CF Paul Backer #23
Chicago Hawks MLB
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
08/21/1972
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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
117 346 61 3 2 2 30 47 75 .176 .281 .214 15 -3.8
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
08/18/1972 SEA Win, 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/16/1972 ATL Win, 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/12/1972 @ HOU Loss, 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/11/1972 @ HOU Win, 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/10/1972 @ DAL Loss, 2-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/09/1972 @ DAL Loss, 4-6 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 2
08/08/1972 @ DAL Loss, 0-12 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
08/05/1972 @ SFS Loss, 4-8 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 0
08/04/1972 @ SFS Loss, 3-12 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
08/03/1972 HOU Win, 6-3 0 0 0 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:139 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 117 346 61 3 2 2 30 25 47 75 .176 .281 .214 .495 .244 .038 56
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 106 402 5 0 0 4 1 4 74 7 15 10 60.0 24.1 2.14 -3.8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   97 14 1 1 0 10 6 12 17 2 1 2 .144 .248 .175 .423
Versus Right   249 47 2 1 2 20 19 35 58 2 0 3 .189 .294 .229 .523
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
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   17 2 0 0 1 2 2 2 5 0 0 0 .118 .211 .294 .505
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   1492 301 24 7 24 126 163 255 278 13 19 21 .202 .324 .275 .599
Home   183 37 1 1 0 15 12 19 41 2 0 2 .202 .282 .219 .500
Road   163 24 2 1 2 15 13 28 34 2 1 3 .147 .281 .209 .489
Grass   346 61 3 2 2 30 25 47 75 4 1 5 .176 .281 .214 .495
Day   219 36 0 2 1 16 17 28 48 2 0 4 .164 .269 .196 .465
Night   127 25 3 0 1 14 8 19 27 2 1 1 .197 .302 .244 .546
As Starter   338 60 3 2 2 29 25 46 72 4 1 5 .178 .282 .216 .498
As Reliever / Substitution   8 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 .125 .222 .125 .347
Pinch Hitting   2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Close/Late   64 9 1 1 0 4 4 6 18 0 0 1 .141 .225 .188 .413
Inning 1-3   116 18 0 0 1 9 8 16 29 2 0 1 .155 .259 .181 .440
Inning 4-6   127 24 1 0 1 11 12 20 20 1 1 2 .189 .307 .220 .527
Inning 7-9   95 16 1 2 0 8 5 11 23 1 0 2 .168 .266 .221 .487
Extra Innings   8 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 .375 .375 .500 .875
0 Outs   132 23 0 1 1 4 15 18 43 0 1 2 .174 .283 .212 .495
1 Outs   112 20 1 0 0 15 6 17 16 4 0 1 .179 .284 .188 .471
2 Outs   102 18 2 1 1 11 4 12 16 0 0 2 .176 .276 .245 .521
Scoring Position   86 16 2 1 1 29 5 13 12 4 1 1 .186 .288 .267 .556
Bases Empty   222 36 1 1 1 1 18 25 58 0 0 2 .162 .253 .189 .442
Runner on 1st   38 9 0 0 0 0 2 9 5 0 0 2 .237 .408 .237 .645
Runner on 2nd   27 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 5 0 1 0 .148 .207 .185 .392
Runner on 3rd   7 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 .143 .333 .143 .476
Runner on 1st & 2nd   23 5 1 0 1 7 1 2 2 0 0 1 .217 .308 .391 .699
Runner on 1st & 3rd   12 2 0 0 0 4 2 2 2 2 0 0 .167 .250 .167 .417
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   10 2 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .200 .250 .200 .450
Bases Loaded   7 2 0 1 0 11 1 4 1 1 0 0 .286 .500 .571 1.071
Two Strikes   171 23 1 0 1 11 9 20 75 2 0 2 .135 .231 .158 .389
First Pitch   58 9 1 1 0 4 4 0 0 1 1 1 .155 .167 .207 .374
Count 0-1   24 4 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .167 .192 .167 .359
Count 0-2   25 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 .120 .120 .120 .240
Count 1-0   30 7 1 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .233 .233 .367 .600
Count 1-1   25 9 0 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 .360 .360 .440 .800
Count 1-2   53 6 0 0 0 3 2 0 24 1 0 0 .113 .111 .113 .224
Count 2-0   9 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 2-1   18 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .211 .167 .377
Count 2-2   62 11 1 0 1 4 5 0 27 0 0 2 .177 .203 .242 .445
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 1 15 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   11 3 0 0 0 2 3 12 0 0 0 0 .273 .652 .273 .925
Full Count   31 3 0 0 0 4 2 20 10 1 0 0 .097 .442 .097 .539
Behind in Count   102 13 0 0 0 6 3 0 38 2 0 1 .127 .133 .127 .261
Ahead in Count   68 16 1 0 1 7 9 27 0 0 0 1 .235 .458 .294 .752
Batting Leadoff   11 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 .000 .083 .000 .083
Batting 2nd   11 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .364 .462 .455 .916
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   52 11 1 0 0 3 1 3 11 1 1 1 .212 .263 .231 .494
Batting 7th   4 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 1.000 1.250
Batting 9th   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Low Leverage   148 29 1 1 1 6 7 16 29 0 0 1 .196 .279 .236 .515
Medium Leverage   138 18 1 0 1 9 11 20 36 1 0 4 .130 .258 .159 .417
High Leverage   58 13 1 1 0 15 7 11 10 3 1 0 .224 .333 .276 .609
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 27 117 346 61 3 2 2 30 25 47 5 4 75 15 10 .176 .281 .214 .495 46 56 -3.8
Total MLB 532 1492 301 24 7 24 126 163 255 21 13 278 49 32 .202 .324 .275 .599 75 82 -6.0
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 0.8
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 1 1 1 2 0 4 1 .750 8.0 3.38 -0.3 .836
1972 Chicago - MLB LF 5 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 11.2 3.86 -1.3 .702
1972 Chicago - MLB CF 109 104 237 23 3 269 9 .967 864.0 2.71 -30.9 .871
1972 Chicago - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.1 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 3B 1 1 1 2 0 4 1 .750 8.0 3.38 -0.3 .836
TOTAL SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.2 .000
TOTAL LF 6 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 14.2 3.07 -1.3 .702
TOTAL CF 479 446 1068 81 17 1171 22 .981 3843.0 2.69 -93.3 .894
TOTAL RF 19 2 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 47.1 2.09 +0.3 .984
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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