LF Rob Norton #23
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
09/06/1976
LF 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
68 176 45 11 4 3 14 15 21 .256 .312 .415 24 0.6
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 55
Gap 50 50 50 60
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: 40
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
09/04/1976 STL Win, 10-6 5 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
09/01/1976 @ CIN Win, 7-5 2 1 1 1 0 3 0 3
08/29/1976 @ CLE Loss, 4-6 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/28/1976 @ CLE Loss, 0-5 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 0
08/27/1976 @ CLE Loss, 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/25/1976 @ STL Loss, 0-8 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
08/24/1976 @ STL Win, 6-3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/21/1976 CIN Win, 1-0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/17/1976 CLE Loss, 4-6 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 2
08/14/1976 @ BRO Loss, 4-10 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 2
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:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$27,800
Signed Through:1976 Season
Major Service:3 Years, None
Service This Yr:153 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
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 68 176 45 11 4 3 14 25 15 21 .256 .312 .415 .727 .324 .159 104
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 39 197 0 0 0 1 5 1 73 18 24 4 85.7 25.8 4.91 .6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   37 4 1 1 1 3 5 3 4 1 1 0 .108 .171 .270 .441
Versus Right   139 41 10 3 2 11 19 12 17 0 4 0 .295 .351 .453 .804
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   7 3 2 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 .429 .600 .714 1.314
April   20 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 4 0 1 0 .150 .190 .200 .390
May   32 7 0 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 .219 .242 .281 .524
June   28 6 1 1 1 2 3 0 7 0 2 0 .214 .214 .429 .643
July   53 16 5 0 2 7 10 6 4 1 1 0 .302 .367 .509 .876
August   36 10 2 2 0 1 5 4 6 0 0 0 .278 .350 .444 .794
September   7 3 2 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 .429 .600 .714 1.314
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   283 69 17 5 6 27 48 27 46 3 12 2 .244 .311 .403 .714
Home   83 18 5 2 1 7 12 7 3 0 4 0 .217 .278 .361 .639
Road   93 27 6 2 2 7 13 8 18 1 1 0 .290 .343 .462 .806
Grass   93 27 6 2 2 7 13 8 18 1 1 0 .290 .343 .462 .806
Turf   83 18 5 2 1 7 12 7 3 0 4 0 .217 .278 .361 .639
Day   100 24 5 2 2 7 13 7 12 0 5 0 .240 .290 .390 .680
Night   76 21 6 2 1 7 12 8 9 1 0 0 .276 .341 .447 .789
As Starter   149 41 10 4 2 13 21 15 16 1 5 0 .275 .339 .436 .776
As Reliever / Substitution   27 4 1 0 1 1 4 0 5 0 0 0 .148 .148 .296 .444
Pinch Hitting   16 2 1 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 .125 .125 .375 .500
Close/Late   52 13 1 2 1 3 7 3 7 1 1 0 .250 .286 .404 .690
Inning 1-3   62 15 3 2 0 0 9 6 9 0 3 0 .242 .309 .355 .664
Inning 4-6   45 13 6 0 1 7 7 6 3 0 1 0 .289 .373 .489 .861
Inning 7-9   60 12 1 2 2 6 5 3 9 1 1 0 .200 .234 .383 .618
Extra Innings   9 5 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .556 .556 .667 1.222
0 Outs   71 14 3 0 0 0 9 6 10 0 3 0 .197 .260 .239 .499
1 Outs   50 12 5 0 1 6 11 5 4 1 2 0 .240 .304 .400 .704
2 Outs   55 19 3 4 2 8 4 4 7 0 0 0 .345 .390 .655 1.044
Scoring Position   23 4 1 0 1 8 1 1 6 1 5 0 .174 .200 .348 .548
Bases Empty   112 31 7 3 1 1 17 13 10 0 0 0 .277 .352 .420 .772
Runner on 1st   41 10 3 1 1 5 6 1 5 0 0 0 .244 .262 .439 .701
Runner on 2nd   11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 5 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Runner on 1st & 3rd   3 3 1 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.333 3.333
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Two Strikes   62 13 3 2 0 2 7 3 21 1 0 0 .210 .242 .323 .565
First Pitch   42 7 2 1 0 4 4 0 0 0 3 0 .167 .167 .262 .429
Count 0-1   19 6 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .316 .316 .474 .789
Count 0-2   14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 .071 .071 .071 .143
Count 1-0   16 4 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Count 1-1   21 10 3 1 1 4 5 0 0 0 1 0 .476 .476 .857 1.333
Count 1-2   16 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 .125 .125 .250 .375
Count 2-0   4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Count 2-1   11 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .364 .364 .455 .818
Count 2-2   20 7 2 1 0 0 3 0 5 0 0 0 .350 .350 .550 .900
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0 0 0 0 .000 .875 .000 .875
Full Count   12 3 1 0 0 2 2 3 4 1 0 0 .250 .375 .333 .708
Behind in Count   49 9 0 1 1 2 3 0 12 0 0 0 .184 .184 .286 .469
Ahead in Count   32 9 3 0 1 2 7 12 0 0 1 0 .281 .477 .469 .946
Batting Leadoff   103 31 9 3 2 12 15 10 13 1 3 0 .301 .360 .505 .865
Batting 2nd   33 7 1 1 0 1 5 5 2 0 1 0 .212 .316 .303 .619
Batting 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Batting 4th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 6th   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   12 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Batting 8th   4 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 1.000 1.250
Batting 9th   16 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 .125 .125 .188 .312
Low Leverage   69 24 6 3 1 4 9 8 6 0 1 0 .348 .416 .565 .981
Medium Leverage   81 15 4 1 1 5 11 4 12 0 4 0 .185 .224 .296 .520
High Leverage   26 6 1 0 1 5 4 3 3 1 0 0 .231 .300 .385 .685
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 68 176 45 11 4 3 14 25 15 0 1 21 24 4 .256 .312 .415 .727 106 104 0.6
Total MLB 160 283 69 17 5 6 27 48 27 2 3 46 31 7 .244 .311 .403 .714 99 94 0.5
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 1B 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1976 Philadelphia - MLB 2B 34 30 91 82 17 176 3 .983 282.0 5.52 -5.0 .924
1976 Philadelphia - MLB LF 10 9 12 0 0 13 1 .923 68.2 1.57 -2.0 .890
1976 Philadelphia - MLB CF 4 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 10.2 2.53 -0.8 .757
1976 Philadelphia - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 16 4 57 7 8 67 3 .955 59.2 9.65 -2.3 .780
TOTAL 2B 53 32 102 104 21 211 5 .976 342.0 5.42 -7.0 .911
TOTAL LF 10 9 12 0 0 13 1 .923 68.2 1.57 -2.0 .890
TOTAL CF 26 10 42 0 0 43 1 .977 126.1 2.99 -1.8 .938
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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