C Rick Hotz #22
New York Knickerbockers MLB
Age: 24 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
09/16/1974
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C RICK HOTZ #22 - AGE: 24 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
99 333 88 16 3 12 50 26 57 .264 .325 .438 0 2.9
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 45
Gap 45 45 45 50
Power 55 55 55 55
Eye 50 50 50 50
Avoid K's 40 40 40 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 30
Errors: - 25 30
Arm: 60 50 50
Turn DP: - 25 -
Framing: 65 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 55 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Aggressiveness: 40
Stealing Ability: 30
Baserunning Inst.: 20
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 30
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/15/1974 @ CIN Win, 2-0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/14/1974 @ CIN Loss, 0-8 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/13/1974 @ CIN Loss, 6-7 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/12/1974 @ CLE Loss, 0-7 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/11/1974 @ CLE Loss, 1-5 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/10/1974 @ CLE Win, 13-1 5 0 1 2 0 0 1 0
09/08/1974 PHI Loss, 3-9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/06/1974 PHI Win, 10-9 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
09/04/1974 STL Loss, 0-2 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/03/1974 STL Win, 8-6 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Rick could use a good mentor.
Personality Class: Unmotivated
High: Loyalty
Low: Adaptability, Financial Ambition, Work Ethic, Baseball IQ
Birthday:01/30/1950
Born in:Los Banos, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$50,000
Signed Through:1974 Season
Major Service:4 Years, None
Service This Yr:160 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1967, 14th Pick in Round 4
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 99 333 88 16 3 12 50 38 26 57 .264 .325 .438 .764 .348 .174 124
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 92 366 5 1 0 7 0 2 146 31 0 0 0.0 47.4 5.04 2.9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   33 8 0 0 1 2 1 5 5 0 0 0 .242 .342 .333 .675
Versus Right   300 80 16 3 11 48 37 21 52 2 0 5 .267 .323 .450 .773
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   17 2 2 0 0 2 1 1 5 0 0 1 .118 .211 .235 .446
April   45 12 1 0 1 7 4 3 8 1 0 0 .267 .306 .356 .662
May   81 19 4 0 2 11 10 3 16 1 0 0 .235 .259 .358 .617
June   61 21 3 2 3 17 9 5 12 0 0 1 .344 .403 .607 1.010
July   56 15 2 1 3 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 .268 .317 .500 .817
August   56 12 4 0 2 5 7 8 9 0 0 2 .214 .333 .393 .726
September   34 9 2 0 1 6 4 3 8 0 0 2 .265 .359 .412 .771
Spring Training   59 12 1 0 2 5 6 4 11 0 0 0 .203 .254 .322 .576
Last Year   449 117 17 2 25 68 60 45 91 1 0 1 .261 .329 .474 .803
2 Years Ago   231 60 6 2 9 28 29 12 51 1 2 3 .260 .304 .420 .724
Career   1152 303 42 7 53 164 145 88 230 5 4 9 .263 .319 .450 .769
Home   145 38 6 1 3 15 16 14 24 1 0 3 .262 .337 .379 .717
Road   188 50 10 2 9 35 22 12 33 1 0 2 .266 .315 .484 .799
Grass   333 88 16 3 12 50 38 26 57 2 0 5 .264 .325 .438 .764
Day   202 55 7 3 6 26 24 21 36 2 0 3 .272 .346 .426 .772
Night   131 33 9 0 6 24 14 5 21 0 0 2 .252 .290 .458 .748
As Starter   326 84 14 3 12 49 37 25 55 2 0 5 .258 .318 .429 .748
As Reliever / Substitution   7 4 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .571 .625 .857 1.482
Pinch Hitting   4 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .750 .750 1.250 2.000
Close/Late   70 14 4 0 0 3 7 10 13 0 0 0 .200 .300 .257 .557
Inning 1-3   99 24 1 0 4 15 6 5 18 2 0 0 .242 .274 .374 .647
Inning 4-6   115 33 10 1 4 19 16 8 17 0 0 5 .287 .359 .496 .855
Inning 7-9   110 28 4 2 4 15 14 13 21 0 0 0 .255 .333 .436 .770
Extra Innings   9 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .444 .778
0 Outs   114 27 5 2 3 6 16 8 26 1 0 4 .237 .307 .395 .702
1 Outs   88 29 2 0 4 16 14 9 12 1 0 1 .330 .394 .489 .883
2 Outs   131 32 9 1 5 28 8 9 19 0 0 0 .244 .293 .443 .736
Scoring Position   90 24 5 1 5 40 9 6 19 2 0 0 .267 .306 .511 .817
Bases Empty   171 44 7 1 6 6 20 12 27 0 0 3 .257 .317 .415 .732
Runner on 1st   72 20 4 1 1 4 9 8 11 0 0 2 .278 .366 .403 .769
Runner on 2nd   35 5 0 1 1 4 1 3 7 0 0 0 .143 .211 .286 .496
Runner on 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Runner on 1st & 2nd   26 11 2 0 3 18 7 2 3 0 0 0 .423 .464 .846 1.310
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 5 1 0 0 .222 .200 .333 .533
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 .143 .125 .286 .411
Bases Loaded   10 4 1 0 1 10 1 0 2 0 0 0 .400 .400 .800 1.200
