2B Buddy Shingleton #15
Kansas City Bulls MLB
Age: 36 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
09/26/1977
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2B BUDDY SHINGLETON #15 - AGE: 36 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
136 416 113 18 1 11 52 52 66 .272 .347 .399 2 0.7
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 45 40 40
BABIP 40 40 40 40
Avoid K's 45 45 45 45
Gap 45 45 45 45
Power 50 50 50 50
Eye 60 65 60 60
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 45 30
Errors: - 65 50
Arm: 20 65 70
Turn DP: - 65 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 50
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 55 Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 35
Stealing Aggressiveness: 35
Stealing Ability: 40
Baserunning Inst.: 35
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/24/1977 @ DEN Loss, 9-11 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/21/1977 @ STL Loss, 0-7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/1977 @ STL Loss, 3-4 3 0 3 0 0 1 0 0
09/18/1977 LAB Loss, 3-4 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/17/1977 LAB Win, 8-5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/16/1977 LAB Win, 4-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/15/1977 DEN Loss, 1-2 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/14/1977 DEN Loss, 0-3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/13/1977 DEN Win, 7-5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/12/1977 DEN Win, 5-3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Buddy often makes stupid mistakes.
High: Adaptability
Low: Baseball IQ
Birthday:06/09/1941
Born in:Woburn, MA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$175,000
Signed Through:1977 Season
Major Service:15 Years, None
Service This Yr:174 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1962, 8th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1977 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 136 416 113 18 1 11 52 57 52 66 .272 .347 .399 .746 .325 .127 102
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 116 487 1 2 0 12 8 10 166 30 2 3 40.0 58.8 4.73 .7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   109 33 4 1 1 11 13 14 12 3 1 0 .303 .373 .385 .758
Versus Right   307 80 14 0 10 41 44 38 54 7 7 1 .261 .337 .404 .741
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   8 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 .375 .444 .375 .819
April   66 18 1 0 3 15 10 11 12 7 1 0 .273 .345 .424 .769
May   84 17 5 0 0 10 9 14 17 2 2 1 .202 .317 .262 .579
June   90 27 4 0 3 10 9 4 9 0 1 0 .300 .330 .444 .774
July   97 29 5 1 4 15 23 14 15 1 2 0 .299 .384 .495 .879
August   43 13 2 0 1 1 3 6 4 0 1 0 .302 .388 .419 .806
September   36 9 1 0 0 1 3 3 9 0 1 0 .250 .308 .278 .585
Spring Training   45 12 2 0 1 3 11 7 6 0 1 3 .267 .400 .378 .778
Last Year   536 123 21 2 15 64 48 54 84 2 4 5 .229 .305 .360 .665
2 Years Ago   528 131 19 1 11 76 68 79 82 5 3 4 .248 .347 .350 .698
Career   7757 1926 269 50 251 1015 964 876 1363 66 35 79 .248 .328 .393 .721
Home   200 60 9 1 5 25 26 16 29 5 2 1 .300 .347 .430 .777
Road   216 53 9 0 6 27 31 36 37 5 6 0 .245 .346 .370 .717
Grass   410 112 18 1 11 52 57 50 65 10 8 1 .273 .346 .402 .749
Turf   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .167 .375 .167 .542
Day   274 73 11 1 7 34 41 32 45 8 6 1 .266 .337 .391 .727
Night   142 40 7 0 4 18 16 20 21 2 2 0 .282 .366 .415 .781
As Starter   404 108 18 1 11 51 56 51 66 10 8 1 .267 .343 .399 .742
As Reliever / Substitution   12 5 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .417 .462 .417 .878
