RF Ron Byrd #39
Age: 28 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Good
05/03/1976
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
24 77 19 1 0 0 5 4 11 .247 .301 .260 0 0.1
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 55 55 55 75
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: 60
1st Base: 35 Center Field: 45
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
05/02/1976 @ BRO Win, 7-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/01/1976 @ BRO Loss, 0-4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/30/1976 @ BRO Loss, 0-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/28/1976 @ SDC Win, 1-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
04/27/1976 @ SDC Loss, 1-3 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0
04/26/1976 @ SDC Loss, 4-5 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
04/25/1976 @ LAB Win, 5-1 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
04/24/1976 @ LAB Win, 4-2 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
04/23/1976 @ LAB Win, 5-3 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
04/22/1976 MIL Win, 4-1 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Ron puts loyalty low on his list of priorities.
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:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$190,000
Signed Through:1978 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 14 Days
Service This Yr:27 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, 11th 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 24 77 19 1 0 0 5 4 4 11 .247 .301 .260 .561 .267 .013 72
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 20 83 2 0 0 2 0 0 20 1 0 0 0.0 6.0 2.69 .1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   8 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
Versus Right   69 17 1 0 0 5 4 3 11 0 0 2 .246 .297 .261 .558
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   14 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 .214 .312 .214 .527
April   74 19 1 0 0 5 4 4 11 0 0 1 .257 .304 .270 .574
May   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .250 .000 .250
Spring Training   59 15 2 2 0 7 8 3 10 0 0 2 .254 .312 .356 .668
Last Year   162 35 4 0 1 19 15 12 12 5 0 0 .216 .263 .259 .522
2 Years Ago   180 51 9 2 5 31 19 17 21 3 1 6 .283 .359 .439 .798
Career   1734 446 65 14 23 221 166 114 196 20 9 14 .257 .305 .351 .656
Home   31 9 0 0 0 3 2 2 5 0 0 0 .290 .333 .290 .624
Road   46 10 1 0 0 2 2 2 6 0 0 2 .217 .280 .239 .519
Grass   77 19 1 0 0 5 4 4 11 0 0 2 .247 .301 .260 .561
Day   62 14 0 0 0 4 3 4 9 0 0 1 .226 .284 .226 .509
Night   15 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 .333 .375 .400 .775
As Starter   73 18 1 0 0 5 4 4 11 0 0 2 .247 .304 .260 .564
As Reliever / Substitution   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Pinch Hitting   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Close/Late   18 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444
Inning 1-3   23 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 0 0 1 .217 .280 .217 .497
Inning 4-6   26 8 1 0 0 2 3 3 3 0 0 1 .308 .400 .346 .746
Inning 7-9   26 5 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 .192 .192 .192 .385
Extra Innings   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
0 Outs   27 5 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 .185 .241 .185 .427
1 Outs   27 7 1 0 0 2 3 3 6 0 0 0 .259 .333 .296 .630
2 Outs   23 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 1 .304 .333 .304 .638
Scoring Position   21 6 0 0 0 5 0 1 3 0 0 1 .286 .348 .286 .634
Bases Empty   35 6 1 0 0 0 1 3 5 0 0 0 .171 .237 .200 .437
Runner on 1st   21 7 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 1 .333 .364 .333 .697
Runner on 2nd   7 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 .143 .333 .143 .476
Runner on 1st & 2nd   6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Runner on 1st & 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Bases Loaded   4 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Two Strikes   30 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 11 0 0 1 .133 .212 .133 .345
First Pitch   5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .400 .600
Count 0-1   10 6 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 .600 1.200
Count 0-2   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Count 1-0   10 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .300 .600
Count 1-1   14 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .200 .143 .343
Count 1-2   11 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 .182 .250 .182 .432
Count 2-0   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   5 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 .600 1.200
Count 2-2   9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Full Count   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .250 .500 .250 .750
Behind in Count   27 9 0 0 0 2 3 0 4 0 0 1 .333 .357 .333 .690
Ahead in Count   18 6 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .333 .400 .333 .733
Batting 5th   73 18 1 0 0 5 4 4 11 0 0 2 .247 .304 .260 .564
Batting 6th   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 7th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   30 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0 0 .133 .188 .133 .321
Medium Leverage   32 8 1 0 0 2 2 2 4 0 0 1 .250 .314 .281 .596
High Leverage   15 7 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 .467 .500 .467 .967
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 24 77 19 1 0 0 5 4 4 2 0 11 0 0 .247 .301 .260 .561 63 72 0.1
Total MLB 640 1734 446 65 14 23 221 166 114 14 20 196 0 6 .257 .305 .351 .656 90 89 3.5
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 CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1976 Chicago - MLB RF 22 20 33 3 0 37 1 .973 175.2 1.84 +0.3 1.028
1976 Chicago - MLB 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 5 0 15 1 2 16 0 1.000 16.0 9.00 +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 485 364 714 51 1 773 8 .990 3442.1 2.00 +21.5 1.048
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.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HP Rank
1974 6 7
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