C Rick Hotz #22
New York Knickerbockers MLB
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
08/30/1976
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C RICK HOTZ #22 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
99 319 77 15 1 8 33 29 61 .241 .301 .370 2 1.7
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 45
Gap 45 45 45 50
Power 55 55 55 55
Eye 50 50 50 50
Avoid K's 40 40 40 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 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: 30
Baserunning Inst.: 20
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 35
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/29/1976 KCB Loss, 1-8 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/28/1976 KCB Win, 4-0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
08/26/1976 CIN Win, 2-0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/25/1976 CIN Loss, 0-3 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/24/1976 CIN Win, 10-5 3 1 2 2 0 1 0 0
08/22/1976 @ STL Loss, 3-4 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
08/21/1976 @ STL Loss, 1-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/20/1976 @ STL Loss, 1-2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/18/1976 @ KCB Loss, 1-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/17/1976 @ KCB Loss, 6-7 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Doesn't always run out popups.
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:Very Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$190,000
Signed Through:1976 Season
Major Service:6 Years, None
Service This Yr:146 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:$1,450,000 total for 4 years
Drafted:1967, 14th Pick in Round 4
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 99 319 77 15 1 8 33 30 29 61 .241 .301 .370 .671 .302 .129 94
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 93 354 0 3 0 12 2 4 118 24 2 0 100.0 34.2 3.55 1.7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   73 16 3 0 1 7 4 6 13 2 1 0 .219 .272 .301 .573
Versus Right   246 61 12 1 7 26 26 23 48 2 1 0 .248 .310 .390 .700
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   15 5 1 0 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .333 .389 .400 .789
April   57 13 3 0 2 6 7 7 12 1 0 0 .228 .308 .386 .694
May   70 15 3 1 1 4 6 4 13 1 0 0 .214 .253 .329 .582
June   62 22 4 0 5 14 11 10 7 1 0 0 .355 .438 .661 1.100
July   56 14 4 0 0 4 2 5 13 0 2 0 .250 .311 .321 .633
August   74 13 1 0 0 5 4 3 16 1 0 0 .176 .205 .189 .394
Spring Training   47 13 0 0 1 2 6 4 9 0 0 1 .277 .346 .340 .687
Last Year   353 81 13 3 7 43 42 33 70 7 3 4 .229 .297 .343 .640
2 Years Ago   356 94 17 3 14 55 42 26 60 2 0 5 .264 .321 .447 .768
Career   1847 467 71 11 70 245 221 150 364 16 9 13 .253 .311 .417 .728
Home   158 38 8 1 5 18 13 18 25 3 1 0 .241 .313 .399 .712
Road   161 39 7 0 3 15 17 11 36 1 1 0 .242 .289 .342 .631
Grass   308 73 13 1 8 33 29 27 59 4 2 0 .237 .295 .364 .659
Turf   11 4 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 .364 .462 .545 1.007
Day   184 38 7 0 4 15 13 15 31 4 1 0 .207 .261 .310 .571
Night   135 39 8 1 4 18 17 14 30 0 1 0 .289 .356 .452 .808
As Starter   314 75 14 1 8 33 30 29 59 4 2 0 .239 .300 .366 .666
As Reliever / Substitution   5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000
Pinch Hitting   4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Close/Late   76 21 3 0 3 9 11 8 14 0 0 0 .276 .345 .434 .779
Inning 1-3   95 24 5 1 2 5 9 6 18 1 1 0 .253 .294 .389 .684
Inning 4-6   114 21 4 0 2 13 7 14 24 3 1 0 .184 .267 .272 .539
Inning 7-9   104 30 5 0 4 14 13 9 18 0 0 0 .288 .345 .452 .797
Extra Innings   6 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
0 Outs   100 30 7 1 2 7 12 11 22 2 2 0 .300 .363 .450 .813
1 Outs   114 26 6 0 2 17 12 13 21 2 0 0 .228 .302 .333 .636
2 Outs   105 21 2 0 4 9 6 5 18 0 0 0 .200 .236 .333 .570
Scoring Position   80 17 4 0 0 21 7 9 16 4 2 0 .212 .280 .263 .542
Bases Empty   189 45 11 1 4 4 15 17 32 0 0 0 .238 .301 .370 .671
Runner on 1st   50 15 0 0 4 8 8 3 13 0 0 0 .300 .340 .540 .880
Runner on 2nd   23 6 0 0 0 5 4 5 1 0 2 0 .261 .393 .261 .654
Runner on 3rd   7 3 2 0 0 5 0 0 2 2 0 0 .429 .333 .714 1.048
Runner on 1st & 2nd   26 6 2 0 0 6 1 3 4 0 0 0 .231 .310 .308 .618
Runner on 1st & 3rd   12 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 5 0 0 0 .083 .154 .083 .237
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   7 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 .143 .125 .143 .268
Two Strikes   142 22 4 0 0 7 6 14 61 1 0 0 .155 .229 .183 .412
First Pitch   44 17 3 0 3 7 8 3 0 0 1 0 .386 .426 .659 1.085
Count 0-1   32 6 0 1 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .188 .188 .344 .531
Count 0-2   23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 .043 .043 .043 .087
Count 1-0   30 8 2 0 1 5 5 0 0 1 0 0 .267 .258 .433 .691
Count 1-1   26 9 2 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .346 .346 .538 .885
Count 1-2   54 13 2 0 0 6 2 0 22 0 0 0 .241 .241 .278 .519
Count 2-0   11 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 .364 .364 .727
Count 2-1   24 8 3 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .333 .320 .583 .903
Count 2-2   43 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 .093 .093 .116 .209
Count 3-0   1 1 0 0 1 2 5 8 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000
Count 3-1   9 2 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 1 0 0 .222 .429 .333 .762
Full Count   22 4 1 0 0 1 4 14 7 1 0 0 .182 .486 .227 .714
Behind in Count   109 20 2 1 1 9 5 0 34 0 0 0 .183 .183 .248 .431
Ahead in Count   75 23 6 0 3 13 11 12 0 3 1 0 .307 .389 .507 .896
Batting 5th   34 5 0 0 0 1 2 3 11 0 1 0 .147 .216 .147 .363
Batting 6th   39 6 1 0 1 2 2 2 7 0 1 0 .154 .195 .256 .452
Batting 7th   57 14 5 0 0 6 3 4 10 2 0 0 .246 .286 .333 .619
Batting 8th   185 50 8 1 7 24 23 20 31 2 0 0 .270 .338 .438 .776
Batting 9th   4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Low Leverage   147 37 9 0 4 13 13 12 21 2 0 0 .252 .304 .395 .699
Medium Leverage   115 27 3 1 4 12 12 12 22 1 1 0 .235 .305 .383 .687
High Leverage   55 12 3 0 0 8 5 5 18 1 1 0 .218 .279 .273 .551
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 99 319 77 15 1 8 33 30 29 0 4 61 2 0 .241 .301 .370 .671 92 94 1.7
Total MLB 576 1847 467 71 11 70 245 221 150 13 16 364 3 0 .253 .311 .417 .728 105 104 9.8
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 95 93 428 75 4 509 6 .988 798.2 5.67 +1.4 1.013 2 92 35 38.0
TOTAL C 553 507 2550 362 19 2946 34 .988 4474.1 5.86 -8.9 .895 27 502 173 34.5
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.
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