2B Brian Cook #26
Age: 29 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
09/29/1972
2B BRIAN COOK #26 - AGE: 29 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
158 502 101 16 0 7 49 63 93 .201 .291 .275 0 -0.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 40 40 40
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 45 45 45 45
Eye 50 50 50 50
Avoid K's 45 45 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 60 40
Errors: - 50 45
Arm: 20 70 70
Turn DP: - 55 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 55
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 55 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 60
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Aggressiveness: 20
Stealing Ability: 30
Baserunning Inst.: 20
Sacrifice Bunt: 30
Bunt for Hit: 30
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/27/1972 LAP Win, 3-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/26/1972 LAP Win, 3-1 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/24/1972 BOS Win, 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/23/1972 BOS Win, 6-4 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/22/1972 BOS Win, 5-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/21/1972 CHH Win, 5-4 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/20/1972 CHH Win, 9-2 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 0
09/19/1972 CHH Loss, 0-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/1972 @ ATL Loss, 2-4 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/16/1972 @ ATL Loss, 2-7 3 0 1 2 0 1 1 0
PERSONALITY
Brian dogs it too often and is slow to learn from experience.
Low: Work Ethic, Intelligence
Birthday:11/25/1942
Born in:Langdon, ND
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$125,000
Signed Through:1972 Season
Major Service:9 Years, 51 Days
Service This Yr:175 Days
40-Man Service:None, 21 Days
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension:$220,000 total for 2 years
Drafted:1961, 10th Pick in Round 2
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1972 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 158 502 101 16 0 7 49 46 63 93 .201 .291 .275 .566 .262 .074 69
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 148 570 2 8 0 15 3 3 138 23 0 0 0.0 41.1 2.63 -0.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   188 40 8 0 1 16 17 29 34 1 1 1 .213 .320 .271 .591
Versus Right   314 61 8 0 6 33 29 34 59 2 2 1 .194 .274 .277 .551
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   16 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 4 0 0 0 .125 .263 .188 .451
April   86 18 4 0 1 9 10 5 14 1 2 0 .209 .250 .291 .541
May   88 18 2 0 1 9 6 5 16 0 0 1 .205 .255 .261 .517
June   88 13 3 0 0 3 5 13 16 1 0 0 .148 .255 .182 .437
July   90 16 1 0 2 9 10 15 23 0 1 0 .178 .295 .256 .551
August   92 23 2 0 3 11 11 13 12 0 0 1 .250 .349 .370 .719
September   58 13 4 0 0 8 4 12 12 1 0 0 .224 .352 .293 .645
Spring Training   59 11 3 0 1 3 4 6 12 1 0 0 .186 .258 .288 .546
Postseason   7 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .143 .143 .429 .571
Last Year   455 111 18 2 5 58 50 50 79 6 2 3 .244 .319 .325 .644
2 Years Ago   296 62 12 0 3 25 28 31 42 1 0 0 .209 .284 .280 .564
Career   2821 629 126 9 39 290 253 302 537 24 5 13 .223 .299 .315 .614
Home   244 52 6 0 4 18 24 29 41 1 1 0 .213 .296 .287 .583
Road   258 49 10 0 3 31 22 34 52 2 2 2 .190 .287 .264 .551
Grass   502 101 16 0 7 49 46 63 93 3 3 2 .201 .291 .275 .566
Day   308 69 13 0 4 33 30 40 53 1 3 1 .224 .314 .305 .619
Night   194 32 3 0 3 16 16 23 40 2 0 1 .165 .255 .227 .481
As Starter   496 101 16 0 7 49 44 62 90 3 3 2 .204 .293 .278 .571
As Reliever / Substitution   6 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 .000 .143 .000 .143
Pinch Hitting   4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Close/Late   136 38 3 0 3 21 21 21 26 1 3 0 .279 .373 .368 .741
