LF Ron Freeman #15
Brooklyn Bluebirds MLB
Age: 30 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
08/23/1976
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LF RON FREEMAN #15 - AGE: 30 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
97 265 60 8 0 15 42 31 46 .226 .310 .426 15 1.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 40 40 40
Gap 45 45 45 45
Power 70 80 65 70
Eye 65 70 60 65
Avoid K's 40 40 40 40
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 50 65
Errors: - 40 45
Arm: 25 30 50
Turn DP: - 45 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 20
Catcher: - Left Field: 70
1st Base: 55 Center Field: 50
2nd Base: - Right Field: 55
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 50
Stealing Aggressiveness: 75
Stealing Ability: 70
Baserunning Inst.: 80
Sacrifice Bunt: 70
Bunt for Hit: 60
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/08/1976 @ WAS Win, 4-1 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 0
08/07/1976 @ WAS Loss, 2-4 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/06/1976 @ WAS Loss, 2-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/05/1976 @ PHI Win, 6-3 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 1
08/04/1976 @ PHI Win, 4-2 3 2 2 1 1 2 0 1
08/03/1976 @ PHI Win, 7-0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/01/1976 @ CLE Loss, 6-7 7 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
07/31/1976 @ CLE Loss, 1-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/30/1976 @ CLE Loss, 3-4 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 1
07/29/1976 WAS Win, 13-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Highly-esteemed, even idolized, by fans.
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.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$232,890
Signed Through:1976 Season
Major Service:6 Years, None
Service This Yr:139 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:1968, 25th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1976 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 97 265 60 8 0 15 42 42 31 46 .226 .310 .426 .736 .331 .200 110
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 63 300 2 4 0 5 0 2 113 23 15 8 65.2 34.5 4.23 1.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   97 17 2 0 5 13 14 12 18 1 0 0 .175 .264 .351 .614
Versus Right   168 43 6 0 10 29 28 19 28 1 0 2 .256 .337 .470 .807
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   45 14 3 0 3 12 8 3 6 0 0 0 .311 .354 .578 .932
May   66 15 1 0 3 9 7 5 13 0 0 0 .227 .282 .379 .660
June   54 9 2 0 3 9 6 7 12 2 0 1 .167 .266 .370 .636
July   75 16 1 0 4 8 17 12 13 0 0 1 .213 .330 .387 .716
August   25 6 1 0 2 4 4 4 2 0 0 0 .240 .345 .520 .865
Spring Training   55 9 0 0 1 4 5 5 6 0 0 0 .164 .233 .218 .452
Last Year   367 92 5 3 30 71 61 61 81 5 1 1 .251 .355 .526 .881
2 Years Ago   246 59 3 0 18 41 40 53 48 0 1 2 .240 .379 .472 .850
Career   2567 637 43 11 183 470 449 392 544 22 6 17 .248 .349 .487 .836
Home   122 31 5 0 7 23 19 11 20 1 0 2 .254 .324 .467 .791
Road   143 29 3 0 8 19 23 20 26 1 0 0 .203 .299 .392 .690
Grass   252 55 7 0 14 39 38 26 45 2 0 2 .218 .294 .413 .707
Turf   13 5 1 0 1 3 4 5 1 0 0 0 .385 .556 .692 1.248
Day   162 45 8 0 12 35 30 15 30 1 0 1 .278 .341 .549 .890
Night   103 15 0 0 3 7 12 16 16 1 0 1 .146 .264 .233 .497
As Starter   230 51 7 0 13 34 35 29 38 2 0 2 .222 .312 .422 .734
As Reliever / Substitution   35 9 1 0 2 8 7 2 8 0 0 0 .257 .297 .457 .754
Pinch Hitting   30 8 1 0 2 7 7 2 7 0 0 0 .267 .312 .500 .812
Close/Late   79 17 2 0 3 14 11 11 20 0 0 0 .215 .311 .354 .666
Inning 1-3   80 19 1 0 7 15 15 8 11 0 0 0 .237 .307 .512 .819
Inning 4-6   86 19 5 0 4 10 12 6 14 2 0 1 .221 .274 .419 .692
Inning 7-9   90 19 2 0 3 14 13 15 20 0 0 1 .211 .330 .333 .664
Extra Innings   9 3 0 0 1 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 .333 .455 .667 1.121
0 Outs   88 17 2 0 8 12 23 10 13 0 0 1 .193 .283 .489 .771
1 Outs   90 21 4 0 4 16 12 10 16 2 0 1 .233 .311 .411 .722
2 Outs   87 22 2 0 3 14 7 11 17 0 0 0 .253 .337 .379 .716
Scoring Position   80 19 2 0 5 27 10 11 17 2 0 0 .237 .323 .450 .773
Bases Empty   141 29 4 0 5 5 23 15 23 0 0 2 .206 .291 .340 .632
