C Lute Eccles #17
Chicago Hawks MLB
Age: 28 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
07/15/1974
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C LUTE ECCLES #17 - AGE: 28 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
79 240 59 7 1 2 12 58 43 .246 .393 .308 14 2.6
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 55 55 70
Gap 45 45 45 50
Power 45 40 45 50
Eye 80 75 80 80
Avoid K's 50 45 50 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 25
Errors: - 40 45
Arm: 50 35 40
Turn DP: - 25 -
Framing: 65 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 60 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 40
Stealing Aggressiveness: 65
Stealing Ability: 65
Baserunning Inst.: 75
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/14/1974 @ LAP Loss, 2-6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/14/1974 @ LAP Loss, 2-3 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
07/13/1974 DET Loss, 3-6 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
07/12/1974 DET Loss, 1-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
07/11/1974 DET Loss, 3-8 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
07/07/1974 SFS Loss, 0-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/06/1974 SFS Win, 7-6 5 2 3 2 1 0 1 1
07/04/1974 LAP Loss, 1-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/04/1974 LAP Win, 3-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/03/1974 LAP Loss, 2-3 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
PERSONALITY
Lute has no hustle and is not the sharpest tool in the shed.
Low: Leader, Loyalty, Work Ethic, Baseball IQ
Birthday:06/03/1946
Born in:Plainview, TX
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:220 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$194,241
Signed Through:1974 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 28 Days
Service This Yr:97 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1969, 3rd Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 79 240 59 7 1 2 12 25 58 43 .246 .393 .308 .701 .337 .063 120
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 68 298 0 2 0 7 0 0 74 10 14 11 56.0 31.8 4.32 2.6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   50 15 0 0 0 1 5 16 7 0 0 0 .300 .470 .300 .770
Versus Right   190 44 7 1 2 11 20 42 36 0 0 0 .232 .371 .311 .681
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   15 4 0 0 0 2 0 3 4 0 0 0 .267 .389 .267 .656
April   54 12 4 1 0 3 6 13 5 0 0 0 .222 .373 .333 .706
May   82 23 2 0 1 5 8 17 16 0 0 0 .280 .404 .341 .746
June   71 16 0 0 0 0 9 22 15 0 0 0 .225 .409 .225 .634
July   32 8 1 0 1 4 2 6 6 0 0 0 .250 .368 .375 .743
August   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Spring Training   64 18 0 0 0 4 6 10 11 0 0 1 .281 .387 .281 .668
Last Year   462 125 18 3 5 50 73 77 69 3 2 3 .271 .376 .355 .731
2 Years Ago   445 105 20 0 7 40 51 78 87 1 0 4 .236 .354 .328 .682
Career   2134 548 78 8 35 205 260 365 379 8 13 15 .257 .368 .350 .718
Home   133 31 6 0 2 8 13 31 28 0 0 0 .233 .378 .323 .701
Road   107 28 1 1 0 4 12 27 15 0 0 0 .262 .410 .290 .700
Grass   240 59 7 1 2 12 25 58 43 0 0 0 .246 .393 .308 .701
Day   149 37 5 1 2 9 19 35 24 0 0 0 .248 .391 .336 .727
Night   91 22 2 0 0 3 6 23 19 0 0 0 .242 .395 .264 .658
As Starter   230 56 6 1 2 12 24 57 43 0 0 0 .243 .394 .304 .698
As Reliever / Substitution   10 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .300 .364 .400 .764
Pinch Hitting   10 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .300 .364 .400 .764
Close/Late   65 14 3 0 0 3 6 11 12 0 0 0 .215 .329 .262 .590
Inning 1-3   73 19 0 1 2 4 9 17 14 0 0 0 .260 .400 .370 .770
Inning 4-6   79 18 3 0 0 4 8 23 15 0 0 0 .228 .402 .266 .668
Inning 7-9   80 19 3 0 0 3 8 18 14 0 0 0 .237 .378 .275 .653
Extra Innings   8 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .500 .875
0 Outs   89 29 3 0 1 3 16 27 13 0 0 0 .326 .483 .393 .876
1 Outs   83 17 2 0 0 1 6 11 18 0 0 0 .205 .298 .229 .527
2 Outs   68 13 2 1 1 8 3 20 12 0 0 0 .191 .375 .294 .669
Scoring Position   64 11 2 0 0 8 0 16 17 0 0 0 .172 .338 .203 .541
Bases Empty   134 39 4 1 1 1 21 30 21 0 0 0 .291 .421 .358 .779
Runner on 1st   42 9 1 0 1 3 4 12 5 0 0 0 .214 .389 .310 .698
Runner on 2nd   21 4 1 0 0 2 0 7 3 0 0 0 .190 .393 .238 .631
Runner on 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .400 .000 .400
Runner on 1st & 2nd   17 5 1 0 0 4 0 5 2 0 0 0 .294 .455 .353 .807
Runner on 1st & 3rd   8 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 0 0 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Bases Loaded   11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   172 43 4 1 2 9 15 21 43 0 0 0 .250 .332 .320 .651
First Pitch   23 4 1 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 .174 .240 .217 .457
Count 0-1   9 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444
Count 0-2   9 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444
Count 1-0   6 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 1-1   17 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .294 .294 .353 .647
