1B Harvey Katzen #25
Los Angeles Blockbusters MLB
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
01/06/1975
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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
153 528 161 31 9 12 74 52 42 .305 .367 .466 15 4.5
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: 65
Stealing Ability: 60
Baserunning Inst.: 65
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 45
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/29/1974 CHI Loss, 1-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/28/1974 CHI Loss, 0-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/27/1974 CHI Loss, 1-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/26/1974 SDC Win, 3-2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/25/1974 SDC Loss, 2-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1974 SDC Loss, 4-8 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
09/22/1974 STL Loss, 2-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1974 STL Loss, 6-9 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/20/1974 STL Loss, 4-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/19/1974 @ CHI Loss, 1-2 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 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:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$430,000
Signed Through:1978 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 40 Days
Service This Yr:174 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:8 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 153 528 161 31 9 12 74 90 52 42 .305 .367 .466 .833 .376 .161 144
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 130 586 2 3 0 11 0 4 246 52 15 5 75.0 91.4 6.38 4.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   178 56 9 3 4 22 28 15 9 2 0 0 .315 .364 .466 .830
Versus Right   350 105 22 6 8 52 62 37 33 2 0 2 .300 .368 .466 .834
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
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   76 27 6 1 2 14 14 8 8 1 0 0 .355 .412 .539 .951
July   88 29 8 1 1 8 15 9 6 0 0 1 .330 .398 .477 .875
August   105 30 7 2 4 17 15 8 11 1 0 0 .286 .333 .505 .838
September   101 26 1 0 2 13 14 9 10 0 0 1 .257 .324 .327 .651
All-Star Game   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Spring Training   66 18 3 1 3 9 12 8 3 0 0 0 .273 .351 .485 .836
Last Year   528 161 31 9 12 74 90 52 42 4 0 2 .305 .367 .466 .833
2 Years Ago   415 119 19 4 2 51 45 42 35 5 0 2 .287 .351 .366 .718
Career   3119 904 170 46 48 365 432 261 350 26 2 14 .290 .345 .420 .765
Home   265 86 18 4 5 36 52 27 16 0 0 1 .325 .389 .479 .868
Road   263 75 13 5 7 38 38 25 26 4 0 1 .285 .345 .452 .797
Grass   528 161 31 9 12 74 90 52 42 4 0 2 .305 .367 .466 .833
Day   313 98 17 6 7 38 65 37 25 3 0 1 .313 .384 .473 .857
Night   215 63 14 3 5 36 25 15 17 1 0 1 .293 .341 .456 .796
As Starter   508 154 30 9 12 69 85 49 39 4 0 2 .303 .364 .469 .833
As Reliever / Substitution   20 7 1 0 0 5 5 3 3 0 0 0 .350 .435 .400 .835
Pinch Hitting   16 6 1 0 0 5 5 3 2 0 0 0 .375 .474 .438 .911
Close/Late   118 33 6 4 3 14 20 14 17 0 0 0 .280 .356 .475 .831
Inning 1-3   175 57 9 1 7 31 31 14 11 1 0 0 .326 .374 .509 .882
Inning 4-6   187 54 11 3 2 22 29 18 12 3 0 1 .289 .349 .412 .761
Inning 7-9   156 45 11 4 2 18 26 17 18 0 0 1 .288 .362 .449 .811
Extra Innings   10 5 0 1 1 3 4 3 1 0 0 0 .500 .615 1.000 1.615
0 Outs   197 58 14 4 6 14 49 19 16 0 0 0 .294 .356 .497 .854
