C Rich Lewis #9
Age: 28 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
09/24/1976
C RICH LEWIS #9 - AGE: 28 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
125 415 119 7 4 9 49 42 31 .287 .351 .388 1 2.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 50
Gap 40 35 40 40
Power 45 45 50 45
Eye 50 50 55 50
Avoid K's 55 50 55 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 35
Errors: - 35 40
Arm: 60 50 50
Turn DP: - 25 -
Framing: 75 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 75 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Aggressiveness: 25
Stealing Ability: 25
Baserunning Inst.: 45
Sacrifice Bunt: 65
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/21/1976 STL Win, 7-6 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
09/20/1976 STL Win, 2-1 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/1976 @ LAB Loss, 6-8 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/1976 @ LAB Loss, 6-8 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/16/1976 @ DEN Win, 5-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/15/1976 @ DEN Loss, 5-6 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/14/1976 @ DEN Win, 6-5 3 0 2 1 0 2 0 0
09/12/1976 @ STL Loss, 3-4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/11/1976 @ STL Loss, 0-6 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/10/1976 @ STL Win, 4-2 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Rich demonstrates few loyalty traits.
High: Financial Ambition
Low: Loyalty
Birthday:08/01/1948
Born in:Vacaville, CA
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$452,000
Signed Through:1979 Season
Major Service:8 Years, None
Service This Yr:171 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 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 125 415 119 7 4 9 49 51 42 31 .287 .351 .388 .739 .331 .101 112
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 113 479 2 0 0 11 15 5 161 20 1 2 33.3 57.4 4.71 2.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   95 18 0 1 1 10 6 9 12 1 4 1 .189 .264 .242 .506
Versus Right   320 101 7 3 8 39 45 33 19 4 11 1 .316 .377 .431 .808
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   8 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Last Week   19 5 1 0 0 2 1 3 1 1 0 0 .263 .348 .316 .664
April   49 12 0 1 1 8 5 1 5 1 1 0 .245 .255 .347 .602
May   81 30 1 2 1 11 10 7 5 0 3 1 .370 .427 .469 .896
June   78 21 2 0 2 8 13 7 9 0 0 0 .269 .329 .372 .701
July   75 22 2 0 3 9 9 8 6 1 5 0 .293 .357 .440 .797
August   75 19 1 1 2 11 8 11 5 2 4 1 .253 .348 .373 .722
September   57 15 1 0 0 2 6 8 1 1 2 0 .263 .348 .281 .629
Spring Training   50 11 3 0 1 8 5 9 12 1 0 1 .220 .344 .340 .684
Last Year   461 123 20 1 7 63 56 64 53 4 14 11 .267 .367 .360 .727
2 Years Ago   353 90 13 0 8 42 48 37 43 3 6 4 .255 .330 .360 .690
Career   2041 504 58 6 40 248 216 218 279 15 48 25 .247 .325 .340 .665
Home   178 53 2 2 5 19 28 26 11 2 8 0 .298 .383 .416 .799
Road   237 66 5 2 4 30 23 16 20 3 7 2 .278 .326 .367 .693
Grass   415 119 7 4 9 49 51 42 31 5 15 2 .287 .351 .388 .739
Day   252 72 6 3 4 30 28 20 16 0 6 1 .286 .341 .381 .722
Night   163 47 1 1 5 19 23 22 15 5 9 1 .288 .366 .399 .765
As Starter   403 114 7 4 9 49 50 42 31 5 15 2 .283 .350 .387 .737
As Reliever / Substitution   12 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .417 .417 .417 .833
Pinch Hitting   10 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Close/Late   95 27 1 2 1 8 14 10 3 1 2 1 .284 .355 .368 .724
Inning 1-3   125 38 4 0 3 18 15 7 12 0 6 0 .304 .341 .408 .749
Inning 4-6   146 44 2 2 4 19 16 17 12 4 7 1 .301 .369 .425 .794
Inning 7-9   135 34 1 2 2 10 18 16 7 1 2 1 .252 .333 .333 .667
