C Don Bozza #35
Chicago Hawks MLB
Age: 32 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
10/31/1977
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C DON BOZZA #35 - AGE: 32 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
127 443 130 20 2 14 66 57 49 .293 .377 .442 0 4.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 60 55 55
BABIP 60 60 60 60
Avoid K's 50 50 50 50
Gap 40 40 40 40
Power 45 50 45 45
Eye 60 65 60 60
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 40 40
Errors: - 55 25
Arm: 60 55 50
Turn DP: - 30 -
Framing: 50 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 50 Left Field: -
1st Base: 65 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: 30
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Aggressiveness: 30
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 20
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 @ HOU Win, 5-2 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
09/24/1977 @ HOU Loss, 6-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/23/1977 @ HOU Loss, 5-8 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/22/1977 @ BAL Win, 6-1 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 0
09/21/1977 @ BAL Loss, 2-8 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/20/1977 @ BAL Win, 5-3 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/18/1977 @ TCN Win, 4-3 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/16/1977 @ TCN Loss, 4-5 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/15/1977 HOU Win, 7-6 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
09/14/1977 HOU Win, 4-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
He calls an excellent game behind the plate and pitchers respect him.
Personality Class: Captain
High: Leader, Loyalty, Work Ethic
Birthday:04/22/1945
Born in:Indianapolis, IN
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$252,000
Signed Through:1977 Season
Major Service:10 Years, None
Service This Yr:174 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1966, 25th Pick in Round 4
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 127 443 130 20 2 14 66 66 57 49 .293 .377 .442 .820 .365 .149 135
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 113 508 4 0 1 17 1 2 196 36 0 0 0.0 73.2 5.94 4.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   97 32 5 2 4 17 15 15 12 1 0 0 .330 .416 .546 .962
Versus Right   346 98 15 0 10 49 51 42 37 1 1 4 .283 .366 .413 .780
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   82 30 6 0 3 11 13 6 10 0 1 0 .366 .409 .549 .958
May   63 17 3 1 2 7 8 11 6 0 0 0 .270 .378 .444 .823
June   53 19 2 0 2 12 9 5 7 1 0 1 .358 .417 .509 .926
July   91 22 3 0 3 16 9 10 9 0 0 1 .242 .324 .374 .697
August   84 22 3 1 2 12 17 16 8 0 0 2 .262 .392 .393 .785
September   70 20 3 0 2 8 10 9 9 1 0 0 .286 .362 .414 .777
All-Star Game   2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Spring Training   93 28 4 0 2 17 13 10 9 1 0 0 .301 .365 .409 .774
Last Year   480 119 22 2 12 63 55 67 68 7 1 2 .248 .338 .377 .715
2 Years Ago   566 188 25 4 19 103 86 81 70 9 1 4 .332 .414 .491 .905
Career   4759 1362 208 20 122 613 573 537 561 41 9 37 .286 .360 .415 .775
Home   223 70 9 2 7 35 29 30 20 0 1 1 .314 .398 .466 .864
Road   220 60 11 0 7 31 37 27 29 2 0 3 .273 .357 .418 .775
Grass   443 130 20 2 14 66 66 57 49 2 1 4 .293 .377 .442 .820
Day   268 71 10 1 9 43 34 32 30 1 1 3 .265 .349 .410 .759
