1B John Sledd #55
Chicago Traders MLB
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
09/01/1975
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1B JOHN SLEDD #55 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
128 500 154 14 0 9 54 20 29 .308 .335 .390 0 1.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 75 75 75 75
Gap 35 40 35 35
Power 45 45 45 45
Eye 35 35 35 35
Avoid K's 75 80 75 75
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 40 30
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: 25 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 50
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Aggressiveness: 40
Stealing Ability: 30
Baserunning Inst.: 25
Sacrifice Bunt: 75
Bunt for Hit: 40
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/31/1975 DEN Loss, 6-11 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
08/31/1975 DEN Win, 4-1 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/30/1975 DEN Win, 7-1 5 2 2 3 1 0 0 0
08/29/1975 DEN Loss, 2-3 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/28/1975 STL Loss, 1-3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
08/27/1975 STL Win, 4-3 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/25/1975 STL Loss, 3-6 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
08/24/1975 CIN Win, 2-1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/23/1975 CIN Win, 7-0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/22/1975 CIN Loss, 2-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Sledd is one of the game's more beloved players.
Personality Class: Fan Fav
High: Loyalty, Adaptability, Work Ethic, Baseball IQ
Low: Leader, Financial Ambition
Birthday:06/11/1947
Born in:Sioux Falls, SD
Nationality:American
Height:5' 9"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$350,000
Signed Through:1978 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 29 Days
Service This Yr:146 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, 25th Pick in Round 3
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 128 500 154 14 0 9 54 50 20 29 .308 .335 .390 .725 .322 .082 101
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 128 537 2 3 0 15 12 3 195 23 0 0 0.0 62.3 4.47 1.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   139 42 7 0 2 16 12 8 5 0 2 0 .302 .340 .396 .736
Versus Right   361 112 7 0 7 38 38 12 24 3 10 2 .310 .333 .388 .721
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   29 8 0 0 1 5 6 0 2 1 1 0 .276 .267 .379 .646
April   72 25 3 0 1 9 9 5 3 0 2 1 .347 .397 .431 .828
May   108 29 3 0 1 12 6 4 6 0 1 0 .269 .295 .324 .619
June   103 30 2 0 0 5 6 4 9 0 5 0 .291 .318 .311 .628
July   103 32 2 0 3 12 12 4 6 1 1 1 .311 .339 .417 .757
August   114 38 4 0 4 16 17 3 5 2 3 0 .333 .345 .474 .818
Spring Training   56 19 3 0 0 3 5 3 5 0 0 1 .339 .383 .393 .776
Last Year   627 214 22 1 20 90 82 32 45 5 12 1 .341 .371 .475 .847
2 Years Ago   612 182 14 2 17 70 78 24 35 1 11 0 .297 .323 .410 .734
Career   4148 1276 122 8 85 478 467 163 295 29 80 12 .308 .333 .402 .736
Home   259 83 8 0 3 24 27 13 14 2 7 1 .320 .353 .386 .739
Road   241 71 6 0 6 30 23 7 15 1 5 1 .295 .316 .394 .710
Grass   500 154 14 0 9 54 50 20 29 3 12 2 .308 .335 .390 .725
Day   300 99 9 0 6 34 35 9 21 1 7 1 .330 .350 .420 .770
Night   200 55 5 0 3 20 15 11 8 2 5 1 .275 .313 .345 .658
As Starter   500 154 14 0 9 54 50 20 29 3 12 2 .308 .335 .390 .725
Close/Late   93 28 2 0 3 11 14 10 7 1 3 1 .301 .371 .419 .791
Inning 1-3   193 57 4 0 3 16 13 4 11 0 8 1 .295 .313 .363 .676
Inning 4-6   173 54 6 0 2 19 17 4 8 1 1 0 .312 .326 .382 .707
Inning 7-9   125 36 2 0 4 17 19 11 9 2 3 1 .288 .345 .400 .745
Extra Innings   9 7 2 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .778 .800 1.000 1.800
0 Outs   170 56 3 0 6 20 26 5 8 2 12 1 .329 .348 .453 .801
1 Outs   183 66 7 0 3 18 17 6 8 1 0 1 .361 .382 .448 .830
2 Outs   147 32 4 0 0 16 7 9 13 0 0 0 .218 .263 .245 .508
Scoring Position   131 41 2 0 3 45 13 9 8 3 12 0 .313 .350 .397 .747
Bases Empty   264 84 9 0 4 4 26 6 11 0 0 2 .318 .338 .398 .736
Runner on 1st   105 29 3 0 2 5 11 5 10 0 0 0 .276 .309 .362 .671
Runner on 2nd   51 16 1 0 3 16 7 4 3 0 7 0 .314 .364 .510 .873
Runner on 3rd   26 5 0 0 0 11 1 0 0 2 1 0 .192 .179 .192 .371
Runner on 1st & 2nd   23 12 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .522 .522 .565 1.087
Runner on 1st & 3rd   14 3 0 0 0 4 2 1 3 0 0 0 .214 .267 .214 .481
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   9 2 0 0 0 4 2 3 1 1 4 0 .222 .385 .222 .607
Bases Loaded   8 3 0 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 .375 .444 .375 .819
Two Strikes   147 47 6 0 2 16 18 10 29 0 0 2 .320 .371 .401 .772
First Pitch   142 47 4 0 5 19 20 3 0 1 7 0 .331 .342 .465 .807
Count 0-1   62 15 2 0 2 6 5 0 0 0 1 0 .242 .242 .371 .613
Count 0-2   30 11 2 0 1 2 5 0 5 0 0 0 .367 .367 .533 .900
