SS Paul Popeck #6
Age: 33 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
11/01/1976
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SS PAUL POPECK #6 - AGE: 33 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
84 266 74 8 0 5 43 18 17 .278 .325 .365 0 -0.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 55 50 50
Gap 40 40 40 40
Power 35 35 35 35
Eye 45 45 45 45
Avoid K's 65 70 65 65
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 55 30
Errors: - 50 45
Arm: 20 55 55
Turn DP: - 55 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 45
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.: 30
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 30
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/30/1976 @ STL Loss, 3-4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
07/29/1976 @ CHI Loss, 4-10 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/28/1976 @ CHI Loss, 2-8 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
07/28/1976 @ CHI Win, 7-5 5 0 3 1 0 1 0 0
07/23/1976 BRO Loss, 4-7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/22/1976 BRO Loss, 5-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/17/1976 PHI Loss, 2-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/16/1976 NYK Win, 8-2 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
07/12/1976 @ STL Loss, 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/10/1976 @ CHI Loss, 1-8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Paul is a charismatic leader and works his tail off. Popeck is well-regarded by everyone.
High: Leader, Work Ethic
Birthday:12/05/1942
Born in:Bradford, TN
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:10 Years, 29 Days
Service This Yr:119 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:1964, 20th Pick in Round 4
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1976 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 84 266 74 8 0 5 43 18 18 17 .278 .325 .365 .690 .317 .086 105
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 72 294 3 0 0 13 2 5 97 13 0 1 0.0 29.2 3.71 -0.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   86 26 2 0 0 12 6 6 5 3 0 0 .302 .337 .326 .662
Versus Right   180 48 6 0 5 31 12 12 12 2 2 3 .267 .320 .383 .703
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   64 12 1 0 1 12 4 5 4 3 0 0 .188 .236 .250 .486
May   84 26 1 0 2 13 8 2 8 1 1 2 .310 .337 .393 .730
June   91 29 5 0 2 15 5 9 3 1 1 0 .319 .376 .440 .816
July   27 7 1 0 0 3 1 2 2 0 0 1 .259 .333 .296 .630
Spring Training   59 15 1 0 0 3 4 3 2 0 0 0 .254 .290 .271 .562
Last Year   289 71 10 3 3 30 20 19 17 4 2 2 .246 .293 .332 .625
2 Years Ago   24 6 1 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 .250 .296 .292 .588
Career   1555 400 61 5 14 172 112 106 116 17 29 8 .257 .305 .330 .635
Home   118 37 6 0 4 20 11 9 9 2 0 2 .314 .366 .466 .833
Road   148 37 2 0 1 23 7 9 8 3 2 1 .250 .292 .284 .576
Grass   254 73 8 0 5 42 18 17 16 5 1 3 .287 .333 .378 .711
Turf   12 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 .083 .154 .083 .237
Day   171 48 4 0 2 29 13 12 9 3 2 2 .281 .330 .339 .669
Night   95 26 4 0 3 14 5 6 8 2 0 1 .274 .317 .411 .728
As Starter   261 73 7 0 5 43 18 18 17 5 2 3 .280 .328 .364 .692
As Reliever / Substitution   5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .400 .600
Pinch Hitting   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   65 18 4 0 1 9 4 6 3 1 2 1 .277 .342 .385 .727
Inning 1-3   79 19 1 0 1 11 4 6 8 0 0 0 .241 .294 .291 .585
