CF Mark 'Muddy' Sisson #38
Age: 30 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
07/31/1977
CF MARK 'MUDDY' SISSON #38 - AGE: 30 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
101 361 96 13 5 21 69 42 75 .266 .342 .504 24 1.9
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 45 40 40
BABIP 50 55 50 50
Avoid K's 35 40 35 35
Gap 50 55 50 50
Power 65 70 60 65
Eye 65 70 65 65
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 40 60
Errors: - 35 55
Arm: 20 45 65
Turn DP: - 40 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 70
1st Base: - Center Field: 55
2nd Base: - Right Field: 60
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 70
Stealing Aggressiveness: 75
Stealing Ability: 70
Baserunning Inst.: 80
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 40
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/31/1977 LAP Win, 5-4 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
07/30/1977 LAP Win, 4-2 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 0
07/28/1977 @ SEA Win, 1-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
07/27/1977 @ SEA Win, 3-1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
07/25/1977 @ ATL Loss, 1-5 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 1
07/24/1977 @ ATL Loss, 11-12 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
07/22/1977 DAL Win, 6-1 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 1
07/21/1977 DAL Loss, 0-3 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1
07/20/1977 DAL Win, 5-1 3 1 1 4 1 1 0 1
07/19/1977 TCN Win, 5-4 4 2 3 0 0 1 0 2
PERSONALITY
Simple man who enjoys simple pleasures.
High: Loyalty, Adaptability, Financial Ambition
Birthday:05/15/1947
Born in:Des Moines, IA
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$428,000
Signed Through:1980 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 49 Days
Service This Yr:117 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1965, 20th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1977 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 101 361 96 13 5 21 69 63 42 75 .266 .342 .504 .846 .364 .238 128
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 90 407 1 3 0 9 0 3 182 39 24 10 70.6 60.9 5.73 1.9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   61 16 1 0 5 11 12 10 18 1 0 0 .262 .361 .525 .886
Versus Right   300 80 12 5 16 58 51 32 57 2 0 1 .267 .337 .500 .837
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   17 3 1 0 0 2 1 3 7 0 0 0 .176 .300 .235 .535
Last Week   20 8 1 0 2 7 7 6 3 0 0 0 .400 .538 .750 1.288
April   82 28 4 3 7 22 16 7 15 1 0 1 .341 .396 .720 1.115
May   104 25 2 2 6 17 18 9 20 1 0 0 .240 .298 .471 .769
June   85 18 2 0 4 13 10 8 18 1 0 0 .212 .277 .376 .653
July   90 25 5 0 4 17 19 18 22 0 0 0 .278 .398 .467 .865
Spring Training   75 23 7 1 1 14 12 18 17 1 2 0 .307 .436 .467 .903
Last Year   545 156 16 8 26 86 94 73 100 7 2 1 .286 .367 .488 .855
2 Years Ago   211 52 5 3 9 39 31 22 49 2 1 0 .246 .315 .427 .741
Career   3909 1070 149 59 214 697 710 545 828 31 6 11 .274 .362 .506 .868
Home   182 55 9 1 13 45 38 19 34 1 0 0 .302 .366 .577 .943
Road   179 41 4 4 8 24 25 23 41 2 0 1 .229 .317 .430 .747
Grass   361 96 13 5 21 69 63 42 75 3 0 1 .266 .342 .504 .846
Day   222 60 8 3 10 36 39 25 47 2 0 1 .270 .344 .468 .812
Night   139 36 5 2 11 33 24 17 28 1 0 0 .259 .338 .561 .899
As Starter   352 93 12 5 19 65 60 41 74 3 0 1 .264 .340 .489 .829
As Reliever / Substitution   9 3 1 0 2 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .400 1.111 1.511
