C Luis Banda #54
Age: 34 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
07/31/1974
C LUIS BANDA #54 - AGE: 34 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
82 273 72 6 0 12 39 30 56 .264 .339 .418 0 1.6
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 45 40 40
Gap 45 45 45 45
Power 55 65 50 55
Eye 45 50 45 45
Avoid K's 40 40 40 40
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 25
Errors: - 35 30
Arm: 40 35 30
Turn DP: - 25 -
Framing: 65 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 55 Left Field: -
1st Base: 30 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Aggressiveness: 20
Stealing Ability: 30
Baserunning Inst.: 20
Sacrifice Bunt: 80
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/31/1974 WAS Win, 3-2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
07/29/1974 @ KCB Win, 4-1 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
07/28/1974 @ KCB Win, 6-2 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
07/26/1974 @ PIT Win, 5-4 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
07/25/1974 @ PIT Win, 5-2 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 0
07/24/1974 @ PIT Win, 6-3 4 0 2 2 0 1 2 0
07/22/1974 CLE Win, 7-4 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
07/19/1974 CIN Loss, 2-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/18/1974 CIN Loss, 0-8 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/17/1974 CIN Win, 9-1 4 2 2 3 1 1 2 0
PERSONALITY
He understands the game, inside and out.
High: Loyalty, Baseball IQ
Birthday:12/10/1939
Born in:Miami, FL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$75,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:12 Years, None
Service This Yr:113 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1962, 18th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 82 273 72 6 0 12 39 38 30 56 .264 .339 .418 .756 .318 .154 106
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 80 324 3 7 0 8 14 4 114 18 0 0 0.0 39.0 4.63 1.6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   83 29 3 0 5 19 15 14 16 1 1 1 .349 .444 .566 1.011
Versus Right   190 43 3 0 7 20 23 16 40 3 13 2 .226 .289 .353 .642
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   6 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .167 .375 .167 .542
Last Week   19 4 0 0 0 3 2 3 8 0 0 0 .211 .318 .211 .529
April   56 15 3 0 2 9 10 8 8 1 2 1 .268 .364 .429 .792
May   76 19 2 0 1 7 8 5 15 1 5 2 .250 .310 .316 .625
June   76 24 1 0 6 11 11 9 15 1 1 0 .316 .384 .566 .950
July   65 14 0 0 3 12 9 8 18 1 6 0 .215 .297 .354 .651
Spring Training   56 12 1 0 2 9 5 3 16 0 1 0 .214 .254 .339 .594
Last Year   400 94 18 2 13 48 39 44 85 2 8 0 .235 .309 .388 .697
2 Years Ago   451 109 14 1 17 61 53 33 82 3 14 7 .242 .302 .390 .692
Career   4370 1037 148 9 160 545 471 365 852 38 102 41 .237 .300 .385 .685
Home   132 30 3 0 7 18 18 16 25 3 6 1 .227 .309 .409 .718
Road   141 42 3 0 5 21 20 14 31 1 8 2 .298 .367 .426 .793
Grass   273 72 6 0 12 39 38 30 56 4 14 3 .264 .339 .418 .756
Day   155 49 5 0 8 27 27 19 26 3 7 1 .316 .388 .503 .891
Night   118 23 1 0 4 12 11 11 30 1 7 2 .195 .273 .305 .578
As Starter   272 72 6 0 12 38 38 30 55 3 14 3 .265 .341 .419 .760
As Reliever / Substitution   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   57 19 0 0 3 15 13 11 12 2 3 1 .333 .437 .491 .928
Inning 1-3   88 18 3 0 3 7 10 5 18 0 6 0 .205 .247 .341 .588
Inning 4-6   98 26 3 0 4 12 11 12 20 2 5 2 .265 .351 .418 .769
Inning 7-9   82 26 0 0 4 18 15 13 16 2 3 1 .317 .408 .463 .872
Extra Innings   5 2 0 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 .400 .400 1.000 1.400
0 Outs   94 24 3 0 4 8 13 8 26 0 7 3 .255 .333 .415 .748
1 Outs   92 26 0 0 7 23 19 11 24 4 7 0 .283 .346 .511 .857
2 Outs   87 22 3 0 1 8 6 11 6 0 0 0 .253 .337 .322 .659
Scoring Position   72 16 1 0 3 27 12 15 17 4 14 1 .222 .348 .361 .709
Bases Empty   133 38 4 0 6 6 19 11 20 0 0 2 .286 .349 .451 .800
Runner on 1st   68 18 1 0 3 6 7 4 19 0 0 0 .265 .306 .412 .717
Runner on 2nd   23 5 0 0 3 8 5 7 4 0 9 0 .217 .400 .609 1.009
Runner on 3rd   6 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .333 .429 .333 .762
Runner on 1st & 2nd   19 1 1 0 0 2 2 3 4 0 2 0 .053 .182 .105 .287
