3B Ed Shofner #41
Houston Drillers MLB
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
10/01/1976
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3B ED SHOFNER #41 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
68 113 23 1 0 5 13 7 25 .204 .270 .345 0 -0.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 50
Gap 40 40 40 40
Power 40 40 40 40
Eye 45 45 45 45
Avoid K's 40 45 40 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 55 45
Errors: - 70 50
Arm: 20 60 50
Turn DP: - 75 -
Framing: 25 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 55
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 50 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 40 Right Field: 20
3rd Base: 60
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 55
Stealing Aggressiveness: 45
Stealing Ability: 60
Baserunning Inst.: 70
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 30
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/24/1976 @ CHH Win, 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/12/1976 @ DAL Win, 4-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/11/1976 @ DAL Win, 5-3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/10/1976 @ DAL Win, 3-0 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
09/08/1976 @ SFS Win, 7-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/07/1976 @ SFS Loss, 4-9 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/06/1976 @ SFS Win, 6-2 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/05/1976 MON Win, 5-4 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
09/04/1976 MON Win, 9-0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/03/1976 MON Win, 3-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
He is driven to succeed.
High: Work Ethic
Low: Financial Ambition
Birthday:02/06/1948
Born in:Waterford, ME
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$112,090
Signed Through:1976 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 38 Days
Service This Yr:174 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1966, 15th Pick in Round 4
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 68 113 23 1 0 5 13 17 7 25 .204 .270 .345 .615 .287 .142 81
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 21 126 4 0 0 2 0 2 39 6 0 0 0.0 10.9 3.13 -0.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   42 9 0 0 3 9 8 3 8 1 0 2 .214 .292 .429 .720
Versus Right   71 14 1 0 2 4 9 4 17 1 0 2 .197 .256 .296 .552
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
April   7 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 .143 .333 .143 .476
May   28 4 0 0 1 3 4 3 6 0 0 1 .143 .250 .250 .500
June   21 7 0 0 1 5 4 1 2 1 0 0 .333 .348 .476 .824
July   16 3 0 0 1 3 1 1 5 1 0 1 .188 .263 .375 .638
August   16 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 1 .062 .118 .062 .180
September   25 7 1 0 2 2 6 0 3 0 0 1 .280 .308 .560 .868
Spring Training   44 9 1 0 0 2 5 6 9 0 3 0 .205 .300 .227 .527
Last Year   83 23 5 0 0 6 11 7 13 0 3 0 .277 .333 .337 .671
2 Years Ago   15 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 .200 .200 .267 .467
Career   911 206 21 6 18 91 109 76 205 9 18 12 .226 .292 .322 .613
Home   48 8 0 0 1 2 8 4 10 0 0 2 .167 .259 .229 .488
Road   65 15 1 0 4 11 9 3 15 2 0 2 .231 .278 .431 .709
Grass   113 23 1 0 5 13 17 7 25 2 0 4 .204 .270 .345 .615
Day   64 14 0 0 3 5 10 3 18 1 0 4 .219 .292 .359 .651
Night   49 9 1 0 2 8 7 4 7 1 0 0 .184 .241 .327 .567
As Starter   70 15 1 0 4 12 12 5 13 2 0 4 .214 .296 .400 .696
As Reliever / Substitution   43 8 0 0 1 1 5 2 12 0 0 0 .186 .222 .256 .478
Pinch Hitting   34 7 0 0 1 1 4 1 7 0 0 0 .206 .229 .294 .523
Close/Late   37 10 0 0 1 1 7 4 10 0 0 2 .270 .372 .351 .723
Inning 1-3   20 6 0 0 4 8 6 2 3 0 0 1 .300 .391 .900 1.291
Inning 4-6   32 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 5 1 0 1 .031 .086 .031 .117
