1B Chris Berman #23
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
10/18/1972
1B CHRIS BERMAN #23 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
143 539 133 32 2 10 59 41 65 .247 .304 .369 1 1.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 55 55 60
Gap 55 55 55 55
Power 45 45 45 45
Eye 45 45 45 45
Avoid K's 55 55 55 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 50 30
Errors: - 60 60
Arm: 20 50 50
Turn DP: - 55 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 30
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 60 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 55 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 50
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 40
Stealing Aggressiveness: 75
Stealing Ability: 45
Baserunning Inst.: 40
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 40
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/24/1972 @ HOU Loss, 2-13 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
09/23/1972 @ HOU Win, 4-2 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
09/22/1972 @ HOU Loss, 1-5 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
09/21/1972 @ BAL Loss, 2-4 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 0
09/20/1972 @ BAL Win, 3-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/19/1972 @ BAL Loss, 1-5 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/17/1972 DET Win, 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/16/1972 DET Win, 7-2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/15/1972 DET Win, 2-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/14/1972 HOU Win, 5-3 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Managers love Berman. There's no quit in him.
Personality Class: Sparkplug
High: Adaptability, Financial Ambition, Work Ethic
Birthday:04/28/1946
Born in:Logan, UT
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$300,000
Signed Through:1973 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 33 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: -
Drafted:1963, 4th 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 143 539 133 32 2 10 59 65 41 65 .247 .304 .369 .673 .311 .122 104
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 138 586 4 1 0 17 3 2 199 44 1 1 50.0 58.0 3.65 1.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   201 51 13 0 5 25 21 10 30 1 3 1 .254 .291 .393 .684
Versus Right   338 82 19 2 5 34 44 31 35 1 0 3 .243 .311 .355 .666
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   72 17 5 0 2 4 10 6 11 0 1 2 .236 .312 .389 .701
May   79 20 4 1 0 8 11 9 7 1 2 0 .253 .326 .329 .655
June   97 14 2 0 2 5 10 10 21 0 0 1 .144 .231 .227 .458
July   109 28 6 0 1 9 14 8 10 0 0 1 .257 .314 .339 .653
August   103 35 8 0 3 18 14 6 9 0 0 0 .340 .376 .505 .881
September   79 19 7 1 2 15 6 2 7 1 0 0 .241 .256 .430 .686
Spring Training   58 14 2 0 0 4 2 0 10 0 0 0 .241 .241 .276 .517
Last Year   619 177 33 3 13 77 70 58 70 4 2 1 .286 .346 .412 .758
2 Years Ago   566 158 33 8 7 58 75 63 69 5 1 6 .279 .355 .403 .758
Career   4130 1134 188 33 53 399 461 318 565 22 15 40 .275 .331 .375 .705
Home   266 73 18 1 5 30 37 24 31 1 2 4 .274 .342 .406 .748
Road   273 60 14 1 5 29 28 17 34 1 1 0 .220 .265 .333 .598
Grass   539 133 32 2 10 59 65 41 65 2 3 4 .247 .304 .369 .673
Day   318 83 22 2 7 40 36 27 39 2 2 1 .261 .319 .409 .728
Night   221 50 10 0 3 19 29 14 26 0 1 3 .226 .282 .312 .594
As Starter   535 133 32 2 10 59 65 41 64 2 3 4 .249 .306 .372 .678
As Reliever / Substitution   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   115 29 8 1 2 15 14 16 14 0 2 0 .252 .344 .391 .735
Inning 1-3   186 44 13 1 4 21 23 11 26 1 1 3 .237 .289 .382 .670
Inning 4-6   184 50 8 0 4 20 24 13 17 0 0 0 .272 .320 .380 .700
Inning 7-9   159 37 11 1 2 18 15 16 21 1 2 1 .233 .305 .352 .657
Extra Innings   10 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 .200 .273 .200 .473
0 Outs   178 44 12 0 3 11 27 9 19 1 2 2 .247 .289 .365 .655
