C Gasper Copeland #5
Detroit Wolverines MLB
Age: 34 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
09/24/1976
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C GASPER COPELAND #5 - AGE: 34 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
68 214 48 9 2 6 37 28 42 .224 .317 .369 2 1.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 45
Gap 40 40 40 40
Power 45 50 45 45
Eye 65 70 60 65
Avoid K's 45 45 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 30
Errors: - 35 25
Arm: 65 65 55
Turn DP: - 30 -
Framing: 50 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 50 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 40
Stealing Aggressiveness: 25
Stealing Ability: 55
Baserunning Inst.: 40
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/22/1976 ATL Loss, 3-9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/15/1976 @ TOR Loss, 3-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/11/1976 @ ATL Win, 4-2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/10/1976 @ ATL Win, 12-7 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 0
09/06/1976 @ SEA Loss, 3-14 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 0
08/31/1976 TCN Loss, 3-5 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
08/29/1976 @ MON Loss, 2-7 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/27/1976 @ MON Win, 9-1 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/26/1976 @ BAL Loss, 6-9 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 0
08/20/1976 @ TCN Loss, 5-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
PERSONALITY
Copeland never shows any lack of effort.
High: Adaptability, Work Ethic
Birthday:08/21/1942
Born in:Hicksville, NY
Nationality:American
Height:5' 9"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$226,000
Signed Through:1977 Season
Major Service:9 Years, 31 Days
Service This Yr:171 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:1965, 8th Pick in Round 3
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1976 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 68 214 48 9 2 6 37 21 28 42 .224 .317 .369 .686 .312 .145 107
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 58 248 2 2 0 9 2 2 79 17 2 3 40.0 23.8 3.53 1.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   120 28 5 1 3 22 11 22 23 2 2 0 .233 .347 .367 .714
Versus Right   94 20 4 1 3 15 10 6 19 0 0 2 .213 .275 .372 .647
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Week   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
April   59 8 1 0 1 8 4 5 12 0 0 0 .136 .203 .203 .407
May   18 6 1 0 0 4 2 2 4 0 0 0 .333 .400 .389 .789
June   27 6 2 0 0 4 4 8 10 0 2 0 .222 .400 .296 .696
July   53 14 1 1 2 12 6 5 7 1 0 1 .264 .333 .434 .767
August   40 11 4 1 2 6 3 7 6 1 0 0 .275 .375 .575 .950
September   17 3 0 0 1 3 2 1 3 0 0 1 .176 .263 .353 .616
Spring Training   34 9 1 0 1 6 3 5 2 0 0 0 .265 .359 .382 .741
Last Year   145 30 4 1 0 17 15 27 27 3 1 2 .207 .333 .248 .582
2 Years Ago   141 39 5 0 1 9 16 20 18 0 3 0 .277 .366 .333 .700
Career   2283 511 60 17 59 290 272 304 394 29 11 14 .224 .315 .343 .658
Home   104 25 2 2 3 25 9 15 16 1 0 1 .240 .339 .385 .723
Road   110 23 7 0 3 12 12 13 26 1 2 1 .209 .296 .355 .651
Grass   214 48 9 2 6 37 21 28 42 2 2 2 .224 .317 .369 .686
Day   114 27 6 2 2 17 11 17 26 1 0 1 .237 .338 .377 .716
Night   100 21 3 0 4 20 10 11 16 1 2 1 .210 .292 .360 .652
As Starter   206 48 9 2 6 37 21 26 40 2 2 2 .233 .322 .383 .706
As Reliever / Substitution   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Pinch Hitting   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .125 .000 .125
Close/Late   52 13 2 0 2 9 7 5 14 1 1 1 .250 .322 .404 .726
Inning 1-3   71 14 2 1 1 10 4 7 18 1 1 1 .197 .275 .296 .571
Inning 4-6   68 17 4 1 3 17 5 10 8 0 0 0 .250 .346 .471 .817
Inning 7-9   71 17 3 0 2 10 12 10 15 1 1 1 .239 .337 .366 .704
Extra Innings   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
0 Outs   70 17 2 1 4 13 10 11 15 0 1 2 .243 .361 .471 .833
