SS Dave Matuzak #3
New York Empires MLB
Age: 25 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Good
08/21/1972
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SS DAVE MATUZAK #3 - AGE: 25 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
116 430 117 10 3 13 40 36 99 .272 .329 .400 26 5.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 55
Gap 50 45 50 50
Power 45 40 45 45
Eye 50 45 50 50
Avoid K's 40 40 40 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 70 45
Errors: - 65 50
Arm: 20 70 70
Turn DP: - 65 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 65
Catcher: - Left Field: 25
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 60 Right Field: 30
3rd Base: 75
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 55
Stealing Aggressiveness: 70
Stealing Ability: 70
Baserunning Inst.: 60
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 30
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/20/1972 DAL Win, 13-7 4 3 1 0 0 2 1 2
08/19/1972 DAL Loss, 5-6 6 2 4 2 1 0 0 2
08/18/1972 DAL Win, 5-1 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/17/1972 HOU Win, 2-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/15/1972 HOU Win, 3-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/14/1972 TOR Loss, 2-3 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2
08/13/1972 TOR Loss, 1-5 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/12/1972 TOR Win, 2-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/11/1972 TOR Loss, 2-3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/10/1972 MON Loss, 0-7 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
He has never been real loyal to a team.
High: Financial Ambition
Low: Loyalty
Birthday:07/25/1947
Born in:Brooklyn, NY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$175,000
Signed Through:1972 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 42 Days
Service This Yr:139 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1965, 25th 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 116 430 117 10 3 13 40 51 36 99 .272 .329 .400 .729 .336 .128 121
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 115 468 1 1 0 8 10 1 172 26 26 7 78.8 58.3 4.65 5.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   142 33 6 2 2 8 13 8 32 0 5 0 .232 .273 .345 .618
Versus Right   288 84 4 1 11 32 38 28 67 1 5 1 .292 .355 .427 .782
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   25 7 0 0 1 2 7 3 3 0 1 0 .280 .357 .400 .757
April   84 21 2 1 4 9 11 6 17 0 2 0 .250 .300 .440 .740
May   98 30 3 1 4 15 15 12 16 1 0 0 .306 .378 .480 .858
June   91 21 2 0 1 3 4 5 24 0 5 0 .231 .271 .286 .557
July   91 28 3 0 2 8 12 8 27 0 2 1 .308 .370 .407 .777
August   66 17 0 1 2 5 9 5 15 0 1 0 .258 .310 .379 .689
All-Star Game   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Spring Training   51 11 1 3 0 3 3 10 12 0 0 1 .216 .355 .353 .708
Last Year   537 144 18 6 12 56 64 63 120 1 5 3 .268 .348 .391 .739
2 Years Ago   332 87 16 4 6 49 43 34 81 4 0 1 .262 .329 .389 .717
Career   2023 536 81 20 43 236 247 214 476 12 19 13 .265 .337 .389 .726
Home   218 59 5 2 4 17 27 18 40 0 5 1 .271 .329 .367 .696
Road   212 58 5 1 9 23 24 18 59 1 5 0 .274 .329 .434 .763
Grass   430 117 10 3 13 40 51 36 99 1 10 1 .272 .329 .400 .729
Day   257 67 4 1 8 24 32 22 69 0 6 1 .261 .321 .377 .699
Night   173 50 6 2 5 16 19 14 30 1 4 0 .289 .340 .434 .774
As Starter   430 117 10 3 13 40 51 36 99 1 10 1 .272 .329 .400 .729
As Reliever / Substitution   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   108 33 5 1 3 7 10 9 28 0 2 0 .306 .359 .454 .813
Inning 1-3   139 32 3 0 5 14 16 8 27 0 5 1 .230 .277 .360 .637
Inning 4-6   151 42 2 2 5 15 19 14 37 1 3 0 .278 .337 .417 .755
