CF Buddy Wharton #7
Baltimore Lords MLB
Age: 24 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
08/09/1976
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CF BUDDY WHARTON #7 - AGE: 24 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
83 241 58 7 2 0 27 16 18 .241 .288 .286 0 1.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 60 50 55
Gap 45 45 45 50
Power 30 30 25 45
Eye 45 45 40 45
Avoid K's 65 75 60 65
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 45 70
Errors: - 35 80
Arm: 20 30 50
Turn DP: - 40 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 55
1st Base: - Center Field: 60
2nd Base: - Right Field: 60
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 70
Stealing Aggressiveness: 55
Stealing Ability: 50
Baserunning Inst.: 55
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/08/1976 @ NYE Win, 5-2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/07/1976 @ NYE Win, 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/06/1976 @ NYE Win, 10-4 5 2 2 5 0 0 0 0
08/04/1976 @ ATL Loss, 2-7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/03/1976 @ ATL Loss, 1-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/01/1976 BOS Loss, 5-6 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/01/1976 BOS Win, 7-3 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
07/31/1976 BOS Win, 8-6 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
07/30/1976 BOS Win, 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/29/1976 NYE Loss, 2-8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
He's known for his bombast.
Personality Class: Outspoken
High: Loyalty
Low: Leader
Birthday:09/26/1951
Born in:Knoxville, TN
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$27,800
Signed Through:1976 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 36 Days
Service This Yr:125 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension:$437,000 total for 4 years
Drafted:1970, 13th Pick in Round 3
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 83 241 58 7 2 0 27 15 16 18 .241 .288 .286 .575 .264 .046 67
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 62 263 1 1 0 7 3 2 69 9 0 3 0.0 18.7 2.55 1.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   79 20 4 2 0 12 6 7 3 1 0 1 .253 .318 .354 .673
Versus Right   162 38 3 0 0 15 9 9 15 1 3 0 .235 .273 .253 .526
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   11 2 0 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .182 .364 .545
April   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
May   37 10 2 0 0 3 2 5 2 0 0 0 .270 .357 .324 .681
June   98 23 3 1 0 9 10 4 9 1 0 1 .235 .269 .286 .555
July   83 20 2 0 0 9 1 7 6 1 3 0 .241 .297 .265 .562
August   19 4 0 1 0 6 2 0 1 0 0 0 .211 .211 .316 .526
Spring Training   64 14 1 0 1 6 7 3 7 0 1 0 .219 .254 .281 .535
Last Year   62 13 4 1 0 4 8 3 6 0 0 1 .210 .258 .306 .564
2 Years Ago   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career   311 71 11 3 0 32 23 19 26 2 3 2 .228 .275 .283 .558
Home   126 31 4 1 0 14 4 12 10 0 2 0 .246 .312 .294 .605
Road   115 27 3 1 0 13 11 4 8 2 1 1 .235 .262 .278 .541
Grass   241 58 7 2 0 27 15 16 18 2 3 1 .241 .288 .286 .575
Day   151 35 5 1 0 14 10 10 13 2 1 1 .232 .280 .278 .559
Night   90 23 2 1 0 13 5 6 5 0 2 0 .256 .302 .300 .602
As Starter   227 54 7 2 0 27 15 14 18 2 3 1 .238 .283 .286 .569
As Reliever / Substitution   14 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .286 .375 .286 .661
Pinch Hitting   9 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .444 .545 .444 .990
Close/Late   51 13 1 0 0 5 3 4 5 1 1 1 .255 .316 .275 .590
Inning 1-3   82 21 3 1 0 18 6 3 5 1 1 0 .256 .279 .317 .596
Inning 4-6   87 20 3 1 0 4 4 6 5 0 1 0 .230 .280 .287 .567
Inning 7-9   66 16 1 0 0 5 4 6 7 1 1 1 .242 .311 .258 .568
Extra Innings   6 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
0 Outs   76 18 1 0 0 3 8 4 7 1 2 0 .237 .272 .250 .522
1 Outs   70 14 4 1 0 7 5 3 6 1 1 1 .200 .240 .286 .526
2 Outs   95 26 2 1 0 17 2 9 5 0 0 0 .274 .337 .316 .652
Scoring Position   59 16 1 1 0 26 5 4 2 2 3 1 .271 .318 .322 .640
Bases Empty   136 32 6 0 0 0 10 7 12 0 0 0 .235 .273 .279 .552
Runner on 1st   46 10 0 1 0 1 0 5 4 0 0 0 .217 .294 .261 .555
Runner on 2nd   22 4 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 .182 .217 .182 .399
Runner on 3rd   7 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .429 .714
Runner on 1st & 2nd   12 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 .083 .214 .083 .298
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .200 .286 .200 .486
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 4 0 0 0 10 1 1 0 1 1 0 .667 .625 .667 1.292
Bases Loaded   7 4 0 1 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 .571 .571 .857 1.429
Two Strikes   75 17 3 1 0 8 6 7 18 1 0 1 .227 .298 .293 .591