Night   175 59 10 1 5 23 32 25 19 1 0 1 .337 .421 .491 .912
As Starter   429 126 20 2 12 61 63 53 49 2 1 4 .294 .375 .434 .809
As Reliever / Substitution   14 4 0 0 2 5 3 4 0 0 0 0 .286 .444 .714 1.159
Pinch Hitting   7 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
Close/Late   88 23 4 1 2 9 15 17 8 0 0 1 .261 .387 .398 .785
Inning 1-3   144 49 4 1 6 24 18 16 15 1 1 1 .340 .407 .507 .914
Inning 4-6   153 44 10 0 3 19 23 16 18 1 0 2 .288 .360 .412 .772
Inning 7-9   137 37 6 1 5 23 25 25 16 0 0 1 .270 .387 .438 .824
Extra Innings   9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   161 49 6 0 9 22 29 12 17 0 0 2 .304 .360 .509 .869
1 Outs   135 41 4 1 3 25 22 20 14 2 1 0 .304 .389 .415 .803
2 Outs   147 40 10 1 2 19 15 25 18 0 0 2 .272 .385 .395 .780
Scoring Position   118 39 6 1 6 55 15 18 11 2 1 1 .331 .417 .551 .968
Bases Empty   227 60 10 1 6 6 32 31 23 0 0 2 .264 .358 .396 .754
Runner on 1st   98 31 4 0 2 5 19 8 15 0 0 1 .316 .374 .418 .792
Runner on 2nd   32 9 3 0 0 4 4 7 4 0 1 1 .281 .425 .375 .800
Runner on 3rd   12 4 2 0 1 6 1 2 3 1 0 0 .333 .400 .750 1.150
Runner on 1st & 2nd   32 13 0 1 3 16 4 2 2 0 0 0 .406 .441 .750 1.191
Runner on 1st & 3rd   16 4 1 0 1 11 3 2 2 1 0 0 .250 .316 .500 .816
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   10 2 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .273 .200 .473
Bases Loaded   16 7 0 0 1 14 3 4 0 0 0 0 .438 .550 .625 1.175
Two Strikes   210 50 7 0 10 35 41 42 49 0 0 3 .238 .373 .414 .787
First Pitch   64 18 3 0 1 8 5 0 0 0 1 0 .281 .281 .375 .656
Count 0-1   49 16 3 0 2 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 .327 .327 .510 .837
Count 0-2   33 8 2 0 1 4 3 0 11 0 0 0 .242 .242 .394 .636
Count 1-0   39 15 5 0 0 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 .385 .385 .513 .897
Count 1-1   40 15 1 1 0 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 .375 .366 .450 .816
Count 1-2   72 18 3 0 4 12 9 0 18 0 0 0 .250 .250 .458 .708
Count 2-0   9 4 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 .444 .400 .778 1.178
Count 2-1   18 7 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .389 .389 .389 .778
Count 2-2   52 10 1 0 0 2 5 0 11 0 0 3 .192 .236 .212 .448
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   14 5 0 0 1 2 5 10 0 0 0 1 .357 .640 .571 1.211
Full Count   53 14 1 0 5 17 24 42 9 0 0 0 .264 .589 .566 1.156
Behind in Count   154 42 8 0 7 23 17 0 29 0 0 0 .273 .273 .461 .734
Ahead in Count   80 31 6 1 1 11 13 15 0 1 0 1 .388 .485 .525 1.010
Batting 3rd   20 6 1 0 1 3 3 2 4 0 0 0 .300 .364 .500 .864
Batting 4th   138 34 5 2 4 23 21 14 19 0 0 2 .246 .325 .399 .723
Batting 5th   189 54 7 0 4 22 27 26 21 2 0 2 .286 .374 .386 .761
Batting 6th   83 32 7 0 3 13 12 11 5 0 1 0 .386 .457 .578 1.036
Batting 9th   13 4 0 0 2 5 3 4 0 0 0 0 .308 .471 .769 1.240
Low Leverage   182 46 10 1 4 16 21 23 25 0 0 2 .253 .343 .385 .728
Medium Leverage   169 51 10 0 6 23 33 24 21 2 1 1 .302 .388 .467 .855
High Leverage   91 33 0 1 4 27 12 10 3 0 0 1 .363 .431 .516 .948
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
1968 Boston - MLB 23 111 266 67 11 0 6 36 27 26 1 2 41 0 0 .252 .319 .361 .680 110 109 0.8
1969 Boston - MLB 24 140 421 122 13 2 7 37 46 51 3 2 46 0 0 .290 .369 .380 .749 116 119 2.8
1970 Boston - MLB 25 130 401 118 18 1 17 53 48 40 2 0 47 0 0 .294 .361 .471 .832 135 134 2.9
1971 Boston - MLB 26 130 443 109 15 4 13 55 45 36 3 5 42 0 0 .246 .304 .386 .690 99 99 1.2
