RF Gary Parker #39
St. Louis Explorers MLB
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: L | Morale: Good
10/16/1974
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RF GARY PARKER #39 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: L - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
155 576 159 33 5 14 68 54 60 .276 .337 .424 0 4.6
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 55 55 55
Gap 60 65 55 60
Power 50 55 50 50
Eye 45 50 45 45
Avoid K's 55 55 55 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 45 60
Errors: - 40 60
Arm: 20 35 55
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 20
1st Base: - Center Field: 40
2nd Base: - Right Field: 60
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 65
Stealing Aggressiveness: 70
Stealing Ability: 70
Baserunning Inst.: 80
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
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 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
10/05/1974 @ SDC Loss, 3-4 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
10/04/1974 @ SDC Loss, 4-5 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10/02/1974 SDC Win, 2-1 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
10/01/1974 SDC Loss, 1-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/29/1974 @ WAS Win, 4-3 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/28/1974 @ WAS Win, 6-4 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 0
09/27/1974 @ WAS Win, 5-4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
09/26/1974 @ KCB Win, 8-5 3 2 1 0 0 2 0 0
09/25/1974 @ KCB Win, 4-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
"Steady as you go" describes Gary.
Low: Leader, Loyalty, Financial Ambition
Birthday:04/22/1947
Born in:Peoria, IL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$115,830
Signed Through:1974 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 28 Days
Service This Yr:174 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1968, 27th Pick in Round 2
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 155 576 159 33 5 14 68 68 54 60 .276 .337 .424 .761 .336 .148 127
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 150 644 2 8 0 13 6 6 244 52 0 0 0.0 82.4 5.03 4.6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   155 43 13 0 3 16 17 20 11 3 1 2 .277 .361 .419 .780
Versus Right   421 116 20 5 11 52 51 34 49 3 5 0 .276 .328 .425 .753
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   73 23 7 0 1 9 6 8 3 0 0 0 .315 .383 .452 .835
May   104 24 3 1 5 21 15 4 12 2 3 0 .231 .255 .423 .678
June   101 37 9 1 4 15 15 16 13 0 0 0 .366 .453 .594 1.047
July   100 25 4 1 1 8 5 5 10 0 2 0 .250 .286 .340 .626
August   97 16 3 1 1 4 10 10 13 1 0 2 .165 .255 .247 .502
September   101 34 7 1 2 11 17 11 9 3 1 0 .337 .391 .485 .876
All-Star Game   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Spring Training   45 13 1 1 3 7 8 4 5 0 0 0 .289 .347 .556 .902
Postseason   22 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 .136 .174 .136 .310
Last Year   570 151 27 11 11 63 84 47 74 4 7 0 .265 .319 .409 .728
2 Years Ago   578 161 33 5 8 79 76 48 96 10 0 2 .279 .331 .394 .725
Career   2363 624 120 26 56 290 307 212 300 27 15 6 .264 .323 .408 .731
Home   273 69 19 3 7 28 33 25 25 3 4 1 .253 .315 .421 .736
Road   303 90 14 2 7 40 35 29 35 3 2 1 .297 .357 .426 .783
Grass   576 159 33 5 14 68 68 54 60 6 6 2 .276 .337 .424 .761
Day   373 104 27 4 6 42 34 29 42 2 2 0 .279 .329 .421 .750
Night   203 55 6 1 8 26 34 25 18 4 4 2 .271 .350 .429 .779
As Starter   571 159 33 5 14 67 67 54 58 6 6 2 .278 .340 .427 .767
As Reliever / Substitution   5 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   5 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   132 31 8 1 1 9 16 19 13 1 3 0 .235 .329 .333 .662
Inning 1-3   202 53 10 2 6 28 20 15 19 2 0 1 .262 .314 .421 .734
Inning 4-6   197 58 13 2 5 22 26 20 23 2 3 1 .294 .359 .457 .816
Inning 7-9   163 44 10 1 3 18 21 19 17 2 2 0 .270 .342 .399 .741
Extra Innings   14 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
0 Outs   190 65 12 4 4 18 31 16 14 2 6 0 .342 .389 .511 .900
1 Outs   159 45 8 0 3 22 22 18 18 4 0 2 .283 .355 .390 .745
2 Outs   227 49 13 1 7 28 15 20 28 0 0 0 .216 .279 .374 .654
Scoring Position   170 39 8 1 1 48 16 20 28 6 6 0 .229 .301 .306 .607
Bases Empty   296 91 19 4 9 9 37 25 21 0 0 1 .307 .363 .490 .853
Runner on 1st   110 29 6 0 4 11 15 9 11 0 0 1 .264 .325 .427 .752
Runner on 2nd   57 11 4 0 0 9 2 9 9 0 5 0 .193 .303 .263 .566
Runner on 3rd   24 6 2 0 0 6 2 2 4 0 1 0 .250 .308 .333 .641
Runner on 1st & 2nd   47 11 1 1 0 6 5 2 11 0 0 0 .234 .265 .298 .563
Runner on 1st & 3rd   16 3 0 0 1 10 3 2 1 2 0 0 .188 .250 .375 .625
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   11 3 1 0 0 7 3 5 2 0 0 0 .273 .500 .364 .864
Bases Loaded   15 5 0 0 0 10 1 0 1 4 0 0 .333 .263 .333 .596