Runner on 1st & 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 3 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 3 2 3 1 1 3 1 .333 .625 .333 .958
Bases Loaded   17 6 0 0 0 8 2 0 5 0 0 0 .353 .353 .353 .706
Two Strikes   137 34 3 0 6 16 16 12 56 1 0 1 .248 .311 .401 .713
First Pitch   41 10 1 0 1 6 5 5 0 1 6 1 .244 .333 .341 .675
Count 0-1   21 2 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 1 1 1 .095 .130 .238 .369
Count 0-2   20 6 1 0 2 4 3 0 8 1 0 0 .300 .286 .650 .936
Count 1-0   30 10 0 0 2 7 8 0 0 0 3 0 .333 .333 .533 .867
Count 1-1   17 7 0 0 1 4 2 0 0 1 2 0 .412 .389 .588 .977
Count 1-2   56 12 0 0 1 2 2 0 28 0 0 1 .214 .228 .268 .496
Count 2-0   5 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 .800 1.400
Count 2-1   17 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .235 .235 .471
Count 2-2   42 12 1 0 2 8 6 0 13 0 0 0 .286 .286 .452 .738
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 0 0 0 .000 .900 .000 .900
Count 3-1   4 2 1 0 1 1 3 4 0 0 2 0 .500 .750 1.500 2.250
Full Count   19 4 1 0 1 2 5 12 7 0 0 0 .211 .516 .421 .937
Behind in Count   97 20 1 0 4 8 8 0 36 2 1 2 .206 .218 .340 .558
Ahead in Count   57 19 2 0 3 11 12 13 0 0 5 0 .333 .457 .526 .983
Batting 2nd   14 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 3 0 .286 .333 .286 .619
Batting 3rd   8 4 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .444 .875 1.319
Batting 4th   3 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 5th   25 7 1 0 2 5 3 4 6 1 0 0 .280 .367 .560 .927
Batting 6th   48 10 0 0 1 6 5 2 12 0 2 1 .208 .255 .271 .526
Batting 7th   170 43 5 0 8 23 26 21 33 1 9 2 .253 .340 .424 .764
Batting 8th   4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   103 34 3 0 4 6 14 9 16 0 0 1 .330 .389 .476 .865
Medium Leverage   106 19 2 0 5 12 14 15 25 2 6 0 .179 .276 .340 .616
High Leverage   62 18 1 0 3 21 10 6 15 2 8 2 .290 .361 .452 .813
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 Los Angeles - MLB 23 83 281 66 7 3 7 33 30 21 3 5 70 0 0 .235 .290 .356 .646 91 82 1.0
1964 Los Angeles - MLB 24 101 167 46 8 1 4 22 19 15 3 3 35 0 0 .275 .340 .407 .748 122 114 0.8
1965 Los Angeles - MLB 25 56 155 30 3 0 8 20 15 13 2 0 37 0 0 .194 .265 .368 .632 84 85 0.7
1966 Los Angeles - MLB 26 128 413 100 15 0 18 66 51 27 4 7 78 0 0 .242 .290 .409 .700 105 97 2.1
1967 Los Angeles - MLB 27 133 433 100 15 0 12 37 30 27 4 0 96 0 0 .231 .282 .349 .631 94 86 2.3
1968 Los Angeles - MLB 28 40 123 25 3 0 4 7 11 9 4 0 19 0 0 .203 .279 .325 .605 89 92 0.8
1968 San Diego - MLB 28 91 297 67 11 0 7 35 20 24 1 4 57 0 0 .226 .282 .333 .616 94 89 1.1
1968 Total - MLB 28 131 420 92 14 0 11 42 31 33 5 4 76 0 0 .219 .281 .331 .612 93 90 1.9
1969 Pittsburgh - MLB 29 136 452 112 16 2 17 56 53 53 3 3 76 0 0 .248 .329 .405 .734 116 114 3.7
1970 Pittsburgh - MLB 30 133 480 134 20 0 29 80 74 33 6 4 81 0 0 .279 .331 .502 .833 127 128 5.0
1971 Pittsburgh - MLB 31 133 445 82 12 0 12 41 38 36 1 3 80 0 0 .184 .245 .292 .537 57 57 0.0
1972 Pittsburgh - MLB 32 73 241 50 8 0 10 28 26 13 4 1 45 0 0 .207 .259 .365 .624 82 79 0.5
1972 Dallas - MLB 32 60 210 59 6 1 7 33 27 20 3 2 37 0 0 .281 .349 .419 .768 140 146 2.5
1972 Total - MLB 32 133 451 109 14 1 17 61 53 33 7 3 82 0 0 .242 .302 .390 .692 109 110 3.0
1973 Dallas - MLB 33 126 400 94 18 2 13 48 39 44 0 2 85 0 2 .235 .309 .388 .697 98 98 1.9
1974 Philadelphia - MLB 34 82 273 72 6 0 12 39 38 30 3 4 56 0 0 .264 .339 .418 .756 113 106 1.6
Total MLB 1375 4370 1037 148 9 160 545 471 365 41 38 852 0 2 .237 .300 .385 .685 101 98 24.0
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
1962 Total - 22 43 191 50 8 0 10 31 50 21 5 0 28 1 1 .262 .350 .461 .811 100 100 1.2
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
1971 Pittsburgh - MLB 31 5 15 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .267 .312 .333 .646 89 80 1.0
Total MLB 5 15 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .267 .312 .333 .646 89 80
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1963 Los Angeles - MLB C 82 77 388 42 4 432 2 .995 682.0 5.67 +2.1 1.049 7 29 15 51.7
1964 Los Angeles - MLB C 43 38 232 25 3 257 0 1.000 341.2 6.77 +1.0 1.050 6 17 9 52.9
1964 Los Angeles - MLB 1B 52 1 143 9 14 154 2 .987 127.2 10.72 -1.5 .871
