2B Jim McCusker #19
Age: 31 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
10/20/1972
2B JIM MCCUSKER #19 - AGE: 31 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
153 515 116 23 4 3 58 62 100 .225 .314 .303 46 0.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 45 50 50
Gap 55 50 55 55
Power 40 40 40 40
Eye 50 50 50 50
Avoid K's 45 45 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 45 25
Errors: - 75 50
Arm: 20 40 30
Turn DP: - 75 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 35
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 60 Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 65
Stealing Aggressiveness: 50
Stealing Ability: 80
Baserunning Inst.: 80
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 40
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/24/1972 @ NYK Loss, 2-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/23/1972 @ NYK Loss, 0-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/22/1972 @ NYK Win, 4-3 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/21/1972 @ CHI Loss, 2-10 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 1
09/20/1972 @ CHI Loss, 3-7 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/19/1972 @ CHI Win, 8-2 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 1
09/17/1972 CIN Loss, 1-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/16/1972 CIN Loss, 4-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/14/1972 NYK Win, 7-4 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 1
09/13/1972 NYK Win, 5-0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 1
PERSONALITY
Jim has good leadership skills.
High: Leader
Birthday:12/15/1940
Born in:Philadelphia, PA
Nationality:American
Height:5' 7"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$180,000
Signed Through:1972 Season
Major Service:9 Years, None
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, 10th Pick in Round 2
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 153 515 116 23 4 3 58 66 62 100 .225 .314 .303 .616 .290 .078 89
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 136 590 7 2 0 1 2 6 156 30 46 8 85.2 59.9 3.89 .5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   102 27 5 1 1 12 13 7 19 0 2 2 .265 .324 .363 .687
Versus Right   413 89 18 3 2 46 53 55 81 6 0 5 .215 .311 .288 .599
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   88 26 5 1 2 13 11 11 18 0 0 0 .295 .374 .443 .817
May   92 16 7 0 0 7 14 13 19 1 1 1 .174 .280 .250 .530
June   98 24 3 1 0 11 10 12 18 2 1 1 .245 .327 .296 .623
July   93 21 4 0 1 17 17 9 19 1 0 3 .226 .311 .301 .612
August   93 19 3 1 0 8 9 12 16 2 0 2 .204 .303 .258 .561
September   51 10 1 1 0 2 5 5 10 0 0 0 .196 .268 .255 .523
Spring Training   62 14 3 0 2 5 7 7 16 0 2 2 .226 .324 .371 .695
Last Year   535 124 19 6 9 47 68 59 100 6 13 7 .232 .313 .340 .653
2 Years Ago   311 67 12 4 6 33 40 40 61 3 6 1 .215 .304 .338 .642
Career   2832 690 120 28 34 292 377 305 565 24 36 31 .244 .321 .342 .663
Home   253 58 10 2 2 32 29 32 46 3 1 3 .229 .320 .308 .628
Road   262 58 13 2 1 26 37 30 54 3 1 4 .221 .308 .298 .605
Grass   515 116 23 4 3 58 66 62 100 6 2 7 .225 .314 .303 .616
Day   326 66 13 1 2 37 40 40 63 3 2 5 .202 .297 .267 .564
Night   189 50 10 3 1 21 26 22 37 3 0 2 .265 .343 .365 .708
As Starter   501 113 23 4 3 58 65 60 96 6 2 6 .226 .312 .305 .618
As Reliever / Substitution   14 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 1 .214 .353 .214 .567
Pinch Hitting   11 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 .182 .308 .182 .490
Close/Late   125 26 5 2 0 11 18 20 24 2 0 3 .208 .327 .280 .607
Inning 1-3   163 44 9 1 0 26 21 20 36 3 2 2 .270 .351 .337 .688
Inning 4-6   179 38 7 1 3 19 25 18 31 1 0 1 .212 .286 .313 .599
Inning 7-9   162 31 6 2 0 13 18 22 30 2 0 3 .191 .296 .253 .549
