1B Francisco Chavez #32
Age: 30 | Bats: R | Throws: L | Morale: Great
10/20/1972
1B FRANCISCO CHAVEZ #32 - AGE: 30 - BATS: R - THROWS: L - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
151 567 145 21 9 12 83 107 130 .256 .377 .388 10 2.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 50
Gap 55 55 50 55
Power 65 65 65 65
Eye 65 65 65 65
Avoid K's 40 40 40 40
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 25
Errors: - 35 25
Arm: 20 40 25
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 40 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 50
Stealing Aggressiveness: 60
Stealing Ability: 55
Baserunning Inst.: 45
Sacrifice Bunt: 30
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/03/1972 @ DEN Loss, 6-9 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
10/01/1972 DEN Loss, 0-1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/30/1972 DEN Loss, 1-5 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/29/1972 DEN Win, 3-1 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
09/27/1972 @ DEN Loss, 3-14 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/26/1972 @ DEN Win, 10-6 4 1 2 2 0 1 2 0
09/24/1972 CLE Win, 6-2 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/23/1972 CLE Win, 3-0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/22/1972 CLE Loss, 3-4 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 0
09/21/1972 BRO Win, 6-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
PERSONALITY
Like a coach on the field.
Personality Class: Captain
High: Leader, Loyalty, Work Ethic
Birthday:11/03/1941
Born in:Caracas, DIS
Nationality:Venezuelan
Height:6' 1"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$400,000
Signed Through:1974 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 35 Days
Service This Yr:175 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1964, 22nd 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 151 567 145 21 9 12 83 80 107 130 .256 .377 .388 .765 .356 .132 136
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 151 682 5 2 0 19 0 3 220 42 10 8 55.6 86.1 5.14 2.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   161 39 3 4 5 19 17 33 40 2 0 1 .242 .371 .404 .774
Versus Right   406 106 18 5 7 64 63 74 90 1 0 4 .261 .379 .382 .761
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   90 22 4 0 2 11 12 14 20 0 0 1 .244 .352 .356 .708
May   99 21 2 1 4 17 16 16 25 1 0 2 .212 .331 .374 .704
June   105 29 4 1 1 15 13 27 24 2 0 0 .276 .418 .362 .780
July   94 23 4 4 0 13 14 18 24 0 0 0 .245 .366 .372 .738
August   96 27 2 3 4 20 16 19 24 0 0 1 .281 .405 .490 .895
September   83 23 5 0 1 7 9 13 13 0 0 1 .277 .381 .373 .755
Spring Training   59 13 2 0 2 5 7 7 18 0 0 1 .220 .313 .356 .669
Postseason   22 6 2 1 0 3 3 4 4 0 0 0 .273 .385 .455 .839
Last Year   564 166 27 5 31 90 97 88 120 3 0 5 .294 .392 .525 .917
2 Years Ago   516 156 26 9 25 86 93 91 124 0 0 1 .302 .408 .533 .941
Career   3606 982 144 54 150 543 535 501 913 14 1 27 .272 .364 .467 .831
Home   269 72 10 6 4 33 37 57 56 1 0 2 .268 .398 .394 .792
Road   298 73 11 3 8 50 43 50 74 2 0 3 .245 .357 .383 .739
Grass   567 145 21 9 12 83 80 107 130 3 0 5 .256 .377 .388 .765
Day   307 74 8 7 7 42 44 60 79 2 0 3 .241 .368 .381 .749
Night   260 71 13 2 5 41 36 47 51 1 0 2 .273 .387 .396 .783
As Starter   567 145 21 9 12 83 80 107 130 3 0 5 .256 .377 .388 .765
Close/Late   113 34 5 2 2 20 14 23 22 0 0 1 .301 .423 .434 .857
Inning 1-3   215 52 5 4 7 28 29 31 51 1 0 1 .242 .339 .400 .739
Inning 4-6   177 45 10 1 2 24 29 41 44 2 0 2 .254 .396 .356 .752
Inning 7-9   160 43 5 4 3 31 21 32 33 0 0 2 .269 .397 .406 .803
Extra Innings   15 5 1 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 .333 .444 .400 .844
