CF Jim Bitting #3
Denver Burros MLB
Age: 26 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Good
09/16/1974
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CF JIM BITTING #3 - AGE: 26 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
94 361 101 19 3 4 58 33 48 .280 .339 .382 0 3.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 65 55 65 65
Gap 55 50 60 55
Power 35 35 35 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: 45 Center Field: 65
2nd Base: 20 Right Field: 55
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 40
Stealing Aggressiveness: 80
Stealing Ability: 50
Baserunning Inst.: 35
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 45
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/31/1974 CHI Loss, 0-5 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/30/1974 CHI Win, 10-3 5 1 3 4 0 0 0 0
08/29/1974 LAB Win, 2-1 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
08/28/1974 LAB Win, 7-6 6 1 3 1 1 0 1 0
08/27/1974 LAB Win, 11-2 3 2 2 5 1 2 0 0
08/24/1974 @ MIL Loss, 5-6 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
08/23/1974 @ MIL Win, 6-5 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
08/22/1974 @ CHI Loss, 0-9 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/21/1974 @ CHI Loss, 4-11 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 0
08/20/1974 @ CHI Loss, 0-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 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:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$45,000
Signed Through:1974 Season
Major Service:4 Years, None
Service This Yr:160 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:7 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 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 94 361 101 19 3 4 58 41 33 48 .280 .339 .382 .721 .321 .102 95
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 89 403 2 6 0 7 2 5 138 26 0 0 0.0 47.8 4.71 3.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   88 19 3 0 0 7 3 8 14 2 1 1 .216 .283 .250 .533
Versus Right   273 82 16 3 4 51 38 25 34 3 1 1 .300 .358 .425 .783
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   80 16 0 0 0 7 9 7 12 2 0 0 .200 .258 .200 .458
May   102 27 4 2 1 14 10 10 18 1 1 1 .265 .333 .373 .706
June   99 32 8 1 1 21 14 8 11 2 0 0 .323 .367 .455 .822
July   10 3 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .300 .364 .500 .864
August   70 23 5 0 2 15 7 7 6 0 1 1 .329 .397 .486 .883
Spring Training   57 14 1 0 1 7 7 3 6 0 0 0 .246 .283 .316 .599
Last Year   578 159 32 2 7 74 71 54 77 5 15 0 .275 .334 .374 .708
2 Years Ago   371 108 19 5 7 51 47 20 53 0 7 0 .291 .327 .426 .753
Career   1711 476 93 14 22 227 198 129 252 14 28 3 .278 .327 .387 .715
Home   200 58 12 1 4 38 25 16 22 4 1 0 .290 .336 .420 .756
Road   161 43 7 2 0 20 16 17 26 1 1 2 .267 .343 .335 .678
Grass   361 101 19 3 4 58 41 33 48 5 2 2 .280 .339 .382 .721
Day   217 61 12 3 0 34 22 14 29 3 0 1 .281 .323 .364 .687
Night   144 40 7 0 4 24 19 19 19 2 2 1 .278 .361 .410 .771
As Starter   355 100 19 3 4 58 40 33 46 5 2 2 .282 .342 .386 .728
As Reliever / Substitution   6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Pinch Hitting   5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Close/Late   82 27 4 0 3 21 13 10 12 2 0 1 .329 .400 .488 .888
