C John Kinney #27
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
08/18/1975
C JOHN KINNEY #27 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
39 104 29 1 0 0 12 16 15 .279 .375 .288 0 0.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 55
Gap 35 35 35 45
Power 35 35 35 40
Eye 45 45 45 45
Avoid K's 45 45 45 75
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 40 25
Errors: - 45 50
Arm: 55 50 50
Turn DP: - 30 -
Framing: 55 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 50 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Aggressiveness: 30
Stealing Ability: 30
Baserunning Inst.: 30
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/17/1975 @ SFS Loss, 2-3 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
08/13/1975 @ LAP Win, 5-3 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 0
08/09/1975 HOU Loss, 3-4 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 0
08/06/1975 SFS Win, 7-6 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
08/03/1975 LAP Loss, 0-6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/03/1975 LAP Win, 4-1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/01/1975 LAP Loss, 0-4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/30/1975 @ HOU Loss, 2-9 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
07/28/1975 @ CHH Win, 7-6 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/26/1975 @ CHH Win, 7-6 2 2 1 2 0 2 0 0
PERSONALITY
Solid teammate, likeable.
Birthday:08/06/1948
Born in:New York, NY
Nationality:American
Height:5' 9"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$27,800
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:2 Years, None
Service This Yr:132 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1970, 7th Pick in Round 4
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 39 104 29 1 0 0 12 9 16 15 .279 .375 .288 .663 .287 .010 79
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 29 120 0 6 0 3 0 0 30 1 0 0 0.0 11.4 3.95 .5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   27 8 1 0 0 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 .296 .367 .333 .700
Versus Right   77 21 0 0 0 9 6 13 12 0 0 0 .273 .378 .273 .651
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   6 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .667 .714 .667 1.381
April   14 5 0 0 0 1 2 2 4 0 0 0 .357 .438 .357 .795
May   17 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 6 0 0 0 .235 .381 .235 .616
June   25 6 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 .240 .269 .240 .509
July   29 7 1 0 0 6 3 4 1 0 0 0 .241 .333 .276 .609
August   19 7 0 0 0 2 0 5 2 0 0 0 .368 .500 .368 .868
Spring Training   16 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 .125 .176 .125 .301
Last Year   133 30 3 0 2 16 13 11 20 2 0 1 .226 .286 .293 .579
Career   237 59 4 0 2 28 22 27 35 2 0 1 .249 .326 .291 .617
Home   53 12 1 0 0 3 2 8 8 0 0 0 .226 .328 .245 .573
Road   51 17 0 0 0 9 7 8 7 0 0 0 .333 .424 .333 .757
Grass   104 29 1 0 0 12 9 16 15 0 0 0 .279 .375 .288 .663
Day   70 23 1 0 0 8 5 12 10 0 0 0 .329 .427 .343 .770
Night   34 6 0 0 0 4 4 4 5 0 0 0 .176 .263 .176 .440
As Starter   93 27 1 0 0 12 9 16 13 0 0 0 .290 .394 .301 .696
As Reliever / Substitution   11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .182 .182 .182 .364
Pinch Hitting   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Close/Late   28 6 0 0 0 2 1 0 7 0 0 0 .214 .214 .214 .429
Inning 1-3   25 7 1 0 0 5 3 5 4 0 0 0 .280 .400 .320 .720
Inning 4-6   38 11 0 0 0 5 5 11 2 0 0 0 .289 .449 .289 .738
Inning 7-9   40 11 0 0 0 2 1 0 9 0 0 0 .275 .275 .275 .550
Extra Innings   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   31 7 1 0 0 6 5 4 3 0 0 0 .226 .314 .258 .572
1 Outs   42 13 0 0 0 4 3 3 6 0 0 0 .310 .356 .310 .665
2 Outs   31 9 0 0 0 2 1 9 6 0 0 0 .290 .450 .290 .740
Scoring Position   24 10 1 0 0 12 5 12 2 0 0 0 .417 .611 .458 1.069
Bases Empty   58 12 0 0 0 0 2 3 12 0 0 0 .207 .246 .207 .453
Runner on 1st   22 7 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 .318 .348 .318 .666
Runner on 2nd   6 3 0 0 0 2 1 5 0 0 0 0 .500 .727 .500 1.227
Runner on 3rd   2 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Runner on 1st & 2nd   9 3 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .400 .333 .733
Runner on 1st & 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Bases Loaded   4 2 1 0 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 0 .500 .600 .750 1.350
Two Strikes   42 7 0 0 0 1 2 3 15 0 0 0 .167 .222 .167 .389
First Pitch   20 10 1 0 0 5 2 5 0 0 0 0 .500 .600 .550 1.150
Count 0-1   11 5 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .455 .455 .455 .909
Count 0-2   8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 1-0   10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-1   8 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 1-2   12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 .083 .083 .083 .167
Count 2-0   6 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 2-1   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   15 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 .133 .133 .133 .267
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   2 1 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 .500 .833 .500 1.333
Full Count   7 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 .286 .500 .286 .786
Behind in Count   31 8 0 0 0 3 1 0 9 0 0 0 .258 .258 .258 .516
Ahead in Count   23 3 0 0 0 3 3 8 0 0 0 0 .130 .355 .130 .485
Batting 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   95 28 1 0 0 12 9 16 13 0 0 0 .295 .396 .305 .702
Batting 9th   8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Low Leverage   42 8 0 0 0 1 0 3 9 0 0 0 .190 .244 .190 .435
Medium Leverage   36 12 0 0 0 2 4 7 2 0 0 0 .333 .442 .333 .775
High Leverage   26 9 1 0 0 9 5 6 4 0 0 0 .346 .469 .385 .853
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
1974 Twin Cities - MLB 25 46 133 30 3 0 2 16 13 11 1 2 20 0 0 .226 .286 .293 .579 71 67 0.1
1975 Twin Cities - MLB 26 39 104 29 1 0 0 12 9 16 0 0 15 0 0 .279 .375 .288 .663 85 79 0.5
Total MLB 85 237 59 4 0 2 28 22 27 1 2 35 0 0 .249 .326 .291 .617 78 72 0.6
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 51 224 61 8 0 10 38 47 22 4 2 24 0 0 .272 .345 .442 .787 100 100 1.1
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1974 Twin Cities - MLB C 46 36 197 24 4 224 3 .987 332.0 5.99 -1.6 .841 2 44 12 27.3
1975 Twin Cities - MLB C 37 29 171 30 4 203 2 .990 273.1 6.62 +2.1 1.147 1 34 16 47.1
TOTAL C 83 65 368 54 8 427 5 .988 605.1 6.27 +0.5 .979 3 78 28 35.9
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1970 Drafted in the 1970 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 7, 91st overall pick) by the Washington Eagles, out of college Stanford
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (60); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 40 (50).
07/01/1971 Named the #77 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (60); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 40 (50).
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (55); Power: 35 (40); Eye: 40 (45).
02/12/1973 Released by the Washington Eagles.
03/01/1973 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $55,200 with the Twin Cities Northmen organization.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (55); Power: 35 (40); Eye: 40 (45).
11/16/1974 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $27,800.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 35 (40); Eye: 45 (45).
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