3B John Sledd #55
Chicago Traders MLB
Age: 30 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
07/31/1977
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3B JOHN SLEDD #55 - AGE: 30 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
104 430 124 17 2 4 41 11 24 .288 .304 .365 0 -0.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 70 75 70 70
BABIP 60 65 60 60
Avoid K's 75 80 75 75
Gap 35 35 30 35
Power 40 40 40 40
Eye 30 30 30 30
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 40 25
Errors: - 45 45
Arm: 40 75 60
Turn DP: - 40 -
Framing: 40 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 25 Left Field: -
1st Base: 50 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 25 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 50
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Aggressiveness: 40
Stealing Ability: 30
Baserunning Inst.: 20
Sacrifice Bunt: 75
Bunt for Hit: 40
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/31/1977 KCB Loss, 3-5 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
07/31/1977 KCB Loss, 1-10 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/30/1977 KCB Win, 5-4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/29/1977 @ LAB Win, 10-5 6 1 5 2 0 0 1 0
07/28/1977 @ LAB Loss, 5-7 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
07/27/1977 @ LAB Win, 5-3 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/25/1977 @ CLE Loss, 1-4 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
07/23/1977 @ CLE Loss, 5-6 7 1 2 1 0 0 2 0
07/22/1977 @ MIL Loss, 3-6 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 0
07/21/1977 @ MIL Win, 6-5 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Sledd is adored by fans.
Personality Class: Fan Fav
High: Loyalty, Work Ethic, Baseball IQ
Low: Leader, Financial Ambition
Birthday:06/11/1947
Born in:Sioux Falls, SD
Nationality:American
Height:5' 9"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$270,000
Signed Through:1978 Season
Major Service:9 Years, 29 Days
Service This Yr:117 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, 25th Pick in Round 3
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 104 430 124 17 2 4 41 45 11 24 .288 .304 .365 .669 .291 .077 79
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 104 455 1 0 0 11 8 5 157 23 0 0 0.0 45.8 3.75 -0.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   83 28 5 1 0 10 11 3 4 2 1 1 .337 .360 .422 .781
Versus Right   347 96 12 1 4 31 34 8 20 3 7 0 .277 .291 .352 .642
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   30 11 1 0 0 5 2 0 2 2 2 0 .367 .344 .400 .744
Last Week   28 11 2 0 0 2 4 3 2 0 0 0 .393 .452 .464 .916
April   95 24 0 0 1 7 7 3 7 2 3 0 .253 .270 .284 .554
May   101 31 4 1 1 16 13 1 5 1 2 1 .307 .317 .396 .713
June   116 27 7 0 2 7 11 1 5 0 1 0 .233 .239 .345 .584
July   118 42 6 1 0 11 14 6 7 2 2 0 .356 .381 .424 .805
Spring Training   42 18 2 0 0 6 4 1 6 0 0 0 .429 .442 .476 .918
Last Year   625 197 25 0 7 57 65 16 45 7 15 0 .315 .329 .389 .718
2 Years Ago   603 185 18 0 10 69 61 23 35 3 15 2 .307 .333 .386 .719
Career   5306 1628 168 10 97 591 588 193 370 41 106 13 .307 .330 .397 .727
Home   214 65 8 1 2 22 19 4 13 4 6 0 .304 .311 .379 .689
Road   216 59 9 1 2 19 26 7 11 1 2 1 .273 .298 .352 .650
Grass   423 124 17 2 4 41 45 11 24 5 7 1 .293 .309 .371 .680
Turf   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Day   247 70 7 1 3 20 25 6 17 3 4 1 .283 .300 .356 .656
Night   183 54 10 1 1 21 20 5 7 2 4 0 .295 .311 .377 .688
As Starter   430 124 17 2 4 41 45 11 24 5 8 1 .288 .304 .365 .669
Close/Late   81 26 5 1 1 10 11 4 3 3 3 0 .321 .341 .444 .785
Inning 1-3   189 57 7 0 1 19 22 2 13 2 4 1 .302 .309 .354 .664
Inning 4-6   133 36 5 1 1 10 10 4 5 0 1 0 .271 .292 .346 .638
Inning 7-9   104 29 5 1 1 11 12 5 5 3 2 0 .279 .304 .375 .679
Extra Innings   4 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 .500 .500 1.250 1.750
0 Outs   131 39 7 1 2 17 14 5 6 3 7 0 .298 .317 .412 .729
1 Outs   195 56 6 0 1 13 24 2 11 2 1 1 .287 .295 .333 .628
2 Outs   104 29 4 1 1 11 7 4 7 0 0 0 .279 .306 .365 .671
Scoring Position   103 22 4 0 0 31 2 3 6 5 8 0 .214 .225 .252 .478
Bases Empty   255 77 11 1 1 1 35 6 17 0 0 1 .302 .321 .365 .685
Runner on 1st   72 25 2 1 3 9 8 2 1 0 0 0 .347 .365 .528 .893
Runner on 2nd   45 12 2 0 0 6 1 2 3 0 7 0 .267 .298 .311 .609
Runner on 3rd   16 2 0 0 0 9 0 0 1 2 1 0 .125 .111 .125 .236
