEN Loss, 8-15 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 1
04/14/1977 CHI Win, 4-3 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 1
04/13/1977 CHI Win, 4-2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Katzen's impatience can flare up unexpectedly.
Birthday:03/22/1947
Born in:Turlock, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$430,000
Signed Through:1978 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 60 Days
Service This Yr:20 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:10 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 1977 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 18 69 19 1 0 2 8 13 10 10 .275 .362 .377 .739 .338 .101 113
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 18 80 0 0 0 2 0 1 26 3 4 1 80.0 10.1 5.07 .4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   20 5 0 0 2 4 8 6 3 1 0 0 .250 .407 .550 .957
Versus Right   49 14 1 0 0 4 5 4 7 0 0 0 .286 .340 .306 .646
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   21 8 0 0 2 4 6 4 3 0 0 0 .381 .480 .667 1.147
April   69 19 1 0 2 8 13 10 10 1 0 0 .275 .362 .377 .739
Spring Training   56 16 4 2 1 6 8 6 6 1 0 0 .286 .349 .482 .831
Last Year   634 159 22 5 12 54 76 48 61 4 1 4 .251 .306 .358 .664
2 Years Ago   567 188 30 9 8 69 102 61 41 6 0 4 .332 .397 .459 .855
Career   4389 1270 223 60 70 496 623 380 462 37 3 22 .289 .346 .415 .762
Home   36 8 1 0 0 2 6 6 3 1 0 0 .222 .326 .250 .576
Road   33 11 0 0 2 6 7 4 7 0 0 0 .333 .405 .515 .921
Grass   69 19 1 0 2 8 13 10 10 1 0 0 .275 .362 .377 .739
Day   48 13 0 0 1 5 9 5 9 1 0 0 .271 .333 .333 .667
Night   21 6 1 0 1 3 4 5 1 0 0 0 .286 .423 .476 .899
As Starter   69 19 1 0 2 8 13 10 10 1 0 0 .275 .362 .377 .739
Close/Late   17 2 0 0 1 3 2 2 6 1 0 0 .118 .200 .294 .494
Inning 1-3   22 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 .227 .292 .227 .519
Inning 4-6   26 10 1 0 0 4 6 6 1 0 0 0 .385 .500 .423 .923
Inning 7-9   17 3 0 0 2 4 4 2 6 1 0 0 .176 .250 .529 .779
Extra Innings   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
0 Outs   28 7 0 0 1 2 6 5 4 0 0 0 .250 .364 .357 .721
1 Outs   15 2 0 0 0 1 4 3 3 1 0 0 .133 .263 .133 .396
2 Outs   26 10 1 0 1 5 3 2 3 0 0 0 .385 .429 .538 .967
Scoring Position   20 5 1 0 0 5 2 5 3 1 0 0 .250 .385 .300 .685
Bases Empty   35 8 0 0 1 1 6 4 6 0 0 0 .229 .308 .314 .622
Runner on 1st   14 6 0 0 1 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 .429 .467 .643 1.110
Runner on 2nd   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Runner on 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Runner on 1st & 2nd   6 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 .167 .444 .167 .611
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .600 .600 .800 1.400
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   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   28 5 0 0 1 2 6 5 10 0 0 0 .179 .303 .286 .589
First Pitch   16 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 .188 .188 .375
Count 0-1   6 4 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.167 1.833
Count 0-2   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 1-1   9 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .444 .778
Count 1-2   10 3 0 0 1 2 2 0 4 0 0 0 .300 .300 .600 .900
Count 2-0   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Count 2-2   8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Count 3-1   3 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 .333 .750 .333 1.083
Full Count   6 1 0 0 0 0 4 5 2 0 0 0 .167 .545 .167 .712
Behind in Count   20 7 0 0 2 4 5 0 7 0 0 0 .350 .350 .650 1.000
Ahead in Count   10 4 0 0 0 1 3 5 0 1 0 0 .400 .562 .400 .963
Batting 3rd   4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .500 .400 .500 .900
Batting 4th   40 11 1 0 1 5 5 3 4 0 0 0 .275 .326 .375 .701
Batting 5th   15 1 0 0 0 0 4 4 2 0 0 0 .067 .263 .067 .330
Batting 6th   10 5 0 0 1 2 4 3 3 0 0 0 .500 .615 .800 1.415
Low Leverage   15 4 0 0 1 2 4 4 1 0 0 0 .267 .421 .467 .888
Medium Leverage   35 11 1 0 0 1 5 2 3 0 0 0 .314 .351 .343 .694
High Leverage   19 4 0 0 1 5 4 4 6 1 0 0 .211 .333 .368 .702
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 28 156 567 188 30 9 8 69 102 61 4 6 41 14 8 .332 .397 .459 .855 139 141 4.5
1976 Los Angeles - MLB 29 157 634 159 22 5 12 54 76 48 4 4 61 17 13 .251 .306 .358 .664 93 94 1.8
1977 Los Angeles - MLB 30 18 69 19 1 0 2 8 13 10 0 1 10 4 1 .275 .362 .377 .739 97 113 0.4
Total MLB 1202 4389 1270 223 60 70 496 623 380 22 37 462 79 50 .289 .346 .415 .762 116 118 18.4
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 116 102 997 87 93 1093 9 .992 903.0 10.80 +2.4 1.036
1975 Los Angeles - MLB 2B 43 38 100 101 27 205 4 .980 322.0 5.62 -4.9 .934
1976 Los Angeles - MLB 1B 152 151 1381 120 125 1512 11 .993 1325.0 10.20 +12.1 1.087
1976 Los Angeles - MLB 2B 5 1 3 8 1 11 0 1.000 25.1 3.91 -0.0 .917
1977 Los Angeles - MLB 1B 15 15 153 14 11 170 3 .982 139.0 10.81 +0.2 1.011
1977 Los Angeles - MLB 2B 3 3 4 4 2 8 0 1.000 24.0 3.00 -0.5 .768
TOTAL 1B 548 525 4793 415 429 5253 45 .991 4558.2 10.28 +19.9 1.040
TOTAL 2B 597 566 1441 1615 437 3118 62 .980 4997.1 5.50 -66.5 .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.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 45 (55); Eye: 45 (45).
04/08/1976 Injured (gout),out for 2 days.
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 45 (55); Eye: 45 (45).
03/20/1977 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his infield defense at the Los Angeles Blockbusters development complex.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1971 149 9
1976 152 6
Year PA Rank
1971 669 4
1976 691 2
Year AB Rank
1971 627 5
1976 634 2
Year H Rank
1975 188 10
Year 2B Rank
1971 37 7
Year 3B Rank
1969 14 2
1970 8 9
1974 9 7
Year R Rank
1975 102 10
Year SF Rank
1970 7 5
Year AVG Rank
1974 .305 10
1975 .332 3
Year OBP Rank
1975 .397 7
Year RC/27 Rank
1974 6.38 9
Year wOBA Rank
1974 .376 10
1975 .385 10
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