CF Ken Osterhage #44
St. Louis Explorers MLB
Age: 26 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
06/09/1975
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CF KEN OSTERHAGE #44 - AGE: 26 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
53 206 61 9 0 5 19 11 27 .296 .335 .413 0 1.9
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 55 50
Gap 45 45 45 45
Power 45 45 45 45
Eye 30 30 35 30
Avoid K's 55 50 55 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 45 70
Errors: - 40 60
Arm: 20 45 65
Turn DP: - 45 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 60
1st Base: - Center Field: 65
2nd Base: - Right Field: 50
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 35
Stealing Aggressiveness: 70
Stealing Ability: 45
Baserunning Inst.: 55
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 40
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
06/08/1975 LAB Win, 2-1 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
06/07/1975 LAB Win, 9-5 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
06/06/1975 LAB Win, 8-1 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
06/04/1975 MIL Win, 4-3 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
06/03/1975 MIL Loss, 3-9 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
06/01/1975 CHI Loss, 3-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
05/31/1975 CHI Loss, 2-3 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
05/30/1975 CHI Loss, 3-5 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
05/28/1975 @ LAB Loss, 1-3 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
05/27/1975 @ LAB Loss, 1-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Narcissistic.
Personality Class: Selfish
High: Financial Ambition
Low: Leader, Loyalty
Birthday:01/12/1949
Born in:Los Angeles, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$130,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:6 Years, None
Service This Yr:62 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension:$1,280,000 total for 4 years
Drafted:1967, 24th Pick in Round 3
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 53 206 61 9 0 5 19 27 11 27 .296 .335 .413 .747 .330 .117 116
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 52 228 1 0 0 2 10 0 85 14 0 1 0.0 28.7 4.90 1.9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   58 16 1 0 1 2 4 2 9 0 2 0 .276 .300 .345 .645
Versus Right   148 45 8 0 4 17 23 9 18 0 8 1 .304 .348 .439 .787
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   22 8 1 0 1 3 4 0 2 0 0 0 .364 .364 .545 .909
April   75 28 5 0 2 12 10 4 9 0 5 1 .373 .412 .520 .932
May   105 25 3 0 2 4 13 7 15 0 5 0 .238 .286 .324 .610
June   26 8 1 0 1 3 4 0 3 0 0 0 .308 .308 .462 .769
Spring Training   56 13 3 0 3 11 7 1 7 2 1 0 .232 .237 .446 .684
Last Year   592 156 29 1 14 75 51 17 57 2 24 4 .264 .288 .387 .675
2 Years Ago   552 143 17 2 13 67 56 22 58 6 10 4 .259 .289 .368 .657
Career   2005 515 79 5 38 214 186 70 237 14 52 10 .257 .283 .358 .642
Home   99 27 5 0 3 10 16 6 15 0 3 1 .273 .321 .414 .735
Road   107 34 4 0 2 9 11 5 12 0 7 0 .318 .348 .411 .759
Grass   206 61 9 0 5 19 27 11 27 0 10 1 .296 .335 .413 .747
Day   139 45 8 0 3 13 16 7 18 0 8 1 .324 .361 .446 .807
Night   67 16 1 0 2 6 11 4 9 0 2 0 .239 .282 .343 .625
As Starter   205 61 9 0 5 19 27 11 27 0 10 1 .298 .336 .415 .751
As Reliever / Substitution   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   52 11 1 0 2 3 5 5 7 0 2 1 .212 .293 .346 .639
Inning 1-3   75 16 2 0 0 3 5 2 10 0 5 0 .213 .234 .240 .474
Inning 4-6   60 25 6 0 2 9 12 4 8 0 3 0 .417 .453 .617 1.070
Inning 7-9   68 18 0 0 2 6 9 5 9 0 2 1 .265 .324 .353 .677
Extra Innings   3 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 2.000 2.667
0 Outs   64 23 2 0 1 1 12 3 9 0 9 0 .359 .388 .438 .826
1 Outs   78 21 3 0 1 7 9 2 14 0 1 0 .269 .287 .346 .634
2 Outs   64 17 4 0 3 11 6 6 4 0 0 1 .266 .338 .469 .807
Scoring Position   53 14 3 0 0 12 5 4 6 0 10 1 .264 .328 .321 .648
Bases Empty   119 36 4 0 5 5 19 5 20 0 0 0 .303 .331 .462 .793
Runner on 1st   34 11 2 0 0 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 .324 .361 .382 .743
Runner on 2nd   17 6 3 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 8 0 .353 .389 .529 .918
Runner on 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Runner on 1st & 2nd   14 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 .214 .312 .214 .527
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 3 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .429 .500 .429 .929
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   7 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Two Strikes   75 16 5 0 2 7 10 5 27 0 0 0 .213 .263 .360 .623
First Pitch   48 18 1 0 1 3 5 0 0 0 7 0 .375 .375 .458 .833
Count 0-1   26 8 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 .308 .333 .346 .679
Count 0-2   10 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 .100 .100 .200 .300
Count 1-0   24 7 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 .292 .292 .417 .708
Count 1-1   12 4 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 1-2   32 8 2 0 2 3 5 0 11 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Count 2-0   4 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .250 1.000 1.250
Count 2-1   11 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .364 .364 .545 .909
Count 2-2   23 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 0 .130 .130 .174 .304
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   6 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 .500 .700 .500 1.200
Full Count   10 4 1 0 0 2 4 5 2 0 0 0 .400 .600 .500 1.100
Behind in Count   68 17 4 0 2 8 7 0 15 0 1 1 .250 .261 .397 .658
Ahead in Count   45 15 2 0 2 4 8 6 0 0 2 0 .333 .412 .511 .923
Batting 2nd   122 31 4 0 3 7 16 4 18 0 4 0 .254 .278 .361 .638
Batting 4th   5 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .600 .667 .800 1.467
Batting 6th   18 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 .111 .200 .278 .478
Batting 7th   58 24 4 0 1 9 10 4 6 0 4 1 .414 .460 .534 .995
Batting 8th   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Low Leverage   86 23 1 0 3 6 13 4 16 0 0 0 .267 .300 .384 .684
Medium Leverage   88 31 8 0 1 9 11 4 6 0 6 1 .352 .387 .477 .864
High Leverage   32 7 0 0 1 4 3 3 5 0 4 0 .219 .286 .312 .598
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 53 206 61 9 0 5 19 27 11 1 0 27 0 1 .296 .335 .413 .747 108 116 1.9
Total MLB 576 2005 515 79 5 38 214 186 70 10 14 237 1 7 .257 .283 .358 .642 86 89 13.5
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 CF 52 52 145 13 0 158 0 1.000 461.1 3.08 +6.0 1.059
TOTAL LF 17 17 32 0 0 33 1 .970 151.2 1.90 -1.2 .948
TOTAL CF 515 477 1391 49 2 1457 17 .988 4294.0 3.02 +68.1 1.061
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.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
1974 24 3
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