Two Strikes   214 41 10 2 6 23 22 26 60 3 0 1 .192 .279 .341 .620
First Pitch   86 34 7 0 2 11 10 4 0 1 3 1 .395 .424 .547 .970
Count 0-1   61 18 5 1 3 10 9 1 0 1 0 0 .295 .302 .557 .859
Count 0-2   31 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 9 0 0 0 .097 .097 .129 .226
Count 1-0   67 21 5 1 1 10 9 2 0 0 0 0 .313 .333 .463 .796
Count 1-1   57 14 2 0 0 4 2 1 0 1 1 0 .246 .254 .281 .535
Count 1-2   72 16 3 0 4 10 6 0 22 2 0 1 .222 .227 .431 .657
Count 2-0   26 8 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .308 .308 .615
Count 2-1   41 14 2 1 2 6 4 0 0 0 1 0 .341 .341 .585 .927
Count 2-2   64 13 5 2 0 6 6 0 19 0 0 0 .203 .203 .344 .547
Count 3-0   1 1 0 0 0 0 4 9 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 3-1   23 8 2 0 0 3 5 11 0 0 1 0 .348 .559 .435 .994
Full Count   47 9 1 0 2 5 9 26 10 1 0 0 .191 .473 .340 .813
Behind in Count   164 37 9 1 7 22 16 1 31 3 0 1 .226 .231 .421 .652
Ahead in Count   158 52 9 2 3 20 25 22 0 0 2 0 .329 .411 .468 .879
Batting 3rd   73 26 3 0 4 10 12 12 8 0 0 1 .356 .453 .562 1.015
Batting 4th   499 133 30 5 10 58 56 42 50 6 6 1 .267 .321 .407 .728
Batting 6th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   194 56 9 1 8 19 22 22 17 1 1 1 .289 .362 .469 .831
Medium Leverage   261 74 20 3 6 27 30 20 24 1 2 1 .284 .336 .452 .788
High Leverage   120 29 4 1 0 22 16 12 18 4 3 0 .242 .301 .292 .593
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 22 10 29 4 0 1 1 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 0 .138 .219 .310 .529 58 63 -0.2
1970 St. Louis - MLB 23 56 134 33 3 1 6 17 15 5 1 0 26 3 0 .246 .279 .418 .696 94 90 0.3
1971 St. Louis - MLB 24 132 476 116 24 3 16 62 63 55 1 7 41 18 7 .244 .319 .408 .727 116 117 4.8
1972 St. Louis - MLB 25 156 578 161 33 5 8 79 76 48 2 10 96 11 15 .279 .331 .394 .725 119 123 4.4
1973 St. Louis - MLB 26 154 570 151 27 11 11 63 84 47 0 4 74 1 1 .265 .319 .409 .728 106 108 4.3
1974 St. Louis - MLB 27 155 576 159 33 5 14 68 68 54 2 6 60 0 0 .276 .337 .424 .761 119 127 4.6
Total MLB 663 2363 624 120 26 56 290 307 212 6 27 300 33 23 .264 .323 .408 .731 113 117 18.4
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
1968 Total - 21 43 198 56 9 5 6 38 40 18 1 2 18 32 6 .283 .342 .470 .812 100 100 1.1
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 27 5 22 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 .136 .174 .136 .310 -10 -3 0.0
Total MLB 5 22 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 .136 .174 .136 .310 -10 -3
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 10 9 19 0 0 20 1 .950 75.0 2.28 -2.4 .886
1970 St. Louis - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 St. Louis - MLB CF 30 25 52 0 0 53 1 .981 229.0 2.04 -3.0 .955
1970 St. Louis - MLB RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 -0.1 .979
1971 St. Louis - MLB CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 St. Louis - MLB RF 125 125 254 4 1 263 5 .981 1118.1 2.08 +12.7 1.055
1972 St. Louis - MLB CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 St. Louis - MLB RF 150 148 269 15 2 286 2 .993 1338.2 1.91 +6.5 1.035
1973 St. Louis - MLB CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.1 1.012
1973 St. Louis - MLB RF 139 137 297 12 0 313 4 .987 1223.1 2.27 +17.2 1.075
1974 St. Louis - MLB RF 150 150 264 15 0 285 6 .979 1333.1 1.88 +9.4 1.042
TOTAL CF 44 34 72 0 0 74 2 .973 310.0 2.09 -5.3 .937
TOTAL RF 565 560 1085 46 3 1148 17 .985 5016.2 2.03 +45.7 1.052
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1968 Drafted in the 1968 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 27, 55th overall pick) by the St. Louis Explorers, out of college Virginia
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 45 (55); Eye: 35 (50).
07/03/1969 Named the #72 prospect in the MLB
10/29/1969 Named the #83 prospect in the MLB
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: 50 (55); Eye: 40 (50).
04/07/1970 Named the #95 prospect in the MLB
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: 50 (55); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 45 (45).
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: 55 (55); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 45 (45).
11/10/1972 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $94,410.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
11/04/1973 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $115,830.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
06/13/1974 Goes 5-5 against the Cincinnati Packers, with 2 2B, 0 RBI and 3 R.
07/07/1974 Was selected to the 1974 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
09/23/1974 Goes 5-5 against the Kansas City Bulls, with 2 HR, 3 RBI and 5 R.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1974 150 7
Year 3B Rank
1973 11 2
Year IBB Rank
1971 5 8
Year SF Rank
1971 7 7
1972 10 2
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