SS Joe Cooper #67
Age: 24 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
07/12/1976
SS JOE COOPER #67 - AGE: 24 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
54 180 33 7 4 0 14 16 19 .183 .253 .267 9 -0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 55
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 35 35 35 45
Eye 45 45 45 50
Avoid K's 55 55 55 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 65 45
Errors: - 80 60
Arm: 20 70 80
Turn DP: - 70 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 70
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 65
Stealing Aggressiveness: 75
Stealing Ability: 70
Baserunning Inst.: 80
Sacrifice Bunt: 35
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/11/1976 BOS Loss, 6-7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
07/10/1976 NYE Loss, 1-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/09/1976 NYE Win, 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/13/1976 @ TOR Win, 5-3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
06/11/1976 @ TOR Win, 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/08/1976 @ CHH Win, 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/06/1976 HOU Win, 11-6 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
06/05/1976 HOU Win, 6-2 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 0
06/04/1976 HOU Win, 2-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/02/1976 @ BAL Loss, 3-4 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Cooper has few peers intellectually.
High: Baseball IQ
Low: Loyalty
Birthday:07/30/1951
Born in:Pineville, LA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$27,800
Signed Through:1976 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 28 Days
Service This Yr:76 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:1969, 25th Pick in Round 1
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 54 180 33 7 4 0 14 19 16 19 .183 .253 .267 .519 .245 .083 60
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 48 198 1 0 0 4 0 1 48 11 9 3 75.0 12.5 2.18 -0.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   50 9 1 1 0 1 2 7 5 0 0 0 .180 .281 .240 .521
Versus Right   130 24 6 3 0 13 17 9 14 1 0 1 .185 .241 .277 .518
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
April   83 15 2 2 0 3 4 10 10 0 0 0 .181 .269 .253 .522
May   79 16 5 1 0 9 12 4 7 0 0 0 .203 .241 .291 .532
June   14 2 0 1 0 2 3 1 2 1 0 1 .143 .235 .286 .521
July   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Spring Training   31 8 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 0 1 .258 .333 .258 .591
Last Year   555 126 18 6 6 46 65 56 57 4 6 5 .227 .302 .314 .615
2 Years Ago   242 60 10 0 2 24 25 24 28 4 1 1 .248 .314 .314 .628
Career   1013 225 37 10 8 91 111 97 108 9 7 7 .222 .292 .302 .594
Home   90 14 4 2 0 8 10 8 9 1 0 0 .156 .222 .244 .467
Road   90 19 3 2 0 6 9 8 10 0 0 1 .211 .283 .289 .572
Grass   180 33 7 4 0 14 19 16 19 1 0 1 .183 .253 .267 .519
Day   113 24 6 3 0 10 15 11 10 1 0 1 .212 .286 .319 .604
Night   67 9 1 1 0 4 4 5 9 0 0 0 .134 .194 .179 .374
As Starter   179 33 7 4 0 14 18 14 19 1 0 1 .184 .246 .268 .514
As Reliever / Substitution   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .667 .000 .667
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Close/Late   44 8 3 1 0 4 6 8 4 0 0 0 .182 .308 .295 .603
Inning 1-3   59 12 2 2 0 6 6 2 2 1 0 1 .203 .238 .305 .543
Inning 4-6   66 12 2 1 0 4 6 5 12 0 0 0 .182 .239 .242 .482
Inning 7-9   47 8 2 1 0 4 7 8 5 0 0 0 .170 .291 .255 .546
Extra Innings   8 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .125 .222 .250 .472
0 Outs   59 9 3 1 0 3 10 4 8 1 0 0 .153 .203 .237 .440
1 Outs   72 14 2 2 0 8 7 8 7 0 0 1 .194 .284 .278 .562
2 Outs   49 10 2 1 0 3 2 4 4 0 0 0 .204 .264 .286 .550
Scoring Position   40 10 3 0 0 12 8 5 4 1 0 1 .250 .340 .325 .665
Bases Empty   107 17 2 3 0 0 9 8 11 0 0 0 .159 .217 .234 .451
Runner on 1st   33 6 2 1 0 2 2 3 4 0 0 0 .182 .250 .303 .553
Runner on 2nd   14 7 3 0 0 6 6 3 1 0 0 1 .500 .611 .714 1.325
Runner on 3rd   6 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Runner on 1st & 2nd   8 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .000 .125 .000 .125
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   59 6 1 0 0 2 4 8 19 1 0 1 .102 .217 .119 .336
First Pitch   41 8 2 2 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 .195 .195 .341 .537
