CF Roger Hickey #18
New York Empires MLB
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
10/11/1977
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CF ROGER HICKEY #18 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
124 401 116 25 3 11 57 36 65 .289 .346 .449 23 2.9
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 50
BABIP 55 60 55 55
Avoid K's 45 45 45 45
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 40 40 40 40
Eye 40 40 40 40
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 45 65
Errors: - 40 55
Arm: 20 30 50
Turn DP: - 45 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: 55
2nd Base: - Right Field: 35
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 60
Stealing Aggressiveness: 70
Stealing Ability: 70
Baserunning Inst.: 80
Sacrifice Bunt: 70
Bunt for Hit: 65
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/02/1977 MON Loss, 3-4 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 0
10/01/1977 MON Win, 6-5 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/30/1977 MON Loss, 0-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/28/1977 @ MON Loss, 3-4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/27/1977 @ MON Loss, 3-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/25/1977 @ BOS Win, 6-4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1977 @ BOS Loss, 3-5 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 0
09/23/1977 @ BOS Loss, 0-2 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/22/1977 MON Win, 4-3 5 1 1 1 1 0 2 0
09/21/1977 MON Win, 7-6 5 1 4 2 0 0 0 1
PERSONALITY
Hickey plays every game like it's his last.
Personality Class: Sparkplug
High: Adaptability, Work Ethic
Birthday:03/16/1948
Born in:Atlanta, GA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$440,000
Signed Through:1977 Season
Major Service:9 Years, 56 Days
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:$1,392,000 total for 3 years
Drafted:1966, 22nd Pick in Round 1
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 124 401 116 25 3 11 57 55 36 65 .289 .346 .449 .795 .342 .160 121
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 97 447 0 2 0 10 8 2 180 39 23 9 71.9 61.3 5.27 2.9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   110 33 3 2 3 18 15 7 19 1 2 0 .300 .339 .445 .784
Versus Right   288 82 22 1 8 38 40 29 45 1 6 0 .285 .349 .451 .800
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   42 13 3 0 2 5 9 5 7 1 1 0 .310 .375 .524 .899
May   78 21 1 1 2 13 14 5 8 0 2 0 .269 .313 .385 .698
June   72 22 4 1 1 11 10 7 14 1 3 0 .306 .362 .431 .793
July   80 21 8 0 1 4 8 3 12 0 2 0 .263 .289 .400 .689
August   50 15 5 1 2 10 5 4 8 0 0 0 .300 .352 .560 .912
September   76 23 4 0 3 13 9 12 15 0 0 0 .303 .398 .474 .871
Spring Training   66 16 6 0 1 6 8 4 9 0 2 0 .242 .286 .379 .665
Postseason   24 9 1 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 1 0 .375 .375 .417 .792
Last Year   462 112 29 3 4 36 54 23 80 5 10 3 .242 .280 .344 .624
2 Years Ago   561 146 26 5 12 68 81 51 71 4 7 2 .260 .322 .389 .711
Career   4823 1326 263 63 85 526 675 434 768 29 64 13 .275 .335 .408 .743
Home   190 59 10 1 7 31 29 22 28 1 2 0 .311 .380 .484 .864
Road   208 56 15 2 4 25 26 14 36 1 6 0 .269 .314 .418 .732
Grass   398 115 25 3 11 56 55 36 64 2 8 0 .289 .346 .450 .796
Day   275 79 16 2 7 41 37 26 40 1 5 0 .287 .348 .436 .784
Night   123 36 9 1 4 15 18 10 24 1 3 0 .293 .343 .480 .823
As Starter   371 110 24 3 10 55 52 33 59 2 8 0 .296 .352 .458 .810
As Reliever / Substitution   27 5 1 0 1 1 3 3 5 0 0 0 .185 .267 .333 .600
Pinch Hitting   20 4 1 0 1 1 3 2 3 0 0 0 .200 .273 .400 .673
Close/Late   106 32 6 0 4 16 17 10 15 0 2 0 .302 .362 .472 .834
Inning 1-3   123 32 8 1 1 14 13 11 20 2 3 0 .260 .316 .366 .682
Inning 4-6   135 43 9 2 5 22 22 13 22 0 3 0 .319 .378 .526 .904
Inning 7-9   126 34 7 0 3 14 15 12 20 0 1 0 .270 .333 .397 .730
Extra Innings   14 6 1 0 2 6 5 0 2 0 1 0 .429 .429 .929 1.357
0 Outs   138 40 8 0 4 7 25 6 22 0 5 0 .290 .319 .435 .754
1 Outs   124 35 5 2 1 16 19 16 18 2 3 0 .282 .359 .379 .738
2 Outs   136 40 12 1 6 33 11 14 24 0 0 0 .294 .360 .529 .889
Scoring Position   122 36 6 2 5 47 17 9 20 2 8 0 .295 .338 .500 .838
Bases Empty   213 58 14 0 5 5 30 23 38 0 0 0 .272 .343 .408 .752
Runner on 1st   63 21 5 1 1 4 8 4 6 0 0 0 .333 .373 .492 .865
Runner on 2nd   56 14 2 0 1 7 6 2 6 0 4 0 .250 .276 .339 .615
Runner on 3rd   10 2 0 0 1 5 1 1 3 1 0 0 .200 .250 .500 .750
