CF Jim Bitting #3
Denver Burros MLB
Age: 27 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Good
04/28/1975
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CF JIM BITTING #3 - AGE: 27 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
18 78 22 4 1 1 12 6 11 .282 .326 .397 0 0.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 60 55 65 65
Gap 55 50 60 55
Power 35 35 40 35
Eye 45 40 45 45
Avoid K's 55 50 55 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 50 70
Errors: - 35 45
Arm: 20 35 55
Turn DP: - 40 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 80
1st Base: 40 Center Field: 65
2nd Base: 20 Right Field: 50
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 40
Stealing Aggressiveness: 80
Stealing Ability: 50
Baserunning Inst.: 35
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 50
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
04/27/1975 @ LAB Win, 17-5 6 2 4 2 0 0 0 0
04/26/1975 @ LAB Win, 13-7 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 0
04/25/1975 @ LAB Win, 12-4 4 0 1 3 0 0 0 0
04/23/1975 CHI Loss, 1-8 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
04/22/1975 CHI Win, 7-6 4 1 3 0 0 1 0 0
04/21/1975 CHI Win, 13-3 5 1 1 1 1 0 2 0
04/20/1975 SDC Loss, 3-10 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
04/19/1975 SDC Win, 8-5 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 0
04/18/1975 SDC Win, 10-9 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
04/17/1975 LAB Win, 10-7 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
PERSONALITY
Doesn't stand out.
High: Loyalty, Adaptability, Financial Ambition
Birthday:04/22/1948
Born in:Houston, TX
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$114,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 20 Days
Service This Yr:20 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1966, 15th 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 18 78 22 4 1 1 12 6 6 11 .282 .326 .397 .723 .328 .115 93
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 18 86 0 0 0 1 0 2 31 6 0 0 0.0 10.5 4.83 .2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   17 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 .235 .235 .294 .529
Versus Right   61 18 3 1 1 11 6 6 6 2 0 0 .295 .348 .426 .774
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   27 12 2 1 1 9 4 1 3 2 0 0 .444 .433 .704 1.137
April   78 22 4 1 1 12 6 6 11 2 0 0 .282 .326 .397 .723
Spring Training   47 11 1 0 0 5 2 5 5 0 1 0 .234 .308 .255 .563
Last Year   361 101 19 3 4 58 41 33 48 5 2 2 .280 .339 .382 .721
2 Years Ago   578 159 32 2 7 74 71 54 77 5 15 0 .275 .334 .374 .708
Career   1789 498 97 15 23 239 204 135 263 16 28 3 .278 .327 .388 .715
Home   42 14 0 1 1 3 3 2 5 0 0 0 .333 .364 .452 .816
Road   36 8 4 0 0 9 3 4 6 2 0 0 .222 .286 .333 .619
Grass   78 22 4 1 1 12 6 6 11 2 0 0 .282 .326 .397 .723
Day   57 15 3 1 0 8 4 4 9 1 0 0 .263 .306 .351 .657
Night   21 7 1 0 1 4 2 2 2 1 0 0 .333 .375 .524 .899
As Starter   78 22 4 1 1 12 6 6 11 2 0 0 .282 .326 .397 .723
Close/Late   13 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 .231 .267 .231 .497
Inning 1-3   24 5 1 0 0 2 2 2 5 1 0 0 .208 .259 .250 .509
Inning 4-6   29 10 2 1 0 5 3 3 2 0 0 0 .345 .406 .483 .889
Inning 7-9   24 6 1 0 1 4 1 1 4 1 0 0 .250 .269 .417 .686
Extra Innings   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
0 Outs   28 9 2 0 0 3 4 2 3 0 0 0 .321 .367 .393 .760
1 Outs   25 6 0 0 1 4 2 2 7 2 0 0 .240 .276 .360 .636
2 Outs   25 7 2 1 0 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 .280 .333 .440 .773
Scoring Position   25 8 3 1 0 11 2 4 2 2 0 0 .320 .387 .520 .907
Bases Empty   37 8 1 0 1 1 1 1 7 0 0 0 .216 .237 .324 .561
Runner on 1st   16 6 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 .375 .412 .375 .787
Runner on 2nd   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .143 .000 .143
Runner on 3rd   1 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000 .500 3.000 3.500
Runner on 1st & 2nd   6 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 .167 .444 .167 .611
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 4 3 0 0 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 .800 .667 1.400 2.067
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Bases Loaded   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Two Strikes   30 7 3 1 0 6 0 3 11 0 0 0 .233 .303 .400 .703
First Pitch   17 7 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .412 .412 .471 .882
Count 0-1   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 0-2   7 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .286 .286 .571 .857
Count 1-0   10 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .300 .273 .300 .573
Count 1-1   8 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 1-2   9 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 .111 .111 .222 .333
Count 2-0   4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   7 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .286 .250 .714 .964
Count 2-2   11 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 .273 .273 .364 .636
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Full Count   3 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 .333 .667 .667 1.333
Behind in Count   18 4 1 1 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 .222 .222 .389 .611
Ahead in Count   21 5 0 0 1 3 4 3 0 2 0 0 .238 .308 .381 .689
Batting 3rd   4 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .750 .800 .750 1.550