1972 Boston - MLB 27 159 597 171 24 3 8 57 65 59 4 1 71 0 0 .286 .354 .377 .731 127 131 3.2
1973 Boston - MLB 28 157 563 171 24 2 14 70 75 60 7 8 75 1 1 .304 .373 .428 .801 127 130 4.5
1974 Chicago - MLB 29 158 579 167 36 0 12 73 60 60 7 5 52 0 2 .288 .359 .413 .772 128 128 4.1
1975 Chicago - MLB 30 156 566 188 25 4 19 103 86 81 4 9 70 1 2 .332 .414 .491 .905 157 165 6.7
1976 Chicago - MLB 31 140 480 119 22 2 12 63 55 67 2 7 68 0 1 .248 .338 .377 .715 113 118 2.9
1977 Chicago - MLB 32 127 443 130 20 2 14 66 66 57 4 2 49 0 0 .293 .377 .442 .820 120 135 4.1
Total MLB 1408 4759 1362 208 20 122 613 573 537 37 41 561 2 6 .286 .360 .415 .775 125 129 33.2
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
1966 Total - 21 48 215 69 9 0 8 48 63 19 4 0 20 10 5 .321 .387 .474 .861 100 100 1.7
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
1968 Boston - MLB 23 6 11 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 .182 .250 .182 .432 35 36 -0.4
Total MLB 6 11 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 .182 .250 .182 .432 35 36
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1968 Boston - MLB C 53 51 312 32 3 347 3 .991 445.0 6.96 -2.9 .817 10 30 10 33.3
1968 Boston - MLB 1B 8 0 11 2 2 13 0 1.000 14.0 8.36 +0.1 1.042
1968 Boston - MLB 3B 21 12 4 22 2 27 1 .963 124.1 1.88 -2.8 .865
1969 Boston - MLB C 107 104 548 68 4 617 1 .998 928.1 5.97 -2.1 .900 9 81 25 30.9
1969 Boston - MLB 1B 5 0 6 1 1 8 1 .875 6.1 9.95 -0.5 .785
1969 Boston - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Boston - MLB SS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 -0.1 1.050
1970 Boston - MLB C 96 93 595 52 4 649 2 .997 834.0 6.98 -4.8 .858 19 65 21 32.3
1970 Boston - MLB 1B 2 0 4 0 1 4 0 1.000 3.0 12.00 +0.0 1.030
1971 Boston - MLB C 80 73 446 48 4 496 2 .996 678.1 6.55 -1.0 .976 7 57 20 35.1
1971 Boston - MLB 1B 28 25 231 14 23 249 4 .984 228.2 9.64 -0.5 .951
1971 Boston - MLB 3B 10 10 1 12 1 18 5 .722 84.2 1.38 -4.7 .695
1971 Boston - MLB LF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 10.0 1.80 -0.0 .977
1971 Boston - MLB RF 1 1 4 0 0 5 1 .800 8.1 4.32 +0.0 .987
1972 Boston - MLB C 2 0 5 1 0 6 0 1.000 11.0 4.91 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1972 Boston - MLB 1B 154 153 1529 107 149 1649 13 .992 1383.2 10.64 +1.3 1.006
1973 Boston - MLB C 32 32 152 19 2 173 2 .988 280.2 5.48 -0.9 .960 4 19 8 42.1
1973 Boston - MLB 1B 122 114 1078 103 126 1187 6 .995 1022.0 10.40 +7.8 1.056
1973 Boston - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Chicago - MLB C 30 28 142 11 1 154 1 .994 252.1 5.46 -0.8 1.028 2 17 2 11.8
1974 Chicago - MLB 1B 125 122 1144 93 101 1241 4 .997 1065.0 10.45 +7.4 1.068
1974 Chicago - MLB 3B 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 -0.2 1.056
1975 Chicago - MLB C 37 37 212 28 2 242 2 .992 325.1 6.64 +0.7 1.270 6 34 13 38.2
1975 Chicago - MLB 1B 108 108 1019 81 87 1112 12 .989 970.1 10.20 +2.6 1.027
1975 Chicago - MLB 3B 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 4.1 2.08 +0.0 1.053
1975 Chicago - MLB SS 2 2 4 3 0 7 0 1.000 18.0 3.50 +0.1 1.056
1976 Chicago - MLB C 123 122 653 78 4 732 1 .999 1081.0 6.09 -3.9 .800 10 119 35 29.4
1976 Chicago - MLB 2B 2 2 3 5 1 8 0 1.000 16.0 4.50 -0.8 .688
1976 Chicago - MLB 3B 5 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 12.0 1.50 -0.5 .709
1977 Chicago - MLB C 91 90 543 75 7 624 6 .990 788.2 7.05 +0.9 .990 5 113 45 39.8