Inning 4-6   96 32 3 0 3 22 9 4 2 4 0 2 .333 .358 .458 .817
Inning 7-9   86 20 3 0 1 9 5 7 7 1 2 1 .233 .295 .302 .597
Extra Innings   5 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .600 .667 .800 1.467
0 Outs   85 18 2 0 1 4 5 3 4 0 2 1 .212 .247 .271 .518
1 Outs   80 20 4 0 4 18 9 5 8 5 0 0 .250 .278 .450 .728
2 Outs   101 36 2 0 0 21 4 10 5 0 0 2 .356 .425 .376 .801
Scoring Position   74 22 3 0 1 37 6 6 5 5 2 0 .297 .329 .378 .708
Bases Empty   146 45 5 0 2 2 8 4 7 0 0 1 .308 .331 .384 .715
Runner on 1st   46 7 0 0 2 4 4 8 5 0 0 2 .152 .304 .283 .586
Runner on 2nd   15 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 .133 .235 .133 .369
Runner on 3rd   8 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 .125 .111 .125 .236
Runner on 1st & 2nd   19 5 2 0 1 6 3 2 0 0 1 0 .263 .333 .526 .860
Runner on 1st & 3rd   13 5 1 0 0 8 2 0 1 2 0 0 .385 .333 .462 .795
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 4 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 1 1 0 .571 .500 .571 1.071
Bases Loaded   12 5 0 0 0 13 0 2 2 1 0 0 .417 .467 .417 .883
Two Strikes   97 24 2 0 1 9 8 6 17 1 0 1 .247 .295 .299 .594
First Pitch   67 19 2 0 1 13 3 0 0 1 0 0 .284 .279 .358 .638
Count 0-1   23 7 2 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 .304 .320 .391 .711
Count 0-2   19 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .105 .105 .105 .211
Count 1-0   32 12 0 0 2 5 3 0 0 1 0 0 .375 .364 .562 .926
Count 1-1   20 5 2 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 1 1 .250 .286 .350 .636
Count 1-2   31 11 2 0 1 3 3 0 4 0 0 1 .355 .375 .516 .891
Count 2-0   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Count 2-1   15 4 0 0 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 .267 .250 .467 .717
Count 2-2   29 5 0 0 0 1 2 0 6 0 0 0 .172 .172 .172 .345
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 .000 .857 .000 .857
Count 3-1   5 2 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 .400 .727 .400 1.127
Full Count   18 6 0 0 0 5 3 6 3 1 0 0 .333 .480 .333 .813
Behind in Count   73 20 4 0 1 7 4 0 8 1 0 2 .274 .289 .370 .659
Ahead in Count   59 19 0 0 3 12 4 12 0 2 1 0 .322 .425 .475 .899
Batting Leadoff   2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Batting 5th   3 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 6th   68 15 3 0 0 6 5 5 4 1 1 1 .221 .280 .265 .545
Batting 7th   99 28 2 0 3 24 6 3 8 3 1 1 .283 .302 .394 .696
Batting 8th   91 27 2 0 2 13 7 8 5 1 0 1 .297 .356 .385 .741
Batting 9th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   105 30 3 0 2 8 4 5 6 1 0 2 .286 .327 .371 .699
Medium Leverage   106 31 3 0 2 11 10 8 5 0 0 0 .292 .342 .377 .719
High Leverage   55 13 2 0 1 24 4 5 6 4 2 1 .236 .292 .327 .620
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 .804 143 121 -0.1
1966 Pittsburgh - MLB 23 41 30 9 1 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 4 0 0 .300 .323 .333 .656 96 98 0.1
1967 Pittsburgh - MLB 24 69 126 39 7 0 0 15 11 6 2 0 11 0 0 .310 .351 .365 .716 120 114 0.6
1968 Pittsburgh - MLB 25 44 54 10 1 0 0 2 4 3 0 0 4 0 0 .185 .228 .204 .432 37 28 -0.7
1969 Pittsburgh - MLB 26 69 208 51 9 0 3 24 11 16 0 3 15 0 0 .245 .295 .332 .627 85 79 -0.2
1970 Pittsburgh - MLB 27 18 13 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .231 .231 .231 .462 28 27 -0.0
1971 Pittsburgh - MLB 28 41 66 12 4 0 1 5 2 3 0 0 7 0 0 .182 .217 .288 .505 47 47 -0.4
1972 Detroit - MLB 29 77 233 61 6 1 1 19 17 20 0 1 19 0 0 .262 .319 .309 .628 98 99 1.6
