RF John Linden #37
Philadelphia Quakers MLB
Age: 26 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
09/08/1975
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RF JOHN LINDEN #37 - AGE: 26 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
104 235 50 5 0 1 15 21 20 .213 .282 .247 2 -0.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 50 55 55
Gap 55 55 60 55
Power 45 40 45 45
Eye 55 50 55 55
Avoid K's 60 55 65 60
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 60
Errors: - 30 55
Arm: 20 55 65
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 45
1st Base: - Center Field: 40
2nd Base: - Right Field: 65
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 50
Stealing Aggressiveness: 45
Stealing Ability: 45
Baserunning Inst.: 35
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/07/1975 NYK Win, 8-7 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/06/1975 NYK Loss, 2-7 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 0
09/05/1975 NYK Win, 5-3 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
09/03/1975 SDC Loss, 0-9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/02/1975 SDC Win, 8-2 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/01/1975 SDC Win, 6-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/31/1975 LAB Loss, 2-8 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/30/1975 LAB Loss, 1-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/29/1975 LAB Win, 4-3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
08/28/1975 @ NYK Loss, 2-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
He never shows any lack of effort, but he is slow to catch on.
High: Financial Ambition, Work Ethic
Low: Baseball IQ
Birthday:07/07/1949
Born in:Evanston, IL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$27,800
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 51 Days
Service This Yr:153 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:4 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension:$780,000 total for 4 years
Drafted:1971, 26th Pick in Round 1
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 104 235 50 5 0 1 15 22 21 20 .213 .282 .247 .529 .252 .034 57
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 50 260 2 1 0 2 1 1 58 6 2 4 33.3 17.0 2.37 -0.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   70 16 2 0 0 6 4 8 10 1 1 1 .229 .312 .257 .570
Versus Right   165 34 3 0 1 9 18 13 10 0 0 1 .206 .268 .242 .511
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   22 1 0 0 1 2 2 2 4 0 0 0 .045 .125 .182 .307
April   33 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 3 0 1 0 .091 .189 .121 .310
May   30 9 0 0 0 2 5 3 3 0 0 0 .300 .364 .300 .664
June   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .125 .000 .125
July   39 11 1 0 0 5 5 3 2 0 0 1 .282 .349 .308 .657
August   104 26 3 0 0 5 9 8 7 1 0 1 .250 .307 .279 .586
September   22 1 0 0 1 2 2 2 4 0 0 0 .045 .125 .182 .307
Spring Training   46 11 1 0 2 7 7 12 4 0 0 0 .239 .397 .391 .788
Last Year   149 49 7 0 4 23 17 13 18 1 2 2 .329 .388 .456 .844
2 Years Ago   88 24 4 0 4 16 9 3 12 0 0 0 .273 .297 .455 .751
Career   488 124 16 0 9 54 48 37 57 2 4 4 .254 .311 .342 .653
Home   117 24 1 0 1 8 11 10 12 1 0 0 .205 .266 .239 .505
Road   118 26 4 0 0 7 11 11 8 0 1 2 .220 .298 .254 .552
Grass   235 50 5 0 1 15 22 21 20 1 1 2 .213 .282 .247 .529
Day   141 27 3 0 0 7 11 15 13 0 1 2 .191 .278 .213 .491
Night   94 23 2 0 1 8 11 6 7 1 0 0 .245 .287 .298 .585
As Starter   182 37 4 0 1 10 15 20 13 1 1 2 .203 .288 .242 .530
As Reliever / Substitution   53 13 1 0 0 5 7 1 7 0 0 0 .245 .259 .264 .523
Pinch Hitting   40 6 1 0 0 3 2 1 5 0 0 0 .150 .171 .175 .346
Close/Late   82 24 4 0 1 7 12 6 7 0 0 0 .293 .341 .378 .719
Inning 1-3   56 8 0 0 0 5 4 9 4 1 0 0 .143 .258 .143 .400
Inning 4-6   68 11 0 0 0 1 4 5 5 0 1 2 .162 .240 .162 .402
Inning 7-9   106 30 5 0 1 8 13 6 11 0 0 0 .283 .321 .358 .680
Extra Innings   5 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
0 Outs   80 14 2 0 0 2 12 9 11 0 0 2 .175 .275 .200 .475
1 Outs   93 25 2 0 1 8 7 6 7 1 1 0 .269 .310 .323 .633
2 Outs   62 11 1 0 0 5 3 6 2 0 0 0 .177 .250 .194 .444
Scoring Position   66 13 2 0 0 14 3 3 8 1 1 0 .197 .229 .227 .456
Bases Empty   129 28 3 0 1 1 13 13 9 0 0 1 .217 .294 .264 .557
Runner on 1st   40 9 0 0 0 0 6 5 3 0 0 1 .225 .326 .225 .551
Runner on 2nd   22 5 1 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 .227 .261 .273 .534
Runner on 3rd   9 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .111 .200 .111 .311
Runner on 1st & 2nd   20 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 .150 .150 .200 .350
Runner on 1st & 3rd   8 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 .125 .111 .125 .236
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Bases Loaded   3 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Two Strikes   96 23 2 0 1 7 10 12 20 1 0 1 .240 .327 .292 .619
First Pitch   34 7 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 .206 .229 .206 .434
Count 0-1   29 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .103 .103 .103 .207
Count 0-2   19 7 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 .368 .368 .368 .737
Count 1-0   20 3 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .150 .150 .250 .400
Count 1-1   18 7 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .389 .389 .389 .778
