C Don Bozza #35
Chicago Hawks MLB
Age: 32 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
05/16/1977
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C DON BOZZA #35 - AGE: 32 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
36 123 41 8 0 5 16 12 13 .333 .393 .520 0 1.6
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
05/15/1977 BOS Loss, 2-4 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
05/14/1977 BOS Loss, 7-16 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
05/13/1977 BOS Win, 7-6 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
05/12/1977 NYE Loss, 0-5 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
05/11/1977 NYE Win, 11-10 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 0
05/10/1977 NYE Loss, 4-6 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 0
05/08/1977 SFS Loss, 3-5 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
05/07/1977 SFS Win, 2-1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/06/1977 SFS Win, 5-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
05/05/1977 SFS Loss, 0-7 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Best-liked player on the team by local fans.
Personality Class: Fan Fav
High: 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:9 Years, 41 Days
Service This Yr:41 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 36 123 41 8 0 5 16 18 12 13 .333 .393 .520 .913 .396 .187 156
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 31 137 0 0 1 4 1 0 64 13 0 0 0.0 24.4 7.56 1.6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   28 10 3 0 0 0 3 0 5 0 0 0 .357 .357 .464 .821
Versus Right   95 31 5 0 5 16 15 12 8 0 1 0 .326 .402 .537 .939
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   19 7 1 0 1 4 4 3 1 0 0 0 .368 .455 .579 1.033
April   82 30 6 0 3 11 13 6 10 0 1 0 .366 .409 .549 .958
May   41 11 2 0 2 5 5 6 3 0 0 0 .268 .362 .463 .825
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   4439 1273 196 18 113 563 525 492 525 39 9 33 .287 .359 .415 .775
Home   58 20 2 0 1 6 9 9 7 0 1 0 .345 .433 .431 .864
Road   65 21 6 0 4 10 9 3 6 0 0 0 .323 .353 .600 .953
Grass   123 41 8 0 5 16 18 12 13 0 1 0 .333 .393 .520 .913
Day   79 23 5 0 3 9 9 7 9 0 1 0 .291 .349 .468 .817
Night   44 18 3 0 2 7 9 5 4 0 0 0 .409 .469 .614 1.083
As Starter   119 40 8 0 4 14 16 11 13 0 1 0 .336 .392 .504 .897
As Reliever / Substitution   4 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 1.000 1.400
Pinch Hitting   3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   25 7 1 0 1 3 3 4 1 0 0 0 .280 .379 .440 .819
Inning 1-3   36 14 2 0 3 8 6 1 4 0 1 0 .389 .405 .694 1.100
Inning 4-6   43 17 3 0 1 3 7 6 6 0 0 0 .395 .469 .535 1.004
Inning 7-9   40 10 3 0 1 5 5 5 3 0 0 0 .250 .333 .400 .733
Extra Innings   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   55 18 3 0 5 9 9 2 5 0 0 0 .327 .351 .655 1.005
1 Outs   32 12 2 0 0 3 7 5 3 0 1 0 .375 .459 .438 .897
2 Outs   36 11 3 0 0 4 2 5 5 0 0 0 .306 .390 .389 .779
Scoring Position   25 8 2 0 1 12 3 4 3 0 1 0 .320 .414 .520 .934
Bases Empty   74 24 5 0 4 4 10 6 6 0 0 0 .324 .375 .554 .929
Runner on 1st   24 9 1 0 0 0 5 2 4 0 0 0 .375 .423 .417 .840
Runner on 2nd   6 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 .167 .286 .333 .619
Runner on 3rd   4 2 0 0 1 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .500 .667 1.250 1.917
Runner on 1st & 2nd   4 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Runner on 1st & 3rd   4 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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   60 16 2 0 3 8 10 9 13 0 0 0 .267 .362 .450 .812
First Pitch   23 10 3 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 1 0 .435 .435 .696 1.130
Count 0-1   13 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .231 .462 .692
Count 0-2   8 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .375 .625
Count 1-0   7 5 3 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .714 .714 1.143 1.857
Count 1-1   10 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Count 1-2   20 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .200 .200 .250 .450
Count 2-0   5 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Count 2-1   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   18 5 0 0 0 2 2 0 5 0 0 0 .278 .278 .278 .556
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .333 .600 .333 .933
Full Count   14 5 0 0 3 6 7 9 3 0 0 0 .357 .609 1.000 1.609
Behind in Count   41 9 2 0 1 1 2 0 5 0 0 0 .220 .220 .341 .561
Ahead in Count   17 8 3 0 0 3 4 3 0 0 0 0 .471 .550 .647 1.197
Batting 4th   26 6 0 0 0 0 3 0 7 0 0 0 .231 .231 .231 .462
Batting 5th   15 5 1 0 1 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 .333 .375 .600 .975
Batting 6th   78 29 7 0 3 12 11 10 4 0 1 0 .372 .443 .577 1.020
Batting 9th   4 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 1.000 1.400
Low Leverage   53 17 4 0 0 4 2 2 7 0 0 0 .321 .345 .396 .742
Medium Leverage   48 19 4 0 4 9 13 6 5 0 1 0 .396 .463 .729 1.192
High Leverage   21 5 0 0 1 3 3 4 1 0 0 0 .238 .360 .381 .741
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 36 123 41 8 0 5 16 18 12 0 0 13 0 0 .333 .393 .520 .913 141 156 1.6
Total MLB 1317 4439 1273 196 18 113 563 525 492 33 39 525 2 6 .287 .359 .415 .775 126 129 30.7
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
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 29 29 170 22 2 194 2 .990 255.2 6.76 -0.1 .914 2 34 12 35.3
1977 Chicago - MLB 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1977 Chicago - MLB 3B 3 1 1 4 0 6 1 .833 11.1 3.97 -0.5 .863
1977 Chicago - MLB SS 1 1 2 3 1 5 0 1.000 8.0 5.62 +0.1 1.079
TOTAL C 589 569 3235 359 26 3610 16 .996 5091.2 6.35 -15.7 .908 69 456 146 32.0
TOTAL 1B 552 522 5022 401 490 5463 40 .993 4693.0 10.40 +18.4 1.032
TOTAL 2B 2 2 3 5 1 8 0 1.000 16.0 4.50 -0.8 .688
TOTAL 3B 45 23 6 42 3 55 7 .873 247.1 1.75 -8.6 .803
TOTAL SS 4 3 6 7 1 13 0 1.000 27.0 4.33 +0.1 1.062
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.
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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