C Gary Austin #5
Age: 26 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
09/20/1974
C GARY AUSTIN #5 - AGE: 26 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
51 152 40 7 0 2 13 8 36 .263 .301 .349 0 -0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 45
Gap 35 35 40 35
Power 45 45 45 45
Eye 30 30 30 30
Avoid K's 45 45 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 25 30
Errors: - 35 35
Arm: 45 35 35
Turn DP: - 25 -
Framing: 65 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 55 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Aggressiveness: 30
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 20
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 30
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/05/1974 @ KCB Win, 9-7 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 0
07/04/1974 CHI Win, 6-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
07/04/1974 CHI Win, 5-2 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
06/30/1974 MIL Loss, 2-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/28/1974 MIL Win, 7-4 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
06/27/1974 KCB Win, 10-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/23/1974 @ BRO Loss, 3-4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/22/1974 @ BRO Win, 7-3 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 0
06/19/1974 @ NYK Loss, 1-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/16/1974 @ WAS Win, 2-1 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Mild-mannered on and off the field.
High: Financial Ambition
Birthday:01/17/1948
Born in:Concord, NH
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:4 Years, None
Service This Yr:93 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1965, 24th 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 51 152 40 7 0 2 13 14 8 36 .263 .301 .349 .649 .291 .086 85
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 40 163 1 2 0 6 0 2 53 9 0 0 0.0 14.7 3.32 -0.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Versus Right   148 39 6 0 2 13 14 8 35 2 0 1 .264 .302 .345 .646
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   58 16 2 0 1 6 6 2 14 2 0 1 .276 .302 .362 .664
May   45 13 2 0 0 3 2 2 11 0 0 0 .289 .319 .333 .652
June   40 9 3 0 1 3 5 3 7 0 0 0 .225 .279 .375 .654
July   9 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 .222 .300 .222 .522
Spring Training   10 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 .300 .300 .300 .600
2 Years Ago   145 35 7 0 3 14 13 9 20 0 0 0 .241 .286 .352 .637
Career   569 148 20 0 12 49 57 27 99 2 1 2 .260 .295 .359 .654
Home   65 19 2 0 0 7 6 5 12 1 0 1 .292 .347 .323 .670
Road   87 21 5 0 2 6 8 3 24 1 0 0 .241 .264 .368 .632
Grass   152 40 7 0 2 13 14 8 36 2 0 1 .263 .301 .349 .649
Day   89 24 4 0 2 9 10 6 21 1 0 1 .270 .320 .382 .702
Night   63 16 3 0 0 4 4 2 15 1 0 0 .254 .273 .302 .574
As Starter   145 38 7 0 2 13 14 6 34 2 0 1 .262 .292 .352 .644
As Reliever / Substitution   7 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .286 .444 .286 .730
Pinch Hitting   7 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .286 .444 .286 .730
Close/Late   44 14 3 0 0 2 6 3 10 0 0 0 .318 .362 .386 .748
Inning 1-3   41 6 0 0 1 4 4 1 10 2 0 0 .146 .159 .220 .379
Inning 4-6   51 15 4 0 1 7 4 4 10 0 0 0 .294 .345 .431 .777
Inning 7-9   58 18 3 0 0 2 6 3 16 0 0 1 .310 .355 .362 .717
Extra Innings   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
0 Outs   54 14 2 0 2 5 9 5 11 0 0 1 .259 .333 .407 .741
1 Outs   50 14 1 0 0 5 4 1 12 2 0 0 .280 .283 .300 .583
2 Outs   48 12 4 0 0 3 1 2 13 0 0 0 .250 .280 .333 .613
Scoring Position   27 5 2 0 0 10 2 5 6 2 0 0 .185 .294 .259 .553
Bases Empty   82 22 3 0 2 2 9 3 23 0 0 1 .268 .302 .378 .680
Runner on 1st   43 13 2 0 0 1 3 0 7 0 0 0 .302 .302 .349 .651
Runner on 2nd   7 3 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .429 .500 .429 .929
Runner on 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   11 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 .091 .091 .182 .273
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 1 0 0 .000 .571 .000 .571
Bases Loaded   1 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000 .500 2.000 2.500
Two Strikes   54 7 1 0 0 1 1 2 36 0 0 0 .130 .161 .148 .309
First Pitch   35 9 2 0 0 3 5 2 0 1 0 0 .257 .289 .314 .604
Count 0-1   12 4 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
Count 0-2   12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 .083 .083 .083 .167
Count 1-0   20 9 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 .450 .455 .500 .955
