RF Ron Byrd #39
Chicago Traders MLB
Age: 30 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Good
09/05/1977
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RF RON BYRD #39 - AGE: 30 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
116 360 99 24 2 10 48 24 28 .275 .324 .436 1 1.7
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 50
BABIP 40 40 40 40
Avoid K's 60 60 60 60
Gap 45 45 45 45
Power 40 35 40 40
Eye 45 40 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 45 55
Errors: - 45 75
Arm: 20 70 80
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 25 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 55
1st Base: 45 Center Field: 45
2nd Base: - Right Field: 75
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 45
Stealing Aggressiveness: 50
Stealing Ability: 40
Baserunning Inst.: 40
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/04/1977 @ SDC Win, 7-1 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
09/03/1977 @ SDC Win, 6-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/02/1977 @ SDC Win, 6-2 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
09/01/1977 DEN Win, 3-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/31/1977 DEN Win, 8-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/30/1977 DEN Loss, 1-5 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/28/1977 CIN Win, 5-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/27/1977 CIN Win, 8-5 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/26/1977 CIN Win, 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/25/1977 SDC Loss, 0-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Loves the adoration of the fans.
Personality Class: Selfish
High: Financial Ambition
Low: Leader, Loyalty, Adaptability
Birthday:07/22/1947
Born in:Buffalo, NY
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$190,000
Signed Through:1978 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 63 Days
Service This Yr:153 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: -
Drafted:1969, 11th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1977 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 116 360 99 24 2 10 48 37 24 28 .275 .324 .436 .760 .334 .161 109
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 90 391 3 0 0 3 2 2 157 36 1 1 50.0 52.0 5.22 1.7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   89 26 6 0 1 6 10 8 7 1 1 0 .292 .347 .393 .740
Versus Right   271 73 18 2 9 42 27 16 21 1 1 3 .269 .316 .450 .766
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   19 6 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .316 .350 .368 .718
April   57 11 2 0 1 9 5 5 5 0 0 1 .193 .270 .281 .551
May   74 23 6 0 2 8 12 7 8 1 0 2 .311 .381 .473 .854
June   69 20 6 1 0 8 4 4 8 1 0 0 .290 .324 .406 .730
July   73 21 4 1 2 11 7 2 3 0 2 0 .288 .307 .452 .759
August   73 18 5 0 5 11 8 6 3 0 0 0 .247 .304 .521 .824
September   14 6 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .429 .429 .500 .929
Spring Training   47 12 2 1 0 3 3 7 3 0 0 0 .255 .352 .340 .692
Last Year   492 134 16 3 2 44 41 38 54 6 5 6 .272 .328 .329 .658
2 Years Ago   162 35 4 0 1 19 15 12 12 5 0 0 .216 .263 .259 .522
Career   2509 660 104 19 35 308 240 172 267 28 16 21 .263 .312 .361 .674
Home   173 46 13 0 3 19 15 14 15 2 2 1 .266 .321 .393 .714
Road   187 53 11 2 7 29 22 10 13 0 0 2 .283 .327 .476 .803
Grass   351 97 24 2 10 48 36 24 25 2 2 3 .276 .326 .442 .768
Turf   9 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444
Day   204 50 12 1 5 24 23 18 17 1 2 1 .245 .308 .387 .695
Night   156 49 12 1 5 24 14 6 11 1 0 2 .314 .345 .500 .845
As Starter   337 94 21 2 9 43 33 23 25 2 2 3 .279 .329 .433 .762
As Reliever / Substitution   23 5 3 0 1 5 4 1 3 0 0 0 .217 .250 .478 .728
Pinch Hitting   23 5 3 0 1 5 4 1 3 0 0 0 .217 .250 .478 .728
Close/Late   92 24 7 0 4 9 13 3 8 0 0 1 .261 .292 .467 .759
Inning 1-3   108 32 8 2 1 14 5 5 9 1 0 1 .296 .330 .435 .766
Inning 4-6   123 34 8 0 5 20 19 13 8 1 2 1 .276 .348 .463 .811
Inning 7-9   126 32 8 0 4 14 12 6 10 0 0 1 .254 .293 .413 .706
Extra Innings   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
0 Outs   132 32 7 0 4 10 16 9 14 0 1 0 .242 .291 .386 .677
1 Outs   115 38 14 1 4 22 14 9 8 2 1 1 .330 .378 .574 .952
2 Outs   113 29 3 1 2 16 7 6 6 0 0 2 .257 .306 .354 .660
