SS John Darnell #39
Dallas Wranglers MLB
Age: 32 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Great
10/18/1972
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SS JOHN DARNELL #39 - AGE: 32 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
153 613 163 40 18 2 45 54 47 .266 .326 .400 43 3.7
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 65 70 65 65
Gap 70 75 70 70
Power 35 35 35 35
Eye 50 50 45 50
Avoid K's 70 70 70 70
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 60 30
Errors: - 60 50
Arm: 20 60 60
Turn DP: - 65 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 55
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 70
Stealing Aggressiveness: 80
Stealing Ability: 75
Baserunning Inst.: 65
Sacrifice Bunt: 60
Bunt for Hit: 60
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/24/1972 SFS Win, 7-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/23/1972 SFS Win, 4-3 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 0
09/22/1972 SFS Loss, 2-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/21/1972 @ TCN Loss, 1-12 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/1972 @ TCN Win, 4-2 6 0 2 0 0 1 0 1
09/19/1972 @ TCN Loss, 7-9 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
09/18/1972 @ HOU Loss, 5-7 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
09/18/1972 @ HOU Win, 1-0 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 1
09/16/1972 @ HOU Win, 4-3 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
09/15/1972 @ HOU Loss, 3-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Darnell trains hard.
High: Adaptability, Work Ethic
Birthday:09/08/1940
Born in:Richmond, VA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$420,000
Signed Through:1973 Season
Major Service:9 Years, 21 Days
Service This Yr:175 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1962, 4th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1972 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 153 613 163 40 18 2 45 86 54 47 .266 .326 .400 .726 .329 .134 116
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 148 669 1 4 0 6 8 1 245 60 43 12 78.2 84.3 4.77 3.7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   209 54 11 7 0 10 34 19 16 0 6 0 .258 .320 .378 .698
Versus Right   404 109 29 11 2 35 52 35 31 1 2 1 .270 .329 .411 .740
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   95 21 6 1 0 7 12 7 9 1 4 0 .221 .272 .305 .577
May   105 26 4 6 0 7 13 11 9 0 2 0 .248 .319 .400 .719
June   103 29 9 2 0 6 10 4 7 0 0 0 .282 .308 .408 .716
July   107 34 8 2 0 11 22 8 3 0 1 1 .318 .371 .430 .801
August   110 34 10 5 0 10 23 17 8 0 1 0 .309 .402 .491 .892
September   93 19 3 2 2 4 6 7 11 0 0 0 .204 .260 .344 .604
Spring Training   63 16 6 0 0 7 11 14 4 0 2 2 .254 .405 .349 .754
Last Year   540 156 44 10 3 55 86 54 34 5 9 3 .289 .354 .424 .778
2 Years Ago   637 188 49 10 11 65 98 50 60 2 1 2 .295 .347 .455 .803
Career   5311 1554 312 139 42 500 820 442 563 22 56 22 .293 .348 .427 .776
Home   294 88 21 9 1 24 49 25 16 1 3 1 .299 .355 .442 .797
Road   319 75 19 9 1 21 37 29 31 0 5 0 .235 .299 .361 .659
Grass   613 163 40 18 2 45 86 54 47 1 8 1 .266 .326 .400 .726
Day   393 106 26 10 2 25 59 34 25 1 6 1 .270 .329 .402 .731
Night   220 57 14 8 0 20 27 20 22 0 2 0 .259 .321 .395 .716
As Starter   607 162 39 18 2 45 85 53 46 1 8 1 .267 .326 .400 .727
As Reliever / Substitution   6 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .167 .286 .333 .619
