SS John Darnell #39
Dallas Wranglers MLB
Age: 31 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Great
08/21/1972
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SS JOHN DARNELL #39 - AGE: 31 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
122 484 132 33 15 0 41 43 33 .273 .333 .403 34 3.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 65 70 65 65
Gap 70 75 65 70
Power 35 35 35 35
Eye 50 50 45 50
Avoid K's 70 70 70 70
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 65 30
Errors: - 60 50
Arm: 20 60 60
Turn DP: - 65 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 60
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: 55
Bunt for Hit: 60
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/20/1972 @ NYE Loss, 7-13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/19/1972 @ NYE Win, 6-5 6 1 1 0 0 2 1 0
08/18/1972 @ NYE Loss, 1-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/17/1972 @ BOS Win, 5-4 5 0 1 2 0 2 0 0
08/16/1972 @ BOS Loss, 1-5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/15/1972 @ BOS Loss, 0-1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/13/1972 ATL Loss, 1-8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/12/1972 ATL Loss, 3-4 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 1
08/11/1972 ATL Win, 8-1 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
08/10/1972 CHH Win, 3-2 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Darnell keeps his nose to the grindstone.
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:139 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 122 484 132 33 15 0 41 71 43 33 .273 .333 .403 .736 .333 .130 118
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 117 529 1 3 0 5 8 1 195 48 34 10 77.3 68.4 4.91 3.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   160 41 9 6 0 8 25 14 12 0 6 0 .256 .316 .388 .704
Versus Right   324 91 24 9 0 33 46 29 21 1 2 1 .281 .341 .410 .751
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   24 3 1 1 0 2 1 4 2 0 1 0 .125 .250 .250 .500
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   74 22 6 4 0 10 14 13 5 0 1 0 .297 .402 .486 .889
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   5182 1523 305 136 40 496 805 431 549 22 56 22 .294 .349 .428 .778
Home   224 66 15 6 0 23 38 18 9 1 3 1 .295 .348 .415 .764
Road   260 66 18 9 0 18 33 25 24 0 5 0 .254 .319 .392 .712
Grass   484 132 33 15 0 41 71 43 33 1 8 1 .273 .333 .403 .736
Day   304 83 21 7 0 23 45 26 17 1 6 1 .273 .331 .388 .719
Night   180 49 12 8 0 18 26 17 16 0 2 0 .272 .335 .428 .763
As Starter   478 131 32 15 0 41 70 42 32 1 8 1 .274 .333 .404 .737
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   117 33 9 5 0 12 15 12 9 0 0 1 .282 .354 .444 .798
Inning 1-3   197 50 17 5 0 14 28 13 14 1 4 0 .254 .299 .391 .689
Inning 4-6   129 38 5 5 0 8 21 12 9 0 4 0 .295 .355 .411 .765
Inning 7-9   134 38 10 2 0 16 19 13 8 0 0 1 .284 .351 .388 .739
Extra Innings   24 6 1 3 0 3 3 5 2 0 0 0 .250 .379 .542 .921
0 Outs   200 51 15 5 0 8 44 16 14 0 7 1 .255 .313 .380 .693
1 Outs   148 37 9 6 0 9 17 12 7 1 1 0 .250 .304 .392 .696
2 Outs   136 44 9 4 0 24 10 15 12 0 0 0 .324 .391 .449 .839
Scoring Position   98 35 9 3 0 38 17 17 4 1 8 0 .357 .448 .510 .958
Bases Empty   303 73 19 10 0 0 39 22 21 0 0 1 .241 .294 .370 .664
Runner on 1st   83 24 5 2 0 3 15 4 8 0 0 0 .289 .322 .398 .719
Runner on 2nd   41 16 3 2 0 11 8 8 0 0 7 0 .390 .490 .561 1.051
Runner on 3rd   16 7 3 0 0 9 2 1 0 1 0 0 .438 .444 .625 1.069
Runner on 1st & 2nd   17 6 2 1 0 7 5 4 2 0 1 0 .353 .476 .588 1.064
Runner on 1st & 3rd   8 4 1 0 0 6 2 0 2 0 0 0 .500 .500 .625 1.125
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   10 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 .100 .308 .100 .408
Bases Loaded   6 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Two Strikes   177 41 10 3 0 15 20 12 33 0 0 0 .232 .280 .322 .602
First Pitch   88 21 6 2 0 6 17 3 0 0 1 0 .239 .264 .352 .616
Count 0-1   41 11 4 1 0 2 4 0 0 0 2 1 .268 .286 .415 .700
Count 0-2   24 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 .167 .167 .208 .375
Count 1-0   59 22 6 5 0 8 12 0 0 1 0 0 .373 .367 .644 1.011
Count 1-1   58 16 2 2 0 3 5 0 0 0 3 0 .276 .276 .379 .655
Count 1-2   59 14 4 1 0 5 10 0 13 0 0 0 .237 .237 .339 .576
Count 2-0   12 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .417 .417 .500 .917
Count 2-1   36 12 3 2 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .528 .861
Count 2-2   59 15 3 1 0 8 3 0 11 0 0 0 .254 .254 .339 .593
Count 3-0   1 1 0 0 0 0 2 10 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 3-1   12 3 1 0 0 1 5 18 0 0 1 0 .250 .700 .333 1.033
Full Count   35 8 2 1 0 2 6 12 2 0 0 0 .229 .426 .343 .768
Behind in Count   124 29 9 2 0 7 15 0 20 0 2 1 .234 .240 .339 .579
Ahead in Count   120 43 11 7 0 15 25 28 0 1 2 0 .358 .477 .567 1.043
Batting Leadoff   206 59 18 5 0 17 36 25 12 0 0 1 .286 .366 .422 .789
Batting 2nd   214 55 11 10 0 19 29 15 16 1 8 0 .257 .304 .402 .706
Batting 3rd   58 17 3 0 0 5 5 2 4 0 0 0 .293 .317 .345 .661
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   199 55 12 8 0 13 22 15 12 0 0 1 .276 .330 .417 .747
Medium Leverage   200 56 16 4 0 9 39 18 13 1 5 0 .280 .338 .400 .738
High Leverage   82 21 5 3 0 19 10 9 8 0 3 0 .256 .330 .390 .720
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 31 122 484 132 33 15 0 41 71 43 1 1 33 34 10 .273 .333 .403 .736 112 118 3.2
Total MLB 1297 5182 1523 305 136 40 496 805 431 22 22 549 500 190 .294 .349 .428 .778 130 129 58.4
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 120 116 206 342 74 565 17 .970 1056.2 4.67 -10.7 .953
TOTAL 3B 2 0 0 1 0 2 1 .500 2.0 4.50 -0.5 .525
TOTAL SS 1258 1214 1763 3914 694 5878 201 .966 11045.0 4.63 +55.5 1.022
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.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1964 150 7
Year PA Rank
1964 702 1
1966 691 1
1967 692 1
1969 698 2
1970 691 4
Year AB Rank
1964 649 1
1966 628 1
1967 637 1
1969 617 4
1970 637 2
Year H Rank
1964 213 1
1966 179 5
1967 196 1
1970 188 5
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
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
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
Year R Rank
1964 111 1
1966 98 3
1967 103 1
1969 107 2
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
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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