Count 1-2   25 6 1 0 0 2 2 0 4 0 0 0 .240 .240 .280 .520
Count 2-0   9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   20 3 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 .150 .190 .200 .390
Count 2-2   35 5 0 0 0 2 3 0 8 1 0 1 .143 .162 .143 .305
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   9 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 .444 .583 .444 1.028
Full Count   17 5 1 0 1 2 4 12 3 0 0 0 .294 .586 .529 1.116
Behind in Count   73 16 1 0 0 4 4 0 9 0 0 0 .219 .219 .233 .452
Ahead in Count   58 10 3 0 0 4 8 8 0 0 0 1 .172 .284 .224 .508
Batting 2nd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 3rd   9 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   34 10 0 0 0 2 4 4 3 0 0 1 .294 .385 .294 .679
Batting 5th   121 24 3 0 1 6 12 14 7 1 0 1 .198 .285 .248 .533
Batting 6th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   32 4 1 0 0 1 2 1 4 0 1 0 .125 .152 .156 .308
Batting 8th   16 5 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .312 .353 .312 .665
Batting 9th   20 7 1 0 0 3 3 1 5 0 0 0 .350 .381 .400 .781
Low Leverage   76 20 2 0 1 1 7 7 4 0 0 0 .263 .325 .329 .654
Medium Leverage   95 15 1 0 0 5 6 10 8 0 0 1 .158 .245 .168 .414
High Leverage   64 15 2 0 0 9 9 4 8 1 1 1 .234 .286 .266 .551
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 Philadelphia - MLB 21 10 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -114 -0.4
1972 Philadelphia - MLB 22 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 196 98 0.0
1973 Philadelphia - MLB 23 53 88 24 4 0 4 16 9 3 0 0 12 0 0 .273 .297 .455 .751 108 112 0.2
1974 Philadelphia - MLB 24 91 149 49 7 0 4 23 17 13 2 1 18 0 0 .329 .388 .456 .844 145 142 1.6
1975 Philadelphia - MLB 25 104 235 50 5 0 1 15 22 21 2 1 20 2 4 .213 .282 .247 .529 47 57 -0.2
Total MLB 261 488 124 16 0 9 54 48 37 4 2 57 2 4 .254 .311 .342 .653 85 88 1.2
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
1971 Total - 21 64 273 85 14 5 11 59 62 36 4 3 25 3 2 .311 .396 .520 .916 100 100 2.8
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
1974 Philadelphia - MLB 24 3 8 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750 114 114 0.1
Total MLB 3 8 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750 114 114
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1971 Philadelphia - MLB CF 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 -0.7 .653
1971 Philadelphia - MLB RF 9 5 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 38.1 1.64 +0.3 .987
1972 Philadelphia - MLB RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 .971
1973 Philadelphia - MLB LF 9 8 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 66.0 1.77 -3.0 .744
1973 Philadelphia - MLB CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Philadelphia - MLB RF 15 5 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 54.0 2.50 +0.2 1.049
1974 Philadelphia - MLB SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
1974 Philadelphia - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Philadelphia - MLB CF 14 6 19 0 0 20 1 .950 66.0 2.59 -3.2 .829
1974 Philadelphia - MLB RF 52 25 42 3 0 46 1 .978 244.0 1.66 +3.5 1.112
1975 Philadelphia - MLB LF 8 8 17 0 0 17 0 1.000 70.0 2.19 -1.2 .925
1975 Philadelphia - MLB CF 3 0 4 0 0 5 1 .800 6.0 6.00 +0.1 1.007
1975 Philadelphia - MLB RF 66 42 102 5 0 111 4 .964 409.0 2.35 +5.0 1.087
TOTAL SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
TOTAL LF 17 16 30 0 0 30 0 1.000 136.0 1.99 -4.2 .837
TOTAL CF 20 6 25 0 0 27 2 .926 76.0 2.96 -3.7 .835
TOTAL RF 143 77 167 8 0 180 5 .972 747.1 2.11 +9.1 1.084
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1971 Drafted in the 1971 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 26, 26th overall pick) by the Philadelphia Quakers, out of college Washington
10/25/1971 Named the #53 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 (60); Power: 40 (50); Eye: 45 (55).
03/06/1972 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate gap power at the Philadelphia Quakers development complex.
04/04/1972 Named the #52 prospect in the MLB
06/29/1972 Named the #63 prospect in the MLB
08/01/1972 Injured (stomach virus),day-to-day for 2 days.
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: 45 (55); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 45 (55).
03/05/1973 Successfully completed training to generate gap power at the Philadelphia Quakers development complex.
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: 45 (55); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 50 (55).
03/08/1974 Injured (bruised wrist),day-to-day for 5 days.
04/07/1974 Successfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Philadelphia Quakers development complex.
08/14/1974 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 1 day.
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: 50 (55); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 50 (50).
04/07/1975 Outstandingly completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Philadelphia Quakers development complex.
06/03/1975 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),day-to-day for one week.
06/07/1975 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
08/25/1975 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $780,000 with the Philadelphia Quakers organization.
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