CF Jim Bitting #3
Denver Burros MLB
Age: 24 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Good
09/11/1972
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CF JIM BITTING #3 - AGE: 24 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
102 321 93 13 5 5 44 18 45 .290 .327 .408 0 2.8
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 65 60 65 65
Gap 60 60 60 60
Power 40 40 40 40
Eye 45 45 45 45
Avoid K's 55 50 55 60
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 50 70
Errors: - 40 45
Arm: 20 40 55
Turn DP: - 40 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 80
1st Base: 50 Center Field: 65
2nd Base: 25 Right Field: 60
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 45
Stealing Aggressiveness: 80
Stealing Ability: 50
Baserunning Inst.: 35
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 50
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/10/1972 @ STL Win, 9-1 3 4 2 0 0 1 0 0
09/10/1972 @ STL Win, 3-2 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/09/1972 @ STL Win, 7-5 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
09/08/1972 @ STL Win, 5-3 4 1 3 0 0 1 1 0
09/07/1972 SDC Win, 9-3 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/06/1972 SDC Loss, 2-5 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/05/1972 SDC Win, 9-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/04/1972 SDC Loss, 2-7 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/03/1972 WAS Win, 2-1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/02/1972 WAS Win, 5-2 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Money motivates Bitting.
High: Adaptability, Financial Ambition
Birthday:04/22/1948
Born in:Houston, TX
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$26,400
Signed Through:1972 Season
Major Service:2 Years, None
Service This Yr:160 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1966, 15th Pick in Round 3
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1972 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 102 321 93 13 5 5 44 40 18 45 .290 .327 .408 .736 .336 .118 119
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 71 339 0 1 0 5 7 0 131 23 0 0 0.0 42.6 4.79 2.8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   83 23 2 1 3 10 9 1 11 0 3 0 .277 .286 .434 .719
Versus Right   238 70 11 4 2 34 31 17 34 0 4 0 .294 .341 .399 .740
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   30 12 3 0 0 2 7 3 3 0 2 0 .400 .455 .500 .955
April   5 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 .200 .200 .600 .800
May   34 5 1 2 0 5 2 1 6 0 0 0 .147 .171 .294 .466
June   45 15 1 0 3 9 7 1 8 0 1 0 .333 .348 .556 .903
July   86 24 2 1 1 11 7 4 10 0 2 0 .279 .311 .360 .672
August   111 31 6 1 1 14 15 8 14 0 1 0 .279 .328 .378 .706
September   40 17 3 0 0 3 9 4 5 0 3 0 .425 .477 .500 .977
Spring Training   60 14 2 0 1 5 3 3 12 0 2 0 .233 .270 .317 .587
Last Year   401 108 23 4 4 44 39 22 74 4 4 1 .269 .306 .377 .683
Career   722 201 36 9 9 88 79 40 119 4 11 1 .278 .316 .391 .706
Home   147 35 2 2 5 19 16 7 21 0 2 0 .238 .273 .381 .654
Road   174 58 11 3 0 25 24 11 24 0 5 0 .333 .373 .431 .804
Grass   321 93 13 5 5 44 40 18 45 0 7 0 .290 .327 .408 .736
Day   195 54 6 2 4 26 29 11 24 0 5 0 .277 .316 .390 .705
Night   126 39 7 3 1 18 11 7 21 0 2 0 .310 .346 .437 .782
As Starter   288 85 13 5 2 40 34 17 36 0 7 0 .295 .334 .396 .730
As Reliever / Substitution   33 8 0 0 3 4 6 1 9 0 0 0 .242 .265 .515 .780
Pinch Hitting   11 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .091 .091 .091 .182
Close/Late   90 26 2 0 4 16 13 5 15 0 1 0 .289 .326 .444 .771
Inning 1-3   96 29 5 2 0 14 14 8 11 0 3 0 .302 .356 .396 .752
Inning 4-6   100 30 5 3 1 9 9 4 11 0 3 0 .300 .327 .440 .767
Inning 7-9   116 30 2 0 3 17 14 6 23 0 0 0 .259 .295 .353 .649
Extra Innings   9 4 1 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 1 0 .444 .444 .889 1.333
0 Outs   127 39 6 0 3 15 20 7 23 0 6 0 .307 .343 .425 .768
1 Outs   119 37 6 4 1 19 14 5 11 0 1 0 .311 .339 .454 .792
2 Outs   75 17 1 1 1 10 6 6 11 0 0 0 .227 .284 .307 .591
Scoring Position   98 24 4 2 1 38 10 7 13 0 7 0 .245 .295 .357 .652
Bases Empty   183 59 8 2 3 3 26 8 26 0 0 0 .322 .351 .437 .788
Runner on 1st   40 10 1 1 1 3 4 3 6 0 0 0 .250 .302 .400 .702
Runner on 2nd   36 8 1 0 1 8 4 5 9 0 5 0 .222 .317 .333 .650
Runner on 3rd   11 2 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .182 .182 .364
Runner on 1st & 2nd   18 7 1 1 0 8 1 1 2 0 0 0 .389 .421 .556 .977
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 1 1 0 0 4 2 1 2 0 0 0 .091 .167 .182 .348
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   12 4 0 1 0 8 1 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
Bases Loaded   10 2 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 .200 .300 .500
