SS Paul Popeck #25
Detroit Wolverines MLB
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
08/21/1972
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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
77 233 61 6 1 1 19 20 19 .262 .319 .309 0 1.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 55 55 55
Gap 40 45 40 45
Power 40 40 40 40
Eye 40 40 40 50
Avoid K's 70 70 65 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: 60 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 45
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Aggressiveness: 25
Stealing Ability: 30
Baserunning Inst.: 30
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 35
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/18/1972 TCN Win, 3-0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/17/1972 MON Win, 6-2 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/16/1972 MON Win, 11-2 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 0
08/15/1972 MON Win, 8-5 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 0
08/13/1972 @ BAL Loss, 5-6 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
08/12/1972 @ BAL Win, 4-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
08/11/1972 @ BAL Win, 3-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/10/1972 @ SEA Loss, 1-4 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/09/1972 @ SEA Loss, 2-8 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/08/1972 @ SEA Win, 3-2 4 0 1 1 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, 56 Days
Service This Yr:118 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 77 233 61 6 1 1 19 17 20 19 .262 .319 .309 .628 .294 .047 91
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 62 254 0 0 0 8 4 1 72 8 0 0 0.0 22.6 3.30 1.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   88 20 2 0 1 7 3 7 8 1 0 0 .227 .281 .284 .565
Versus Right   145 41 4 1 0 12 14 13 11 0 4 0 .283 .342 .324 .666
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   16 7 0 1 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 .438 .500 .562 1.062
April   33 6 1 0 0 1 1 1 4 0 1 0 .182 .206 .212 .418
May   38 9 0 0 0 2 2 5 2 0 1 0 .237 .326 .237 .562
June   18 6 1 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 .333 .400 .389 .789
July   90 21 3 0 1 8 8 8 4 1 2 0 .233 .293 .300 .593
August   54 19 1 1 0 6 5 4 7 0 0 0 .352 .397 .407 .804
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   737 187 29 1 5 70 51 50 62 4 20 2 .254 .301 .316 .618
Home   118 31 2 1 1 8 10 10 11 0 1 0 .263 .320 .322 .642
Road   115 30 4 0 0 11 7 10 8 1 3 0 .261 .317 .296 .613
Grass   233 61 6 1 1 19 17 20 19 1 4 0 .262 .319 .309 .628
Day   138 39 2 1 1 12 10 15 13 1 2 0 .283 .351 .333 .684
Night   95 22 4 0 0 7 7 5 6 0 2 0 .232 .270 .274 .544
As Starter   216 55 6 1 1 19 15 17 16 1 3 0 .255 .308 .306 .613
As Reliever / Substitution   17 6 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 0 1 0 .353 .450 .353 .803
Pinch Hitting   8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Close/Late   63 15 1 0 0 4 4 3 7 0 2 0 .238 .273 .254 .527
Inning 1-3   72 15 3 0 1 6 4 6 3 0 1 0 .208 .269 .292 .561
Inning 4-6   82 24 1 1 0 8 5 6 7 1 1 0 .293 .337 .329 .666
Inning 7-9   69 20 2 0 0 5 6 7 9 0 1 0 .290 .355 .319 .674
Extra Innings   10 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 .200 .273 .200 .473
0 Outs   64 17 2 0 0 3 11 5 5 0 3 0 .266 .319 .297 .616
1 Outs   74 24 2 0 0 9 2 12 3 1 1 0 .324 .414 .351 .765
2 Outs   95 20 2 1 1 7 4 3 11 0 0 0 .211 .235 .284 .519
Scoring Position   52 14 1 0 0 17 2 5 4 1 4 0 .269 .328 .288 .616
Bases Empty   140 37 3 1 1 1 11 9 12 0 0 0 .264 .309 .321 .630
Runner on 1st   41 10 2 0 0 1 4 6 3 0 0 0 .244 .340 .293 .633
Runner on 2nd   19 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 3 0 .211 .211 .211 .421
Runner on 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Runner on 1st & 2nd   16 5 1 0 0 6 1 2 2 0 0 0 .312 .389 .375 .764
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 3 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   5 2 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .400 .500 .400 .900
Two Strikes   77 18 4 0 0 7 8 8 19 0 0 0 .234 .306 .286 .592
First Pitch   56 13 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 .232 .232 .232 .464
Count 0-1   20 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .450 .850
Count 0-2   14 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 6 0 0 0 .214 .214 .286 .500
Count 1-0   23 5 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 .217 .217 .217 .435
Count 1-1   27 10 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 .370 .370 .481 .852
Count 1-2   28 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 9 0 0 0 .107 .107 .143 .250
Count 2-0   7 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .286 .250 .714 .964
Count 2-1   17 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .294 .294 .294 .588
Count 2-2   17 7 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 .412 .412 .471 .882
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   6 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Full Count   18 5 1 0 0 4 3 8 1 0 0 0 .278 .500 .333 .833
Behind in Count   62 14 3 0 0 2 4 0 15 0 0 0 .226 .226 .274 .500
Ahead in Count   53 12 0 0 1 5 6 12 0 1 2 0 .226 .364 .283 .647
Batting 3rd   86 22 3 0 1 8 5 6 6 1 0 0 .256 .301 .326 .627
Batting 4th   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 5th   10 6 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .600 .667 .600 1.267
Batting 6th   19 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 3 0 1 0 .158 .238 .263 .501
Batting 7th   90 23 2 0 0 8 7 7 6 0 3 0 .256 .309 .278 .587
Batting 8th   18 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 3 0 0 0 .222 .333 .278 .611
Batting 9th   9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444
Low Leverage   101 28 2 1 1 4 8 7 8 0 1 0 .277 .324 .347 .671
Medium Leverage   86 18 2 0 0 4 5 8 8 0 1 0 .209 .277 .233 .509
High Leverage   44 14 1 0 0 11 4 5 3 1 2 0 .318 .380 .341 .721
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 77 233 61 6 1 1 19 17 20 0 1 19 0 0 .262 .319 .309 .628 84 91 1.4
Total MLB 363 737 187 29 1 5 70 51 50 2 4 62 0 0 .254 .301 .316 .618 83 85 0.9
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 70 62 124 177 31 306 5 .984 553.2 4.89 +5.6 1.055
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 127 84 181 248 54 443 14 .968 830.1 4.65 +2.1 1.019
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.
08/18/1972 Injured (sprained ankle),out for 6 weeks.
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