CF Ken Osterhage #44
St. Louis Explorers MLB
Age: 25 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
10/16/1974
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CF KEN OSTERHAGE #44 - AGE: 25 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
156 592 156 29 1 14 75 17 57 .264 .288 .387 1 4.8
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 50 55 55
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
10/06/1974 @ SDC Loss, 2-7 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
10/05/1974 @ SDC Loss, 3-4 6 0 2 0 0 1 0 0
10/04/1974 @ SDC Loss, 4-5 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10/02/1974 SDC Win, 2-1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
10/01/1974 SDC Loss, 1-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/29/1974 @ WAS Win, 4-3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/27/1974 @ WAS Win, 5-4 3 0 2 3 0 0 1 0
09/26/1974 @ KCB Win, 8-5 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/25/1974 @ KCB Win, 4-3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1974 @ KCB Loss, 8-9 3 1 1 1 1 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:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$55,000
Signed Through:1974 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 14 Days
Service This Yr:174 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1967, 24th Pick in Round 3
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 156 592 156 29 1 14 75 51 17 57 .264 .288 .387 .675 .297 .123 100
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 148 639 4 0 0 15 24 2 229 44 1 2 33.3 62.2 3.51 4.8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   170 43 8 1 5 23 15 5 19 1 10 0 .253 .273 .400 .673
Versus Right   422 113 21 0 9 52 36 12 38 1 14 4 .268 .294 .382 .675
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   76 18 2 0 2 8 8 3 5 0 3 0 .237 .266 .342 .608
May   98 32 7 0 5 22 13 3 7 0 3 1 .327 .353 .551 .904
June   112 22 5 1 1 9 5 2 17 1 2 1 .196 .216 .286 .501
July   101 28 6 0 1 12 10 6 12 1 4 0 .277 .315 .366 .681
August   108 31 5 0 1 9 5 1 9 0 6 2 .287 .306 .361 .667
September   97 25 4 0 4 15 10 2 7 0 6 0 .258 .273 .423 .695
Spring Training   54 12 2 0 0 3 4 3 3 0 1 1 .222 .276 .259 .535
Postseason   21 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 .143 .217 .190 .408
Last Year   552 143 17 2 13 67 56 22 58 6 10 4 .259 .289 .368 .657
2 Years Ago   402 101 17 1 4 31 32 12 51 4 3 1 .251 .272 .328 .600
Career   1799 454 70 5 33 195 159 59 210 14 42 9 .252 .278 .352 .629
Home   285 79 15 1 9 38 29 9 28 0 12 2 .277 .304 .432 .736
Road   307 77 14 0 5 37 22 8 29 2 12 2 .251 .273 .345 .618
Grass   592 156 29 1 14 75 51 17 57 2 24 4 .264 .288 .387 .675
Day   374 97 16 1 6 31 31 9 37 2 13 3 .259 .281 .356 .637
Night   218 59 13 0 8 44 20 8 20 0 11 1 .271 .300 .440 .740
As Starter   586 154 28 1 14 74 51 17 56 2 24 4 .263 .287 .386 .673
As Reliever / Substitution   6 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
Pinch Hitting   6 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
Close/Late   136 33 6 0 2 13 8 3 17 0 6 1 .243 .264 .331 .595
Inning 1-3   198 51 6 0 6 21 18 4 16 1 11 2 .258 .278 .379 .657
Inning 4-6   210 63 13 1 6 35 21 9 16 0 7 1 .300 .332 .457 .789
Inning 7-9   165 37 9 0 1 17 10 4 23 1 5 1 .224 .246 .297 .543
Extra Innings   19 5 1 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 .263 .263 .474 .737
0 Outs   181 37 5 0 3 13 19 5 17 0 13 2 .204 .234 .282 .516
1 Outs   222 65 11 1 8 24 26 5 24 2 11 1 .293 .309 .459 .768
2 Outs   189 54 13 0 3 38 6 7 16 0 0 1 .286 .315 .402 .717
Scoring Position   150 38 15 0 2 59 8 5 13 2 24 1 .253 .278 .393 .672
Bases Empty   336 89 11 0 10 10 33 9 34 0 0 2 .265 .288 .387 .675
Runner on 1st   106 29 3 1 2 6 10 3 10 0 0 1 .274 .300 .377 .677
Runner on 2nd   58 10 2 0 2 11 4 2 7 0 19 1 .172 .213 .310 .523
Runner on 3rd   13 3 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 .231 .231 .308 .538
Runner on 1st & 2nd   44 10 3 0 0 10 2 0 4 0 3 0 .227 .227 .295 .523
Runner on 1st & 3rd   16 4 4 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .294 .500 .794
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 3 1 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 2 0 .429 .429 .571 1.000
Bases Loaded   12 8 4 0 0 20 2 2 0 2 0 0 .667 .625 1.000 1.625
Two Strikes   188 33 7 0 3 20 15 9 57 0 0 4 .176 .229 .261 .489
First Pitch   147 51 9 0 7 30 16 0 0 0 11 0 .347 .347 .551 .898
Count 0-1   74 17 4 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 .230 .230 .284 .514
Count 0-2   33 8 2 0 1 5 2 0 12 0 0 0 .242 .242 .394 .636
Count 1-0   66 20 4 0 1 8 7 0 0 1 6 0 .303 .299 .409 .708
Count 1-1   55 15 2 1 2 6 3 0 0 0 2 0 .273 .273 .455 .727
Count 1-2   81 10 2 0 1 6 3 0 26 0 0 1 .123 .134 .185 .319
Count 2-0   19 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .368 .368 .368 .737
Count 2-1   33 11 2 0 1 7 2 0 0 1 3 0 .333 .324 .485 .808
Count 2-2   50 13 3 0 1 8 6 0 13 0 0 3 .260 .302 .380 .682
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 3-1   9 2 1 0 0 2 2 8 0 0 0 0 .222 .588 .333 .922
Full Count   24 2 0 0 0 1 4 9 6 0 0 0 .083 .333 .083 .417
Behind in Count   188 35 8 0 2 13 10 0 38 0 2 1 .186 .190 .261 .451
Ahead in Count   128 40 7 0 2 17 12 8 0 2 9 0 .312 .348 .414 .762
Batting 2nd   292 73 16 1 4 30 26 9 27 2 14 2 .250 .275 .353 .628
Batting 5th   60 12 4 0 2 4 6 1 4 0 0 0 .200 .213 .367 .580
Batting 6th   208 64 8 0 7 39 16 7 20 0 8 2 .308 .336 .447 .784
Batting 7th   26 5 0 0 1 1 3 0 5 0 2 0 .192 .192 .308 .500
Batting 8th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   5 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000
Low Leverage   261 69 11 0 7 14 22 9 28 0 1 1 .264 .292 .387 .678
Medium Leverage   226 52 4 0 6 24 22 6 21 0 16 3 .230 .260 .327 .587
High Leverage   100 33 14 1 1 37 7 2 8 2 7 0 .330 .337 .520 .857
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 94 100 4.8
Total MLB 523 1799 454 70 5 33 195 159 59 9 14 210 1 6 .252 .278 .352 .629 83 86 11.8
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 18 32 2.5
Total MLB 5 21 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 0 0 .143 .217 .190 .408 18 32
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
TOTAL LF 17 17 32 0 0 33 1 .970 151.2 1.90 -1.2 .948
TOTAL CF 463 425 1246 36 2 1299 17 .987 3832.2 3.01 +62.1 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.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
1974 24 3
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