1B Francisco Chavez #32
New York Knickerbockers MLB
Age: 34 | Bats: R | Throws: L | Morale: Great
07/05/1976
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1B FRANCISCO CHAVEZ #32 - AGE: 34 - BATS: R - THROWS: L - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
80 269 74 10 4 5 38 46 55 .275 .381 .398 7 0.6
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 50 45 45
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 50 50 50 50
Eye 65 70 65 65
Avoid K's 35 35 35 35
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: 55
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
07/04/1976 WAS Win, 6-0 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
07/04/1976 WAS Loss, 3-7 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 0
07/03/1976 WAS Win, 4-1 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
07/02/1976 WAS Win, 1-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/01/1976 @ CLE Win, 3-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/30/1976 @ CLE Loss, 6-7 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
06/29/1976 @ CLE Loss, 0-7 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
06/27/1976 @ PIT Win, 5-3 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 1
06/26/1976 @ PIT Loss, 0-1 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
06/25/1976 @ PIT Loss, 3-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
PERSONALITY
Teammates look up to Chavez as a leader.
Personality Class: Captain
High: Leader, Loyalty, Adaptability, Work Ethic
Birthday:11/03/1941
Born in:Caracas, DIS
Nationality:Venezuelan
Height:6' 1"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$480,000
Signed Through:1978 Season
Major Service:11 Years, 35 Days
Service This Yr:90 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:1964, 22nd Pick in Round 2
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 80 269 74 10 4 5 38 36 46 55 .275 .381 .398 .778 .353 .123 130
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 76 321 1 3 0 2 3 2 107 19 7 2 77.8 45.4 6.01 .6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   70 21 3 2 3 11 9 13 11 0 2 0 .300 .410 .529 .938
Versus Right   199 53 7 2 2 27 27 33 44 2 1 1 .266 .370 .352 .722
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   20 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 6 0 1 0 .100 .182 .100 .282
April   78 20 5 1 2 16 12 12 15 1 2 1 .256 .359 .423 .782
May   96 32 2 1 2 13 10 17 15 1 0 0 .333 .430 .438 .867
June   81 21 3 2 1 8 13 16 20 0 0 0 .259 .381 .383 .764
July   14 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 5 0 1 0 .071 .133 .071 .205
Spring Training   72 16 2 1 1 2 8 6 20 0 1 0 .222 .282 .319 .601
Last Year   596 161 29 7 19 90 83 93 130 3 0 3 .270 .370 .438 .808
2 Years Ago   589 164 31 5 24 87 98 89 120 4 0 3 .278 .374 .470 .844
Career   5649 1536 236 73 238 868 863 831 1336 28 4 40 .272 .368 .466 .834
Home   144 42 7 2 2 22 20 25 23 2 2 1 .292 .395 .410 .805
Road   125 32 3 2 3 16 16 21 32 0 1 0 .256 .363 .384 .747
Grass   248 71 9 4 5 38 35 44 51 2 3 1 .286 .393 .415 .809
Turf   21 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 .143 .217 .190 .408
Day   170 51 9 3 3 25 21 24 38 1 1 1 .300 .388 .441 .829
Night   99 23 1 1 2 13 15 22 17 1 2 0 .232 .369 .323 .692
As Starter   265 73 10 4 5 37 36 46 55 2 3 1 .275 .382 .400 .782
