2B Dave Bieler #16
St. Louis Explorers MLB
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
07/03/1972
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2B DAVE BIELER #16 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
62 176 45 5 0 6 16 7 17 .256 .294 .386 2 1.6
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 55 55 55
Gap 45 45 45 45
Power 40 40 40 40
Eye 40 40 40 40
Avoid K's 60 65 60 65
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 70 50
Errors: - 60 50
Arm: 20 45 55
Turn DP: - 65 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 55
Catcher: - Left Field: 20
1st Base: - Center Field: 25
2nd Base: 75 Right Field: 35
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 50
Stealing Aggressiveness: 60
Stealing Ability: 55
Baserunning Inst.: 75
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/02/1972 @ SDC Win, 5-4 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
06/30/1972 @ SDC Loss, 1-7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/28/1972 @ LAB Win, 9-3 4 0 2 3 0 0 1 0
06/25/1972 @ PIT Loss, 1-9 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0
06/23/1972 @ PIT Loss, 2-3 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/21/1972 SDC Win, 2-0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
06/20/1972 SDC Loss, 2-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/18/1972 DEN Win, 5-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
06/17/1972 DEN Loss, 4-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/16/1972 DEN Loss, 1-7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Excellent work habits.
Personality Class: Sparkplug
High: Adaptability, Work Ethic
Low: Financial Ambition
Birthday:09/24/1945
Born in:Ft. Smith, AR
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$190,000
Signed Through:1972 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 54 Days
Service This Yr:90 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:$560,000 total for 2 years
Drafted:1963, 18th Pick in Round 3
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 62 176 45 5 0 6 16 15 7 17 .256 .294 .386 .680 .311 .131 106
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 46 187 3 1 0 3 4 1 68 11 2 3 40.0 19.0 3.61 1.6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   25 9 1 0 1 2 3 2 2 0 0 0 .360 .407 .520 .927
Versus Right   151 36 4 0 5 14 12 5 15 1 4 3 .238 .275 .364 .639
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   11 4 2 0 0 3 1 0 1 1 1 0 .364 .333 .545 .879
April   63 15 0 0 3 3 5 3 7 0 2 2 .238 .294 .381 .675
May   55 12 1 0 2 7 6 2 5 0 0 1 .218 .259 .345 .604
June   55 16 2 0 1 6 3 2 5 1 1 0 .291 .310 .382 .692
July   3 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .667 .667 1.333 2.000
Spring Training   59 10 2 0 0 2 5 2 11 0 1 0 .169 .197 .203 .400
Last Year   594 167 31 7 8 52 67 19 67 3 18 6 .281 .309 .397 .706
2 Years Ago   552 141 27 0 5 40 55 34 66 4 2 9 .255 .307 .332 .639
Career   3097 766 130 21 32 231 294 150 394 15 75 46 .247 .291 .334 .625
Home   79 20 1 0 2 4 6 2 8 0 1 2 .253 .289 .342 .631
Road   97 25 4 0 4 12 9 5 9 1 3 1 .258 .298 .423 .721
Grass   176 45 5 0 6 16 15 7 17 1 4 3 .256 .294 .386 .680
Day   99 27 3 0 3 8 8 5 9 1 4 2 .273 .318 .394 .712
Night   77 18 2 0 3 8 7 2 8 0 0 1 .234 .263 .377 .639
As Starter   166 43 4 0 6 16 14 6 17 1 4 3 .259 .295 .392 .687
As Reliever / Substitution   10 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .273 .300 .573
Pinch Hitting   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   49 12 2 0 1 1 6 3 4 0 1 2 .245 .315 .347 .662
Inning 1-3   50 12 1 0 2 6 4 0 3 1 2 0 .240 .235 .380 .615
Inning 4-6   61 17 2 0 2 6 4 4 9 0 1 0 .279 .323 .410 .733
Inning 7-9   53 14 1 0 2 4 6 2 3 0 1 3 .264 .328 .396 .724
Extra Innings   12 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .167 .231 .250 .481
0 Outs   67 16 2 0 3 3 8 3 8 0 4 1 .239 .282 .403 .685
1 Outs   49 16 2 0 2 5 6 2 6 1 0 1 .327 .358 .490 .848
2 Outs   60 13 1 0 1 8 1 2 3 0 0 1 .217 .254 .283 .537
Scoring Position   35 11 0 0 1 10 3 4 1 1 4 1 .314 .390 .400 .790
Bases Empty   107 31 4 0 5 5 11 1 12 0 0 1 .290 .303 .467 .770