Extra Innings   9 3 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 .333 .455 .333 .788
0 Outs   142 47 2 2 4 11 26 17 10 1 10 0 .331 .400 .458 .858
1 Outs   140 38 4 2 3 19 18 13 11 4 5 1 .271 .329 .393 .722
2 Outs   133 34 1 0 2 19 7 12 10 0 0 1 .256 .322 .308 .630
Scoring Position   100 30 1 0 0 35 9 13 7 5 15 0 .300 .364 .310 .674
Bases Empty   248 65 5 4 4 4 30 22 21 0 0 2 .262 .327 .363 .690
Runner on 1st   67 24 1 0 5 10 12 7 3 0 0 0 .358 .419 .597 1.016
Runner on 2nd   29 6 0 0 0 4 3 7 1 0 14 0 .207 .361 .207 .568
Runner on 3rd   18 4 1 0 0 8 0 1 1 2 0 0 .222 .238 .278 .516
Runner on 1st & 2nd   27 9 0 0 0 5 3 2 2 0 0 0 .333 .379 .333 .713
Runner on 1st & 3rd   14 6 0 0 0 8 1 2 1 1 0 0 .429 .471 .429 .899
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
Bases Loaded   8 4 0 0 0 7 1 0 1 1 0 0 .500 .444 .500 .944
Two Strikes   141 36 2 0 3 15 15 14 31 0 0 0 .255 .323 .333 .656
First Pitch   73 23 2 1 4 12 13 0 0 0 7 1 .315 .324 .534 .859
Count 0-1   44 12 1 2 0 2 4 0 0 1 3 0 .273 .267 .386 .653
Count 0-2   20 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 .300 .300 .350 .650
Count 1-0   46 14 1 0 1 6 5 0 0 1 1 0 .304 .298 .391 .689
Count 1-1   48 14 1 1 0 5 5 0 0 3 3 1 .292 .288 .354 .643
Count 1-2   45 10 1 0 1 8 2 0 14 0 0 0 .222 .222 .311 .533
Count 2-0   16 6 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 .375 .375 .375 .750
Count 2-1   35 11 0 0 1 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 .314 .314 .400 .714
Count 2-2   50 14 0 0 1 5 6 0 7 0 0 0 .280 .280 .340 .620
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 0 0 0 .000 .900 .000 .900
Count 3-1   11 3 0 0 0 0 5 19 0 0 0 0 .273 .733 .273 1.006
Full Count   26 6 0 0 1 2 6 14 5 0 0 0 .231 .500 .346 .846
Behind in Count   109 28 3 2 1 10 7 0 19 1 3 0 .257 .255 .349 .603
Ahead in Count   109 34 1 0 2 15 14 28 0 1 2 0 .312 .449 .376 .825
Batting 4th   28 5 0 0 2 4 3 4 2 1 1 0 .179 .273 .393 .666
Batting 5th   138 41 1 2 2 20 16 12 12 1 3 1 .297 .355 .377 .732
Batting 6th   237 68 6 2 5 25 31 26 17 3 11 1 .287 .356 .392 .748
Batting 7th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 9th   10 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Low Leverage   193 55 3 2 7 19 26 19 16 2 1 1 .285 .349 .430 .779
Medium Leverage   149 47 4 2 2 17 17 15 9 2 12 1 .315 .377 .409 .787
High Leverage   71 17 0 0 0 13 8 7 6 1 2 0 .239 .304 .239 .543
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 20 60 98 21 3 0 1 15 4 4 0 1 22 0 0 .214 .243 .276 .518 49 33 -0.0
1970 Houston - MLB 21 80 171 35 1 0 6 25 13 7 0 1 39 0 0 .205 .235 .316 .550 53 40 -0.1
1971 Houston - MLB 22 118 294 66 9 0 5 29 28 29 3 0 50 0 0 .224 .301 .306 .607 76 61 0.4
1972 Houston - MLB 23 105 74 14 2 0 0 6 1 10 4 0 12 0 0 .189 .318 .216 .534 67 61 0.1
1973 Houston - MLB 24 79 175 36 3 1 4 19 15 25 1 1 29 0 0 .206 .307 .303 .610 73 69 0.2
1974 Houston - MLB 25 133 353 90 13 0 8 42 48 37 4 3 43 0 0 .255 .330 .360 .690 103 101 2.5
1975 Houston - MLB 26 146 461 123 20 1 7 63 56 64 11 4 53 2 2 .267 .367 .360 .727 107 107 3.8
1976 Houston - MLB 27 17 53 13 1 1 1 8 6 2 0 1 5 0 0 .245 .268 .358 .626 79 75 0.1
1976 Kansas City - MLB 27 108 362 106 6 3 8 41 45 40 2 4 26 1 2 .293 .363 .392 .755 119 120 3.8
1976 Total - MLB 27 125 415 119 7 4 9 49 51 42 2 5 31 1 2 .287 .351 .388 .739 114 115 3.9
Total MLB 846 2041 504 58 6 40 248 216 218 25 15 279 3 4 .247 .325 .340 .665 92 87 10.8
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
1966 Total - 17 21 90 38 7 2 1 26 35 10 5 3 4 8 3 .422 .491 .578 1.069 100 100 1.6
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
