LF Rick Gruber #19
Cleveland Bobcats MLB
Age: 23 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Good
08/11/1975
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LF RICK GRUBER #19 - AGE: 23 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
98 294 90 13 0 13 53 46 55 .306 .399 .483 0 3.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 50 50
Gap 45 45 50 50
Power 50 45 55 60
Eye 55 45 60 55
Avoid K's 40 35 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 40 55
Errors: - 40 50
Arm: 20 40 55
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 55
1st Base: 50 Center Field: 30
2nd Base: - Right Field: 50
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 40
Stealing Aggressiveness: 50
Stealing Ability: 45
Baserunning Inst.: 30
Sacrifice Bunt: 30
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/09/1975 @ BRO Win, 7-2 5 1 2 3 1 0 1 0
08/08/1975 @ BRO Loss, 2-10 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
08/07/1975 @ PHI Win, 5-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/06/1975 @ PHI Win, 10-1 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 0
08/06/1975 @ PHI Loss, 4-5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/05/1975 @ PHI Win, 3-2 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0
08/03/1975 PIT Win, 7-6 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
08/02/1975 PIT Win, 1-0 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
08/01/1975 PIT Loss, 4-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/31/1975 BRO Win, 3-0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Gruber puts in long hours.
High: Work Ethic
Low: Financial Ambition
Birthday:09/09/1951
Born in:Glendale Heights, IL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$27,800
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:2 Years, None
Service This Yr:125 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1970, 26th Pick in Round 3
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 98 294 90 13 0 13 53 39 46 55 .306 .399 .483 .882 .390 .177 151
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 80 348 3 6 0 9 0 5 142 26 0 1 0.0 57.7 7.12 3.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   43 13 2 0 0 3 1 6 9 0 0 1 .302 .400 .349 .749
Versus Right   251 77 11 0 13 50 37 40 46 5 0 2 .307 .399 .506 .905
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   19 6 0 0 1 5 3 3 5 0 0 0 .316 .409 .474 .883
April   55 16 2 0 3 12 5 4 13 0 0 0 .291 .339 .491 .830
May   81 28 7 0 4 17 16 14 16 2 0 0 .346 .433 .580 1.013
June   47 13 1 0 2 8 4 9 8 1 0 1 .277 .397 .426 .822
July   84 25 2 0 3 11 11 14 11 2 0 2 .298 .402 .429 .831
August   27 8 1 0 1 5 3 5 7 0 0 0 .296 .406 .444 .851
Spring Training   64 14 4 0 1 11 7 11 16 0 1 0 .219 .333 .328 .661
Last Year   170 45 8 1 3 13 20 21 32 1 0 1 .265 .347 .376 .724
Career   464 135 21 1 16 66 59 67 87 6 0 4 .291 .381 .444 .825
Home   142 44 7 0 4 22 16 24 25 4 0 2 .310 .407 .444 .851
Road   152 46 6 0 9 31 23 22 30 1 0 1 .303 .392 .520 .912
Grass   294 90 13 0 13 53 39 46 55 5 0 3 .306 .399 .483 .882
Day   163 48 9 0 7 26 21 25 38 3 0 0 .294 .382 .479 .861
Night   131 42 4 0 6 27 18 21 17 2 0 3 .321 .420 .489 .909
As Starter   275 86 13 0 13 52 38 44 48 5 0 3 .313 .407 .502 .909
As Reliever / Substitution   19 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 7 0 0 0 .211 .286 .211 .496
Pinch Hitting   12 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Close/Late   68 19 2 0 2 10 7 13 17 2 0 1 .279 .393 .397 .790
Inning 1-3   95 30 4 0 5 21 13 13 18 3 0 1 .316 .393 .516 .909
Inning 4-6   99 28 6 0 3 12 12 16 16 0 0 1 .283 .388 .434 .822
Inning 7-9   97 31 3 0 5 20 13 16 21 2 0 1 .320 .414 .505 .919
Extra Innings   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
0 Outs   89 27 3 0 5 11 15 14 18 3 0 2 .303 .398 .506 .904
1 Outs   97 30 3 0 6 19 13 18 17 2 0 0 .309 .410 .526 .936
2 Outs   108 33 7 0 2 23 10 14 20 0 0 1 .306 .390 .426 .816
Scoring Position   96 25 2 0 2 38 10 17 18 5 0 2 .260 .367 .344 .710
Bases Empty   144 45 6 0 8 8 16 22 25 0 0 0 .312 .404 .521 .924
Runner on 1st   54 20 5 0 3 7 12 7 12 0 0 1 .370 .452 .630 1.081
Runner on 2nd   26 5 1 0 0 4 1 6 10 0 0 0 .192 .344 .231 .575
Runner on 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 2 0 1 .000 .333 .000 .333
Runner on 1st & 2nd   34 9 0 0 2 12 3 2 2 0 0 1 .265 .324 .441 .766
Runner on 1st & 3rd   18 8 1 0 0 8 4 2 3 0 0 0 .444 .500 .500 1.000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 1 0 0 0 4 0 3 2 2 0 0 .200 .400 .200 .600
Bases Loaded   9 2 0 0 0 6 2 2 1 1 0 0 .222 .333 .222 .556