Batting 4th   4 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Batting 5th   70 17 4 0 1 11 5 5 11 2 0 0 .243 .286 .343 .629
Low Leverage   35 10 2 0 0 3 1 1 5 0 0 0 .286 .306 .343 .648
Medium Leverage   26 7 1 1 0 4 3 4 4 2 0 0 .269 .344 .385 .728
High Leverage   16 4 1 0 0 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .250 .294 .312 .607
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
1971 Houston - MLB 23 125 401 108 23 4 4 44 39 22 1 4 74 2 2 .269 .306 .377 .683 97 92 1.9
1972 Denver - MLB 24 113 371 108 19 5 7 51 47 20 0 0 53 0 0 .291 .327 .426 .753 114 106 2.8
1973 Denver - MLB 25 146 578 159 32 2 7 74 71 54 0 5 77 2 0 .275 .334 .374 .708 92 86 2.6
1974 Denver - MLB 26 94 361 101 19 3 4 58 41 33 2 5 48 0 0 .280 .339 .382 .721 101 92 3.2
1975 Denver - MLB 27 18 78 22 4 1 1 12 6 6 0 2 11 0 0 .282 .326 .397 .723 90 93 0.2
Total MLB 496 1789 498 97 15 23 239 204 135 3 16 263 4 2 .278 .327 .388 .715 99 93 10.6
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 24 107 49 15 5 3 31 47 10 1 3 6 29 10 .458 .496 .776 1.272 100 100 2.4
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
1972 Denver - MLB 24 19 80 19 5 2 1 8 10 7 0 1 11 0 0 .237 .295 .388 .683 94 87 1.4
1973 Denver - MLB 25 6 25 3 2 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 .120 .185 .200 .385 5 -2 1.5
Total MLB 25 105 22 7 2 1 11 10 9 0 1 13 0 0 .210 .270 .343 .612 73 66
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1971 Houston - MLB LF 81 45 108 1 0 112 3 .973 481.1 2.04 +4.1 1.036
1971 Houston - MLB CF 61 53 125 0 0 127 2 .984 425.2 2.64 -1.1 .979
1972 Denver - MLB 2B 3 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 4.0 9.00 +0.1 .989
1972 Denver - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Denver - MLB CF 103 81 215 2 0 222 5 .977 778.0 2.51 +11.1 1.062
1973 Denver - MLB 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Denver - MLB LF 2 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 19.0 1.89 +0.1 1.030
1973 Denver - MLB CF 135 132 356 13 1 372 3 .992 1205.0 2.76 +15.5 1.066
1974 Denver - MLB 2B 2 0 1 2 1 3 0 1.000 3.0 9.00 -0.2 1.030
1974 Denver - MLB LF 16 15 37 0 0 37 0 1.000 140.1 2.37 +3.4 1.129
1974 Denver - MLB CF 78 74 246 11 0 260 3 .988 648.0 3.57 +12.9 1.064
1975 Denver - MLB LF 17 17 33 2 0 37 2 .946 150.2 2.09 +1.5 1.071
1975 Denver - MLB CF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 +0.1 1.003
TOTAL 2B 6 0 2 5 1 7 0 1.000 8.0 7.88 -0.1 .999
TOTAL LF 116 79 182 3 0 190 5 .974 791.1 2.10 +9.1 1.061
TOTAL CF 378 341 944 26 1 983 13 .987 3065.2 2.85 +38.6 1.053
PLAYER HISTORY
12/11/1966 Drafted in the 1966 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 15, 71st overall pick) by the Houston Drillers, out of high school Rayburn (Rayburn; Pasadena, TX).
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 20 (25); Eye: 25 (45).
07/06/1967 Named the #65 prospect in the MLB
10/20/1967 Named the #100 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 20 (25); Eye: 25 (40).
07/04/1968 Named the #65 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (65); Power: 35 (40); Eye: 30 (45).
03/10/1969 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Houston Drillers development complex.
07/03/1969 Named the #87 prospect in the MLB
10/29/1969 Named the #88 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (65); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 35 (45).
04/07/1970 Named the #71 prospect in the MLB
07/02/1970 Named the #41 prospect in the MLB
10/29/1970 Named the #24 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (70); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 40 (45).
03/12/1971 Successfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Houston Drillers development complex.
04/06/1971 Named the #23 prospect in the MLB
05/18/1971 Injured (sore foot),day-to-day for 3 days.
06/13/1971 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),day-to-day for 4 weeks.
10/25/1971 Finished 3rd in 1971 MLB ABL Rookie of the Year Award voting.
11/13/1971 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $26,400.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (65); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (45).
01/31/1972 Was traded by the Houston Drillers to the Denver Burros in exchange for SP Francisco Castro.
04/05/1972 Injured (sprained ankle),out for 5 weeks.
10/09/1972 Injured (knee inflammation),day-to-day for 5 days.
10/23/1972 Wins the 1972 World Series with the Denver Burros.
11/12/1972 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $27,800.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (45).
04/17/1973 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 3 days.
06/10/1973 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 2-3 weeks.
10/22/1973 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $45,000 with the Denver Burros organization.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 45 (45).
06/30/1974 Injured (knee inflammation),day-to-day for 5 days.
07/04/1974 Injured (strained leg muscle),out for 5 weeks.
08/31/1974 Injured (sore shoulder),out for 5-6 weeks.
09/02/1974 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
11/01/1974 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $114,000 with the Denver Burros organization.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 45 (45).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
1973 15 4
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