Two Strikes   126 23 2 2 1 13 9 10 45 0 0 0 .183 .243 .254 .497
First Pitch   42 8 2 0 0 2 4 1 0 0 2 0 .190 .209 .238 .447
Count 0-1   34 16 3 2 1 6 3 0 0 0 3 0 .471 .471 .765 1.235
Count 0-2   19 5 0 1 0 4 2 0 7 0 0 0 .263 .263 .368 .632
Count 1-0   40 14 2 0 1 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 .350 .350 .475 .825
Count 1-1   37 16 1 1 1 9 7 0 0 0 0 0 .432 .432 .595 1.027
Count 1-2   39 7 0 1 0 2 2 0 14 0 0 0 .179 .179 .231 .410
Count 2-0   5 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 .600 1.200
Count 2-1   25 9 2 0 1 8 5 0 0 0 1 0 .360 .360 .560 .920
Count 2-2   50 8 2 0 1 7 2 0 19 0 0 0 .160 .160 .260 .420
Count 3-0   1 1 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Count 3-1   11 3 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 1 0 .273 .429 .273 .701
Full Count   18 3 0 0 0 0 3 10 5 0 0 0 .167 .464 .167 .631
Behind in Count   92 28 3 4 1 12 7 0 21 0 3 0 .304 .304 .457 .761
Ahead in Count   82 30 5 0 2 14 17 7 0 0 2 0 .366 .416 .500 .916
Batting Leadoff   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 2nd   173 55 10 1 0 23 23 11 22 0 5 0 .318 .359 .387 .746
Batting 3rd   19 6 0 0 3 3 5 1 5 0 0 0 .316 .350 .789 1.139
Batting 4th   4 3 1 2 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .750 .750 2.000 2.750
Batting 5th   41 9 1 1 1 8 1 3 6 0 0 0 .220 .273 .366 .639
Batting 6th   69 18 1 1 1 6 8 3 9 0 2 0 .261 .292 .348 .639
Batting 7th   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Batting 8th   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Batting 9th   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   142 42 4 3 2 8 19 7 24 0 1 0 .296 .329 .408 .737
Medium Leverage   120 34 7 0 0 14 13 9 13 0 3 0 .283 .333 .342 .675
High Leverage   57 17 2 2 3 22 8 2 7 0 3 0 .298 .322 .561 .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
1971 Houston - MLB 23 125 401 108 23 4 4 44 39 22 1 4 74 2 2 .269 .306 .377 .683 99 98 2.2
1972 Denver - MLB 24 102 321 93 13 5 5 44 40 18 0 0 45 0 0 .290 .327 .408 .736 107 119 2.8
Total MLB 227 722 201 36 9 9 88 79 40 1 4 119 2 2 .278 .316 .391 .706 103 107 5.1
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 24 107 49 15 5 3 31 47 10 1 3 6 29 10 .458 .496 .776 1.272 100 100 2.5
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1971 Houston - MLB LF 81 45 108 1 0 112 3 .973 481.1 2.04 +4.1 1.036
1971 Houston - MLB CF 61 53 125 0 0 127 2 .984 425.2 2.64 -1.1 .979
1972 Denver - MLB 2B 3 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 4.0 9.00 +0.1 .989
1972 Denver - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Denver - MLB CF 92 70 185 2 0 192 5 .974 680.0 2.48 +9.8 1.069
TOTAL 2B 3 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 4.0 9.00 +0.1 .989
TOTAL LF 81 45 108 1 0 112 3 .973 481.1 2.04 +4.1 1.036
TOTAL CF 153 123 310 2 0 319 7 .978 1105.2 2.54 +8.7 1.031
PLAYER HISTORY
12/11/1966 Drafted in the 1966 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 15, 71st overall pick) by the Houston Drillers, out of high school Rayburn (Rayburn; Pasadena, TX).
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 20 (25); Eye: 25 (45).
07/06/1967 Named the #65 prospect in the MLB
10/20/1967 Named the #100 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 20 (25); Eye: 25 (40).
07/04/1968 Named the #65 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (65); Power: 35 (40); Eye: 30 (45).
03/10/1969 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Houston Drillers development complex.
07/03/1969 Named the #87 prospect in the MLB
10/29/1969 Named the #88 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (65); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 35 (45).
04/07/1970 Named the #71 prospect in the MLB
07/02/1970 Named the #41 prospect in the MLB
10/29/1970 Named the #24 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (70); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 40 (45).
03/12/1971 Successfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Houston Drillers development complex.
04/06/1971 Named the #23 prospect in the MLB
05/18/1971 Injured (sore foot),day-to-day for 3 days.
06/13/1971 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),day-to-day for 4 weeks.
10/25/1971 Finished 3rd in 1971 MLB ABL Rookie of the Year Award voting.
11/13/1971 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $26,400.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (65); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (45).
01/31/1972 Was traded by the Houston Drillers to the Denver Burros in exchange for SP Francisco Castro.
04/05/1972 Injured (sprained ankle),out for 5 weeks.
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