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   148 39 9 5 0 13 16 16 13 0 0 1 .264 .339 .392 .731
Inning 1-3   245 62 22 6 0 14 34 17 19 1 4 0 .253 .300 .392 .692
Inning 4-6   173 49 6 7 2 11 27 14 14 0 4 0 .283 .337 .434 .770
Inning 7-9   164 45 11 2 0 17 22 18 12 0 0 1 .274 .350 .366 .716
Extra Innings   31 7 1 3 0 3 3 5 2 0 0 0 .226 .333 .452 .785
0 Outs   250 60 17 6 0 9 49 20 20 0 7 1 .240 .299 .356 .655
1 Outs   191 48 13 7 2 11 26 17 12 1 1 0 .251 .311 .424 .735
2 Outs   172 55 10 5 0 25 11 17 15 0 0 0 .320 .381 .436 .817
Scoring Position   119 37 9 3 0 40 18 19 8 1 8 0 .311 .403 .437 .840
Bases Empty   392 97 25 13 2 2 51 31 28 0 0 1 .247 .304 .393 .697
Runner on 1st   102 29 6 2 0 3 17 4 11 0 0 0 .284 .311 .382 .694
Runner on 2nd   51 16 3 2 0 11 8 9 3 0 7 0 .314 .417 .451 .868
Runner on 3rd   18 7 3 0 0 9 2 1 0 1 0 0 .389 .400 .556 .956
Runner on 1st & 2nd   22 8 2 1 0 8 5 4 2 0 1 0 .364 .462 .545 1.007
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 4 1 0 0 6 2 0 3 0 0 0 .444 .444 .556 1.000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   12 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 .083 .267 .083 .350
Bases Loaded   7 1 0 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .143 .333 .143 .476
Two Strikes   225 47 12 5 0 16 25 16 47 0 0 0 .209 .261 .307 .568
First Pitch   117 30 9 2 1 7 21 4 0 0 1 0 .256 .281 .393 .674
Count 0-1   58 19 5 1 1 3 6 0 0 0 2 1 .328 .339 .500 .839
Count 0-2   32 5 2 0 0 0 2 0 10 0 0 0 .156 .156 .219 .375
Count 1-0   71 24 7 5 0 8 12 0 0 1 0 0 .338 .333 .577 .911
Count 1-1   66 19 2 3 0 3 7 0 0 0 3 0 .288 .288 .409 .697
Count 1-2   79 15 4 2 0 5 10 0 20 0 0 0 .190 .190 .291 .481
Count 2-0   19 7 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 .368 .368 .421 .789
Count 2-1   44 13 3 2 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 .295 .295 .455 .750
Count 2-2   69 18 4 2 0 8 3 0 13 0 0 0 .261 .261 .377 .638
Count 3-0   1 1 0 0 0 0 2 12 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 3-1   12 3 1 0 0 1 7 22 0 0 1 0 .250 .735 .333 1.069
Full Count   45 9 2 1 0 3 10 16 4 0 0 0 .200 .410 .289 .699
Behind in Count   169 39 11 3 1 8 18 0 30 0 2 1 .231 .235 .349 .584
Ahead in Count   147 48 12 7 0 16 27 34 0 1 2 0 .327 .451 .503 .954
Batting Leadoff   259 71 22 7 0 17 40 29 20 0 0 1 .274 .349 .413 .763
Batting 2nd   248 68 13 11 0 20 37 18 17 1 8 0 .274 .322 .415 .737
Batting 3rd   100 23 4 0 2 8 8 6 9 0 0 0 .230 .274 .330 .604
Batting 5th   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Batting 6th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   246 69 15 9 2 16 28 17 14 0 0 1 .280 .330 .439 .769
Medium Leverage   258 71 20 6 0 9 46 22 21 1 5 0 .275 .331 .399 .730
High Leverage   105 22 5 3 0 20 11 13 12 0 3 0 .210 .297 .314 .611
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
1963 Dallas - MLB 22 10 28 8 3 0 1 5 4 2 0 0 5 0 0 .286 .333 .500 .833 144 130 0.4
1964 Dallas - MLB 23 158 649 213 30 19 7 65 111 36 2 2 94 69 22 .328 .364 .465 .830 148 146 9.2
1965 Dallas - MLB 24 116 467 136 26 14 1 35 63 42 2 1 64 54 27 .291 .352 .413 .765 129 129 4.5
1966 Dallas - MLB 25 156 628 179 30 19 2 50 98 45 5 5 71 75 25 .285 .335 .403 .738 118 114 6.0
1967 Dallas - MLB 26 157 637 196 35 20 4 70 103 47 3 1 77 88 31 .308 .358 .444 .802 147 147 10.5
1968 Dallas - MLB 27 124 495 142 21 14 3 46 64 36 2 2 51 54 29 .287 .336 .404 .740 130 129 5.3
