C Rick Hotz #22
New York Knickerbockers MLB
Age: 25 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
10/28/1975
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C RICK HOTZ #22 - AGE: 25 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
103 353 81 13 3 7 43 33 70 .229 .297 .343 0 0.6
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 30
Errors: - 25 30
Arm: 60 50 50
Turn DP: - 25 -
Framing: 65 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 55 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Aggressiveness: 40
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
09/27/1975 @ BRO Loss, 0-3 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/25/1975 @ BRO Loss, 5-10 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/24/1975 @ CIN Win, 7-3 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/23/1975 @ CIN Win, 12-8 5 3 3 2 0 0 1 0
09/21/1975 @ CLE Win, 4-2 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 0
09/20/1975 @ CLE Win, 8-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/19/1975 @ CLE Loss, 3-11 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/16/1975 BRO Loss, 2-8 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/15/1975 BRO Loss, 5-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/14/1975 CIN Loss, 4-8 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Rick could use a good mentor.
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:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$126,240
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:5 Years, None
Service This Yr:174 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1967, 14th Pick in Round 4
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 103 353 81 13 3 7 43 42 33 70 .229 .297 .343 .640 .282 .113 73
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 98 400 4 7 0 16 3 7 121 23 0 0 0.0 34.2 3.10 .6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   37 12 1 0 2 8 8 6 8 1 1 1 .324 .422 .514 .936
Versus Right   316 69 12 3 5 35 34 27 62 6 2 3 .218 .281 .323 .604
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   45 13 5 0 2 10 6 6 9 0 0 0 .289 .373 .533 .906
May   61 13 1 0 1 6 6 6 12 2 1 1 .213 .286 .279 .564
June   65 15 4 1 0 8 9 7 13 3 2 0 .231 .293 .323 .616
July   59 11 0 0 2 8 9 5 19 0 0 1 .186 .262 .288 .550
August   55 10 0 1 2 5 6 5 10 1 0 2 .182 .270 .327 .597
September   68 19 3 1 0 6 6 4 7 1 0 0 .279 .315 .353 .668
Spring Training   66 18 3 0 3 10 8 6 17 0 0 0 .273 .333 .455 .788
Last Year   356 94 17 3 14 55 42 26 60 2 0 5 .264 .321 .447 .768
2 Years Ago   449 117 17 2 25 68 60 45 91 1 0 1 .261 .329 .474 .803
Career   1528 390 56 10 62 212 191 121 303 12 7 13 .255 .313 .427 .740
Home   168 35 4 1 5 24 18 16 39 5 1 2 .208 .277 .333 .611
Road   185 46 9 2 2 19 24 17 31 2 2 2 .249 .316 .351 .667
Grass   353 81 13 3 7 43 42 33 70 7 3 4 .229 .297 .343 .640
Day   208 50 7 1 5 23 34 20 37 6 3 2 .240 .305 .356 .661
Night   145 31 6 2 2 20 8 13 33 1 0 2 .214 .286 .324 .610
As Starter   348 80 13 3 7 42 41 33 69 6 3 4 .230 .299 .345 .644
As Reliever / Substitution   5 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 .200 .167 .200 .367
Pinch Hitting   2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   80 20 2 0 3 14 10 8 18 4 0 1 .250 .312 .388 .699
Inning 1-3   97 25 1 1 2 10 9 6 19 0 0 1 .258 .308 .351 .658
Inning 4-6   133 25 6 1 2 15 14 15 25 2 3 1 .188 .272 .293 .565
Inning 7-9   119 30 6 1 3 17 18 11 26 4 0 2 .252 .316 .395 .711
Extra Innings   4 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
0 Outs   126 22 4 2 3 7 22 9 25 1 1 3 .175 .245 .310 .554
1 Outs   101 24 4 0 2 12 10 10 24 6 2 0 .238 .291 .337 .627
2 Outs   126 35 5 1 2 24 10 14 21 0 0 1 .278 .355 .381 .736
Scoring Position   93 24 4 1 3 39 8 12 19 7 3 0 .258 .321 .419 .741
Bases Empty   188 45 7 2 4 4 26 11 40 0 0 2 .239 .289 .362 .650
Runner on 1st   72 12 2 0 0 0 8 10 11 0 0 2 .167 .286 .194 .480
Runner on 2nd   31 9 1 0 1 8 3 6 5 0 2 0 .290 .405 .419 .825
Runner on 3rd   5 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
Runner on 1st & 2nd   30 7 1 0 1 9 3 2 5 0 1 0 .233 .281 .367 .648
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 3 1 1 0 11 0 1 1 6 0 0 .333 .250 .667 .917
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 1 0 0 1 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .200 .429 .800 1.229
Bases Loaded   13 3 1 0 0 7 1 0 4 1 0 0 .231 .214 .308 .522
Two Strikes   165 25 6 1 2 14 13 13 70 3 0 1 .152 .214 .236 .451
First Pitch   62 18 3 1 1 6 8 7 0 1 2 2 .290 .375 .419 .794
Count 0-1   32 9 1 0 2 6 6 0 0 1 0 1 .281 .294 .500 .794
Count 0-2   19 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 0 0 .263 .263 .316 .579
Count 1-0   24 7 0 1 0 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 .292 .292 .375 .667
Count 1-1   29 7 0 0 1 6 2 0 0 2 0 0 .241 .226 .345 .571
Count 1-2   48 10 1 0 1 4 2 0 26 2 0 1 .208 .216 .292 .507
Count 2-0   6 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Count 2-1   24 7 3 0 1 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 .292 .292 .542 .833
Count 2-2   57 7 4 1 0 5 4 0 24 0 0 0 .123 .123 .228 .351
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   11 4 0 0 0 2 1 6 0 0 0 0 .364 .588 .364 .952
Full Count   41 3 0 0 1 5 6 13 12 1 0 0 .073 .291 .146 .437
Behind in Count   99 24 3 0 3 10 9 0 34 3 0 2 .242 .250 .364 .614
Ahead in Count   65 22 3 1 1 11 13 13 0 0 1 0 .338 .449 .462 .910
Batting 5th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 6th   35 7 1 0 2 3 5 2 11 1 0 0 .200 .237 .400 .637
Batting 7th   82 24 3 1 1 11 6 8 8 0 2 1 .293 .363 .390 .753
Batting 8th   231 49 9 2 4 28 30 23 50 5 1 3 .212 .286 .320 .607
Batting 9th   4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .200 .250 .450
Low Leverage   169 38 6 1 3 6 21 12 36 0 0 1 .225 .280 .325 .606
Medium Leverage   129 30 7 1 2 19 15 15 22 2 0 3 .233 .322 .349 .671
High Leverage   54 13 0 1 2 18 6 6 12 5 3 0 .241 .292 .389 .681
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 74 73 0.6
Total MLB 477 1528 390 56 10 62 212 191 121 13 12 303 1 0 .255 .313 .427 .740 106 106 8.1
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 - 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
TOTAL C 458 414 2122 287 15 2437 28 .989 3675.2 5.90 -10.4 .864 25 410 138 33.7
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).
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