SS Paul Popeck #25
Detroit Wolverines MLB
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
05/08/1972
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SS PAUL POPECK #25 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
11 35 8 1 0 0 1 1 4 .229 .250 .257 0 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 60 55 55
Gap 45 45 45 45
Power 40 40 40 40
Eye 40 40 40 50
Avoid K's 70 70 70 70
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 60 30
Errors: - 50 45
Arm: 20 55 55
Turn DP: - 55 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 50
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 55 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 45
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Aggressiveness: 25
Stealing Ability: 30
Baserunning Inst.: 35
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 35
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
05/04/1972 LAP Win, 5-1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
04/30/1972 SFS Loss, 0-6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/29/1972 SFS Loss, 2-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/24/1972 @ BAL Loss, 2-4 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
04/23/1972 @ HOU Loss, 1-2 6 0 3 1 0 0 1 0
04/22/1972 @ HOU Loss, 3-4 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
04/21/1972 @ HOU Win, 4-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
04/20/1972 MON Win, 6-5 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/19/1972 MON Win, 7-5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/14/1972 ATL Loss, 5-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Not one to get too excited about anything.
Birthday:12/05/1942
Born in:Bradford, TN
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$65,600
Signed Through:1972 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 14 Days
Service This Yr:34 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1964, 20th Pick in Round 4
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 11 35 8 1 0 0 1 1 1 4 .229 .250 .257 .507 .235 .029 52
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 7 36 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 1 0 0 0.0 2.4 2.29 .0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Versus Right   28 6 1 0 0 1 1 1 4 0 1 0 .214 .241 .250 .491
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
April   33 6 1 0 0 1 1 1 4 0 1 0 .182 .206 .212 .418
May   2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Spring Training   60 19 1 0 1 10 5 3 10 0 1 0 .317 .349 .383 .733
Last Year   66 12 4 0 1 5 2 3 7 0 0 0 .182 .217 .288 .505
2 Years Ago   13 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 .231 .231 .231 .462
Career   539 134 24 0 4 52 35 31 47 3 17 2 .249 .290 .315 .606
Home   18 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 .111 .111 .111 .222
Road   17 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 .353 .389 .412 .801
Grass   35 8 1 0 0 1 1 1 4 0 1 0 .229 .250 .257 .507
Day   24 6 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .250 .280 .250 .530
Night   11 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 .182 .182 .273 .455
As Starter   30 6 1 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 0 .200 .226 .233 .459
As Reliever / Substitution   5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Pinch Hitting   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   15 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 .200 .250 .200 .450
Inning 1-3   9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .111 .111 .222 .333
Inning 4-6   9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Inning 7-9   11 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 .273 .333 .273 .606
Extra Innings   6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
0 Outs   9 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 .222 .222 .333 .556
1 Outs   12 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .417 .417 .417 .833
2 Outs   14 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .071 .133 .071 .205
Scoring Position   7 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Bases Empty   20 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .286 .300 .586
Runner on 1st   8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Runner on 2nd   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Runner on 1st & 2nd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   12 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 .083 .154 .167 .321
First Pitch   7 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Count 0-1   5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Count 0-2   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 1-1   3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Count 1-2   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 2-2   5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .200 .200 .400 .600
Count 3-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Full Count   3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Behind in Count   9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444
Ahead in Count   8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Batting 7th   24 5 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 .208 .240 .208 .448
