2B Dave Bieler #16
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
10/20/1972
2B DAVE BIELER #16 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
120 344 81 11 2 7 31 16 28 .235 .276 .340 4 2.0
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: 50
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
09/24/1972 @ CIN Win, 5-3 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
09/23/1972 @ CIN Loss, 2-8 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/22/1972 @ CIN Loss, 1-2 3 1 3 1 1 0 0 1
09/20/1972 @ DEN Win, 4-2 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 0
09/19/1972 @ DEN Loss, 5-8 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/17/1972 @ KCB Loss, 4-11 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 0
09/15/1972 @ KCB Loss, 0-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/14/1972 CIN Loss, 1-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/13/1972 CIN Win, 5-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/12/1972 CIN Win, 3-0 4 0 1 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:175 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 120 344 81 11 2 7 31 27 16 28 .235 .276 .340 .616 .282 .105 85
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 88 366 4 2 0 5 7 2 117 20 4 4 50.0 31.7 3.04 2.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   71 21 2 0 2 3 7 5 6 0 1 1 .296 .351 .408 .759
Versus Right   273 60 9 2 5 28 20 11 22 2 6 3 .220 .256 .322 .578
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
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   61 10 4 0 0 3 3 3 4 1 1 1 .164 .212 .230 .442
August   61 14 4 0 0 6 5 4 1 0 2 0 .230 .277 .295 .572
September   49 14 0 2 1 6 5 2 6 0 1 0 .286 .314 .429 .742
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   3265 802 136 23 33 246 306 159 405 16 78 47 .246 .289 .332 .621
Home   159 38 4 1 2 12 11 6 12 1 2 3 .239 .278 .314 .593
Road   185 43 7 1 5 19 16 10 16 1 5 1 .232 .274 .362 .636
Grass   344 81 11 2 7 31 27 16 28 2 7 4 .235 .276 .340 .616
Day   191 45 7 1 3 18 18 13 14 2 6 2 .236 .288 .330 .618
Night   153 36 4 1 4 13 9 3 14 0 1 2 .235 .259 .353 .612
As Starter   321 76 9 2 7 31 25 15 26 2 7 4 .237 .278 .343 .620
As Reliever / Substitution   23 5 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 .217 .250 .304 .554
Pinch Hitting   15 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .200 .200 .267 .467
Close/Late   92 24 4 0 2 3 8 5 8 0 1 2 .261 .313 .370 .683
Inning 1-3   106 21 1 0 2 7 6 2 8 1 2 1 .198 .218 .264 .482
Inning 4-6   111 30 5 2 2 16 11 8 9 1 4 0 .270 .317 .405 .722
Inning 7-9   114 28 4 0 3 8 9 5 9 0 1 3 .246 .295 .360 .655
Extra Innings   13 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .154 .214 .231 .445
0 Outs   125 29 6 0 3 5 14 6 12 0 6 2 .232 .278 .352 .630
1 Outs   106 28 2 2 2 15 10 5 9 2 1 1 .264 .298 .377 .676
2 Outs   113 24 3 0 2 11 3 5 7 0 0 1 .212 .252 .292 .544
Scoring Position   76 19 0 1 1 21 5 8 4 2 7 1 .250 .322 .316 .638
Bases Empty   211 55 8 0 6 6 18 6 19 0 0 2 .261 .288 .384 .672
Runner on 1st   57 7 3 1 0 4 4 2 5 0 0 1 .123 .167 .211 .377
Runner on 2nd   31 8 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 6 0 .258 .324 .258 .582
Runner on 3rd   7 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .000 .111 .000 .111
Runner on 1st & 2nd   19 7 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 1 .368 .429 .368 .797
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 2 0 0 1 5 1 2 1 1 0 0 .333 .444 .833 1.278
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 2 0 1 0 5 1 1 1 0 1 0 .250 .333 .500 .833
Bases Loaded   5 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   115 24 4 0 2 8 7 6 28 1 0 1 .209 .252 .296 .548
First Pitch   72 18 3 1 1 7 4 2 0 0 4 2 .250 .289 .361 .651
Count 0-1   34 9 2 0 1 4 3 0 0 1 0 1 .265 .278 .412 .690
Count 0-2   22 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 0 0 .136 .136 .136 .273
Count 1-0   42 9 1 0 1 5 2 0 0 0 1 0 .214 .214 .310 .524
Count 1-1   41 9 0 1 1 6 5 0 0 0 2 0 .220 .220 .341 .561
Count 1-2   28 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 1 0 0 .179 .172 .179 .351
Count 2-0   13 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .385 .385 .385 .769
Count 2-1   19 7 1 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 .368 .368 .579 .947
Count 2-2   43 13 3 0 1 5 3 0 11 0 0 0 .302 .302 .442 .744
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 .000 .875 .000 .875
Count 3-1   7 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .125 .000 .125
Full Count   22 3 1 0 1 1 3 6 4 0 0 1 .136 .345 .318 .663
Behind in Count   84 17 2 0 1 6 4 0 13 2 0 1 .202 .207 .262 .469
Ahead in Count   82 21 2 0 2 6 8 8 0 0 1 0 .256 .322 .354 .676
Batting Leadoff   69 12 1 0 1 2 4 2 8 0 1 1 .174 .208 .232 .440
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   173 44 5 2 5 19 16 9 13 0 4 2 .254 .299 .393 .692
Batting 7th   63 16 3 0 1 10 4 4 4 2 0 0 .254 .290 .349 .639
Batting 8th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   14 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .214 .214 .286 .500
Low Leverage   141 38 6 0 3 11 9 4 15 0 0 2 .270 .299 .376 .675
Medium Leverage   147 30 3 0 3 11 11 6 8 1 4 2 .204 .244 .286 .529
High Leverage   55 13 2 2 1 9 7 6 5 1 3 0 .236 .306 .400 .706
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 26 120 344 81 11 2 7 31 27 16 4 2 28 4 4 .235 .276 .340 .616 83 85 2.0
Total MLB 1021 3265 802 136 23 33 246 306 159 47 16 405 16 31 .246 .289 .332 .621 82 82 22.9
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
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 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
TOTAL 2B 847 813 1750 2671 551 4507 86 .981 7068.0 5.63 +141.0 1.097
TOTAL SS 161 66 112 262 49 390 16 .959 767.1 4.39 +0.9 .993
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.
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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