3B Rick Lintner #22
New York Empires MLB
Age: 27 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
08/23/1976
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3B RICK LINTNER #22 - AGE: 27 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
90 327 88 5 1 15 54 55 62 .269 .372 .428 0 3.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 50
Gap 45 40 45 45
Power 70 65 70 75
Eye 60 55 60 60
Avoid K's 45 40 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 55 50
Errors: - 65 60
Arm: 20 75 75
Turn DP: - 40 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: 65
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 35
Stealing Aggressiveness: 35
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 55
Sacrifice Bunt: 30
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/21/1976 DAL Win, 12-2 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
08/20/1976 DAL Loss, 4-9 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
08/19/1976 HOU Win, 7-1 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/18/1976 HOU Win, 4-2 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/17/1976 HOU Win, 8-0 5 1 1 4 1 0 2 0
08/15/1976 @ MON Loss, 1-3 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
08/15/1976 @ MON Loss, 6-9 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 0
08/14/1976 @ MON Loss, 3-9 4 2 1 0 0 1 1 0
08/13/1976 @ MON Loss, 3-5 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
08/12/1976 @ DET Loss, 0-2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Lintner is a fan favorite.
Personality Class: Fan Fav
High: Loyalty, Adaptability, Work Ethic
Low: Financial Ambition
Birthday:08/04/1949
Born in:Phoenix, AZ
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$409,340
Signed Through:1976 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 70 Days
Service This Yr:139 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension:$3,008,000 total for 4 years
Drafted:1968, 10th 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 90 327 88 5 1 15 54 50 55 62 .269 .372 .428 .801 .339 .159 126
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 87 384 0 18 0 4 0 2 140 21 0 0 0.0 54.5 6.01 3.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   112 26 2 0 3 17 16 18 31 1 0 0 .232 .336 .330 .666
Versus Right   215 62 3 1 12 37 34 37 31 1 0 0 .288 .391 .479 .870
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   20 5 0 0 1 6 5 3 2 0 0 0 .250 .348 .400 .748
April   83 23 1 1 6 16 13 14 20 0 0 0 .277 .381 .530 .912
May   101 23 0 0 3 18 13 19 22 1 0 0 .228 .347 .317 .664
June   26 10 0 0 0 3 4 5 2 0 0 0 .385 .484 .385 .868
July   38 10 1 0 1 2 7 8 6 0 0 0 .263 .391 .368 .760
August   79 22 3 0 5 15 13 9 12 1 0 0 .278 .348 .506 .855
Spring Training   54 18 1 0 0 8 7 8 9 0 0 0 .333 .419 .352 .771
Last Year   443 136 19 0 32 87 77 67 77 3 0 5 .307 .402 .567 .968
2 Years Ago   541 144 23 0 23 79 88 109 110 2 0 4 .266 .392 .436 .828
Career   2581 698 91 1 119 425 397 443 522 21 1 24 .270 .380 .445 .824
Home   182 54 1 0 9 29 33 31 23 0 0 0 .297 .399 .451 .850
Road   145 34 4 1 6 25 17 24 39 2 0 0 .234 .339 .400 .739
Grass   327 88 5 1 15 54 50 55 62 2 0 0 .269 .372 .428 .801
Day   192 53 3 1 6 24 29 41 33 1 0 0 .276 .402 .396 .798
Night   135 35 2 0 9 30 21 14 29 1 0 0 .259 .327 .474 .801
As Starter   325 88 5 1 15 53 50 55 61 1 0 0 .271 .375 .431 .806
As Reliever / Substitution   2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   80 27 2 0 2 12 14 21 15 1 0 0 .338 .471 .438 .908
Inning 1-3   123 31 2 0 6 20 14 13 21 1 0 0 .252 .321 .415 .736
Inning 4-6   102 23 1 1 4 13 18 19 24 0 0 0 .225 .347 .373 .720
Inning 7-9   89 30 2 0 5 20 15 17 15 1 0 0 .337 .439 .528 .967
Extra Innings   13 4 0 0 0 1 3 6 2 0 0 0 .308 .526 .308 .834
0 Outs   126 29 2 0 6 16 21 17 24 0 0 0 .230 .322 .389 .711
1 Outs   70 19 0 1 3 9 13 16 16 2 0 0 .271 .398 .429 .826
2 Outs   131 40 3 0 6 29 16 22 22 0 0 0 .305 .405 .466 .871
Scoring Position   72 26 1 0 4 39 16 26 15 2 0 0 .361 .520 .542 1.062
Bases Empty   186 45 3 1 8 8 25 20 32 0 0 0 .242 .316 .398 .713
Runner on 1st   69 17 1 0 3 7 9 9 15 0 0 0 .246 .333 .391 .725
Runner on 2nd   25 5 0 0 1 4 10 14 6 0 0 0 .200 .487 .320 .807