First Pitch   58 11 3 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .190 .190 .241 .431
Count 0-1   30 9 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 .300 .300 .333 .633
Count 0-2   14 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 1 .143 .200 .143 .343
Count 1-0   34 5 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 .147 .171 .147 .318
Count 1-1   24 9 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .458 .833
Count 1-2   21 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 .143 .143 .190 .333
Count 2-0   5 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Count 2-1   10 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Count 2-2   24 8 1 1 0 6 3 0 5 1 0 0 .333 .320 .458 .778
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   5 1 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 1 0 0 .200 .500 .200 .700
Full Count   16 4 1 0 0 2 1 7 2 0 0 0 .250 .478 .312 .791
Behind in Count   65 14 2 0 0 3 4 0 11 0 1 1 .215 .227 .246 .473
Ahead in Count   54 12 0 0 0 10 4 9 0 1 2 0 .222 .328 .222 .550
Batting Leadoff   23 6 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 .261 .261 .348 .609
Batting 2nd   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 3rd   24 5 0 0 0 4 2 1 4 1 0 0 .208 .231 .208 .439
Batting 4th   11 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 .182 .286 .182 .468
Batting 5th   64 15 0 1 0 11 6 2 4 0 1 1 .234 .269 .266 .534
Batting 6th   67 14 1 0 0 4 1 4 7 0 2 0 .209 .254 .224 .477
Batting 7th   32 8 2 1 0 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 .250 .314 .375 .689
Batting 8th   14 6 2 0 0 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 .429 .500 .571 1.071
Batting 9th   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .200 .429 .200 .629
Low Leverage   107 24 5 1 0 2 4 6 7 0 0 0 .224 .265 .290 .555
Medium Leverage   100 19 2 0 0 8 7 5 8 0 1 1 .190 .236 .210 .446
High Leverage   34 15 0 1 0 17 4 5 3 2 2 0 .441 .488 .500 .988
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 Baltimore - MLB 21 2 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -129 -0.1
1974 Baltimore - MLB 22 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -128 -0.0
1975 Baltimore - MLB 23 56 62 13 4 1 0 4 8 3 1 0 6 0 0 .210 .258 .306 .564 61 61 0.1
1976 Baltimore - MLB 24 83 241 58 7 2 0 27 15 16 1 2 18 0 3 .241 .288 .286 .575 65 67 1.1
Total MLB 143 311 71 11 3 0 32 23 19 2 2 26 0 3 .228 .275 .283 .558 60 61 1.0
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 - 18 38 167 76 19 6 6 44 59 19 3 0 5 5 5 .455 .519 .749 1.267 100 100 4.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1973 Baltimore - MLB CF 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 12.0 1.50 -0.3 1.012
1974 Baltimore - MLB CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1975 Baltimore - MLB LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.0 1.032
1975 Baltimore - MLB CF 12 0 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 26.0 2.77 +0.1 1.151
1975 Baltimore - MLB RF 16 5 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 58.0 1.40 -0.5 .938
1976 Baltimore - MLB LF 4 4 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 33.0 1.09 -0.2 1.038
1976 Baltimore - MLB CF 64 53 157 1 0 160 2 .988 474.2 3.00 +3.6 1.027
1976 Baltimore - MLB RF 10 5 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 57.1 2.35 +1.8 1.104
TOTAL LF 7 4 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 37.0 1.22 -0.2 1.037
TOTAL CF 79 54 167 1 0 170 2 .988 514.2 2.94 +3.4 1.032
TOTAL RF 26 10 24 0 0 24 0 1.000 115.1 1.87 +1.3 1.035
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1970 Drafted in the 1970 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 13, 69th overall pick) by the Baltimore Lords, out of high school Temple (Temple; Chattanooga, TN).
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (55); Power: 30 (45); Eye: 35 (50).
07/01/1971 Named the #98 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (55); Power: 30 (45); Eye: 35 (45).
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (55); Power: 30 (45); Eye: 40 (45).
03/05/1973 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the Baltimore Lords development complex.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 25 (45); Eye: 40 (45).
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 25 (45); Eye: 40 (45).
04/08/1975 Successfully completed training to improve his outfield defense at the Baltimore Lords development complex.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 30 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
03/01/1976 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the Baltimore Lords development complex.
08/06/1976 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $437,000 with the Baltimore Lords organization.
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