1B Harvey Katzen #25
Los Angeles Blockbusters MLB
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
08/11/1975
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1B HARVEY KATZEN #25 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
114 425 148 23 8 7 58 46 25 .348 .412 .489 13 4.2
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 25
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: 60
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
08/10/1975 @ DEN Loss, 2-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09/1975 @ DEN Loss, 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/08/1975 @ DEN Loss, 5-7 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/07/1975 KCB Win, 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/06/1975 KCB Win, 8-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/05/1975 KCB Loss, 8-9 4 1 2 3 1 1 1 0
08/03/1975 MIL Win, 4-3 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 0
08/03/1975 MIL Win, 7-6 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 0
08/02/1975 MIL Loss, 2-8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/01/1975 MIL Win, 11-2 3 2 1 1 0 2 0 0
PERSONALITY
Enjoys some quiet time at his locker before first pitch.
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:7 Years, 40 Days
Service This Yr:125 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 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 114 425 148 23 8 7 58 81 46 25 .348 .412 .489 .902 .405 .141 158
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 107 480 4 4 0 14 0 5 208 38 13 7 65.0 84.6 7.54 4.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   125 37 4 1 4 25 20 15 7 3 0 0 .296 .364 .440 .804
Versus Right   300 111 19 7 3 33 61 31 18 2 0 4 .370 .433 .510 .943
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   18 4 0 0 1 3 1 1 3 0 0 0 .222 .263 .389 .652
April   86 34 4 3 2 11 22 11 5 2 0 2 .395 .465 .581 1.047
May   106 33 6 1 1 17 22 15 6 2 0 1 .311 .395 .415 .810
June   108 40 6 2 3 13 17 11 5 1 0 1 .370 .430 .546 .976
July   98 32 6 2 0 9 15 5 6 0 0 0 .327 .359 .429 .788
August   27 9 1 0 1 8 5 4 3 0 0 0 .333 .419 .481 .901
All-Star Game   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Spring Training   56 13 0 0 1 5 3 7 2 0 0 1 .232 .328 .286 .614
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   3544 1052 193 54 55 423 513 307 375 31 2 18 .297 .353 .428 .781
Home   217 88 15 5 5 38 48 20 11 2 0 1 .406 .454 .590 1.044
Road   208 60 8 3 2 20 33 26 14 3 0 3 .288 .371 .385 .755
Grass   425 148 23 8 7 58 81 46 25 5 0 4 .348 .412 .489 .902
Day   247 81 14 5 3 35 46 27 15 2 0 3 .328 .398 .462 .859
Night   178 67 9 3 4 23 35 19 10 3 0 1 .376 .433 .528 .961
As Starter   420 147 23 8 7 58 80 44 24 5 0 4 .350 .412 .493 .905
As Reliever / Substitution   5 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 .200 .429 .200 .629
Pinch Hitting   5 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 .200 .429 .200 .629
Close/Late   75 28 6 3 0 11 15 12 3 1 0 2 .373 .467 .533 1.000
Inning 1-3   175 59 5 1 2 21 33 10 8 1 0 1 .337 .374 .411 .786
Inning 4-6   131 47 9 3 3 21 25 16 11 3 0 0 .359 .420 .542 .962
Inning 7-9   112 39 9 4 2 16 22 16 5 1 0 3 .348 .439 .554 .993
Extra Innings   7 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 .429 .636 .429 1.065
0 Outs   144 50 8 2 3 13 35 18 8 2 0 3 .347 .425 .493 .918
1 Outs   150 50 9 6 2 24 29 14 8 3 0 0 .333 .383 .513 .897
2 Outs   131 48 6 0 2 21 17 14 9 0 0 1 .366 .432 .458 .890
Scoring Position   102 37 10 1 1 49 19 14 7 5 0 3 .363 .435 .510 .945
