1B John Sledd #55
Chicago Traders MLB
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
09/14/1973
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1B JOHN SLEDD #55 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
143 576 173 13 2 16 67 24 32 .300 .328 .413 0 1.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 75 80 75 75
Gap 35 40 35 35
Power 45 45 45 45
Eye 35 35 35 35
Avoid K's 80 80 80 80
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 40 30
Errors: - 45 50
Arm: 20 75 65
Turn DP: - 40 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 20
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 50 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 20 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 45
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Aggressiveness: 40
Stealing Ability: 25
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
09/13/1973 STL Win, 2-1 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/12/1973 STL Loss, 1-8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/11/1973 STL Win, 9-8 9 0 4 2 0 0 0 0
09/09/1973 @ MIL Loss, 3-4 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 0
09/08/1973 @ MIL Win, 4-3 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/07/1973 @ MIL Loss, 2-8 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/06/1973 @ KCB Loss, 1-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/04/1973 @ KCB Loss, 6-7 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/03/1973 @ KCB Loss, 0-4 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
09/02/1973 SDC Loss, 2-6 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
He is an extremely hard worker and is very intelligent. His teammates respect him.
High: Loyalty, Adaptability, Work Ethic, Baseball IQ
Low: Leader, Financial Ambition
Birthday:06/11/1947
Born in:Sioux Falls, SD
Nationality:American
Height:5' 9"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$110,000
Signed Through:1973 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 29 Days
Service This Yr:164 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1966, 25th Pick in Round 3
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1973 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 143 576 173 13 2 16 67 77 24 32 .300 .328 .413 .741 .329 .113 106
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 143 612 0 1 0 20 11 1 238 31 0 0 0.0 72.4 4.49 1.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   126 42 4 0 4 16 13 6 7 0 2 0 .333 .364 .460 .824
Versus Right   450 131 9 2 12 51 64 18 25 1 9 0 .291 .318 .400 .718
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   16 5 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .312 .312 .438 .750
Last Week   20 8 0 0 0 3 1 3 2 0 0 0 .400 .478 .400 .878
April   97 30 2 0 1 11 10 3 6 0 1 0 .309 .330 .361 .691
May   110 33 2 1 1 9 13 2 6 0 1 0 .300 .312 .364 .676
June   100 30 3 0 5 12 12 5 7 0 2 0 .300 .333 .480 .813
July   115 35 3 0 3 11 17 6 5 0 4 0 .304 .339 .409 .748
August   105 29 3 0 6 18 21 5 5 1 3 0 .276 .306 .476 .782
September   49 16 0 1 0 6 4 3 3 0 0 0 .327 .365 .367 .733
Spring Training   51 10 2 0 1 2 4 0 4 0 0 0 .196 .196 .294 .490
Last Year   620 191 12 1 12 71 69 18 31 7 7 3 .308 .327 .389 .716
2 Years Ago   590 179 18 1 8 79 64 20 26 7 0 0 .303 .323 .378 .700
Career   2985 899 85 7 55 331 334 111 218 21 56 9 .301 .326 .390 .716
Home   279 86 6 2 9 35 38 10 8 0 2 0 .308 .332 .441 .773
Road   297 87 7 0 7 32 39 14 24 1 9 0 .293 .324 .387 .711
Grass   576 173 13 2 16 67 77 24 32 1 11 0 .300 .328 .413 .741
Day   300 90 3 2 8 37 42 10 16 0 7 0 .300 .323 .403 .726
Night   276 83 10 0 8 30 35 14 16 1 4 0 .301 .333 .424 .757
