3B Rick Lintner #22
New York Empires MLB
Age: 26 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Great
04/26/1976
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3B RICK LINTNER #22 - AGE: 26 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
18 65 21 1 1 6 16 13 16 .323 .436 .646 0 1.3
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: 30
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
04/25/1976 BOS Win, 6-5 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
04/24/1976 BOS Loss, 0-4 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
04/23/1976 BOS Win, 5-2 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
04/22/1976 TOR Win, 3-2 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
04/21/1976 TOR Loss, 3-4 6 0 1 0 0 2 3 0
04/20/1976 TOR Win, 5-4 5 1 2 2 1 0 1 0
04/18/1976 MON Win, 5-0 3 2 1 2 1 1 0 0
04/17/1976 MON Win, 7-4 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0
04/17/1976 MON Win, 6-0 2 1 1 1 1 2 0 0
04/15/1976 @ BOS Win, 8-1 4 0 3 3 0 0 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, 14 Days
Service This Yr:20 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 18 65 21 1 1 6 16 12 13 16 .323 .436 .646 1.082 .427 .323 191
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 18 78 0 6 0 0 0 0 42 8 0 0 0.0 19.1 11.72 1.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   20 5 0 0 3 5 5 3 9 0 0 0 .250 .348 .700 1.048
Versus Right   45 16 1 1 3 11 7 10 7 0 0 0 .356 .473 .622 1.095
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   24 7 0 0 2 3 4 5 5 0 0 0 .292 .414 .542 .955
April   65 21 1 1 6 16 12 13 16 0 0 0 .323 .436 .646 1.082
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   2319 631 87 1 110 387 359 401 476 19 1 24 .272 .382 .453 .835
Home   31 10 0 0 4 6 8 10 5 0 0 0 .323 .488 .710 1.197
Road   34 11 1 1 2 10 4 3 11 0 0 0 .324 .378 .588 .967
Grass   65 21 1 1 6 16 12 13 16 0 0 0 .323 .436 .646 1.082
Day   49 15 1 1 2 9 7 12 12 0 0 0 .306 .443 .490 .932
Night   16 6 0 0 4 7 5 1 4 0 0 0 .375 .412 1.125 1.537
As Starter   65 21 1 1 6 16 12 13 16 0 0 0 .323 .436 .646 1.082
Close/Late   15 3 0 0 1 2 3 5 4 0 0 0 .200 .400 .400 .800
Inning 1-3   24 7 0 0 2 4 3 3 6 0 0 0 .292 .370 .542 .912
Inning 4-6   24 9 1 1 2 9 5 4 6 0 0 0 .375 .464 .750 1.214
Inning 7-9   15 5 0 0 2 3 4 5 3 0 0 0 .333 .500 .733 1.233
Extra Innings   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
0 Outs   23 6 1 0 1 5 2 2 7 0 0 0 .261 .320 .435 .755
1 Outs   11 2 0 1 1 1 3 5 3 0 0 0 .182 .438 .636 1.074
2 Outs   31 13 0 0 4 10 7 6 6 0 0 0 .419 .514 .806 1.320
Scoring Position   14 5 1 0 0 7 2 9 4 0 0 0 .357 .609 .429 1.037
Bases Empty   35 10 0 1 3 3 6 2 8 0 0 0 .286 .324 .600 .924
Runner on 1st   16 6 0 0 3 6 4 2 4 0 0 0 .375 .444 .938 1.382
Runner on 2nd   3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Runner on 3rd   2 1 0 0 0 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 .500 .857 .500 1.357
Runner on 1st & 2nd   5 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .400 .500 .400 .900
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.500 2.500
Two Strikes   33 4 1 0 1 4 1 4 16 0 0 0 .121 .216 .242 .459
First Pitch   11 4 0 0 1 2 3 4 0 0 0 0 .364 .533 .636 1.170
Count 0-1   7 5 0 0 2 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .714 .714 1.571 2.286
Count 0-2   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   4 3 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .750 .750 2.250 3.000
Count 1-1   4 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Count 1-2   14 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Count 2-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   3 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.667 2.667
Count 2-2   9 2 1 0 1 3 1 0 3 0 0 0 .222 .222 .667 .889
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .500 .750 .500 1.250
Full Count   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 .000 .400 .000 .400
Behind in Count   25 7 0 0 2 5 3 0 11 0 0 0 .280 .280 .520 .800
Ahead in Count   10 7 0 1 2 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 .700 .786 1.500 2.286
Batting 3rd   4 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 1.000 1.250
Batting 4th   61 20 1 1 5 15 11 13 16 0 0 0 .328 .446 .623 1.069
Low Leverage   18 5 0 0 1 3 2 3 6 0 0 0 .278 .381 .444 .825
Medium Leverage   36 13 0 1 5 9 10 6 7 0 0 0 .361 .452 .833 1.286
High Leverage   11 3 1 0 0 4 0 4 3 0 0 0 .273 .467 .364 .830
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 18 65 21 1 1 6 16 12 13 0 0 16 0 0 .323 .436 .646 1.082 213 191 1.3
Total MLB 690 2319 631 87 1 110 387 359 401 24 19 476 0 0 .272 .382 .453 .835 145 145 29.2
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 18 18 14 31 1 48 3 .938 163.0 2.48 +0.8 .992
TOTAL 3B 645 622 433 1379 131 1881 69 .963 5566.0 2.93 +47.1 1.047
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.
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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