RF John Stites #3
Age: 24 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Unhappy
10/24/1976
RF JOHN STITES #3 - AGE: 24 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
152 596 168 17 5 5 50 40 43 .282 .331 .352 15 2.9
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 60 55 60 65
Gap 45 45 45 45
Power 40 35 40 45
Eye 45 45 50 65
Avoid K's 65 55 70 75
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 25 65
Errors: - 25 50
Arm: 20 40 60
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 30
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 65
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 65
Stealing Aggressiveness: 50
Stealing Ability: 50
Baserunning Inst.: 50
Sacrifice Bunt: 60
Bunt for Hit: 60
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/26/1976 @ PHI Loss, 3-5 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
09/25/1976 @ PHI Win, 6-1 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1976 @ PHI Win, 5-2 4 1 2 2 1 1 1 0
09/22/1976 CHI Loss, 5-6 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1976 CHI Loss, 0-6 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/1976 CHI Win, 7-4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/1976 PIT Loss, 0-4 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/17/1976 PIT Loss, 3-5 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/16/1976 PHI Loss, 2-10 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/15/1976 PHI Loss, 5-6 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
John is rather lunk-headed.
Low: Baseball IQ
Birthday:07/31/1952
Born in:Anaheim, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$27,800
Signed Through:1976 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 49 Days
Service This Yr:174 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1970, 26th Pick in Round 4
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 152 596 168 17 5 5 50 69 40 43 .282 .331 .352 .683 .310 .070 101
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 152 658 5 0 0 6 14 3 210 27 15 18 45.5 68.5 3.94 2.9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   179 46 3 3 0 10 21 7 17 1 9 0 .257 .283 .307 .591
Versus Right   417 122 14 2 5 40 48 33 26 2 5 5 .293 .350 .372 .722
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   87 25 3 1 2 12 12 6 10 0 2 0 .287 .333 .414 .747
May   108 36 0 1 0 10 8 8 8 0 4 1 .333 .385 .352 .736
June   100 26 2 0 1 5 11 3 5 0 3 0 .260 .282 .310 .592
July   108 29 6 1 0 6 11 9 7 1 4 1 .269 .328 .343 .670
August   102 29 2 2 0 9 15 4 9 1 1 3 .284 .327 .343 .670
September   91 23 4 0 2 8 12 10 4 1 0 0 .253 .324 .363 .686
Spring Training   78 22 4 1 0 4 6 6 6 0 2 0 .282 .333 .359 .692
Last Year   577 149 13 3 8 52 62 50 58 4 24 6 .258 .322 .333 .655
2 Years Ago   75 19 3 1 0 7 2 3 7 1 0 2 .253 .296 .320 .616
Career   1291 345 36 9 13 113 139 98 116 8 41 13 .267 .323 .339 .663
Home   301 92 5 3 2 21 36 18 26 0 3 3 .306 .351 .362 .713
Road   295 76 12 2 3 29 33 22 17 3 11 2 .258 .311 .342 .653
Grass   557 153 16 5 4 44 63 35 41 2 11 4 .275 .321 .343 .664
Turf   39 15 1 0 1 6 6 5 2 1 3 1 .385 .457 .487 .944
Day   365 104 10 1 4 35 44 28 26 3 9 3 .285 .338 .351 .689
Night   231 64 7 4 1 15 25 12 17 0 5 2 .277 .318 .355 .673
As Starter   596 168 17 5 5 50 69 40 43 3 14 5 .282 .331 .352 .683
Close/Late   112 36 3 0 0 15 10 9 7 2 3 1 .321 .371 .348 .719
Inning 1-3   239 64 7 2 2 16 26 18 18 0 4 3 .268 .327 .339 .666
Inning 4-6   195 56 6 3 2 15 28 8 16 1 7 1 .287 .317 .379 .697
Inning 7-9   154 45 4 0 1 19 14 13 8 2 2 1 .292 .347 .338 .685
Extra Innings   8 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 .375 .444 .375 .819
0 Outs   182 56 6 1 3 16 32 11 15 1 11 2 .308 .352 .401 .753
1 Outs   263 75 9 3 1 16 31 20 17 2 3 3 .285 .340 .354 .694
2 Outs   151 37 2 1 1 18 6 9 11 0 0 0 .245 .287 .291 .579
Scoring Position   148 52 3 0 3 45 24 7 8 3 14 1 .351 .377 .432 .810
Bases Empty   369 89 9 5 2 2 36 29 31 0 0 4 .241 .303 .309 .612
Runner on 1st   79 27 5 0 0 3 9 4 4 0 0 0 .342 .373 .405 .779
Runner on 2nd   76 26 2 0 1 11 9 3 5 0 11 1 .342 .375 .408 .783
Runner on 3rd   14 4 0 0 0 7 2 2 0 0 1 0 .286 .375 .286 .661
Runner on 1st & 2nd   29 8 1 0 2 9 7 1 2 0 0 0 .276 .300 .517 .817
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 7 0 0 0 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 .636 .636 .636 1.273
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 3 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 2 2 0 .375 .300 .375 .675