As Starter   576 173 13 2 16 67 77 24 32 1 11 0 .300 .328 .413 .741
Close/Late   103 23 0 0 1 8 11 6 7 0 1 0 .223 .266 .252 .518
Inning 1-3   244 86 8 1 8 30 37 6 14 1 9 0 .352 .367 .492 .858
Inning 4-6   177 50 5 1 6 26 25 8 9 0 1 0 .282 .314 .424 .737
Inning 7-9   143 33 0 0 2 10 15 10 9 0 1 0 .231 .281 .273 .554
Extra Innings   12 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
0 Outs   164 45 4 1 6 11 19 4 9 1 11 0 .274 .290 .421 .711
1 Outs   229 83 6 1 7 26 41 13 12 0 0 0 .362 .397 .489 .886
2 Outs   183 45 3 0 3 30 17 7 11 0 0 0 .246 .274 .311 .585
Scoring Position   134 40 5 0 2 47 20 5 6 1 11 0 .299 .321 .381 .702
Bases Empty   343 103 7 1 10 10 46 14 22 0 0 0 .300 .328 .414 .742
Runner on 1st   99 30 1 1 4 10 11 5 4 0 0 0 .303 .337 .455 .791
Runner on 2nd   53 15 2 0 0 12 7 2 2 0 8 0 .283 .309 .321 .630
Runner on 3rd   16 5 1 0 1 7 4 1 0 1 2 0 .312 .333 .562 .896
Runner on 1st & 2nd   33 9 2 0 1 9 3 1 0 0 0 0 .273 .294 .424 .718
Runner on 1st & 3rd   12 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .083 .154 .083 .237
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   11 4 0 0 0 7 3 0 2 0 1 0 .364 .364 .364 .727
Bases Loaded   9 6 0 0 0 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Two Strikes   151 37 2 0 3 13 18 11 32 1 0 0 .245 .294 .318 .612
First Pitch   145 47 5 0 5 20 22 1 0 0 5 0 .324 .329 .462 .791
Count 0-1   72 17 2 0 1 6 7 0 0 0 2 0 .236 .236 .306 .542
Count 0-2   36 11 1 0 1 5 4 0 6 0 0 0 .306 .306 .417 .722
Count 1-0   62 18 2 0 2 7 6 0 0 0 3 0 .290 .290 .419 .710
Count 1-1   71 26 0 0 4 10 13 0 0 0 0 0 .366 .366 .535 .901
Count 1-2   51 13 0 0 2 5 7 0 12 0 0 0 .255 .255 .373 .627
Count 2-0   25 12 2 0 0 9 3 0 0 0 1 0 .480 .480 .560 1.040
Count 2-1   44 15 0 2 1 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 .341 .341 .500 .841
Count 2-2   40 9 0 0 0 1 4 0 8 0 0 0 .225 .225 .225 .450
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .667 .000 .667
Count 3-1   5 1 0 0 0 0 2 10 0 0 0 0 .200 .733 .200 .933
Full Count   24 4 1 0 0 2 3 11 6 1 0 0 .167 .417 .208 .625
Behind in Count   159 41 3 0 4 16 18 0 18 0 2 0 .258 .258 .352 .610
Ahead in Count   137 46 4 2 3 18 17 12 0 0 4 0 .336 .389 .460 .849
Batting 2nd   513 149 12 1 14 57 69 19 28 1 11 0 .290 .315 .400 .715
Batting 4th   21 10 0 0 1 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 .476 .500 .619 1.119
Batting 5th   42 14 1 1 1 6 6 4 4 0 0 0 .333 .391 .476 .867
Low Leverage   302 100 6 1 8 17 43 12 18 0 0 0 .331 .357 .437 .794
Medium Leverage   179 47 6 1 6 31 21 9 10 1 9 0 .263 .296 .408 .704
High Leverage   95 26 1 0 2 19 13 3 4 0 2 0 .274 .296 .347 .643
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 25 143 576 173 13 2 16 67 77 24 0 1 32 0 0 .300 .328 .413 .741 103 106 1.5
Total MLB 780 2985 899 85 7 55 331 334 111 9 21 218 1 2 .301 .326 .390 .716 102 99 4.3
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
Total MLB 26 106 24 3 0 3 7 10 2 0 0 4 0 0 .226 .241 .340 .580 62 51
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 9 9 81 6 5 88 1 .989 69.0 11.35 -0.1 .978
1973 Chicago - MLB 3B 137 134 87 233 23 345 25 .928 1056.0 2.73 -7.4 .941
TOTAL 1B 627 626 5321 336 479 5704 47 .992 5130.2 9.92 +7.6 1.022
TOTAL 3B 153 138 93 251 24 369 25 .932 1113.1 2.78 -6.6 .947
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.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1970 156 2
1971 159 1
1972 160 1
Year AB Rank
1969 582 7
1970 606 3
1971 590 10
1972 620 4
Year H Rank
1969 161 8
1970 191 4
1971 179 9
1972 191 4
Year SH Rank
1969 36 1
Year SF Rank
1971 7 7
1972 7 7
Year AVG Rank
1972 .308 8
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