0 Outs   166 47 5 4 2 17 33 30 34 1 0 1 .283 .394 .398 .792
1 Outs   198 49 8 2 3 35 28 41 53 2 0 2 .247 .379 .354 .732
2 Outs   203 49 8 3 7 31 19 36 43 0 0 2 .241 .361 .414 .775
Scoring Position   132 42 7 3 4 70 28 28 32 3 0 3 .318 .440 .508 .947
Bases Empty   298 81 10 5 6 6 36 53 65 0 0 1 .272 .384 .399 .783
Runner on 1st   137 22 4 1 2 7 16 26 33 0 0 1 .161 .299 .248 .547
Runner on 2nd   44 11 2 1 0 9 5 6 11 0 0 1 .250 .353 .341 .694
Runner on 3rd   9 4 0 0 1 8 2 4 1 1 0 1 .444 .600 .778 1.378
Runner on 1st & 2nd   34 7 0 0 0 3 5 5 10 0 0 0 .206 .308 .206 .514
Runner on 1st & 3rd   19 9 1 1 2 18 6 1 3 1 0 0 .474 .476 .947 1.424
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   16 7 4 0 0 16 7 8 4 0 0 0 .438 .625 .688 1.312
Bases Loaded   10 4 0 1 1 16 3 4 3 1 0 1 .400 .562 .900 1.462
Two Strikes   295 52 8 4 4 25 31 49 130 1 0 4 .176 .301 .271 .572
First Pitch   73 23 5 2 2 14 9 2 0 1 0 0 .315 .329 .521 .849
Count 0-1   48 17 2 0 0 8 10 0 0 0 0 0 .354 .354 .396 .750
Count 0-2   56 7 2 1 0 2 3 0 30 1 0 1 .125 .138 .196 .334
Count 1-0   38 13 1 0 1 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 .342 .342 .447 .789
Count 1-1   50 20 4 1 4 16 7 0 0 1 0 1 .400 .404 .760 1.164
Count 1-2   92 16 3 1 2 7 6 0 41 0 0 2 .174 .191 .293 .485
Count 2-0   12 6 0 1 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .917 1.417
Count 2-1   31 6 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .194 .194 .194 .387
Count 2-2   86 16 2 1 2 10 6 0 37 0 0 1 .186 .195 .302 .498
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 25 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   20 8 1 1 0 9 8 31 0 0 0 0 .400 .765 .550 1.315
Full Count   61 13 1 1 0 6 16 49 22 0 0 0 .213 .564 .262 .826
Behind in Count   196 40 7 2 2 17 19 0 71 1 0 3 .204 .215 .291 .506
Ahead in Count   101 33 2 2 2 20 23 56 0 0 0 0 .327 .567 .446 1.012
Batting 3rd   567 145 21 9 12 83 80 107 130 3 0 5 .256 .377 .388 .765
Low Leverage   263 65 9 5 5 23 30 45 59 0 0 2 .247 .361 .376 .738
Medium Leverage   204 48 7 3 2 22 25 43 46 1 0 2 .235 .372 .328 .700
High Leverage   97 30 5 1 4 37 24 19 25 2 0 1 .309 .420 .505 .925
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
1965 New York - MLB 23 12 36 7 0 1 2 4 5 2 0 0 12 1 0 .194 .237 .417 .654 93 93 0.1
1966 New York - MLB 24 118 418 131 14 7 25 78 70 42 5 1 120 6 11 .313 .382 .560 .942 174 178 4.0
1967 New York - MLB 25 160 587 141 16 11 20 81 70 55 6 3 171 14 9 .240 .310 .407 .717 117 117 1.4
1968 New York - MLB 26 122 399 101 17 7 6 37 36 39 3 1 102 11 5 .253 .324 .376 .699 119 117 0.7
1969 New York - MLB 27 144 519 135 23 5 29 84 84 77 2 3 134 9 7 .260 .356 .491 .847 145 142 3.1
1970 New York - MLB 28 148 516 156 26 9 25 86 93 91 1 0 124 10 10 .302 .408 .533 .941 157 158 4.1
1971 New York - MLB 29 154 564 166 27 5 31 90 97 88 5 3 120 3 11 .294 .392 .525 .917 164 164 5.4
1972 New York - MLB 30 151 567 145 21 9 12 83 80 107 5 3 130 10 8 .256 .377 .388 .765 123 136 2.5
Total MLB 1009 3606 982 144 54 150 543 535 501 27 14 913 64 61 .272 .364 .467 .831 142 144 21.3
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
1964 Total - 22 62 266 78 9 9 13 56 68 40 3 2 44 37 7 .293 .389 .541 .930 100 100 2.9
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
1968 New York - MLB 26 4 9 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222 -30 -45 -1.9
1969 New York - MLB 27 6 25 5 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 9 1 0 .200 .200 .360 .560 60 56 -1.7
1972 New York - MLB 30 6 22 6 2 1 0 3 3 4 0 0 4 0 0 .273 .385 .455 .839 143 155 -2.4
Total MLB 16 56 12 3 1 1 5 5 4 0 0 16 1 0 .214 .267 .357 .624 83 84
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1965 New York - MLB 1B 9 9 94 4 7 98 0 1.000 81.0 10.89 -0.2 1.044
