RF Bob Underwood #50
New York Knickerbockers MLB
Age: 29 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Good
07/25/1977
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RF BOB UNDERWOOD #50 - AGE: 29 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
98 355 113 25 4 16 54 31 44 .318 .369 .546 19 3.6
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 50 60 60
BABIP 60 50 60 65
Avoid K's 50 45 55 50
Gap 50 45 55 55
Power 60 50 65 65
Eye 40 40 40 40
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 50
Errors: - 35 50
Arm: 20 45 60
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 45
1st Base: 20 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 55
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 60
Stealing Aggressiveness: 60
Stealing Ability: 70
Baserunning Inst.: 80
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 30
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/24/1977 BRO Loss, 2-7 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
07/23/1977 BRO Win, 14-2 6 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
07/22/1977 DEN Win, 3-2 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 0
07/21/1977 DEN Loss, 2-4 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
07/21/1977 DEN Loss, 2-4 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
07/19/1977 SDC Loss, 1-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/18/1977 SDC Win, 7-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/17/1977 SDC Win, 3-1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/16/1977 LAB Win, 6-0 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
07/15/1977 LAB Win, 5-2 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 2
PERSONALITY
Bob ranks low in terms of loyalty.
High: Financial Ambition
Low: Loyalty
Birthday:04/18/1948
Born in:St. Louis, MO
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$650,000
Signed Through:1979 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 31 Days
Service This Yr:111 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, 13th Pick in Round 2
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 98 355 113 25 4 16 54 51 31 44 .318 .369 .546 .915 .388 .228 148
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 89 393 1 4 0 8 0 6 194 45 19 10 65.5 69.2 7.03 3.6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   92 31 6 0 2 11 11 7 18 2 0 0 .337 .376 .467 .844
Versus Right   263 82 19 4 14 43 40 24 26 4 0 1 .312 .366 .574 .941
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   26 9 3 0 0 3 1 1 4 0 0 0 .346 .370 .462 .832
April   92 33 9 1 3 12 13 4 13 1 0 0 .359 .381 .576 .958
May   85 25 5 1 6 20 12 13 8 3 0 0 .294 .376 .588 .964
June   97 30 4 0 7 14 21 11 10 1 0 1 .309 .382 .567 .949
July   81 25 7 2 0 8 5 3 13 1 0 0 .309 .329 .444 .774
All-Star Game   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Spring Training   95 23 1 0 5 17 9 8 10 0 0 0 .242 .301 .411 .711
Last Year   562 156 24 12 21 77 88 41 79 4 0 5 .278 .330 .475 .805
2 Years Ago   613 180 32 7 25 73 107 58 72 2 0 6 .294 .359 .491 .850
Career   4275 1259 208 64 182 578 675 344 578 24 0 41 .295 .351 .501 .852
Home   169 58 10 2 10 32 28 16 20 4 0 1 .343 .395 .604 .998
Road   186 55 15 2 6 22 23 15 24 2 0 0 .296 .345 .495 .839
Grass   326 103 23 4 12 46 45 29 38 5 0 1 .316 .368 .521 .890
Turf   29 10 2 0 4 8 6 2 6 1 0 0 .345 .375 .828 1.203
Day   216 67 14 1 12 34 33 19 29 4 0 0 .310 .360 .551 .911
Night   139 46 11 3 4 20 18 12 15 2 0 1 .331 .383 .540 .923
As Starter   345 109 24 4 15 53 50 31 42 6 0 1 .316 .368 .539 .907