Count 0-1   22 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .182 .227 .409
Count 0-2   9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   17 5 2 0 0 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 .294 .294 .412 .706
Count 1-1   19 5 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .263 .368 .632
Count 1-2   20 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 6 0 0 1 .100 .143 .150 .293
Count 2-0   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   14 5 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .357 .357 .571 .929
Count 2-2   19 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 .211 .211 .211 .421
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Full Count   11 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 4 1 0 0 .000 .400 .000 .400
Behind in Count   51 6 2 0 0 2 3 0 11 0 0 1 .118 .135 .157 .291
Ahead in Count   39 10 3 1 0 5 7 8 0 0 0 0 .256 .383 .385 .768
Batting Leadoff   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 2nd   66 13 3 1 0 4 7 6 5 0 0 1 .197 .274 .273 .547
Batting 6th   59 11 2 2 0 7 8 2 8 1 0 0 .186 .210 .288 .498
Batting 7th   21 5 2 0 0 1 1 2 5 0 0 0 .238 .304 .333 .638
Batting 8th   23 4 0 1 0 2 3 5 1 0 0 0 .174 .321 .261 .582
Batting 9th   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .125 .000 .125
Low Leverage   78 18 3 3 0 4 8 8 9 1 0 0 .231 .299 .346 .645
Medium Leverage   53 10 2 1 0 5 8 3 4 0 0 1 .189 .246 .264 .510
High Leverage   48 5 2 0 0 5 3 5 6 0 0 0 .104 .189 .146 .335
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 Detroit - MLB 21 9 36 6 2 0 0 7 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 .167 .189 .222 .411 18 14 -0.3
1974 Detroit - MLB 22 71 242 60 10 0 2 24 25 24 1 4 28 5 5 .248 .314 .314 .628 88 94 0.0
1975 Detroit - MLB 23 158 555 126 18 6 6 46 65 56 5 4 57 22 6 .227 .302 .314 .615 77 80 1.9
1976 Detroit - MLB 24 54 180 33 7 4 0 14 19 16 1 1 19 9 3 .183 .253 .267 .519 50 60 -0.0
Total MLB 292 1013 225 37 10 8 91 111 97 7 9 108 36 14 .222 .292 .302 .594 73 78 1.6
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
1969 Total - 17 35 150 66 16 2 5 42 58 20 4 3 6 20 13 .440 .508 .673 1.182 100 100 3.2
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
1973 Detroit - MLB 21 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -122 -0.1
1974 Detroit - MLB 22 7 26 7 1 1 1 1 3 3 0 0 4 2 0 .269 .345 .500 .845 151 159 0.1
1975 Detroit - MLB 23 6 23 7 1 1 1 2 5 3 0 0 1 1 2 .304 .385 .565 .950 171 180 1.2
Total MLB 15 50 14 2 2 2 3 8 6 0 0 6 3 2 .280 .357 .520 .877 156 164
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1973 Detroit - MLB SS 9 9 10 32 4 42 0 1.000 80.1 4.71 -0.8 .964
1974 Detroit - MLB SS 69 69 111 221 39 338 6 .982 598.2 4.99 -5.4 .972
1975 Detroit - MLB SS 152 151 264 489 101 781 28 .964 1329.0 5.10 +1.8 .998
1976 Detroit - MLB SS 52 48 87 165 34 258 6 .977 437.1 5.19 -3.0 .991
TOTAL SS 282 277 472 907 178 1419 40 .972 2445.1 5.08 -7.4 .989
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1969 Drafted in the 1969 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 25, 25th overall pick) by the Detroit Wolverines, out of high school Delhi Charter (Delhi Charter; Delhi, LA).
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (60); Power: 30 (50); Eye: 35 (55).
04/07/1970 Named the #93 prospect in the MLB
07/02/1970 Named the #58 prospect in the MLB
10/29/1970 Named the #45 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (60); Power: 30 (50); Eye: 35 (55).
04/06/1971 Named the #44 prospect in the MLB
07/01/1971 Named the #22 prospect in the MLB
10/25/1971 Named the #35 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (60); Power: 30 (50); Eye: 35 (50).
04/04/1972 Named the #39 prospect in the MLB
06/29/1972 Named the #19 prospect in the MLB
10/24/1972 Named the #17 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (60); Power: 30 (50); Eye: 40 (50).
04/03/1973 Named the #27 prospect in the MLB
06/28/1973 Named the #26 prospect in the MLB
10/18/1973 Named the #52 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 (55); Power: 30 (50); Eye: 40 (50).
04/09/1974 Named the #62 prospect in the MLB
07/04/1974 Named the #55 prospect in the MLB
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 (55); Power: 35 (50); Eye: 45 (50).
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: 50 (55); Power: 35 (50); Eye: 45 (50).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1975 151 5
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