2B Jim McCusker #16
Age: 32 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
07/31/1973
2B JIM MCCUSKER #16 - AGE: 32 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
57 86 15 5 0 0 4 7 23 .174 .242 .233 2 -0.8
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 45
Gap 50 50 55 50
Power 35 35 40 35
Eye 50 45 50 50
Avoid K's 45 40 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: 30
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 60 Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 60
Stealing Aggressiveness: 50
Stealing Ability: 75
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
07/30/1973 @ SFS Loss, 3-7 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
07/28/1973 @ SFS Loss, 6-14 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/23/1973 ATL Win, 6-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/22/1973 ATL Win, 7-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/21/1973 ATL Loss, 1-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/19/1973 CHH Win, 5-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/18/1973 CHH Loss, 3-5 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
07/16/1973 DAL Loss, 3-8 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/08/1973 HOU Loss, 1-8 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/06/1973 HOU Loss, 2-13 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
PERSONALITY
McCusker is considered a 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:$200,000
Signed Through:1973 Season
Major Service:10 Years, None
Service This Yr:119 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:9 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 1973 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 57 86 15 5 0 0 4 9 7 23 .174 .242 .233 .475 .221 .058 34
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 12 97 1 0 0 0 2 1 20 5 2 0 100.0 5.9 2.14 -0.8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 1 .000 .182 .000 .182
Versus Right   77 15 5 0 0 4 8 6 19 1 2 0 .195 .250 .260 .510
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Last Week   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
April   17 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 3 1 0 0 .059 .190 .059 .249
May   22 5 2 0 0 1 1 1 4 0 0 1 .227 .292 .318 .610
June   24 5 2 0 0 2 4 3 8 0 2 0 .208 .296 .292 .588
July   23 4 1 0 0 0 3 0 8 0 0 0 .174 .174 .217 .391
Spring Training   29 5 0 0 0 1 4 3 7 0 0 1 .172 .273 .172 .445
Last Year   515 116 23 4 3 58 66 62 100 6 2 7 .225 .314 .303 .616
2 Years Ago   535 124 19 6 9 47 68 59 100 6 13 7 .232 .313 .340 .653
Career   2918 705 125 28 34 296 386 312 588 25 38 32 .242 .319 .339 .658
Home   44 6 3 0 0 1 3 1 10 0 0 0 .136 .156 .205 .360
Road   42 9 2 0 0 3 6 6 13 1 2 1 .214 .320 .262 .582
Grass   86 15 5 0 0 4 9 7 23 1 2 1 .174 .242 .233 .475
Day   39 7 2 0 0 3 3 3 9 1 1 0 .179 .233 .231 .463
Night   47 8 3 0 0 1 6 4 14 0 1 1 .170 .250 .234 .484
As Starter   44 8 2 0 0 2 4 4 12 0 2 1 .182 .265 .227 .493
As Reliever / Substitution   42 7 3 0 0 2 5 3 11 1 0 0 .167 .217 .238 .455
Pinch Hitting   36 7 3 0 0 2 4 2 10 1 0 0 .194 .231 .278 .509
Close/Late   35 5 3 0 0 2 2 4 10 1 0 1 .143 .244 .229 .472
Inning 1-3   13 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 1 0 .154 .214 .231 .445
Inning 4-6   21 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 5 0 1 0 .143 .217 .143 .360
Inning 7-9   47 9 4 0 0 3 5 4 13 1 0 1 .191 .264 .277 .541
Extra Innings   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
0 Outs   28 6 2 0 0 0 4 2 7 0 2 1 .214 .290 .286 .576
1 Outs   26 4 1 0 0 1 2 2 5 1 0 0 .154 .207 .192 .399
2 Outs   32 5 2 0 0 3 2 3 11 0 0 0 .156 .229 .219 .447
Scoring Position   25 4 1 0 0 4 2 2 6 1 2 0 .160 .214 .200 .414
Bases Empty   48 8 2 0 0 0 4 2 13 0 0 1 .167 .216 .208 .424
Runner on 1st   13 3 2 0 0 0 2 3 4 0 0 0 .231 .375 .385 .760
Runner on 2nd   6 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 .333 .429 .500 .929