Extra Innings   11 3 1 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 1 .273 .429 .364 .792
0 Outs   177 29 6 1 1 8 26 21 37 2 1 1 .164 .254 .226 .480
1 Outs   159 45 8 1 1 27 30 20 30 4 1 2 .283 .362 .365 .727
2 Outs   179 42 9 2 1 23 10 21 33 0 0 4 .235 .328 .324 .652
Scoring Position   153 38 10 0 2 53 19 16 26 6 2 3 .248 .320 .353 .673
Bases Empty   273 53 7 3 1 1 32 31 64 0 0 3 .194 .283 .253 .536
Runner on 1st   89 25 6 1 0 4 15 15 10 0 0 1 .281 .390 .371 .761
Runner on 2nd   51 9 3 0 0 6 5 5 11 0 2 1 .176 .263 .235 .498
Runner on 3rd   23 8 2 0 0 10 3 1 5 1 0 0 .348 .360 .435 .795
Runner on 1st & 2nd   40 9 3 0 0 7 2 5 4 0 0 1 .225 .326 .300 .626
Runner on 1st & 3rd   19 8 0 0 2 16 6 1 3 2 0 0 .421 .409 .737 1.146
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   10 2 1 0 0 7 1 2 1 2 0 0 .200 .286 .300 .586
Bases Loaded   10 2 1 0 0 7 2 2 2 1 0 1 .200 .357 .300 .657
Two Strikes   237 35 6 2 1 16 21 19 100 2 0 1 .148 .212 .203 .415
First Pitch   87 22 6 0 0 11 6 2 0 1 1 3 .253 .290 .322 .612
Count 0-1   43 9 3 0 0 4 7 0 0 1 1 1 .209 .222 .279 .501
Count 0-2   43 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 22 0 0 0 .070 .070 .070 .140
Count 1-0   34 14 3 1 0 6 4 0 0 1 0 0 .412 .400 .559 .959
Count 1-1   46 12 2 1 0 8 8 0 0 0 0 1 .261 .277 .348 .624
Count 1-2   76 11 3 0 0 5 4 0 33 0 0 0 .145 .145 .184 .329
Count 2-0   26 9 2 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 .346 .346 .423 .769
Count 2-1   29 9 1 0 2 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 .310 .310 .552 .862
Count 2-2   68 13 2 1 0 3 4 0 28 1 0 0 .191 .188 .250 .438
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 3 16 0 0 0 1 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   13 6 0 0 0 5 8 25 0 1 0 0 .462 .795 .462 1.256
Full Count   50 8 1 1 1 6 13 19 17 1 0 1 .160 .394 .280 .674
Behind in Count   162 23 6 0 0 11 11 0 55 1 1 1 .142 .146 .179 .325
Ahead in Count   102 38 6 1 2 19 24 41 0 2 0 1 .373 .548 .510 1.058
Batting Leadoff   19 2 1 0 0 1 2 2 3 0 0 0 .105 .190 .158 .348
Batting 2nd   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Batting 3rd   68 13 0 1 1 12 10 7 17 3 0 1 .191 .266 .265 .531
Batting 4th   191 48 11 0 1 20 27 29 34 1 0 1 .251 .351 .325 .676
Batting 5th   145 30 8 2 0 14 15 14 25 2 0 1 .207 .278 .290 .567
Batting 6th   77 19 3 1 1 11 11 8 17 0 1 3 .247 .341 .351 .692
Batting 7th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   11 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 1 .273 .429 .273 .701
Low Leverage   194 38 7 1 2 11 18 18 38 0 0 2 .196 .271 .273 .544
Medium Leverage   220 51 10 2 0 17 28 29 49 2 2 3 .232 .327 .295 .622
High Leverage   100 27 6 1 1 30 20 15 13 4 0 2 .270 .364 .380 .744
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 Dallas - MLB 23 53 94 20 6 1 0 6 10 7 2 1 23 0 1 .213 .279 .298 .577 73 69 0.3
1965 Dallas - MLB 24 124 338 91 12 1 3 27 45 26 4 0 67 17 4 .269 .329 .337 .666 101 100 1.9
1966 Dallas - MLB 25 130 420 112 18 6 5 48 52 40 4 5 90 18 5 .267 .333 .374 .706 110 107 1.5
1967 Dallas - MLB 26 73 99 19 5 1 2 11 11 8 1 1 22 4 1 .192 .257 .323 .580 79 74 -0.1
1968 Dallas - MLB 27 86 147 40 10 1 1 18 17 11 0 1 33 3 2 .272 .321 .374 .695 116 107 0.7
1969 Dallas - MLB 28 136 373 101 15 4 5 44 68 52 5 1 69 29 13 .271 .367 .373 .739 116 118 2.3
1970 Toronto - MLB 29 130 311 67 12 4 6 33 40 40 1 3 61 24 3 .215 .304 .338 .642 82 78 0.0
1971 Cleveland - MLB 30 149 535 124 19 6 9 47 68 59 7 6 100 33 13 .232 .313 .340 .653 89 90 -0.7
1972 Cleveland - MLB 31 153 515 116 23 4 3 58 66 62 7 6 100 46 8 .225 .314 .303 .616 81 89 0.5
Total MLB 1034 2832 690 120 28 34 292 377 305 31 24 565 174 50 .244 .321 .342 .663 95 96 6.4
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 - 22 55 249 69 10 6 5 46 60 23 5 0 30 32 2 .277 .350 .426 .776 100 100 1.2
