LF Diego Mateo #29
New York Knickerbockers MLB
Age: 28 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Good
05/01/1972
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LF DIEGO MATEO #29 - AGE: 28 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
17 40 10 1 1 2 10 2 10 .250 .302 .475 0 0.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 45 50 50
Gap 55 50 55 55
Power 50 50 50 50
Eye 55 50 55 60
Avoid K's 40 40 40 40
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 35 40
Errors: - 35 55
Arm: 20 40 55
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 40
1st Base: 40 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 30
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Aggressiveness: 30
Stealing Ability: 30
Baserunning Inst.: 20
Sacrifice Bunt: 35
Bunt for Hit: 40
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
04/30/1972 MIL Win, 12-4 4 2 3 3 1 0 0 0
04/29/1972 MIL Win, 7-3 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
04/28/1972 MIL Loss, 4-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/27/1972 @ PIT Win, 5-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/26/1972 @ PIT Loss, 12-13 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 0
04/24/1972 @ PHI Win, 1-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
04/23/1972 @ PHI Loss, 1-2 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 0
04/22/1972 @ PHI Loss, 1-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
04/20/1972 @ CIN Win, 8-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/18/1972 @ CIN Loss, 3-10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Likes to do crossword puzzles in his spare time.
High: Loyalty
Birthday:05/04/1943
Born in:Moca, ESP
Nationality:Dominican
Height:5' 11"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$120,000
Signed Through:1972 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 69 Days
Service This Yr:27 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1964, 22nd Pick in Round 1
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 17 40 10 1 1 2 10 6 2 10 .250 .302 .475 .777 .355 .225 138
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 8 43 1 0 0 1 0 0 19 4 0 0 0.0 5.5 4.81 .1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   14 3 0 0 1 2 3 1 4 0 0 0 .214 .267 .429 .695
Versus Right   26 7 1 1 1 8 3 1 6 0 0 1 .269 .321 .500 .821
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   19 6 0 1 1 5 4 0 2 0 0 1 .316 .350 .579 .929
April   40 10 1 1 2 10 6 2 10 0 0 1 .250 .302 .475 .777
Spring Training   36 5 2 0 0 7 1 10 9 2 0 0 .139 .312 .194 .507
Last Year   224 56 7 0 7 33 22 29 55 3 0 0 .250 .332 .375 .707
2 Years Ago   146 44 5 0 4 19 18 15 32 1 0 1 .301 .368 .418 .786
Career   1618 435 67 4 52 201 197 165 367 8 0 15 .269 .341 .412 .752
Home   23 7 1 1 2 9 4 1 4 0 0 1 .304 .360 .696 1.056
Road   17 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 6 0 0 0 .176 .222 .176 .399
Grass   40 10 1 1 2 10 6 2 10 0 0 1 .250 .302 .475 .777
Day   32 9 1 1 2 7 5 2 8 0 0 1 .281 .343 .562 .905
Night   8 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
As Starter   31 9 0 1 2 9 6 2 7 0 0 1 .290 .353 .548 .901
As Reliever / Substitution   9 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 .111 .111 .222 .333
Pinch Hitting   9 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 .111 .111 .222 .333
Close/Late   15 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 6 0 0 0 .200 .250 .200 .450
Inning 1-3   9 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .111 .200 .333 .533
Inning 4-6   11 4 0 0 2 6 3 0 3 0 0 1 .364 .417 .909 1.326
Inning 7-9   20 5 1 0 0 2 2 1 6 0 0 0 .250 .286 .300 .586
0 Outs   13 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 0 0 1 .154 .214 .154 .368
1 Outs   15 5 1 0 1 5 2 1 2 0 0 0 .333 .375 .600 .975
2 Outs   12 3 0 1 1 4 3 1 2 0 0 0 .250 .308 .667 .974
Scoring Position   12 5 1 0 1 8 3 1 2 0 0 0 .417 .462 .750 1.212
Bases Empty   17 3 0 0 1 1 2 1 6 0 0 1 .176 .263 .353 .616
Runner on 1st   11 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .182 .182 .364 .545
Runner on 2nd   7 2 0 0 1 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 .286 .286 .714 1.000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Two Strikes   18 4 0 0 1 3 1 1 10 0 0 0 .222 .263 .389 .652
First Pitch   4 2 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .600 1.000 1.600
Count 0-1   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 0-2   3 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 1.333 1.667
Count 1-0   4 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.250 1.750
Count 1-1   6 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Count 1-2   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Count 2-0   2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Count 2-2   6 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Full Count   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Behind in Count   12 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 5 0 0 0 .167 .167 .417 .583
