C Gasper Copeland #5
Age: 31 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
07/31/1974
C GASPER COPELAND #5 - AGE: 31 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
33 84 19 2 0 1 6 17 12 .226 .356 .286 0 -0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 45
Gap 40 45 40 40
Power 50 50 50 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: 70 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
07/30/1974 BOS Win, 5-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/27/1974 @ TOR Win, 9-7 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
07/24/1974 @ ATL Win, 11-3 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
07/20/1974 MON Loss, 4-6 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/16/1974 @ NYE Win, 5-0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
07/14/1974 @ NYE Loss, 1-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
07/05/1974 HOU Loss, 4-8 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 0
07/04/1974 NYE Win, 10-2 3 1 1 2 0 2 0 0
06/29/1974 CHH Loss, 4-5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/25/1974 @ HOU Loss, 2-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Celebrates every win.
Birthday:08/21/1942
Born in:Hicksville, NY
Nationality:American
Height:5' 9"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$226,000
Signed Through:1977 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 31 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, 8th Pick in Round 3
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 33 84 19 2 0 1 6 10 17 12 .226 .356 .286 .642 .294 .060 91
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 22 103 0 2 0 3 2 0 24 3 0 0 0.0 9.3 3.58 -0.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   29 7 1 0 0 1 3 8 7 0 2 0 .241 .405 .276 .681
Versus Right   55 12 1 0 1 5 7 9 5 0 0 0 .218 .328 .291 .619
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Last Week   8 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .375 .444 .375 .819
April   9 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 .222 .364 .222 .586
May   23 5 1 0 0 1 2 4 5 0 0 0 .217 .333 .261 .594
June   23 4 1 0 0 0 4 5 2 0 0 0 .174 .321 .217 .539
July   29 8 0 0 1 5 4 6 3 0 1 0 .276 .400 .379 .779
Spring Training   40 9 0 0 1 6 2 5 4 2 0 0 .225 .298 .300 .598
Last Year   402 99 12 4 9 50 53 51 62 6 3 2 .246 .330 .363 .693
2 Years Ago   356 73 6 1 12 49 40 45 75 6 0 2 .205 .293 .329 .622
Career   1867 413 44 14 53 233 230 246 319 24 7 10 .221 .312 .345 .657
Home   43 10 2 0 1 3 8 9 4 0 1 0 .233 .365 .349 .714
Road   41 9 0 0 0 3 2 8 8 0 1 0 .220 .347 .220 .566
Grass   84 19 2 0 1 6 10 17 12 0 2 0 .226 .356 .286 .642
Day   40 10 1 0 0 4 4 7 5 0 1 0 .250 .362 .275 .637
Night   44 9 1 0 1 2 6 10 7 0 1 0 .205 .352 .295 .647
As Starter   73 17 1 0 1 6 9 17 11 0 2 0 .233 .378 .288 .665
As Reliever / Substitution   11 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .182 .182 .273 .455
Pinch Hitting   9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   24 5 1 0 0 0 3 3 3 0 1 0 .208 .296 .250 .546
Inning 1-3   21 6 0 0 0 1 1 4 5 0 0 0 .286 .400 .286 .686
Inning 4-6   25 4 1 0 0 2 5 10 3 0 1 0 .160 .400 .200 .600
Inning 7-9   34 7 0 0 1 3 3 3 4 0 1 0 .206 .270 .294 .564
Extra Innings   4 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
0 Outs   25 5 1 0 1 1 5 5 4 0 2 0 .200 .333 .360 .693
1 Outs   28 7 1 0 0 1 4 6 0 0 0 0 .250 .382 .286 .668
2 Outs   31 7 0 0 0 4 1 6 8 0 0 0 .226 .351 .226 .577
Scoring Position   23 6 0 0 0 5 1 5 7 0 2 0 .261 .393 .261 .654
Bases Empty   45 10 2 0 1 1 7 8 3 0 0 0 .222 .340 .333 .673
Runner on 1st   16 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 0 0 0 .188 .350 .188 .537
Runner on 2nd   7 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 2 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
Runner on 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Runner on 1st & 2nd   9 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .444 .500 .444 .944
Runner on 1st & 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Bases Loaded   2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Two Strikes   46 11 1 0 0 2 4 2 12 0 0 0 .239 .271 .261 .532
First Pitch   16 4 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .250 .294 .438 .732
Count 0-1   5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 0-2   10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .100 .100 .100 .200
Count 1-0   2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Count 1-1   8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Count 1-2   9 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 2-0   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Count 2-2   15 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 .200 .200 .267 .467
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Full Count   12 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 .333 .429 .333 .762
Behind in Count   24 5 0 0 0 2 1 0 7 0 0 0 .208 .208 .208 .417
Ahead in Count   9 2 1 0 0 1 5 14 0 0 1 0 .222 .696 .333 1.029
Batting 2nd   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 4th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 6th   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Batting 7th   33 8 0 0 1 3 4 10 5 0 1 0 .242 .419 .333 .752
Batting 8th   31 8 1 0 0 3 5 7 5 0 0 0 .258 .395 .290 .685
Batting 9th   7 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .143 .143 .286 .429
Low Leverage   35 10 0 0 1 5 4 8 4 0 0 0 .286 .419 .371 .790
Medium Leverage   30 5 1 0 0 1 4 7 5 0 2 0 .167 .324 .200 .524
High Leverage   18 4 1 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 .222 .300 .278 .578
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 33 84 19 2 0 1 6 10 17 0 0 12 0 0 .226 .356 .286 .642 84 91 -0.0
Total MLB 612 1867 413 44 14 53 233 230 246 10 24 319 6 5 .221 .312 .345 .657 95 95 7.6
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 - 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 24 22 127 15 1 143 1 .993 199.1 6.41 +0.3 1.013 2 21 8 38.1
TOTAL C 538 504 2900 344 35 3262 18 .994 4501.2 6.49 -8.3 .832 49 338 141 41.7
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).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year IBB Rank
1969 7 8
Year SF Rank
1972 6 9
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