SS Mario Alva #8
Age: 24 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
11/11/1974
SS MARIO ALVA #8 - AGE: 24 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
153 490 104 17 0 15 55 63 118 .212 .307 .339 2 4.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 50
Gap 55 55 55 55
Power 50 50 50 60
Eye 60 65 60 60
Avoid K's 35 35 35 40
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 75 50
Errors: - 80 45
Arm: 20 80 75
Turn DP: - 80 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 80
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Aggressiveness: 45
Stealing Ability: 50
Baserunning Inst.: 35
Sacrifice Bunt: 25
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/29/1974 DEN Loss, 0-6 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/28/1974 DEN Loss, 4-5 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/27/1974 DEN Loss, 3-5 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/26/1974 STL Loss, 5-8 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/25/1974 STL Loss, 3-4 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1974 STL Win, 9-8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/23/1974 STL Loss, 6-17 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/22/1974 MIL Win, 5-4 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 0
09/22/1974 MIL Win, 5-0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0
09/21/1974 MIL Loss, 2-4 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
He's a crowd pleaser. They love his work ethic and personality.
Personality Class: Fan Fav
High: Adaptability, Work Ethic
Low: Financial Ambition
Birthday:11/05/1950
Born in:San Pedro de MacorĂ­s, SAN
Nationality:Dominican
Height:6' 0"
Weight:175 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$27,800
Signed Through:1974 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 63 Days
Service This Yr:174 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:4 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1970, 2nd Pick in Round 1
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 153 490 104 17 0 15 55 43 63 118 .212 .307 .339 .646 .300 .127 89
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 151 565 6 3 0 22 2 4 166 32 2 9 18.2 47.1 3.01 4.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   112 18 2 0 3 9 7 17 32 1 0 1 .161 .275 .259 .534
Versus Right   378 86 15 0 12 46 36 46 86 3 2 5 .228 .317 .362 .680
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   63 17 3 0 2 9 4 4 12 0 1 0 .270 .313 .413 .726
May   91 16 3 0 2 12 10 11 26 1 0 1 .176 .269 .275 .544
June   79 16 5 0 0 4 3 13 19 1 0 0 .203 .312 .266 .578
July   89 18 2 0 5 13 10 11 29 0 1 0 .202 .290 .393 .683
August   93 25 3 0 4 10 11 7 19 0 0 5 .269 .352 .430 .782
September   75 12 1 0 2 7 5 17 13 2 0 0 .160 .309 .253 .562
Spring Training   29 9 0 1 0 0 3 7 6 0 0 0 .310 .444 .379 .824
Last Year   317 73 12 0 9 44 41 38 70 3 0 2 .230 .314 .353 .667
2 Years Ago   303 64 11 0 6 32 24 40 74 2 2 1 .211 .303 .307 .610
Career   1238 262 43 0 33 140 122 153 299 9 5 14 .212 .303 .326 .630
Home   243 62 8 0 10 32 22 24 60 1 1 0 .255 .321 .412 .732
Road   247 42 9 0 5 23 21 39 58 3 1 6 .170 .295 .267 .562
Grass   490 104 17 0 15 55 43 63 118 4 2 6 .212 .307 .339 .646
Day   305 65 12 0 9 36 25 35 69 3 0 4 .213 .300 .341 .641
Night   185 39 5 0 6 19 18 28 49 1 2 2 .211 .319 .335 .655
As Starter   488 104 17 0 15 55 43 63 118 4 2 6 .213 .308 .340 .649
As Reliever / Substitution   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   96 21 2 0 5 10 13 10 29 1 0 0 .219 .290 .396 .686
Inning 1-3   150 32 8 0 7 28 12 20 32 2 1 1 .213 .306 .407 .713
Inning 4-6   191 42 6 0 3 15 16 27 46 1 1 5 .220 .330 .298 .629
Inning 7-9   143 28 3 0 4 11 14 14 40 1 0 0 .196 .266 .301 .567
Extra Innings   6 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .833 1.333
0 Outs   159 38 7 0 6 12 21 13 35 0 1 1 .239 .301 .396 .697
1 Outs   155 28 5 0 5 22 13 23 43 4 1 2 .181 .288 .310 .598
2 Outs   176 38 5 0 4 21 9 27 40 0 0 3 .216 .330 .312 .643
Scoring Position   126 23 7 0 4 40 8 19 30 4 2 3 .183 .296 .333 .629
Bases Empty   285 58 7 0 7 7 25 36 71 0 0 2 .204 .297 .302 .599
Runner on 1st   79 23 3 0 4 8 10 8 17 0 0 1 .291 .364 .481 .845
Runner on 2nd   43 8 3 0 2 8 2 8 9 0 1 2 .186 .340 .395 .735
Runner on 3rd   11 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 1 0 0 .091 .083 .091 .174
