LF Paul Brower #45
New York Empires MLB
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: L | Morale: Good
09/16/1974
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LF PAUL BROWER #45 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: L - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
144 515 157 26 1 14 71 63 90 .305 .384 .441 2 4.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 55 50 55
Gap 45 50 45 45
Power 50 50 50 50
Eye 50 55 50 50
Avoid K's 45 45 45 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 25 50
Errors: - 35 55
Arm: 20 45 60
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 40
1st Base: 30 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 50
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 35
Stealing Aggressiveness: 45
Stealing Ability: 45
Baserunning Inst.: 35
Sacrifice Bunt: 30
Bunt for Hit: 35
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/15/1974 ATL Win, 4-3 3 1 2 2 1 2 0 0
09/15/1974 ATL Loss, 0-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/14/1974 ATL Win, 8-1 4 2 1 1 0 1 1 0
09/13/1974 ATL Loss, 4-5 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 0
09/12/1974 DET Loss, 1-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/11/1974 DET Loss, 2-10 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/10/1974 DET Win, 2-1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/09/1974 @ MON Loss, 0-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/08/1974 @ MON Loss, 2-9 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/07/1974 @ MON Win, 8-6 4 2 1 4 1 1 2 0
PERSONALITY
Brower has leadership credentials.
High: Leader
Low: Adaptability
Birthday:06/02/1945
Born in:Encinitas, CA
Nationality:American
Height:5' 9"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$252,000
Signed Through:1977 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 28 Days
Service This Yr:160 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1963, 6th Pick in Round 2
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 144 515 157 26 1 14 71 67 63 90 .305 .384 .441 .824 .378 .136 152
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 138 586 4 1 0 19 2 2 227 41 2 1 66.7 86.1 6.08 4.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   187 56 10 0 8 32 27 31 28 0 0 1 .299 .402 .481 .883
Versus Right   328 101 16 1 6 39 40 32 62 2 2 3 .308 .373 .418 .790
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   28 10 1 0 1 5 5 5 3 0 0 0 .357 .455 .500 .955
April   66 24 1 1 1 9 8 18 6 0 1 1 .364 .506 .455 .960
May   95 26 4 0 1 6 11 11 20 0 0 2 .274 .361 .347 .708
June   98 32 6 0 2 12 16 8 17 1 0 0 .327 .374 .449 .823
July   107 27 4 0 3 10 9 6 19 1 1 0 .252 .289 .374 .663
August   93 29 8 0 4 20 13 11 18 0 0 1 .312 .390 .527 .917
September   56 19 3 0 3 14 10 9 10 0 0 0 .339 .431 .554 .984
Spring Training   50 19 2 1 0 6 8 7 9 1 0 0 .380 .448 .460 .908
Last Year   527 159 21 1 9 66 61 57 84 0 1 3 .302 .373 .397 .770
2 Years Ago   354 81 12 0 5 48 37 35 79 4 1 0 .229 .295 .305 .600
Career   2345 667 99 4 50 309 282 275 427 15 4 16 .284 .361 .394 .755
Home   267 83 12 1 8 38 35 35 43 0 0 2 .311 .395 .453 .848
Road   248 74 14 0 6 33 32 28 47 2 2 2 .298 .371 .427 .799
Grass   515 157 26 1 14 71 67 63 90 2 2 4 .305 .384 .441 .824
Day   307 87 8 0 8 41 37 38 55 2 1 2 .283 .364 .388 .752
Night   208 70 18 1 6 30 30 25 35 0 1 2 .337 .413 .519 .932
As Starter   510 155 26 1 14 71 66 63 90 2 2 4 .304 .383 .441 .825
As Reliever / Substitution   5 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Pinch Hitting   5 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Close/Late   107 29 3 0 2 10 11 9 22 2 0 0 .271 .322 .355 .677
Inning 1-3   176 55 11 0 4 28 23 18 26 0 1 1 .312 .379 .443 .823
Inning 4-6   174 51 9 0 6 26 26 24 30 0 1 2 .293 .385 .448 .833
Inning 7-9   155 47 5 1 4 17 16 21 32 2 0 1 .303 .385 .426 .811
Extra Innings   10 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 .400 .400 .500 .900
0 Outs   184 48 10 0 2 5 32 27 31 0 2 0 .261 .355 .348 .703