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
1966 Dallas - MLB 25 7 22 6 3 1 0 4 2 5 0 1 4 0 0 .273 .393 .500 .893 163 125 -0.1
1968 Dallas - MLB 27 15 25 7 1 0 0 3 5 0 1 0 8 0 0 .280 .308 .320 .628 96 96 0.3
1969 Dallas - MLB 28 7 28 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 4 1 .214 .241 .250 .491 43 41 -0.6
Total MLB 29 75 19 5 1 0 7 8 5 2 1 15 4 1 .253 .313 .347 .660 100 87
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1964 Dallas - MLB 2B 37 17 38 53 13 93 2 .978 190.0 4.31 +2.0 1.061
1964 Dallas - MLB SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
1965 Dallas - MLB 2B 88 78 164 219 68 386 3 .992 707.2 4.87 +0.2 1.010
1966 Dallas - MLB 2B 121 111 220 298 100 524 6 .989 1006.0 4.63 -5.1 .986
1967 Dallas - MLB 2B 47 6 33 50 10 84 1 .988 145.0 5.15 +1.0 .985
1967 Dallas - MLB SS 5 5 7 10 2 19 2 .895 39.2 3.86 -3.3 .637
1968 Dallas - MLB 2B 38 23 61 67 19 129 1 .992 229.2 5.02 +1.1 1.063
1968 Dallas - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Dallas - MLB 2B 107 89 215 234 64 454 5 .989 841.0 4.80 -6.7 .949
1969 Dallas - MLB SS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 -0.4 .525
1970 Toronto - MLB 2B 93 71 162 214 68 380 4 .989 663.1 5.10 -9.1 .939
1970 Toronto - MLB SS 2 2 3 6 3 9 0 1.000 18.0 4.50 -0.7 .892
1971 Cleveland - MLB 2B 136 127 334 362 124 709 13 .982 1114.0 5.62 -21.5 .903
1971 Cleveland - MLB SS 12 12 20 29 5 52 3 .942 102.0 4.32 -4.2 .838
1972 Cleveland - MLB 2B 141 136 379 412 130 802 11 .986 1207.1 5.90 -26.0 .906
1972 Cleveland - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 2B 808 658 1606 1909 596 3561 46 .987 6104.0 5.18 -64.1 .950
TOTAL SS 21 19 30 46 10 81 5 .938 162.2 4.20 -8.7 .785
PLAYER HISTORY
12/16/1963 Drafted in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 10, 34th overall pick) by the Dallas Wranglers, out of college North Carolina
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 25 (30); Eye: 40 (50).
04/14/1964 Named the #44 prospect in the MLB
07/09/1964 Named the #21 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 45 (50).
11/07/1965 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $44,000.
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 45 (50).
10/19/1966 Wins the 1966 World Series with the Dallas Wranglers.
11/06/1966 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $70,000.
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 50 (50).
10/19/1967 Wins the 1967 World Series with the Dallas Wranglers.
11/06/1967 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $100,000.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 50 (50).
10/30/1968 Wins the 1968 World Series with the Dallas Wranglers.
11/17/1968 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $144,950.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 50 (50).
11/17/1969 Became a free agent.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 50 (50).
02/06/1970 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $250,000 with the Toronto Hurons organization.
05/14/1970 Injured (sore quadriceps),day-to-day for 4 days.
09/26/1970 Injured (bruised ankle),day-to-day for 3 days.
10/29/1970 Declined his contract option.
11/17/1970 Became a free agent.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 50 (50).
02/02/1971 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $360,000 with the Cleveland Bobcats organization.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 50 (50).
05/29/1972 Injured (sore groin),day-to-day for 2 days.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SB Rank
1969 29 8
1970 24 10
1971 33 4
1972 46 3
Year HP Rank
1971 7 8
1972 7 8
Year SH Rank
1971 13 8
Year SF Rank
1966 5 10
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