1B Harvey Katzen #25
Los Angeles Blockbusters MLB
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
09/16/1974
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1B HARVEY KATZEN #25 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
141 480 155 31 9 12 72 51 39 .323 .387 .500 14 5.4
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 35
Errors: - 60 45
Arm: 20 35 30
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: 55
Stealing Aggressiveness: 70
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
09/15/1974 @ SDC Loss, 0-6 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/14/1974 @ SDC Win, 10-0 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 0
09/13/1974 @ SDC Loss, 4-5 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
09/12/1974 @ STL Loss, 2-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/11/1974 @ STL Win, 10-5 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/10/1974 @ STL Loss, 4-5 5 1 1 2 1 0 2 0
09/09/1974 DEN Win, 7-1 2 3 1 0 0 2 0 0
09/08/1974 DEN Win, 14-5 4 3 3 3 1 1 0 1
09/07/1974 DEN Loss, 3-5 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/06/1974 DEN Loss, 3-4 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1
PERSONALITY
Been called humdrum.
Low: Financial Ambition
Birthday:03/22/1947
Born in:Turlock, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$160,000
Signed Through:1974 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 40 Days
Service This Yr:160 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:7 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 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 141 480 155 31 9 12 72 86 51 39 .323 .387 .500 .887 .399 .177 161
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 119 537 2 3 0 8 0 4 240 52 14 5 73.7 95.3 7.52 5.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   160 53 9 3 4 22 25 15 9 2 0 0 .331 .384 .500 .884
Versus Right   320 102 22 6 8 50 61 36 30 2 0 2 .319 .389 .500 .889
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   26 7 0 0 1 4 6 5 6 0 0 0 .269 .387 .385 .772
April   69 20 4 0 2 10 16 10 2 1 0 0 .290 .375 .435 .810
May   89 29 5 5 1 12 16 8 5 1 0 0 .326 .378 .528 .906
June   76 27 6 1 2 14 14 8 8 1 0 0 .355 .412 .539 .951
July   88 29 8 1 1 8 15 9 6 0 0 1 .330 .398 .477 .875
August   105 30 7 2 4 17 15 8 11 1 0 0 .286 .333 .505 .838
September   53 20 1 0 2 11 10 8 7 0 0 1 .377 .468 .509 .977
All-Star Game   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Spring Training   66 18 3 1 3 9 12 8 3 0 0 0 .273 .351 .485 .836
Last Year   415 119 19 4 2 51 45 42 35 5 0 2 .287 .351 .366 .718
2 Years Ago   457 136 24 6 6 40 65 36 43 4 0 2 .298 .349 .416 .764
Career   3071 898 170 46 48 363 428 260 347 26 2 14 .292 .348 .425 .772
Home   232 81 18 4 5 34 51 27 14 0 0 1 .349 .419 .526 .945
Road   248 74 13 5 7 38 35 24 25 4 0 1 .298 .357 .476 .833
Grass   480 155 31 9 12 72 86 51 39 4 0 2 .323 .387 .500 .887
Day   278 95 17 6 7 38 61 36 23 3 0 1 .342 .415 .522 .937
Night   202 60 14 3 5 34 25 15 16 1 0 1 .297 .347 .470 .817
As Starter   461 149 30 9 12 69 81 48 36 4 0 2 .323 .386 .505 .892
As Reliever / Substitution   19 6 1 0 0 3 5 3 3 0 0 0 .316 .409 .368 .778
Pinch Hitting   15 5 1 0 0 3 5 3 2 0 0 0 .333 .444 .400 .844
Close/Late   106 31 6 4 3 14 18 13 15 0 0 0 .292 .370 .509 .879
Inning 1-3   161 55 9 1 7 31 30 14 11 1 0 0 .342 .392 .540 .932
Inning 4-6   166 52 11 3 2 20 28 18 11 3 0 1 .313 .378 .452 .829
