C Earl Yates #45
Age: 23 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Good
07/26/1976
C EARL YATES #45 - AGE: 23 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
52 111 32 4 0 4 30 16 11 .288 .372 .432 0 1.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 50 55 55
Gap 40 40 40 45
Power 45 45 50 50
Eye 45 40 45 45
Avoid K's 55 50 55 60
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 35 25
Errors: - 40 40
Arm: 40 35 35
Turn DP: - 25 -
Framing: 65 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 40 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 40
Stealing Aggressiveness: 30
Stealing Ability: 25
Baserunning Inst.: 30
Sacrifice Bunt: 75
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/24/1976 WAS Win, 7-4 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
07/22/1976 CLE Win, 7-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/21/1976 CLE Win, 13-12 6 1 2 2 1 0 1 0
07/21/1976 CLE Loss, 3-6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
07/18/1976 @ CIN Win, 4-2 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
07/18/1976 @ CIN Win, 4-2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
07/16/1976 @ MIL Loss, 3-5 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
07/12/1976 @ PHI Loss, 3-4 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 0
07/10/1976 @ NYK Win, 5-4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
07/08/1976 @ NYK Loss, 3-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Yates lets himself get distracted.
Personality Class: Unmotivated
Low: Leader, Adaptability, Work Ethic, Baseball IQ
Birthday:11/08/1952
Born in:Manville, NJ
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$27,800
Signed Through:1976 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 25 Days
Service This Yr:111 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:1971, 6th Pick in Round 2
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 52 111 32 4 0 4 30 11 16 11 .288 .372 .432 .805 .346 .144 130
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 26 132 0 3 1 0 2 2 48 8 0 0 0.0 19.6 6.37 .0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   18 6 0 0 0 5 1 4 3 0 1 0 .333 .455 .333 .788
Versus Right   93 26 4 0 4 25 10 12 8 2 1 0 .280 .355 .452 .807
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   11 3 0 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .273 .385 .545 .930
April   19 5 0 0 0 3 1 3 2 0 1 0 .263 .364 .263 .627
May   31 7 2 0 1 9 4 7 3 0 1 0 .226 .368 .387 .756
June   33 12 2 0 1 12 3 2 1 1 0 0 .364 .389 .515 .904
July   28 8 0 0 2 6 3 4 5 1 0 0 .286 .364 .500 .864
Spring Training   43 11 1 0 0 3 7 5 7 2 1 1 .256 .333 .279 .612
Last Year   177 43 2 0 3 28 18 12 24 3 4 1 .243 .290 .305 .595
Career   290 75 6 0 7 58 29 28 35 5 7 1 .259 .321 .352 .673
Home   56 16 2 0 3 21 6 10 6 2 1 0 .286 .382 .482 .864
Road   55 16 2 0 1 9 5 6 5 0 1 0 .291 .361 .382 .742
Grass   107 29 4 0 4 29 11 16 11 2 2 0 .271 .360 .421 .781
Turf   4 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .750 .750 .750 1.500
Day   76 25 4 0 3 24 9 13 6 2 0 0 .329 .418 .500 .918
Night   35 7 0 0 1 6 2 3 5 0 2 0 .200 .263 .286 .549
As Starter   88 26 4 0 3 26 8 13 9 2 2 0 .295 .379 .443 .822
As Reliever / Substitution   23 6 0 0 1 4 3 3 2 0 0 0 .261 .346 .391 .737
Pinch Hitting   22 5 0 0 1 4 3 2 2 0 0 0 .227 .292 .364 .655
Close/Late   45 11 2 0 2 6 5 6 4 0 1 0 .244 .333 .422 .756
Inning 1-3   23 9 1 0 1 12 3 6 3 2 1 0 .391 .484 .565 1.049
Inning 4-6   35 9 1 0 1 8 3 3 3 0 0 0 .257 .316 .371 .687
Inning 7-9   49 12 2 0 1 8 4 6 5 0 0 0 .245 .327 .347 .674
Extra Innings   4 2 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .500 .600 1.250 1.850
0 Outs   39 8 0 0 2 8 7 3 4 0 2 0 .205 .262 .359 .621
1 Outs   35 15 4 0 2 13 3 7 2 2 0 0 .429 .500 .714 1.214
2 Outs   37 9 0 0 0 9 1 6 5 0 0 0 .243 .349 .243 .592
Scoring Position   38 13 1 0 1 27 4 7 4 2 2 0 .342 .426 .447 .873
Bases Empty   57 13 2 0 3 3 6 6 6 0 0 0 .228 .302 .421 .723
Runner on 1st   16 6 1 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 .375 .474 .438 .911
Runner on 2nd   7 3 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 0 1 0 .429 .636 .429 1.065
Runner on 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   12 4 0 0 1 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .385 .583 .968