Inning 1-3   147 21 2 0 0 7 6 10 22 1 0 1 .143 .201 .156 .358
Inning 4-6   169 30 10 0 0 10 12 26 38 1 0 1 .178 .289 .237 .526
Inning 7-9   169 46 4 0 7 30 28 27 29 1 1 0 .272 .371 .420 .791
Extra Innings   17 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 2 0 .235 .235 .235 .471
0 Outs   178 36 4 0 2 5 21 16 27 0 3 1 .202 .272 .258 .530
1 Outs   163 30 5 0 1 20 17 21 34 3 0 1 .184 .277 .233 .510
2 Outs   161 35 7 0 4 24 8 26 32 0 0 0 .217 .326 .335 .662
Scoring Position   116 26 4 0 2 40 10 23 18 3 3 0 .224 .345 .310 .655
Bases Empty   285 57 9 0 3 3 20 26 50 0 0 1 .200 .269 .263 .532
Runner on 1st   101 18 3 0 2 6 16 14 25 0 0 1 .178 .284 .267 .552
Runner on 2nd   27 4 0 0 0 2 1 2 8 0 3 0 .148 .207 .148 .355
Runner on 3rd   12 3 1 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .250 .357 .333 .690
Runner on 1st & 2nd   41 8 2 0 0 7 3 4 3 0 0 0 .195 .267 .244 .511
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 3 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 5 0 0 2 11 4 8 2 1 0 0 .625 .765 1.375 2.140
Bases Loaded   19 3 1 0 0 12 2 4 4 2 0 0 .158 .280 .211 .491
Two Strikes   227 34 5 0 1 16 13 26 93 1 0 0 .150 .236 .185 .421
First Pitch   77 20 4 0 0 6 6 8 0 0 3 0 .260 .329 .312 .641
Count 0-1   45 13 0 0 2 7 4 0 0 1 0 1 .289 .298 .422 .720
Count 0-2   30 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 15 0 0 0 .133 .133 .133 .267
Count 1-0   53 14 4 0 2 9 6 0 0 1 0 1 .264 .273 .453 .726
Count 1-1   50 10 1 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .280 .480
Count 1-2   83 13 1 0 0 4 3 0 37 0 0 0 .157 .157 .169 .325
Count 2-0   13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   29 8 1 0 1 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 .276 .276 .414 .690
Count 2-2   67 11 4 0 1 6 3 0 26 1 0 0 .164 .162 .269 .430
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 7 14 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   8 2 1 0 0 2 5 15 0 0 0 0 .250 .739 .375 1.114
Full Count   47 6 0 0 0 4 6 26 15 0 0 0 .128 .438 .128 .566
Behind in Count   158 30 1 0 2 13 8 0 52 1 0 1 .190 .194 .234 .428
Ahead in Count   103 24 6 0 3 17 20 29 0 1 0 1 .233 .403 .379 .782
Batting 6th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Batting 7th   9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .111 .111 .222 .333
Batting 8th   484 100 15 0 7 49 44 61 85 3 3 2 .207 .296 .281 .577
Batting 9th   6 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 .000 .143 .000 .143
Low Leverage   211 46 8 0 4 18 18 25 40 0 0 1 .218 .304 .313 .617
Medium Leverage   184 27 5 0 1 11 16 21 30 1 0 1 .147 .237 .190 .427
High Leverage   104 27 3 0 2 20 12 17 23 2 3 0 .260 .358 .346 .704
NORTHEASTERN BASEBALL LEAGUE 1962 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 6 24 5 1 0 0 2 1 0 6 .208 .208 .250 .458 .213 .042 20
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 6 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0.0 1.2 1.78 -0.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Versus Right   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Career   24 5 1 0 0 2 1 0 6 0 0 0 .208 .208 .250 .458
GULF COAST BASEBALL LEAGUE 1962 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 42 150 27 3 0 5 15 15 14 42 .180 .263 .300 .563 .267 .120 68
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 42 167 3 0 0 5 0 0 45 8 0 0 0.0 11.5 2.43 -0.6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Versus Right   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Career   150 27 3 0 5 15 15 14 42 0 0 3 .180 .263 .300 .563
PENNSYLVANIA-NEW YORK BASEBALL LEAGUE 1962 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 72 277 72 12 0 12 41 45 40 69 .260 .365 .433 .798 .351 .173 111
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 72 329 8 2 0 7 0 4 120 24 0 0 0.0 46.0 5.75 .0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Versus Right   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Career   277 72 12 0 12 41 45 40 69 4 0 8 .260 .365 .433 .798