Inning 7-9   146 44 11 4 2 18 26 17 16 0 0 1 .301 .378 .473 .851
Extra Innings   7 4 0 1 1 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 .571 .667 1.286 1.952
0 Outs   176 57 14 4 6 14 47 18 14 0 0 0 .324 .387 .551 .938
1 Outs   150 49 7 4 3 26 25 12 13 4 0 2 .327 .375 .487 .862
2 Outs   154 49 10 1 3 32 14 21 12 0 0 0 .318 .400 .455 .855
Scoring Position   129 44 5 2 3 54 21 18 13 4 0 1 .341 .414 .481 .895
Bases Empty   260 84 18 6 5 5 51 25 20 0 0 1 .323 .385 .496 .881
Runner on 1st   91 27 8 1 4 13 14 8 6 0 0 0 .297 .354 .538 .892
Runner on 2nd   39 13 0 1 0 6 4 6 4 0 0 0 .333 .422 .385 .807
Runner on 3rd   12 3 1 0 0 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 .250 .357 .333 .690
Runner on 1st & 2nd   44 17 1 1 3 18 10 6 4 0 0 1 .386 .471 .659 1.130
Runner on 1st & 3rd   10 5 1 0 0 7 0 1 1 1 0 0 .500 .500 .600 1.100
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   10 2 0 0 0 6 2 3 1 0 0 0 .200 .385 .200 .585
Bases Loaded   14 4 2 0 0 13 2 0 2 3 0 0 .286 .235 .429 .664
Two Strikes   152 38 6 3 1 13 19 15 39 1 0 0 .250 .315 .349 .664
First Pitch   85 34 13 0 4 16 18 3 0 2 0 1 .400 .418 .694 1.112
Count 0-1   50 16 1 4 1 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 .320 .320 .560 .880
Count 0-2   21 5 0 2 0 1 3 0 7 0 0 0 .238 .238 .429 .667
Count 1-0   49 13 0 1 1 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 .265 .265 .367 .633
Count 1-1   73 29 8 1 0 9 12 0 0 1 0 1 .397 .400 .534 .934
Count 1-2   51 11 3 0 1 7 4 0 11 1 0 0 .216 .212 .333 .545
Count 2-0   18 8 1 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 .444 .444 .667 1.111
Count 2-1   27 11 2 0 3 11 6 0 0 0 0 0 .407 .407 .815 1.222
Count 2-2   36 5 2 0 0 0 2 0 15 0 0 0 .139 .139 .194 .333
Count 3-0   2 0 0 0 0 0 5 14 0 0 0 0 .000 .875 .000 .875
Count 3-1   24 6 0 0 1 6 12 19 0 0 0 0 .250 .581 .375 .956
Full Count   44 17 1 1 0 5 10 15 6 0 0 0 .386 .542 .455 .997
Behind in Count   122 32 4 6 2 15 11 0 18 1 0 0 .262 .260 .443 .703
Ahead in Count   120 38 3 1 6 27 33 33 0 0 0 0 .317 .464 .508 .972
Batting 2nd   15 7 1 0 0 4 4 2 1 0 0 0 .467 .529 .533 1.063
Batting 3rd   73 26 3 0 2 12 12 10 10 0 0 1 .356 .440 .479 .920
Batting 4th   312 100 21 7 10 51 58 34 21 4 0 1 .321 .385 .529 .913
Batting 5th   66 19 5 2 0 2 9 2 5 0 0 0 .288 .309 .424 .733
Batting 7th   3 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Batting 9th   11 2 0 0 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 0 .182 .357 .182 .539
Low Leverage   164 53 12 2 2 10 21 17 12 0 0 1 .323 .390 .457 .847
Medium Leverage   215 69 14 6 7 31 43 21 14 0 0 1 .321 .384 .540 .924
High Leverage   100 33 5 1 3 31 22 13 13 4 0 0 .330 .393 .490 .883
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 27 141 480 155 31 9 12 72 86 51 2 4 39 14 5 .323 .387 .500 .887 149 161 5.4
Total MLB 859 3071 898 170 46 48 363 428 260 14 26 347 43 28 .292 .348 .425 .772 119 122 12.9
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 117 114 1010 99 95 1120 11 .990 987.0 10.11 +1.6 1.015
1974 Los Angeles - MLB 2B 11 5 18 20 6 39 1 .974 63.1 5.40 -0.4 .972
TOTAL 1B 258 250 2189 186 195 2396 21 .991 2126.0 10.05 +4.6 1.012
TOTAL 2B 542 520 1326 1489 404 2872 57 .980 4588.2 5.52 -58.0 .937
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.
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
Year SF Rank
1970 7 5
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