2B Lowell Bickle #10
Houston Drillers MLB
Age: 30 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
01/16/1978
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2B LOWELL BICKLE #10 - AGE: 30 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
153 570 161 45 4 8 79 33 67 .282 .321 .418 5 0.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 65 65 65 65
BABIP 65 65 65 65
Avoid K's 60 60 60 60
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 40 40 40 40
Eye 35 35 35 35
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 45 30
Errors: - 65 35
Arm: 20 50 30
Turn DP: - 65 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 20
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 60 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 50 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 45
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 40
Stealing Aggressiveness: 55
Stealing Ability: 50
Baserunning Inst.: 60
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 35
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/25/1977 CHH Loss, 2-5 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/23/1977 CHH Win, 8-5 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 1
09/22/1977 @ DAL Win, 5-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/21/1977 @ DAL Win, 2-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/1977 @ DAL Win, 4-2 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/18/1977 @ SFS Win, 10-4 5 2 2 2 0 0 0 0
09/17/1977 @ SFS Win, 7-5 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/16/1977 @ SFS Win, 4-1 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/15/1977 @ CHH Loss, 6-7 5 1 2 2 0 0 0 0
09/14/1977 @ CHH Loss, 3-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
He works hard to hone his skills.
High: Financial Ambition, Work Ethic
Birthday:04/13/1947
Born in:New York, NY
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$500,000
Signed Through:1979 Season
Major Service:10 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:1967, 15th Pick in Round 2
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1977 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 153 570 161 45 4 8 79 71 33 67 .282 .321 .418 .739 .325 .135 98
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 142 617 4 0 0 18 1 9 238 57 5 4 55.6 72.9 4.46 .5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   138 43 11 1 2 21 22 4 16 3 0 1 .312 .329 .449 .778
Versus Right   432 118 34 3 6 58 49 29 51 6 1 3 .273 .319 .407 .727
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   79 18 7 0 1 10 6 4 7 1 0 0 .228 .262 .354 .616
May   100 35 8 0 1 15 14 11 13 2 0 0 .350 .407 .460 .867
June   105 35 8 1 3 13 16 8 9 2 0 0 .333 .374 .514 .888
July   103 30 7 1 2 19 13 4 14 3 1 2 .291 .321 .437 .758
August   93 18 5 1 1 11 11 3 13 0 0 2 .194 .235 .301 .536
September   90 25 10 1 0 11 11 3 11 1 0 0 .278 .298 .411 .709
Spring Training   68 24 4 0 2 8 8 5 4 0 0 0 .353 .397 .500 .897
Last Year   570 161 45 4 8 79 71 33 67 9 1 4 .282 .321 .418 .739
2 Years Ago   636 193 40 7 11 79 78 32 80 3 0 2 .303 .337 .440 .778
Career   5197 1550 305 32 76 597 617 287 552 33 16 26 .298 .336 .413 .749
Home   274 70 14 3 5 35 32 20 36 7 1 3 .255 .306 .383 .689
Road   296 91 31 1 3 44 39 13 31 2 0 1 .307 .337 .449 .786
Grass   570 161 45 4 8 79 71 33 67 9 1 4 .282 .321 .418 .739
Day   329 92 28 3 4 54 40 20 42 4 1 2 .280 .321 .419 .741
Night   241 69 17 1 4 25 31 13 25 5 0 2 .286 .322 .415 .737
As Starter   556 158 44 4 8 77 71 33 64 9 1 4 .284 .324 .421 .745
As Reliever / Substitution   14 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 .214 .214 .286 .500
