C Rick Giardina #19
Twin Cities Northmen MLB
Age: 31 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
01/23/1978
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C RICK GIARDINA #19 - AGE: 31 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
132 438 82 13 0 8 34 36 82 .187 .254 .272 1 -1.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 40 40 40
BABIP 40 35 40 40
Avoid K's 40 40 40 40
Gap 35 30 35 35
Power 45 40 45 45
Eye 50 40 50 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 25 25
Errors: - 35 25
Arm: 60 35 35
Turn DP: - 25 -
Framing: 55 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 55 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Aggressiveness: 35
Stealing Ability: 50
Baserunning Inst.: 30
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 35
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/25/1977 @ ATL Loss, 1-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1977 @ ATL Loss, 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/23/1977 @ ATL Win, 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/22/1977 LAP Loss, 3-4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1977 LAP Loss, 4-10 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/20/1977 LAP Win, 7-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/18/1977 CHH Loss, 3-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/17/1977 CHH Loss, 5-7 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/16/1977 CHH Win, 5-4 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 1
09/15/1977 ATL Loss, 0-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Charitable with his time.
Personality Class: Humble
High: Loyalty, Adaptability
Low: Financial Ambition
Birthday:08/27/1946
Born in:Mountainaire, AZ
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$350,000
Signed Through:1979 Season
Major Service:8 Years, None
Service This Yr:174 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1968, 8th Pick in Round 5
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 132 438 82 13 0 8 34 34 36 82 .187 .254 .272 .526 .235 .084 39
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 125 492 5 2 0 7 8 5 119 21 1 1 50.0 31.9 2.28 -1.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   80 21 2 0 1 5 7 6 16 0 2 0 .263 .314 .325 .639
Versus Right   358 61 11 0 7 29 27 30 66 5 6 5 .170 .241 .260 .501
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   72 14 2 0 0 4 8 8 9 0 0 0 .194 .275 .222 .497
May   82 14 2 0 3 8 8 4 20 3 2 0 .171 .202 .305 .507
June   68 12 1 0 3 6 7 8 15 0 4 0 .176 .263 .324 .587
July   80 14 2 0 1 8 1 4 14 1 1 0 .175 .212 .237 .449
August   74 16 4 0 1 6 7 5 12 1 0 3 .216 .289 .311 .600
September   62 12 2 0 0 2 3 7 12 0 1 2 .194 .296 .226 .522
Spring Training   51 12 0 0 1 3 6 7 11 0 4 0 .235 .328 .294 .622
Last Year   438 82 13 0 8 34 34 36 82 5 8 5 .187 .254 .272 .526
2 Years Ago   417 94 13 1 5 30 25 32 64 5 16 0 .225 .278 .297 .575
Career   3484 777 90 7 83 407 304 347 622 33 92 22 .223 .295 .324 .619
Home   226 36 5 0 4 18 14 15 40 3 3 2 .159 .215 .235 .450
Road   212 46 8 0 4 16 20 21 42 2 5 3 .217 .294 .311 .605
Grass   438 82 13 0 8 34 34 36 82 5 8 5 .187 .254 .272 .526
Day   227 46 7 0 6 23 25 17 43 4 2 3 .203 .263 .313 .576
Night   211 36 6 0 2 11 9 19 39 1 6 2 .171 .245 .227 .472
As Starter   432 81 13 0 8 34 34 35 80 5 8 5 .188 .254 .273 .527
As Reliever / Substitution   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Pinch Hitting   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
Close/Late   118 24 4 0 2 13 10 9 23 1 1 1 .203 .264 .288 .552
Inning 1-3   119 19 4 0 2 10 8 12 15 2 2 3 .160 .250 .244 .494
Inning 4-6   161 31 4 0 4 9 13 12 32 1 5 1 .193 .251 .292 .543
Inning 7-9   148 30 5 0 2 15 12 12 34 2 1 1 .203 .264 .277 .541
Extra Innings   10 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
0 Outs   140 23 4 0 1 4 13 11 28 1 5 2 .164 .234 .214 .448
1 Outs   144 30 5 0 4 15 17 7 27 4 3 2 .208 .248 .326 .575
2 Outs   154 29 4 0 3 15 4 18 27 0 0 1 .188 .277 .273 .550
Scoring Position   122 22 3 0 0 23 9 12 21 5 8 0 .180 .245 .205 .450
Bases Empty   242 40 7 0 7 7 19 19 46 0 0 5 .165 .241 .281 .522
Runner on 1st   74 20 3 0 1 4 6 5 15 0 0 0 .270 .316 .351 .668
Runner on 2nd   49 9 3 0 0 4 4 6 7 0 8 0 .184 .273 .245 .518
Runner on 3rd   12 3 0 0 0 6 0 1 1 1 0 0 .250 .286 .250 .536
Runner on 1st & 2nd   31 7 0 0 0 0 4 1 6 0 0 0 .226 .250 .226 .476
Runner on 1st & 3rd   8 2 0 0 0 4 0 1 2 2 0 0 .250 .273 .250 .523
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 1 0 0 0 4 0 1 4 1 0 0 .125 .200 .125 .325
Bases Loaded   14 0 0 0 0 5 1 2 1 1 0 0 .000 .118 .000 .118
Two Strikes   204 30 6 0 3 13 11 20 82 2 0 2 .147 .228 .221 .449
First Pitch   63 11 0 0 1 3 8 1 0 0 7 1 .175 .200 .222 .422
Count 0-1   46 8 0 0 1 5 4 0 0 0 0 1 .174 .191 .239 .431
