1B Harvey Katzen #25
Los Angeles Blockbusters MLB
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
04/09/1973
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1B HARVEY KATZEN #25 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
6 21 4 1 0 0 0 3 3 .190 .292 .238 1 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 65 70 65 70
Gap 55 60 55 55
Power 45 45 45 55
Eye 45 50 45 45
Avoid K's 70 70 65 70
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 50 35
Errors: - 60 45
Arm: 20 35 30
Turn DP: - 55 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 55 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 50 Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 55
Stealing Aggressiveness: 65
Stealing Ability: 60
Baserunning Inst.: 60
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 45
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
04/08/1973 @ MIL Loss, 0-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
04/07/1973 @ MIL Loss, 1-8 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 0
04/06/1973 @ MIL Win, 5-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
04/05/1973 @ BRO Loss, 0-7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/04/1973 @ BRO Win, 6-2 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 1
04/03/1973 @ BRO Loss, 3-9 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
03/30/1973 @ SDC Win, 6-2 4 1 2 4 1 0 0 0
03/29/1973 NYK Win, 5-3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
03/28/1973 @ PIT Loss, 0-4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
03/27/1973 PHI Loss, 1-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Been called humdrum.
Low: Financial Ambition
Birthday:03/22/1947
Born in:Turlock, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$136,890
Signed Through:1973 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 46 Days
Service This Yr:6 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1966, 24th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1973 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 6 21 4 1 0 0 0 2 3 3 .190 .292 .238 .530 .258 .048 61
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 6 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 0 100.0 1.8 2.92 .0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Versus Right   20 4 1 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 .200 .273 .250 .523
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   21 4 1 0 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 .190 .292 .238 .530
April   21 4 1 0 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 .190 .292 .238 .530
Spring Training   65 16 4 0 1 5 7 5 4 0 0 1 .246 .310 .354 .664
Last Year   457 136 24 6 6 40 65 36 43 4 0 2 .298 .349 .416 .764
2 Years Ago   627 171 37 5 9 46 81 40 71 1 1 1 .273 .317 .391 .708
Career   2197 628 121 33 34 240 299 170 276 17 2 10 .286 .338 .417 .755
Road   21 4 1 0 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 .190 .292 .238 .530
Grass   21 4 1 0 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 .190 .292 .238 .530
Day   15 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .200 .250 .267 .517
Night   6 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 .167 .375 .167 .542
As Starter   21 4 1 0 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 .190 .292 .238 .530
Close/Late   1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Inning 1-3   10 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .100 .182 .100 .282
Inning 4-6   7 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Inning 7-9   4 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .750 1.417
0 Outs   13 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 .231 .286 .231 .516
1 Outs   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
2 Outs   7 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .143 .333 .286 .619
Scoring Position   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Bases Empty   16 4 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 .250 .294 .312 .607
Runner on 1st   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Runner on 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
First Pitch   7 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Count 0-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 0-2   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-1   3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Count 1-2   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Full Count   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Behind in Count   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Ahead in Count   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Batting Leadoff   21 4 1 0 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 .190 .292 .238 .530
Low Leverage   7 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .286 .375 .429 .804
Medium Leverage   12 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
High Leverage   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
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 Los Angeles - MLB 20 5 14 6 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .429 .467 .500 .967 192 196 0.1
1968 Los Angeles - MLB 21 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 55 50 -0.1
1969 Los Angeles - MLB 22 144 512 140 24 14 8 73 75 30 5 5 80 1 4 .273 .317 .422 .739 112 112 2.2
1970 Los Angeles - MLB 23 153 562 170 34 8 11 80 72 60 2 7 78 5 4 .302 .368 .450 .818 123 125 2.6
1971 Los Angeles - MLB 24 159 627 171 37 5 9 46 81 40 1 1 71 10 3 .273 .317 .391 .708 104 104 0.9
1972 Los Angeles - MLB 25 122 457 136 24 6 6 40 65 36 2 4 43 7 5 .298 .349 .416 .764 123 124 0.9
1973 Los Angeles - MLB 26 6 21 4 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 3 1 0 .190 .292 .238 .530 48 61 0.0
Total MLB 593 2197 628 121 33 34 240 299 170 10 17 276 24 16 .286 .338 .417 .755 115 116 6.7
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 - 19 63 289 98 13 7 7 58 66 21 3 1 20 33 8 .339 .389 .505 .894 100 100 2.6
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1967 Los Angeles - MLB 2B 4 4 12 10 5 23 1 .957 34.0 5.82 -1.5 .814
1968 Los Angeles - MLB 2B 1 0 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 3.0 12.00 +0.0 1.046
1969 Los Angeles - MLB 2B 134 131 331 366 101 717 20 .972 1104.2 5.68 -3.4 .972
1970 Los Angeles - MLB 2B 147 143 338 397 107 746 11 .985 1262.1 5.24 -17.5 .935
1971 Los Angeles - MLB 2B 152 148 391 454 118 857 12 .986 1322.0 5.75 -18.7 .931
1972 Los Angeles - MLB 1B 22 22 169 17 17 188 2 .989 184.0 9.10 -1.1 .939
1972 Los Angeles - MLB 2B 93 89 234 240 67 486 12 .975 799.1 5.34 -16.6 .904
1972 Los Angeles - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Los Angeles - MLB CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Los Angeles - MLB 1B 6 6 52 6 4 58 0 1.000 47.0 11.11 +0.5 1.020
TOTAL 1B 28 28 221 23 21 246 2 .992 231.0 9.51 -0.5 .962
TOTAL 2B 531 515 1308 1469 398 2833 56 .980 4525.1 5.52 -57.6 .937
TOTAL CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
12/11/1966 Drafted in the 1966 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 24, 24th overall pick) by the Los Angeles Blockbusters, out of college West Valley
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 25 (40); Eye: 30 (45).
04/11/1967 Named the #30 prospect in the MLB
07/06/1967 Named the #10 prospect in the MLB
10/20/1967 Named the #21 prospect in the MLB
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 (60); Power: 25 (40); Eye: 35 (45).
04/09/1968 Named the #24 prospect in the MLB
07/04/1968 Named the #20 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: 55 (70); Power: 40 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
07/25/1969 Injured (strained hamstring),day-to-day for 5 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: 55 (70); Power: 40 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
03/18/1970 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 2 days.
06/23/1970 Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
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: 60 (70); Power: 40 (55); Eye: 45 (45).
05/04/1971 Injured (eye irritation),day-to-day for 4 days.
11/11/1971 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $75,000.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (70); Power: 45 (55); Eye: 45 (45).
04/26/1972 Goes 5-5 against the Milwaukee Dairymen, with 1 2B, 1 RBI and 1 R.
07/01/1972 Injured (strained hip muscle),out for 4 weeks.
07/25/1972 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
11/10/1972 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $136,890.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 45 (55); Eye: 45 (50).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1971 149 9
Year PA Rank
1971 669 4
Year AB Rank
1971 627 5
Year 2B Rank
1971 37 7
Year 3B Rank
1969 14 2
1970 8 9
Year SF Rank
1970 7 5
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