As Reliever / Substitution   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Pinch Hitting   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Close/Late   55 16 1 2 3 9 7 7 8 0 1 0 .291 .371 .545 .916
Inning 1-3   96 27 3 1 1 8 14 20 26 1 2 0 .281 .402 .365 .766
Inning 4-6   87 24 4 1 1 16 12 16 13 1 0 1 .276 .390 .379 .770
Inning 7-9   83 22 3 2 3 13 10 9 16 0 1 0 .265 .337 .458 .795
Extra Innings   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
0 Outs   68 16 2 0 1 2 15 17 16 0 2 1 .235 .395 .309 .704
1 Outs   102 27 4 2 1 17 16 15 22 2 1 0 .265 .353 .373 .725
2 Outs   99 31 4 2 3 19 5 14 17 0 0 0 .313 .398 .485 .883
Scoring Position   76 24 6 1 2 33 11 16 15 2 3 0 .316 .426 .500 .926
Bases Empty   141 34 2 1 3 3 16 23 27 0 0 1 .241 .352 .333 .685
Runner on 1st   52 16 2 2 0 2 9 7 13 0 0 0 .308 .390 .423 .813
Runner on 2nd   32 9 1 1 0 6 2 6 8 0 3 0 .281 .395 .375 .770
Runner on 3rd   9 5 2 0 1 9 4 5 2 2 0 0 .556 .625 1.111 1.736
Runner on 1st & 2nd   10 2 1 0 0 2 3 2 3 0 0 0 .200 .333 .300 .633
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 5 1 0 1 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 .556 .600 1.000 1.600
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 .667 1.167
Bases Loaded   13 2 0 0 0 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 .154 .214 .154 .368
Two Strikes   168 36 5 3 4 26 17 23 55 2 0 1 .214 .309 .351 .660
First Pitch   21 12 1 1 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 .571 .625 .714 1.339
Count 0-1   16 7 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 .438 .438 .438 .875
Count 0-2   21 4 1 1 0 3 1 0 9 0 0 0 .190 .190 .333 .524
Count 1-0   16 5 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 .312 .312 .375 .688
Count 1-1   18 5 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .278 .500 .778
Count 1-2   43 7 1 0 2 9 3 0 19 1 0 1 .163 .178 .326 .503
Count 2-0   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   16 5 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .312 .312 .375 .688
Count 2-2   54 13 2 1 2 8 3 0 17 1 0 0 .241 .236 .426 .662
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   8 4 1 0 0 1 2 10 0 0 1 0 .500 .778 .625 1.403
Full Count   50 12 1 1 0 6 10 23 10 0 0 0 .240 .479 .300 .779
Behind in Count   80 18 2 1 2 12 8 0 28 1 1 1 .225 .232 .350 .582
Ahead in Count   46 14 3 0 0 8 11 20 0 0 2 0 .304 .515 .370 .885
Batting 2nd   113 32 5 1 4 17 15 16 24 0 2 0 .283 .372 .451 .823
Batting 3rd   7 2 2 0 0 2 1 1 3 0 0 0 .286 .375 .571 .946
Batting 4th   38 11 1 0 0 5 6 9 7 1 0 1 .289 .429 .316 .744
Batting 5th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 6th   108 28 2 3 1 13 14 20 21 1 1 0 .259 .372 .361 .733
Batting 9th   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Low Leverage   131 40 6 2 2 10 11 14 29 0 0 0 .305 .372 .427 .800
Medium Leverage   90 19 3 1 0 10 13 23 22 2 2 1 .211 .371 .267 .637
High Leverage   48 15 1 1 3 18 12 9 4 0 1 0 .312 .421 .562 .984
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 92 87 0.1
1966 New York - MLB 24 118 418 131 14 7 25 78 70 42 5 1 120 6 11 .313 .382 .560 .942 172 177 3.9
1967 New York - MLB 25 160 587 141 16 11 20 81 70 55 6 3 171 14 9 .240 .310 .407 .717 116 116 1.3
1968 New York - MLB 26 122 399 101 17 7 6 37 36 39 3 1 102 11 5 .253 .324 .376 .699 115 116 0.6
1969 New York - MLB 27 144 519 135 23 5 29 84 84 77 2 3 134 9 7 .260 .356 .491 .847 143 140 3.0
1970 New York - MLB 28 148 516 156 26 9 25 86 93 91 1 0 124 10 10 .302 .408 .533 .941 156 157 4.0
