CF Paul Backer #23
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
10/18/1972
CF PAUL BACKER #23 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
143 408 72 4 2 2 32 54 89 .176 .280 .211 16 -4.7
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 40 40 40
Gap 40 40 40 40
Power 40 40 40 40
Eye 55 55 55 60
Avoid K's 45 45 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 55
Errors: - 35 55
Arm: 20 55 75
Turn DP: - 35 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 50
1st Base: - Center Field: 40
2nd Base: - Right Field: 50
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 50
Stealing Aggressiveness: 65
Stealing Ability: 65
Baserunning Inst.: 55
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 35
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/24/1972 @ TCN Loss, 2-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/23/1972 @ TCN Loss, 0-13 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/22/1972 @ TCN Win, 3-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1972 @ DET Loss, 4-5 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 0
09/20/1972 @ DET Loss, 2-9 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/1972 @ DET Win, 3-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/17/1972 LAP Loss, 0-3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/16/1972 LAP Loss, 5-7 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/15/1972 LAP Loss, 4-6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/14/1972 TCN Win, 5-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Easy to please.
Personality Class: Humble
High: Leader, Loyalty, Work Ethic
Low: Adaptability, Financial Ambition
Birthday:07/22/1944
Born in:Biloxi, MS
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$44,000
Signed Through:1972 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 50 Days
Service This Yr:175 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1966, 14th Pick in Round 5
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 143 408 72 4 2 2 32 30 54 89 .176 .280 .211 .490 .242 .034 56
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 125 472 6 0 0 6 1 4 86 8 16 13 55.2 26.9 2.02 -4.7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   117 17 1 1 0 10 6 15 22 2 1 3 .145 .255 .171 .426
Versus Right   291 55 3 1 2 22 24 39 67 2 0 3 .189 .290 .227 .516
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   68 11 0 1 1 5 8 9 16 2 0 1 .162 .263 .235 .498
May   88 20 1 1 0 9 7 13 14 0 0 1 .227 .333 .261 .595
June   86 13 2 0 0 6 3 17 19 1 1 2 .151 .302 .174 .476
July   87 15 0 0 0 8 5 6 21 1 0 1 .172 .232 .172 .404
August   31 6 0 0 1 2 3 2 7 0 0 0 .194 .242 .290 .533
September   48 7 1 0 0 2 4 7 12 0 0 1 .146 .268 .167 .435
Spring Training   72 11 2 0 0 1 8 6 16 0 1 1 .153 .228 .181 .408
Last Year   464 94 7 1 14 51 55 77 73 6 5 9 .203 .324 .312 .636
2 Years Ago   497 110 12 3 8 41 52 86 92 3 6 5 .221 .340 .306 .646
Career   1554 312 25 7 24 128 168 262 292 13 19 22 .201 .322 .272 .594
Home   210 43 1 1 0 15 14 23 44 2 0 3 .205 .290 .219 .509
Road   198 29 3 1 2 17 16 31 45 2 1 3 .146 .269 .202 .471
Grass   408 72 4 2 2 32 30 54 89 4 1 6 .176 .280 .211 .490
Day   263 45 0 2 1 17 20 33 60 2 0 5 .171 .274 .198 .472
Night   145 27 4 0 1 15 10 21 29 2 1 1 .186 .290 .234 .524
As Starter   394 70 3 2 2 30 30 53 84 4 1 6 .178 .282 .211 .493
As Reliever / Substitution   14 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 5 0 0 0 .143 .200 .214 .414
Pinch Hitting   4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Close/Late   78 9 1 1 0 4 5 7 24 0 0 1 .115 .198 .154 .352
Inning 1-3   134 21 0 0 1 9 11 20 32 2 0 2 .157 .272 .179 .451
Inning 4-6   149 31 2 0 1 13 13 21 24 1 1 2 .208 .312 .242 .554
Inning 7-9   116 17 1 2 0 8 6 13 30 1 0 2 .147 .242 .190 .432
Extra Innings   9 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 .333 .333 .444 .778
0 Outs   154 26 0 1 1 4 17 19 47 0 1 2 .169 .269 .201 .470
1 Outs   131 25 1 0 0 15 7 18 19 4 0 2 .191 .290 .198 .489
2 Outs   123 21 3 1 1 13 6 17 23 0 0 2 .171 .282 .236 .517
Scoring Position   104 19 3 1 1 31 6 14 17 4 1 1 .183 .276 .260 .536
Bases Empty   254 42 1 1 1 1 22 31 65 0 0 3 .165 .264 .189 .453
Runner on 1st   50 11 0 0 0 0 2 9 7 0 0 2 .220 .361 .220 .581
Runner on 2nd   33 5 2 0 0 2 1 2 7 0 1 0 .152 .200 .212 .412
Runner on 3rd   8 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 3 0 0 0 .125 .364 .125 .489
Runner on 1st & 2nd   32 7 1 0 1 8 1 2 3 0 0 1 .219 .286 .344 .629
Runner on 1st & 3rd   12 2 0 0 0 4 2 2 2 2 0 0 .167 .250 .167 .417
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   11 2 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .182 .231 .182 .413
Bases Loaded   8 2 0 1 0 11 1 4 2 1 0 0 .250 .462 .500 .962
Two Strikes   198 26 1 0 1 11 11 24 89 2 0 2 .131 .230 .152 .382
First Pitch   65 10 1 1 0 4 4 0 0 1 1 1 .154 .164 .200 .364
Count 0-1   31 5 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .161 .182 .161 .343
Count 0-2   28 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 .107 .107 .107 .214
Count 1-0   38 10 2 0 1 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .263 .395 .658
Count 1-1   29 10 0 1 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 1 .345 .367 .414 .780
Count 1-2   64 7 0 0 0 3 3 0 31 1 0 0 .109 .108 .109 .217
Count 2-0   10 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .300 .600
Count 2-1   25 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .231 .200 .431