Two Strikes   122 30 4 0 5 18 11 18 55 2 0 2 .246 .347 .402 .749
First Pitch   51 15 3 0 3 6 7 3 0 0 0 1 .294 .345 .529 .875
Count 0-1   25 10 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .440 .840
Count 0-2   20 4 0 0 1 2 1 0 12 0 0 1 .200 .238 .350 .588
Count 1-0   31 9 0 0 2 7 4 1 0 1 0 0 .290 .303 .484 .787
Count 1-1   24 11 2 0 1 6 6 0 0 2 0 0 .458 .423 .667 1.090
Count 1-2   44 11 3 0 1 5 3 0 17 1 0 0 .250 .244 .386 .631
Count 2-0   12 3 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .308 .500 .808
Count 2-1   23 8 2 0 1 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 .348 .348 .565 .913
Count 2-2   34 11 0 0 3 8 4 0 14 1 0 1 .324 .333 .588 .922
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   6 4 1 0 0 4 2 12 0 0 0 0 .667 .889 .833 1.722
Full Count   24 4 1 0 0 3 3 18 12 0 0 0 .167 .524 .208 .732
Behind in Count   89 25 4 0 2 11 6 0 29 1 0 1 .281 .286 .393 .679
Ahead in Count   72 24 3 0 4 19 12 25 0 1 0 0 .333 .500 .542 1.042
Batting 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   43 16 2 0 4 8 9 4 5 0 0 0 .372 .426 .698 1.123
Batting 5th   95 30 5 0 5 17 17 18 19 2 0 1 .316 .422 .526 .949
Batting 6th   131 37 5 0 4 27 12 20 24 3 0 2 .282 .378 .412 .790
Batting 7th   7 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .429 .500 .429 .929
Batting 8th   7 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 .143 .333 .286 .619
Batting 9th   10 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .300 .364 .300 .664
Low Leverage   122 35 6 0 6 18 11 13 26 2 0 0 .287 .350 .484 .834
Medium Leverage   108 35 7 0 5 18 17 27 16 2 0 1 .324 .457 .528 .984
High Leverage   64 20 0 0 2 17 10 6 13 1 0 2 .312 .384 .406 .790
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
1974 Cleveland - MLB 22 100 170 45 8 1 3 13 20 21 1 1 32 0 0 .265 .347 .376 .724 109 109 0.7
1975 Cleveland - MLB 23 98 294 90 13 0 13 53 39 46 3 5 55 0 1 .306 .399 .483 .882 143 151 3.0
Total MLB 198 464 135 21 1 16 66 59 67 4 6 87 0 1 .291 .381 .444 .825 131 136 3.8
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
1970 Total - 18 40 166 72 16 1 13 54 71 25 5 2 16 2 1 .434 .515 .777 1.292 100 100 4.2
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1974 Cleveland - MLB 1B 39 20 215 16 16 232 1 .996 199.0 10.45 -0.1 .961
1974 Cleveland - MLB LF 4 3 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 26.0 1.73 -0.4 .865
1974 Cleveland - MLB RF 11 9 19 0 0 19 0 1.000 80.1 2.13 -1.2 .932
1975 Cleveland - MLB 1B 14 1 29 4 0 33 0 1.000 29.1 10.12 -0.5 1.041
1975 Cleveland - MLB LF 78 77 148 0 0 158 10 .937 634.1 2.10 -1.0 .981
1975 Cleveland - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1975 Cleveland - MLB RF 4 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 23.0 1.57 +0.2 1.044
TOTAL 1B 53 21 244 20 16 265 1 .996 228.1 10.41 -0.6 .975
TOTAL LF 82 80 153 0 0 163 10 .939 660.1 2.09 -1.4 .976
TOTAL RF 15 11 23 0 0 23 0 1.000 103.1 2.00 -1.0 .950
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1970 Drafted in the 1970 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 26, 82nd overall pick) by the Denver Burros, out of high school Brookfield East (Brookfield East; Brookfield, WI).
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (45); Power: 35 (55); Eye: 35 (50).
10/25/1971 Named the #83 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 35 (60); Eye: 40 (55).
03/06/1972 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the Denver Burros development complex.
04/04/1972 Named the #85 prospect in the MLB
06/29/1972 Named the #49 prospect in the MLB
10/24/1972 Named the #36 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (50); Power: 40 (60); Eye: 45 (55).
03/05/1973 Successfully completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the Denver Burros development complex.
04/03/1973 Named the #70 prospect in the MLB
06/28/1973 Named the #48 prospect in the MLB
07/31/1973 Was traded by the Denver Burros to the Cleveland Bobcats in exchange for SS Kevin Gunn and RF Steve Garcia.
10/18/1973 Named the #71 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 45 (60); Eye: 50 (55).
03/15/1974 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Cleveland Bobcats development complex.
04/09/1974 Named the #72 prospect in the MLB
11/16/1974 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $27,800.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 50 (60); Eye: 55 (55).
03/11/1975 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Cleveland Bobcats development complex.
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