LF Ron Freeman #5
New York Knickerbockers MLB
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
01/06/1975
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LF RON FREEMAN #5 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
106 246 59 3 0 18 41 53 48 .240 .379 .472 11 2.9
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 35 40 35 40
Gap 35 35 30 35
Power 80 80 75 80
Eye 60 70 60 60
Avoid K's 40 40 40 40
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 50 65
Errors: - 45 45
Arm: 25 30 50
Turn DP: - 50 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 20
Catcher: - Left Field: 70
1st Base: - Center Field: 50
2nd Base: - Right Field: 50
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 50
Stealing Aggressiveness: 75
Stealing Ability: 70
Baserunning Inst.: 80
Sacrifice Bunt: 75
Bunt for Hit: 60
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/27/1974 BRO Loss, 4-7 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/26/1974 CIN Win, 10-5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
09/25/1974 CIN Win, 11-6 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/24/1974 CIN Win, 9-4 4 2 1 0 0 1 2 0
09/22/1974 CLE Loss, 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1974 CLE Win, 7-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/20/1974 CLE Win, 7-2 4 1 1 3 1 0 3 0
09/19/1974 @ BRO Loss, 1-7 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/18/1974 @ BRO Loss, 3-8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/15/1974 @ CIN Win, 2-0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
PERSONALITY
Ron represents what's good about ballplayers.
Personality Class: Fan Fav
High: Work Ethic, Baseball IQ
Birthday:06/08/1946
Born in:Palm Springs, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$136,440
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:4 Years, None
Service This Yr:174 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:1968, 25th Pick in Round 1
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 106 246 59 3 0 18 41 40 53 48 .240 .379 .472 .850 .366 .232 136
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 58 302 2 11 0 3 1 0 116 21 11 4 73.3 47.4 6.56 2.9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   175 44 1 0 13 33 29 37 34 0 1 1 .251 .385 .480 .865
Versus Right   71 15 2 0 5 8 11 16 14 0 0 1 .211 .364 .451 .814
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   42 9 0 0 1 2 7 12 5 0 0 1 .214 .400 .286 .686
May   35 12 1 0 5 13 7 8 8 0 0 0 .343 .465 .800 1.265
June   35 8 0 0 2 5 4 6 4 0 0 0 .229 .341 .400 .741
July   42 8 0 0 2 6 5 8 8 0 0 0 .190 .320 .333 .653
August   53 13 1 0 5 8 8 8 11 0 1 1 .245 .355 .547 .902
September   39 9 1 0 3 7 9 11 12 0 0 0 .231 .400 .487 .887
Spring Training   54 14 1 0 2 5 11 9 11 1 0 2 .259 .379 .389 .768
Last Year   246 59 3 0 18 41 40 53 48 0 1 2 .240 .379 .472 .850
2 Years Ago   563 151 10 5 40 116 105 76 105 7 1 5 .268 .356 .517 .873
Career   1935 485 30 8 138 357 346 300 417 15 5 14 .251 .353 .488 .841
Home   121 33 2 0 10 26 24 30 18 0 0 1 .273 .421 .537 .958
Road   125 26 1 0 8 15 16 23 30 0 1 1 .208 .336 .408 .744
Grass   246 59 3 0 18 41 40 53 48 0 1 2 .240 .379 .472 .850
Day   156 39 0 0 12 25 26 37 29 0 1 1 .250 .397 .481 .878
Night   90 20 3 0 6 16 14 16 19 0 0 1 .222 .346 .456 .801
As Starter   205 52 2 0 16 37 33 46 40 0 1 2 .254 .395 .498 .893
As Reliever / Substitution   41 7 1 0 2 4 7 7 8 0 0 0 .171 .292 .341 .633
Pinch Hitting   35 6 1 0 2 4 6 6 6 0 0 0 .171 .293 .371 .664
Close/Late   51 10 2 0 3 7 13 18 10 0 0 2 .196 .423 .412 .834
Inning 1-3   77 22 1 0 6 16 9 10 14 0 0 0 .286 .368 .532 .900
Inning 4-6   83 20 0 0 7 15 13 16 19 0 1 0 .241 .364 .494 .858
Inning 7-9   78 16 2 0 5 10 17 24 14 0 0 1 .205 .398 .423 .821
Extra Innings   8 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 .125 .417 .125 .542
0 Outs   90 20 1 0 5 10 17 15 12 0 1 1 .222 .340 .400 .740
