CF Paul Backer #23
Chicago Hawks MLB
Age: 31 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
08/18/1975
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CF PAUL BACKER #23 - AGE: 31 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
25 67 10 0 0 1 6 6 14 .149 .230 .194 2 -0.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 40 40 40
Gap 35 40 35 35
Power 40 40 40 40
Eye 55 60 50 55
Avoid K's 45 45 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 50
Errors: - 30 55
Arm: 20 50 75
Turn DP: - 35 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 50
1st Base: 20 Center Field: 35
2nd Base: - Right Field: 45
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 50
Stealing Aggressiveness: 65
Stealing Ability: 65
Baserunning Inst.: 55
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 30
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/17/1975 BAL Win, 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/12/1975 DAL Loss, 5-12 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/06/1975 @ BAL Win, 8-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/05/1975 @ BAL Loss, 2-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/04/1975 @ BAL Loss, 1-9 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/03/1975 @ DAL Loss, 2-3 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
08/01/1975 @ DAL Loss, 3-14 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/31/1975 SFS Win, 3-2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1
07/30/1975 SFS Loss, 3-5 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
07/29/1975 SFS Loss, 5-10 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Puts his efforts into the team's needs and not his own.
Personality Class: Humble
High: Loyalty
Low: Adaptability, Financial Ambition
Birthday:07/22/1944
Born in:Biloxi, MS
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$70,400
Signed Through:1977 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 16 Days
Service This Yr:42 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1966, 14th Pick in Round 5
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 25 67 10 0 0 1 6 5 6 14 .149 .230 .194 .424 .208 .045 28
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 20 75 1 0 0 3 1 0 13 1 2 0 100.0 3.1 1.35 -0.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   21 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 0 1 0 .048 .091 .048 .139
Versus Right   46 9 0 0 1 5 5 5 8 0 0 1 .196 .288 .261 .549
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
July   50 8 0 0 1 6 4 5 11 0 0 1 .160 .250 .220 .470
August   17 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 .118 .167 .118 .284
Spring Training   53 7 1 0 0 2 4 6 11 0 1 2 .132 .246 .151 .397
Last Year   145 32 4 1 1 13 13 14 35 0 5 1 .221 .294 .283 .577
2 Years Ago   435 90 9 2 6 40 39 51 59 4 5 5 .207 .295 .278 .573
Career   2201 444 38 10 32 187 225 333 400 17 30 29 .202 .312 .272 .584
Home   36 8 0 0 0 4 3 5 5 0 0 1 .222 .333 .222 .556
Road   31 2 0 0 1 2 2 1 9 0 1 0 .065 .094 .161 .255
Grass   67 10 0 0 1 6 5 6 14 0 1 1 .149 .230 .194 .424
Day   31 1 0 0 0 2 2 3 8 0 0 1 .032 .143 .032 .175
Night   36 9 0 0 1 4 3 3 6 0 1 0 .250 .308 .333 .641
As Starter   59 6 0 0 0 3 4 6 13 0 1 1 .102 .197 .102 .299
As Reliever / Substitution   8 4 0 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .875 1.375
Pinch Hitting   4 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.250 1.750
Close/Late   9 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 3 0 0 0 .111 .200 .444 .644
Inning 1-3   20 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 3 0 1 1 .100 .182 .100 .282
Inning 4-6   26 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 7 0 0 0 .154 .241 .154 .395
Inning 7-9   21 4 0 0 1 3 3 2 4 0 0 0 .190 .261 .333 .594
0 Outs   20 3 0 0 1 4 3 2 6 0 0 0 .150 .227 .300 .527
1 Outs   24 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 1 1 .167 .259 .167 .426
2 Outs   23 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 0 0 0 .130 .200 .130 .330
Scoring Position   19 5 0 0 0 4 0 2 4 0 1 0 .263 .333 .263 .596
Bases Empty   36 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 7 0 0 1 .083 .175 .083 .258
Runner on 1st   12 2 0 0 1 2 2 1 3 0 0 0 .167 .231 .417 .647
Runner on 2nd   5 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .400 .500 .400 .900
Runner on 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .143 .000 .143
