1B John Sledd #55
Age: 24 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
05/08/1972
1B JOHN SLEDD #55 - AGE: 24 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
30 119 36 1 0 3 13 3 7 .303 .325 .387 0 0.7
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 70 70 70 70
Gap 40 40 40 40
Power 45 45 45 45
Eye 35 35 35 35
Avoid K's 75 75 75 75
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 40 35
Errors: - 45 50
Arm: 20 75 65
Turn DP: - 40 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 20
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 50 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: 45
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Aggressiveness: 40
Stealing Ability: 30
Baserunning Inst.: 20
Sacrifice Bunt: 75
Bunt for Hit: 40
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
05/07/1972 STL Win, 3-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
05/06/1972 STL Win, 2-1 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
05/05/1972 STL Win, 12-4 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
05/03/1972 @ NYK Win, 6-1 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
05/02/1972 @ NYK Win, 5-1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
05/01/1972 @ NYK Loss, 5-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
04/30/1972 @ BRO Win, 2-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/29/1972 @ BRO Win, 5-3 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
04/28/1972 @ BRO Loss, 2-3 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0
04/27/1972 @ STL Loss, 2-3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Sledd is an extremely hard worker and is a thinking man's ballplayer. He's highly-regarded throughout the league.
High: Loyalty, Work Ethic, Intelligence
Low: Leader, Financial Ambition
Birthday:06/11/1947
Born in:Sioux Falls, SD
Nationality:American
Height:5' 9"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$61,260
Signed Through:1972 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 63 Days
Service This Yr:34 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:1966, 25th Pick in Round 3
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1972 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 30 119 36 1 0 3 13 14 3 7 .303 .325 .387 .712 .326 .084 116
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 30 126 2 0 0 3 1 2 46 4 0 0 0.0 14.6 4.44 .7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   11 5 0 0 1 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 .455 .500 .727 1.227
Versus Right   108 31 1 0 2 11 10 2 7 2 1 2 .287 .307 .352 .659
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   25 7 0 0 0 2 1 1 3 1 0 0 .280 .296 .280 .576
April   94 29 1 0 3 11 13 2 4 1 1 2 .309 .333 .415 .748
May   25 7 0 0 0 2 1 1 3 1 0 0 .280 .296 .280 .576
Spring Training   63 16 0 0 1 4 5 1 7 0 0 0 .254 .266 .302 .567
Last Year   590 179 18 1 8 79 64 20 26 7 0 0 .303 .323 .378 .700
2 Years Ago   606 191 29 3 10 77 69 27 65 3 2 4 .315 .347 .422 .769
Career   1908 571 61 4 30 206 202 72 162 15 39 8 .299 .325 .383 .708
Home   48 16 1 0 1 5 5 1 1 0 1 0 .333 .347 .417 .764
Road   71 20 0 0 2 8 9 2 6 2 0 2 .282 .312 .366 .678
Grass   119 36 1 0 3 13 14 3 7 2 1 2 .303 .325 .387 .712
Day   73 22 0 0 1 6 9 2 4 1 0 1 .301 .325 .342 .667
Night   46 14 1 0 2 7 5 1 3 1 1 1 .304 .327 .457 .783
As Starter   119 36 1 0 3 13 14 3 7 2 1 2 .303 .325 .387 .712
Close/Late   26 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .115 .148 .115 .264
Inning 1-3   49 16 0 0 0 3 5 1 3 1 1 1 .327 .346 .327 .673
Inning 4-6   38 14 1 0 1 8 5 1 1 1 0 1 .368 .390 .474 .864
Inning 7-9   27 5 0 0 2 2 4 1 3 0 0 0 .185 .214 .407 .622
Extra Innings   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
0 Outs   44 10 1 0 1 6 5 0 2 2 1 1 .227 .234 .318 .552
1 Outs   42 14 0 0 1 2 6 1 3 0 0 0 .333 .349 .405 .754
2 Outs   33 12 0 0 1 5 3 2 2 0 0 1 .364 .417 .455 .871
Scoring Position   34 8 0 0 0 9 2 2 4 2 1 0 .235 .263 .235 .498
Bases Empty   65 21 0 0 3 3 8 1 2 0 0 1 .323 .343 .462 .805
Runner on 1st   20 7 1 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 1 .350 .381 .400 .781
Runner on 2nd   17 7 0 0 0 6 1 0 1 0 1 0 .412 .412 .412 .824
Runner on 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   10 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .100 .100 .100 .200
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   32 6 0 0 0 2 2 2 7 0 0 1 .188 .257 .188 .445
First Pitch   31 11 1 0 1 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 .355 .355 .484 .839
Count 0-1   13 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .154 .133 .154 .287
Count 0-2   8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Count 1-0   12 5 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 .417 .462 .667 1.128