1 Outs   194 50 9 2 4 19 29 17 25 1 1 2 .258 .322 .387 .709
2 Outs   167 39 11 0 3 29 9 15 21 0 0 0 .234 .297 .353 .650
Scoring Position   138 37 11 1 2 46 12 12 20 2 3 0 .268 .322 .406 .728
Bases Empty   302 76 16 1 7 7 41 23 38 0 0 3 .252 .311 .381 .692
Runner on 1st   99 20 5 0 1 6 12 6 7 0 0 1 .202 .255 .283 .538
Runner on 2nd   45 12 4 0 0 9 4 6 5 0 3 0 .267 .353 .356 .708
Runner on 3rd   20 6 3 0 0 7 0 0 5 1 0 0 .300 .286 .450 .736
Runner on 1st & 2nd   42 10 0 1 1 9 5 5 7 0 0 0 .238 .319 .357 .676
Runner on 1st & 3rd   13 2 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .154 .214 .231 .445
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .375 .625
Bases Loaded   10 5 2 0 1 15 2 0 1 1 0 0 .500 .455 1.000 1.455
Two Strikes   197 40 7 0 5 22 18 20 65 0 0 0 .203 .276 .315 .591
First Pitch   74 17 3 0 2 6 8 1 0 0 1 2 .230 .260 .351 .611
Count 0-1   57 14 5 0 0 4 7 0 0 0 2 1 .246 .259 .333 .592
Count 0-2   32 6 1 0 1 1 3 0 9 0 0 0 .188 .188 .312 .500
Count 1-0   69 23 5 1 2 12 12 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .343 .522 .865
Count 1-1   67 17 6 0 0 5 7 0 0 1 0 0 .254 .250 .343 .593
Count 1-2   61 15 2 0 1 5 4 0 22 0 0 0 .246 .246 .328 .574
Count 2-0   18 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .222 .389
Count 2-1   41 15 5 0 1 8 4 0 0 1 0 0 .366 .357 .561 .918
Count 2-2   61 13 4 0 2 14 5 0 22 0 0 0 .213 .213 .377 .590
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   16 4 0 1 0 2 3 11 0 0 0 0 .250 .556 .375 .931
Full Count   43 6 0 0 1 2 6 20 12 0 0 0 .140 .413 .209 .622
Behind in Count   150 35 8 0 2 10 14 0 31 0 2 1 .233 .238 .327 .565
Ahead in Count   144 45 11 2 3 22 25 20 0 1 0 1 .312 .398 .479 .877
Batting 2nd   210 47 12 1 3 14 30 23 30 1 3 3 .224 .308 .333 .641
Batting 4th   197 46 10 1 4 24 24 12 24 1 0 1 .234 .280 .355 .635
Batting 5th   24 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 .167 .231 .208 .439
Batting 6th   105 36 9 0 3 20 10 4 6 0 0 0 .343 .367 .514 .881
Batting 7th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   228 55 14 1 5 11 25 16 35 0 0 1 .241 .294 .377 .671
Medium Leverage   198 49 12 0 4 23 29 14 19 1 1 3 .247 .306 .369 .674
High Leverage   111 29 6 1 1 25 11 11 11 1 2 0 .261 .325 .360 .686
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
1965 Twin Cities - MLB 19 5 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250 266 273 0.1
1966 Atlanta - MLB 20 151 600 154 24 5 5 33 59 30 5 1 113 9 19 .257 .297 .338 .636 88 89 1.4
1967 Atlanta - MLB 21 156 612 171 22 7 5 52 63 33 9 3 96 14 20 .279 .324 .363 .687 113 115 2.8
1968 Atlanta - MLB 22 155 590 166 20 4 7 61 68 43 8 3 78 9 18 .281 .337 .364 .701 119 117 3.8
1969 Atlanta - MLB 23 156 600 173 23 4 6 59 61 50 7 4 73 0 1 .288 .348 .370 .718 109 110 3.0
1970 Atlanta - MLB 24 155 566 158 33 8 7 58 75 63 6 5 69 1 1 .279 .355 .403 .758 115 115 2.5
1971 Atlanta - MLB 25 156 619 177 33 3 13 77 70 58 1 4 70 4 3 .286 .346 .412 .758 122 124 3.1
1972 Atlanta - MLB 26 143 539 133 32 2 10 59 65 41 4 2 65 1 1 .247 .304 .369 .673 96 104 1.3
Total MLB 1077 4130 1134 188 33 53 399 461 318 40 22 565 38 63 .275 .331 .375 .705 109 111 18.0
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 25 108 48 12 6 1 25 44 11 5 1 5 13 5 .444 .512 .694 1.206 100 100 2.4
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
1971 Atlanta - MLB 25 6 22 9 2 0 0 3 6 3 0 0 2 0 0 .409 .480 .500 .980 188 197 -0.4
Total MLB 6 22 9 2 0 0 3 6 3 0 0 2 0 0 .409 .480 .500 .980 188 197
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1965 Twin Cities - MLB 2B 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 +0.2 1.041
1965 Twin Cities - MLB SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 Atlanta - MLB 2B 145 144 269 425 91 706 12 .983 1253.1 4.98 +3.2 1.009
1966 Atlanta - MLB SS 7 1 3 9 1 13 1 .923 23.1 4.63 -1.0 .776
1967 Atlanta - MLB 2B 149 148 290 446 95 762 26 .966 1327.2 4.99 -2.0 .985
1968 Atlanta - MLB 2B 137 137 276 384 96 676 16 .976 1209.1 4.91 +2.6 1.009
1968 Atlanta - MLB 3B 11 11 6 22 4 31 3 .903 95.0 2.65 -2.6 .808