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Bases Loaded   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Two Strikes   34 3 0 0 1 3 3 3 14 0 0 1 .088 .184 .176 .361
First Pitch   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 0-1   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 0-2   3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .500 .333 .833
Count 1-0   4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 1-1   5 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Count 1-2   16 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-0   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   5 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Count 2-2   10 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 .200 .200 .500 .700
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Full Count   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 .000 .375 .000 .375
Behind in Count   27 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 8 0 0 1 .037 .071 .037 .108
Ahead in Count   16 4 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 1 0 .250 .368 .250 .618
Batting Leadoff   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 2nd   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 5th   3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Batting 7th   15 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 4 0 0 0 .200 .294 .200 .494
Batting 8th   39 4 0 0 1 4 2 3 7 0 0 1 .103 .186 .179 .366
Batting 9th   3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Low Leverage   32 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 0 1 .125 .152 .125 .277
Medium Leverage   25 3 0 0 1 4 2 5 6 0 1 0 .120 .267 .240 .507
High Leverage   10 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .300 .364 .300 .664
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 -37 -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 -116 -0.1
1969 Chicago - MLB 24 90 176 35 2 1 0 4 30 45 2 0 35 6 2 .199 .368 .222 .589 76 88 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 89 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 54 59 -4.3
1973 Chicago - MLB 28 157 435 90 9 2 6 40 39 51 5 4 59 10 6 .207 .295 .278 .573 66 64 -1.3
1974 Chicago - MLB 29 67 145 32 4 1 1 13 13 14 1 0 35 9 4 .221 .294 .283 .577 71 68 -0.7
1975 Chicago - MLB 30 25 67 10 0 0 1 6 5 6 1 0 14 2 0 .149 .230 .194 .424 19 28 -0.5
Total MLB 807 2201 444 38 10 32 187 225 333 29 17 400 71 45 .202 .312 .272 .584 73 76 -9.0
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
1966 Total - 21 49 210 57 6 1 2 40 42 26 7 1 30 38 9 .271 .369 .338 .707 100 100 0.7
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
1973 Chicago - MLB CF 150 147 330 27 0 369 12 .967 1176.2 2.73 -17.5 .939
1973 Chicago - MLB RF 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 7.0 2.57 +0.1 1.049
1974 Chicago - MLB LF 2 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 17.0 2.12 -1.1 .830
1974 Chicago - MLB CF 47 40 103 2 0 106 1 .991 331.1 2.85 -6.5 .940
1974 Chicago - MLB RF 4 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 6.0 4.50 +0.2 1.030
1975 Chicago - MLB 1B 6 6 42 2 1 45 1 .978 49.1 8.03 -0.5 .937
1975 Chicago - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.1 0.00 -0.1 .000
1975 Chicago - MLB CF 13 12 34 4 0 39 1 .974 99.2 3.43 -1.2 .951
1975 Chicago - MLB RF 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 17.0 1.06 -0.7 .696
TOTAL 1B 6 6 42 2 1 45 1 .978 49.1 8.03 -0.5 .937
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 15 4 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 47.2 2.08 -2.5 .787
TOTAL CF 706 661 1574 115 17 1725 36 .979 5582.1 2.72 -124.5 .907
TOTAL RF 29 4 19 0 0 19 0 1.000 79.0 2.16 -0.2 .954
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.
11/10/1972 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $60,000.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 55 (60).
11/04/1973 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $70,000.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 55 (60).
04/19/1974 Injured (bruised collarbone),out for 2 weeks.
09/02/1974 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),day-to-day for 2 days.
10/23/1974 Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $211,200 with the Chicago Hawks organization.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 55 (55).
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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