C Gasper Copeland #5
Age: 32 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
06/30/1975
C GASPER COPELAND #5 - AGE: 32 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
25 54 13 3 0 0 8 11 10 .241 .368 .296 1 -0.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 45
Gap 40 40 40 40
Power 50 50 45 50
Eye 55 60 55 55
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: 60
Baserunning Inst.: 40
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 30
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
06/29/1975 @ CHH Win, 6-4 2 0 2 3 0 2 0 0
06/27/1975 @ CHH Loss, 4-5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
06/22/1975 BAL Win, 6-5 4 0 3 2 0 0 1 1
06/21/1975 BAL Win, 10-9 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
06/15/1975 @ ATL Loss, 0-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/12/1975 @ TOR Loss, 2-5 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
06/08/1975 DAL Loss, 2-8 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
06/05/1975 MON Loss, 2-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
06/04/1975 MON Loss, 4-12 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
05/28/1975 @ DAL Win, 6-4 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Celebrates every win.
High: Adaptability
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:8 Years, 31 Days
Service This Yr:83 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:9 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 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 25 54 13 3 0 0 8 6 11 10 .241 .368 .296 .664 .302 .056 93
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 15 68 1 2 0 2 0 2 16 3 1 2 33.3 6.2 3.58 -0.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   13 3 1 0 0 4 1 4 3 1 0 0 .231 .389 .308 .697
Versus Right   41 10 2 0 0 4 5 7 7 1 0 1 .244 .360 .293 .653
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   2 2 1 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.500 2.500
April   13 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 3 0 0 0 .231 .412 .231 .643
May   21 3 0 0 0 2 2 1 3 2 0 0 .143 .167 .143 .310
June   20 7 3 0 0 5 2 6 4 0 0 1 .350 .519 .500 1.019
Spring Training   40 7 0 0 2 6 7 9 10 0 0 0 .175 .327 .325 .652
Last Year   141 39 5 0 1 9 16 20 18 0 3 0 .277 .366 .333 .700
2 Years Ago   402 99 12 4 9 50 53 51 62 6 3 2 .246 .330 .363 .693
Career   1978 446 50 14 53 244 242 260 335 26 8 11 .225 .315 .345 .660
Home   25 9 2 0 0 3 5 7 7 0 0 1 .360 .515 .440 .955
Road   29 4 1 0 0 5 1 4 3 2 0 0 .138 .229 .172 .401
Grass   54 13 3 0 0 8 6 11 10 2 0 1 .241 .368 .296 .664
Day   53 13 3 0 0 8 5 10 9 2 0 1 .245 .364 .302 .666
Night   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
As Starter   47 13 3 0 0 8 5 10 7 2 0 1 .277 .400 .340 .740
As Reliever / Substitution   7 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 .000 .125 .000 .125
Pinch Hitting   7 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 .000 .125 .000 .125
Close/Late   14 3 2 0 0 6 1 2 4 1 0 0 .214 .294 .357 .651
Inning 1-3   14 5 0 0 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 0 .357 .471 .357 .828
Inning 4-6   18 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 4 1 0 0 .222 .348 .278 .626
Inning 7-9   18 4 2 0 0 6 1 3 3 1 0 1 .222 .348 .333 .681
Extra Innings   4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
0 Outs   18 4 1 0 0 2 4 4 5 1 0 1 .222 .375 .278 .653
1 Outs   16 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 .125 .211 .125 .336
2 Outs   20 7 2 0 0 5 1 5 1 0 0 0 .350 .480 .450 .930
Scoring Position   17 4 2 0 0 8 2 3 2 2 0 0 .235 .318 .353 .671
Bases Empty   27 9 1 0 0 0 3 7 6 0 0 1 .333 .486 .370 .856
Runner on 1st   10 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .091 .000 .091
Runner on 2nd   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .167 .375 .167 .542
Runner on 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   7 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Runner on 1st & 3rd   0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Bases Loaded   2 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Two Strikes   31 7 1 0 0 3 4 6 10 0 0 0 .226 .351 .258 .609
First Pitch   7 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .143 .333 .143 .476
Count 0-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .500 .000 .500
Count 0-2   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 1-0   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 1-1   4 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Count 1-2   9 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 5 0 0 0 .222 .222 .333 .556
Count 2-0   2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   5 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 2-2   10 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .667 1.000 1.667
Full Count   8 2 0 0 0 0 1 6 2 0 0 0 .250 .571 .250 .821
Behind in Count   14 3 1 0 0 3 1 0 6 0 0 1 .214 .267 .286 .552
Ahead in Count   11 3 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 2 0 0 .273 .375 .273 .648
Batting 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   5 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Batting 6th   8 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 2 0 0 1 .375 .583 .500 1.083
Batting 7th   20 4 1 0 0 3 1 4 2 0 0 0 .200 .333 .250 .583
Batting 8th   15 6 1 0 0 3 2 1 3 1 0 0 .400 .412 .467 .878
Batting 9th   5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167
Low Leverage   23 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 5 0 0 1 .217 .400 .217 .617
Medium Leverage   18 5 1 0 0 2 4 4 2 2 0 0 .278 .375 .333 .708
High Leverage   13 3 2 0 0 6 1 1 3 0 0 0 .231 .286 .385 .670
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 25 54 13 3 0 0 8 6 11 1 2 10 1 2 .241 .368 .296 .664 86 93 -0.1
Total MLB 659 1978 446 50 14 53 244 242 260 11 26 335 7 9 .225 .315 .345 .660 96 96 8.2
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
Total MLB 50 144 28 3 1 3 18 9 22 2 1 29 1 0 .194 .308 .292 .599 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 17 15 80 4 1 86 2 .977 134.0 5.64 -1.5 1.031 6 8 2 25.0
TOTAL C 573 533 3055 363 37 3438 20 .994 4765.1 6.46 -8.3 .852 57 359 151 42.1
TOTAL 1B 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 .500 2.0 4.50 -0.6 .523
TOTAL 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 4.0 0.00 -0.6 .000
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).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year IBB Rank
1969 7 8
Year SF Rank
1972 6 9
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