1 Outs   166 52 9 1 2 21 19 18 39 2 0 1 .313 .380 .416 .795
2 Outs   165 57 7 0 10 45 16 18 20 0 0 3 .345 .419 .570 .989
Scoring Position   122 39 5 0 4 53 18 20 19 2 2 1 .320 .414 .459 .873
Bases Empty   275 81 13 1 4 4 30 33 51 0 0 1 .295 .372 .393 .765
Runner on 1st   118 37 8 0 6 14 19 10 20 0 0 2 .314 .377 .534 .911
Runner on 2nd   36 14 3 0 0 12 3 4 3 0 1 1 .389 .463 .472 .936
Runner on 3rd   12 6 0 0 1 8 1 0 2 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Runner on 1st & 2nd   43 12 1 0 1 13 6 4 8 0 1 0 .279 .340 .372 .713
Runner on 1st & 3rd   19 5 1 0 2 11 2 5 6 1 0 0 .263 .400 .632 1.032
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 .250 .571 .250 .821
Bases Loaded   8 1 0 0 0 7 3 4 0 1 0 0 .125 .385 .125 .510
Two Strikes   233 54 12 0 4 21 28 29 90 0 0 1 .232 .319 .335 .654
First Pitch   78 31 5 0 3 14 10 0 0 1 1 3 .397 .415 .577 .992
Count 0-1   43 14 3 1 0 5 5 0 0 1 0 0 .326 .318 .442 .760
Count 0-2   31 9 3 0 0 4 3 0 10 0 0 0 .290 .290 .387 .677
Count 1-0   52 19 3 0 4 14 10 1 0 0 1 0 .365 .377 .654 1.031
Count 1-1   52 19 0 0 2 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 .365 .365 .481 .846
Count 1-2   71 13 4 0 1 6 5 0 30 0 0 0 .183 .183 .282 .465
Count 2-0   17 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .235 .294 .529
Count 2-1   26 13 1 0 1 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .654 1.154
Count 2-2   76 16 3 0 0 0 5 0 28 0 0 1 .211 .221 .250 .471
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 1 17 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   14 3 1 0 0 2 3 16 0 0 0 0 .214 .633 .286 .919
Full Count   55 16 2 0 3 11 15 29 22 0 0 0 .291 .536 .491 1.027
Behind in Count   145 36 10 1 1 15 13 0 40 1 0 0 .248 .247 .352 .598
Ahead in Count   109 39 6 0 5 23 19 34 0 0 1 0 .358 .510 .550 1.061
Batting Leadoff   55 16 2 1 0 4 9 6 12 0 0 0 .291 .361 .364 .724
Batting 2nd   27 10 1 0 1 5 5 5 3 0 0 0 .370 .469 .519 .987
Batting 4th   40 16 6 0 3 14 9 2 4 0 0 0 .400 .429 .775 1.204
Batting 5th   364 100 16 0 9 43 39 40 71 2 2 4 .275 .351 .393 .744
Batting 6th   24 13 1 0 1 5 4 10 0 0 0 0 .542 .676 .708 1.385
Batting 9th   5 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Low Leverage   221 66 9 1 4 13 21 32 43 0 0 2 .299 .392 .403 .795
Medium Leverage   179 56 11 0 4 26 28 18 26 1 1 2 .313 .380 .441 .821
High Leverage   115 35 6 0 6 32 18 12 21 1 1 0 .304 .367 .513 .880
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 New York - MLB 18 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833 153 176 0.0
1965 New York - MLB 19 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -109 -0.0
1967 New York - MLB 21 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -122 -0.0
1968 New York - MLB 22 20 67 20 3 0 1 9 7 8 0 1 14 0 0 .299 .368 .388 .756 137 145 0.4
1969 New York - MLB 23 128 362 107 15 0 6 52 44 39 6 4 57 0 2 .296 .370 .387 .757 121 130 2.0
1970 New York - MLB 24 116 241 69 11 2 7 32 35 37 0 2 50 0 0 .286 .379 .436 .814 134 137 1.9
1971 New York - MLB 25 138 274 73 11 0 8 31 31 36 2 2 51 0 2 .266 .354 .394 .748 120 127 0.9
1972 New York - MLB 26 126 354 81 12 0 5 48 37 35 0 4 79 2 1 .229 .295 .305 .600 88 91 -0.6
1973 New York - MLB 27 148 527 159 21 1 9 66 61 57 3 0 84 1 3 .302 .373 .397 .770 120 132 1.4
1974 New York - MLB 28 144 515 157 26 1 14 71 67 63 4 2 90 2 1 .305 .384 .441 .824 135 152 4.2
Total MLB 828 2345 667 99 4 50 309 282 275 16 15 427 5 9 .284 .361 .394 .755 121 130 10.2
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 25 109 53 11 0 2 31 39 11 3 2 8 2 1 .486 .536 .642 1.178 100 100 2.3
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
1973 New York - MLB 27 7 27 10 1 0 2 3 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 .370 .370 .630 1.000 182 199 -1.9
Total MLB 7 27 10 1 0 2 3 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 .370 .370 .630 1.000 182 199