1969 Dallas - MLB 28 153 617 173 34 15 8 64 107 76 2 3 60 44 18 .280 .360 .423 .783 127 123 6.7
1970 Dallas - MLB 29 158 637 188 49 10 11 65 98 50 2 2 60 48 16 .295 .347 .455 .803 126 123 6.4
1971 Dallas - MLB 30 143 540 156 44 10 3 55 86 54 3 5 34 34 12 .289 .354 .424 .778 127 129 6.2
1972 Dallas - MLB 31 153 613 163 40 18 2 45 86 54 1 1 47 43 12 .266 .326 .400 .726 111 116 3.7
Total MLB 1328 5311 1554 312 139 42 500 820 442 22 22 563 509 192 .293 .348 .427 .776 129 129 58.9
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
1962 Total - 21 59 270 87 14 12 2 50 63 22 2 2 18 32 3 .322 .375 .485 .860 100 100 2.1
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
1966 Dallas - MLB 25 11 50 13 4 0 0 3 9 2 0 0 12 8 2 .260 .288 .340 .628 86 75 1.9
1967 Dallas - MLB 26 11 50 14 3 1 0 2 11 1 0 0 4 7 1 .280 .294 .380 .674 108 106 2.9
1969 Dallas - MLB 28 7 30 9 1 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 3 2 1 .300 .323 .333 .656 91 91 2.1
1971 Dallas - MLB 30 18 72 17 5 1 0 7 3 8 0 1 5 4 1 .236 .309 .333 .642 88 88 1.7
Total MLB 47 202 53 13 2 0 15 26 12 0 1 24 21 5 .262 .302 .347 .649 93 90
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1963 Dallas - MLB SS 9 6 11 20 3 32 1 .969 61.0 4.57 +1.5 1.108
1964 Dallas - MLB SS 155 150 183 473 83 689 33 .952 1347.0 4.38 +2.7 1.009
1965 Dallas - MLB 3B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.1 1.049
1965 Dallas - MLB SS 113 112 114 374 63 508 20 .961 1010.1 4.35 +2.9 1.004
1966 Dallas - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.6 .000
1966 Dallas - MLB SS 152 144 176 464 93 671 31 .954 1344.0 4.29 +7.9 1.025
1967 Dallas - MLB SS 155 147 176 520 74 729 33 .955 1345.1 4.66 +14.2 1.046
1968 Dallas - MLB SS 119 117 136 368 64 520 16 .969 1059.1 4.28 +5.2 1.024
1969 Dallas - MLB SS 147 145 282 473 86 774 19 .975 1322.0 5.14 +11.7 1.034
1970 Dallas - MLB SS 151 146 251 453 81 719 15 .979 1307.1 4.85 +13.1 1.052
1971 Dallas - MLB SS 137 131 228 427 73 671 16 .976 1192.0 4.95 +6.9 1.024
1972 Dallas - MLB SS 151 147 265 440 96 730 25 .966 1345.2 4.72 -16.7 .943
TOTAL 3B 2 0 0 1 0 2 1 .500 2.0 4.50 -0.5 .525
TOTAL SS 1289 1245 1822 4012 716 6043 209 .965 11334.0 4.63 +49.5 1.019
PLAYER HISTORY
11/08/1962 Drafted in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 4, 4th overall pick) by the Dallas Wranglers, out of college Princeton
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 25 (25); Eye: 35 (45).
04/09/1963 Named the #6 prospect in the MLB
07/04/1963 Named the #5 prospect in the MLB
10/20/1963 Named the #4 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 25 (25); Eye: 35 (45).
04/14/1964 Named the #9 prospect in the MLB
06/01/1964 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
07/06/1964 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
07/12/1964 Was selected to the 1964 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
08/29/1964 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $530,000 with the Dallas Wranglers organization.
09/01/1964 Wins the MLB NBL Rookie of the Month Award.
09/29/1964 Injured (strained Achilles tendon),day-to-day for one week.
10/01/1964 Wins the MLB NBL Rookie of the Month Award.
10/26/1964 Wins the 1964 MLB NBL Rookie of the Year Award.
10/26/1964 Finished 2nd in 1964 MLB NBL Most Valuable Player Award voting.
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 25 (25); Eye: 40 (45).