Runner on 1st & 2nd   18 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .167 .167 .222 .389
Runner on 1st & 3rd   8 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .125 .111 .125 .236
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   11 3 1 0 0 9 1 1 0 1 0 0 .273 .308 .364 .671
Bases Loaded   5 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 .167 .200 .367
Two Strikes   184 42 8 1 1 19 14 8 24 2 0 1 .228 .262 .299 .560
First Pitch   79 22 6 0 0 5 6 0 0 1 4 0 .278 .275 .354 .629
Count 0-1   49 11 0 1 1 7 5 0 0 2 1 0 .224 .216 .327 .542
Count 0-2   33 9 2 0 0 6 3 0 4 0 0 1 .273 .294 .333 .627
Count 1-0   30 12 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Count 1-1   41 19 2 0 0 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 .463 .463 .512 .976
Count 1-2   62 12 4 0 0 3 3 0 6 0 0 0 .194 .194 .258 .452
Count 2-0   6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Count 2-1   26 13 1 0 2 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .769 1.269
Count 2-2   47 9 1 0 0 6 2 0 7 2 0 0 .191 .184 .213 .396
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   15 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 .267 .312 .267 .579
Full Count   42 12 1 1 1 4 6 8 7 0 0 0 .286 .400 .429 .829
Behind in Count   144 32 6 1 1 16 11 0 10 2 1 1 .222 .224 .299 .523
Ahead in Count   77 30 1 0 2 7 12 3 0 0 3 0 .390 .412 .481 .893
Batting 2nd   430 124 17 2 4 41 45 11 24 5 8 1 .288 .304 .365 .669
Low Leverage   211 63 8 1 2 9 29 6 13 0 1 1 .299 .321 .374 .696
Medium Leverage   153 50 9 1 1 21 13 1 8 1 5 0 .327 .329 .418 .747
High Leverage   62 11 0 0 1 11 3 4 2 4 2 0 .177 .214 .226 .440
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 Cleveland - MLB 20 12 11 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .364 .417 .364 .780 146 154 0.1
1969 Chicago - MLB 21 148 582 161 13 0 9 36 53 21 2 3 64 0 1 .277 .303 .345 .648 88 75 -1.2
1970 Chicago - MLB 22 158 606 191 29 3 10 77 69 27 4 3 65 0 0 .315 .347 .422 .769 109 107 1.6
1971 Chicago - MLB 23 159 590 179 18 1 8 79 64 20 0 7 26 0 1 .303 .323 .378 .700 101 98 0.9
1972 Chicago - MLB 24 160 620 191 12 1 12 71 69 18 3 7 31 1 0 .308 .327 .389 .716 109 107 1.3
1973 Chicago - MLB 25 152 612 182 14 2 17 70 78 24 0 1 35 0 0 .297 .323 .410 .734 101 101 1.3
1974 Chicago - MLB 26 156 627 214 22 1 20 90 82 32 1 5 45 1 0 .341 .371 .475 .847 140 132 3.1
1975 Chicago - MLB 27 153 603 185 18 0 10 69 61 23 2 3 35 0 0 .307 .333 .386 .719 101 97 1.2
1976 Chicago - MLB 28 154 625 197 25 0 7 57 65 16 0 7 45 0 1 .315 .329 .389 .718 110 105 2.6
1977 Chicago - MLB 29 104 430 124 17 2 4 41 45 11 1 5 24 0 0 .288 .304 .365 .669 77 79 -0.3
Total MLB 1356 5306 1628 168 10 97 591 588 193 13 41 370 2 3 .307 .330 .397 .727 105 101 10.7
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 - 18 51 241 89 7 1 3 46 65 13 2 0 13 15 7 .369 .406 .444 .850 100 100 1.9
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
1969 Chicago - MLB 21 13 53 14 2 0 2 4 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 .264 .264 .415 .679 95 85 -0.7
1970 Chicago - MLB 22 13 53 10 1 0 1 3 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 .189 .218 .264 .482 31 18 -1.0
1975 Chicago - MLB 27 6 22 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .318 .318 .318 .636 78 72 -0.7
Total MLB 32 128 31 3 0 3 8 10 2 0 0 5 0 0 .242 .254 .336 .590 65 55
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1969 Chicago - MLB 1B 146 146 1370 77 124 1462 15 .990 1291.1 10.08 +3.1 1.035
1969 Chicago - MLB 3B 6 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 10.2 2.53 -0.0 1.051
1970 Chicago - MLB 1B 156 155 1383 104 128 1494 7 .995 1348.0 9.93 +6.0 1.049
1970 Chicago - MLB 3B 5 1 0 4 1 4 0 1.000 15.0 2.40 -0.1 1.050
1971 Chicago - MLB 1B 156 156 1232 71 106 1311 8 .994 1183.2 9.91 +1.4 1.015
1971 Chicago - MLB 3B 5 3 4 13 0 17 0 1.000 31.2 4.83 +1.0 1.043
1972 Chicago - MLB 1B 160 160 1255 78 116 1349 16 .988 1238.2 9.69 -2.7 .988
1973 Chicago - MLB 1B 18 18 158 11 12 170 1 .994 139.0 10.94 +0.5 1.007
1973 Chicago - MLB 3B 138 134 87 234 23 346 25 .928 1058.0 2.73 -7.4 .940
1974 Chicago - MLB 1B 144 144 1434 86 114 1533 13 .992 1293.1 10.58 -4.7 .966
1974 Chicago - MLB 3B 17 12 9 34 5 48 5 .896 123.0 3.15 -1.0 .927
1975 Chicago - MLB 1B 49 42 363 26 38 395 6 .985 359.1 9.74 -2.5 .965
1975 Chicago - MLB 3B 116 110 68 237 23 321 16 .950 858.0 3.20 -1.9 .988
