C Rick Hotz #22
New York Knickerbockers MLB
Age: 22 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
08/21/1972
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C RICK HOTZ #22 - AGE: 22 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
83 182 47 3 1 7 21 10 39 .258 .304 .401 0 1.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 45
Gap 45 45 45 50
Power 60 60 60 60
Eye 45 45 45 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: 45 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
08/20/1972 @ STL Win, 5-4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/17/1972 @ KCB Loss, 0-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/12/1972 @ PHI Win, 8-1 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 0
08/09/1972 WAS Win, 5-2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/06/1972 CIN Win, 10-9 4 1 2 2 1 0 1 0
08/05/1972 CIN Win, 7-2 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
08/03/1972 PHI Win, 6-5 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/01/1972 PHI Win, 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/29/1972 @ WAS Loss, 6-9 4 2 2 2 1 0 1 0
07/27/1972 @ CIN Loss, 5-8 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
PERSONALITY
Rick has less than exemplary work habits.
Personality Class: Unmotivated
High: Loyalty
Low: Adaptability, Financial Ambition, Work Ethic, Intelligence
Birthday:01/30/1950
Born in:Los Banos, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$26,400
Signed Through:1972 Season
Major Service:2 Years, None
Service This Yr:139 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1967, 14th Pick in Round 4
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1972 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 83 182 47 3 1 7 21 25 10 39 .258 .304 .401 .705 .326 .143 113
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 45 194 2 0 0 5 2 0 73 11 0 0 0.0 21.3 4.04 1.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   51 16 0 0 3 9 8 2 5 0 0 0 .314 .340 .490 .830
Versus Right   131 31 3 1 4 12 16 8 34 0 2 2 .237 .291 .366 .657
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
April   25 4 1 0 0 1 2 1 8 0 1 1 .160 .222 .200 .422
May   28 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 10 0 0 0 .071 .103 .071 .175
June   59 18 2 0 1 4 7 2 11 0 1 1 .305 .339 .390 .729
July   47 14 0 1 5 11 12 5 7 0 0 0 .298 .365 .660 1.025
August   23 9 0 0 1 4 3 1 3 0 0 0 .391 .417 .522 .938
Spring Training   46 15 2 1 2 10 8 6 8 0 1 0 .326 .404 .543 .947
Last Year   139 38 3 0 7 18 18 5 31 1 2 0 .273 .297 .446 .743
Career   321 85 6 1 14 39 43 15 70 1 4 2 .265 .301 .421 .721
Home   92 22 2 0 3 10 11 3 15 0 1 1 .239 .271 .359 .630
Road   90 25 1 1 4 11 14 7 24 0 1 1 .278 .337 .444 .781
Grass   182 47 3 1 7 21 25 10 39 0 2 2 .258 .304 .401 .705
Day   113 29 2 0 2 9 14 5 26 0 1 0 .257 .288 .327 .616
Night   69 18 1 1 5 12 11 5 13 0 1 2 .261 .329 .522 .851
As Starter   168 42 2 1 5 18 21 8 35 0 0 1 .250 .288 .363 .651
As Reliever / Substitution   14 5 1 0 2 3 4 2 4 0 2 1 .357 .471 .857 1.328
Pinch Hitting   6 2 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .429 .833 1.262
Close/Late   51 11 0 0 1 7 5 5 10 0 2 1 .216 .298 .275 .573
Inning 1-3   50 13 2 1 2 3 8 1 10 0 0 0 .260 .275 .460 .735
Inning 4-6   59 18 1 0 3 10 8 3 14 0 0 1 .305 .349 .475 .824
Inning 7-9   65 13 0 0 1 6 6 6 14 0 1 1 .200 .278 .246 .524
Extra Innings   8 3 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 .375 .375 .750 1.125
0 Outs   63 15 2 0 3 3 11 5 8 0 1 0 .238 .294 .413 .707
1 Outs   50 13 0 1 3 8 8 3 16 0 1 2 .260 .327 .480 .807
2 Outs   69 19 1 0 1 10 5 2 15 0 0 0 .275 .296 .333 .629
Scoring Position   46 11 0 0 0 11 3 3 13 0 2 1 .239 .300 .239 .539
Bases Empty   94 25 3 1 4 4 14 6 18 0 0 1 .266 .317 .447 .764
Runner on 1st   42 11 0 0 3 6 7 1 8 0 0 0 .262 .279 .476 .755
Runner on 2nd   14 6 0 0 0 3 0 1 3 0 2 0 .429 .467 .429 .895
Runner on 3rd   7 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .429 .429 .429 .857
Runner on 1st & 2nd   9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .286 .000 .286
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   7 2 0 0 0 4 1 0 3 0 0 1 .286 .375 .286 .661
Two Strikes   80 17 1 0 3 6 11 4 39 0 0 0 .212 .250 .338 .588
First Pitch   37 11 1 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 .297 .297 .324 .622
Count 0-1   17 4 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .235 .353 .588
Count 0-2   14 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 7 0 0 0 .286 .286 .357 .643
Count 1-0   9 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .111 .273 .111 .384
Count 1-1   22 6 0 0 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .273 .545 .818
Count 1-2   31 5 0 0 0 2 1 0 16 0 0 0 .161 .161 .161 .323
Count 2-0   6 2 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .333 .833 1.167
Count 2-1   9 5 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .556 .556 1.000 1.556
Count 2-2   24 7 0 0 3 4 5 0 9 0 0 0 .292 .292 .667 .958
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 .500 .800 .500 1.300
Full Count   11 1 0 0 0 0 3 4 7 0 0 0 .091 .333 .091 .424
Behind in Count   62 13 1 1 0 5 4 0 23 0 0 0 .210 .210 .258 .468
Ahead in Count   26 9 1 0 2 6 4 6 0 0 2 2 .346 .500 .615 1.115
Batting Leadoff   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 6th   7 2 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 .286 .444 .714 1.159
Batting 7th   48 15 1 0 3 9 9 3 9 0 1 0 .312 .353 .521 .874
Batting 8th   120 28 2 1 2 9 12 5 29 0 0 1 .233 .270 .317 .587
Batting 9th   6 2 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .429 .833 1.262
Low Leverage   73 14 1 1 2 5 7 4 16 0 0 1 .192 .244 .315 .559
Medium Leverage   74 25 2 0 4 8 14 3 12 0 1 0 .338 .364 .527 .891
High Leverage   35 8 0 0 1 8 3 3 11 0 1 1 .229 .308 .314 .622
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 .743 112 113 1.0
1972 New York - MLB 22 83 182 47 3 1 7 21 25 10 2 0 39 0 0 .258 .304 .401 .705 102 113 1.4
Total MLB 128 321 85 6 1 14 39 43 15 2 1 70 1 0 .265 .301 .421 .721 107 113 2.3
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 2.3
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 76 45 291 45 4 341 5 .985 462.2 6.54 -0.6 .831 2 50 21 42.0
TOTAL C 117 83 489 74 4 571 8 .986 801.2 6.32 -0.8 .864 5 76 33 43.4
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.
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