Inning 7-9   55 14 1 0 1 2 9 3 16 1 0 2 .255 .311 .327 .639
Extra Innings   6 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .429 .333 .762
0 Outs   38 5 0 0 2 3 7 3 10 0 0 2 .132 .233 .289 .522
1 Outs   37 12 0 0 2 6 7 0 7 2 0 0 .324 .308 .486 .794
2 Outs   38 6 1 0 1 4 3 4 8 0 0 2 .158 .273 .263 .536
Scoring Position   34 5 0 0 1 8 4 2 6 2 0 0 .147 .184 .235 .420
Bases Empty   58 12 1 0 3 3 9 2 14 0 0 4 .207 .281 .379 .661
Runner on 1st   21 6 0 0 1 2 4 3 5 0 0 0 .286 .375 .429 .804
Runner on 2nd   13 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .154 .214 .154 .368
Runner on 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 1 0 0 1 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 .167 .167 .667 .833
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Bases Loaded   4 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .200 .250 .450
Two Strikes   50 8 0 0 3 6 5 3 25 1 0 2 .160 .232 .340 .572
First Pitch   13 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 .154 .214 .154 .368
Count 0-1   12 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .385 .333 .718
Count 0-2   4 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 1.000 1.250
Count 1-0   10 3 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 .300 .273 .600 .873
Count 1-1   6 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 1-2   18 3 0 0 1 1 3 0 13 0 0 2 .167 .250 .333 .583
Count 2-0   10 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .100 .400 .500
Count 2-1   8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Count 2-2   19 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 1 0 0 .105 .100 .105 .205
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   4 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .750 1.417
Full Count   9 2 0 0 1 1 1 3 3 0 0 0 .222 .417 .556 .972
Behind in Count   34 8 0 0 2 4 7 0 15 0 0 3 .235 .297 .412 .709
Ahead in Count   32 7 1 0 2 4 7 4 0 1 0 0 .219 .297 .438 .735
Batting 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 6th   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 7th   16 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 1 .188 .278 .250 .528
Batting 8th   56 12 0 0 4 11 10 4 11 2 0 3 .214 .292 .429 .721
Batting 9th   32 7 0 0 1 1 4 2 8 0 0 0 .219 .265 .312 .577
Low Leverage   52 11 1 0 1 1 4 1 16 0 0 2 .212 .255 .288 .543
Medium Leverage   34 5 0 0 3 6 7 5 5 1 0 2 .147 .286 .412 .697
High Leverage   27 7 0 0 1 6 6 1 4 1 0 0 .259 .276 .370 .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
1969 Houston - MLB 21 12 33 6 0 0 0 4 1 4 0 0 8 0 0 .182 .270 .182 .452 32 29 -0.7
1970 Houston - MLB 22 46 73 19 1 2 2 11 7 4 0 1 16 0 0 .260 .295 .411 .706 95 85 0.1
1971 Houston - MLB 23 106 264 59 4 1 5 20 38 21 6 2 67 2 3 .223 .294 .303 .597 73 59 -1.3
1972 Houston - MLB 24 121 153 34 4 2 2 11 15 17 0 0 30 3 0 .222 .300 .314 .614 89 83 0.5
1973 Houston - MLB 25 92 177 39 5 1 4 25 19 16 2 4 43 4 1 .220 .286 .328 .614 74 66 0.1
1974 Houston - MLB 26 5 15 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 .200 .200 .267 .467 36 24 -0.2
1975 Houston - MLB 27 48 83 23 5 0 0 6 11 7 0 0 13 3 0 .277 .333 .337 .671 91 87 0.4
1976 Houston - MLB 28 68 113 23 1 0 5 13 17 7 4 2 25 0 0 .204 .270 .345 .615 76 81 -0.1
Total MLB 498 911 206 21 6 18 91 109 76 12 9 205 12 5 .226 .292 .322 .613 78 70 -1.3
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
1966 Total - 18 24 108 53 9 0 3 31 40 11 3 0 9 7 2 .491 .549 .657 1.207 100 100 2.4
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 22 4 6 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .167 .167 .333 .500 36 21 -0.1
1973 Houston - MLB 25 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0.0
Total MLB 8 6 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .167 .167 .333 .500 36 21
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 SS 12 11 28 32 6 63 3 .952 88.2 6.09 -3.3 .883