Runner on 3rd   5 4 0 0 0 5 1 6 1 1 0 0 .800 .833 .800 1.633
Runner on 1st & 2nd   21 7 0 0 2 10 3 1 4 0 0 0 .333 .364 .619 .983
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 3 0 0 0 .222 .300 .222 .522
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 4 1 0 0 6 1 3 0 0 0 0 .667 .778 .833 1.611
Bases Loaded   6 4 0 0 1 11 1 1 1 1 0 0 .667 .625 1.167 1.792
Two Strikes   173 37 3 0 5 15 17 20 62 0 0 0 .214 .295 .318 .613
First Pitch   46 14 0 0 2 8 8 15 0 1 0 0 .304 .468 .435 .903
Count 0-1   26 12 0 0 3 12 6 0 0 0 0 0 .462 .462 .808 1.269
Count 0-2   24 6 1 0 0 1 3 0 14 0 0 0 .250 .250 .292 .542
Count 1-0   24 7 1 0 2 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 .292 .292 .583 .875
Count 1-1   24 4 0 0 2 6 4 1 0 0 0 0 .167 .200 .417 .617
Count 1-2   62 13 1 0 2 3 5 0 21 0 0 0 .210 .210 .323 .532
Count 2-0   6 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 2-1   19 9 1 1 1 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 .474 .474 .789 1.263
Count 2-2   40 8 1 0 2 7 5 0 14 0 0 0 .200 .200 .375 .575
Count 3-0   1 1 0 0 0 1 3 9 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 3-1   8 2 0 0 0 1 2 10 0 1 0 0 .250 .632 .250 .882
Full Count   47 10 0 0 1 4 4 20 13 0 0 0 .213 .448 .277 .724
Behind in Count   112 31 2 0 5 16 14 0 35 0 0 0 .277 .277 .429 .705
Ahead in Count   58 21 2 1 3 13 15 19 0 1 0 0 .362 .513 .586 1.099
Batting Leadoff   64 14 0 0 4 8 11 5 6 0 0 0 .219 .275 .406 .682
Batting 2nd   17 6 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 .353 .450 .353 .803
Batting 3rd   47 15 2 0 2 8 8 11 9 0 0 0 .319 .448 .489 .938
Batting 4th   157 39 2 1 7 28 23 32 36 2 0 0 .248 .372 .408 .779
Batting 5th   19 6 1 0 0 4 2 1 5 0 0 0 .316 .350 .368 .718
Batting 6th   18 7 0 0 2 6 3 2 4 0 0 0 .389 .450 .722 1.172
Batting 7th   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Batting 9th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   101 19 2 0 3 9 14 18 21 0 0 0 .188 .311 .297 .608
Medium Leverage   163 46 2 1 10 20 26 23 28 1 0 0 .282 .369 .491 .860
High Leverage   63 23 1 0 2 25 10 14 13 1 0 0 .365 .474 .476 .951
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
1970 New York - MLB 20 46 141 28 2 0 4 18 12 10 1 1 37 0 0 .199 .255 .298 .553 59 57 -0.0
1971 New York - MLB 21 67 137 37 1 0 1 18 19 25 1 1 35 0 0 .270 .384 .299 .683 103 117 1.0
1972 New York - MLB 22 124 435 116 13 0 13 64 55 73 7 6 96 0 0 .267 .376 .386 .762 139 144 5.9
1973 New York - MLB 23 157 557 149 28 0 31 105 96 104 6 6 105 0 0 .268 .385 .485 .870 148 143 7.3
1974 New York - MLB 24 155 541 144 23 0 23 79 88 109 4 2 110 0 0 .266 .392 .436 .828 147 147 7.1
1975 New York - MLB 25 123 443 136 19 0 32 87 77 67 5 3 77 0 0 .307 .402 .567 .968 175 175 6.5
1976 New York - MLB 26 90 327 88 5 1 15 54 50 55 0 2 62 0 0 .269 .372 .428 .801 131 126 3.4
Total MLB 762 2581 698 91 1 119 425 397 443 24 21 522 0 0 .270 .380 .445 .824 142 142 31.4
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 - 18 21 84 39 9 0 10 31 41 13 6 2 9 9 4 .464 .552 .929 1.481 100 100 2.8
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 New York - MLB 23 7 27 6 2 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 5 0 0 .222 .276 .407 .683 94 101 2.0
Total MLB 7 27 6 2 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 5 0 0 .222 .276 .407 .683 94 101
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1970 New York - MLB 3B 40 40 20 86 7 109 3 .972 328.1 2.91 +2.6 1.039
1971 New York - MLB 3B 43 30 15 69 8 88 4 .955 287.0 2.63 +1.8 1.029
1972 New York - MLB 3B 122 121 72 272 23 352 8 .977 1086.1 2.85 +10.9 1.058
1973 New York - MLB 3B 149 148 126 346 33 483 11 .977 1331.1 3.19 +16.3 1.076
1974 New York - MLB 3B 154 150 104 330 36 451 17 .962 1334.2 2.93 +12.1 1.042
1975 New York - MLB 3B 119 115 82 245 23 350 23 .934 1035.1 2.84 +2.5 1.017
1976 New York - MLB 3B 87 87 62 169 8 240 9 .963 782.2 2.66 +7.3 1.049
TOTAL 3B 714 691 481 1517 138 2073 75 .964 6185.2 2.91 +53.7 1.048
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1968 Drafted in the 1968 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 10, 10th overall pick) by the Cleveland Bobcats, out of high school Alhambra (Alhambra; Phoenix, AZ).