As Reliever / Substitution   10 4 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .400 .400 .800 1.200
Pinch Hitting   9 3 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .778 1.111
Close/Late   73 24 5 0 3 12 9 10 8 1 0 0 .329 .405 .521 .925
Inning 1-3   138 49 7 3 10 30 21 8 16 4 0 0 .355 .380 .667 1.047
Inning 4-6   112 23 8 1 0 6 9 8 15 1 0 0 .205 .256 .295 .551
Inning 7-9   103 40 10 0 5 15 20 15 13 1 0 1 .388 .467 .631 1.098
Extra Innings   2 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 2.000 2.500
0 Outs   110 34 9 0 2 6 17 10 19 1 0 0 .309 .364 .445 .809
1 Outs   125 44 7 3 7 26 21 10 9 5 0 1 .352 .390 .624 1.014
2 Outs   120 35 9 1 7 22 13 11 16 0 0 0 .292 .351 .558 .909
Scoring Position   89 25 3 0 5 37 10 6 19 6 0 0 .281 .307 .483 .790
Bases Empty   192 66 15 2 9 9 31 22 19 0 0 1 .344 .414 .583 .997
Runner on 1st   74 22 7 2 2 8 10 3 6 0 0 0 .297 .325 .527 .852
Runner on 2nd   33 8 0 0 1 5 1 4 4 0 0 0 .242 .324 .333 .658
Runner on 3rd   9 2 1 0 0 5 2 1 5 3 0 0 .222 .231 .333 .564
Runner on 1st & 2nd   23 6 1 0 3 12 4 1 6 0 0 0 .261 .292 .696 .987
Runner on 1st & 3rd   14 4 1 0 0 8 1 0 2 3 0 0 .286 .235 .357 .592
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Bases Loaded   7 3 0 0 1 6 1 0 2 0 0 0 .429 .429 .857 1.286
Two Strikes   162 43 7 1 7 21 25 18 44 3 0 1 .265 .337 .451 .788
First Pitch   47 17 6 0 1 5 4 4 0 0 0 0 .362 .412 .553 .965
Count 0-1   51 18 3 3 5 16 9 0 0 0 0 0 .353 .353 .824 1.176
Count 0-2   25 5 1 0 0 1 3 0 6 1 0 0 .200 .192 .240 .432
Count 1-0   24 10 4 0 2 8 4 0 0 3 0 0 .417 .370 .833 1.204
Count 1-1   31 12 1 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 .387 .387 .419 .806
Count 1-2   56 18 3 1 1 3 9 0 8 0 0 1 .321 .333 .464 .798
Count 2-0   6 2 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 1.000 1.333
Count 2-1   16 8 3 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .688 1.188
Count 2-2   45 14 3 0 5 12 9 0 13 0 0 0 .311 .311 .711 1.022
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   18 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 .167 .375 .167 .542
Full Count   36 6 0 0 1 5 4 18 17 2 0 0 .167 .429 .250 .679
Behind in Count   132 41 7 4 6 20 21 0 14 1 0 1 .311 .313 .561 .874
Ahead in Count   64 23 8 0 3 10 9 9 0 3 0 0 .359 .421 .625 1.046
Batting Leadoff   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 3rd   257 81 19 4 13 40 40 21 27 3 0 1 .315 .365 .572 .937
Batting 4th   90 29 5 0 3 14 11 10 16 3 0 0 .322 .379 .478 .856
Batting 8th   3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.000 1.667
Batting 9th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   154 47 10 2 9 15 22 15 17 1 0 1 .305 .368 .571 .940
Medium Leverage   145 49 13 2 4 18 22 12 16 3 0 0 .338 .381 .538 .919
High Leverage   53 16 2 0 3 21 6 4 11 2 0 0 .302 .339 .509 .848
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
1968 New York - MLB 20 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .600 .500 1.100 243 256 0.1
1969 New York - MLB 21 16 32 8 1 2 0 3 2 2 0 0 5 0 0 .250 .294 .406 .700 101 84 -0.1
1970 New York - MLB 22 151 515 167 34 7 25 97 81 39 8 3 67 18 10 .324 .379 .563 .942 155 149 5.9
1971 New York - MLB 23 153 593 163 23 5 24 93 74 43 10 3 87 8 9 .275 .333 .452 .785 124 123 4.2
1972 New York - MLB 24 137 606 165 23 7 25 59 95 34 6 1 92 9 9 .272 .317 .457 .774 124 124 4.6
1973 New York - MLB 25 128 521 164 26 8 30 81 99 56 2 3 62 10 2 .315 .381 .568 .950 161 151 7.2
1974 New York - MLB 26 127 474 141 20 12 16 41 78 39 3 2 69 17 8 .297 .353 .492 .845 139 130 3.6