Bases Loaded   10 4 0 0 0 7 3 1 0 1 0 0 .400 .417 .400 .817
Two Strikes   224 62 4 3 2 17 30 16 43 1 0 2 .277 .329 .348 .677
First Pitch   115 31 1 1 1 9 12 0 0 0 6 1 .270 .276 .322 .598
Count 0-1   61 17 2 0 0 7 0 0 0 1 3 1 .279 .286 .311 .597
Count 0-2   43 14 0 0 0 2 5 0 6 0 0 1 .326 .341 .326 .666
Count 1-0   70 24 7 0 0 4 10 0 0 0 2 1 .343 .352 .443 .795
Count 1-1   68 21 2 1 1 6 7 0 0 0 1 0 .309 .309 .412 .721
Count 1-2   60 16 2 1 1 4 9 0 11 0 0 1 .267 .279 .383 .662
Count 2-0   10 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .100 .091 .100 .191
Count 2-1   32 10 1 0 1 5 4 0 0 0 1 0 .312 .312 .438 .750
Count 2-2   74 16 2 2 0 2 5 0 19 1 0 0 .216 .213 .297 .511
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 0 0 0 .000 .923 .000 .923
Count 3-1   15 2 0 0 0 1 5 12 0 0 0 0 .133 .519 .133 .652
Full Count   47 16 0 0 1 9 11 16 7 0 0 0 .340 .508 .404 .912
Behind in Count   164 47 4 1 1 13 14 0 17 1 3 3 .287 .298 .341 .639
Ahead in Count   128 37 8 0 1 11 20 24 0 1 4 1 .289 .403 .375 .778
Batting 2nd   596 168 17 5 5 50 69 40 43 3 14 5 .282 .331 .352 .683
Low Leverage   274 71 7 3 2 10 26 25 25 1 0 3 .259 .327 .328 .655
Medium Leverage   204 59 7 2 2 17 27 9 11 0 8 2 .289 .326 .373 .698
High Leverage   114 38 3 0 1 23 16 6 7 2 6 0 .333 .361 .386 .747
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
1973 Washington - MLB 20 14 43 9 3 0 0 4 6 5 0 0 8 0 0 .209 .292 .279 .571 60 46 -0.4
1974 Washington - MLB 21 37 75 19 3 1 0 7 2 3 2 1 7 1 4 .253 .296 .320 .616 77 80 0.4
1975 Washington - MLB 22 154 577 149 13 3 8 52 62 50 6 4 58 8 15 .258 .322 .333 .655 83 83 1.7
1976 Washington - MLB 23 152 596 168 17 5 5 50 69 40 5 3 43 15 18 .282 .331 .352 .683 95 101 2.9
Total MLB 357 1291 345 36 9 13 113 139 98 13 8 116 24 37 .267 .323 .339 .663 88 90 4.6
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
1970 Total - 17 35 148 65 15 3 5 40 57 18 4 1 7 5 5 .439 .509 .682 1.191 100 100 3.1
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1973 Washington - MLB RF 10 10 15 0 0 16 1 .938 91.0 1.48 -1.7 .918
1974 Washington - MLB 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Washington - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Washington - MLB RF 23 16 32 0 0 32 0 1.000 150.0 1.92 +4.1 1.141
1975 Washington - MLB RF 153 153 289 22 1 321 10 .969 1342.0 2.09 +12.7 1.082
1976 Washington - MLB RF 152 152 315 28 2 358 15 .958 1328.0 2.32 +10.3 1.035
TOTAL RF 338 331 651 50 3 727 26 .964 2911.0 2.17 +25.3 1.057
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1970 Drafted in the 1970 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 26, 110th overall pick) by the Houston Drillers, out of high school Dana Hills (Dana Hills; Dana Point, CA).
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (60); Power: 30 (45); Eye: 30 (55).
04/06/1971 Named the #70 prospect in the MLB
07/01/1971 Named the #25 prospect in the MLB
10/25/1971 Named the #19 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (65); Power: 30 (45); Eye: 35 (65).
02/14/1972 Successfully completed training to improve his defense at right field at the Houston Drillers development complex.
04/04/1972 Named the #22 prospect in the MLB
06/29/1972 Named the #21 prospect in the MLB
10/24/1972 Named the #15 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (65); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 40 (65).
04/03/1973 Named the #17 prospect in the MLB
06/04/1973 Was traded by the Houston Drillers to the Washington Eagles, along with RP Billy Gray, SS Larry Daniel, a 1st round draft pick, and a 2nd round draft pick, in exchange for RF Mike Lockhart and SP Tom McAteer.
06/28/1973 Named the #13 prospect in the MLB
11/06/1973 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $27,800.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (65); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 40 (65).
11/16/1974 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $27,800.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (65); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 45 (65).
11/18/1975 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $27,800.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (65); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 45 (65).
10/04/1976 Injured (flu),day-to-day for 1 day.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1975 153 4
1976 152 6
Year HP Rank
1975 6 10
1976 5 10
Year SH Rank
1975 24 3
1976 14 7
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