Count 2-2   69 12 1 0 1 4 5 0 29 0 0 2 .174 .197 .232 .429
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 2 17 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   12 3 0 0 0 2 3 13 0 0 0 0 .250 .640 .250 .890
Full Count   37 4 0 0 0 4 3 24 14 1 0 0 .108 .452 .108 .560
Behind in Count   123 15 0 0 0 6 4 0 46 2 0 1 .122 .127 .122 .249
Ahead in Count   85 21 2 0 1 9 11 30 0 0 0 1 .247 .448 .306 .754
Batting Leadoff   19 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 .053 .100 .053 .153
Batting 2nd   20 6 1 0 0 0 4 3 2 0 0 0 .300 .391 .350 .741
Batting 4th   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Batting 5th   261 44 1 2 1 25 21 40 57 3 0 4 .169 .286 .199 .485
Batting 6th   56 11 1 0 0 3 1 6 13 1 1 1 .196 .281 .214 .496
Batting 7th   11 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 .091 .091 .364 .455
Batting 8th   31 7 0 0 0 1 2 3 7 0 0 1 .226 .314 .226 .540
Batting 9th   9 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 .222 .222 .333 .556
Low Leverage   175 35 2 1 1 7 9 20 35 0 0 2 .200 .289 .240 .529
Medium Leverage   163 22 1 0 1 10 14 23 42 1 0 4 .135 .257 .160 .416
High Leverage   68 14 1 1 0 15 7 11 12 3 1 0 .206 .305 .250 .555
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
1967 Chicago - MLB 22 6 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286 -11 -25 -0.2
1968 Chicago - MLB 23 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -115 -0.1
1969 Chicago - MLB 24 90 176 35 2 1 0 4 30 45 2 0 35 6 2 .199 .368 .222 .589 75 91 0.4
1970 Chicago - MLB 25 155 497 110 12 3 8 41 52 86 5 3 92 13 7 .221 .340 .306 .646 85 91 -1.0
1971 Chicago - MLB 26 156 464 94 7 1 14 51 55 77 9 6 73 15 13 .203 .324 .312 .636 87 89 -1.3
1972 Chicago - MLB 27 143 408 72 4 2 2 32 30 54 6 4 89 16 13 .176 .280 .211 .490 46 56 -4.7
Total MLB 558 1554 312 25 7 24 128 168 262 22 13 292 50 35 .201 .322 .272 .594 74 81 -6.9
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 - 21 49 210 57 6 1 2 40 42 26 7 1 30 38 9 .271 .369 .338 .707 100 100 0.8
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1967 Chicago - MLB CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 12.0 0.75 +0.0 .991
1967 Chicago - MLB RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 8.2 1.04 +0.0 .988
1968 Chicago - MLB CF 6 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 -0.5 .663
1968 Chicago - MLB RF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.1 7.71 -0.1 .990
1969 Chicago - MLB 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Chicago - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Chicago - MLB SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.2 .000
1969 Chicago - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Chicago - MLB CF 59 44 98 6 3 107 3 .972 408.1 2.29 -6.1 .931
1969 Chicago - MLB RF 11 0 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 16.0 2.81 +0.4 .979
1970 Chicago - MLB CF 151 147 371 26 8 402 5 .988 1295.2 2.76 -29.4 .890
1970 Chicago - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Chicago - MLB CF 151 150 359 26 3 390 5 .987 1254.0 2.76 -26.3 .906
1971 Chicago - MLB RF 3 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 16.0 1.69 -0.0 .987
1972 Chicago - MLB 3B 3 3 4 9 1 15 2 .867 25.0 4.68 -0.6 .907
1972 Chicago - MLB LF 11 2 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 24.1 2.59 -1.3 .763
1972 Chicago - MLB CF 126 120 276 24 3 309 9 .971 995.2 2.71 -37.0 .870
1972 Chicago - MLB RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 -0.0 .971
TOTAL 3B 3 3 4 9 1 15 2 .867 25.0 4.68 -0.6 .907
TOTAL SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.2 .000
TOTAL LF 12 2 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 27.1 2.30 -1.3 .763
TOTAL CF 496 462 1107 82 17 1211 22 .982 3974.2 2.69 -99.4 .893
TOTAL RF 20 2 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 49.0 2.20 +0.3 .983
PLAYER HISTORY
12/11/1966 Drafted in the 1966 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 14, 126th overall pick) by the Chicago Hawks, out of college Creighton
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 30 (35); Eye: 45 (55).
03/08/1967 Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for 2 days.
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: 40 (40); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 50 (55).
11/19/1968 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $22,200.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 55 (60).
08/06/1969 Injured (strained shoulder),day-to-day for 5 days.
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 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 60 (60).
04/21/1970 Injured (sore forearm),day-to-day for 5 days.
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 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 60 (60).
05/18/1971 Hits three home runs against the Los Angeles Pobladores, going 3-4 with 4 RBI and 3 runs scored!
06/15/1971 Injured (sore groin),day-to-day for 5 days.
08/22/1971 Injured (sore shoulder),day-to-day for one week.
11/11/1971 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $44,000.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 60 (60).
07/20/1972 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),day-to-day for one week.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1971 152 4
Year IBB Rank
1971 5 7
Year HP Rank
1971 9 5
Year SF Rank
1971 6 10
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