RF Ken Mays #42
Chicago Traders MLB
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
10/19/1977
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RF KEN MAYS #42 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
132 315 98 20 6 5 44 30 35 .311 .371 .460 24 2.6
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 55 50 55
BABIP 45 50 45 55
Avoid K's 55 65 55 55
Gap 55 55 50 60
Power 35 35 35 40
Eye 50 50 50 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 70
Errors: - 30 55
Arm: 20 40 50
Turn DP: - 30 -
Framing: 25 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 75
1st Base: - Center Field: 60
2nd Base: - Right Field: 65
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 70
Stealing Aggressiveness: 60
Stealing Ability: 65
Baserunning Inst.: 60
Sacrifice Bunt: 30
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/1977 @ STL Loss, 3-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/30/1977 @ STL Loss, 3-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/28/1977 STL Win, 5-2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/27/1977 STL Loss, 1-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/25/1977 STL Win, 7-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/23/1977 STL Win, 8-4 4 2 3 3 0 0 0 0
09/21/1977 WAS Loss, 2-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/1977 WAS Win, 4-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/1977 WAS Win, 3-2 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 1
09/18/1977 MIL Win, 6-3 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 1
PERSONALITY
Fishes in the offseason.
High: Financial Ambition
Birthday:12/08/1948
Born in:San Francisco, CA
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$150,000
Signed Through:1977 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 22 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, 24th Pick in Round 3
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 132 315 98 20 6 5 44 44 30 35 .311 .371 .460 .832 .366 .149 132
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 78 351 2 0 0 5 1 3 145 31 24 8 75.0 56.0 6.46 2.6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   114 35 7 2 2 15 17 13 11 1 0 1 .307 .380 .456 .836
Versus Right   201 63 13 4 3 29 25 17 24 2 1 1 .313 .367 .463 .829
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   47 16 0 0 2 8 6 4 3 1 0 1 .340 .396 .468 .864
May   71 22 6 0 0 8 11 3 7 0 1 0 .310 .338 .394 .732
June   37 9 2 2 1 5 8 5 6 1 0 0 .243 .326 .486 .812
July   49 15 5 0 1 8 4 6 6 1 0 1 .306 .386 .469 .855
August   63 19 3 2 1 7 7 9 9 0 0 0 .302 .389 .460 .849
September   48 17 4 2 0 8 8 3 4 0 0 0 .354 .392 .521 .913
Spring Training   32 11 4 0 0 4 2 4 2 0 0 0 .344 .417 .469 .885
Postseason   4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Last Year   147 38 4 5 0 22 14 12 19 2 1 0 .259 .311 .354 .664
2 Years Ago   185 52 7 2 0 17 18 13 27 3 3 1 .281 .327 .341 .667
Career   1156 320 50 17 11 127 138 99 136 13 10 6 .277 .334 .378 .712
Home   163 49 10 1 3 27 24 21 15 3 1 1 .301 .378 .429 .807
Road   152 49 10 5 2 17 20 9 20 0 0 1 .322 .364 .493 .858
Grass   307 95 19 6 5 43 43 30 34 3 1 2 .309 .371 .459 .831
Turf   8 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .375 .375 .500 .875
Day   178 52 7 4 3 22 28 19 14 3 1 2 .292 .361 .427 .788
Night   137 46 13 2 2 22 16 11 21 0 0 0 .336 .385 .504 .889
As Starter   270 88 19 6 5 41 37 24 31 2 1 0 .326 .378 .496 .875
As Reliever / Substitution   45 10 1 0 0 3 7 6 4 1 0 2 .222 .333 .244 .578
Pinch Hitting   35 8 1 0 0 3 4 5 3 1 0 2 .229 .349 .257 .606
Close/Late   74 19 5 1 1 11 11 12 8 1 0 2 .257 .371 .392 .763
