RF Rick Gruber #19
Cleveland Bobcats MLB
Age: 22 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Good
08/19/1974
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RF RICK GRUBER #19 - AGE: 22 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
69 122 36 8 1 3 13 16 23 .295 .379 .451 0 1.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 40 50 50
Gap 45 45 45 50
Power 50 45 50 60
Eye 55 45 60 55
Avoid K's 40 35 40 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: 45
1st Base: 50 Center Field: 30
2nd Base: - Right Field: 45
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 40
Stealing Aggressiveness: 45
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
08/18/1974 @ PHI Loss, 1-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/18/1974 @ PHI Loss, 0-3 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/17/1974 @ PHI Loss, 3-5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/15/1974 PIT Win, 4-3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/14/1974 PIT Win, 3-2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/13/1974 PIT Win, 5-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/12/1974 PIT Loss, 2-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/11/1974 BRO Loss, 2-4 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/10/1974 BRO Loss, 2-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/08/1974 PHI Win, 5-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Gruber is dedicated to his craft.
High: Work Ethic
Low: Financial Ambition
Birthday:09/09/1951
Born in:Glendale Heights, IL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$27,800
Signed Through:1974 Season
Major Service:1 Year, None
Service This Yr:112 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:4 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1970, 26th Pick in Round 3
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 69 122 36 8 1 3 13 16 16 23 .295 .379 .451 .829 .371 .156 143
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 23 140 1 2 0 3 0 1 55 12 0 0 0.0 21.2 6.37 1.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   30 6 1 1 0 3 1 2 7 1 0 1 .200 .265 .300 .565
Versus Right   92 30 7 0 3 10 14 14 16 0 0 0 .326 .415 .500 .915
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   13 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 .308 .357 .308 .665
April   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
May   16 6 2 0 1 2 3 5 2 0 0 1 .375 .545 .688 1.233
June   23 5 2 1 0 4 4 4 7 0 0 0 .217 .333 .391 .725
July   48 16 2 0 2 7 6 5 7 1 0 0 .333 .389 .500 .889
August   34 8 2 0 0 0 3 1 7 0 0 0 .235 .257 .294 .551
Spring Training   52 11 1 0 1 6 5 7 9 1 2 1 .212 .311 .288 .600
Career   122 36 8 1 3 13 16 16 23 1 0 1 .295 .379 .451 .829
Home   35 9 2 0 2 6 10 10 5 0 0 0 .257 .422 .486 .908
Road   87 27 6 1 1 7 6 6 18 1 0 1 .310 .358 .437 .795
Grass   122 36 8 1 3 13 16 16 23 1 0 1 .295 .379 .451 .829
Day   86 23 6 0 2 7 13 12 15 1 0 1 .267 .360 .407 .767
Night   36 13 2 1 1 6 3 4 8 0 0 0 .361 .425 .556 .981
As Starter   80 22 5 0 1 5 7 8 15 1 0 1 .275 .344 .375 .719
As Reliever / Substitution   42 14 3 1 2 8 9 8 8 0 0 0 .333 .440 .595 1.035
Pinch Hitting   33 12 3 1 2 6 8 6 7 0 0 0 .364 .462 .697 1.159
Close/Late   52 12 2 1 1 5 4 5 13 0 0 0 .231 .298 .365 .664
Inning 1-3   22 8 1 0 1 2 1 2 4 0 0 0 .364 .417 .545 .962
Inning 4-6   34 12 4 0 1 5 8 5 3 1 0 1 .353 .439 .559 .998
Inning 7-9   65 16 3 1 1 5 6 8 15 0 0 0 .246 .329 .369 .698
Extra Innings   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
0 Outs   41 14 3 0 1 3 9 4 7 0 0 0 .341 .400 .488 .888
1 Outs   41 11 2 0 1 6 4 7 7 1 0 0 .268 .367 .390 .758
2 Outs   40 11 3 1 1 4 2 5 9 0 0 1 .275 .370 .475 .845
Scoring Position   33 8 2 1 0 9 2 6 5 1 0 0 .242 .350 .364 .714
Bases Empty   69 21 5 0 2 2 10 10 13 0 0 1 .304 .400 .464 .864
Runner on 1st   20 7 1 0 1 2 3 0 5 0 0 0 .350 .350 .550 .900
Runner on 2nd   11 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 .182 .357 .273 .630
Runner on 1st & 2nd   11 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .091 .167 .091 .258
Runner on 1st & 3rd   3 2 1 1 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .667 .600 1.667 2.267
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Bases Loaded   6 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .429 .333 .762
Two Strikes   56 12 4 0 2 4 8 4 23 0 0 1 .214 .279 .393 .672
First Pitch   16 4 1 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .250 .333 .500 .833
Count 0-1   12 6 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .462 .667 1.128
Count 0-2   6 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 .333 .429 .333 .762
Count 1-0   8 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .375 .625
Count 1-1   15 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .267 .333 .600
Count 1-2   21 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 0 0 0 .095 .095 .095 .190
Count 2-0   6 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 2-1   6 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .833 1.500
Count 2-2   20 6 2 0 2 3 3 0 5 0 0 0 .300 .300 .700 1.000
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   3 2 0 0 0 0 4 6 0 0 0 0 .667 .889 .667 1.556
Full Count   9 2 2 0 0 1 3 4 5 0 0 0 .222 .462 .444 .906
Behind in Count   39 10 0 1 0 4 3 0 13 1 0 1 .256 .268 .308 .576
Ahead in Count   23 10 2 0 0 2 4 10 0 0 0 0 .435 .606 .522 1.128
Batting 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   11 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 .273 .429 .364 .792
Batting 5th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 6th   19 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .263 .300 .316 .616
Batting 7th   44 14 3 0 1 4 5 1 6 0 0 1 .318 .348 .455 .802
Batting 8th   20 4 1 0 0 2 3 5 8 1 0 0 .200 .346 .250 .596
Batting 9th   26 10 2 1 2 7 7 6 3 0 0 0 .385 .500 .769 1.269
Low Leverage   46 14 3 0 1 2 7 6 8 0 0 1 .304 .396 .435 .831
Medium Leverage   38 15 5 0 2 5 6 6 8 0 0 0 .395 .477 .684 1.161
High Leverage   38 7 0 1 0 6 2 4 7 1 0 0 .184 .256 .237 .493
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 69 122 36 8 1 3 13 16 16 1 1 23 0 0 .295 .379 .451 .829 137 143 1.1
Total MLB 69 122 36 8 1 3 13 16 16 1 1 23 0 0 .295 .379 .451 .829 137 143 1.1
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 21 14 147 11 12 159 1 .994 128.2 11.05 +0.6 1.001
1974 Cleveland - MLB LF 4 3 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 26.0 1.73 -0.4 .864
1974 Cleveland - MLB RF 8 6 14 0 0 14 0 1.000 54.1 2.32 -0.5 .963
TOTAL 1B 21 14 147 11 12 159 1 .994 128.2 11.05 +0.6 1.001
TOTAL LF 4 3 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 26.0 1.73 -0.4 .864
TOTAL RF 8 6 14 0 0 14 0 1.000 54.1 2.32 -0.5 .963
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
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