SS Howie Belcher #22
Age: 25 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
10/03/1976
SS HOWIE BELCHER #22 - AGE: 25 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
41 128 36 0 3 2 20 9 28 .281 .324 .375 5 0.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 40 40 45
Gap 30 30 30 40
Power 35 35 35 35
Eye 45 45 45 50
Avoid K's 35 35 35 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 60 40
Errors: - 60 50
Arm: 20 70 70
Turn DP: - 60 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 55
Catcher: - Left Field: 30
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 60 Right Field: 20
3rd Base: 25
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 70
Stealing Aggressiveness: 70
Stealing Ability: 70
Baserunning Inst.: 75
Sacrifice Bunt: 60
Bunt for Hit: 55
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/26/1976 @ KCB Win, 6-5 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/25/1976 @ KCB Loss, 0-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/24/1976 @ KCB Win, 6-3 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/19/1976 CLE Win, 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/06/1976 @ CLE Loss, 3-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/05/1976 LAB Loss, 3-7 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
09/04/1976 LAB Win, 6-3 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/02/1976 CHI Win, 5-4 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/01/1976 CHI Loss, 2-3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/31/1976 CHI Loss, 2-3 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Has a lot of varied interests.
High: Adaptability
Low: Loyalty
Birthday:01/18/1951
Born in:Uniontown, PA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$27,800
Signed Through:1976 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 61 Days
Service This Yr:91 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1968, 19th Pick in Round 4
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1976 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 41 128 36 0 3 2 20 19 9 28 .281 .324 .375 .699 .318 .094 96
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 34 140 0 0 0 4 1 2 48 5 5 1 83.3 15.6 4.20 .1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   42 13 0 2 1 6 8 6 8 0 0 0 .310 .396 .476 .872
Versus Right   86 23 0 1 1 14 11 3 20 2 1 0 .267 .286 .326 .611
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   10 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .100 .100 .100 .200
May   4 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 .250 .750
June   19 6 0 2 0 4 3 1 4 0 0 0 .316 .350 .526 .876
July   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
August   78 26 0 1 2 14 13 5 15 1 1 0 .333 .369 .436 .805
September   23 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 6 1 0 0 .087 .120 .087 .207
Spring Training   55 12 0 2 0 8 3 4 10 0 1 1 .218 .283 .291 .574
2 Years Ago   88 21 2 0 1 5 8 6 14 0 0 1 .239 .295 .295 .590
Career   235 63 2 3 4 30 31 16 45 2 1 2 .268 .318 .353 .671
Home   73 25 0 3 2 16 11 6 14 1 0 0 .342 .388 .507 .894
Road   55 11 0 0 0 4 8 3 14 1 1 0 .200 .237 .200 .437
Grass   128 36 0 3 2 20 19 9 28 2 1 0 .281 .324 .375 .699
Day   85 19 0 1 1 9 10 5 24 2 0 0 .224 .261 .282 .543
Night   43 17 0 2 1 11 9 4 4 0 1 0 .395 .447 .558 1.005
As Starter   121 36 0 3 2 20 19 9 24 2 1 0 .298 .341 .397 .738
As Reliever / Substitution   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   25 6 0 0 0 2 2 2 6 1 0 0 .240 .286 .240 .526
Inning 1-3   38 11 0 3 0 8 5 4 4 1 1 0 .289 .349 .447 .796
Inning 4-6   45 15 0 0 2 10 11 2 10 0 0 0 .333 .362 .467 .828
Inning 7-9   44 10 0 0 0 2 3 2 14 1 0 0 .227 .255 .227 .483
Extra Innings   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
0 Outs   52 15 0 1 0 5 11 1 14 1 1 0 .288 .296 .327 .623
1 Outs   30 8 0 0 1 7 5 4 5 1 0 0 .267 .343 .367 .710
2 Outs   46 13 0 2 1 8 3 4 9 0 0 0 .283 .340 .435 .775
Scoring Position   45 15 0 1 2 20 6 3 11 2 1 0 .333 .360 .511 .871
Bases Empty   67 18 0 2 0 0 11 5 15 0 0 0 .269 .319 .328 .648
Runner on 1st   16 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 .188 .235 .188 .423
Runner on 2nd   19 8 0 0 2 6 3 1 4 0 1 0 .421 .450 .737 1.187
Runner on 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Runner on 1st & 2nd   10 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 .100 .100 .100 .200
Runner on 1st & 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 .250 .200 .250 .450
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 2 0 0 0 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 .667 .600 .667 1.267
Bases Loaded   5 2 0 1 0 5 0 1 2 0 0 0 .400 .500 .800 1.300
Two Strikes   52 8 0 1 0 6 5 4 28 0 0 0 .154 .214 .192 .407
First Pitch   12 5 0 1 1 6 3 0 0 1 0 0 .417 .385 .833 1.218
Count 0-1   19 9 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 .474 .474 .632 1.105
Count 0-2   12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   14 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .286 .429