1977 Chicago - MLB 1B 5 0 13 2 1 15 0 1.000 10.1 13.06 +0.2 1.047
1977 Chicago - MLB 2B 4 4 8 7 1 19 4 .789 31.2 4.26 -2.6 .606
1977 Chicago - MLB 3B 18 15 17 36 4 55 2 .964 137.2 3.46 -3.2 .898
1977 Chicago - MLB SS 4 4 7 7 2 16 2 .875 35.0 3.60 -2.4 .534
TOTAL C 651 630 3608 412 31 4040 20 .995 5624.2 6.43 -14.7 .921 72 535 179 33.5
TOTAL 1B 557 522 5035 403 491 5478 40 .993 4703.1 10.41 +18.6 1.032
TOTAL 2B 6 6 11 12 2 27 4 .852 47.2 4.34 -3.4 .633
TOTAL 3B 60 37 22 74 7 104 8 .923 373.2 2.31 -11.4 .846
TOTAL SS 7 6 11 11 2 24 2 .917 54.0 3.67 -2.5 .707
TOTAL LF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 10.0 1.80 -0.0 .977
TOTAL RF 1 1 4 0 0 5 1 .800 8.1 4.32 +0.0 .987
PLAYER HISTORY
12/11/1966 Drafted in the 1966 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 25, 109th overall pick) by the Boston Terriers, out of college Berea
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 30 (45); Eye: 35 (45).
07/06/1967 Named the #78 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 35 (45).
04/09/1968 Named the #99 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 (60); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 45 (50).
07/06/1969 Was selected to the 1969 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
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: 60 (60); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 45 (50).
11/15/1970 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $88,400.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 45 (50).
11/11/1971 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $164,400.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 45 (55).
11/10/1972 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $240,240.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 45 (60).
04/30/1973 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
07/23/1973 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
11/06/1973 Became a free agent.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 50 (65).
02/03/1974 Signed a 4-year contract worth a total of $972,000 with the Chicago Hawks organization.
07/07/1974 Was selected to the 1974 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 50 (65).
07/06/1975 Was selected to the 1975 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07/14/1975 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 55 (55).
04/05/1976 Outstandingly completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Chicago Hawks development complex.
07/04/1976 Was selected to the 1976 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 60 (60).
04/04/1977 Successfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Chicago Hawks development complex.
05/16/1977 Injured (tendinitis (shoulder)),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
07/10/1977 Was selected to the 1977 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1972 153 2
1974 150 5
Year PA Rank
1972 661 8
Year AB Rank
1972 597 6
Year H Rank
1972 171 5
1973 171 9
1975 188 2
Year TB Rank
1975 278 5
Year 2B Rank
1974 36 3
Year RBI Rank
1975 103 4
Year HP Rank
1973 7 3
1974 7 4
Year SF Rank
1973 8 3
1975 9 1
1976 7 10
Year AVG Rank
1972 .286 10
1973 .304 8
1975 .332 1
Year OBP Rank
1975 .414 7
Year SLG Rank
1975 .491 6
Year RC Rank
1975 115.17 6
Year RC/27 Rank
1975 7.57 5
Year wOBA Rank
1975 .406 4
Year OPS Rank
1975 .905 5
Year WAR Rank
1975 6.5 4
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