1966 New York - MLB 1B 111 111 972 74 71 1056 10 .991 952.2 9.88 -0.1 1.010
1967 New York - MLB 1B 154 154 1249 108 96 1369 12 .991 1328.0 9.20 -5.7 .978
1968 New York - MLB 1B 109 100 858 69 64 937 10 .989 877.0 9.51 -7.1 .958
1969 New York - MLB 1B 133 132 1245 75 124 1336 16 .988 1162.1 10.22 -5.3 .955
1970 New York - MLB 1B 134 132 1252 67 115 1328 9 .993 1174.2 10.11 -4.9 .971
1971 New York - MLB 1B 150 148 1334 87 144 1434 13 .991 1281.1 9.98 -2.9 .977
1972 New York - MLB 1B 151 151 1430 93 136 1542 19 .988 1361.2 10.07 -11.0 .951
TOTAL 1B 951 937 8434 577 757 9100 89 .990 8218.2 9.87 -37.1 .971
PLAYER HISTORY
12/16/1964 Drafted in the 1964 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 22, 46th overall pick) by the New York Knickerbockers, out of college UC-Irvine
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 45 (55); Eye: 45 (55).
07/08/1965 Named the #57 prospect in the MLB
11/07/1965 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $18,600.
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 50 (55).
05/29/1966 Suspended 4 games after ejection following arguing a strike call.
08/08/1966 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
10/20/1966 Finished 3rd in 1966 MLB NBL Rookie of the Year Award voting.
11/08/1966 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $19,800.
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 55 (55).
11/08/1967 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $21,000.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 55 (60).
11/09/1968 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $59,800 with the New York Knickerbockers organization.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 55 (65).
03/08/1969 Successfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the New York Knickerbockers development complex.
06/16/1969 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
07/02/1969 Hits three home runs against the Cleveland Bobcats, going 3-5 with 3 RBI and 3 runs scored!
11/15/1969 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $122,400.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 60 (65).
07/05/1970 Was selected to the 1970 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
11/15/1970 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $224,010.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 60 (65).
04/26/1971 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
07/04/1971 Was selected to the 1971 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
09/03/1971 Injured (strained rib cage muscles),day-to-day for one week.
10/01/1971 Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $1,325,000 with the New York Knickerbockers organization.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 60 (60).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1967 154 1
Year PA Rank
1967 651 6
1971 660 6
1972 682 5
Year AB Rank
1967 587 7
Year K Rank
1966 120 5
1967 171 1
1969 134 3
1970 124 2
1971 120 2
1972 130 2
Year TB Rank
1969 255 10
1971 296 6
Year 3B Rank
1967 11 7
1970 9 7
1972 9 9
Year HR Rank
1969 29 3
1971 31 4
Year RBI Rank
1967 81 4
1969 84 9
1971 90 10
1972 83 7
Year R Rank
1971 97 7
Year BB Rank
1970 91 9
1971 88 7
1972 107 5
Year IBB Rank
1969 6 8
Year HP Rank
1966 5 8
1967 6 9
Year EBH Rank
1969 57 7
1971 63 5
Year OBP Rank
1970 .408 7
1971 .392 8
Year SLG Rank
1969 .491 6
1970 .533 9
1971 .525 7
Year RC Rank
1971 113.95 6
Year RC/27 Rank
1971 7.21 8
Year ISO Rank
1967 .167 7
1969 .231 2
1970 .231 10
1971 .230 6
Year wOBA Rank
1969 .376 9
1970 .418 7
1971 .412 6
Year OPS Rank
1969 .847 9
1970 .941 9
1971 .917 7
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