Pinch Hitting   7 2 0 0 2 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 .286 .375 1.143 1.518
Close/Late   81 26 5 1 7 18 20 11 8 0 0 0 .321 .402 .667 1.069
Inning 1-3   138 35 6 2 6 25 21 10 36 2 0 0 .254 .300 .457 .757
Inning 4-6   113 25 1 2 4 16 16 17 27 0 0 1 .221 .328 .372 .700
Inning 7-9   103 35 6 1 11 28 24 12 10 1 0 0 .340 .405 .738 1.143
Extra Innings   7 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 .143 .400 .143 .543
0 Outs   92 27 5 1 8 18 25 14 20 2 0 1 .293 .385 .630 1.016
1 Outs   134 35 4 1 3 21 19 12 31 1 0 0 .261 .320 .373 .693
2 Outs   135 34 4 3 10 30 19 16 24 0 0 0 .252 .331 .548 .879
Scoring Position   117 30 4 2 6 48 22 21 26 3 0 0 .256 .362 .479 .840
Bases Empty   181 43 7 3 10 10 28 15 36 0 0 1 .238 .299 .475 .775
Runner on 1st   63 23 2 0 5 11 13 6 13 0 0 0 .365 .420 .635 1.055
Runner on 2nd   49 11 3 1 1 8 9 11 13 0 0 0 .224 .367 .388 .754
Runner on 3rd   19 5 0 0 1 9 3 3 8 2 0 0 .263 .333 .421 .754
Runner on 1st & 2nd   20 2 0 0 0 0 2 5 4 0 0 0 .100 .280 .100 .380
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 3 0 0 2 7 2 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .400 1.000 1.400
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   12 5 1 1 0 10 3 0 1 0 0 0 .417 .417 .667 1.083
Bases Loaded   8 4 0 0 2 14 3 1 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 1.250 1.750
Two Strikes   190 41 6 3 6 24 30 27 75 0 0 1 .216 .317 .374 .690
First Pitch   41 8 0 0 1 6 2 3 0 0 0 0 .195 .250 .268 .518
Count 0-1   37 14 1 0 6 13 9 0 0 1 0 0 .378 .368 .892 1.260
Count 0-2   35 5 0 1 0 5 3 0 15 0 0 0 .143 .143 .200 .343
Count 1-0   20 6 3 0 1 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 .300 .286 .600 .886
Count 1-1   34 12 2 1 3 9 6 0 0 0 0 0 .353 .353 .735 1.088
Count 1-2   54 11 1 1 2 9 5 0 18 0 0 0 .204 .204 .370 .574
Count 2-0   7 3 0 0 2 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 1.286 1.714
Count 2-1   16 7 1 1 0 2 5 0 0 1 0 0 .438 .412 .625 1.037
Count 2-2   51 10 2 0 2 4 7 0 23 0 0 1 .196 .212 .353 .564
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   16 5 0 0 2 4 6 7 0 0 0 0 .312 .522 .688 1.209
Full Count   50 15 3 1 2 6 15 27 19 0 0 0 .300 .545 .520 1.065
Behind in Count   126 30 2 2 8 27 17 0 33 1 0 0 .238 .236 .476 .712
Ahead in Count   59 21 4 1 5 17 16 12 0 2 0 0 .356 .452 .712 1.164
Batting 3rd   296 80 9 4 15 54 49 33 64 2 0 1 .270 .343 .480 .823
Batting 4th   56 13 3 1 4 11 11 8 10 1 0 0 .232 .323 .536 .859
Batting 9th   9 3 1 0 2 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .400 1.111 1.511
Low Leverage   147 36 6 4 8 20 22 13 25 0 0 0 .245 .306 .503 .810
Medium Leverage   150 45 5 1 9 29 27 12 38 2 0 1 .300 .352 .527 .878
High Leverage   64 15 2 0 4 20 14 17 12 1 0 0 .234 .390 .453 .843
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
1969 Houston - MLB 22 39 139 34 4 1 5 13 15 26 0 0 41 5 2 .245 .364 .396 .759 118 120 1.1
1970 Houston - MLB 23 155 552 162 24 12 34 125 123 89 3 6 125 19 12 .293 .391 .565 .956 164 166 8.6
1971 Houston - MLB 24 156 530 144 27 4 35 108 95 70 4 5 107 26 11 .272 .358 .536 .894 156 157 7.3
1972 Houston - MLB 25 155 565 150 18 8 36 105 95 77 1 2 135 28 11 .265 .353 .517 .870 166 174 8.1
1973 Houston - MLB 26 118 446 130 21 11 24 72 90 57 0 2 84 32 9 .291 .370 .549 .920 157 155 5.7
1974 Houston - MLB 27 155 560 146 21 7 24 80 104 89 1 4 112 48 12 .261 .361 .452 .813 138 134 5.4
1975 Houston - MLB 28 127 211 52 5 3 9 39 31 22 0 2 49 10 5 .246 .315 .427 .741 109 102 1.1
1976 Houston - MLB 29 155 545 156 16 8 26 86 94 73 1 7 100 57 16 .286 .367 .488 .855 150 146 7.3
