LF Dave Matuzak #3
New York Empires MLB
Age: 27 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Good
07/31/1974
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LF DAVE MATUZAK #3 - AGE: 27 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
99 333 67 14 2 5 36 33 77 .201 .276 .300 17 0.9
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 50 55
Gap 50 45 50 50
Power 45 40 45 45
Eye 50 45 50 50
Avoid K's 40 35 40 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 65 45
Errors: - 65 50
Arm: 20 70 70
Turn DP: - 65 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 65
Catcher: - Left Field: 30
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 50 Right Field: 25
3rd Base: 65
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 55
Stealing Aggressiveness: 70
Stealing Ability: 70
Baserunning Inst.: 65
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/31/1974 @ TOR Loss, 2-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/30/1974 @ TOR Win, 6-3 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 0
07/28/1974 @ BOS Loss, 2-4 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 1
07/28/1974 @ BOS Loss, 3-4 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
07/27/1974 @ BOS Loss, 2-3 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
07/26/1974 SEA Loss, 3-8 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/24/1974 SEA Win, 4-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
07/21/1974 LAP Loss, 7-10 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
07/20/1974 LAP Win, 4-1 4 1 3 2 1 0 1 0
07/19/1974 SFS Loss, 4-5 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
PERSONALITY
Counted on to show up and he does.
High: Financial Ambition
Birthday:07/25/1947
Born in:Brooklyn, NY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$472,000
Signed Through:1977 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 42 Days
Service This Yr:113 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1965, 25th 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 99 333 67 14 2 5 36 36 33 77 .201 .276 .300 .576 .260 .099 67
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 94 376 3 5 0 5 3 4 100 21 17 1 94.4 31.1 3.01 .9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   115 19 4 0 2 10 15 8 28 1 0 0 .165 .218 .252 .470
Versus Right   218 48 10 2 3 26 21 25 49 3 3 3 .220 .305 .326 .631
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   4 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .400 .500 .900
Last Week   18 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 7 0 0 0 .056 .150 .111 .261
April   68 13 2 0 1 6 10 12 12 0 0 1 .191 .321 .265 .586
May   90 22 5 0 1 10 7 6 22 2 1 0 .244 .286 .333 .619
June   92 17 2 2 1 8 12 10 21 1 1 1 .185 .269 .283 .552
July   83 15 5 0 2 12 7 5 22 1 1 1 .181 .233 .313 .547
Spring Training   63 14 1 2 2 6 8 5 6 0 2 0 .222 .279 .397 .676
Last Year   533 128 11 4 7 42 61 59 93 2 6 1 .240 .316 .315 .631
2 Years Ago   540 140 14 4 15 54 56 46 121 2 14 1 .259 .317 .383 .701
Career   2999 754 110 27 57 328 349 316 668 19 32 17 .251 .324 .363 .688
Home   164 41 7 1 3 25 20 15 36 2 2 1 .250 .313 .360 .673
Road   169 26 7 1 2 11 16 18 41 2 1 2 .154 .241 .243 .483
Grass   333 67 14 2 5 36 36 33 77 4 3 3 .201 .276 .300 .576
Day   203 38 6 0 3 17 18 18 49 1 3 2 .187 .259 .261 .520
Night   130 29 8 2 2 19 18 15 28 3 0 1 .223 .302 .362 .664
As Starter   329 67 14 2 5 36 36 33 76 4 3 3 .204 .279 .304 .583
As Reliever / Substitution   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   82 12 4 0 2 11 4 9 21 1 0 0 .146 .228 .268 .497
Inning 1-3   97 20 5 2 1 7 11 6 25 1 1 1 .206 .257 .330 .587
Inning 4-6   117 29 4 0 2 14 19 14 24 2 2 1 .248 .328 .333 .662
Inning 7-9   112 17 5 0 2 14 6 11 27 1 0 1 .152 .232 .250 .482
Extra Innings   7 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 .143 .333 .143 .476
0 Outs   112 23 7 2 1 12 23 15 28 2 3 0 .205 .295 .330 .625
1 Outs   116 29 5 0 3 15 9 6 23 2 0 1 .250 .288 .371 .659
2 Outs   105 15 2 0 1 9 4 12 26 0 0 2 .143 .244 .190 .434
Scoring Position   90 21 3 0 2 32 10 12 23 4 3 1 .233 .318 .333 .651