1975 New York - MLB 27 154 613 180 32 7 25 73 107 58 6 2 72 27 8 .294 .359 .491 .850 136 128 5.2
1976 New York - MLB 28 151 562 156 24 12 21 77 88 41 5 4 79 40 12 .278 .330 .475 .805 135 129 4.9
1977 New York - MLB 29 98 355 113 25 4 16 54 51 31 1 6 44 19 10 .318 .369 .546 .915 139 148 3.6
Total MLB 1117 4275 1259 208 64 182 578 675 344 41 24 578 148 68 .295 .351 .501 .852 138 134 39.2
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 22 97 46 15 1 4 30 36 10 5 1 4 3 1 .474 .540 .773 1.313 100 100 2.6
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
1969 New York - MLB 21 5 5 3 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 1.200 1.800 408 438 0.1
1972 New York - MLB 24 6 26 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 0 0 .192 .192 .192 .385 13 9 -0.2
1973 New York - MLB 25 2 7 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .429 .714 96 95 1.2
Total MLB 13 38 10 1 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 7 0 0 .263 .263 .368 .632 80 82
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1968 New York - MLB RF 2 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 +0.2 .990
1969 New York - MLB RF 9 6 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 57.0 1.89 -1.2 .979
1970 New York - MLB 1B 7 7 57 2 4 59 0 1.000 59.0 9.00 -0.2 1.030
1970 New York - MLB LF 104 103 175 0 0 178 3 .983 874.1 1.80 +6.1 1.026
1970 New York - MLB RF 44 11 22 0 0 23 1 .957 147.0 1.35 +0.0 1.028
1971 New York - MLB LF 140 138 235 12 2 255 8 .969 1210.2 1.84 +8.6 1.066
1971 New York - MLB RF 23 0 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 61.1 2.20 +1.6 1.139
1972 New York - MLB C 1 1 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 13.0 6.23 -0.7 .000 3 0 0 0.0
1972 New York - MLB LF 5 0 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 17.1 2.60 +0.0 .982
1972 New York - MLB RF 135 135 238 9 3 255 8 .969 1194.0 1.86 +7.0 1.019
1973 New York - MLB RF 121 121 237 10 0 253 6 .976 1064.1 2.09 +12.6 1.049
1974 New York - MLB LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 New York - MLB RF 110 108 198 12 0 216 6 .972 947.2 1.99 +2.2 1.030
1975 New York - MLB 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1975 New York - MLB LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1975 New York - MLB RF 147 143 292 16 2 319 11 .966 1257.2 2.20 +7.7 1.035
1976 New York - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1976 New York - MLB RF 138 137 261 17 0 285 7 .975 1218.1 2.05 +4.4 1.024
1977 New York - MLB RF 90 89 152 17 4 178 9 .949 770.0 1.98 +0.2 .995
TOTAL C 1 1 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 13.0 6.23 -0.7 .000 3 0 0 0.0
TOTAL 1B 7 7 57 2 4 59 0 1.000 59.0 9.00 -0.2 1.030
TOTAL LF 254 241 415 12 2 438 11 .975 2114.1 1.82 +14.7 1.048
TOTAL RF 819 751 1430 81 9 1559 48 .969 6726.1 2.02 +34.8 1.028
PLAYER HISTORY
12/13/1965 Drafted in the 1965 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 13, 41st overall pick) by the New York Knickerbockers, out of high school Beardstown (Beardstown; Beardstown, IL).
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (60); Power: 25 (50); Eye: 25 (45).
04/12/1966 Named the #31 prospect in the MLB
07/07/1966 Named the #19 prospect in the MLB
10/20/1966 Named the #15 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (55); Power: 25 (50); Eye: 30 (45).
04/11/1967 Named the #37 prospect in the MLB
07/06/1967 Named the #16 prospect in the MLB
10/20/1967 Named the #27 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 25 (50); Eye: 35 (45).