1977 Houston - MLB 30 101 361 96 13 5 21 69 63 42 1 3 75 24 10 .266 .342 .504 .846 120 128 1.9
Total MLB 1161 3909 1070 149 59 214 697 710 545 11 31 828 249 88 .274 .362 .506 .868 148 149 46.5
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 - 18 21 89 39 10 2 6 26 33 14 1 2 10 22 5 .438 .509 .798 1.307 100 100 2.3
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 Houston - MLB 23 7 21 7 0 0 2 2 6 7 0 0 3 2 0 .333 .500 .619 1.119 211 221 2.0
1973 Houston - MLB 26 16 59 12 1 0 3 5 7 4 0 0 8 1 0 .203 .254 .373 .627 76 54 0.1
1974 Houston - MLB 27 16 61 13 2 0 4 9 9 5 0 0 13 3 1 .213 .273 .443 .715 108 102 -0.4
1975 Houston - MLB 28 10 5 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 .200 .429 .200 .629 83 110 0.1
1976 Houston - MLB 29 12 45 8 1 0 1 5 3 2 0 2 13 2 2 .178 .204 .267 .471 38 23 0.3
Total MLB 61 191 41 4 0 10 22 27 20 0 2 38 9 3 .215 .286 .393 .679 94 85
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1969 Houston - MLB CF 38 38 92 0 0 93 1 .989 331.1 2.50 -5.3 .948
1969 Houston - MLB RF 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 4.1 6.23 -0.0 .979
1970 Houston - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Houston - MLB CF 150 149 362 8 1 370 0 1.000 1209.1 2.75 +10.0 1.037
1970 Houston - MLB RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Houston - MLB LF 59 56 79 0 0 79 0 1.000 429.2 1.65 +0.7 1.029
1971 Houston - MLB CF 94 94 226 13 1 243 4 .984 740.2 2.90 +0.5 1.006
1971 Houston - MLB RF 3 1 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 12.2 2.13 +0.0 .987
1972 Houston - MLB LF 48 43 74 2 0 77 1 .987 414.1 1.65 +5.9 1.135
1972 Houston - MLB CF 109 106 283 12 1 298 3 .990 932.2 2.85 -3.6 .973
1972 Houston - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Houston - MLB LF 34 0 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 91.1 1.18 +0.2 1.030
1973 Houston - MLB CF 108 107 279 19 0 304 6 .980 850.1 3.15 -4.8 .964
1973 Houston - MLB RF 9 6 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 56.2 2.38 +1.4 1.211
1974 Houston - MLB LF 50 16 47 3 0 51 1 .980 205.1 2.19 +3.4 1.085
1974 Houston - MLB CF 129 128 333 13 0 346 0 1.000 1058.0 2.94 -10.5 .955
1974 Houston - MLB RF 8 2 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 29.0 2.48 +0.2 1.030
1975 Houston - MLB LF 49 1 21 0 0 21 0 1.000 95.1 1.98 +0.3 1.032
1975 Houston - MLB CF 30 22 53 3 0 57 1 .982 194.1 2.59 -2.1 .970
1975 Houston - MLB RF 10 10 23 0 0 24 1 .958 81.0 2.56 +1.6 1.094
1976 Houston - MLB LF 33 0 27 1 0 28 0 1.000 75.1 3.35 +4.0 1.166
1976 Houston - MLB CF 137 134 413 18 0 440 9 .980 1136.0 3.41 -2.8 .973
1976 Houston - MLB RF 10 4 16 0 0 16 0 1.000 43.0 3.35 +1.6 1.100
1977 Houston - MLB LF 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 6.0 3.00 +0.0 1.010
1977 Houston - MLB CF 94 90 213 13 1 230 4 .983 808.1 2.52 -9.5 .960
TOTAL LF 277 116 262 6 0 270 2 .993 1317.1 1.83 +14.6 1.081
TOTAL CF 889 868 2254 99 4 2381 28 .988 7261.0 2.92 -28.0 .979
TOTAL RF 48 23 67 1 0 69 1 .986 231.2 2.64 +4.8 1.103
PLAYER HISTORY
12/13/1965 Drafted in the 1965 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 20, 20th overall pick) by the Houston Drillers, out of high school Oskaloosa (Oskaloosa; Oskaloosa, IA).
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (50); Power: 25 (60); Eye: 30 (60).
04/12/1966 Named the #53 prospect in the MLB
07/07/1966 Named the #22 prospect in the MLB
10/20/1966 Named the #14 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (50); Power: 25 (60); Eye: 30 (60).
04/11/1967 Named the #33 prospect in the MLB
06/23/1967 Injured (flu),day-to-day for 1 day.
