RF Gary Parker #39
St. Louis Explorers MLB
Age: 30 | Bats: R | Throws: L | Morale: Good
05/16/1977
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RF GARY PARKER #39 - AGE: 30 - BATS: R - THROWS: L - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
37 143 38 9 2 5 25 12 20 .266 .318 .462 8 0.9
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 45 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
05/15/1977 DEN Win, 4-0 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 1
05/14/1977 DEN Win, 4-3 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
05/13/1977 DEN Loss, 3-4 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
05/12/1977 @ WAS Win, 2-1 5 0 2 2 0 0 0 1
05/11/1977 @ WAS Win, 1-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
05/10/1977 @ WAS Loss, 3-4 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 0
05/08/1977 @ MIL Loss, 3-7 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
05/07/1977 @ MIL Win, 4-0 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 1
05/06/1977 @ MIL Loss, 1-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
05/05/1977 @ DEN Loss, 1-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 1
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:7 Years, 69 Days
Service This Yr:41 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 37 143 38 9 2 5 25 17 12 20 .266 .318 .462 .780 .340 .196 124
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 36 157 0 0 0 7 0 2 66 16 8 2 80.0 19.4 4.52 .9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   50 16 3 1 2 8 4 5 6 1 0 0 .320 .375 .540 .915
Versus Right   93 22 6 1 3 17 13 7 14 1 0 0 .237 .287 .419 .706
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   23 6 0 1 1 5 5 2 2 0 0 0 .261 .320 .478 .798
April   89 22 6 1 2 17 7 9 15 2 0 0 .247 .310 .404 .714
May   54 16 3 1 3 8 10 3 5 0 0 0 .296 .333 .556 .889
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   3679 974 191 37 81 448 481 329 456 34 28 8 .265 .324 .403 .727
Home   68 19 6 1 1 14 8 8 10 1 0 0 .279 .351 .441 .792
Road   75 19 3 1 4 11 9 4 10 1 0 0 .253 .287 .480 .767
Grass   143 38 9 2 5 25 17 12 20 2 0 0 .266 .318 .462 .780
Day   90 18 5 2 3 10 11 9 15 0 0 0 .200 .273 .400 .673
Night   53 20 4 0 2 15 6 3 5 2 0 0 .377 .397 .566 .963
As Starter   142 38 9 2 5 25 17 12 20 2 0 0 .268 .321 .465 .785
As Reliever / Substitution   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   37 9 1 1 1 6 4 1 6 0 0 0 .243 .263 .405 .669
Inning 1-3   45 12 2 1 2 8 4 5 8 1 0 0 .267 .333 .489 .822
Inning 4-6   51 16 6 0 2 11 8 6 4 1 0 0 .314 .379 .549 .928
Inning 7-9   43 9 1 1 1 5 5 1 7 0 0 0 .209 .227 .349 .576
Extra Innings   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
0 Outs   40 8 3 0 1 4 3 3 4 0 0 0 .200 .256 .350 .606
1 Outs   48 19 4 2 1 15 10 6 6 2 0 0 .396 .446 .625 1.071
2 Outs   55 11 2 0 3 6 4 3 10 0 0 0 .200 .241 .400 .641
Scoring Position   42 13 3 0 0 16 3 4 5 2 0 0 .310 .354 .381 .735
Bases Empty   67 17 4 1 4 4 8 5 6 0 0 0 .254 .306 .522 .828
Runner on 1st   34 8 2 1 1 5 6 3 9 0 0 0 .235 .297 .441 .738
Runner on 2nd   13 4 2 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .308 .400 .462 .862
Runner on 3rd   11 5 1 0 0 7 1 0 3 1 0 0 .455 .417 .545 .962
Runner on 1st & 2nd   10 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .100 .182 .100 .282
Runner on 1st & 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Bases Loaded   2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 .500 .333 .500 .833
Two Strikes   67 11 4 1 0 5 6 7 20 1 0 0 .164 .240 .254 .494
First Pitch   20 9 1 1 2 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 .450 .450 .900 1.350
Count 0-1   17 6 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .353 .353 .471 .824
Count 0-2   6 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 1-0   4 2 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .400 1.250 1.650
Count 1-1   14 4 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Count 1-2   18 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 6 0 0 0 .167 .167 .222 .389
Count 2-0   6 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 1.000 1.333
Count 2-1   10 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .600 .900
Count 2-2   18 3 2 1 0 2 0 0 8 1 0 0 .167 .158 .389 .547
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   5 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 .200 .500 .400 .900
Full Count   25 3 1 0 0 2 3 7 4 0 0 0 .120 .312 .160 .473
Behind in Count   41 11 3 0 0 3 4 0 8 0 0 0 .268 .268 .341 .610
Ahead in Count   25 8 2 0 3 8 5 5 0 1 0 0 .320 .419 .760 1.179
Batting 3rd   77 25 7 1 4 18 12 5 10 1 0 0 .325 .361 .597 .959
Batting 4th   65 13 2 1 1 7 5 7 10 1 0 0 .200 .274 .308 .582
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   45 15 3 2 3 8 9 1 5 0 0 0 .333 .348 .689 1.037
Medium Leverage   71 18 5 0 1 9 6 8 12 1 0 0 .254 .325 .366 .691
High Leverage   26 5 1 0 1 8 2 3 3 1 0 0 .192 .267 .346 .613
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 37 143 38 9 2 5 25 17 12 0 2 20 8 2 .266 .318 .462 .780 108 124 0.9
Total MLB 1010 3679 974 191 37 81 448 481 329 8 34 456 43 26 .265 .324 .403 .727 112 115 25.6
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 36 36 57 7 2 64 0 1.000 320.2 1.80 +0.7 1.028
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 817 807 1564 68 6 1659 27 .984 7208.1 2.04 +58.5 1.047
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.
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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