C Luis Banda #57
Age: 32 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
06/19/1972
C LUIS BANDA #57 - AGE: 32 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
56 190 40 7 0 7 20 8 37 .211 .252 .358 0 0.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 45
Gap 45 45 45 45
Power 60 65 60 60
Eye 45 45 45 45
Avoid K's 45 45 45 45
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
06/18/1972 @ PHI Loss, 3-5 4 1 3 1 1 0 0 0
06/16/1972 @ PHI Loss, 2-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/15/1972 @ CIN Loss, 5-9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/14/1972 @ CIN Win, 5-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/13/1972 @ CIN Win, 2-1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
06/11/1972 WAS Win, 12-2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/09/1972 WAS Loss, 4-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
06/08/1972 CLE Win, 3-2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
06/07/1972 CLE Loss, 1-3 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
06/04/1972 @ NYK Win, 5-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
He is as smart as they come.
High: Intelligence
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:$250,000
Signed Through:1973 Season
Major Service:10 Years, None
Service This Yr:76 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, 18th 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 56 190 40 7 0 7 20 21 8 37 .211 .252 .358 .610 .283 .147 84
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 54 202 3 0 0 6 13 1 68 14 0 0 0.0 16.4 2.60 .5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   38 6 1 0 2 4 5 0 7 0 1 0 .158 .158 .342 .500
Versus Right   152 34 6 0 5 16 16 8 30 1 12 3 .224 .274 .362 .636
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   18 5 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 .278 .278 .500 .778
April   74 13 2 0 3 8 7 1 16 1 5 1 .176 .195 .324 .519
May   70 15 3 0 3 9 9 5 15 0 6 0 .214 .267 .386 .652
June   46 12 2 0 1 3 5 2 6 0 2 2 .261 .320 .370 .690
Spring Training   39 10 1 0 3 10 5 3 5 0 1 1 .256 .326 .513 .838
Last Year   445 82 12 0 12 41 38 36 80 3 7 1 .184 .245 .292 .537
2 Years Ago   480 134 20 0 29 80 74 33 81 4 4 6 .279 .331 .502 .833
Career   3436 802 117 6 125 417 362 266 666 30 79 34 .233 .293 .380 .673
Home   86 20 5 0 2 10 10 6 17 1 6 1 .233 .287 .360 .648
Road   104 20 2 0 5 10 11 2 20 0 7 2 .192 .222 .356 .578
Grass   190 40 7 0 7 20 21 8 37 1 13 3 .211 .252 .358 .610
Day   112 25 4 0 6 16 15 4 22 1 3 3 .223 .267 .420 .686
Night   78 15 3 0 1 4 6 4 15 0 10 0 .192 .232 .269 .501
As Starter   188 40 7 0 7 20 21 8 37 1 13 3 .213 .255 .362 .617
As Reliever / Substitution   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   43 5 1 0 0 2 1 3 10 1 4 1 .116 .188 .140 .327
Inning 1-3   54 14 4 0 3 10 9 1 11 0 6 2 .259 .298 .500 .798
Inning 4-6   75 17 2 0 1 4 7 3 14 0 3 0 .227 .256 .293 .550
Inning 7-9   56 9 1 0 3 6 5 4 12 1 4 1 .161 .226 .339 .565
Extra Innings   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   69 13 0 0 2 3 9 1 11 0 13 1 .188 .211 .275 .487
1 Outs   51 8 1 0 2 6 6 2 13 1 0 0 .157 .185 .294 .479
2 Outs   70 19 6 0 3 11 6 5 13 0 0 2 .271 .338 .486 .823
Scoring Position   39 10 2 0 3 12 8 0 9 1 13 0 .256 .250 .538 .788
Bases Empty   114 21 2 0 3 3 9 7 20 0 0 1 .184 .238 .281 .518
Runner on 1st   37 9 3 0 1 5 4 1 8 0 0 2 .243 .300 .405 .705
Runner on 2nd   12 5 2 0 2 6 5 0 3 0 9 0 .417 .417 1.083 1.500
Runner on 3rd   3 2 0 0 1 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 .667 .667 1.667 2.333
Runner on 1st & 2nd   10 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .100 .100 .100 .200
