RF John Stites #3
Age: 24 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Unhappy
08/16/1976
RF JOHN STITES #3 - AGE: 24 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
116 455 134 12 5 3 39 28 34 .295 .337 .363 13 2.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 60 55 65 65
Gap 45 45 45 45
Power 40 35 40 45
Eye 45 45 50 65
Avoid K's 65 55 70 75
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 25 65
Errors: - 25 50
Arm: 20 40 60
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 30
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 65
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 65
Stealing Aggressiveness: 50
Stealing Ability: 50
Baserunning Inst.: 50
Sacrifice Bunt: 60
Bunt for Hit: 60
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/15/1976 @ CIN Loss, 1-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/14/1976 @ CIN Win, 6-4 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/13/1976 @ CIN Win, 5-3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/12/1976 NYK Loss, 4-8 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 1
08/11/1976 NYK Win, 5-4 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/10/1976 NYK Win, 9-3 5 2 3 1 0 0 1 0
08/08/1976 BRO Loss, 1-4 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
08/07/1976 BRO Win, 4-2 5 0 1 2 0 0 1 0
08/06/1976 BRO Win, 3-2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/05/1976 CIN Win, 7-2 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
John struggles even with simple concepts.
Low: Baseball IQ
Birthday:07/31/1952
Born in:Anaheim, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$27,800
Signed Through:1976 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 49 Days
Service This Yr:132 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1970, 26th 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 116 455 134 12 5 3 39 50 28 34 .295 .337 .363 .700 .316 .068 105
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 116 500 2 0 0 6 14 1 165 20 13 14 48.1 54.0 4.09 2.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   142 36 1 3 0 8 15 5 15 0 9 0 .254 .279 .303 .582
Versus Right   313 98 11 2 3 31 35 23 19 1 5 2 .313 .363 .390 .753
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   22 9 1 2 0 2 4 2 1 0 1 0 .409 .458 .636 1.095
April   87 25 3 1 2 12 12 6 10 0 2 0 .287 .333 .414 .747
May   108 36 0 1 0 10 8 8 8 0 4 1 .333 .385 .352 .736
June   100 26 2 0 1 5 11 3 5 0 3 0 .260 .282 .310 .592
July   108 29 6 1 0 6 11 9 7 1 4 1 .269 .328 .343 .670
August   52 18 1 2 0 6 8 2 4 0 1 0 .346 .370 .442 .813
Spring Training   78 22 4 1 0 4 6 6 6 0 2 0 .282 .333 .359 .692
Last Year   577 149 13 3 8 52 62 50 58 4 24 6 .258 .322 .333 .655
2 Years Ago   75 19 3 1 0 7 2 3 7 1 0 2 .253 .296 .320 .616
Career   1150 311 31 9 11 102 120 86 107 6 41 10 .270 .325 .342 .667
Home   233 78 4 3 2 21 26 13 22 0 3 1 .335 .372 .403 .776
Road   222 56 8 2 1 18 24 15 12 1 11 1 .252 .301 .320 .621
Grass   428 125 11 5 3 36 47 25 33 1 11 1 .292 .332 .362 .694
Turf   27 9 1 0 0 3 3 3 1 0 3 1 .333 .419 .370 .790
Day   284 85 8 1 3 29 29 20 21 1 9 1 .299 .346 .366 .713
Night   171 49 4 4 0 10 21 8 13 0 5 1 .287 .322 .357 .679
As Starter   455 134 12 5 3 39 50 28 34 1 14 2 .295 .337 .363 .700
Close/Late   86 33 2 0 0 11 8 6 5 0 3 0 .384 .424 .407 .831
Inning 1-3   184 54 5 2 1 13 16 13 15 0 4 1 .293 .343 .359 .702
Inning 4-6   148 41 4 3 2 12 22 5 12 1 7 1 .277 .303 .385 .688
Inning 7-9   118 36 3 0 0 14 11 10 7 0 2 0 .305 .359 .331 .690
Extra Innings   5 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .600 .600 .600 1.200
0 Outs   138 46 5 1 2 14 25 9 11 0 11 1 .333 .378 .428 .806
1 Outs   202 60 5 3 1 11 22 11 13 1 3 1 .297 .335 .366 .701
2 Outs   115 28 2 1 0 14 3 8 10 0 0 0 .243 .293 .278 .571
Scoring Position   122 43 2 0 2 37 17 4 8 1 14 1 .352 .375 .418 .793
Bases Empty   279 70 7 5 1 1 27 21 24 0 0 1 .251 .306 .323 .628
Runner on 1st   54 21 3 0 0 1 6 3 2 0 0 0 .389 .421 .444 .865
Runner on 2nd   64 22 2 0 0 9 6 2 5 0 11 1 .344 .373 .375 .748
Runner on 3rd   12 4 0 0 0 7 2 1 0 0 1 0 .333 .385 .333 .718
Runner on 1st & 2nd   22 4 0 0 2 7 4 0 2 0 0 0 .182 .182 .455 .636
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 7 0 0 0 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 .778 .778 .778 1.556
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 2 0 .429 .375 .429 .804