Scoring Position   104 28 8 2 3 39 9 5 10 2 2 1 .269 .304 .471 .775
Bases Empty   190 54 14 0 5 5 23 15 11 0 0 1 .284 .340 .437 .777
Runner on 1st   66 17 2 0 2 4 5 4 7 0 0 1 .258 .310 .379 .689
Runner on 2nd   31 9 2 2 1 8 1 1 2 0 1 0 .290 .312 .581 .893
Runner on 3rd   11 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 1 0 0 .182 .167 .273 .439
Runner on 1st & 2nd   24 7 1 0 1 5 5 2 1 0 0 0 .292 .346 .458 .804
Runner on 1st & 3rd   14 5 1 0 0 6 1 0 2 0 0 1 .357 .400 .429 .829
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   13 3 2 0 0 7 1 0 2 1 1 0 .231 .214 .385 .599
Bases Loaded   11 2 1 0 1 9 1 2 1 0 0 0 .182 .308 .545 .853
Two Strikes   159 45 10 1 5 23 16 12 28 1 0 3 .283 .343 .453 .796
First Pitch   63 13 0 0 4 9 6 0 0 1 2 0 .206 .203 .397 .600
Count 0-1   40 10 1 1 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .400 .650
Count 0-2   27 8 1 1 2 4 4 0 4 0 0 0 .296 .296 .630 .926
Count 1-0   23 9 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .391 .391 .565 .957
Count 1-1   32 11 6 0 0 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 .344 .344 .531 .875
Count 1-2   50 15 4 0 0 3 4 0 9 1 0 1 .300 .308 .380 .688
Count 2-0   7 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .429 .714
Count 2-1   21 5 2 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 .238 .238 .333 .571
Count 2-2   37 8 1 0 1 5 1 0 6 0 0 1 .216 .237 .324 .561
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   15 4 0 0 0 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 .267 .450 .267 .717
Full Count   45 14 4 0 2 11 7 12 9 0 0 1 .311 .466 .533 .999
Behind in Count   117 33 6 2 3 12 10 0 13 1 0 1 .282 .286 .444 .730
Ahead in Count   66 20 7 0 0 8 8 12 0 0 0 0 .303 .410 .409 .819
Batting 2nd   10 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .100 .182 .100 .282
Batting 4th   7 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 .286 .375 .857 1.232
Batting 5th   60 17 4 0 1 5 8 4 4 0 0 0 .283 .328 .400 .728
Batting 6th   159 48 13 0 3 22 15 12 13 1 1 2 .302 .356 .440 .797
Batting 7th   107 29 4 2 5 20 10 6 7 1 1 1 .271 .313 .486 .799
Batting 8th   5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .400 .600
Batting 9th   12 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .083 .083 .167 .250
Low Leverage   148 46 11 1 3 11 14 10 9 0 0 0 .311 .354 .459 .814
Medium Leverage   145 37 9 1 5 16 13 9 13 1 2 1 .255 .301 .434 .736
High Leverage   64 14 4 0 2 21 10 5 6 1 0 2 .219 .292 .375 .667
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 San Diego - MLB 22 51 162 38 6 0 2 21 16 9 3 1 28 0 1 .235 .286 .309 .594 66 64 -0.2
1971 San Diego - MLB 23 132 385 92 16 2 3 48 31 26 1 5 45 0 1 .239 .285 .314 .600 75 74 1.5
1972 San Diego - MLB 24 128 440 126 19 6 6 64 49 26 1 4 54 0 1 .286 .325 .398 .723 114 112 1.3
1973 San Diego - MLB 25 107 328 85 10 4 6 33 32 20 1 2 25 0 0 .259 .302 .369 .671 89 88 0.4
1974 San Diego - MLB 26 105 180 51 9 2 5 31 19 17 6 3 21 0 3 .283 .359 .439 .798 131 131 1.3
1975 San Diego - MLB 27 93 162 35 4 0 1 19 15 12 0 5 12 0 0 .216 .263 .259 .522 48 50 -0.8
1976 Chicago - MLB 28 146 492 134 16 3 2 44 41 38 6 6 54 0 2 .272 .328 .329 .658 94 92 1.3
1977 Chicago - MLB 29 116 360 99 24 2 10 48 37 24 3 2 28 1 1 .275 .324 .436 .760 98 109 1.7
Total MLB 878 2509 660 104 19 35 308 240 172 21 28 267 1 9 .263 .312 .361 .674 93 93 6.4
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
1969 Total - 21 71 322 102 16 5 9 61 80 26 3 1 18 3 3 .317 .372 .481 .854 100 100 2.4
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
1970 San Diego - MLB 22 12 8 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 41 37 0.1
1971 San Diego - MLB 23 12 9 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 3 0 0 .111 .182 .111 .293 -12 -12 1.4
1972 San Diego - MLB 24 9 15 5 3 0 0 5 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .444 .533 .978 190 188 -0.2
1973 San Diego - MLB 25 9 26 5 1 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 3 1 0 .192 .192 .346 .538 50 49 0.1
1974 San Diego - MLB 26 10 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 .062 .062 .062 .125 -64 -70 -0.0
Total MLB 52 74 14 4 0 1 8 10 4 0 1 10 1 0 .189 .228 .284 .512 49 47
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1970 San Diego - MLB CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