Pinch Hitting   6 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Close/Late   74 19 2 0 3 14 9 14 11 2 1 1 .257 .374 .405 .779
Inning 1-3   144 31 2 0 4 13 17 19 25 2 6 0 .215 .303 .312 .616
Inning 4-6   148 47 10 1 4 20 26 15 22 4 1 0 .318 .371 .480 .851
Inning 7-9   119 33 6 0 2 18 13 17 18 4 1 1 .277 .362 .378 .740
Extra Innings   5 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .400 .500 1.000 1.500
0 Outs   139 48 13 0 7 16 28 15 23 2 6 1 .345 .408 .590 .998
1 Outs   149 38 2 1 2 25 16 19 22 8 2 0 .255 .324 .322 .646
2 Outs   128 27 3 0 2 11 13 18 21 0 0 0 .211 .308 .281 .589
Scoring Position   106 28 5 1 1 40 15 20 23 10 8 0 .264 .353 .358 .711
Bases Empty   247 68 9 0 9 9 33 27 35 0 0 1 .275 .349 .421 .770
Runner on 1st   63 17 4 0 1 3 9 5 8 0 0 0 .270 .324 .381 .704
Runner on 2nd   30 7 1 0 1 6 6 8 6 0 5 0 .233 .395 .367 .761
Runner on 3rd   16 6 1 1 0 10 2 0 1 3 0 0 .375 .316 .562 .878
Runner on 1st & 2nd   31 8 1 0 0 3 5 7 5 0 3 0 .258 .395 .290 .685
Runner on 1st & 3rd   16 3 0 0 0 7 1 1 7 3 0 0 .188 .200 .188 .388
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 1 0 0 0 5 0 1 1 3 0 0 .167 .200 .167 .367
Bases Loaded   7 3 2 0 0 9 1 3 3 1 0 0 .429 .545 .714 1.260
Two Strikes   210 45 5 1 5 28 27 33 66 6 0 0 .214 .313 .319 .632
First Pitch   59 15 2 0 0 2 7 2 0 0 1 0 .254 .279 .288 .567
Count 0-1   35 13 1 0 2 4 7 0 0 1 2 1 .371 .378 .571 .950
Count 0-2   41 7 0 0 1 8 1 0 16 1 0 0 .171 .167 .244 .411
Count 1-0   32 16 5 0 1 6 5 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Count 1-1   34 10 3 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 .294 .294 .382 .676
Count 1-2   59 12 3 1 0 4 5 0 17 1 0 0 .203 .200 .288 .488
Count 2-0   6 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 2-1   28 6 2 0 1 4 5 0 0 2 2 0 .214 .200 .393 .593
Count 2-2   54 11 0 0 3 7 7 0 15 2 0 0 .204 .196 .370 .567
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   12 5 0 0 2 5 4 11 0 1 0 0 .417 .667 .917 1.583
Full Count   56 15 2 0 1 9 14 33 18 2 0 0 .268 .527 .357 .885
Behind in Count   135 32 4 1 3 16 13 0 33 3 2 1 .237 .237 .348 .586
Ahead in Count   78 30 7 0 4 16 14 17 0 3 3 0 .385 .480 .628 1.108
Batting Leadoff   9 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .222 .300 .556 .856
Batting 2nd   175 53 9 1 5 21 29 17 24 1 3 0 .303 .363 .451 .814
Batting 3rd   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 4th   1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 5th   11 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 .091 .286 .091 .377
Batting 6th   180 45 7 0 4 27 24 24 30 9 5 1 .250 .327 .356 .683
Batting 7th   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   28 7 2 0 1 2 2 6 8 0 0 0 .250 .382 .429 .811
Batting 9th   5 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 .600 1.200
Low Leverage   197 51 7 0 4 12 25 23 28 4 0 0 .259 .330 .355 .686
Medium Leverage   149 39 8 0 6 20 25 19 23 2 4 1 .262 .345 .436 .781
High Leverage   69 23 3 1 1 20 7 10 15 4 4 0 .333 .398 .449 .847
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 Cleveland - MLB 21 110 367 77 11 6 7 32 35 24 3 2 104 1 3 .210 .263 .330 .592 76 74 3.3
1964 Cleveland - MLB 22 154 526 138 16 7 19 73 70 56 6 1 118 3 1 .262 .340 .428 .767 130 130 9.2
1965 Cleveland - MLB 23 154 562 136 19 5 26 69 72 41 7 1 112 1 3 .242 .301 .432 .734 120 119 7.2
1966 Cleveland - MLB 24 156 537 139 17 4 20 65 62 48 6 2 99 3 8 .259 .325 .417 .743 119 121 7.6
1967 Cleveland - MLB 25 156 538 115 20 2 11 50 48 51 8 1 101 0 0 .214 .291 .320 .611 88 90 4.2
1968 Cleveland - MLB 26 157 554 129 17 2 12 55 48 44 4 3 105 1 3 .233 .293 .336 .628 96 101 2.9
