LF Paul Brower #45
New York Empires MLB
Age: 30 | Bats: R | Throws: L | Morale: Good
10/25/1975
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LF PAUL BROWER #45 - AGE: 30 - BATS: R - THROWS: L - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
158 575 148 34 0 7 50 66 98 .257 .335 .353 1 1.6
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 50
Gap 45 45 45 45
Power 50 50 50 50
Eye 50 55 50 50
Avoid K's 45 45 45 45
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: 55
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
09/28/1975 BOS Win, 6-3 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/27/1975 BOS Win, 5-4 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/26/1975 BOS Win, 3-0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/25/1975 ATL Loss, 5-6 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1975 ATL Win, 5-2 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
09/23/1975 ATL Loss, 2-6 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/21/1975 DET Loss, 4-6 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/20/1975 DET Loss, 2-3 7 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
09/19/1975 DET Win, 4-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/18/1975 @ BOS Loss, 4-7 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 0
PERSONALITY
Brower is a natural-born leader.
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.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$272,000
Signed Through:1977 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 28 Days
Service This Yr:174 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, 6th Pick in Round 2
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 158 575 148 34 0 7 50 73 66 98 .257 .335 .353 .688 .321 .096 105
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 151 655 4 0 0 17 5 5 203 41 1 2 33.3 68.9 4.08 1.6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   166 40 8 0 1 10 18 30 34 1 2 2 .241 .362 .307 .669
Versus Right   409 108 26 0 6 40 55 36 64 4 3 2 .264 .324 .372 .695
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   79 18 4 0 1 7 5 10 13 0 1 0 .228 .315 .316 .631
May   105 28 6 0 0 11 12 10 22 2 1 0 .267 .325 .324 .649
June   91 21 6 0 1 8 11 11 16 2 0 1 .231 .314 .330 .644
July   94 21 5 0 2 6 14 11 16 0 1 1 .223 .311 .340 .652
August   118 33 8 0 2 9 18 9 16 1 2 1 .280 .333 .398 .732
September   88 27 5 0 1 9 13 15 15 0 0 1 .307 .413 .398 .811
Spring Training   68 20 1 1 1 4 7 1 14 0 1 1 .294 .314 .382 .697
Last Year   561 168 26 1 15 74 72 68 101 2 2 4 .299 .378 .430 .808
2 Years Ago   527 159 21 1 9 66 61 57 84 0 1 3 .302 .373 .397 .770
Career   2966 826 133 4 58 362 360 346 536 20 9 20 .278 .356 .385 .740
Home   292 81 18 0 3 29 40 34 47 2 2 2 .277 .355 .370 .724
Road   283 67 16 0 4 21 33 32 51 3 3 2 .237 .316 .336 .651
Grass   575 148 34 0 7 50 73 66 98 5 5 4 .257 .335 .353 .688
Day   336 96 23 0 4 33 48 38 55 3 4 2 .286 .359 .390 .749
Night   239 52 11 0 3 17 25 28 43 2 1 2 .218 .303 .301 .604
As Starter   568 146 33 0 7 50 72 66 95 5 5 4 .257 .336 .352 .688
As Reliever / Substitution   7 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .286 .286 .429 .714
Pinch Hitting   7 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .286 .286 .429 .714
Close/Late   124 30 9 0 1 8 20 13 26 2 2 0 .242 .309 .339 .648
Inning 1-3   215 57 14 0 3 18 19 23 37 1 2 2 .265 .340 .372 .712
Inning 4-6   187 49 7 0 3 19 22 18 26 2 1 2 .262 .330 .348 .678
Inning 7-9   162 41 13 0 1 13 31 25 31 2 2 0 .253 .349 .352 .701
Extra Innings   11 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 .091 .091 .091 .182
0 Outs   198 52 14 0 2 12 30 23 30 0 5 1 .263 .342 .364 .706
1 Outs   240 62 14 0 3 19 31 24 44 5 0 2 .258 .325 .354 .679