1970 San Diego - MLB RF 49 47 75 7 0 83 1 .988 401.0 1.84 +1.6 1.034
1971 San Diego - MLB 1B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 0.0 .000
1971 San Diego - MLB LF 1 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 8.0 4.50 +0.7 1.303
1971 San Diego - MLB CF 16 14 23 5 1 28 0 1.000 121.0 2.08 -3.0 .901
1971 San Diego - MLB RF 108 78 158 14 1 172 0 1.000 742.2 2.08 +11.5 1.126
1972 San Diego - MLB LF 6 6 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 50.2 1.07 +0.2 .982
1972 San Diego - MLB CF 40 25 60 4 0 64 0 1.000 252.0 2.29 -3.9 .903
1972 San Diego - MLB RF 86 83 155 9 0 167 3 .982 720.1 2.05 +1.4 1.028
1973 San Diego - MLB CF 15 7 19 0 0 19 0 1.000 84.2 2.02 -1.6 .916
1973 San Diego - MLB RF 84 77 128 15 0 145 2 .986 703.1 1.83 +2.9 1.033
1974 San Diego - MLB 1B 2 0 14 1 2 15 0 1.000 12.0 11.25 +0.1 1.039
1974 San Diego - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 San Diego - MLB CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 11.0 0.82 -0.3 1.004
1974 San Diego - MLB RF 67 33 95 2 0 97 0 1.000 375.1 2.33 +4.2 1.030
1975 San Diego - MLB 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1975 San Diego - MLB LF 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 .667 8.0 2.25 +0.0 1.032
1975 San Diego - MLB CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1975 San Diego - MLB RF 69 26 70 1 0 72 1 .986 324.0 1.97 -0.4 1.012
1976 Chicago - MLB 1B 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 +0.1 1.049
1976 Chicago - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1976 Chicago - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1976 Chicago - MLB RF 136 128 279 19 0 302 4 .987 1149.2 2.33 -0.3 1.002
1977 Chicago - MLB 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 0.0 .000
1977 Chicago - MLB RF 93 90 155 19 2 177 3 .983 775.1 2.02 +1.0 1.037
1977 Chicago - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 7 0 18 1 2 19 0 1.000 19.0 9.00 +0.2 1.042
TOTAL LF 8 7 11 1 0 13 1 .923 66.2 1.62 +0.9 1.083
TOTAL CF 76 47 103 9 1 112 0 1.000 470.2 2.14 -8.9 .906
TOTAL RF 692 562 1115 86 3 1215 14 .988 5191.2 2.08 +22.0 1.035
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1969 Drafted in the 1969 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 11, 11th overall pick) by the San Diego Captains, out of college Butler
10/29/1969 Named the #90 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (70); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 40 (45).
04/07/1970 Named the #82 prospect in the MLB
07/02/1970 Named the #55 prospect in the MLB
10/28/1970 Wins the 1970 World Series with the San Diego Captains.
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 (45); Eye: 40 (45).
03/08/1971 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the San Diego Captains development complex.
05/03/1971 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 1 day.
05/05/1971 Injured (strained calf),day-to-day for 2 days.
10/24/1971 Wins the 1971 World Series with the San Diego Captains.
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: 55 (65); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
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 (60); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (45).
03/11/1973 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the San Diego Captains development complex.
03/30/1973 Injured (concussion),day-to-day for one week.
05/01/1973 Injured (strained calf),day-to-day for one week.
11/04/1973 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $34,000.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (45).
11/14/1974 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $80,000.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (45).
11/16/1975 Was not offered arbitration and became a free agent.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (45).
02/02/1976 Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $570,000 with the Chicago Traders organization.
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (45).
08/08/1977 Hits three home runs against the Kansas City Bulls, going 3-4 with 3 RBI and 3 runs scored!
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HP Rank
1974 6 7
1976 6 5
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