1970 Houston - MLB 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 0.0 .000
1970 Houston - MLB 2B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 -0.1 .000
1970 Houston - MLB 3B 20 13 4 23 5 27 0 1.000 122.1 1.99 +1.0 1.050
1970 Houston - MLB SS 23 3 9 19 4 28 0 1.000 57.1 4.40 -1.8 .877
1971 Houston - MLB 2B 1 1 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 -0.2 .744
1971 Houston - MLB 3B 26 7 11 21 5 33 1 .970 91.0 3.16 +0.1 .999
1971 Houston - MLB SS 84 71 114 233 52 357 10 .972 613.0 5.09 -13.9 .907
1972 Houston - MLB 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Houston - MLB 2B 4 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 4.0 4.50 +0.0 .989
1972 Houston - MLB 3B 88 19 24 73 5 98 1 .990 329.2 2.65 +2.3 1.047
1972 Houston - MLB SS 27 14 28 35 5 66 3 .955 152.0 3.73 -3.4 .903
1973 Houston - MLB 1B 9 0 16 2 3 18 0 1.000 19.1 8.38 +0.0 1.037
1973 Houston - MLB 2B 7 0 5 3 1 8 0 1.000 12.0 6.00 -0.6 .775
1973 Houston - MLB 3B 63 31 28 85 9 115 2 .983 318.2 3.19 +1.5 1.035
1973 Houston - MLB SS 21 14 21 44 8 68 3 .956 132.2 4.41 -1.5 .931
1974 Houston - MLB SS 5 5 3 7 0 10 0 1.000 37.0 2.43 -0.8 1.038
1975 Houston - MLB 1B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 0.0 .000
1975 Houston - MLB 3B 25 17 14 31 1 46 1 .978 154.0 2.63 -0.1 1.028
1975 Houston - MLB SS 23 0 15 18 4 34 1 .971 49.0 6.06 -0.1 1.012
1976 Houston - MLB 1B 1 1 8 1 1 9 0 1.000 7.0 11.57 +0.0 1.049
1976 Houston - MLB 3B 32 19 17 48 7 72 7 .903 197.2 2.96 -2.0 .962
1976 Houston - MLB SS 5 0 0 4 1 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 +0.2 1.031
1976 Houston - MLB RF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 +0.5 1.032
TOTAL 1B 13 1 26 3 4 29 0 1.000 31.1 8.33 +0.0 1.042
TOTAL 2B 14 1 8 7 1 15 0 1.000 29.0 4.66 -0.8 .805
TOTAL 3B 254 106 98 281 32 391 12 .969 1213.1 2.81 +2.7 1.021
TOTAL SS 200 118 218 392 80 630 20 .968 1138.2 4.82 -24.6 .915
TOTAL RF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 +0.5 1.032
PLAYER HISTORY
12/11/1966 Drafted in the 1966 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 15, 99th overall pick) by the Houston Drillers, out of high school McGehee (McGehee; McGehee, AR).
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (55); Power: 20 (35); Eye: 30 (45).
04/11/1967 Named the #61 prospect in the MLB
07/06/1967 Named the #32 prospect in the MLB
10/20/1967 Named the #42 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (55); Power: 25 (35); Eye: 35 (45).
04/09/1968 Named the #44 prospect in the MLB
07/04/1968 Named the #33 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 40 (50).
07/03/1969 Named the #73 prospect in the MLB
10/29/1969 Named the #78 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 45 (50).
02/23/1970 Successfully completed training to learn a new position at the Houston Drillers development complex.
04/07/1970 Named the #72 prospect in the MLB
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 (60); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 45 (50).
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 (55); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 45 (50).
11/10/1972 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $47,000.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (50).
11/04/1973 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $55,000.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (45).
04/12/1974 Injured (strained rib cage muscles),out for 4 days.
10/27/1974 Wins the 1974 World Series with the Houston Drillers.
11/08/1974 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $80,751 with the Houston Drillers organization.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (45).
11/16/1975 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $112,090.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (45).
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