Count 1-0   50 18 1 0 0 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 .360 .353 .380 .733
Count 1-1   40 9 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 .225 .225 .250 .475
Count 1-2   54 14 4 0 1 5 6 0 11 0 0 2 .259 .286 .389 .675
Count 2-0   12 7 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .583 .583 .583 1.167
Count 2-1   38 9 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 3 0 .237 .237 .237 .474
Count 2-2   44 16 0 0 0 8 3 0 10 0 0 0 .364 .364 .364 .727
Count 3-0   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 3-1   8 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 .125 .333 .125 .458
Full Count   19 6 0 0 0 1 4 10 3 0 0 0 .316 .552 .316 .868
Behind in Count   146 40 8 0 4 13 16 0 16 0 1 2 .274 .284 .411 .695
Ahead in Count   109 36 1 0 0 11 6 7 0 2 3 0 .330 .364 .339 .704
Batting 2nd   229 77 7 0 5 21 27 7 10 3 9 1 .336 .354 .432 .786
Batting 3rd   22 8 0 0 0 5 4 2 2 0 0 1 .364 .440 .364 .804
Batting 4th   49 13 0 0 1 5 6 0 4 0 0 0 .265 .265 .327 .592
Batting 5th   103 30 6 0 3 17 9 5 6 0 2 0 .291 .324 .437 .761
Batting 6th   97 26 1 0 0 6 4 6 7 0 1 0 .268 .311 .278 .589
Low Leverage   205 64 8 0 3 9 20 7 10 0 2 1 .312 .338 .395 .733
Medium Leverage   199 54 4 0 4 23 18 7 11 1 6 1 .271 .298 .352 .650
High Leverage   96 36 2 0 2 22 12 6 8 2 4 0 .375 .404 .458 .862
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 .780 146 154 0.1
1969 Chicago - MLB 21 148 582 161 13 0 9 36 53 21 2 3 64 0 1 .277 .303 .345 .648 88 75 -1.2
1970 Chicago - MLB 22 158 606 191 29 3 10 77 69 27 4 3 65 0 0 .315 .347 .422 .769 109 107 1.6
1971 Chicago - MLB 23 159 590 179 18 1 8 79 64 20 0 7 26 0 1 .303 .323 .378 .700 101 98 0.9
1972 Chicago - MLB 24 160 620 191 12 1 12 71 69 18 3 7 31 1 0 .308 .327 .389 .716 109 107 1.3
1973 Chicago - MLB 25 152 612 182 14 2 17 70 78 24 0 1 35 0 0 .297 .323 .410 .734 101 101 1.3
1974 Chicago - MLB 26 156 627 214 22 1 20 90 82 32 1 5 45 1 0 .341 .371 .475 .847 140 132 3.1
1975 Chicago - MLB 27 128 500 154 14 0 9 54 50 20 2 3 29 0 0 .308 .335 .390 .725 97 101 1.1
Total MLB 1073 4148 1276 122 8 85 478 467 163 12 29 295 2 2 .308 .333 .402 .736 107 104 8.2
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 1.9
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 85 -0.7
1970 Chicago - MLB 22 13 53 10 1 0 1 3 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 .189 .218 .264 .482 31 18 -1.0
Total MLB 26 106 24 3 0 3 7 10 2 0 0 4 0 0 .226 .241 .340 .580 62 51
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 160 160 1255 78 116 1349 16 .988 1238.2 9.69 -2.7 .988
1973 Chicago - MLB 1B 18 18 158 11 12 170 1 .994 139.0 10.94 +0.5 1.007
1973 Chicago - MLB 3B 138 134 87 234 23 346 25 .928 1058.0 2.73 -7.4 .940
1974 Chicago - MLB 1B 144 144 1434 86 114 1533 13 .992 1293.1 10.58 -4.7 .966
1974 Chicago - MLB 3B 17 12 9 34 5 48 5 .896 123.0 3.15 -1.0 .927
1975 Chicago - MLB 1B 45 39 325 22 34 353 6 .983 324.1 9.63 -2.4 .952
1975 Chicago - MLB 3B 93 88 57 194 21 265 14 .947 696.2 3.24 -2.2 .983
TOTAL 1B 825 818 7157 449 634 7672 66 .991 6818.1 10.04 +1.1 1.008
TOTAL 3B 264 238 159 480 50 683 44 .936 1935.0 2.97 -9.8 .960
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).
11/10/1972 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $110,000.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (70); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 35 (35).
03/25/1973 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his infield defense at the Chicago Traders development complex.
11/04/1973 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $132,470.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 75 (75); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 35 (35).
03/10/1974 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $1,160,000 with the Chicago Traders organization.
04/08/1974 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his infield defense at the Chicago Traders development complex.
07/14/1974 Goes 0-3 against the Los Angeles Blockbusters, ending his hitting streak at 20 games.
07/17/1974 Goes 5-8 against the Denver Burros, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI and 2 R.
08/19/1974 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 75 (75); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 35 (35).
08/04/1975 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1970 156 2
1971 159 1
1972 160 1
1973 152 8
1974 156 1
Year PA Rank
1974 677 5
Year AB Rank
1969 582 7
1970 606 3
1971 590 10
1972 620 4
1973 612 7
1974 627 1
Year H Rank
1969 161 8
1970 191 4
1971 179 9
1972 191 4
1974 214 1
Year TB Rank
1974 298 5
Year RBI Rank
1974 90 7
Year SH Rank
1969 36 1
1973 11 8
Year SF Rank
1971 7 7
1972 7 7
Year AVG Rank
1972 .308 8
1974 .341 2
Year SLG Rank
1974 .475 9
Year RC Rank
1974 104.89 8
Year OPS Rank
1974 .847 9
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