RF Buck DeFalco #2
New York Empires MLB
Age: 33 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
01/31/1972
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RF BUCK DEFALCO #2 - AGE: 33 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 60 55 60 60
Gap 45 45 50 45
Power 50 45 50 50
Eye 45 45 50 45
Avoid K's 65 60 65 65
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 40 45
Errors: - 45 50
Arm: 20 40 55
Turn DP: - 50 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 45
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 30 Right Field: 45
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 60
Stealing Aggressiveness: 60
Stealing Ability: 70
Baserunning Inst.: 75
Sacrifice Bunt: 75
Bunt for Hit: 60
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Not a lot of fire in the belly.
Personality Class: Unmotivated
Low: Adaptability, Work Ethic
Birthday:06/01/1938
Born in:Cedar Rapids, IA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$360,000
Signed Through:1972 Season
Major Service:13 Years, 8 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:15 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1956, 8th Pick in Round 1
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
1957 Detroit - MLB 19 9 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -111 -0.2
1959 Detroit - MLB 21 29 74 15 1 0 0 5 10 8 2 0 16 4 1 .203 .298 .216 .514 48 54 -0.2
1960 Detroit - MLB 22 136 419 111 12 12 11 65 59 42 4 7 59 14 4 .265 .333 .430 .762 116 113 2.4
1961 Detroit - MLB 23 105 288 86 9 4 9 50 42 25 5 7 45 4 5 .299 .357 .451 .808 123 119 1.2
1962 Detroit - MLB 24 112 382 112 17 11 11 56 67 38 3 0 45 19 5 .293 .362 .482 .843 132 132 3.8
1963 Detroit - MLB 25 144 494 125 22 5 13 53 65 35 2 2 56 7 4 .253 .304 .397 .701 106 104 3.0
1964 Detroit - MLB 26 142 492 121 17 6 11 49 75 46 3 4 70 16 5 .246 .312 .372 .684 103 102 2.2
1965 Detroit - MLB 27 123 320 70 8 6 5 25 46 28 3 0 31 6 2 .219 .288 .328 .616 83 81 -0.1
1966 Atlanta - MLB 28 143 418 112 11 3 9 34 43 34 4 1 47 9 6 .268 .328 .373 .701 108 105 1.0
1967 Atlanta - MLB 29 158 587 176 16 11 15 66 75 47 5 3 72 25 10 .300 .355 .441 .796 146 147 6.3
1968 Atlanta - MLB 30 115 426 109 15 10 10 36 58 38 7 2 56 16 4 .256 .326 .408 .734 128 123 4.1
1969 New York - MLB 31 95 378 115 18 4 11 53 63 32 4 1 24 18 7 .304 .364 .460 .824 139 139 3.3
1970 New York - MLB 32 150 601 191 33 8 14 57 97 42 3 4 50 26 10 .318 .363 .469 .832 135 136 5.1
1971 New York - MLB 33 127 487 118 16 6 10 40 65 45 6 2 44 23 8 .242 .313 .361 .674 97 98 0.2
Total MLB 1588 5371 1461 195 86 129 590 765 460 51 34 618 187 71 .272 .333 .412 .746 118 117 32.2
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
1956 Total - 18 26 110 55 10 5 3 36 47 11 5 2 3 32 6 .500 .555 .764 1.318 100 100 2.9
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1957 Detroit - MLB SS 7 0 2 5 1 8 1 .875 13.0 4.85 -0.7 .873
1957 Detroit - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1957 Detroit - MLB CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1957 Detroit - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 Detroit - MLB 2B 23 19 41 45 7 91 5 .945 163.1 4.74 -2.6 .851
1959 Detroit - MLB SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 Detroit - MLB RF 2 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 10.0 2.70 +0.1 1.003
1960 Detroit - MLB 2B 117 106 280 282 75 580 18 .969 967.1 5.23 -1.5 .990
1960 Detroit - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1960 Detroit - MLB LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 -0.1 .978
1960 Detroit - MLB RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.1 0.00 -0.0 .000
1961 Detroit - MLB 2B 51 48 128 141 33 278 9 .968 429.2 5.63 +1.1 1.023
1961 Detroit - MLB SS 2 0 0 3 0 4 1 .750 6.0 4.50 -0.4 .810
1961 Detroit - MLB LF 11 8 16 0 0 16 0 1.000 87.0 1.66 -0.9 .925
