SS Tom Hester #35
Los Angeles Blockbusters MLB
Age: 23 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
04/25/1977
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SS TOM HESTER #35 - AGE: 23 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
19 77 19 3 0 0 4 9 11 .247 .333 .286 0 -0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 55
BABIP 45 45 45 55
Avoid K's 45 45 45 60
Gap 45 45 45 65
Power 35 40 35 50
Eye 55 55 55 70
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 60 50
Errors: - 60 45
Arm: 25 65 60
Turn DP: - 60 -
Framing: 25 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 55
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 55 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 60 Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 50
Stealing Aggressiveness: 45
Stealing Ability: 45
Baserunning Inst.: 30
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
04/24/1977 @ CHI Win, 6-3 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
04/23/1977 @ CHI Loss, 3-5 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
04/22/1977 @ CHI Win, 3-2 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
04/21/1977 @ SDC Win, 8-2 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 0
04/20/1977 @ SDC Loss, 3-5 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
04/19/1977 @ SDC Win, 5-2 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
04/17/1977 DEN Win, 7-4 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 0
04/16/1977 DEN Loss, 3-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
04/15/1977 DEN Loss, 8-15 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
04/14/1977 CHI Win, 4-3 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 0
PERSONALITY
Hester is a slow learner.
Low: Baseball IQ
Birthday:11/09/1953
Born in:Fairfield, AL
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:175 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$27,800
Signed Through:1977 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 54 Days
Service This Yr:20 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:4 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1973, 9th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1977 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 19 77 19 3 0 0 4 12 9 11 .247 .333 .286 .619 .291 .039 79
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 18 87 1 0 0 3 0 0 22 3 0 1 0.0 7.1 3.08 -0.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   27 7 2 0 0 1 5 4 4 0 0 1 .259 .375 .333 .708
Versus Right   50 12 1 0 0 3 7 5 7 0 0 0 .240 .309 .260 .569
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   26 11 0 0 0 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 .423 .444 .423 .868
April   77 19 3 0 0 4 12 9 11 0 0 1 .247 .333 .286 .619
Spring Training   52 12 2 0 0 2 3 6 7 0 0 0 .231 .310 .269 .580
2 Years Ago   186 44 3 1 2 27 19 23 35 1 4 3 .237 .329 .296 .624
Career   295 73 7 1 3 35 32 32 51 2 4 5 .247 .329 .308 .638
Home   40 7 2 0 0 2 6 7 9 0 0 1 .175 .312 .225 .537
Road   37 12 1 0 0 2 6 2 2 0 0 0 .324 .359 .351 .710
Grass   77 19 3 0 0 4 12 9 11 0 0 1 .247 .333 .286 .619
Day   55 15 3 0 0 1 10 5 8 0 0 1 .273 .344 .327 .672
Night   22 4 0 0 0 3 2 4 3 0 0 0 .182 .308 .182 .490
As Starter   77 19 3 0 0 4 12 8 11 0 0 1 .247 .326 .286 .611
As Reliever / Substitution   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Pinch Hitting   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Close/Late   18 5 0 0 0 1 3 4 2 0 0 0 .278 .409 .278 .687
Inning 1-3   28 4 1 0 0 0 4 1 4 0 0 1 .143 .200 .179 .379
Inning 4-6   28 9 2 0 0 3 4 1 5 0 0 0 .321 .345 .393 .738
Inning 7-9   19 6 0 0 0 1 3 6 2 0 0 0 .316 .480 .316 .796
Extra Innings   2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
0 Outs   25 3 1 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 .120 .185 .160 .345
1 Outs   33 9 1 0 0 1 7 5 8 0 0 1 .273 .385 .303 .688
2 Outs   19 7 1 0 0 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 .368 .429 .421 .850
Scoring Position   15 5 0 0 0 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 .333 .444 .333 .778
Bases Empty   42 9 3 0 0 0 9 5 6 0 0 0 .214 .298 .286 .584
Runner on 1st   20 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 .250 .318 .250 .568
Runner on 2nd   6 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Runner on 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .667 .000 .667
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Bases Loaded   3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Two Strikes   39 7 1 0 0 1 5 7 11 0 0 0 .179 .304 .205 .509
First Pitch   15 6 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 .400 .438 .467 .904
Count 0-1   7 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Count 0-2   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 1-0   7 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Count 1-1   5 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 .800 1.400
Count 1-2   11 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 .182 .182 .273 .455
Count 2-1   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Full Count   11 4 0 0 0 1 3 7 2 0 0 0 .364 .611 .364 .975
Behind in Count   23 4 1 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 .174 .174 .217 .391
Ahead in Count   11 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .182 .308 .182 .490
Batting 2nd   65 14 3 0 0 2 10 8 11 0 0 1 .215 .311 .262 .572
Batting 7th   12 5 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .417 .417 .417 .833
Batting 9th   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Low Leverage   29 11 2 0 0 0 8 4 6 0 0 1 .379 .471 .448 .919
Medium Leverage   32 5 1 0 0 3 1 2 3 0 0 0 .156 .206 .188 .393
High Leverage   16 3 0 0 0 1 3 3 2 0 0 0 .188 .316 .188 .503
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 Los Angeles - MLB 20 18 32 10 1 0 1 4 1 0 1 1 5 0 0 .312 .324 .438 .761 116 118 -0.1
1975 Los Angeles - MLB 21 86 186 44 3 1 2 27 19 23 3 1 35 0 0 .237 .329 .296 .624 76 80 -1.0
1977 Los Angeles - MLB 23 19 77 19 3 0 0 4 12 9 1 0 11 0 1 .247 .333 .286 .619 67 79 -0.0
Total MLB 123 295 73 7 1 3 35 32 32 5 2 51 0 1 .247 .329 .308 .638 78 84 -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
1973 Total - 19 63 228 72 23 8 17 51 67 75 7 2 46 5 4 .316 .494 .711 1.204 100 100 5.5
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1974 Los Angeles - MLB 2B 4 1 1 5 0 6 0 1.000 11.0 4.91 -0.4 .858
1974 Los Angeles - MLB SS 14 8 13 22 4 36 1 .972 80.0 3.94 -1.4 .913
1975 Los Angeles - MLB 1B 5 0 14 3 2 17 0 1.000 12.0 12.75 +0.1 1.041
1975 Los Angeles - MLB 2B 23 18 49 39 12 94 6 .936 163.2 4.84 -3.9 .831
1975 Los Angeles - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1975 Los Angeles - MLB SS 60 29 57 111 25 179 11 .939 292.2 5.17 -6.9 .885
1977 Los Angeles - MLB SS 19 18 23 57 9 84 4 .952 164.0 4.39 -2.5 .933
TOTAL 1B 5 0 14 3 2 17 0 1.000 12.0 12.75 +0.1 1.041
TOTAL 2B 27 19 50 44 12 100 6 .940 174.2 4.84 -4.3 .834
TOTAL SS 93 55 93 190 38 299 16 .946 536.2 4.75 -10.8 .902
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1973 Drafted in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 9, 9th overall pick) by the Los Angeles Blockbusters, out of college Kingsborough CC
10/18/1973 Named the #14 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (60); Power: 30 (55); Eye: 40 (75).
04/09/1974 Named the #9 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (60); Power: 35 (55); Eye: 40 (75).
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: 45 (60); Power: 40 (55); Eye: 45 (75).
05/30/1976 Injured (viral infection),day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 40 (50); Eye: 50 (70).
03/18/1977 Injured (strained rib cage muscles),out for 1-2 weeks.
03/20/1977 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his infield defense at the Los Angeles Blockbusters development complex.
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