Runner on 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   10 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .100 .100 .100 .200
Runner on 1st & 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Bases Loaded   5 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Two Strikes   43 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 23 0 0 0 .070 .111 .070 .181
First Pitch   14 4 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .333 .429 .762
Count 0-1   7 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Count 0-2   6 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Count 1-0   6 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .286 .333 .619
Count 1-1   7 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .286 .286 .429 .714
Count 1-2   17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 .059 .059 .059 .118
Count 2-0   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Count 2-2   12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 .083 .083 .083 .167
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   2 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 .500 .800 1.000 1.800
Full Count   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Behind in Count   30 4 0 0 0 1 3 0 11 0 0 0 .133 .133 .133 .267
Ahead in Count   15 4 2 0 0 2 3 5 0 1 1 0 .267 .429 .400 .829
Batting Leadoff   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 2nd   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 .000 .111 .000 .111
Batting 4th   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   9 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 1 0 .111 .200 .111 .311
Batting 6th   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Batting 7th   30 8 3 0 0 1 5 3 7 0 1 0 .267 .333 .367 .700
Batting 8th   5 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .200 .333 .400 .733
Batting 9th   23 4 1 0 0 2 2 1 7 1 0 0 .174 .200 .217 .417
Low Leverage   31 6 2 0 0 1 4 1 10 0 0 0 .194 .219 .258 .477
Medium Leverage   26 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 6 0 2 1 .154 .241 .154 .395
High Leverage   29 5 3 0 0 3 2 4 7 1 0 0 .172 .265 .276 .541
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 71 0.3
1965 Dallas - MLB 24 124 338 91 12 1 3 27 45 26 4 0 67 17 4 .269 .329 .337 .666 102 104 2.1
1966 Dallas - MLB 25 130 420 112 18 6 5 48 52 40 4 5 90 18 5 .267 .333 .374 .706 109 109 1.7
1967 Dallas - MLB 26 73 99 19 5 1 2 11 11 8 1 1 22 4 1 .192 .257 .323 .580 80 72 -0.1
1968 Dallas - MLB 27 86 147 40 10 1 1 18 17 11 0 1 33 3 2 .272 .321 .374 .695 116 109 0.7
1969 Dallas - MLB 28 136 373 101 15 4 5 44 68 52 5 1 69 29 13 .271 .367 .373 .739 116 123 2.5
1970 Toronto - MLB 29 130 311 67 12 4 6 33 40 40 1 3 61 24 3 .215 .304 .338 .642 82 75 -0.1
1971 Cleveland - MLB 30 149 535 124 19 6 9 47 68 59 7 6 100 33 13 .232 .313 .340 .653 91 87 -0.9
1972 Cleveland - MLB 31 153 515 116 23 4 3 58 66 62 7 6 100 46 8 .225 .314 .303 .616 83 87 0.3
1973 Twin Cities - MLB 32 57 86 15 5 0 0 4 9 7 1 1 23 2 0 .174 .242 .233 .475 32 34 -0.8
Total MLB 1091 2918 705 125 28 34 296 386 312 32 25 588 176 50 .242 .319 .339 .658 94 94 5.8
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 - 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 .893 162 130 -0.1
1968 Dallas - MLB 27 15 25 7 1 0 0 3 5 0 1 0 8 0 0 .280 .308 .320 .628 96 101 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 44 -0.6
Total MLB 29 75 19 5 1 0 7 8 5 2 1 15 4 1 .253 .313 .347 .660 100 91
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
1973 Twin Cities - MLB 2B 23 12 43 43 19 88 2 .977 129.0 6.00 -4.4 .814
TOTAL 2B 831 670 1649 1952 615 3649 48 .987 6233.0 5.20 -68.5 .947
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.
11/12/1972 Became a free agent.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 50 (50).
03/01/1973 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $200,000 with the Twin Cities Northmen organization.
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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