C Rick Hotz #22
New York Knickerbockers MLB
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
05/02/1977
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C RICK HOTZ #22 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
19 76 22 8 0 4 13 6 19 .289 .341 .553 0 0.9
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 40 40 40
BABIP 45 45 45 45
Avoid K's 40 40 40 40
Gap 45 45 45 50
Power 60 60 60 60
Eye 50 50 50 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 25 25
Errors: - 25 30
Arm: 60 50 50
Turn DP: - 25 -
Framing: 65 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 60 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Aggressiveness: 45
Stealing Ability: 25
Baserunning Inst.: 20
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 30
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
05/01/1977 @ MIL Win, 15-6 6 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
04/30/1977 @ MIL Win, 5-3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
04/28/1977 @ PHI Win, 14-2 6 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
04/27/1977 @ PHI Win, 6-1 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 0
04/26/1977 @ PHI Loss, 3-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
04/24/1977 @ BRO Loss, 3-6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/23/1977 @ BRO Loss, 2-7 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
04/22/1977 @ BRO Loss, 0-4 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
04/20/1977 WAS Loss, 2-10 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
04/19/1977 WAS Win, 2-0 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Could benefit from a kick in the backside.
Personality Class: Unmotivated
High: Loyalty
Low: Adaptability, Financial Ambition, Work Ethic, Baseball IQ
Birthday:01/30/1950
Born in:Los Banos, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$340,000
Signed Through:1980 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 27 Days
Service This Yr:27 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1967, 14th Pick in Round 4
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1977 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 19 76 22 8 0 4 13 10 6 19 .289 .341 .553 .894 .390 .263 147
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 19 82 0 0 0 3 0 0 42 12 0 0 0.0 13.3 6.29 .9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   22 4 1 0 0 3 2 3 6 0 0 0 .182 .280 .227 .507
Versus Right   54 18 7 0 4 10 8 3 13 0 0 0 .333 .368 .685 1.054
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   24 8 4 0 0 2 3 1 5 0 0 0 .333 .360 .500 .860
April   70 21 8 0 4 13 9 6 17 0 0 0 .300 .355 .586 .941
May   6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Spring Training   61 26 4 0 4 11 12 6 12 0 0 0 .426 .478 .689 1.166
Last Year   387 97 20 1 12 54 36 37 71 5 2 2 .251 .316 .401 .716
2 Years Ago   353 81 13 3 7 43 42 33 70 7 3 4 .229 .297 .343 .640
Career   1991 509 84 11 78 279 237 164 393 17 9 15 .256 .315 .426 .741
Home   22 5 2 0 1 4 3 3 7 0 0 0 .227 .320 .455 .775
Road   54 17 6 0 3 9 7 3 12 0 0 0 .315 .351 .593 .943
Grass   61 15 4 0 4 11 8 6 16 0 0 0 .246 .313 .508 .822
Turf   15 7 4 0 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 .467 .467 .733 1.200
Day   45 12 3 0 3 7 6 3 14 0 0 0 .267 .312 .533 .846
Night   31 10 5 0 1 6 4 3 5 0 0 0 .323 .382 .581 .963
As Starter   76 22 8 0 4 13 10 6 19 0 0 0 .289 .341 .553 .894
Close/Late   14 5 1 0 1 5 3 0 5 0 0 0 .357 .357 .643 1.000
Inning 1-3   23 7 3 0 0 3 1 1 7 0 0 0 .304 .333 .435 .768
Inning 4-6   26 8 3 0 2 2 5 4 4 0 0 0 .308 .400 .654 1.054
Inning 7-9   27 7 2 0 2 8 4 1 8 0 0 0 .259 .286 .556 .841
0 Outs   29 10 3 0 2 5 6 2 5 0 0 0 .345 .387 .655 1.042
1 Outs   16 4 2 0 1 3 2 3 2 0 0 0 .250 .368 .562 .931
2 Outs   31 8 3 0 1 5 2 1 12 0 0 0 .258 .281 .452 .733
Scoring Position   28 5 2 0 1 9 3 2 8 0 0 0 .179 .233 .357 .590
Bases Empty   38 12 6 0 2 2 5 3 9 0 0 0 .316 .366 .632 .997
Runner on 1st   10 5 0 0 1 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 .500 .545 .800 1.345
Runner on 2nd   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .000 .111 .000 .111
Runner on 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   8 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Runner on 1st & 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 3 2 0 1 7 2 1 0 0 0 0 .750 .800 2.000 2.800
Bases Loaded   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   34 5 3 0 1 5 4 5 19 0 0 0 .147 .256 .324 .580
First Pitch   10 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .600 .800
Count 0-1   6 3 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Count 0-2   5 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 .200 .200 .800 1.000
Count 1-0   6 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 1-1   11 4 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 .364 .636 1.000
Count 1-2   11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 .091 .091 .091 .182
Count 2-0   3 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.333 2.333
