1B Chris Berman #23
Atlanta Generals MLB
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
08/21/1972
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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
111 422 99 22 1 7 33 34 54 .235 .297 .341 1 0.3
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
08/20/1972 @ MON Win, 1-0 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
08/19/1972 @ MON Win, 4-1 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
08/18/1972 @ MON Win, 2-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/17/1972 @ CHH Win, 6-1 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
08/15/1972 @ CHH Win, 5-1 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/13/1972 @ DAL Win, 8-1 5 2 4 2 0 0 0 0
08/12/1972 @ DAL Win, 4-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/11/1972 @ DAL Loss, 1-8 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/10/1972 @ TOR Loss, 1-6 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/09/1972 @ TOR Loss, 2-10 4 0 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:139 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 111 422 99 22 1 7 33 52 34 54 .235 .297 .341 .638 .298 .107 94
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 108 461 4 0 0 14 3 1 144 30 1 1 50.0 41.1 3.25 .3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   170 42 11 0 4 15 16 8 25 0 3 1 .247 .285 .382 .667
Versus Right   252 57 11 1 3 18 36 26 29 1 0 3 .226 .305 .313 .618
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   20 5 3 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .400 .650
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   65 20 5 0 2 7 7 1 5 0 0 0 .308 .318 .477 .795
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   4013 1100 178 32 50 373 448 311 554 21 15 40 .274 .331 .372 .703
Home   195 49 9 1 4 13 27 17 25 0 2 4 .251 .324 .369 .693
Road   227 50 13 0 3 20 25 17 29 1 1 0 .220 .273 .317 .591
Grass   422 99 22 1 7 33 52 34 54 1 3 4 .235 .297 .341 .638
Day   247 62 16 1 5 22 28 22 31 1 2 1 .251 .314 .385 .698
Night   175 37 6 0 2 11 24 12 23 0 1 3 .211 .274 .280 .554
As Starter   419 99 22 1 7 33 52 34 53 1 3 4 .236 .299 .344 .643
As Reliever / Substitution   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   90 22 7 0 1 9 11 15 11 0 2 0 .244 .352 .356 .708
Inning 1-3   149 29 8 1 3 13 15 8 22 1 1 3 .195 .248 .322 .571
Inning 4-6   142 39 4 0 3 9 22 10 13 0 0 0 .275 .322 .366 .689
Inning 7-9   123 29 10 0 1 11 12 15 19 0 2 1 .236 .324 .341 .665
Extra Innings   8 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
0 Outs   142 36 8 0 2 6 24 9 16 1 2 2 .254 .305 .352 .657
1 Outs   148 35 5 1 4 8 22 14 19 0 1 2 .236 .311 .365 .676
2 Outs   132 28 9 0 1 19 6 11 19 0 0 0 .212 .273 .303 .576
Scoring Position   97 24 7 0 1 22 7 9 15 1 3 0 .247 .308 .351 .659
Bases Empty   241 59 11 1 5 5 36 20 33 0 0 3 .245 .311 .361 .672
Runner on 1st   84 16 4 0 1 6 9 5 6 0 0 1 .190 .244 .274 .518
Runner on 2nd   36 10 3 0 0 7 3 4 4 0 3 0 .278 .350 .361 .711
Runner on 3rd   14 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 4 1 0 0 .143 .133 .286 .419
Runner on 1st & 2nd   32 8 0 0 1 6 3 4 5 0 0 0 .250 .333 .344 .677
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 2 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .286 .375 .429 .804
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Bases Loaded   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Two Strikes   156 32 5 0 5 14 18 18 54 0 0 0 .205 .287 .333 .621
First Pitch   57 15 2 0 1 3 7 0 0 0 1 2 .263 .288 .351 .639
Count 0-1   47 12 4 0 0 3 7 0 0 0 2 1 .255 .271 .340 .611
Count 0-2   28 5 1 0 1 1 3 0 8 0 0 0 .179 .179 .321 .500
Count 1-0   51 14 2 1 1 3 9 0 0 0 0 1 .275 .288 .412 .700
Count 1-1   50 10 4 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .280 .480
Count 1-2   43 11 2 0 1 2 4 0 17 0 0 0 .256 .256 .372 .628
Count 2-0   14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   36 14 5 0 0 7 3 0 0 1 0 0 .389 .378 .528 .906
Count 2-2   49 11 2 0 2 10 5 0 18 0 0 0 .224 .224 .388 .612
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   11 2 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 0 0 0 .182 .526 .182 .708
Full Count   36 5 0 0 1 1 6 18 11 0 0 0 .139 .426 .222 .648
Behind in Count   118 28 7 0 2 6 14 0 25 0 2 1 .237 .244 .347 .591
Ahead in Count   112 30 7 1 1 10 17 16 0 1 0 1 .268 .362 .375 .737
Batting 2nd   206 46 11 1 3 14 29 23 30 1 3 3 .223 .309 .330 .639
Batting 4th   166 37 8 0 3 14 18 10 20 0 0 1 .223 .271 .325 .596
Batting 5th   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Batting 6th   43 15 3 0 1 5 5 1 2 0 0 0 .349 .364 .488 .852
Batting 7th   1 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   181 41 10 1 4 8 22 12 31 0 0 1 .227 .278 .359 .637
Medium Leverage   159 35 8 0 2 12 22 12 14 1 1 3 .220 .286 .308 .594
High Leverage   82 23 4 0 1 13 8 10 9 0 2 0 .280 .359 .366 .725
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 26 111 422 99 22 1 7 33 52 34 4 1 54 1 1 .235 .297 .341 .638 86 94 0.3
Total MLB 1045 4013 1100 178 32 50 373 448 311 40 21 554 38 63 .274 .331 .372 .703 108 110 17.0
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 83 81 726 45 78 776 5 .994 699.2 9.92 +1.8 1.024
1972 Atlanta - MLB 2B 24 21 35 49 10 88 4 .955 191.1 3.95 -4.0 .863
1972 Atlanta - MLB 3B 4 1 1 4 1 5 0 1.000 17.1 2.60 +0.2 1.044
1972 Atlanta - MLB SS 10 5 7 14 2 21 0 1.000 45.2 4.14 -0.9 .957
TOTAL 1B 229 226 2079 139 201 2231 13 .994 1943.1 10.27 +7.0 1.024
TOTAL 2B 474 455 888 1331 298 2281 62 .973 4059.0 4.92 -2.7 .991
TOTAL 3B 327 314 254 617 55 914 43 .953 2791.1 2.81 -10.2 .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
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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