RF John Linden #37
Philadelphia Quakers MLB
Age: 25 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
05/12/1975
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RF JOHN LINDEN #37 - AGE: 25 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
25 49 8 1 0 0 2 4 5 .163 .226 .184 1 -0.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 55 55
Gap 55 55 60 55
Power 45 40 45 45
Eye 55 50 55 55
Avoid K's 60 50 65 60
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 60
Errors: - 30 50
Arm: 20 55 65
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 40
1st Base: - Center Field: 40
2nd Base: - Right Field: 65
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 45
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
05/11/1975 NYK Win, 7-4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/10/1975 NYK Loss, 2-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/09/1975 NYK Loss, 0-8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/08/1975 STL Win, 7-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/07/1975 STL Win, 4-3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
05/06/1975 STL Win, 6-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/04/1975 WAS Win, 13-7 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 0
05/03/1975 WAS Win, 5-4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/02/1975 WAS Loss, 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/01/1975 @ NYK Win, 7-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
He works hard, but he is not the sharpest tool in the shed.
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, 9 Days
Service This Yr:34 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: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 25 49 8 1 0 0 2 4 4 5 .163 .226 .184 .410 .198 .020 20
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 9 54 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 1 1 2 33.3 2.1 1.26 -0.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   20 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 .200 .273 .250 .523
Versus Right   29 4 0 0 0 1 3 2 3 0 0 0 .138 .194 .138 .331
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   7 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
April   33 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 3 0 1 0 .091 .189 .121 .310
May   16 5 0 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 .312 .312 .312 .625
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   302 82 12 0 8 41 30 20 42 1 4 2 .272 .320 .391 .711
Home   30 6 0 0 0 1 4 2 4 0 0 0 .200 .250 .200 .450
Road   19 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 .105 .190 .158 .348
Grass   49 8 1 0 0 2 4 4 5 0 1 0 .163 .226 .184 .410
Day   40 7 1 0 0 1 3 2 4 0 1 0 .175 .214 .200 .414
Night   9 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 .111 .273 .111 .384
As Starter   31 2 1 0 0 1 1 4 2 0 1 0 .065 .171 .097 .268
As Reliever / Substitution   18 6 0 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Pinch Hitting   13 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .231 .231 .231 .462
Close/Late   20 7 1 0 0 2 3 4 0 0 0 0 .350 .458 .400 .858
Inning 1-3   9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Inning 4-6   14 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 .071 .071 .071 .143
Inning 7-9   24 7 1 0 0 2 3 4 2 0 0 0 .292 .393 .333 .726
Extra Innings   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   17 4 1 0 0 1 2 2 3 0 0 0 .235 .316 .294 .610
1 Outs   22 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 1 0 .182 .217 .182 .399
2 Outs   10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .091 .000 .091
Scoring Position   12 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 4 0 1 0 .167 .231 .250 .481
Bases Empty   29 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 .103 .161 .103 .265
Runner on 1st   8 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 .375 .444 .375 .819
Runner on 2nd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Runner on 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Runner on 1st & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Two Strikes   23 4 1 0 0 2 2 2 5 0 0 0 .174 .240 .217 .457
First Pitch   8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Count 0-1   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 0-2   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 1-1   6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Count 1-2   5 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .400 .600
Count 2-0   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 2-2   11 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 .182 .182 .182 .364
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Full Count   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 .500 .750 .500 1.250
Behind in Count   13 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .077 .077 .154 .231
Ahead in Count   9 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .222 .364 .222 .586
Batting 4th   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Batting 5th   16 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 .062 .250 .062 .312
Batting 7th   16 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 .062 .062 .125 .188
Batting 8th   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 9th   12 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Low Leverage   13 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .077 .077 .077 .154
Medium Leverage   23 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 .130 .231 .130 .361
High Leverage   13 4 1 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 1 0 .308 .357 .385 .742
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 25 49 8 1 0 0 2 4 4 0 0 5 1 2 .163 .226 .184 .410 13 20 -0.4
Total MLB 182 302 82 12 0 8 41 30 20 2 1 42 1 2 .272 .320 .391 .711 103 102 1.0
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
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 3 3 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 26.0 1.73 +0.3 1.038
1975 Philadelphia - MLB CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.1 1.000
1975 Philadelphia - MLB RF 11 6 23 0 0 24 1 .958 68.1 3.03 +0.6 1.042
TOTAL SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
TOTAL LF 12 11 18 0 0 18 0 1.000 92.0 1.76 -2.8 .808
TOTAL CF 18 6 22 0 0 23 1 .957 72.0 2.75 -3.7 .816
TOTAL RF 88 41 88 3 0 93 2 .978 406.2 2.01 +4.7 1.070
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.
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