Count 2-1   3 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.667 2.333
Count 2-2   9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 .111 .111 .222 .333
Count 3-1   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Full Count   9 2 2 0 0 2 3 5 5 0 0 0 .222 .500 .444 .944
Behind in Count   22 5 0 0 2 4 3 0 9 0 0 0 .227 .227 .500 .727
Ahead in Count   15 8 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 .533 .562 .800 1.363
Batting 5th   44 16 8 0 3 8 6 1 12 0 0 0 .364 .378 .750 1.128
Batting 6th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   26 5 0 0 1 4 4 4 7 0 0 0 .192 .300 .308 .608
Batting 8th   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Low Leverage   43 15 6 0 3 5 6 3 11 0 0 0 .349 .391 .698 1.089
Medium Leverage   21 3 1 0 1 5 3 3 6 0 0 0 .143 .250 .333 .583
High Leverage   12 4 1 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .417 .750
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 New York - MLB 21 45 139 38 3 0 7 18 18 5 0 1 31 1 0 .273 .297 .446 .743 111 108 0.9
1972 New York - MLB 22 99 231 60 6 2 9 28 29 12 3 1 51 0 0 .260 .304 .420 .724 110 110 1.4
1973 New York - MLB 23 124 449 117 17 2 25 68 60 45 1 1 91 0 0 .261 .329 .474 .803 121 118 2.4
1974 New York - MLB 24 106 356 94 17 3 14 55 42 26 5 2 60 0 0 .264 .321 .447 .768 117 120 2.9
1975 New York - MLB 25 103 353 81 13 3 7 43 42 33 4 7 70 0 0 .229 .297 .343 .640 79 72 0.5
1976 New York - MLB 26 118 387 97 20 1 12 54 36 37 2 5 71 2 0 .251 .316 .401 .716 109 106 2.5
1977 New York - MLB 27 19 76 22 8 0 4 13 10 6 0 0 19 0 0 .289 .341 .553 .894 131 147 0.9
Total MLB 614 1991 509 84 11 78 279 237 164 15 17 393 3 0 .256 .315 .426 .741 109 107 11.4
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 - 17 25 105 47 13 2 2 29 35 15 2 1 4 4 2 .448 .520 .667 1.187 100 100 2.2
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 New York - MLB 22 6 18 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 .111 .158 .333 .491 40 43 0.1
1973 New York - MLB 23 5 18 5 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 6 0 0 .278 .316 .278 .594 67 69 0.2
Total MLB 11 36 7 1 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 11 0 0 .194 .237 .306 .542 54 56
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1971 New York - MLB C 41 38 198 29 0 230 3 .987 339.0 6.03 -0.1 .906 3 26 12 46.2
1972 New York - MLB C 92 56 373 51 4 429 5 .988 579.1 6.59 -1.4 .805 2 62 24 38.7
1973 New York - MLB C 123 123 618 82 3 707 7 .990 1049.2 6.00 -3.9 .910 7 128 40 31.2
1974 New York - MLB C 102 99 479 64 4 548 5 .991 859.2 5.68 -3.5 .734 9 100 34 34.0
1975 New York - MLB C 100 98 454 61 4 523 8 .985 848.0 5.47 -1.4 .922 4 94 28 29.8
1976 New York - MLB C 114 112 524 93 5 624 7 .989 967.1 5.74 +1.1 1.015 4 115 44 38.3
1977 New York - MLB C 19 19 94 11 0 105 0 1.000 163.1 5.79 +0.1 .866 0 14 5 35.7
TOTAL C 591 545 2740 391 20 3166 35 .989 4806.1 5.86 -9.1 .897 29 539 187 34.7
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1967 Drafted in the 1967 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 14, 98th overall pick) by the New York Knickerbockers, out of high school Edison (Edison; Fresno, CA).
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (45); Power: 25 (45); Eye: 25 (55).
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (50); Power: 45 (60); Eye: 30 (55).
07/03/1969 Named the #83 prospect in the MLB
10/29/1969 Named the #68 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (50); Power: 45 (60); Eye: 35 (60).
04/07/1970 Named the #32 prospect in the MLB
04/07/1970 Injured (sinusitis),day-to-day for 3 days.
07/02/1970 Named the #35 prospect in the MLB
10/29/1970 Named the #28 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 35 (60).
03/01/1971 Unsuccessfully completed training to learn a new position at the New York Knickerbockers development complex.
04/06/1971 Named the #25 prospect in the MLB
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: 45 (45); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 40 (55).
03/06/1972 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the New York Knickerbockers development complex.
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: 45 (45); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 45 (50).
07/27/1973 Injured (bruised foot),day-to-day for 4 days.
11/04/1973 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $50,000.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 50 (50).
06/12/1974 Hits three home runs against the Brooklyn Bluebirds, going 4-5 with 9 RBI and 3 runs scored!
11/14/1974 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $126,240.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 50 (50).
11/16/1975 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $190,000.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 50 (50).
07/25/1976 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $1,450,000 with the New York Knickerbockers organization.
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 50 (50).
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