Inning 1-3   100 31 5 3 3 17 16 8 7 1 0 0 .310 .358 .510 .868
Inning 4-6   106 36 9 0 1 16 13 10 12 1 1 0 .340 .393 .453 .846
Inning 7-9   104 30 6 3 1 11 12 11 15 1 0 2 .288 .364 .433 .797
Extra Innings   5 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
0 Outs   106 33 6 3 3 15 25 13 10 2 1 2 .311 .390 .509 .900
1 Outs   120 39 10 1 0 16 11 9 11 1 0 0 .325 .369 .425 .794
2 Outs   89 26 4 2 2 13 6 8 14 0 0 0 .292 .351 .449 .800
Scoring Position   90 34 11 1 1 39 16 9 12 3 1 0 .378 .422 .556 .977
Bases Empty   157 45 8 4 4 4 20 18 13 0 0 1 .287 .364 .465 .829
Runner on 1st   68 19 1 1 0 1 6 3 10 0 0 1 .279 .319 .324 .643
Runner on 2nd   39 13 4 0 0 9 6 4 7 0 1 0 .333 .395 .436 .831
Runner on 3rd   6 4 2 0 0 5 3 0 0 1 0 0 .667 .571 1.000 1.571
Runner on 1st & 2nd   14 7 2 0 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 0 .500 .533 .643 1.176
Runner on 1st & 3rd   8 4 1 0 1 8 1 2 1 2 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   9 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .111 .200 .111 .311
Bases Loaded   14 5 2 1 0 10 2 1 2 0 0 0 .357 .400 .643 1.043
Two Strikes   143 36 8 4 0 16 16 20 35 0 0 1 .252 .348 .364 .711
First Pitch   53 20 3 1 2 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 .377 .377 .585 .962
Count 0-1   34 15 5 0 1 7 3 0 0 0 0 1 .441 .457 .676 1.134
Count 0-2   23 4 0 1 0 1 3 0 11 0 0 0 .174 .174 .261 .435
Count 1-0   17 5 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 .294 .278 .353 .631
Count 1-1   36 11 1 1 2 7 5 0 0 2 0 0 .306 .289 .556 .845
Count 1-2   39 9 2 1 0 5 2 0 7 0 0 0 .231 .231 .333 .564
Count 2-0   10 3 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .500 .800
Count 2-1   12 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 2-2   41 14 6 0 0 5 5 0 8 0 0 1 .341 .357 .488 .845
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   10 4 0 0 0 2 2 8 0 0 0 0 .400 .667 .400 1.067
Full Count   40 9 0 2 0 5 6 20 9 0 0 0 .225 .483 .325 .808
Behind in Count   96 28 7 2 1 13 8 0 18 0 0 1 .292 .299 .438 .736
Ahead in Count   49 16 3 0 0 4 8 10 0 1 1 0 .327 .433 .388 .821
Batting Leadoff   33 15 2 1 3 7 8 3 3 1 0 0 .455 .486 .848 1.335
Batting 2nd   41 14 1 2 0 5 8 6 4 0 0 0 .341 .426 .463 .889
Batting 4th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   51 15 5 0 0 9 5 3 3 1 0 1 .294 .339 .392 .731
Batting 6th   50 16 4 0 1 5 4 2 6 0 1 0 .320 .346 .460 .806
Batting 7th   108 30 7 3 1 16 13 12 14 0 0 0 .278 .350 .426 .776
Batting 8th   6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .286 .167 .452
Batting 9th   23 7 1 0 0 2 3 4 4 1 0 0 .304 .393 .348 .741
Low Leverage   132 48 8 3 3 6 17 12 16 0 0 0 .364 .417 .538 .955
Medium Leverage   110 29 8 2 1 13 15 9 7 0 1 0 .264 .319 .400 .719
High Leverage   73 21 4 1 1 25 10 9 12 3 0 2 .288 .368 .411 .779
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 Chicago - MLB 22 25 39 8 1 0 0 3 7 6 0 0 8 3 0 .205 .311 .231 .542 59 50 0.1
1972 Chicago - MLB 23 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 194 195 0.1
1973 Chicago - MLB 24 57 111 27 1 0 0 6 10 7 1 0 13 5 1 .243 .294 .252 .546 52 58 0.1
1974 Chicago - MLB 25 128 355 95 17 4 6 35 45 31 2 5 33 15 5 .268 .326 .389 .714 103 103 3.6
1975 Chicago - MLB 26 86 185 52 7 2 0 17 18 13 1 3 27 8 3 .281 .327 .341 .667 87 88 1.5
1976 Chicago - MLB 27 107 147 38 4 5 0 22 14 12 0 2 19 10 1 .259 .311 .354 .664 95 93 1.3
1977 Chicago - MLB 28 132 315 98 20 6 5 44 44 30 2 3 35 24 8 .311 .371 .460 .832 120 132 2.6
Total MLB 539 1156 320 50 17 11 127 138 99 6 13 136 65 18 .277 .334 .378 .712 98 101 9.2
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 - 21 50 218 58 10 6 8 45 49 24 3 1 22 15 7 .266 .346 .477 .823 100 100 1.3
