CF Ken Osterhage #44
St. Louis Explorers MLB
Age: 26 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
10/08/1975
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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
155 579 166 26 2 13 75 26 68 .287 .319 .406 2 4.7
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 50
Gap 45 45 45 45
Power 45 40 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: 55
1st Base: - Center Field: 65
2nd Base: - Right Field: 50
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 40
Stealing Aggressiveness: 70
Stealing Ability: 45
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
09/28/1975 WAS Win, 6-0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/27/1975 WAS Loss, 0-5 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/27/1975 WAS Loss, 0-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/25/1975 KCB Win, 6-2 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 0
09/24/1975 KCB Loss, 4-7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/23/1975 KCB Loss, 4-14 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1975 LAB Loss, 1-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/1975 LAB Win, 3-2 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/19/1975 LAB Win, 3-2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/1975 @ WAS Win, 5-2 5 0 2 2 0 0 0 1
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:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$130,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 14 Days
Service This Yr:174 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 155 579 166 26 2 13 75 65 26 68 .287 .319 .406 .724 .313 .119 106
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 146 638 3 4 0 15 26 4 235 41 2 2 50.0 72.0 4.23 4.7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   160 42 5 1 3 20 11 5 23 1 6 1 .263 .287 .362 .650
Versus Right   419 124 21 1 10 55 54 21 45 3 20 2 .296 .330 .422 .753
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
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   106 30 6 0 3 10 12 2 10 1 4 1 .283 .300 .425 .725
July   102 25 4 1 2 15 8 1 7 0 7 1 .245 .260 .363 .622
August   103 40 6 1 4 23 16 6 13 1 3 0 .388 .418 .583 1.001
September   88 18 2 0 0 11 6 6 14 2 2 0 .205 .250 .227 .477
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   2378 620 96 7 46 270 224 85 278 18 68 12 .261 .288 .365 .653
Home   283 80 13 0 9 37 36 14 34 2 6 3 .283 .321 .424 .745
Road   296 86 13 2 4 38 29 12 34 2 20 0 .291 .316 .389 .705
Grass   579 166 26 2 13 75 65 26 68 4 26 3 .287 .319 .406 .724
Day   368 112 18 2 8 49 38 16 45 2 20 2 .304 .335 .429 .764
Night   211 54 8 0 5 26 27 10 23 2 6 1 .256 .290 .365 .655
As Starter   572 164 26 2 13 75 64 26 67 4 26 3 .287 .319 .407 .726
As Reliever / Substitution   7 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Pinch Hitting   7 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Close/Late   128 33 7 0 4 16 11 12 15 2 5 1 .258 .322 .406 .728
Inning 1-3   209 59 8 1 4 22 22 3 28 1 15 1 .282 .294 .388 .682
Inning 4-6   192 57 9 1 4 30 25 10 18 1 6 0 .297 .330 .417 .747
Inning 7-9   173 48 8 0 4 22 17 12 22 2 4 2 .277 .328 .393 .721
Extra Innings   5 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 .400 .500 1.200 1.700
0 Outs   185 57 6 0 4 19 31 6 17 3 21 1 .308 .328 .405 .734
1 Outs   215 59 12 2 4 25 21 9 27 1 5 0 .274 .302 .405 .707
2 Outs   179 50 8 0 5 31 13 11 24 0 0 2 .279 .328 .408 .736
Scoring Position   157 44 9 1 3 59 13 11 23 4 26 1 .280 .324 .408 .731
Bases Empty   330 89 13 1 8 8 41 13 40 0 0 1 .270 .299 .388 .687
Runner on 1st   92 33 4 0 2 8 11 2 5 0 0 1 .359 .379 .467 .846
Runner on 2nd   60 20 5 1 1 16 5 6 7 0 19 0 .333 .394 .500 .894
Runner on 3rd   5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 .000 .167 .000 .167
Runner on 1st & 2nd   38 8 1 0 1 7 3 1 4 0 2 1 .211 .250 .316 .566
Runner on 1st & 3rd   18 5 0 0 0 10 1 1 4 4 1 0 .278 .261 .278 .539
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   12 3 0 0 1 7 1 1 3 0 2 0 .250 .308 .500 .808
Bases Loaded   24 8 3 0 0 19 2 1 3 0 0 0 .333 .360 .458 .818
Two Strikes   189 37 7 0 2 15 18 11 68 0 0 1 .196 .244 .265 .508
First Pitch   145 49 7 1 4 21 17 4 0 2 14 0 .338 .351 .483 .834
Count 0-1   64 19 3 0 0 7 5 0 0 1 6 2 .297 .313 .344 .657
Count 0-2   33 6 1 0 0 1 5 0 17 0 0 0 .182 .182 .212 .394
Count 1-0   66 21 1 0 3 14 7 0 0 0 3 0 .318 .318 .470 .788
Count 1-1   51 20 5 0 2 11 7 0 0 0 1 0 .392 .392 .608 1.000
Count 1-2   74 12 2 0 2 4 6 0 25 0 0 1 .162 .173 .270 .444
Count 2-0   19 6 0 0 2 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 .316 .316 .632 .947
Count 2-1   34 11 3 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 .324 .314 .471 .785
Count 2-2   55 11 2 0 0 6 0 0 18 0 0 0 .200 .200 .236 .436
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 4 5 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   11 3 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 0 1 0 .273 .529 .273 .802
Full Count   27 8 2 0 0 4 7 11 8 0 0 0 .296 .500 .370 .870
Behind in Count   171 37 6 0 2 12 16 0 42 1 6 3 .216 .229 .287 .515
Ahead in Count   130 41 4 1 5 21 18 11 0 1 5 0 .315 .366 .477 .843
Batting 2nd   314 81 13 1 7 31 32 7 34 1 16 2 .258 .278 .373 .650
Batting 4th   5 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .600 .667 .800 1.467
Batting 5th   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Batting 6th   145 41 6 0 4 21 20 10 18 2 6 0 .283 .325 .407 .732
Batting 7th   101 36 5 1 2 20 12 5 14 1 4 1 .356 .389 .485 .874
Batting 8th   5 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 .400 .571 .600 1.171
Batting 9th   6 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Low Leverage   263 70 11 1 6 20 34 9 36 2 0 1 .266 .291 .384 .675
Medium Leverage   219 70 10 0 4 29 24 10 20 1 19 2 .320 .353 .420 .774
High Leverage   96 26 5 1 3 26 7 7 11 1 7 0 .271 .317 .438 .755
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 .724 103 106 4.7
Total MLB 678 2378 620 96 7 46 270 224 85 12 18 278 3 8 .261 .288 .365 .653 89 91 16.3
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
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
TOTAL LF 18 17 32 0 0 33 1 .970 152.1 1.89 -1.2 .948
TOTAL CF 610 571 1662 63 3 1748 23 .987 5120.1 3.03 +79.2 1.060
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.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
1974 24 3
1975 26 2
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