04/09/1968 Named the #30 prospect in the MLB
07/04/1968 Named the #13 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 55 (65); Eye: 35 (45).
04/08/1969 Named the #16 prospect in the MLB
07/03/1969 Named the #12 prospect in the MLB
10/29/1969 Named the #11 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: 55 (60); Power: 60 (65); Eye: 40 (45).
04/07/1970 Named the #17 prospect in the MLB
08/01/1970 Wins the MLB NBL Rookie of the Month Award.
09/09/1970 Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/14/1970 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
10/01/1970 Wins the MLB NBL Rookie of the Month Award.
10/29/1970 Wins the 1970 MLB NBL Rookie of the Year 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: 60 (60); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 45 (45).
06/03/1971 Injured (bruised ankle),day-to-day for 2 days.
07/13/1971 Goes 5-8 against the Philadelphia Quakers, with 2 HR, 4 RBI and 4 R.
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: 60 (60); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 45 (45).
02/07/1972 Detrimentally completed training to improve his defense at left field at the New York Knickerbockers development complex.
03/12/1972 Successfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the New York Knickerbockers development complex.
06/10/1972 Injured (bruised knee),out for 2 days.
07/15/1972 Injured (tendinitis (forearm)),out for one week.
08/06/1972 Injured (strained calf),day-to-day for 1 day.
08/14/1972 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
11/10/1972 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $150,000.
11/29/1972 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at left field at the New York Knickerbockers development complex.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 60 (65); Eye: 45 (45).
05/28/1973 Injured (shoulder bursitis),out for 4 weeks.
07/08/1973 Was selected to the 1973 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
08/11/1973 Goes 5-7 against the Pittsburgh Industrials, with 1 2B, 2 HR, 9 RBI and 2 R.
09/26/1973 Injured (fractured hand),out for 2-3 months.
11/04/1973 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $196,942.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 60 (65); Eye: 45 (45).
07/24/1974 Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for 5 days.
07/27/1974 Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-5 against the Brooklyn Bluebirds, with 2 RBI and 3 runs scored.
09/27/1974 Injured (sore hamstring),day-to-day for 1 day.
11/14/1974 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $362,500.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 60 (65); Eye: 45 (45).
05/05/1975 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $2,600,000 with the New York Knickerbockers organization.
05/18/1975 Goes 5-6 against the Chicago Traders, with 1 HR, 2 RBI and 3 R.
07/30/1975 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 5 days.
09/24/1975 Injured (bruised ankle),day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 60 (65); Eye: 45 (45).
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 55 (65); Eye: 45 (45).
07/04/1977 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
07/10/1977 Was selected to the 1977 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year PA Rank
1971 649 10
Year AB Rank
1971 593 9
1972 606 8
Year TB Rank
1970 290 10
1973 296 10
1975 301 8
1976 267 7
Year 3B Rank
1973 8 7
1974 12 3
1976 12 2
Year HR Rank
1971 24 8
1972 25 6
1973 30 6
1975 25 9
1976 21 7
Year SB Rank
1976 40 9
Year RBI Rank
1970 97 9
1971 93 9
Year R Rank
1972 95 10
1973 99 10
1975 107 6
1976 88 10
Year IBB Rank
1970 7 6
1975 18 9
Year HP Rank
1970 8 4
1971 10 1
1975 6 10
1976 5 10
Year EBH Rank
1970 66 10
1973 64 7
1975 64 7
1976 57 6
Year AVG Rank
1970 .324 6
1973 .315 10
Year OBP Rank
1973 .381 10
Year SLG Rank
1970 .563 6
1973 .568 3
1974 .492 7
1975 .491 10
1976 .475 7
Year RC Rank
1973 112.29 9
1975 111.12 8
Year RC/27 Rank
1970 8.09 7
1973 8.11 5
Year ISO Rank
1970 .239 7
1971 .177 10
1973 .253 2
1974 .194 7
1975 .197 10
1976 .198 5
Year wOBA Rank
1973 .404 5
Year OPS Rank
1970 .942 8
1973 .950 5
1974 .845 10
Year WAR Rank
1970 6.2 8
1973 7.4 4
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