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
1962 Philadelphia - MLB 19 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 190 201 -0.0
1963 Philadelphia - MLB 20 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -113 -0.1
1964 Philadelphia - MLB 21 79 266 55 7 3 1 20 18 19 3 0 69 0 0 .207 .267 .267 .534 61 61 -0.0
1965 Philadelphia - MLB 22 75 183 51 15 0 4 19 19 22 0 1 41 0 0 .279 .354 .426 .781 134 129 1.5
1966 Denver - MLB 23 119 355 83 15 2 6 34 29 30 1 2 61 0 0 .234 .294 .338 .632 86 84 0.3
1967 Denver - MLB 24 145 407 91 23 2 5 44 25 46 2 5 89 0 0 .224 .302 .327 .629 92 89 2.3
1968 Denver - MLB 25 99 294 63 18 0 7 36 32 30 2 4 56 0 0 .214 .288 .347 .635 98 97 0.9
1969 Detroit - MLB 26 28 60 11 2 0 1 4 6 11 0 2 7 0 0 .183 .301 .267 .568 67 66 -0.1
1970 Detroit - MLB 27 89 296 62 12 0 3 25 28 31 0 1 42 0 0 .209 .284 .280 .564 61 58 -0.0
1971 Detroit - MLB 28 137 455 111 18 2 5 58 50 50 3 6 79 0 0 .244 .319 .325 .644 89 86 1.1
1972 Detroit - MLB 29 158 502 101 16 0 7 49 46 63 2 3 93 0 0 .201 .291 .275 .566 67 69 -0.1
Total MLB 933 2821 629 126 9 39 290 253 302 13 24 537 0 0 .223 .299 .315 .614 83 81 5.8
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
1961 Total - 18 23 99 43 10 2 2 29 36 13 2 2 7 6 2 .434 .500 .636 1.136 100 100 2.0
1962 Elmira - Rk 19 72 277 72 12 0 12 41 45 40 8 4 69 0 0 .260 .365 .433 .798 106 111 1.0
1962 Lakeland - A 19 42 150 27 3 0 5 15 15 14 3 0 42 0 0 .180 .263 .300 .563 63 68 -0.6
1962 Allentown - AA 19 6 24 5 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 .208 .208 .250 .458 27 20 -0.2
Total NEL 6 24 5 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 .208 .208 .250 .458 27 20
Total GCL 42 150 27 3 0 5 15 15 14 3 0 42 0 0 .180 .263 .300 .563 63 68
Total Penny 72 277 72 12 0 12 41 45 40 8 4 69 0 0 .260 .365 .433 .798 106 111
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 Detroit - MLB 26 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -116 -0.1
1970 Detroit - MLB 27 6 20 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 4 0 0 .250 .348 .250 .598 72 81 0.6
1972 Detroit - MLB 29 2 7 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .143 .143 .429 .571 63 59 0.3
Total MLB 9 30 6 0 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 6 0 0 .200 .273 .267 .539 55 58
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1962 Philadelphia - MLB SS 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 4.0 4.50 -0.3 .524
1963 Philadelphia - MLB SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.5 .000
1964 Philadelphia - MLB 2B 1 0 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 2.0 13.50 +0.1 1.041
1964 Philadelphia - MLB 3B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.1 1.052
1964 Philadelphia - MLB SS 77 76 95 233 33 348 20 .943 640.1 4.61 -0.4 .983
1965 Philadelphia - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1965 Philadelphia - MLB 3B 28 21 7 44 4 52 1 .981 186.0 2.47 -0.8 1.049
1965 Philadelphia - MLB SS 47 25 43 93 14 146 10 .932 265.0 4.62 +0.6 1.003
1966 Denver - MLB 2B 5 5 7 7 2 15 1 .933 35.0 3.60 -1.6 .744
1966 Denver - MLB 3B 67 37 23 106 5 136 7 .949 413.1 2.81 +0.2 1.005
1966 Denver - MLB SS 58 48 51 150 27 217 16 .926 399.2 4.53 -1.2 .987
1967 Denver - MLB 2B 6 6 5 13 2 18 0 1.000 42.0 3.86 -0.3 .971
1967 Denver - MLB 3B 71 40 30 107 13 142 5 .965 433.0 2.85 +3.0 1.027
1967 Denver - MLB SS 86 62 101 197 29 313 15 .952 552.1 4.86 +3.6 1.015
1968 Denver - MLB 2B 60 55 110 151 33 270 9 .967 494.1 4.75 -4.7 .983
1968 Denver - MLB 3B 30 19 8 51 2 61 2 .967 190.1 2.79 +2.1 1.017
1968 Denver - MLB SS 8 1 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 20.0 1.80 -0.3 1.071
1969 Detroit - MLB 2B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.1 6.75 +0.0 1.015
1969 Detroit - MLB 3B 16 9 6 17 1 28 5 .821 93.2 2.21 -1.4 .914
1969 Detroit - MLB SS 9 4 16 21 7 37 0 1.000 47.1 7.04 +0.7 1.105