Inning 1-3   138 42 6 1 0 17 15 8 21 2 1 1 .304 .342 .362 .705
Inning 4-6   109 22 7 0 0 14 10 12 9 1 1 0 .202 .279 .266 .545
Inning 7-9   103 31 6 2 3 23 12 12 17 2 0 1 .301 .373 .485 .858
Extra Innings   11 6 0 0 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 .545 .583 .818 1.402
0 Outs   113 29 5 1 2 13 19 9 22 0 1 1 .257 .317 .372 .689
1 Outs   131 35 7 1 1 22 12 14 17 5 1 1 .267 .331 .359 .690
2 Outs   117 37 7 1 1 23 10 10 9 0 0 0 .316 .370 .419 .789
Scoring Position   120 43 6 3 1 54 13 10 15 5 2 1 .358 .397 .483 .880
Bases Empty   184 44 11 0 3 3 22 21 23 0 0 1 .239 .320 .348 .668
Runner on 1st   57 14 2 0 0 1 6 2 10 0 0 0 .246 .271 .281 .552
Runner on 2nd   43 14 2 3 0 11 4 6 8 0 2 1 .326 .420 .512 .932
Runner on 3rd   14 6 0 0 0 11 4 3 2 3 0 0 .429 .450 .429 .879
Runner on 1st & 2nd   40 14 3 0 1 15 1 1 2 0 0 0 .350 .366 .500 .866
Runner on 1st & 3rd   8 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .375 .375 .375 .750
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 2 0 0 0 6 1 0 2 2 0 0 .333 .250 .333 .583
Bases Loaded   9 4 1 0 0 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 .444 .444 .556 1.000
Two Strikes   145 32 4 2 2 13 16 14 48 1 0 1 .221 .292 .317 .609
First Pitch   63 19 6 0 0 11 8 5 0 2 0 1 .302 .352 .397 .749
Count 0-1   40 13 3 0 2 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 .325 .325 .550 .875
Count 0-2   23 5 0 0 0 3 2 0 9 0 0 0 .217 .217 .217 .435
Count 1-0   39 13 2 0 0 9 3 1 0 0 1 0 .333 .350 .385 .735
Count 1-1   32 10 2 0 0 7 3 0 0 2 0 0 .312 .294 .375 .669
Count 1-2   51 12 1 2 1 3 4 0 16 0 0 1 .235 .250 .392 .642
Count 2-0   16 4 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .312 .562
Count 2-1   19 7 1 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 .368 .368 .526 .895
Count 2-2   42 8 3 0 0 1 5 0 15 1 0 0 .190 .186 .262 .448
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 .000 .857 .000 .857
Count 3-1   6 3 0 0 0 3 2 7 0 0 0 0 .500 .769 .500 1.269
Full Count   29 7 0 0 1 6 5 14 8 0 0 0 .241 .488 .345 .833
Behind in Count   114 30 4 2 3 14 11 0 25 0 0 1 .263 .270 .412 .682
Ahead in Count   81 27 4 1 0 19 9 14 0 0 2 0 .333 .432 .407 .839
Batting Leadoff   4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Batting 2nd   213 50 7 1 2 26 21 18 29 3 2 2 .235 .297 .305 .602
Batting 3rd   124 44 11 2 2 30 18 11 14 2 0 0 .355 .401 .524 .926
Batting 5th   16 6 1 0 0 2 0 2 3 0 0 0 .375 .444 .438 .882
Batting 7th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Low Leverage   145 41 12 2 1 17 16 12 19 1 0 1 .283 .340 .414 .753
Medium Leverage   134 33 3 1 1 18 16 15 22 1 2 1 .246 .325 .306 .630
High Leverage   81 27 4 0 2 23 9 6 7 3 0 0 .333 .367 .457 .823
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 .721 100 95 3.4
Total MLB 478 1711 476 93 14 22 227 198 129 3 14 252 4 2 .278 .327 .387 .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 1.029
1974 Denver - MLB LF 16 15 37 0 0 37 0 1.000 140.1 2.37 +3.4 1.127
1974 Denver - MLB CF 78 74 246 11 0 260 3 .988 648.0 3.57 +12.9 1.064
TOTAL 2B 6 0 2 5 1 7 0 1.000 8.0 7.88 -0.1 .999
TOTAL LF 99 62 149 1 0 153 3 .980 640.2 2.11 +7.5 1.059
TOTAL CF 377 340 942 26 1 981 13 .987 3056.2 2.85 +38.4 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.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
1973 15 4
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