2B Rob Norton #23
Philadelphia Quakers MLB
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
05/17/1976
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2B ROB NORTON #23 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
18 35 5 1 1 0 1 1 4 .143 .167 .229 1 -0.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 55
Gap 50 50 50 65
Power 40 40 40 45
Eye 45 45 45 50
Avoid K's 45 50 45 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 55 65
Errors: - 50 60
Arm: 20 45 55
Turn DP: - 50 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 25
1st Base: 30 Center Field: 55
2nd Base: 45 Right Field: 35
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 65
Stealing Aggressiveness: 80
Stealing Ability: 80
Baserunning Inst.: 80
Sacrifice Bunt: 60
Bunt for Hit: 60
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
05/14/1976 @ WAS Win, 4-2 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
05/13/1976 @ PIT Loss, 3-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/08/1976 NYK Loss, 2-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/06/1976 WAS Loss, 3-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/03/1976 PIT Loss, 1-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/01/1976 PIT Loss, 2-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/29/1976 @ NYK Loss, 2-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
04/28/1976 @ NYK Loss, 2-4 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0
04/27/1976 @ NYK Loss, 5-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/22/1976 @ CLE Win, 5-2 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Good teammate who is always in on the clubhouse card game.
Low: Loyalty
Birthday:05/11/1949
Born in:Lawrence, KS
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$27,800
Signed Through:1976 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 41 Days
Service This Yr:41 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1971, 27th Pick in Round 2
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1976 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 18 35 5 1 1 0 1 2 1 4 .143 .167 .229 .395 .172 .086 -2
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 7 38 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 2 1 1 50.0 1.3 1.06 -0.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   14 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .071 .071 .214 .286
Versus Right   21 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 4 0 1 0 .190 .227 .238 .465
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   6 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
April   20 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 4 0 1 0 .150 .190 .200 .390
May   15 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .133 .133 .267 .400
Spring Training   46 9 1 0 0 1 7 3 12 0 0 1 .196 .260 .217 .477
Last Year   49 15 4 0 2 8 16 4 7 0 2 1 .306 .370 .510 .881
2 Years Ago   58 9 2 1 1 5 7 8 18 2 5 1 .155 .261 .276 .537
Career   142 29 7 2 3 14 25 13 29 2 9 2 .204 .277 .345 .622
Home   18 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 .056 .056 .056 .111
Road   17 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 .235 .278 .412 .690
Grass   17 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 .235 .278 .412 .690
Turf   18 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 .056 .056 .056 .111
Day   25 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 2 0 .120 .154 .160 .314
Night   10 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .400 .600
As Starter   26 5 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 .192 .222 .308 .530
As Reliever / Substitution   9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Inning 1-3   10 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 .200 .273 .400 .673
Inning 4-6   9 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .333 .556
Inning 7-9   14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 .071 .071 .071 .143
Extra Innings   2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   10 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 .200 .273 .200 .473
1 Outs   9 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
2 Outs   16 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .188 .188 .375 .562
Scoring Position   5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Empty   17 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 .176 .222 .353 .575
Runner on 1st   13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 .154 .154 .308
Runner on 2nd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   12 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 .167 .167 .333 .500
First Pitch   9 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222 .222 .222 .444
Count 0-1   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 0-2   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Count 1-1   6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-2   4 0 0 0 0 0 1 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   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Count 3-1   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Full Count   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Behind in Count   8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Ahead in Count   5 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .333 .400 .733
Batting Leadoff   12 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 .250 .308 .333 .641
Batting 2nd   13 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .154 .154 .308 .462
Batting 4th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   13 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231 .231 .462 .692
Medium Leverage   15 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 1 0 .067 .125 .067 .192
High Leverage   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
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
1974 Denver - MLB 25 43 58 9 2 1 1 5 7 8 1 2 18 5 1 .155 .261 .276 .537 50 37 -0.1
1975 Denver - MLB 26 49 49 15 4 0 2 8 16 4 1 0 7 2 2 .306 .370 .510 .881 139 131 -0.0
1976 Philadelphia - MLB 27 18 35 5 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 4 1 1 .143 .167 .229 .395 12 -2 -0.5
Total MLB 110 142 29 7 2 3 14 25 13 2 2 29 8 4 .204 .277 .345 .622 71 60 -0.6
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
1971 Total - 22 61 269 80 14 8 8 60 72 28 4 2 30 59 13 .297 .370 .498 .868 100 100 2.1
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
1975 Denver - MLB 26 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 83 81 -0.3
Total MLB 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 83 81
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1974 Denver - MLB 1B 10 4 43 5 5 50 2 .960 43.2 9.89 -1.1 .850
1974 Denver - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Denver - MLB CF 16 10 33 0 0 34 1 .971 103.0 2.88 -0.5 .974
1974 Denver - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1975 Denver - MLB 1B 5 0 12 2 2 15 1 .933 14.0 9.00 -1.3 .625
1975 Denver - MLB 2B 19 2 11 22 4 35 2 .943 60.0 4.95 -1.9 .868
1975 Denver - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1975 Denver - MLB CF 6 0 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 12.2 4.26 -0.5 .863
1975 Denver - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1976 Philadelphia - MLB 2B 7 7 25 15 6 41 1 .976 62.0 5.81 -2.0 .832
1976 Philadelphia - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1976 Philadelphia - MLB CF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 +0.0 .997
1976 Philadelphia - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 15 4 55 7 7 65 3 .954 57.2 9.68 -2.3 .780
TOTAL 2B 26 9 36 37 10 76 3 .961 122.0 5.39 -4.0 .854
TOTAL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL CF 24 10 40 0 0 41 1 .976 121.2 2.96 -1.0 .956
TOTAL RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.1 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1971 Drafted in the 1971 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 27, 55th overall pick) by the Denver Burros, out of college Centenary
10/25/1971 Named the #87 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (55); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 40 (50).
03/06/1972 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his two-strike approach at the Denver Burros development complex.
04/04/1972 Named the #56 prospect in the MLB
06/29/1972 Named the #36 prospect in the MLB
10/24/1972 Named the #42 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (55); Power: 40 (50); Eye: 40 (55).
03/05/1973 Successfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the Denver Burros development complex.
03/24/1973 Injured (lacerated hand),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
06/28/1973 Named the #83 prospect in the MLB
11/23/1973 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his outfield defense at the Denver Burros development complex.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 40 (50); Eye: 45 (50).
11/16/1974 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $27,800.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 45 (50).
04/08/1975 Successfully completed training to learn a new position at the Denver Burros development complex.
11/03/1975 Was traded by the Denver Burros to the Philadelphia Quakers, along with 3B Bruce Cornelius and a 1st round draft pick, in exchange for SP Juan Ramirez.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 45 (50).
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