Count 1-1   14 5 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .357 .357 .357 .714
Count 1-2   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 2-0   4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .750 .750 .750 1.500
Count 2-1   11 3 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .273 .545 .818
Count 2-2   9 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 1 .444 .500 .444 .944
Count 3-1   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Full Count   10 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167
Behind in Count   26 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 .154 .143 .154 .297
Ahead in Count   29 12 0 0 2 4 4 1 0 0 1 1 .414 .452 .621 1.072
Batting 2nd   119 36 1 0 3 13 14 3 7 2 1 2 .303 .325 .387 .712
Low Leverage   47 18 0 0 2 5 7 1 1 1 0 1 .383 .400 .511 .911
Medium Leverage   50 15 0 0 1 6 4 0 3 1 1 1 .300 .308 .360 .668
High Leverage   22 3 1 0 0 2 3 2 3 0 0 0 .136 .208 .182 .390
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
1968 Cleveland - MLB 20 12 11 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .364 .417 .364 .780 147 150 0.1
1969 Chicago - MLB 21 148 582 161 13 0 9 36 53 21 2 3 64 0 1 .277 .303 .345 .648 89 87 -0.3
1970 Chicago - MLB 22 158 606 191 29 3 10 77 69 27 4 3 65 0 0 .315 .347 .422 .769 111 109 1.7
1971 Chicago - MLB 23 159 590 179 18 1 8 79 64 20 0 7 26 0 1 .303 .323 .378 .700 103 100 1.1
1972 Chicago - MLB 24 30 119 36 1 0 3 13 14 3 2 2 7 0 0 .303 .325 .387 .712 108 116 0.7
Total MLB 507 1908 571 61 4 30 206 202 72 8 15 162 0 2 .299 .325 .383 .708 102 100 3.2
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 - 18 51 241 89 7 1 3 46 65 13 2 0 13 15 7 .369 .406 .444 .850 100 100 2.0
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
1969 Chicago - MLB 21 13 53 14 2 0 2 4 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 .264 .264 .415 .679 95 94 -0.7
1970 Chicago - MLB 22 13 53 10 1 0 1 3 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 .189 .218 .264 .482 32 21 -1.0
Total MLB 26 106 24 3 0 3 7 10 2 0 0 4 0 0 .226 .241 .340 .580 63 57
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1969 Chicago - MLB 1B 146 146 1370 77 124 1462 15 .990 1291.1 10.08 +3.1 1.035
1969 Chicago - MLB 3B 6 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 10.2 2.53 -0.0 1.051
1970 Chicago - MLB 1B 156 155 1383 104 128 1494 7 .995 1348.0 9.93 +6.0 1.049
1970 Chicago - MLB 3B 5 1 0 4 1 4 0 1.000 15.0 2.40 -0.1 1.050
1971 Chicago - MLB 1B 156 156 1232 71 106 1311 8 .994 1183.2 9.91 +1.4 1.015
1971 Chicago - MLB 3B 5 3 4 13 0 17 0 1.000 31.2 4.83 +1.0 1.043
1972 Chicago - MLB 1B 30 30 256 15 27 274 3 .989 239.1 10.19 +1.3 1.011
TOTAL 1B 488 487 4241 267 385 4541 33 .993 4062.1 9.99 +11.7 1.033
TOTAL 3B 16 4 6 18 1 24 0 1.000 57.1 3.77 +0.8 1.045
PLAYER HISTORY
12/11/1966 Drafted in the 1966 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 25, 81st overall pick) by the Boston Terriers, out of college St. Louis CC-Forest Park
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 25 (35); Eye: 30 (35).
07/06/1967 Named the #69 prospect in the MLB
07/31/1967 Was traded by the Boston Terriers to the Cleveland Bobcats, along with SP Tim McDonald, 2B David Bodden, RP Rich Golden, and 2B Chuck Olsen, in exchange for 2B Harold Batkin, SP George Jakubowski, SP Paul Wiley, and $7,000.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 25 (35); Eye: 30 (35).
07/04/1968 Named the #88 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: 60 (70); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 35 (35).
03/08/1969 Successfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Cleveland Bobcats development complex.
04/14/1969 Was traded by the Cleveland Bobcats to the Chicago Traders in exchange for RP Bill Wilson.
06/09/1969 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
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: 60 (70); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 35 (35).
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: 70 (70); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 35 (35).
06/10/1971 Goes 0-3 against the Cleveland Bobcats, ending his hitting streak at 23 games.
11/11/1971 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $61,260.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (70); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 35 (35).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1970 156 2
1971 159 1
Year AB Rank
1969 582 7
1970 606 3
1971 590 10
Year H Rank
1969 161 8
1970 191 4
1971 179 9
Year SH Rank
1969 36 1
Year SF Rank
1971 7 7
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