RF Gary Parker #39
St. Louis Explorers MLB
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
08/18/1975
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RF GARY PARKER #39 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
118 446 123 23 4 11 56 32 57 .276 .324 .419 1 3.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 55 50 50
Gap 60 65 55 60
Power 50 50 50 50
Eye 45 50 45 45
Avoid K's 55 55 55 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 45 60
Errors: - 35 60
Arm: 20 35 55
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 40
1st Base: - Center Field: 40
2nd Base: - Right Field: 60
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 65
Stealing Aggressiveness: 70
Stealing Ability: 70
Baserunning Inst.: 80
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 40
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/17/1975 DEN Loss, 2-7 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 0
08/17/1975 DEN Win, 1-0 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
08/16/1975 DEN Loss, 4-5 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/15/1975 DEN Win, 7-6 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
08/14/1975 SDC Win, 4-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/13/1975 SDC Win, 6-2 4 1 1 3 1 0 0 0
08/12/1975 SDC Loss, 2-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/11/1975 MIL Loss, 2-4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/10/1975 MIL Loss, 1-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
08/09/1975 MIL Loss, 4-5 5 0 3 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
"Steady as you go" describes Gary.
Low: Leader, Loyalty, 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:$219,200
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 28 Days
Service This Yr:132 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension:$1,856,000 total for 4 years
Drafted:1968, 27th Pick in Round 2
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 118 446 123 23 4 11 56 65 32 57 .276 .324 .419 .743 .335 .143 121
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 113 484 1 2 0 15 2 3 187 38 1 0 100.0 57.7 4.54 3.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   113 33 9 2 1 12 20 8 11 2 0 0 .292 .333 .434 .767
Versus Right   333 90 14 2 10 44 45 24 46 1 2 1 .270 .320 .414 .735
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   25 6 0 0 1 6 2 2 3 0 1 0 .240 .296 .360 .656
April   75 25 7 2 2 10 13 9 10 1 0 1 .333 .407 .560 .967
May   104 30 8 1 1 14 13 9 14 0 0 0 .288 .345 .413 .759
June   106 30 2 0 4 14 19 4 12 1 1 0 .283 .306 .415 .721
July   97 22 4 1 1 7 13 6 10 1 0 0 .227 .269 .320 .589
August   64 16 2 0 3 11 7 4 11 0 1 0 .250 .294 .422 .716
Spring Training   40 14 1 1 0 5 5 3 5 0 1 0 .350 .395 .425 .820
Last Year   576 159 33 5 14 68 68 54 60 6 6 2 .276 .337 .424 .761
2 Years Ago   570 151 27 11 11 63 84 47 74 4 7 0 .265 .319 .409 .728
Career   2809 747 143 30 67 346 372 244 357 30 17 7 .266 .323 .410 .733
Home   224 64 8 0 6 25 37 16 26 1 1 0 .286 .332 .402 .734
Road   222 59 15 4 5 31 28 16 31 2 1 1 .266 .315 .437 .752
Grass   446 123 23 4 11 56 65 32 57 3 2 1 .276 .324 .419 .743
Day   289 79 16 3 7 38 38 20 34 1 1 1 .273 .322 .422 .744
Night   157 44 7 1 4 18 27 12 23 2 1 0 .280 .327 .414 .741
As Starter   442 121 23 3 11 54 64 31 57 3 2 1 .274 .321 .414 .735
As Reliever / Substitution   4 2 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .600 1.000 1.600
Pinch Hitting   4 2 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .600 1.000 1.600
