C Rick Hotz #22
New York Knickerbockers MLB
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
07/04/1977
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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
63 241 76 17 0 13 36 15 44 .315 .359 .548 0 2.7
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: 40
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
07/03/1977 @ WAS Win, 2-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/02/1977 @ WAS Win, 5-2 5 2 2 1 1 0 2 0
07/01/1977 @ WAS Loss, 2-10 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
06/28/1977 CLE Win, 11-8 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 0
06/27/1977 CLE Loss, 4-5 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
06/25/1977 PIT Loss, 3-6 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
06/24/1977 PIT Loss, 8-9 4 3 2 4 1 1 2 0
06/22/1977 WAS Win, 6-0 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 0
06/21/1977 WAS Win, 3-2 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
06/19/1977 @ LAB Loss, 4-5 4 0 2 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:7 Years, None
Service This Yr:90 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 63 241 76 17 0 13 36 31 15 44 .315 .359 .548 .907 .394 .232 151
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 63 259 2 0 0 6 0 1 132 30 0 2 0.0 44.9 6.97 2.7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   47 12 4 0 1 10 6 5 10 1 0 1 .255 .333 .404 .738
Versus Right   194 64 13 0 12 26 25 10 34 0 0 1 .330 .366 .582 .948
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   20 7 0 0 2 2 4 2 3 0 0 0 .350 .409 .650 1.059
April   70 21 8 0 4 13 9 6 17 0 0 0 .300 .355 .586 .941
May   82 20 3 0 5 11 10 3 17 0 0 2 .244 .287 .463 .751
June   77 32 6 0 3 11 10 5 7 1 0 0 .416 .446 .610 1.056
July   12 3 0 0 1 1 2 1 3 0 0 0 .250 .308 .500 .808
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   2156 563 93 11 87 302 258 173 418 18 9 17 .261 .319 .436 .754
Home   96 36 9 0 7 21 16 9 17 0 0 1 .375 .434 .688 1.121
Road   145 40 8 0 6 15 15 6 27 1 0 1 .276 .307 .455 .762
Grass   217 68 13 0 13 34 29 14 38 1 0 2 .313 .359 .553 .912
Turf   24 8 4 0 0 2 2 1 6 0 0 0 .333 .360 .500 .860
Day   153 48 9 0 10 18 20 7 29 0 0 2 .314 .352 .569 .920
Night   88 28 8 0 3 18 11 8 15 1 0 0 .318 .371 .511 .882
As Starter   241 76 17 0 13 36 31 15 44 1 0 2 .315 .359 .548 .907
Close/Late   52 15 4 0 2 11 7 1 10 0 0 1 .288 .315 .481 .796
Inning 1-3   75 26 4 0 5 10 7 2 17 0 0 0 .347 .364 .600 .964
Inning 4-6   90 27 8 0 3 8 13 9 13 1 0 1 .300 .366 .489 .855
Inning 7-9   75 23 5 0 5 18 11 4 14 0 0 1 .307 .350 .573 .923
Extra Innings   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   90 26 3 0 7 12 14 7 13 0 0 2 .289 .354 .556 .909
1 Outs   67 26 6 0 2 11 10 4 11 1 0 0 .388 .417 .567 .984
2 Outs   84 24 8 0 4 13 7 4 20 0 0 0 .286 .318 .524 .842
Scoring Position   67 20 6 0 2 23 8 4 12 1 0 0 .299 .333 .478 .811
Bases Empty   132 42 10 0 10 10 17 8 21 0 0 1 .318 .362 .621 .983
Runner on 1st   42 14 1 0 1 3 6 3 11 0 0 1 .333 .391 .429 .820
Runner on 2nd   29 9 2 0 0 3 2 2 5 0 0 0 .310 .355 .379 .734
Runner on 3rd   6 2 1 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .429 .500 .929
Runner on 1st & 2nd   12 3 0 0 1 5 2 0 3 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Runner on 1st & 3rd   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 3 2 0 1 8 2 1 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 1.333 1.833
Bases Loaded   6 3 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .667 1.167
Two Strikes   100 24 4 0 5 11 12 10 44 0 0 1 .240 .315 .430 .745
First Pitch   41 13 5 0 3 10 7 0 0 1 0 1 .317 .326 .659 .984
Count 0-1   22 7 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .318 .318 .500 .818
Count 0-2   16 7 0 0 3 5 3 0 6 0 0 0 .438 .438 1.000 1.438
Count 1-0   24 11 1 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 .458 .458 .625 1.083
Count 1-1   29 10 4 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .345 .345 .586 .931
Count 1-2   30 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 0 0 1 .200 .226 .233 .459
Count 2-0   7 4 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .571 .571 .857 1.429
Count 2-1   8 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .625 .875
Count 2-2   25 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 12 0 0 0 .080 .080 .240 .320
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   10 5 0 0 1 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 .500 .643 .800 1.443
Full Count   29 9 2 0 1 5 7 10 12 0 0 0 .310 .487 .483 .970
Behind in Count   68 20 2 0 4 7 6 0 20 0 0 1 .294 .304 .500 .804
Ahead in Count   49 22 3 0 3 9 8 5 0 0 0 0 .449 .500 .694 1.194
Batting 3rd   12 3 1 0 1 2 2 1 4 0 0 0 .250 .308 .583 .891
Batting 4th   15 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .400 .733
Batting 5th   159 57 15 0 10 27 24 9 28 0 0 2 .358 .400 .642 1.042
Batting 6th   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Batting 7th   45 9 0 0 2 6 5 4 11 1 0 0 .200 .260 .333 .593
Batting 8th   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Low Leverage   103 35 10 0 8 11 14 5 17 0 0 0 .340 .370 .670 1.040
Medium Leverage   94 31 6 0 4 16 12 10 19 0 0 0 .330 .394 .521 .916
High Leverage   44 10 1 0 1 9 5 0 8 1 0 2 .227 .255 .318 .574
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 63 241 76 17 0 13 36 31 15 2 1 44 0 2 .315 .359 .548 .907 137 151 2.7
Total MLB 658 2156 563 93 11 87 302 258 173 17 18 418 3 2 .261 .319 .436 .754 111 111 13.2
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 63 63 303 30 1 334 1 .997 538.0 5.57 -1.4 .857 1 47 13 27.7
TOTAL C 635 589 2949 410 21 3395 36 .989 5181.0 5.83 -10.7 .894 30 572 195 34.1
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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