CF Ken Mays #42
Chicago Traders MLB
Age: 25 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
10/19/1974
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CF KEN MAYS #42 - AGE: 25 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
128 355 95 17 4 6 35 31 33 .268 .326 .389 15 3.7
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 50
Gap 50 50 50 55
Power 40 40 35 45
Eye 45 50 45 45
Avoid K's 50 55 50 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 35 70
Errors: - 30 55
Arm: 20 40 50
Turn DP: - 35 -
Framing: 25 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 70
1st Base: - Center Field: 60
2nd Base: - Right Field: 65
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 65
Stealing Aggressiveness: 60
Stealing Ability: 65
Baserunning Inst.: 55
Sacrifice Bunt: 30
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/29/1974 @ LAB Win, 5-1 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 1
09/28/1974 @ LAB Win, 1-0 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 0
09/27/1974 @ LAB Win, 3-1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/26/1974 MIL Win, 2-0 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
09/25/1974 MIL Win, 8-0 3 3 1 2 1 2 0 2
09/24/1974 MIL Win, 7-4 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/22/1974 PIT Loss, 2-3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
09/21/1974 PIT Win, 5-2 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
09/20/1974 PIT Loss, 1-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/1974 LAB Win, 2-1 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Spontaneous and carefree.
High: Financial Ambition
Birthday:12/08/1948
Born in:San Francisco, CA
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$27,800
Signed Through:1974 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 22 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, 24th 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 128 355 95 17 4 6 35 45 31 33 .268 .326 .389 .714 .323 .121 106
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 82 397 2 1 0 7 4 5 138 27 15 5 75.0 46.4 4.46 3.7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   146 42 8 3 4 14 20 13 6 3 1 1 .288 .344 .466 .809
Versus Right   209 53 9 1 2 21 24 18 27 2 3 1 .254 .313 .335 .648
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   34 9 2 1 0 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 .265 .333 .382 .716
May   55 12 3 1 0 2 4 2 5 0 1 1 .218 .259 .309 .568
June   76 21 2 0 2 10 10 5 6 1 0 0 .276 .317 .382 .699
July   54 14 2 1 0 5 8 8 9 1 1 0 .259 .349 .333 .683
August   70 20 5 0 2 6 10 8 3 1 0 0 .286 .354 .443 .797
September   66 19 3 1 2 8 10 5 8 1 1 0 .288 .333 .455 .788
Spring Training   59 15 2 0 0 7 5 4 4 0 0 0 .254 .302 .288 .590
Last Year   111 27 1 0 0 6 10 7 13 0 0 1 .243 .294 .252 .546
2 Years Ago   4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Career   509 132 19 4 6 44 62 44 55 5 5 3 .259 .319 .348 .667
Home   183 46 12 1 2 16 22 13 16 3 2 0 .251 .296 .361 .657
Road   172 49 5 3 4 19 23 18 17 2 2 2 .285 .356 .419 .774
Grass   355 95 17 4 6 35 45 31 33 5 4 2 .268 .326 .389 .714
Day   219 53 8 4 5 23 27 22 20 3 3 0 .242 .307 .384 .691
Night   136 42 9 0 1 12 18 9 13 2 1 2 .309 .356 .397 .753
As Starter   314 84 13 4 6 30 39 28 23 4 4 0 .268 .324 .392 .715
As Reliever / Substitution   41 11 4 0 0 5 6 3 10 1 0 2 .268 .340 .366 .706
Pinch Hitting   34 10 3 0 0 5 4 3 10 1 0 2 .294 .375 .382 .757
