RF Gary Parker #39
St. Louis Explorers MLB
Age: 30 | Bats: R | Throws: L | Morale: Good
05/30/1977
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RF GARY PARKER #39 - AGE: 30 - BATS: R - THROWS: L - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
51 195 53 13 3 7 31 16 24 .272 .322 .477 14 1.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 50
BABIP 50 50 50 50
Avoid K's 55 55 55 55
Gap 60 65 60 60
Power 45 50 45 45
Eye 45 45 40 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 40 60
Errors: - 35 60
Arm: 20 30 55
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 55
1st Base: - Center Field: 45
2nd Base: - Right Field: 60
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 65
Stealing Aggressiveness: 70
Stealing Ability: 70
Baserunning Inst.: 80
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 40
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
05/29/1977 @ SDC Loss, 3-4 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 0
05/28/1977 @ SDC Loss, 1-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
05/27/1977 @ SDC Loss, 3-5 4 2 2 2 2 1 1 0
05/26/1977 CLE Win, 4-3 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
05/25/1977 CLE Win, 6-5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/24/1977 CLE Loss, 0-7 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
05/22/1977 LAB Win, 1-0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
05/22/1977 LAB Win, 3-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/21/1977 LAB Win, 4-3 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 2
05/20/1977 LAB Win, 5-2 4 1 4 2 0 0 0 3
PERSONALITY
Personality? What personality?
Low: Leader, Financial Ambition
Birthday:04/22/1947
Born in:Peoria, IL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$464,000
Signed Through:1979 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 7 Days
Service This Yr:55 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:1968, 27th Pick in Round 2
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1977 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 51 195 53 13 3 7 31 22 16 24 .272 .322 .477 .799 .343 .205 126
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 48 214 0 1 0 9 0 3 93 23 14 5 73.7 27.2 4.61 1.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   60 19 3 1 4 10 7 8 6 1 0 0 .317 .391 .600 .991
Versus Right   135 34 10 2 3 21 15 8 18 2 0 0 .252 .290 .422 .712
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   22 7 2 1 2 4 3 1 4 1 0 0 .318 .333 .773 1.106
April   89 22 6 1 2 17 7 9 15 2 0 0 .247 .310 .404 .714
May   106 31 7 2 5 14 15 7 9 1 0 0 .292 .333 .538 .871
Spring Training   54 15 2 0 2 6 10 8 7 0 1 1 .278 .381 .426 .807
Last Year   590 150 30 4 7 62 69 54 65 0 9 0 .254 .317 .354 .671
2 Years Ago   583 162 32 5 13 71 88 51 71 5 4 2 .278 .335 .417 .752
Career   3731 989 195 38 83 454 486 333 460 35 28 8 .265 .324 .404 .728
Home   110 29 9 1 1 17 10 11 11 2 0 0 .264 .325 .391 .716
Road   85 24 4 2 6 14 12 5 13 1 0 0 .282 .319 .588 .907
Grass   195 53 13 3 7 31 22 16 24 3 0 0 .272 .322 .477 .799
Day   118 24 7 3 3 12 12 11 17 1 0 0 .203 .269 .390 .659
Night   77 29 6 0 4 19 10 5 7 2 0 0 .377 .405 .610 1.015
As Starter   192 53 13 3 7 31 22 16 23 3 0 0 .276 .327 .484 .811
As Reliever / Substitution   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   52 13 1 2 1 8 6 2 7 0 0 0 .250 .278 .404 .682
Inning 1-3   66 18 5 1 3 10 5 6 9 1 0 0 .273 .329 .515 .844
Inning 4-6   64 21 7 0 3 13 10 8 5 2 0 0 .328 .392 .578 .970
Inning 7-9   59 12 1 2 1 7 7 1 9 0 0 0 .203 .217 .339 .556
Extra Innings   6 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .429 .333 .762
0 Outs   65 17 6 0 3 6 6 4 4 0 0 0 .262 .304 .492 .797
1 Outs   57 21 4 3 1 17 11 7 8 3 0 0 .368 .418 .596 1.014
2 Outs   73 15 3 0 3 8 5 5 12 0 0 0 .205 .256 .370 .626
Scoring Position   49 15 3 0 0 19 4 5 5 3 0 0 .306 .351 .367 .718
Bases Empty   99 25 8 1 6 6 10 6 7 0 0 0 .253 .295 .535 .831
