CF Ken Osterhage #44
St. Louis Explorers MLB
Age: 28 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
07/18/1977
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CF KEN OSTERHAGE #44 - AGE: 28 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
92 334 98 12 2 9 39 12 39 .293 .315 .422 0 2.7
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 50
BABIP 50 45 50 50
Avoid K's 50 50 55 55
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 45 65
Turn DP: - 45 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 50
1st Base: - Center Field: 70
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
07/17/1977 @ 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
07/15/1977 @ CHI Loss, 2-4 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
07/14/1977 @ CHI Win, 8-1 5 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
07/10/1977 @ LAB Loss, 1-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/09/1977 @ LAB Win, 5-1 4 2 3 0 0 0 1 0
07/08/1977 @ LAB Loss, 1-7 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
07/06/1977 DEN Win, 6-1 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
07/05/1977 DEN Win, 9-1 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 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:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$320,000
Signed Through:1979 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 14 Days
Service This Yr:104 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: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 92 334 98 12 2 9 39 35 12 39 .293 .315 .422 .737 .317 .129 109
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 89 357 0 0 0 11 8 3 141 23 0 2 0.0 40.7 4.23 2.7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   91 22 3 1 3 10 8 7 19 1 2 0 .242 .293 .396 .689
Versus Right   243 76 9 1 6 29 27 5 20 2 6 0 .313 .324 .432 .756
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   20 6 2 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 .300 .300 .400 .700
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   57 17 4 1 0 5 10 0 5 1 1 0 .298 .293 .404 .697
Spring Training   59 23 7 0 3 12 12 1 3 1 2 0 .390 .393 .661 1.054
Last Year   475 113 20 1 8 46 33 19 50 1 12 1 .238 .268 .335 .603
2 Years Ago   579 166 26 2 13 75 65 26 68 4 26 3 .287 .319 .406 .724
Career   3187 831 128 10 63 355 292 116 367 22 88 13 .261 .288 .366 .654
Home   177 53 8 1 5 21 20 4 19 1 4 0 .299 .313 .441 .754
Road   157 45 4 1 4 18 15 8 20 2 4 0 .287 .317 .401 .719
Grass   334 98 12 2 9 39 35 12 39 3 8 0 .293 .315 .422 .737
Day   204 59 5 1 6 19 20 7 24 2 5 0 .289 .310 .412 .722
Night   130 39 7 1 3 20 15 5 15 1 3 0 .300 .324 .438 .762
As Starter   330 98 12 2 9 39 35 12 36 3 8 0 .297 .319 .427 .746
As Reliever / Substitution   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   78 28 7 1 3 7 13 3 7 1 4 0 .359 .378 .590 .968
Inning 1-3   98 22 0 1 0 8 2 1 13 2 2 0 .224 .228 .245 .473
Inning 4-6   124 36 2 0 6 18 18 8 17 0 2 0 .290 .333 .452 .785
Inning 7-9   104 36 9 1 2 12 13 3 8 1 4 0 .346 .361 .510 .871
Extra Innings   8 4 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
0 Outs   100 28 3 1 3 6 15 2 12 1 5 0 .280 .291 .420 .711
1 Outs   129 38 6 0 2 18 11 7 12 2 3 0 .295 .326 .388 .714
2 Outs   105 32 3 1 4 15 9 3 15 0 0 0 .305 .324 .467 .791
Scoring Position   91 24 2 0 1 29 4 2 12 3 8 0 .264 .271 .319 .590
Bases Empty   171 57 8 2 7 7 24 9 19 0 0 0 .333 .367 .526 .893
Runner on 1st   72 17 2 0 1 3 7 1 8 0 0 0 .236 .247 .306 .552
Runner on 2nd   39 9 1 0 1 5 3 1 7 0 7 0 .231 .250 .333 .583
Runner on 3rd   10 4 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .500 .900
Runner on 1st & 2nd   15 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .200 .250 .200 .450
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 1 3 0 0 .143 .100 .143 .243
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 3 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 .375 .375 .375 .750
Bases Loaded   12 4 0 0 0 5 1 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Two Strikes   146 32 5 1 2 14 12 8 39 1 0 0 .219 .258 .308 .566
First Pitch   53 20 2 0 3 6 9 0 0 1 4 0 .377 .370 .585 .955
Count 0-1   42 12 1 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 2 0 .286 .286 .381 .667
Count 0-2   29 6 0 0 1 3 5 0 7 0 0 0 .207 .207 .310 .517
Count 1-0   31 11 2 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 .355 .355 .516 .871
Count 1-1   33 12 0 1 1 5 6 0 0 0 1 0 .364 .364 .515 .879
Count 1-2   46 8 1 0 1 5 4 0 8 1 0 0 .174 .170 .261 .431
Count 2-0   7 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .571 1.000
Count 2-1   11 4 0 0 1 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 .364 .333 .636 .970
Count 2-2   36 11 2 0 0 4 0 0 11 0 0 0 .306 .306 .361 .667
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   35 7 2 1 0 2 3 8 13 0 0 0 .200 .349 .314 .663
Behind in Count   117 26 2 0 3 12 11 0 15 1 2 0 .222 .220 .316 .537
Ahead in Count   60 22 4 0 2 10 6 4 0 1 1 0 .367 .400 .533 .933
Batting 4th   30 9 2 0 0 3 4 0 2 0 0 0 .300 .300 .367 .667
Batting 5th   58 15 3 1 0 4 9 0 8 1 1 0 .259 .254 .345 .599
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   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   123 44 7 2 5 11 18 6 13 0 0 0 .358 .388 .569 .957
Medium Leverage   142 30 1 0 3 9 9 4 19 1 4 0 .211 .231 .282 .513
High Leverage   69 24 4 0 1 19 8 2 7 2 4 0 .348 .356 .449 .805
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 92 334 98 12 2 9 39 35 12 0 3 39 0 2 .293 .315 .422 .737 100 109 2.7
Total MLB 902 3187 831 128 10 63 355 292 116 13 22 367 4 12 .261 .288 .366 .654 90 91 19.7
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
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 90 89 206 15 2 224 3 .987 791.1 2.51 +5.5 1.038
TOTAL LF 18 17 32 0 0 33 1 .970 152.1 1.89 -1.2 .948
TOTAL CF 828 786 2236 93 8 2364 35 .985 7022.2 2.98 +90.7 1.053
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).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
1974 24 3
1975 26 2
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