1973 Detroit - MLB 30 70 239 62 13 1 1 27 21 17 1 3 19 0 0 .259 .308 .335 .642 85 85 1.0
1974 San Diego - MLB 31 14 24 6 1 0 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 .250 .296 .292 .588 72 74 0.0
1975 Los Angeles - MLB 32 87 289 71 10 3 3 30 20 19 2 4 17 0 0 .246 .293 .332 .625 75 77 -0.3
1976 Los Angeles - MLB 33 84 266 74 8 0 5 43 18 18 3 5 17 0 1 .278 .325 .365 .690 98 105 -0.5
Total MLB 618 1555 400 61 5 14 172 112 106 8 17 116 0 1 .257 .305 .330 .635 87 87 1.2
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 .800 147 147 0.0
1968 Pittsburgh - MLB 25 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 216 227 -0.3
1971 Pittsburgh - MLB 28 3 7 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .143 .143 .286 .429 23 18 -0.1
1972 Detroit - MLB 29 5 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 216 236 0.8
1973 Detroit - MLB 30 11 34 10 2 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 .294 .314 .353 .667 92 92 0.8
1974 San Diego - MLB 31 8 7 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .375 .429 .804 133 140 0.1
Total MLB 34 59 18 4 0 0 4 7 2 0 0 5 0 0 .305 .328 .373 .701 106 108
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 +5.4 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
1973 Detroit - MLB 2B 64 64 147 185 37 341 9 .974 539.2 5.54 +5.4 1.055
1973 Detroit - MLB SS 3 2 5 5 0 11 1 .909 20.0 4.50 -0.4 .872
1974 San Diego - MLB 2B 6 2 4 3 0 7 0 1.000 27.0 2.33 +0.1 1.030
1974 San Diego - MLB 3B 3 1 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 12.0 1.50 -0.2 1.056
1974 San Diego - MLB SS 2 1 3 2 0 5 0 1.000 14.0 3.21 +0.1 1.038
1975 Los Angeles - MLB 2B 18 17 32 55 14 89 2 .978 148.1 5.28 +1.7 1.077
1975 Los Angeles - MLB 3B 44 32 29 67 7 103 7 .932 312.2 2.76 -2.9 .967
1975 Los Angeles - MLB SS 28 28 44 90 9 142 8 .944 234.1 5.15 -5.7 .921
1976 Los Angeles - MLB 2B 25 24 46 59 15 113 8 .929 205.1 4.60 -2.9 .912
1976 Los Angeles - MLB 3B 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 -0.5 .532
1976 Los Angeles - MLB SS 58 47 93 147 30 253 13 .949 426.1 5.07 -13.8 .873
TOTAL 2B 240 191 410 550 120 993 33 .967 1750.2 4.94 +6.4 1.025
TOTAL 3B 102 86 59 158 12 234 17 .927 751.1 2.60 -5.9 .956
TOTAL SS 227 119 238 418 77 685 29 .958 1256.0 4.70 -24.8 .916
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.
10/19/1972 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $150,400 with the Detroit Wolverines organization.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 40 (40).
10/02/1973 Injured (sore groin),day-to-day for one week.
10/08/1973 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 45 (45).
04/09/1974 Released by the Detroit Wolverines.
05/22/1974 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $130,000 with the San Diego Captains organization.
11/16/1974 Became a free agent.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 45 (45).
03/12/1975 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $160,000 with the Los Angeles Blockbusters organization.
07/11/1975 Injured (sore quadriceps),day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 45 (45).
05/03/1976 Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for 4 days.
06/22/1976 Injured (strained hip muscle),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
06/29/1976 Injured (strained hip muscle),day-to-day for 2 days.
08/03/1976 Released by the Los Angeles Blockbusters.
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