Two Strikes   150 29 2 2 4 15 12 15 57 1 0 1 .193 .269 .313 .583
First Pitch   56 16 2 0 2 7 5 1 0 0 0 2 .286 .322 .429 .751
Count 0-1   28 14 6 0 1 8 5 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .483 .821 1.304
Count 0-2   27 3 0 0 2 4 2 0 13 0 0 0 .111 .111 .333 .444
Count 1-0   22 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .182 .182 .364
Count 1-1   33 13 3 1 3 6 7 0 0 0 0 1 .394 .412 .818 1.230
Count 1-2   39 8 1 0 0 3 3 0 12 0 0 0 .205 .205 .231 .436
Count 2-0   12 5 2 0 2 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 .417 .417 1.083 1.500
Count 2-1   19 5 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 .263 .300 .316 .616
Count 2-2   49 11 0 1 2 4 4 0 19 0 0 1 .224 .240 .388 .628
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   13 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 .154 .353 .154 .507
Full Count   35 7 1 1 0 4 3 15 13 1 0 0 .200 .431 .286 .717
Behind in Count   94 25 7 0 3 15 10 0 25 1 0 0 .266 .263 .436 .699
Ahead in Count   66 16 3 0 2 14 9 10 0 0 0 1 .242 .351 .379 .729
Batting 6th   34 9 3 0 0 6 8 5 9 1 0 1 .265 .366 .353 .719
Batting 7th   52 13 4 0 2 6 4 8 10 0 0 1 .250 .361 .442 .803
Batting 8th   243 64 8 3 10 38 25 12 37 1 0 3 .263 .305 .444 .749
Batting 9th   4 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .500 .600 .750 1.350
Low Leverage   150 46 6 2 8 25 16 10 23 0 0 1 .307 .354 .533 .887
Medium Leverage   121 28 5 1 3 11 15 10 21 2 0 3 .231 .301 .364 .665
High Leverage   60 13 5 0 1 14 7 6 13 0 0 1 .217 .299 .350 .649
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
1971 New York - MLB 21 45 139 38 3 0 7 18 18 5 0 1 31 1 0 .273 .297 .446 .743 111 108 0.9
1972 New York - MLB 22 99 231 60 6 2 9 28 29 12 3 1 51 0 0 .260 .304 .420 .724 110 110 1.4
1973 New York - MLB 23 124 449 117 17 2 25 68 60 45 1 1 91 0 0 .261 .329 .474 .803 121 118 2.4
1974 New York - MLB 24 99 333 88 16 3 12 50 38 26 5 2 57 0 0 .264 .325 .438 .764 113 124 2.9
Total MLB 367 1152 303 42 7 53 164 145 88 9 5 230 1 0 .263 .319 .450 .769 115 117 7.5
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 - 17 25 105 47 13 2 2 29 35 15 2 1 4 4 2 .448 .520 .667 1.187 100 100 2.2
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
1972 New York - MLB 22 6 18 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 .111 .158 .333 .491 40 43 0.1
1973 New York - MLB 23 5 18 5 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 6 0 0 .278 .316 .278 .594 67 69 0.2
Total MLB 11 36 7 1 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 11 0 0 .194 .237 .306 .542 54 56
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1971 New York - MLB C 41 38 198 29 0 230 3 .987 339.0 6.03 -0.1 .906 3 26 12 46.2
1972 New York - MLB C 92 56 373 51 4 429 5 .988 579.1 6.59 -1.4 .805 2 62 24 38.7
1973 New York - MLB C 123 123 618 82 3 707 7 .990 1049.2 6.00 -3.9 .910 7 128 40 31.2
1974 New York - MLB C 95 92 453 62 4 519 4 .992 805.2 5.75 -2.8 .814 9 98 34 34.7
TOTAL C 351 309 1642 224 11 1885 19 .990 2773.2 6.05 -8.2 .863 21 314 110 35.0
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1967 Drafted in the 1967 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 14, 98th overall pick) by the New York Knickerbockers, out of high school Edison (Edison; Fresno, CA).
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (45); Power: 25 (45); Eye: 25 (55).
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (50); Power: 45 (60); Eye: 30 (55).
07/03/1969 Named the #83 prospect in the MLB
10/29/1969 Named the #68 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (50); Power: 45 (60); Eye: 35 (60).
04/07/1970 Named the #32 prospect in the MLB
04/07/1970 Injured (sinusitis),day-to-day for 3 days.
07/02/1970 Named the #35 prospect in the MLB
10/29/1970 Named the #28 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 35 (60).
03/01/1971 Unsuccessfully completed training to learn a new position at the New York Knickerbockers development complex.
04/06/1971 Named the #25 prospect in the MLB
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: 45 (45); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 40 (55).
03/06/1972 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the New York Knickerbockers development complex.
11/12/1972 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $27,800.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 45 (50).
07/27/1973 Injured (bruised foot),day-to-day for 4 days.
11/04/1973 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $50,000.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 50 (50).
06/12/1974 Hits three home runs against the Brooklyn Bluebirds, going 4-5 with 9 RBI and 3 runs scored!
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