Inning 7-9   130 40 4 1 3 11 16 13 31 0 0 0 .308 .371 .423 .794
Extra Innings   10 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 2 0 .300 .364 .400 .764
0 Outs   145 34 1 1 3 4 15 9 41 1 6 0 .234 .277 .317 .595
1 Outs   158 41 4 1 7 15 24 13 33 0 4 1 .259 .320 .430 .750
2 Outs   127 42 5 1 3 21 12 14 25 0 0 0 .331 .397 .457 .854
Scoring Position   101 25 2 0 3 27 13 15 27 1 10 1 .248 .347 .356 .704
Bases Empty   245 64 7 2 8 8 23 13 57 0 0 0 .261 .298 .404 .703
Runner on 1st   84 28 1 1 2 5 15 8 15 0 0 0 .333 .391 .440 .832
Runner on 2nd   36 9 1 0 0 5 2 5 7 0 10 0 .250 .341 .278 .619
Runner on 3rd   11 3 0 0 1 4 1 0 4 0 0 0 .273 .273 .545 .818
Runner on 1st & 2nd   34 8 0 0 1 6 4 4 11 0 0 0 .235 .316 .324 .639
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 2 1 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 2 0 0 0 3 1 4 2 0 0 0 .400 .667 .400 1.067
Bases Loaded   6 3 1 0 1 8 2 0 1 0 0 1 .500 .571 1.167 1.738
Two Strikes   210 39 5 2 6 13 16 11 99 0 0 1 .186 .230 .314 .544
First Pitch   58 23 1 0 4 7 9 1 0 0 2 0 .397 .407 .621 1.027
Count 0-1   31 8 0 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 4 0 .258 .258 .355 .613
Count 0-2   40 6 0 0 2 3 4 0 21 0 0 0 .150 .150 .300 .450
Count 1-0   46 12 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 .261 .261 .261 .522
Count 1-1   43 18 3 0 0 5 4 0 0 0 2 0 .419 .419 .488 .907
Count 1-2   70 8 0 1 2 4 3 0 41 0 0 1 .114 .127 .229 .355
Count 2-0   11 6 0 1 1 7 4 0 0 1 1 0 .545 .500 1.000 1.500
Count 2-1   18 6 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 2-2   56 12 3 1 0 1 2 0 22 0 0 0 .214 .214 .304 .518
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 0 0 0 0 .000 .900 .000 .900
Count 3-1   12 5 1 0 1 2 6 15 0 0 0 0 .417 .741 .750 1.491
Full Count   44 13 2 0 2 5 7 11 15 0 0 0 .295 .436 .477 .914
Behind in Count   141 22 0 1 5 11 9 0 62 0 4 1 .156 .162 .277 .439
Ahead in Count   88 29 1 1 2 11 20 24 0 1 2 0 .330 .469 .432 .901
Batting Leadoff   15 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Batting 2nd   108 28 2 1 1 6 13 11 20 0 6 0 .259 .328 .324 .652
Batting 5th   70 16 2 0 1 5 8 7 26 0 0 1 .229 .308 .300 .608
Batting 6th   136 41 2 1 6 12 19 13 28 0 3 0 .301 .362 .463 .826
Batting 7th   101 29 4 1 5 16 11 5 22 1 0 0 .287 .318 .495 .813
Low Leverage   163 47 4 0 5 8 14 15 34 0 1 0 .288 .348 .405 .753
Medium Leverage   175 43 4 2 3 10 27 15 41 0 7 0 .246 .305 .343 .648
High Leverage   90 26 2 1 5 22 10 6 23 1 2 1 .289 .337 .500 .837
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 58 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 .752 133 133 2.1
1969 New York - MLB 21 137 443 115 20 5 6 52 57 58 8 4 101 7 8 .260 .353 .368 .721 110 113 3.9
1970 New York - MLB 22 89 332 87 16 4 6 49 43 34 1 4 81 10 6 .262 .329 .389 .717 103 104 2.1
1971 New York - MLB 23 150 537 144 18 6 12 56 64 63 3 1 120 20 11 .268 .348 .391 .739 116 120 6.9
1972 New York - MLB 24 116 430 117 10 3 13 40 51 36 1 1 99 26 7 .272 .329 .400 .729 112 121 5.0
Total MLB 622 2023 536 81 20 43 236 247 214 13 12 476 66 34 .265 .337 .389 .726 112 116 20.0
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 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 2.089
1972 New York - MLB SS 116 115 210 357 70 591 24 .959 1030.2 4.95 +6.8 1.037
TOTAL 2B 25 21 35 61 18 99 3 .970 183.1 4.71 -0.6 .982
TOTAL 3B 123 99 77 222 22 309 10 .968 911.2 2.95 +1.4 1.026
TOTAL SS 476 415 744 1475 281 2303 84 .964 3795.0 5.26 +41.9 1.054
TOTAL LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 .987
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.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1971 150 7
Year K Rank
1971 120 5
Year HP Rank
1969 8 8
Year WAR Rank
1971 6.8 7
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