CF Ken Osterhage #44
St. Louis Explorers MLB
Age: 29 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
01/23/1978
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CF KEN OSTERHAGE #44 - AGE: 29 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
99 357 101 13 2 10 41 13 44 .283 .306 .415 0 2.9
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 45 50 50
BABIP 50 45 50 50
Avoid K's 50 45 50 50
Gap 40 40 40 45
Power 40 40 40 45
Eye 30 30 30 30
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 45 70
Errors: - 35 60
Arm: 20 35 60
Turn DP: - 45 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 50
1st Base: - Center Field: 65
2nd Base: - Right Field: 40
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 35
Stealing Aggressiveness: 70
Stealing Ability: 40
Baserunning Inst.: 60
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 40
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/24/1977 CIN Loss, 4-6 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
07/23/1977 CIN Loss, 2-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/22/1977 @ KCB Loss, 3-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/21/1977 @ KCB Loss, 0-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/20/1977 @ KCB Loss, 6-8 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
07/19/1977 @ MIL Win, 5-2 4 1 1 2 1 0 0 0
07/18/1977 @ MIL Loss, 7-8 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
07/17/1977 @ MIL Loss, 2-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
07/17/1977 @ MIL Win, 3-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/16/1977 @ CHI Loss, 1-3 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
He's got a huge ego.
Personality Class: Selfish
High: Financial Ambition
Low: Leader, Loyalty
Birthday:01/12/1949
Born in:Los Angeles, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$320,000
Signed Through:1979 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 14 Days
Service This Yr:174 Days
40-Man Service:None, 63 Days
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1967, 24th 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 99 357 101 13 2 10 41 37 13 44 .283 .306 .415 .720 .311 .132 103
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 95 381 0 0 0 11 8 3 148 25 0 2 0.0 41.6 4.02 2.9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   99 23 4 1 3 10 8 7 20 1 2 0 .232 .280 .384 .664
Versus Right   258 78 9 1 7 31 29 6 24 2 6 0 .302 .316 .426 .742
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   84 19 3 0 3 8 7 4 12 1 2 0 .226 .258 .369 .627
May   99 32 1 0 4 14 8 4 7 0 1 0 .323 .350 .455 .804
June   94 30 4 1 2 12 10 4 15 1 4 0 .319 .343 .447 .790
July   80 20 5 1 1 7 12 1 10 1 1 0 .250 .256 .375 .631
Spring Training   59 23 7 0 3 12 12 1 3 1 2 0 .390 .393 .661 1.054
Last Year   357 101 13 2 10 41 37 13 44 3 8 0 .283 .306 .415 .720
2 Years Ago   475 113 20 1 8 46 33 19 50 1 12 1 .238 .268 .335 .603
Career   3210 834 129 10 64 357 294 117 372 22 88 13 .260 .287 .366 .653
Home   184 55 9 1 5 21 21 4 19 1 4 0 .299 .312 .440 .752
Road   173 46 4 1 5 20 16 9 25 2 4 0 .266 .299 .387 .686
Grass   357 101 13 2 10 41 37 13 44 3 8 0 .283 .306 .415 .720
Day   212 62 6 1 7 21 22 7 24 2 5 0 .292 .312 .429 .741
Night   145 39 7 1 3 20 15 6 20 1 3 0 .269 .296 .393 .689
As Starter   352 101 13 2 10 41 37 13 40 3 8 0 .287 .310 .420 .730
As Reliever / Substitution   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   84 29 8 1 3 7 13 3 8 1 4 0 .345 .364 .571 .935
Inning 1-3   106 23 0 1 1 10 3 2 16 2 2 0 .217 .227 .264 .491
Inning 4-6   132 36 2 0 6 18 18 8 18 0 2 0 .273 .314 .424 .739
Inning 7-9   111 38 10 1 2 12 14 3 9 1 4 0 .342 .357 .505 .861
Extra Innings   8 4 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
