RF Gary Parker #39
St. Louis Explorers MLB
Age: 30 | Bats: R | Throws: L | Morale: Very Good
07/18/1977
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RF GARY PARKER #39 - AGE: 30 - BATS: R - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
94 373 89 20 8 9 41 23 62 .239 .280 .408 23 1.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 50
BABIP 50 50 50 50
Avoid K's 55 55 55 55
Gap 60 65 60 60
Power 45 50 45 45
Eye 45 45 40 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 40 60
Errors: - 35 60
Arm: 20 30 55
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 55
1st Base: - Center Field: 45
2nd Base: - Right Field: 60
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 65
Stealing Aggressiveness: 70
Stealing Ability: 70
Baserunning Inst.: 80
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 40
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/17/1977 @ MIL Loss, 2-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/17/1977 @ MIL Win, 3-2 5 2 1 0 0 0 1 2
07/16/1977 @ CHI Loss, 1-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/15/1977 @ CHI Loss, 2-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
07/14/1977 @ CHI Win, 8-1 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 1
07/10/1977 @ LAB Loss, 1-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
07/09/1977 @ LAB Win, 5-1 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
07/08/1977 @ LAB Loss, 1-7 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/06/1977 DEN Win, 6-1 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0
07/04/1977 DEN Win, 4-3 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Personality? What personality?
Low: Leader, Financial Ambition
Birthday:04/22/1947
Born in:Peoria, IL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$464,000
Signed Through:1979 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 28 Days
Service This Yr:104 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: -
Drafted:1968, 27th Pick in Round 2
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 94 373 89 20 8 9 41 47 23 62 .239 .280 .408 .688 .298 .169 95
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 89 401 0 1 0 12 1 4 152 37 23 6 79.3 40.4 3.55 1.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   99 23 3 2 5 11 11 9 15 1 0 0 .232 .294 .455 .748
Versus Right   274 66 17 6 4 30 36 14 47 3 1 0 .241 .275 .391 .665
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   22 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 5 0 0 0 .182 .182 .182 .364
April   89 22 6 1 2 17 7 9 15 2 0 0 .247 .310 .404 .714
May   116 34 7 2 6 15 17 7 11 1 0 0 .293 .331 .543 .874
June   109 21 6 3 1 7 15 5 23 1 1 0 .193 .226 .330 .556
July   59 12 1 2 0 2 8 2 13 0 0 0 .203 .230 .288 .518
Spring Training   54 15 2 0 2 6 10 8 7 0 1 1 .278 .381 .426 .807
Last Year   590 150 30 4 7 62 69 54 65 0 9 0 .254 .317 .354 .671
2 Years Ago   583 162 32 5 13 71 88 51 71 5 4 2 .278 .335 .417 .752
Career   3909 1025 202 43 85 464 511 340 498 36 29 8 .262 .320 .401 .721
Home   191 46 14 4 2 23 22 14 22 2 1 0 .241 .290 .387 .677
Road   182 43 6 4 7 18 25 9 40 2 0 0 .236 .269 .429 .698
Grass   373 89 20 8 9 41 47 23 62 4 1 0 .239 .280 .408 .688
Day   231 48 12 7 4 19 29 17 38 1 1 0 .208 .261 .372 .633
Night   142 41 8 1 5 22 18 6 24 3 0 0 .289 .311 .465 .776
As Starter   369 89 20 8 9 41 47 22 60 4 1 0 .241 .281 .412 .693
As Reliever / Substitution   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Pinch Hitting   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Close/Late   94 21 2 3 2 11 12 3 19 0 0 0 .223 .247 .372 .620
Inning 1-3   138 32 7 5 4 15 17 10 23 1 0 0 .232 .282 .442 .724
Inning 4-6   113 31 9 0 3 14 14 9 11 3 1 0 .274 .320 .434 .754
