CF Ken Osterhage #44
St. Louis Explorers MLB
Age: 27 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
10/06/1976
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CF KEN OSTERHAGE #44 - AGE: 27 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
132 475 113 20 1 8 46 19 50 .238 .268 .335 1 0.9
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 50
Gap 45 40 45 45
Power 45 40 45 45
Eye 30 30 35 30
Avoid K's 55 50 55 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 45 70
Errors: - 35 60
Arm: 20 45 65
Turn DP: - 45 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 55
1st Base: - Center Field: 65
2nd Base: - Right Field: 45
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 35
Stealing Aggressiveness: 70
Stealing Ability: 45
Baserunning Inst.: 60
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 40
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/26/1976 CHI Loss, 1-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/25/1976 CHI Loss, 0-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1976 CHI Win, 1-0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/23/1976 CHI Win, 2-1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/22/1976 @ KCB Win, 7-0 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 0
09/21/1976 @ KCB Loss, 6-7 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/20/1976 @ KCB Loss, 1-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/19/1976 @ SDC Loss, 1-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/18/1976 @ SDC Loss, 2-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/1976 @ SDC Win, 4-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
PERSONALITY
Narcissistic.
Personality Class: Selfish
High: Financial Ambition
Low: Leader, Loyalty
Birthday:01/12/1949
Born in:Los Angeles, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$320,000
Signed Through:1979 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 14 Days
Service This Yr:174 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:1967, 24th 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 132 475 113 20 1 8 46 33 19 50 .238 .268 .335 .603 .272 .097 84
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 126 508 1 0 0 9 12 1 159 29 1 2 33.3 41.2 2.88 .9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   153 34 4 1 5 17 10 6 16 0 3 1 .222 .256 .359 .616
Versus Right   322 79 16 0 3 29 23 13 34 1 9 0 .245 .274 .323 .597
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   78 13 2 0 2 10 5 3 11 0 1 0 .167 .198 .269 .467
May   72 17 2 1 0 2 6 3 7 0 2 1 .236 .276 .292 .568
June   52 17 4 0 3 10 6 0 2 0 1 0 .327 .327 .577 .904
July   104 21 1 0 2 15 5 4 12 1 1 0 .202 .229 .269 .499
August   86 27 7 0 1 5 4 5 8 0 0 0 .314 .352 .430 .782
September   83 18 4 0 0 4 7 4 10 0 7 0 .217 .253 .265 .518
Spring Training   53 13 2 0 0 2 6 4 4 0 1 0 .245 .298 .283 .581
Last Year   579 166 26 2 13 75 65 26 68 4 26 3 .287 .319 .406 .724
2 Years Ago   592 156 29 1 14 75 51 17 57 2 24 4 .264 .288 .387 .675
Career   2853 733 116 8 54 316 257 104 328 19 80 13 .257 .284 .360 .644
Home   246 64 14 1 3 21 15 10 24 1 9 1 .260 .291 .362 .652
Road   229 49 6 0 5 25 18 9 26 0 3 0 .214 .244 .306 .549
Grass   461 111 19 1 8 45 31 19 48 1 12 1 .241 .272 .338 .610
Turf   14 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 .143 .143 .214 .357
Day   278 71 12 1 5 27 21 12 22 0 5 0 .255 .286 .360 .646
Night   197 42 8 0 3 19 12 7 28 1 7 1 .213 .243 .299 .542
As Starter   470 112 20 1 7 45 32 19 48 1 12 1 .238 .269 .330 .599
As Reliever / Substitution   5 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .200 .200 .800 1.000
Pinch Hitting   5 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .200 .200 .800 1.000
Close/Late   132 34 1 1 3 14 7 6 11 0 4 0 .258 .290 .348 .638
Inning 1-3   133 36 5 0 1 15 11 7 14 1 2 0 .271 .305 .331 .636
Inning 4-6   172 39 12 0 3 15 13 4 16 0 6 1 .227 .249 .349 .597
Inning 7-9   154 34 3 1 3 14 7 7 18 0 3 0 .221 .255 .312 .566
Extra Innings   16 4 0 0 1 2 2 1 2 0 1 0 .250 .294 .438 .732
0 Outs   169 40 7 1 2 11 20 6 13 0 7 0 .237 .263 .325 .588
1 Outs   152 32 7 0 2 11 7 10 17 1 5 0 .211 .258 .296 .554
2 Outs   154 41 6 0 4 24 6 3 20 0 0 1 .266 .285 .383 .668
Scoring Position   136 29 4 0 2 36 9 4 18 1 12 0 .213 .234 .287 .521
Bases Empty   265 67 15 1 3 3 20 11 27 0 0 0 .253 .283 .351 .634
Runner on 1st   74 17 1 0 3 7 4 4 5 0 0 1 .230 .278 .365 .643
Runner on 2nd   52 15 2 0 1 12 5 3 7 0 9 0 .288 .327 .385 .712
Runner on 3rd   8 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .250 .222 .250 .472
Runner on 1st & 2nd   40 6 2 0 0 6 2 0 5 0 0 0 .150 .150 .200 .350
Runner on 1st & 3rd   12 3 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   12 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   12 3 0 0 1 9 1 1 3 0 1 0 .250 .308 .500 .808
Two Strikes   134 19 4 1 2 8 10 8 50 0 0 1 .142 .196 .231 .427
First Pitch   124 37 4 0 5 22 12 0 0 0 9 0 .298 .298 .452 .750
Count 0-1   58 12 3 0 0 4 5 0 0 0 1 0 .207 .207 .259 .466
Count 0-2   30 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 9 0 0 1 .100 .129 .100 .229
Count 1-0   52 19 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .365 .365 .423 .788
Count 1-1   54 13 2 0 1 6 4 0 0 1 1 0 .241 .236 .333 .570
Count 1-2   49 5 1 1 0 1 2 0 21 0 0 0 .102 .102 .163 .265
Count 2-0   14 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .429 .714