2 Outs   137 34 6 0 2 19 12 19 24 0 0 1 .248 .344 .336 .680
Scoring Position   126 27 7 0 2 41 16 19 26 5 5 0 .214 .307 .317 .624
Bases Empty   341 94 24 0 2 2 46 34 52 0 0 4 .276 .348 .364 .712
Runner on 1st   108 27 3 0 3 7 11 13 20 0 0 0 .250 .331 .361 .692
Runner on 2nd   46 9 2 0 1 7 4 11 10 0 3 0 .196 .351 .304 .655
Runner on 3rd   9 2 0 0 0 4 2 2 4 2 2 0 .222 .308 .222 .530
Runner on 1st & 2nd   36 8 3 0 0 8 3 3 8 0 0 0 .222 .282 .306 .588
Runner on 1st & 3rd   14 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 4 0 0 0 .071 .133 .143 .276
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 2 0 0 0 5 3 1 0 2 0 0 .250 .273 .250 .523
Bases Loaded   13 5 1 0 1 15 4 1 0 1 0 0 .385 .400 .692 1.092
Two Strikes   268 50 14 0 3 16 32 39 98 3 0 1 .187 .289 .272 .562
First Pitch   91 25 8 0 1 10 6 0 0 1 2 0 .275 .272 .396 .667
Count 0-1   50 18 5 0 0 5 10 0 0 1 1 1 .360 .365 .460 .825
Count 0-2   41 6 1 0 0 2 1 0 21 0 0 1 .146 .167 .171 .337
Count 1-0   45 15 1 0 2 8 7 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .348 .489 .837
Count 1-1   50 15 4 0 0 5 7 0 0 0 2 1 .300 .314 .380 .694
Count 1-2   83 14 4 0 0 4 5 0 39 1 0 0 .169 .167 .217 .384
Count 2-0   22 9 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .409 .409 .455 .864
Count 2-1   33 13 0 0 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 .394 .394 .485 .879
Count 2-2   81 14 4 0 1 4 9 0 23 0 0 0 .173 .173 .259 .432
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 17 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   16 3 1 0 0 0 4 10 0 0 0 0 .188 .500 .250 .750
Full Count   63 16 5 0 2 6 17 39 15 2 0 0 .254 .529 .429 .957
Behind in Count   174 38 10 0 0 11 16 0 60 2 1 2 .218 .225 .276 .501
Ahead in Count   116 40 3 0 3 14 18 27 0 0 0 1 .345 .472 .448 .920
Batting 2nd   339 87 20 0 4 30 43 35 56 3 4 1 .257 .325 .351 .676
Batting 4th   10 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .100 .091 .100 .191
Batting 5th   122 33 6 0 1 10 15 20 21 1 1 1 .270 .375 .344 .719
Batting 6th   78 20 5 0 2 8 11 8 16 0 0 2 .256 .341 .397 .738
Batting 7th   16 5 2 0 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 0 .312 .421 .438 .859
Batting 8th   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   5 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000
Low Leverage   262 70 15 0 3 11 32 31 40 0 0 3 .267 .351 .359 .710
Medium Leverage   214 57 14 0 2 15 26 23 38 1 4 1 .266 .339 .360 .699
High Leverage   98 21 5 0 2 24 15 12 20 4 1 0 .214 .289 .327 .616
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 28 156 561 168 26 1 15 74 72 68 4 2 101 3 2 .299 .378 .430 .808 141 151 4.3
1975 New York - MLB 29 158 575 148 34 0 7 50 73 66 4 5 98 1 2 .257 .335 .353 .688 90 105 1.6
Total MLB 998 2966 826 133 4 58 362 360 346 20 20 536 7 12 .278 .356 .385 .740 116 126 11.8
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 41 41 51 0 0 51 0 1.000 310.1 1.48 -2.6 .962
1974 New York - MLB RF 118 109 184 13 0 200 3 .985 959.1 1.85 -9.5 .925
1975 New York - MLB 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1975 New York - MLB LF 146 146 233 0 0 240 7 .971 1183.0 1.77 -4.8 .972
1975 New York - MLB RF 14 5 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 76.0 1.54 -1.6 .962
TOTAL 1B 46 36 317 21 25 344 6 .983 307.0 9.91 -2.5 .885
TOTAL LF 233 229 347 6 2 364 11 .970 1848.0 1.72 -16.6 .952
TOTAL RF 588 490 841 43 1 898 14 .984 4447.0 1.79 -47.8 .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.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1974 150 5
1975 151 5
Year H Rank
1974 168 8
Year K Rank
1975 98 5
Year 2B Rank
1975 34 6
Year AVG Rank
1974 .299 8
Year OBP Rank
1974 .378 9
Year wOBA Rank
1974 .372 5
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