1 Outs   76 21 0 0 5 13 13 12 20 0 0 0 .276 .375 .474 .849
2 Outs   80 18 2 0 8 18 10 26 16 0 0 1 .225 .421 .550 .971
Scoring Position   59 15 0 0 5 22 11 20 14 0 1 0 .254 .443 .508 .952
Bases Empty   130 31 2 0 8 8 20 23 21 0 0 2 .238 .361 .438 .800
Runner on 1st   57 13 1 0 5 11 9 10 13 0 0 0 .228 .343 .509 .852
Runner on 2nd   21 5 0 0 2 5 4 12 2 0 1 0 .238 .515 .524 1.039
Runner on 3rd   5 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 .400 .571 .400 .971
Runner on 1st & 2nd   16 3 0 0 1 4 1 4 6 0 0 0 .188 .350 .375 .725
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 2 0 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 1.000 1.400
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Bases Loaded   11 2 0 0 1 6 2 0 4 0 0 0 .182 .182 .455 .636
Two Strikes   148 28 1 0 11 27 21 21 48 0 0 2 .189 .298 .419 .717
First Pitch   21 8 0 0 2 6 4 11 0 0 0 0 .381 .594 .667 1.260
Count 0-1   16 2 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .312 .438
Count 0-2   24 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 10 0 0 0 .125 .125 .250 .375
Count 1-0   17 6 1 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .353 .353 .765 1.118
Count 1-1   16 7 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .438 .438 .688 1.125
Count 1-2   44 3 0 0 1 1 3 0 18 0 0 2 .068 .109 .136 .245
Count 2-0   10 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .100 .100 .100 .200
Count 2-1   15 5 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .533 .867
Count 2-2   42 14 1 0 5 16 8 0 13 0 0 0 .333 .333 .714 1.048
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   3 2 0 0 0 0 3 9 0 0 0 0 .667 .917 .667 1.583
Full Count   38 8 0 0 4 9 9 21 7 0 0 0 .211 .492 .526 1.018
Behind in Count   84 8 0 0 3 3 7 0 28 0 0 2 .095 .116 .202 .319
Ahead in Count   45 14 1 0 3 4 11 21 0 0 1 0 .311 .530 .533 1.064
Batting Leadoff   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 2nd   4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .500 .600 .500 1.100
Batting 3rd   11 4 0 0 2 3 3 6 3 0 0 0 .364 .588 .909 1.497
Batting 4th   190 46 2 0 14 34 30 39 36 0 1 2 .242 .377 .474 .850
Batting 5th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 6th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 8th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Batting 9th   32 6 1 0 2 4 5 5 6 0 0 0 .188 .297 .406 .704
Low Leverage   95 18 1 0 6 10 11 19 22 0 0 0 .189 .325 .389 .714
Medium Leverage   105 30 2 0 10 22 21 18 17 0 1 1 .286 .395 .590 .986
High Leverage   45 10 0 0 2 9 7 14 9 0 0 1 .222 .417 .356 .772
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
1971 New York - MLB 24 152 557 148 8 2 39 95 108 92 5 0 114 24 13 .266 .375 .497 .872 149 149 5.8
1972 New York - MLB 25 149 569 127 9 1 41 105 93 79 2 8 150 12 2 .223 .316 .459 .775 124 122 6.3
1973 New York - MLB 26 155 563 151 10 5 40 116 105 76 5 7 105 5 3 .268 .356 .517 .873 140 135 5.1
1974 New York - MLB 27 106 246 59 3 0 18 41 40 53 2 0 48 11 4 .240 .379 .472 .850 138 136 2.9
Total MLB 562 1935 485 30 8 138 357 346 300 14 15 417 52 22 .251 .353 .488 .841 138 135 20.0
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
1968 Total - 21 56 240 61 6 1 14 53 57 34 5 2 38 40 6 .254 .356 .463 .818 100 100 1.6
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
1972 New York - MLB 25 6 25 6 1 0 2 5 4 1 0 0 4 1 0 .240 .269 .520 .789 126 130 1.7
1973 New York - MLB 26 5 18 2 0 0 2 4 3 3 0 0 3 0 0 .111 .238 .444 .683 86 88 -0.1
Total MLB 11 43 8 1 0 4 9 7 4 0 0 7 1 0 .186 .255 .488 .744 108 111
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1971 New York - MLB CF 129 123 333 8 2 350 9 .974 1061.2 2.89 -11.5 .956
1971 New York - MLB RF 19 17 31 1 0 33 1 .970 150.1 1.92 +0.6 1.058
1972 New York - MLB LF 147 147 274 2 0 278 2 .993 1309.2 1.90 +14.9 1.073
1972 New York - MLB CF 8 0 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 29.0 2.17 +0.5 .993