1976 Chicago - MLB 1B 45 36 305 26 20 331 0 1.000 273.2 10.89 +2.3 1.065
1976 Chicago - MLB 3B 119 117 79 208 14 303 16 .947 936.0 2.76 -2.4 .982
1977 Chicago - MLB C 1 1 4 1 0 5 0 1.000 9.0 5.00 +0.0 1.008 0 0 0 0.0
1977 Chicago - MLB 1B 3 0 13 0 1 13 0 1.000 13.0 9.00 +0.0 .000
1977 Chicago - MLB 3B 104 103 71 225 26 317 21 .934 805.0 3.31 -6.5 .961
1977 Chicago - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL C 1 1 4 1 0 5 0 1.000 9.0 5.00 +0.0 1.008 0 0 0 0.0
TOTAL 1B 877 857 7513 479 659 8058 66 .992 7140.0 10.07 +3.4 1.011
TOTAL 3B 510 480 320 956 92 1359 83 .939 3837.1 2.99 -18.3 .967
PLAYER HISTORY
12/11/1966 Drafted in the 1966 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 25, 81st overall pick) by the Boston Terriers, out of college St. Louis CC-Forest Park
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 25 (35); Eye: 30 (35).
07/06/1967 Named the #69 prospect in the MLB
07/31/1967 Was traded by the Boston Terriers to the Cleveland Bobcats, along with SP Tim McDonald, 2B David Bodden, RP Rich Golden, and 2B Chuck Olsen, in exchange for 2B Harold Batkin, SP George Jakubowski, SP Paul Wiley, and $7,000.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 25 (35); Eye: 30 (35).
07/04/1968 Named the #88 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: 60 (70); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 35 (35).
03/08/1969 Successfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Cleveland Bobcats development complex.
04/14/1969 Was traded by the Cleveland Bobcats to the Chicago Traders in exchange for RP Bill Wilson.
06/09/1969 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
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: 60 (70); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 35 (35).
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: 70 (70); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 35 (35).
06/10/1971 Goes 0-3 against the Cleveland Bobcats, ending his hitting streak at 23 games.
11/11/1971 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $61,260.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (70); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 35 (35).
11/10/1972 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $110,000.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (70); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 35 (35).
03/25/1973 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his infield defense at the Chicago Traders development complex.
11/04/1973 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $132,470.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 75 (75); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 35 (35).
03/10/1974 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $1,160,000 with the Chicago Traders organization.
04/08/1974 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his infield defense at the Chicago Traders development complex.
07/14/1974 Goes 0-3 against the Los Angeles Blockbusters, ending his hitting streak at 20 games.
07/17/1974 Goes 5-8 against the Denver Burros, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI and 2 R.
08/19/1974 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 75 (75); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 35 (35).
08/04/1975 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 75 (75); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 35 (35).
07/12/1976 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (70); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 35 (35).
03/13/1977 Successfully completed training to learn a new position at the Chicago Traders development complex.
07/29/1977 Goes 5-6 against the Los Angeles Blockbusters, with 1 2B, 2 RBI and 1 R.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1970 156 2
1971 159 1
1972 160 1
1973 152 8
1974 156 1
1975 153 4
1976 153 4
Year PA Rank
1974 677 5
Year AB Rank
1969 582 7
1970 606 3
1971 590 10
1972 620 4
1973 612 7
1974 627 1
1976 625 4
Year H Rank
1969 161 8
1970 191 4
1971 179 9
1972 191 4
1974 214 1
1976 197 4
Year TB Rank
1974 298 5
Year RBI Rank
1974 90 7
Year SH Rank
1969 36 1
1973 11 8
1976 15 6
Year SF Rank
1971 7 7
1972 7 7
Year AVG Rank
1972 .308 8
1974 .341 2
1976 .315 4
Year SLG Rank
1974 .475 9
Year RC Rank
1974 104.89 8
Year OPS Rank
1974 .847 9
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