CF Ken Osterhage #44
St. Louis Explorers MLB
Age: 27 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
07/26/1976
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CF KEN OSTERHAGE #44 - AGE: 27 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
80 284 62 8 1 6 33 10 30 .218 .247 .317 0 1.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 50
Gap 45 40 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: 45
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 35
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
07/25/1976 @ CIN Win, 7-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/24/1976 @ CIN Win, 4-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/23/1976 KCB Win, 4-1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
07/22/1976 KCB Win, 9-2 4 1 2 3 1 0 0 0
07/21/1976 KCB Win, 4-3 5 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
07/19/1976 MIL Win, 1-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/18/1976 MIL Win, 3-1 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 0
07/18/1976 MIL Win, 8-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/16/1976 CHI Loss, 1-4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
07/15/1976 CHI Win, 11-4 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 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:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$320,000
Signed Through:1979 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 14 Days
Service This Yr:111 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:9 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 1976 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 80 284 62 8 1 6 33 21 10 30 .218 .247 .317 .564 .257 .099 73
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 77 300 1 0 0 5 5 0 90 15 0 2 0.0 21.0 2.42 .0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   98 21 1 1 4 13 7 4 11 0 1 1 .214 .252 .367 .620
Versus Right   186 41 7 0 2 20 14 6 19 0 4 0 .220 .245 .290 .535
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   23 5 0 0 1 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 .217 .217 .348 .565
April   78 13 2 0 2 10 5 3 11 0 1 0 .167 .198 .269 .467
May   72 17 2 1 0 2 6 3 7 0 2 1 .236 .276 .292 .568
June   52 17 4 0 3 10 6 0 2 0 1 0 .327 .327 .577 .904
July   82 15 0 0 1 11 4 4 10 0 1 0 .183 .221 .220 .440
Spring Training   53 13 2 0 0 2 6 4 4 0 1 0 .245 .298 .283 .581
Last Year   579 166 26 2 13 75 65 26 68 4 26 3 .287 .319 .406 .724
2 Years Ago   592 156 29 1 14 75 51 17 57 2 24 4 .264 .288 .387 .675
Career   2662 682 104 8 52 303 245 95 308 18 73 13 .256 .283 .360 .643
Home   141 29 5 1 2 14 9 5 16 0 3 1 .206 .238 .298 .536
Road   143 33 3 0 4 19 12 5 14 0 2 0 .231 .257 .336 .592
Grass   284 62 8 1 6 33 21 10 30 0 5 1 .218 .247 .317 .564
Day   164 38 5 1 4 20 15 8 12 0 3 0 .232 .267 .348 .615
Night   120 24 3 0 2 13 6 2 18 0 2 1 .200 .220 .275 .495
As Starter   281 61 8 1 5 32 20 10 28 0 5 1 .217 .247 .306 .553
As Reliever / Substitution   3 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 1.333 1.667
Pinch Hitting   3 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 1.333 1.667
Close/Late   73 18 0 1 2 12 6 2 6 0 2 0 .247 .267 .356 .623
Inning 1-3   87 19 1 0 1 10 7 3 11 0 0 0 .218 .244 .264 .509
Inning 4-6   99 22 5 0 3 10 7 3 8 0 3 1 .222 .252 .364 .616
Inning 7-9   92 17 2 1 1 11 5 3 11 0 1 0 .185 .211 .261 .471
Extra Innings   6 4 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 .667 .714 1.167 1.881
0 Outs   101 19 2 1 2 7 13 4 8 0 3 0 .188 .219 .287 .506
1 Outs   94 20 5 0 1 8 5 4 10 0 2 0 .213 .245 .298 .543
2 Outs   89 23 1 0 3 18 3 2 12 0 0 1 .258 .283 .371 .653
Scoring Position   84 21 1 0 2 27 5 4 10 0 5 0 .250 .284 .333 .617
Bases Empty   148 30 7 1 2 2 13 4 16 0 0 0 .203 .224 .304 .528
Runner on 1st   52 11 0 0 2 4 3 2 4 0 0 1 .212 .255 .327 .581
Runner on 2nd   37 11 1 0 1 10 3 3 4 0 4 0 .297 .350 .405 .755
Runner on 3rd   5 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Runner on 1st & 2nd   21 4 0 0 0 4 1 0 3 0 0 0 .190 .190 .190 .381
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   11 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   5 2 0 0 1 7 1 1 1 0 0 0 .400 .500 1.000 1.500
Two Strikes   83 9 2 1 1 6 5 5 30 0 0 1 .108 .169 .193 .361
First Pitch   75 20 0 0 4 15 7 0 0 0 4 0 .267 .267 .427 .693
Count 0-1   32 8 1 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .281 .531
Count 0-2   17 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 1 .118 .167 .118 .284
Count 1-0   29 9 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 .310 .345 .655
Count 1-1   31 8 1 0 1 4 4 0 0 0 1 0 .258 .258 .387 .645
Count 1-2   28 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 10 0 0 0 .107 .107 .214 .321
Count 2-0   8 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .375 .625
Count 2-1   18 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444
Count 2-2   23 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 11 0 0 0 .043 .043 .174 .217
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   8 2 2 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 .250 .455 .500 .955
Full Count   15 3 1 0 0 1 2 5 5 0 0 0 .200 .400 .267 .667
Behind in Count   77 13 2 1 0 5 6 0 14 0 0 1 .169 .179 .221 .400
Ahead in Count   63 17 4 0 0 6 1 5 0 0 0 0 .270 .324 .333 .657
Batting 4th   71 14 1 0 1 11 5 3 7 0 1 0 .197 .230 .254 .483
Batting 6th   20 8 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 .400 .429 .450 .879
Batting 7th   95 21 4 0 3 10 10 3 10 0 3 0 .221 .245 .358 .603
Batting 8th   96 18 2 1 1 9 4 3 11 0 0 1 .188 .220 .260 .480
Batting 9th   2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 2.000 2.500
Low Leverage   109 17 4 0 3 7 7 2 14 0 0 0 .156 .171 .275 .446
Medium Leverage   115 35 4 0 2 16 9 5 10 0 1 1 .304 .339 .391 .730
High Leverage   59 10 0 1 1 10 5 3 6 0 4 0 .169 .210 .254 .464
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 80 284 62 8 1 6 33 21 10 1 0 30 0 2 .218 .247 .317 .564 66 73 1.0
Total MLB 758 2662 682 104 8 52 303 245 95 13 18 308 3 10 .256 .283 .360 .643 88 88 17.2
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 77 77 240 11 2 255 4 .984 663.0 3.41 +9.1 1.058
TOTAL LF 18 17 32 0 0 33 1 .970 152.1 1.89 -1.2 .948
TOTAL CF 687 648 1902 74 5 2003 27 .987 5783.1 3.08 +88.4 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.
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.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
1974 24 3
1975 26 2
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