SS Mario Alva #8
Kansas City Bulls MLB
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
10/21/1977
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SS MARIO ALVA #8 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
97 311 77 10 1 8 38 39 71 .248 .337 .363 3 2.7
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 40 40 50
BABIP 50 50 50 65
Avoid K's 35 35 35 40
Gap 60 60 55 60
Power 45 50 45 60
Eye 65 70 60 65
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
10/11/1977 @ STL Loss, 1-5 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10/10/1977 @ STL Win, 8-6 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
10/09/1977 @ STL Loss, 0-9 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/07/1977 STL Loss, 0-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10/06/1977 STL Loss, 3-4 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
10/04/1977 @ PIT Win, 9-2 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
10/02/1977 PIT Win, 8-2 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
10/01/1977 PIT Win, 7-6 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
09/30/1977 PIT Loss, 1-6 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/28/1977 @ PIT Loss, 4-9 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Alva puts fannies in the seats.
Personality Class: Fan Fav
High: Adaptability, Work Ethic
Low: Financial Ambition
Birthday:11/05/1950
Born in:San Pedro de Macorís, SAN
Nationality:Dominican
Height:6' 0"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$239,000
Signed Through:1980 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 63 Days
Service This Yr:174 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:1970, 2nd Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1977 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 97 311 77 10 1 8 38 26 39 71 .248 .337 .363 .700 .310 .116 91
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 96 360 5 4 0 14 1 4 113 19 3 5 37.5 36.1 3.78 2.7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   77 19 3 0 2 8 8 8 15 1 0 2 .247 .330 .364 .693
Versus Right   234 58 7 1 6 30 18 31 56 3 1 3 .248 .339 .363 .703
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   5 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .286 .000 .286
April   18 5 0 0 0 4 1 3 4 1 0 1 .278 .391 .278 .669
May   79 20 3 0 3 12 10 14 19 2 0 2 .253 .371 .405 .776
June   64 13 3 0 0 7 1 6 14 1 0 0 .203 .268 .250 .518
August   76 18 1 0 2 8 8 8 19 0 0 1 .237 .318 .329 .647
September   74 21 3 1 3 7 6 8 15 0 1 1 .284 .361 .473 .834
Spring Training   48 9 4 0 1 6 5 13 12 0 0 2 .188 .381 .333 .714
Postseason   33 4 0 0 0 3 4 5 7 1 0 0 .121 .231 .121 .352
Last Year   332 78 16 0 10 53 33 58 73 5 0 5 .235 .352 .373 .726
2 Years Ago   457 115 29 1 3 50 43 70 92 5 1 7 .252 .356 .339 .695
Career   2338 532 98 2 54 281 224 320 535 23 7 31 .228 .326 .340 .666
Home   136 41 3 1 4 16 13 18 29 0 1 3 .301 .395 .426 .821
Road   175 36 7 0 4 22 13 21 42 4 0 2 .206 .292 .314 .606
Grass   311 77 10 1 8 38 26 39 71 4 1 5 .248 .337 .363 .700
Day   207 55 5 1 5 27 19 26 50 3 1 4 .266 .354 .372 .726
Night   104 22 5 0 3 11 7 13 21 1 0 1 .212 .303 .346 .649
As Starter   310 77 10 1 8 38 26 39 71 4 1 5 .248 .338 .365 .703
As Reliever / Substitution   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   59 15 4 0 2 9 7 4 19 0 0 2 .254 .323 .424 .747
Inning 1-3   98 18 0 0 1 8 4 11 24 0 0 1 .184 .273 .214 .487
Inning 4-6   115 32 4 0 2 12 6 20 25 4 1 2 .278 .383 .365 .748
Inning 7-9   94 27 6 1 5 18 16 7 21 0 0 2 .287 .350 .532 .881
Extra Innings   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
0 Outs   117 23 3 0 3 7 10 9 26 0 1 3 .197 .271 .299 .570
1 Outs   100 27 1 0 3 13 10 11 24 4 0 0 .270 .330 .370 .700
2 Outs   94 27 6 1 2 18 6 19 21 0 0 2 .287 .417 .436 .854
Scoring Position   86 24 6 1 0 26 7 16 20 4 1 0 .279 .377 .372 .749
Bases Empty   168 39 2 0 5 5 12 18 37 0 0 5 .232 .325 .333 .658
Runner on 1st   57 14 2 0 3 7 7 5 14 0 0 0 .246 .306 .439 .745
Runner on 2nd   22 7 1 0 0 3 3 7 4 0 1 0 .318 .483 .364 .846
Runner on 3rd   5 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 2 2 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
Runner on 1st & 2nd   26 9 3 0 0 5 0 3 7 0 0 0 .346 .414 .462 .875
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 3 1 1 0 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 .273 .385 .545 .930