Runner on 1st & 2nd   27 10 2 1 1 12 7 3 5 0 2 0 .370 .433 .630 1.063
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 3 1 0 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 1.000 1.429
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   12 3 0 0 0 4 1 3 5 0 2 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Bases Loaded   10 4 1 1 1 11 1 0 1 1 0 0 .400 .364 1.000 1.364
Two Strikes   210 43 10 0 4 22 27 21 64 0 0 0 .205 .277 .310 .587
First Pitch   55 20 3 1 3 12 9 2 0 0 1 0 .364 .386 .618 1.004
Count 0-1   41 18 3 1 1 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 .439 .439 .634 1.073
Count 0-2   40 8 1 0 0 3 1 0 17 0 0 0 .200 .200 .225 .425
Count 1-0   27 12 3 0 1 5 5 0 0 1 1 0 .444 .429 .667 1.095
Count 1-1   24 8 2 1 1 5 4 0 0 0 3 0 .333 .333 .625 .958
Count 1-2   75 12 3 0 1 6 10 0 16 0 0 0 .160 .160 .240 .400
Count 2-0   4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   24 10 3 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 .417 .417 .667 1.083
Count 2-2   54 17 4 0 3 11 11 0 17 0 0 0 .315 .315 .556 .870
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   13 4 1 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 1 0 .308 .571 .385 .956
Full Count   41 6 2 0 0 2 5 21 14 0 0 0 .146 .435 .195 .631
Behind in Count   156 38 7 1 2 16 15 0 33 0 0 0 .244 .244 .340 .583
Ahead in Count   68 26 7 0 2 10 11 13 0 2 4 0 .382 .470 .574 1.043
Batting Leadoff   61 19 3 0 3 5 11 4 7 1 1 0 .311 .348 .508 .857
Batting 2nd   13 5 1 0 0 1 3 2 2 0 1 0 .385 .467 .462 .928
Batting 3rd   39 6 1 0 0 4 3 9 7 0 0 0 .154 .312 .179 .492
Batting 4th   44 11 1 0 2 7 5 4 8 0 1 0 .250 .312 .409 .722
Batting 5th   102 35 11 0 3 16 17 10 17 0 2 0 .343 .402 .539 .941
Batting 6th   45 15 1 2 1 7 5 2 6 0 2 0 .333 .362 .511 .873
Batting 7th   55 16 4 1 2 13 9 3 8 1 1 0 .291 .322 .509 .831
Batting 8th   22 6 3 0 0 3 1 1 4 0 0 0 .273 .304 .409 .713
Batting 9th   17 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 .118 .167 .118 .284
Low Leverage   148 39 9 0 3 11 15 15 27 0 0 0 .264 .331 .385 .716
Medium Leverage   154 48 12 2 4 20 22 14 21 1 4 0 .312 .367 .494 .860
High Leverage   94 28 4 1 4 25 18 7 15 1 4 0 .298 .343 .489 .832
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
1967 New York - MLB 19 6 17 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 .235 .235 .235 .471 47 33 -0.0
1968 New York - MLB 20 18 50 12 3 1 0 5 3 3 0 0 14 0 0 .240 .283 .340 .623 94 95 0.3
1969 New York - MLB 21 149 514 136 24 6 5 59 59 46 3 3 110 13 9 .265 .327 .364 .691 101 102 3.6
1970 New York - MLB 22 151 551 143 35 11 4 66 72 64 1 6 93 17 5 .260 .334 .385 .719 107 109 3.8
1971 New York - MLB 23 136 534 158 30 8 7 42 74 47 0 2 69 17 15 .296 .352 .421 .773 127 130 5.5
1972 New York - MLB 24 124 496 136 25 7 8 55 59 49 2 2 93 25 8 .274 .341 .401 .742 132 141 4.9
1973 New York - MLB 25 156 619 187 35 11 20 72 119 67 2 1 87 30 10 .302 .372 .491 .863 145 150 6.0
1974 New York - MLB 26 155 618 176 31 8 14 65 97 48 0 4 81 48 12 .285 .334 .429 .763 127 129 4.7
1975 New York - MLB 27 138 561 146 26 5 12 68 81 51 2 4 71 28 9 .260 .322 .389 .711 103 105 1.7
1976 New York - MLB 28 130 462 112 29 3 4 36 54 23 3 5 80 25 8 .242 .280 .344 .624 86 86 0.4
1977 New York - MLB 29 124 401 116 25 3 11 57 55 36 0 2 65 23 9 .289 .346 .449 .795 112 121 2.9
Total MLB 1287 4823 1326 263 63 85 526 675 434 13 29 768 226 85 .275 .335 .408 .743 116 119 33.7
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 - 18 22 96 47 14 4 2 27 40 10 1 3 6 11 2 .490 .527 .781 1.309 100 100 2.4
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
1973 New York - MLB 25 7 29 8 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 1 4 2 3 .276 .290 .276 .566 63 59 -0.9
1977 New York - MLB 29 5 21 8 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .381 .381 .429 .810 118 122 0.0
Total MLB 12 50 16 1 0 0 4 4 1 0 1 5 2 3 .320 .327 .340 .667 85 85
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1967 New York - MLB CF 6 5 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 42.0 2.14 -0.4 .991
1967 New York - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 New York - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 New York - MLB CF 18 18 47 1 1 50 2 .960 138.1 3.12 +0.3 1.016
1968 New York - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 New York - MLB CF 148 147 370 11 2 387 6 .984 1272.2 2.69 +10.2 1.047
1970 New York - MLB CF 151 151 374 9 1 393 10 .975 1297.1 2.66 +9.5 1.032
