2B Lowell Bickle #9
New York Empires MLB
Age: 25 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
08/21/1972
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2B LOWELL BICKLE #9 - AGE: 25 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
92 166 40 11 0 2 14 3 15 .241 .259 .343 0 0.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 65 65 65 65
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 45 45 45 45
Eye 40 40 40 40
Avoid K's 65 65 65 65
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 45 40
Errors: - 65 40
Arm: 20 50 35
Turn DP: - 65 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 30
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 55 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 25
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 40
Stealing Aggressiveness: 55
Stealing Ability: 50
Baserunning Inst.: 55
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 DAL Win, 13-7 4 2 3 3 0 1 0 0
08/19/1972 DAL Loss, 5-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/16/1972 HOU Loss, 2-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
08/15/1972 HOU Win, 3-0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/14/1972 TOR Loss, 2-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/13/1972 TOR Loss, 1-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/11/1972 TOR Loss, 2-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/10/1972 MON Loss, 0-7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/09/1972 MON Loss, 2-5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/08/1972 MON Win, 5-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Bickle is a tireless worker.
High: Work Ethic
Birthday:04/13/1947
Born in:New York, NY
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$170,000
Signed Through:1972 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 28 Days
Service This Yr:139 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1967, 15th 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 92 166 40 11 0 2 14 16 3 15 .241 .259 .343 .602 .276 .102 78
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 24 170 1 0 0 1 0 0 57 13 0 0 0.0 14.7 3.12 .1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   49 9 2 0 0 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 .184 .184 .224 .408
Versus Right   117 31 9 0 2 13 15 3 9 0 0 1 .265 .289 .393 .682
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   14 4 1 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 0 0 .286 .333 .357 .690
April   35 12 3 0 1 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 .343 .343 .514 .857
May   33 8 3 0 1 5 6 1 2 0 0 1 .242 .286 .424 .710
June   27 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .148 .148 .185 .333
July   43 9 1 0 0 4 1 0 3 0 0 0 .209 .209 .233 .442
August   28 7 3 0 0 4 5 2 4 0 0 0 .250 .300 .357 .657
Spring Training   57 22 4 1 2 7 6 1 3 0 0 0 .386 .397 .596 .993
Last Year   598 181 36 2 6 66 63 30 47 4 0 2 .303 .336 .400 .736
2 Years Ago   653 196 40 6 12 60 87 33 62 2 1 2 .300 .335 .435 .770
Career   2182 654 131 12 30 224 261 119 246 9 6 8 .300 .337 .412 .749
Home   81 19 6 0 1 10 8 2 8 0 0 1 .235 .262 .346 .608
Road   85 21 5 0 1 4 8 1 7 0 0 0 .247 .256 .341 .597
Grass   166 40 11 0 2 14 16 3 15 0 0 1 .241 .259 .343 .602
Day   105 27 8 0 2 8 13 2 12 0 0 0 .257 .271 .390 .662
Night   61 13 3 0 0 6 3 1 3 0 0 1 .213 .238 .262 .500
As Starter   97 23 5 0 2 8 11 2 4 0 0 1 .237 .260 .351 .611
As Reliever / Substitution   69 17 6 0 0 6 5 1 11 0 0 0 .246 .257 .333 .590
Pinch Hitting   59 15 5 0 0 4 5 1 11 0 0 0 .254 .267 .339 .606
Close/Late   75 12 3 0 0 3 5 2 9 0 0 0 .160 .182 .200 .382
Inning 1-3   36 9 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .278 .528
Inning 4-6   32 9 2 0 1 2 5 1 1 0 0 1 .281 .324 .438 .761
Inning 7-9   90 19 8 0 1 10 10 2 12 0 0 0 .211 .228 .333 .562
Extra Innings   8 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .375 .750
0 Outs   56 17 8 0 1 5 7 1 9 0 0 0 .304 .316 .500 .816
1 Outs   51 11 3 0 0 4 6 1 1 0 0 1 .216 .245 .275 .520
2 Outs   59 12 0 0 1 5 3 1 5 0 0 0 .203 .217 .254 .471
Scoring Position   44 9 3 0 0 11 4 2 3 0 0 0 .205 .239 .273 .512
Bases Empty   91 27 6 0 2 2 9 0 8 0 0 1 .297 .304 .429 .733
Runner on 1st   31 4 2 0 0 1 3 1 4 0 0 0 .129 .156 .194 .350
Runner on 2nd   11 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .091 .167 .091 .258
Runner on 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   16 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .188 .188 .250 .438
Runner on 1st & 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Bases Loaded   9 4 2 0 0 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 .444 .444 .667 1.111
Two Strikes   57 13 2 0 1 6 6 2 15 0 0 0 .228 .254 .316 .570
First Pitch   36 11 4 0 0 4 5 0 0 0 0 1 .306 .324 .417 .741
Count 0-1   15 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .333 .533
Count 0-2   11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .091 .091 .091 .182
Count 1-0   18 4 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .333 .556
Count 1-1   18 5 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .278 .444 .722
Count 1-2   18 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 .278 .278 .278 .556
