CF Ken Osterhage #44
St. Louis Explorers MLB
Age: 27 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
07/31/1976
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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
86 306 68 9 1 7 37 10 32 .222 .248 .327 0 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: - 40 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
07/31/1976 LAB Win, 4-3 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0
07/30/1976 LAB Win, 4-3 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
07/29/1976 @ DEN Win, 9-3 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
07/28/1976 @ DEN Loss, 4-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/27/1976 @ DEN Win, 7-3 5 1 1 2 1 0 0 0
07/26/1976 @ CIN Loss, 5-9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/25/1976 @ CIN Win, 7-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/24/1976 @ CIN Win, 4-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/23/1976 KCB Win, 4-1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
07/22/1976 KCB Win, 9-2 4 1 2 3 1 0 0 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:116 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 86 306 68 9 1 7 37 22 10 32 .222 .248 .327 .575 .261 .105 76
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 82 323 1 0 0 6 5 1 100 17 0 2 0.0 23.3 2.50 .9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   101 21 1 1 4 13 7 4 11 0 1 1 .208 .245 .356 .602
Versus Right   205 47 8 0 3 24 15 6 21 1 4 0 .229 .250 .312 .562
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   22 6 1 0 1 4 1 0 2 1 0 0 .273 .261 .455 .715
Last Week   23 5 0 0 1 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 .217 .217 .348 .565
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
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   2684 688 105 8 53 307 246 95 310 19 73 13 .256 .283 .361 .644
Home   148 32 5 1 2 15 9 5 18 1 3 1 .216 .245 .304 .549
Road   158 36 4 0 5 22 13 5 14 0 2 0 .228 .252 .348 .600
Grass   306 68 9 1 7 37 22 10 32 1 5 1 .222 .248 .327 .575
Day   177 43 6 1 4 21 15 8 13 0 3 0 .243 .276 .356 .632
Night   129 25 3 0 3 16 7 2 19 1 2 1 .194 .211 .287 .497
As Starter   302 67 9 1 6 36 21 10 30 1 5 1 .222 .248 .318 .566
As Reliever / Substitution   4 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 1.000 1.250
Pinch Hitting   4 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 1.000 1.250
Close/Late   78 20 0 1 3 14 7 2 6 0 2 0 .256 .275 .397 .672
Inning 1-3   93 20 1 0 1 11 7 3 12 1 0 0 .215 .237 .258 .495
Inning 4-6   107 25 6 0 3 11 7 3 9 0 3 1 .234 .261 .374 .635
Inning 7-9   100 19 2 1 2 13 6 3 11 0 1 0 .190 .214 .290 .504
Extra Innings   6 4 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 .667 .714 1.167 1.881
0 Outs   107 21 2 1 2 7 13 4 8 0 3 0 .196 .225 .290 .515
1 Outs   101 21 5 0 2 11 6 4 11 1 2 0 .208 .236 .317 .553
2 Outs   98 26 2 0 3 19 3 2 13 0 0 1 .265 .287 .378 .665
Scoring Position   90 21 1 0 2 28 5 4 11 1 5 0 .233 .263 .311 .574
Bases Empty   159 33 7 1 2 2 13 4 17 0 0 0 .208 .227 .302 .529
Runner on 1st   57 14 1 0 3 7 4 2 4 0 0 1 .246 .283 .421 .704
Runner on 2nd   40 11 1 0 1 10 3 3 5 0 4 0 .275 .326 .375 .701
Runner on 3rd   5 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .400 .333 .400 .733
Runner on 1st & 2nd   23 4 0 0 0 4 1 0 3 0 0 0 .174 .174 .174 .348
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   11 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   5 2 0 0 1 7 1 1 1 0 0 0 .400 .500 1.000 1.500
Two Strikes   91 11 2 1 1 6 5 5 32 0 0 1 .121 .175 .198 .373
First Pitch   80 24 1 0 5 18 8 0 0 0 4 0 .300 .300 .500 .800
Count 0-1   35 8 1 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 .229 .229 .257 .486
Count 0-2   18 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 1 .111 .158 .111 .269
Count 1-0   29 9 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 .310 .345 .655
Count 1-1   35 8 1 0 1 5 4 0 0 1 1 0 .229 .222 .343 .565
Count 1-2   34 5 1 1 0 1 2 0 11 0 0 0 .147 .147 .235 .382
Count 2-0   9 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .333 .556
Count 2-1   18 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444
Count 2-2   23 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 11 0 0 0 .043 .043 .174 .217
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   9 2 2 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 .222 .417 .444 .861
Full Count   16 3 1 0 0 1 2 5 5 0 0 0 .188 .381 .250 .631
Behind in Count   87 15 2 1 0 5 6 0 16 0 0 1 .172 .182 .218 .400
Ahead in Count   65 17 4 0 0 6 1 5 0 0 0 0 .262 .314 .323 .637
Batting 4th   88 20 2 0 2 15 6 3 9 1 1 0 .227 .250 .318 .568
Batting 6th   20 8 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 .400 .429 .450 .879
Batting 7th   95 21 4 0 3 10 10 3 10 0 3 0 .221 .245 .358 .603
Batting 8th   101 18 2 1 1 9 4 3 11 0 0 1 .178 .210 .248 .457
Batting 9th   2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 2.000 2.500
Low Leverage   120 19 5 0 3 8 7 2 15 0 0 0 .158 .172 .275 .447
Medium Leverage   123 39 4 0 3 19 10 5 11 1 1 1 .317 .346 .423 .769
High Leverage   62 10 0 1 1 10 5 3 6 0 4 0 .161 .200 .242 .442
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 86 306 68 9 1 7 37 22 10 1 1 32 0 2 .222 .248 .327 .575 69 76 0.9
Total MLB 764 2684 688 105 8 53 307 246 95 13 19 310 3 10 .256 .283 .361 .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 83 82 248 11 2 263 4 .985 708.1 3.29 +7.4 1.045
TOTAL LF 18 17 32 0 0 33 1 .970 152.1 1.89 -1.2 .948
TOTAL CF 693 653 1910 74 5 2011 27 .987 5828.2 3.06 +86.7 1.058
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.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
1974 24 3
1975 26 2
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