1970 Houston - MLB 21 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -136 0.4
1973 Houston - MLB 24 7 5 4 1 1 1 6 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 .800 .571 2.000 2.571 601 491 0.6
1974 Houston - MLB 25 16 53 11 1 0 0 3 4 4 1 0 6 0 0 .208 .276 .226 .502 49 33 1.2
1975 Houston - MLB 26 12 50 15 3 0 1 9 7 2 0 1 7 0 1 .300 .321 .420 .741 109 108 1.6
Total MLB 37 109 30 5 1 2 18 13 6 1 3 15 0 1 .275 .311 .394 .705 105 89
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 C 56 23 183 25 0 210 2 .990 275.0 6.81 +1.6 1.054 2 28 13 46.4
1970 Houston - MLB C 78 38 280 25 0 307 2 .993 424.2 6.46 +0.5 .966 2 27 8 29.6
1971 Houston - MLB C 114 79 483 55 4 542 4 .993 773.2 6.26 +0.4 .976 10 60 27 45.0
1972 Houston - MLB C 72 0 131 10 1 141 0 1.000 175.0 7.25 +0.5 .947 0 5 1 20.0
1972 Houston - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Houston - MLB C 49 41 244 22 2 269 3 .989 371.1 6.45 -0.1 1.163 1 29 4 13.8
1973 Houston - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Houston - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Houston - MLB SS 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 -0.0 1.047
1974 Houston - MLB C 97 87 542 79 3 625 4 .994 794.2 7.03 +5.5 1.244 3 95 43 45.3
1975 Houston - MLB C 138 124 763 95 9 862 4 .995 1130.0 6.83 +5.3 1.210 4 105 37 35.2
1976 Houston - MLB C 13 13 78 7 0 86 1 .988 114.2 6.67 -0.2 1.077 2 6 1 16.7
1976 Kansas City - MLB C 103 100 453 67 5 522 2 .996 896.0 5.22 +3.6 1.239 6 84 31 36.9
TOTAL C 720 505 3157 385 24 3564 22 .994 4955.0 6.43 +17.1 1.128 30 439 165 37.6
TOTAL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL SS 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 -0.0 1.047
PLAYER HISTORY
12/11/1966 Drafted in the 1966 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 15, 43rd overall pick) by the Houston Drillers, out of high school Florin (Florin; Sacramento, CA).
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (45); Power: 25 (35); Eye: 25 (50).
04/11/1967 Named the #66 prospect in the MLB
07/06/1967 Named the #38 prospect in the MLB
10/20/1967 Named the #57 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 30 (35); Eye: 30 (50).
04/09/1968 Named the #59 prospect in the MLB
07/04/1968 Named the #34 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 35 (50).
03/10/1969 Successfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Houston Drillers development complex.
07/03/1969 Named the #84 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: 45 (50); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 40 (50).
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: 45 (50); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 40 (50).
01/15/1971 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $240,000 with the Houston Drillers organization.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (50).
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (50).
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
07/07/1974 Was selected to the 1974 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
10/27/1974 Wins the 1974 World Series with the Houston Drillers.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
06/02/1975 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $1,872,000 with the Houston Drillers organization.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 50 (50).
05/03/1976 Was traded by the Houston Drillers to the Kansas City Bulls, along with $450,000, in exchange for RP Gary Dale, RF Quince Atkins, and a 1st round draft pick.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year IBB Rank
1971 8 1
Year HP Rank
1975 11 2
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