1972 New York - MLB RF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 +0.8 .000
1973 New York - MLB LF 149 149 277 3 0 289 9 .969 1276.1 1.97 +7.0 1.042
1974 New York - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 New York - MLB LF 64 58 128 3 2 133 2 .985 530.1 2.22 +7.1 1.064
1974 New York - MLB CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.0 1.004
1974 New York - MLB RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL LF 360 354 679 8 2 700 13 .981 3116.1 1.98 +29.0 1.058
TOTAL CF 141 123 341 8 2 358 9 .975 1094.2 2.87 -11.0 .957
TOTAL RF 22 18 32 1 0 34 1 .971 162.1 1.83 +1.4 1.058
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1968 Drafted in the 1968 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 25, 25th overall pick) by the New York Knickerbockers, out of college Arkansas
10/31/1968 Named the #71 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (40); Power: 55 (75); Eye: 50 (65).
04/08/1969 Named the #85 prospect in the MLB
07/03/1969 Named the #63 prospect in the MLB
10/29/1969 Named the #54 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (40); Power: 70 (75); Eye: 50 (65).
04/07/1970 Named the #58 prospect in the MLB
07/02/1970 Named the #37 prospect in the MLB
10/29/1970 Named the #23 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 70 (75); Eye: 65 (65).
04/06/1971 Named the #29 prospect in the MLB
06/01/1971 Wins the MLB NBL Rookie of the Month Award.
06/07/1971 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
06/24/1971 Injured (strained leg muscle),day-to-day for 3 days.
07/01/1971 Wins the MLB NBL Rookie of the Month Award.
07/04/1971 Was selected to the 1971 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
08/03/1971 Injured (sore thumb),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/01/1971 Injured (bruised elbow),day-to-day for 5 days.
10/25/1971 Finished 2nd in 1971 MLB NBL Rookie of the Year Award voting.
11/13/1971 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $26,400.
11/30/1971 Successfully completed training to improve his defense at center field at the New York Knickerbockers development complex.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 75 (75); Eye: 65 (65).
06/13/1972 Injured (sore groin),day-to-day for one week.
07/09/1972 Was selected to the 1972 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
11/12/1972 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $27,800.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 75 (75); Eye: 55 (60).
03/05/1973 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the New York Knickerbockers development complex.
04/14/1973 Hits three home runs against the Cincinnati Packers, going 4-6 with 6 RBI and 3 runs scored!
04/30/1973 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
07/25/1973 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 1 day.
08/06/1973 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
09/20/1973 Injured (strained leg muscle),day-to-day for 4 days.
11/04/1973 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $60,000.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (35); Power: 80 (80); Eye: 60 (60).
11/14/1974 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $136,440.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (40); Power: 80 (80); Eye: 60 (60).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year PA Rank
1971 654 9
Year K Rank
1971 114 3
1972 150 1
1973 105 6
Year TB Rank
1971 277 8
Year HR Rank
1971 39 3
1972 41 2
1973 40 2
Year RBI Rank
1971 95 8
1972 105 2
1973 116 2
Year R Rank
1971 108 3
1973 105 5
Year BB Rank
1971 92 6
Year IBB Rank
1972 7 8
Year SF Rank
1972 8 4
1973 7 7
Year SLG Rank
1971 .497 8
1973 .517 7
Year RC Rank
1971 107.95 8
Year RC/27 Rank
1971 6.75 10
Year ISO Rank
1971 .232 5
1972 .236 3
1973 .249 4
Year wOBA Rank
1971 .393 9
1973 .379 10
Year OPS Rank
1971 .872 8
Year WAR Rank
1971 6.1 9
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