1969 Cleveland - MLB 27 154 529 138 15 3 22 89 67 66 5 7 91 1 1 .261 .344 .425 .770 125 126 6.2
1970 Cleveland - MLB 28 154 498 125 15 4 17 76 68 83 5 8 90 1 4 .251 .359 .400 .758 109 114 5.3
1971 Cleveland - MLB 29 60 205 54 8 4 6 34 32 26 4 2 33 0 0 .263 .354 .429 .784 128 131 2.5
1971 Twin Cities - MLB 29 91 329 87 15 1 17 48 59 50 4 3 38 0 2 .264 .365 .471 .836 144 149 4.8
1971 Total - MLB 29 151 534 141 23 5 23 82 91 76 8 5 71 0 2 .264 .361 .455 .816 138 142 7.3
1972 Twin Cities - MLB 30 153 551 137 20 1 22 83 82 82 4 7 93 0 5 .249 .346 .408 .755 135 142 6.9
1973 Twin Cities - MLB 31 152 549 149 20 5 20 86 71 55 6 6 85 2 1 .271 .341 .435 .776 120 120 4.7
1974 Twin Cities - MLB 32 157 532 135 18 2 15 63 77 65 7 6 62 2 5 .254 .339 .380 .719 112 107 1.2
1975 Twin Cities - MLB 33 157 528 131 19 1 11 76 68 79 4 5 82 2 5 .248 .347 .350 .698 100 102 0.4
1976 Twin Cities - MLB 34 159 536 123 21 2 15 64 48 54 5 2 84 1 2 .229 .305 .360 .665 98 98 0.6
1977 Kansas City - MLB 35 136 416 113 18 1 11 52 57 52 1 10 66 2 3 .272 .347 .399 .746 99 102 0.7
Total MLB 2260 7757 1926 269 50 251 1015 964 876 79 66 1363 20 46 .248 .328 .393 .721 112 114 67.8
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 - 20 40 177 47 9 1 10 38 43 20 5 0 23 36 13 .266 .356 .497 .854 100 100 1.4
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
1963 Cleveland - MLB 21 13 39 8 1 1 0 1 3 5 0 0 10 0 0 .205 .295 .282 .578 74 79 3.2
1964 Cleveland - MLB 22 5 17 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 .176 .222 .176 .399 22 22 4.4
1965 Cleveland - MLB 23 5 15 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .200 .250 .267 .517 57 25 3.6
1966 Cleveland - MLB 24 10 34 6 1 0 2 5 2 2 0 1 7 0 0 .176 .216 .382 .599 74 69 4.1
1970 Cleveland - MLB 28 6 21 1 0 0 0 2 2 5 0 0 4 0 0 .048 .231 .048 .278 -18 -16 2.6
Total MLB 39 126 21 3 1 2 9 8 14 0 1 27 0 0 .167 .248 .254 .502 49 45
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1963 Cleveland - MLB SS 107 107 130 375 57 528 23 .956 921.1 4.93 +24.1 1.132
1964 Cleveland - MLB SS 152 151 166 550 76 746 30 .960 1342.1 4.80 +33.3 1.113
1965 Cleveland - MLB SS 152 150 204 610 116 837 23 .973 1345.1 5.45 +24.9 1.088
1966 Cleveland - MLB SS 151 148 167 528 94 714 19 .973 1330.1 4.70 +29.4 1.095
1967 Cleveland - MLB SS 149 149 188 488 95 699 23 .967 1322.0 4.60 +13.1 1.049
1968 Cleveland - MLB SS 150 149 173 506 104 703 24 .966 1314.0 4.65 -0.3 1.012
1969 Cleveland - MLB SS 147 145 263 518 96 813 32 .961 1281.1 5.49 +19.0 1.062
1970 Cleveland - MLB SS 147 141 263 563 117 853 27 .968 1249.2 5.95 +21.0 1.073
1971 Cleveland - MLB SS 59 58 95 213 45 322 14 .957 503.0 5.51 +5.0 1.041
1971 Twin Cities - MLB SS 90 88 163 317 76 493 13 .974 793.0 5.45 +7.1 1.040
1972 Twin Cities - MLB SS 148 144 252 513 94 786 21 .973 1332.2 5.17 +9.4 1.033
1973 Twin Cities - MLB SS 144 142 279 484 112 786 23 .971 1263.1 5.44 +2.8 1.007
1974 Twin Cities - MLB SS 149 145 266 479 109 764 19 .975 1286.2 5.21 -16.3 .950
1975 Twin Cities - MLB SS 150 145 279 484 100 797 34 .957 1285.0 5.34 -21.6 .917
1976 Twin Cities - MLB SS 148 145 244 445 84 707 18 .975 1274.1 4.87 -16.5 .939
1977 Kansas City - MLB 2B 91 81 144 179 52 331 8 .976 688.2 4.22 -6.9 .928
1977 Kansas City - MLB SS 40 35 41 112 21 159 6 .962 307.2 4.48 -5.1 .908
TOTAL 2B 91 81 144 179 52 331 8 .976 688.2 4.22 -6.9 .928
TOTAL SS 2083 2042 3173 7185 1396 10707 349 .967 18152.0 5.14 +129.3 1.033
PLAYER HISTORY
11/08/1962 Drafted in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 8, 8th overall pick) by the Cleveland Bobcats, out of college Washington
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (50); Power: 35 (55); Eye: 40 (50).