Inning 7-9   113 23 4 3 1 10 15 3 27 0 0 0 .204 .224 .319 .543
Extra Innings   9 3 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .400 .667 1.067
0 Outs   144 33 9 4 3 9 19 7 21 1 1 0 .229 .263 .410 .673
1 Outs   111 32 6 4 1 21 20 10 19 3 0 0 .288 .339 .441 .780
2 Outs   118 24 5 0 5 11 8 6 22 0 0 0 .203 .242 .373 .615
Scoring Position   85 22 5 1 0 27 9 7 16 4 1 0 .259 .302 .341 .643
Bases Empty   217 50 11 5 8 8 27 9 29 0 0 0 .230 .261 .438 .699
Runner on 1st   71 17 4 2 1 6 11 7 17 0 0 0 .239 .308 .394 .702
Runner on 2nd   37 8 2 1 0 6 3 3 6 0 1 0 .216 .275 .324 .599
Runner on 3rd   14 6 1 0 0 9 2 1 4 2 0 0 .429 .412 .500 .912
Runner on 1st & 2nd   15 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 .133 .188 .200 .388
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 3 1 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .400 .444 .844
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Bases Loaded   7 2 0 0 0 5 1 0 1 2 0 0 .286 .222 .286 .508
Two Strikes   176 31 10 2 3 12 20 14 62 2 0 0 .176 .234 .307 .541
First Pitch   45 13 2 1 2 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 .289 .304 .511 .815
Count 0-1   46 17 4 2 0 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 .370 .370 .543 .913
Count 0-2   29 8 2 1 0 1 5 0 13 0 0 0 .276 .276 .414 .690
Count 1-0   22 7 1 1 2 6 5 0 0 1 0 0 .318 .304 .727 1.032
Count 1-1   31 7 0 1 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 .226 .226 .290 .516
Count 1-2   54 7 2 0 1 2 4 0 19 0 0 0 .130 .130 .222 .352
Count 2-0   13 3 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 .231 .231 .538 .769
Count 2-1   27 6 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .333 .556
Count 2-2   48 9 4 1 0 5 2 0 18 2 0 0 .188 .180 .312 .492
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   13 5 2 1 0 4 4 6 0 1 0 0 .385 .550 .692 1.242
Full Count   45 7 2 0 2 4 9 14 12 0 0 0 .156 .356 .333 .689
Behind in Count   129 32 8 3 1 6 14 0 32 0 0 0 .248 .248 .380 .628
Ahead in Count   75 21 4 2 4 14 13 8 0 2 1 0 .280 .341 .547 .888
Batting Leadoff   154 34 8 5 4 11 21 5 29 2 1 0 .221 .242 .416 .658
Batting 2nd   49 10 1 1 0 3 7 2 11 0 0 0 .204 .235 .265 .501
Batting 3rd   90 30 8 1 4 20 13 7 10 1 0 0 .333 .378 .578 .955
Batting 4th   76 15 3 1 1 7 6 8 10 1 0 0 .197 .271 .303 .573
Batting 9th   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Low Leverage   123 32 6 3 4 10 16 5 23 1 0 0 .260 .287 .455 .742
Medium Leverage   186 43 11 5 4 19 24 12 28 2 1 0 .231 .275 .409 .684
High Leverage   61 14 3 0 1 12 7 6 10 1 0 0 .230 .294 .328 .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
1969 St. Louis - MLB 22 10 29 4 0 1 1 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 0 .138 .219 .310 .529 58 63 -0.2
1970 St. Louis - MLB 23 56 134 33 3 1 6 17 15 5 1 0 26 3 0 .246 .279 .418 .696 94 90 0.3
1971 St. Louis - MLB 24 132 476 116 24 3 16 62 63 55 1 7 41 18 7 .244 .319 .408 .727 116 117 4.8
1972 St. Louis - MLB 25 156 578 161 33 5 8 79 76 48 2 10 96 11 15 .279 .331 .394 .725 119 123 4.4
1973 St. Louis - MLB 26 154 570 151 27 11 11 63 84 47 0 4 74 1 1 .265 .319 .409 .728 106 108 4.3
1974 St. Louis - MLB 27 155 576 159 33 5 14 68 68 54 2 6 60 0 0 .276 .337 .424 .761 123 124 4.5
1975 St. Louis - MLB 28 155 583 162 32 5 13 71 88 51 2 5 71 1 0 .278 .335 .417 .752 117 118 4.0
1976 St. Louis - MLB 29 155 590 150 30 4 7 62 69 54 0 0 65 1 1 .254 .317 .354 .671 102 104 2.5
1977 St. Louis - MLB 30 94 373 89 20 8 9 41 47 23 0 4 62 23 6 .239 .280 .408 .688 86 95 1.4
Total MLB 1067 3909 1025 202 43 85 464 511 340 8 36 498 58 30 .262 .320 .401 .721 110 113 26.1
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
1968 Total - 21 43 198 56 9 5 6 38 40 18 1 2 18 32 6 .283 .342 .470 .812 100 100 1.1
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
