1B John Sledd #55
Chicago Traders MLB
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
04/19/1976
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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
12 49 15 3 0 1 5 0 5 .306 .306 .429 0 0.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 75 75 75 75
Gap 35 35 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: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 20
1st Base: 50 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 25 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 50
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 20
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
04/18/1976 STL Win, 5-3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
04/17/1976 STL Loss, 4-6 5 1 1 2 1 0 0 0
04/16/1976 STL Win, 4-2 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
04/15/1976 LAB Win, 5-1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
04/14/1976 LAB Win, 4-3 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
04/13/1976 LAB Loss, 2-5 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 0
04/11/1976 @ MIL Win, 4-2 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
04/10/1976 @ MIL Loss, 1-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
04/09/1976 @ MIL Win, 5-2 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
04/08/1976 @ STL Win, 6-2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Sledd is one of the game's more beloved players.
Personality Class: Fan Fav
High: Loyalty, Work Ethic, Baseball IQ
Low: Leader, Financial Ambition
Birthday:06/11/1947
Born in:Sioux Falls, SD
Nationality:American
Height:5' 9"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$310,000
Signed Through:1978 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 42 Days
Service This Yr:13 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:9 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 1976 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 12 49 15 3 0 1 5 7 0 5 .306 .306 .429 .735 .324 .122 114
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 12 50 0 0 0 1 1 0 21 4 0 0 0.0 6.0 4.52 .2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Versus Right   46 15 3 0 1 5 7 0 5 0 1 0 .326 .326 .457 .783
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   25 8 0 0 1 3 4 0 2 0 1 0 .320 .320 .440 .760
April   49 15 3 0 1 5 7 0 5 0 1 0 .306 .306 .429 .735
Spring Training   45 11 0 0 1 5 3 2 4 1 0 0 .244 .271 .311 .582
Last Year   603 185 18 0 10 69 61 23 35 3 15 2 .307 .333 .386 .719
2 Years Ago   627 214 22 1 20 90 82 32 45 5 12 1 .341 .371 .475 .847
Career   4300 1322 129 8 87 498 485 166 306 29 84 12 .307 .333 .402 .735
Home   25 8 0 0 1 3 4 0 2 0 1 0 .320 .320 .440 .760
Road   24 7 3 0 0 2 3 0 3 0 0 0 .292 .292 .417 .708
Grass   49 15 3 0 1 5 7 0 5 0 1 0 .306 .306 .429 .735
Day   41 11 2 0 1 4 6 0 3 0 1 0 .268 .268 .390 .659
Night   8 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .500 .500 .625 1.125
As Starter   49 15 3 0 1 5 7 0 5 0 1 0 .306 .306 .429 .735
Close/Late   13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .154 .154 .154 .308
Inning 1-3   20 5 1 0 0 1 2 0 4 0 1 0 .250 .250 .300 .550
Inning 4-6   14 6 2 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .571 1.000
Inning 7-9   15 4 0 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 .267 .267 .467 .733
0 Outs   14 4 1 0 1 2 4 0 1 0 1 0 .286 .286 .571 .857
1 Outs   24 6 2 0 0 3 3 0 4 0 0 0 .250 .250 .333 .583
2 Outs   11 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .455 .455 .455 .909
Scoring Position   12 3 0 0 1 4 3 0 1 0 1 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Bases Empty   29 8 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 .276 .276 .310 .586
Runner on 1st   8 4 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Runner on 2nd   4 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 1.000 1.250
Runner on 3rd   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 3rd   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   14 5 1 0 0 1 2 0 5 0 0 0 .357 .357 .429 .786
First Pitch   12 3 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Count 0-1   4 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Count 0-2   4 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Count 1-0   6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Count 1-1   7 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Count 1-2   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 2-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   5 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000
Count 2-2   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Full Count   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Behind in Count   12 5 2 0 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 .417 .417 .583 1.000
Ahead in Count   12 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .333 .583
Batting 2nd   49 15 3 0 1 5 7 0 5 0 1 0 .306 .306 .429 .735
Low Leverage   20 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .250 .250 .300 .550
Medium Leverage   19 7 0 0 1 3 3 0 2 0 1 0 .368 .368 .526 .895
High Leverage   10 3 2 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .500 .800
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 27 153 603 185 18 0 10 69 61 23 2 3 35 0 0 .307 .333 .386 .719 101 97 1.2
1976 Chicago - MLB 28 12 49 15 3 0 1 5 7 0 0 0 5 0 0 .306 .306 .429 .735 113 114 0.2
Total MLB 1110 4300 1322 129 8 87 498 485 166 12 29 306 2 2 .307 .333 .402 .735 107 103 8.6
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
1975 Chicago - MLB 27 6 22 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .318 .318 .318 .636 78 72 -0.7
Total MLB 32 128 31 3 0 3 8 10 2 0 0 5 0 0 .242 .254 .336 .590 65 55
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 49 42 363 26 38 395 6 .985 359.1 9.74 -2.5 .965
1975 Chicago - MLB 3B 116 110 68 237 23 321 16 .950 858.0 3.20 -1.9 .988
1976 Chicago - MLB 3B 12 12 6 21 2 29 2 .931 87.0 2.79 -0.4 .943
TOTAL 1B 829 821 7195 453 638 7714 66 .991 6853.1 10.04 +1.1 1.008
TOTAL 3B 299 272 176 544 54 768 48 .938 2183.1 2.97 -9.9 .962
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.
01/01/1976 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
1975 153 4
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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