Runner on 1st   44 12 2 0 5 10 9 5 6 0 0 0 .273 .347 .659 1.006
Runner on 2nd   36 8 1 0 3 10 5 5 7 0 0 0 .222 .317 .500 .817
Runner on 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
Runner on 1st & 2nd   17 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 .235 .316 .235 .551
Runner on 1st & 3rd   10 3 1 0 1 7 3 1 2 0 0 0 .300 .364 .700 1.064
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Bases Loaded   7 2 0 0 1 7 1 1 2 1 0 0 .286 .333 .714 1.048
Two Strikes   156 25 4 0 5 19 16 17 46 1 0 1 .160 .246 .282 .528
First Pitch   32 12 2 0 5 9 8 3 0 0 0 0 .375 .429 .906 1.335
Count 0-1   18 5 0 0 2 5 3 0 0 1 0 0 .278 .263 .611 .874
Count 0-2   17 5 1 0 2 6 4 0 9 0 0 1 .294 .333 .706 1.039
Count 1-0   21 8 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 .381 .381 .524 .905
Count 1-1   19 5 2 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .263 .526 .789
Count 1-2   45 10 1 0 1 5 2 0 19 0 0 0 .222 .222 .311 .533
Count 2-0   6 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .429 .333 .762
Count 2-1   8 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .625 .875
Count 2-2   39 3 0 0 1 2 2 0 10 1 0 0 .077 .075 .154 .229
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   5 1 0 0 0 0 4 5 0 0 0 0 .200 .600 .200 .800
Full Count   55 7 2 0 1 6 8 17 8 0 0 0 .127 .333 .218 .552
Behind in Count   80 20 2 0 5 16 9 0 28 1 0 1 .250 .256 .463 .719
Ahead in Count   40 13 0 0 2 7 12 11 0 0 0 1 .325 .481 .475 .956
Batting Leadoff   21 3 1 0 0 1 3 5 4 1 0 0 .143 .296 .190 .487
Batting 2nd   20 4 1 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 1 .200 .273 .250 .523
Batting 3rd   8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Batting 4th   59 15 2 0 6 12 12 8 7 0 0 1 .254 .353 .593 .946
Batting 5th   85 20 2 0 5 14 12 6 19 0 0 0 .235 .286 .435 .721
Batting 6th   45 9 1 0 2 7 7 10 5 1 0 0 .200 .339 .356 .695
Batting 8th   1 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000
Batting 9th   26 7 1 0 1 5 5 1 5 0 0 0 .269 .296 .423 .719
Low Leverage   94 17 2 0 2 4 10 12 12 0 0 2 .181 .287 .266 .553
Medium Leverage   110 27 3 0 9 20 18 11 24 1 0 0 .245 .311 .518 .830
High Leverage   60 15 3 0 4 18 14 8 10 1 0 0 .250 .333 .500 .833
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 .850 142 132 2.8
1975 New York - MLB 28 140 367 92 5 3 30 71 61 61 1 5 81 8 3 .251 .355 .526 .881 144 127 3.8
1976 Brooklyn - MLB 29 97 265 60 8 0 15 42 42 31 2 2 46 15 8 .226 .310 .426 .736 108 110 1.2
Total MLB 799 2567 637 43 11 183 470 449 392 17 22 544 75 33 .248 .349 .487 .836 136 131 24.9
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
1975 New York - MLB LF 69 65 138 6 0 146 2 .986 553.2 2.34 +9.9 1.107
1975 New York - MLB CF 28 10 48 0 0 48 0 1.000 122.0 3.54 -1.3 .948
1975 New York - MLB RF 13 12 22 0 0 22 0 1.000 107.0 1.85 -1.0 .955
1976 Brooklyn - MLB 1B 55 52 451 19 38 475 5 .989 456.1 9.27 +0.1 1.004
1976 Brooklyn - MLB SS 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 0.0 .000
1976 Brooklyn - MLB LF 9 5 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 53.1 2.53 +1.0 1.112
1976 Brooklyn - MLB CF 8 2 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 32.0 2.25 -0.3 1.009
1976 Brooklyn - MLB RF 4 4 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 33.0 2.73 +0.1 1.030
TOTAL 1B 55 52 451 19 38 475 5 .989 456.1 9.27 +0.1 1.004
TOTAL SS 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 0.0 .000
TOTAL LF 438 424 832 14 2 861 15 .983 3723.1 2.04 +39.8 1.067
TOTAL CF 177 135 397 8 2 414 9 .978 1248.2 2.92 -12.6 .957
TOTAL RF 39 34 64 1 0 66 1 .985 302.1 1.93 +0.6 1.014
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).
09/14/1975 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for one week.
11/10/1975 Was traded by the New York Knickerbockers to the Brooklyn Bluebirds in exchange for SP Ron Haney and SS George Fenton.
11/16/1975 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $232,890.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 70 (70); Eye: 60 (60).
08/07/1976 Injured (strained groin),day-to-day for 3 weeks.
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
1975 30 5
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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