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   11 4 1 0 0 10 1 1 2 2 0 0 .364 .357 .455 .812
Bases Loaded   11 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 .000 .083 .000 .083
Two Strikes   167 29 3 0 3 16 9 26 71 2 0 3 .174 .293 .246 .538
First Pitch   46 14 3 0 3 9 6 3 0 1 0 2 .304 .365 .565 .931
Count 0-1   31 6 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .194 .188 .226 .413
Count 0-2   34 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 18 0 0 0 .147 .147 .176 .324
Count 1-0   20 8 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400 .429 .450 .879
Count 1-1   26 14 1 1 2 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 .538 .538 .885 1.423
Count 1-2   45 11 2 0 2 7 4 0 17 1 0 1 .244 .255 .422 .678
Count 2-0   5 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 .800 1.400
Count 2-1   12 3 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 2-2   40 6 0 0 0 3 1 0 15 1 0 1 .150 .167 .150 .317
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Full Count   48 7 0 0 1 4 4 26 21 0 0 1 .146 .453 .208 .662
Behind in Count   110 22 4 0 2 11 5 0 35 2 0 1 .200 .204 .291 .494
Ahead in Count   41 14 2 0 0 4 3 10 0 0 1 0 .341 .471 .390 .861
Batting Leadoff   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 6th   129 36 6 1 5 19 15 13 35 0 1 1 .279 .350 .457 .807
Batting 7th   69 18 2 0 1 5 2 10 10 1 0 2 .261 .366 .333 .699
Batting 8th   108 23 2 0 2 14 9 16 26 3 0 2 .213 .318 .287 .605
Low Leverage   132 37 3 0 5 11 12 14 26 1 0 3 .280 .360 .417 .777
Medium Leverage   129 33 6 1 3 21 12 21 30 2 1 0 .256 .355 .388 .743
High Leverage   48 7 1 0 0 6 2 4 15 1 0 2 .146 .236 .167 .403
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 86 87 3.9
1975 Kansas City - MLB 24 141 457 115 29 1 3 50 43 70 7 5 92 7 6 .252 .356 .339 .695 97 98 4.8
1976 Kansas City - MLB 25 113 332 78 16 0 10 53 33 58 5 5 73 2 4 .235 .352 .373 .726 115 110 4.1
1977 Kansas City - MLB 26 97 311 77 10 1 8 38 26 39 5 4 71 3 5 .248 .337 .363 .700 87 91 2.7
Total MLB 776 2338 532 98 2 54 281 224 320 31 23 535 15 29 .228 .326 .340 .666 90 90 21.8
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 - 19 67 291 85 13 1 16 64 75 36 6 2 61 2 1 .292 .379 .509 .888 100 100 2.7
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
1976 Kansas City - MLB 25 7 23 6 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 1 2 0 0 .261 .357 .261 .618 85 89 2.3
1977 Kansas City - MLB 26 11 33 4 0 0 0 3 4 5 0 1 7 1 0 .121 .231 .121 .352 -2 -27 1.4
Total MLB 18 56 10 0 0 0 4 5 9 0 2 9 1 0 .179 .284 .179 .462 34 22
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
1975 Kansas City - MLB SS 138 136 261 521 120 801 19 .976 1176.0 5.98 +27.4 1.113
1976 Kansas City - MLB SS 109 105 165 394 74 581 22 .962 910.1 5.53 +15.3 1.075
1977 Kansas City - MLB SS 96 96 117 354 63 481 10 .979 815.1 5.20 +12.3 1.080
TOTAL SS 760 724 1254 2762 541 4122 106 .974 6242.1 5.79 +126.2 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.
11/14/1974 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $98,135.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 50 (60); Eye: 60 (60).
08/06/1975 Injured (strained groin),day-to-day for 2-3 weeks.
11/07/1975 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $168,000 with the Kansas City Bulls organization.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 50 (60); Eye: 55 (55).
04/08/1976 Injured (sore wrist),day-to-day for 4 days.
04/10/1976 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $1,499,000 with the Kansas City Bulls organization.
06/05/1976 Injured (tendinitis (elbow)),out for 6 weeks.
07/04/1976 Was selected to the 1976 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 50 (60); Eye: 60 (60).
03/15/1977 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 1 day.
04/08/1977 Injured (tendinitis (knee)),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
04/16/1977 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 1-2 weeks.
04/23/1977 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
06/04/1977 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for one week.
06/22/1977 Injured (torn abdominal muscle),out for 6 weeks.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1974 151 6
Year K Rank
1974 118 2
Year HP Rank
1974 6 7
1975 7 6
1976 5 10
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