RF Ron Byrd #39
Age: 28 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Good
09/15/1975
RF RON BYRD #39 - AGE: 28 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
83 143 28 4 0 1 17 12 12 .196 .252 .245 0 -0.9
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 60
Gap 45 45 45 50
Power 40 40 40 40
Eye 45 45 45 45
Avoid K's 60 55 60 75
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 45 55
Errors: - 45 75
Arm: 20 75 80
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 25 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 45
1st Base: 40 Center Field: 50
2nd Base: - Right Field: 75
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 45
Stealing Aggressiveness: 50
Stealing Ability: 40
Baserunning Inst.: 35
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/14/1975 @ LAB Loss, 2-8 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/13/1975 @ LAB Win, 9-7 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0
09/12/1975 @ LAB Loss, 11-13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/11/1975 @ DEN Loss, 1-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/10/1975 @ DEN Loss, 3-5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/09/1975 @ DEN Win, 4-0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/07/1975 KCB Loss, 0-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/05/1975 KCB Win, 8-4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
09/04/1975 KCB Loss, 2-4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/19/1975 @ WAS Loss, 4-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Ron will pout if he doesn't get his way.
Personality Class: Selfish
High: Financial Ambition
Low: Leader, Loyalty, Adaptability
Birthday:07/22/1947
Born in:Buffalo, NY
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$80,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 63 Days
Service This Yr:118 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1969, 11th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 83 143 28 4 0 1 17 14 12 12 .196 .252 .245 .496 .231 .049 44
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 24 159 0 1 0 2 0 4 35 5 0 0 0.0 9.5 2.13 -0.9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   29 8 1 0 0 4 6 3 2 0 0 0 .276 .344 .310 .654
Versus Right   114 20 3 0 1 13 8 9 10 4 0 0 .175 .228 .228 .456
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   6 2 0 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .429 .833 1.262
April   23 4 0 0 0 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .174 .208 .174 .382
May   67 13 2 0 0 10 6 7 5 2 0 0 .194 .263 .224 .487
June   21 3 1 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 .143 .217 .190 .408
July   24 5 1 0 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 .208 .231 .250 .481
September   8 3 0 0 1 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 .375 .400 .750 1.150
Spring Training   50 16 1 1 0 5 6 7 4 0 1 1 .320 .414 .380 .794
Last Year   180 51 9 2 5 31 19 17 21 3 1 6 .283 .359 .439 .798
2 Years Ago   328 85 10 4 6 33 32 20 25 2 3 1 .259 .302 .369 .671
Career   1638 420 64 14 23 214 161 110 185 19 9 12 .256 .305 .355 .659
Home   62 13 2 0 0 7 3 3 4 1 0 0 .210 .242 .242 .484
Road   81 15 2 0 1 10 11 9 8 3 0 0 .185 .258 .247 .505
Grass   143 28 4 0 1 17 14 12 12 4 0 0 .196 .252 .245 .496
Day   93 18 3 0 1 10 9 8 9 2 0 0 .194 .252 .258 .510
Night   50 10 1 0 0 7 5 4 3 2 0 0 .200 .250 .220 .470
As Starter   88 18 2 0 0 11 6 8 7 3 0 0 .205 .263 .227 .490
As Reliever / Substitution   55 10 2 0 1 6 8 4 5 1 0 0 .182 .233 .273 .506
Pinch Hitting   27 5 2 0 1 4 6 3 2 0 0 0 .185 .267 .370 .637
Close/Late   55 9 1 0 1 4 8 3 5 1 0 0 .164 .203 .236 .440
Inning 1-3   29 8 1 0 0 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 .276 .276 .310 .586
Inning 4-6   37 9 2 0 0 8 1 4 2 3 0 0 .243 .295 .297 .593
Inning 7-9   74 10 1 0 1 5 8 8 9 1 0 0 .135 .217 .189 .406
Extra Innings   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
0 Outs   48 12 2 0 1 6 7 3 3 1 0 0 .250 .288 .354 .643
1 Outs   46 7 2 0 0 6 6 3 4 3 0 0 .152 .192 .196 .388
2 Outs   49 9 0 0 0 5 1 6 5 0 0 0 .184 .273 .184 .456
Scoring Position   48 11 1 0 1 16 5 4 3 4 0 0 .229 .268 .312 .580
Bases Empty   64 12 2 0 0 0 7 7 4 0 0 0 .188 .268 .219 .486
Runner on 1st   31 5 1 0 0 1 2 1 5 0 0 0 .161 .188 .194 .381
Runner on 2nd   9 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .222 .300 .222 .522
Runner on 3rd   6 2 0 0 1 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .286 .833 1.119
Runner on 1st & 2nd   18 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .167 .211 .167 .377
Runner on 1st & 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Bases Loaded   9 2 1 0 0 7 2 1 0 3 0 0 .222 .231 .333 .564
Two Strikes   56 9 2 0 1 7 7 4 12 1 0 0 .161 .213 .250 .463
First Pitch   32 5 1 0 0 3 4 1 0 1 0 0 .156 .176 .188 .364
Count 0-1   10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .100 .100 .200
Count 0-2   11 2 1 0 0 3 1 0 5 1 0 0 .182 .167 .273 .439
Count 1-0   19 6 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 .316 .300 .368 .668
Count 1-1   14 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Count 1-2   22 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 .091 .091 .136 .227
Count 2-0   5 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .400 .333 .400 .733
Count 2-1   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Count 2-2   12 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   1 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 .000 .833 .000 .833
Full Count   11 2 0 0 1 2 3 4 1 0 0 0 .182 .400 .455 .855
Behind in Count   43 5 2 0 0 3 2 0 9 1 0 0 .116 .114 .163 .276
Ahead in Count   31 9 1 0 0 6 2 7 0 2 0 0 .290 .400 .323 .723
Batting Leadoff   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Batting 2nd   5 1 0 0 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .200 .286 .800 1.086
Batting 3rd   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Batting 4th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Batting 6th   35 5 1 0 0 1 4 1 2 0 0 0 .143 .167 .171 .338
Batting 7th   70 15 1 0 0 9 3 6 8 3 0 0 .214 .266 .229 .494
Batting 8th   13 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 .077 .200 .154 .354
Batting 9th   11 3 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .273 .333 .364 .697
Low Leverage   56 6 1 0 0 1 3 7 7 1 0 0 .107 .203 .125 .328
Medium Leverage   44 10 1 0 0 7 4 4 2 2 0 0 .227 .280 .250 .530
High Leverage   43 12 2 0 1 9 7 1 3 1 0 0 .279 .289 .395 .684
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 83 143 28 4 0 1 17 14 12 0 4 12 0 0 .196 .252 .245 .496 39 44 -0.9
Total MLB 606 1638 420 64 14 23 214 161 110 12 19 185 0 6 .256 .305 .355 .659 91 90 3.4
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 1.033
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 62 24 63 1 0 65 1 .985 290.2 1.98 -0.5 1.010
TOTAL 1B 4 0 15 1 2 16 0 1.000 15.0 9.60 +0.1 1.039
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 456 342 674 48 1 729 7 .990 3233.1 2.01 +21.0 1.049
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).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HP Rank
1974 6 7
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