1B John Sledd #55
Chicago Traders MLB
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
01/06/1975
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1B JOHN SLEDD #55 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
156 627 214 22 1 20 90 32 45 .341 .371 .475 1 3.3
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: 20 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 50
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Aggressiveness: 40
Stealing Ability: 25
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
09/29/1974 @ LAB Win, 5-1 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/28/1974 @ LAB Win, 1-0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/27/1974 @ LAB Win, 3-1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/26/1974 MIL Win, 2-0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/25/1974 MIL Win, 8-0 4 2 3 2 1 1 1 0
09/24/1974 MIL Win, 7-4 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 0
09/22/1974 PIT Loss, 2-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/1974 PIT Loss, 1-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/1974 LAB Win, 2-1 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/18/1974 LAB Win, 6-5 5 2 2 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:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$350,000
Signed Through:1978 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 29 Days
Service This Yr:174 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 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 156 627 214 22 1 20 90 82 32 45 .341 .371 .475 .847 .367 .134 137
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 156 677 1 12 0 20 12 5 298 43 1 0 100.0 104.9 6.29 3.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   150 53 4 0 8 24 18 11 5 2 3 1 .353 .396 .540 .936
Versus Right   477 161 18 1 12 66 64 21 40 3 9 0 .338 .363 .455 .818
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   85 24 1 0 3 11 10 2 10 0 0 0 .282 .299 .400 .699
May   102 28 4 0 1 11 9 10 8 1 1 0 .275 .336 .343 .679
June   107 36 3 1 4 21 13 6 10 2 1 0 .336 .365 .495 .861
July   118 45 4 0 4 17 16 4 6 1 1 0 .381 .398 .517 .915
August   113 45 7 0 5 21 18 3 6 1 3 0 .398 .410 .593 1.003
September   102 36 3 0 3 9 16 7 5 0 6 1 .353 .400 .471 .871
Spring Training   75 27 3 0 1 4 9 4 9 0 0 0 .360 .392 .440 .832
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   3648 1122 108 8 76 424 417 143 266 26 68 10 .308 .333 .404 .737
Home   315 108 12 0 12 49 44 12 24 1 11 1 .343 .368 .495 .863
Road   312 106 10 1 8 41 38 20 21 4 1 0 .340 .375 .455 .830
Grass   627 214 22 1 20 90 82 32 45 5 12 1 .341 .371 .475 .847
Day   360 127 10 1 13 52 54 23 22 4 7 0 .353 .388 .494 .882
Night   267 87 12 0 7 38 28 9 23 1 5 1 .326 .349 .449 .798
As Starter   627 214 22 1 20 90 82 32 45 5 12 1 .341 .371 .475 .847
Close/Late   141 42 1 0 3 14 16 16 11 0 1 1 .298 .373 .369 .742
Inning 1-3   215 73 11 1 8 39 30 7 13 4 7 0 .340 .354 .512 .866
Inning 4-6   218 77 7 0 5 23 27 6 18 0 4 0 .353 .371 .454 .825
Inning 7-9   167 55 3 0 7 25 22 16 13 1 0 0 .329 .386 .473 .859
Extra Innings   27 9 1 0 0 3 3 3 1 0 1 1 .333 .419 .370 .790
0 Outs   207 71 10 1 9 31 35 6 16 3 12 1 .343 .359 .531 .891
1 Outs   219 75 9 0 4 24 28 14 14 2 0 0 .342 .379 .438 .817
2 Outs   201 68 3 0 7 35 19 12 15 0 0 0 .338 .376 .458 .833
Scoring Position   182 66 5 0 4 68 24 20 14 5 12 0 .363 .415 .456 .872
Bases Empty   341 113 14 1 11 11 41 10 26 0 0 1 .331 .352 .475 .827
Runner on 1st   104 35 3 0 5 11 17 2 5 0 0 0 .337 .349 .510 .859
Runner on 2nd   75 28 3 0 3 23 11 12 5 0 10 0 .373 .460 .533 .993
Runner on 3rd   16 5 1 0 1 12 2 2 1 3 2 0 .312 .333 .562 .896
Runner on 1st & 2nd   36 14 1 0 0 7 3 0 3 0 0 0 .389 .389 .417 .806
Runner on 1st & 3rd   25 10 0 0 0 9 5 2 3 0 0 0 .400 .444 .400 .844
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 3 0 0 0 6 2 4 0 1 0 0 .429 .583 .429 1.012
Bases Loaded   23 6 0 0 0 11 1 0 2 1 0 0 .261 .250 .261 .511
Two Strikes   184 50 6 0 3 32 18 9 45 3 0 0 .272 .301 .353 .654
First Pitch   143 47 5 0 8 19 23 11 0 0 6 0 .329 .377 .531 .908
Count 0-1   79 32 4 0 4 14 9 0 0 0 1 0 .405 .405 .608 1.013
Count 0-2   27 8 1 0 0 5 2 0 5 1 0 0 .296 .286 .333 .619
Count 1-0   71 28 2 0 1 8 9 1 0 1 1 0 .394 .397 .465 .862
Count 1-1   65 23 2 1 2 5 11 0 0 0 4 0 .354 .354 .508 .862
Count 1-2   61 12 1 0 1 7 2 0 18 0 0 0 .197 .197 .262 .459
Count 2-0   22 12 1 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .545 .545 .727 1.273
Count 2-1   39 16 2 0 1 7 7 0 0 0 0 1 .410 .425 .538 .963
Count 2-2   62 16 1 0 1 13 8 0 15 2 0 0 .258 .250 .323 .573
Count 3-0   4 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 .500 .778 .500 1.278
Count 3-1   20 4 0 0 0 2 1 6 0 1 0 0 .200 .370 .200 .570
Full Count   34 14 3 0 1 7 6 9 7 0 0 0 .412 .535 .588 1.123
Behind in Count   167 52 6 0 5 26 13 0 23 1 1 0 .311 .310 .437 .747
Ahead in Count   156 62 5 0 3 20 21 12 0 2 1 1 .397 .439 .487 .926
Batting 2nd   211 75 9 0 6 27 34 8 14 1 10 1 .355 .380 .483 .864
Batting 3rd   37 13 0 0 3 10 5 2 1 1 0 0 .351 .375 .595 .970
Batting 4th   125 37 4 1 4 21 12 7 9 0 2 0 .296 .333 .440 .773
Batting 5th   149 52 6 0 5 12 22 8 10 0 0 0 .349 .382 .490 .872
Batting 6th   105 37 3 0 2 20 9 7 11 3 0 0 .352 .383 .438 .821
Low Leverage   258 86 12 1 8 23 34 9 19 2 1 0 .333 .353 .481 .834
Medium Leverage   233 81 7 0 9 42 30 12 18 3 9 0 .348 .375 .494 .869
High Leverage   134 45 2 0 3 25 18 11 8 0 2 1 .336 .390 .418 .808
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 .847 138 137 3.3
Total MLB 945 3648 1122 108 8 76 424 417 143 10 26 266 2 2 .308 .333 .404 .737 108 105 7.4
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
TOTAL 1B 780 779 6832 427 600 7319 60 .992 6494.0 10.06 +3.5 1.011
TOTAL 3B 171 150 102 286 29 418 30 .928 1238.1 2.82 -7.6 .944
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).
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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