Bases Loaded   8 3 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 .375 .444 .375 .819
Two Strikes   171 50 3 3 1 11 21 14 34 0 0 1 .292 .349 .363 .712
First Pitch   86 22 0 1 1 7 8 0 0 0 6 1 .256 .264 .314 .578
Count 0-1   43 12 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 .279 .279 .279 .558
Count 0-2   34 14 0 0 0 2 5 0 4 0 0 1 .412 .429 .412 .840
Count 1-0   57 21 6 0 0 4 9 0 0 0 2 0 .368 .368 .474 .842
Count 1-1   55 16 2 1 0 5 4 0 0 0 1 0 .291 .291 .364 .655
Count 1-2   45 12 1 1 0 1 5 0 7 0 0 0 .267 .267 .333 .600
Count 2-0   7 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .143 .125 .143 .268
Count 2-1   24 10 1 0 1 5 3 0 0 0 1 0 .417 .417 .583 1.000
Count 2-2   59 13 2 2 0 1 4 0 17 0 0 0 .220 .220 .322 .542
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 .000 .857 .000 .857
Count 3-1   11 2 0 0 0 1 4 8 0 0 0 0 .182 .526 .182 .708
Full Count   33 11 0 0 1 7 7 14 6 0 0 0 .333 .532 .424 .956
Behind in Count   122 38 1 1 0 8 10 0 11 0 3 1 .311 .317 .336 .653
Ahead in Count   100 34 7 0 1 11 17 14 0 1 4 0 .340 .417 .440 .857
Batting 2nd   455 134 12 5 3 39 50 28 34 1 14 2 .295 .337 .363 .700
Low Leverage   206 51 5 3 1 8 17 18 20 0 0 1 .248 .311 .316 .627
Medium Leverage   161 50 6 2 1 14 20 6 9 0 8 1 .311 .339 .391 .731
High Leverage   84 33 1 0 1 17 13 4 5 1 6 0 .393 .416 .440 .856
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 Washington - MLB 20 14 43 9 3 0 0 4 6 5 0 0 8 0 0 .209 .292 .279 .571 60 46 -0.4
1974 Washington - MLB 21 37 75 19 3 1 0 7 2 3 2 1 7 1 4 .253 .296 .320 .616 77 80 0.4
1975 Washington - MLB 22 154 577 149 13 3 8 52 62 50 6 4 58 8 15 .258 .322 .333 .655 83 83 1.7
1976 Washington - MLB 23 116 455 134 12 5 3 39 50 28 2 1 34 13 14 .295 .337 .363 .700 102 105 2.4
Total MLB 321 1150 311 31 9 11 102 120 86 10 6 107 22 33 .270 .325 .342 .667 89 90 4.1
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
1970 Total - 17 35 148 65 15 3 5 40 57 18 4 1 7 5 5 .439 .509 .682 1.191 100 100 3.1
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1973 Washington - MLB RF 10 10 15 0 0 16 1 .938 91.0 1.48 -1.7 .918
1974 Washington - MLB 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Washington - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Washington - MLB RF 23 16 32 0 0 32 0 1.000 150.0 1.92 +4.1 1.141
1975 Washington - MLB RF 153 153 289 22 1 321 10 .969 1342.0 2.09 +12.7 1.082
1976 Washington - MLB RF 116 116 240 21 2 273 12 .956 1010.1 2.32 +6.5 1.031
TOTAL RF 302 295 576 43 3 642 23 .964 2593.1 2.15 +21.5 1.058
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1970 Drafted in the 1970 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 26, 110th overall pick) by the Houston Drillers, out of high school Dana Hills (Dana Hills; Dana Point, CA).
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (60); Power: 30 (45); Eye: 30 (55).
04/06/1971 Named the #70 prospect in the MLB
07/01/1971 Named the #25 prospect in the MLB
10/25/1971 Named the #19 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (65); Power: 30 (45); Eye: 35 (65).
02/14/1972 Successfully completed training to improve his defense at right field at the Houston Drillers development complex.
04/04/1972 Named the #22 prospect in the MLB
06/29/1972 Named the #21 prospect in the MLB
10/24/1972 Named the #15 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (65); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 40 (65).
04/03/1973 Named the #17 prospect in the MLB
06/04/1973 Was traded by the Houston Drillers to the Washington Eagles, along with RP Billy Gray, SS Larry Daniel, a 1st round draft pick, and a 2nd round draft pick, in exchange for RF Mike Lockhart and SP Tom McAteer.
06/28/1973 Named the #13 prospect in the MLB
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: 45 (65); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 40 (65).
11/16/1974 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $27,800.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (65); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 45 (65).
11/18/1975 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $27,800.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (65); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 45 (65).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1975 153 4
Year HP Rank
1975 6 10
Year SH Rank
1975 24 3
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