1B Harvey Katzen #25
Los Angeles Blockbusters MLB
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
06/03/1974
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1B HARVEY KATZEN #25 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
51 161 50 9 5 3 23 20 8 .311 .380 .484 6 1.7
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 65 70 65 65
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: 65 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 50 Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 55
Stealing Aggressiveness: 70
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
06/02/1974 @ KCB Win, 5-0 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 0
06/01/1974 @ KCB Win, 4-2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
05/31/1974 @ KCB Loss, 2-4 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
05/30/1974 @ KCB Loss, 5-6 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
05/29/1974 @ STL Win, 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/28/1974 @ STL Loss, 2-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/27/1974 @ STL Loss, 1-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/27/1974 @ STL Loss, 2-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/26/1974 @ CHI Loss, 1-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/24/1974 @ CHI Loss, 1-9 4 0 1 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:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$160,000
Signed Through:1974 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 19 Days
Service This Yr:55 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1966, 24th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 51 161 50 9 5 3 23 34 20 8 .311 .380 .484 .865 .387 .174 151
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 43 184 0 1 0 3 0 3 78 17 6 1 85.7 31.4 7.19 1.7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   41 19 1 3 1 10 11 5 1 2 0 0 .463 .500 .707 1.207
Versus Right   120 31 8 2 2 13 23 15 7 1 0 0 .258 .338 .408 .747
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   18 2 1 0 0 2 2 3 1 2 0 0 .111 .217 .167 .384
April   69 20 4 0 2 10 16 10 2 1 0 0 .290 .375 .435 .810
May   89 29 5 5 1 12 16 8 5 1 0 0 .326 .378 .528 .906
June   3 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Spring Training   66 18 3 1 3 9 12 8 3 0 0 0 .273 .351 .485 .836
Last Year   415 119 19 4 2 51 45 42 35 5 0 2 .287 .351 .366 .718
2 Years Ago   457 136 24 6 6 40 65 36 43 4 0 2 .298 .349 .416 .764
Career   2752 793 148 42 39 314 376 229 316 25 2 12 .288 .343 .415 .758
Home   74 30 7 3 2 15 22 8 6 0 0 0 .405 .463 .662 1.126
Road   87 20 2 2 1 8 12 12 2 3 0 0 .230 .314 .333 .647
Grass   161 50 9 5 3 23 34 20 8 3 0 0 .311 .380 .484 .865
Day   87 33 5 3 2 12 25 15 3 2 0 0 .379 .462 .575 1.036
Night   74 17 4 2 1 11 9 5 5 1 0 0 .230 .275 .378 .653
As Starter   156 49 9 5 3 23 32 19 8 3 0 0 .314 .382 .494 .876
As Reliever / Substitution   5 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
Pinch Hitting   5 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
Close/Late   29 6 1 1 0 1 6 4 2 0 0 0 .207 .303 .310 .613
Inning 1-3   52 20 4 1 1 12 11 6 1 1 0 0 .385 .441 .558 .998
Inning 4-6   65 20 3 2 2 10 13 7 4 2 0 0 .308 .365 .508 .873
Inning 7-9   44 10 2 2 0 1 10 7 3 0 0 0 .227 .333 .364 .697
0 Outs   64 21 6 2 2 6 19 9 1 0 0 0 .328 .411 .578 .989
1 Outs   49 16 2 3 1 11 11 2 3 3 0 0 .327 .333 .551 .884
2 Outs   48 13 1 0 0 6 4 9 4 0 0 0 .271 .386 .292 .678
Scoring Position   46 13 1 1 1 20 6 6 4 3 0 0 .283 .345 .413 .758
Bases Empty   88 31 6 3 2 2 24 11 3 0 0 0 .352 .424 .557 .981
Runner on 1st   27 6 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 0 0 0 .222 .300 .370 .670
Runner on 2nd   8 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
Runner on 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Runner on 1st & 2nd   22 8 0 1 1 8 4 3 1 0 0 0 .364 .440 .591 1.031
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Bases Loaded   8 2 1 0 0 7 0 0 2 2 0 0 .250 .200 .375 .575
Two Strikes   57 13 2 2 0 4 5 2 8 1 0 0 .228 .250 .333 .583
First Pitch   24 9 2 0 1 5 4 1 0 1 0 0 .375 .385 .583 .968
Count 0-1   16 6 1 2 1 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .875 1.250
Count 0-2   9 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .111 .111 .333 .444
Count 1-0   17 4 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .235 .235 .471
Count 1-1   24 8 3 1 0 2 5 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .320 .542 .862
Count 1-2   14 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 .143 .133 .214 .348
Count 2-0   8 3 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .750 1.125
Count 2-1   8 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .625 1.125
Count 2-2   11 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .273 .273 .364 .636
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 0 0 0 0 .000 .909 .000 .909
Count 3-1   6 3 0 0 0 3 5 7 0 0 0 0 .500 .769 .500 1.269
Full Count   23 7 0 1 0 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 .304 .360 .391 .751
Behind in Count   39 9 2 3 1 7 5 0 4 1 0 0 .231 .225 .513 .738
Ahead in Count   40 14 1 0 1 7 17 17 0 0 0 0 .350 .544 .450 .994
Batting 3rd   13 6 1 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 .462 .562 .538 1.101
Batting 4th   97 33 4 5 3 19 24 14 4 3 0 0 .340 .412 .577 .990
Batting 5th   47 11 4 0 0 1 6 2 4 0 0 0 .234 .265 .319 .584
Batting 9th   4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Low Leverage   59 22 5 1 1 4 10 7 3 0 0 0 .373 .439 .542 .982
Medium Leverage   68 16 3 4 1 7 18 11 3 0 0 0 .235 .342 .441 .783
High Leverage   33 12 1 0 1 12 6 2 2 3 0 0 .364 .368 .485 .853
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 26 131 415 119 19 4 2 51 45 42 2 5 35 6 7 .287 .351 .366 .718 100 102 0.8
1974 Los Angeles - MLB 27 51 161 50 9 5 3 23 34 20 0 3 8 6 1 .311 .380 .484 .865 142 151 1.7
Total MLB 769 2752 793 148 42 39 314 376 229 12 25 316 35 24 .288 .343 .415 .758 115 116 9.2
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 - 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 119 114 1010 70 83 1088 8 .993 955.0 10.18 +4.1 1.022
1974 Los Angeles - MLB 1B 45 43 361 36 38 400 3 .993 362.2 9.85 +1.4 1.009
1974 Los Angeles - MLB 2B 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 1.030
TOTAL 1B 186 179 1540 123 138 1676 13 .992 1501.2 9.97 +4.3 1.010
TOTAL 2B 532 515 1308 1470 399 2834 56 .980 4526.1 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).
04/18/1973 Injured (tendinitis (hamstring)),out for one week.
09/07/1973 Injured (spained knee),out for 6 weeks.
11/04/1973 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $160,000.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 45 (55); Eye: 45 (45).
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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