1971 New York - MLB CF 136 136 358 11 1 371 2 .995 1181.2 2.81 +10.9 1.066
1972 New York - MLB CF 124 123 308 10 2 324 6 .981 1099.0 2.60 -1.8 1.013
1973 New York - MLB CF 148 148 382 27 1 417 8 .981 1318.1 2.79 -10.0 .962
1973 New York - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 New York - MLB CF 150 150 391 23 2 419 5 .988 1312.2 2.84 -9.2 .974
1975 New York - MLB CF 134 133 340 19 0 369 10 .973 1185.1 2.73 -9.6 .959
1976 New York - MLB CF 117 109 302 7 0 315 6 .981 995.2 2.79 -4.7 .979
1977 New York - MLB CF 103 96 222 12 2 241 7 .971 867.0 2.43 -2.0 .969
1977 New York - MLB RF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 8.0 1.12 -0.1 .997
TOTAL CF 1235 1216 3104 130 12 3296 62 .981 10710.0 2.72 -6.8 1.000
TOTAL RF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 12.0 0.75 -0.1 .997
PLAYER HISTORY
12/11/1966 Drafted in the 1966 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 22, 22nd overall pick) by the New York Empires, out of high school Westbrook Christian (Westbrook Christian; Rainbow City, AL).
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (55); Power: 25 (40); Eye: 25 (45).
04/11/1967 Named the #57 prospect in the MLB
07/06/1967 Named the #29 prospect in the MLB
10/20/1967 Named the #40 prospect in the MLB
11/08/1967 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $21,000.
11/21/1967 Injured (electrical shock),out for one week.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 25 (40); Eye: 35 (45).
04/09/1968 Named the #33 prospect in the MLB
07/04/1968 Named the #24 prospect in the MLB
09/14/1968 Injured (sore calf),day-to-day for 4 days.
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: 50 (60); Power: 35 (55); Eye: 45 (45).
04/09/1969 Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
09/04/1969 Injured (strained back muscle),day-to-day for 4 days.
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: 50 (60); Power: 40 (55); Eye: 45 (45).
07/11/1970 Injured (forearm cramp),day-to-day for 4 days.
09/25/1970 Injured (knee inflammation),day-to-day for 5 days.
11/17/1970 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $24,800.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 40 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
06/08/1971 Injured (tender elbow),day-to-day for one week.
06/15/1971 Injured (knee inflammation),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
11/11/1971 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $91,970.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
05/02/1972 Injured (strained back muscle),day-to-day for one week.
05/27/1972 Injured (strained back muscle),out for 4 weeks.
11/10/1972 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $173,120.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
06/02/1973 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $1,620,000 with the New York Empires organization.
07/08/1973 Was selected to the 1973 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
05/02/1974 Injured (knee inflammation),day-to-day for 3 days.
07/01/1974 Wins the MLB ABL Batter of the Month Award.
08/14/1974 Injured (strained back muscle),day-to-day for 5 days.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
06/09/1975 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
09/10/1975 Injured (strained back muscle),out for 2-3 weeks.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
10/25/1976 Executed his contract year option.
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
03/30/1977 Injured (strained hip muscle),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
07/29/1977 Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $1,392,000 with the New York Empires organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1970 151 6
1974 150 5
Year PA Rank
1973 693 3
1974 680 5
Year AB Rank
1973 619 2
1974 618 1
Year H Rank
1973 187 3
1974 176 4
Year K Rank
1969 110 6
Year TB Rank
1973 304 2
1974 265 4
Year 2B Rank
1970 35 6
1973 35 8
1974 31 10
Year 3B Rank
1970 11 5
1971 8 8
1972 7 6
1973 11 2
1974 8 5
Year SB Rank
1972 25 9
1973 30 7
1974 48 3
Year R Rank
1973 119 1
1974 97 3
Year SH Rank
1969 15 9
Year SF Rank
1970 6 10
Year EBH Rank
1973 66 3
1974 53 7
Year AVG Rank
1973 .302 10
Year SLG Rank
1973 .491 10
Year RC Rank
1973 112.11 6
1974 94.10 8
Year RC/27 Rank
1973 6.54 10
Year wOBA Rank
1973 .376 10
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