0 Outs   108 31 4 1 4 7 17 2 13 1 5 0 .287 .297 .454 .751
1 Outs   138 38 6 0 2 19 11 8 15 2 3 0 .275 .311 .362 .673
2 Outs   111 32 3 1 4 15 9 3 16 0 0 0 .288 .307 .441 .748
Scoring Position   96 24 2 0 1 30 4 3 14 3 8 0 .250 .265 .302 .567
Bases Empty   185 60 9 2 8 8 26 9 22 0 0 0 .324 .356 .524 .880
Runner on 1st   76 17 2 0 1 3 7 1 8 0 0 0 .224 .234 .289 .523
Runner on 2nd   39 9 1 0 1 5 3 1 7 0 7 0 .231 .250 .333 .583
Runner on 3rd   11 4 1 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 .364 .455 .818
Runner on 1st & 2nd   17 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 .176 .222 .176 .399
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 1 0 0 0 6 0 1 1 3 0 0 .143 .182 .143 .325
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 3 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 .375 .375 .375 .750
Bases Loaded   14 4 0 0 0 5 1 0 3 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Two Strikes   158 34 6 1 3 15 13 9 44 1 0 0 .215 .256 .323 .579
First Pitch   56 20 2 0 3 6 9 0 0 1 4 0 .357 .351 .554 .904
Count 0-1   45 13 1 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 2 0 .289 .289 .378 .667
Count 0-2   30 6 0 0 1 3 5 0 8 0 0 0 .200 .200 .300 .500
Count 1-0   32 11 2 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 .344 .344 .500 .844
Count 1-1   36 12 0 1 1 6 6 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .333 .472 .806
Count 1-2   49 9 2 0 1 5 4 0 8 1 0 0 .184 .180 .286 .466
Count 2-0   7 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .571 1.000
Count 2-1   12 4 0 0 1 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .308 .583 .891
Count 2-2   38 12 2 0 1 5 1 0 11 0 0 0 .316 .316 .447 .763
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   11 4 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 .364 .500 .455 .955
Full Count   41 7 2 1 0 2 3 9 17 0 0 0 .171 .320 .268 .588
Behind in Count   124 28 3 0 3 12 12 0 16 1 2 0 .226 .224 .323 .547
Ahead in Count   62 22 4 0 2 10 6 4 0 1 1 0 .355 .388 .516 .904
Batting 4th   30 9 2 0 0 3 4 0 2 0 0 0 .300 .300 .367 .667
Batting 5th   80 18 4 1 1 6 11 1 12 1 1 0 .225 .232 .338 .569
Batting 6th   127 41 4 1 5 19 13 7 11 1 5 0 .323 .356 .488 .844
Batting 7th   107 31 2 0 3 10 7 5 14 1 2 0 .290 .319 .393 .711
Batting 8th   10 2 1 0 1 3 2 0 3 0 0 0 .200 .200 .600 .800
Batting 9th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   129 44 7 2 5 11 18 6 14 0 0 0 .341 .370 .543 .913
Medium Leverage   156 33 2 0 4 11 11 4 21 1 4 0 .212 .230 .301 .531
High Leverage   72 24 4 0 1 19 8 3 9 2 4 0 .333 .351 .431 .781
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
1969 St. Louis - MLB 20 20 57 7 1 0 0 3 4 2 0 0 15 0 0 .123 .153 .140 .293 -11 -14 -0.3
1970 St. Louis - MLB 21 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 13 16 0.0
1971 St. Louis - MLB 22 61 191 46 6 1 2 19 15 6 0 2 29 0 0 .241 .261 .314 .575 71 72 0.8
1972 St. Louis - MLB 23 138 402 101 17 1 4 31 32 12 1 4 51 0 1 .251 .272 .328 .600 81 85 3.6
1973 St. Louis - MLB 24 145 552 143 17 2 13 67 56 22 4 6 58 0 3 .259 .289 .368 .657 87 88 2.8
1974 St. Louis - MLB 25 156 592 156 29 1 14 75 51 17 4 2 57 1 2 .264 .288 .387 .675 97 98 4.6
1975 St. Louis - MLB 26 155 579 166 26 2 13 75 65 26 3 4 68 2 2 .287 .319 .406 .724 109 104 4.6
1976 St. Louis - MLB 27 132 475 113 20 1 8 46 33 19 1 1 50 1 2 .238 .268 .335 .603 80 83 0.8
1977 St. Louis - MLB 28 99 357 101 13 2 10 41 37 13 0 3 44 0 2 .283 .306 .415 .720 94 103 2.9
Total MLB 909 3210 834 129 10 64 357 294 117 13 22 372 4 12 .260 .287 .366 .653 89 90 19.9
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
1967 Total - 18 23 105 46 13 2 2 25 34 11 2 0 9 20 9 .438 .500 .657 1.157 100 100 2.1
