1B John Sledd #55
Chicago Traders MLB
Age: 25 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
08/21/1972
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1B JOHN SLEDD #55 - AGE: 25 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
128 497 156 10 0 12 59 15 25 .314 .335 .406 1 2.3
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 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: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: 45
       
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
08/20/1972 @ DEN Loss, 2-4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/20/1972 @ DEN Loss, 1-13 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/19/1972 @ DEN Win, 1-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/18/1972 @ DEN Loss, 2-6 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/17/1972 @ CIN Win, 6-5 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/16/1972 @ CIN Loss, 2-3 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
08/15/1972 @ CIN Win, 5-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/14/1972 STL Loss, 2-8 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
08/13/1972 STL Loss, 4-9 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/12/1972 STL Loss, 2-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Sledd trains hard and has a good head on his shoulders. Sledd is popular in the clubhouse.
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:4 Years, 29 Days
Service This Yr:139 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 128 497 156 10 0 12 59 60 15 25 .314 .335 .406 .741 .340 .093 123
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 128 520 3 0 0 11 7 5 202 22 1 0 100.0 66.0 4.90 2.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   65 23 2 0 3 8 14 4 3 0 2 0 .354 .391 .523 .914
Versus Right   432 133 8 0 9 51 46 11 22 5 5 3 .308 .326 .389 .715
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   31 8 0 0 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 .258 .303 .258 .561
April   94 29 1 0 3 11 13 2 4 1 1 2 .309 .333 .415 .748
May   114 39 1 0 5 13 16 3 6 1 2 0 .342 .356 .482 .838
June   108 36 4 0 1 15 14 2 3 2 4 1 .333 .345 .398 .743
July   107 31 2 0 3 12 12 6 10 1 0 0 .290 .325 .393 .717
August   74 21 2 0 0 8 5 2 2 0 0 0 .284 .303 .311 .613
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   2286 691 70 4 39 252 248 84 180 18 45 9 .302 .327 .388 .715
Home   231 76 6 0 5 30 30 5 7 2 3 1 .329 .343 .420 .763
Road   266 80 4 0 7 29 30 10 18 3 4 2 .301 .327 .395 .722
Grass   497 156 10 0 12 59 60 15 25 5 7 3 .314 .335 .406 .741
Day   294 91 4 0 7 27 40 11 17 2 4 2 .310 .337 .395 .731
Night   203 65 6 0 5 32 20 4 8 3 3 1 .320 .332 .424 .755
As Starter   497 156 10 0 12 59 60 15 25 5 7 3 .314 .335 .406 .741
Close/Late   89 20 1 0 0 8 5 4 6 1 0 0 .225 .255 .236 .491
Inning 1-3   210 68 4 0 3 18 24 5 12 3 6 1 .324 .338 .386 .724
Inning 4-6   160 57 5 0 4 25 23 5 5 1 1 2 .356 .381 .463 .843
Inning 7-9   118 30 1 0 5 16 13 5 8 1 0 0 .254 .282 .390 .672
Extra Innings   9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222
0 Outs   138 39 4 0 1 10 19 3 7 2 7 1 .283 .299 .333 .632
1 Outs   184 65 2 0 6 25 26 8 8 3 0 0 .353 .374 .462 .836
2 Outs   175 52 4 0 5 24 15 4 10 0 0 2 .297 .320 .406 .726
Scoring Position   138 39 5 0 1 43 14 7 9 5 7 0 .283 .307 .341 .647
Bases Empty   259 83 2 0 8 8 33 8 9 0 0 2 .320 .346 .421 .767
Runner on 1st   100 34 3 0 3 8 13 0 7 0 0 1 .340 .347 .460 .807
Runner on 2nd   68 20 3 0 0 13 7 4 3 0 6 0 .294 .333 .338 .672
Runner on 3rd   14 2 1 0 0 7 1 1 1 5 0 0 .143 .150 .214 .364
Runner on 1st & 2nd   26 7 1 0 0 7 1 0 4 0 1 0 .269 .269 .308 .577
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 4 0 0 1 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 .444 .545 .778 1.323
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   13 5 0 0 0 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 .385 .385 .385 .769
Bases Loaded   8 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Two Strikes   136 40 1 0 1 18 15 6 25 3 0 1 .294 .322 .324 .645
First Pitch   129 39 2 0 2 7 14 0 0 0 2 0 .302 .302 .364 .667
Count 0-1   43 11 1 0 0 5 3 0 0 2 2 1 .256 .261 .279 .540
Count 0-2   23 7 1 0 0 3 3 0 3 1 0 0 .304 .292 .348 .639
Count 1-0   53 18 2 0 4 8 9 0 0 0 0 1 .340 .352 .604 .956
Count 1-1   47 19 4 0 1 7 7 0 0 0 1 0 .404 .404 .553 .957
Count 1-2   35 14 0 0 1 4 3 0 7 0 0 0 .400 .400 .486 .886
Count 2-0   29 12 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 .414 .414 .414 .828
Count 2-1   51 13 0 0 2 6 4 0 0 0 1 0 .255 .255 .373 .627
Count 2-2   42 13 0 0 0 9 3 0 10 1 0 1 .310 .318 .310 .628
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   9 4 0 0 2 5 4 8 0 0 1 0 .444 .706 1.111 1.817
Full Count   36 6 0 0 0 2 6 6 5 1 0 0 .167 .279 .167 .446
Behind in Count   101 32 2 0 1 12 9 0 10 3 2 1 .317 .314 .366 .681
Ahead in Count   142 47 2 0 8 22 21 9 0 0 2 1 .331 .375 .514 .889
Batting 2nd   246 81 4 0 8 29 35 6 12 3 7 3 .329 .349 .443 .792
Batting 3rd   251 75 6 0 4 30 25 9 13 2 0 0 .299 .321 .371 .691
Low Leverage   212 70 1 0 7 14 27 8 8 1 0 2 .330 .359 .434 .793
Medium Leverage   197 62 5 0 4 23 20 3 11 3 6 1 .315 .324 .401 .725
High Leverage   86 23 4 0 1 22 13 4 6 1 1 0 .267 .297 .349 .646
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 24 128 497 156 10 0 12 59 60 15 3 5 25 1 0 .314 .335 .406 .741 113 123 2.3
Total MLB 605 2286 691 70 4 39 252 248 84 9 18 180 1 2 .302 .327 .388 .715 104 104 4.8
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 128 128 984 66 89 1062 12 .989 987.2 9.57 +0.6 1.009
TOTAL 1B 586 585 4969 318 447 5329 42 .992 4810.2 9.89 +11.0 1.029
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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