Count 2-0   9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444
Count 2-1   9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222
Count 2-2   13 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 .308 .308 .462 .769
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Full Count   15 3 0 0 1 4 4 2 4 0 0 0 .200 .294 .400 .694
Behind in Count   44 9 2 0 0 1 2 0 6 0 0 0 .205 .205 .250 .455
Ahead in Count   40 8 3 0 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .220 .275 .495
Batting Leadoff   14 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .357 .643
Batting 2nd   13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   23 8 2 0 2 4 6 0 4 0 0 1 .348 .375 .696 1.071
Batting 5th   31 7 2 0 0 4 4 2 1 0 0 0 .226 .273 .290 .563
Batting 6th   31 7 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .226 .226 .258 .484
Batting 7th   10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Batting 8th   9 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .333 .556
Batting 9th   34 10 4 0 0 4 4 1 8 0 0 0 .294 .314 .412 .726
Low Leverage   46 14 3 0 1 3 5 1 4 0 0 0 .304 .319 .435 .754
Medium Leverage   67 16 3 0 1 4 6 1 4 0 0 1 .239 .261 .328 .589
High Leverage   53 10 5 0 0 7 5 1 7 0 0 0 .189 .204 .283 .487
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
1967 New York - MLB 20 5 12 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .250 .308 .417 .724 123 123 -0.1
1968 New York - MLB 21 54 144 44 5 0 1 15 17 11 2 1 26 2 0 .306 .361 .361 .722 126 128 0.4
1969 New York - MLB 22 148 609 190 39 3 9 67 78 41 1 2 94 1 3 .312 .355 .430 .785 128 129 4.3
1970 New York - MLB 23 150 653 196 40 6 12 60 87 33 2 2 62 1 4 .300 .335 .435 .770 117 117 2.9
1971 New York - MLB 24 150 598 181 36 2 6 66 63 30 2 4 47 3 4 .303 .336 .400 .736 115 114 2.9
1972 New York - MLB 25 92 166 40 11 0 2 14 16 3 1 0 15 0 0 .241 .259 .343 .602 74 78 0.1
Total MLB 599 2182 654 131 12 30 224 261 119 8 9 246 7 11 .300 .337 .412 .749 117 118 10.6
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
1967 Total - 20 60 280 107 13 5 5 73 91 18 1 3 16 36 10 .382 .417 .518 .935 100 100 3.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1967 New York - MLB 2B 5 4 11 10 5 22 1 .955 34.0 5.56 -1.1 .785
1968 New York - MLB 2B 31 26 50 82 16 137 5 .964 234.0 5.08 -4.2 .891
1968 New York - MLB 3B 6 6 4 14 0 20 2 .900 56.0 2.89 -2.8 .832
1968 New York - MLB SS 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 3.1 5.40 -0.0 1.071
1969 New York - MLB 2B 148 148 342 419 119 774 13 .983 1281.1 5.35 -2.2 .991
1970 New York - MLB 2B 150 150 385 417 131 819 17 .979 1280.2 5.64 -4.4 .968
1970 New York - MLB 3B 1 0 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 2.1 11.57 +0.1 1.050
1971 New York - MLB 2B 150 150 368 479 128 861 14 .984 1319.2 5.78 -6.1 .964
1972 New York - MLB 2B 38 23 58 83 22 144 3 .979 237.1 5.35 -2.3 .931
1972 New York - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 New York - MLB SS 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 8.0 1.12 -0.1 1.021
TOTAL 2B 522 501 1214 1490 421 2757 53 .981 4387.0 5.55 -20.3 .965
TOTAL 3B 7 6 4 17 0 23 2 .913 58.1 3.24 -2.7 .862
TOTAL SS 3 1 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 11.1 2.38 -0.2 1.046
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1967 Drafted in the 1967 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 15, 43rd overall pick) by the New York Empires, out of college Lakeland CC
10/20/1967 Named the #23 prospect in the MLB
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: 50 (65); Power: 25 (35); Eye: 30 (40).
04/09/1968 Named the #29 prospect in the MLB
07/04/1968 Named the #11 prospect in the MLB
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: 60 (75); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
01/27/1969 Successfully completed training to improve his defense at second base at the New York Empires development complex.
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: 65 (70); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
02/09/1970 Detrimentally completed training to improve his defense at second base at the New York Empires development complex.
08/13/1970 Goes 5-6 against the Baltimore Lords, with 1 2B, 2 RBI and 0 R.
11/15/1970 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $101,700.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (70); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 40 (40).
03/01/1971 Successfully completed training to improve his defense at second base at the New York Empires development complex.
08/09/1971 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
11/11/1971 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $170,000.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 40 (40).
03/26/1972 Detrimentally completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the New York Empires development complex.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1970 150 9
1971 150 7
Year PA Rank
1970 690 5
Year AB Rank
1969 609 7
1970 653 1
1971 598 5
Year H Rank
1969 190 2
1970 196 2
1971 181 5
Year 2B Rank
1969 39 1
1970 40 4
1971 36 6
Year AVG Rank
1969 .312 4
1971 .303 10
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