2B Jim McCusker #19
Age: 31 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
08/21/1972
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
125 432 100 22 3 3 53 52 82 .231 .318 .317 39 0.6
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: 70
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
08/20/1972 @ MIL Loss, 4-8 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/19/1972 @ MIL Loss, 7-8 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
08/18/1972 @ MIL Loss, 6-7 5 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
08/16/1972 @ PHI Loss, 4-5 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/15/1972 @ PHI Win, 6-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/14/1972 @ PHI Loss, 1-5 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
08/13/1972 WAS Loss, 0-3 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
08/13/1972 WAS Win, 8-3 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 1
08/12/1972 WAS Win, 6-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/10/1972 DEN Win, 12-7 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 1
PERSONALITY
Jim is a natural-born leader.
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: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, 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 125 432 100 22 3 3 53 60 52 82 .231 .318 .317 .635 .296 .086 92
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 114 494 5 2 0 1 2 5 137 28 39 7 84.8 52.6 4.10 .6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   91 24 5 1 1 12 12 6 17 0 2 2 .264 .323 .374 .697
Versus Right   341 76 17 2 2 41 48 46 65 5 0 3 .223 .316 .302 .619
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   25 4 1 0 0 2 0 2 4 1 0 0 .160 .214 .200 .414
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   61 13 3 1 0 5 8 7 8 1 0 0 .213 .290 .295 .585
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   2749 674 119 27 34 287 371 295 547 23 36 29 .245 .322 .345 .668
Home   202 49 9 2 2 29 26 25 36 2 1 1 .243 .326 .337 .663
Road   230 51 13 1 1 24 34 27 46 3 1 4 .222 .311 .300 .611
Grass   432 100 22 3 3 53 60 52 82 5 2 5 .231 .318 .317 .635
Day   276 58 13 1 2 35 37 32 51 3 2 3 .210 .296 .286 .582
Night   156 42 9 2 1 18 23 20 31 2 0 2 .269 .356 .372 .727
As Starter   424 99 22 3 3 53 60 51 79 5 2 5 .233 .320 .321 .640
As Reliever / Substitution   8 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .125 .222 .125 .347
Pinch Hitting   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
Close/Late   105 21 5 2 0 10 17 18 20 2 0 1 .200 .317 .286 .603
Inning 1-3   139 39 8 1 0 26 19 17 29 3 2 2 .281 .360 .353 .713
Inning 4-6   154 33 7 0 3 15 22 14 27 0 0 1 .214 .284 .318 .602
Inning 7-9   131 26 6 2 0 12 18 20 25 2 0 2 .198 .310 .275 .584
Extra Innings   8 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .333 .375 .708
0 Outs   139 24 5 1 1 8 24 19 29 2 1 1 .173 .273 .245 .518
1 Outs   140 41 8 1 1 25 27 16 25 3 1 2 .293 .366 .386 .752
2 Outs   153 35 9 1 1 20 9 17 28 0 0 2 .229 .314 .320 .634
Scoring Position   130 33 10 0 2 49 18 14 20 5 2 2 .254 .325 .377 .701
Bases Empty   224 45 6 3 1 1 29 27 52 0 0 2 .201 .292 .268 .560
Runner on 1st   78 22 6 0 0 3 13 11 10 0 0 1 .282 .378 .359 .737
Runner on 2nd   41 7 3 0 0 5 5 5 8 0 2 0 .171 .261 .244 .505
Runner on 3rd   22 8 2 0 0 9 3 1 4 0 0 0 .364 .391 .455 .846
Runner on 1st & 2nd   32 8 3 0 0 7 2 3 3 0 0 1 .250 .333 .344 .677
Runner on 1st & 3rd   16 6 0 0 2 14 5 1 3 2 0 0 .375 .368 .750 1.118
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   9 2 1 0 0 7 1 2 0 2 0 0 .222 .308 .333 .641
Bases Loaded   10 2 1 0 0 7 2 2 2 1 0 1 .200 .357 .300 .657
Two Strikes   195 31 6 1 1 14 20 17 82 1 0 1 .159 .229 .215 .444
First Pitch   76 18 6 0 0 10 5 2 0 1 1 3 .237 .280 .316 .596
Count 0-1   35 8 3 0 0 4 7 0 0 1 1 0 .229 .222 .314 .537
Count 0-2   36 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 17 0 0 0 .083 .083 .083 .167
Count 1-0   30 11 3 1 0 6 4 0 0 1 0 0 .367 .355 .533 .888
Count 1-1   42 12 2 1 0 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .381 .667
Count 1-2   61 9 3 0 0 5 4 0 28 0 0 0 .148 .148 .197 .344
Count 2-0   22 7 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 .318 .318 .364 .682
Count 2-1   23 8 1 0 2 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 .348 .348 .652 1.000
Count 2-2   57 13 2 1 0 2 4 0 21 0 0 0 .228 .228 .298 .526
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 3 15 0 0 0 1 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   9 5 0 0 0 4 6 18 0 1 0 0 .556 .821 .556 1.377
Full Count   41 6 1 0 1 5 12 17 16 1 0 1 .146 .400 .244 .644
Behind in Count   132 20 6 0 0 11 11 0 45 1 1 0 .152 .150 .197 .347
Ahead in Count   84 31 5 1 2 17 20 33 0 2 0 1 .369 .542 .524 1.065
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   71 17 7 1 0 9 10 6 8 1 0 0 .239 .295 .366 .661
Batting 6th   74 18 3 1 1 11 11 7 17 0 1 3 .243 .333 .351 .685
Batting 7th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
Low Leverage   166 33 7 1 2 11 17 15 34 0 0 2 .199 .273 .289 .562
Medium Leverage   183 45 9 1 0 15 26 27 40 2 2 2 .246 .346 .306 .652
High Leverage   82 22 6 1 1 27 17 10 8 3 0 1 .268 .344 .402 .746
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 31 125 432 100 22 3 3 53 60 52 5 5 82 39 7 .231 .318 .317 .635 85 92 0.6
Total MLB 1006 2749 674 119 27 34 287 371 295 29 23 547 167 49 .245 .322 .345 .668 96 96 6.6
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 117 114 307 329 98 644 8 .988 1002.0 5.71 -21.5 .914
1972 Cleveland - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 2B 784 636 1534 1826 564 3403 43 .987 5898.2 5.13 -59.5 .953
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
Year HP Rank
1971 7 8
Year SH Rank
1971 13 8
Year SF Rank
1966 5 10
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