Ahead in Count   9 3 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .400 .778 1.178
Batting 4th   4 3 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 .750 .800 2.000 2.800
Batting 6th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   26 6 0 0 1 6 4 2 8 0 0 0 .231 .286 .346 .632
Batting 9th   7 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .143 .143 .286 .429
Low Leverage   15 2 0 0 2 3 2 1 2 0 0 1 .133 .235 .533 .769
Medium Leverage   17 2 0 1 0 2 2 0 6 0 0 0 .118 .118 .235 .353
High Leverage   7 5 1 0 0 5 2 1 2 0 0 0 .714 .750 .857 1.607
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
1966 New York - MLB 23 21 70 23 2 1 2 6 7 0 3 0 8 1 0 .329 .356 .471 .828 142 146 0.2
1967 New York - MLB 24 102 355 94 16 0 13 39 44 30 5 3 87 0 2 .265 .328 .420 .748 126 127 1.4
1968 New York - MLB 25 120 377 101 18 1 10 42 48 34 3 1 73 1 3 .268 .333 .401 .733 129 133 2.3
1969 New York - MLB 26 133 406 107 18 1 14 52 52 55 2 0 102 0 0 .264 .354 .416 .770 124 121 1.3
1970 New York - MLB 27 105 146 44 5 0 4 19 18 15 1 1 32 0 0 .301 .368 .418 .786 116 116 0.5
1971 New York - MLB 28 120 224 56 7 0 7 33 22 29 0 3 55 0 1 .250 .332 .375 .707 105 107 0.0
1972 New York - MLB 29 17 40 10 1 1 2 10 6 2 1 0 10 0 0 .250 .302 .475 .777 125 138 0.1
Total MLB 618 1618 435 67 4 52 201 197 165 15 8 367 2 6 .269 .341 .412 .752 123 124 5.9
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
1964 Total - 21 41 178 56 10 1 10 44 55 22 4 2 25 20 9 .315 .398 .551 .949 100 100 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
1968 New York - MLB 25 17 64 17 2 0 1 5 10 4 2 0 23 1 0 .266 .329 .344 .672 111 115 -0.6
1969 New York - MLB 26 3 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 .143 .333 .143 .476 44 62 -1.2
Total MLB 20 71 18 2 0 1 5 10 6 2 0 25 1 0 .254 .329 .324 .653 103 109
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1966 New York - MLB 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 New York - MLB LF 19 18 39 0 0 40 1 .975 146.2 2.39 -0.2 .965
1967 New York - MLB LF 93 92 177 4 3 188 7 .963 770.1 2.11 -7.0 .956
1968 New York - MLB 1B 33 27 220 20 16 242 2 .992 225.0 9.60 -1.6 .941
1968 New York - MLB LF 64 60 139 2 1 141 0 1.000 542.1 2.34 -5.3 .952
1968 New York - MLB RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 New York - MLB 1B 5 2 16 0 2 16 0 1.000 19.2 7.32 +0.0 1.047
1969 New York - MLB LF 99 95 150 7 1 160 3 .981 817.0 1.73 -4.7 .959
1969 New York - MLB RF 8 8 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 65.0 0.83 -1.3 .839
1970 New York - MLB 1B 10 5 66 5 5 71 0 1.000 57.2 11.08 -0.5 1.030
1970 New York - MLB LF 25 12 20 0 0 21 1 .952 121.1 1.48 -1.5 .928
1970 New York - MLB RF 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 11.0 0.82 +0.0 .979
1971 New York - MLB 1B 14 11 106 5 8 112 1 .991 97.2 10.23 -1.1 .917
1971 New York - MLB LF 20 0 5 1 0 6 0 1.000 50.2 1.07 -1.5 .814
1971 New York - MLB RF 34 34 66 0 0 66 0 1.000 299.2 1.98 -6.7 .893
1972 New York - MLB 1B 2 2 21 2 3 24 1 .958 18.1 11.29 -0.5 .687
1972 New York - MLB LF 3 3 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 27.0 2.00 -1.2 .834
1972 New York - MLB RF 3 3 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 26.0 1.38 +0.0 .970
TOTAL 1B 65 47 429 32 34 465 4 .991 419.0 9.90 -3.7 .944
TOTAL LF 323 280 536 14 5 562 12 .979 2475.1 2.00 -21.4 .952
TOTAL RF 49 46 77 0 0 77 0 1.000 403.2 1.72 -7.9 .893
PLAYER HISTORY
12/16/1964 Drafted in the 1964 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 22, 22nd overall pick) by the New York Knickerbockers, out of college UCLA
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 35 (50); Eye: 40 (55).
04/13/1965 Named the #63 prospect in the MLB
07/08/1965 Named the #31 prospect in the MLB
10/21/1965 Named the #21 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 40 (50); Eye: 45 (55).
04/12/1966 Named the #51 prospect in the MLB
07/07/1966 Named the #59 prospect in the MLB
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: 50 (55); Power: 40 (50); Eye: 45 (55).
11/08/1967 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $21,000.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 55 (55).
11/19/1968 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $22,200.
12/16/1968 Successfully completed training to improve his defense at left field at the New York Knickerbockers development complex.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 55 (55).
11/15/1969 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $55,000.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 55 (55).
10/21/1970 Injured (flu),day-to-day for 2 days.
11/15/1970 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $90,000.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 50 (55).
11/11/1971 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $120,000.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 50 (55).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year IBB Rank
1969 7 5
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