1970 Detroit - MLB 2B 5 5 10 17 2 27 0 1.000 44.0 5.52 +0.4 .997
1970 Detroit - MLB 3B 15 11 12 16 1 31 3 .903 100.0 2.52 -0.7 .900
1970 Detroit - MLB SS 69 62 112 199 41 326 15 .954 554.1 5.05 +3.1 1.027
1971 Detroit - MLB 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Detroit - MLB 3B 6 4 4 7 0 11 0 1.000 43.0 2.30 +0.8 1.173
1971 Detroit - MLB SS 128 123 219 390 71 634 25 .961 1095.1 5.00 +0.4 .994
1972 Detroit - MLB 2B 6 0 5 3 0 8 0 1.000 9.0 8.00 -0.1 .989
1972 Detroit - MLB 3B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 .000
1972 Detroit - MLB SS 151 148 230 471 86 730 29 .960 1301.1 4.85 -3.7 .980
TOTAL 2B 85 71 137 195 39 342 10 .971 628.0 4.76 -6.2 .976
TOTAL 3B 236 141 91 349 26 463 23 .950 1463.1 2.71 +3.3 1.011
TOTAL SS 636 549 870 1757 308 2757 130 .953 4881.2 4.84 +1.9 .995
PLAYER HISTORY
11/08/1961 Drafted in the 1961 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 10, 34th overall pick) by the Philadelphia Quakers, out of high school Bottineau/Newburg (Bottineau/Newburg; Bottineau, ND).
01/01/1962 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (45); Power: 25 (35); Eye: 30 (50).
04/10/1962 Named the #95 prospect in the MLB
05/28/1962 Wins the Penny Player of the Week Award.
06/18/1962 Wins the Penny Player of the Week Award.
07/01/1962 Wins the Penny Batter of the Month Award.
07/02/1962 Wins the Penny Player of the Week Award.
07/05/1962 Named the #85 prospect in the MLB
07/16/1962 Wins the Penny Player of the Week Award.
09/06/1962 Finished 2nd in 1962 Penny Most Valuable Player Award voting.
10/21/1962 Named the #58 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (45); Power: 25 (35); Eye: 35 (50).
07/04/1963 Named the #94 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 25 (35); Eye: 45 (50).
07/31/1964 Injured (strained hamstring),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 30 (35); Eye: 50 (50).
09/08/1965 Injured (strained arm muscle),out for 4-5 weeks.
11/07/1965 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $20,000.
11/08/1965 Drafted in the 1965 expansion draft from the Philadelphia Quakers by the Denver Burros. (Round 8, Pick 4, 32nd overall pick).
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 30 (35); Eye: 50 (50).
04/04/1966 Injured (tendinitis (biceps)),out for 2-3 weeks.
11/06/1966 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $31,000.
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 30 (35); Eye: 50 (50).
10/24/1967 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $60,800 with the Denver Burros organization.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 50 (50).
10/31/1968 Released by the Denver Burros.
12/20/1968 Signed a 4-year contract worth a total of $500,000 with the Detroit Wolverines organization.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 55 (55).
10/28/1969 Wins the 1969 World Series with the Detroit Wolverines.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 50 (55).
06/20/1970 Injured (sore back),out for one week.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 50 (50).
03/12/1971 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the Detroit Wolverines development complex.
04/23/1971 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 2 days.
07/08/1971 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/03/1971 Injured (concussion),out for 3 months.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 50 (50).
05/20/1972 Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for 5 days.
06/19/1972 Injured (cold),day-to-day for 2 days.
08/02/1972 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 1 day.
08/27/1972 Injured (strained calf),day-to-day for 2 days.
09/12/1972 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $220,000 with the Detroit Wolverines organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1972 148 10
Year IBB Rank
1971 6 3
1972 8 6
Year SF Rank
1971 6 10
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