Close/Late   102 26 5 0 1 7 9 7 21 1 1 2 .255 .312 .333 .646
Inning 1-3   117 37 6 2 3 6 18 8 7 1 1 0 .316 .357 .479 .836
Inning 4-6   99 26 4 2 2 21 13 14 3 3 2 0 .263 .345 .404 .749
Inning 7-9   126 30 7 0 1 7 12 9 20 1 1 2 .238 .297 .317 .615
Extra Innings   13 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 .154 .154 .154 .308
0 Outs   136 35 7 2 2 9 25 14 13 1 1 1 .257 .329 .382 .711
1 Outs   110 33 6 1 3 14 16 10 12 4 3 1 .300 .352 .455 .807
2 Outs   109 27 4 1 1 12 3 7 8 0 0 0 .248 .293 .330 .623
Scoring Position   75 21 1 1 0 26 6 6 10 5 4 0 .280 .314 .320 .634
Bases Empty   220 61 13 3 4 4 30 23 15 0 0 1 .277 .348 .418 .767
Runner on 1st   60 13 3 0 2 5 8 2 8 0 0 1 .217 .254 .367 .621
Runner on 2nd   34 9 1 0 0 6 1 2 5 0 2 0 .265 .306 .294 .600
Runner on 3rd   7 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 .286 .222 .286 .508
Runner on 1st & 2nd   18 6 0 1 0 4 4 1 2 0 2 0 .333 .368 .444 .813
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 3 0 0 .286 .200 .286 .486
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 2 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .400 .500 .400 .900
Bases Loaded   4 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Two Strikes   136 30 2 1 4 13 12 13 33 1 0 1 .221 .291 .338 .630
First Pitch   62 12 3 1 0 3 6 0 0 2 1 0 .194 .188 .274 .462
Count 0-1   42 11 4 0 1 7 6 0 0 1 1 1 .262 .273 .429 .701
Count 0-2   25 4 0 0 1 3 1 0 8 0 0 0 .160 .160 .280 .440
Count 1-0   41 17 3 0 0 3 6 0 0 1 1 0 .415 .405 .488 .893
Count 1-1   40 13 3 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 .325 .325 .475 .800
Count 1-2   33 8 1 0 2 3 3 0 5 0 0 0 .242 .242 .455 .697
Count 2-0   8 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .875 1.375
Count 2-1   19 7 1 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .368 .368 .526 .895
Count 2-2   49 14 1 0 1 5 3 0 12 1 0 1 .286 .294 .367 .661
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 4 9 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   7 1 0 0 0 1 2 9 0 0 0 0 .143 .625 .143 .768
Full Count   29 4 0 1 0 2 5 13 8 0 0 0 .138 .405 .207 .612
Behind in Count   100 23 5 0 4 13 10 0 13 1 1 1 .230 .235 .400 .635
Ahead in Count   75 29 5 2 0 9 16 18 0 1 1 0 .387 .500 .507 1.007
Batting Leadoff   39 9 0 1 1 7 5 4 2 0 0 0 .231 .302 .359 .661
Batting 2nd   170 45 8 1 4 13 22 14 12 1 2 0 .265 .319 .394 .713
Batting 4th   16 4 1 0 0 2 3 2 3 2 0 0 .250 .300 .312 .613
Batting 5th   16 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 .250 .381 .250 .631
Batting 6th   68 20 5 2 1 5 8 3 2 0 2 0 .294 .324 .471 .795
Batting 7th   16 5 0 0 0 4 1 1 5 0 0 0 .312 .353 .312 .665
Batting 8th   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Batting 9th   27 7 3 0 0 2 4 2 8 1 0 2 .259 .344 .370 .714
Low Leverage   164 49 10 3 2 11 17 9 10 2 0 0 .299 .331 .433 .764
Medium Leverage   126 28 5 0 4 11 18 17 13 1 2 1 .222 .317 .357 .674
High Leverage   64 18 2 1 0 13 9 5 10 2 2 1 .281 .333 .344 .677
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 .714 101 106 3.7
Total MLB 214 509 132 19 4 6 44 62 44 3 5 55 23 6 .259 .319 .348 .667 88 92 4.0
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 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
TOTAL LF 55 28 59 0 0 59 0 1.000 299.0 1.78 +2.8 1.069
TOTAL CF 32 22 66 0 0 67 1 .985 194.0 3.06 +1.5 1.012
TOTAL RF 75 63 138 0 0 140 2 .986 568.0 2.19 +8.5 1.080
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.
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