Count 1-1   21 8 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 .381 .364 .381 .745
Count 1-2   16 4 0 1 0 3 2 0 8 0 0 0 .250 .250 .375 .625
Count 2-0   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 2-1   6 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 2-2   18 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 10 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Full Count   6 2 0 0 0 1 2 4 2 0 0 0 .333 .600 .333 .933
Behind in Count   47 13 0 1 1 5 5 0 16 0 1 0 .277 .277 .383 .660
Ahead in Count   24 6 0 1 0 3 6 5 0 0 0 0 .250 .379 .333 .713
Batting Leadoff   23 9 0 2 1 8 5 1 1 1 0 0 .391 .400 .696 1.096
Batting 2nd   4 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 5th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   97 25 0 1 1 11 12 8 25 1 0 0 .258 .311 .309 .621
Batting 9th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   51 11 0 1 0 3 6 3 11 0 0 0 .216 .259 .255 .514
Medium Leverage   51 17 0 2 1 9 9 5 11 0 1 0 .333 .393 .471 .863
High Leverage   24 7 0 0 1 8 4 1 6 2 0 0 .292 .296 .417 .713
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
1973 Cleveland - MLB 22 12 19 6 0 0 1 5 4 1 1 0 3 0 0 .316 .381 .474 .855 138 147 0.2
1974 Cleveland - MLB 23 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 93 97 -0.0
1974 Los Angeles - MLB 23 25 85 20 2 0 1 5 8 6 1 0 14 8 2 .235 .293 .294 .588 73 75 0.2
1974 Total - MLB 23 27 88 21 2 0 1 5 8 6 1 0 14 8 3 .239 .295 .295 .590 73 76 0.2
1976 Denver - MLB 25 41 128 36 0 3 2 20 19 9 0 2 28 5 1 .281 .324 .375 .699 95 96 0.1
Total MLB 80 235 63 2 3 4 30 31 16 2 2 45 13 4 .268 .318 .353 .671 91 93 0.4
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 - 17 27 114 49 10 1 2 30 46 14 4 2 5 20 3 .430 .500 .588 1.088 100 100 2.1
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1973 Cleveland - MLB 2B 1 1 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 -0.0 1.033
1973 Cleveland - MLB SS 8 2 2 10 1 14 2 .857 29.0 3.72 -0.4 .872
1974 Los Angeles - MLB 2B 4 3 7 6 0 14 1 .929 30.2 3.82 -0.5 .801
1974 Los Angeles - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Los Angeles - MLB SS 20 20 39 62 13 103 2 .981 170.1 5.34 -0.7 .963
1974 Cleveland - MLB SS 2 0 2 6 1 8 0 1.000 9.1 7.71 +0.3 1.038
1976 Denver - MLB 2B 33 28 80 95 25 177 2 .989 258.2 6.09 -4.2 .934
1976 Denver - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1976 Denver - MLB SS 7 6 11 14 2 25 0 1.000 51.0 4.41 -0.6 .910
1976 Denver - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1976 Denver - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 2B 38 32 89 102 25 194 3 .985 298.1 5.76 -4.7 .924
TOTAL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL SS 37 28 54 92 17 150 4 .973 259.2 5.06 -1.3 .948
TOTAL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1968 Drafted in the 1968 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 19, 103rd overall pick) by the Pittsburgh Industrials, out of high school Southern (Southern; Salineville, OH).
09/30/1968 Released by the Pittsburgh Industrials.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (45); Power: 30 (35); Eye: 25 (50).
01/14/1969 Signed a minor league contract with the Atlanta Generals organization.
04/08/1969 Released by the Atlanta Generals.
07/02/1969 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $34,000 with the Cleveland Bobcats organization.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (45); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 25 (50).
04/07/1970 Released by the Cleveland Bobcats.
06/10/1970 Signed a minor league contract with the Baltimore Lords organization.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (45); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 30 (50).
04/06/1971 Released by the Baltimore Lords.
06/23/1971 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $38,000 with the Cleveland Bobcats organization.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (45); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 30 (50).
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (45); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 35 (55).
11/06/1973 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $27,800.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 40 (50).
04/15/1974 Released by the Cleveland Bobcats.
07/10/1974 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $48,000 with the Los Angeles Pobladores organization.
11/16/1974 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $48,000.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 40 (50).
04/08/1975 Released by the Los Angeles Pobladores.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 40 (50).
01/20/1976 Signed a minor league contract with the Denver Burros organization.
04/04/1976 Unsuccessfully completed training to work on his bunting at the Denver Burros development complex.
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