RF John Stites #3
Age: 23 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Unhappy
12/29/1975
RF JOHN STITES #3 - AGE: 23 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
154 577 149 13 3 8 52 50 58 .258 .322 .333 8 1.8
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 50 55 65
Gap 45 45 45 45
Power 35 35 40 45
Eye 45 45 45 65
Avoid K's 60 55 60 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
09/28/1975 @ STL Loss, 0-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/27/1975 @ STL Win, 5-0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/27/1975 @ STL Win, 3-0 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/25/1975 PIT Loss, 3-5 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/24/1975 PIT Loss, 2-7 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/23/1975 PIT Win, 7-1 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 0
09/22/1975 PIT Loss, 5-7 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/21/1975 BRO Loss, 1-7 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/20/1975 BRO Win, 4-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/19/1975 BRO Loss, 1-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
PERSONALITY
John forgets things.
Low: Baseball IQ
Birthday:07/31/1952
Born in:Anaheim, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$27,800
Signed Through:1976 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 49 Days
Service This Yr:174 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1970, 26th Pick in Round 4
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 154 577 149 13 3 8 52 62 50 58 .258 .322 .333 .655 .297 .075 84
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 153 661 6 0 0 7 24 4 192 24 8 15 34.8 62.4 3.52 1.8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   138 27 2 0 2 9 10 14 18 1 7 1 .196 .273 .254 .526
Versus Right   439 122 11 3 6 43 52 36 40 3 17 5 .278 .337 .358 .695
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   77 23 0 0 1 2 5 5 9 0 1 1 .299 .349 .338 .687
May   98 26 3 0 2 10 14 9 10 1 7 0 .265 .324 .357 .681
June   96 23 3 1 2 11 14 12 12 2 7 1 .240 .324 .354 .678
July   105 30 2 1 1 9 13 6 9 0 4 1 .286 .330 .352 .683
August   108 24 2 1 0 9 6 9 8 1 3 0 .222 .280 .259 .539
September   93 23 3 0 2 11 10 9 10 0 2 3 .247 .333 .344 .677
Spring Training   56 13 0 1 0 0 7 7 10 0 1 0 .232 .317 .268 .585
Last Year   75 19 3 1 0 7 2 3 7 1 0 2 .253 .296 .320 .616
2 Years Ago   43 9 3 0 0 4 6 5 8 0 3 0 .209 .292 .279 .571
Career   695 177 19 4 8 63 70 58 73 5 27 8 .255 .317 .328 .645
Home   285 77 7 0 4 25 34 26 32 2 12 2 .270 .333 .337 .670
Road   292 72 6 3 4 27 28 24 26 2 12 4 .247 .311 .329 .639
Grass   542 140 12 1 8 50 59 48 56 4 22 6 .258 .323 .328 .652
Turf   35 9 1 2 0 2 3 2 2 0 2 0 .257 .297 .400 .697
Day   368 95 8 2 4 29 39 29 36 1 15 5 .258 .320 .323 .643
Night   209 54 5 1 4 23 23 21 22 3 9 1 .258 .325 .349 .674
As Starter   576 149 13 3 8 52 62 50 58 4 24 6 .259 .322 .333 .656
As Reliever / Substitution   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   109 26 2 0 2 20 11 14 15 1 5 1 .239 .328 .312 .640
Inning 1-3   218 64 7 2 1 22 19 15 22 3 15 2 .294 .340 .358 .698
Inning 4-6   188 47 3 1 3 7 26 18 17 0 4 3 .250 .325 .324 .650
Inning 7-9   160 35 3 0 3 19 15 16 19 1 5 1 .219 .292 .294 .586
Extra Innings   11 3 0 0 1 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 .273 .333 .545 .879
0 Outs   174 39 0 1 1 12 27 13 24 3 20 1 .224 .277 .253 .530
1 Outs   237 71 8 2 3 19 25 22 21 1 4 2 .300 .363 .388 .751
2 Outs   166 39 5 0 4 21 10 15 13 0 0 3 .235 .310 .337 .647
Scoring Position   175 44 5 0 2 45 15 22 19 4 24 2 .251 .335 .314 .649
Bases Empty   320 86 8 3 5 5 35 20 33 0 0 4 .269 .320 .359 .679
Runner on 1st   82 19 0 0 1 2 12 8 6 0 0 0 .232 .300 .268 .568
Runner on 2nd   84 21 3 0 1 16 6 8 10 0 15 0 .250 .315 .321 .637
Runner on 3rd   23 8 1 0 1 13 2 2 4 3 2 1 .348 .379 .522 .901
Runner on 1st & 2nd   37 7 0 0 0 3 5 5 3 0 1 1 .189 .302 .189 .492
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 3 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .333 .364 .333 .697
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   16 4 1 0 0 5 1 4 2 0 5 0 .250 .400 .312 .713
Bases Loaded   6 1 0 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .167 .375 .167 .542
Two Strikes   218 51 6 1 2 20 21 26 58 0 0 3 .234 .324 .298 .622
First Pitch   115 34 2 2 1 9 12 0 0 1 11 1 .296 .299 .374 .673
Count 0-1   54 16 0 0 2 6 6 0 0 1 6 0 .296 .291 .407 .698
Count 0-2   44 11 1 0 0 2 3 0 12 0 0 2 .250 .283 .273 .555
Count 1-0   63 14 1 0 1 1 7 0 0 0 3 1 .222 .234 .286 .520
Count 1-1   59 16 1 0 1 8 4 0 0 0 1 1 .271 .283 .339 .622
Count 1-2   82 17 1 1 1 8 5 0 19 0 0 0 .207 .207 .280 .488
Count 2-0   28 8 2 0 1 5 3 0 0 0 1 0 .286 .286 .464 .750
Count 2-1   31 9 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 1 2 0 .290 .281 .323 .604
Count 2-2   53 11 2 0 1 3 3 0 19 0 0 1 .208 .222 .302 .524
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 3 11 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   9 1 0 0 0 1 3 13 0 1 0 0 .111 .609 .111 .720
Full Count   39 12 2 0 0 7 10 26 8 0 0 0 .308 .585 .359 .944
Behind in Count   180 44 2 1 3 16 14 0 31 1 6 2 .244 .251 .317 .568
Ahead in Count   131 32 4 0 2 9 19 24 0 2 6 1 .244 .361 .321 .681
Batting 2nd   427 117 11 3 7 41 50 35 38 2 17 6 .274 .336 .363 .699
Batting 4th   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Batting 5th   17 6 0 0 0 4 3 3 3 0 1 0 .353 .450 .353 .803
Batting 6th   129 25 2 0 1 7 9 12 17 2 6 0 .194 .259 .233 .491
Low Leverage   268 74 8 2 5 7 26 14 22 0 1 2 .276 .317 .377 .694
Medium Leverage   207 49 2 1 1 19 25 24 23 2 16 1 .237 .316 .271 .587
High Leverage   101 26 3 0 2 26 11 12 13 2 7 3 .257 .347 .347 .694
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 81 84 1.8
Total MLB 205 695 177 19 4 8 63 70 58 8 5 73 9 19 .255 .317 .328 .645 79 81 1.8
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
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
TOTAL RF 186 179 336 22 1 369 11 .970 1583.0 2.04 +15.1 1.079
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.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1975 153 4
Year HP Rank
1975 6 10
Year SH Rank
1975 24 3
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