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 2 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   4 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Two Strikes   86 15 2 0 3 6 7 4 37 0 0 0 .174 .211 .302 .513
First Pitch   37 7 1 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 4 2 .189 .231 .297 .528
Count 0-1   19 4 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 1 .211 .250 .263 .513
Count 0-2   14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Count 1-0   14 6 1 0 1 3 3 0 0 1 4 0 .429 .400 .714 1.114
Count 1-1   12 2 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 .167 .167 .417 .583
Count 1-2   28 5 1 0 2 3 2 0 14 0 0 0 .179 .179 .429 .607
Count 2-0   7 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .429 .714
Count 2-1   9 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 .222 .222 .556 .778
Count 2-2   26 4 0 0 1 2 3 0 11 0 0 0 .154 .154 .269 .423
Count 3-1   6 2 1 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 .333 .600 .500 1.100
Full Count   18 4 1 0 0 1 2 4 6 0 0 0 .222 .364 .278 .641
Behind in Count   61 11 2 0 2 5 3 0 20 0 3 1 .180 .194 .311 .505
Ahead in Count   36 12 3 0 2 7 8 4 0 1 5 0 .333 .390 .583 .974
Batting 5th   39 8 2 0 2 5 5 2 10 0 0 0 .205 .244 .410 .654
Batting 6th   130 26 4 0 4 13 14 4 26 1 12 2 .200 .234 .323 .557
Batting 7th   19 6 1 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 1 .316 .409 .526 .935
Batting 9th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   92 23 3 0 4 7 11 3 16 0 0 2 .250 .289 .413 .702
Medium Leverage   64 14 4 0 2 9 7 2 12 0 9 0 .219 .242 .375 .617
High Leverage   33 3 0 0 1 4 3 2 9 1 4 1 .091 .162 .182 .344
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 90 1.2
1964 Los Angeles - MLB 24 101 167 46 8 1 4 22 19 15 3 3 35 0 0 .275 .340 .407 .748 122 120 1.0
1965 Los Angeles - MLB 25 56 155 30 3 0 8 20 15 13 2 0 37 0 0 .194 .265 .368 .632 86 90 0.8
1966 Los Angeles - MLB 26 128 413 100 15 0 18 66 51 27 4 7 78 0 0 .242 .290 .409 .700 105 105 2.5
1967 Los Angeles - MLB 27 133 433 100 15 0 12 37 30 27 4 0 96 0 0 .231 .282 .349 .631 95 96 2.8
1968 Los Angeles - MLB 28 40 123 25 3 0 4 7 11 9 4 0 19 0 0 .203 .279 .325 .605 88 93 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 92 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 91 90 1.9
1969 Pittsburgh - MLB 29 136 452 112 16 2 17 56 53 53 3 3 76 0 0 .248 .329 .405 .734 113 112 3.5
1970 Pittsburgh - MLB 30 133 480 134 20 0 29 80 74 33 6 4 81 0 0 .279 .331 .502 .833 126 126 4.9
1971 Pittsburgh - MLB 31 133 445 82 12 0 12 41 38 36 1 3 80 0 0 .184 .245 .292 .537 55 57 0.0
1972 Pittsburgh - MLB 32 56 190 40 7 0 7 20 21 8 3 1 37 0 0 .211 .252 .358 .610 78 84 0.5
Total MLB 1090 3436 802 117 6 125 417 362 266 34 30 666 0 0 .233 .293 .380 .673 97 97 19.1
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
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 87 89 1.0
Total MLB 5 15 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .267 .312 .333 .646 87 89
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 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 C 78 76 434 61 10 497 2 .996 693.2 6.42 +0.4 .929 10 49 23 46.9
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 54 54 319 42 3 365 4 .989 484.1 6.71 -2.1 .762 7 62 19 30.6
TOTAL C 956 921 4934 596 65 5558 28 .995 8168.2 6.09 +8.2 1.015 89 628 245 39.0
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).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HR Rank
1970 29 8
Year HP Rank
1970 6 10
Year SH Rank
1966 14 5
1967 17 3
Year SF Rank
1966 7 5
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