05/02/1965 Injured (fractured finger),out for 6 weeks.
06/21/1965 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 25 (25); Eye: 45 (45).
07/10/1966 Was selected to the 1966 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
10/19/1966 Wins the 1966 World Series with the Dallas Wranglers.
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 25 (25); Eye: 45 (45).
05/29/1967 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
07/09/1967 Was selected to the 1967 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
08/09/1967 Goes 0-1 against the San Francisco Seagulls, ending his hitting streak at 20 games.
10/19/1967 Wins the 1967 World Series with the Dallas Wranglers.
10/20/1967 Wins the 1967 MLB ABL Most Valuable Player Award.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 25 (25); Eye: 45 (45).
06/29/1968 Injured (plantar fascitis),out for 5 weeks.
07/07/1968 Was selected to the 1968 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
08/03/1968 Injured (bruised elbow),day-to-day for 2 days.
08/04/1968 Goes 5-5 against the San Francisco Seagulls, with 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 RBI and 2 R.
09/07/1968 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/25/1968 Injured (spained knee),out for 6 weeks.
10/30/1968 Wins the 1968 World Series with the Dallas Wranglers.
11/17/1968 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $325,000.
12/27/1968 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $832,000 with the Dallas Wranglers organization.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (70); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 45 (45).
07/06/1969 Was selected to the 1969 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (70); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 45 (50).
07/05/1970 Was selected to the 1970 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07/07/1970 Earned 1970 Major League Baseball All-Star Game MVP honors.
09/16/1970 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 5 days.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 45 (45).
05/23/1971 Injured (sore thumb),day-to-day for 2 days.
07/04/1971 Was selected to the 1971 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07/09/1971 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $840,000 with the Dallas Wranglers organization.
08/15/1971 Injured (strained hamstring),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 50 (50).
04/07/1972 Injured (sore hamstring),day-to-day for 1 day.
06/22/1972 Injured (bruised knee),out for 2 days.
07/06/1972 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 2 days.
08/02/1972 Injured (knee inflammation),day-to-day for one week.
08/30/1972 Goes 5-5 against the New York Empires, with 1 3B, 0 RBI and 4 R.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1964 150 7
1972 148 10
Year PA Rank
1964 702 1
1966 691 1
1967 692 1
1969 698 2
1970 691 4
1972 669 6
Year AB Rank
1964 649 1
1966 628 1
1967 637 1
1969 617 4
1970 637 2
1972 613 2
Year H Rank
1964 213 1
1966 179 5
1967 196 1
1970 188 5
1972 163 10
Year TB Rank
1964 302 1
1967 283 1
1970 290 7
Year 2B Rank
1965 26 6
1966 30 8
1967 35 2
1969 34 6
1970 49 1
1971 44 2
1972 40 1
Year 3B Rank
1964 19 1
1965 14 3
1966 19 1
1967 20 1
1968 14 2
1969 15 3
1970 10 7
1971 10 5
1972 18 1
Year SB Rank
1964 69 1
1965 54 1
1966 75 1
1967 88 1
1968 54 1
1969 44 1
1970 48 2
1971 34 5
1972 43 3
Year R Rank
1964 111 1
1966 98 3
1967 103 1
1969 107 2
1972 86 10
Year IBB Rank
1964 4 10
1966 7 5
1969 9 4
1970 6 5
Year HP Rank
1966 5 9
Year SF Rank
1966 5 10
Year EBH Rank
1964 56 7
1967 59 1
1969 57 8
1970 70 5
1971 57 9
1972 60 3
Year AVG Rank
1964 .328 1
1965 .291 6
1967 .308 2
1968 .287 6
Year OBP Rank
1964 .364 3
1965 .352 7
1967 .358 6
Year SLG Rank
1964 .465 6
1967 .444 6
Year RC Rank
1964 112.62 2
1967 105.18 2
Year RC/27 Rank
1964 6.35 4
1967 5.92 5
Year wOBA Rank
1964 .358 6
1967 .357 8
Year OPS Rank
1964 .830 5
1967 .802 6
Year WAR Rank
1964 9.1 2
1966 6.0 8
1967 10.5 1
1968 5.4 10
1969 6.7 5
1970 6.2 8
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