Batting 8th   6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .167 .167 .333 .500
Batting 9th   5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Low Leverage   12 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Medium Leverage   13 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .231 .286 .308 .593
High Leverage   10 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
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
1965 Pittsburgh - MLB 22 4 7 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .286 .375 .429 .804 141 146 -0.1
1966 Pittsburgh - MLB 23 41 30 9 1 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 4 0 0 .300 .323 .333 .656 94 94 0.1
1967 Pittsburgh - MLB 24 69 126 39 7 0 0 15 11 6 2 0 11 0 0 .310 .351 .365 .716 118 120 0.7
1968 Pittsburgh - MLB 25 44 54 10 1 0 0 2 4 3 0 0 4 0 0 .185 .228 .204 .432 36 33 -0.6
1969 Pittsburgh - MLB 26 69 208 51 9 0 3 24 11 16 0 3 15 0 0 .245 .295 .332 .627 83 81 -0.1
1970 Pittsburgh - MLB 27 18 13 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .231 .231 .231 .462 28 24 -0.1
1971 Pittsburgh - MLB 28 41 66 12 4 0 1 5 2 3 0 0 7 0 0 .182 .217 .288 .505 45 44 -0.4
1972 Detroit - MLB 29 11 35 8 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 .229 .250 .257 .507 51 52 0.0
Total MLB 297 539 134 24 0 4 52 35 31 2 3 47 0 0 .249 .290 .315 .606 80 79 -0.5
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
1964 Total - 21 43 199 54 9 0 4 35 36 11 1 2 10 14 6 .271 .310 .377 .687 100 100 0.2
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
1967 Pittsburgh - MLB 24 5 5 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800 144 144 -0.0
1968 Pittsburgh - MLB 25 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 214 222 -0.4
1971 Pittsburgh - MLB 28 3 7 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .143 .143 .286 .429 21 15 -0.1
Total MLB 10 14 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .286 .286 .357 .643 93 90
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1965 Pittsburgh - MLB 2B 2 1 2 3 1 5 0 1.000 12.0 3.75 -0.6 .624
1965 Pittsburgh - MLB SS 2 1 2 4 0 7 1 .857 13.0 4.15 -0.4 .882
1966 Pittsburgh - MLB 2B 13 0 6 9 4 17 2 .882 29.2 4.55 -0.8 .853
1966 Pittsburgh - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 Pittsburgh - MLB SS 18 0 3 13 1 16 0 1.000 35.1 4.08 +0.7 1.067
1967 Pittsburgh - MLB 2B 20 15 24 27 7 54 3 .944 139.0 3.30 -1.5 .930
1967 Pittsburgh - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Pittsburgh - MLB SS 34 12 22 50 11 72 0 1.000 158.0 4.10 -0.6 .977
1968 Pittsburgh - MLB 2B 5 4 10 17 6 29 2 .931 39.0 6.23 -0.5 .915
1968 Pittsburgh - MLB 3B 4 4 1 7 0 11 3 .727 33.0 2.18 -2.2 .670
1968 Pittsburgh - MLB SS 22 1 6 24 3 31 1 .968 51.1 5.26 -0.9 .923
1968 Pittsburgh - MLB CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Pittsburgh - MLB 2B 7 2 10 6 1 16 0 1.000 31.0 4.65 +0.8 1.522
1969 Pittsburgh - MLB 3B 48 48 29 81 5 117 7 .940 379.2 2.61 -0.2 .985
1969 Pittsburgh - MLB SS 20 14 29 37 10 69 3 .957 141.0 4.21 -3.3 .883
1970 Pittsburgh - MLB 2B 4 0 3 4 2 7 0 1.000 10.0 6.30 +0.0 .997
1970 Pittsburgh - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Pittsburgh - MLB SS 11 0 5 6 2 11 0 1.000 20.0 4.95 +0.1 1.041
1971 Pittsburgh - MLB 2B 6 0 2 5 2 9 2 .778 16.0 3.94 -1.0 .827
1971 Pittsburgh - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Pittsburgh - MLB SS 29 13 26 40 11 68 2 .971 142.2 4.16 -0.8 .980
1972 Detroit - MLB 2B 8 7 19 29 9 50 2 .960 76.2 5.63 +0.5 1.001
1972 Detroit - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Detroit - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 2B 65 29 76 100 32 187 11 .941 353.1 4.48 -3.0 .955
TOTAL 3B 54 52 30 88 5 128 10 .922 417.2 2.54 -2.4 .952
TOTAL SS 136 41 93 174 38 274 7 .974 561.1 4.28 -5.0 .954
TOTAL CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
12/16/1964 Drafted in the 1964 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 20, 92nd overall pick) by the Pittsburgh Industrials, out of college UCLA
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 25 (35); Eye: 35 (35).
10/21/1965 Named the #77 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 25 (35); Eye: 35 (35).
11/08/1966 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $19,800.
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 25 (30); Eye: 40 (40).
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 (50); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 40 (40).
11/17/1968 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $34,000.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (45).
11/15/1969 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $55,000.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (45).
11/15/1970 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $75,180.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (45).
06/23/1971 Injured (sore wrist),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
11/11/1971 Was not offered arbitration and became a free agent.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 40 (50).
02/04/1972 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $65,600 with the Detroit Wolverines organization.
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