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
1974 St. Louis - MLB 25 5 21 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 0 0 .143 .217 .190 .408 21 33 2.4
Total MLB 5 21 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 0 0 .143 .217 .190 .408 21 33
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1969 St. Louis - MLB CF 18 17 40 0 0 41 1 .976 141.1 2.55 +0.6 1.031
1970 St. Louis - MLB CF 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 +0.5 1.461
1971 St. Louis - MLB LF 9 9 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 80.0 1.46 -1.8 .837
1971 St. Louis - MLB CF 42 37 116 3 1 120 1 .992 337.1 3.17 +4.4 1.062
1972 St. Louis - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 St. Louis - MLB CF 117 93 286 12 1 303 5 .983 870.2 3.08 +20.9 1.088
1973 St. Louis - MLB LF 8 8 19 0 0 20 1 .950 71.2 2.39 +0.6 1.030
1973 St. Louis - MLB CF 132 130 361 11 0 379 7 .982 1152.1 2.91 +14.0 1.041
1974 St. Louis - MLB CF 151 148 440 10 0 453 3 .993 1322.0 3.06 +21.7 1.062
1975 St. Louis - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1975 St. Louis - MLB CF 147 146 416 27 1 449 6 .987 1287.2 3.10 +17.1 1.055
1976 St. Louis - MLB CF 128 126 368 15 3 392 9 .977 1111.0 3.10 +5.9 1.034
1977 St. Louis - MLB CF 96 95 218 16 2 237 3 .987 839.1 2.51 +7.1 1.048
TOTAL LF 18 17 32 0 0 33 1 .970 152.1 1.89 -1.2 .948
TOTAL CF 834 792 2248 94 8 2377 35 .985 7070.2 2.98 +92.2 1.054
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1967 Drafted in the 1967 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 24, 80th overall pick) by the St. Louis Explorers, out of high school Notre Dame (Notre Dame; Riverside, CA).
10/20/1967 Named the #89 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (50); Power: 25 (40); Eye: 30 (45).
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 35 (35).
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: 45 (55); Power: 35 (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: 45 (55); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 35 (35).
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: 50 (55); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 35 (35).
11/10/1972 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $50,000.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 35 (35).
07/03/1973 Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for 5 days.
07/13/1973 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/13/1973 Injured (strained back muscle),out for 3 weeks.
11/04/1973 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $55,000.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 30 (30).
05/06/1974 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
11/14/1974 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $130,000.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 30 (30).
05/24/1975 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $1,280,000 with the St. Louis Explorers organization.
08/25/1975 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 30 (30).
05/01/1976 Injured (sprained wrist),day-to-day for 2-3 weeks.
05/15/1976 Injured (sore hand),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/24/1976 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for one week.
08/27/1976 Injured (tendinitis (shoulder)),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
09/09/1976 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 30 (30).
07/24/1977 Injured (shoulder inflammation),out for 4-5 months.
01/01/1978 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 30 (30).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
1974 24 3
1975 26 2
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