1971 New York - MLB 29 154 564 166 27 5 31 90 97 88 5 3 120 3 11 .294 .392 .525 .917 162 163 5.3
1972 New York - MLB 30 151 567 145 21 9 12 83 80 107 5 3 130 10 8 .256 .377 .388 .765 124 127 2.0
1973 New York - MLB 31 157 589 155 22 3 40 110 111 102 6 5 118 3 2 .263 .375 .514 .889 145 141 3.9
1974 New York - MLB 32 153 589 164 31 5 24 87 98 89 3 4 120 13 8 .278 .374 .470 .844 140 145 4.5
1975 New York - MLB 33 159 596 161 29 7 19 90 83 93 3 3 130 8 7 .270 .370 .438 .808 125 131 2.9
1976 New York - MLB 34 80 269 74 10 4 5 38 36 46 1 2 55 7 2 .275 .381 .398 .778 123 130 0.6
Total MLB 1558 5649 1536 236 73 238 868 863 831 40 28 1336 95 80 .272 .368 .466 .834 138 140 32.0
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 2.8
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 -31 -48 -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 59 54 -1.7
1972 New York - MLB 30 6 22 6 2 1 0 3 3 4 0 0 4 0 0 .273 .385 .455 .839 145 145 -2.4
1973 New York - MLB 31 5 17 6 3 0 2 6 2 4 0 0 5 0 0 .353 .476 .882 1.359 270 262 -1.4
Total MLB 21 73 18 6 1 3 11 7 8 0 0 21 1 0 .247 .321 .479 .800 131 126
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
1973 New York - MLB 1B 152 152 1413 98 139 1519 8 .995 1348.0 10.09 -6.4 .958
1974 New York - MLB 1B 152 152 1424 107 137 1546 15 .990 1362.1 10.11 -4.5 .958
1975 New York - MLB 1B 152 152 1420 97 154 1531 14 .991 1347.2 10.13 -6.9 .960
1976 New York - MLB 1B 76 76 677 44 73 727 6 .992 637.1 10.18 -10.0 .914
TOTAL 1B 1483 1469 13368 923 1260 14423 132 .991 12914.0 9.96 -65.0 .964
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).
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 60 (60).
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 65 (65).
07/07/1974 Was selected to the 1974 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
09/03/1974 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $1,920,000 with the New York Knickerbockers organization.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 65 (65).
08/18/1975 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 65 (65).
03/01/1976 Successfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the New York Knickerbockers development complex.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1967 154 1
1973 152 8
1974 152 5
1975 152 7
Year PA Rank
1967 651 6
1971 660 6
1972 682 5
1973 702 4
1974 685 2
1975 696 6
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
1973 118 3
1974 120 1
1975 130 2
Year TB Rank
1969 255 10
1971 296 6
1973 303 6
1974 277 8
Year 3B Rank
1967 11 7
1970 9 7
1972 9 9
Year HR Rank
1969 29 3
1971 31 4
1973 40 2
1974 24 8
Year RBI Rank
1967 81 4
1969 84 9
1971 90 10
1972 83 7
1973 110 3
Year R Rank
1971 97 7
1973 111 3
1974 98 7
Year BB Rank
1970 91 9
1971 88 7
1972 107 5
1973 102 4
1974 89 4
1975 93 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
1973 65 5
1974 60 5
Year OBP Rank
1970 .408 7
1971 .392 8
1974 .374 10
Year SLG Rank
1969 .491 6
1970 .533 9
1971 .525 7
1973 .514 9
1974 .470 10
Year RC Rank
1971 113.95 6
1973 113.72 7
1974 105.36 7
Year RC/27 Rank
1971 7.21 8
1973 6.65 10
1974 6.29 10
Year ISO Rank
1967 .167 7
1969 .231 2
1970 .231 10
1971 .230 6
1973 .251 3
1974 .192 9
Year wOBA Rank
1969 .376 9
1970 .418 7
1971 .412 6
1973 .388 6
1974 .387 5
Year OPS Rank
1969 .847 9
1970 .941 9
1971 .917 7
1973 .889 7
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