SS Mario Alva #8
Age: 25 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
06/21/1976
SS MARIO ALVA #8 - AGE: 25 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
50 140 39 8 0 6 28 29 23 .279 .402 .464 0 2.4
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 55 60 55 55
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
06/05/1976 @ LAB Win, 4-0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
06/04/1976 @ LAB Win, 8-2 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
06/01/1976 @ MIL Win, 9-8 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
05/31/1976 @ MIL Loss, 5-6 3 0 2 2 0 1 1 0
05/31/1976 @ MIL Loss, 3-5 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
05/30/1976 CHI Win, 5-3 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 0
05/29/1976 CHI Win, 5-4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
05/28/1976 CHI Win, 2-0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/27/1976 LAB Win, 12-7 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 0
05/26/1976 LAB Loss, 4-7 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 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:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$168,000
Signed Through:1976 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 63 Days
Service This Yr:76 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension:$1,499,000 total for 4 years
Drafted:1970, 2nd 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 50 140 39 8 0 6 28 15 29 23 .279 .402 .464 .867 .386 .186 155
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 45 174 2 3 0 7 0 3 65 14 0 3 0.0 25.5 6.03 2.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   18 8 3 0 2 6 3 2 0 1 0 0 .444 .476 .944 1.421
Versus Right   122 31 5 0 4 22 12 27 23 2 0 2 .254 .392 .393 .786
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   46 10 2 0 3 7 5 15 8 1 0 1 .217 .413 .457 .869
May   85 26 6 0 3 19 10 12 15 2 0 1 .306 .390 .482 .872
June   9 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .333 .455 .333 .788
Spring Training   55 12 2 1 1 4 3 5 13 0 0 0 .218 .283 .345 .629
Last Year   457 115 29 1 3 50 43 70 92 5 1 7 .252 .356 .339 .695
2 Years Ago   490 104 17 0 15 55 43 63 118 4 2 6 .212 .307 .339 .646
Career   1835 416 80 1 42 218 180 252 414 17 6 23 .227 .325 .340 .665
Home   78 23 4 0 5 18 10 10 13 1 0 1 .295 .378 .538 .916
Road   62 16 4 0 1 10 5 19 10 2 0 1 .258 .429 .371 .800
Grass   135 38 8 0 6 28 15 27 23 3 0 2 .281 .401 .474 .875
Turf   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .200 .429 .200 .629
Day   85 23 5 0 2 13 7 20 15 2 0 1 .271 .407 .400 .807
Night   55 16 3 0 4 15 8 9 8 1 0 1 .291 .394 .564 .958
As Starter   132 35 7 0 5 23 12 28 22 3 0 2 .265 .394 .432 .826
As Reliever / Substitution   8 4 1 0 1 5 3 1 1 0 0 0 .500 .556 1.000 1.556
Pinch Hitting   4 3 1 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .750 .750 1.750 2.500
Close/Late   28 5 1 0 1 3 2 8 7 1 0 0 .179 .351 .321 .673
Inning 1-3   45 9 0 0 2 9 5 6 7 0 0 1 .200 .308 .333 .641
Inning 4-6   53 19 3 0 3 12 8 12 8 2 0 1 .358 .471 .585 1.055
Inning 7-9   41 11 5 0 1 6 2 11 8 0 0 0 .268 .423 .463 .886
Extra Innings   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   53 11 1 0 3 8 8 14 8 2 0 0 .208 .362 .396 .759
1 Outs   50 13 4 0 0 4 3 6 9 1 0 2 .260 .356 .340 .696
2 Outs   37 15 3 0 3 16 4 9 6 0 0 0 .405 .522 .730 1.251
Scoring Position   38 16 2 0 3 24 4 11 5 3 0 0 .421 .519 .711 1.230
Bases Empty   81 20 6 0 2 2 7 15 13 0 0 2 .247 .378 .395 .773
Runner on 1st   21 3 0 0 1 2 4 3 5 0 0 0 .143 .250 .286 .536
Runner on 2nd   14 7 1 0 2 8 2 6 1 0 0 0 .500 .650 1.000 1.650
Runner on 3rd   2 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   11 3 1 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 .273 .333 .364 .697
Runner on 1st & 3rd   3 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 .667 .400 .667 1.067
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 1 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000
Bases Loaded   7 2 0 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .286 .375 .286 .661
Two Strikes   76 22 5 0 3 15 9 12 23 1 0 0 .289 .382 .474 .856
First Pitch   15 5 1 0 1 4 2 2 0 1 0 1 .333 .421 .600 1.021
Count 0-1   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Count 0-2   13 5 0 0 1 4 2 0 4 1 0 0 .385 .357 .615 .973
Count 1-0   12 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .167 .286 .250 .536
Count 1-1   15 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 1-2   21 6 2 0 1 3 2 0 7 0 0 0 .286 .286 .524 .810
Count 2-0   5 3 0 0 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 1.200 1.800
Count 2-1   7 3 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .429 .375 1.000 1.375
Count 2-2   25 6 1 0 1 2 2 0 8 0 0 0 .240 .240 .400 .640
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 .000 .750 .000 .750
Full Count   17 5 2 0 0 6 3 12 4 0 0 0 .294 .586 .412 .998
Behind in Count   41 12 2 0 2 7 4 0 11 1 0 0 .293 .286 .488 .774
Ahead in Count   27 8 2 0 2 8 3 15 0 1 0 1 .296 .545 .593 1.138
Batting 5th   11 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 .364 .417 .364 .780
Batting 6th   30 8 1 0 3 9 3 4 3 1 0 0 .267 .343 .600 .943
Batting 7th   56 11 2 0 2 6 5 16 11 1 0 2 .196 .387 .339 .726
Batting 8th   40 13 4 0 0 8 5 8 6 1 0 0 .325 .429 .425 .854
Batting 9th   3 3 1 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.333 3.333
Low Leverage   63 19 7 0 3 9 6 12 7 0 0 1 .302 .421 .556 .977
Medium Leverage   57 10 0 0 2 8 5 14 11 1 0 1 .175 .342 .281 .623
High Leverage   19 9 1 0 1 11 4 3 5 2 0 0 .474 .500 .684 1.184
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 50 140 39 8 0 6 28 15 29 2 3 23 0 3 .279 .402 .464 .867 150 155 2.4
Total MLB 616 1835 416 80 1 42 218 180 252 23 17 414 10 23 .227 .325 .340 .665 91 92 17.4
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
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 47 45 68 163 28 243 12 .951 387.0 5.37 +5.4 1.069
TOTAL SS 602 568 1040 2177 432 3303 86 .974 4903.2 5.90 +104.0 1.094
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.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1974 151 6
Year K Rank
1974 118 2
Year HP Rank
1974 6 7
1975 7 6
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