Bases Empty   175 32 8 2 3 3 21 15 46 0 0 0 .183 .247 .303 .550
Runner on 1st   68 14 3 0 0 1 5 6 8 0 0 2 .206 .289 .250 .539
Runner on 2nd   22 4 0 0 1 3 3 2 7 0 1 0 .182 .250 .318 .568
Runner on 3rd   11 5 1 0 1 6 1 0 1 0 1 0 .455 .455 .818 1.273
Runner on 1st & 2nd   31 5 1 0 0 4 3 3 10 0 0 1 .161 .257 .194 .451
Runner on 1st & 3rd   12 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 2 1 0 0 .200 .500 .200 .700
Bases Loaded   9 3 1 0 0 14 3 3 1 3 1 0 .333 .400 .444 .844
Two Strikes   143 17 3 0 1 10 10 9 77 0 0 2 .119 .182 .161 .343
First Pitch   59 20 6 0 4 14 8 5 0 3 1 0 .339 .373 .644 1.017
Count 0-1   34 8 2 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 1 .235 .257 .294 .551
Count 0-2   21 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 13 0 0 1 .143 .182 .286 .468
Count 1-0   30 8 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 .267 .267 .333 .600
Count 1-1   30 3 2 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 .100 .100 .167 .267
Count 1-2   48 5 1 0 0 1 4 0 24 0 0 0 .104 .104 .125 .229
Count 2-0   10 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 2-1   22 7 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 .318 .304 .455 .759
Count 2-2   44 5 1 0 0 4 4 0 25 0 0 0 .114 .114 .136 .250
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 5 12 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   5 2 0 0 0 1 1 7 0 0 0 0 .400 .750 .400 1.150
Full Count   30 4 1 0 0 3 1 9 15 0 0 1 .133 .350 .167 .517
Behind in Count   103 16 3 0 1 7 8 0 37 0 0 2 .155 .171 .214 .385
Ahead in Count   67 19 1 2 0 6 12 19 0 1 1 0 .284 .437 .358 .795
Batting Leadoff   10 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 .300 .364 .500 .864
Batting 2nd   9 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 .333 .300 .444 .744
Batting 4th   4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Batting 5th   10 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 .300 .300 .600 .900
Batting 6th   59 14 1 0 1 8 3 6 10 0 2 2 .237 .328 .305 .633
Batting 7th   57 10 3 0 1 8 8 7 14 3 1 0 .175 .254 .281 .534
Batting 8th   183 34 7 2 2 14 22 19 44 0 0 0 .186 .262 .279 .541
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   122 24 7 0 1 3 11 5 24 0 0 2 .197 .240 .279 .519
Medium Leverage   138 30 4 2 3 14 20 14 34 2 1 1 .217 .290 .341 .631
High Leverage   70 13 3 0 1 19 5 13 17 2 2 0 .186 .306 .271 .577
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
1967 New York - MLB 19 21 47 9 4 0 0 4 5 3 0 1 20 2 0 .191 .235 .277 .512 60 54 0.1
1968 New York - MLB 20 109 234 64 13 2 6 35 27 20 0 1 55 1 2 .274 .329 .423 .752 134 138 2.2
1969 New York - MLB 21 137 443 115 20 5 6 52 57 58 8 4 101 7 8 .260 .353 .368 .721 110 117 4.1
1970 New York - MLB 22 89 332 87 16 4 6 49 43 34 1 4 81 10 6 .262 .329 .389 .717 106 109 2.3
1971 New York - MLB 23 150 537 144 18 6 12 56 64 63 3 1 120 20 11 .268 .348 .391 .739 117 123 7.1
1972 New York - MLB 24 148 540 140 14 4 15 54 56 46 1 2 121 30 10 .259 .317 .383 .701 119 121 6.2
1973 New York - MLB 25 151 533 128 11 4 7 42 61 59 1 2 93 23 13 .240 .316 .315 .631 81 84 2.7
1974 New York - MLB 26 99 333 67 14 2 5 36 36 33 3 4 77 17 1 .201 .276 .300 .576 65 67 0.9
Total MLB 904 2999 754 110 27 57 328 349 316 17 19 668 110 51 .251 .324 .363 .688 103 107 25.6
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 24 103 51 14 4 2 32 48 14 2 1 7 19 4 .495 .558 .767 1.325 100 100 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
1973 New York - MLB 25 7 25 9 1 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 8 2 1 .360 .385 .400 .785 125 118 1.9
Total MLB 7 25 9 1 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 8 2 1 .360 .385 .400 .785 125 118
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1967 New York - MLB 2B 6 6 7 13 2 20 0 1.000 46.0 3.91 -0.9 .897
1967 New York - MLB 3B 7 4 0 8 2 8 0 1.000 37.2 1.91 +0.4 1.053
1967 New York - MLB SS 12 4 9 14 3 24 1 .958 46.1 4.47 +0.5 .986
1968 New York - MLB 2B 11 8 15 26 10 43 2 .953 75.1 4.90 -0.1 .962
1968 New York - MLB 3B 32 15 6 36 2 44 2 .955 167.1 2.26 -0.9 1.054
1968 New York - MLB SS 57 26 44 96 18 143 3 .979 270.2 4.66 +3.0 1.071