Runner on 1st   47 13 2 2 1 6 8 5 12 0 0 0 .277 .346 .468 .814
Runner on 2nd   18 5 2 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .278 .350 .389 .739
Runner on 3rd   12 6 1 0 0 9 2 1 3 2 0 0 .500 .467 .583 1.050
Runner on 1st & 2nd   11 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .091 .167 .091 .258
Runner on 1st & 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Bases Loaded   2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 .500 .333 .500 .833
Two Strikes   90 19 7 1 1 7 9 8 24 1 0 0 .211 .273 .344 .617
First Pitch   27 11 1 1 2 7 4 1 0 0 0 0 .407 .429 .741 1.169
Count 0-1   23 8 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .348 .348 .478 .826
Count 0-2   10 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .300 .300 .400 .700
Count 1-0   8 3 0 0 2 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 .375 .333 1.125 1.458
Count 1-1   18 5 0 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .278 .389 .667
Count 1-2   26 6 2 0 0 1 3 0 7 0 0 0 .231 .231 .308 .538
Count 2-0   8 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .750 1.000
Count 2-1   14 4 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .500 .786
Count 2-2   26 6 3 1 0 3 1 0 9 1 0 0 .231 .222 .423 .645
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   7 1 1 0 0 3 1 5 0 1 0 0 .143 .462 .286 .747
Full Count   28 4 1 0 1 3 4 8 5 0 0 0 .143 .333 .286 .619
Behind in Count   59 17 6 0 0 3 5 0 10 0 0 0 .288 .288 .390 .678
Ahead in Count   37 10 2 0 4 11 6 7 0 2 0 0 .270 .370 .649 1.018
Batting Leadoff   26 8 2 1 2 4 3 1 3 1 0 0 .308 .321 .692 1.014
Batting 3rd   90 30 8 1 4 20 13 7 10 1 0 0 .333 .378 .578 .955
Batting 4th   76 15 3 1 1 7 6 8 10 1 0 0 .197 .271 .303 .573
Batting 9th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   61 17 5 2 3 8 9 2 7 0 0 0 .279 .302 .574 .875
Medium Leverage   98 27 7 1 3 15 10 10 13 2 0 0 .276 .336 .459 .796
High Leverage   35 9 1 0 1 8 3 4 4 1 0 0 .257 .325 .371 .696
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 .761 123 124 4.5
1975 St. Louis - MLB 28 155 583 162 32 5 13 71 88 51 2 5 71 1 0 .278 .335 .417 .752 117 118 4.0
1976 St. Louis - MLB 29 155 590 150 30 4 7 62 69 54 0 0 65 1 1 .254 .317 .354 .671 102 104 2.5
1977 St. Louis - MLB 30 51 195 53 13 3 7 31 22 16 0 3 24 14 5 .272 .322 .477 .799 113 126 1.4
Total MLB 1024 3731 989 195 38 83 454 486 333 8 35 460 49 29 .265 .324 .404 .728 112 115 26.1
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 -8 -0 0.0
Total MLB 5 22 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 .136 .174 .136 .310 -8 -0
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
1975 St. Louis - MLB LF 48 48 83 0 0 84 1 .988 424.1 1.76 -2.6 .972
1975 St. Louis - MLB CF 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 +0.1 1.007
1975 St. Louis - MLB RF 105 101 201 11 0 217 5 .977 888.1 2.15 +6.3 1.037
1976 St. Louis - MLB LF 10 8 18 0 0 18 0 1.000 78.0 2.08 +0.2 .982
1976 St. Louis - MLB CF 31 29 100 1 0 103 2 .981 268.0 3.39 -5.4 .951
1976 St. Louis - MLB RF 111 110 221 4 1 230 5 .978 982.2 2.06 +5.9 1.036
1977 St. Louis - MLB RF 48 48 89 9 2 99 1 .990 433.2 2.03 +2.5 1.055
TOTAL LF 58 56 101 0 0 102 1 .990 502.1 1.81 -2.5 .973
TOTAL CF 77 63 174 1 0 179 4 .978 581.0 2.71 -10.5 .946
TOTAL RF 829 819 1596 70 6 1694 28 .983 7321.1 2.05 +60.4 1.048
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.
11/14/1974 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $219,200.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
05/23/1975 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $1,856,000 with the St. Louis Explorers organization.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
04/04/1977 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the St. Louis Explorers development complex.
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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