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
1975 Chicago - MLB 26 6 24 4 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 4 0 0 .167 .200 .208 .408 14 14 0.7
1977 Chicago - MLB 28 4 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 34 30 -0.3
Total MLB 10 28 5 1 0 0 2 4 1 0 0 5 0 0 .179 .207 .214 .421 17 16
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1971 Chicago - MLB LF 8 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 17.1 1.04 -0.0 .977
1971 Chicago - MLB CF 13 10 22 0 0 23 1 .957 74.0 2.68 +0.1 .979
1971 Chicago - MLB RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Chicago - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Chicago - MLB LF 31 17 35 0 0 35 0 1.000 167.0 1.89 +1.2 1.062
1973 Chicago - MLB CF 7 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 18.0 2.00 -0.4 1.012
1973 Chicago - MLB RF 6 3 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 31.0 1.74 +0.1 1.049
1974 Chicago - MLB LF 15 11 22 0 0 22 0 1.000 114.0 1.74 +1.6 1.087
1974 Chicago - MLB CF 12 11 40 0 0 40 0 1.000 102.0 3.53 +1.7 1.030
1974 Chicago - MLB RF 67 60 132 0 0 134 2 .985 535.0 2.22 +8.4 1.081
1975 Chicago - MLB LF 26 18 38 0 0 39 1 .974 156.2 2.18 +2.8 1.089
1975 Chicago - MLB CF 7 0 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 18.1 2.45 -0.1 1.007
1975 Chicago - MLB RF 27 21 54 5 1 59 0 1.000 186.0 2.85 +4.2 1.105
1976 Chicago - MLB LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.2 2.45 -0.1 1.037
1976 Chicago - MLB CF 16 1 21 0 0 21 0 1.000 48.2 3.88 +1.8 1.115
1976 Chicago - MLB RF 28 22 46 5 0 53 2 .962 190.1 2.41 +1.9 1.032
1977 Chicago - MLB LF 55 46 80 2 0 86 4 .953 378.1 1.95 +1.4 1.025
1977 Chicago - MLB CF 5 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 8.0 4.50 +0.0 .991
1977 Chicago - MLB RF 38 32 46 4 0 50 0 1.000 279.0 1.61 +2.1 1.066
TOTAL LF 139 92 178 2 0 185 5 .973 837.2 1.93 +6.8 1.054
TOTAL CF 60 23 96 0 0 97 1 .990 269.0 3.21 +3.2 1.031
TOTAL RF 168 138 284 14 1 302 4 .987 1223.1 2.19 +16.7 1.074
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1970 Drafted in the 1970 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 24, 80th overall pick) by the Chicago Traders, out of college Oregon State
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (55); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 40 (50).
04/06/1971 Named the #90 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 (55); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 45 (50).
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: 50 (50); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
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: 50 (50); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
04/08/1974 Outstandingly completed training to improve his outfield defense at the Chicago Traders development complex.
11/14/1974 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $65,000.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
06/15/1975 Injured (strained quadriceps),day-to-day for one week.
11/16/1975 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $104,000.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 50 (50).
08/07/1976 Injured (tender shoulder),day-to-day for 4 days.
11/11/1976 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $150,000.
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 50 (50).
03/08/1977 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 2 days.
04/10/1977 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for one week.
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