10/31/1968 Named the #4 prospect in the MLB
10/31/1968 Was traded by the Cleveland Bobcats to the New York Empires, along with SP Jon Pierce and 1B Mark Goen, in exchange for 2B Bill Harper.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (55); Power: 35 (75); Eye: 35 (60).
01/27/1969 Detrimentally completed training to improve his defense at third base at the New York Empires development complex.
04/08/1969 Named the #12 prospect in the MLB
07/03/1969 Named the #5 prospect in the MLB
10/29/1969 Named the #3 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 45 (75); Eye: 45 (65).
02/09/1970 Successfully completed training to improve his defense at third base at the New York Empires development complex.
03/15/1970 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the New York Empires development complex.
04/07/1970 Named the #4 prospect in the MLB
06/19/1970 Injured (tendinitis (biceps)),out for one week.
06/27/1970 Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for one week.
07/01/1970 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
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: 45 (55); Power: 50 (70); Eye: 55 (60).
03/01/1971 Outstandingly completed training to improve his defense at third base at the New York Empires development complex.
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: 45 (55); Power: 60 (70); Eye: 60 (60).
06/09/1972 Injured (tendinitis (shoulder)),day-to-day for 4 weeks.
11/12/1972 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $27,800.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 65 (70); Eye: 60 (60).
04/23/1973 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
07/08/1973 Was selected to the 1973 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07/29/1973 Injured (bruised ankle),day-to-day for 2 days.
09/10/1973 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
11/04/1973 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $58,575.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 75 (75); Eye: 60 (60).
07/01/1974 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
07/07/1974 Was selected to the 1974 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
10/01/1974 Wins the MLB ABL Batter of the Month Award.
10/28/1974 Finished 3rd in 1974 MLB ABL Most Valuable Player Award voting.
11/14/1974 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $228,190.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 70 (75); Eye: 60 (60).
03/12/1975 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate gap power at the New York Empires development complex.
05/27/1975 Injured (sore back),out for 3 weeks.
06/10/1975 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 2 weeks.
08/11/1975 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
11/16/1975 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $409,340.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 70 (75); Eye: 60 (60).
01/02/1976 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $3,008,000 with the New York Empires organization.
03/01/1976 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate gap power at the New York Empires development complex.
04/19/1976 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
06/09/1976 Injured (sore back),out for 4-5 weeks.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1974 150 5
Year PA Rank
1973 673 6
Year K Rank
1973 105 7
1974 110 8
Year TB Rank
1973 270 10
Year HR Rank
1973 31 2
1974 23 5
1975 32 3
Year RBI Rank
1973 105 2
Year R Rank
1973 96 7
Year BB Rank
1973 104 2
1974 109 3
Year IBB Rank
1972 9 5
1973 24 1
1974 18 4
Year HP Rank
1973 6 7
Year SF Rank
1972 6 9
Year EBH Rank
1973 59 9
Year AVG Rank
1975 .307 6
Year OBP Rank
1972 .376 5
1974 .392 5
Year SLG Rank
1975 .567 2
Year RC Rank
1973 104.49 8
1974 95.76 7
1975 103.44 10
Year RC/27 Rank
1974 6.22 6
1975 8.78 3
Year ISO Rank
1973 .217 6
1974 .170 9
1975 .260 2
Year wOBA Rank
1974 .366 10
1975 .417 2
Year OPS Rank
1973 .870 10
1974 .828 5
1975 .968 3
Year WAR Rank
1973 7.1 4
1974 7.0 1
1975 6.4 5
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