07/06/1967 Named the #15 prospect in the MLB
10/20/1967 Named the #24 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (50); Power: 35 (60); Eye: 40 (60).
04/09/1968 Named the #47 prospect in the MLB
07/04/1968 Named the #18 prospect in the MLB
10/31/1968 Named the #9 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (50); Power: 55 (70); Eye: 50 (65).
03/15/1969 Outstandingly completed training to generate gap power at the Houston Drillers development complex.
04/08/1969 Named the #11 prospect in the MLB
07/03/1969 Named the #6 prospect in the MLB
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: 45 (45); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 65 (65).
04/06/1970 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at center field at the Houston Drillers development complex.
07/05/1970 Was selected to the 1970 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07/27/1970 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
08/01/1970 Wins the MLB ABL Batter of the Month Award.
09/07/1970 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
10/01/1970 Wins the MLB ABL Batter of the Month Award.
10/29/1970 Wins the 1970 MLB ABL Most Valuable Player Award.
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: 45 (45); Power: 70 (70); Eye: 65 (65).
06/07/1971 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
07/04/1971 Was selected to the 1971 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
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: 45 (45); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 55 (55).
02/04/1972 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $1,400,000 with the Houston Drillers organization.
03/19/1972 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at center field at the Houston Drillers development complex.
05/02/1972 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for one week.
06/03/1972 Hits three home runs against the Los Angeles Pobladores, going 3-5 with 5 RBI and 3 runs scored!
07/09/1972 Was selected to the 1972 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07/17/1972 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
08/01/1972 Wins the MLB ABL Batter of the Month Award.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 55 (55).
05/01/1973 Wins the MLB ABL Batter of the Month Award.
07/08/1973 Was selected to the 1973 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07/29/1973 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 2 days.
08/14/1973 Injured (back tightness),out for 2-3 weeks.
10/08/1973 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
10/15/1973 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for one week.
10/16/1973 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 60 (60).
07/29/1974 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
08/01/1974 Wins the MLB ABL Batter of the Month Award.
10/27/1974 Wins the 1974 World Series with the Houston Drillers.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 60 (65); Eye: 60 (60).
06/15/1975 Hits three home runs against the Chicago Hawks, going 3-4 with 5 RBI and 3 runs scored!
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 55 (55).
06/01/1976 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for one week.
07/03/1976 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $1,712,000 with the Houston Drillers organization.
07/04/1976 Was selected to the 1976 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
10/25/1976 Finished 2nd in 1976 MLB ABL Most Valuable Player Award voting.
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 60 (60).
04/25/1977 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1970 149 10
1971 151 5
1972 149 7
Year K Rank
1970 125 3
1971 107 10
1972 135 2
1974 112 6
1976 100 5
Year TB Rank
1970 312 5
1971 284 8
1972 292 2
1974 253 9
1976 266 4
Year 3B Rank
1970 12 4
1972 8 5
1973 11 2
1974 7 6
1976 8 8
Year HR Rank
1970 34 5
1971 35 3
1972 36 1
1973 24 9
1974 24 3
1976 26 2
Year SB Rank
1971 26 8
1972 28 7
1973 32 5
1974 48 3
1976 57 3
Year RBI Rank
1970 125 1
1971 108 2
1972 105 2
1976 86 5
Year R Rank
1970 123 2
1971 95 9
1972 95 3
1974 104 1
1976 94 3
Year IBB Rank
1976 11 8
Year SF Rank
1970 6 10
1976 7 10
Year EBH Rank
1970 70 5
1971 66 4
1972 62 2
1974 52 9
1976 50 8
Year OBP Rank
1970 .391 8
Year SLG Rank
1970 .565 2
1971 .536 3
1972 .517 2
1973 .549 4
1974 .452 7
1976 .488 3
Year RC Rank
1970 125.42 4
1972 105.14 4
1974 98.02 6
1976 105.40 3
Year RC/27 Rank
1970 8.14 5
1972 6.48 5
1973 7.59 6
1974 5.97 9
1976 6.79 3
Year ISO Rank
1970 .272 2
1971 .264 2
1972 .251 1
1973 .258 1
1974 .191 3
1976 .202 3
Year wOBA Rank
1970 .417 3
1971 .398 10
1972 .396 4
1973 .397 7
1976 .375 6
Year OPS Rank
1970 .956 2
1971 .894 8
1972 .870 4
1973 .920 6
1976 .855 7
Year WAR Rank
1970 8.7 1
1971 7.5 6
1972 8.0 4
1976 7.2 2
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