04/09/1963 Named the #5 prospect in the MLB
07/04/1963 Named the #3 prospect in the MLB
10/19/1963 Wins the 1963 World Series with the Cleveland Bobcats.
10/20/1963 Wins the 1963 MLB NBL Rookie of the Year Award.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 45 (55); Eye: 45 (50).
07/12/1964 Was selected to the 1964 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07/23/1964 Injured (dehydration),day-to-day for 2 days.
10/26/1964 Finished 3rd in 1964 MLB NBL Most Valuable Player Award voting.
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 45 (55); Eye: 50 (50).
06/28/1965 Injured (strained back muscle),out for one week.
07/11/1965 Was selected to the 1965 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
08/23/1965 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
10/25/1965 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $1,850,000 with the Cleveland Bobcats organization.
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 45 (55); Eye: 50 (50).
07/10/1966 Was selected to the 1966 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 45 (55); Eye: 50 (50).
07/09/1967 Was selected to the 1967 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 45 (55); Eye: 55 (55).
12/16/1968 Outstandingly completed training to improve his defense at shortstop at the Cleveland Bobcats development complex.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 60 (65); Eye: 55 (55).
05/01/1969 Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $2,248,000 with the Cleveland Bobcats organization.
05/19/1969 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
07/06/1969 Was selected to the 1969 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
08/18/1969 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 60 (65); Eye: 55 (55).
07/05/1970 Was selected to the 1970 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
12/08/1970 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at shortstop at the Cleveland Bobcats development complex.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 60 (65); Eye: 55 (55).
03/14/1971 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Cleveland Bobcats development complex.
06/14/1971 Was traded by the Cleveland Bobcats to the Twin Cities Northmen in exchange for SP John Colombo and a 1st round draft pick.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 55 (55).
01/07/1972 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $3,400,000 with the Twin Cities Northmen organization.
04/09/1972 Goes 5-5 against the Chicago Hawks, with 1 2B, 0 RBI and 2 R.
07/09/1972 Was selected to the 1972 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
08/13/1972 Hits three home runs against the San Francisco Seagulls, going 4-4 with 4 RBI and 4 runs scored!
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 55 (55).
07/08/1973 Was selected to the 1973 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
08/05/1973 Injured (knee inflammation),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 55 (55).
05/18/1974 Injured (tendinitis (wrist)),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 55 (55).
03/18/1975 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Twin Cities Northmen development complex.
05/26/1975 Injured (bruised forearm),day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 55 (55).
04/12/1976 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
11/13/1976 Became a free agent.
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 55 (55).
02/18/1977 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $175,000 with the Kansas City Bulls organization.
07/01/1977 Collects his 1000th career Major League Baseball RBI!
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1964 151 4
Year K Rank
1963 104 9
1964 118 7
1965 112 7
1968 105 10
Year HR Rank
1965 26 8
1969 22 9
1972 22 10
Year RBI Rank
1969 89 7
1972 83 7
1973 86 10
Year BB Rank
1972 82 9
Year IBB Rank
1964 7 2
1965 6 8
1974 13 9
Year HP Rank
1964 6 3
1965 7 5
1966 6 3
1967 8 5
1973 6 7
1974 7 4
Year SF Rank
1969 7 3
1970 8 3
1972 7 6
1977 10 1
Year ISO Rank
1965 .190 9
Year WAR Rank
1964 8.9 3
1965 6.9 5
1966 7.5 5
1969 6.0 7
1972 6.4 10
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