2B Dave Bieler #16
St. Louis Explorers MLB
Age: 31 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
10/18/1976
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2B DAVE BIELER #16 - AGE: 31 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
157 525 128 20 4 3 35 41 40 .244 .304 .314 1 3.6
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 50
Gap 40 45 40 40
Power 35 40 35 35
Eye 40 45 40 40
Avoid K's 60 65 60 60
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 70 50
Errors: - 60 45
Arm: 20 45 50
Turn DP: - 65 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 45
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: 20
2nd Base: 75 Right Field: 30
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 45
Stealing Aggressiveness: 65
Stealing Ability: 55
Baserunning Inst.: 80
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/26/1976 CHI Loss, 1-3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/25/1976 CHI Loss, 0-2 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/24/1976 CHI Win, 1-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/22/1976 @ KCB Win, 7-0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1976 @ KCB Loss, 6-7 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/20/1976 @ KCB Loss, 1-2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/19/1976 @ SDC Loss, 1-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/18/1976 @ SDC Loss, 2-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/1976 @ SDC Win, 4-1 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/15/1976 @ CHI Loss, 2-4 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Hustle is a top priority in his game.
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:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$310,000
Signed Through:1978 Season
Major Service:12 Years, 54 Days
Service This Yr:174 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1963, 18th Pick in Round 3
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 157 525 128 20 4 3 35 40 41 40 .244 .304 .314 .618 .279 .070 89
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 150 577 4 6 0 13 7 0 165 27 1 7 12.5 47.5 3.03 3.6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   155 42 7 2 1 13 14 16 6 0 2 1 .271 .343 .361 .704
Versus Right   370 86 13 2 2 22 26 25 34 0 5 3 .232 .286 .295 .581
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   70 16 3 1 1 11 6 6 6 0 0 0 .229 .289 .343 .632
May   94 22 3 0 0 5 8 10 4 0 1 1 .234 .314 .266 .580
June   90 22 3 0 1 4 6 4 7 0 2 1 .244 .284 .311 .595
July   94 23 4 0 1 7 13 10 10 0 0 1 .245 .324 .319 .643
August   99 25 4 0 0 3 5 1 6 0 1 0 .253 .260 .293 .553
September   78 20 3 3 0 5 2 10 7 0 3 1 .256 .348 .372 .720
Spring Training   44 8 1 0 1 3 7 4 5 0 2 1 .182 .265 .273 .538
Last Year   458 122 16 3 4 42 52 42 42 4 5 8 .266 .336 .341 .677
2 Years Ago   514 137 19 3 6 56 45 31 37 5 9 3 .267 .309 .350 .659
Career   5124 1272 202 33 50 411 477 304 556 30 109 69 .248 .298 .330 .627
Home   251 66 11 2 2 21 20 19 16 0 3 1 .263 .317 .347 .664
Road   274 62 9 2 1 14 20 22 24 0 4 3 .226 .291 .285 .576
Grass   513 124 18 3 3 34 39 39 38 0 7 4 .242 .300 .306 .606
Turf   12 4 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 .333 .429 .667 1.095
Day   318 75 10 3 2 24 24 23 21 0 6 3 .236 .294 .305 .599
Night   207 53 10 1 1 11 16 18 19 0 1 1 .256 .319 .329 .647
As Starter   517 128 20 4 3 35 40 41 38 0 7 4 .248 .308 .319 .627
As Reliever / Substitution   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   143 37 7 0 1 9 10 9 11 0 0 2 .259 .312 .329 .640
Inning 1-3   138 32 6 2 2 15 15 15 11 0 6 1 .232 .312 .348 .660
Inning 4-6   194 46 6 1 0 8 8 14 11 0 1 0 .237 .288 .278 .567
Inning 7-9   177 47 8 1 1 12 17 10 17 0 0 2 .266 .312 .339 .651
Extra Innings   16 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 .188 .316 .188 .503
0 Outs   195 49 7 1 2 7 25 13 12 0 4 1 .251 .301 .328 .630
1 Outs   164 45 7 2 1 13 11 14 14 0 3 1 .274 .335 .360 .695
2 Outs   166 34 6 1 0 15 4 14 14 0 0 2 .205 .275 .253 .528
Scoring Position   129 29 6 2 0 30 7 14 14 0 7 1 .225 .306 .302 .608
Bases Empty   289 67 11 2 2 2 25 22 21 0 0 3 .232 .293 .304 .597
Runner on 1st   107 32 3 0 1 3 8 5 5 0 0 0 .299 .330 .355 .685
Runner on 2nd   46 11 2 1 0 8 2 6 4 0 6 0 .239 .327 .326 .653
Runner on 3rd   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 .167 .286 .167 .452
Runner on 1st & 2nd   44 6 0 0 0 3 3 4 5 0 1 0 .136 .208 .136 .345
Runner on 1st & 3rd   14 5 0 1 0 7 1 1 1 0 0 0 .357 .400 .500 .900
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   10 3 1 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .300 .417 .400 .817
Bases Loaded   9 3 3 0 0 8 0 1 2 0 0 0 .333 .400 .667 1.067
Two Strikes   178 32 6 1 0 10 9 16 40 0 0 1 .180 .251 .225 .476
First Pitch   92 25 3 0 1 6 10 6 0 0 1 2 .272 .330 .337 .667
Count 0-1   67 19 0 2 1 3 4 0 0 0 2 0 .284 .284 .388 .672
Count 0-2   28 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 .036 .036 .036 .071
Count 1-0   69 17 6 0 1 5 2 0 0 0 2 0 .246 .246 .377 .623
