C Lute Eccles #5
Houston Drillers MLB
Age: 30 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
07/12/1976
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C LUTE ECCLES #5 - AGE: 30 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
77 218 60 13 3 2 29 32 40 .275 .370 .390 13 2.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 55 55 55
Gap 50 45 50 50
Power 45 45 45 45
Eye 80 80 80 80
Avoid K's 50 50 50 50
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
07/11/1976 @ LAP Win, 3-0 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
07/10/1976 SEA Win, 3-1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
07/09/1976 SEA Win, 13-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/08/1976 SEA Loss, 2-3 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 1
07/06/1976 @ NBL Win, 14-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/04/1976 TOR Loss, 2-7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/03/1976 TOR Win, 8-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/02/1976 TOR Loss, 2-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/01/1976 LAP Win, 4-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/30/1976 LAP Win, 6-3 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 1
PERSONALITY
Lute often fails to run out plays and struggles even with simple concepts.
Low: Leader, Loyalty, Work Ethic, Baseball IQ
Birthday:06/03/1946
Born in:Plainview, TX
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:215 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$652,000
Signed Through:1979 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 28 Days
Service This Yr:97 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1969, 3rd 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 77 218 60 13 3 2 29 30 32 40 .275 .370 .390 .760 .354 .115 128
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 54 254 2 0 0 2 0 2 85 18 13 7 65.0 34.0 5.43 2.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   43 6 1 0 1 4 6 6 11 1 0 0 .140 .240 .233 .473
Versus Right   175 54 12 3 1 25 24 26 29 1 0 2 .309 .402 .429 .831
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   13 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 .154 .214 .231 .445
April   34 11 3 0 1 6 6 8 5 0 0 0 .324 .452 .500 .952
May   82 24 5 2 0 16 16 12 14 2 0 2 .293 .388 .402 .790
June   78 22 4 1 1 7 7 11 17 0 0 0 .282 .371 .397 .768
July   24 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 .125 .160 .167 .327
All-Star Game   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Spring Training   49 9 1 1 0 5 5 12 11 0 0 0 .184 .344 .245 .589
Last Year   467 134 21 4 3 49 74 103 64 5 0 3 .287 .415 .368 .784
2 Years Ago   388 98 15 2 3 34 45 90 63 1 0 0 .253 .392 .325 .717
Career   2967 781 120 16 41 305 384 532 503 16 13 20 .263 .377 .356 .733
Home   114 31 7 1 1 11 16 12 20 1 0 0 .272 .339 .377 .716
Road   104 29 6 2 1 18 14 20 20 1 0 2 .279 .402 .404 .805
Grass   218 60 13 3 2 29 30 32 40 2 0 2 .275 .370 .390 .760
Day   126 35 6 2 1 14 15 20 21 0 0 0 .278 .377 .381 .758
Night   92 25 7 1 1 15 15 12 19 2 0 2 .272 .361 .402 .763
As Starter   196 53 11 3 1 26 27 29 37 2 0 2 .270 .367 .372 .739
As Reliever / Substitution   22 7 2 0 1 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 .318 .400 .545 .945
Pinch Hitting   11 3 0 0 1 2 3 2 3 0 0 0 .273 .385 .545 .930
Close/Late   56 20 3 1 2 6 8 8 5 0 0 0 .357 .438 .554 .991
Inning 1-3   66 19 2 2 0 8 10 10 15 1 0 2 .288 .392 .379 .771
Inning 4-6   71 15 6 0 0 12 9 10 14 1 0 0 .211 .305 .296 .601
Inning 7-9   74 23 4 1 2 9 11 10 11 0 0 0 .311 .393 .473 .866
Extra Innings   7 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .429 .556 .571 1.127
0 Outs   82 30 7 1 1 6 15 9 18 0 0 2 .366 .441 .512 .953
1 Outs   69 15 2 1 0 13 10 11 7 2 0 0 .217 .317 .275 .592
2 Outs   67 15 4 1 1 10 5 12 15 0 0 0 .224 .342 .358 .700
Scoring Position   52 15 4 1 1 27 9 10 10 2 0 0 .288 .391 .462 .852
Bases Empty   129 38 5 2 1 1 21 15 22 0 0 2 .295 .377 .388 .764
Runner on 1st   37 7 4 0 0 1 0 7 8 0 0 0 .189 .318 .297 .615
