2B Dave Bieler #16
St. Louis Explorers MLB
Age: 31 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
07/31/1977
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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
106 355 88 15 1 8 36 30 28 .248 .311 .363 0 2.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 55 50 50
BABIP 40 40 40 40
Avoid K's 65 70 65 65
Gap 40 45 40 40
Power 35 35 35 35
Eye 40 40 40 40
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: -
2nd Base: 75 Right Field: 25
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
07/31/1977 @ LAB Loss, 3-4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/30/1977 @ LAB Loss, 4-5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/29/1977 DEN Win, 5-4 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
07/28/1977 DEN Win, 4-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/27/1977 DEN Win, 3-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/24/1977 CIN Loss, 4-6 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
07/23/1977 CIN Loss, 2-3 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
07/22/1977 @ KCB Loss, 3-4 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
07/21/1977 @ KCB Loss, 0-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/20/1977 @ KCB Loss, 6-8 4 0 1 2 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Has a decency about him that endears him to the fans.
Personality Class: Fan Fav
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:Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$310,000
Signed Through:1978 Season
Major Service:13 Years, 54 Days
Service This Yr:117 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:13 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 1977 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 106 355 88 15 1 8 36 30 30 28 .248 .311 .363 .675 .289 .115 89
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 102 399 4 5 0 11 7 3 129 24 0 1 0.0 39.1 3.65 2.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   100 21 6 0 1 6 8 5 7 1 2 0 .210 .245 .300 .545
Versus Right   255 67 9 1 7 30 22 25 21 2 5 4 .263 .336 .388 .724
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   15 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 2 .000 .211 .000 .211
Last Week   24 4 0 0 1 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .167 .231 .292 .522
April   81 21 3 0 1 7 6 6 7 1 1 0 .259 .307 .333 .640
May   90 16 4 0 2 5 4 10 7 0 2 1 .178 .267 .289 .556
June   96 31 7 0 1 7 13 6 6 1 1 1 .323 .365 .427 .792
July   88 20 1 1 4 17 7 8 8 1 3 2 .227 .303 .398 .701
Spring Training   50 18 3 1 0 5 9 4 7 0 3 1 .360 .418 .460 .878
Last Year   525 128 20 4 3 35 40 41 40 0 7 4 .244 .304 .314 .618
2 Years Ago   458 122 16 3 4 42 52 42 42 4 5 8 .266 .336 .341 .677
Career   5479 1360 217 34 58 447 507 334 584 33 116 73 .248 .299 .332 .631
Home   181 49 8 0 4 23 15 17 12 2 3 4 .271 .343 .381 .724
Road   174 39 7 1 4 13 15 13 16 1 4 0 .224 .277 .345 .621
Grass   355 88 15 1 8 36 30 30 28 3 7 4 .248 .311 .363 .675
Day   209 50 9 1 3 17 11 18 17 3 4 1 .239 .299 .335 .634
Night   146 38 6 0 5 19 19 12 11 0 3 3 .260 .329 .404 .733
As Starter   351 86 14 1 8 35 29 30 28 3 7 4 .245 .309 .359 .668
As Reliever / Substitution   4 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Pinch Hitting   4 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Close/Late   85 26 3 1 4 13 8 6 9 1 3 0 .306 .348 .506 .854
Inning 1-3   97 20 4 0 0 4 5 12 7 1 2 3 .206 .310 .247 .557
Inning 4-6   139 28 6 0 2 10 12 10 10 1 2 1 .201 .258 .288 .546
Inning 7-9   108 37 5 1 5 20 11 7 10 1 3 0 .343 .379 .546 .926
Extra Innings   11 3 0 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 .273 .333 .545 .879
0 Outs   108 29 2 0 5 10 17 6 10 0 3 0 .269 .307 .426 .733
1 Outs   131 22 6 0 1 11 8 9 7 3 4 1 .168 .222 .237 .459
2 Outs   116 37 7 1 2 15 5 15 11 0 0 3 .319 .410 .448 .859
Scoring Position   105 25 2 1 2 28 8 10 12 3 7 3 .238 .314 .333 .647
Bases Empty   186 45 9 0 6 6 20 15 15 0 0 0 .242 .299 .387 .686
Runner on 1st   64 18 4 0 0 2 2 5 1 0 0 1 .281 .343 .344 .687
Runner on 2nd   40 11 2 1 0 4 1 4 4 0 7 2 .275 .370 .375 .745
Runner on 3rd   11 1 0 0 0 3 1 3 4 1 0 0 .091 .267 .091 .358
Runner on 1st & 2nd   21 4 0 0 1 4 2 1 2 0 0 1 .190 .261 .333 .594
Runner on 1st & 3rd   10 2 0 0 1 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 .200 .250 .500 .750
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   10 3 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 .300 .273 .300 .573
Bases Loaded   13 4 0 0 0 5 2 1 2 0 0 0 .308 .357 .308 .665
Two Strikes   153 30 6 0 4 18 14 18 28 2 0 1 .196 .282 .314 .595
First Pitch   69 22 4 1 1 8 6 4 0 1 4 1 .319 .360 .449 .809
Count 0-1   37 7 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .189 .189 .297 .486
Count 0-2   27 6 2 0 1 3 1 0 5 0 0 0 .222 .222 .407 .630
Count 1-0   27 5 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 .185 .241 .222 .464
Count 1-1   28 11 2 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 1 1 .393 .414 .571 .985
Count 1-2   57 11 3 0 1 3 5 0 9 1 0 1 .193 .203 .298 .502
Count 2-0   8 4 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .500 .875 1.375
Count 2-1   14 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .214 .286 .500
Count 2-2   49 8 1 0 2 7 4 0 9 0 0 0 .163 .163 .306 .469
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   19 6 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 .316 .409 .316 .725
Full Count   20 5 0 0 0 5 4 18 5 1 0 0 .250 .590 .250 .840
Behind in Count   121 24 6 0 3 8 7 0 14 1 0 1 .198 .203 .322 .526
Ahead in Count   68 18 2 0 1 5 5 8 0 0 2 1 .265 .351 .338 .689
Batting 2nd   29 2 0 0 1 1 3 2 2 0 3 2 .069 .182 .172 .354
Batting 5th   9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444
Batting 6th   101 32 3 1 4 20 11 5 7 1 1 0 .317 .346 .485 .831
Batting 7th   81 19 6 0 0 4 5 8 8 0 2 2 .235 .319 .309 .627
Batting 8th   132 31 5 0 3 10 10 15 9 2 1 0 .235 .309 .341 .650
Batting 9th   3 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.000 1.667
Low Leverage   129 36 9 0 3 11 9 9 12 0 0 1 .279 .331 .419 .750
Medium Leverage   147 32 6 0 4 12 12 13 12 1 3 2 .218 .288 .340 .628
High Leverage   78 19 0 1 1 13 8 8 4 2 4 1 .244 .315 .308 .622
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 86 88 3.4
1977 St. Louis - MLB 31 106 355 88 15 1 8 36 30 30 4 3 28 0 1 .248 .311 .363 .675 85 89 2.1
Total MLB 1699 5479 1360 217 34 58 447 507 334 73 33 584 23 45 .248 .299 .332 .631 87 86 40.0
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
1977 St. Louis - MLB 2B 102 102 165 325 80 507 17 .966 888.0 4.97 +10.0 1.060
TOTAL 2B 1497 1448 3196 4619 1028 7984 169 .979 12611.2 5.58 +223.7 1.090
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.
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 40 (40).
04/21/1977 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 4 days.
06/28/1977 Goes 5-5 against the Los Angeles Blockbusters, with 2 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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