Count 1-1   63 20 2 1 0 5 6 0 0 0 2 1 .317 .328 .381 .709
Count 1-2   59 16 4 0 0 3 5 0 11 0 0 0 .271 .271 .339 .610
Count 2-0   16 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Count 2-1   28 9 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .321 .321 .393 .714
Count 2-2   56 8 2 1 0 6 1 0 16 0 0 1 .143 .158 .214 .372
Count 3-0   2 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0 0 0 0 .000 .778 .000 .778
Count 3-1   10 4 1 0 0 2 4 12 0 0 0 0 .400 .727 .500 1.227
Full Count   35 7 0 0 0 1 3 16 7 0 0 0 .200 .451 .200 .651
Behind in Count   154 36 4 2 1 6 9 0 17 0 2 0 .234 .234 .305 .539
Ahead in Count   125 32 9 0 1 11 11 19 0 0 2 0 .256 .354 .352 .706
Batting 2nd   13 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 .385 .385 .385 .769
Batting 4th   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Batting 5th   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 .500 .750 .500 1.250
Batting 6th   36 11 4 0 1 6 5 2 1 0 1 0 .306 .342 .500 .842
Batting 7th   283 69 10 4 1 21 18 22 19 0 4 3 .244 .305 .318 .623
Batting 8th   180 41 6 0 1 8 16 14 17 0 0 1 .228 .287 .278 .565
Batting 9th   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   197 40 7 2 0 5 12 12 16 0 0 2 .203 .256 .259 .515
Medium Leverage   224 62 9 2 2 19 21 21 14 0 6 0 .277 .339 .362 .700
High Leverage   102 25 4 0 1 11 7 8 10 0 1 2 .245 .312 .314 .626
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 76 74 -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 55 -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 39 -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 70 71 4.2
1968 St. Louis - MLB 22 159 497 111 14 3 4 32 42 36 8 3 67 2 4 .223 .285 .288 .573 84 81 7.0
1969 St. Louis - MLB 23 146 511 138 24 5 4 43 64 24 8 1 43 1 6 .270 .312 .360 .673 102 98 3.8
1970 St. Louis - MLB 24 152 552 141 27 0 5 40 55 34 9 4 66 3 6 .255 .307 .332 .639 80 82 3.1
1971 St. Louis - MLB 25 156 594 167 31 7 8 52 67 19 6 3 67 4 5 .281 .309 .397 .706 110 106 5.1
1972 St. Louis - MLB 26 120 344 81 11 2 7 31 27 16 4 2 28 4 4 .235 .276 .340 .616 86 86 2.0
1973 St. Louis - MLB 27 126 362 83 11 0 4 32 34 31 7 5 32 2 2 .229 .299 .293 .592 70 73 1.9
1974 St. Louis - MLB 28 152 514 137 19 3 6 56 45 31 3 5 37 1 1 .267 .309 .350 .659 94 94 5.5
1975 St. Louis - MLB 29 137 458 122 16 3 4 42 52 42 8 4 42 3 3 .266 .336 .341 .677 96 94 2.6
1976 St. Louis - MLB 30 157 525 128 20 4 3 35 40 41 4 0 40 1 7 .244 .304 .314 .618 83 89 3.6
Total MLB 1593 5124 1272 202 33 50 411 477 304 69 30 556 23 44 .248 .298 .330 .627 87 86 38.0
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
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 11 8 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 -112 5.5
1974 St. Louis - MLB 28 5 14 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 .143 .294 .143 .437 32 58 3.5
Total MLB 18 61 6 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 10 0 0 .098 .141 .115 .255 -21 -19
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 103 79 196 257 52 461 8 .983 718.2 5.67 +10.1 1.060
1972 St. Louis - MLB SS 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 7.0 2.57 -0.1 1.021
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 10 9 12 0 0 13 1 .923 73.2 1.47 -1.9 .833
1973 St. Louis - MLB 2B 111 100 237 334 88 585 14 .976 891.1 5.77 +13.3 1.070
1973 St. Louis - MLB SS 5 1 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 16.1 3.31 +0.0 1.047
1974 St. Louis - MLB 2B 148 147 371 476 113 863 16 .981 1282.0 5.95 +29.4 1.126
1975 St. Louis - MLB 2B 137 136 321 390 94 736 25 .966 1172.1 5.46 +11.2 1.050
1975 St. Louis - MLB SS 2 0 1 0 0 3 2 .333 4.0 2.25 -1.1 .352
1976 St. Louis - MLB 2B 152 150 352 423 102 786 11 .986 1310.0 5.32 +18.8 1.086
1976 St. Louis - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 2B 1395 1346 3031 4294 948 7477 152 .980 11723.2 5.62 +213.7 1.092
TOTAL SS 168 67 115 266 49 399 18 .955 787.2 4.35 -0.2 .986
TOTAL CF 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
TOTAL RF 13 9 13 0 0 14 1 .929 79.2 1.47 -1.9 .843
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.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 40 (40).
06/05/1973 Injured (viral infection),day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 40 (40).
03/22/1974 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $1,240,000 with the St. Louis Explorers organization.
04/23/1974 Injured (neck stiffness),day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 35 (40); Eye: 40 (40).
04/23/1975 Injured (sprained finger),out for 2 weeks.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 40 (40).
05/16/1976 Injured (dislocated finger),day-to-day for 2 days.
07/16/1976 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
09/06/1976 Goes 5-7 against the San Diego Captains, with 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 RBI and 1 R.
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
1973 7 8
1975 8 3
Year SH Rank
1967 15 8
1969 18 4
1971 18 6
Year WAR Rank
1968 6.3 6
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