Count 0-2   32 5 1 0 1 4 2 0 14 0 0 1 .156 .182 .281 .463
Count 1-0   29 5 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .172 .172 .241 .414
Count 1-1   53 19 4 0 2 7 7 0 0 1 1 0 .358 .352 .547 .899
Count 1-2   73 8 2 0 0 4 1 0 28 2 0 0 .110 .107 .137 .244
Count 2-0   11 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .273 .273 .545
Count 2-1   18 5 1 0 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .278 .333 .500 .833
Count 2-2   54 11 1 0 1 2 3 0 18 0 0 0 .204 .204 .278 .481
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   14 1 0 0 0 1 1 9 0 1 0 0 .071 .417 .071 .488
Full Count   45 6 2 0 1 3 5 20 22 0 0 1 .133 .409 .244 .654
Behind in Count   151 21 3 0 2 13 7 0 42 2 0 2 .139 .148 .199 .347
Ahead in Count   72 14 3 0 1 6 4 15 0 2 0 1 .194 .333 .278 .611
Batting 5th   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 6th   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Batting 7th   297 52 11 0 5 25 21 17 62 5 8 4 .175 .226 .263 .489
Batting 8th   135 29 2 0 3 9 13 18 18 0 0 1 .215 .312 .296 .608
Batting 9th   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   178 30 4 0 4 7 10 13 32 1 0 3 .169 .236 .258 .494
Medium Leverage   156 26 7 0 2 10 14 16 33 1 7 2 .167 .251 .250 .501
High Leverage   103 25 2 0 2 17 10 7 17 3 1 0 .243 .283 .320 .604
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
1970 Twin Cities - MLB 23 140 446 96 10 2 9 55 40 45 4 3 104 1 0 .215 .291 .307 .598 71 65 0.5
1971 Twin Cities - MLB 24 139 441 97 13 0 7 48 29 49 2 2 77 0 3 .220 .300 .297 .597 75 72 1.5
1972 Twin Cities - MLB 25 133 425 74 7 1 6 39 32 48 0 8 82 1 1 .174 .254 .238 .491 54 35 -0.5
1973 Twin Cities - MLB 26 135 440 128 12 2 19 63 49 48 1 3 64 3 4 .291 .360 .457 .817 131 130 4.3
1974 Twin Cities - MLB 27 138 439 104 13 1 18 71 46 41 5 5 76 1 5 .237 .306 .394 .700 106 102 2.5
1975 Twin Cities - MLB 28 135 438 102 9 0 11 67 49 48 5 2 73 3 1 .233 .314 .329 .643 84 84 1.7
1976 Twin Cities - MLB 29 126 417 94 13 1 5 30 25 32 0 5 64 3 5 .225 .278 .297 .575 71 62 0.7
1977 Twin Cities - MLB 30 132 438 82 13 0 8 34 34 36 5 5 82 1 1 .187 .254 .272 .526 41 39 -1.0
Total MLB 1078 3484 777 90 7 83 407 304 347 22 33 622 13 20 .223 .295 .324 .619 80 74 9.5
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
1968 Total - 21 42 187 51 7 0 5 25 41 19 2 2 23 7 3 .273 .343 .390 .733 100 100 0.6
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1970 Twin Cities - MLB C 130 124 689 65 4 755 1 .999 1085.1 6.25 +1.3 1.043 12 79 29 36.7
1971 Twin Cities - MLB C 129 127 688 93 4 782 1 .999 1113.2 6.31 +4.7 1.090 7 93 44 47.3
1972 Twin Cities - MLB C 127 124 688 80 11 771 3 .996 1123.0 6.15 +0.4 1.020 8 91 32 35.2
1973 Twin Cities - MLB C 128 124 629 91 5 724 4 .994 1076.2 6.02 +2.6 1.109 11 123 55 44.7
1974 Twin Cities - MLB C 129 126 694 94 7 794 6 .992 1107.0 6.41 +1.6 1.028 7 128 44 34.4
1975 Twin Cities - MLB C 130 126 677 95 2 780 8 .990 1098.0 6.33 -0.3 .932 7 123 43 35.0
1976 Twin Cities - MLB C 124 123 681 115 5 800 4 .995 1081.0 6.63 +4.1 1.024 9 143 62 43.4
1977 Twin Cities - MLB C 126 125 757 88 10 850 5 .994 1091.2 6.97 +2.5 1.197 7 125 44 35.2
TOTAL C 1023 999 5503 721 48 6256 32 .995 8776.1 6.38 +16.9 1.051 68 905 353 39.0
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1968 Drafted in the 1968 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 8, 120th overall pick) by the Twin Cities Northmen, out of college Oregon State
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 45 (55); Eye: 40 (50).
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 45 (50).
11/17/1970 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $24,800.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (50).
11/13/1971 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $26,400.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
05/31/1972 Injured (flu-like symptoms),day-to-day for 1 day.
11/10/1972 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $48,000.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
10/22/1973 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $60,000 with the Twin Cities Northmen organization.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
11/01/1974 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $130,000 with the Twin Cities Northmen organization.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
08/04/1975 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $1,350,000 with the Twin Cities Northmen organization.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 50 (50).
01/01/1978 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 50 (50).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year IBB Rank
1972 12 2
Year SH Rank
1973 19 7
1975 17 9
1976 16 8
Year SF Rank
1972 8 1
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