3B Keith MacPherson #31
Age: 25 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/06/1972
3B KEITH MACPHERSON #31 - AGE: 25 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
126 465 132 18 0 20 90 20 46 .284 .316 .452 0 4.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 55 55 60
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 60 65 60 60
Eye 45 45 45 45
Avoid K's 55 55 55 60
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 60 45
Errors: - 60 60
Arm: 20 70 75
Turn DP: - 35 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 65 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: 65
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Aggressiveness: 35
Stealing Ability: 30
Baserunning Inst.: 25
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 35
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/03/1972 SDC Loss, 1-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/01/1972 @ SDC Loss, 2-5 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/30/1972 @ SDC Loss, 1-4 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/29/1972 @ SDC Win, 9-2 5 1 1 1 1 0 1 0
09/27/1972 SDC Win, 4-2 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/26/1972 SDC Loss, 3-8 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1972 @ WAS Win, 7-4 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/23/1972 @ WAS Win, 4-2 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/22/1972 @ WAS Win, 10-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/21/1972 @ PHI Win, 7-3 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
PERSONALITY
What you see is what you get.
High: Loyalty
Birthday:09/14/1947
Born in:Denver, CO
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$27,800
Signed Through:1972 Season
Major Service:3 Years, None
Service This Yr:175 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1965, 18th Pick in Round 2
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 126 465 132 18 0 20 90 55 20 46 .284 .316 .452 .767 .350 .168 132
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 118 494 4 1 0 14 0 5 210 38 0 3 0.0 61.5 4.68 4.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   109 31 2 0 9 31 15 7 15 2 0 1 .284 .328 .550 .878
Versus Right   356 101 16 0 11 59 40 13 31 3 0 3 .284 .312 .421 .733
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   98 31 3 0 5 22 14 4 8 0 0 1 .316 .350 .500 .850
May   102 26 2 0 3 16 11 4 7 1 0 1 .255 .287 .363 .650
June   94 25 5 0 3 21 11 4 10 3 0 1 .266 .294 .415 .709
July   103 30 4 0 6 19 13 6 10 1 0 0 .291 .327 .505 .832
August   5 3 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 .600 .667 .800 1.467
September   63 17 3 0 3 9 5 2 10 0 0 0 .270 .292 .460 .753
Spring Training   55 18 2 0 4 9 8 0 3 0 0 1 .327 .339 .582 .921
Postseason   24 5 0 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 .208 .208 .333 .542
Last Year   493 151 16 0 21 59 62 24 59 1 0 2 .306 .340 .467 .807
2 Years Ago   386 111 6 0 18 67 45 17 67 2 0 1 .288 .318 .443 .761
Career   1344 394 40 0 59 216 162 61 172 8 0 7 .293 .325 .455 .780
Home   232 56 9 0 3 27 21 8 25 2 0 1 .241 .267 .319 .586
Road   233 76 9 0 17 63 34 12 21 3 0 3 .326 .363 .584 .946
Grass   465 132 18 0 20 90 55 20 46 5 0 4 .284 .316 .452 .767
Day   282 70 10 0 11 58 31 9 32 2 0 2 .248 .275 .401 .675
Night   183 62 8 0 9 32 24 11 14 3 0 2 .339 .377 .530 .907
As Starter   458 130 18 0 19 86 54 19 45 5 0 4 .284 .315 .448 .762
As Reliever / Substitution   7 2 0 0 1 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .286 .375 .714 1.089
Pinch Hitting   7 2 0 0 1 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .286 .375 .714 1.089
Close/Late   98 33 5 0 4 19 12 11 8 2 0 1 .337 .402 .510 .912
Inning 1-3   163 39 4 0 5 30 15 4 17 1 0 2 .239 .265 .356 .621
Inning 4-6   162 51 6 0 8 29 23 4 15 2 0 1 .315 .331 .500 .831
Inning 7-9   134 40 7 0 7 29 17 10 13 2 0 1 .299 .347 .507 .854
Extra Innings   6 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 .500 1.000
0 Outs   163 46 9 0 4 19 19 12 17 0 0 1 .282 .335 .411 .746
1 Outs   135 43 5 0 6 34 16 5 12 5 0 2 .319 .340 .489 .829
2 Outs   167 43 4 0 10 37 20 3 17 0 0 1 .257 .275 .461 .736
Scoring Position   125 43 7 0 8 72 19 3 11 5 0 0 .344 .346 .592 .938
Bases Empty   259 68 11 0 6 6 26 11 27 0 0 4 .263 .303 .375 .677
Runner on 1st   81 21 0 0 6 12 10 6 8 0 0 0 .259 .310 .481 .792
Runner on 2nd   46 16 3 0 1 15 7 1 3 0 0 0 .348 .362 .478 .840
Runner on 3rd   11 4 0 0 1 9 1 0 3 4 0 0 .364 .267 .636 .903
Runner on 1st & 2nd   30 7 1 0 3 12 5 1 2 0 0 0 .233 .258 .567 .825
Runner on 1st & 3rd   16 7 0 0 2 12 2 1 1 0 0 0 .438 .471 .812 1.283
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   10 2 1 0 0 7 2 0 2 1 0 0 .200 .182 .300 .482
Bases Loaded   12 7 2 0 1 17 2 0 0 0 0 0 .583 .583 1.000 1.583
Two Strikes   168 35 4 0 4 27 17 8 46 2 0 1 .208 .246 .304 .549