1974 St. Louis - MLB 27 5 22 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 .136 .174 .136 .310 -8 -0 0.0
Total MLB 5 22 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 .136 .174 .136 .310 -8 -0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1969 St. Louis - MLB CF 10 9 19 0 0 20 1 .950 75.0 2.28 -2.4 .886
1970 St. Louis - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 St. Louis - MLB CF 30 25 52 0 0 53 1 .981 229.0 2.04 -3.0 .955
1970 St. Louis - MLB RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 -0.1 .979
1971 St. Louis - MLB CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 St. Louis - MLB RF 125 125 254 4 1 263 5 .981 1118.1 2.08 +12.7 1.055
1972 St. Louis - MLB CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 St. Louis - MLB RF 150 148 269 15 2 286 2 .993 1338.2 1.91 +6.5 1.035
1973 St. Louis - MLB CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.1 1.012
1973 St. Louis - MLB RF 139 137 297 12 0 313 4 .987 1223.1 2.27 +17.2 1.075
1974 St. Louis - MLB RF 150 150 264 15 0 285 6 .979 1333.1 1.88 +9.4 1.042
1975 St. Louis - MLB LF 48 48 83 0 0 84 1 .988 424.1 1.76 -2.6 .972
1975 St. Louis - MLB CF 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 +0.1 1.007
1975 St. Louis - MLB RF 105 101 201 11 0 217 5 .977 888.1 2.15 +6.3 1.037
1976 St. Louis - MLB LF 10 8 18 0 0 18 0 1.000 78.0 2.08 +0.2 .982
1976 St. Louis - MLB CF 31 29 100 1 0 103 2 .981 268.0 3.39 -5.4 .951
1976 St. Louis - MLB RF 111 110 221 4 1 230 5 .978 982.2 2.06 +5.9 1.036
1977 St. Louis - MLB RF 89 89 148 13 3 163 2 .988 796.1 1.82 +5.0 1.053
TOTAL LF 58 56 101 0 0 102 1 .990 502.1 1.81 -2.5 .973
TOTAL CF 77 63 174 1 0 179 4 .978 581.0 2.71 -10.5 .946
TOTAL RF 870 860 1655 74 7 1758 29 .984 7684.0 2.03 +62.8 1.048
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1968 Drafted in the 1968 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 27, 55th overall pick) by the St. Louis Explorers, out of college Virginia
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 45 (55); Eye: 35 (50).
07/03/1969 Named the #72 prospect in the MLB
10/29/1969 Named the #83 prospect in the MLB
11/17/1969 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $23,400.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 40 (50).
04/07/1970 Named the #95 prospect in the MLB
11/17/1970 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $24,800.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 45 (45).
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: 55 (55); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 45 (45).
11/10/1972 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $94,410.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
11/04/1973 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $115,830.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
06/13/1974 Goes 5-5 against the Cincinnati Packers, with 2 2B, 0 RBI and 3 R.
07/07/1974 Was selected to the 1974 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
09/23/1974 Goes 5-5 against the Kansas City Bulls, with 2 HR, 3 RBI and 5 R.
11/14/1974 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $219,200.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
05/23/1975 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $1,856,000 with the St. Louis Explorers organization.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
04/04/1977 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the St. Louis Explorers development complex.
06/28/1977 Injured (sinusitis),day-to-day for 4 days.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1974 150 7
Year 3B Rank
1973 11 2
Year IBB Rank
1971 5 8
Year SF Rank
1971 7 7
1972 10 2
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