Runner on 1st   34 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 4 0 0 1 .088 .162 .118 .280
Runner on 2nd   20 6 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 3 0 .300 .364 .300 .664
Runner on 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   7 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 .571 .667 .571 1.238
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 1 0 0 1 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 2.000 2.500
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   60 14 1 0 2 4 4 4 17 0 0 1 .233 .292 .350 .642
First Pitch   43 12 2 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 3 2 .279 .326 .395 .721
Count 0-1   12 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .167 .154 .250 .404
Count 0-2   11 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 .091 .091 .091 .182
Count 1-0   21 7 0 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .333 .476 .810
Count 1-1   17 4 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .235 .412 .647
Count 1-2   16 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 2-0   7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .429 .857
Count 2-1   9 3 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .778 1.111
Count 2-2   25 7 1 0 1 3 1 0 8 0 0 0 .280 .280 .440 .720
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .667 .000 .667
Count 3-1   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Full Count   8 2 0 0 1 1 2 4 2 0 0 1 .250 .538 .625 1.163
Behind in Count   39 7 1 0 0 2 1 0 7 1 0 0 .179 .175 .205 .380
Ahead in Count   44 13 1 0 2 5 5 2 0 0 1 0 .295 .326 .455 .781
Batting Leadoff   13 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .077 .143 .077 .220
Batting 2nd   12 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 .250 .308 .333 .641
Batting 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Batting 5th   7 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .375 .286 .661
Batting 6th   108 29 3 0 5 10 11 4 12 0 2 2 .269 .307 .435 .742
Batting 7th   29 9 1 0 1 6 2 1 3 1 0 0 .310 .323 .448 .771
Batting 8th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   67 20 2 0 3 6 4 0 9 0 0 2 .299 .319 .463 .782
Medium Leverage   78 18 1 0 2 5 6 3 4 0 2 1 .231 .268 .321 .589
High Leverage   30 7 2 0 1 5 5 4 4 1 2 0 .233 .314 .400 .714
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
1964 St. Louis - MLB 18 6 12 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .250 .250 .333 .583 74 71 -0.1
1965 St. Louis - MLB 19 73 164 34 9 3 1 12 9 4 1 1 36 0 1 .207 .229 .317 .546 63 59 -0.6
1966 St. Louis - MLB 20 51 72 13 2 2 0 1 4 2 1 0 17 0 1 .181 .213 .264 .477 40 37 -0.0
1967 St. Louis - MLB 21 158 519 114 17 1 4 34 38 24 10 2 79 2 4 .220 .267 .279 .546 66 68 3.9
1968 St. Louis - MLB 22 159 497 111 14 3 4 32 42 36 8 3 67 2 4 .223 .285 .288 .573 80 76 6.6
1969 St. Louis - MLB 23 146 511 138 24 5 4 43 64 24 8 1 43 1 6 .270 .312 .360 .673 96 96 3.6
1970 St. Louis - MLB 24 152 552 141 27 0 5 40 55 34 9 4 66 3 6 .255 .307 .332 .639 76 75 2.5
1971 St. Louis - MLB 25 156 594 167 31 7 8 52 67 19 6 3 67 4 5 .281 .309 .397 .706 103 104 4.9
1972 St. Louis - MLB 26 62 176 45 5 0 6 16 15 7 3 1 17 2 3 .256 .294 .386 .680 102 106 1.6
Total MLB 963 3097 766 130 21 32 231 294 150 46 15 394 14 30 .247 .291 .334 .625 83 83 22.5
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
1963 Total - 17 25 106 49 9 2 1 29 45 9 6 2 6 16 6 .462 .520 .613 1.134 100 100 2.1
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
1967 St. Louis - MLB 21 7 25 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 .160 .160 .200 .360 9 6 4.2
1968 St. Louis - MLB 22 6 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -118 5.5
Total MLB 13 47 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 0 0 .085 .085 .106 .191 -42 -52
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1964 St. Louis - MLB SS 3 3 2 8 2 10 0 1.000 24.0 3.75 -0.9 .843
1964 St. Louis - MLB RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 .993
1965 St. Louis - MLB 2B 2 2 3 4 0 7 0 1.000 12.2 4.97 +0.1 1.041