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Bases Loaded   6 4 1 0 0 11 1 2 1 0 0 0 .667 .750 .833 1.583
Two Strikes   41 9 1 0 0 7 2 4 11 0 0 0 .220 .289 .244 .533
First Pitch   24 9 2 0 0 8 3 1 0 1 0 0 .375 .385 .458 .843
Count 0-1   8 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Count 0-2   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Count 1-0   7 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 .143 .333 .143 .476
Count 1-1   8 3 0 0 2 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 .375 .333 1.125 1.458
Count 1-2   10 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 .300 .300 .300 .600
Count 2-0   12 5 0 0 1 7 2 0 0 0 1 0 .417 .417 .667 1.083
Count 2-1   6 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 1.000 1.333
Count 2-2   12 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 3 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   5 2 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 .400 .700 .400 1.100
Full Count   12 3 1 0 0 4 0 4 1 0 0 0 .250 .438 .333 .771
Behind in Count   25 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 7 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Ahead in Count   30 10 1 0 2 10 4 11 0 0 2 0 .333 .512 .567 1.079
Batting Leadoff   1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   6 2 0 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .833 1.167
Batting 6th   30 4 2 0 0 6 1 4 3 0 1 0 .133 .235 .200 .435
Batting 7th   42 13 1 0 1 13 4 5 5 2 1 0 .310 .367 .405 .772
Batting 8th   24 9 1 0 1 4 3 4 2 0 0 0 .375 .464 .542 1.006
Batting 9th   6 3 0 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 .500 .667 1.000 1.667
Low Leverage   37 10 1 0 1 6 3 5 5 1 0 0 .270 .349 .378 .727
Medium Leverage   36 11 2 0 1 11 3 7 1 0 1 0 .306 .419 .444 .863
High Leverage   38 11 1 0 2 13 5 4 5 1 1 0 .289 .349 .474 .823
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
1972 Los Angeles - MLB 19 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -105 -0.0
1975 Pittsburgh - MLB 22 76 177 43 2 0 3 28 18 12 1 3 24 1 0 .243 .290 .305 .595 68 66 0.2
1976 Pittsburgh - MLB 23 52 111 32 4 0 4 30 11 16 0 2 11 0 0 .288 .372 .432 .805 133 130 1.0
Total MLB 132 290 75 6 0 7 58 29 28 1 5 35 1 0 .259 .321 .352 .673 93 90 1.1
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
1971 Total - 18 40 170 69 8 0 1 38 56 25 2 0 11 0 0 .406 .487 .471 .958 100 100 2.4
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 Pittsburgh - MLB 22 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 183 196 0.2
Total MLB 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 183 196
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1972 Los Angeles - MLB C 3 0 7 1 0 8 0 1.000 8.0 9.00 +0.1 .000 0 2 1 50.0
1975 Pittsburgh - MLB C 40 38 182 24 0 209 3 .986 351.0 5.28 -1.0 1.058 5 37 11 29.7
1976 Pittsburgh - MLB C 29 26 121 17 1 138 0 1.000 233.0 5.33 -0.6 .813 1 33 10 30.3
TOTAL C 72 64 310 42 1 355 3 .992 592.0 5.35 -1.5 .977 6 72 22 30.6
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1971 Drafted in the 1971 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 6, 34th overall pick) by the Los Angeles Blockbusters, out of high school East Brunswick (East Brunswick; East Brunswick, NJ).
10/25/1971 Named the #61 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (65); Power: 30 (50); Eye: 35 (50).
02/29/1972 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate gap power at the Los Angeles Blockbusters development complex.
04/04/1972 Named the #60 prospect in the MLB
06/29/1972 Named the #57 prospect in the MLB
10/24/1972 Named the #61 prospect in the MLB
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 (60); Power: 35 (50); Eye: 35 (50).
04/03/1973 Named the #16 prospect in the MLB
06/28/1973 Named the #20 prospect in the MLB
10/18/1973 Named the #89 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 35 (50); Eye: 40 (45).
04/12/1974 Released by the Los Angeles Blockbusters.
06/19/1974 Signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Industrials organization.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 40 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
11/18/1975 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $27,800.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
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