1 Outs   68 15 5 1 1 15 7 11 12 2 1 0 .221 .321 .368 .689
2 Outs   76 16 2 0 1 9 4 6 15 0 0 0 .211 .268 .276 .545
Scoring Position   70 21 4 0 2 30 5 11 13 2 2 0 .300 .386 .443 .828
Bases Empty   104 23 5 1 2 2 13 14 20 0 0 2 .221 .325 .346 .671
Runner on 1st   40 4 0 1 2 5 3 3 9 0 0 0 .100 .163 .300 .463
Runner on 2nd   26 8 2 0 0 4 0 3 5 0 2 0 .308 .379 .385 .764
Runner on 3rd   5 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 .200 .167 .200 .367
Runner on 1st & 2nd   13 6 1 0 2 11 3 3 2 0 0 0 .462 .562 1.000 1.562
Runner on 1st & 3rd   12 4 0 0 0 5 1 1 4 1 0 0 .333 .357 .333 .690
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   9 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .111 .273 .111 .384
Bases Loaded   5 1 1 0 0 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .200 .429 .400 .829
Two Strikes   127 23 5 1 4 19 8 10 42 1 0 1 .181 .245 .331 .575
First Pitch   26 6 2 0 1 8 2 2 0 0 1 0 .231 .286 .423 .709
Count 0-1   11 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .182 .182 .364
Count 0-2   17 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 .059 .059 .118 .176
Count 1-0   14 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071 .071 .071 .143
Count 1-1   14 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Count 1-2   35 6 1 0 2 9 2 0 15 0 0 1 .171 .194 .371 .566
Count 2-0   4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Count 2-1   12 9 1 1 1 7 6 0 0 1 0 1 .750 .714 1.250 1.964
Count 2-2   35 5 0 1 0 2 1 0 12 0 0 0 .143 .143 .200 .343
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   6 2 0 0 0 1 3 8 0 0 1 0 .333 .714 .333 1.048
Full Count   40 11 3 0 2 8 5 10 9 1 0 0 .275 .412 .500 .912
Behind in Count   63 9 2 0 2 10 2 0 21 0 0 1 .143 .156 .270 .426
Ahead in Count   36 13 2 1 1 9 11 16 0 1 1 1 .361 .556 .556 1.111
Batting Leadoff   4 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Batting 2nd   45 8 2 2 2 9 4 7 7 2 0 0 .178 .278 .444 .722
Batting 4th   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Batting 5th   55 7 0 0 1 5 1 5 8 0 0 0 .127 .200 .182 .382
Batting 6th   50 17 4 0 1 16 9 11 11 0 2 0 .340 .459 .480 .939
Batting 7th   23 3 0 0 0 2 2 4 8 0 0 0 .130 .259 .130 .390
Batting 8th   26 8 2 0 2 4 4 0 7 0 0 2 .308 .357 .615 .973
Batting 9th   6 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .429 .333 .762
Low Leverage   68 15 4 1 0 4 6 12 13 0 0 0 .221 .338 .309 .646
Medium Leverage   97 18 4 1 3 16 8 6 19 1 1 2 .186 .245 .340 .585
High Leverage   48 15 1 0 3 17 6 9 10 1 1 0 .312 .414 .521 .935
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 Detroit - MLB 24 7 16 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250 -21 -35 -0.2
1968 Detroit - MLB 25 67 219 49 5 2 5 28 22 25 0 4 37 0 1 .224 .298 .333 .632 98 92 0.8
1969 Detroit - MLB 26 88 258 50 3 3 10 32 32 37 0 3 43 2 0 .194 .292 .345 .637 86 81 0.8
1970 Detroit - MLB 27 105 281 67 11 3 9 42 44 39 2 4 44 1 0 .238 .331 .395 .726 108 108 1.2
1971 Detroit - MLB 28 78 251 54 5 1 7 26 29 32 4 1 44 0 0 .215 .312 .327 .639 89 94 1.0
1972 Detroit - MLB 29 115 356 73 6 1 12 49 40 45 2 6 75 1 1 .205 .293 .329 .622 96 99 2.1
1973 Detroit - MLB 30 119 402 99 12 4 9 50 53 51 2 6 62 2 3 .246 .330 .363 .693 99 98 2.1
1974 Detroit - MLB 31 55 141 39 5 0 1 9 16 20 0 0 18 0 2 .277 .366 .333 .700 110 112 0.6
1975 Detroit - MLB 32 59 145 30 4 1 0 17 15 27 2 3 27 2 4 .207 .333 .248 .582 69 70 -0.6
1976 Detroit - MLB 33 68 214 48 9 2 6 37 21 28 2 2 42 2 3 .224 .317 .369 .686 98 107 1.1
Total MLB 761 2283 511 60 17 59 290 272 304 14 29 394 10 14 .224 .315 .343 .658 95 96 8.8
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 - 22 46 205 58 8 0 6 35 52 20 2 1 24 11 2 .283 .351 .410 .761 100 100 0.8
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
1968 Detroit - MLB 25 4 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 .000 .100 .000 .100 -67 -62 0.1
1969 Detroit - MLB 26 8 18 5 1 0 0 2 2 3 1 1 2 0 0 .278 .391 .333 .725 114 124 0.5