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1964 New York - MLB 1B 2 0 3 0 2 3 0 1.000 3.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1964 New York - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 New York - MLB 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 New York - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 New York - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 New York - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 New York - MLB LF 18 18 31 6 2 38 1 .974 146.2 2.27 -3.5 .927
1968 New York - MLB RF 4 2 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 24.1 1.48 -0.6 .743
1969 New York - MLB LF 21 19 24 0 0 27 3 .889 164.2 1.31 -4.5 .819
1969 New York - MLB RF 78 75 114 0 0 115 1 .991 628.1 1.63 -4.9 .945
1970 New York - MLB 1B 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 +0.0 1.030
1970 New York - MLB LF 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 10.0 1.80 -0.2 .977
1970 New York - MLB RF 60 50 87 3 0 91 1 .989 452.1 1.79 +1.6 .991
1971 New York - MLB 1B 23 19 162 12 12 178 4 .978 156.1 10.02 -0.7 .878
1971 New York - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 New York - MLB RF 89 43 92 5 0 97 0 1.000 465.1 1.88 -6.4 .926
1972 New York - MLB 1B 16 16 138 8 11 148 2 .986 134.2 9.76 -1.8 .873
1972 New York - MLB LF 4 4 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 31.1 1.72 -1.0 .841
1972 New York - MLB RF 82 69 134 9 1 147 4 .973 628.0 2.05 -9.1 .929
1973 New York - MLB 1B 2 1 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 10.0 10.80 +0.1 1.037
1973 New York - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 New York - MLB RF 141 137 214 12 0 231 5 .978 1209.1 1.68 -17.2 .906
1974 New York - MLB LF 29 29 38 0 0 38 0 1.000 226.1 1.51 -1.6 .960
1974 New York - MLB RF 114 109 183 13 0 199 3 .985 950.0 1.86 -8.8 .929
TOTAL 1B 45 36 316 21 25 343 6 .983 306.0 9.91 -2.5 .885
TOTAL LF 75 71 101 6 2 111 4 .964 581.0 1.66 -10.7 .908
TOTAL RF 570 485 827 43 1 884 14 .984 4361.2 1.80 -45.5 .929
PLAYER HISTORY
12/16/1963 Drafted in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 6, 30th overall pick) by the New York Empires, out of high school Serra (Serra; San Diego, CA).
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (55); Power: 25 (45); Eye: 25 (45).
07/09/1964 Named the #85 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (55); Power: 25 (45); Eye: 35 (45).
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 30 (45); Eye: 40 (45).
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 30 (40); Eye: 40 (50).
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: 45 (55); Power: 30 (40); Eye: 45 (50).
09/16/1968 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
11/19/1968 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $22,200.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
11/17/1969 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $23,400.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
04/16/1970 Injured (spained knee),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
11/15/1970 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $68,460.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 50 (55).
03/01/1971 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at right field at the New York Empires development complex.
06/23/1971 Injured (strained groin),day-to-day for 4 days.
11/11/1971 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $110,000.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 50 (55).
06/22/1972 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 3 days.
11/10/1972 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $140,000.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
04/29/1973 Injured (virus),day-to-day for 4 days.
09/28/1973 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $1,144,000 with the New York Empires organization.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
08/20/1974 Injured (bruised elbow),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
08/24/1974 Injured (bruised elbow),day-to-day for 2 days.
09/09/1974 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
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