1 Outs   161 52 7 4 3 26 27 12 13 4 0 2 .323 .369 .472 .841
2 Outs   170 51 10 1 3 34 14 21 13 0 0 0 .300 .377 .424 .800
Scoring Position   135 45 5 2 3 56 21 18 14 4 0 1 .333 .405 .467 .872
Bases Empty   288 87 18 6 5 5 54 26 22 0 0 1 .302 .362 .458 .820
Runner on 1st   105 29 8 1 4 13 15 8 6 0 0 0 .276 .327 .486 .813
Runner on 2nd   40 13 0 1 0 6 4 6 4 0 0 0 .325 .413 .375 .788
Runner on 3rd   14 3 1 0 0 4 3 2 2 0 0 0 .214 .312 .286 .598
Runner on 1st & 2nd   45 17 1 1 3 18 10 6 4 0 0 1 .378 .462 .644 1.106
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 5 1 0 0 7 0 1 1 1 0 0 .455 .462 .545 1.007
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   10 2 0 0 0 6 2 3 1 0 0 0 .200 .385 .200 .585
Bases Loaded   15 5 2 0 0 15 2 0 2 3 0 0 .333 .278 .467 .744
Two Strikes   172 41 6 3 1 13 20 15 42 1 0 0 .238 .298 .326 .623
First Pitch   93 35 13 0 4 18 18 3 0 2 0 1 .376 .394 .645 1.039
Count 0-1   57 17 1 4 1 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 .298 .298 .509 .807
Count 0-2   24 6 0 2 0 1 4 0 7 0 0 0 .250 .250 .417 .667
Count 1-0   51 13 0 1 1 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 .255 .255 .353 .608
Count 1-1   78 29 8 1 0 9 12 0 0 1 0 1 .372 .375 .500 .875
Count 1-2   57 11 3 0 1 7 4 0 12 1 0 0 .193 .190 .298 .488
Count 2-0   19 8 1 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 .421 .421 .632 1.053
Count 2-1   30 12 2 0 3 11 7 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .767 1.167
Count 2-2   47 7 2 0 0 0 2 0 17 0 0 0 .149 .149 .191 .340
Count 3-0   2 0 0 0 0 0 6 15 0 0 0 0 .000 .882 .000 .882
Count 3-1   26 6 0 0 1 6 13 19 0 0 0 0 .231 .556 .346 .902
Full Count   44 17 1 1 0 5 10 15 6 0 0 0 .386 .542 .455 .997
Behind in Count   138 34 4 6 2 15 12 0 19 1 0 0 .246 .245 .406 .650
Ahead in Count   128 39 3 1 6 27 36 34 0 0 0 0 .305 .451 .484 .935
Batting 2nd   33 10 1 0 0 4 7 2 1 0 0 0 .303 .343 .333 .676
Batting 3rd   102 28 3 0 2 12 13 11 13 0 0 1 .275 .351 .363 .714
Batting 4th   312 100 21 7 10 51 58 34 21 4 0 1 .321 .385 .529 .913
Batting 5th   66 19 5 2 0 2 9 2 5 0 0 0 .288 .309 .424 .733
Batting 7th   3 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Batting 9th   12 3 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Low Leverage   175 55 12 2 2 10 21 17 12 0 0 1 .314 .378 .440 .818
Medium Leverage   235 70 14 6 7 31 45 21 15 0 0 1 .298 .358 .498 .856
High Leverage   117 36 5 1 3 33 24 14 15 4 0 0 .308 .370 .444 .815
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 27 153 528 161 31 9 12 74 90 52 2 4 42 15 5 .305 .367 .466 .833 132 144 4.5
Total MLB 871 3119 904 170 46 48 365 432 261 14 26 350 44 28 .290 .345 .420 .765 116 119 12.0
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 124 121 1083 107 100 1202 12 .990 1052.2 10.17 +2.4 1.021
1974 Los Angeles - MLB 2B 15 9 26 33 9 61 2 .967 100.2 5.27 -3.4 .878
TOTAL 1B 265 257 2262 194 200 2478 22 .991 2191.2 10.09 +5.3 1.015
TOTAL 2B 546 524 1334 1502 407 2894 58 .980 4626.0 5.52 -61.0 .936
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).
07/07/1974 Was selected to the 1974 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
10/20/1974 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $1,720,000 with the Los Angeles Blockbusters organization.
01/01/1975 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
1974 9 7
Year SF Rank
1970 7 5
Year AVG Rank
1974 .305 10
Year RC/27 Rank
1974 6.38 9
Year wOBA Rank
1974 .376 10
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