Close/Late   99 27 6 1 2 13 13 8 10 0 0 1 .273 .333 .414 .747
Inning 1-3   152 44 10 2 5 26 27 9 20 3 2 0 .289 .323 .480 .803
Inning 4-6   154 39 4 1 1 9 18 14 24 0 0 0 .253 .315 .312 .627
Inning 7-9   136 38 9 0 5 21 19 7 12 0 0 1 .279 .319 .456 .775
Extra Innings   4 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 .500 .667 1.000 1.667
0 Outs   159 40 5 1 5 12 26 11 21 0 2 0 .252 .300 .390 .690
1 Outs   128 37 9 1 3 21 26 14 16 3 0 1 .289 .356 .445 .801
2 Outs   159 46 9 2 3 23 13 7 20 0 0 0 .289 .319 .428 .747
Scoring Position   110 35 7 1 1 37 17 11 9 3 2 1 .318 .376 .427 .803
Bases Empty   230 55 8 2 5 5 28 13 36 0 0 0 .239 .280 .357 .636
Runner on 1st   106 33 8 1 5 14 20 8 12 0 0 0 .311 .360 .547 .907
Runner on 2nd   48 12 4 0 0 10 7 6 4 0 0 0 .250 .333 .333 .667
Runner on 3rd   9 5 0 0 0 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 .556 .692 .556 1.248
Runner on 1st & 2nd   33 11 1 1 1 9 6 2 5 0 0 0 .333 .371 .515 .887
Runner on 1st & 3rd   8 3 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 3 0 0 .375 .273 .500 .773
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 2 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 .286 .286 .429 .714
Bases Loaded   5 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Two Strikes   191 44 4 2 5 31 19 10 57 2 0 0 .230 .266 .351 .617
First Pitch   78 20 4 0 2 5 10 2 0 0 0 0 .256 .275 .385 .660
Count 0-1   51 18 2 1 1 4 11 0 0 1 0 1 .353 .358 .490 .849
Count 0-2   36 7 0 0 3 7 4 0 11 1 0 0 .194 .189 .444 .634
Count 1-0   35 14 3 1 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .629 1.029
Count 1-1   34 12 4 0 1 4 8 0 0 0 2 0 .353 .353 .559 .912
Count 1-2   61 18 3 2 0 13 9 0 18 1 0 0 .295 .290 .410 .700
Count 2-0   17 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .176 .176 .176 .353
Count 2-1   33 9 5 0 1 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .273 .515 .788
Count 2-2   59 10 1 0 2 9 3 0 16 0 0 0 .169 .169 .288 .458
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   7 3 1 0 0 1 4 12 0 0 0 0 .429 .789 .571 1.361
Full Count   35 9 0 0 0 2 3 10 12 0 0 0 .257 .422 .257 .679
Behind in Count   148 43 5 3 4 24 24 0 29 3 0 1 .291 .289 .446 .735
Ahead in Count   92 29 9 1 2 12 17 20 0 0 0 0 .315 .438 .500 .938
Batting 3rd   53 16 1 0 2 10 6 4 10 0 1 0 .302 .351 .434 .785
Batting 4th   390 105 22 3 9 44 58 27 47 3 1 1 .269 .316 .410 .726
Batting 8th   1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 3.000 4.000
Batting 9th   2 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Low Leverage   145 35 5 0 3 9 17 8 23 0 0 0 .241 .281 .338 .619
Medium Leverage   214 63 15 3 6 25 35 16 26 0 2 0 .294 .343 .477 .820
High Leverage   85 25 3 1 2 22 13 8 8 3 0 1 .294 .351 .424 .774
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 28 118 446 123 23 4 11 56 65 32 1 3 57 1 0 .276 .324 .419 .743 109 121 3.5
Total MLB 781 2809 747 143 30 67 346 372 244 7 30 357 34 23 .266 .323 .410 .733 113 117 21.7
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 13 13 24 0 0 24 0 1.000 115.0 1.88 -0.5 .992
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 101 100 200 11 0 216 5 .977 875.1 2.17 +6.6 1.039
TOTAL LF 13 13 24 0 0 24 0 1.000 115.0 1.88 -0.5 .992
TOTAL CF 46 34 74 0 0 76 2 .974 313.0 2.13 -5.2 .939
TOTAL RF 666 660 1285 57 3 1364 22 .984 5892.0 2.05 +52.3 1.050
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.
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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