Runner on 2nd   22 5 2 1 0 4 2 3 4 0 0 0 .227 .320 .409 .729
Runner on 3rd   11 4 1 0 1 9 3 2 3 1 0 0 .364 .429 .727 1.156
Runner on 1st & 2nd   6 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 .167 .375 .167 .542
Runner on 1st & 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Bases Loaded   6 4 1 0 0 9 3 1 1 1 0 0 .667 .625 .833 1.458
Two Strikes   147 34 7 0 1 20 17 14 40 2 0 1 .231 .299 .299 .598
First Pitch   15 7 1 2 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 .467 .467 .800 1.267
Count 0-1   15 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .267 .467
Count 0-2   22 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 14 0 0 0 .136 .136 .273 .409
Count 1-0   15 9 2 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 .933 1.533
Count 1-1   8 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .111 .000 .111
Count 1-2   28 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 17 1 0 1 .071 .100 .071 .171
Count 2-0   6 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
Count 2-1   9 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .444 .778
Count 2-2   32 8 0 0 0 4 3 0 7 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   3 2 0 1 0 0 2 9 0 0 0 0 .667 .917 1.333 2.250
Full Count   65 21 7 0 0 14 12 14 2 1 0 0 .323 .438 .431 .868
Behind in Count   65 8 1 0 1 2 3 0 31 1 0 1 .123 .134 .185 .319
Ahead in Count   33 16 4 1 1 4 8 18 0 0 0 0 .485 .667 .758 1.424
Batting Leadoff   15 4 1 0 0 2 2 3 2 0 0 0 .267 .389 .333 .722
Batting 2nd   22 6 0 0 0 1 3 3 2 0 0 0 .273 .360 .273 .633
Batting 3rd   22 10 3 1 0 4 3 5 2 1 0 0 .455 .536 .682 1.218
Batting 4th   52 11 2 1 0 7 8 5 10 1 0 0 .212 .276 .288 .564
Batting 5th   18 5 1 0 1 3 2 0 3 0 0 0 .278 .278 .500 .778
Batting 6th   78 20 4 1 1 11 10 14 19 0 0 2 .256 .383 .372 .755
Batting 7th   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Batting 8th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   7 3 2 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 .429 .556 .714 1.270
Low Leverage   96 24 6 1 0 5 9 10 17 0 0 0 .250 .321 .333 .654
Medium Leverage   82 21 3 2 1 9 15 15 17 0 0 2 .256 .384 .378 .762
High Leverage   39 15 4 0 1 15 6 7 6 2 0 0 .385 .458 .564 1.022
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 27 127 388 98 15 2 3 34 45 90 0 1 63 20 14 .253 .392 .325 .717 113 125 4.2
1975 Chicago - MLB 28 142 467 134 21 4 3 49 74 103 3 5 64 23 15 .287 .415 .368 .784 124 136 4.8
1976 Houston - MLB 29 77 218 60 13 3 2 29 30 32 2 2 40 13 7 .275 .370 .390 .760 120 128 2.0
Total MLB 948 2967 781 120 16 41 305 384 532 20 16 503 93 68 .263 .377 .356 .733 116 124 27.6
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 - 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 112 110 595 104 6 701 2 .997 989.0 6.36 +3.8 1.168 8 106 39 36.8
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 1.038
1975 Chicago - MLB C 126 124 674 99 6 778 5 .994 1125.2 6.18 +2.6 1.109 11 126 47 37.3
1976 Houston - MLB C 66 54 317 34 0 356 5 .986 503.1 6.28 -0.7 1.093 6 57 16 28.1
TOTAL C 831 802 4505 607 53 5141 29 .994 7161.2 6.42 +10.5 1.108 80 697 256 36.7
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.
07/17/1974 Injured (herniated disc (neck)),out for 2 weeks.
11/14/1974 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $322,650.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (70); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 80 (80).
03/11/1975 Outstandingly completed training to generate gap power at the Chicago Hawks development complex.
07/06/1975 Was selected to the 1975 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
11/18/1975 Became a free agent.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (70); Power: 40 (50); Eye: 80 (80).
01/09/1976 Signed a 4-year contract worth a total of $2,912,000 with the Houston Drillers organization.
07/04/1976 Was selected to the 1976 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year BB Rank
1971 88 10
1974 90 10
1975 103 7
Year OBP Rank
1971 .405 4
1975 .415 5
Year WAR Rank
1971 6.5 10
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