2B Dave Bieler #16
St. Louis Explorers MLB
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
09/01/1975
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2B DAVE BIELER #16 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
112 354 91 11 3 4 36 38 36 .257 .340 .339 2 2.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 55
Gap 45 45 40 45
Power 35 40 35 40
Eye 40 45 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: 45
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: 20
2nd Base: 75 Right Field: 35
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 45
Stealing Aggressiveness: 60
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
08/31/1975 BRO Loss, 2-4 5 1 2 1 1 0 1 0
08/29/1975 BRO Win, 2-1 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/28/1975 @ CHI Win, 3-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/27/1975 @ CHI Loss, 3-4 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 0
08/26/1975 @ CHI Win, 3-2 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 1
08/25/1975 @ CHI Win, 6-3 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/23/1975 @ NYK Win, 7-3 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
08/22/1975 @ NYK Win, 13-5 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 0
08/21/1975 @ BRO Loss, 3-4 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/20/1975 @ BRO Win, 3-2 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Dave goes the extra mile for 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:Very Popular
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$310,000
Signed Through:1978 Season
Major Service:11 Years, 54 Days
Service This Yr:146 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:11 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 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 112 354 91 11 3 4 36 39 38 36 .257 .340 .339 .679 .296 .082 94
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 111 406 8 13 0 4 3 3 120 18 2 1 66.7 43.2 4.25 2.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   91 17 2 0 1 4 7 9 10 0 1 3 .187 .282 .242 .523
Versus Right   263 74 9 3 3 32 32 29 26 3 2 5 .281 .360 .373 .733
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   26 8 1 0 1 1 2 2 4 0 0 0 .308 .357 .462 .819
April   46 9 0 1 0 4 2 3 5 0 0 1 .196 .260 .239 .499
May   55 12 1 0 0 6 3 9 4 0 0 2 .218 .348 .236 .585
June   83 20 3 0 2 8 10 8 8 1 0 0 .241 .304 .349 .654
July   80 25 3 1 1 12 13 9 6 1 2 2 .312 .391 .412 .804
August   90 25 4 1 1 6 11 9 13 1 1 3 .278 .359 .378 .737
Spring Training   52 14 2 0 0 3 8 5 5 0 1 0 .269 .333 .308 .641
Last Year   514 137 19 3 6 56 45 31 37 5 9 3 .267 .309 .350 .659
2 Years Ago   362 83 11 0 4 32 34 31 32 5 10 7 .229 .299 .293 .592
Career   4495 1113 177 29 47 370 424 259 510 29 100 65 .248 .296 .331 .628
Home   181 47 5 1 4 17 20 15 19 1 2 5 .260 .332 .365 .696
Road   173 44 6 2 0 19 19 23 17 2 1 3 .254 .348 .312 .660
Grass   354 91 11 3 4 36 39 38 36 3 3 8 .257 .340 .339 .679
Day   227 58 8 3 2 18 21 27 25 1 3 3 .256 .341 .344 .685
Night   127 33 3 0 2 18 18 11 11 2 0 5 .260 .338 .331 .669
As Starter   354 91 11 3 4 36 39 38 36 3 3 8 .257 .340 .339 .679
As Reliever / Substitution   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   86 18 1 2 1 7 7 9 9 1 3 1 .209 .289 .302 .591
Inning 1-3   117 36 7 1 2 16 12 9 15 1 0 1 .308 .359 .436 .795
Inning 4-6   124 30 1 0 1 12 16 19 9 1 0 6 .242 .367 .274 .641
Inning 7-9   111 25 3 2 1 8 11 10 12 1 3 1 .225 .293 .315 .608
Extra Innings   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   125 31 6 2 1 6 15 8 17 1 1 1 .248 .296 .352 .648
1 Outs   99 25 1 0 1 10 17 10 6 2 2 5 .253 .345 .293 .638
2 Outs   130 35 4 1 2 20 7 20 13 0 0 2 .269 .375 .362 .737
Scoring Position   91 24 2 1 1 28 14 21 8 3 3 1 .264 .397 .341 .737
Bases Empty   197 42 7 1 1 1 20 11 22 0 0 5 .213 .272 .274 .546
Runner on 1st   66 25 2 1 2 7 5 6 6 0 0 2 .379 .446 .530 .976
Runner on 2nd   33 7 0 1 0 6 1 7 2 0 3 0 .212 .350 .273 .623
Runner on 3rd   13 5 1 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 1 .385 .429 .462 .890
Runner on 1st & 2nd   25 7 1 0 0 4 5 4 2 0 0 0 .280 .379 .320 .699
Runner on 1st & 3rd   10 3 0 0 1 6 3 1 3 1 0 0 .300 .333 .600 .933
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 2 2 9 0 1 0 0 .000 .750 .000 .750
Bases Loaded   8 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 .250 .222 .250 .472
Two Strikes   122 24 4 0 1 13 14 9 36 2 0 3 .197 .265 .254 .519
First Pitch   83 23 2 2 1 8 10 12 0 0 1 2 .277 .381 .386 .767
Count 0-1   31 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .194 .219 .194 .412
Count 0-2   25 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 9 0 0 2 .160 .222 .160 .382
Count 1-0   40 11 1 0 2 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 .275 .275 .450 .725
Count 1-1   34 9 1 0 0 4 3 0 0 1 0 1 .265 .278 .294 .572
Count 1-2   36 6 1 0 0 7 2 0 13 2 0 0 .167 .158 .194 .352
Count 2-0   13 5 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .385 .385 .538 .923
Count 2-1   23 9 2 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 .391 .417 .478 .895
Count 2-2   39 10 1 0 1 5 4 0 8 0 0 1 .256 .275 .359 .634
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 1 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   8 4 1 0 0 0 1 10 0 0 0 0 .500 .778 .625 1.403
Full Count   22 4 2 0 0 1 5 9 6 0 0 0 .182 .419 .273 .692
Behind in Count   92 16 1 0 0 9 5 0 22 2 1 3 .174 .196 .185 .381
Ahead in Count   84 29 4 1 2 9 12 17 0 0 1 1 .345 .461 .488 .949
Batting Leadoff   34 10 2 0 1 2 3 2 5 1 0 0 .294 .324 .441 .766
Batting 6th   12 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Batting 7th   59 14 2 0 1 6 6 8 9 0 0 0 .237 .328 .322 .650
Batting 8th   249 65 7 3 2 28 29 28 20 2 2 8 .261 .352 .337 .689
Low Leverage   143 29 5 0 1 7 15 11 13 2 0 7 .203 .288 .259 .547
Medium Leverage   143 39 4 1 2 17 16 16 14 1 1 1 .273 .348 .357 .704
High Leverage   66 21 2 2 1 12 8 11 9 0 2 0 .318 .416 .455 .870
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 29 112 354 91 11 3 4 36 39 38 8 3 36 2 1 .257 .340 .339 .679 92 94 2.3
Total MLB 1411 4495 1113 177 29 47 370 424 259 65 29 510 21 35 .248 .296 .331 .628 87 86 34.2
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 112 111 247 314 71 580 19 .967 947.0 5.33 +11.0 1.061
1975 St. Louis - MLB SS 2 0 1 0 0 3 2 .333 4.0 2.25 -1.1 .351
TOTAL 2B 1218 1171 2605 3795 823 6535 135 .979 10188.1 5.65 +194.7 1.095
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.
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
Year SH Rank
1967 15 8
1969 18 4
1971 18 6
Year WAR Rank
1968 6.3 6
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