Count 2-1   25 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 2-2   33 6 2 0 2 3 3 0 14 0 0 0 .182 .182 .424 .606
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   14 4 2 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 .286 .474 .429 .902
Full Count   22 5 1 0 0 2 5 8 6 0 0 0 .227 .433 .273 .706
Behind in Count   137 20 4 1 0 7 7 0 30 0 1 1 .146 .152 .190 .342
Ahead in Count   105 32 7 0 0 6 2 11 0 0 1 0 .305 .371 .371 .742
Batting 4th   88 20 2 0 2 15 6 3 9 1 1 0 .227 .250 .318 .568
Batting 5th   4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 6th   137 36 9 0 1 9 11 8 13 0 8 0 .263 .303 .350 .654
Batting 7th   139 35 6 0 3 11 11 4 15 0 3 0 .252 .273 .360 .632
Batting 8th   104 19 3 1 1 9 4 4 11 0 0 1 .183 .220 .260 .480
Batting 9th   3 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 1.333 1.667
Low Leverage   181 34 8 0 4 11 10 7 21 0 0 0 .188 .218 .298 .516
Medium Leverage   187 63 12 0 3 23 18 8 17 1 6 1 .337 .365 .449 .815
High Leverage   106 16 0 1 1 12 5 4 12 0 6 0 .151 .182 .198 .380
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
1969 St. Louis - MLB 20 20 57 7 1 0 0 3 4 2 0 0 15 0 0 .123 .153 .140 .293 -11 -14 -0.3
1970 St. Louis - MLB 21 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 13 16 0.0
1971 St. Louis - MLB 22 61 191 46 6 1 2 19 15 6 0 2 29 0 0 .241 .261 .314 .575 71 72 0.8
1972 St. Louis - MLB 23 138 402 101 17 1 4 31 32 12 1 4 51 0 1 .251 .272 .328 .600 81 85 3.6
1973 St. Louis - MLB 24 145 552 143 17 2 13 67 56 22 4 6 58 0 3 .259 .289 .368 .657 87 88 2.8
1974 St. Louis - MLB 25 156 592 156 29 1 14 75 51 17 4 2 57 1 2 .264 .288 .387 .675 97 98 4.6
1975 St. Louis - MLB 26 155 579 166 26 2 13 75 65 26 3 4 68 2 2 .287 .319 .406 .724 109 104 4.6
1976 St. Louis - MLB 27 132 475 113 20 1 8 46 33 19 1 1 50 1 2 .238 .268 .335 .603 78 84 0.9
Total MLB 810 2853 733 116 8 54 316 257 104 13 19 328 4 10 .257 .284 .360 .644 88 89 17.1
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
1967 Total - 18 23 105 46 13 2 2 25 34 11 2 0 9 20 9 .438 .500 .657 1.157 100 100 2.1
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
1974 St. Louis - MLB 25 5 21 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 0 0 .143 .217 .190 .408 21 33 2.4
Total MLB 5 21 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 0 0 .143 .217 .190 .408 21 33
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1969 St. Louis - MLB CF 18 17 40 0 0 41 1 .976 141.1 2.55 +0.6 1.031
1970 St. Louis - MLB CF 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 +0.5 1.461
1971 St. Louis - MLB LF 9 9 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 80.0 1.46 -1.8 .837
1971 St. Louis - MLB CF 42 37 116 3 1 120 1 .992 337.1 3.17 +4.4 1.062
1972 St. Louis - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 St. Louis - MLB CF 117 93 286 12 1 303 5 .983 870.2 3.08 +20.9 1.088
1973 St. Louis - MLB LF 8 8 19 0 0 20 1 .950 71.2 2.39 +0.6 1.030
1973 St. Louis - MLB CF 132 130 361 11 0 379 7 .982 1152.1 2.91 +14.0 1.041
1974 St. Louis - MLB CF 151 148 440 10 0 453 3 .993 1322.0 3.06 +21.7 1.062
1975 St. Louis - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1975 St. Louis - MLB CF 147 146 416 27 1 449 6 .987 1287.2 3.10 +17.1 1.055
1976 St. Louis - MLB CF 128 126 368 15 3 392 9 .977 1111.0 3.10 +5.9 1.034
TOTAL LF 18 17 32 0 0 33 1 .970 152.1 1.89 -1.2 .948
TOTAL CF 738 697 2030 78 6 2140 32 .985 6231.1 3.04 +85.1 1.055
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1967 Drafted in the 1967 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 24, 80th overall pick) by the St. Louis Explorers, out of high school Notre Dame (Notre Dame; Riverside, CA).
10/20/1967 Named the #89 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (50); Power: 25 (40); Eye: 30 (45).
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 35 (35).
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: 45 (55); Power: 35 (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: 45 (55); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 35 (35).
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: 50 (55); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 35 (35).
11/10/1972 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $50,000.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 35 (35).
07/03/1973 Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for 5 days.
07/13/1973 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/13/1973 Injured (strained back muscle),out for 3 weeks.
11/04/1973 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $55,000.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 30 (30).
05/06/1974 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
11/14/1974 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $130,000.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 30 (30).
05/24/1975 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $1,280,000 with the St. Louis Explorers organization.
08/25/1975 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 30 (30).
05/01/1976 Injured (sprained wrist),day-to-day for 2-3 weeks.
05/15/1976 Injured (sore hand),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/24/1976 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for one week.
08/27/1976 Injured (tendinitis (shoulder)),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
09/09/1976 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
1974 24 3
1975 26 2
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