1965 St. Louis - MLB SS 69 40 62 141 22 213 10 .953 425.1 4.30 -1.8 .974
1965 St. Louis - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1965 St. Louis - MLB CF 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
1965 St. Louis - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 St. Louis - MLB 2B 1 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 3.0 12.00 +0.5 1.563
1966 St. Louis - MLB SS 41 17 21 58 16 83 4 .952 180.1 3.94 +0.2 1.010
1966 St. Louis - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 St. Louis - MLB 2B 144 144 254 470 93 736 12 .984 1235.2 5.27 +31.7 1.121
1967 St. Louis - MLB SS 19 6 11 27 4 39 1 .974 76.1 4.48 +1.7 1.062
1968 St. Louis - MLB 2B 155 151 266 525 108 808 17 .979 1301.2 5.47 +44.5 1.179
1968 St. Louis - MLB SS 5 0 1 5 0 6 0 1.000 7.0 7.71 +0.7 1.071
1969 St. Louis - MLB 2B 144 142 344 441 87 803 18 .978 1222.0 5.78 +15.4 1.068
1969 St. Louis - MLB SS 5 0 4 7 1 11 0 1.000 13.0 7.62 +0.4 1.050
1970 St. Louis - MLB 2B 149 147 365 472 105 854 17 .980 1270.2 5.93 +21.2 1.083
1970 St. Louis - MLB SS 11 0 8 9 4 17 0 1.000 22.1 6.85 +0.3 1.041
1971 St. Louis - MLB 2B 149 148 321 499 106 834 14 .983 1303.2 5.66 +17.4 1.054
1971 St. Louis - MLB SS 4 0 2 6 0 9 1 .889 12.0 6.00 +0.4 1.027
1972 St. Louis - MLB 2B 53 40 98 145 30 246 3 .988 367.1 5.95 +6.5 1.071
1972 St. Louis - MLB SS 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 -0.0 1.017
1972 St. Louis - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 St. Louis - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 St. Louis - MLB RF 6 6 7 0 0 8 1 .875 47.2 1.32 -1.1 .850
TOTAL 2B 797 774 1652 2559 529 4292 81 .981 6716.2 5.64 +137.3 1.099
TOTAL SS 160 66 111 262 49 389 16 .959 766.1 4.38 +0.9 .993
TOTAL CF 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
TOTAL RF 9 6 8 0 0 9 1 .889 53.2 1.34 -1.1 .865
PLAYER HISTORY
12/16/1963 Drafted in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 18, 66th overall pick) by the St. Louis Explorers, out of high school Kearns (Kearns; Kearns, UT).
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (50); Power: 25 (35); Eye: 25 (40).
04/14/1964 Named the #96 prospect in the MLB
06/29/1964 Injured (strep throat),day-to-day for 3 days.
07/09/1964 Named the #57 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (50); Power: 25 (30); Eye: 25 (40).
11/07/1965 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $19,000.
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (50); Power: 25 (30); Eye: 30 (40).
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: 45 (50); Power: 25 (30); Eye: 35 (35).
11/06/1967 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $37,000.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 25 (30); Eye: 35 (35).
11/17/1968 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $77,700.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 40 (40).
03/14/1969 Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for 3 days.
03/15/1969 Successfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the St. Louis Explorers development complex.
05/03/1969 Injured (undisclosed injury),out for 5 days.
11/15/1969 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $135,070.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 40 (40).
03/14/1970 Successfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the St. Louis Explorers development complex.
09/04/1970 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $380,000 with the St. Louis Explorers organization.
10/06/1970 Injured (flu-like symptoms),day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 40 (40).
07/12/1971 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 40 (40).
01/08/1972 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $560,000 with the St. Louis Explorers organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1967 150 8
1968 151 3
Year AB Rank
1971 594 8
Year IBB Rank
1968 7 5
1970 7 6
Year HP Rank
1967 10 1
1968 8 5
1969 8 2
1970 9 3
Year SH Rank
1967 15 8
1969 18 4
1971 18 6
Year WAR Rank
1968 6.3 6
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