1965 Los Angeles - MLB C 45 38 207 23 1 230 0 1.000 370.0 5.59 +1.6 1.088 1 17 4 23.5
1965 Los Angeles - MLB 1B 5 0 11 1 0 12 0 1.000 12.0 9.00 -0.1 1.044
1966 Los Angeles - MLB C 119 111 538 65 11 603 0 1.000 971.1 5.59 +1.3 1.019 11 70 31 44.3
1967 Los Angeles - MLB C 121 121 546 91 12 640 3 .995 1047.2 5.47 +1.7 1.086 9 107 40 37.4
1968 San Diego - MLB C 78 76 434 61 10 497 2 .996 693.2 6.42 +0.4 .929 10 49 23 46.9
1968 Los Angeles - MLB C 35 35 173 14 3 188 1 .995 289.0 5.82 +0.2 1.351 2 17 4 23.5
1968 San Diego - MLB 1B 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 4.0 6.75 -0.0 .000
1969 Pittsburgh - MLB C 126 125 774 86 8 868 8 .991 1107.2 6.99 -0.7 .958 12 91 30 33.0
1970 Pittsburgh - MLB C 127 123 675 76 9 754 3 .996 1084.1 6.23 +3.2 1.234 10 80 34 42.5
1971 Pittsburgh - MLB C 126 123 648 71 1 724 5 .993 1097.0 5.90 -0.4 .891 14 89 36 40.4
1972 Pittsburgh - MLB C 69 69 398 49 4 451 4 .991 617.1 6.52 -2.7 .879 9 71 22 31.0
1972 Dallas - MLB C 54 53 383 41 4 424 0 1.000 489.0 7.80 +0.4 1.006 7 49 20 40.8
1973 Dallas - MLB C 114 108 686 70 7 759 3 .996 954.2 7.13 -0.5 1.066 5 93 28 30.1
1974 Philadelphia - MLB C 80 80 394 48 3 448 6 .987 707.0 5.63 -1.4 1.215 6 97 29 29.9
TOTAL C 1219 1177 6476 762 80 7275 37 .995 10452.1 6.23 +6.0 1.029 109 876 325 37.1
TOTAL 1B 58 1 157 10 14 169 2 .988 143.2 10.46 -1.6 .884
PLAYER HISTORY
11/08/1962 Drafted in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 18, 18th overall pick) by the Los Angeles Pobladores, out of college Florida International
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (50); Power: 40 (55); Eye: 45 (50).
04/09/1963 Named the #48 prospect in the MLB
11/15/1963 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $185,600 with the Los Angeles Pobladores organization.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 40 (55); Eye: 45 (50).
06/26/1964 Injured (sore hamstring),day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 45 (50).
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 45 (50).
07/10/1966 Was selected to the 1966 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
09/04/1966 Injured (bruised elbow),day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 45 (50).
08/01/1967 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),day-to-day for 1 day.
11/12/1967 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $444,000 with the Los Angeles Pobladores organization.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 45 (50).
06/03/1968 Was traded by the Los Angeles Pobladores to the San Diego Captains in exchange for C Ken Blair, a 2nd round draft pick, and a 3rd round draft pick.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 50 (50).
02/03/1969 Was traded by the San Diego Captains to the Pittsburgh Industrials in exchange for RP Gary Forgette and a 3rd round draft pick.
10/29/1969 Declined his contract option.
11/02/1969 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $1,000,000 with the Pittsburgh Industrials organization.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 50 (50).
09/11/1970 Injured (bruised elbow),day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 45 (45).
07/17/1971 Injured (hamstring spasms),day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 45 (45).
07/12/1972 Was traded by the Pittsburgh Industrials to the Dallas Wranglers, along with C Rick Johnson, 2B Dennis Snyder, and a 1st round draft pick, in exchange for C Terry McClellan.
09/10/1972 Goes 5-5 against the Twin Cities Northmen, with 2 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI and 4 R.
10/24/1972 Dallas Wranglers have executed the contract year option.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 45 (45).
04/03/1973 Injured (strained rib cage muscles),out for 2 days.
11/06/1973 Became a free agent.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 45 (45).
01/31/1974 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $150,000 with the Philadelphia Quakers organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HR Rank
1970 29 8
Year HP Rank
1970 6 10
Year SH Rank
1966 14 5
1967 17 3
1972 14 5
Year SF Rank
1966 7 5
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