Pinch Hitting   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   131 39 12 1 2 17 20 10 15 2 1 2 .298 .352 .450 .802
Inning 1-3   187 46 11 1 3 30 24 7 30 5 0 1 .246 .270 .364 .634
Inning 4-6   205 69 20 2 3 31 24 13 19 2 0 1 .337 .376 .498 .873
Inning 7-9   166 41 14 1 2 15 23 13 14 2 0 2 .247 .306 .380 .686
Extra Innings   12 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 0 1 0 .417 .417 .417 .833
0 Outs   210 55 14 2 5 17 38 13 23 3 1 3 .262 .310 .419 .729
1 Outs   184 58 15 1 1 28 23 9 20 6 0 1 .315 .340 .424 .764
2 Outs   176 48 16 1 2 34 10 11 24 0 0 0 .273 .316 .409 .725
Scoring Position   176 52 15 2 2 70 16 11 24 9 1 2 .295 .328 .438 .766
Bases Empty   304 87 23 2 4 4 46 20 32 0 0 1 .286 .332 .414 .747
Runner on 1st   90 22 7 0 2 5 9 2 11 0 0 1 .244 .269 .389 .658
Runner on 2nd   58 16 3 2 1 12 8 3 8 0 0 1 .276 .323 .448 .771
Runner on 3rd   28 8 3 0 0 12 1 2 3 1 0 0 .286 .323 .393 .715
Runner on 1st & 2nd   33 6 2 0 0 4 3 4 4 0 0 0 .182 .270 .242 .513
Runner on 1st & 3rd   26 12 5 0 0 17 1 0 3 2 0 1 .462 .448 .654 1.102
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   11 3 2 0 1 12 2 2 2 4 1 0 .273 .294 .727 1.021
Bases Loaded   20 7 0 0 0 13 1 0 4 2 0 0 .350 .318 .350 .668
Two Strikes   262 70 20 0 3 39 29 22 67 4 0 1 .267 .322 .378 .700
First Pitch   92 22 6 1 1 7 11 0 0 0 0 2 .239 .255 .359 .614
Count 0-1   56 18 2 1 0 5 6 0 0 0 1 0 .321 .321 .393 .714
Count 0-2   37 9 2 0 0 2 4 0 10 0 0 1 .243 .263 .297 .560
Count 1-0   40 9 3 1 1 7 3 0 0 1 0 0 .225 .220 .425 .645
Count 1-1   60 26 12 1 1 10 13 0 0 2 0 0 .433 .419 .717 1.136
Count 1-2   86 24 8 0 1 14 9 0 21 3 0 0 .279 .270 .407 .677
Count 2-0   13 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .077 .077 .077 .154
Count 2-1   30 9 2 0 1 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 .300 .281 .467 .748
Count 2-2   88 21 3 0 0 13 3 0 26 1 0 0 .239 .236 .273 .509
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 .000 .857 .000 .857
Count 3-1   16 6 0 0 1 4 5 5 0 0 0 1 .375 .545 .562 1.108
Full Count   51 16 7 0 2 10 13 22 10 0 0 0 .314 .521 .569 1.089
Behind in Count   179 51 12 1 1 21 19 0 31 3 1 1 .285 .284 .380 .664
Ahead in Count   100 25 5 1 3 18 12 11 0 3 0 1 .250 .322 .410 .732
Batting Leadoff   55 19 5 1 2 7 8 3 4 2 0 0 .345 .367 .582 .948
Batting 4th   75 24 7 0 0 16 8 4 11 2 0 0 .320 .346 .413 .759
Batting 5th   367 99 26 3 6 51 52 23 45 5 1 4 .270 .316 .406 .722
Batting 6th   65 18 7 0 0 5 3 3 5 0 0 0 .277 .309 .385 .693
Batting 7th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Low Leverage   238 63 21 2 2 14 28 14 18 0 0 0 .265 .306 .395 .701
Medium Leverage   204 56 10 2 4 25 28 9 25 4 0 3 .275 .309 .402 .711
High Leverage   127 42 14 0 2 40 15 10 24 5 1 1 .331 .371 .488 .859
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 .724 125 128 -0.1
1968 New York - MLB 21 54 144 44 5 0 1 15 17 11 2 1 26 2 0 .306 .361 .361 .722 126 130 0.4
1969 New York - MLB 22 148 609 190 39 3 9 67 78 41 1 2 94 1 3 .312 .355 .430 .785 128 133 4.7
1970 New York - MLB 23 150 653 196 40 6 12 60 87 33 2 2 62 1 4 .300 .335 .435 .770 120 121 3.3
1971 New York - MLB 24 150 598 181 36 2 6 66 63 30 2 4 47 3 4 .303 .336 .400 .736 116 119 3.3
1972 New York - MLB 25 115 205 47 11 0 2 16 19 5 1 0 23 0 0 .229 .251 .312 .563 76 73 0.1
1973 New York - MLB 26 147 539 166 25 2 13 62 68 29 3 0 43 3 6 .308 .347 .434 .781 122 132 2.7
1974 New York - MLB 27 158 614 179 30 3 7 77 74 40 2 7 56 5 10 .292 .333 .384 .718 114 119 2.3
1975 New York - MLB 28 156 617 190 34 4 7 74 62 32 7 5 52 3 7 .308 .346 .410 .756 116 125 3.3