1961 Detroit - MLB CF 11 6 25 2 0 27 0 1.000 76.2 3.17 -5.1 .767
1961 Detroit - MLB RF 5 2 9 0 0 11 2 .818 22.0 3.68 +0.2 1.005
1962 Detroit - MLB 2B 33 30 44 97 19 149 8 .946 259.0 4.90 -0.0 .965
1962 Detroit - MLB SS 6 1 1 3 1 5 1 .800 14.0 2.57 -1.3 .629
1962 Detroit - MLB LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1962 Detroit - MLB CF 63 58 189 5 1 197 3 .985 515.1 3.39 -0.9 .990
1963 Detroit - MLB 2B 46 40 62 115 23 189 12 .937 363.0 4.39 -3.2 .946
1963 Detroit - MLB SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.5 .000
1963 Detroit - MLB LF 6 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 24.0 1.88 +0.2 .994
1963 Detroit - MLB CF 74 70 232 4 1 241 5 .979 621.1 3.42 +3.0 .999
1963 Detroit - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1964 Detroit - MLB 2B 114 104 196 288 54 502 18 .964 948.0 4.59 -4.3 .984
1964 Detroit - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1964 Detroit - MLB SS 3 0 4 4 0 11 3 .727 14.2 4.91 -1.5 .659
1964 Detroit - MLB LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.2 0.00 -0.4 .000
1964 Detroit - MLB CF 10 1 12 0 0 13 1 .923 35.0 3.09 -0.8 .932
1964 Detroit - MLB RF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 +0.0 .993
1965 Detroit - MLB 2B 69 62 131 177 35 318 10 .969 529.0 5.24 -5.0 .963
1965 Detroit - MLB SS 13 3 14 14 3 31 3 .903 54.1 4.64 -1.8 .809
1965 Detroit - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1965 Detroit - MLB CF 7 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 8.1 3.24 +0.0 1.000
1966 Atlanta - MLB 2B 22 4 11 26 3 39 2 .949 67.1 4.95 -0.5 .938
1966 Atlanta - MLB SS 3 3 4 8 1 14 2 .857 26.0 4.15 -0.9 .830
1966 Atlanta - MLB LF 12 12 30 0 0 31 1 .968 100.1 2.69 -0.8 .923
1966 Atlanta - MLB CF 37 32 110 2 1 113 1 .991 291.2 3.46 -7.6 .935
1966 Atlanta - MLB RF 47 40 80 2 0 84 2 .976 377.2 1.95 -0.1 .991
1967 Atlanta - MLB CF 6 4 21 0 0 21 0 1.000 46.2 4.05 +0.5 .991
1967 Atlanta - MLB RF 147 142 283 10 2 297 4 .987 1262.0 2.09 +3.7 1.025
1968 Atlanta - MLB 2B 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 1.1 13.50 +0.3 1.046
1968 Atlanta - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Atlanta - MLB LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.1 0.00 -0.3 .000
1968 Atlanta - MLB RF 108 108 281 4 3 292 7 .976 960.2 2.67 +8.9 1.036
1969 New York - MLB 2B 6 0 2 2 2 4 0 1.000 11.1 3.18 -0.1 1.015
1969 New York - MLB LF 26 26 37 0 0 38 1 .974 208.1 1.60 -1.5 .946
1969 New York - MLB CF 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 5.0 3.60 +0.2 .979
1969 New York - MLB RF 73 68 113 3 0 121 5 .959 623.0 1.68 +1.8 1.025
1970 New York - MLB 2B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 -0.2 .000
1970 New York - MLB LF 149 148 214 2 0 223 7 .969 1207.1 1.61 -4.7 .963
1970 New York - MLB CF 5 0 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 12.0 3.75 +0.3 .974
1970 New York - MLB RF 11 0 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 22.2 1.99 +0.3 .979
1971 New York - MLB 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 .000
1971 New York - MLB LF 24 1 14 0 0 14 0 1.000 51.1 2.45 +0.8 1.052
1971 New York - MLB CF 5 4 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 40.0 2.02 -0.5 .881
1971 New York - MLB RF 118 117 173 6 2 185 6 .968 950.0 1.70 -8.6 .938
TOTAL 2B 486 413 898 1174 251 2154 82 .962 3743.1 4.98 -15.9 .974
TOTAL SS 36 7 25 37 6 74 12 .838 130.0 4.29 -7.2 .762
TOTAL LF 241 196 317 2 0 328 9 .973 1697.1 1.69 -7.7 .959
TOTAL CF 221 175 608 13 3 631 10 .984 1654.0 3.38 -11.0 .968
TOTAL RF 515 479 950 25 7 1001 26 .974 4240.1 2.07 +6.3 1.007
PLAYER HISTORY
11/08/1956 Drafted in the 1956 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 8, 8th overall pick) by the Detroit Wolverines, out of high school (Lancaster; Lancaster, WI).