1968 New York - MLB LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 .987
1968 New York - MLB CF 14 14 37 2 0 43 4 .907 106.0 3.31 -0.4 .995
1968 New York - MLB RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 New York - MLB 2B 8 7 13 22 6 36 1 .972 62.0 5.08 +0.5 1.065
1969 New York - MLB 3B 15 12 8 35 2 45 2 .956 108.0 3.58 +0.3 .997
1969 New York - MLB SS 115 99 181 390 75 598 27 .955 939.0 5.47 +10.8 1.050
1970 New York - MLB 3B 68 68 61 143 16 210 6 .971 596.2 3.08 +1.2 1.019
1970 New York - MLB SS 26 21 45 76 20 124 3 .976 183.0 5.95 +2.9 1.081
1971 New York - MLB SS 150 150 255 542 95 823 26 .968 1325.1 5.41 +18.1 1.063
1972 New York - MLB 3B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 +0.4 2.094
1972 New York - MLB SS 148 146 265 463 83 758 30 .960 1303.1 5.03 +10.8 1.040
1973 New York - MLB 3B 6 4 5 12 1 17 0 1.000 37.0 4.14 +0.6 1.057
1973 New York - MLB SS 145 144 256 504 108 785 25 .968 1284.0 5.33 +8.4 1.029
1974 New York - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 New York - MLB 3B 1 1 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 6.0 4.50 +0.1 1.058
1974 New York - MLB SS 80 75 131 265 49 412 16 .961 671.2 5.31 +1.8 1.019
1974 New York - MLB LF 18 18 20 0 0 20 0 1.000 144.2 1.24 -1.9 .940
TOTAL 2B 25 21 35 61 18 99 3 .970 183.1 4.71 -0.6 .982
TOTAL 3B 130 104 82 237 23 329 10 .970 954.2 3.01 +2.2 1.028
TOTAL SS 733 665 1186 2350 451 3667 131 .964 6023.1 5.28 +56.1 1.044
TOTAL LF 19 18 21 0 0 21 0 1.000 145.2 1.30 -1.9 .942
TOTAL CF 14 14 37 2 0 43 4 .907 106.0 3.31 -0.4 .995
TOTAL RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
12/13/1965 Drafted in the 1965 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 25, 25th overall pick) by the New York Empires, out of high school Eastchester (Eastchester; Eastchester, NY).
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (55); Power: 20 (40); Eye: 30 (55).
03/26/1966 Injured (bruised thumb),day-to-day for 1 day.
04/12/1966 Named the #35 prospect in the MLB
07/07/1966 Named the #21 prospect in the MLB
10/20/1966 Named the #12 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (55); Power: 25 (40); Eye: 35 (50).
04/11/1967 Named the #24 prospect in the MLB
07/06/1967 Named the #7 prospect in the MLB
11/08/1967 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $21,000.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 25 (40); Eye: 40 (50).
11/19/1968 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $22,200.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 40 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
03/10/1969 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the New York Empires development complex.
11/17/1969 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $23,400.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
02/09/1970 Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the New York Empires development complex.
04/29/1970 Injured (fractured wrist),out for 6 weeks.
11/15/1970 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $60,000.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
07/04/1971 Was selected to the 1971 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07/10/1971 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for 4 days.
11/11/1971 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $175,000.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 50 (50).
03/24/1972 Injured (tendinitis (hamstring)),out for 4 days.
07/09/1972 Was selected to the 1972 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
11/10/1972 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $325,000.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 50 (50).
09/28/1973 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $2,024,000 with the New York Empires organization.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 50 (50).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1971 150 7
Year K Rank
1971 120 5
1972 121 5
Year SB Rank
1972 30 6
Year HP Rank
1969 8 8
Year WAR Rank
1971 6.8 7
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