Count 1-1   16 5 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .312 .312 .500 .812
Count 1-2   13 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 .231 .231 .231 .462
Count 2-0   7 4 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .571 .571 1.000 1.571
Count 2-1   6 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
Count 2-2   18 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 11 0 0 0 .056 .056 .111 .167
Count 3-1   2 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 .000 .667 .000 .667
Full Count   11 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 0 0 0 .182 .308 .182 .490
Behind in Count   37 8 2 0 0 0 2 0 18 0 0 0 .216 .216 .270 .486
Ahead in Count   35 15 2 0 1 8 5 4 0 1 0 1 .429 .488 .571 1.059
Batting 6th   11 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 .273 .273 .273 .545
Batting 7th   7 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .429 .444 .429 .873
Batting 8th   127 32 6 0 2 9 12 6 31 1 0 1 .252 .289 .346 .635
Batting 9th   7 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 .286 .375 .429 .804
Low Leverage   62 21 2 0 0 4 4 0 18 0 0 1 .339 .349 .371 .720
Medium Leverage   63 13 2 0 2 4 6 4 13 1 0 0 .206 .250 .333 .583
High Leverage   27 6 3 0 0 5 4 4 5 1 0 0 .222 .312 .333 .646
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
1970 San Diego - MLB 22 34 106 27 3 0 3 10 11 1 1 0 15 0 0 .255 .269 .368 .636 76 73 0.0
1971 San Diego - MLB 23 56 166 46 3 0 4 12 19 9 0 0 28 0 0 .277 .314 .367 .682 98 96 0.7
1972 San Diego - MLB 24 44 145 35 7 0 3 14 13 9 0 0 20 0 0 .241 .286 .352 .637 89 83 0.3
1974 Los Angeles - MLB 26 51 152 40 7 0 2 13 14 8 1 2 36 0 0 .263 .301 .349 .649 82 85 -0.0
Total MLB 185 569 148 20 0 12 49 57 27 2 2 99 0 0 .260 .295 .359 .654 88 86 1.1
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 26 116 50 10 0 2 27 37 12 1 2 6 4 2 .431 .481 .569 1.050 100 100 1.9
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
1970 San Diego - MLB 22 12 39 4 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 9 0 0 .103 .146 .128 .275 -22 -36 -0.4
1971 San Diego - MLB 23 6 20 6 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 .300 .286 .300 .586 71 66 0.4
1972 San Diego - MLB 24 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 199 199 0.3
Total MLB 20 61 11 1 0 0 5 2 1 1 1 11 0 0 .180 .203 .197 .400 15 5
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1970 San Diego - MLB C 30 26 174 10 0 186 2 .989 240.2 6.88 -0.4 .483 0 16 5 31.2
1970 San Diego - MLB 1B 1 0 4 0 1 4 0 1.000 3.0 12.00 -0.2 1.030
1971 San Diego - MLB C 48 44 250 23 2 274 1 .996 391.0 6.28 +0.3 .976 1 33 10 30.3
1972 San Diego - MLB C 43 38 237 24 3 262 1 .996 350.2 6.70 -0.8 .947 4 26 7 26.9
1974 Los Angeles - MLB C 42 40 212 20 2 234 2 .991 341.0 6.12 -3.5 .716 4 41 9 22.0
TOTAL C 163 148 873 77 7 956 6 .994 1323.1 6.46 -4.4 .836 9 116 31 26.7
TOTAL 1B 1 0 4 0 1 4 0 1.000 3.0 12.00 -0.2 1.030
PLAYER HISTORY
12/13/1965 Drafted in the 1965 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 24, 80th overall pick) by the Detroit Wolverines, out of high school Coe-Brown Academy (Coe-Brown Academy; Northwood, NH).
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (50); Power: 25 (40); Eye: 25 (45).
10/20/1966 Named the #95 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 25 (40); Eye: 35 (50).
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 25 (40); Eye: 35 (45).
05/11/1968 Injured (sinus infection),day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 40 (55); Eye: 35 (35).
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 40 (50); Eye: 35 (35).
04/20/1970 Was traded by the Detroit Wolverines to the San Diego Captains, along with SP Len Pates and a 2nd round draft pick, in exchange for a 1st round draft pick.
10/28/1970 Wins the 1970 World Series with the San Diego Captains.
11/17/1970 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $24,800.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 35 (35).
10/24/1971 Wins the 1971 World Series with the San Diego Captains.
11/13/1971 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $26,400.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 35 (35).
11/10/1972 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $40,000.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 35 (35).
04/03/1973 Released by the San Diego Captains.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 30 (30).
03/20/1974 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $50,000 with the Los Angeles Blockbusters organization.
07/11/1974 Released by the Los Angeles Blockbusters.
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