First Pitch   85 29 4 0 5 24 15 1 0 1 0 2 .341 .360 .565 .924
Count 0-1   41 10 2 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 1 .244 .262 .366 .628
Count 0-2   25 7 1 0 0 1 3 0 6 0 0 1 .280 .308 .320 .628
Count 1-0   51 12 2 0 3 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .235 .451 .686
Count 1-1   48 19 1 0 4 12 7 0 0 2 0 0 .396 .380 .667 1.047
Count 1-2   53 10 2 0 2 8 3 0 18 1 0 0 .189 .185 .340 .525
Count 2-0   25 9 1 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .360 .360 .520 .880
Count 2-1   38 16 4 0 2 11 6 0 0 0 0 0 .421 .421 .684 1.105
Count 2-2   53 10 1 0 1 10 6 0 12 0 0 0 .189 .189 .264 .453
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   9 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 .222 .500 .222 .722
Full Count   37 8 0 0 1 8 5 8 10 1 0 0 .216 .348 .297 .645
Behind in Count   119 27 5 0 3 12 10 0 24 1 0 2 .227 .238 .345 .582
Ahead in Count   123 39 7 0 6 24 12 11 0 0 0 0 .317 .373 .520 .893
Batting 2nd   50 10 1 0 2 10 8 4 4 0 0 2 .200 .286 .340 .626
Batting 3rd   60 18 2 0 5 16 5 3 5 2 0 0 .300 .323 .583 .906
Batting 4th   230 70 9 0 9 42 29 6 26 1 0 1 .304 .324 .461 .784
Batting 5th   119 32 6 0 3 18 12 6 11 2 0 1 .269 .305 .395 .700
Batting 9th   6 2 0 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .429 .833 1.262
Low Leverage   189 46 8 0 7 26 17 6 21 1 0 4 .243 .280 .397 .677
Medium Leverage   203 63 8 0 12 44 33 7 16 2 0 0 .310 .330 .527 .857
High Leverage   72 23 2 0 1 20 5 7 8 2 0 0 .319 .370 .389 .759
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 Pittsburgh - MLB 22 116 386 111 6 0 18 67 45 17 1 2 67 0 1 .288 .318 .443 .761 107 109 2.5
1971 Pittsburgh - MLB 23 141 493 151 16 0 21 59 62 24 2 1 59 1 1 .306 .340 .467 .807 132 133 4.1
1972 Pittsburgh - MLB 24 126 465 132 18 0 20 90 55 20 4 5 46 0 3 .284 .316 .452 .767 123 132 4.2
Total MLB 383 1344 394 40 0 59 216 162 61 7 8 172 1 5 .293 .325 .455 .780 122 126 10.8
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
1965 Total - 17 25 113 53 14 1 6 33 43 11 2 0 7 3 1 .469 .524 .770 1.294 100 100 2.8
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 23 6 28 4 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .143 .143 .286 .429 21 17 0.5
1972 Pittsburgh - MLB 24 6 24 5 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .208 .208 .333 .542 57 60 0.9
Total MLB 12 52 9 1 0 2 4 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 .173 .173 .308 .481 38 37
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1970 Pittsburgh - MLB 3B 114 109 78 212 13 300 10 .967 902.1 2.89 +5.1 1.034
1971 Pittsburgh - MLB 3B 125 118 78 267 28 355 10 .972 1058.2 2.93 +4.7 1.022
1972 Pittsburgh - MLB 3B 118 117 77 253 12 348 18 .948 1036.1 2.87 +6.4 1.043
TOTAL 3B 357 344 233 732 53 1003 38 .962 2997.1 2.90 +16.2 1.033
PLAYER HISTORY
12/13/1965 Drafted in the 1965 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 18, 46th overall pick) by the Pittsburgh Industrials, out of high school Greeley West (Greeley West; Greeley, CO).
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (55); Power: 25 (50); Eye: 25 (45).
07/07/1966 Named the #69 prospect in the MLB
10/20/1966 Named the #49 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (50); Power: 30 (50); Eye: 30 (45).
07/06/1967 Named the #62 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (50); Power: 30 (50); Eye: 35 (40).
07/04/1968 Named the #75 prospect in the MLB
10/31/1968 Named the #79 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 45 (60); Eye: 35 (45).
03/09/1969 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at third base at the Pittsburgh Industrials development complex.
04/08/1969 Named the #79 prospect in the MLB
07/03/1969 Named the #50 prospect in the MLB
10/29/1969 Named the #53 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 50 (60); Eye: 40 (45).
02/09/1970 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at third base at the Pittsburgh Industrials development complex.
04/07/1970 Named the #47 prospect in the MLB
09/02/1970 Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for 2 days.
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: 50 (55); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 40 (45).
04/17/1971 Injured (sore wrist),day-to-day for 3 days.
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: 60 (60); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 45 (45).
03/06/1972 Outstandingly completed training to generate gap power at the Pittsburgh Industrials development complex.
04/17/1972 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
06/21/1972 Injured (strained calf),day-to-day for one week.
08/02/1972 Injured (fractured thumb),out for 4 weeks.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year RBI Rank
1972 90 6
Year AVG Rank
1971 .306 10
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