01/01/1957 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (65); Power: 25 (45); Eye: 25 (45).
04/16/1957 Named the #7 prospect in the MLB
06/25/1957 Injured (Viral infection), day-to-day for 3 days.
07/11/1957 Named the #4 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1958 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (65); Power: 30 (45); Eye: 30 (45).
05/27/1958 Injured (flu),day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/1959 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (65); Power: 30 (45); Eye: 40 (45).
07/01/1959 Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1960 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (65); Power: 30 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
09/01/1960 Wins the MLB ABL Rookie of the Month Award.
01/01/1961 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (65); Power: 30 (45); Eye: 50 (50).
03/15/1961 Injured (bruised thumb),day-to-day for 2 days.
03/23/1961 Injured (sprained wrist),day-to-day for one week.
05/25/1961 Injured (fractured collarbone),out for 6 weeks.
08/03/1961 Injured (sore knee),day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/1962 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 50 (50).
04/28/1962 Injured (sore shoulder),out for 6 weeks.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 50 (50).
07/24/1963 Injured (blurred vision),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
07/26/1963 Injured (blurred vision),day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
04/08/1964 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $300,000 with the Detroit Wolverines organization.
07/18/1964 Injured (bruised thumb),day-to-day for 5 days.
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (45).
04/29/1965 Injured (bruised back),day-to-day for 3 days.
07/29/1965 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for 1 day.
10/02/1965 Injured (sore wrist),day-to-day for one week.
11/08/1965 Drafted in the 1965 expansion draft from the Detroit Wolverines by the Atlanta Generals. (Round 16, Pick 2, 62nd overall pick).
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 40 (45).
05/19/1966 Injured (neck stiffness),day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 40 (45).
05/19/1967 Injured (sprained thumb),day-to-day for one week.
06/19/1967 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
07/09/1967 Was selected to the 1967 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (45).
03/19/1968 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),out for 5 weeks.
04/05/1968 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 4-5 weeks.
06/07/1968 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),day-to-day for 4 days.
11/19/1968 Became a free agent.
12/04/1968 Signed a 4-year contract worth a total of $1,412,000 with the New York Empires organization.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
04/10/1969 Injured (sprained ankle),out for 4-5 weeks.
06/25/1969 Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-4 against the Boston Terriers, with 3 RBI and 2 runs scored.
08/24/1969 Injured (sprained ankle),out for 2 months.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
06/15/1970 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
08/13/1970 Injured (bruised shin),day-to-day for 4 days.
08/28/1970 Goes 5-6 against the Chicago Hawks, with 1 3B, 2 RBI and 2 R.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
06/09/1971 Goes 5-6 against the Boston Terriers, with 0 RBI and 2 R.
07/02/1971 Injured (strained calf),out for 3 weeks.
07/21/1971 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1970 149 10
Year AB Rank
1967 587 7
1970 601 10
Year H Rank
1967 176 2
1970 191 4
Year TB Rank
1967 259 5
Year 3B Rank
1960 12 2
1962 11 2
1964 6 10
1967 11 5
1968 10 6
Year SB Rank
1960 14 7
1962 19 5
1967 25 9
1970 26 9
1971 23 10
Year IBB Rank
1966 6 9
1968 8 8
Year SF Rank
1960 7 9
1961 7 7
Year AVG Rank
1967 .300 4
1970 .318 5
Year OBP Rank
1967 .355 7
Year SLG Rank
1967 .441 8
Year RC Rank
1967 93.56 5
Year RC/27 Rank
1967 5.85 6
Year wOBA Rank
1967 .358 7
Year OPS Rank
1967 .796 9
Year WAR Rank
1967 6.4 5
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