1976 New York - MLB 29 156 636 193 40 7 11 79 78 32 2 3 80 4 6 .303 .337 .440 .778 131 138 4.2
1977 Houston - MLB 30 153 570 161 45 4 8 79 71 33 4 9 67 5 4 .282 .321 .418 .739 93 98 0.5
Total MLB 1392 5197 1550 305 32 76 597 617 287 26 33 552 27 44 .298 .336 .413 .749 116 122 24.7
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 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 26 7 30 6 4 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 .200 .200 .333 .533 51 48 -1.0
Total MLB 7 30 6 4 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 .200 .200 .333 .533 51 48
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 46 28 68 99 26 170 3 .982 288.0 5.22 -2.5 .941
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
1973 New York - MLB 1B 29 25 261 18 18 279 0 1.000 216.1 11.61 +0.9 1.014
1973 New York - MLB 2B 101 95 206 267 74 477 4 .992 800.0 5.32 -9.6 .932
1973 New York - MLB 3B 2 2 2 5 0 9 2 .778 18.0 3.50 -0.9 .793
1974 New York - MLB 1B 135 134 1225 97 123 1328 6 .995 1154.1 10.31 +1.2 1.006
1974 New York - MLB 2B 20 19 48 61 14 111 2 .982 163.2 5.99 -1.4 .941
1975 New York - MLB 1B 146 145 1379 130 124 1518 9 .994 1295.1 10.48 +4.8 1.031
1975 New York - MLB 2B 5 0 3 5 3 8 0 1.000 6.0 12.00 -0.4 .689
1975 New York - MLB SS 3 3 3 11 2 15 1 .933 26.0 4.85 -0.4 .905
1976 New York - MLB 1B 149 149 1428 119 138 1553 6 .996 1339.1 10.40 +10.3 1.052
1976 New York - MLB 2B 4 0 0 4 1 4 0 1.000 10.1 3.48 -1.1 .688
1977 Houston - MLB 2B 121 115 200 280 79 486 6 .988 1021.0 4.23 -16.1 .903
1977 Houston - MLB 3B 36 27 21 63 8 88 4 .955 256.0 2.95 -4.9 .902
TOTAL 1B 459 453 4293 364 403 4678 21 .996 4005.1 10.46 +17.2 1.031
TOTAL 2B 781 735 1681 2123 596 3869 65 .983 6438.2 5.32 -49.3 .951
TOTAL 3B 45 35 27 85 8 120 8 .933 332.1 3.03 -8.5 .886
TOTAL SS 6 4 4 13 2 18 1 .944 37.1 4.10 -0.6 .922
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.
11/10/1972 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $190,000.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 40 (40).
06/01/1973 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $1,348,000 with the New York Empires organization.
07/08/1973 Was selected to the 1973 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 40 (40).
04/30/1974 Goes 5-5 against the Montreal Habitants, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 7 RBI and 2 R.
08/12/1974 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
08/19/1974 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 40 (40).
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 40 (40).
04/29/1976 Goes 7-8 against the Detroit Wolverines, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI and 2 R.
10/25/1976 Declined his contract option.
11/13/1976 Became a free agent.
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 40 (40).
02/04/1977 Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $1,500,000 with the Houston Drillers organization.
01/01/1978 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 35 (35).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1970 150 9
1971 150 7
1974 153 3
1976 149 7
Year PA Rank
1970 690 5
1976 673 7
Year AB Rank
1969 609 7
1970 653 1
1971 598 5
1974 614 4
1975 617 1
1976 636 1
Year H Rank
1969 190 2
1970 196 2
1971 181 5
1974 179 3
1975 190 1
1976 193 2
Year TB Rank
1976 280 1
Year 2B Rank
1969 39 1
1970 40 4
1971 36 6
1975 34 6
1976 40 2
1977 45 1
Year HP Rank
1975 7 8
Year SF Rank
1977 9 2
Year EBH Rank
1976 58 3
Year AVG Rank
1969 .312 4
1971 .303 10
1973 .308 6
1975 .308 5
1976 .303 5
Year RC Rank
1976 85.90 9
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