1968 Atlanta - MLB SS 12 0 1 4 2 5 0 1.000 13.1 3.38 -0.4 .803
1969 Atlanta - MLB 1B 1 1 7 0 1 7 0 1.000 7.0 9.00 +0.2 1.047
1969 Atlanta - MLB 2B 2 0 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 7.0 5.14 -0.1 1.015
1969 Atlanta - MLB 3B 149 149 116 287 25 422 19 .955 1305.2 2.78 -3.4 .986
1969 Atlanta - MLB SS 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 4.0 4.50 +0.1 1.050
1970 Atlanta - MLB 2B 12 5 14 23 6 39 2 .949 63.0 5.29 -0.9 .914
1970 Atlanta - MLB 3B 145 143 119 289 24 429 21 .951 1260.2 2.91 -4.9 .973
1970 Atlanta - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Atlanta - MLB 1B 145 144 1346 94 122 1448 8 .994 1236.2 10.48 +5.0 1.025
1971 Atlanta - MLB 2B 3 0 0 2 0 4 2 .500 4.1 4.15 -1.6 .397
1971 Atlanta - MLB 3B 18 10 12 15 1 27 0 1.000 112.2 2.16 +0.5 1.043
1971 Atlanta - MLB SS 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 4.1 4.15 -0.1 .000
1972 Atlanta - MLB 1B 107 104 950 64 97 1020 6 .994 903.2 10.10 +4.4 1.055
1972 Atlanta - MLB 2B 30 27 48 67 12 120 5 .958 243.1 4.25 -4.9 .872
1972 Atlanta - MLB 3B 5 2 1 5 1 6 0 1.000 26.1 2.05 +0.2 1.047
1972 Atlanta - MLB SS 10 5 7 14 2 21 0 1.000 45.2 4.14 -0.9 .957
TOTAL 1B 253 249 2303 158 220 2475 14 .994 2147.1 10.31 +9.6 1.037
TOTAL 2B 480 461 901 1349 300 2313 63 .973 4111.0 4.93 -3.5 .989
TOTAL 3B 328 315 254 618 55 915 43 .953 2800.1 2.80 -10.1 .974
TOTAL SS 33 6 13 29 5 43 1 .977 92.2 4.08 -2.3 .884
PLAYER HISTORY
12/16/1963 Drafted in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 4, 52nd overall pick) by the Twin Cities Northmen, out of high school Cottonwood (Cottonwood; Salt Lake City, UT).
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (55); Power: 20 (35); Eye: 25 (45).
07/09/1964 Named the #50 prospect in the MLB
10/26/1964 Named the #28 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 25 (35); Eye: 30 (45).
04/13/1965 Named the #58 prospect in the MLB
07/08/1965 Named the #30 prospect in the MLB
11/07/1965 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $20,000.
11/08/1965 Drafted in the 1965 expansion draft from the Twin Cities Northmen by the Atlanta Generals. (Round 4, Pick 2, 14th overall pick).
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 25 (35); Eye: 35 (45).
08/01/1966 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
08/11/1966 Injured (hyperextended ankle),day-to-day for one week.
11/08/1966 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $20,000.
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 25 (35); Eye: 40 (45).
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: 30 (35); Eye: 40 (45).
11/17/1968 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $80,150.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
08/09/1969 Injured (sore thumb),day-to-day for 1 day.
08/10/1969 Goes 5-5 against the Detroit Wolverines, with 2 RBI and 0 R.
11/15/1969 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $120,000.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
04/11/1970 Goes 0-2 against the Detroit Wolverines, ending his hitting streak at 21 games.
11/15/1970 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $194,820.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
05/31/1971 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
10/29/1971 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $612,000 with the Atlanta Generals organization.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
08/17/1972 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 2 days.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1967 148 9
1969 150 7
1971 154 1
Year PA Rank
1966 643 10
1967 657 4
1968 646 9
1971 682 2
Year AB Rank
1966 600 7
1967 612 3
1968 590 6
1969 600 8
1971 619 4
Year H Rank
1967 171 6
1968 166 5
1971 177 6
Year K Rank
1966 113 7
Year 2B Rank
1971 33 7
1972 32 8
Year 3B Rank
1967 7 10
Year HP Rank
1966 5 9
1967 9 5
1968 8 10
1969 7 10
1970 6 10
Year AVG Rank
1968 .281 8
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