1970 Detroit - MLB 27 5 9 2 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 4 0 0 .222 .417 .556 .972 178 186 0.4
1971 Detroit - MLB 28 6 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 3 0 0 .000 .235 .000 .235 -26 -2 -0.1
1972 Detroit - MLB 29 16 59 12 2 1 1 10 4 6 0 0 11 0 0 .203 .277 .322 .599 88 84 0.4
1973 Detroit - MLB 30 11 36 9 0 0 1 4 2 5 1 0 4 1 0 .250 .357 .333 .690 100 103 0.5
1975 Detroit - MLB 32 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 51 136 -0.0
Total MLB 51 145 28 3 1 3 18 9 23 2 1 29 1 0 .193 .310 .290 .600 80 84
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1967 Detroit - MLB C 6 4 29 3 0 33 1 .970 37.2 7.65 -0.2 .490 0 1 1 100.0
1967 Detroit - MLB 1B 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 .500 2.0 4.50 -0.6 .523
1968 Detroit - MLB C 64 62 416 38 4 456 2 .996 570.2 7.16 +0.0 .772 2 51 21 41.2
1968 Detroit - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Detroit - MLB C 77 71 426 54 4 484 4 .992 634.1 6.81 -1.7 .821 10 48 20 41.7
1969 Detroit - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.6 .000
1970 Detroit - MLB C 82 74 407 35 6 445 3 .993 657.0 6.05 -1.6 .785 10 41 16 39.0
1971 Detroit - MLB C 73 66 389 53 4 444 2 .995 606.2 6.56 -2.0 .848 7 40 17 42.5
1972 Detroit - MLB C 99 93 536 70 8 609 3 .995 824.2 6.61 -1.2 .879 6 65 26 40.0
1973 Detroit - MLB C 113 112 570 76 8 648 2 .997 971.1 5.99 -2.0 .815 12 71 32 45.1
1974 Detroit - MLB C 42 36 202 30 2 233 1 .996 329.0 6.35 +1.9 1.256 4 34 16 47.1
1975 Detroit - MLB C 47 37 199 21 2 225 5 .978 342.0 5.79 -1.4 .847 7 23 9 39.1
1975 Detroit - MLB 3B 3 2 1 2 0 5 2 .600 18.0 1.50 -1.1 .527
1976 Detroit - MLB C 59 57 289 46 0 335 0 1.000 494.0 6.10 +0.4 .994 5 57 22 38.6
1976 Detroit - MLB 3B 1 1 0 1 0 3 2 .333 9.0 1.00 -1.2 .354
TOTAL C 662 612 3463 426 38 3912 23 .994 5467.1 6.40 -7.8 .862 63 431 180 41.8
TOTAL 1B 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 .500 2.0 4.50 -0.6 .523
TOTAL 3B 6 3 1 3 0 9 5 .444 31.0 1.16 -2.9 .396
PLAYER HISTORY
12/13/1965 Drafted in the 1965 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 8, 64th overall pick) by the Detroit Wolverines, out of college Rhode Island
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 40 (50).
11/08/1966 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $19,800.
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 45 (50).
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 50 (50).
06/05/1968 Injured (sinus infection),day-to-day for 3 days.
11/19/1968 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $22,200.
12/24/1968 Successfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Detroit Wolverines development complex.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 50 (50).
10/28/1969 Wins the 1969 World Series with the Detroit Wolverines.
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 (50); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 50 (55).
11/15/1970 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $39,000.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 50 (60).
08/20/1971 Injured (flu-like symptoms),day-to-day for 1 day.
11/11/1971 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $71,045.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 50 (60).
11/10/1972 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $119,680.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 50 (50).
07/27/1973 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $904,000 with the Detroit Wolverines organization.
08/14/1973 Injured (bruised wrist),day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 55 (55).
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 55 (55).
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 55 (55).
09/19/1976 Injured (flu),day-to-day for 4 days.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year IBB Rank
1969 7 8
Year SF Rank
1972 6 9
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