Count 1-2   46 12 2 0 1 3 4 0 20 0 0 0 .261 .261 .370 .630
Count 2-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   11 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .182 .273 .455
Count 2-2   41 8 0 1 0 0 4 0 11 0 0 0 .195 .195 .244 .439
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 4 22 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 0 0 0 0 .000 .929 .000 .929
Full Count   76 21 2 0 1 5 7 21 7 0 0 0 .276 .433 .342 .775
Behind in Count   64 16 2 0 1 4 5 0 25 0 0 0 .250 .250 .328 .578
Ahead in Count   19 5 1 0 0 0 6 35 0 0 0 0 .263 .741 .316 1.057
Batting Leadoff   5 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .400 .400 .800 1.200
Batting 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 3rd   21 4 1 0 1 2 3 1 3 0 0 0 .190 .227 .381 .608
Batting 4th   4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 5th   171 39 3 0 0 7 15 48 35 0 0 0 .228 .397 .246 .643
Batting 6th   31 9 2 0 1 3 6 9 4 0 0 0 .290 .450 .452 .902
Batting 7th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 9th   4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Low Leverage   74 23 2 1 1 1 14 23 10 0 0 0 .311 .474 .405 .880
Medium Leverage   100 19 1 0 0 2 7 24 20 0 0 0 .190 .347 .200 .547
High Leverage   66 17 4 0 1 9 4 11 13 0 0 0 .258 .364 .364 .727
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
1969 Chicago - MLB 22 24 74 9 2 0 0 2 4 7 0 0 15 0 3 .122 .198 .149 .346 3 -5 -0.7
1970 Chicago - MLB 23 144 440 113 12 2 8 49 44 57 3 2 78 5 3 .257 .345 .348 .692 98 101 2.7
1971 Chicago - MLB 24 148 473 137 19 2 13 52 63 88 5 2 87 8 10 .290 .405 .421 .826 145 152 6.7
1972 Chicago - MLB 25 148 445 105 20 0 7 40 51 78 4 1 87 10 4 .236 .354 .328 .682 114 125 4.3
1973 Chicago - MLB 26 138 462 125 18 3 5 50 73 77 3 3 69 14 12 .271 .376 .355 .731 112 118 3.5
1974 Chicago - MLB 27 79 240 59 7 1 2 12 25 58 0 0 43 14 11 .246 .393 .308 .701 101 120 2.6
Total MLB 681 2134 548 78 8 35 205 260 365 15 8 379 51 43 .257 .368 .350 .718 112 120 19.2
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
1969 Total - 22 61 247 76 14 1 12 56 73 55 3 0 33 18 11 .308 .439 .518 .958 100 100 3.4
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1969 Chicago - MLB C 21 21 116 12 1 128 0 1.000 193.0 5.97 +0.5 .958 3 11 6 54.5
1970 Chicago - MLB C 127 124 698 73 8 775 4 .995 1071.1 6.48 +1.8 1.207 11 95 35 36.8
1971 Chicago - MLB C 128 124 700 105 12 811 6 .993 1114.1 6.50 +3.0 1.095 15 96 44 45.8
1972 Chicago - MLB C 125 121 708 74 8 785 3 .996 1055.1 6.67 -0.5 1.017 11 84 27 32.1
1972 Chicago - MLB 2B 3 3 13 7 3 21 1 .952 25.0 7.20 -1.2 .706
1972 Chicago - MLB SS 2 2 4 3 1 9 2 .778 16.0 3.94 -1.0 .613
1973 Chicago - MLB C 126 124 697 106 12 807 4 .995 1109.2 6.51 -0.1 1.088 15 122 42 34.4
1974 Chicago - MLB C 69 68 387 65 2 452 0 1.000 611.0 6.66 +5.1 1.228 4 55 20 36.4
1974 Chicago - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Chicago - MLB SS 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 +0.2 1.040
TOTAL C 596 582 3306 435 43 3758 17 .995 5154.2 6.53 +9.8 1.116 59 463 174 37.6
TOTAL 2B 3 3 13 7 3 21 1 .952 25.0 7.20 -1.2 .706
TOTAL SS 3 2 5 4 1 11 2 .818 17.0 4.76 -0.8 .684
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1969 Drafted in the 1969 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 3, 3rd overall pick) by the Chicago Hawks, out of college Plainview
10/29/1969 Named the #5 prospect in the MLB
11/17/1969 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $23,400.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (70); Power: 40 (50); Eye: 50 (75).
04/07/1970 Named the #5 prospect in the MLB
07/09/1970 Injured (bruised finger),day-to-day for 5 days.
10/29/1970 Finished 3rd in 1970 MLB ABL Rookie of the Year Award voting.
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: 50 (70); Power: 40 (50); Eye: 60 (75).
07/04/1971 Was selected to the 1971 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
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: 50 (70); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 70 (75).
07/08/1972 Injured (sore hamstring),day-to-day for one week.
07/09/1972 Was selected to the 1972 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
09/04/1972 Injured (strained back muscle),day-to-day for 4 days.
11/10/1972 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $150,000.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (70); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 75 (75).
11/04/1973 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $194,241.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (70); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 80 (80).
03/04/1974 Outstandingly completed training to improve his quality of contact at the Chicago Hawks development complex.
03/09/1974 Injured (sore wrist),day-to-day for one week.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year BB Rank
1971 88 10
Year OBP Rank
1971 .405 4
Year WAR Rank
1971 6.5 10
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