Bases Empty   225 81 11 5 5 5 45 22 13 0 0 1 .360 .419 .520 .939
Runner on 1st   98 30 2 2 1 4 17 10 5 0 0 0 .306 .370 .398 .768
Runner on 2nd   33 11 4 1 1 9 8 9 1 0 0 1 .333 .488 .606 1.094
Runner on 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 .250 .200 .250 .450
Runner on 1st & 2nd   39 12 2 0 0 7 2 3 2 0 0 1 .308 .372 .359 .731
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 1 0 0 0 3 2 1 3 2 0 0 .143 .200 .143 .343
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 6 2 0 0 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 .750 .750 1.000 1.750
Bases Loaded   11 6 2 0 0 16 4 1 0 2 0 1 .545 .533 .727 1.261
Two Strikes   151 46 8 1 3 21 19 16 25 1 0 0 .305 .369 .430 .800
First Pitch   62 23 3 3 0 9 9 3 0 1 0 2 .371 .412 .516 .928
Count 0-1   43 11 3 1 1 9 5 0 0 1 0 1 .256 .267 .442 .709
Count 0-2   28 8 1 1 1 3 5 0 5 0 0 0 .286 .286 .500 .786
Count 1-0   46 17 5 1 0 4 10 1 0 0 0 0 .370 .383 .522 .905
Count 1-1   55 22 4 2 1 8 17 0 0 1 0 1 .400 .404 .600 1.004
Count 1-2   50 12 4 0 1 7 6 0 11 0 0 0 .240 .240 .380 .620
Count 2-0   24 10 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 .417 .417 .542 .958
Count 2-1   34 16 0 0 1 4 7 0 0 1 0 0 .471 .457 .559 1.016
Count 2-2   44 15 1 0 1 4 2 0 6 0 0 0 .341 .341 .432 .773
Count 3-0   1 1 0 0 0 0 2 10 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 3-1   9 2 0 0 0 1 8 16 0 0 0 0 .222 .720 .222 .942
Full Count   29 11 2 0 0 7 6 16 3 1 0 0 .379 .587 .448 1.035
Behind in Count   121 31 8 2 3 19 16 0 16 1 0 1 .256 .260 .430 .690
Ahead in Count   114 46 5 1 2 11 31 27 0 1 0 0 .404 .514 .518 1.032
Batting Leadoff   28 14 2 1 1 4 9 2 1 0 0 1 .500 .548 .750 1.298
Batting 2nd   269 96 17 6 2 30 52 27 16 2 0 3 .357 .419 .487 .906
Batting 3rd   11 2 0 0 1 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 .182 .357 .455 .812
Batting 4th   41 14 1 1 1 7 4 2 4 0 0 0 .341 .372 .488 .860
Batting 5th   72 21 3 0 2 15 12 10 3 3 0 0 .292 .365 .417 .781
Batting 8th   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .333 .600 .333 .933
Low Leverage   190 62 9 2 2 5 30 26 11 1 0 1 .326 .408 .426 .835
Medium Leverage   158 60 9 6 5 28 35 9 11 1 0 2 .380 .418 .608 1.025
High Leverage   76 26 5 0 0 25 16 11 3 3 0 1 .342 .418 .408 .825
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 .833 137 140 4.3
1975 Los Angeles - MLB 28 114 425 148 23 8 7 58 81 46 4 5 25 13 7 .348 .412 .489 .902 147 158 4.2
Total MLB 985 3544 1052 193 54 55 423 513 307 18 31 375 57 35 .297 .353 .428 .781 121 123 16.0
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
1975 Los Angeles - MLB 1B 96 90 852 74 77 935 9 .990 792.1 10.52 +1.5 1.035
1975 Los Angeles - MLB 2B 20 17 31 41 7 74 2 .973 136.0 4.76 -3.1 .914
TOTAL 1B 361 347 3114 268 277 3413 31 .991 2984.0 10.20 +6.8 1.020
TOTAL 2B 566 541 1365 1543 414 2968 60 .980 4762.0 5.50 -64.1 .935
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).
04/13/1975 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 1 day.
05/05/1975 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
06/05/1975 Injured (bruised thigh),day-to-day for 5 days.
06/16/1975 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
06/23/1975 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
07/06/1975 Was selected to the 1975 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
08/03/1975 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for one week.
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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