Runner on 1st & 2nd   35 8 2 0 2 12 4 3 9 0 0 1 .229 .308 .457 .765
Runner on 1st & 3rd   14 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 .071 .071 .071 .143
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   9 2 1 0 0 5 1 4 4 1 0 0 .222 .429 .333 .762
Bases Loaded   14 3 1 0 0 10 1 4 1 2 1 0 .214 .350 .286 .636
Two Strikes   279 43 5 0 6 20 17 24 118 1 0 5 .154 .233 .237 .470
First Pitch   52 12 2 0 2 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 .231 .259 .385 .644
Count 0-1   38 14 2 0 1 5 4 0 0 1 0 0 .368 .359 .500 .859
Count 0-2   35 5 0 0 2 2 3 0 19 0 0 1 .143 .167 .314 .481
Count 1-0   38 12 6 0 3 12 5 0 0 1 0 0 .316 .308 .711 1.018
Count 1-1   36 12 1 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .351 .444 .796
Count 1-2   68 12 0 0 1 5 1 0 30 1 0 2 .176 .197 .221 .418
Count 2-0   12 5 1 0 2 7 3 0 0 0 1 0 .417 .417 1.000 1.417
Count 2-1   27 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .111 .138 .111 .249
Count 2-2   100 10 1 0 2 6 6 0 49 0 0 1 .100 .109 .170 .279
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 3 6 17 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   8 3 0 0 0 1 3 19 0 0 0 0 .375 .815 .375 1.190
Full Count   76 16 4 0 1 7 7 24 20 0 0 1 .211 .406 .303 .709
Behind in Count   141 31 2 0 4 12 8 0 49 2 0 3 .220 .233 .319 .552
Ahead in Count   85 23 7 0 5 25 17 37 0 2 2 0 .271 .484 .529 1.013
Batting 5th   13 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 .154 .312 .154 .466
Batting 6th   242 49 8 0 9 35 22 31 64 2 1 3 .202 .299 .347 .646
Batting 7th   219 52 9 0 5 17 19 27 46 2 1 3 .237 .327 .347 .674
Batting 8th   14 1 0 0 1 2 1 2 6 0 0 0 .071 .188 .286 .473
Batting 9th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   217 43 7 0 4 8 18 33 52 0 0 2 .198 .310 .286 .595
Medium Leverage   201 44 8 0 4 22 14 18 50 3 1 3 .219 .289 .318 .607
High Leverage   71 17 2 0 7 25 11 12 16 1 1 1 .239 .353 .563 .916
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
1971 Kansas City - MLB 20 49 128 21 3 0 3 9 14 12 5 0 37 0 0 .164 .262 .258 .520 53 50 0.6
1972 Kansas City - MLB 21 108 303 64 11 0 6 32 24 40 1 2 74 1 4 .211 .303 .307 .610 80 80 3.0
1973 Kansas City - MLB 22 115 317 73 12 0 9 44 41 38 2 3 70 0 1 .230 .314 .353 .667 86 86 2.6
1974 Kansas City - MLB 23 153 490 104 17 0 15 55 43 63 6 4 118 2 9 .212 .307 .339 .646 84 89 4.1
Total MLB 425 1238 262 43 0 33 140 122 153 14 9 299 3 14 .212 .303 .326 .630 80 82 10.4
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
1970 Total - 19 67 291 85 13 1 16 64 75 36 6 2 61 2 1 .292 .379 .509 .888 100 100 2.7
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1971 Kansas City - MLB SS 48 40 78 163 28 244 3 .988 357.0 6.08 +10.5 1.132
1972 Kansas City - MLB SS 106 104 168 379 76 562 15 .973 862.2 5.71 +19.9 1.090
1973 Kansas City - MLB SS 112 92 185 363 75 563 15 .973 824.1 5.98 +15.6 1.097
1974 Kansas City - MLB SS 151 151 280 588 105 890 22 .975 1296.2 6.02 +25.2 1.074
TOTAL SS 417 387 711 1493 284 2259 55 .976 3340.2 5.94 +71.2 1.090
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1970 Drafted in the 1970 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 2, 2nd overall pick) by the Kansas City Bulls.
10/29/1970 Named the #10 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (50); Power: 35 (60); Eye: 40 (60).
03/12/1971 Successfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Kansas City Bulls development complex.
04/06/1971 Named the #10 prospect in the MLB
07/01/1971 Named the #5 prospect in the MLB
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: 40 (45); Power: 40 (55); Eye: 50 (55).
03/06/1972 Successfully completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the Kansas City Bulls development complex.
06/25/1972 Injured (tender shoulder),out for one week.
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: 40 (45); Power: 45 (55); Eye: 55 (55).
04/24/1973 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 1 day.
11/06/1973 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $27,800.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (50); Power: 45 (55); Eye: 55 (55).
03/22/1974 Injured (sore wrist),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1974 151 6
Year K Rank
1974 118 2
Year HP Rank
1974 6 7
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